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'Highly dangerous' man jailed for sexual assault of jogger near Kildwick
A 'HIGHLY dangerous' man who approached a jogger and assaulted her on a canal towpath has today (Wednesday) been sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Charles Fraser Wood, 43, of Huddersfield Road, Bradford pleaded guilty to sexual assault
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Police issue appeal for information after theft of caravan
POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of a caravan from Low Bradley. The white Swift Challenger 635 tourer was stolen on Saturday (July 20), sometime between 4.55pm and 5.15pm. Police believe it was towed away towards the
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Man jailed for 'persistent attack' on a lone shopkeeper
A MAN has been jailed for a “persistent” attack on a shopkeeper that left him needing surgery for a broken leg. Mohammed Ali was caught on camera putting the other man in a headlock, pulling him to the floor, and punching him multiple times in
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Period-pack support for secondary schools in region
YORKSHIRE Water has teamed up with social enterprise Hey Girls to provide 20,000 reusable period packs to secondary schools in the region. And Yorkshire Water’s education team has devised a programme which includes sessions on period health and
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Teaching assistant retires after more than three decades at same school
GLOWING tribute has been paid to a teaching assistant who has retired after more than three decades at Lees Primary School. A special assembly honoured the 34-year service of Angela Firth. Her granddaughter Enya, a Year 6 leaver, finished the
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Keighley-area primary schools recognised for mental health support
SEVERAL Keighley-area primary schools have won recognition for the mental health support they provide. Healthy Minds Chartermark awards have been presented to more than a dozen schools across the Bradford district. Silver, gold and platinum
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Traingle rolled for FIFTEEN but no such trouble for Cullingworth and Oakworth
OXENHOPE may have been having a tough time of late in the ENCO Halifax League Premier Division of late, but spare a thought for their-top flight rivals Triangle, who were utterly humiliated on home soil on Saturday. They were dismissed for just
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Car stolen from Keighley address is found abandoned after crash
A CAR stolen from an address in Keighley was later found abandoned after being crashed. The blue Volkswagen Scirocco was taken from Woodhouse Way sometime between 11pm last Thursday (July 18) and 11.20pm the following day. A police spokesperson
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Steeton surprise may be too late but Harden help own cause massively
STEETON have won their third game of the season in the Aire-Wharfe League Premier Division, defeating visitors Tong Park Esholt by six wickets. However, Steve Pearson’s side are still odds against stopping up a year after being promoted as they
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Keighley-district music festivals set to strike a chord with public
TWO music festivals are set to strike a chord with the Keighley-district public. The first – at the Golden Fleece, Oakworth, on Saturday, August 3 – is in aid of locally-based mental health organisation, Missing Peace Wellbeing + Support. Mental
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Charity pledges its support for Airedale Hospital helipad scheme
A CHARITY has pledged its support to fund a helipad at Airedale Hospital. The County Air Ambulance Trust HELP Appeal has so far backed the provision of 50 helipads at hospitals across the country. And bosses say there are a further 50-plus
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Haworth on course to go from title to relegation in just three years
JUST three years after winning the title on net run rate from Bingley Congs, it looks increasingly likely that Haworth will be relegated from Division One of the Timothy Taylor’s Craven League. With eight matches left the Brontelanders are 43 points