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• Yorkshire edge opening day at Durham

  18-04-2025 19:05 via bbc.com
  
  James Wharton, George Hill and Dom Bess hit half-centuries as Yorkshire edge close to a second batting point against Durham.
  
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• Council hails 'amazing' CultureDale festival

  04-05-2025 10:39 via bbc.com
  
  Calderdale's year-long culture celebration showcased 135 projects and 550 events.
  
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• Council to 'naturalise' city's green spaces

  04-05-2025 09:22 via bbc.com
  
  Bradford Council wants to "do our bit" to reverse the loss of wildlife and biodiversity.
  
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• Parents in limbo over primary school's future

  04-05-2025 09:16 via bbc.com
  
  Leeds City Council is preparing a report on options for Queensway Primary School in Yeadon.
  
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• 'Place and people now gone' caught on camera

  04-05-2025 08:04 via bbc.com
  
  Photographer Victor Wedderburn hopes his pictures from 1980s Bradford can find a permanent home.
  
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• Potting robot helps bring city into spring bloom

  04-05-2025 08:02 via bbc.com
  
  The machine has so far helped to prepare about two million plants ready for placing around Leeds.
  
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• 'Significantly' changed Bradford school told it needs to improve

  04-05-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  A once 'Outstanding' Bradford school that has undergone significant change has been told it needs to improve.
  
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• Leeds victory puts pressure on Saints boss Wellens

  03-05-2025 23:20 via bbc.com
  
  Leeds Rhinos beat St Helens at Magic Weekend to increase the pressure on under-fire Saints coach Paul Wellens.
  
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• Yorkshire's Root hits 90 as Bears set 185 to win

  03-05-2025 20:26 via bbc.com
  
  England batter Joe Root makes 90 as Yorkshire set Warwickshire 185 to win their County Championship match at Headingley.
  
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• Jepson completes Castleford Tigers takeover

  03-05-2025 20:20 via bbc.com
  
  Businessman Martin Jepson completes the takeover of Castleford Tigers, becoming the club's new majority shareholder.
  
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• 'Pretty special' - Leeds and Burnley's fight for Championship title

  03-05-2025 20:05 via bbc.com
  
  Leeds United and Burnley both reached 100 points in the Championship, a first in a season for the division. BBC Sport explores why both sides were so dominant.
  
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• Pub crawl crossbow violence raises misogyny concerns

  03-05-2025 19:03 via bbc.com
  
  The bars were busy again on the Otley Run in Leeds, but revellers and residents have mixed feelings.
  
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• Bradford City promoted to League One

  03-05-2025 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After six years in League Two the Bantams clinch promotion on the last day of the season.
  
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• Hear the moment Leeds Utd win Championship title

  03-05-2025 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Radio Leeds commentary team of Adam Pope and Jonny Buchan call the action.
  
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• Man arrested after driver killed in wall crash

  03-05-2025 11:18 via bbc.com
  A 26-year-old man died at the scene of the crash in Bradford, police say.
  
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• Four crews remain at scene of moorland fire

  03-05-2025 10:29 via bbc.com
  The nearby A672 Oldham Road, heading towards Rishworth, remains closed in both directions.
  
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• Flats plan for church sparks concerns over graves

  03-05-2025 09:40 via bbc.com
  Proposals are submitted to convert the Church of the Holy Innocents in Dewsbury into two properties.
  
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• Firm urges people to 'use water wisely' in gardens

  03-05-2025 08:00 via bbc.com
  According to Yorkshire Water, reservoir levels are almost 15% lower than average for spring time.
  
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• University of Bradford removes Foundation Year entry requirement

  03-05-2025 06:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  The University of Bradford has removed an entry requirement for adult learners seeking to study through one of its Foundation Year programmes.
  
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• Mura Masa to perform in Bradford as part of three-stop 'Local' tour

  03-05-2025 06:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Mura Masa is set to visit Bradford as part of a three-stop tour.
  
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• CBeebies to record annual pantomime, Cinderella, at Alhambra Theatre

  03-05-2025 06:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  CBeebies has announced that its annual pantomime, Cinderella, will be recorded in Bradford this year.
  
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• Bradford's Tricia Arthur-Stubbs chosen for Nairobi Producer Exchange

  03-05-2025 06:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford's Tricia Arthur-Stubbs has been chosen for an international development opportunity.
  
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• Auditory verbal therapist completes first-ever London Marathon

  03-05-2025 06:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Auditory verbal therapist Liz Hamilton completed her first London Marathon on Sunday (April 27), in just over five hours.
  
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• Veteran, 73, plans to take on 24-hour cycling challenge in honour of wife

  03-05-2025 04:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  A 73-year-old veteran is set to take on a 24-hour cycling challenge in honour of the hospice that cared for his late wife.
  
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• Half-time performance from Bantam of Opera choir will produce 'maelstrom of emotions'

  03-05-2025 04:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Memories of the Bradford City fire disaster will weigh heavily on the hearts of Bradfordians this Saturday as a special choir gives a performance to commemorate the 56 fans who lost their lives on May 11, 1985.
  
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• Bradford family left heartbroken after home burgled and van set on fire

  03-05-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  A Bradford family has been left heartbroken after their home was broken into, before a van was stolen and set on fire, leaving them thousands of pounds down.
  
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• 'She is our beauty queen' - Woman celebrates 100th birthday

  02-05-2025 21:32 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  A woman in a Bradford district care home celebrated her 100th birthday today.
  
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• Speeding driver who killed girl, 9, is jailed

  02-05-2025 19:47 via bbc.com
  Qadeer Hussain is given eight-year jail term for causing Alice Williams' death by dangerous driving.
  
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• Another section of busy Bradford roundabout to close next week

  02-05-2025 18:11 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Another section of a busy Bradford roundabout is set to be closed next week.
  
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• Cat put to sleep after animal cruelty with ‘firework or firecracker’

  02-05-2025 18:05 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  A cat that is believed to have had a firework or firecracker put into its mouth has had to be put to sleep, police have revealed.
  
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