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Bantams staff join walkers for marathon march for Darby charity

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By Simon Parker Verified
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CITY staff are donning the walking boots again as part of the biggest trek yet for Stephen Darby’s MND charity. March of the Day 3 kicked off at Anfield yesterday morning and will cover 350 miles over six days – taking in 47 football and rugby league grounds on the way to the Rob Burrow Centre in Leeds. The target is to raise £200,000 for the Darby Rimmer foundation and Leeds Hospital Charity.
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'Lynch mob chased them': Bradford-based footballer recalls racism at Sunderland

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By Simon Parker Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
THE Bradford-based footballer who became the first black player for Sunderland has spoken out about the racism that he suffered. Roly Gregoire has waited nearly half a century to break his silence about a period that destroyed his love of the sport for so long. The 67-year-old was persuaded to tell his story by journalist Jeff Brown for a BBC documentary. Brown is hosting a night at the Dominica Association of Bradford in Manningham tomorrow where the film will be shown.
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'Queen of Valley Parade' Eileen deserves her national award

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By Simon Parker Verified
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I’VE got to declare an interest straight away here. There, said it. I cannot possibly be impartial from this point on. Nobody makes them like our Eileen. She even hides some away for the regulars when the visiting swarm descends. The media room at Valley Parade is no place for the faint-hearted when her homemade cakes are on view. Woe betide anyone who tries to take a cheeky bun before she has finished laying everything out.
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