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Combe itching to join City
Alan Combe's chances of a Bradford City move may have been given a helping hand by a former Park Avenue player. Sheffield United threatened to snaffle the Scottish keeper from City's grasp after Neil Warnock expressed an interest. He was understood to
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McGrath sets up stunning victory
Bradford-born Anthony McGrath and Gary Fellows launched a thrilling counter attack at Chelmsford yesterday to bring Yorkshire a stunning victory over Essex in the quarter-finals of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy. The scores finished up tied on 283
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On This Day
In 1901, Bradford rates rose to 7s 2d in the pound. In 1905, Hammerton Street Mills, Bradford, were gutted by fire. In 1959, singer Billie Holiday died, aged 44. From the Telegraph & Argus of July 17, 1977... More than 400 people attended the United
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Set to Go For It
An Otley company has been picked by the government to help encourage more small tourism businesses to trade online. The Classic Car Group offers classic and sports cars for self drive hire. Nearly three quarters of its business comes in via its web site
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Homecoming for Bishop's assistant
A new 'assistant' Bishop has been appointed by the Pope to work alongside the Bishop of Leeds, whose diocese covers the Bradford area. Dewsbury-born Bishop Arthur Roche, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, will be coadjutor Bishop for Leeds with the right
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Hundreds strike in Council pay battle
Hundreds of Bradford Council workers were taking part in a national strike over pay today. Members of Unison, the GMB and the Transport & General Workers Union voted in favour of industrial action after they rejected a three per cent pay offer. They
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Traffic survey 'was not given to everyone'
Calls are being made for a special public meeting after 'crucial' pockets of the Aire Valley were missed out in a massive traffic questionnaire. Councillor David Ford (Green, Shipley West) said he was appalled that residents in parts of Nab Wood and Shipley
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Music service on song
The Bradford Music Service is very proud of its work to keep the children of Bradford on song. And come September, exciting plans to further develop the musical skills of local young people will come to fruition. Graham Cox, the enthusiastic head of the
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Drivers receive new net benefit
Road safety chiefs have started a website to warn drivers where high-visibility and mobile speed cameras are located on Bradford's roads. The website, produced by the West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership, details all the permanent cameras across
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'We will fight to save our schools!'
Furious parents today vowed to fight to keep their schools alive after seven primaries were threatened with closure. "We have done it once before and we'll do it again," said mum Angela Barraclough, a former parent governor at Woodlands Primary School
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Hundreds strike in Council pay battle
Hundreds of Bradford Council workers were taking part in a national strike over pay today. Members of Unison, the GMB and the Transport & General Workers Union voted in favour of industrial action after they rejected a three per cent pay offer. They
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King of the ring jailed for vicious beating
Bradford boxing hero Frank Grant was today starting a four-year jail sentence after he brutally attacked a man outside a takeaway restaurant. The disgraced former British middleweight champion was told by a judge that he had even betrayed the rules of
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Cost of deal stays secret
Geoffrey Richmond refused to say how much the deal to buy back the club he put into administration will cost. But the Creditors' Voluntary Agreement, drawn up by administrators Kroll Buchler Phillips, says the plan he and the Rhodes family put forward
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Creditors set to write off thousands
Scores of companies across the district are poised to write off thousands of pounds owed to them to ensure the survival of Bradford City. Several business have said they are furious at the deal on the table, which could see them receiving just 10p in
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - The sadness on reading of the poor result of St Augustine's Ofsted inspection is intensified by the knowledge that there was a wonderful school in Undercliffe which had an excellent Ofsted report a couple of years ago, but closed under the Council's
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Noble is best of British
Mick Withers believes the future of British rugby league lies in the hands of Brian Noble. The Aussie full back reckons his Bulls boss could be the man to save the game over here after the Sydney debacle. "I think Brian Noble has to be the obvious choice
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Deal us in for ace pair
Nicky Law wants to bring both Andy Gray and Paul Evans to City full time. Law used the out-of-contract duo in yesterday's private practice match against Halifax Town, which the Bantams won 2-1. And he would love to keep them on to do a deal when the club
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It's time to ease this bottleneck
Something appears to have gone badly wrong with the much-needed survey of public preferences for dealing with the traffic problems of the Aire Valley. It seemed likely that there would have been a tremendous response from local people to the chance have
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Hall is a showcase of cultural diversity
It is just a mile from Bradford city centre but historic Cartwright Hall is set in a tranquil oasis. And behind its doors lies a range of art collections reflecting Bradford's rich cultural mix. Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, in Lister Park, is one of the
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Youngsters urged to join crime fight
Young people are to be offered mobile phone 'top-ups' in return for information on robberies, as officers step up the fight against street crime. Officers hope the incentive will encourage schoolchildren to turn in offending classmates following a sharp
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Firefighting robot 'can go to blazes'
A firefighting robot developed by West Yorkshire Fire Service at a cost of £30,000 has been scrapped because of its unreliability in emergency situations, it is claimed. The state-of-the-art Firespy, pictured, has only been used in 14 incidents since
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Tragic farmer was trying to stop fight
A "dedicated" farmer was crushed when he tried to move his bull away from a potential conflict, an inquest heard. David Mytum was attacked by the two-year-old short-horn in a field near his farm in Oxenhope, Keighley, on July 9. Air ambulance paramedics
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£21m! City's crippling debt revealed
Geoffrey Richmond today revealed details of the huge debts which drove Bradford City to the brink of extinction this summer. The City chairman said the crippling £21 million liabilities include more than £7 million due to a finance firm which owned six
