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Shock collapse shuts canal
Part of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal has been closed after a wall collapsed following heavy rain. Much of the water has been drained from the section of the canal between Three Rise Locks and Dowley Gap in Bingley to allow urgent repair work to be carried
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'I'll search Britain to find my dogs'
A pensioner has vowed to travel the length and breadth of the country in search of her two dogs after they were given new homes while she fought for her life in hospital. Rita Johnson, of Thornton, Bradford, is pleading with Bradford Social Services to
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Rider is thrown off bike on 'safer' road
A motorcyclist is urging Bradford Council to put up signs warning of new traffic calming measures after he was thrown from his bike when it hit a kerb. Stuart Green, from Yeadon, was travelling along Harrogate Road, Bradford, on his 50cc Honda bike when
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Dash for cash has a Bulls star prize
Children are being urged to join a dash for cash to help the Bradford Millennium Scanner Appeal. And the challenge could earn them a coveted chance to meet stars from Bradford Bulls. Youngsters from across the Bradford district are being invited to take
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Friend heard vice girl screaming for help, court told
Bradford prostitute Caroline Creevy was heard screaming "Help me, help me" only hours before she was strangled to death, a jury was told. Leeds Crown Court heard that Caroline's cries were picked up on her flat's intercom by friend and fellow prostitute
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Race mob targets takeaway boss
Racial bigots have been blamed for trying to drive out the first Asian take-away in a Dales village. But 24-year-old Raj Ali and his partner Abdul Motin, 24, both of Keighley, have vowed not to be defeated. "This will not stop us. It has made us more
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Jonathan Oxley: Business Law
New businesses are faced with many important decisions including whether to trade as a limited company or as a sole trader/partnership. There are many factors which need to be considered when making this decision, including the relative complexity of
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Forum secures an entente cordiale
A pioneering link-up with France has been secured by Keighley Business Forum which could lead to £4 million of European funding. A delegation from the forum visited Rennes, Brittany's regional capital to establish foreign business partnerships which will
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Lampkin reigns again after battle in Spain
Motorsport: Dougie Lampkin retained his World Indoor Championship crown in front of a huge and hostile Madrid crowd. He had to just complete the course to ensure title number two, but the Spanish crowd gave the Silsden man a tough time with catcalls and
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Stemp's tour ban
Yorkshire's cricket committee have withdrawn left-arm spin bowler Richard Stemp from the club's pre-season tour of South Africa which starts on Saturday week. Cricket chairman Bob Platt and his committee reached their decision at a meeting at Headingley
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Chance for pupils to study in peace
Youngsters in Hirst Wood are being offered the chance to study in peace and quiet thanks to a new homework club - and teachers who have volunteered their free time. Two qualified teachers have been taken on to co-ordinate the free weekly club and are
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Don's heart-felt praise for life-saving surgeons
A Bradford man has paid tribute to heart specialists for saving his life in quadruple bypass surgery at a new heart centre. Donald Schofield, 51, of Wyke, had not even realised he had suffered a heart attack and was forced to undergo the complicated operation
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Shock of 'failing' schools
Bradford has one of the worst records for its numbers of failing schools, official records have revealed. Six out of 260 schools in the district have been deemed to be failing by Ofsted, which inspects classroom standards across England. And the shock
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'Ghost faces' in the night
A mysterious photograph revealing two ghostly heads floating in the middle of a street in Bradford has baffled experts. The picture was taken on a dusky autumn evening in a wooded dell, close to a row of Victorian houses in Mount Royd in Manningham, by
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Stop these tragedies
A coroner is demanding more safe areas for young skateboarders in the wake of the tragic death of a nine-year-old schoolboy. Ryan Harrison died when the skateboard he was riding careered in front of a Hopper bus in Brownroyd Hill, Wibsey. Ryan, of Carr
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Moxon declares after successful run
Cricket: Yorkshire's majestic opening batsman and former captain, Martyn Moxon, has been forced to quit as a player because of continuing back problems. Moxon, 37, who made a century on his Yorkshire debut in 1981, announced his decision at Headingley
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Crooks moves in
Former Great Britain prop Lee Crooks is the new coach of Keighley Cougars. The 34-year-old ex-Hull, Leeds and Castleford ace has been keen to join the coaching ranks since a knee injury brought his glittering 15-year playing career to an end last summer
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City get loan refusal
Sunderland have refused to let Bradford City extend defender Andy Melville's loan to a second month. The Welsh international has impressed in his six matches for City but Peter Reid wants him back to bolster his promotion chasing Sunderland squad. Melville
