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TV Richard mourns the death of his brave sister
Television presenter Richard Whiteley will be among hundreds of mourners expected to attend his sister's funeral service at Bradford Cathedral tomorrow afternoon. Helen Stewart died on Saturday, aged 49, after an eight-month fight against cancer and her
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Children entertain as Drugs Tsar visits
Drugs tsar Keith Hellawell was today meeting Sugar - an all-girl band who model themselves on the Spice Girls - during a visit to schools in Brighouse and Rastrick to see anti-drugs projects. After a meeting with project workers, the former Chief Constable
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Bingo club joins Rita's fight to get back dogs
Bingo players in Bradford dug deep into their pockets last night to help a pensioner win back her beloved dogs. Bosses at the Riva Bingo Club, in Tong Street, sprang into action after reading in the Telegraph & Argus how Rita Johnson's Yorkshire Terriers
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Pupils: We spend less than the rest of Britain
Education in Bradford has come in for a battering in the latest Audit Commission report published today. The authority is at or near the bottom of the 36 metropolitan authorities in most fields of education covered in the survey. It showed that Bradford
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Crooks won't make it easy
Keighley Cougars new boss Lee Crooks met his players for the first time last night and insisted he'll be demanding Super League standards. Crooks, 34, who has been handed the coaching reins until the end of the season, said: "Just because they are playing
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O'Brien on a high after U-21 display
Bradford City's 18-year-old defender Andrew O'Brien, pictured, is set to return to their starting line-up for Saturday's home clash with Birmingham with praise ringing in his ears. The 18-year-old centre back seems certain to partner Eddie Youds at the
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Fire taunts spark fury
West Brom are investigating complaints that their fans sang offensive songs about the Valley Parade fire at The Hawthorns last Saturday. Furious Bradford City fans have roundly condemned their actions and Bantams officials have written to the Midlands
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On track to re-open line for track link
Rail campaigners are proposing the old Spen Valley line is re-opened and continued as a tram-style link to the streets of Bradford city centre to give passengers easy access to its tourist attractions and shops. The line, which runs from Low Moor through
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Students' future 'in the dark'
A leading councillor has accused education chiefs of 'washing their hands' of almost 170 school-leavers and special needs students. Tory group leader Councillor Margaret Eaton says the students have been left in the dark over their future training. And
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Power for the people!
A scheme to rebuild Bradford's communities has been hugely successful despite criticism that it was naive. A report of the first year of the Bradford Council's first Community Development Strategy published today shows targets were met and exceeded. Chairman
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Disadvantaged women sow seeds of hope
Two Bradford community projects have won praise in a national report on disadvantaged groups tackling environmental issues. The report, called An Environment For Everyone, highlights the under-involvement of disadvantaged groups in environmental issues
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Challenge to help a friend eat again
A disabled man has launched an urgent appeal to pay for surgery that will allow his best friend to eat solid food for the first time in a year. David Deacon, 32, of Kingsdale Drive, said his friend John Kimani, has only taken in liquids and soup over
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Why did my baby die, asks battling mum
A heartbroken mother is refusing to bury her dead son or sign his death certificate until she discovers the full circumstances surrounding his death. Beverley Gregory, 27, of Holme Wood, has criticised the ambulance service for not doing enough to revive
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'Don't let our son's death be in vain'
A grieving family has criticised Bradford Council for failing to provide enough skateboarding areas for children after their nine-year-old son was killed. The parents of Ryan Harrison, who died after his skateboard collided with a bus, said their lives
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Na' then love, 'ow can I 'elp thi?
By 'eck. Bradford folk have always known there's nowt wrong with a Yorkshire accent. Now one of the district's biggest employers is speaking up for the good old West Riding lingo. Grattan, the mail order giant which employs 800 people to handle 20,000
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Bottom of the class
Bradford council has come bottom of the class in new national league tables for schools released today. The Audit Commission performance tables showed that in almost every area of education Bradford is well below national averages and sometimes last on
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Jeremy Roff: Business Sense
As I have stated in the past I do not usually use this column to discuss individual court cases, but an interesting decision will shortly be announced by the European Court of Justice. The case of ICI v Colmer is basically concerned with the availability
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Agency move is a 'perfect solution'
Communications agency RP&F has brought additional jobs to the district by moving its £4.6 million northern operation from Leeds to Bradford. The marketing company, which also has a base in London, has moved 33 of its 42 employees to purpose-built
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Bulls fall silent over Bateman
Bradford Bulls were today remaining tight-lipped over growing speculation that they are keen to land dual international centre Allan Bateman. The 33-year-old was man of the match for Wales in his country's Five Nations win over Scotland at Wembley last
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Vazquez to tackle Prince
Naseem Hamed will defend his WBO featherweight championship against Wilfredo Vazquez at Manchester's Nynex Arena on April 18. But 37-year-old Puerto Rican Vazquez's WBA title will not be at stake unless the WBA agree to sanction the bout, as the champion
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Figures show alarming rise in accidents
A safety watchdog has voiced concern at the growing number of accidents in Bingley. Latest figures reveal an increase of 11 per cent in road accidents in the town, with a similar rise in the number of people injured as a result. A report to Bingley Road
