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Adding a touch of sparkle
A project to make Shipley beautiful and boost trade is under way in the town centre. Under a new initiative, shops in the town can apply for a £500 make-over to add a touch of sparkle to the outside of their premises. It is hoped that the scheme - run
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School trapped in failure stigma
A Bradford school claims it is no longer failing but cannot escape the stigma because of the on-going school review. Holmefield First School, in Holme Wood, has been told by Government inspectors that it would not be regarded as a failing school but for
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Tragic baby Luke unites neighbours
The tragic death of a five-month-old baby boy has forged a remarkable community spirit between neighbours, leading to the launch today of an appeal for life-saving hospital equipment in Bradford. Luke Joseph Mollett died in an accident in July last year
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Richard feels fine for the first time
Richard Hudson today told how his life-saving heart and lung transplant operation has helped give him his independence for the first time ever. Two years ago the 35-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer, who comes from Baildon, thought he would never see
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Virtual college is top of its class
A hi-tech training project pioneered in Bradford has been singled out for special praise in a major Government consultation paper. The Bradford Virtual College delivers accredited training to staff in the electronics manufacturing industry using interactive
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Manager's Comment
Paul Jewell writes: We were not at our best but we battled away. Maybe we have been unlucky in some matches, but I think this was a pay-back. There are no two ways about it - we were fortunate. Football doesn't make sense. The week before we got a point
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Making a Mark
Bradford City 0, Birmingham 0 Match Comment, by Richard Sutcliffe. From forgotten man to hero in just 90 minutes - this was quite an afternoon for Mark Prudhoe. The 34-year-old goalkeeper has found life frustrating at Valley Parade since his £70,000 move
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Avenue could be back on rota
Yorkshire cricket could be returning to Bradford Park Avenue. The county is to reconsider the policy of playing all home matches at Heading-ley and Scarborough. In reply to a question from Baildon member Ralph Patterson, Yorkshire president Sir Lawrence
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Bulls face the Saints
Bradford Bulls have secured a hastily-arranged friendly with Challenge Cup holders St Helens, now that both sides have been knocked out of this year's competition. Full strength sides from the two clubs, who have met in the last two Wembley finals, will
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Bid to lure shy otters back to the Wharfe
Some of the most shy creatures that inhabit the riverbank are being lured back to the upper reaches of the River Wharfe, thanks to a £35,000 project spearheaded by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Three new man-made holts are to be built alongside the river
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Bobby: How I beat booze and sex
Funnyman Bobby Ball opened his heart to an audience of hundreds in Bradford to tell them how he gave up a life of hard drinking and womanising - thanks to a chance encounter with a vicar at the Alhambra Theatre. The comedian and his partner Tommy Cannon
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Girl of 17 raped in her home
A 17-year-old girl is today in a state of deep shock after being raped by a masked intruder who broke into her home as she was sleeping. The attacker woke her up and subjected her to the ordeal at her home in Scholes, Cleckheaton, at about 4.30am yesterday
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Employers invited to help jobless
An invitation to take part in the Government's New Deal to tackle youth and long-term unemployment, has gone out to employers in the Bradford area. Businesses are being invited to attend one of two conferences at the Cedar Court Hotel, Odsal, tomorrow
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Cricket: Yorks members will decide on move
A packed Yorkshire annual meeting in the Majestic Hotel, Leeds appeared well satisfied with Sir Lawrence By-ford's pledge that it would be the members who eventually decide whether Yorkshire stay at Headingley or move to new headquarters at Wakefield.
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Crooks' almost perfect opening
Lee Crooks was given the perfect start to his reign as Keighley coach with a hard-fought victory to lift the gloom. The former Great Britain international replaced John Kain this week after a disappointing start to the season which had left Cougars second
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Prudhoe's point made
Mark Prudhoe showed why he is a serious threat to Gary Walsh with his man of the match display in Bradford City's 0-0 draw against Birmingham City at Valley Parade on Saturday. This was Prudhoe's only second first team match in six months since signing
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Let's spring to the challenge!
Fundraisers are being urged to clean up in a money-busting spring challenge for the Bradford Millennium Scanner Appeal. An amazing £400,000 has so far been raised for the appeal thanks to efforts of hundreds of people across the district who have backed
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Fingers being crossed for a fair budget
On the eve of the first full Budget from Chancellor Gordon Brown, right, Telegraph & Argus reporter Joanne Earp talks to business leaders and ordinary residents in the Bradford district about their expectations. With new Labour currently under fire
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Losers aiming to prove a point
There are winners and losers following Bradford Council's allocation of grants to voluntary organisations. Decisions reached by the Council last November spelt disaster for some groups which now face closure or, at the very least, a struggle to survive
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Jobs go and groups shut as funding runs dry
Closure and redundancy notices are being issued by voluntary groups across the district as their funds run dry. The organisations have been plunged into an unprecedented crisis after losing grants from Bradford Council or receiving less than they wanted
