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Fairy tourists spark warning to children
Children could be at risk from an influx of visitors on the trail of the Cottingley Fairies, a public meeting was told. Anne Ashton, head teacher of Cottingley First School, said there had already been incidents in the village where children as young
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Saltaire takes on the world!
Saltaire is in line for a massive tourism boost with thousands of extra visitors set to descend on the historic Victorian village from as far away as Venezuela. And the boom is set to have a knock-on effect worth thousands of pounds for local shops, hotels
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Amazing step for ballet fan Tamara
An eight-year-old girl has amazed her teachers and parents after becoming the first person in the country with Down's Syndrome to pass a ballet exam. Tamara Whiteside's teacher at her Daisy Hill-based dance school said she is also "exceptional" because
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'Double act' will amaze clubbers
Visitors to a comedy club's opening night could be forgiven for thinking they are seeing double. For while stand-up comic Mark Rough is serving up the laughs tonight his "double", Bob Gunning, will be serving behind the bar at Fanny's Ale and Cider House
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£9m: Bradford's inner city grant
Deprived Manningham and Girlington today won £9.7 million Government cash to tackle unemployment among young people. The award from the Government's Single Regeneration Budget will trigger a major unprecedented action plan to get thousands of young people
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Firm has designs on Europe
Debate over the future of European Monetory Union has already given a Bradford firm a major boost. Marketing By Design, based in Wellcroft, Manor Lane, Shipley, played the vital role of promoting the high-profile Great Euro Debate - Implications for Yorkshire
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£1m sales of firm started in garage
A firm which started in the garage of a Bradford businessman's home has grown to become one with a turnover of more than £1 million. Autoelectro, which has its headquarters in Leeds Road, Bradford, was started 12 years ago by Santokh Singh Bhogal as a
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City manager's comment
Paul Jewell writes: It may have been only seven days since we played Tranmere but it feels like seven years. I thought that in the first half we were a bit too apprehensive while Manchester City were fighting for their lives. We settled down after the
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Pepper aims to spice up final run
Goalscoring hero Nigel Pepper is looking for a strong finish to the season to set Bradford City up for next year. The Bantams bounced back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Manchester City after a superb second-half fightback
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Racists to face sack
Players and managers could be sacked for racism under proposals to be unveiled by the Government's Football Task Force today. It also suggests referees should issue immediate red cards to any player making any racist comment on the field. And the independent
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Cash boost for training schemes
Job-creation and training schemes which help hundreds of Bradford people have been given a cash boost from the Government. Bradford & District Training & Enterprise Council has won £185,013 from the Government to help people with disabilities,
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Cash crisis hits a master of art
The dreams of a young artist to become the first instructor in Bradford to teach a new art technique could be scuppered if he cannot raise the funds to complete the course. Michael Munton, 22, of North Hall Avenue, Thackley, has already completed the
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1,200 sign up to say: Let Kerry come home
The grandparents of Kerry Page - who could face up to 25 years in a Kenyan prison - have collected more than 1,000 names for a petition to bring her home. Her mother has also revealed she is struggling financially to meet the soaring cost of keeping in
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Lawyers to fight court closure bid
Lawyers have threatened legal action over controversial plans to end Saturday sittings at Bingley Magistrates' Court. Keighley-based solicitor Keith Blackwell said today that he and his colleagues were prepared to go to the High Court to block the proposal
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Good news cash grant for 'job hungry' young
The man who headed the inquiry into the two nights of violence in the summer of 1995 welcomed the £9.7million boost for Manningham, but stressed there were other very needy areas in the district. John Barrett, chairman of Bradford Commission said: "I
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X-Files X-pert pledges to X-amine 'UFO' lights
Britain's real-life X-Files investigator has pledged to look into Bradford's UFOs of last month. Nick Pope, who works for the MoD, promised to examine accounts of bright balls of light travelling across the city's skies on February 2. He was part of a
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Newsquest profits rise by 84.9pc
Telegraph & Argus owners, Newsquest Plc, today announced an 84.9 per cent leap in pre-tax profits in its year-end results. The group, which acquired the T&A and its sister papers when it bought Westminster Press at the end of 1996 announced pro
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Bedford gets his 'big name' wish
Simon Bedford wanted a big name in the first round of the Embassy World Snooker Championships, and he certainly got one. The world number 215 from Bradford may have confessed live on Saturday's BBC Grandstand to wanting world champion Ken Doherty, but
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Hood's dream becomes a nightmare
Rugby Union: Former Bradford and Bingley coach Bob Hood had a wish at the beginning of the season. "It was to lead out Yorkshire Under-21s at Twickenham on Saturday, April 18 at 12.30pm, get changed after the match, and come back out to help the senior
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Smiles better: City bounce back after a week of sales
Bradford City 2, Manchester City 1 Match Comment, by Richard Sutcliffe. The smiles all around Valley Parade at the final whistle told their own story. The afternoon had started with many fans still stunned by the midweek dealings which saw three first-choice
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Thugs rear ugly heads
A fan died and two referees were attacked on the field as violence tainted Saturday's sporting programme.. Fulham fan Matthew Fox, 24 from Purley died from head injuries after trouble at the end of the Division Two game at Gillingham. Two of the three
