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Caring for Kathy, day in, day out
Today sees the start of National Carers Weeks. Reporter Jim Greenhalf spoke to two carers who have devoted their lives to their daughter. When Kathy Todd was born 32 years ago, the lives of her parents changed forever. Their baby had Downs Syndrome. Helen
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£300,000 gift boosts blood cancer project
A charity in Bradford is launching a major medical research project which aims to improve therapies for patients suffering from leukaemia and other blood-related disorders. The Annette Fox Leukaemia Research Fund, based at Bradford Royal Infirmary, is
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Special serving of brass nets band jubilee catch
Brass was on the menu at the world's most famous fish restaurant when bands angled for the musical catch of the day. Todmorden Old Band carried off the £600 first prize in Harry Ramsden's 70th jubilee brass band competition held at the firm's headquarters
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Blunkett under fire over plan for fees
Education and Employment Secretary David Blunkett today came under fire from Bradford's teachers and students as he defended Government plans to introduce student tuition fees and scrap the maintenance grant. The plan is expected to spark a Labour backbench
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Bring my boy home
The parents of a 12-year-old boy critically ill in a French hospital were today desperately trying to raise cash to bring him home to Bradford. Graham Shillabeer was riding a bike in a village in mid-France when he was hit by a car and badly injured.
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Bosses fighting to save textile jobs
A Bradford-based bosses' group is pulling out the stops to save jobs in the textile industry. The Confederation of British Wool Textiles (CBWT), based on the city's Euroway Estate, is conducting a survey among its 180 members to find out how they have
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Sunday shocker as Yorks crash to Leicestershire
Yorkshire made a mockery of their top-of-the-table spot when they were skittled out for 93 by Leicestershire and suffer a crushing defeat by eight wickets with 17.4 overs remaining, the game being over by 6pm. Yorkshire simply could not cope with a seaming
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Gough's loss 'no worry'
Yorkshire captain David Byas today insisted that he did not believe Darren Gough's absence would adversely affect Yorkshire's chances of winning their Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final clash against Essex at Headingley tomorrow. The Yorkshire and England
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McCall's World Cup blast
The Scottish Football Association have today refuted claims that Bradford City hero Stuart McCall was axed from the World Cup finals because of fears he would use it as an excuse for partying. Along with former Rangers team-mate Ally McCoist, McCall was
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Sky's the limit with 'Salt fever' in the air
Multi-million pound private jets could be decked out in fabrics made using techniques pioneered by Bradford's Sir Titus Salt. The move follows a visit to Salts Mill in Saltaire by Joyce Dalton, technical director of Dalton Lucerne, a Macclesfield firm
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Rent free stalls plea to avert fishmonger crisis
Fishmongers have made a desperate appeal to Bradford Council to let them have their stalls rent free because of the crisis at Rawson Market. There are just four businesses left at once-thriving James Street fish market and now the remaining fishmongers
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Brave Lynda dies after a final, beautiful day
Brave cancer sufferer Lynda Fox, who was given a full make-over by the Telegraph & Argus, has lost her three-and-a-half year battle against the illness. Lynda, 44, of Dawson Mount, Bierley, died peacefully at Bradford Royal Infirmary on Saturday morning
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Car crash saves choking toddler
Little Jennifer Simpson cashed in on an amazing slice of luck after she swallowed a pound coin. The coin had stuck in her throat leaving her choking for breath and her parents feared the worst as they made a desperate dash to hospital. Her life was only
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Firm friends prove their worth in enterprising venture
Enterprising pupils from South Craven School came top in a competition organised by the Skipton Building Society. There were a total of ten pupils from the school in the company which won the Young Enterprise title. The contest was set up for 15 to 19
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Elbowed out: Controversial red card sinks Bulls
Warrington 28, Bradford Bulls 10 Match Comment, by Nigel Askham. If ever a game turned on one decision this was it. For 25 minutes the Bulls were well in control. Aided by a try in their first attack they looked solid in defence and capable of adding
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Two sides to the schools budget coin
Schools have been promised a new era of freedom by the Government which should give them more money to spend in the classroom and greater control of their budgets. But will Labour's reforms really mean a better quality education for our children? Chris
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Hookers owe Kay Mellor a big debt
David Behrens meets one of Britain's leading dramatists - now planning a filmic return to Bradford. The last time Kay Mellor's film unit rolled into Bradford, the city folded its arms and pretended not to notice. She might, we feared in that curiously
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Peacekeeping in a religious and cultural minefield
A Bradford couple were jailed on Friday for drugging their daughter and trying to fly her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage. Crime Reporter Ashley Broadley looks at the issues and problems Asian parents and their children face in a multicultural society
