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No hard feelings, Andrea
David Behrens finds signs that the people of Bradford may be ready to forgive the author who 'aired their dirty washing'. It was in May, 1987 that the residents of Bradford's Buttershaw estate demanded a confrontation with their neighbour, Andrea Dunbar
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'Dirty word' on everyone's lips
Engineering has never been regarded as the most important subject in the school curriculum. But it is enjoying something of a renaissance in Bradford and, as T&A reporter Joanne Earp found out, that can only be good news for the local economy. A GCSE
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Amazing bid of £69,700 for Bronte letter
An unpublished letter written by Charlotte Bronte has amazed experts by fetching more than ten times its estimated value at auction. The letter to one of her closest friends, which discloses intimate views on passion and marriage, sold for almost £70,000
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Villagers' fury as vandals are sent home with a caution
Villagers have described the cautioning of two teenagers who wrecked a bowling green as scandalous. The juveniles, who cannot be named, etched three giant crop circles into the carefully manicured grass at Royd House Bowling Club, Wilsden, last April.
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We're singing in the rain!
A combination of cold and drizzle tried the patience of the hardiest organisers at a weekend of outdoor events across the Bradford district. Despite it being mid-June there was barely a single ray of sun to be enjoyed. Attendance figures were down but
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Protest march to save 'blind school'
Angry parents will stage a march in protest against the threatened closure of a school for the visually-impaired. They will hold the demonstration this week in a bid to persuade Bradford Council to drop plans to shut Temple Bank School in Daisy Hill Lane
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Appeal to Straw over jailed mum
Home Secretary Jack Straw is to be asked to intervene in the case of Zoora Shah, the Bradford mother-of-three serving a life sentence for murder. Mrs Shah is serving her sentence in Holloway Prison after poisoning Mohammed Azam, a married man with whom
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Drugs swoop by 80 police
Police carried out a series of drugs raids today on ten addresses in the Bradford district. Eighty officers were involved in Operation Soho - one of the largest operations carried out by police in the Toller Lane division. A police chief said after the
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Paul Twiddy: Business Sense
IT and the Information Superhighway are subjects which most people are familiar with. However, much of what we hear deals solely with the technology and what this allows us to do. We are told about the huge mass of information we can access, how quickly
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Sorry Cougars left to lick their wounds
Keighley Cougars turned in one of their worst performances of the season to suffer a crushing 28-16 defeat against high-flying Hull Kingston Rovers. And it was again a lack of creativity going forward which cost Lee Crooks' side dear to leave Cougars
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Silverwood's call-up gets a mixed reception
England have given Chris Silverwood a resounding vote of confidence by making him 12th man for the second Test against South Africa which begins at Lord's on Thursday. But the decision to name the paceman as 12th man rather than include him in the squad
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City land a repeat
Bradford City will open the 1998-99 season with a home clash against Stockport County on August 8. The Bantams played the same opposition in the opening game of last season when Gary Megson's side were starting a campaign in Division One for the first
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Trip to the farm was more than I bark-gained for!
A soaked-to-the-skin Robert Sutcliffe finds out how sheepdogs are teaching executives 'people skills'. Barbara Sykes learned to walk using sheepdogs as a pram - now she is sharing a lifetime's experience with folk interested in becoming a shepherd for
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Lawyer's 'legacy' aids cancer fight
Cash raised from a memorial concert to Bradford lawyer Roger Suddards CBE has helped buy two pieces of equipment for improving treatments for cancer. The concert at St George's Hall on September 6 last year, the day of Princess Diana's funeral, raised
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We need a new school, says MP
MP Chris Leslie has spoken out over fears that Shipley East will become an education wilderness if a new secondary school is built at Thackley instead of Windhill. The Shipley MP says a new-build secondary should go up on the site of the current Woodend
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Skid death family sues for £90,000
The family of a taxi driver who drowned after his car skidded off a road is suing the Department of Transport for damages in excess of £90,000. They are claiming the department was negligent in its maintenance of the stretch of the A65 at Ben Rhydding
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Boses may face jail if 'bug' bites
Bosses of Bradford's small to medium-sized companies could face jail or disqualification if their firms do not gear up for the "Millennium timebomb", a leading lawyer has warned. Some 75 per cent of Bradford's 10,000 firms are in the small to medium enterprise
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Yorkshire frustrated after Hamilton's Sunday best
Gavin Hamilton bowled Yorkshire into a winning position against Hampshire at Headingley yesterday with a blistering spell which brought him career-best AXA League figures of five for 16. But Yorkshire's hopes of going back to the top of the table were
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Lay-off skipper Bradley
Bulls coach Matthew Elliott has launched a stern defence of his skipper Graeme Bradley after stinging media criticism of the experienced Aussie. Bradley was banned for one game following his dismissal at Warrington last week but on appeal it was ruled
