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Cancer link-up hailed as 'medical milestone'
Groups fighting cancer in Bradford have joined forces in an official link-up to develop new drugs and improve cancer care. Health experts from the Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust, the University of Bradford and the War On Cancer charity have teamed up to
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We want to skate in Ryan's memory
A group of youngsters are urging Bradford Council to build a skateboarding and in-line skating venue for enthusiasts in memory of a young skater who died last year. Francis Ancliffe, 15, of Pothouse Road, Wibsey, has launched a campaign with friends to
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Schools urged to improve security
Schools across the district are being urged to tighten security and increase safety awareness among staff and pupils by signing up for special training sessions. The Government-funded training scheme, developed in conjunction with Bradford Council and
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Bread of heaven, or cup of world?
Music from The Verve, candles and special lighting will be used to attract pub and club-goers to a special late-night outdoor communion service in Bradford city centre on Friday. The unusual service - thought to be the first of its type in the city -
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Day of cheer for fans and the pubs
Football's Coming Home was the only song that mattered across the streets as World Cup fever swept Bradford. Streets were much emptier than usual as Bradford joined the rest of the country to watch England defeat Tunisia 2-0 yesterday afternoon. But pubs
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Michael Mallett: World of Wool
"P.S." concludes fashion journalist Lucia van der Post in a recent gripping instalment of the Weekend Financial Times series on How to Spend It: "Where are the fashion set buying their sweaters?" From a self-styled "knitologist" and "surfie" John MacArthur
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Jobless set up their own businesses
Fifty jobless people are expected to set up a business thanks to the Government's New Deal programme. A total of 170 Bradford young people, aged 18 to 24, who have been jobless for more than six months, have been earmarked as people who have opted for
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Hampshire hold on to deny Tykes
After their explosive efforts earlier on, much of the fire went out of Yorkshire's bowling at Headingley yesterday was disappointing. It meant that Hampshire, ably assisted by Keighley-born batsman Paul Whitaker, were able to hold out for a draw, despite
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Hunte replaced as skipper
Australian stand-off Gary Lester has replaced Alan Hunte as skipper of Hull Sharks. Coach Peter Walsh said: "We've taken the decision in an effort to take some pressure off Alan. "Hopefully, it will enable him to concentrate more on his own game as opposed
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Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?
It can be avoided no longer. There is no way that a column aimed chiefly at people in middle years and beyond can avoid mention of it. It's time it was discussed. So here we go - hopefully, in the best possible taste. Viagra, I mean. Nudge, nudge. Wink
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Rock revolution!
Asian pop music is enjoying a boom. Simon Ashberry caught up with two of its biggest names when they played in Bradford this week to find out whether it has finally found a niche in the mainstream. Bradford has long had a flourishing Asian music scene
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New haven for the 'forgotten victims'
The "forgotten victims" of child abuse - the mothers of young people involved - are being urged to make contact with a new charity. Mosaic, which stands for Mothers of Sexually Abused in Control, is a Bradford-based group covering the whole of the West
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Housing threatens population boom
A village's 800-strong population could increase by 50 per cent if Bradford Council's plans for a new housing development go ahead. Planners have published a draft document detailing proposals to build 150 new homes on fields next to Airedale General
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To be franc, it looks like a peseta to us
The country's first two-tone coin finally made its debut yesterday. But the overwhelming verdict of Bradfordians is that it's more Eurovision than Cool Britannia. The new silver and gold coloured £2 coin weighs in at 12 grammes, is 28.4mm in diameter
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Hi-tech classes for bright sparks
A state-of-the-art college in Bradford is to give gifted youngsters an opportunity to shine after being unveiled today as one of the country's first specialist centres for learning. From September Dixons City Technology College will offer twilight masterclasses
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Hop on? No, hop it, say car drivers
Car Free Day proved a damp squib in Bradford even though 10,000 free bus journeys were on offer. Hundreds of motorists snubbed the free travel vouchers offered by Bradford Traveller, preferring to stay in their cars. Bradford Urban Traffic Unit also recorded
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Two dead in road smash
A young man and a woman were killed in a head-on crash on the Skipton western bypass early today when their Rover car collided with an articulated lorry. It happened at an accident blackspot near the Snaygill industrial estate just before 3am and left
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Bulls punish Lowes
Bulls hooker James Lowes has been heavily fined by coach Matthew Elliott after his abusive attack on referee Stuart Cummings. His dismissal 25 minutes from time helped Super League title favourites Wigan clinch a vital 28-12 win at Odsal on Friday and
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Booking blunder hits musical trip
A family's plans to cheer on their son as he competed for a world music title in America were thrown into disarray when a travel agent lost their flight bookings. Robert Sudall's mother, Gail, was distraught when a Going Places representative told her
