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Delight at revised shops plan
Shopping giant Morrisons will build a major shopping centre in a busy Bradford community instead of the supermarket development the company originally planned. Work to expand the company's existing superstore in Girlington will still take place - but
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Fury over drinks plant go-ahead
Hundreds of people were devastated today after councillors gave the thumbs up to plans for a huge distribution centre near their homes. The plant described by one councillor as "like Emley Moor mast" will create hundreds of new jobs. But families living
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A fairytale start to our festival, as cameras come home
The return to Bradford of the famous Cottingley fairies cameras and photographs today marked the start of this year's Bradford Festival. A glittering ceremony marked the handing over of the memorabilia which were secured for the city by a campaign run
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'Their trust was betrayed'
A Bradford priest today pleaded guilty to 15 counts of indecently assaulting teenage boys. Father David Leslie Crowley, 44, a former Roman Catholic hospital chaplain, admitted all charges against him when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court today. He
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Funding scheme will target firms
A new fund has been set up to help kick-start and strengthen businesses in the Bradford district. A Regeneration Partnership Fund has been developed by Bradford Council to offer short-term grants of up to £7,500 to new projects. The scheme will ask firms
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McCarthy sets sights on title
Cricket: Skipper Richard McCarthy is confident that Bradford & Bingley can maintain their Bradford League Division One championship challenge after climbing into joint second place. Bingley, who last won the title in 1992, are at home to Hanging Heaton
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City chief expects market to hot up
Bradford City manager Paul Jewell is expecting the transfer market to hot up in the next week or so as his plans to bolster his squad continue. The Bantams boss has made one signing this summer, former hero Stuart McCall, but is keen to bring several
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Deacon lands top job
Teenager Paul Deacon gets an immediate chance as the Bulls begin life without Shaun Edwards at Odsal on Sunday. Former Great Britain ace Edwards is expected to return to London Broncos today after agreeing a three-year deal with the Richard Branson backed
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Rule Bradfordia!
There are almost as many musical Proms as seaside ones in Britain these days. This year, buoyed by the infectiousness of those in London, Cardiff and even Bolton, Bradford has its own. The first Promenade concerts to be seen in the city reach a crescendo
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Walkies? No, it's workies!
Pooches were today finding it's not a dog's life working nine to five as owners led them to the office for Take Your Dog to Work Day. Several four-legged employees clocked in for work before settling down to chewing their master's desk and shedding their
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Couple caught in home debt trap
A Bradford couple's mortgage debts have more than doubled after they had their home repossessed - seven years ago. The Abbey National took back the house in East Bowling in 1991 and sold it two years later, leaving Pauline and James Kirk with £14, 280
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Bikefest 'will be good for town'
Droves of bikers are set to converge on Shipley as preparations for the town's first bikers meeting get under way. Motorcyclists from all over the country are set to make the journey to West Yorkshire, in what is hoped will become an annual event for
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It's fantastic! Scanner appeal now totals £611,000
The Bradford Millennium Scanner Appeal today celebrated its first birthday with the news it has smashed the £600,000 barrier. A total of £611,000 has been raised, the appeal office announced. Now the race is on to raise the final £400,000 to bring the
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Developers get transport park for a knock-down price
A leisure park - financed by £11.5 million of largely public money - has been sold to a multi-million pound development company for the knock-down price of about £1 million. Transperience Discovery Park, in Low Moor, Bradford, which attracted an £8.3
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Lock him away for ten years - MP
A Bradford MP today demanded that a disabled sex offender - given probation by magistrates - be sent to jail. Terry Rooney wants the Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, to review the case of wheelchair-bound Stephen Hall, 41, who was convicted of three offences
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Peter Meredith: Business Sense
Are you a scammer, loopholer or dodger? The reason I ask this question is that the Government have indicated that it will target "scams, loopholes and dodges" and named PETs and Deeds of Variation as belonging to these categories. A PET (a potentially
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Czech mates
They may hail from Bradford but L'Orchestre du Cafe have managed to capture the essence of Eastern European folk music and come up with an authentic and original sound, following a chance meeting in the Czech capital. Simon Ashberry reports. A chance
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Expert's anger over church demolition bid
An expert on historic buildings has condemned church leaders who want to demolish Bingley's Mornington Road Methodist Church. Matthew Saunders, secretary of the Ancient Monuments Society said he was immensely frustrated and exasperated by the church's
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'Buy into the firm to stop houses'
Opponents of the controversial Bryant Homes development at Sandy Lane, Bradford, are being asked to take part in a new protest against the building company - by buying shares in it. A new environmental group called URGENT has been formed which intends
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Saltaire hopes to alpaca them in!
Saltaire could be thronging with alpacas -- the beasts on which the village's wealth was created. A little known society devoted to these creatures is being invited to hold its annual meeting in the village created by Sir Titus Salt. Villagers hope the
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The gun that can save lives
It has a range of up to one mile and needs pin-point accuracy from expert marksmen. They aim the laser on the subject and the trigger is squeezed gently. The culprit is not aware they are being targeted - but in a split second they are caught red-handed
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Finance supremo joins up
Superdome boss John Garside has announced the appointment of a finance director to take his ambitious scheme forward. The announcement comes almost a week after criticism that no real progress had been reported to a meeting of Bradford Council's Corporate
