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Households get safety message down the line
A police officer's unique way of sending out crime prevention messages was today being used for the first time to spread fire safety advice. Up to 10,500 homes in the Eccleshill division can be given advice in less than two hours using a computerised
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Thousands flock to musical extravaganza
Thousands of people turned up for a feast of events as this year's Mela moved to a new location. About 150,000 visitors flocked to Peel Park for the renowned multicultural extravaganza which has been held at Lister Park for more than ten years. Young
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Boys cling to trees in rescue drama
The families of two 11-year-old Bradford boys who were trapped after falling down a disused railway embankment today paid tribute to the firefighters who rescued them. Kieran McCallion and Jamie Shields were playing at the former station in Station Street
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Parents to take school fight to No 10
Protesters fighting to save a Bradford school for the visually impaired are to take their campaign to Downing Street. They will hand over a petition objecting to the closure of Temple Bank School in Daisy Hill Lane, Bradford, later this month. Bradford
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Hendrie to take over
Former Bradford City favourite John Hendrie is poised to take his first managerial job. The 34-year-old striker was set to be named as new manager at First Division Barnsley with current boss Danny Wilson expected to be unveiled as successor to Ron Atkinson
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Motorists 'putting our lives at risk'
Thoughtless motorists are putting pedestrians in danger at a junction in Idle, say worried residents. They claim the spot has become so dangerous that no one will take up the crossing patrol job which has been vacant for more than two years. Now members
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Residents' action call over misery of flats
Families on a half-demolished Bradford estate are demanding action after claims they have been left in the dark about the future of their home. Four families still remain in flats in the Gaisby Lane area of Bolton Woods, which were earmarked for demolition
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Campaign to find royal tree plaques
For a ten-year-old boy in 1928 it was just a welcome day off school to watch the then Duke and Duchess of York plant a piece of Royal history in Bradford. But 70 years on Bill Watkins, now a sprightly 80, has joined a campaign to find out the whereabouts
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Double joy for residents of luxury homes
Residents on a problem-torn luxury housing development were celebrating a double boost today. British Waterways has taken over the canal basin near their homes to develop the area for community and leisure. And the Local Government Ombudsman has agreed
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Fears over sex offender list
A Bradford solicitor has raised serious doubts about the running of the national register of convicted sex offenders. Stephen Murdoch claimed there were "serious questions'' to be answered about the efficiency of the register, after one of his clients
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Probe call into £11.5m Transperience investment
Two MPs today called for an investigation into how public funds were spent on the £11.5 million Transperience discovery park. Gerry Sutcliffe, Bradford South MP, said he did not want a "witch hunt" but wanted to reveal why Transperience failed and what
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Micro technology firm's £12m loss
Bradford-based Pace Micro Technology says it is on course for a brighter future despite making a loss of more than £12 million. Chief executive Malcolm Miller said today there were signs of a gradual turnaround after the company carried out a restructure
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Deborah says it's time to broaden your mind
Adults are being encouraged to broaden their horizons and take another step on the educational ladder by a Baildon mum who decided to return to learning in her thirties. Bradford & Ilkley Community College has just unveiled its new adult and general
