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Canal to stage a war of the roses
Old rivals will come together for a walk along the Leeds-Liverpool canal in aid of cancer research. The Walk of the Roses between Yorkshire and Lancashire is being held to mark the 75th anniversary of the Cancer Research Campaign charity. The walks will
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Bypass 'will benefit new hospital'
The completion of the Otley bypass may be an important element in the future of a new hospital for the area, says the town's MP. Harold Best said there was a powerful argument in favour of the building of the east of Otley relief road - and that ease
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Fans prepare to go 'hog' wild
Baildon Moor will be awash with gleaming chrome later this month when hundreds of leather-clad bikers descend on the village for the biggest rally of its kind in this country. With local Harley Davidson fanatics rubbing shoulders with enthusiasts from
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Jeremy Roff: Business Sense
Political correctness seems to be the latest fad of modern times, and those not in agreement are labelled as dinosaurs and relics of a bygone era. Discrimination in any shape or form is frowned upon, and so it should be. Even government departments have
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Thunderbird is go for job hunters
A mobile recruitment scheme has achieved its first milestone in the battle to get residents from three Bradford estates back into employment. Since the Royds Community Association's Find and Seek Initiative was launched last month 100 people have been
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Baildon seeking notable double
Golf: Baildon bid for a double on Sunday when they attempt to win the Bradford First Division championship at Hawksworth. And they are guaranteed plenty of support after the excitement of clinching the Bradford Scratch League title at their own course
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Heavy schedule weakens Holmes
Athletics: The English fell running title will be decided on Sunday at Sedbergh Cumbria. Bingley's Ian Holmes, who has already landed the British title this season intends to run, and a top-four place would be enough to secure the English crown as well
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Mills bids to be fit for Watford tussle
Bradford City manager Paul Jewell remains hopeful record signing Lee Mills will recover from an ankle injury to play at Watford on Saturday. The Bantams £1 million striker was forced to pull out at half time during Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Lincoln in the
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City in £1.3m chase
Bradford City could be set to smash their transfer record for the second time in a week after Arsenal reserve striker Isiah Rankin was linked with a £1.3 million move to Valley Parade. The 20-year-old London-born player joined the Highbury club as a trainee
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Underwater village sets scene for new book
A ruined village which has lain underwater for more than 30 years has provided the scene for Ilkley novelist June Oldham's latest book. The book - called Undercurrents - was inspired by Mrs Oldham's visits to Thruscross Reservoir, near Blubberhouses,
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Work starts on bends blackspot
A notorious accident blackspot is to be made safer in a series of improvements including an anti-skid road surface. Bosses at the Highways Agency have pledged to upgrade the A660 at Old Pool Bank - known as the infamous 'Bar House bends' - following pressure
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First tenants move into flats
A controversial project to build houses on one of Britain's last surviving medieval barns will come to fruition tomorrow when the first tenants are presented with keys to their new homes. Brunel Housing Association has built 14 flats for elderly people
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Final push for city's lifeboat
Fundraisers have launched a £10,000 countdown towards the £65,000 needed to fund a new lifeboat carrying Bradford's name. The Bradford Centenary Lifeboat Appeal, started last May during the city's centenary year, has raised £55,000 towards an Atlantic
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Children 'courting death'
Children are dicing with death by swimming in a canal basin on a luxury estate, says a waterways chief. Now British Waterways has issued a strong danger warning to parents on the development at Apperley Bridge. The company's contractors were moving on
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Traffic wardens 'have gone ticket crazy'
A hotelier says "ticket crazy" traffic wardens are driving business out of Bradford city centre. Now John Pennington, owner of the Pennington Midland Hotel at Forster Square wants the 22-strong squad of city centre wardens halved and has called for consistent
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Minibus to keep crawlers
Kerb crawlers propositioning students have forced the setting up of a safety minibus service. The "U-bus" provides a lifeline - taking students from late lectures or library sessions direct to their door free of charge. And student union leaders are now
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Degree of courage
The amazing courage of dying student Simon Wooller has astounded his family and friends. For months the brave 25-year-old, who has just lost his fight against cancer, hid the truth from his parents who believed he would eventually recover from his illness
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Hot? Don't tell that to Don and Vera!
Weather experts across the world say we have just experienced the hottest month in the history of man - but that is cold comfort for Don and Vera Chambers. The Buttershaw pensioners use a solar powered heating system and their environmentally-friendly
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Bronte Country says a global G'day
Bronte country is being stamped on the global tourist trail thanks to a group set up to promote the district. Bronte Country Tourism, based in Keighley, has helped an Australian film crew shoot footage for a programme which will be seen by at least 140
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'Life-saving' plan hangs in the balance
Road safety campaigners in Addingham are still hopeful that a scheme to save lives will not be ditched because of a new Government policy. Whitehall has announced proposals to pass responsibility for the A65 trunk road from the Highways Agency to local
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Crossing hopes may be dashed by injury figures
Campaigners fighting for a pedestrian crossing on a busy road in Birstall where a girl was knocked down by a car could be defeated at a crucial meeting today. A petition signed by more than 2,000 residents calling for a crossing at the junction of Bradford
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Welcome to the Riviera - for the day!
Bingley may be miles from the coast but for one day only it will become Bingley-on-Sea. Twelve tonnes of fine grade sand have been ordered by Old White Horse Inn manager Bill McDermont for the special beach extravaganza. His wacky plan is to cover the
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'I've had a bit of an accident!'
Cool David Worthington rang his wife on a mobile phone to tell her he'd had 'a bit of an accident' as he lay trapped under a 45-ton upturned crane. The courageous crane driver also joked with rescuers who battled for three and a half hours to free him
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Expansion plan 'still on track'
Rugby league officials insist they remain committed to expansion despite an amazing about-turn on Super League franchise bids. An original five-strong application was whittled naturally down to a short-list of three following the withdrawal of Glasgow
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Unloved wardens' key role
There is bound to be widespread sympathy for Bradford hotelier John Pennington's criticism of "ticket crazy" traffic wardens who he claims are driving business out of the city centre. Most people, as individuals, have a problem with traffic wardens. They
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Bus fans mount rival bid to buy
A group of bus enthusiasts has mounted a rival bid for six historic buses on sale at the troubled Transperience site. Members of the West Yorkshire Transport Museum Society say they want the collection of vehicles to set up their own transport museum
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'We thought she'd be dead'
A group of friends today told of their horror after they saw a car flip into the air and plunge down a 140ft banking. A Silsden pensioner was driving the Suzuki Vitara when she lost control near the Cow and Calf Rocks in Hangingstone Road, Ben Rhydding
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Busmen offer to ferry passengers
Bus drivers have pledged to use their own cars to give the elderly lifts and take hospital staff to work if a one-day bus strike goes ahead tomorrow. More than 50 drivers from the Bradford First bus company have volunteered to use their vehicles to take
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A poor track record as trains run late
Fewer of Bradford's trains are running on time this year than last year, according to figures out today. The quarterly figures from the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising show that the performance of both Northern Spirit, which runs trains out of Bradford
