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I found my mum and dad after 50 years
Christine Wilson was brought up in a series of children's homes after poverty forced her parents to give her up when she was just three. Initially Christine's mother used to visit occasionally, but in time the pair lost touch. Now, nearly half a century
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New home bid for volunteer groups
The search is on for a suitable building or vacant lot on which to create a Community House for Skipton. The House would bring together most of the town's volunteer agencies under one roof, reducing costs for all its tenants and providing a focal point
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All-weather pitch storm of protest
A massive bid to improve sports facilities has come under fire from residents living near land earmarked for floodlit all-weather pitches. People living near Prince Henry's Grammar School in Otley are fighting the key feature of the lottery application
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'Look again at shake-up' plea
Health secretary Frank Dobson has been urged to review a controversial shake-up of health services in Ilkley, Guiseley and Otley. Conservative councillors in Ilkley have attacked a decision by Leeds Health Authority to block the formation from April of
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Make people see Spen Valley anew
Shopkeepers, hoteliers, pub licensees and firms are being urged to come up with bright ideas to shine the spotlight on the Spen Valley. The plea comes from David Adams, the new area trade co-ordinator for the Spen Valley employed by Spenborough Chamber
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Below-par defences lead a charmed life
Leeds United 0, Aston Villa 0; Richard Sutcliffe at Elland Road. A goalless draw between the two sides with the meanest defensive records in the Premiership was probably the most predictable result of the weekend. Both Leeds United and Aston Villa have
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Coach's Comments
Matthew Elliott writes: Wigan were white hot. When a team is a potent as they are with the ball, you can't afford to give them as much possession as we did. This Wigan team has conceded less than 200 points this year so you need to be patient and need
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Wigan are ready to reclaim the crown
Wigan Warriors 38, Bradford Bulls 4; Nigel Askham at Central Park. The Bulls season was encapsulated in 80 minutes as their chances of retaining their Super League crown were put firmly in perspective. Again there was no real shortage of effort but their
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Manager's Comments
Paul Jewell writes: It was a good result and a good performance. It is always nice to get a result but if you play well then it is doubly pleasing. I thought we passed and moved the ball very well to create a lot of chances, particularly in the first
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Mills and boom!
West Brom 0, Bradford city 2; Richard Sutcliffe at The Hawthorns. When Bradford City made Lee Mills their then club record signing on the eve of the new season, several pundits seemed to question the £1 million transfer fee. Here was a striker who had
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Sky's the limit!
Lee Mills maintained his phenomenal scoring run in front of the live television cameras - and then pledged that Bradford City's 2-0 victory over West Brom would be the turning point in their season. The Bantams turned on the style to sweep the Baggies
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W.R. Mitchell, MBE: Letter from the Dales
In the old "steam" days, I allowed myself an extra 10 minutes when buying a ticket for a train journey from Skipton. One of the booking office clerks was T K Wilson. He was sure to want to chat about angling. Tim, a native of the Eden Valley whose main
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
Clinton. Do I want the distinction of being probably the only columnist in the world not to have voiced an opinion about him? I was intending to be, but then I had a letter from regular reader Kathleen Yates whose attitude seems to reflect one of two
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MRI best, say X-ray experts
Doctors are being urged to carry out more magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in new national guidelines highlighting latest uses of the technology. The advice, to be published by the Royal College of Radiologists at its annual meeting today, aims
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Arsonist closes school
Hundreds of pupils were sent home today after an arson attack gutted a classroom, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. And as a massive mopping up operation was being carried out at Miriam Lord First School, headteacher Mrs Susan Clark condemned
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Pupils to adopt bus stops
Youngsters will be asked to adopt railway and bus stations in a bid to cut vandalism, theft and trespassing. They could also become 'mums and dads' of bus shelters and car parks in a pioneering scheme being drawn up by transport chiefs. The children from
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Plunge dramas leave two injured
Two men were today recovering in hospital after suffering falls in separate incidents over the weekend. One man suffered serious back injuries after falling 30ft out of a tree in a pub beer garden. Ambulance crews were given a police escort to Bradford
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Batman can't fly byt this man can write
Batman Can't Fly is the title of a short novella by Bradford-born writer David Hines, the cousin of Kes author Barry Hines. But he doesn't need to rely on that connection. His play Bondage, acclaimed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1989, 1990 and this year
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Giant shopping mall 'set for city in 2001'
Developers aim to fill 80 shop units in a massive covered shopping mall planned for Bradford city centre, it was announced today. A consortium which bought Central House - including the Broadway shopping centre - for £7.5 million from receivers announced
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MP Ann is new Labour 'rebel'
Keighley MP Ann Cryer has been named as one of the most rebellious MPs in the Labour government. And she is among a group of only 22 new Labour MPs elected in 1997 who have voted against the government in the first Parliament. Among the 65 new woman MPs
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Concern at council chief's long-term sick leave
Speculation is growing that Bradford's most senior Council officer is about to leave after more than 10 weeks on sick leave. The authority's £105,000-a-year chief executive, Richard Penn, reported sick in June - not long after Councillor Ian Greenwood
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Trained to mark 30 years of steam
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway was awash with nostalgia this weekend as thousands came to celebrate three decades of history-making. Camera-hugging enthusiasts rubbed shoulders with youngsters and day trippers for a two day event celebrating the 30th
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Estate shop 'under siege'
Thugs laying siege to a supermarket could force it to close in a devastating blow to the revival of a Bradford estate, it was revealed today. Following weeks of intimidation of shoppers and staff by a gang which meets outside the Holme Wood Late Shop
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Paul Twiddy: Business Sense
One of the reasons for the creation of the Business Link network was the realisation by Government that most businesses could benefit from objective business advice - but that not all small firms could get this help. A key element of the Business Link
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Network forum to boost businesses
Hundreds of firms will be helped by a new group set up to boost business in Bradford. The Bradford personnel and Employment Network is being launched at 7.30pm on Thursday at Valley Parade - the home of Bradford City. The network has been set up by a
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Shattered!
Bradford Bulls were today trying to pick up the pieces after another shattering night of injuries further dented their hopes of a successful defence of the Super League crown. A 38-4 defeat by Wigan at Central Park was a bad blow for confidence but coach
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Time for lateral thinking
Despite the best efforts of councils, the police and other agencies, many of our public facilities are still the target of wanton vandalism. More often than not the culprits are bored youngsters suffering an acute shortfall in social responsibility, who
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City may lose last surviving barracks
Bradford's 140-year-old Army connection may be severed next year as Belle Vue Barracks has been earmarked for closure. Funding for the Territorial Army centre on Manningham Lane, could cease in March under the Government's sweeping Strategic Defence Review
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High-speed dash to save tiny Zoe
A hundred-mile dash for specialist treatment has saved the life of a baby girl from the same disorder that killed her new-born brother. Zoe Clough is one of only a handful of local babies treated with extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The technique
