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Tourists give backing to car park clampdown
Visitors to Haworth have defended a private car park owner's right to penalise people who over-stay their waiting time. Tourist leaders have attacked car park boss Ted Evans over his policy of clamping visitors on his Rawden Road and Changegate car parks
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Station's car spaces doubled
Car-parking spaces at Guiseley train station have almost doubled as improvement works on the district's railways continue. The £20,000 extension has seen spaces at the station expand from 47 to 89. The scheme is being funded by Northern Spirit, formerly
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Shops want young to revamp centre
Shopkeepers in Heckmondwike have turned to schoolchildren for help in revitalising the town centre for the next century. The town's chamber of trade is asking sixth form pupils at Heckmondwike Grammar School how they want the centre to look. In return
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Invasion of the slugs prompts repairs call
Families turned up at City Hall to describe the misery of living in slug-ridden homes with a catalogue of problems. A tenant described how all the fuses blew in one home when the vacuum cleaner was turned on. And councillors heard how the houses needed
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Circus posters are torn down
Council officials have torn down dozens of posters for a controversial circus featuring Britain's last performing bear. The move came as calls were made for wild animals in circuses to be outlawed after the Telegraph & Argus highlighted the case of
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Chris Wontner-Smith: So just what is a family business?
The largest companies in any survey tend to be listed companies with a very wide spread of individual and institutional shareholders. However, this is not always so and some very large companies are family owned and controlled. Even some of the listed
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Fightning for the city
Last September John Watson, my predecessor as president of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce and Industry, referred to Bradford as a surprisingly prosperous place. Reference was made to Bradfordians only ever admitting to prosperity in retrospect. This
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Investing in the future
Millions of pounds have been invested in Bradford thanks to the efforts of the regional office of the Government-backed regeneration agency English Partnerships. Its main task is to breathe new life into the region, and it does this by investing in land
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How Bradford can bounce back
Bradford has a history of trading internationally with the result that our exposure to many markets of the world has protected us when, for example, the home market is in difficulty. It is rare, indeed, for all our markets to be in difficulty at the same
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T&A Top 50: Morrisons still fly the Bradford flag
Bradford supermarket chain Morrisons - which has come top of the T&A/Grant Thornton Top 50 - is one of the few large employers in the district to have stayed in local ownership. The last 12 months have seen big changes in the business profile of the
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Superbike aces ready to set Croft alight
Motor Sport: The debut visit of the national championship Superbike aces to Croft heads a packed weekend of Yorkshire action. The slick-tyred, 170 bhp screamers hit the Darlington track for the first time on Saturday and Sunday, for their end-of-season
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John Sugden: Designs on Success
All too often when faced with developing new packaging, designers resort to copying well-known brands. This copycat approach is known as "me too's" or if you are the brand manager of the copied product a "...... rip off." This approach is unfortunate
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Youths could pick up Lions' share of cash
Keighley youngsters are wanted to take part in an award to find those with the most community spirit. Those selected to take part in the final of the Lions Club International award will receive £500 - and the outright winner £1,000. The aim of the scheme
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Free parking move to halt town chaos
Measures to reduce congestion caused by growing numbers of cars parking in Skipton High Street have been given approval. Members of Craven District Council's policy and resources committee backed the idea of Councillor Shelagh Marshall to allow residents
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Doctors put ban on baby's Lourdes trip
A mother has been left heartbroken after being advised by doctors not to take her ill son on a pilgrimage to Lourdes for his first birthday. Leanne Whalley, of Bierley, said she was in tears when doctors made the decision only days before she hoped to
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Hospital mail error devastates widow
A widow is demanding a letter of apology after a hospital posted her dead husband's get well cards back, addressed to him. June Bishop said she was devastated when she saw the envelope with her husband Richard's name on - only days after he had died from
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It could be you (in big trouble)
Lottery punters flouting traffic laws outside a Shipley shop are gambling with people's lives. That was the message from traffic police cracking down on motorists parking on double yellow lines outside the Co-op in Wrose Road. Sergeant Brian Pickford,
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Jury foreman is a hero, says killer mum's daughter
The daughter of convicted killer Zoora Shah today dubbed the foreman of the jury who convicted her as "a hero'' for changing his mind. Naseem Shah, 24, in her first newspaper interview, said: "It's big of him to come out and say this after so long. He
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Stars of the film with no name
It's the film of the book - but the book doesn't really exist. Simon Ashberry goes on location in deepest Bradford. "WATERSTONES recommends Sweet Surrender," said the poster. The giant display in the main window of the book shop in Market Street, Bradford
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Young skaters are told not to give up on park
Ilkley's in-line skaters must not have their hopes shattered by "negative'' attitudes, says Ilkley Parish Council, whose members have called for the needs of the young to be met. While the search goes on to find a suitable area for in-line skaters and
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Don't touch our police force, urge protesters
Hands off our community police force - that was the message to North Yorkshire Chief Constable David Kenworthy at a meeting in Skipton. Protesters gathered last night to voice opposition to plans to merge the Craven division with another area. People
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Ilkley seeks gipsy solution
Ilkley people are seeking a permanent solution to the problem of gipsies annually setting up camp in the town. Bradford Council has denied being too lenient with the gipsies who arrive every summer around the time of the Appleby Horse Fair, leading to
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Terror of the child bikers
Children as young as 11 are terrorising residents by illegally riding motorcycles through Bradford estates. And it has been reported that youngsters of five have been seen riding pillion. The craze has reached such a pitch that vigilante groups have threatened
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Take your partners
Partnership is playing a leading role in the continuing regeneration of Bradford district, from shaping large scale developments to delivering business support services. The list of public and private sector bodies who share Bradford Council's commitment
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Success puts firm on road
A growing haulage and distribution company has moved into impressive new premises and created extra jobs with the support of the Keighley Single Regeneration Budget Programme. R H McDowell, which currently employs 30 workers, has won £12,000 from the
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Strong Bowling make it a miserable day for Village
Amateur Rugby League: West Bowling showed how important a strong squad is as they continued their good start to the season in the Pennine Premier Division with a 36-6 win against Worth Village. But Clayton again struggled to find the dominant form that
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Manager's Comments
Paul Jewell writes: We played some good stuff at times. We created chance after chance and it was almost a joy to watch. I almost enjoyed it. I said to the players at half-time that they would come at us in the first ten minutes and so it proved. We do
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Sparkling City's striking victory
Bradford City 4, Port Vale 0; Richard Sutcliffe at Valley Parade. The four-goal margin of victory may have been a convincing one, but it was the manner in which Bradford City swept Port Vale away that must give Bantams fans confidence for the coming weeks
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Angry Sharks bite back with Calland deal
Bradford Bulls running dispute with Hull took a new twist today with reports that Odsal centre Matt Calland was poised to join the Sharks on a two-year deal. The Bulls were slammed by Hull recently after poaching their top teenage prospect Lee Radford
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City on the up!
Two-goal Lee Mills fired Bradford City to a 4-0 win over his old club Port Vale last night and then revealed the desire for perfection which is behind Bantams' impressive run of five consecutive victories in just 15 days. The 28-year-old, who joined City
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The child bikers we must stop
The child motor-cyclists who are reported to be tearing around Bradford's estates are proving to be a real menace. They don't just put themselves at risk by riding on the roads. They also create a danger to pedestrians by riding their untaxed and uninsured
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Full of bright ideas
The Bradford-based Society of Dyers and Colourists is a world leader in its field. One of its main roles is promoting international standards through its technical committees. One of these, the Fastness Tests Committee, is made up of co-opted members
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Julia Lister: Dealing with disabilities at work
Fair dismissal of employees suffering from ill-health is still an area of difficulty for employers. An employer must try to find out the true position of the employee's state of health from the employee himself, his own doctor or, in some cases, from
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David Hartley: Share Watch
Despite August being a peak holiday period and typically a quiet month for financial markets, this year proved to be an exception to the rule. Recent developments in Russia have had far-reaching consequences on the rest of the world. President Yeltsin's
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Stadium is a winner
When Bruce Bannister gave up professional football in 1982 he could have done a number of things. He had studied management with a view to becoming a soccer club manager. He wanted to put to use his considerable experience in the game over 20 years as
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Doing the right thing
When you're doing business abroad it is a good idea to check what the protocol is before you visit the country. Francoise Joyce has a few ideas about some of the countries you could export to and what to do when you get there. Doing business in Russia
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Roland Clarke: My advice on picking the right adviser
In one way or another we nearly all have to go through a process of choosing someone to give us advice. It could be a multi-national corporation choosing international tax advisers or someone selecting an estate agent. While the circumstances may be very
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Jim Appleby: Past Times
Last week we recalled how in 1642 Bradford, staunchly Parliamentarian in the English Civil War, had twice repulsed the Royalists, helped first by a freak midsummer snowstorm and then by reinforcements from Halifax and Bingley, under the command of Captain
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'We don't want to give up our beef'
Pensioners in Bradford have launched a campaign to keep hold of beef handouts in the city. There was outrage three weeks ago when the Telegraph & Argus revealed how the EU scheme which had directed food to thousands of needy people and pensioners
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Checks for 230 more students
Work of a further 230 students is being scrutinised by examination boards as Bradford Council's training crisis worsens. So far 73 people have been told their NVQ awards are invalid and a further 80 trainees will have to do extra work. It was revealed
