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Groan! Moaning contest cancelled
Bradford City fans, notorious for their moaning, now really do have something to grouse about - the cancellation of the Great Yorkshire Grumbling Competition. It was due to take place tonight at the Old Station Inn, Giggleswick, near Settle, but with
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Anger over grant cuts
A women's group is facing the axe after losing out for the second year running in its bid for council cash. Keighley Women's Centre is one of 57 groups across the district to learn they will not get grants due to a lack of money in Bradford Council's
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Full marks as firm unveils new plant
A new £10 million chlorination plant has been opened at growing Bradford chemical firm A H Marks. The event marks the completion of a three-year £35 million investment programme by the firm which is the UK's largest private chemical company. The new plant
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Trinity determined to make mark
Wakefield Trinity chief executive Steve Ferres today pledged that his club would not simply "make up the numbers" in Super League. The First Division champions finally succeeded in their bid to become the 14th members of Super League and, along with newly-formed
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Blunted Sharpe is surplus to plans
Leeds United record signing Lee Sharpe has been transfer-listed and told that he does not figure in the club's future plans. Manager David O'Leary is inviting offers for a player who cost United a joint record £4.5 million in the summer of 1996. Howard
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Come and get me, says Long
Rugby League: Sean Long, the forgotten man of the Lincoln Test series against New Zealand, has issued a come-and-get-me plea to Great Britain coach Andy Goodway. After losing out to Wigan's Tony Smith for the scrum half berth in the first Test, Long was
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Nick Oldham: Rights and Wrongs
Christmas bargain-hunters in Bradford are being warned to steer clear of rogue traders selling fakes at Sunday markets. Thousands of pounds of counterfeit items are being bought as the real thing by unsuspecting buyers, according to West Yorkshire Trading
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Partnership gets a pat on the back
The success of a partnership between business, local groups and Bradford Council is to be highlighted at a meeting of a regeneration committee. Keighley Councillor Barry Thorne has praised the achievement over the year of Keighley Town Centre Management
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'Offensive' poster pulled down by club owner
A nightclub owner in Keighley has been forced to remove posters after Church leaders complained they were offensive. Complaints flooded into Club 101 in North Street when it launched its Christmas advertising campaign with posters, pictured, saying: '
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New Deal to lift the weight of despair
Bradford Council has unveiled plans to bid for up to £50 million of Government funding to transform Little Horton. Joanne Earp visited the area to gauge the reaction of residents, businesses and councillors. A CLUSTER OF imposing eight-storey tower blocks
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Hotline's number may be up
A computerised telephone hotline used by thousands of residents to make emergency calls or complaints to Bradford Council is to be reviewed. The news has been welcomed by the Council's Liberal Democrat leader Councillor Jeanette Sunderland who has branded
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New owner starts letting talks
The new owners of Ilkley's Station Plaza shopping complex have said it remains an important part of the town's business community. London-based Carisbrooke Investments has bought the site and stressed its determination to provide Ilkley residents and
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Theatre: High-flier Claudie's a soaraway star
The production of Chekhov's great tragi-comedy The Seagull at West Yorkshire Playhouse features three stalwarts of the British stage: Sir Ian McKellen, Bradford-born Clare Higgins, and veteran comic actor Willie Ross. Sir Ian, hat tipped rakishly, cruises
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Film Review: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
I wanted, of course, to maintain a professional perspective, so I went to the cinema in my usual state of unfuddled sobriety. That was my first mistake. This second attempt to commit to the screen the hallucinogenic prose of Hunter S Thompson requires
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Rock: Under the influence
Bradford University is gearing up for one of the city's biggest soul nights. Acclaimed four-piece D'Influence, pictured right, will top the bill at the show being staged tomorrow. The band, who came together seven years ago through a series of chance
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Joy and anger as the £1.2m is shared out
There was a mixture of delight and anger today as voluntary groups were told whether Bradford Council would grant them cash. The full list of grants, published for the first time today, shows how about a third of the applications were rejected due to
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Old court is just fine as home for arts group
The hunt for a home for the arts in Otley could be nearly over. Hopes are high that the former magistrates court building at Courthouse Street will form a permanent base for the town's arts group, Arts for Otley. At a meeting of Otley Town Council's Community
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'Students will be sad loss to you'
The president of Ilkley College Students' Union has warned the town will be hit by the loss of its student population. Kerrie McLaughlin has labelled the closure of the Wells Road campus as a sad day for Ilkley. The students believe their fears have been
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Revised reservoir plan is in pipeline
Yorkshire Water has come up with a new plan to replace the dilapidated reservoir at Hartshead Moor after the original scheme was thrown out. The company is seeking planning permission from Kirklees Council to build two circular, covered 5.7-metre-high
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Heading for a magic million
The Telegraph & Argus today launches a final bid to hit the magic million in the Bradford Millennium Scanner Appeal. The appeal today broke the £800,000 barrier, leaving only £200,000 to raise to secure the potentially life-saving scanner technology
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Harvey's dumping scheme is reined in
Showjumper Harvey Smith's plans to dump tons of rubble on a meadow close to the Bingley South Bog have been put on ice following an outcry from conservationists. The scheme to raise the grazing meadow next to the Fisherman's pub at Dowley Gap Lane using
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I want to be like you
A Bradford youngster with a rare genetic condition is enduring painful surgery to help achieve her dream of being as tall as her 21-year-old sister. Angela Windle, of Jesmond Avenue, Heaton, has hydro-achondroplasia - a dwarfing disease that means her
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Peter Meredith: Business Sense
Are we heading for a recession or is it that everyone is talking themselves into one? Whatever the answer, here is some practical advice about what you should do if you fear an economic downturn. Plan for it by making sure you have the resources and flexibility
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Sports Diary
Your guide to what's on and where, for the week beginning November 14. Saturday ATHLETICS West Yorkshire Cross Country League: Nell Bank, Ilkley. English Cross Country Relays: Mansfield. BADMINTON Quality Hotels Tour international: England v China (Stevenage
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Bees leave selection late for Northern test
Rugby Union: Bradford and Bingley, who are hoping to extend their winning run to 11 matches, have delayed selection for tomorrow's third round NPI Cup tie at home to Northern. The Bees, who haven't lost since going down 17-15 in a club match against Sedgley
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Whalley is free to play
Bradford City have won their battle to free Gareth Whalley to play against Swindon Town tomorrow. The 24-year-old midfielder has been selected for the Republic of Ireland's squad to travel to Yugoslavia for next Wednesday's Euro 2000 qualifier. Irish
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One final push to hit the target
Support for the Bradford Millennium Scanner Appeal has been fantastic. So much has been raised so quickly. With more than £800,000 already in the kitty, there is only £200,000 to go to reach the grand total of £1 million. A fair slice of the credit must
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Million pound bid to boost morale
A multi-million pound bid is being made for Government money to breathe extra life into Keighley. The scheme aims to restoring run-down privately-owned houses in the Highfield area. In addition to tackling problems caused by disrepair, the plan includes
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Schools welcome £430m to help Asian youngsters
A cash injection of £430 million to boost national standards of achievement among ethnic pupils has been welcomed in Bradford. The money will enable schools to employ more teachers and teaching assistants to work with their local communities as well as
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Workers lied over runaway dumper
A building-site foreman and two colleagues lied to investigators when a runaway dumper truck smashed into a council house in Bradford. The 27-tonne six-wheeled vehicle, which was later found to have defective brakes, careered backwards across a road before
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SOS for the Santas
A Santa shortage in Bradford has forced a businessman to sledge in a pair of last-minute recruits from Leeds to save festive celebrations at the Kirkgate Centre. The traditional shopping centre grotto looked to be in jeopardy when an advertising campaign
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Traders furious at rail bridge delay
Bradford Council and Low Moor traders are demanding immediate action by Railtrack to strengthen a bridge that has been causing chaos for almost a year. Lane restrictions have been in place in Cleckheaton Road, Low Moor, since last December after a study
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'Unsung hero' Damyan cleans up prize night
Keighley teenager Damyan Foster has won Yorkshire's Unsung Hero award in recognition of his work cleaning-up the local community. Damyan, 16, driving force behind the Lawkholme Lane Action Group, was one of eight Yorkshire Young Achievers of the Year
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City war effort is told in pictures
For more than 150 years they have been famous for their exquisite cabinet making and shop fitting. But during the First World War workers at Bradford-based company Christopher Pratt & Sons also turned their hand to building flying boats to help the
