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Safety call after death of cyclist
A Coroner has called for urgent safety improvements to be made on a stretch of road after a teenage cyclist was killed by a lorry. Andrew King, 17, died instantly when the lorry knocked him down as he was crossing Knowles Lane in Holme Wood, Bradford
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Scheme aims to bring out talents
A scheme to teach people new skills and help them take direct action to improve the quality of life in their communities has been launched in Craven. It is being financed from the £100,000 pot of cash set aside by Craven District Council and North Yorkshire
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Victim's car found
Murder squad detectives have made a major breakthrough in the hunt for the killers of a Bradford restaurateur with the discovery of his car this morning. Scenes of crime officers were examining the Ford Sierra and detectives were questioning residents
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Looking north on how to sell
A Cleckheaton training group is showing southern firms how to sell everything from gas to lottery tickets and mobile phones. More companies are turning to the sales and management company, Associated Training, based in the town at former mill premises
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Collins on mark to foil U-Save
Grattan League: Gavin Collins scored a second half hat-trick as Woodend Rangers came from 2-0 down to snatch a thrilling 3-2 victory over U Save DIY in the Premier Division. U Save controlled the first half and led 2-0 at half time with Andy Stebbings
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Melanie's agony
Bradford City's 19-year-old women's soccer international striker Melanie Garside has broken her leg in a freak accident. She was training with her City colleagues at Peel Park when, having taken a shot at goal, she went over on her standing foot and collapsed
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Proposals are perfectly acceptable
It is hard to understand just why the organisations representing Bradford's private-hire and hackney-carriage drivers are so strongly opposed to the new rules proposed for them by Bradford Council. Unless there is some sort of hidden agenda which they
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Something told me I'd never see my twin again
Twins have an especially close link with each other, sometimes to the point where they appear to have the same thoughts, share the same feelings and express the same emotions. So imagine the psychological devastation caused to the surviving twin when
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Your Pets, by our vet Simon Thomas
Clarissa is a pedigree, British short-haired kitten with lovely silver fur with dark tips. At first her sore eye did not seem very much to worry about but after two days it seemed to be getting worse rather than better so her owner brought her along to
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Anila Baig: Women who do nothing to boost our self-esteem
The Government, in its infinite wisdom, is about to launch a new campaign in a bid to raise self-esteem among girls. Apparently the female of the species is more downtrodden than the male - despite supposed equality of opportunity, women are still tidying
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Sex case GP found guilty of assaults on women
A former Yeadon GP was today found guilty of indecently assaulting seven of his women patients over a 17-year period. Doctor Gerald Walmsley, 50, was convicted by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court of nine out of ten charges of indecently assaulting eight
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Stalemate in row over new stand
Residents have reached stalemate in their row with Bradford City over the club's plans for a giant new stand. People living in Rock Terrace, in the shadow of the Valley Parade ground, say the proposed all-seater Kop would block out their daylight and
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Schools' backing for drugs policy
A minister's plea for schools to think twice before expelling a pupil found with drugs has won backing in Bradford. Schools Minister Estelle Morris said that unless they are caught trafficking - when exclusion should be automatic - schools should always
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Rape victim's mum tells of nightmare
A rape victim's mother has spoken about the family's nightmare after a rape case was dropped on a legal technicality. The Bradford girl, who was 16 at the time of the attack last year, was due to give evidence at a rape trial at Bradford Crown Court yesterday
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Cabbies' anger at new licence rules
Minicab drivers are set to start a legal battle against Bradford Council if tough new measures are introduced to regulate the service. The new rules which are set to be approved at a highways sub-committee meeting tomorrow has angered drivers of private
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'Let's have a trouble-free start to the new century'
A massive action plan has been drawn up in a bid to keep Bradford crisis-free when hundreds of thousands of people celebrate the Millennium. The Council's transportation, planning and design committee has been told that a new Millennium board set up by
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Why life is down on the farm
Farmers were gathering today to listen to the NFU's deputy president. Catrina Dick talked to them about one of the most difficult periods in living memory. BELEAGUERED FARMERS were expected to flock to Skipton today to quiz one of their leaders. Tim Bennett
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Fears for jobs at kitchen giants
Jobs could be lost at the Keighley-based Magnet kitchen and bathroom group - despite it making a hefty profit. A review is taking place of the Magnet business, owned by London firm Berisford, which could bring about redundancies among its 530 staff. Magnet
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'We could have parish council by Millennium'
Campaigners are confident a parish council for Aireborough could be established by the year 2000 - despite the poor turn-out at a public meeting to discuss the issue. The meeting, organised by Rawdon man Graham Latty at Yeadon Methodist Church, only attracted
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Delays warning to Ilkley drivers
Motorists in Ilkley have been warned to expect severe delays as urgent repair work to the bank of the River Wharfe gets under way. The work is to be carried out following the collapse of the river's retaining wall in several places at Manor Park, leading
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Help for victims of panic attacks
People in North Kirklees suffering from anxiety and panic attacks are to be offered aromatherapy, hynotherapy and reflexology to help control the symptoms. The Batley-based Anxiety and Panic Attack Support Group, which was set up last year, has applied
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One Dickens of a theatre season!
The stars are beating a path to Bradford for a stunning new season of musical theatre. The Alhambra and St George's Hall lifted the curtain today on their shows for the new year - and revealed a Dickens of a programme. The centrepiece is a seven-week
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Hidden sewer pipe may sink school pool
The future of Silsden's school swimming pool is once again in doubt after a sewer pipe was discovered under the site of planned new changing rooms. Governors and staff at Hothfield Street Junior School were dismayed to learn of the find, which was not
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City in grounds for concern over pitch
Sports turf experts from Bingley were at Valley Parade today to investigate problems that have arisen with Bradford City's pitch. City are so concerned about the state of the pitch that they have switched today's reserve match against Shrewsbury to their
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Caisley hits at firms
Bulls chairman Chris Caisley today took a side swipe at Bradford firms for failing to support the thriving club. Caisley claims the 1997 Super League champions have been trying for years to win the backing of Bradford firms but few of them have showed
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Lady in waiting
BACK IN the Sixties and just off the boat from Australia, Liza Goddard was considered a sex symbol. She was embarrassed by the label. But the image must have stuck, because when she called a producer's office recently to negotiate an older role, they
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The sun shines on a long-range relationship
The Mediterranean islands are heaven for dreamers who, like fictional character Shirley Valentine, long to chuck in their life at home and make a new one in the sun. Graham and Margaret Cockroft took a leap into the unknown when they headed for Cyprus
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I've got the best job in the world
This Saturday millions of people across the country will be hoping it will be them as the National Lottery celebrates its fourth birthday with a £25 million jackpot. One woman you will be meeting if you have that winning ticket is Sheila Radford, the
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When worry's something to worry about
For most people worrying is a natural and healthy response to everyday events which all of us face. But for some, fears about what has happened, is happening or could happen can take over, reaching a point where worrying has an all-consuming impact on
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Your Health, by Dr Tom Smith
What do you know about diabetes? That it gives problems with sugar, and makes you very thirsty - and it can be cured by insulin? That's about the sum total of most non-diabetics' knowledge of the disease. But it's a lot more than that - and everyone needs
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Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?
So Prince Charles has made it to 50, apparently with his sanity intact, against everyone's expectations, and his life now sailing through calmer waters (give or take the odd patch of turbulence, such as television programmes alleging that he wants to
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Keeping kerb-crawlers away from the streets
An innovative pilot scheme aimed at preventing kerb-crawlers from re-offending could be set up in Bradford. The project, which has been developed by Leeds Metropolitan University, is based on a similar programme in America which resulted in only three
