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Walking with Mike Priestley
There wasn't a soul in sight when I pulled into Downham, driving down its steep central street with the great hump of Pendle Hill ahead of me and swinging round to cross the narrow road bridge before taking the lane leading to the cobbled car park. Small
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Enter Joe the Inter nut!
Lots of stars have squeaky voices - but Joe Pasquale is the only one not to have been drawn by Walt Disney. "This is my real voice - honest," he says as if being interfered with by a chicken strangler. "When I'm on stage it goes an octave higher still
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Rock: Dead certs for a rockin' debut
Bradford rockers the Dead Celebs hope to have their debut album out by the spring. The four-piece are signing a deal with a new record label called Alienated and will go into the studio in January. The company aims to specialise in releasing albums on
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Theatre: The tribe that's not quite been booted into touch
His name was Icky and there was hate in his eyes. He looked out of place inside the little theatre in Brighton. He seemed better suited to the door of a nightclub, or the inside of a police station lock-up. At the end of the play, he was introduced to
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Widower set for battle to get caring benefits
A grieving widower is considering making a legal challenge to win a backdated payment from the Government following its pledge to rethink the bereavement benefits system. John Scott, of Fagley, Bradford, gave up his job as a security guard in 1993 to
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Travellers are ordered to move off car parks
Gipsies camping on one of Bradford's busiest car parks have until Monday to leave. The ultimatum comes after Bradford Council yesterday successfully went to court to repossess the land, which it owns. Yesterday's county court decision means that the travellers
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'Don't let the sharks swallow your cash'
A Bradford charity is issuing advice to cash-strapped families following the results of a new survey on how they pay their bills. Christians Against Poverty (Cap) found that 95 per cent of families pay the most aggressive debtor - even if it means their
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Gunge ho!
Bradford bearly had time to catch its breath as it threw itself into fundraising fun. People across the region came up with hare-brained schemes to raise thousands of pounds for the annual Children In Need appeal. Staff at bathroom giants Spring Ram on
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Jonathan Oxley: Business Law
Fairness was the cornerstone of the Chancellor's pre-Budget statement on November 3. The three main components of this 'fairness' system are pursuing tax evasion, artificial avoidance and simplifying the existing tax law. It was no surprise that the General
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Cruise company sails to success
A Skipton cruise business will soon mark its tenth anniversary since converting a car ferry into a luxury yacht. Hebridean Island Cruises launched its boat, the Hebridean Princess, after spending £6.5 million on transforming the former car ferry. Now
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Bradford power to easy win
The visitors scored first, but after that it was one way traffic as Bradford GS beat RGS Newcastle 34-3. They led only 5-3 at half-time, but dominated the second half to such a degree that they scored 29 points without reply. Bradford played into the
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Jamie wings in for new defensive role
When Jamie Lawrence was stretchered off in the 21st minute of the victory over Birmingham City at home, it seemed that all the hard work he had endured to improve his fitness during the summer had been wasted. The 28-year-old says he had a long chat with
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Aussies pile on agony
England paid "dearly" for their fielding lapses as Australia reached a formidable first-innings total of 485 on the second day of the first Test at the Gabba. Both Steve Waugh and Ian Healy completed centuries today having been missed on the opening day
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Sacrificed for benefit of the city
For thousands of Bradford City fans, the news that the new kop will be built next season will have been the cue for great rejoicing. City chairman Geoffrey Richmond was right when he said that if councillors had turned down the proposal, they could have
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Your Personal Finance, by Alan Mills
The biggest purchase most of us will ever make is a house. In order to do this the great majority of people have to take out a mortgage. What many people fail to realise is that a mortgage is basically a debt on which you are charged interest and the
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Eating Out
As a bunch of 'students', we weren't going to convince anyone, but thankfully the Freestyle & Firkin wasn't too fussy. When three of us piled in to this spectacular new drinking hole for after-work refreshment, we could not believe the great-value
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Letter from the Dales
Before the lean forefinger of winter could burst the autumn bubble, my wife and I returned to Martons Both, which straddles the A59 between Skipton and Gisburn and are within hailing distance of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. We strolled along the towpath
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
There are plenty of people around who will tell you that single-parenthood is a recipe for disaster. Full stop. No exceptions. But it isn't, always. Two parents who are in harmony and pulling in the same direction for the benefit of the whole family are
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Nick Oldham: Rights and Wrongs
An elderly Bradford couple have been left nearly £300 worse off after having their driveway resurfaced. The 79-year-old and her 78-year-old husband, who do not want to be identified, agreed with a doorstep visitor called Mr Hird from Delta Landscaping
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Helen Mead: Toying with an idea for hubby
It's the time of year every parent dreads. When kids get more pleasure from the adverts on TV than the children's programmes themselves. And is it any wonder, when flashy toy cars do 0 to 60 faster than daddy's old Escort, when Barbie houses are infinitely
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Third application to build on hospital site
A company has submitted a third planning application to build houses on the site of the former Middleton Hospital. Clays of Addingham are hoping a deal with Harrogate planners can be struck before a public inquiry into the application in February. That
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TA company wins fight
A territorial army company has won its battle to stay as a unit, but part-time soldiers will have to fight to stay in uniform. Keighley's 50-strong unit is being slashed by 20 from next April as part of the nationwide streamlining of the service. It is
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Man on child porn charges
A man has appeared before magistrates charged with possessing indecent photographs of children. Colin Jack Gaines, 45, of The Mansions, Lady Lane, Eldwick, Bingley, appeared before Bingley Magistrates Court yesterday. He pleaded not guilty to four charges
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Sugar baby is Christmas come early!
A premature baby who weighed less than a bag of sugar when she was born has been allowed home for the first time. Tiny Eleanor Jayne weighed just two pounds two ounces when she was born 12 weeks early. Her parents, Caroline Rawlings, 25, and David Williams
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Hundreds see huge switch-on
Coronation Street star Tracy Shaw wowed Bradford when she turned on the city's record-breaking Christmas illuminations. Hundreds of people turned out last night to watch the 750,000-light illuminations - the best display ever - switched on in a carnival
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Butchered body search moves to five new sites
Murder-squad detectives investigating the death of Bradford businessman Nissar Ahmed today identified five more sites believed to contain human remains. Searches were due to be carried in West Vale, Elland, and two at Copley, near Halifax. Another site
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Courage of Simon honoured
The courage of a Bradford student is to be remembered by his former school. A prize is to be awarded in memory of Simon Wooller, who died in August from cancer, and will be presented to the most outstanding A-level pupil at Rhodesway School in Allerton
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Court bid to turf off travellers
Bradford Council was launching a legal bid today to remove travellers from one of the city's busiest parking areas. Up to 25 caravans, housing several families, moved on to two car parks in George Street at the weekend. Their presence is estimated to
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Water men get police protection from youths
Police may escort fearful Yorkshire Water engineers carrying out vital repairs on a major improvements scheme on a Bradford housing estate. Officers have been forced to act after one worker was shot at with an airgun by youths behind a wave of intimidation
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Gardening with Adam Green
Wednesday sees the start of National Tree Week - a week so popular it now lasts for 12 days! The idea behind it is to make each of us more aware of the trees we may take for granted, but it's also the perfect excuse to plant a tree of our own. Trees are
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City at heart of a new world of work
Bradford is changing from the Metropolis of Wool to Call-Centre City. Business Editor Paul Parker reports. BRADFORD IS winning an international reputation as a call-centre city. People are coming from across the globe to find out why we are so good at
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Horror of burst cocaine balloon in drug courier's body
A man died after a balloon containing cocaine burst inside his body, a Bradford inquest heard. Fifteen more balloons, all of them intact, were found inside the stomach and intestines of 36-year-old Barry Grundell. The hearing was told that Mr Grundell
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How would you like your own country park?
An enthusiastic entrepreneur is being sought by Bradford Council to turn the historic St Ives estate in Bingley into a country park. On offer is a chance to lease and convert the former Home Farm buildings and 22 acres of adjoining farmland into facilities
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'Put the brakes on them'
Fed-up residents in Saltaire are getting up a petition in protest at speeding motorists using their historic village as a "race track". Villagers living in Victoria Road say motorists reach speeds of up to 70mph when they drive up and down the street,
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'Sacking' call over five-mile tailbacks
A roads chief today demanded urgent action by the Highways Agency after hundreds of motorists fumed in major traffic jams around Bingley last night. Drivers waited in five-mile tailbacks due to resurfacing of the A650 and improvements to Cottingley Bar
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Body parts murder charge
A family friend of Bradford businessman Nissar Ahmed today appeared in court charged with his murder. Zahid Iqbal, 30, spoke only twice during the 15-minute-long hearing at a special sitting of Dewsbury Magistrates' Court. Dressed in a grey suit, Iqbal
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Sports Diary
Your guide to what's on, where, for the week beginning November 21. Saturday HORSE RACING Catterick, Aintree, Huntingdon, Ascot. RUGBY LEAGUE (2.00 unless stated) National Conference - Division One: Siddal v Dudley Hill. Division Two: Keighley Alb v Normanton
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Star chasers tilting at Hennessy glory
Next Saturday is one of the greatest racing days in the calendar. Highlight is undoubtedly the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury, the first big long-distance chase of the season and frequently a good guide to the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National
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Councillor: You've let us down, Mr Dobson
The failure of Health Secretary Frank Dobson to personally deal with a major health issue in Ilkley has angered district councillor Anne Hawkesworth. Coun Hawkesworth (Con, Ilkley) was one of three Conservative councillors who wrote to Mr Dobson, urging
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Lorry joyrider who left trail of damage jailed
A man who took his former employer's £50,000 lorry for a night-time spin after packing in his job has been jailed for six months. Antoni Zaccardelli fled from the Scania lorry after it collided with three cars and a lamp post in Wyke last September, prosecutor
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Leave us alone, say town's schools
As pressure builds up in Ripon to scrap the 11-plus selective education system, there is no sign of unrest in Skipton. North Yorkshire County Council's admission department has had no requests for ballots to introduce comprehensive education from parents
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£4m bid to bring new life to area
Plans to breathe new life into the Highfield area of Keighley are to go before Bradford Congress. The Congress, a business forum, will then decide whether or not to submit the scheme to the Government. The scheme, worth around £4 million over three years
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An Asian shop 'makes Street complete'
Plans by TV bosses to move the first Asian family into Coronation Street in its 38-year history have been welcomed by Bradford traders. Auditions are currently taking place for the new family of four, with two grown-up children. They will help run the
