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Bottom of the class - again!
Two Keighley schools have suffered another blow in a new league table. Greenhead school ranks 22nd out of 24 schools in the Bradford district and Oakbank grant maintained school is 18th in the survey published by The Observer newspaper which is based
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Traders hail end of 'eyesore' site
Work is set to start in the new year on the long-awaited development of the former Savoy Cinema site in Cleckheaton town centre. Surrey-based developers Bastion House, have submitted a planning application to Kirklees Council to build a 2,000 to 3,000sq
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Final scenes of Street legend
Millions of soap fans will see Alf Roberts die during an emotionally charged Coronation Street special on New Year's Day. But Bryan Mosley, the Shipley actor who has been playing the character since 1961, has revealed he will not be among them. The Street
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Batty considered retiring after deal block
England midfielder David Batty claims his return to Leeds has brought him back from the brink of retirement. The 30-year-old, so keen to rejoin the club with whom he started his career, today said he was teetering on the verge of ending his career when
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A fine legacy for city
The departure of John Pennington from the Midland Hotel will sadden many people across the city. In the space of just six years, he has turned a derelict building into a thriving hotel which has become one of the potent symbols of Bradford's ongoing battle
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Cutting down the waste of waste
A partnership has been set up to help West Yorkshire firms reduce the cost of getting rid of waste. The Pennine Waste Exchange is a free waste exchange service for firms in the area. It is a joint venture between the award-winning Waste Minimisation Programme
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Van theft is final straw for pioneers
A pioneering community recycling scheme has been sunk after thieves stole its van and dumped it in a river. The Communities Using Resources Better (CURB) project, which collects items from 1,500 homes in Heaton each week, has been running for just over
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The flood of sales that's just Titanic
Bradford is at the centre of booming sales in Titanic merchandise following the success of the hit movie. More than 200 calls a day are flooding into the offices of telemarketing firm Global Response since it won an exclusive contract to handle the phone
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Pennington sold for £4m
One of Bradford's big success stories - the Pennington Midland Hotel, pictured - has been sold to a national hotel chain for £4.25 million. John and Josie Pennington, who bought the building in Cheapside for less than £1 million in 1992, have sold the
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A war of words as travellers told to go
A group of travellers has been ordered by police to move from the roadside near the former Transperience Discovery Park. But it has sparked off a war of words between Bradford Council and the gipsies on whether enough is being done to find travellers
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Groups head for £1.8m cash blow
Community groups which failed to qualify in the first round for Bradford Council grants are now chasing more than ten times the amount of cash still on offer. The Council has a pot of £200,000 to share out between the 90-plus groups which have submitted
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Success story as 50th store opens
Soft furnishings firm Ponden Mill, which started as a stall on Skipton market 30 years ago, has opened its 50th store. The company, which set up the original Ponden Mill in Stanbury, near Haworth, has increased turnover from £11.9 million to £26 million
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Eyesore area gets 'capital' facelift
Staff at an Otley bank have boosted a scheme to transform a neglected piece of land in the town into a London-style square. Otley Town Council has set money aside to give the site in Nelson Street a 'capital' new look before the Millennium and asked other
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School 'one of the best'
Staff at an Otley bank have boosted a scheme to transform a neglected piece of land in the town into a London-style square. Otley Town Council has set money aside to give the site in Nelson Street a 'capital' new look before the Millennium and asked other
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Ward for elderly will remain shut
Campaigners have lost their fight to reopen the last in-patient ward at Bingley Hospital. Health minister Alan Milburn has decided Rowan Ward at the hospital will remain shut following its closure by Airedale NHS Trust chiefs two years ago. But he has
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Driver in horror crash
A Bradford lorry driver was in hospital today with head injuries after a horror smash with a minibus in which five people died. Graham Jagger, 45, of West Royd Drive in Shipley, was involved in the crash in Leicestershire last night in freezing fog. Today
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We need help for China trade
A Bradford boss has urged the Government to do more to help trade with China following a political row over the issue. Bill Holdsworth, managing director of D B Holdsworth, says the Government should "do a better public relations job to present Britain
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Wright man for the job
Manager Paul Jewell today praised the character and quality of defender Stephen Wright who played a key role in Bradford City's 1-0 win at Oxford United at the weekend. The Scottish international right back who has been dogged by injury since he arrived
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Who's Counting with Mike Priestley
There are plenty of brave words spoken and written about the care of older people. Trouble is, not too much of it seems to be turned into deeds. Take the latest pronouncements from Frank Dobson, the Health Secretary, when he launched the new White Paper
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To calamity and beyond
Brave four-year-old Jordan Anderson proved the shoe must go on when taking part in a charity concert only hours after breaking his foot. Jordan put his best foot forward for two performances on Sunday even though he had fractured his foot leaping from
