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Desperate DJ jailed for pirate radio stint
A desperate disc jockey from Keighley who hosted a show on a pirate radio station has been jailed for a total of two months. Father-of-two Shabir Qamar presented a programme on Asian Paradise Radio twice a week to earn money after giving up an unpaid
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Three arrested in horror crash case
A man from Shipley has been arrested in connection with a horror crash which claimed the lives of five people. The 45-year-old man was arrested by officers from West Yorkshire police and questioned about the accident at Eccleshill police station. Meanwhile
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Turning back the clock on Superdome
Councillors are expected to turn the clock back five years at their meeting tomorrow to discuss the latest twist in the Odsal Superdome saga. The corporate executive sub-committee is likely to authorise a limited marketing exercise to identify developers
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Bradford in rush to sink sad Leeds
Snooker: Bradford's snooker team were in a hurry in the Yorkshire Inter-District League, defeating Leeds No 1 5-1 in two hours. Wayne Cooper was the speediest, winning his two frames inside half an hour. He had a break of 49 in taking the first 107-0
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Holmes is target at Penistone fell race
Athletics: The Stoop Fell Race takes place on Sunday from Penistone Country Park near Haworth. It is an event which British fell racing champion Ian Holmes has made his own by winning every race since the event's conception in 1991. His 1995 time of 26min
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Nickle is on his way
Former Great Britain second-rower Sonny Nickle today become the most high profile casualty of Bradford Bulls cost cutting measures. The 29-year-old, who joined the Bulls in 1995 from St Helens in the £500,000-rated deal which took Paul Newlove to Knowsley
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Crossing move is welcome
It has taken a long and often frustrating campaign by residents and their champions, but bit by bit the nightmare roundabout at Five Lane Ends is being made more pedestrian friendly. News that the Council has agreed to spend £62,200 on a new pelican crossing
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Millennium trees for the Chevin
The Lord Mayor of Leeds is challenging children to take root in the Millennium by planting a tree on Otley Chevin. Councillor Graham Kirkland and his wife, Dr Joan, from Otley, led by example this week when they planted seven trees to mark his year in
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New deal in fight against criminals
Peace has broken out in a village rocked by claims that it was blighted by crime. A furious row erupted earlier this year when a detective living in Denholme but working for the Greater Manchester force accused West Yorkshire Police of failing to tackle
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Fundraisers go into the Valley
Bradford City football fans are being urged to dig deep in aid of the Bradford Millennium Scanner Appeal. Appeal organisers hope to raise thousands of pounds in a collection at Valley Parade on Saturday before the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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I'll close road, says developer
A property developer has issued its strongest warning yet for gipsies to move away from the former Transperience site. Odgen Property Ltd spokesman Tim Garnett who has obtained an order to shut off Transperience Way, Low Moor, says he is prepared to close
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Volunteers go back to school to help literacy
Staff at a local building society are going back to school to help youngsters improve their reading skills. A team of volunteers from Bradford and Bingley Building Society are swapping the office for the classroom at Crossflatts First School to take part
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Village voice gets chance to speak out
Villagers will launch a group next year aimed at revitalising Clayton. A steering group has already been launched under the provisional name A Voice For Clayton. At its latest meeting, it drew up plans to create a community centre at Clayton Middle School's
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Cheers and tears after grant votes
Sixty five voluntary groups have lost their appeal for community grants after the final round results were announced. Only 21 organisations were successful in their bid to secure part of the £200,000 pot. And now many of the unsuccessful organisations
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Hop on a bus plea to hospital visitors as car parks fill up
Health chiefs are urging people to think "green" and use public transport when visiting Airedale General Hospital in Steeton. Work on providing an extra 150 car parking bays at the hospital is due to be completed by the New Year, bringing the number of
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Turmoil as town hall is closed
Community groups have been thrown into crisis after Council bosses shut down Yeadon Town Hall because its electrical system isn't up to scratch. The town hall was closed on Tuesday afternoon, forcing the cancellation of all events for the foreseeable
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'Scrap £2m plan for speed bends'
A £2 million scheme to save lives at the notorious Manor Park bends should be scrapped in favour of a plan costing one-tenth of the price, Ilkley Civic Society has claimed. And members believe Manor Park residents should be given £5,000 each to create
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Still searching for a cure for Aidan
A brave toddler is continuing to fight off a rare illness which killed his five-year-old brother, despite little progress in finding a cure. Two-year-old Aidan Whitworth from Liversedge suffers from eczema, food allergies, asthma and bowel problems. Doctors
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'New homes mean a crisis for school'
Residents fear that giving the green light to 400 new homes near Gilstead will result in their village school being unable to cope with the demand for places. And they are calling on Bradford Council to act now to make sure education provision in the
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Your Personal Finance, by Alan Mills
No sooner have we got over the insurance companies joining forces, but now the Birmingham Midshires Building Society has followed suit. Members have voted to accept a £750 million takeover bid triggering a million windfall payouts ranging from £1,250
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Anderton in Korea link-up
A Bradford business organisation has helped a firm in the city win new orders in Korea. Despite the collapse of the Far Eastern economies, Business Link Bradford & District was able to point Bingley-based Anderton International in the right direction
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Fund-raising match for Jamie
Former Pudsey Congs and Yorkshire Seconds all-rounder Jamie Hood, pictured right, who was paralysed in a car accident in Cape Town earlier this year, will benefit from a 20-overs-a-side cricket match to be held at Burley-in-Wharfedale CC's ground on Boxing
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Jewell plays the field as Igoe deal stalls
Paul Jewell says he has other irons in the fire if his reported £500,000 move for Portsmouth midfielder Sammy Igoe is not successful. The Bradford City boss has confirmed interest in the lively 23-year old but sources on the south coast say the deal is
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Helen Mead: Want to cut costs? Save your energy!
It's an exhausting business saving energy. Only this week I've had to fend off two door-to-door salesmen trying to persuade me to take a few rolls of loft insulation off their hands. Then there's all those leaflets about home energy you receive every
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TV call to beat site gangs
Police want closed circuit cameras to be installed on a new £1 million retail development and provision made for gangs who hang around the site. The call comes after the site's developer announced building work on the old Morrison supermarket car park
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Drivers left in despair by car vandals
Residents in Wilsden say they are being driven to desperation by thieves and vandals. People living in Main Street say they have been subjected to months of vandalism and thefts from their cars but that nothing is being done to help them. Kim McCulloch
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Joy as zebra crossing gets green light
Pedestrians who fought a four year campaign to install a pelican crossing on a congested road were celebrating today after the council approved the scheme. Councillors have agreed to spend £62,200 on the new crossing which will stretch across Swainhouse
