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Prison for man who sold film of girl's strip
A 57-year-old man who allowed indecent photos to be taken of a teenager and then sold them to an undercover reporter has been jailed for 12 months. Clifford Davies was dubbed the country's most evil man by a Sunday newspaper after it published details
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Tree error ends in windfall for pupils
National Park and Council chiefs have struck a deal to prevent a court clash over the unauthorised lopping of two 100-year-old trees. North Yorkshire County Council and the Yorkshire Dales National Park were due to square-up in a magistrate's court over
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Oi! Less of the noise on that piano, John!
International pianist John Briggs was told to tone down his act after complaints from fed-up shop staff. Mr Briggs, from East Morton, was entertaining Christmas shoppers in Keighley's Airedale Shopping Centre. But staff at the nearby Birthdays card shop
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Youngsters train to kick the habit
An anti-drugs programme run by probation officers and drug workers has been set up in Calderdale to discourage young abusers. The first group of 14 to 16-year-olds to take part in the Young Persons Diversion from Drugs Programme has completed its eight-week
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Lollipop problem has been licked
Lollipop signs bearing the word 'children' are being phased out in Bradford and Kirklees - all because of the Welsh. Since 1985 the wording on all road signs in Wales has been in English and the Welsh equivalent. But because the Welsh word for children
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Moulding a future in the big time
Two businessmen are celebrating after increasing turnover at their plastics firm from nothing to £600,000 in their 12 months. Ged Millward and Giles Pickles turned their backs on secure well-paid jobs to invest their savings in an injection moulding firm
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Sports Diary
Your guide to what's on and where, for the week beginning December 29. Saturday CRICKET Tour Match: England v Australia XI (Hobart, finishes Tuesday). HORSE RACING Uttoxeter, Warwick, Ascot, Lingfield (awt). RUGBY LEAGUE (2.00 unless stated) Silk Cut
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Lee comes in to bolster Avenue's striking options
Non-League Soccer: Bradford Park Avenue will have a new addition to their squad for tomorrow's visit to Gretna in UniBond Division One - former Bradford City youth striker Damien Lee. Manager Trevor Storton would not be drawn on whether he would start
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Bees desperate to return to winning ways
Rugby Union: Bradford and Bingley, whose two-point lead has become a two-point deficit in Thwaites North Division Two, are desperate for a win tomorrow. The Bees are hoping to end a three-match losing run with the home fixture against second-from-bottom
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We need to make our home a fortress - McCall
Skipper Stuart McCall today called on fifth-placed Bradford City to make Valley Parade a fortress to cement their promotion challenge. City bounced back from a 3-0 home defeat against QPR three weeks ago with two successive away wins at Oxford and Swindon
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Boyle steams in for Bulls
Bradford Bulls today unveiled try-scoring Aussie back-rower David Boyle as their final overseas recruit for the 1999 Super League campaign. Boyle, 27, was a member of Canberra's 1994 Grand Final winning squad and has been a regular with the Raiders for
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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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Machine-gun raiders hit building society
Two masked raiders burst in to a Bradford building society and threatened staff with a machine gun. And just minutes earlier, a man made off with a "substantial amount of money" after an incident at a neighbouring building society. Detectives say the
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'Lock-up abusers for life'
A charity worker's crusade to have convicted child abusers jailed for life has been given a massive boost. In just four days, John Clark collected a staggering 4,000 signatures for his petition designed to force a change in the law. Now Mr Clark hopes
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City's last yard is to be spared
A £1 million redevelopment of a run-down city centre block will preserve the character of Bradford's last remaining yard. Graffiti-daubed Albion Court, off Kirkgate, will benefit from a showpiece new shops block to be built next to it because the plans
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What YOU want for the new Millennium
Dust off your dancing shoes, Bradford folk want to party their way into the Millennium. In a Telegraph & Argus survey we asked you how you wanted to celebrate the year 2000 and the biggest vote was in favour of a big bash in Centenary Square. We were
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Making poetry an open book
He's the author of the controversial poem V, the acclaimed TV verse docu-drama about Alzheimer's Disease; Black Daisies for the Bride (filmed at High Royds, with nurses and patients taking part) which won a Prix Italia prize; and plays such as The Trackers
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Rock: Same name - less of 'em!
They've been shedding the pounds nearly as quickly as they've gained a reputation as one of Yorkshire's top pub bands. But Otley's best-known four-piece are still sticking to being called the Above Average Weight Band "When we started we all weighed 17
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Theatre: Flying in the face of disaster!
Joanna Bobin managed to fly fully 70 feet on to the stage of the Alhambra Theatre. Getting out of bed proved more difficult. "Ironic, really," reflects the young actress and model on the disaster which befell her a week from opening night. "I cut my elbow
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Fury as grant news sinks in
Voluntary groups across the Bradford district were today facing a bleak New Year after missing out on funding from Bradford Council. Just 21 organisations were successful in claiming a share of the £200,000 pot, but the outcome for the remaining 65 is
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MP condemns blitz on Iraq
A West Yorkshire MP has today condemned the bombing of Iraq and spoke out against the Government's actions. Bradford West MP Marsha Singh said: "I feel unable to support the government on humanitarian grounds." He said the air raids on Iraq were not the
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The roof is off but Kop hits its ticket ceiling for Wolves game
Bradford City today announced that the Kop is sold out for tomorrow's home match against Wolves. The capacity has been reduced from 7,500 to 4,270 following the start of construction work on the new £2.5million all-seater stand. City have 3,500 season
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Mark the new era in style
A few weeks ago we asked how you would like Bradford to celebrate the Millennium. The response was a very healthy one, shooting down the views of those sceptics who predicted a wave of apathy. As our survey shows, there is in fact overwhelming support
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Nick Oldham: Rights and Wrongs
Hotel bosses in Bradford have put out an alert over New Year's Eve packages being offered by a Bradford man. Nick Clarkson, who gives his address as Norwood Road, Shipley, has approached several large hotels proposing to arrange and sell to the public
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Santa brings £1.6m for computers in schools
Bradford schools received a high-tech Christmas present today with the announcement that £1.6 million is to be spent in the district to take computer facilities into the 21st century. The money comes from the Government following their National Grid for
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It's crushing news for trial bikers
Police are taking unique steps to cut out the problem of trial bikes in Bradford - by crushing them. Seized motorbikes which cannot be traced back to a legal owner will be destroyed as part of an initiative launched by Odsal police. They decided to take
