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Car park urged to stop trade 'dying'
A councillor is calling for a new 500-space car park in Otley to stop trade dying in the town centre. Coun Nigel Francis, of Otley Town Council, said fears had been raised that trade was plummeting because workers' cars were clogging up the town's parking
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Building up trust on future of site
Residents are being asked to give their views on how the Ilkley College site should be developed. Crest Homes (Northern) Ltd, which has successfully bid to develop housing on the site, says it wants to establish a dialogue with concerned groups and individuals
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Chris Wontner-Smith: Business Sense
Most owners and managers of small businesses have learnt to live with the Data Protection Act since 1984. It only applied to computer records. "Normal" business uses for customer and personnel records were allowed. It was unlikely that the record keeping
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Tyersal top spot bid hit for six
West Riding CA: Any ideas that Tyersal had of going into 1999 on top of the Mumtaz Premier Division were soon deflated when visitors Ovenden West Riding swept into a four goal half-time advantage. Andy Hurcombe (2), Mick Palethorpe and Karl Cochrane scored
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Bubbling Bees get in the festive spirit
Rugby Union: Bradford & Bingley 50, Alnwick 12. Bradford and Bingley received their Christmas bonus six days early this year. Not only did they comprehensively defeat second-from-bottom Alnwick, but they also returned to the top of Thwaites North
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Bradley rapped after ref attack
Retired Bradford Bulls captain Graeme Bradley has been severely reprimanded by the Rugby Football League for making derogatory comments about a referee. The 34-year-old Australian centre, who hung up his boots at the end of last season, was rapped by
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Manager's Views
Paul Jewel comments: I thought we played very well and were the better side in all departments. The Wolves goalkeeper had a great game and pulled off four or five saves to deny us while we also missed two very good chances. I am never satisfied as a manager
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No easing up now
Towering defender Darren Moore believes Bradford City must not get carried away after jumping to their highest position in the First Division for nearly 15 months. Goals from Robbie Blake and Lee Mills earned City a 2-1 victory over promotion rivals Wolves
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Heed the 'asbestos factor'
Asbestos is a frightening material. It has been proved to cause very serious, potentially lethal health problems among some of the people exposed to it. The word itself has become a very emotive one. Mere mention of its presence in a building can cause
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Mike Priestley: North of Watford
There aren't many reasons to be thankful to the European Union, I think. But the ban on certain antibiotics in animal feed is certainly one of them. No conclusive evidence has yet been produced to demonstrate that the residues of these drugs in meat could
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Vandal attacks threaten closure
A couple who helped turn a once-derelict farm into a top tourist attraction have revealed how vandals have driven them to the verge of quitting. James and Denise Wainhouse, tenants at St Leonard's Farm Park in the village of Esholt, say their health has
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Mobile phones ban at hospital high risk spots
Mobile phones are being banned in key areas of Bradford's hospitals amid new concern over the danger they could pose to essential equipment. High risk areas including intensive care, the special care baby unit and Accident and Emergency at Bradford Royal
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So many ways to celebrate
Bradford's unique multi-cultural backdrop means that celebrating the birth of Christ at Christmas is a matter of observation rather than participation to many children. But that fact does not prevent many Bradford schools from celebrating the festive
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Theatre Review: Peter Pan, Bradford Alhambra
They had come to see magic, and see it they did. As Peter Pan flew through the window and across the stage, the children gasped. Some of the adults, too. This latest Alhambra pantomime maintains a magical tradition that has entertained generations of
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Huge hunt as stroke victim goes missing
Police today launched a full-scale search for a 27-year-old stroke victim who has been missing overnight. Teams of mounted police and tracker dogs were searching Ravenscliffe estate and woodland for Claude Seymour Brown, who left his home in Falkland
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Mystery of flowers on the grave
The sister of a 16-year-old boy murdered by a serial killer wants to thank the mystery person who lays flowers at his Keighley grave. Maureen Hudson, whose brother Stephen Wilson was killed on January 3, 1976 by former public schoolboy Mark Rowntree,
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Appeal as aircraft club is grounded
Members of a model aircraft club have had their wings clipped by the new owners of their flying field. Brighouse Vintage Model Aircraft Club was told it had been grounded after the field near Highmoor Lane in Clifton was bought to be used for farming.
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Battle to replace vandal-hit lights
A Baildon man has launched a campaign to get vandalised lights on a secluded pathway repaired. Mr Paul Gibson, 54, a retired British Gas worker, has criticised Bradford Council for failing to replace the broken lights on a stretch of path through Baildon
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School fears big squeeze
Building 400 new homes near Gilstead will increase the pressure on the already excessive demand for places at Bingley Grammar School, its chairman of governors fears. Jim Britton was speaking out after Gilstead Village Society's secretary, Barry Foster
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Driver finds two stowaways
Two men were being questioned by immigration officers today after being discovered hidden in the back of a Bradford lorry. The pair, thought to be illegal immigrants from the former Yugoslavia, were found by police after Wilsden lorry driver Ronald Lockyer
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Growth is right on target
A Bradford firm is going for growth thanks to help from a major enterprise organisation. The Henry Brotherton Partnership, based in the city's Carlisle Business Centre, has been helped by Bradford & District Training & Enterprise Council. The
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No foreign ban here - Richmond
Chairman Geoffrey Richmond has refuted claims that Bradford City operate a British-only transfer policy. Since Paul Jewell took charge, the club have bought only British players and a national newspaper today claimed that the Bantams have announced a
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Blake's progress: Robbie's rise in form powers Bantams' hopes
Bradford City 2, Wolverhampton 1; by Richard Sutcliffe at Valley Parade. The chant may have only lasted for a few moments during this entertaining clash between two promotion hopefuls, but it spoke volumes for Bradford City as 1999 approaches. Lee Mills
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Star attends Emily service
Heartbeat star Kazia Pelka was the guest at a service in Haworth Parish Church to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Emily Bronte. Nearly 200 people were in the church to hear her read three of Emily's poems, No Coward Soul, Stars and Remembrance
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Puppy will give Torie her life back
An epileptic teenager has been thrown a lifeline by her four-legged best friend. Nineteen-year-old Torie Klein, from Ilkley, and her Labrador puppy Juno have embarked on a new three-month training course that could transform her life. And Torie is hoping
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No more bombing, demand protesters
Hundreds of demonstrators called for no more air strikes on Iraq at a peaceful cross-community rally in Bradford. About 300 people attended the event in Centenary Square yesterday despite freezing temperatures and the decision by British and American
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Youths to enlist in drug fight
Teenagers will be warning other youngsters about the dangers of drugs as part of an initiative to be launched in Manningham, Bradford, next year. The peer education scheme is being organised by the Park House Youth Work Project in a bid to cut drug abuse
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You have to keep up the good work
Residents are being urged to play a bigger part in a multi-million pound regeneration scheme to ensure the good work on three Bradford estates continues when Government funding comes to an end. The call for greater involvement in community activities
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Achievement plan for city's schools
Brighter boys, better numeracy skills and a drop in truancy are part of an education blueprint to boost achievement in Bradford. A document is under discussion which will map out the shape of things to come in the district during the next three years.
