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Battle of the bright sparks
Seasonal goodwill has been replaced by friendly rivalry for two neighbours as they battle it out in a Christmas lights challenge. When it comes to decorating their houses for the festive season, Jack Eastman and Vic Crookes from Swain House in Bradford
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Support grows for Millennium green
A bid to develop a community green for the Millennium has won the support of Otley residents. People at a public meeting held by the town's Millennium Association gave the plan - to reclaim two acres of semi-derelict land by the River Wharfe - their seal
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New year date for firefighter hearings
Disciplinary hearings into alleged misconduct at Ilkley Fire Station are set to get under way early next year, it has been revealed. Meanwhile, a man who had been arrested in connection with an alleged theft at the station has been released from his police
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HQ found for firms' big deal
A headquarters has been found for the new joint venture between Bradford mail order giant Grattan and Tesco which will create 350 jobs. The Tesco Direct business is to be housed in a floor of the refurbished Wharf Mill in Wharf Street, Shipley. It is
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Power lines crash down on teenager
A teenager narrowly escaped electrocution after overhead power cables crashed down beside him as he waited for a train. The 16-year-old was standing on a platform at Baildon Station when a gang of youths threw lengths of copper wire onto the power cables
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Richard Wilson: Business Sense
If a business is transferred from one owner to another, the employees of the business also transfer. They do so on their existing terms of employment. Any dismissal by reason of the transfer is automatically unfair. What happens if the new owner wishes
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Switch pays off for John
Angling: Bradford-based John Illingworth (Middy Team Dons) extended his lead in the Mouncey League with another fine victory in the 11th round on the Ancholme. In contrast to previous events, all the top weights came from the Cadney Road stretch. After
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It's a family affair at Howden Wood!
Motor Sport: Well over 1,000 competitors are set to take part in bike events on Boxing Day and Monday in Yorkshire. There are 12 trials and Thorne's end-of-season motocross at Armthorpe Moto Parc, and the latter alone could feature well over 100 riders
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Ball to hold on to Igoe
Bradford City's bid to bring Sammy Igoe to Valley Parade is under threat after Portsmouth manager Alan Ball vowed the talented midfielder would not be leaving the south coast club for £500,000. The cash-strapped Fratton Park side, who are losing £40,000
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Giving it all up for Theo
She's done one of the toughest jobs on Bradford Council, committing herself to long hours on council business while working and managing a family. But Ruth Redfern had two miscarriages, forcing her to make major decisions about her lifestyle. She now
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Anila Baig: We know when we've been framed
This time of year is ideal for taking photographs. Not only is it the Christmas season but it is also the Holy month of Ramadan, a time for family when there are Iftari (breaking of the fast) parties to attend. Out comes the video camera, usually hidden
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Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?
Moves are afoot to introduce a law to prevent family doctors from discriminating against older people by booting them off their lists when their treatment starts costing their practices too much money. How sad that such a law should be needed - that some
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Worker lost hand in unguarded machine
A Bradford worker lost his hand and part of his arm while refurbishing a machine on which safety mechanisms had been overridden, a court heard. PET Engineering, of Bolton Avenue, Huncoat, Accrington, Lancashire, were fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £3,339
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Blair's 'as bad as Saddam Hussein'
Mohammed Ajeeb, the Deputy Leader of Bradford Council, claims Tony Blair is no better than Saddam Hussein. Addressing a rally last night, he said the Prime Minister and US President Bill Clinton could not claim to be acting in the name of democracy over
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Festival will make Huddlines with top stars
Cricket umpire Dickie Bird, former Manfred Mann lead singer Paul Jones, broadcaster and comedy writer Roy Hudd and cellist Julian Lloyd Webber are just some of the big names who will be appearing at next year's Grassington Festival. Dickie Bird has just
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Centre saved but plans suffer blow
An immigration advice service and homework club has been saved following an appeal to Bradford Council for cash help - but its plans to expand have been scuppered. Keighley's Bangladeshi Community Association has received £11,662 from City Hall's community
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Joy for parents as tot fights illness
A toddler is beating off a rare genetic illness which her parents had feared could leave her brain damaged. Nineteen-month-old Heather Fox, of Calder Road, Lower Hopton, Mirfield, was diagnosed with West Syndrome - spasms caused by too much electricity
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Beaten up for trying to save crib
A public-spirited villager has described how he pleaded for his life as he was kicked by a gang of youths after he tried to stop them vandalising a Nativity scene. The vicious assault on Steve Newsham, 34, follows a series of attacks on the display in
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Firm gets cash award in move to help unborn
A Keighley medical equipment firm is to press ahead with plans to develop a foetal heart simulator to help save the lives of unborn babies. Viamed, in Crosshills, has been awarded £45,000 Government cash to take the idea off the drawing board and into
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Holmes makes it straight eight in Stoop
Athletics: Local hero Ian Holmes has registered his eighth consecutive event victory in the Stoop Fell race from Penistone Hill, near Haworth. The British champion lead from start to finish and, despite encountering some heavy conditions underfoot, his
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Fagley go top after hitting goal trail
Grattan League: Fagley went top of Division One thanks to a 6-2 defeat of Mail Coach B. Alan Morley grabbed four goals, the others coming from Andy Sharpe and Dave Philips. Wayne Payton and Ian Brame replied for the losers. Jeromes maintained the pressure
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World Nines call is reward for Vaikona
Bradford Bulls winger Tevita Vaikona has been called up to the Tongan squad for the World Nines in South Africa in February. The powerful three-quarter topped the Odsal try-scoring chart last season with 13 in an impressive first season for the club following
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Language that does not help
The Deputy Leader of Bradford Council is right to be concerned about the effect of the US and British bombing raids on the people of Iraq. As in all conflicts and wars, it is always the ordinary men, women and children who suffer most. Councillor Ajeeb
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Mischief under the mistletoe?
Dreading seeing your workmates today? You probably had your office Christmas party last night and found yourself dancing with a rose between your teeth on the photocopier! Flirting and tears are usually much in evidence at the annual works bash. JAN WINTER
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Tough choices on future of hospital
The future of Wharfedale General Hospital remains in the balance as health chiefs continue to debate the value of three proposed sites. A meeting of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust heard that detailed surveys of each potential new site have still
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Bobbies to ride on trouble-hit buses
Bobbies are set to go on Bradford's buses in a bid to stamp out rowdy behaviour and vandalism. Officers will be targeting known hot spots where trouble has flared, generally involving schoolchildren. Some 15 officers from Odsal division's Special Constabulary
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Elderly creditors 'set to lose their money'
Creditors of a company accused of targeting the elderly are not likely to get any of their money back, it was revealed today. Midland Coating Company, which allegedly persuaded pensioners to sign contracts for thousands of pounds, has virtually no assets
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Concern over jobs for a new school
Village leaders are angry about the way teachers will be recruited to a new school. Denholme Town Council have lobbied for a secondary school to be created in its part of the district. And councillors were delighted when Bradford Council announced that
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Battle to get back park cash
A government agency is battling to recoup part of the £8.3 million invested into the troubled Transperience Discovery Park at Low Moor. English Partnerships would not reveal the amount of cash it was seeking to claw back, but a spokesman said it aimed
