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Battle to put lid on estate troubles
Vandalism and a lack of youth provision are expected to dominate discussions at Bradford Council's first Neighbourhood Forum meeting for Dudley Hill. A special meeting for residents living around Fenby Avenue has been called for Thursday following repeated
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Schools revamp sparks traffic fear
A councillor fears changes brought about by Bradford Council's schools review could cause traffic chaos in Ilkley. As part of the review, the present All Saints First School in Leeds Road will be replaced by a new primary school to mark the switch to
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Farmer's 12,000 trees for future
An award-winning dairy farmer from Gomersal is urging fellow farmers to take up conservation and leave a legacy for future generations. Malcolm Fewster, 57, of 100-acre Listing Mill Farm, off Listing Lane, says it would also be an ideal way to celebrate
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Brothers' £30m Empire
A firm which was started in Bradford by two sets of brothers 15 years ago has become a £30 million turnover business. Empire Electrical, which began life as an electrical retail store in Leeds Road, Thornbury, now has two stores in Bradford, one in Leeds
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Hall returns to boost Cougars
Former supporters' favourite Steve Hall has become Keighley Cougars' fourth close season signing. The 31-year-old prop forward has re-joined Cougars from Rochdale hoping for a change of luck. Hall broke his leg in Cougars' Regal Trophy quarter final defeat
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Big screen bonanza!
Bradford City's decision to show their FA Cup tie at Newcastle on big screens at Valley Parade looks like being a box office hit. Interest has been so great that the club now believe a 6,000 sell out is possible. City decided to beam pictures back to
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Honeymoon with a difference: Mum and dad came, too!
Would you take your relatives on your honeymoon? Margaret Remington and David Storey did. The couple, pictured above, who hit the headlines in October after scooping more than £1.4 million on the Lottery, jetted to the Caribbean with Margaret's father
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I found the mum forced to give me up
Not many of us are lucky enough to have two wonderful mums. But Dawn Bradshaw has. The 34-year-old nurse was adopted at birth and brought up by loving parents. But when curiosity got the better of her she went to find the mum who gave her away - and now
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Anila Baig: The case for even longer school hols!
Mama mia. According to the news, government ministers think that going on holiday is bad for your education. Which is why they are always in the Bahamas, I presume. Anyway, I thought travel was supposed to broaden the mind. But then I read further. The
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Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?
My piece the other week about younger people being unable to grasp the hard times endured by some members of earlier generations struck a chord with readers. Eileen Waldron, for instance, phoned to tell me about her childhood. Born 77 years ago in Manningham
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Boateng: Specials are not a cop-out
A top Government minister has denied that a recruitment drive to boost the number of special constables is policing on the cheap. Speaking in Bradford on the day of the launch of the campaign, Home Office Minister Paul Boateng said it was the job of chief
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Now it's a frog for the family
Explorer Martin Pickersgill, who discovered a rare species of frog and named it after his girlfriend, is off on another expedition to Milawi - where he hopes to name more frogs after family and friends. Mr Pickersgill, who comes from Pudsey, feared he
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Wild boar rearing set to expand
Wild boar has become such a popular dish on the menu of Dales eateries that farmer Michael Vaux wants to expand his business. He needs to persuade the Yorkshire Dales National Park, which meets today, to allow him to construct a home for his family and
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Shops centre bid goes to Prescott
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been asked to decide whether a public inquiry should be held into plans for a £3 million shopping centre in one of the most popular tourist destinations in Britain. Bradford Council has referred the controversial
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Bid to improve a 'danger' junction
Residents are calling on highways bosses to take action to improve a "dangerous" Aireborough road junction. People living in Belmont Grove, Rawdon, say drivers face problems turning into Harrogate Road at its junction with Belmont Grove and Green Lane
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Illness 'may have made PC steal'
A Bradford police constable accused of stealing £700 from an elderly widow to whom he gave crime prevention advice was suffering from depression, a jury heard today. And Dr Lorenzo Pieri, a consultant psychiatrist, said the depressive disorder Kenneth
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Mother in court over injuries to baby's legs
A mum has gone on trial accused of causing grievous bodily harm to her eight-month-old baby daughter. Amy Tathum, who was born in May 1996, was admitted as an emergency case to the paediatric unit at Airedale General Hospital after a doctor became concerned
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Snow chaos
Peak time snow chaos hit parts of the district today as motorists struggled along skid-pan roads in efforts to get to work and school. Bradford Council's £1.4 million snow emergency plan swung into action but traffic still built up leaving drivers fuming
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Normark consistency is key to win
Angling: Consistency was the key for Team Normark who shot to the top of the Yorkshire Winter League after a superb performance on an out of sorts Ouse around York. Despite having no section winners they cruised home with nearly 20 points to spare after
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Delight for Moore as Bingley lift team golds
Athletics: There was a thrilling finish to the York-shire Cross-Country Champion-ships at Rotherham when Sale's Kim Critchley just got the verdict over 22-year-old Longwood Harrier Ian Mitchell in a sensational sprint finish. Both runners were credited
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Happy returns as City triumph
Stockport County 1, Bradford City 2. The score may have been the same as the corresponding fixture between the two sides exactly 12 months earlier, but the prospects for Bradford City in the coming months could hardly be more different. Last season, Paul
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Dreyer is hoping to return after lay off
Versatile John Dreyer is set to make his comeback in Bradford City's reserve match against Notts County tomorrow after being out of action for ten weeks with a troublesome toe injury. The match has been switched from Meadow Lane to Farsley where a pitch
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Caisley's warning on salary cap rule
Super League chairman Chris Caisley has warned that clubs can expect to be docked League points in future if they flout the salary cap regulations. And he has promised to lead the development of the competition. The Bradford Bulls chief said: "We wish
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Don't lose bottle over recycling
This is a time of year when Bradford, like the rest of Britain, is jangling with the sound of empty bottles being dropped into recycling bins. We consume, as a nation, millions of bottles-worth of wine and spirits, beer and soft drinks over the Christmas
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Easy as pi!
If any fireman should be nicknamed "Recall" it is David Thomas. The 30-year-old entered the Guinness Book of Records last year by reciting an exact sequence of 22,500 random numbers. Self-taught, he now trains others to use their brains to their full
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Your Pets, by our vet Simon Thomas
The first of the family's four rabbits was two-year-old Branwell. He lived in the top cage in the garden shed dad had dedicated to the rabbits. Lucy had been the next rabbit they bought and had also come from the pet shop. She was gentler than Branwell
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Row over city's 11 arcades
Bradford city centre was today described as a "tawdry Black-pool" as a row blew up over its streets of amusement arcades. But gaming operator Peter Cilenti sprang to the industry's defence and said they were not dingy gaming dens frequented by truants
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Firm in talks over mystery buy-out
Leading cartons and labels maker Field Group, which has a major division in Bradford, today confirmed stock market rumours that it is in buy-out talks. Shares in the group, whose performance has stalled recently, rocketed with the news as analysts were
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Pressure on hospital beds hits number of routine ops
Hospital chiefs in Bradford have cancelled routine surgery for patients needing intensive care after their operations due to a growing shortage of emergency beds. Managers say they have taken the decision - which will affect a handful of patients each
