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Last-ditch plea by school for £27,000
Families are being urged to help in a last-ditch bid to raise £27,000 so a school can become a top language centre. Governors and staff at Holy Family School in Keighley have less than eight weeks to find the cash and meet the deadline to win language
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Count me in, says Richard Whiteley
A TV celebrity has offered his backing to an Ilkley Millennium project aimed at boosting the coffers of local charities. The organisers of the Ilkley Civic Society Millennium Video 2000 scheme are confident the video will hit the shelves in time for Christmas
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Steven Gash: Business Sense
The Euro is not "just another foreign currency" - it's a real change to the business environment throughout Europe. On January l, 11 European Union Countries started using a single currency and these countries have now locked the exchange rates of their
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Lampkin keeps up the winning habit
Motor Sport: World indoor and outdoor motorcycle trials champion Dougie Lampkin swept the board for the second time in seven days when he won the international indoor arena trial at Koblenz near Frankfurt, Germany, on Saturday night. The 22-year-old rider
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Richmond denies bids for City stars
Chairman Geoffrey Richmond believes Bradford City's recent surge up the First Division is behind two players being linked with a move away from Valley Parade. Sources in the Midlands have said a scout from Premiership side Coventry City has been watching
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Fan-tastic!
Bradford Bulls' army of fans have helped the club notch a record figure for season ticket sales in British rugby league. The Odsal outfit made a disappointing defence of their Super League crown in 1998 but that has not stopped Bulls fans snapping up
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The night Jimi came to town!
It was the most famous rock 'n' roll night in Ilkley's history. Jimi Hendrix, the legendary hellraiser who lit up the late 1960s with his uniquely psychedelic blues, caused pandemonium by playing a wild gig at the tiny Gyro Club. And now that historic
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Joy as charities scoop £450,000 lottery cash
Seven charities in Bradford and its surrounding district have been awarded nearly £450,000 by the National Lottery Charities Board. The main beneficiaries, the Bradford Joint Training Board, Keighley Kiddicare, and Shipley's Isis Centre, have the lion's
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'Super' market plan emerges
Bradford's market crisis took a fresh twist today, as it emerged that Morrisons may redevelop the John Street premises. The Telegraph & Argus can reveal today the supermarket chain is proposing redeveloping the block which includes its existing store
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Chaos for businesses as phones are cut off
Scores of Bradford businesses were thrown into communication chaos when a technical fault cut off their telephone lines today. Lines including the Telegraph & Argus's own switchboard in Hall Ings went silent for more than an hour about 9am after a
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Girl, 8, was daughter of porn ring boss
The father of a Bradford girl who became the "toy" of a man with a monstrous record of sex abuse was at the heart of a pornography smuggling ring at Ashworth Hospital. A damning report into the top security Merseyside hospital said the girl made more
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Task force crackdown
A new police team has been set up to crack down on crime in Otley. Sixteen officers in three community policing teams hope to tackle crime before it happens. The groups based in Otley, Horsforth and Weetwood will take a more proactive approach to tackling
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Helpers take the fear out of court
A new pilot scheme is being launched in North Kirklees to help witnesses feel less frightened about giving evidence in court. It will involve volunteers giving emotional support, advice and information to prosecution or defence witnesses when cases are
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Showcase sought for charity goods
A charity helping some of the city's poorest people is set to open a new trading centre dealing in second-hand furniture. Growing charity Christians Against Poverty, based in Bradford, wants to distribute furniture by selling it cheaply to low-income
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Airman was real hero of Great Escape
One of the daredevils whose exploits were the inspiration for the classic war film The Great Escape has died at the age of 81. Flying ace Marcel Zillessen spent much of his life in Bradford, and it was his work in the city's legendary textile industry
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Widow theft PC jailed
A Bradford bobby has been jailed for nine months after being found guilty of stealing £700 from the life savings of an elderly widow while advising her on crime prevention. A jury at Leeds Crown Court took just over half an hour to find Kenneth Davies
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Mavis will never leave the desk!
One of the world's first computerised receptionists, called Mavis, is being promoted by a Skipton businessman. Graham Burrough, who lives in the village of Broughton, runs Inteliquote and has developed a joint venture with AKL of Sheffield who are marketing
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Potts stars as 'Bury pan brave Bowling
Amateur Rugby League: Queensbury showed their pedigree with a sparkling 28-14 home win over West Bowling in the semi-final of the Rhodes Booth Ramsbottom Bradford Cup. Now they will meet neighbours Clayton who had a comfortable 34-16 victory at home to
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Batty out of Diamonds cup clash
Leeds United manager David O'Leary was today handed a further crushing injury blow with the news David Batty will be out for at least another month. The bombshell comes on the day his side face Rushden and Diamonds in their FA Cup third round replay and
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Yorks in call for meeting with MPs
Yorkshire chairman Keith Moss wants to arrange a meeting at the House of Commons with all of the county's MPs in the hope that they will collectively support the club's bid for Lottery cash to redevelop Headingley cricket ground. Moss told Yorkshire Central
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Welcome boost for inner city
The idea of redeveloping the major site at the top of the town currently occupied by Morrisons supermarket and the John Street and Rawson markets is a good one. That area of the city centre is in urgent need of a boost. It has suffered badly from the
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Jim Appleby: Past Times
People are reading all sorts of significance into dates at the minute, thanks to the impending Millennium. So when it started snowing yesterday, I had a quick look at the last serious snow we had. Yes - it was just 20 years ago. Yesterday's weather brought
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Let's be safer in the Millennium
A far-reaching action plan to make Bradford Britain's safest Millennium city was launched today. The Safer Roads To A New Millennium plan aims at getting everyone in the district to play a part in stopping deaths and injuries on the roads by simply taking
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Violent last days of prostitute's life
A grim portrait of life for Bradford prostitute Maureen Stepan was emerging today at Sheffield Crown Court during the trial of George Naylor who is accused of her murder. Prostitutes who worked alongside Stepan in the City Road and Jowett Street area
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Bring back police to hospital plea
Health watchdogs have called on hospital bosses and police chiefs to consider bringing back a police base at Bradford Royal Infirmary. The recommendation comes in a report to a meeting tonight of Bradford Community Health Council following a visit by
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You can be a part of our history!
People with a penchant for nostalgia can indulge their passion and earn some money at the same time. The National Trust is looking for two would-be 17th century staff to act as costumed guides at East Riddlesden Hall in Keighley. For those who want to
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Pill review plea after girl's death
MP Marsha Singh was today calling for an urgent review of the law on contraceptive pills for children, following the death of a Bradford teenager. The Bradford West Labour MP had the support of 50 other MPs from all parties for his Early Day motion calling
