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Folk: Catchy tunes - at your convenience
Writing memorable tunes is half the battle, no matter what type of music you play. So Maartin Allcock knew he was on to a winner when he heard one of his band's latest songs being whistled in the Gents. Maartin, a veteran of folk-rock bands like Fairport
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Rock: Blazing a trail for slick soul
The slickest soul sounds around are emanating from a tiny studio in Little Germany. That's the headquarters of Visual Sounds Interactive, a five-piece hip-hop crew who have already made waves with music industry insiders. VSI are hoping their embryonic
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Cafe teas maid stirs it up!
It might not be your cup of tea, a bikini-clad waitress serving up your favourite brew. But, as revealed yesterday in the T&A, Taiwanese cafe owners are using bikini-clad models to boost their trade in a flagging economy. And models are also making
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Man hit by train is killed
A man was killed when he was hit by a train last night. The incident happened at around 8.15pm at Eastburn crossing near Steeton and Silsden station on the Leeds to Skipton line. British Transport Police investigating the death say the man was aged between
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Fireman seeks legal advice after winning sacking appeal
An Ilkley fireman has won his appeal against dismissal. Paul Chapman, 24, said the dismissal had been overturned at a hearing yesterday but added that he had been asked to resign. He said: "There was not enough evidence against me and the dismissal was
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It's a nightmare for workers caught in rush
Firms on a booming Birstall industrial park are demanding urgent action to solve rush-hour congestion on a main road. Companies on the Norquest industrial estate say getting on to the A62 Gelderd Road from Pheasant Drive - the only route in and out of
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Views Jo loved so much
Photographs of countryside loved by Jo Hatton, the longest-surviving heart and lung transplant patient when she died in May last year, are to be sold to raise cash for her memorial fund. Her husband Phil Hatton, a keen photographer, who took many of the
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'IT really changed my life'
A Bradford man has a brighter future in the growing world of information technology (IT) after swapping catalogues for computers. Simon Cullearn, 29, of Wibsey, was facing redundancy after working for nine years in the customer services department for
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Starlet Smith is set to go gunning for 'Boro
Leeds United's FA Cup hero Alan Smith is set to be unleashed on Middlesbrough tomorrow as David O'Leary's side look to return to winning ways in the Premiership. The 18-year-old struck with two vital goals to sink plucky non-leaguers Rushden & Diamonds
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Ashley's injury setback
Bradford City defender Ashley Westwood is in danger of missing out on facing his former club Crewe tomorrow after suffering an ankle strain. The 22-year-old moved from Gresty Road in a £150,000 deal during the summer but has been dogged by injury throughout
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Nick Oldham: Rights and Wrongs
An 81-year-old Shipley woman suffering from senile dementia has been persuaded to change her gas supplier by a doorstep salesman. The Scottish Power rep called at her home on December 23 and talked the woman into signing a contract to transfer from British
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Police in the dog house over private handlers
The police have come under fire for using private dog handlers from outside the Bradford district to deal with attacks by dangerous animals. Councillor Steve Thomas, chairman of Bradford Council's housing and environmental protection committee, said the
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Barbara's park plan for 2000
Plans have been drawn up to transform a scruffy area of Thornton into a Millennium Park. The idea was sparked by Bronte expert Barbara Whitehead who wants to see the neglected site behind the Black Horse pub given a facelift. Now Bradford Council has
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Flu crisis lessons for the Millennium
Health chiefs say lessons are being learned for the Millennium celebrations from a crisis in on-call health services in Bradford at Christmas. Patients faced long delays getting hold of out-of-hours doctors as the flu bug struck at Christmas which had
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Rampton for dad who killed family
A devout Muslim who slaughtered three members of his family in a crazed Valentine's Day attack has been ordered to be detained indefinitely at Rampton Hospital. Father-of-six Jhangir Hussain, 49, killed his wife Zamab Bi with a claw hammer before stabbing
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Theatre: Shirley some mistake
It was in 1960 that Shirley Bassey reached number two in the charts with the torch song, As Long As He Needs Me. Ironic, then, that Sonia Swaby, who'll be singing it in Bradford this summer, has spent her whole life trying to avoid the comparison. "Even
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School to greet its £800,000 facelift
The biggest redevelopment project at a Keighley grant-maintained school is about to be completed. The £800,000 scheme at Oakbank School, which involves building new classrooms and science laboratories, has been funded by the Government. The project, due
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Questionnaire crucial to the future of village
Residents are being urged to speak out on the future of their village which could increase by 40 per cent under new planning proposals. The Pool-in-Wharfedale appraisal team has been working for several months on forming a wide-ranging questionnaire to
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Police vow after PC is jailed for theft
Shipley police have vowed to win back the trust of the public after the jailing of disgraced beat bobby Ken Davies, pictured. Speaking to Shipley and Baildon Police Community Forum last night Shipley Superintendent David Collins said: "It would be wrong
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Jobs go in mills shock
Bradford's textile industry was reeling today after the shock announcement that two mills will close - putting 186 jobs at risk. British Mohair Holdings is to close its White Rose Mill, in Valley Road, Bradford, from where 36 workers sell and despatch
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Hooker Scott is back for the Bees
Rugby Union: Bradford and Bingley have the chance to virtually eliminate Blackburn from the Thwaites North Division Two promotion race tomorrow. The Bees, who lead the table by two points, play hosts to the third-placed club, who are six points adrift
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Cup fever hits Guiseley, Avenue
Non-League Soccer: Cup fever is in the air tomorrow with the area's two biggest non-league sides in action in the last 64 of the FA Umbro Trophy. Bradford Park Avenue travel to UniBond League Division One rivals Lincoln United without suspended forward
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Gavin's tug-of-war
Yorkshire fast bowler Gavin Hamilton may today find himself in England's World Cup squad - and also in Scotland's! And the possibility of such a bizarre situation arising, has caused Scotland's director of cricket, Jim Love, the former Yorkshire batsman
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Why we must look forward
The announcement today that two textile mills in the district are to close is yet another blow to Bradford's traditional industrial base. British Mohair Holdings' decision to close its mohair-spinning mill at Keighley and the Canal Road mill of Jarol
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Community group gets fit for health
People in Heaton are being urged to get healthy as part of a new scheme launched in the district. The Healthy Heaton project is a joint venture between the Health Authority, Bradford West Area Panel, churches in Heaton, police and residents' groups. It
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If you've got a moan - get on the phone
A unique campaign has been launched in Bradford - to get people to complain. Local Government Ombudsman Pat Thomas wants to hear from people who believe they have suffered injustices. And she stresses that she does not just deal with the big cases which
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The night I found Maureen murdered
The "Good Samaritan" who watched over tragic Bradford prostitute Maureen Stepan in the last months of her life described to Sheffield Crown Court how he discovered her dead body. Talat Khan, of Huddersfield, sat in court looking at the floor as the jury
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Now life-saving blood unit can double in size
Patients with blood disorders will see major improvements to services in Bradford thanks to a £100,000 revamp of an acclaimed hospital unit. Among key developments will be the expansion of the room used by day patients at the Annette Fox Haematology Unit
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'Not even fit to care for a dog'
Social Affairs Reporter Sarah Walsh looks at the continuing fall out from the case of the Bradford girl who was allowed to associate freely with convicted paedophiles at Merseyside's Ashworth Hospital A SENIOR police officer today slammed the decision
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Axed - for the sake of his TV picture
Businessman Edward Layton could not watch his television clearly for the trees outside his home - so he took a chainsaw to them. But his plan to get a better picture cost him a £700 fine when he appeared at Bradford magistrates for cutting down and damaging
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Crashes leave one dead and two hurt
Three serious road crashes in Bradford have left one person dead and two seriously injured. A 34-year-old night security guard was killed when he was hit by a car in Clayton Heights. The man, who was working at the Beazer Homes site in the grounds of
