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US trip of hope for brave Fezan
Little Fezan Hussain is facing two key operations which, for the first time, will give him fingers on his right hand. The three-year-old was born with an incomplete hand owing to a rare disorder known as Polands Syndrome which prevents the development
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Policeman charged with threats to kill
A policeman today appeared in court charged with making threats to kill. Francis Herbert Wright, 47, of Coles Way, Riddlesden, was charged with making threats to members of the West Yorkshire Police Occupational Health Unit at Keighley between January
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Whalley sets sights on promotion
Bradford City midfielder Gareth Whalley has had quite an eventful start to his Valley Parade career. During the summer, the 25-year-old midfielder was still with his first club Crewe Alexandra, and admits he was starting to go stale with the club he joined
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Aussie star Boyle targets top prizes
Bradford Bulls' new star David Boyle has arrived in the British game with just one aim - to win some silverware. The 27-year-old Australian joined the Bulls from Gold Coast Chargers last month intent on helping the Odsal side reclaim the Super League
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Child molester at the school gates
A Bradford girl was collected from school by a notorious serial child molester allowed out of Ashworth Hospital on a day trip, it has been revealed. The girl now aged nine - named as Child A in the damning Fallon Report into the breakdown of order at
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Penn takes up Mr Fix-it role
Former top Council officer Richard Penn has a new job - helping Britain's chief executives who have problems. Mr Penn - who has just retired from his £110,000 post as chief executive of Bradford Council suffering from stress - will act as unpaid consultant
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Festival display puts public in the picture
Highlights of the past quarter of a century of the Ilkley Literature Festival have been commemorated in pictures and words. The event, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, launched a new exhibition and book last night to mark the occasion.
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Bulls player Craig injured in rail smash
A Bradford Bulls player was recovering today after his train was derailed by a landslide on a remote Cumbrian track. Craig McDowell, 17, a Bulls Academy player, had been on his way to his home village of Arlecdon to visit his parents for the weekend when
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Mystery of Maestros is solved
Multimillionaire businessman John Pennington has bought Bradford's biggest nightclub, Maestros. But what the wealthy entrepreneur plans to do with the club is still a mystery. The Telegraph & Argus broke the news that the 3,000-capacity club on Manningham
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Schools win new deal on repairs
Children across the district will no longer have to put up with leaky schools as Bradford Council launches a £1.7 million drive to repair school buildings. The Council has announced that 10 schools will benefit from the huge cash injection under the government's
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Yuck! Thousands of pounds wasted as councillors say sandwiches too hard to swallow
Thousands of sandwiches are being thrown away in City Hall - because Bradford councillors don't like the look of them. Now Deputy Council leader Councillor Mohammed Ajeeb has given caterers a mouthful, saying they could do better. The Council spent £43,000
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Stressing Mr Penn's experience
It is interesting to note that Richard Penn, the recently retired chief executive of Bradford Council, has taken on a new role as a consultant representing chief executives in trouble. Mr Penn retired from his £110,00-a-year post on stress-related grounds
