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Hands off market say angry traders
Market traders are up in arms over plans to hand control of their pitches to Otley Town Council. And they say they are being left in the dark over suggestions to use the Market Place for entertainment, car boot sales and specialist markets during the
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Connor, 7, sparks Gran's canyon bid
Kind-hearted Sue Brosnan was so impressed by seven year-old grandson Connor Benford's progress at a Keighley school for disabled children she decided to cycle 400 miles to raise cash for it. Sue, of Eshton Hall, Gargrave, and her husband, Jim, have been
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Bid to find owner of village 'dumping ground'
Environmental health officers are attempting to track down the owner of a patch of land in Glusburn which has become a makeshift dumping ground. Residents living around Bunglow Road have been complaining for years about the state of the land near their
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Asian millionaires named in rich list
The family which owns Otley-based Garnett paper-making is named in a list of Britain's 200 richest Asians today. Dinesh Chandaria, 48, comes from a family of Kenyan paper makers who, deciding to diversify into the UK, bought the Otley firm in 1990 for
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£1m package for road improvement
Improvements costing nearly £1 million are to be carried out on one of Cleckheaton's busiest roads. The scheme for the A638 Bradford Road includes improving the footpaths with flag and block paving on the stretch between Horncastle and the bus station
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Call to resurrect town's council
Shipley Conservatives have called for the creation of a town council to bring power back to the people. The call comes as campaigns across the district gather momentum to set up town and parish councils in Bingley, Horsforth, Pudsey, and Haworth, Cross
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Fury over slur on city
Bradford's council leader today hit out at national newspaper columnist Lynda Lee Potter who branded the city a "vile and nasty place." Councillor Ian Greenwood was the first to hit back at her comments that Bradford's streets were litter-strewn and the
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US export drive help for smaller companies
Businesses in Skipton which want to export to the USA are being helped by Business Link North Yorkshire. Business Link is promoting Export USA which offers small companies, particularly those with innovative products, services or processes a package designed
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Backmarker foils Patrickson
Motor Sport: Baildon's Steve Patrickson (Helphire Honda) was pipped for a rostrum place in a dramatic finish to round two of the British 125cc Championship at Thruxton. The 32-year-old had charged up the field to be third after the fourth of the 18 laps
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'Bury sink Clayton after Titanic tussle
Amateur Rugby League: Queensbury overcame Clayton 21-13 in a titanic clash at Hill Top to win a place in the final of the Pennine Presidents Cup. The match was a splendid example of amateur rugby league at its best as the two keen rivals gave their all
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Easter fixtures prove big draw
Super League bosses today hailed the return of the double Easter holiday fixture programme as a major success despite protests from coaches. A total of 102,798 fans have watched the 13 matches so far, with one game still to come at Huddersfield tonight
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We WILL make it
Bradford City can and will go straight up, according to their upbeat chairman Geoffrey Richmond. The second automatic Premiership promotion place now looks to be a straight fight between City and Ipswich Town and despite Ipswich being in the driving seat
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The way others see us
It is never pleasant to see ourselves as others see us. It is particularly hurtful when the person doing the seeing expresses her view in such uncompromising terms as did national newspaper columnist Lynda Lee-Potter after a visit to Bradford. This, she
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Jim Appleby: Past Times
The first casualty of war might be truth. But the worst casualty of war is probably childhood. Refugees are once again in the news and Britain has announced it will accept Kosovans fleeing from the strife-torn Balkans. They are not the first to seek refuge
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National hopes on Jenny's last runner
Horse trainer Jenny Pitman is hoping to bow out from racing in style if a Bradford-owned horse can clinch this year's Grand National. The Queen of Aintree goes into her last ever National on Saturday with horse Nahthen Lad, owned by Jim Shaw of Wyke .
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Council rapped twice in six days
Bradford Council has been rapped for maladministration for the second time in six days by local Government Ombudsman Patricia Thomas. In the latest case, the authority has paid £1,500 to a couple who claimed social services had failed to do a comprehensive
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We're sick of the mudbath
Cars have got stuck in it, so has the bin wagon and it's a magnet for children who want to play in it. But a piece of churned-up grassland which lies at the bottom of Burlington Close in Bradford Moor is making residents' lives a misery. Over a year ago
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Highway Code 'buster' Paul finds more errors
An eagle-eyed retired Shipley driving test examiner has found mistakes in the Highway Code - yet again. Paul Stephenson, 69, spotted the mistakes in the latest version of the Code and has written to the Transport Department to point them out. Mr Stephenson
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Gang pulls down cash row fencing
A specialist fence firm sawed off panels of security fencing around a £2 million Bradford Royal Mail depot today in protest at not being paid in full for the work on time. Four men from Ulysses Security Enterprises of Teesside sawed down two panels of
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Adam hopes to hit the charts
Former Ilkley schoolboy Adam Couldwell is hoping to become a household name this summer with the release of his first single. The 18-year-old, who dreams of becoming Britain's first New Country music superstar, has signed a five-album contract with London-based
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Hi-tech help is on line for diabetes sufferers
Vital medical care for thousands of diabetics is set to be improved thanks to a pioneering venture harnessing the latest in computer technology. More than 250 diabetics from Bingley and Keighley will be the first in the country to have details of their
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Gone to 'munch' after £30m deal!
An Ilkley company has started work on a £30 million contract - one of the largest retail developments in Yorkshire. Quarmby Construction Company, from Grove Promenade, has started to demolish the old Seacroft District Centre and will be turning it into
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Guiseley look for trio of victories
Non-League: Two of the area's top semi-pro sides will be going into their third game in five days tonight as the UniBond League sides cram in their games before the season's May Day finish. While Guiseley will be looking to make it three victories in
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Yvonne's domestic bliss
Cycling: After spending a highly successful winter in Australia, Yvonne McGregor made a successful return to a domestic competition by winning a women's Cycle Racing Association two-day race on a course near Leicester. The Wibsey woman was unplaced on
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'Act quickly on Asian centre'
A business chief today urged Bradford Council to give plans for the district's first Asian shopping centre a kick-start - before other towns and cities latched on to it. Fazal Hussain, chairman of Bradford's Asian Business Forum and Trades Association
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Disney-trip George is on cloud 999!
Brave toddler George Muff has been given a helping hand from the long arm of the law to send him on a dream holiday to Disneyland. The two-year-old from Eccleshill fought a year-long battle with cancer and had a kidney removed as a result of his illness
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Anger over racist joke at city dinner
A Council sports chief has written to the Football Association to complain about a racist joke made at a Bradford dinner by the president of the West Riding FA. The row follows a joke about ethnic minority births in Bradford by Colin Taylor at a dinner
