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Keighley shoppers win car park battle
Shoppers are celebrating victory after a top supermarket made a U-turn on controversial parking fees. Bosses at Wm Morrison Supermarket in Keighley have had a change of heart just one month after parking charges at the superstore in the town centre were
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Pram firm workers' jobs hang in balance
The jobs of 100 workers at pram firm Silver Cross are still hanging in the balance today. Workers at the Guiseley firm will have to wait a few more agonising days before a decision is made about the company by a judge. Yesterday the Otley Road firm's
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D-day for luxury homes scheme
Councillors are being asked to rule on controversial plans to convert student accommodation in Ilkley into luxury apartments. Bradford Council's town and country planning committee will meet tomorrow to consider plans for the Westwood site and the Hillside
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'Fair no fun for us' say angry traders
A funfair which has visited Cleckheaton for more than 50 years is being told to move on by traders. Members of the Spenborough Chamber of Trade and Commerce are urging Kirklees Council to ban Marshall's Fair from using the town's main car park. But William
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Home comforts for Lottery millionaires
Lottery millionaires David and Margaret Storey have swapped their modest terrace house for a large detached home in a leafy street on the outskirts of Bradford. And the jackpot winners, who hit the headlines last October when they scooped £1.4 million
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Villagers' bid to halt quarry dumping
People power is bidding to stop a company from continuing to dump household waste at a controversial disposal site. Wastepoint has been given permission to carrying on dumping at Manywells Quarry in Cullingworth which reaches the end of its life this
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Pinniger pulls the strings for Steeton
Local Cricket: League and cup victories keep Steeton as the only Aire-Wharfe team with a 100 per cent record, with Aussie Matthew Pinniger already close to 250 runs from four innings. But Andrew Smith's side will still be cautious about their progress
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Patrickson sets record on way to 125cc win
Motor Sport: Baildon's Steve Patrickson won the fourth round of the British 125cc Championship at Snetterton. On his Peter Howell Partitions Honda, he charged from the front row of the grid to take the lead on lap three, and opened up a four-second lead
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Waddle back to face his old club
Former England World Cup midfield player Chris Waddle will be a star attraction when he returns to Valley Parade tomorrow. Waddle has been recruited by another former City favourite John Hendrie to play in his invitation XI against Bradford City's promotion
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Ramage is freed by Bantams
Bradford City have released midfield player Craig Ramage before the end of his contract. The 29-year-old former England under-21 international, signed from Watford on a free transfer in the 1997 close season, has been paid up to the end of his contract
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Peacock quitting
Popular Bradford Bulls centre Danny Peacock today announced his retirement from rugby league. The 31-year-old Aussie took the decision after last week's cartilage operation left him facing another lengthy spell on the sidelines - less than a year after
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'People's Oscars' winning your vote
In February the Telegraph & Argus launched its biggest-ever community campaign as a springboard to take us into the Millennium with a new spirit of hope. Bradford's Best aims to set the seal on 1,000 years of achievement by promoting all that's best
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Couple find two's perfect company
A Bradford couple will be walking up the aisle this weekend - after a whirlwind romance when they met through the Telegraph & Argus Two's Company column. Peter McKirgan met Lynette Jones after she replied to his advertisement and they were engaged
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The high price of vandalism
Gangs of vandals who attack sports clubs in Bradford are leaving thousands of pounds worth of damage in their wake. In the latest incident Eccleshill Bowling Club had iron bars removed by its front gate before three drain pipes were ripped from its clubhouse
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'Keep our trains on the rails'
A passenger watchdog is urging rail chiefs to keep all commuter services through Baildon and the Aire Valley running as a top priority during major improvements to a railway station. The work due to start at Leeds this September and finish in 2001 will
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City fans almost drink pubs dry
Revellers came close to drinking the district dry in the aftermath of Bradford City's dramatic promotion to the Premiership. Pubs across the district reported record takings and some ran out of beer as fans thronged together to drink several toasts and
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MPs mark promotion triumph
Local MPs have marked Bradford City's promotion to the Premier League at Westminster by putting down an official congratulation on Parliament's daily agenda. Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe put down An Early Day Motion on the House of Commons Order
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Views sought on choked streets
Highway bosses are calling on residents to help solve the problem of Skipton's traffic-choked streets. North Yorkshire highways officials are planning a Skipton traffic management strategy and have published a consultation draft document to encourage
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Savaged
A six-year-old boy has been scarred for life after being mauled by a Bull Mastiff which shook him about "like a rag doll." And today as his mother spoke of her fears that the animal could strike again, a council chief has ordered a city wide blitz on
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Wainman in control despite poor showing
Stock Cars: The sixth World Championship Qualifying Round held in Stoke saw Silsden's Frankie Wainman Jnr retain control at the head of the qualifying points chart despite a poor meeting by his own standards. Wainman holds a 46-point advantage over second-placed
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Scotland are soon on rack on coast
Cricket: Yorkshire had Scotland in all sorts of trouble after putting them in to bat in the World Cup warm-up match at North Marine Road today. Chris Silverwood and Ryan Sidebottom each grabbed a wicket as Scotland slumped to eight for two by the sixth
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Bulls all set to tackle Broncos at Leicester
Super League are taking rugby league into rugby union heartland by staging the Bradford Bulls clash with London Broncos at the home of Allied Dunbar Premiership champions Leicester Tigers. Beaten Challenge Cup finalists London Broncos have switched their
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Fresh look at dog law is needed
Once again a child has been savaged by a dog in Bradford, and could be scarred for life. How many more times does this have to happen before society rethinks its attitude towards dogs and, particularly, towards those owners of potentially dangerous animals
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Death of player prompts appeal
The childhood friends of rugby league player Paul White who died suddenly last month have launched an appeal in his memory. And one of the fundraising events being planned will be a rugby match where Paul's 16-year-old son, also Paul, will take his father's
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Riders saddle up for another battle
Horse riders are back on the warpath after winning a battle against Bradford Council over the state of the district's bridleways. The Council was ordered by Local Government Ombudsman Patricia Cook to pay Silsden, Draughton and Addingham Bridleways Association
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Council move secures future for Daily Grind
The future of Bingley's Daily Grind youth centre has been secured, thanks to Bradford Council. The centre, which is the town's flagship youth project for skateboarders, is to become part of the Council's youth service. From May 28 responsibility for the
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Firm faces union action on jobs axe
A union is to hold a ballot to see if workers want to take industrial action after 43 redundancies were announced at a Bradford chemical company. Maurice Britton, regional industrial organiser for the Transport and General Workers' Union, said a ballot
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Brawling fans shut casualty
Bradford's casualty unit was shut down after fighting broke out between football fans, it emerged today. A mass brawl broke out in the old accident and emergency department at Bradford Royal Infirmary shortly before 8pm on Sunday. The incident came just
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Driver dies in M6 lorry crash horror
A motorist died after a lorry belonging to a Bradford company ploughed through a reservation barrier on the M6 earlier today causing ten-mile tail backs. The driver of a Nissan Almera is believed to have died instantly when his vehicle was in collision
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Couple rescue man from fire
Quick thinking neighbours were praised for their "valiant actions" in rescuing a man from his burning house. Paul Chattaway was taken to hospital after inhaling smoke from a blaze in the sitting room of his home in Templars Way, Fairweather Green last
