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We have to know
Heartbroken mum Christine Lister broke down in tears today as she begged the public to help solve the mystery of her teenage son's death. Mrs Lister, 44, who's son Stuart, lost his fight for life four days after being left for dead on a Steeton road,
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Police chief in call for help after raids triple
A police inspector has called for greater public support following an "horrendous" month for burglaries in Ilkley. Ilkley section Inspector Alison Bennett said residents should not be scared of sending the police on "a wild goose chase" if they had suspicions
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Revamp move for Millennium GPs
Emergency GP services are to be re-organised in time to cope with the Millennium celebrations in Kirklees and Calderdale. Doctors are being offered the chance to join a 24-hour telephone helpline service so services can be better directed. Most of the
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Bantams Special: Will City buck trend?
Middlesbrough started the trend in the first season of the Premiership by being relegated just 12 months after winning promotion, and at least one side have followed suit in each subsequent season. That is the sobering fact for all City fans celebrating
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Bantams Special: Hot shots!
When the final whistle blew at Molineux, it was a moment which 3,000 Bradford folk will never forget. The gut-wrenching tension of the previous 90 minutes was finally over and the unbelievable had happened - Bradford City were in the Premiership. The
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Thrilling finish to Ilkley event
Athletics: The Jack Bloor Fell Race from Ilkley College had an exciting finish as the first five runners crossed the line within four seconds of each other. Chumbawumba guitarist 'Bof' Whalley of Pudsey and Bramley edged out Eccleshill's Steve Bottomley
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'Bradford lad' Johnson coming back to city
Snooker: Former world champion Joe Johnson is returning to Bradford after an absence of 13 years. Johnson, who was last based in his home-town when he won the world title in 1986, is to become the resident professional at The Clubhouse In Cue Gardens
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Blewett the hero as Gavin shines
Australian Greg Blewett knocked up his first half century for Yorkshire to guide them to a hard-earned victory over Scotland in the World Cup warm-up match at Scarborough yesterday. Blewett hit 57 off 40.1 overs as Yorkshire struggled to 131 for five
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The image and reality of crime
The relationship between the perception of crime and the reality is difficult to assess. Is the level of crime really as bad as many people believe it to be? Or is life far less threatening and lawless than is generally assumed? If the latter is the case
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Bantams Special: Life in the fast lane
The Premiership. The very mention of the name is enough to stir thoughts of City competing with the very best English football has to offer. When the Premier League was formed in the summer of 1992 there were sceptics who felt that the new league would
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Bantams Special: Seasons to be cheerful
A look back at the Bantams' five previous promotions. 1995-96 The foundations for City's Premier-ship promotion came in 1995-96 when they won promotion from the Second Division on that never to be forgotten day at Wembley when they beat Notts County 2
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Bantams Special: Top ten goals of a glorious season
City's promotion season was crammed full of goals, goals and more goals. It's been a difficult task, but I've managed to choose a top ten (in no particular order), writes Joanne Earp. City 3, Bury 0 For me the goal of the season, from Stuart McCall. Todd
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Bantams Special: Best of the best
Richard Sutcliffe selects his highlights of a memorable 1998/99 campaign for Bradford City, a season which saw them return to the top flight for the first time in 77 years. Best player In a season where teamwork has been the ethic on which City have built
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Bantams Special: Worth the wait (just)!
Only those who have known the lean years can fully appreciate Bradford City's promotion to the Premiership. It is quite simply a dream come true for all City supporters, but especially everyone who showed unswerving loyalty to the club during the long
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Bantams Special: This time the signings were right!
Bradford City were roundly criticised by their fans in 1988 for not making late signings to ensure promotion to the old First Division. Manager Terry Dolan was reportedly wanting to sign midfield player Andy Townsend and Keith Curle to strengthen the
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Bantams Special: Tower of strength
If the public of Bradford were asked to nominate one man to be a New York-style Mayor of the city Geoffrey Richmond would win by a mile. In less than five years at Valley Parade the former Ronson Lighters boss has twice lit up Bradford's skyline by turning
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Bantams Special: The man with a vision
Some jubilant City fans are still coming to terms with the Premiership - a dream come true - but chairman Geoffrey Richmond long ago began to consider what was necessary to get the club into the Premier League and keep it there. Jim Greenhalf reports.
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Bantams Special: Fans set to flood back to new Kop
Valley Parade will have a towering new addition next season. The £2.5m all-seater Kop stand will dominate the skyline. It will be twice as high as the existing Sunwin and Ciba stands and it will accommodate around 7,300 fans. Already it has proved popular
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Bantams Special: Fortune turns full ircle for right hand man Hutchings
For no one has Bradford City's promotion to the Premiership been a more satisfying achievement than Paul Jewell's right hand man, Chris Hutchings. City's assistant manager is such a likeable man that he would not say anything wrong publicly about anyone
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Bantams Special: Prodigal son's inspired move
David Markham meets Bradford City's Captain Fantastic, the man whose on-field passion has driven the Bantams to promotion. STUART McCALL has proved wrong in a spectacular way those who say never go back. For, the 34-year-old flame-haired midfield player
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The big stories you read first in the T&A
Exclusive stories are the lifeblood of any local newspaper. Today, as we continue our series of features to celebrate Local Newspaper Week, Simon Ashberry highlights some of the biggest scoops which have graced our pages over the years IT'S THE dream
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A word in the ear of your favourite author
Young Bradford bookworms were going on line today as part of a scheme enabling children around the world to chat to their favourite authors. More than 300,000 pupils from as far away as Japan are taking part in The Read In! with over one hundred students
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VC response 'staggers' Para
A former Para said he was "staggered" by the response from Telegraph & Argus readers to an appeal to honour Bradford's Victoria Cross heroes. Jim Walsh and members of the Bradford Parachute Regiment Association are campaigning to put a headstone next
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School reflects on firm success
Pupils' success in the business world has prompted a Buttershaw school to aim to become the country's first enterprise school. A firm set up within Buttershaw Upper School as part of the Young Enterprise scheme was named runner-up in the Bradford district's
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We know just how good you're feeling
The feel-good factor already evident in Bradford was a major feature of the year fellow football club Barnsley enjoyed in the top flight of English football. The South Yorkshire club was promoted to the Premiership for the first time two years ago - and
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Apathy dampens college farewell
Dignitaries in Ilkley have been warned not to expect the red carpet treatment when the town's college finally closes. Students organising farewell celebrations at the Wells Road campus are delighted with the response from students, past and present, with
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Millennium green hope for village
Villagers have submitted a document to the Countryside Agency seeking the go-ahead to develop a £50,000 Millennium Village Green in Oxenhope. They want to transform a one-and-a-half acre site near the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway station, which
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Pram staff go back to work
A skeleton workforce has begun production again at struggling pram firm Silver Cross after it was placed in the hands of an administrator. And it has been revealed that Ilkley businessman Michael Whittaker is making an 11th hour bid to save the Guiseley
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'She was a model mother'
Bradford-born artist David Hockney today spoke movingly about the influence of his mother who has died, aged 98. "She was a very powerful influence in my life. She waited for my brother John to arrive from Australia before she died: her last act of will
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Superloo meets its Waterloo
A prestige superloo has been branded a washout - by the Bradford Council department which commissioned it. The £15,000 state-of-the-art loo - appropriately sited in Waterloo Road - was unveiled a year ago by former Bingley councillor Jim Flood and other
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'We're just not sexy!'
Bradford's image could scupper the Premiership-bound Bantams' plans for a flotation on the stock exchange, chairman Geoffrey Richmond said today. The club had hoped to raise between £10 and £15million through a stock market floatation after Sunday's leap
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Your Personal Finance, by Alan Mills
Buying a house can be one of the most stressful times of your life, as well as one of the most expensive purchases you may ever make. As a result, people will often take the simplest approach to reduce the hassle as opposed to choosing the most effective
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Brothers take junior contest by storm
Golf: Richard Oddy produced a superb back nine at Baildon to prevent Tom Gooding from retaining the Bradford boys championship on his home course. The Cleckheaton 16-year-old completed the back nine in 37 to edge out Gooding, who shot 38 for the same
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Danny's exit gives Zisti the chance to impress
Matthew Elliott will scour the overseas market as he looks to bolster his squad following yesterday's retirement of Danny Peacock. The decision by the Aussie centre leaves the Bulls with a free space free on their quota but Elliott admits that at this
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Valley Parade pitch to be improved
Bradford City are planning £25,000 worth of improvement work on their Valley Parade pitch this summer. The pitch churned up badly at times during an exceptionally wet winter and much of the work will be directed at improving drainage. Work will start
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All set to party
Bradford City boss Paul Jewell will sit down and plan his summer recruitment drive for next season's tilt at the Premiership over the coming week. The Bantams will tonight continue their celebrations at winning a place among English football's elite when
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Bantams Special: Culture shock!
When Bradford City kick off next season among English football's elite in the Premiership, goalkeeper Gary Walsh believes big name stars such as David Ginola and Frank Leboeuf will be in for a culture shock. The Bantams spectacularly sealed promotion
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Bantams Special: Goal-by-goal guide to the winning season
A match by match guide to City's glorious promotion campaign - which started quickly and built up steadily into a rousing finale at Wolves. City 1, Stockport 2 The euphoria and optimism which had followed the summer spending spree which culminated in
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Bantams Special: Market forces
David Markham assesses the huge effect the new boys brought in by City have had on promotion Bradford City have reaped the benefits of some thorough team building last summer. AS CITY limped through the latter stages of last season, taking only one point
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Bantams special: Up and away!
As the Bantams went into the final quarter of the season the Telegraph & Argus sent out its own rallying message to the people of Bradford - The Only Way Is Up. Our promotion campaign was launched in a blaze of publicity - and what a response! Whether
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Bantams Special: Jewell acknowledges Anfield debt
Paul Jewell will head into the Premiership next season carrying with him the abiding memory of one of the all-time great Liverpool managers. Jewell knows he will have to learn fast and the hard way if he is to cope with the mind games of Alex Ferguson
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Bantams Special: He's a gem!
For a manager that an overwhelming majority of City fans never wanted in the first place, Paul Jewell has enjoyed a remarkable season. The former Bantams striker took charge of the side on a caretaker basis when Chris Kamara was sacked in January last
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Bantams Special: Investing in City's success
T&A football writer Richard Sutcliffe reflects on how City's careful summer planning and spending spree paved the way for promotion success. PROMOTION. That was the simple target for Paul Jewell in his first season of management, and it all came to
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'We think you've got what it takes'
Regeneration chiefs say Bradford residents have got what it takes to make their community groups thrive well into the next century. Members of Yorkshire Forward, the new Regional Development Agency, are urging groups not to rely on one pot of cash and
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Prize letter was sent to dead woman
A telephone survey company has sent a letter to a Bradford woman's council flat thanking the previous tenant for taking part in a survey - even though she died more than four years ago. Maureen Lenton said she was amazed when she opened the letter from
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Action to reduce the fear of crime
A new initiative will be launched next month in a bid to reduce crime and the fear of crime in town and city centres across the Bradford district. The scheme, which aims to make the district a safer place in which to live, shop and work, forms part of
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Unluckiest break of all for Sophie
A 14-year-old girl is devastated after being forced to turn down a lead role in a top musical because she has broken her leg in three places. Sophie Wysoczanski beat hundreds of young hopefuls to win the part of Bet in the West End musical Oliver! which
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Boss of wool firm expelled by China
A Bradford businessman today told how he was held without reason for more than eight hours by Chinese security guards in Beijing. Wool boss Raymond Seal's ordeal happened at the height of the diplomatic crisis following Nato's bombing of the Chinese embassy
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Dog that tore into boy, six, is put down
The Bull Mastiff that scarred a six-year-old boy for life after savaging him outside his home has been destroyed, it was learned today. Allan Sproat was "shaken around like a rag doll" by the giant dog and needed 19 stitches after he was attacked as he
