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Inquiry into PC's son drug claims
Police have pledged to investigate claims that the son of one of its beat officers has allegedly sold drugs. A report in a national newspaper yesterday alleged that 18-year-old Stuart Vincent, son of Eccleshill Community Action Team and Idle beat manager
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Electoral stalemate freezes Council
The future of Otley Town Council is still up for grabs. Despite winning 46.3 per cent of the vote, Labour holds only seven seats while the Liberal Demo-crats, who garnered 25.2 per cent, have seven and Independent councillor Nigel Francis, a market trader
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Store's shop plan branded 'greedy'
A supermarket's plan to build four new shops has been branded "greedy" by ward councillors. Heckmondwike councillors David Sheard and Tim Crowther have both pledged to oppose plans by Morrisons to rent out four small shop units which would be built on
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'Two more years of misery for us'
Villagers are facing two more years of misery as dumping at a Cullingworth tip is set to continue. Angry residents attended a parish meeting to call for a referendum in a bid to put pressure on Bradford Council to end dumping at the controversial Manywells
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Brave Vicky loses battle to live
Tragic teenager Vicky Hutchinson who was waiting for a heart transplant has lost her fight for life. The 17 year-old who fell ill on Boxing Day, died in Leeds General Infirmary at 6pm last night surrounded by her family. And today, her devastated father
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Euro deals spell stairlift success
Bradford firm Acorn Mobility is breaking out into new markets world-wide and has secured a lucrative deal with a new partner in Belgium. The firm, which has grown since it dipped its toe into exporting at the start of the year, has developed overseas
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Lesson in global success
A thriving global business has been developed by a former teacher working on how to bring visual aids into the multi-media age. Up to three years ago Dr Bob Gomersall was head of physics at Bradford Grammar School. Now he is chairman of Bradford Technology
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40 firms bid for mill site
Bosses are lining up to take over the site of a former mill in Keighley which has been put on the market for £650,000. The former Low Bridge Mill in Longcroft is being sold by Bradford firm Eddisons Commercial. Between 30 and 40 inquiries have been made
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Firms told: Time to look Forward
Bradford firms have been urged to help shape the future of Yorkshire Forward - the Regional Development Agency - which has been set up to help them. Graham Hall, chairman of Yorkshire Forward, is calling on companies in the district to tell the six-week-old
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City in bid to extend deals
Bradford City will discuss contract extensions with two key members of their First Division promotion team, goalkeeper Gary Walsh and defender Darren Moore this summer. The contracts of both players still have 12 months to run, but City are anxious to
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McGrath's brilliance shocks Middlesex
Anthony McGrath played the biggest and best innings of his career at Headingley yesterday to give Yorkshire a great chance of turning an almost hopeless cause into a stunning victory over Middlesex. McGrath, only back in the first team because of Richard
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Give me the job, pleads Punchard
After watching Keighley Cougars earn their third victory in as many games during his spell as caretaker coach, Frank Punchard pleaded with the board to give him the job full-time. Confusion has surrounded who the successor to Lee Crooks will be, with
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Deadly Deacon floors Thunder
Gateshead Thunder 12, Bradford Bulls 22; by Nigel Askham at The Thunderdome. The Bulls might not look back on this performance with too much pleasure but they know not too many of their top five rivals will return from the Thunderdome with the points.
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Buyers are told: It's a baa-gain!
Bradford wool sellers are using supermarket sales techniques to sell the wool clip against the odds. A downturn in the economy and stiff competition from abroad caused sellers at the Bradford-based British Wool Marketing Board to offer the nearest they
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Residents' fury as pranksters strike
Residents in Silsden are demanding action after a series of disturbing pranks by youngsters and adults. People living in Bradford Council-owned accommodation have complained that they are being targeted by pranksters who are making their lives a misery
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Learning to be a good citizen
The government has just announced that 'citizenship' classes will be made compulsory for secondary school pupils. Is this move a needless waste of an already crowded school timetable, or a way to boost participation? Education reporter Lyn Barton investigates
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Plea by couple in fear of hitmen
A Bradford couple forced to go into hiding under the threat of death will meet a Government minister to try to ensure their safety. Keighley Labour MP Ann Cryer has helped set up the meeting with Home Office Minister Mike O'Brien after she was approached
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Daredevil gran roped in for fund
Daredevil granny Barbara Brown completed a charity abseil and then declared she intends to try hang-gliding! Mrs Brown, 63, of Fairweather Green, joined 70 fundraisers who abseiled 74ft down the Stakis Hotel, Bradford, yesterday for Marie Curie Cancer
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'Secret' gardens to go on show
Green-fingered residents in two picturesque villages are to open up their "secret" gardens for the Millennium. It's three years since the gardens of Kildwick and Farnhill were last open to the public but now the garden open day on June 27 is bigger and
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City needs a college for curries, say chiefs
Bradford needs a catering college if the city is to maintain its title as the curry capital of Britain. That's the message from Bradford's Asian restaurants concerned at a shortage of chefs at the city's 200-plus curry eateries. Fazal Hussain, leader
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Beacon schools set to show way ahead
Four schools in the Bradford district are celebrating today after being awarded Beacon status for the first time. But a leading teaching union says the scheme, which could see individual school coffers bolstered by tens of thousands of pounds, may not
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Hayley's bid to beat brittle bone disease
A Shipley girl with brittle bones disease has been asked to take part in a pioneering study which could help transform her life and those of other sufferers. Nine-year-old Hayley Finch, who is confined to a wheelchair most of the time and can be left
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Sharewatch: John Craven, Director of BWD Rensburg
Shares in Bradford fabric supplier Drummond Group have risen steadily in recent weeks, but there are few shares available and one or two buyers can soon move the price. With a market value of less than £3 million, and sales of £50m, any news that the
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Team work is key to success
Former Bradford City player Eugene Martinez has put his firm back in the business "Premier League" after it has worked its way up the promotion ladder. Mr Martinez, 42, who was a left-winger for City 20 years ago, has brought Chase Advanced Technologies
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Team to set the Pace for future
Pace Micro Technology is to create a team to focus on the long -term development of technology which has put the firm at the leading edge of the international digital broadcast market. The new Technology and Strategic Development team will be led by the
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John Watson, OBE, Chairman of Business Link Bradford & District
The success of Index Tracking Funds over the past couple of years has been remarkable. Millions of people with cash to invest are not choosing to buy their own shares, are avoiding the traditional "managed" funds and are plumping for funds which simply
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It's a world first as firm offers to share
Bradford hi-tech firm GBdirect is the first in the world to release its Linux training materials for free on the Internet. The company surprised delegates at the recent National Linux Conference where it made the announcement. The first materials, to
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Back on track
Local Cricket: Farsley, East Bierley and Undercliffe are setting a hot pace at the top of the Secure Trust Bank Bradford League First Division. All three won as they continued their good starts to the season. Farsley, who were beaten by East Bierley last
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Bulls are closing in
Bradford Bulls coach Matthew Elliott paid tribute to his side for their win over impressive Super League newcomers Gateshead Thunder after injury and illness played havoc with their pre-match preparations. Two tries in the final quarter saw the Bulls
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High-rises no place to keep dogs
The Council is absolutely right to crack down on the problem of dogs which are being kept in high-rise flats in contravention of tenancy agreements. It is alarming that so many people appear to have got away for so long with breaching the rules and keeping
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Mike Priestley: North of Watford
A confession. I am not especially a fan of football - or of any other team sport, for that matter. Never have been, either as spectator or participant. I was one of that small group of skivers who went "cross-country running" while the rest played soccer
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There's a war on, you know
It was back to ration books, Spitfires and Spam fritters in Haworth at the weekend. Bulldog sprits were high as enthusiasts from all over the country joined residents, traders and hundreds of spectators for a 1940s street party. Servicemen in uniform
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Dog-lovers facing threat of eviction
Dog-lovers living in high-rise flats are facing eviction if they refuse to get rid of their pets after being given an ultimatum by Bradford Council. Pet owners were left angry after receiving letters from the Council demanding they re-home their dogs
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Action call over 'mini-motorway'
A Rawdon newsagent is calling for a pelican crossing to be installed on a busy road which has been described as a mini-motorway. Residents in the Little London area of Rawdon, some of them elderly, have complained of problems crossing Apperley Lane, near
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Asbestos fury of ministers
Government ministers have joined criticism of a crown court judge's sentence after two brothers who broke asbestos safety laws escaped jail. Neil and Andrew Medley admitted allowing their Guiseley-based firm Medley Ltd to carry out asbestos removal work
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Drug girl lands her dad in court
A Yeadon man drove after drinking to remonstrate with his 14-year-old daughter who was addicted to heroin. Colin Richard Storke, 45, of Shaw Royd, pleaded guilty at Leeds Magistrates Court to driving while over the legal limit for alcohol consumption
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Security steps up a league
Police chiefs will meet safety experts and representatives from Bradford City within the next fortnight to discuss plans for dealing with Premier League crowds. High-profile fixtures against teams like Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool should lead
