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City is chosen as base for jobs boost
Bradford is set to be a major driving force in the economic regeneration of West Yorkshire - bringing hundreds of jobs to the county. Martin Havenhand, Chief Executive of Yorkshire Forward - the regional development agency - today said the organisation's
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Rail passengers stranded for two hours
Commuters faced massive disruption today after a freight train broke down at Keighley. Passengers were stranded on trains behind the freight carrier for up to two hours after it broke down on its way from Skipton to Leeds shortly after 6.40am. Eighteen
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Policeman keeps law on the pitch
A Heckmondwike policeman has been hired by the Football League - to bring law and order to the pitch. Sergeant Alan Kaye, who has been assigned to police matches in divisions one, two and three, will be swapping his touch-line flags for a whistle when
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Heads join fight for school cash
Headteachers of Bradford's new primary schools have marched into the fray and joined their secondary colleagues in the battles for more cash. The move means the district's state school headteachers - numbering nearly 200 after the reorganisation - are
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Battling Moore stars in opener
Athletics: The opening round of fixtures in the men's Northern Leagues provided a hectic weekend of track and field action for the region's clubs. A severely depleted Bingley team travelled to Stockport in Division Two Central, and finished fourth behind
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Anila Baig: Women muscle in on the act
I'm all for Women's Lib, honest I am. It is, after all, us women who have to put up with so much: going to work, looking after the little ones, cleaning, cooking, (unless of course, you're living with the Naked Chef), plucking and waxing. Times have certainly
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Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?
Last week was Age Resource Week and the junior branch of Age Concern used it to launch a campaign to persuade as many over-50s as possible to delve into the Internet and find out what it's all about. The organisation has produced a beginner's guide to
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£14.9m boost for health services
Health chiefs have unveiled details of a multi-million pound programme of action heralding the biggest increase in spending on NHS services in the Bradford district. Cancer treatment, hospital waiting lists, heart disease and emergency care are key areas
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Schools shake-up tops leader's list
Council leader Councillor Ian Greenwood has pledged the district education review will top his priority list as he starts his second year at the helm of the authority. He has put the controversial £170 million switch from two tier to three-tier education
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Crisis puts brakes on skateboard park
A Bradford indoor skateboard park faces closure at the end of the month unless it can attract a financial backer and more customers to ensure its survival. Bosses of The Snakepit in Manchester Road say it will shut in the next two weeks unless there is
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'Runaway brides could top 2,000'
Asian families in the Bradford district have been warned that as many as 2,000 girls a year could be running away from home to escape forced marriages by the year 2011. The figure has been calculated by experts at Bradford University using the rapid increase
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Action call after biker is injured
Road safety campaigners are calling for urgent action after a junction claimed its fifth victim in ten weeks. A woman motorcyclist suffered serious injuries when she was flung from her bike after she was in collision with a car at the junction of Hebden
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Raid targets take 'a hammering'
Plain-clothes police have been scoring successes against criminals operating in Yeadon. But members of the public are also being asked to play their part, following a recent spate of car crimes in Wharfedale and Aireborough. More than 40 incidents of
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River site sale bid prompts concern
Green belt land on the banks of the River Wharfe is again under threat two years after a scheme to turn it into a holiday village was thrown out by planners. The washland at Hollin Hall Farm, Cocking End, between Ilkley and Addingham, has been advertised
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How the missing binmen cost £50
Managers at a Greengates housing association have kicked up a stink after a missed rubbish collection left them £50 out of pocket. Co-ordinators at Housing 21's Kipling Court complex, Haigh Hall Road, say a delayed rubbish collection last Friday meant
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Ripper snaps found dumped
Sensational unseen photographs of Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe - stolen from his former wife's car - have been found dumped on waste ground in Bradford. The collection of about 400 photographs - including a colour wedding picture of Sutcliffe and
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It's double delight!
Trophy-winning rugby union teams Bradford and Bingley and Baildon have been honoured with civic receptions by Bradford's Lord Mayor, Coun Tony Miller. Bradford and Bingley lifted Thwaites North Division Two, while Baildon's success in the Independent
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Environment Agency clean up in annual clash
Angling: With Fewston and Swinsty reservoirs having fished so well in recent weeks, it was an expectant field of 120 that lined the banks for the annual water industry national contest between the water companies and the Environment Agency. Despite rising
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Second place for Russell at Batley
Cycling: Bolton rider Andrew Yates (unattached) won the 50-mile Keith Simpson Memorial Race at Batley, relegating Bradford rider Martin Russell (Paul Milnes RT) into second place 15 seconds adrift. Yates and Russell led from early on, opening up a gap
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Langer dashes Yorkshire's victory hopes
Yorkshire's high hopes of pulling off a sensational championship win against Middlesex were dashed at Headingley yesterday as Australian Justin Langer led a spirited run spree which saw the visitors romp home by five wickets in mid-afternoon. Langer,
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City give regulars priority
Chairman Geoffrey Richmond announced today that Bradford City are to give preference to season ticket holders from the last two seasons in the distribution of their remaining season tickets. The Valley Parade staff have been inundated with applications
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It's fantastic
Bradford Bulls fans' status as the best in Super League is being hammered home this season. Around 4,000 made the 2-hour journey to Gateshead Thunder on Sunday to give the newcomers their best crowd so far. And the travelling supporters won special praise
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Bruce could go to Town
Steve Bruce will step back into management within the next week after walking out on Sheffield United and a job he described as untenable. Barnsley and Huddersfield head the race to snap up the services of Bruce, who feels he was left with no alternative
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Richmond in ransom vow
Bradford City have not ruled out signing foreign players to play in the Premiership despite the success of their British only policy in their promotion season. Chairman Geoffrey Richmond said: "Suddenly, everyone wants to play for Bradford City - it is
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Neat way to boost our image
A few weeks ago civic leaders sprang to Bradford's defence after national newspaper columnist Lynda Lee-Potter visited the city and complained bitterly about the amount of litter on the streets. They were right to challenge her savaging of Bradford as
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A question of support
Some parents moan about having to collect their kids from football practice one night a week. But others will go to great lengths and make huge sacrifices to see that their children get the most from their chosen sport. Often, this devotion creates a
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A good ol' country boy - from Ilkley!
At just 18, former Ilkley schoolboy Adam Couldwell is tipped to be the next big thing in country music. During a recent tour of Nashville, he won the hearts and minds of every cowboy and cowgal who heard him sing. But despite his beckoning fame and fortune
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When death is too hard to bear
Jean's father had been seriously ill for many years with leukaemia but his death four years ago was still a devastating blow. She spent two weeks off work trying to come to terms with her loss but soon tried to resume her busy life again juggling the
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Model pupils
Being a model is the stuff of every little girl's dreams, but few actually make the graduation to the catwalk or billboard. But that hasn't put off a group of young hopefuls at Bradford's Claremont Model Agency. Isobel Fox talked to the mums and daughters
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Your Health, by Dr Tom Smith
There are some brilliant holidays these days. A young friend has just managed to book a last-minute one-week holiday in Barbados for under £300, all found. It's in a shared villa on the beach, and she is looking forward to spending most of the week soaking
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Now fire service looks for sponsors
West Yorkshire Fire Service is looking for sponsorship from local businesses to boost its smoke alarm safety campaign. The brigade will spend £65,000 buying and maintaining an additional 24,000 domestic alarms during 1999/2000. With smoke alarm ownership
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Crowds to turn out in tribute to Naomi
Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend the funeral of a gospel-singer who helped found the New Testament Church in Bradford. Tributes were today paid to great-grandmother Naomi Lewinson, of Toller Grove, Heaton, who has died at the age of 65. Her
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Triumph after my school nightmare
This is Adult Learners Week, which aims to show the importance of lifelong learning. Education reporter Lyn Barton talks to a mother who took up her education where she left off a decade earlier. SCHOOL WAS one long nightmare for Suzanne Burley, who felt
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Company's plans hang in balance
Expansion plans by a firm which stepped in to save 120 jobs at a Bradford textile company hang in the balance today. Planning officers fear a bid for a major expansion of the mill shop operation at Lister's Mill could hit trade in the city centre and
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The school means business!
The final of the Craven area Young Enterprise competition has been won by South Craven School - for the second year running. Budding entrepreneurs from the school, operating under the business name TK2, fought off the challenge from other local schools
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'Get them off the streets'
Retailers are calling for beggars and litter to be removed from the city's streets. They are telling Bradford Council that street cleaning is not acceptable and the beggars intimidate the public, putting them off revisiting the city centre. Chairman of
