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Dad spends £6,000 on heroin for addict son
A father has exhausted his £6,000 savings by giving his heroin addict son money to feed his habit in a desperate bid to stop him turning to crime. In the last three months alone, the man, who wishes to remain anonymous, has handed over £1,000 to his 24
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Police quiz two over road death
Two Keighley men have been arrested in connection with the death of an 18-year-old Steeton youth. One man was still being questioned by police today about the death of Stuart Lister. The other man was released last night on police bail pending further
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A new life - a new wife
A former Army chaplain at the centre of a sex scandal has told how a new wife has helped him rebuild his shattered life. The Rev Richard Landall, 42, from Shipley, was cleared of allegations of indecent assault against a soldier's wife after a court martial
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Train services 'better'
Travellers using Northern Spirit trains are getting a better service on some routes, according to figures released today. A report by the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising showed reliability on the company's transPennine express and West and North
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Boss fined over porn image
A Bingley businessman was today found guilty of possessing an indecent image of two naked boys on his computer. Magistrates ordered Colin Jack Gaines, 47, of Lady Lane, Eldwick, to register on the sex offenders list. Stipendiary magistrate Guy Hodgson
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Jefferies stamps authority in style
Motor Sport: Professional road racer David Jefferies stamped his authority on the North West 200 motor-cycle road races near Coleraine. He rode his V&M R1 and R6 Yamaha machines to double victories in the title events, shattering the lap record in
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Blewett blow for Tykes
Yorkshire gradually staged a sound recovery in their PPP Champion-ship match against Essex at Chelmsford today after suffering an early shock with the dismissal of Australian Greg Blewett for only four. Michael Vaughan and skipper David Byas then helped
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Vaikona injury is a major blow for Bulls
Bradford Bulls have suffered another crushing injury blow after Tevita Vaikona was ruled out for a month with groin trouble. The powerful Tongan winger, who was the club top try scorer last season following his £100,000 move from Hull, was hoping that
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Omens are against Ipswich
Ipswich know they must beat Bolton for the first time this season if they are to claim a place in the First Division play-off final at Wembley. Michael Johansen's 84th-minute strike gave Wanderers a slim advantage from the first leg at the Reebok Stadium
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Police arrest 12 in dawn drugs swoop
Police today carried out early morning drugs raids at addresses on Bradford's Buttershaw estate after an intensive two-month operation. A total of 12 people were arrested - nine men and three women - during raids at 13 addresses on the estate in an operation
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'Families worse than Third World'
An expert on disability among Asian people said some families are living in worse conditions than the Third World because so little help is available in Bradford. Bary Malik, who used to run the award winning Asian arm of DIAL (Disability Information
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'Why fortnight delay to shift the gipsies?'
Furious resident who have had gipsies parked opposite their homes for two weeks are demanding answers from Bradford Council. Members of the Bell Dean Residents' and Tenants' Association are putting in a formal complaint against the Council's gipsy liaison
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'How would they cope without me?
A Bradford father has told how he fears he might never see his two-year-old daughter again following a House of Lords ruling which says he cannot remain in this country. Mohammed Ahmed, 33, of Barkerend, could be deported at any time after the House of
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Park boss held in police swoop
Robert Heseltine, chairman of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, has been arrested and bailed by police over alleged offences of deception. Councillor Heseltine, 55, of Skipton, Yorkshire Dales chairman for 11 years, has been questioned by North Yorkshire
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Gardens open day will have plenty to offer
Visitors to Guiseley are being invited to enjoy a three-in-one treat on Sunday as the West Yorkshire Red Cross opens several gardens in Guiseley. A woodland garden in Park Road, the home of Stanley Haddock, has impressive stone features. Elsewhere, at
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Ilkley's opera in hunt for premises
Ilkley is in danger of losing another jewel in its cultural crown because of the closure of the town's college campus. World-famous ballet seminars moved from the town to Ripon because of the campus closure. Now it is the turn of Ilkley's own opera company
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Community cafe plan for young
Teenagers in Birstall are being asked to consider a plan to open a community cafe managed and staffed by young people. Members of the Birstall Youth Action Group, which in February polled young people in the town, are to run a six-week outreach project
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Bilton swept aside by bubbling Brook
Aire-Wharfe Cricket: Burley seamer Nick Brook was the clear Man of the Match, beating Bilton almost single handed. He took the last nine wickets of Bilton's innings, including his first hat-trick, as the visitors were dismissed for 96. For a time, with
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Punchard is given Cougars top job
Keighley Cougars have confirmed Frank Punchard's appointment as coach until the end of the season. The former Alliance team boss had been in charge of the side since Lee Crooks dismissal a month ago and won the board's approval after three successive
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City aim to lift limit
Bradford City are investigating the possibility of extending the Valley Parade capacity by around 2,000 for their first season in the Premiership. The Bantams won a place among football's elite with a memorable 3-2 victory at Wolves ten days ago and look
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Welcome return of Sir Titus
It is right that moves should be afoot to shift the statue of Sir Titus Salt from his hideaway in Lister Park into the village he created. The old boy has been tucked away for too long in the shadow of the Norman Arch, looking somewhat neglected among
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Jim Appleby: Past Times
A bullseye wasn't a gobstopper. Let's get that cleared up from the start. Sylvia Barlow, born within the sound of Bow bells but now living in Bingley, writes to point out that bullseyes were huge, black-and-white striped minty affairs, triangular shaped
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Screen headache for telly viewers
Television viewers have blamed a multi-million pound extension under construction at Skipton Building Society's headquarters for interference on their sets. People living in Regent Road and Overdale Court in Skipton have complained that their television
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Hundreds protest at Millennium bridge plan
Controversial plans to build a Millennium bridge over the River Aire at Gargrave have been met with fury from hundreds of residents. And at a meeting of more than 300 villagers in the village hall last night, the parish council agreed to hold a referendum
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Plea in hunt for Ripper photo thieves
Police today appealed for information in a bid to find thieves who dumped hundreds of photographs of the Yorkshire Ripper, his former wife and her friends on wasteland in Bradford. The Telegraph & Argus yesterday revealed exclusively how about 400
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Ardenlea plea for your recollections
Ilkley's Ardenlea Marie Curie Centre will not be allowed to fade from memory when its doors close for the final time. The centre is being replaced by a £5 million Marie Curie Centre in Bradford, which should open in the year 2001. A book about the Queen's
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Moving tribute for Sir Titus?
Views are being sought on a bid to 'bring home' a statue of Sir Titus Salt. Members of the Saltaire Project Team want to move the 124-year-old statue from Bradford's Lister Park to the village Sir Titus founded in time for 2003 - the bi-centenary of his
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High-level probe into market
A full-scale investigation has been launched by the Local Government Ombudsman into the redevelopment of Rawson Market. Ombudsman Patricia Thomas is acting on claims by stallholders that Bradford Council is guilty of maladministration in its handling
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Homes advertised - before consent
A giant housebuilder came under fire today for advertising a luxury moorland housing development before receiving planning permission. Leeds-based Barratts was accused by residents of holding Bradford Council's planning system in contempt over the controversial
