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Lawyer pedals to help drug addicts
Having seen first-hand the effects of drugs and drink, a Skipton lawyer has decided to take part in a gruelling challenge to raise money for a help programme. Sara Chorkley, a criminal lawyer for JP Mewies', Keighley Road, is to cycle the 560 kilometre
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Strength from our tragic tot
Ilkley's new vicar told today how bringing up his tragic baby daughter, who died last week, had helped strengthen his faith. The Reverend Paul Tudge is to be licensed as the vicar of All Saints tonight, just three days after his 18-month-old daughter
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Radar to cut car speed in a flash
Neon signs are to be introduced outside schools in Kirklees to warn drivers to reduce their speed. The radar signs, which will flash "SLOW DOWN" to vehicles breaking speed limits, are to be tested this autumn and could replace standard metal signs which
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Shock as teacher dies from mystery illness
A Wilsden teacher who swapped her Bradford job to teach children in Tanzania has died suddenly aged 58. Hundreds of people had raised money for Ann Crabtree in her efforts to buy materials and improve education. She died on Saturday in the Nairobi hospital
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Booze off the agenda
Thousands of workers could be banned from enjoying a lunchtime pint in a clampdown by Bradford Council. The authority's 23,000 workers are due to be told that drinking during working hours is unacceptable - except for special events like Christmas and
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City pipped for fair play award
Bradford City have just been pipped for the Bobby Moore Fair Play Trophy awarded by the Professional Footballers' Association for good disciplinary records The Bantams enjoyed a superb disciplinary record as they won promotion to the Premiership, but
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Millennium party can't be stopped
The appeal by West Yorkshire Police to councils to abandon plans for organised celebrations on Millennium Eve seems to be based on the false presumption that if official events are scrapped, people will not take to the streets to celebrate. The reality
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Residents voice fear of landslip
Residents are calling for a halt to development at the rear of their homes after they have been hit by flooding and landslips. They fear a high retaining wall, behind which 40 homes are to be built, will not be strong enough to hold the land back behind
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Mayor backs bus for elderly appeal
Otley people are being urged to dig deep into their pockets and support an appeal to buy a community minibus. The town's umbrella group for older people, Otley Action for Older People (OAOP), wants to buy a new bus to replace the one that can no longer
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Dancers left kicking their heels
Angry dancers have been denied their Sunday Salsa after Bradford Council has invoked a 200-year-old law. More than 30 people have been told their Sunday dance classes have been cancelled at the Lakean Ballroom, Briggate, Shipley. Bradford Council said
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Just the ticket
Bradford City fans clamouring for season tickets for the club's first season in the Premiership have been boosted by the news that about 1,700 are now on general sale. After winning promotion 16 days ago, City were besieged by fans wanting to watch Paul
