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Safety bids for blackspot roads
The number of accidents on Skipton's roads could be reduced with the introduction of two traffic calming schemes. The final results from public consultations on Broughton Road and Gargrave Road have formed the basis of a project to install pavement build
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Charlotte letter appeal delight
Generous Keighley folk and members of the Bronte Society have exceeded expectations in supporting an appeal to bring home a 150-year-old letter written by Charlotte Bronte. They have raised £6,000 - £1,000 more than the target - towards the £50,000 which
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Multi-million deal saves Silver Cross
World-famous pram manufacturer Silver Cross has been saved by a group of investors who bought the firm last night in what is believed to be a multi-million pound deal. The acquisition secures the jobs of 30 workers at the Guiseley firm and gives hope
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Council gets new target list
The new chairman of Ilkley Parish Council has revealed a hit list of priority targets for the next year. Councillor Kate Brown (Con, Ilkley West) succeeded Coun Alec Henderson at the annual meeting of the parish council. She said the council would be
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B&B boss's regrets over carpetbaggers
Bradford & Bingley boss Christopher Rodrigues has admitted to disheartened staff that the firm should have tried harder to keep carpetbaggers at bay. In a four-page letter to staff chief executive Mr Rodrigues admits the company should have set up
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We'll be a class act
A multi-million pound initiative to tackle Bradford's desperate education problems was revealed today. Council leaders are determined that the city's abysmal performance in league tables year after year will be turned round hand in hand with the huge
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Jewell is keeping shopping list quiet
Paul Jewell says he has drawn up an initial list of potential summer targets as Bradford City prepare for their first season in the Premiership. However, the City boss has dismissed speculation linking him with a host of names since the Bantams won promotion
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Howlett is Odsal bound
Bradford Bulls have swooped to capture talented back Phil Howlett from Australian club South Sydney. The 24-year-old will replace Danny Peacock on the Odsal club's overseas quota after agreeing a contract until the end of the current season. Howlett,
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Blueprint for schools here at last
"About time too!" will be the cry across the district at the revelation today that Bradford Council has produced a far-reaching blueprint for improving levels of performance in the city's schools. Bradford has been showing up very badly in the national
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Jobs at the double as firms move in
Twenty-five jobs will be created when a new direct-marketing operation opens in Bradford for a firm which is expanding in the north. Colleagues Direct Marketing, based in Bath, is creating the jobs at its new regional office on the Woodland Park estate
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Business opinion split over new hotel proposal
Business opinion splits over new hotel proposal The chairman of Bradford's hoteliers association has hit out at plans to build another hotel in Shipley. But the company which runs the town's newest hotel says the competition could have a beneficial effect
