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Kidney patients' £320,000 boost
Patients suffering kidney failure in Bradford will benefit from a £320,000 expansion in services. Health chiefs have agreed to increase the numbers of patients undergoing dialysis at St Luke's Hospital by 22 to 132. The move is part of an injection of
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Drug offenders face new choice
A market town with a growing number of heroin users is pioneering a project to prevent first-time drug offenders progressing to hard drugs. North Yorkshire police, in partnership with Skipton-based Craven Organisation for Drugs and Alcohol (Coda), has
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Keighley in bid for funding millions
Keighley could be in line for a multi-million pound boost if a bid for European aid is successful. Two areas of Keighley are part of a plan to attract hundreds of millions of pounds to the Bradford district to help fight depravation and industrial decline
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Home found for 160 Kosovo refugees
A former residential nursing home in Shipley has been identified for Kosovan refugees who will start arriving in the Bradford district on June 9. Along with other local authorities in the Yorkshire area, Bradford is preparing to welcome needy refugees
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Howlett will make quick impression
New Bulls overseas recruit Phil Howlett is being tipped to make a big impact on the British game. Odsal coach Matthew Elliott knows the player from his time Down Under and has also had his card marked by current Bulls quota men Tevita Vaikona and Michael
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Jewel in Bradford's crown in great peril
The most prestigious title in Bradford golf - the Amateur Championship - is under threat as the Union again faces up to a lack of entries for its competitions. So far, only 19 players have applied to tee-off in the 36-hole Strokeplay Champion-ship at
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Away day specials!
Bradford City are to launch a travel club which will guarantee 1,000 Bantams fans a ticket for every away game next season. The Bantams will be travelling to the best grounds in England next season when they travel to Old Trafford, Anfield, Elland Road
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Moneywise with Alan Mills
One of the most contentious issues today with investments is that of 'charges' incurred by an investor. The financial pages of some newspapers are strewn with advertisements offering 'no initial charges' or 'limited offer, two per cent reduction'. Nobody
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£5,000 to help trap gunman
A £5,000 reward was offered today as detectives revealed they have found the getaway car involved in an armed raid at a Bradford bank. The reward is being put up by Securicor, after one of its guards was robbed at gunpoint outside the Yorkshire Bank.
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'Cocktail of drugs' killer goes to jail
A killer who knifed his best friend after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs was today jailed for five years. Sentencing 23-year-old Richard Sykes for manslaughter, Judge Gerald Coles QC said it was a tragedy that had happened in a flash. Father-of-one
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Slice of history is lost
A butcher's shop in business since the the Boer War is to close this weekend. Howgate's shop has been a feature of life in Wilsden for almost a century. David Howgate, who has owned the shop in Main Street, Wilsden, for 30 years with his wife Margaret
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Delegates are taking the long view
Dozens of delegates from throughout the region were gathering in Saltaire today for a conference aimed at promoting sustainable regeneration as a central part of Yorkshire's economic future. Staged at the Victoria Hotel in Saltaire the conference - entitled
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Give us a better deal
Almost 200 commuters have told rail bosses they want a better deal as they travel along the Wharfedale line. Campaigner John Anderson has been backed by 190 people who say they want improvements. Mr Anderson, an education management adviser and former
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Fury as water just goes on dripping
Bradford Council has been blasted for the second time for its failure to act over a water leak reported in September last year. The Council told the Telegraph and Argus on May 4 that it intended to get a plumber to fix the leak as soon as possible. But
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Knife vandal cut car's brake pipe
A motorist says she is lucky to be alive after a vandal severed a brake pipe on her car. Yvonne Leach is convinced she was targeted at random and fears somebody could be killed if the vandal strikes again. Miss Leach, 45, who is registered disabled, only
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Tim's back in the saddle after gift
An angel of mercy has come to the rescue of a severely ill teenager after vandals destroyed his main means of transport in a £3,000 wrecking spree. Tim Lambert, 16, who suffers from Down's Syndrome, was heartbroken when vandals stole his made-to-measure
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Otley is prime site for hospital
Otley's Garnett's Mill site has emerged as the preferred site for a new Wharfedale Hospital, it was revealed today. Health chiefs have chosen the land off Pool Road ahead of two other possible sites - High Royds at Menston and the current hospital site
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Donor's help for a complete stranger
A man has given the gift of life to an American leukaemia patient he has never met. Roy Johnson, 37, a systems analyst, of Wharfe View Road, Ilkley, has donated bone marrow from his hip bones to help save the life of an unknown American woman after finding
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Rallying call for disabled people
Organisers of a little-used mobility service in Brighouse have made a plea for support from disabled people. Calderdale Shopmobility's Brighouse centre has been infrequently used since it was launched in September. But co-ordinator Jackie Stark said the
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School's farewell to pupils
A tiny first school is organising events for pupils past and present before it closes in July. Bingley C of E First School on Park Road will shut for good at the end of term, as part of the schools' reorganisation and its 60 pupils will transfer to other
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'Votes for favours probe'
Auditors will question a former leading Labour councillor after he alleged his party had given out "favours" in return for election support. Bradford Council's Tory group has asked external auditors KPMG to look into the remarks made by Shaukat Ahmed
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Record growth at accountants
Bradford-based chartered accountants Baker Tilly has achieved record growth with fee income up 30 per cent in the Yorkshire region in the last 12 months. Staff numbers at their regional office in Bradford have also risen to 70. Over the year, Baker Tilly
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Have faith, it's just the ticket
Visitors to Bradford's new national museum will be given a ticket - to sample life as someone of a different faith. They will be able to try birth, marriage, death and even the afterlife as a virtual character at the Lifeforce Gallery, the multi-media
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Angry parents in school walkout
Furious parents walked out of a meeting after clashing with schools chiefs over admissions procedures in the district. More than 100 people packed into the meeting called by Ravenscliffe and Greengates Association last night to discuss admissions procedures
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Treasures of the Prince
Mementoes of one of Yorkshire's greatest cricket players will go under the hammer this summer. The collection of bats, balls and other items owned by the legendary Herbert Sutcliffe - known as the Prince of Cricket - could fetch up to £20,000. Among the
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Health services hailed as best in country
Five health services in Bradford have been hailed as centres of excellence. The five have been handed NHS beacon status to become models for patient care across the country. Staff in other parts of the health service will now learn from their example
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Church's guiding light for victims
An army of Christian counsellors has started a city-centre advice service aimed at helping victims of rape and abuse. The Abundant Life Church, in Wapping Road, Bradford, has opened the centre in a former solicitor's office at 4, James Street. It offers
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Save and win for schools
Bradford schools could soon be stocking up on extra books thanks to a new campaign to increase energy efficiency in homes across the district. The Bradford Energy Management Agency - funded by Bradford Council and the European Commission - has launched
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Silver Cross pushes on
Silver Cross -- the name on prams and pushchairs the world over - could be branching out in a bid to expand the business. The company, which has been saved by a new group of investors, is bringing in the talents of inventor Bill Steadman to develop a
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Supply trip turns to terror in flood
A charity worker has spoken of his terror after he was caught in severe flooding in Sri Lanka while trying to deliver supplies, donated by T& A readers, to needy children. Ernest Cowley of Bierley was on his 22nd trip to the country equipped with
