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Keighley's courthouse to close
Keighley Magistrates' Court is set to close by next spring with all cases being transferred to an extended courthouse in Bingley, it was revealed today. The move has been made possible after the West Riding Metropolitan Magistrates' Courts Service won
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£250,000 boost for Guiseley rail station
Guiseley railway station is in line for a £250,000 boost following an increase in passengers on the Wharfedale line. Northern Spirit Ltd and Metro, who are working together on the massive improvement scheme, are seeking planning permission from Leeds
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Scrap firm faces threat of closure
A fifteen-year-old Cleckheaton scrap business could be closed down following noise complaints from neighbours. Homeowners living near Shingleton's skip hire in Brick Street are set to tell members of the Kirklees Heavy Woollen planning committee that
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Storming Steeton set title race pace
Aire-Wharfe Cricket: Steeton are blazing a trail that could lead to their first Division A championship while last season's top two, Adel and Rawdon, are trailing among the also-rans. It is five years since Steeton suffered the indignity of relegation
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Storms threaten Yorks at Derby
Stormy weather which hit Derby today threatened to wipe out the first day of Yorkshire's PPP Championship clash with Derbyshire at the County Ground. Torrential rain flooded the area from early morning and with no play before lunch, Yorkshire seemed to
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City plan for share flotation scrapped
Bradford City have abandoned plans for a full flotation on the full stock market. And chairman Geoffrey Richmond revealed today that he had been in talks with supermarket chief Ken Morrison offering him 'involvement with the club at boardroom level,'
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Bulls keen on merger
Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley has once again raised the prospect of a merger with cash-strapped neighbours Halifax to form one major Super League force. He says he would be prepared to talk about moving away from Odsal if the right deal could
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Jim Appleby: Past Times
When a city grows as fast as Bradford did in the middle of the last century, it becomes a magnet for the ambitious. Some of them changed it for the better and some of them changed it in a way which is still visible a century or more later. Michael John
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Boy survives 30-ft 'death swing'plunge
A ten-year-old boy was found lying unconscious in a stream after he plunged 30ft from a rope swing into a ravine. It was feared Carl Hartley, pictured, had suffered a broken back in the accident in Ravenscliffe, Bradford, yesterday afternoon as he played
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Winning smiles from brave girls
Four girls have been honoured for their bravery in a new award in memory of a man who devoted his life to teaching. And one of the youngsters will be named within the next week as Craven Child of Courage. The David Clough award has been launched by Skipton
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YW to buy US firm in a £276m deal
Shipley MP Chris Leslie today demanded a clampdown on powerful water companies after Yorkshire Water announced it was spending £276 million buying an American firm. YW unveiled the deal to buy the US water supplier and plans for a new name, reflecting
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'Dog has bitten 10 children'
Residents on a Bradford street have branded the city's dog warden service "a disgrace" for failing to pick up a stray they claim has bitten ten children. The labrador has been in Kite Mews, off Bell Dean Road, Lower Grange, for the last week, attracted
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WI in the buff may rake in £100,000
A saucy calendar revealing naked members of the Women's Institute could raise at least £100,000 for leukaemia research. The total has yet to be reckoned and more money is still flowing in from around the world, but a bare estimate has the amount well
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Man quizzed as attack victim fights for his life
A man has been arrested following an attack on a 37-year-old father-of-two who is fighting for his life in hospital. Detectives were today questioning the man following his arrest in Skipton two days after Trevor Capstick was attacked and punched in Greatwood
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Drive launched to fund new bridge
Residents pushing for a £200,000 footbridge across the River Wharfe at Burley-in-Wharfedale are drawing up plans to start a massive fund-raising campaign. The newly formed Burley Bridge Association has just been given planning permission for the project
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Diana Ross sings at the diagnosis
Former foster parent Doreen Kowalski felt the first twinges of pain in her back 25 years ago. Now, with the help of Brad-ford's new £1m MRI scanner, funded by the people in a T&A-backed campaign, she hopes her condition will at last be diagnosed.
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Three goals of the new Council chief
He is the new boy at City Hall but Chief Executive Ian Stewart is already proving to be a man of the people. Already, the former professional footballer has set himself some demanding goals as head of an authority which is the fourth largest metropolitan
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Praise the landlord!
Britain's first-ever Church-operated pub is to open its doors in Bradford. The Cock and Bottle, in Barkerend Road, one of the city's most historic pubs and the scene of a notorious killing, will be run by a group of committed Christians. Worshippers signed
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Ones that got away hit Illingworth's grand hopes
Angling: With the wind changing to a cold north-easterly fish were hard to find in Saturday's 46-entry Woodlands open. Unluckiest angler was probably Middy Team Dons star John Illingworth. Paying his first visit to the Carlton Minniott complex he pulled
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Cannon's blast is not quite enough
Motor Sport: Leeds motorcycle sprinter Chris 'Cannon' Hannam set the fastest time of day on his 1135cc four cylinder Suzuki at Esholt Park and clocked 144 mph but the outright record was not broken. Bingley's Peter Booth won the 250cc racing class on
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City want to make it a 'family fun affair'
Bradford City intend turning their first campaign of Premiership reserve team football into 'Family Fun Days' next season. The Bantams' promotion to the top flight also means that their second string side will be facing the likes of Manchester United,
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Off to a promising start
The new chief executive of Bradford Council is taking on an unenviable but nonetheless exciting challenge. He is joining a Council with a reputation for perhaps not the tightest control over finances and one which has been heavily criticised for the way
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Bull's Head takes over the Med!
Landlady Maxine Royle doesn't miss her regulars when she goes on holiday - because she takes them all with her. Maxine, who runs the Bull's Head in Great Horton Road, Bradford, has just returned from a trip to Ibiza with 52 customers. She said: "We have
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Couple foster new hopes in children
Caring Joan and Michael Dixon today told how after 24 years as foster parents they hope to offer a home to one of Bradford's most disturbed youngsters. The couple have already fostered over 500 children. Now they aim to be among the first in the district
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Band marks day of village celebration
Wyke folk are gearing up to celebrate the village's centenary year with a brass band concert. Members of the Wyke Local History Group are praying for good weather as Hebden Bridge Junior Band take centre stage at Wyke Recreation Ground on Sunday. The
