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Twin town links get stronger over years
A warm bienvenu is awaiting people from Coutances in France who will arrive in their twin town of Ilkley today. People in Ilkley have forged a strong relationship with Coutances, which is situated in northern France, since the Second World War. Margaret
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Fear drives attack victim out of work
A woman attacked with a hammer by a masked raider who targeted the Shipley garage where she works told today how the traumatic experience had put her off working there. Sharon Birdsall, 35, was hit on the head with a hammer and threatened with a knife
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£2.5m illicit booze haul
Bootleg booze worth £2.5million was seized in Bradford last night. A squad of Customs & Excise officials raided a warehouse after a tip off. The consignment of smuggled spirits was discovered in two wagons at the premises of Just In Time (Bradford
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Windhill bid to put one over their rivals
Bradford League Cricket: Windhill are looking to beat old rivals East Bierley at Busy Lane tomorrow to boost their Secure Trust Bank First Div-ision championship credentials. Although leaders Farsley have made a great start with six wins out of eight,
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Caisley is delighted by support from fans
The majority of Bulls fans are behind Chris Caisley in his fight to win a "fair deal" from Bradford Council. That is the verdict of the Bulls chief after the club were inundated with calls following his controversial comments in midweek suggesting that
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City seek new funds
Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond is inviting potential investors to come forward in the wake of the club's decision not to float on the full stock market. When Paul Jewell's side clinched a place in the Premiership, City announced that they would
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Nick Oldham: Rights and Wrongs
Mum Joanne Pickles is preparing for court action against a builder after paying nearly £500 for roof repairs. In June last year she hired Keighley-based Craven Construction boss Colin Craven to repair her roof and stop water running down her baby daughter's
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No room at the school, says head
A shortage of places at a Yeadon Catholic school could mean that a number of local children will have to attend a school outside their home town after the summer holidays. There have been 52 applications for 30 places at Yeadon SS Peter and Paul Roman
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Gran's pioneering skatepark hit by
graffiti daubers Vandals have attacked the Otley Space to Grow skatepark which was pioneered by a grandmother. They scrawled graffiti on skate ramps at the park and even on the skating surface itself. But the graffiti is to be removed from the park which
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'It was a unique disaster'
Investigators have made a series of recommendations in a bid to prevent further tragedies like the one that claimed the lives of four disabled people on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Gargrave. Marine accident investigators also called on British Waterways
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'Budget' hotel bid unveiled
Plans were unveiled today for a multi-million pound hotel which would offer budget accommodation in the heart of Bradford's City centre. Developers want to take over a huge Bradford Council-owned office block to transform it into a hotel at a cost of
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Machine which killed man 'safe' insists firm
A top German firm insists that a machine in which a Bradford textile worker died is safe, a court heard. David Grieve, 41, died in February last year after his arm became trapped in the rollers of a £300,000 heat-finishing machine at the premises of H
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Airport set to lose £1m when Duty Free axed
Directors at Leeds-Bradford International Airport say it stands to lose £1 million after Duty Free is scrapped. Europe's leaders have ruled that cheap cigarettes, alcohol and perfume for European travellers will end on June 30. But the airport said the
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Tragic prisoner 'had been bullied'
Relatives of a young man who hanged himself in jail say they have new evidence he was bullied by fellow inmates. And after a six-year fight they finally have an admission from the prison that "there may be a case for neglect" in a 58-page report which
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Rock: DJ's roots are Poles apart
Bradford-based dub maestro The Rootsman is hardly a household name in his home town. And yet his albums are in great demand in unlikely Eastern European outposts of the pop world. "I sell more records in Poland than I do here. It's a place where that
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Trish happy to be home
Bradford-born actress, TV presenter and playwright Trish Cooke is back in her home city after 13 successful years' writing and broadcasting in London. Trish, whose parents were born in Dominica, has a 45-minute play on Radio 4 next Tuesday afternoon.
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Now Levy's ditched his safety net!
It worked for Richard Whiteley - and now, another star of local telly is forsaking his autocue and stepping out on the stage. Peter Levy, for years the cheery face of BBC North's daytime news bulletins ("Have a good day - do drive carefully") is fronting
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Repair grant blow for thousands
Thousands of families were devastated today after being told a multi-million pound bid to breathe new life into their run-down homes had been rejected. Bradford Council's failure to be picked as a 'pathfinder' in a Government housing initiative means
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Father, 37, dies after attack in the street
A father-of-two has lost his life four days after suffering serious head injuries in an incident in Skipton. Trevor Capstick, 37, of Hawbank Court, Skipton, had undergone two operations and was on a life support machine in Leeds General Infirmary. A North
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'Violent husband destroyed my life'
A woman whose husband was jailed after threatening to kill her has spoken of her ordeal. Christine Houchen today described how her own life - and that of her children - has been destroyed. But she said that although she would never take him back, she
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Chosen hospital site: 'Have a say'
People are being asked to give their opinions on plans to put a new Wharfedale Hospital on land next to Garnett's mill in Otley. Leeds Health Authority announced last week it had chosen a site to the east of the mill, off Pool Road, as the best place
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Traders fear mall 'town centre' bid
Spen Valley traders have expressed anger at plans to give an out-of-town shopping mall town centre status. Trading group leaders fear any future expansion at Morley's White Rose Centre would further devastate shops in surrounding towns. A planning inspector
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That's the spirit!
Britain's first church-operated pub didn't let the praise get in the way of the pints on its opening night. It was standing room only at The Cock and Bottle, in Barkerend Road, Bradford, as its first night got into full swing. Christian supporters and
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Hoggard keeps the pressure on
Chris Silverwood and Matthew Hoggard worked hard in an attempt to make further inroads into the Derbyshire batting today after the first 15 minutes had been lost to the weather in the PPP Championship match. Derbyshire resumed their first innings on 71
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Opposition focus: Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles will be looking to arrest an alarming slide when they go head-to-head with the Bulls at Saltergate. John Kear's charges have collected just one point - against strugging Salford - in their last four outings and you have to go back to
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Nathan's case for the defence
Nathan McAvoy believes the Bulls coaching team are major players in getting his career back on track. The Bulls' £140,000 capture arrived at Odsal low on confi-dence after failing to fulfil his early promise with his home-town club Salford but slowly
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Bus firm must try harder
Offering motorists a £10 bus pass each to enable them to sample public transport is a worthwhile gesture by First Bradford to mark National Green Transport Week. It makes every sort of sense, environmentally, for more of us to become regular users of
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Firm's drive to rid roads of motorists
Thousands of motorists are being urged to go by bus and leave their cars at home in a drive by a major bus company which could cost the firm £100,000. First Bradford wants to rid Bradford's roads of heavy traffic during National Green Transport Week which
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Council signposts footpaths' future
Parish councillors in Steeton have produced a blueprint for the future of the district's footpaths and bridleways. The move comes after Bradford Council officers wrote to individuals and organisations asking for their opinions. The Council was recently
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Scanner wows the doctors
A new era in health care has been heralded with the start of MRI scanning in Bradford, using the most advanced technology in the world. Already specialists at Bradford Royal Infirmary have been impressed by the technical detail and clarity of pictures
