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Support grows for £7m City stand
Support was escalating today for a £7 million stand at Valley Parade and future redevelopment of the stadium. It follows a row last month when a Labour planning chief and three of his colleagues failed to support a planning application for the stand.
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Bare-faced cheek pays dividends for charity
The women who shot to international fame by posing nude for a WI charity calendar are making final calculations in time to hand over a cheque to a cancer research organisation. "We can't say exactly what the total is just yet, but we expect it to be something
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Police advise women to be 'extra vigilant'
Women in Keighley have been warned not to go out alone at night after a series of attacks. Police issued the advice today after a third woman was attacked by a masked man who smashed her head onto a pavement when he pounced in the Lund Park area of Keighley
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One-way plan heading for a u-turn
A one-way road system for a narrow street is set to be shelved after residents failed to agree which way traffic should travel. Members of the Nova Tenants and Residents Association of Birstall sent a petition into Kirklees Council last summer demanding
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Bosses insist Sir Titus is a boozer
A pub chain is pressing ahead with controversial plans to name a new outlet after a famous anti-drink campaigner. Wetherspoon's sparked outrage last year when it revealed it wanted to call the new pub in Bradford's former Windsor Baths the Sir Titus Salt
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Getting fairer deal in the workplace
A leading expert on ageism is coming to Bradford next week to explain the rights of older people in the workplace. Freda Line, from the London-based Employers' Forum on Age, will be giving the latest in a series of Diversity Seminars organised by Bradford
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Next sales increase
Fashion retailer Next, which has its deliveries carried out by Bradford firm Grattan, has emerged unscathed from the fierce high street price wars. The clothing and homewares chain, which has many shareholders in West Yorkshire, said its total retail
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Soccer news is set for the city
Football news internet site Teamtalk.com is to be spun off by its owner IMS, the telecom services group, and floated on the stock market. IMS, which runs a call centre in Keighley, had been considering a range of options on how to best develop Teamtalk
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Moor bid to shock the title favourites
Sunday Soccer: The Premier Division title race is certainly providing plenty of excitement with one point separating three teams. Champions East Bowling Unity and current leaders Bolton Woods were expected to fight it out for honours but Bradford Moor
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City Talk: Richard Sutcliffe
City's defeat at Southampton left fans, players and club officials with a New Year hangover as they made the long journey back from the south coast. Paul Jewell's men had gone into their first game of the Millennium knowing that victory would haul them
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Support Bradford folk need
News that another major voluntary organisation in Bradford has had its funding suspended is a blow not just to the many people who have been supported by it. It is a blow, too, to the image of the city and to the image of the many other voluntary organisations
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Burgled - then fire destroys the rest
Gareth Cullen is cursing his bad fortune after the few possessions he had left after a burglary were destroyed in a fire only days later. The luckless 19-year-old accountancy student's stereo system was stolen and his television smashed during the break-in
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'Fate has played you a bad hand'
A judge has apologised to a retired carpenter after he was forced to throw out a case against an alleged swindler. Stroke victim Brian Hardy handed over most of life savings to his "trusted" financial adviser Michael Smith. But Bradford Crown Court heard
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Put unwanted presents to good use
The Ardenlea Marie Curie Centre in Ilkley could benefit from any dreadful Christmas presents which have been hidden away in a drawer. Brenda Doyle, Ardenlea fundraiser, said unwanted presents, whether they be stinky 'smellies' (perfume, aftershave or
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Phone company wipes our city clean off its map
A Bradford Methodist minister is demanding to know why the city has been missed off the map by the main Irish phone company. The Reverend Geoff Reid was idly flicking through a phone directory in a Dublin hotel room when he was shocked to discover that
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Jenson's fund takes off
The mother of tragic drama student Jenson Marriott spoke today of her hopes that the new Millennium will see struggling young black actors being trained in his memory. Sharon Marriott launched the Jenson Marriott Memorial Scholar-ship Fund for Actors
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Marathon cyclist defies the pain
The family of a fund-raising fanatic who is cycling from South to North America say he is in 'fine spirits' despite contracting salmonella poisoning while in the desert and spending New Year's Eve in Peru being ill. Trevor Lund, 31, pledged to travel
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New boss of Black Dyke mills
Bradford-born entrepreneur Jack Wade is the man behind the acquisition of the world-famous Black Dyke Mills. Mr Wade, 69, was born in Aireville Road, Manningham, and lived in the city with his family until he was aged ten. Now living in Huddersfield,
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Getting truants back on the right track
Pupils persistently playing truant is an acknowledged problem in Bradford. As schools begin a New Year they know that the district's much needed boost in exam results is not going to happen without a huge hike in attendance. Education reporter Lyn Barton
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'Troubleshooting' heads are put on standby
Aireborough schools in difficulty are to get help from 'troubleshooting' head teachers. A team of up to ten is being employed by Leeds City Council to guide schools through times of difficulty. And the heads will soon be on standby to go into schools
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Dominic finds the write job!
A new director has been appointed to head Ilkley Literature Festival - which was launched the year he was born. Dominic Gregory, 26, was selected from 12 applicants for the £17,000-£20,000 a year job which was advertised in a national paper. He succeeds
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£750,000 to reduce stress for doctors
A GP has been hired to help inner-city Bradford promote better health and reduce the stress of over-worked doctors. The £750,000 scheme will run for three years as part of the city's Health Action Zones, which are aimed at helping patients and doctors
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Crime group funds crisis
A vital support service for victims of crime has been plunged into crisis because its funding has been suspended. Bradford Victim Support has lost £87,000 of Home Office cash amid allegations of poor management. Victim Support's National Office took the
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Euro funding set to boost hi-tech firms
A hundred jobs will be created in small to medium hi-tech and engineering firms across Yorkshire thanks to a new partnership headed by Bradford University. The partnership has won £2million European funding which will help firms increase their competitiveness
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Smith date is perfect gift for the Viper
Bradford boxer Bobby 'The Viper' Vanzie has received a perfect new year gift - a confirmed date for his British and Commonwealth lightweight title defence against unbeaten Londoner Steve Smith. The fight will top the bill at the Elephant & Castle
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Modest Doug was so exact
Cricket correspondent David Warner talks to loyal Yorkshire servant Doug Padgett about his half century with the club THE RETIREMENT of Yorkshire coach Doug Padgett at the end of last season brought to a close a remarkable span of over half a century
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Deflated Melling falls at opening hurdle
Chris Melling, runner-up in the 1998-99 Bradford Snooker Championship, is already out of this season's event. The Cuedos member, beaten 4-3 by Richard Brooke in the final last June having led 3-1, fell by the same score to Darren Goy (Regal) in the first
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Dudley Hill look for repeat
Knockout specialists Dudley Hill will be out to repeat a giant-killing feat at York when they make their customary appearance in the Silk Cut Challenge Cup third round later this month. The National Conference side ousted the Wasps from the third round
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Bulls sign promising junior
Bradford Bulls have continued their junior recruitment with the capture of 16-year-old centre Andy Smith from the Wakefield area. Smith, who is 6ft 1in and 131/2 stone, has been snapped up from the Snydale Scorpions amateur club and will join the Bulls
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Beagrie signs on for extra year with City
Peter Beagrie has outlined his determination to extend his Premiership career after agreeing a new one-year deal with Bradford City. The Bantams' popular wideman signed the contract to keep him at Valley Parade until June 2001 yesterday and is hoping
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Helen Mead: If this was only my queue for a freebie holiday!
Juvenile delinquents, fats kids, now school-leavers with no prospects. Who will be next in line for summer camp - children who won't eat their greens? As I recall, that expensive safari trip to Africa didn't do Burglar Boy, Break-In Boy, or whatever the
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Now I'll probe the Carpathia's grave
A special ship is being rigged out with high-tech equipment - including a deep sea exploration vehicle - in a bid to explore one of the most historic wrecks off the British coast. Keighley-born deep sea diving expert Graham Jessop has been commissioned
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Crisis may spell end for group
An advice service helping hard-up families cut fuel bills through "green measures" could be forced to close due to a lack of cash. The Bradford Energy Management Agency (BEMA), which has been in operation for two years, has helped thousands of disadvantaged
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Taking flight!
The grand old lady of the skies is set to visit Leeds/Bradford Airport just one more time - and a few lucky enough to have travelled on board her will be sad to see her fly off into the sunset for the last time. Concorde - which made her maiden voyage
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Attack victim 'still suffering'
A pregnant woman who was the victim of a vicious attack in her Keighley home is still recovering a month after the assault. Jenny Harper, 25, who is now about 11 weeks pregnant, still suffers headaches from her head wound which needed 23 stitches. And
