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Cricket star Phil dies of cancer
The cricket world was in mourning today for former Yorkshire Cricket Club captain Phil Carrick who died at Airedale Hospital, Steeton, last night after losing his battle against leukaemia. Mr Carrick, 47, of West Morton, near Keighley, was the last Yorkshire
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Get online to visit the first e-state
Families from a private housing estate are believed to be the first in the district to launch their own website. Apperley Bridge Development Residents' Association (ABDRA) wants to keep in touch with its members and promote the area. The pioneering move
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Robinson seals great cup victory for Birkenshaw
Amateur Rugby League: Birkenshaw produced their best performance of the season to send Premier Division Moldgreen crashing out in the second round of the Pennine President's Cup. Hosts Birkenshaw raced into an early lead with a try from wingman Brandon
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Local fighters take a beating
It was a bad night for local boxers on last night's Bradford Police Boys Club bill at Pennington's with all seven losing. Ali Hussain, Kamil Ayaz, Nissar Hussain, Sirfaraz Younis and Barry Yates from the host club were all defeated on points. Michael
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Outfought and outplayed
Gillingham 3, Bradford City 1; David Markham reports from Priestfield Stadium. Bradford City made a humiliating exit from the FA Cup at Second Division Gillingham. No one suggested this was going to be anything but a difficult match for the Premiership
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An honour Hockney deserves
Not all Bradfordians entirely appreciate the work of David Hockney. His cover for the local telephone directory some years ago, for instance, was ridiculed by some people here in the city of his birth. But Bradford people have never been renowned for
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Punters hope for slice of Yorkshire lottery draw luck
Bradford's lottery punters - and the district's jackpot winners - are crossing their fingers for tonight's £30m double rollover draw. The National Lottery's biggest ever jackpot for a mid-week draw is up for grabs. And multi-millionaire lottery winner
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Athletes raise a grand running total for appeal
Athletes Chris and Davina Smith are back in Bradford after their marathon efforts to raise money for the Lord Mayor's Appeal - in New Zealand. The couple, who are keen runners, went to staggering lengths to raise money for the charity by running a marathon
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Professor in Nobel campaign
An academic has made a fresh appeal to preserve the memory of Bradford's only Nobel Prize winner. Professor Peter Excel, of Bradford University, has fought for the scientist Sir Edward Appleton to be commemorated in the city for more than ten years. But
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Our greatest living artist
At long last Bradford Council is going to honour the world's most popular living artist, Bradford-born David Hockney. Here, he tells us what the Freedom of the City means to him. Jim Greenhalf reports. UNSURPRISINGLY, David Hockney spent most of yesterday
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Car chaos leaves trail of destruction
A powerful 4x4 car left a 100-metre trail of devastation before crashing through a window into the front room of a house in Greengates. Stephen Oxley, 43, of Harrogate Road, had a lucky escape after the car smashed into and destroyed the bay window of
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'Brothers introduced crack drug'
Three brothers who dealt thousands of pounds worth of drugs from their Skipton restaurant introduced crack cocaine to the town, a court heard. Brothers Aklu Miah, Babru Miah and Fojlu Miah, all of Keighley, appeared at Doncaster Crown Court yesterday,
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From throttles to bottles in bar and bistro
A £150,000 dream to turn a ramshackle motorbike showroom into an exclusive wine bar and bistro could soon become reality - thanks to the vision of three Wharfedale businessmen. Malcolm Hughes, Vernon Marston and John Barber are spending more than £150,000
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Cricket's ready for the Good Old Days
A bid to restore Ilkley's dilapidated King's Hall/Winter Gardens complex will receive a major boost with the return of Old Time Music Hall - featuring comedian Jimmy Cricket. He will appear alongside Sixties singing star Susan Maughan - who topped the
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It's love at first byte for e-mail sweethearts
Two e-mail sweethearts who found love on the Internet are to marry. Cleckheaton computer consultant Stephen Phillips got engaged last week while spending Christmas and New Year with American Mary-Ellen Pratt in Washington. The three-week visit was the
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Delight as store inquiry withdrawn
New life has been breathed into multi-million pound plans to redevelop Bingley's Myrtle Walk precinct following the departure of a rival developer. For months the proposals by London-based property developers Fordgate have stalled as it waited to see
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Freeman David
World famous Bradford artist David Hockney will get the Freedom of the City in Millennium year. Britain's most highly acclaimed living artist will be the first person of the new century to receive the highest honour the city can bestow. But the artist's
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Mail order giants feel the squeeze
Now that Bradford mail order giant Grattan has announced 250 redundancies what is the future of the home shopping industry? Business Editor Paul Parker reports GRATTAN IS by no means the only company suffering from a fall in sales and having to make staff
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Lampkin title bid off to great start
Motor Sport: Dougie Lampkin snatched victory in the first round of the FIM Embassy World Indoor Trials Championship at Sheffield. In his first ride for Radson Montesa, the 23-year-old from Silsden won by a point from Manxman Steve Colley, the competition
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City's sad surrender
Bradford City boss Paul Jewell admitted he was embarrassed by his side's tame 3-1 FA Cup defeat at Second Division Gillingham last night. And he warned his lacklustre troops that they will be "beaten out of sight" in Saturday's crucial Premiership relegation
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Jim Appleby: Past Times
The Italian Job, one of the fun movies of the 1960s, has recently enjoyed a revival. The climax of the film is an escape, in three Mini Coopers carrying a load of stolen bullion, through the sewers of Turin. Though the film's credits don't mention it,
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Future of village hall left up to the public
A major study into the future of Cowling's village hall is set to go public in the next few weeks. The hall has a limited future without a large amount of money being invested in it to bring it up to date. But a committee of villagers has decided not
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I Can Do It at last, says Rubette Paul
The voice behind one of the biggest pop songs of the 1970s will make a debut with a difference in Bradford. Paul Da Vinci sang Sugar Baby Love, which was a massive number one hit for The Rubettes in 1974. But he never appeared with the group for contractual
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Chance of dip goes down the drain
Cracks at a swimming pool pulled the plug on people hoping for a dip. Around 20,000 gallons of water leaked out of Thornton Baths. The Victorian building was shut over the Millennium holiday and staff had planned to re-open it in time for swimmers keen
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Union sounds warning over City Hall shake-up
City Hall union Unison is sending a strong message to Bradford Council that it will fight any attempt to force top officers out of their jobs. The stand comes as the Council prepares to axe ten top jobs, in a radical management restructure. Posts would
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When dinosaurs roam your patio!
If dinosaur lover Bill Jordan has his way, the days of the garden gnome are numbered. He wants to see towering Tyrannosaurs and petrifying Pterosaurs taking over their patch. For, since a heart bypass two years ago, Bill, 56, has turned sculptor and transformed
