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Village pins its hopes on Act
A South Craven village is to invoke a 35-year-old Act of Parliament to claim a field as a village green for future generations. Residents in Sutton say they have already won the first battle by stopping Leeds-based Britannia Developments building 25 houses
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Pregnant mum's window escape
A family of three, including a pregnant woman and her two-year-old toddler, fled a burning house by climbing out of a bedroom window early today. Anthony Sergeant, 19, held on to his daughter Morgan, and dropped on to a porch above the front door and
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Call for council officers probe
Calls for a top level investigation into the conduct of Leeds City Council officers at a recent public inquiry appear to have fallen on deaf ears - much to the disappointment of a Wharfedale village. Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council alleged officers
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Beds crisis at hospital but ward must close
Patients have filled nearly every spare bed at a general hospital - despite the opening of an extra ward. Dewsbury and District Hospital, which takes patients from Birkenshaw and the Spen Valley, had only one of its 532 beds spare on Thursday and two
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Canal shed plans will boost jobs
Shipley is set for a hi-tech jobs boost if plans to refurbish a derelict canalside shed in Bradford's 'Silicon Valley' are approved. Electronics giant Filtronic Comtek is asking Bradford Council for permission to refurbish the former woolcombing shed
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Bishop's group will set high standards
A powerful committee set up to keep a watchful eye on integrity and corruption in the new-look Bradford Council is to meet for the first time. The Standards Committee, chaired by the Bishop of Bradford, will meet on Thursday to discuss a new 'whistleblowing
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£1m for crime cameras
Pioneering plans to crack down on crime in Bradford city centre will go ahead after a Whitehall handout of nearly £1 million. Home Secretary Jack Straw announced today that the city has won its bid for cash to install more closed circuit TV cameras. The
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Enterprising group enters new phase
An extension is being planned to a Bradford industrial estate where more than 60 jobs have been created. The Yorkshire Enterprise Group is planning the extension on its Enterprise Court industrial estate on Prince Street, of Tong Street. The estate has
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100 staff set to join call centre
Growing firm Cox Insurance is planning to take on extra staff at its Bradford call centre. The company, which will eventually bring 200 jobs to the city, has already employed 75 workers at its Wells Street offices and is now recruiting a further 100.
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Slipshod Cougars pay a heavy price
Keighley Cougars 10, Hull KR 24: Cougars lost their 100 per cent start to the season in a tale of missed chances and sloppy handling. Hull KR had only four chances in total and scored on each occasion. The Cougars opened and closed the scoring but in
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Maxwell goal helps Avenue stay in hunt
Bradford Park Avenue 1, Radcliffe Borough 1: On a day of mixed feelings, Park Avenue maintained their unbeaten home record but failed to land the three points which would have brought them level with third-placed Radcliffe. The Bradford side are still
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Wilson still under pressure from MPs, despite victory over City
Danny Wilson can expect the fall-out from the 'gang-of-four' MPs demanding his sacking as boss of Sheffield Wednesday to continue in the next few weeks. Former Wednesday director Joe Ashton, who resigned from his role as vice-president of the club on
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It's time to go buying!
Paul Jewell has pledged to plunge into the transfer market to boost his Bradford City side following a deserved defeat at bottom club Sheffield Wednesday. He revealed his intentions after the Bantams slumped to their seventh consecutive Premiership away
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Welcome arrival of cameras
The announcement of nearly £1 million from the Home Office to allow Bradford to install more closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras around the city centre is excellent news. The need for such cameras was identified as a high priority by the Crime and
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Capital gains for demolition company
One of the world's leading demolition team has begun preparation work for what is thought to be the first UK blow down of the new millennium. At 12 noon on February 20, Cleckheaton-based Controlled Demolition Group will bring down the 19-storey Barkway
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Firms looks to the future after buyout
Silsden textile firm Herbert Green has been bought out by its own management team for an undisclosed sum after its former American owners pulled out of the trade. Bosses at the firm, which serves the hotel, club and cruise ship sector, bought the company
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Orders roll in as Iceland warms up
Deals are coming in for a Shipley firm which has made the most of a trade mission to Iceland. Airedale Rollers, part of the James Walker Group is finding customers in Iceland warming to their products thanks to the mission organised by Business Link Bradford
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The John Watson, OBE column
More fun on the telephone this week. I rang the Cornish Tourist Office to ask for the date of this year's eclipse. "I'll have to get back to you on that one, sir," a young woman said. "I'm not sure we're holding one." Then I rang Worcestershire County
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Mike Priestley: North of Watford
I know I shouldn't like them. It's a terribly unpatriotic thing to admit. But I really do believe I'm warming to the French. Partly it's a grudging admiration of their stubbornness in defence of self-interest. They don't give a damn who they upset or
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Specialists fly off to cash-strapped Indian blood clinic
A team of medical specialists from Bradford Royal Infirmary will be flying to Pune at the end of the month to help cash-starved haemophilia centres in India. Four experts from the Bradford Haemophilia Centre, twinned with its counterpart in Pune, will
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I'll be ruined, says garage owner after spate of attacks
A Bradford garage owner fears he may go out of business after a string of vandal attacks has left him with thousands of pounds of repairs. In the latest incident Peter Smith found seven windows smashed at his garage in Bowling Back Lane when he went to
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'Mature' generation advises the admen
Think of the advertising industry and packs of sharp-suited young executives spring to mind. But a Bradford agency is turning that image on its head by recruiting members of the older generation to help shape its advertising. Millennium Direct specialises
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Decision held on plans for store
Planners have deferred a decision on a controversial supermarket plan for Silsden. Novo Developments is seeking permission to build a supermarket in Sykes Lane. Council planners are set to refuse it because of its potential damage to local shops. Chairman
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Tragic cabbie 'was decent, loving guy'
The family and friends of a Bradford taxi driver who was killed when his cab collided with a petrol tanker have paid tribute to a "decent, loving guy". Mohammed Shaifta, 25, of Leamington Street, Manningham, was described by relatives as a "popular, intelligent
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Kids' free-Dome of expression
Hundreds of Bradford youngsters will get a free trip to the Millennium Dome, after the city's celebrations went pear-shaped because there was no official party. West Yorkshire Police were branded party poopers after the Council called off its big bash
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Brothers hurt as car mounts pavement
A six-year-old boy and his baby brother were injured when this car spun out of control, mounted the pavement and struck them. Liam Riordan was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary with four cracked ribs and face injuries after the incident on Frizinghall
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Kayley an old hand - at 14!
Most teenage girls are into pop music, clothes and make-up. And while 14-year-old Kayley Frearson admits to being a fan of boy band Westlife, she's got something a little more powerful on her mind. For Kayley, of Stanbury, near Keighley, is the youngest
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'Help us' plea by too-busy Scout
A fed-up scoutmaster in Menston is appealing for help after taking on the role of leader of almost every uniformed group in the village. Peter Finlay, who runs Menston Post Office, dons his woggle three times a week to take on various guises of cub leader
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Sharewatch: John Craven
Pace Micro's interim results were better than analysts had forecast, with profits before tax and an exceptional item rising 53 per cent from £8.3m to £12.7m. The competition between BskyB and ONDigital to develop the digital TV market has resulted in
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Everyone is getting a share
The massive growth in share ownership is having a big impact on the economy of Bradford. Thousands more people are now working the stock market in the district compared with five years ago which is borne out by big increases in business in the city's
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Don't get caught in tax penalty area
Bradford firms are being warned to get their financial figures in shape. Business advisers Grant Thornton are making the warning as the deadline for the submission of self-assessment tax returns for the year ending April 5 1999 is rapidly approaching.
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Byers 'is wrong' on euro
A Yorkshire business leader has dismissed comments by Trade Secretary Stephen Byers that Britain would lose inward investment if it didn't join the euro. Stan Hardy, chairman of BfS Yorkshire, said: "These scare-mongering tactics have a familiar ring.
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Construction firm aims for first-class delivery
Keighley construction company P S Turner has started work on a £20 million regional distribution centre for Royal Mail in Wakefield. The firm, which is part of Allen Plc, has started work on the building in the town's Europort distribution centre. Some
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A creative hand for designers
Talented Bradford textiles designers are being given a chance to pick up business at a trade fair involving leading industrialists. Interweave 2000 is a bold move to improve links between designers and textile company bosses. The aim is to strengthen
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Firm boosts its market share
The huge rise in share ownership in Britain has helped push Bradford firm YorkSHARE into one of the top five in the country. And since the firm was taken over by North American firm T D Waterhouse, it has become part of a group which is the second-largest
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Baildon's victory is a real stunner
Rugby Union: Baildon 29, Hessle 27. Baildon launched the most remarkable comeback I have seen in 24 seasons of covering the sport to secure an unlikely Thwaites Yorkshire Division Three win. Few would have bet on the home side when they trailed 24-0 with
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Hoyle goal spree keeps Phoenix alive
WR County Amateurs: Dale Hoyle, who netted five goals last week for Phoenix against Aberford Albion, bagged another four in a 5-3 win over Altofts in the second round of the Sportsshoes Unlimited Premier Division Cup. Mick Gilmartin gave Phoenix a 1-0
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Sheffield Wed v City: View from the terrace
It had been dubbed by some as City's most important game of the season to date. Unfortunately City's performance did not match the occasion and they surrendered tamely to a defeat which could have costly repercussions as the season goes on. The large
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Poor Bantams need a lift
Sheffield Wednesday 2, Bradford City 0; Richard Sutcliffe reports from Hillsborough. Bradford City's first season of Premiership football has reached a crossroads. The Bantams' woeful defeat at bottom club Sheffield Wednesday was as comprehensive as it
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WR Mitchell, OBE: Letter from the Dales
A group of farmers, upset by falling market prices and by the high prices ruling at supermarkets, are selling Dales lamb direct to the customers. Such is the state of the market, they reckon on getting more for their lamb. They believe the customer will
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Support for victims of 'killer' asbestos
A new support group is being set up to help asbestos victims in Bradford cope with their plight and fight for compensation. It will be launched tomorrow at the first public meeting of the Workers' Health Advice Team (WHAT), a new city-wide project funded
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ADD attracts our attention
A decade ago nobody had heard of Attention Deficit Disorder, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Now it is estimated as many as ten per cent per cent of children may be affected. Education reporter Lyn Barton investigates the impact of the illness
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Council could break away from Bradford
Keighley Racial Equality Council could break away from its troubled parent group in Bradford. The organisation is talking with Bradford Council about the possibility of separate funding and management. Keighley's long-serving REC manager Zafar Ali and
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Mother pays tribute to car-crash victim
The devastated mother of a woman killed in a car crash has spoken of her shock and sorrow after she found out about the accident over the telephone. Hilary Whitaker, 56, of Malsis Road, Keighley, was in Spain, where she is considering living permanently
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Taking steps to make our roads a safer place
Education Reporter Lyn Barton examines a unique scheme to help children and their parents stay safe on the roads. A BRADFORD SCHOOL is stepping out in a bid to cut down the number of people injured in road accidents with a unique book. Undercliffe Primary
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Fresh blow to schools shake-up
Bradford's plagued schools reorganisation hit a fresh row today as an education chief admitted a major extension at a Bradford school would not be ready for pupils by September. Up to 70 pupils from Bolton Lane Primary are due to move to Grove House,
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'Cosh' gang grab wallets
Masked raiders brandishing baseball bats mugged two Liversedge men as they walked home from a night out. The attack happened at 3.30am yesterday in Halifax Road, Liversedge. One of the victims was hit across the chest with a baseball bat after he refused
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New sporting chance for youngsters!
A bold scheme to nurture sport in deprived inner-city Bradford was warmly welcomed at its launch today. Little Horton and the University wards were today unveiled as areas to become a new Sports Action Zones - one of a number of multi-million pound schemes
