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The Healey recipe for a loving life in the public eye
Denis Healey met his wife Edna when they were both students at Oxford. "She had a rosy face, was very popular, full of vitality, known as the 'Zuleika Dobson' of her time," recalls the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, who was brought up in Keighley
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It's back to the future for Mary
It's never too late to learn according to Mary Gilmartin. That's why, seven years ago at the age of 63, she decided to go back to school and make up for the education she missed when she was younger. Now Mary's studying for a degree in Local and Regional
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Shipping the light fantastic!
Jack Hargreaves has sailed the seven seas...as a gentleman host on a cruise ship! Isobel Fox reports on the highs and lows of Jack's life on the ocean waves. And in her own words, Shipley woman Mandy-Jo Walters describes her work as the Captain's Secretary
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There's no hiding place
Bradford was yesterday awarded nearly £1 million by the Government to increase and improve the closed circuit TV coverage of city centre streets to reduce crime. Nick Oldham and Joanne Earp look at what impact it could have. Retailers and the public can
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We're both still bowling along!
The prospect of major heart surgery would spell the end of many sportsmen's dreams. But within weeks of a double heart bypass, former county bowler Brian Jennings bounced back to help his club win a league and cup double. Now Mr Jennings is preparing
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350 to go as YE cuts its bills
Yorkshire Electricity staff were reeling today as the company announced 350 job losses. Unions were being consulted today over the cuts which will be spread across the region. There are fears the move could affect some of the 593 staff at the company's
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Student of jumbos is over the moon!
A space-struck student who taught herself the basics of engineering on Lego sets has progressed to mending jumbo jets. Katy Linforth, 20, whose dream is to work for NASA, hopes her career will take off when she becomes one of the first people to earn
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Pipe blunder hits 64,000 homes
Up to 64,000 homes could be hit after bungling workmen sliced through a 2ft water main. And the blunder could mean days of dirty tap water for householders. Today residents across south and east Bradford were warned not to use washing machines and dishwashers
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Ahmed the hero as Moor win through on penalties
Bradford and District FA Saturday Senior Cup: Bradford Moor YSA produced a major upset in the quarter-finals by beating West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division Wibsey in a penalty shoot-out. Wibsey, who won the trophy in 1998 and were runners-up
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Bedford's back on the Crucible trail
Bradford's Simon Bedford, who won nine matches to qualify in 1998, is on the Embassy World Championship trail again. The 23-year-old left-hander from Fairweather Green defeated one-armed opponent Grahame Francis (Cambridge) 6-1 in the second qualifying
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Sharpe stakes his claim for a recall
Bradford City Reserves 3, Everton Reserves 2: Wayne Jacobs was on the spot as City Reserves went second in the northern section of the FA Premier Reserve League with a 3-2 win over Everton at Valley Parade last night. Central defender Adam Farley brought
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Ticket stampede for Bulls
Bradford Bulls have reported record breaking season ticket sales as they set their stall out to make amends for last season's Grand Final defeat. Over £400,000 worth of tickets have been sold - an increase of £50,000 on last season - with the launch of
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Your Health, by Dr Tom Smith
It's a virus' says the doctor. And that's that. You accept the diagnosis, and the inference that there's nothing more to be done, except to wait to get better from it. Your body will have to get on with expelling it without help from medicines, which
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Anila Baig: Who can believe TV Lorraine takes dieting seriously?
It's that time of year when everyone is taking it easy and trying to get over the excesses of the festive period. As well as coping with debt and planning imaginary holidays in the sun, there will be resolutions flying about left, right and centre as
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I'm amazed by your generosity
Bradford Lord Mayor Councillor Harry Mason says he has been amazed at people's generosity as pledges flood in for a commemorative vigil for loved ones who have died from cancer. The Vigil of Remembrance will take place in Bradford Cathedral between Saturday
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Barnados send out SOS for volunteers
Volunteers are being sought by the Barnardos shop in Guiseley to support the charity's work with children, young people and their families throughout the region. People are needed to man the shop and the office of the Otley Road-based charity shop. Shop
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Alert after plane crash that killed four
An aircraft crash that claimed four lives, including that of a Bradford businessman, has sparked a warning from accident investigators. Experienced flyer Gerry Davitt - who ran a Wakefield Road lorry tarpaulin firm - was killed alongside his father Laurence
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Charity bid to cut fear of killer disease
An Ilkley councillor has praised a scheme which aims to teach schoolchildren about cancer. The project is being launched by the charity Macmillan Cancer Relief which aims to tackle some of the fears and misconceptions surroundings the disease. Tory Councillor
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County bucks trend as crime rates fall
West Yorkshire is bucking the national crime trend, according to Home Office figures out today. The county was one of only two metropolitan forces in England and Wales to show a drop in recorded crime for the year ending September 1999. The 0.7 per cent
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Trains still delayed by slippery leaves
Leaves on the track delayed arrival times of trains in West Yorkshire again last year but the overall reliability of the service went up. Leaf mulch was one of the factors which affected arrival times last autumn, according to a report by the West Yorkshire
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Tea party for Alice aged 104
Alice Thwaites said of her plans for her 104th birthday: 'Well, I'm not going out dancing!" Instead, Mrs Thwaites, who lives at the Langdale Nursing Home in Cowling, was planning to enjoy a tea with relatives to celebrate the remarkable event. Born before
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Festive appeal a roaring success
Otley and district Lions have said a big thank-you to Wharfedale people who helped make Christmas a bumper fundraising time. The Lions' stall and grotto at Otley Victorian Fayre raised a record amount of money for local causes. And the club was able to
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I'm sorry I lopped down those trees
A former parish councillor has been fined for lopping down 35 trees - to improve the view of a golf course from his home over-looking the River Wharfe. Luther Jackson, 52, of The Hollins, Skipton Road, Ilkley, pleaded guilty at Bingley Magistrates' Court
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Towpaths set for £727,000 revamp
A £727,000 scheme to improve the towpaths along the Leeds-Liverpool canal has begun in Shipley. The five-year project will restore crumbling walls and smooth out walking surfaces along the canal footpaths between Shipley and Saltaire. And there are also
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Hospital flu crisis beaten
Sickness levels among staff at Cottingley's Stoney Ridge hospital are now back to normal after many workers were hit by the flu bug. Only one member of staff at Stoney Ridge Hospital has escaped being struck down by flu since the start of the year. But
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Young in the top ten
Bradford rider Chris Young finished tenth in the final round of the National Trophy Cyclo Cross competition at Leicester. Young was just over four minutes down on the new national champion Roger Hammond who was the runaway winner. Hammond was never seriously
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Impressive youngsters score the vital goals
Bradford Sunday Alliance: Third-from-bottom Queensbury proved their recent win over Oakenshaw was no fluke by beating the Premier Division's second-placed club Bolton Woods 2-0. Fittingly, both goals came from their two outstanding 21-year-olds - defender
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Boo boys told to back Jewell
Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond has urged the club's fans to back manager Paul Jewell ahead of Saturday's crucial home relegation showdown with Watford. The Bantams know that victory is vital against the Hornets as they look to bounce back from
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Cut down trees at your peril
Trees are good for the environment. They put oxygen back into polluted air. They provide homes for wildlife. They enhance landscapes with fresh greenery in spring and golden tints in autumn. However, unfortunately they can also get in the way of what
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Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?
It's a long time since I felt as distressed and angry as I did the other evening, watching the television news in which it was revealed that Mavis Skeet's cancer had now spread and was untreatable after four operations were cancelled. Mrs Skeet, at 74
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Hundreds pay tribute to man of the people
Hundreds of mourners said their final farewells to Bert Beaumont, the man known as 'The voice of Fagley', at his funeral. A crowd of more than 200 gathered outside the Fagley Youth and Community Centre for a special service for the 76-year-old who died
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CAMRA focuses on a successful beer festival
Thousands of pints of ale will be supped in a village where pubs were once banned when it hosts this year's Bradford beer festival. And with interest in next month's event hotting up beer lovers are being urged to snap up their tickets before they dry
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Shops safe as 'part of city's heritage'
Terraced shops in James Street, Bradford, are almost certain to escape the bulldozers if adjoining land is developed as a multi-million pound Asian shopping centre Some traders, who rent their city centre shops from Bradford Council, had feared they would
