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Why Bernard is king of the road
After 63 trouble-free years on the road, you might think Bernard Smyth has little to learn about safe driving. But the 80-year-old, who has never had a bump or scrape, let alone a point on his licence, likes to keep his hand in when it comes to good motoring
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Fears for homes as 100ft tree crashes
Six people had to be evacuated from their homes last night after a 100-ft tree came crashing down as the area was hit by the strongest winds in the country. The drama began around midnight after a call was made to police from St Mark's vicarage in Greenhead
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Price drive forces Skoda firm to shut
Skodas - the butt of many a motoring joke - can no longer be bought new in Bradford. The city's only Skoda dealership, the Spenboro Motor Company in Birkenshaw, has closed down after 36 years and gone into receivership. Doug Patterson, who helped found
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Joanne has designs on schoolwear
Trutex, the UK's leading brand of school and sportswear, has appointed a freelance fashion designer to further develop its product portfolio. Joanne Norris, 33, from Batley, has previously worked as a design consultant for many high street stores through
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Plans for expansion
Shareholders in growing Bradford firm StartIT.com were being asked today whether they want to go ahead with plans to set up a division in Hong Kong. The Extraordinary General Meeting was expected to confirm the proposals which involve raising £9.53 million
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Home, sweet home for Aireborough!
Yorkshire League: Aireborough 44, Wibsey 0. Aireborough have now won all five of their Thwaites Yorkshire Division Four league matches at home. But away from home it's a different story - just one victory out of seven. And that is why they are no higher
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Wasps sting is too deadly
York Wasps 56 Dudley Hill 10; Nigel Askham reports. Lightning was never going to strike twice at the Huntington Stadium as renowned knock-out specialists Dudley Hill made a disappointing exit from the Silk Cut Challenge Cup. Two years ago they deservedly
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The voices that need to be heard
Local authorities, like the national government, appear increasingly to be seen to be out of touch with grassroots opinion. The policy-making process is often viewed as being too distant from the electorate, who find it harder to get their views across
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Customer service is paying dividends
Customer service is paying off for the business support teams at Barclays in Bradford. The number of firms that the mid corporate teams now help has risen by six per cent on a year ago which John Brown - the new area corporate manager - puts down to better
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Experts offer up top marketing tips
Top marketing tips will be revealed at a free business event in Skipton in February, organised by Business Link North Yorkshire. The event, at the Coniston Hall Hotel, Skipton, on Tuesday, February 22, will provide business owners and managers with the
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Marketing link-up is offered to firms
Small firms in Bradford are to be given a helping hand with marketing their products. Business Link Bradford & District is part-funding a marketing programme which is expected to boost firms in the district. The programme will be delivered by Janet
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The John Watson, OBE column
When local councillors started calling themselves "chair" rather than "chairman" everyone else was supposed to follow their example. A quarter of a century later very few have chosen to do so. The expression "chair" was introduced in the late seventies
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WR Mitchell, OBE: Letter from the Dales
A wind with a cutting edge like Sheffield steel greeted me as I left the shelter of Trow Gill and followed a boot-scored path towards Ingleborough Hill, which was powdered white with snow. The fellside was a cheerless place. Below my feet was an underworld
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Mike Priestley: North of Watford
The other day, on my wanderings around the streets of the suburbs, I came across a sight which made me both sad and angry. It was a new three-storey building - whether houses or flats I couldn't tell - being constructed at the top of The Bank in Eccleshill
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The heat is on to create healthy city
An action group which aims to improve the health of Bradford district's ethnic minority communities will start work today. The pioneering group is believed to be the first in the country to include both the bodies which buy health care for patients and
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Richard, you've been framed!
Television presenter Richard Whiteley is among the latest celebrities to be immortalised in oil by Bradford artist Alan Hydes. He is just one of a string of famous names who have trooped through Mr Hydes's home in Apperley Bridge over the past two years
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Boost for babies as scanner is open to all
Babies and young children are now able to have life-saving hi-tech scans in Bradford to diagnose potentially serious conditions. The district's £1 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner - bought thanks to the generosity of Telegraph & Argus
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'Low paid boss is on £107,000'
Bradford University's boss earns £107,000 a year, more than £20,000 less than his predecessor, a new survey has revealed. The pay out makes Vice-Chancellor Professor Colin Bell the 73rd highest earner out of 168 institutions in Britain. But, he is still
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Courage of the children taking on the truants
With truancy an increasing problem for schools, Education Reporter Lyn Barton talks to a group of Bradford students embarking on a unique scheme to tackle the problem. A GROUP of students from Wyke Manor School are making it their business to beat truancy
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Delegates see sights of the city
Attempts to show off Bradford as a prime tourist destination got off to a flying start despite blustery weather. One hundred and sixty delegates representing the UK's top tourism operators spent the weekend learning about the city's heritage, countryside
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'You can help us to nail war criminals'
Investigators in the Balkans are recruiting Bradford University students to help them excavate mass graves in Kosovo and bring war criminals to justice. An expert on the massacres in the war torn region will visit Bradford on Thursday to talk to scientists
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Teenager 'in fatal leap from taxi'
A teenager died after jumping from a taxi to avoid paying his fare, a court heard today. Stuart Lister, 18, of Thornhill Road, Steeton, was travelling home in a cab on May 1 1999 after a night out when the accident happened. Taxi driver Mohammed Riaz
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One hair, one drop of blood is all we need
Advances in forensic technology mean even the smallest shred of evidence can be used to crack major crimes. Telegraph & Argus Crime Reporter Joanne Earp spent a shift with the Scenes of Crime Office (SOCO) to find out more. IT IS 8.30am and Bradford
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Disaster fears on school access
A councillor fears children could be killed if access problems continue at Eastburn Primary School. Councillor David Emmott, chairman of Steeton with Eastburn parish council, says parents and school children crossing through the neighbouring Eastburn
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Worries on future of Post Offices
A vital community asset in many Wharfedale towns and villages could be lost because of new Government proposals, it has been claimed. Otley & Wharfedale councillor Graham Kirkland has issued a 'Save Our Post Offices' plea amid fears that the existence
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MP backs Burley House Field campaign
Burley-in-Wharfedale MP Chris Leslie has backed campaigners determined to preserve a popular village beauty spot. Burley Community Council is determined to secure a portion of Burley House Field for future generations. Under Bradford's Unitary Development
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'Let us breathe life into town gateway'
A bid to breathe new life into one of the main arterial routes into Shipley was unveiled today. And Shipley East's ward councillors are hoping the Leeds Road Corridor Improvement Project will brighten up the area for residents and help attract more investment
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Sewer probe is 'just a farce' say the critics
The inquiry into the state of the main Aire Valley sewer has been branded a "farce". Bradford Council has called consultant Christopher Wotherspoon, of drainage contractors Baptie, to report on the state of the sewage system. But the move has been attacked
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Gutted
Bradford head teacher Simon Willis today vowed to rebuild his college from the ashes of a devastating blaze that destroyed 15 classrooms and incinerated vital exam work. At its height, the suspected arson at Carlton Bolling College needed 85 fire fighters
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Sharewatch: John Craven
Peter Black has recently acquired Hexel International for £19.2m. Hexel develops and sources private label personal care products for leading multiple retailers in the UK and Europe. Hexel made pre-tax profits in 1999 of £2.3m. Stephen Lister, chief executive
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Partners pave way to success
Paul Parker reports on the success of Action for Business Ltd which has come a long way since it was launched eight years ago. IT IS TEN years since a group of people from Manningham got together to lay the foundations of what is now the thriving Carlisle
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Looking Forward to web insight
Worldwide businesses and individuals will have a new window on Yorkshire and Humberside with the launch of Yorkshire Forward's new website. The site www.yorkshire-forward.com allows everyone to discover what has attracted investors to relocate to the
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It's Steve's turn to repay the favour
Spade work by Bishop sees start of church school The Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend David Smith, cuts a sod out of the ground the new Immanuel Church of England Community College is being built in Thackley. The Bishop carried out the ceremony
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Firms warned: Stressed staff can cost you
A leading Bradford solicitor is urging bosses not to flout the law by "stressing out" their workforce. Liz Henry, head of the employment law team at West Yorkshire solicitors Last Cawthra Feather, said: "Despite new rules and initiatives to make the workplace
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Filtronic hit by interim losses
Problems with its American subsidiary left Bradford electronics firm Filtronic with a pre-tax loss in its interim results. But chairman Professor David Rhodes said the position would be completely different when the full-year results come out in August
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Home is where the start is
A firm which started in the founder's Bradford home expects to make sales of £30 million by the end of the year. UFP UK, which was started seven years ago and distributes computer supplies, is also launching a subsidiary tomorrow which plans to also have
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Much-depleted Celtic pleased with a point
Farsley Celtic 0, Lincoln Utd 0; by Ian Whiting. In a match which became tense because of the conditions, these two sides - ninth and tenth in UniBond Division One - proved that little separated them. Having home advantage, Celtic would have been slight
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Cardiff prove pussycats for Keighley
Keighley 90, Cardiff 0; by Keith Reeves. The battle of the big cats never materialised. This was nothing more than a mauling for the Welsh side. Keighley Cougars never gave their namesakes a scoring chance and, as the old adage goes, 'they were lucky
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Jorge loan talks go on
Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond was today hoping to secure striker Jorge Cadete on loan until the end of the season. The Benfica striker was due in Bradford later this afternoon for talks about a possible switch to Valley Parade. However, City
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4,000 villagers to vote on home rule
A campaign to win greater independence for Queensbury is to be launched tomorrow. Activists seeking to set up a parish council for Queensbury and Clayton Heights will begin distributing 4,000 questionnaires to the area's electorate asking them to back
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Anger over £10,000 bond for Asian visits
Visitors to Britain from the Indian sub-continent could be forced to hand over a £10,000 "guarantee" before being allowed entry. The controversial Government scheme, likely to be launched this autumn, is designed to stop illegal immigrants entering the
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Virtual theatre a hit
The show goes on for Bingley Little Theatre - even when all the cast have gone home and the lights are turned off. Its website, set up by Bradford University computer ace Tim Bentley, has attracted interest from far and wide including America, Australia
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Casting the Asian Net far and wide
A newsagent is burning the midnight oil to help tell the world about Asian events in Bradford and beyond. Sajjad Shah, boss of Saltaire Newsagents, believes his website is the first on-line guide specifically dedicated to events in Britain's Asian communities
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Safety fears put school's plans to move on hold
A school's plans to move have been put on hold amid fears that if it goes ahead children will be working in a dangerous building site. Baildon Church of England Primary School in Jenny Lane was due to move to the site of Ladderbanks Middle in September
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Halfway round the world on stolen petrol!
Motorists who fill up on fuel without paying have stolen enough to drive almost halfway round the world in one Bradford police division. Since the turn of the year there have been 74 such incidents in Toller Lane - which accounts for eight per cent of
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Two dads make one last promise to Jane
A young mum's husband and her former partner have made a poignant pact to care for her children after she died from cancer at the age of 36. Jane Sutcliffe, a registered nurse, from Denholme, was assistant manager of the Park House Nursing Home in Queensbury
