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The cost of human misery
The first group of asylum seekers welcomed to Bradford have barely settled in to their council flats and a row has started already over who will pay their bills. Social Affairs Reporter Sarah Walsh investigates "THESE ARE just ordinary people - in an
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Villagers decide revamp of hall is best option
Cowling residents have slammed plans for a new village hall, in favour of keeping the old one. Around 30 villagers attended a meeting to debate the future of the hall which was called by the steering group. Architect Andrew Forman compiled plans for a
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Culvert row for court
Silsden residents are to seek permission to take council bosses to the High Court over their handling of a long running saga of a dangerous underground culvert. Members of Silsden Parish Council voted to seek what is known as a judicial review against
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Pub idea for old auction mart site
Owners of Otley's closed Bridge End auction mart would like to see a hotel or pub on the riverside site. Parkmount Estate Company (Allerton), Ltd says the site is ideal for a hotel, pub or shops to cater for the hundreds of houses badly served on the
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Bell ban as tower teeters
Bell ringing has been banned at an ancient parish church after it was discovered the tower was crumbling. Villagers in Birstall have been asked to help raise £15,000 needed to cover emergency repairs to St Peter's Church after workers mending the church
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Woman dies in house blaze riddle
Detectives were investigating today after a woman was found dead in a fire-ravaged room of her Bradford home. The woman's body was recovered from an upstairs bedroom of the end of terrace property in Daisy Hill Lane, Bradford, shortly after 9.24 last
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Devitt win sets seal on away triumph
The Bradford billiards team continued their success in the Yorkshire Inter-District League with a 5-2 away win over Leeds No 2. In the first game Andy Armitage looked to be on the way to giving the Bradford team a good start when he led Ken Steel 162-
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Hogarth injured as Guiseley slip to defeat
Gateshead 3, Guiseley 1: Guiseley's UniBond Premier Division defeat at the International Stadium was marred by an injury which left veteran defender Colin Hogarth in hospital. The game was only eight minutes old when Hogarth hit the turf while challenging
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Coaches wait for ruling on helmets
Cricket clubs and coaching organisations in the Bradford district are awaiting a directive from the Yorkshire Cricket Board over the ECB ruling that batsmen under 18 should wear protective helmets unless they have a written disclaimer from their parents
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Don't panic!
Dean Saunders believes Bradford City's much-derided 'Dad's Army' hold the key to Premiership survival. Boss Paul Jewell opted for experience in City's first season in the top flight with Saunders being one of several summer signings who were aged 30 or
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Lecturers' cash aids students
A strike fund set up by Bradford University lecturers is set to benefit hard-up students to the tune of £12,500. The cash was generated when members of the Association of University Lecturers staged a one-day strike last summer in protest at pay and conditions
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Park bid to empower rangers!
Rangers could soon be patrolling Bradford's parks carrying handcuffs to cart offenders off to police stations. The pioneering crime-busting measures, which have been adopted in Wandsworth, will be considered when the powers of the district's park rangers
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Warehouse go-ahead for drinks firm
Soft drinks giants Princes have been given the go-ahead for a major warehouse scheme in Bradford. And Britain's third biggest soft drinks manufacturer will contribute thousands of pounds to safety measures on busy roads surrounding the Toftshaw Lane site
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PC helping to launch wildlife crimebusters
Bradford's dedicated wildlife policeman is helping to launch a national task force aimed at tackling environmental crime. PC Steve Downing, one of five full-time wildlife liaison officers in the country, has also led a successful campaign for stiffer
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Firms urged to log violence
Taxi firms across Bradford are being urged to log incidents of violence and abuse against their drivers as part of a campaign to improve safety. Shabir Hussain, chairman of the city's Association of Hackney Carriages, says the move will expose just how
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Donor card plea as brave Joanna dies
The family of a woman who died from an incurable genetic disease is urging people to carry donor cards. Joanna Burnley died from cystic fibrosis last Thursday. The 30-year-old, of Hillcroft Rise, Pudsey, had been on a waiting list for a double lung transplant
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'Traffic from new industry is choking'
A local councillor has called for action to tackle traffic-choked roads in the Bowling area of Bradford. Councillor John Ryan (Lab, Bowling) claims that new industry moving into the Dick Lane area is causing residents to suffer air and noise pollution
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Innovative bid to cut wait for out-patients
Family doctors are receiving extra training in Bradford in a pioneering scheme to cut hospital out-patient clinic waiting lists. The district's new Primary Care Groups, which commission care for their residents, have brought in a variety of innovative
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New trees on the Chevin for Millennium
Otley schoolchildren have been helping to plant trees on the Chevin to mark the new millennium. The scheme was dreamt up by Otley and Wharfedale councillor Graham Kirkland who gave £3,000 from his ward based initiative money towards the project. Pupils
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Star Wars actor bids farewell
Film star Peter Mayhew - best known for his roll as Chewbacca in the blockbuster Star Wars trilogy - is to bid farewell to Keighley. He has grown to love the town since moving here from the south of England in 1987. And love is the reason why the 56-year-old
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Nationwide hunt for missing postmaster
An Ilkley postmaster has disappeared without trace, prompting a nationwide hunt by police. David Todd, 51, has not been seen at the Leeds Road Post Office since 8.15am last Friday. His wife Sylvia has told officers her husband went downstairs to open
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Lamppost crash man 'critical'
A young man was fighting for his life today after he lost control of a stolen car and hit a lamppost while being pursued by police. The driver, thought to be in his 20s, was trapped in the wreckage of the car at Woodside Road, Wyke, Bradford, for almost
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Residents threaten to play the show-stoppers
Angry residents have threatened to disrupt this year's Bingley show by refusing access to a key road. Thirty-seven residents at 48 houses on Aire View Avenue have signed a petition protesting about the plans to move the show to its new venue at the Bradford
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Richard Sutcliffe: City Talk
Letting a two-goal lead slip with just 25 minutes remaining of their clash with West Ham has left many pundits predicting City will not recover from such a Hammer blow. The 5-4 defeat was a devastating defeat for City with the stunned expressions on the
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Vanzie in top shape for tough title bout
Trainer Godfrey Brown is in no doubt that Bradford's Bobby Vanzie is in great shape for Monday's British and Commonwealth title defences against Stephen Smith. Brown, who combines preparing "The Viper" with a full-time job as a teacher at St Matthews
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Decision day for Vaikona as cup date looms
Powerhouse Bradford Bulls winger Tevita Vaikona will find out today just what chance he has of launching his season at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in next weekend's Challenge Cup fifth round tie. Vaikona missed Saturday's fourth round win over Huddersfield-Sheffield
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Schools suffer match setback
Bradford schools officials today expressed disappointment at news that the England-Scotland schoolboy international at Valley Par-ade tomorrow has been called off. The decision was given by Bradford City secretary Jon Pollard following a pitch inspection
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Davison talks are started
Paul Jewell has held preliminary talks with Sheffield United about making loan goalkeeper Aidan Davison's move permanent. Davison, who is in the third and final month of a loan deal from the Blades, has been thrust into first team action following injuries
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Enriching the city centre mix
It is very encouraging that the launch of Little Germany as an "urban village" has got off to such a good start with the news that two major buildings in that unique area of Bradford have attracted buyers who want to turn them into homes. We have repeatedly
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Helen Mead: Workplace stress is child's play after kids!
It's official! Being at home with baby is more wearing than a job. Research has backed up what I've been saying for years - well, four to be exact - that staying at home with the kids can send stress levels soaring sky-high, way ahead of those experienced
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Club's bid to build a new future
Negotiations are under way to pump new life into a cricket club which was razed to the ground last year. Members of the Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club in West Bowling have met with local councillors to find a solution to replace their cricket pavilion
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New leads on knife attacker
Detectives hunting a sex attacker who conned his way into his victim's home and held her at knifepoint were today probing fresh leads. They say appeals for information about the attack on a 36-year-old single mother in Holme Wood, Bradford, have prompted
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Little is making it big as housing boom takes off
Bradford's new city centre village has been launched with a bang - as two companies reveal plans for multi-million pound housing schemes. Lift-off has come for historic Little Germany only hours after it was officially designated as one of Britain's first
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'No trace of lockout at maternity unit'
Hospital chiefs today reassured mums-to-be their systems were safe following claims a pregnant woman gave birth in a car because she was locked out of the maternity unit. Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages the maternity unit at Bradford Royal
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It's a chip off the old frock!
Love 'em or loathe 'em they are a British institution - and now the nation is preparing to celebrate their very existence. Next week sees the start of British Chip Week and Bradfordians are sure to partake of the odd plate of the chipped potato. But for
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Only crowds should flood in from now
Work has begun on a major scheme to save the city's showpiece theatre from flooding with sewage. The £250,000 project is being carried out this month at Bradford's Alhambra Theatre by a team of Yorkshire Water engineers. In the past performances have
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Highways hero gets award for bravery
Good Samaritan Robin Corrick who pursued a rogue motorist being chased by police has been rewarded for his bravery. Mr Corrick, 55, of Manningham, Bradford, was presented with a certificate of merit from the Chief Constable for West Yorkshire by Toller's
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Shamed JP's novel from behind bars
A disgraced magistrate used his time in jail for lying about drink-driving to complete his first novel. John Bosomworth, the former owner of J B Cara-Cars on Coutances Way, Ilkley, was sent to prison for 15 months in 1996 for attempting to pervert the
