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From Billy to Harold
The face is wrinkled now; the hair wispy and grey. Could the gent in the fisherman's jersey, sinking ever deeper into the comfy armchair, really be the angry young man we once knew? Tom Courtenay has mellowed since those days of independent-minded, black-and-white
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WI glamour girls in US publishing deal
A WI glamour calendar is set to take the United States by storm following the publication of 60,000 editions, due to go on sale next month. Leading American publisher Workman has struck a deal with 11 women from sleepy Rylstone, near Skipton, who shot
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Haworth cattery calls for funding
Animal lovers who run a sanctuary for cats, are calling for more volunteers and help to raise funds. Award-winning Haworth Animal Welfare has reported a drop in fund-raising over the last year and a fall in membership. Secretary, Sara Atkinson, said even
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Monument to RAF war hero planned
One of the first men to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for bravery could soon be honoured in his home town. Gunner and wireless operator John Tippett, who lived in Sutton during the 1930s, was hailed a hero after shooting down a German Messerschmitt
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'Equal opportunity' for ethnic experts
Specialists in ethnic issues and equal opportunities are being recruited by Bradford University. The senior advisers will each work half the week, attracting a pro rata salary of between £25,000 and £30,000 a year. And the university's Pro Vice Chancellor
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Suits you! New look for menswear team
A new team has been appointed at Silsden-based Moorcroft Menswear as the firm expands internationally. Geoff Moores has joined as production manager to oversee Moorcroft's manufacturing, both its branded lines in Portugal and Poland and the company's
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From fan belt to black belt
Motor dealership staff are being given a chance to learn self-defence - thanks to the efforts of fellow worker Richard Craven. And Benfield Ford is also employing health experts to improve the fitness level of its workers and Richard will be playing his
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It's new for old in great wharf revival
Three firms moving to new purpose-built premises at Salts Wharf in Shipley are all set for expansion. And the companies have helped restore a long-forgotten corner of old Shipley with their move. Making up the three are leading insurance brokers Sydney
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Dyeing to stay textile leaders
Textile firm William Denby is a great survivor - thanks to the management's ability to change with the times. And commitments to customer service, quality and speed of delivery are other factors which have helped the company stay ahead of the game. The
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Hi-tech future to dye for!
Baildon firm William Denby has invested £350,000 in four new dyeing machines which will help it stay ahead of the game. The firm, based at Tong Park, has bought four Thies dyeing machines which are made in Germany and has an option on a further two. The
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Phoenix are kept to a rare blank
Phoenix, leaders of the Mumtaz Premier Division in the West Riding County Amateur League, failed to extend their winning sequence to six successive games. They would have opened a four-point gap over second-placed Hemsworth MW and a six-point advantage
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Blistering Cougars' finish stuns Eagles
Cougars 36, Eagles 2; Keith Reeves reports from Cougar Park. Keighley Cougars thoroughly atoned for their second half collapse against Leigh with one of their best performances of the season against a big Sheffield side. The score didn't do the South
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Robbie adds Kiwi polish!
Halifax Blue Sox 18, Bradford Bulls 28; Nigel Askham reports from The Shay. Flashes of individual brilliance from skipper Robbie Paul shone through an error strewn Challenge Cup quarter-final which rarely lifted above the mediocre. The Kiwi scrum half
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Bulls set for battle with the Wolves
New Silk Cut Challenge Cup favourites Bradford Bulls will meet boom club Warrington twice in seven days after being paired in the semi-finals at Headingley on Saturday week. The Bulls are hoping for a 20,000 crowd at Odsal on Sunday for their opening
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Wetherall takes heart from display
David Wetherall believes Bradford City will stay up if they can maintain the level of performance they showed in yesterday's West Yorkshire derby. Leeds United ran out 2-1 winners thanks to a double strike from Michael Bridges to leave City two points
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'Nightmare' of external shareholders
The biggest nightmare faced by family firms is the influence external shareholders might have on their business, according to a survey. And the same bosses are also worried about external shareholder greed. This emerged from the PRIMA International Research
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Wilde stays cool to kick vital late points
Baildon 17, Old Rishworthians 15: Baildon continued their Harry Houdini act in Thwaites Yorkshire Division Three with this victory. Having beaten Hessle with an injury-time try on January 15 to open their league account, the Jenny Laners performed their
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Storton hands out pat on back
Workington 0, Bradford Park Avenue 2: Midfielder Chris Dolby scored his first goal for Bradford Park Avenue in an excellent victory which puts them right back in the promotion frame. Workington are one of the two clubs in UniBond Division One who are
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Mike Priestley: North of Watford
Can it really be sinful to be married to someone you love, yet deliberately remain childless? That's the only conclusion to be drawn from the suggestion by the Bishop of Rochester that married couples who don't have children are "self-indulgent" and defying
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A dogfight in Yorkshire skies
As plans for a major £80 million airport at the former RAF base at Finningley, near Doncaster, are reaching fruition, Leeds-Bradford International Airport has been left to calculate what impact a new player could have on the successful businesses it has
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Supermarket chief reaps rich rewards
Bradford supermarket boss Sir Ken Morrison has made his way into another list of Britain's richest people. Sir Ken, 68, knighted in the New Year Honours, is 30th in the Mail on Sunday's The Rich Report 2000 which lists Britain's 300 top millionaires.
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Couple's match of the day is a golden replay
When teenagers Arnold and Sylvia King married in 1950, finances dictated a modest celebration. Mill worker Sylvia could not afford a wedding dress and walked down the aisle in her old royal blue suit while the groom, an apprentice plumber, wore a brown
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Film legend was my mum's sweetheart!
Film buff Chris Denton got a double surprise when he met his childhood hero, international film director Ken Annakin, at the Bradford Film Festival. The 57-year-old, from Station Road, Burley-in-Wharfedale, wrote to the festival's organisers after he
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'We kept the lid on derby game trouble'
A massive operation to quell predicted violence as Bradford City took on rivals Leeds United has been hailed a 'triumph for positive policing'. One of the city's biggest policing operations - the largest ever at Valley Parade - was launched yesterday
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Titchmarsh spreads a barrowful of charm
Television celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh returned to his roots in Ilkley on Saturday. The star of BBC's Ground Force and Gardeners' World was on stage at the King's Hall in An Evening with Alan Titchmarsh. The show was presented by the Ilkley Grammar
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'There's nowhere for me to go to escape the holes'
A trader who has suffered road works outside his shop for nine weeks has been given a matching hole in his back garden. Jim Lyner, of Claws 'n' Paws pet shop in Birkenshaw, said he was stunned to see a hole in his lawn after pulling back his curtains
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Pupils to be bussed to 'closed' school
Pupils on the roll at a planned new secondary school in Manningham will have to be bussed several miles to a closed middle school site. From September, youngsters expecting to attend the Challenge School near Bradford Grammar School will use the Woodend
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Workers flee from mill blaze
Scores of workers had to flee a blaze which ripped through the roof of a former textile mill today. The blaze broke out at the mill in Thornton Road in the Listerhills area of Bradford shortly before 11am. Among those affected by the fire was Bradford
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'Don't let this talent go to waste'
Bradford firms are missing out on the services of some of the region's brightest young people, according to a key player in the region. Barbara Gomersall, regional director of the Year in Industry, is working with a small team which places some of Yorkshire
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Earl bids to boost ethnic business
Bradford's African-Caribbean firms have been given a boost now that the district's Business Link has taken on business development officer Earl Levy. He has become part of Business Link's Ethnic Minority Development Programme. Business Link has found
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Sharewatch: John Craven
Pace Micro Technology has recently acquired Vegastream Ltd for a maximum of £40m in Pace shares. Vegastream is a software company specialising in "Voice over Internet Protocol" products, which allow any combination of voice, data and video to be integrated
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Glossy times for paint firm
A Shipley firm which started as a one-man painter and decorator business 125 years ago today has grown to become a £20 million company. Bagnalls, which has its headquarters in Manor Lane, now covers the whole of the UK and carries out work abroad. The
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Old boys have the edge in derby draw
Eccleshill United 3, Thackley 3; Ian Whiting reports. Thackley had two players making their debuts in this keenly-fought Northern Counties East Premier Division derby, but it was a day for old boys at Plumpton Park. Seven of the players starting the match
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Bruce appeals for calm as fans boo
Huddersfield Town 1, Walsall 1; Steve Teale reports. Stick with us - that was Steve Bruce's message to Town supporters after another disappointing display by the Terriers. Bruce was concerned that fans booed his side after going a goal behind to lowly
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Valley of heartache
Bradford City 1, Leeds United 2; Richard Sutcliffe reports from Valley Parade. After watching his Bradford City side slip to a cruel defeat in a pulsating West Yorkshire derby, Paul Jewell captured the mood perfectly. The Bantams had produced another
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It's Nev's swansong
Neville Southall became the oldest player ever to appear for Bradford City in the derby clash with Leeds and then said it was a nice way to finish his career. The 41-year-old veteran was forced into emergency action against Leeds yesterday after Matt
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City ticket strategy is misguided
The police operation to keep the lid on trouble at yesterday's Bradford City match against Leeds United was today being hailed as a success - which, indeed, it was, given the pre-match fears expressed by the chairmen of both clubs. However, although there
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Barmaid Laura, 80, is the real vintage
Regulars showered gifts and birthday greetings on barmaid Laura Scully - who at 80 is still pulling pints at a Bradford pub. Bradford-born Mrs Scully should be 15 years into a well-earned retirement. But she insists on carrying on the job she loves, and
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Looking to find a role as a class act
The government wants more young people from the ethnic minorities to go into teaching. Education Reporter Lyn Barton, looks at the picture in Bradford and how one local scheme is seeking to redress the balance. MUDDASAR HUSSAIN is 17 and wants to be a
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'Be honest - you've killed my business'
A Bradford gym owner said today that uncertainty surrounding the future of a city centre street had forced him out of business. Paul Gale, who ran Cardio Caf in Petergate, said membership began to plummet following reports last year of a new £200 million
