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How would you like to be a parish councillor?
Worth Valley residents are being urged to put themselves forward as candidates for a new parish council. District councillors are encouraging as many people as possible to stand for election to the Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury parish council. Villagers
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Gran grapples with knifeman in church
Plucky grandmother Catherine McGinty saw red when a robber snatched her rucksack and threatened her with a knife - in a church. Mrs McGinty, 50, of Allerton, Bradford, leapt to her feet and chased after the thief, who struck in Haworth Parish Church as
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Masking the scars of war
The familiar insignia of the Red Cross is a sign of hope wherever there is war, famine or disaster. For years its volunteers have been sent to help people caught up in conflicts like that in Kosovo or natural disasters such as the flooding in Mozambique
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Bringing virtual class to life
Pupils at Burley Middle School are putting the finishing touches to a world-wide computer project - with a little help from their friends around the globe. The pupils, with students at Goonellabah Public School, New South Wales, Australia, and at Riverside
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'Save them from ruin'
The Bishop of Bradford is spearheading an extraordinary Buy British campaign to try to save the district's farmers from ruin. The Right Reverend David Smith has instructed clergy throughout the diocese to preach the benefits of buying home-produced meat
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Post Office poised to deliver the title
Sunday Alliance: Post Office are within a point of the Division 3A title after their 2-0 win at Eccleshill Sports. The home side were one of the teams who could catch Post Office but goals from Paul Gibbon and Kamran Ali put paid to their hopes. Farmers
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Richard Sutcliffe: City Talk
City fans must wonder what they have done to deserve their second goalkeeping crisis in just four seasons. In a typical season, most clubs will have to call on a maximum of two goalkeepers with last weekend's opponents Leeds having the benefit of Nigel
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Davison in City U-turn
Aidan Davison has performed a dramatic U-turn and is set to join Bradford City's fight for Premiership survival today. The 31-year-old goalkeeper spent three months on loan at Valley Parade and was offered a three-and-a-half year deal after City agreed
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Keeping the rats in check
A welcome end seems to be in sight to the confusion over whether or not Bradford has a growing rat problem and, if it has, who should be tackling it. A few weeks ago Bradford Council and Yorkshire Water appeared to be at cross purposes and some published
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'Wait a Mo - I've seen this video tape before'
Cabinet Office Minister Mo Mowlam will have a double-take when she comes to Bradford next month to support a ground-breaking attempt to recruit Asian young people into the civil service. She has accepted an invitation to head up a list of top people at
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Big new nightclub in leisure scheme
A national club operator could open one of Bradford's biggest nightspots in a major leisure scheme planned for Bradford's West End. Developers wanting to build the complex in Glydegate say they have agreed terms with a company for a 12,500 square foot
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'Gunshot death also killed my brother'
The sister of a Bradford woman who died after being shot in the head today spoke publicly for the first time of her belief that the trauma of the killing also led to the premature death of her brother. Sobiya Afzal, 28, said her older brother Tahir, 31
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Jehovah couple in kidney-swap first
A Jehovah's Witness couple were recovering in hospital today after a unique bloodless kidney transplant. Bradford mother-of-two Marie Hoyle decided to donate a life-saving kidney to her husband Alf, 51, after he had waited for a transplant for nine years
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Green light for new college arts centre
Students in Craven are to get a £900,000 purpose-built art, design and media centre. The district's planners have given the go-ahead to plans to build the new centre on Craven College's Aireville Campus site. The two-storey building, measuring 1,816 square
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Plea over missing woman
Police today renewed an appeal for information about a 49-year-old woman who went missing almost a month ago. Nothing has been heard of Janet Kilkenny, who lives on Heckmondwike's Dale Lane estate, since February 19 when a witness saw her near to the
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Health shop starved out by city nightlife
A wholefood shop is to close after more than 20 years in Bradford city centre. But Bradford Wholefoods will continue one day a week in Shipley as part of a project helping people with mental health problems. Owner Jack First said the shop's current location
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'Wheeler-dealer' gets jail
A 'wheeler-dealer' who cheated the taxman out of more than a quarter of a million pounds has been jailed for 30 months. And he faces a further five years on top of that unless he pays a £275,000 tax bill within nine months. Bradford Crown Court heard
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Cup aces Albion are in third semi-final
Albion Sports reached their third semi-final of the season with a 5-0 win over Sunday Alliance First Division leaders Craven Heifer in the Senior Cup. With their FA Sunday Cup semi-final against Grosvenor Park due this Sunday, Albion fielded a changed
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Caisley issues warning to critics
Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley believes the double-header with rejuvenated Warrington Wolves gives them the perfect chance to silence their critics once and for all. The form sides of the season so far do battle at Odsal in the Super League on
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Elliott linked Down Under
Bradford Bulls are remaining non-committal over the future of coach Matthew Elliott who continues to be linked with a return Down Under. Press reports in the Sydney Morning Herald over the weekend hinted that Aussie Elliott was under consideration for
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Richmond fury over 'cover up'
Geoffrey Richmond says he wants to "absolutely kill stone dead" suggestions that Matt Clarke did not suffer a fresh injury ahead of the Leeds match. The City goalkeeper was expected to return to the side for Sunday's derby clash only to fall down stairs
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It's just the job for little old me!
In 1997, Carol Dickinson was a housewife living on the Delph Hill estate in Bradford immersed in the daily routine of looking after the kids and husband. Three years later she is responsible for a multi-million pound budget. Suzy Poole chats to her. CAROL
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Locked in a world of their own
Most parents will admit breathing a small sigh of relief when childhood tantrums end and their offsprings leave home. But for Heather Fiddler there is little prospect of her two grown up daughters fleeing the nest and leading independent lives. Her twins
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Anila Baig: Me? I'm rich in Toddler's little ways!
I was horrendously sick at the weekend and collapsed into an exhausted heap. I'd like to say my stupor was caused by non-stop celebrating the end of my first college exam though, I must admit, I did go a bit over the top with the chocolate Hob Nobs. But
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Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?
At present, I'm trying to rekindle my storytelling skills for the benefit of young Sam when he's old enough to appreciate them. Well, it's one of the things granddads are supposed to do, isn't it - tell stories? My own grandfather used to regale us, as
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City clocks on as a great seat of 'learning'
Bradford's sculptural heritage is being highlighted as part of a high-profile national initiative. And this quirky sandstone Grandad's Clock and Chair in Chapel Street, Little Germany, is among the ten sculptures which form a new trail through the city
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Safely does it
Blackspots across the district will be targeted in a multi-thousand pound bid to cut accidents on the roads. Councillors are expected to give the thumbs up at tomorrow's Executive Committee to the authority's biggest casualty reduction programme. Transport
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'We will ban hooligans from all soccer grounds'
Hooligans convicted of public order offences at Bradford City's derby clash with Leeds United could be banned from every football stadium in the land, police warned today. Eleven people were arrested during or immediately before Bradford City's crunch
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Major blitz unveiled to beat rat menace
Bradford's booming rat population will be blitzed in a major action plan. Figures released today show a 25 per cent increase in the number of complaints about rats. Bradford Council's pest control section received 1,270 calls during 1998 and 1,588 in
