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Brontes reach out to inner city children
A drama, bringing to life two of the most famous literary characters, is to be enacted as part of a pilot project paving the way for other schools to learn more about the Brontes of Haworth. Pupils at Scotchman Middle School, Bradford - almost all British-Asian
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Teenage boy's face savaged by Rottweiler
Police are hunting for a Rottweiler dog which savaged a boy's face. Kevin Lennon, 14, of Gordon Street, Keighley, needed 11 stitches in the bite wound around his right eye and lip. The dog struck as Kevin, a pupil at Greenhead School, Keighley, and a
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Youth worker's move prompts village protest
A council youth worker has been transferred from Cleckheaton and Scholes because of a lack of support from parents and young people. Tom Hinchcliffe has been told he can no longer work in the area after numerous pleas for help from volunteers went unanswered
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A police force created by YOU
Residents across the Bradford district were invited to have their say on the local police review last October. Thousands responded by filling out questionnaires printed in the Telegraph & Argus or posted through their letterbox. Crime Reporter Joanne
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Girl, 19, in sex attack horror
A teenager was sexually assaulted after she was dragged off a street in Bradford and bundled into a car. The 19-year-old was walking in the Queens Hall area when a car containing two Asian males pulled up alongside her. They grabbed her and drove to Keighley
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Are you watching, Rodney Marsh?
Welcome to our Bantams fanzine page - written entirely by City fans for City fans. We hope you'll enjoy the news, views and sheer fun every Thursday in your T&A. Our contributors - all Valley Parade season ticket holders - aim to give YOU, the fans
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Bradford end great season with victory
Bradford Ladies first team finished their season at the top flight of English hockey with a 3-1 win at Southampton. It was a result that sealed them in runners-up position in the English National Hockey League Division One and gave them their best finish
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Wayne vents frustration with eight-frame blast
Having just missed out on a chance of facing Steve Davis in the T&A Snooker Classic, Wayne Cooper took his frustration out in the Strachan English Open Champion-ship. The 20-year-old from East Bowling notched two 4-0 victories in a tough group at
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Jim Appleby: Edgar Wallace's biggest mystery
Edgar Wallace was the most prolific mystery writer of his time. A million words a year spilled from his typewriter - novels, plays, film scripts, including The Four Just Men, The Squeaker, The Mind of Mr Reeder and Sanders of the River, seemed to flow
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Helen Mead: Bingo - now you're Brain of Britain!
Want to sharpen up your mental agility? If so, I have stumbled upon the answer. Forget all those tedious self-help manuals, complex computer games and taxing memory techniques. Simply nip along to your local bingo hall. I'd seen the queues outside the
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Engine fault is blamed for fatal crash
An engine defect probably caused a light aircraft to crash, killing four people including a Bradford businessman. The plane piloted by Gerry Davitt, 42, of Naburn, North Yorkshire, who ran lorry tarpaulin company Side Curtain Centre in Wakefield Road,
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Family homeless after arson attack
A family were burned out of their Bradford home after arsonists poured petrol through the letterbox. Restaurant worker Mohammed Mahroof, his wife Shamil Arshid and their three young children have been left homeless by last night's attack. Fire crews spent
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'Help us fight for the estate'
Families living in Wyke are being urged to leave their armchairs and press for projects to breathe new life into their estates. Newsletters have been sent to 1,000 houses in Wyke appealing to tenants to get involved. The leaflet targets tenants in Shirley
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Traders in urgent plea over rents
Traders and shopkeepers caught up in Bradford's market fiasco are appealing for a rent reduction because of falling custom. The John Street tenants say the situation is "desperate" and they need an answer urgently. But Bradford Council's market section
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Race case verdict set to reach the Lords
West Yorkshire Police force is trying to appeal to the House of Lords to overturn a tribunal ruling that it victimised a Bradford sergeant. The force is seeking leave to put its case before Peers after the Court of Appeal upheld that Sergeant Raham Noor
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Pre-school's future is safe after end of war of words
Peace has broken out in a war of words between the trustees of a community centre and the pre-school they once threatened to evict. Greenacre Pre-School in Rawdon say they have sorted out their differences with the trustees of Greenacre Community Hall
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'We can get safely to lessons at last'
An Ilkley school is celebrating after hearing its youngsters will no longer have to dice with death to attend lessons. Parents, staff and governors at Ashlands Primary School have won their fight to have a crossing put in place in Leeds Road. The Highways
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United front in mast campaign
A campaign to stop a new mobile phone mast towering over houses in Ben Rhydding looks set to end in victory. Parish and district councillors have united with residents in a bid to stop telecommunications giant Orange putting up the mast at the bottom
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Elliott: I got Jamie wrong
Bulls coach Matthew Elliott is tipping emerging back-rower Jamie Peacock for a big future after admitting he has been surprised at the extent of his progress. Peacock, 23, pipped several big-name contenders, including Henry Paul and Brad Mackay, for the
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We can beat Becks and Co
Bradford City look set to face the full force of Manchester United's multi-million pound attacking power at Valley Parade on Saturday. England midfield star David Beckham is set to return after missing Tuesday's European Champions League draw at Valencia
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Vital that pets are controlled
The postman being chased by a dog is a bit of a music-hall joke - a stock situation guaranteed to raise a laugh. However, for the postmen and women involved in such situations in real life, it is no laughing matter. To be attacked by a dog can at best
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A boy with Street cred!
Soap addicts will soon have no trouble remembering the smiling face of this youngster. In a few months time, it will be flashed on screen to millions of viewers across the country at least four evenings a week. Twelve-year-old Jack Shepherd, from Pudsey
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Comedian's jokes at race conference spark outcry
A comedian has come under fire for telling inappropriate jokes at a flagship conference to combat racism and prejudice in the workplace. Bradford University Professor Charles Husband had just finished giving a keynote speech at the Bradford Training &
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Needle arrives in the eye of a storm
Bradford's newest and most controversial addition to its collection of modern sculpture has finally arrived in the heart of the city. But it will remain under wraps for at least another month until completion of the pedestrianisation scheme between Forster
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Schools initiative extended
Bradford's inner city primary schools are to be included in a flagship scheme to improve educational standards. The Government's Excellence in Cities initiative is expected to be more than doubled in scope today, as a result of the £1 billion Budget boost
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Post staff given aid to avoid dog bites
Postmen and women across the district are to receive extra training to help them deal with dangerous dogs. The RSPCA has offered to give post office workers advice on encountering aggressive dogs and difficult situations involving animals. The scheme
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Grieving mum wins a fight over flowers
A grieving mother has won a battle to have bunches of flowers at her daughter's grave replaced after cemetery staff removed the floral tributes to her. Jean Pearson's daughter, Kelly, was just 30 when she died last November. The flowers and wreaths from
