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The war games
UN and NATO forces have been drafted in to keep the peace between two neighbouring states at war in Europe. As the brave troops struggle to keep the nationalist forces under control, hundreds of soldiers, refugees and civilians are bombarded with shrapnel
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Calendar girls set to sign movie deal
Women from the Yorkshire Dales who stripped for a glamour calendar are due to sign contracts later this week to have their story told in a film. And three of them will be jetting off to New York next month for the launch of an American version of the
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Bus fears of villagers 'cut off from civilisation'
Save our buses - that's the plea from two villagers who claim they are almost cut off from civilisation on Sundays and evenings. June Rayner and her mother Eva Dowson claim that Pool-in-Wharfedale residents face a three to four-hour round trip just to
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Do you know face of body in the bag?
Detectives are hoping members of Bradford's Asian community may hold the key to solving a body-in-the-bag mystery. The badly decomposed male corpse was found in a sports bag by the side of a Sheffield road two months ago. Despite extensive inquiries by
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Razor laugh? Andy raises £1,000 too!
Andy McCabe's beard has been part of his life for 30 years - but all that will change when he shaves it off to help a sick woman. The 47-year-old from Thackley, Bradford, is to shave it off in two stages, the first half on Saturday at The Great Northern
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Unit leads way in call-centre training
Bradford is ahead of the game in giving people tailor-made training for the growing number of call-centre jobs in the district. Bradford Council's Call Centre Training Unit in Neal Street has had a good start to the year with half its latest intake of
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The John Watson column
How times change. In 1981, when I was a young Conservative MP I was asked by the Party Whips to become president of an outfit called the British Youth Council. They said it would be good for my career. They were lying, of course, but I did it anyway.
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Racing ahead
Former champion motorcycle ace Colin Appleyard is celebrating the latest success in his business story. The Keighley businessman left school at the age of 15 with only one thing on his mind - a burning ambition to race bikes. He was able to match his
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Survey reveals business divide
A north-south divide is emerging among businesswomen. Those in the south are working longer and harder than their northern counterparts, according to a survey of women running businesses. The research by Business Direct, the Co-operative Bank's 24-hour
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Spirited Bees bounce back
Wigton 12, Bradford & Bingley 24: Bradford & Bingley bounced back from their disappointing home defeat by Stockton to record another hard-fought Thwaites North One win. Wigton gained all the early possession and only grim defence from the Bees
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Maxwell off as Avenue suffer promotion setback
Unibond League: Chorley 2, Bradford Park Avenue 1. Park Avenue's drive for promotion from Division One hit a major set-back when they finished with ten men and a defeat at mid-table Chorley. Avenue, who had lost the lead to a controversial penalty, were
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'Poor' Guiseley edge closer to the brink
Guiseley 0, Leigh RMI 3; Unibond League, by Ian Whiting. Guiseley edged a step nearer to disaster on Saturday as they dropped to the brink of the relegation zone in the Premier Division with a lethargic display against Leigh RMI. They will not face the
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Bulls land dream final
Bradford Bulls were today steeling themselves for a frantic ticket rush ahead of the eagerly awaited Challenge Cup final showdown with arch rivals Leeds Rhinos at Murrayfield next month. The club's allocation of 12,500 went on sale to season ticket holders
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Bosses heap praise on conference
A conference which set new agendas for firms in the district has been praised by some of the business people who attended it. More than 200 bosses were given tips on how to boost their business at the one-day Evolve or Die Conference at the Jarvis Bankfield
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Cougars tame the Lions with second half show
Swinton Lions 12, Keighley Cougars 34: Cougars produced a superb second half performance to maintain their fine recent run of form. They ran in five tries without reply in 40 minutes of controlled attacking rugby and it could have been more - two late
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WR Mitchell, OBE: Letter from the Dales
It was one of those days which, to quote a favourite dalesman, "looks as if it's bin up all neet". The moorland mist had such a liquid consitency it was verging on drizzle. There's a special fascination in standing beside a tract of Pennine moor at this
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Taking underground to work sounds fun!
A trainee will take a big step down on her first day in a new job. Davinder Pabial, 26, has been snapped up for a top museum job. But instead of getting her feet under the desk next Monday, she will be going 450 feet underground. Davinder, who lives in
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Street cash may be the way to a better future
An unadopted Keighley street is to be regenerated thanks to a new health project. The Walking for Health in Keighley project was launched earlier this year. It plans to combine health, environmental and social issues. By persuading more people to walk
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The phantom of the cowshed!
It could only happen in Bradford. Just as the first piano chords sounded to welcome Peter Karrie as the Alhambra's Phantom, a cacophony of police and fire sirens threatened to drown him out. Peter had already had a gruelling day, flying to Leeds-Bradford
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O'Leary signs for sport college bid
Premiership manager David O'Leary is to appear in a video to help a Keighley school raise cash to secure its sports college status. The Leeds United manager has agreed to talk about Oakbank School's work as a centre of sporting excellence on the video
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CCTV boost to station safety
Passenger safety has been boosted with the switch-on of closed circuit television cameras at Ilkley bus station. The bus station is now monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV cameras. The system has been installed by Metro as part of a £1.63 million plan to
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Mum takes Pill campaign to the health ministry
The mother of a Bradford schoolgirl who died while on the Pill is taking her campaign for parental rights to the Department of Health. Jenny Bacon and her husband Tom will be among a deputation - including veteran campaigner Victoria Gillick - meeting
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Foreign nurses to ease crisis
Bradford is drafting in nurses from the Far East to cope with a staffing crisis at its hospitals. There are 30 to 40 nursing vacancies in the city - and in desperation the Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust has gone abroad to fill the posts. And this year 65
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Sharewatch: John Craven
After a period of soaring share prices for tech stocks, the market is readjusting to a more rational view of the relative prospects for companies in different market sectors. For instance, share prices of major beer and spirits companies like Allied Domecq
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All eyes on the drain chance
A remote-controlled camera which is small enough to move through six-inch drains is helping a Bradford firm to expand. The camera is one of a number used by Undercliffe firm Drain Brain - so called because it prides itself in putting a lot of thought
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Club which works for co-operation
A club which brings professional people together from different backgrounds is really taking off. The Sherdil Club, which meets at the Punjab Sweet Centre Restaurant in Listerhills Road, Bradford, is expanding its membership and drawing in top-quality
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Aircraft repair firm is bought
Multiflight, the firm headed by Pace Micro Technology founder David Hood, has acquired an aircraft repair company for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition of Yorkshire Light Aircraft is part of an expansion plan by Multiflight at Leeds-Bradford International
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Double your money!
Coral Windows - which was a £4 million business three years ago - plans to more than double that figure this year as it gives itself a facelift. The firm, which has been running for ten years, has its headquarters in Buttershaw, Bradford. Now joint managing
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Baildon's fate is finally decided
Moortown 35, Baildon 14; Rugby Union, by Bill Marshall. Baildon paid the inevitable penalty on Saturday for losing their first 11 league matches in Thwaites Yorkshire Division Three. They broke their duck in the most amazing fashion at home to Hessle
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Power is key for Roche
Boxing: Champion Derek Roche will have a one pound weight advantage in tonight's British welterweight title defence at Barnsley Metrodome. Roche, 26, weighed in right on the 10st 7lb limit, while challenger Harry Dhami scaled 10st 6lb. Roche's trainer
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Reds prove far too hot
Bradford City 0, Manchester United 4; Richard Sutcliffe reports from Valley Parade. After watching his side chalk up their second four-goal victory of the season over Bradford City, Sir Alex Ferguson offered words of consolation for the battling Bantams
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Edinburgh all set to rock!
Bradford Bulls 44, Warrington Wolves 20; Nigel Askham reports from Headingley. Stand by Edinburgh - the Bulls army are on their way and in the mood to party. That was the message loud and clear from Headingley after they overcame a spirited challenge
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Defeat inspires survival effort
Wayne Jacobs says playing against Manchester United's world-class stars has made Bradford City even more determined to beat the drop. The Bantams suffered their second 4-0 reverse of the season at the hands of Premiership leaders United to remain in the
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Bradford's centre of inspiration
In a day and age when we frequently hear that clergy are looking for new ideas to bring people into church in the face of falling congregations, it is heartening to hear that a Bradford church project is enjoying considerable success. More than £2 million
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Get out of bed and beat the rest
Enterprising firms in West and North Yorkshire are being challenged to get out of bed earlier to market their services. The message comes from Business Network International which brings groups of business people together over a weekly breakfast to generate
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Beacon of excellence that shines brighter each year
This week we start a new series giving local head teachers the chance to write on educational issues. We begin with the Principal of Dixons CTC John Lewis, OBE, who looks at the first ten years of the college AS I WRITE this article, we are busy recruiting
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Mike Priestley: North of Watford
We live now in a global economy. Investment knows no national boundaries. Huge chunks of British industry are owned by people who live in other countries and have no loyalty to this one, or to the people they employ here. What matters to them is the ability
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£900 sci-fi thriller - that IS low budget!
The normal low-budget film costs between £60,000 to £100,000 these days. But a group of Bradford students have proved that cash is no obstacle when it comes to making a mark on the film industry. With a budget of just £900, four media, technology and
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£3m church centre to host conference
Clergy from all over Britain will be meeting in Bradford's new Thornbury church and community centre on Thursday for a major conference on regeneration. And within two weeks the £3 million complex will be in the spotlight again when it is officially opened
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Woman back home after Tokyo ordeal
A Bradford grandmother who underwent life-saving brain surgery in Tokyo has been reunited with her family. Janet Rylance was returning from a visit to relatives in Australia when she was taken ill during a stop in Tokyo. Doctors discovered she had three
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Sir Clive's joke car a big hit at auction
Once the butt of a thousand jokes and a commercial flop, the Sinclair C5 electric car finally came into its own at an auction in Ilkley. Sir Clive Sinclair's cars sold for between £350 and £400 when they came on to the market 15 years ago, but one of
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We aim to stamp out fire deaths
A pioneering drive aimed at cutting fire-related deaths has taken to Bradford's streets - thanks to a unique partnership between the fire service and the Telegraph & Argus. Drew Kendell reports. THE JOINT scheme, the first of its kind in Britain,
