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Vigil goes on for heart girl Sally
Hundreds of get-well cards and gifts - many from fellow transplant patients - fill the room where six-year-old heart-swap girl Sally Slater, pictured, is battling to recover from her heart swap. Her mother Bridget, a lecturer at Craven College, Skipton
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Kebab shop stoned in 'revenge attacks'
Attacks on a kebab house have been blamed on the deaths of two Leeds United supporters. The Keighley Kebabs take-away in High Street, Keighley, was attacked twice on consecutive nights when yobs hurled stones through its windows. And police are treating
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Radio stolen as 999 crew fought to save man's life
Thieves raided vital equipment from an ambulance while paramedics tried to assist a dying Bradford man. The raiders snatched the ambulance's radio - leaving them without contact with their headquarters - as the paramedics sought to assist 67-year-old
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Wedding re-run for survivor Christine
Dead flowers and a wedding dress she didn't like meant Christine McLafferty's wedding day 25 years ago was not an altogether memorable occasion. And her father's death just a few months before meant the whole day was tinged with sadness. This weekend
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Man in court over Mary's killing
A Baildon van driver today appeared in court charged with the murder of housewife Mary Gregson almost 23 years ago. Ian Lowther was arrested at his home in Derwent Avenue on Saturday and formally charged with killing Mrs Gregson on August 30, 1977. Police
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Sharewatch: John Craven
Last week's market volatility has tended to favour more traditional companies rather than the recently fashionable tech stocks. The latter, although up from recent lows, now have to prove their value in a more sceptical market environment. Meanwhile the
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Lower wages in north 'lead to more debt'
Office workers in the north are being forced into debt because of significantly lower salary levels, according to a survey. And this factor has brought more cries for help from people living in the north, according to David Nixon, co-director of debt
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Expansion on cards as Jo takes control
A Keighley recruitment agency is poised for expansion now that the daughter of the founder has taken over the running of the business. Jo Pagdin, 29, has taken over as managing director of Rotherwood Recruitment, the employment division of Highland Park
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Takeover of New Zealand business
Bradford-based Garnett Group has acquired New Zealand firm Streat Instruments for an undisclosed sum. Streat Instruments is based in Christchurch and the sale is the result of a long association between the two organisations. The takeover deal was signed
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Cougars aiming for top four after fifth victory
Widnes 18, Keighley 30: A thoroughly businesslike performance by the Cougars gained them a fifth successive victory. The win also puts them in position to mount a serious assault on the top-four. Nevertheless Cougars never quite hit the rhythm nor gained
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Injuries help knock Salem off cup trail
Bradford Salem 5, Redcar 32; Bill Marshall reports from Shay Lane. THE loss of two key players in the opening ten minutes of the second half effectively ended Bradford Salem's chances of reaching the final of the UAP Yorkshire Shield. Hooker Simon Markey
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Don't give up hoping
Bradford City 1, Southampton 2; Richard Sutcliffe reports from Valley Parade. DEAN Richards admitted to having mixed emotions after helping to heighten Bradford City's relegation fears before pledging to do all he can to help Paul Jewell's side scramble
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Blake in pledge to City supporters
Robbie Blake has pledged that Bradford City will keep going until the last kick of the season as they battle to survive in the Premiership. The 24-year-old striker marked his return to the forward line with a fine goal but it was not enough to prevent
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Anger at hate mail
Geoffrey Richmond has told anonymous critics to go "a long way from Valley Parade" after receiving poison-pen letters about Bradford City's precarious position. The Bantams were pushed closer to the drop by a 2-1 weekend defeat by Southampton which leaves
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'No growth' budget fails to help firms
The Chancellor has failed to deliver a Budget which will help the growth of small and medium sized businesses in the north, according to a survey of firms. Accountants Pannell Kerr Forster, which has offices in Leeds, asked 55 small and medium-sized businesses
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
There's an old story about a couple who stripped off and made love on a crowded train while the rest of the passengers looked out of the window or hid behind their newspapers and pretended nothing was happening. It was only when the couple lit up their
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Test your hearing in High Street for £10
Revolutionary hi-tech equipment is being developed in Bradford which will allow people to test their own hearing in High Street stores for as little as £10. Dr Alison Marshall, of Shipley firm BTL Medical, has spent the last nine months developing the
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Cracking wheezes to get children to eat their veg!
One of Bradford's leading nutritionists, Rosie Denison, has some expert wheezes to get kids to eat up their greens and overcome iron-deficiency anaemia. She recommends buying frozen spinach, available from supermarkets, and hiding it in their meals. Rosie
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We're all proper gents!
Furious Bantams fans have slammed a style survey that labels them fashion failures. The poll results have branded Bradford City supporters as being some of the worst-dressed in the country. It says Bantam supporters spend hardly any money on trendy clothes
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Edward keeps yet another date with the Queen
Some would have you believe Shakespeare is the new rock 'n' roll. With Leonardo Di Caprio, Joseph Fiennes and Kenneth Branagh among the stars to have made films about or by the Bard lately, you can see why. That's a far cry from the days when Bradford-born
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Child survey health shock
Almost half of Bradford's youngsters are anaemic because of poor diet, a shocking new survey reveals today And health chiefs fear the children could suffer development problems. The survey of youngsters by a health visitor and her team estimates the city
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Call for powers on flood fears
Campaigners are calling for tougher new rules to give councils more power to control housing development, in the wake of a report into the problems of sewage flooding in the Aire Valley. Lawyers have advised Bradford Council that it does not have the
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Bike rider killed in ring-road accident
A cyclist was killed in an accident with an articulated lorry today. The accident occurred at Broadway, part of the Leeds outer ring road, between Rodley and Horsforth. The road from Horsforth into Bradford was blocked for three hours after the accident
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Mountain-fall Lynn repays her rescuers
A woman who suffered 'horrendous' head injuries after falling 200ft from a Scottish peak is to tackle a sponsored mountain challenge to re-pay her rescuers. Lynn Hanson, 40, will join her husband Mark and a team of around 40 firefighters and friends to
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The John Watson Column
This article will make me unpopular. I am going to say something nice about Barclays Bank. Well, not nice exactly but at least tempered with a degree of understanding. At first sight this is a very difficult task. The bank chose the week of its 172 branch
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Profits soar as firm goes fleet first
Becoming a one-stop shop has paid dividends for Keighley firm Peter Black. For the group, which has marketed and manufactured a wide range of household goods since 1948, also has a growing distribution company which is a big part of the firm's operation
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'Women in leadership' study
Yorkshire Bank is one of the names lined up to sponsor research into the experiences of women at the top of the corporate world. Over 1,000 women are set to take part in the Women in Corporate Leadership study - the largest of its kind. The project is
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Mick's meals are simply first class!
Mick Porritt has helped serve more meals to hungry postal workers in Bradford during his 15-year career than most people will eat in their lives. Mick, who is unit manager at Royal Mail's Bradford office, has been awarded a long-service award for his
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50 firms link up to Net project
Bradford is being put at the forefront of electronic commerce thanks to a project which will develop Internet trading in at least 50 firms. The project, which is ready to be launched, will also create about 20 jobs and advise a further 50 companies. But
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Bees so close to famous victory
Bradford & Bingley 15, Tynedale 22: Tynedale, victorious in all 20 league matches, arrived as champions for Bradford and Bingley's last home game of the Thwaites North Division One season. The visitors were studded with internationals and county players
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The ideal workout
Bradford Bulls 44, Castleford Tigers 12; Nigel Askham reports from Odsal. FORGET the final scoreline. The Bulls had to work damned hard to keep their 100 per cent record intact. They might not thank the Tigers for it this morning after another bruising
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Lucky escape for James, 14
The father of a teenage motorbike racer who was rushed to hospital after a smash at the Donington Park circuit today told how it had not put him off the sport. James Howell, 14, from Idle, came off his £4,500 Aprilia RS125 motorbike during a race yesterday
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A proper diet is so important
The results so far of a study among Bradford youngsters have produced some worrying findings about the number of them suffering from anaemia. It is too early to know how widespread the problem is. That will have to await the results of a testing programme
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Bank expands its services for Asians
A successful banking service initially aimed at Bradford's growing Asian business community has expanded to other parts of West Yorkshire. The South Asian Business Unit run by HSBC has increased its customer base, taken on extra staff and has expanded
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We're sticking fast to Magnet kitchens
Owners of expanding Keighley firm Magnet have denied rumours they are to offload the firm. Berisford, the expanding food equipment and kitchens group, has issued a trading statement showing strong growth across the company and said it was looking for
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WR Mitchell, OBE: Letter from the Dales
A bachelor farmer in Upper Wharfedale, who worked hard and long, began each day by drinking a basinful of warm fat. He died of old age. I'm not suggesting a return to old-style eating, which would be unsuited to an age when machines do most of the hard
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Man who plucks the heart strings of India
Indian musician Ravikiran will be heading for Bradford in the summer to prepare for a high-profile Millennium project being hosted by the city. He is one of only a handful of people in the world who can play the chitravina, one of the most ancient types
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Now the hard work is under way
Solid evidence of the Bradford schools' shake-up is under way as contractors move in to begin the huge rebuilding programme to give the district two-tier education. Drew Kendell reports. AS BULLDOZERS rumbled onto the site of Baildon's Salt Grammar School
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The smart way to travel - by card!
Passengers travelling on First Bradford buses will today become the first in the country to travel the 'smarter' way. The company is launching the FirstCard 'smartcard'. It will allow the 60,000 passengers travelling on First Bradford buses each week
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So many ways of defining success
We continue our series giving local headteachers the opportunity to tackle educational issues. This week the head of Belle Vue Boys' School, Bruce Berry, looks at what makes a good school and how schools give added value. WHAT IS a "good school" and how
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Bid to help women victims of violence
Bradford is bidding for a slice of £4.5million worth of Government cash to help domestic violence victims stay in their own homes. The Staying Put project will offer help to women who want to flee violent partners without the need to move into a refuge
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Pokemania: Play your cards right!
Teachers have banned youngsters across the Bradford district from trading in the latest craze. But a Shipley company has come to the rescue of hundreds of youngsters caught up in 'Pokemania'. Schoolchildren are being swept up in the worldwide phenomena
