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General Hague on the warpath
Conservative leader William Hague has urged Bradford Council to redevelop the home of the Bradford Bulls. Visiting the district to talk to local Conservative councillors in the run-up to local elections, Mr Hague yesterday took time out to visit Odsal
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Fantastic Florrie is full of life at 108
One of the country's oldest residents - living at a Guiseley nursing home - celebrated her 108th birthday today. The outbreak of The Boer War was still seven years off when Florence Rawlings was born in 1892. The centenarian remembers Queen Victoria travelling
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Bridge row goes on as water main hit
Workers on a controversial bridge repair scheme have further angered local residents by cutting off their water supply. A team of 20 engineers started work on the Raw Nook bridge, between Low Moor and Oakenshaw, on Saturday. And by mistake they severed
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Town traders are trained in how to shop thieves
A Shopwatch scheme has been launched in Bingley to crack down on thieves. Retailers have been trained to react quickly and effectively if they suspect a shoplifter is in their midst. The police hope the scheme will help catch and prosecute criminals and
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Private firm to run our schools
Bradford Council is to bring in a private company to run the district's schools, the Telegraph & Argus can exclusively reveal. In a radical move even more significant than the schools reorganisation, the Council is to create a public-private partnership
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Clubs deliver a big bouncer over helmets ruling
Cricket: Two Bradford League clubs are taking a hard-headed attitude to the new helmet regulations which will apply to junior cricket this season. The England and Wales Cricket Board have ruled that all players Under-18 must wear helmets when batting
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City v Everton: Peter Beagrie's view
Peter Beagrie has issued a rallying call on the eve of Bradford City's crunch clash at Everton: Let's be bold and if we do go down, make sure we go down fighting. The Bantams wideman has enjoyed a successful return to the Premiership this season with
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Clayton and Birkenshaw are bidding for final spots
An all Bradford Pennine President's Cup Final is on the cards. Clayton showed their cup pedigree when beating holders Elland and their reward is a home tie against Guiseley Rangers tomorrow. The Villagers have no injury worries and the excellent form
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Skipper Benn ruled out as fight goes on
Bradford Park Avenue go into tomorrow's top six clash with Matlock Town at Horsfall Stadium still with a faint hope of gaining promotion from the UniBond Division One. Manager Trevor Storton warns it will be a tough task for his fifth placed side, the
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Isaiah glad to be back
Isaiah Rankin goes gunning for his first Premiership goal tomorrow determined to revive his career with Bradford City. The Bantams travel to Everton knowing they must end their five game losing run to stand a chance of winning their battle for Premiership
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A sensible way to run education
The proposal to take control of day-to-day education in Bradford away from the politicians and hand it to a private company is a radical step and a very significant one. The education of our children throughout this country has suffered for too long at
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Lorry driver's comfort stop proves costly
A lorry driver got out of his cab with the intention of spending a penny and now faces bankruptcy. Martin Ramsden, of Queens-bury, was answering the call of nature on the hard shoulder of the M1 when he was stopped by police, a court was told. A traffic
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New centre is so wonderful, says Princess
A flagship community centre has been given a royal seal of approval to mark its first year of work. The £2.7 million Thornbury Centre in Leeds Old Road was visited by Princess Alexandra yesterday for its official opening. It marks the end of a decade
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Supreme blow for fans of soul trio
Sixties soul fans are in for a supreme disappointment next week. The legendary all-girl group The Supremes had been due to perform at St George's Hall in Bradford on Tuesday, together with fellow soul stars the Three Degrees and Baccara. But bosses at
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2,600 pupils still taught in large classes
More than 2,600 infant school-age children are still being taught in large classes in Bradford. Figures released today reveal 14.4 per cent of Bradford children at Key Stage One - the sevens and under - are taught in classes of 31 or more. This makes
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Firm offers help to stricken catamaran
Experts from a Keighley firm are offering to do all they can to speed up repairs to the damaged Team Philips catamaran which snapped in sea trials for a round-the-world trip. Michael Cooke, managing director of Aerovac, based in Sandbeds, has contacted
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Clean dirty toilets, orders judge
A judge has ordered a jealous builder to clean filthy toilets as punishment for a sordid crime. Gary Young broke into his love rival's home in Apperley Road, Apperley Bridge, changed the lock and defecated in his bed - before cutting off the water supply
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Residents' fury as 100-year-old tree faces axe
Heartbroken residents have made a public protest over the fate of a century-old tree which is being felled in Daisy Hill. People living in Hazelhurst Road, near the site of the former Daisy Hill Middle School, are furious with Bradford Council which has
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City v Everton: Barmby could present
sticky problem for City After what must seem like a lifetime of under achievement, Evertonians must feel they have a man to bring back happier days to Goodison Park. In the 1980s, Everton were considered one of the 'big five' clubs in English football
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City v Everton: Connections
Stuart McCall's time at Everton may not have been as successful as the previous few years at Goodison Park, but the Bantams skipper says he loved every minute. He spent three seasons with the Merseyside outfit in between his first spell with City and
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Part two of the big shake-up
The T&A's revelation that Bradford is set to be come the first authority in the country to hand over the education of its youngsters to a public-private board is a radical shake-up of the way schools are run. But what does it mean and how will the
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Nick Oldham: Rights and Wrongs
T&A reader Michael Sugden is considering legal action against Yorkshire Water - claiming the company has made his house unsafe. Mr Sugden, 41, called in the company in October, 1998, after finding water in the crawl-way under the ground floor of his
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Family in fear after petrol-bomb terror
A mother and her three young children are living in terror after two petrol bomb attacks on their home in a week. The family were lucky to escape unhurt after a burning milk bottle crashed through a bedroom window as they slept early yesterday. Exactly
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Bikers are nabbed by bobbies
Undercover police on bicycles have been working to stop motorcyclists illegally using a cycle and footpath. Four teenagers are now facing charges of careless riding after being spotted by officers patrolling the Spen Valley Greenway between Cleckheaton
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Minister's praise for pioneering service
Health minister John Hutton was in Bradford today to announce a new mental health tsar for the country and see one of the city's pioneering services for the mentally ill. Visiting Barkerend Health Centre, he met and praised staff from the Bradford Home
