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Call for a new Milton Keynes in the Dales
A councillor is calling for a new town, like Milton Keynes, to be built in North Yorkshire - England's biggest county - rather then see more development in south Craven and the Skipton area. Councillor Ken Hart, a member of Craven council's planning committee
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Patients gain from hospital scheme
A pilot project designed to cut the number of patients who fail to attend appointments at Airedale Hospital has been hailed a success. The do-not-attend scheme is to be adopted by Airedale NHS Trust after the six month trial, which involved contacting
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'Gamekeeper' turns anti-poverty poacher
A Bradford charity which fights to free people from poverty has established itself as a true globetrotter. Christians Against Poverty, launched as a one-man operation in the city only four years ago, has opened its first branch in Australia. Founded by
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Sunny smiles on Carnival day
Thousands of people took advantage of the fine Bank Holiday weather to enjoy the first Ilkley Carnival of the new Millennium. A parade of floats and tableaux kicked off the festivities from The Grove, putting visitors in a carnival mood for the host of
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Teachers fear wage rises 'won't happen'
Performance related pay for teachers is proving one of the most controversial measures in the Government's bid to raise educational standards - and could lead to a strike call by one teaching union. Many Bradford teachers believe they are disadvantaged
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Len's joy as pigeon express carries on
Pigeon fancier Len Richardson has gone into flights of fancy over a decision to keep a bird recovery service going. For Mr Richardson, a pigeon fancier for 50 years, has been told that Amtrak Express Parcels' Homing Express service is not going to be
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Brilliant pair run riot to set new record
Spen Victoria openers Grant Lambert and Steve Bethel have smashed the Bradford League all-time record for the highest partnership. Their unbroken stand of 281 in Sunday's 228-run Division Two win over Manningham Mills bettered by four the previous best
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Rampant Cougars dish out record loss
Lancashire Lynx 4, Keighley Cougars 98: The Cougars sent Lancashire to a club record defeat with a 17-try romp which lifted them to third in the Northern Ford Premiership last night. They are now only two points behind leaders Leigh and after their ninth
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City not safe yet say bookies
Bookmakers believe Bradford City are not out of the woods yet, despite having leapfrogged Wimbledon in the Premiership relegation zone after their 3-0 win on Sunday. Paul Jewell's men are a point ahead of Terry Burton's side with just two games to play
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Back to business insists Elliott
Bulls coach Matthew Elliott had his players straight back into training yesterday despite a hectic round of celebrations following Saturday's Challenge Cup final triumph. And he had a message for those expecting them to suffer a Murrayfield hangover starting
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Beagrie blasts new Dons' boss
Bradford hero Peter Beagrie has hit back at Terry Burton following the scathing comments of Wimbledon's new manager. Burton, one of the Wimbledon old guard who took up the post of assistant boss last week and stepped into the hot-seat today following
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Reducing wasted NHS time
Given the publicity about waiting times for NHS appointments and treatment, it is staggering that some people who have been allocated a slot on the list to see a consultant fail to turn up and don't contact the hospital to explain why. In some cases there
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WR Mitchell, OBE: Letter from the Dales
It was good to see Cedric Robinson again. The Queen's guide to Kent Sands, in Morecambe Bay, had that prime indicator of health - a good colour. I inquired about his father, William, and was told that he was about to celebrate his 96th birthday. Apart
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Anila Baig: I'm throwing in the towel over nappies
It is good news for ecologists. Apparently, Cherie Blair is not going to use disposable nappies on her baby who is due to make an appearance this month. This is all very well for mon Cherie who will never have to wash a terry nappy. (Terry nappy- you
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Mike Priestley: Who's Counting?
How will raising the minimum age for tax concessions on pensions from 50 to 55 encourage firms to hang on to middle-aged workers or take them on when they apply for jobs? There appears to be some confused thinking here from the Government's Performance
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Mike Priestley: North of Watford
You could almost hear the sighs of relief around Bradford when the Council decided against the scheme put forward to replace Provincial House. The general view seems to be that whatever should be built on the site of this landmark, it wasn't that. So
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Drug service review to tackle overload
A review of drug services across the district looks set to take place within weeks. The district's Primary Care Groups have agreed with Bradford Health Authority to commission a review of facilities to support Bradford's addicts. The news follows the
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Man charged with family kidnap
A middle-aged man has appeared in court charged with kidnapping a woman and her two children from their Horsforth home. Peter Robert Hughes, of no fixed address, appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court yesterday and was remanded in custody for a week. The
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Man, 74, dies after blaze in care home
An elderly man has died after suffering severe burns in a bedroom blaze at a Bradford care home. Firemen wearing breathing apparatus rescued the unconscious 74-year-old from his smoke-filled room in the West Bank Care Home at Daisy Hill early yesterday
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Biker is killed in head-on smash
A 56-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle was in a head-on collision with another biker on a Dales road. Peter Dugdale, of Wigglesworth, near Skipton, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other motorcyclist, Keith Garside, 38, of Rawcliffe, York
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Anger at Enigma's variation of facts
A Royal Navy veteran wants the crew of his World War Two ship to get due credit in the wake of publicity surrounding the cinema release of U-571 about the capture of a Nazi Enigma coding machine. Queensbury pensioner Tommy Spencer, 80, was on board Tribal
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Memorial travelling fund goes begging
A woman who set up a travel fund in memory of her husband and two sons who died in the Bradford City Fire is appealing for more people to use it. Hazel Greenwood's husband Peter and her two sons Rupert, 11, and Felix, 13, were among the 56 victims of
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Cost of road crashes is £51m
Crashes on Calderdale roads cost £51 million in 1999 or £265 for each person in the district, according to latest Government figures. Calderdale, which includes the Brighouse, Northowram and Shelf areas, was the scene for six deaths, 88 serious and 1,290
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Mystery of letters lost for 30 years
Mystery letters dating back more than 30 years have been unearthed in a cellar. More than 20 unopened letters dating from July to September, 1968, were hidden underneath bags of earth in the cellar of the house in Rhodes Street, Saltaire. They were found
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Search for man on knife charge
The parents of a 20-year-old who narrowly escaped death after being stabbed in the neck have made a desperate appeal for the man charged with the offence to give himself up. Paul Murphy was stabbed outside The Pile Bar pub in Manningham after a night
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Take care of records, firms urged
Bradford firms have been warned to take extra care when dealing with employee records. The warning comes from Robert McGough, of West Yorkshire solicitors Last Cawthra Feather. It comes after the new Data Protection Act extended its regulations to include
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Jobless trio mean to do the business!
Enterprising colleagues at a failed Shipley firm are overcoming the blow of losing their jobs by going into business for themselves. Charlotte Eva and her colleagues Rob Yorke and Andy Godber were devastated when they heard their company Praxis Tailoring
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O'Brien cautious over City run-in
Defender Andy O'Brien today issued a word of caution to Bradford City supporters who may be planning Premiership survival celebrations. "We were pleased with the 3-0 win over Wimbledon on Sunday, but it's not over yet," he said "There is a long way to
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McCall denies tunnel fight
Stuart McCall today admitted being involved in 'verbals' with Wimbledon's Welsh international striker John Hartson before Sunday's crucial Premiership match at Valley Parade. But the Bradford City skipper denied media reports that there had been a brawl
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Writing a book helped me to cope
A minor car accident saw Christine Craggs-Hinton change from being an active mother-of-three to a bed-ridden woman, dependent for her daily needs upon her family. She tells Helen Mead how writing a book has helped in her fight back to fitness. IT WAS
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We live in the Lap of luxury!
As a young graduate, Martin Pope travelled thousands of miles from his West Yorkshire home to a small Lap village in the far north of Norway to take up a teaching job. Yet he gained a lot more than his profession had to offer - a wife and ready-made family
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Winning the hearts of readers
Local newspapers have a vital role to play right at the heart of the communities they serve. The Telegraph & Argus prides itself on being an integral part of life in Bradford and district. This week is Local Newspaper Week - a special week set aside
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Your Pets, by our vet Simon Thomas
Should I insure my cat? In the last two weeks in this column I looked at the worry of coping if your cat is run over. This week I count the cost and ask is it worth insuring your cat? The short answer is probably yes but the question is a little more
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Your Health, by Dr Tom Smith
By all accounts, Donald Dewar has been fortunate. His leaking aortic valve has been caught in the early stages, when the only sign is a 'minor irregularity', and long before it started to cause him physical problems. He can be assured that his heart has
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Soil scare leaves only the greenhouses safe
Gardeners have been ordered to import their own soil to "poisonous" allotments where they have been confined to their greenhouses. The Frizinghall allotment holders have held a sit-in since January, when the deadline of their notices to quit from Bradford
