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On This Day
In 1865, William Butler Yeats, Irish poet, was born. In1922, a strike by engineers in Bradford finally ended. In 1930, Sir Henry Seagrave died when his speedboat capsized at 98 mph on Windermere. 25 Years Ago From the Telegraph & Argus of June 13,
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Right to the heart of it!
A Bradford man has had an aeroplane-style black box implanted in his chest in an innovative new treatment for a mystery illness. Retired Building Society manager Colin Wilkinson, 65, of Chellow Dean, Bradford, has become one of the first people in the
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Family admit defeat over house feud
The family of a 90-year-old woman who was locked out of her new home just as she was about to move in today admitted defeat. The daughter of Mary Thompson had threatened to take legal action after she was locked out in a row over the home's decoration
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City set for cash booster
Bradford City could be in for a multi-million pound cash boost in the coming months as Premiership football prepares for its first £1 billion-plus television deal. Sky's existing deal still has 12 months to run but the top flight clubs met last week to
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Odsal: It's time for the facts
"Is anything ever going to happen at Odsal?" is a cry that's becoming increasingly heard across the district more than a year after Sterling Capitol won the latest round of bidding to develop the site. With the five-year Superdome fiasco still fresh in
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'Court's shake-up will hurt city links
'Court's shake-up will hurt city links' A major shake-up in the legal system could weaken links between Bradford Magistrates Court and the community, a leading lawyer said today. Justices' Clerk David Chandler has liaised with the police, community groups
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Print firm goes 'on digital'
A former jobbing printer is moving into brand new markets now it has the ability to use a hi-tech digital press. Wheelden Print, which started in 1946, has just spent £150,000 installing some of the latest 21st century technology which gives the Wakefield
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'Growling man bit my dog'
A drunken Bradford man plunged his teeth into a squealing police dog's neck to "teach it a lesson" after it bit him, a court was told. Angry teenager Mark Binns wanted to get his own back on the Alsatian after it had bitten him on the arm. Gripping the
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Woman, 90, hurt in cyclist collision
A 90-year-old woman had to be treated in hospital after being knocked down and injured - by an eight-year-old cyclist. The woman fractured both wrists and suffered a cut head after being knocked to the ground as she walked along a pavement with a friend
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I was saddened to read in the T&A of June 6 that once again our firefighters were subjected to an onslaught by a bunch of stone-throwing yobs. The firefighters of this country are trained to protect life and property and when they turn out to
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Up to the heights with RAF rescuers
An RAF Mountain Rescue team is looking for hillwalkers in the Bradford district to join them next month for the famous Three Peaks Challenge. The weekend event in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund will see the RAF Leeming group guiding volunteers
