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Key pair back for Giants clash
Only skipper Robbie Paul will be absent from the deliberations when Bulls coach Matthew Elliott sits down to settle his team for Friday night's visit of basement outfit Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants. Paul is still recovering after suffering a punctured
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TOWNSWOMEN MARK THEIR TURF
A group of walkers from the district's townswomen's guilds returned to Otley yesterday - where they began an epic journey in April. Women from groups across Bradford, which make up the Airedale and Wharfedale Federation, embarked on walks around their
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A healthy input from the young
Young people nowadays face a range of threats to their health and well-being which were barely dreamed of by earlier generations. Drugs abuse, AIDS, teenage pregnancy and its consequences....These things and others should all be in the forefront of the
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College's £200,000 boost
Keighley College is investing £200,000 in the latest information and communication technology. New hardware, software and supporting systems are being installed ready for next month's intake of students. The package includes 190 new computers, ten state-of-the-art
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Brothers' big prize
A Mirfield construction firm has celebrated winning a top industry award. Darren Smith Builders, run by brothers Darren and Nigel, was awarded National House Builders Confederation Pride in the Job Award. The accolade -- the company's second in five years
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Students' healthy outlook
The voice of Bradford's youth looks set to shape the future of the district's health services. Bradford Health Authority has agreed to create a youth forum following the launch of the Government's National Plan for the NHS which encourages input from
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Societies team up
Bosses at the Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society have signed up to a nationwide branch-sharing scheme with rivals Britannia. The initiative will mean customers of both mutual societies can use more than 300 shared branches across the country. Both
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Testing time but don't panic
Don't panic - just keep on learning. That's the advice for students who don't achieve the grades they had hoped for when A level results are released tomorrow. The results season officially begins tomorrow when anxious sixth formers and college students
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Joy at new laws to fight sex trade
A children's campaigner today spoke of her delight at the prospect of tough new penalties for adults who make youngsters sell sex. Sara Swann, founder of Bradford's pioneering Streets and Lanes project which helps children caught up in prostitution, said
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Race council row
A row has blown up between Bradford councillors over a "closed doors" decision to form an interim racial equality council. It has been decided that the temporary service will be based in Bradford, with surgeries held twice a week in Keighley. But the
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Thank you for my life
The family of a 76-year-old navy veteran today heaped praise on firefighters who dragged him back from the brink of death. The rescuers twice restarted Colin Cartmell's heart after he collapsed while playing badminton at a Bradford sports centre. Odsal's
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Letters to the Ediitor
SIR - In developing pigeon "cafes" to lure birds away from city and town centres (T&A, August 11), Bradford Council has shown admirable lateral thinking. Urban authorities throughout the world for generations have failed dismally to control pigeons
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THERE IS NO ESCAPE, SAYS BENI
Angry Benito Carbone today described as "rubbish" reports that he has an escape clause in his contract which allows him to leave Bradford City if they are relegated. The 28-year-old Italian striker said: "I don't understand the rumours about me. The papers
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Beni: 'There is no escape'
Angry Benito Carbone today described as "rubbish" reports that he has an escape clause in his contract in the event of Bradford City's relegatation. The 28-year-old Italian striker said: "I don't understand the rumours about me. The papers want to cause
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Death crash mystery
Highways chiefs are being urged to re-think the layout of a road junction following the death of a teenage motorcyclist. Samuel Pickard, 19, died after losing control of his 125cc machine near the junction of Long Lee Lane and Harden Road, Keighley, three
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TV challenge for plucky Penny
Steeton mum Penny Roberts is rising to her latest challenge. Penny was left a quadraplegic after plunging 13,000 feet onto a Florida runway when a skydive went wrong and her parachute failed to open. Her neck, pelvis, leg, ribs and back were all broken
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On This Day
In 1819, 11 people died and 400 were injured in St. Peter's Fields, Manchester, as mounted Hussars dispersed crowds at a political meeting. In 1977, Elvis Presley died after collapsing at his home in Memphis, aged 42. In 1991, the 22 English First Division
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Warning to bosses
Bradford bosses have been warned that the new Human Rights Act could have a huge impact on the workplace. A Shipley-based employment law specialist said the implications of the Act -- which comes into force in October -- could range from criminal record
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HUGE 'THANK YOU' TO HOSPITAL HELPERS'
When Airedale General Hospital was nearing completion 30 years ago, a call went out for people who might want to become volunteer helpers. Among the first to respond was Margaret Moorhouse of Steeton. When Airedale opened in July 1970, one of Margaret's
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SULTAN'S PONY JOIN THERAPY CENTRE
Ponderosa Rural Therapeutic Centre has welcomed a new face to the fold - a famous polo pony. Kappa once belonged to the Sultan of Brunei. Bred and trained to be a polo pony, he was regularly ridden by the Sultan's brother, Prince Jeffrey. He was donated
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BETTER BUS PUBLICITY CALL
A group working to promote public transport in the Aire Valley wants more publicity at railway stations for new easy-access buses introduced by First Bradford and Keighley & District Travel. Ray Wilkes, spokesman for the Aire Valley Rail Users Group
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T&A SHIPLEY TEAM ON THE MOVE
The Telegraph & Argus is re-locating its Shipley district office - to premises 30 yards away. The short hop across Kirkgate will keep the T&A's local news-gathering operation firmly rooted in Shipley's town centre. The move is due to take place
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Top marks for summer school
Children pored over Telegraph & Argus cuttings to improve their storytelling skills. The youngsters, who used the newspaper as part of an English class, have given up their summer break to attend a summer school funded by the New Deal for Communities
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Sue's top class party
Pop sensation Rick Astley was at number one with Never Going to Give You Up and Van Gogh's painting Irises was sold for almost £30 million. The year was 1987 and 16-year-old Sue Yee had just finished her O-levels. Along with many of her classmates she
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Warning to illegal bikers
Police today issued a stark warning to youths riding their motorbikes illegally on Bradford housing estates - stop it or lose your bike. Youngsters riding off-road bikes have been making lives a misery for residents living on the Thorpe Edge, Ravenscliffe
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Warning to cat owners
Vets are urging pet owners to get their cats vaccinated following an outbreak of a killer virus in Bradford. At one cat rescue centre in the city, the virus has claimed the lives of more than 20 cats in the past month and vets say the situation could
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£2m deal to fund job cuts
An ailing Bradford textile firm has received the go-ahead to sell £2 million of new shares to help finance more than 100 job losses. The news came as union bosses revealed they were confident of saving some of the jobs under threat at Drummond plc. Shareholders
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Lord Mayor's fundraising plea
The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Stanley King, has asked the public to get involved with his appeal to raise cash for the district's hospitals. People are being urged to don their thinking caps and come up with a whole host of fundraising ideas.
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Thieves' window of opportunity
Recent warm weather has seen the number of sneak-in burglaries increase to an average of one-a-day in one area of Bradford, according to police. Brian Hodkinson, crime pattern analyst for Odsal and Dudley Hill police, said that since June there had been
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Close to the bone
When serial killers Fred and Rose West committed their gruesome murders they were unwittingly sowing the seeds of a unique and internationally renowned forensics course run by Bradford University. In 1994, the Wests' case marked a watershed for police
