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Bowlers improve after poor start
Yorkshire, robbed of five of their leading pace bowlers through Test calls or injuries, did well to restrict Leicestershire to 286 for eight when bad light stopped play on the opening day of the Championship match yesterday. But they might well have been
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Paul calls for radical changes to season
Bradford Bulls star Henry Paul says a new format should be implemented to avoid a repetitive fixture list in future seasons. The Super League season has been artificially extended again this season to help boost income at the gates, with clubs playing
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Paul wants changes to season
Bradford Bulls star Henry Paul says a new format should be implemented to avoid a repetitive fixture list in future seasons. The Super League season has been artificially extended again this season to help boost income at the gates, with clubs playing
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Dad's inquiry call over missing brain
A father is calling for the Home Secretary to investigate how his dead son's brain was removed without his family's knowledge or consent. Keith Lister saw his 18-year-old son Stuart buried in Steeton last year but was horrified to later discover he had
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Hospital celebrates 30 years of volunteering
THE unsung heroes and heroines who beaver away in the background are set to be honoured as Steeton's Airedale Hospital celebrates 30 years of volunteering this month. Hundreds of people give up their spare time each year to help out at the busy hospital
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Cancer campaign reaches target
THE campaign launched last year to set up the first clinics in the country dedicated to the detection and treatment of bowel cancer has reached its £100,000 target. The Clear Cancer Campaign has taken Craven by storm with hundreds of people and charities
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Residents fight new office plan
RESIDENTS in Skipton are fiercely objecting to development plans which they claim will destroy their homes. Nigel Pearson, of Bay Horse Yard is leading the protest against the 12,500 square feet office block which has been proposed just metres outside
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Man dies after four-vehicle collision
A MAN has died and his wife injured following a road accident near Long Preston on Sunday. Thomas Woodrup, 69, of Kendal Road, Hellifield, was killed in a four-vehicle collision on the A65 at Settle Junction at about 3pm. His wife Joan, 56, had to be
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Swimming instructor hits out as hire charges rise
A SWIMMING instructor has accused council chiefs of trying to stop him giving private lessons to learner swimmers at Skipton's Aireville Pool by increasing pool hire charges by more than 50 per cent. He claimed the council had a "hidden agenda" and added
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Robert's marks are among the top in the country
SKIPTON pupil Robert Newman knew he was good, he just didn't realise how good. His A-level English Literature result was not just the A he was expecting but was one of the top five marks in the subject in the country. Robert, 17, is a pupil at Ermysted's
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Grieving family calls for a change in the law
THE family of a Steeton teenager are calling for a change in the law after his brain was allegedly removed and thrown away without consent during a post-mortem examination. Eighteen-year-old Stuart Lister died last May after being found unconscious with
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New Hawkswick course is ideal for Hudson
ROBERT Hudson continues to dominate the Merritt & Fryers British Open Fell Runners Association Championships and last Sunday's thirteenth race of the series at Hawkswick near Arncliffe brought no change of luck for his rivals. Even a new course, following
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Trevor gives award cash to children
A legendary Bradford rugby player and charity worker has given away £600 in prize money to a school for children with sight difficulties. Trevor Foster has handed over almost half of the holiday cash he won in the Telegraph & Argus Bradford's Best
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Council gets new schools chief for free
Bradford Council has appointed a new schools chief to head a beefed-up education team until a private company takes over in July. But it won't have to pay a penny for his services. Les Walton, a retired North Tyneside Council executive director of education
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Driven to despair over access to art
About two years ago David Hockney received a letter from Peter Mandelson in which the artist was asked whether he would consider 'doing something' for the Millennium Dome. Hockney's reply was serious - 'leave it empty; it will be more spiritual' - but
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Urban village is set to house hundreds
Developers could make history by building new apartment blocks in Bradford's Little Germany. The move to build two six and seven storey buildings follows the launch of the former merchants quarter as one of Britain's first urban villages. The multi-million
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Saints want Gott back at Pudsey
SKIPTON CC captain Chris Gott has been offered the job of Cricket Chairman at Pudsey St Lawrence, his former club, next season in addition to approaches from two other Bradford League clubs, (writes Tony Simpson). Gott, who is out of action at the moment
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Craven through the years
100 years ago The Herald declared the "Glorious Twelfth" a thing of the past due to the amount of illegal activity within the sport. The start of the grouse shooting season was thought to be going out of mode due to illicit dealing in game eggs and the
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The Curmudgeon
TELEVISON could not have done it better. Even the sun shone. And there were tears, real tears, of affection, laughter and good old-fashioned gratitude. The feel-good factor is running high in Beggarsdale this week. Now I must explain for t'editor that
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CITY SPY ON TOP RUSSIAN
Chris Hutchings was returning home today from a spying mission in Russia as the Bradford City manager eyes further foreign signings following the recruitment of Benito Carbone and Dan Petrescu. Although no one at the club will reveal the player's identity
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Joe hoping for lasers boost in his top 64 fight
Joe Johnson is hoping that laser surgery will extend his playing career. Bradford's former world champion has had treatment in both eyes for short-sightedness and says his vision is "ten times better" and that his prescription is "half what it was". The
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Careful planning needed
The renewed interest in Little Germany - including the latest suggestion for rescuing Eastbrook Hall - is to be welcomed. This area of the city centre is at last starting to get the recognition it deserves as a fantastic architectural resource. It has
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Rolls redundancy threat is lifted
A THREAT of compulsory redundancies and possible retaliatory strike action at Rolls-Royce's two aerospace factories in Barnoldswick has been lifted. A bulging order book and a good response to the company's voluntary redundancy scheme have helped lift
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Teenager lucky to be alive after horrific accident
A TEENAGER from Elslack is thanking his lucky stars after an horrific accident that came within a few millimetres of claiming his life. Thomas Persson, 19, of Smearber Farm was flipped through the air like a rag doll after being hit by a speeding car
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Traffic laws force Chris off the road
A BRADLEY boy could soon be prevented from enjoying his hobby because of a change in the law. Twelve-year-old Chris Chew has been riding his Go Ped around the streets of the village since Christmas. But the popularity of the motor-powered scooters is
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Major cash boost for market town
BENTHAM is in the money thanks to a massive cash boost which will bring in an estimated £1 million to the North Craven market town. Just six towns have been chosen from across Yorkshire and Humberside to receive a grant from Yorkshire Forward and the
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Council is to fund fouling surveillance
A SURVEILLANCE scheme to track down and catch people who allow their dogs to foul in the street and not clean it up is being launched. Instead of employing a second dog warden, Craven District Council has agreed to fund surveillance on specific problem
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Revived onion fair proves a success
APPLETREEWICK'S newly revived onion fair attracted the television cameras as well as plenty of tourists. A camera crew from Yorkshire Television's Calendar programme turned up at the fair, which had not been held in the village since the early 1900s.
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Hotel bans mobile phones at dinner
STIRK House Hotel is one of the first in the country to ban mobile phones from their restaurant. Malcolm Weaving, proprietor of the Gisburn hotel, took the decision, saying mobile phones in restaurants were objectionable. He added: "Customers are on edge
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Pensioner in intensive care after cow attack
A GRASSINGTON pensioner is poorly in the intensive care unit at Steeton's Airedale Hospital after being trampled to the ground by a herd of suckler cows. Seventy-eight-year-old Robert Chaney, of Wood Lane, had gone mushroom picking in fields opposite
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Obediah's set for fame after two centuries
The newest £1.2 million addition to Cleckheaton's pub scene is to be named after a Spen Valley tanner and farmer. The Obediah Brooke pub is to be opened in the former premises of Foxy's nightclub in Bradford Road by pub giants JD Wetherspoon. The 2,800sq
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Youngsters get the 'cool' code
Youngsters across the district are being urged to Arrive Alive by a new version of the Highway Code aimed at keeping them safe on the roads. Bradford Council is one of the first local authorities in the country to launch the new booklet which aims to
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Howdy! Can you help my Dream?
The Wild West could meet the West Riding if Bradford actor Ken Kitson gets financial backing for his new film. Ken, who has a long list of theatre, film and television credits to his name including parts in hit films Brassed Off and When Saturday Comes
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Please tell me you're sorry
A grieving man was today picketing a hospital in a bid to embarrass its bosses into apologising for the way his dying wife was cared for. Kathleen Elliott could eat nothing but dry bread and painkillers - even for her Christmas dinner - while she waited
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'Off-white Wells' in paint plea
Paint manufacturers like the Dulux empire are being challenged to help restore a world-famous Ilkley landmark. Gallons of white paint are needed to help centuries-old White Wells live up to its name. The Bradford Council-owned building - Britain's first
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Hunt for sister lost since 1931
A Bradford pensioner has made a desperate plea for help in the search for her mystery twin sister. Ruth Bennett, formerly Morland, from Great Horton, has been separated from Ida Kathleen for nearly 70 years - despite being born just five minutes before
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Staff praised as pupils hit their grades
Weeks of waiting came to an end today as hundreds of A-levels students across Bradford discovered whether they had made the grade. Nationally, results show the number of A grades went up for the 11th year running, prompting claims that the "gold standard
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Howdy! Can you help my dream?
The Wild West could meet the West Riding if Bradford actor Ken Kitson gets financial backing for his new film. Ken, who has a long list of theatre, film and television credits to his name including parts in hit films Brassed Off and When Saturday Comes
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New Hawkswick course is ideal for Hudson
ROBERT Hudson continues to dominate the Merritt & Fryers British Open Fell Runners Association Championships and last Sunday's thirteenth race of the series at Hawkswick near Arncliffe brought no change of luck for his rivals. Even a new course, following
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Forest fired as Craven clubs scrap cup final
CRAVEN Cricket League clubs have voted to cancel this season's Cowling Cup final. The decision was taken at a lengthy meeting at Skipton LMS club on Monday night, when a full meeting of member clubs strongly supported a recent executive committee decision
