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Dan will turn his back on old pals tonight
Dan Petrescu loves Chelsea so much he has named one of his children after the club. He would also like to go back to Stamford Bridge to work as a coach sometime in the future. But all feelings for Chelsea where he spent five successful years will disappear
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Caisley admits 'escape clause'
Bradford Bulls will not stand in Matthew Elliott's way if he accepts an offer from a leading club Down Under. Wests Tigers are the latest club to show interest in the Bulls boss who was also linked with posts at St George-Illawarra, and Newcastle Knights
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Breaking the law is no answer
It seems that another suggestive advertising billboard has been censored by a person or persons in Bradford who feel offended by its content. The billboard, advertising a hair colouring, was painted over - presumably by someone who objected to the message
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Village is back in business
Saltaire's reputation as a commercial property hotspot has gained momentum with the completion of the latest warehouse conversion. The restoration has taken place at Merchant's Quay - a former canal-side wool warehouse. Dacre, Son & Hartley, the estate
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Firm strikes gold with sink stickers
Bradford-based firm Label Makers was celebrating after picking up an international award. The Prince Street operation, which prints precision self-adhesive labels, gained a gold award at the FINAT international labelling awards in Paris. The accolade
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Heritage Day boost for Jewish faith
A Bradford synagogue is set to be a major attraction of the first European Jewish Heritage Open Day next month. The synagogue, in Bowland Street, Manningham, was built in the 1880s and is one of the oldest in the country. It is a Grade II-listed building
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Drains work raises right of way stink
A pensioner claims he has been insulted and abused for repairing his own path. Derrick Kershaw, of Nelson Street, Queensbury, says he originally closed off the ginnel to Chapel Lane which adjoins his house in an effort to fix a drainage problem. The path
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Our dread of finding child dead in school
Children as young as nine are putting their lives in peril by sneaking into their old classrooms to try to set them ablaze, a senior fire officer warned today. Firefighters at Odsal say they are dreading finding a child trapped in a burning classroom,
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Short stories!
Three Telegraph & Argus reporters are top of the crops after having a close shave for charity. Charles Heslett, Jim Jack and Drew Kendell, pictured left to right, were backing the T&A's campaign to Baldly Go With Rodney Marsh by having their locks
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'Abducted child groomed for sex'
A 60-year-old man abducted an eight-year-old girl from her North Yorkshire home because he believed the youngster was his wife, a court heard. Arthur Jenkinson sparked a nationwide police hunt after he ran away with the girl last November and the couple
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'Offensive' poster daubed with paint
An eyebrow-raising poster campaign has provoked vigilante action in Bradford. The bottom half of a revealing Organics Color Activ shampoo billboard in Jacob Street, off Manchester Road, has been daubed with paint. Posters for the hair dye, which show
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'I'm still afraid of her'
A man repeatedly stabbed during a terrifying drunken attack by his estranged wife told today of his fear that she might strike again. Joe Meskiri suffered a collapsed lung and had to have emergency surgery after he was attacked by his estranged wife Lynda
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Family spirit the key to Blues' bid
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink believes Chelsea's "family" atmosphere will be the driving force behind their push for the Premiership title. Frank Leboeuf's recent criticism of boss Gianluca Vialli and his relationship with his players had appeared to cast a
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Angry Storton lays it on line to players
Bradford Park Avenue, Guiseley and Farsley Celtic find themselves quickly back in action tonight following Saturday's opening fixtures in the UniBond League. The Division One rivals are also seeking their first wins of the new season after they claimed
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Give them the blues!
Dan Petrescu is backing Bradford City to beat his old club Chelsea in their first home Premiership match tonight. The proud Romanian midfield player, who joined City just over three weeks ago in a £1m deal, said: "I hope I play well but I would be happy
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On This Day
In 1861, Bradford's "factory king", Richard Oastler, died. In 1918, the East Morley and Bradford Savings Bank celebrated its centenary. In 1968, tanks of the Warsaw pact entered Prague to crush Alexander Dubcek's political reforms. From the Telegraph
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Still teaching...at age of 86
Dr Margaret Birge doesn't play bingo or attend her local Darby and Joan Club, although at 86 she feels that is what's expected of her. The pensioner from Liversedge is the oldest member of Cleckheaton's University of the Third Age, which she has been
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Farmer jailed again after dog suffered
A farmer convicted of causing a dog unnecessary suffering has been jailed for six months. Bingley magistrates heard that David Holmes, 44, of Hainsworth Farm, Hen Holme Lane, Silsden, had been convicted of the offence in his absence in June. As a result
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MP cuts the T&A ribbon
The T&A's new Shipley district office has been officially opened by MP Chris Leslie. Watched by invited guests - including PC Mick Kingdon, of Shipley's town centre policing team - Mr Leslie cut a ribbon outside the new office to mark our short hop
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Row boils up over kitchen showroom
Plans for the redevelopment of a vandalised college building have split a community. The former annexe to Bradford and Ilkley College in Browning Street, Bowling, could be transformed into a kitchen showroom, gymnasium and restaurant. Hundreds of people
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Trade call as the big divide grows wider
Leading Bradford businesswoman Judith Donovan has urged the Government to listen to the needs of manufacturers as a report shows the north-south divide is widening. Mrs Donovan, chairman of direct-marketing firm JDA and president of Bradford Chamber of
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Your double-page spread (T&A, August 16) ponders the use of the site if Provincial House is removed. There really are only two alternatives. A Victorian type of building in the mode of the City Hall or an ultra-modern geometric-designed edifice
