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Danny the hero as Royal spring shock
First Division side Pudsey Royal made their debut in the Senior Cup and knocked out Premier Division club Hudsons 3-2. Danny Budge was the hero for Royal, scoring twice including the late winner. Also playing in the competition for the first time were
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Welcome signal to the world
It is encouraging that a decision has been taken to advertise for a Culture Director to spearhead Bradford's bid to be named as the European Capital of Culture in the year 2008. Things have been a little quiet on this particular front lately. It is good
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On This Day
In 1913, suffragettes set fire to pillar boxes in Bradford In 1953, US Senator John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1970, Palestinian hijackers blew up three airliners in Jordan. From the Telegraph & Argus of
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New law could spark interest
Small firms in Yorkshire which pay suppliers late could face expensive claims for accumulated interest under new laws which come into force later this year. From November 1, small businesses will be able to claim interest from other firms if they continue
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Threat of asbestos fumes in mill blaze
Hundreds of council tenants in Bingley were advised to keep their windows shut after a mill fire released fumes feared to be contaminated with asbestos. Vandals are being blamed for the major blaze yesterday which engulfed the fourstorey Charles Walker
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Secrecy row could become 'bun fight'
Shipley MP Chris Leslie has been accused of 'self-seeking' behaviour in the continuing row over the future of Bingley Town Centre Partnership. Councillor David Herdson (Con, Shipley West), chairman of Bradford Council's Community Area Panel, said Mr Leslie's
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Villagers seeking to take over school
Campaigners battling to save a former school for their community are hoping an offer to take over the building will be a success. Residents in Baildon were horrified when the former Tong Park Primary School was put up for sale by Bradford Council. It
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Developing airs and graces through art
A working art studio has been set up in Bradford for people suffering from Asperger's Syndrome. The aim of the scheme is to teach social skills to people with this misunderstood condition, a form of autism. At the studio at the Carlisle Business Centre
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Now police target the 'bargain' buyers
Bargain-hunters who buy stolen property are being warned they could face prosecution and a stiff jail sentence. Detectives in one Bradford police division are clamping down on people who help fuel burglaries by snapping up goods on the cheap from car
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Birthday girl Nellie 111 years old today
A woman whose parents farmed in Frizinghall when it was still countryside is 111 years old today. Nellie Bradley, a resident at The Gables rest home in Silsden, is believed to be the oldest woman in Britain. The Guinness Book of Records lists Florence
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Vandals' blow for struggling school
Vandals have attacked a primary school twice in a fortnight - giving a major headache to staff struggling to open on time. Miriam Lord Community Primary School's leading head teacher Susan Clark described the summer as a "nightmare". Hard work from staff
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Supremo sought to win culture crown
Bradford is seeking a supremo with a "can do" attitude to clinch the European culture crown for the city. The Council has advertised across the country for a top officer to prepare Bradford's bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2008. The district's
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One in Twelve hit back to go top
Secretary Craig Williams showed why he hasn't hung up his boots as One In Twelve amazingly went top of Division One. They trailed 3-0 at home to Baildon at half-time, but Williams scored the first and last in a superb comeback as they won 4-3. Kevin Poppleton
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Show goes on for Bulls
Bradford Bulls will go ahead with their Player of the Year ceremony tonight despite the petrol crisis. Chairman Chris Caisley has pledged to make every effort to get all of the club's players to the event at Pennington's Variety Bar. He said this morning
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Two go - more could follow!
Yorkshire have released their second team left-arm slow bowler Chris Ellison and have made reserve wicketkeeper Matthew Thewlis available to offers. But other players on York-shire's staff also face an uncertain future because of additional cuts which
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Jewell offers to keep Ashley
Ashley Westwood is all set to join Sheffield Wednesday in a £150,000 deal. The 24-year-old Bradford City defender who has been on loan at Hillsborough for the past month is negotiating personal terms with Wednesday after the clubs agreed a fee. City will
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Cash puts studio in the frame
Award-winning family portrait studio Venture Portraits is celebrating redeveloping its studio in Shipley into one of the most modern of its type in the country. The firm, owned by Paul Wilkinson, has invested thousands of pounds in the studio in Well
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Go-slow chaos on motorway
Petrol protesters caused 12-mile and nine-mile tailbacks on the M62 after blocking the motorway between Bradford and Leeds last night. West Yorkshire Police received a catalogue of complaints from distressed motorists after the westbound and eastbound
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'Bantams fans will clog up our roads'
Fans will create traffic chaos if the Bantams develop a £1.5 million prestige training scheme at Apperley Bridge, according to residents. The club admits its stars will use the development on green belt for training, although it will be outside peak hours
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'Top ten city that lacks confidence'
Shrubs are growing from the gutters of Bradford's listed buildings at a time when its image is crucial, businesses were told at a top level seminar. And the city lacked the vision and confidence to defend itself locally, let alone regionally, it was said
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Now taxi drivers threaten chaos
Taxi drivers could blockade Bradford city centre as the latest group to join the blockades protesting at fuel prices. Members of the Bradford Hackney Carriages Association are due to meet on Wednesday night to discuss what action the 190 members should
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - John Tempest must be devastated that the result of the sterling work he and his team do is reciprocated by the despicable theft of the Soup Run base. I suggest that, as a replacement, he acquires a large, white, dome-shaped receptacle with protruding
