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Hill's fine start all comes to nothing
Dudley Hill suffered their third defeat of the season as they went down to a robust West Hull in the Premier Division. Dudley Hill started off the stronger and pressure paid off in the tenth minute when prop Phil Wortley crashed over for a try after an
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Late penalty hits brave youngsters
Bradford City Reserves 2 Aston Villa Reserves 3 Bradford City's young reserve side suffered the heartache of losing to a last-gasp penalty against Aston Villa at Valley Parade last night. The match was in the third minute of stoppage time when defender
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Call in the planning experts
Small firms in Bradford are being offered a helping hand to get over planning hurdles. The Bradford Urban Planning Outreach Project, with offices in Bradford and Keighley, has been set up by Yorkshire Planning Aid to provide free and independent advice
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Plan for 400 homes 'will blight canal'
Campaigners fear a new housing estate will blight the historic 18th century Leeds-Liverpool canal near Keighley. And David Bateman, of Riddlesden Action Group, warned the canal-side conservation area between Riddlesden and East Morton could become soiled
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Chernobyl children get five extra years
Twelve Russian children suffering from the effects of exposure to radiation could have extended their life expectancy by up to five years after visiting Bradford. The youngsters from Chernobyl, where a nuclear reactor was destroyed by two explosions 14
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Getting all fired up to walk the embers
To shouts, cheers and the pumping beat of Firestarter by The Prodigy, 13 fearless guinea pigs walked on fire for a range of good causes. The garden of the Generous Pioneer pub in Burley-in-Wharfedale was the unlikely setting for the stunt. As the group
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Victims' case files 'not left unopened'
Victims of crime in Bradford were today reassured their bids for compensation are being dealt with after claims that case files are sitting gathering dust. An employment tribunal in Leeds heard last week that paperwork from the now-defunct Bradford Victim
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Martyn's thriller to be an Internet first
An Ilkley author is taking a page out of horror master Stephen King's book by publishing a cliff-hanger on the Internet. Award-winning author Martyn Bedford is to serialise his new thriller, The Virtual Disappearance of Miriam, in cyberspace as part of
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Gun victim shot again by thugs
A man shot in the hip managed to jump in his car and chase his assailants -- only to be shot again. Shahid Soorti, 32, of St Margaret's Road, Lidget Green, Bradford, said he was petrified when he was shot outside his home. As he got out of his car, he
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Sent home for not having school tie
A 13-year-old boy whose parents couldn't buy him a school tie because stocks had run out, has been sent home for not wearing the full uniform. Michael Lovell, from Greengates, arrived at the brand new Immanuel Church of England Community College, Thackley
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We're on the boil!
Bradford's sporting heroes have clashed in the kitchen to find the city's cuisine king. Bradford City's star winger Lee Sharpe and Bradford Bull's captain Robbie Paul crossed forks in Centenary Square yesterday in a Ready Steady Cook style challenge.
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Food runs low as tankers roll
Fuel tankers began to roll out of refineries across Britain today - as local stores warned food stocks were running low. Protest leaders were beginning to admit defeat as police moved in to ensure the tankers flowed freely. But the head of the petrol
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Can I through your columns thank everyone for their letters and phone calls of support for Cat Rescue. Councillor Valerie Binney, who has taken it upon herself to head the neighbours' crusade (or witch-hunt as I would prefer to call it), has been
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Higgins revives Congs as title race is decided
Pudsey Congs made sure of the First Division championship by beating third placed neighbours Farsley away by one wicket with five balls to spare in an exciting finish. Terry Staniforth was top scorer with 62 as Farsley were bowled out in the last over
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Henry and Brad are named best of the Bulls!
Telegraph & Argus columnists Henry Paul and Brad Mackay scoop-ed the top prizes at the Bulls' presentation night at Pennington's Variety Club last night. Paul, who has set a new seasonal points record for the club, was voted player of the year by
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Soccer matches fall victim
Non-League soccer is being disrupted by the fuel crisis. Last night's UniBond Division One game between Guiseley and Stocks-bridge PS was called off as was Eccleshill United's Northern Count-ies East League Premier Division home fixture with Buxton. Bradford
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Cut-price city tickets
The Telegraph & Argus today joined forces with Bradford City to launch a discount ticket offer aimed at wooing back missing fans. Vouchers published in today's T&A enable supporters to save £5 on all seats for the Southampton game on September
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Make use of land in city centre
Everyone who has ever lived in a home in a semi-rural location with attractive views will sympathise with the Riddlesden residents who are campaigning against house-building alongside the Leeds-Liverpool canal. Now that preparations are underway at the
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On This Day
In 1884, Bradford Moor Park was officially opened. In 1942, German forces began their assault on Stalingrad. In 1985, the World Health Organisation declared AIDS a worldwide epidemic. From the Telegraph & Argus of September 13, 1975...Check your lights
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Sponsorship deal for Belles
Bradford firm Cox Insurance is providing sponsorship to members of Bradford City's cheerleading team the Bantam Belles. The firm, which has Maria Bourke as its operations boss, is sponsoring the dance team for 12 months - a move which will give them a
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Cycle path could be made from tyres
Recycled car tyres could be used to surface the Spen Valley Greenway if tests prove it is suitable. Old tyres could create hard wearing non-slip surfaces which could be rolled out in sections to cover the next stretch of the off-road path to be built
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Police plea to relatives over baby in skip
Police searching for the mother of a baby found dead in a Pudsey skip are stepping up their appeal for her relatives or friends to contact them. Despite extensive media coverage and renewed police appeals, the mother of the stillborn baby boy has not
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Probe into services for children in care
Stretched services for children in care in Bradford will come under the microscope during a searching Best Value review. The review, overseen by watchdogs on the social services scrutiny committee, will check how Bradford Council is doing against a range
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Mark's off to Africa to help fight virus
A counsellor from Bradford is travelling to eastern Africa to bring his expertise to a project aimed at preventing the spread of HIV, the virus which leads to Aids. Mark Nixon, who works as a social services counsellor at the genito-urinary medicine clinic
