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Brimacombe and Allen delight Bees
The Bees 43 Hull Ionians 20 Two of the main worries for the Bees in the close season must have been finding adequate replacements for retired fly half Richard Petyt and winger Jeremy Marr who has gone to Leeds. But on the evidence of this superb team
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Unhappy return!
Aston Villa 2 Bradford City 0 It is no consolation for Bradford City to know that this performance was 100 per cent better than the negative display at Villa Park in the corresponding fixture 12 months ago. Unfortunately for the Bantams the result was
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Doidge sees his club to title honour
Pudsey Congs were crowned Division One champions for the first time. Their triumph was confirmed when their decider against second-placed Bradford & Bingley was abandoned as a draw because of bad light with five overs remaining. The ending may have
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Undercliffe display champion class
Champions Undercliffe rounded off their fine Division Two campaign with a comfortable 66-run win over second-placed Spen Victoria. The result owed much to the fine batting of skipper Mark Gilliver (55) and hard-hitting Howard Reeve (70) as they built
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Run-out is productive
Hull FC 25 Bradford Bulls 12 The Bulls slipped to their fifth defeat of the season, but with a certain other match starting to occupy their minds it wasn't altogether surprising. And given they were 18-0 down in as many minutes they emerged with more
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City in search of cup tonic
Manager Chris Hutchings admits Bradford City need to get their away form 'sorted out' after going down to their third successive defeat on their travels at Aston Villa on Saturday. City have not only failed to pick up any points from their three away
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Improved service is welcome
Come Wednesday, Bradford will at last have an Accident & Emergency department at Bradford Royal Infirmary that suits the needs of such a major city. It is a £4 million investment which will surely be welcomed by every Bradfordian. None of us know
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Leading voices to speak out
Two of the UK's leading voices on social enterprise are together for a business lunch in the region next month. Bradford peer Baroness Thornton of Manningham is to chair the lunch at the Leeds Marriott Hotel on October 9 when business commentator Will
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World set to go dotty over glue
A product developed by a growing Bradford firm is set to become a world-beater thanks to help from its backers. Fantas-tak successfully launched an innovative new glue dispensing product called Super Dots which is all set to become a world-wide success
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Police plea after crash woman dies
Police today appealed for witnesses to a road accident that claimed the life of a Bradford woman. The crash happened at about 7am on Saturday in Westgate Hill Street, Tong Street, opposite the Duke of William pub. The dead woman was today named as 36-
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Duck! We're under fire from starlings
A couple are being forced to dive for cover each time they leave their home to avoid being splattered by bird droppings. John Torok and his girlfriend Linda Raw claim their lives have been made a misery after spending the last three years dodging the
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Star backs plea to aid homeland
Bantams star Dan Petrescu is backing a Bradford campaign which aims to help feed families in his native Romania. The million-pound man is supporting the European National Children's Trust Harvest Appeal 2000, being launched in Bradford at the Thornbury
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Reprieve likely for £15m leisure plan
Plans to develop a £15m leisure and shopping complex in listed mills are expected to win a reprieve after hitting problems. Millionaire businessman Sharif Tariq has dropped proposals for a five-screen cinema at Cannon Mills in a bid to get the backing
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Sporty spice of life for city
You can't go far wrong if you take to the stage at St George's Hall wearing an 'I Love Bradford' T-shirt. And when Melanie C provided the added bonus of having Leeds crossed out, it was no wonder she had the audience eating out of her hand. The Spice
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Bid to boot out the campus criminals
Criminals who target the city's university students will be kicked off campus under a new initiative. Bradford Central Police is joining forces with the University of Bradford, pictured, to try to make student sites crime-free zones. Starting this month
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Medal glory for our Yvonne
Bradford's Yvonne McGregor wept with joy today after becoming the first British woman ever to win an Olympic cycling medal. The 39-year-old punched the air with delight as she crossed the finishing line to take the bronze medal in the 3,000 metres individual
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Yvonne grabs bronze
Bradford's Yvonne McGregor today became the first british woman to win an Olympic cycling medal when she took bronze in the women's 3000 metre individual pursuit at Sydney. The 39-year-old from Wibsey overhauled New Zealand's Sarah Ulmer virtually on
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England calling!
Bradford Bulls provide nine players for the 24-man England squad named today for the Lincoln Financial Group Rugby League World Cup which starts on October 28. Coach John Kear has gone for the men in form by selecting all but three of the players from
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On This Day
In 1759, Quebec surrendered to the British. In 1836, the Daisy Hill Chapel, Bradford was opened. In 1975, newspaper heiress Patty Hearst appeared in a San Francisco court on bank robbery charges. From the Telegraph & Argus of September 18, 1975...
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Firm is tower of strength
They won't have to close the lifts at Blackpool Tower on wild and windy days once a Bradford firm has installed new equipment. Renold Hydraulics & Variators, based in Thornbury, Bradford, has come up with equipment which will shortly be installed
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'Crisis easing so don't panic buy' drivers warned
Motorists spent much of their spare time queuing for fuel at the weekend as petrol stations across the Bradford district struggled to replenish stocks. Extra deliveries have helped to ease the crisis, but garage managers say many motorists are not helping
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It's ale off as beer festival put on ice
Keighley Beer Festival, due to be held at the end of this month, has been axed. The organisers, the Keighley and Craven branch of the Campaign for Real Ale, have been unable to find a suitable venue. They have been searching for a new location since the
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Fast-track clinic set to cut heart deaths
Heart patients will have a health care boost in Bradford with a new rapid- access chest pain clinic and investigation laboratory which aims to cut deaths. A £1 million cardiac catheter laboratory is set to open at Bradford Royal Infirmary in the spring
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Fit for hi-tech caring
Security is a crucial aspect of the work of Bradford's brand-new Accident & Emergency department. A raft of super-hi-tech security measures will help to monitor patients and visitors and make sure unacceptable behaviour is dealt with before it becomes
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Show triumph for victim of smash
A Bradford woman who found solace in art after a motorbike crash left her disabled is to open her first exhibition in the city. When Deborah Stockdale's work goes on display in the Bradford Industrial Museum at Eccleshill it will be the culmination of
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Just you and me (and 32 others)
Two may be company and three a crowd, but honeymooners Linda Fox and David Ullah are looking forward to 32 friends and family joining them on their romantic trip. The Bradford couple enjoyed last year's holiday with the group of friends so much they decided
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I am experiencing some difficulty in reconciling my thoughts alongside those who after years of deliberation, advocate an even smaller attendance capacity at Odsal Stadium. Little wonder Bradford is under-rated! Does it not cross the minds of those
