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Robbie hints at play-offs 'axe'
Bulls skipper Robbie Paul has hinted that Paul Deacon will keep the scrum-half slot for Friday night's play-off showdown with St Helens at Knowsley Road. The Kiwi made an impressive return at Hull on Sunday after five weeks on the sidelines through injury
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Bowling's late rally gives coach hope
West Bowling expected a difficult game at Wigan St Judes in the National Conference and so it proved as they went down 28-18. Wigan St Judes, coached by ex-Wigan forward Graham West, took little time in getting into top gear and went ahead after only
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Gareth's the unlikely hero
Darlington 0 Bradford City 1 Gareth Whalley scored a rare goal with his right foot as Bradford City took a one-goal advantage into Monday's Worthington Cup second round second leg at Valley Parade. Whalley fired home during first half stoppage time from
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Double blow for City
Bradford City's injury problems worsened when midfield player David Hopkin and full back Ian Nolan were carried off during the Worthington Cup match at Darlington. Hopkin, who was the victim of a nasty tackle by Darlington midfield player Martin Gray
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No way for politicians to behave
It is very disappointing that several months after the local elections, the three main parties on Bradford Council have not managed to come to a better working accommodation than they have, and apparently remain deeply suspicious of each other. The problems
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On This Day
In 1886, Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny, pioneer of the treatment of polio, was born. In 1915, women became employed as "letter carriers" in Bradford. In 1984, 40 people were killed when a suicide lorry bomber drove into the US embassy in Beirut. From
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'Competitors not down the street'
Bosses have been urged to work together for a better future by the new president of the Bradford Textile Society. Peter Vickers told members at the Society's first meeting of the new session that the textile industry had been hit heavily over the past
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New jobs with help of POPE
When Roger Kilburn was offered the chance of voluntary redundancy he was in two minds. Although it suited him to leave the firm where he had been for 26 years, he knew he would need a new part-time job to balance his finances. Roger, 53, from Bingley,
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Happy end in store for shopping saga
Plans to invest £11 million to give Bingley's dilapidated Myrtle Walk shopping precinct a bright new future are still on track, according to the owner. Although the scheme was announced more than two and a half years ago, there have been few signs of
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Get back in touch, daughter begs dad
A woman has made a desperate appeal to her father to visit the granddaughter he has never met. Ricola Redmonds, of Little Horton, Bradford, is searching for her father, Barry Redmonds. She has not seen him for five years since a family dispute flared
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Firm helps build the super fighter
A Keighley company is helping build the next generation of super fighters. Teconnex has clinched a £750,000 deal to supply special clamps for the £15 billion Eurofighter. The five-year contract is a boon to the 130 staff at the Chesham Street company,
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Mean machine
Doing just ten miles to the gallon, it's hardly the ideal car for a fuel crisis. But the eight-litre Plymouth, with its 16-gallon tank, doesn't run on your average unleaded anyway. Burning a mixture of aviation fuel and super unleaded, it costs £64 to
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School body murder probe
A murder inquiry was launched today after the discovery of a man's body in the grounds of a Bradford upper school. Police desperately tried to resuscitate the man after they found him unconscious at the rear of Rhodesway Upper School, Allerton, at 11.30pm
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - On Thursday, September 14, I visited the Shell Garage at Saltaire to put fuel into my nearly-empty car. As I was in the queue, smoke began to rise from my bonnet. I just sat there feeling totally embarrassed and not knowing what to do. An employee
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County takes momentous vote
Yorkshire members vote tonight on whether to accept the club's £10m plan for the redevelopment of Headingley. The decision will be taken at an extraordinary annual meeting of the club at the ground's indoor school and the scheme is expected to be given
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Late stand brings Congs back to win
Division One champions Pudsey Congs beat Bradford & Bingley by three wickets thanks to fine innings by Andre Stolarski and Paul Valcovics. Congs were struggling at 91 for six chasing Bingley's 204 for nine, but they were rescued by a seventh-wicket
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Bogus duo steal cash from pensioner
Police are urging the elderly to be on their guard after two bogus officials stole money from a pensioner's house in Rastrick. The incident happened at around 1.40pm on Monday in Highfield Road. The elderly occupant of the house heard a knock on the window
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Cash campaign for children's play area
Devastated community centre bosses bidding to replace play equipment wrecked by firebugs were today dealt a massive blow to their plans. Last month the Telegraph & Argus reported how officials at Shipley's Wrose Community Centre had launched an appeal
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Everyone gets byte of high-tech centre
A Bingley school hopes to use its new technology college status to become a hi-tech community centre. The specialist tag the Government has awarded Beckfoot School comes with nearly £1 million in extra money which it will use to kit itself out with state-of-the-art
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Now fitness suites make a big splash
Business at Bradford Council swimming pools and sports halls is taking a dip, while more people are using the council's fitness suites. The big draw at the fitness suites are the "body pumps", a combination of aerobics and weights Today Councillor Anne
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Mix-up over boy's new school solved
A father has paid tribute to the Telegraph & Argus, after his son was admitted to the school that had earlier turned him away. Neville Evans, of Eccleshill, had been threatening legal action after his 13-year-old son, John, was sent home from his
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City centre ban on tramps and thieves
A group of tramps, car thieves and shoplifters are likely to get their marching orders from Bradford city centre because of new powers granted by Home Secretary Jack Straw. And a blitz on yobs will spread outside the city with a clamp-down on gangs causing
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Child falls victim to e-coli bug
A three-year-old boy has contracted e-coli food poisoning and 31 of his classmates have been sent home after going down with a gastro-intestinal illness. Five of the 28 members of staff at the Bradford day nursery have also contracted the stomach bug
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'Let me wed my Tunisian darling'
A grandmother from Bradford has told of her heartbreaking struggle to marry her Tunisian lover. Veronica Garcia, 51, met her 28-year-old sweetheart while on holiday in Tunisia last year. The divorcee said a bond immediately built between them and she
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'Stop the bickering - and start talking'
Rival politicians were today told to stop bickering and start talking as Bradford Council gets to grips with a financial crisis. Labour leader Ian Greenwood - who rejected key jobs for his group on the hung council - said the Tories were "swanning around
