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Guiseley climb above Avenue
Guiseley registered their fifth win from ten starts in Uni-Bond Division One this term with a comfortable 1-0 triumph at Eastwood Town, which leaves the Nottinghamshire club struggling in the lower reaches of the table. The two clubs had been vying for
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Web of intrigue hits City
Embarrassed Leeds United officials today vowed to remove a rogue website which links Bradford City enquiries straight to the Elland Road club. Bantams fans found that by mistakenly keying in the club's official internet address www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk
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Noble is in the frame
Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley has slammed suggestions that he has already decided to overlook current assistant Brian Noble and go overseas to appoint a new coach. The Odsal chief hit back after confirming that Aussie David Waite - one of the
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Welcome - but a note of caution
Residents at Thornbury have won a real victory for people power over the future of one of the biggest roundabouts in the district. Thornbury Village Residents' Association got together a 667-name petition to Bradford Council to see off a plan to build
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Residents call for halt on four-wheel drives on green lanes
PEOPLE in the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park showed their strong objection to four wheel drive vehicles and motorcycle trials bikes using green lanes this week. The park authority held an open day and public meeting in Horton-in-Ribblesdale
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Hundreds slam the bus-route changes
Hundreds of complaints have flooded in to transport chiefs about Bradford's controversial Overground bus system. During the past eight weeks 560 complaints have been received by West Yorkshire Transport Executive - one in four of the total sent from across
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'We've done it! Play area is safe at last'
Families were celebrating today after winning a bitter battle to stop a multi-million pound factory on a roundabout where their children play. Thornbury Village Residents Association presented a 667-name petition to Bradford Council in March 1997 after
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Praise for boy in fire 'rescue'
Firefighters today praised a schoolboy for his bravery and "astounding" strength after he kicked down the door of a burning house. Twelve-year-old Anthony Hands arrived at his mother's house in Lapage Street, Bradford Moor, at 5.45pm yesterday to find
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Going out in slow lane
A group of Mini lovers will stage a go-slow protest today as the last car of its kind rolls off the production line today after 40 years. More than 35 enthusiasts will crawl in convoy at less than 20mph from Cullingworth to Batley and back to car dealers
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Give me my money back
An 84-year-old widower is battling to get back £50,000 from a bank which persuaded him to tie it up in a five-year investment. The man, who says he has only £20 a week to live on, today pleaded with Barclays to return the cash which was tied up after
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I read with interest the news that Bradford may no longer be able to host speedway because a suitable development area is not available. Surely the Council is not going to let yet another Bradford sporting organisation disappear. There must be some
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Senior sets ball rolling in Queensbury romp
Queensbury coach Craig Richards - standing in for his brother Basil - was handsomely rewarded for his decision to rest injured scrum-half Carl Smith and second row forward Gary Prentice as his side earned a 36-4 win at home to Upton in the second round
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Bantams to join TV revolt at cash deal
Bradford City are ready to join the Premiership 'peasants' revolt' for a larger share of the TV millions. The Bantams are backing a scheme put forward by Coventry and Southampton to ensure the top flight's minnows are not forgotten when the £1.645 billion
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On This Day
In 1895, American comedy legend Buster Keaton was born. In 1957, the USSR launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. In 1970, singer Janis Joplin was found dead in an hotel room in Hollywood. From the Telegraph & Argus of October 4, 1975.
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Cable company in digital deals
Telewest Communications, parent company of Yorkshire Cable, today announced a new range of digital TV and phone packages. The new digital Starter package - costing £9 a month - includes multi-channel digital TV, a phone line and selected free local calls
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Marketing plan for small firms
Small firms in Bradford are being given a chance to boost sales by developing a marketing strategy. Bradford-based Janet Jay Business Services has come up with a marketing programme aimed at owners, managers and marketing people in firms with less than
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New unit will help beat home bullies
A unit which investigates and catalogues incidents of domestic violence and offers support to victims has been set up in Mirfield. A team of police officers based at Northorpe Hall in Northorpe Lane will create a central contact point for victims of domestic
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Hi-tech that even shuts the curtains!
Some of the most advanced digital technology will be on display when Bradford firm Pace Micro Technology takes a stand at a major exhibition. The Saltaire firm will be exhibiting its hi-tech wares at the BCE 200 exhibition in London from October 17 to
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Showings must go on, say film buffs
A Bradford city centre cinema is to re-open - thanks to staff giving up their time for free. Managers, projectionists and box office staff are working without pay at the Priestley Centre for the Arts in Chapel Street, Little Germany, so a special six-week
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Family fight for a home for Michael
The family of a brain-injured man are fighting for his right to move to new bungalows with his friends when his care home closes. Most of the 27 residents at Beechwood in Wyke, a council-run care home for adults with disabilities, are moving in March
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Police in a flap as wind rips new sails
Attempts to brighten the outside of a Bradford police station have been dealt a blow. Officers at Toller Lane Police have been forced to take down six giant 'sails' after they were damaged by gusting winds. The colourful wall hangings were meant to flutter
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Volunteers fearful of grants shake-up
Voluntary groups are "apprehensive and agitated" about radical changes to the grants system which could mean they have to bid to run council services. Members of Bradford Council's Environment Scrutiny Committee, which is examining the proposals, were
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Council axe threat to children's home
Savage cuts, including closing a children's home and reducing places for old and disabled people in homes, have been drawn up by council officers trying to slash millions of pounds from their budgets. But the cuts - which hit at the heart of essential