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No time for Yvonne to rest on laurels
Bradford's Olympic bronze medallist Yvonne McGregor isn't likely to be able to jump off cycling's treadmill until the end of the month at the earliest. Just back from Sydney, the women's 3,000 metres individual pursuit star will have had just five days
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Hats off to City's different corner
Bradford City's new north west corner stand will be in use at the home match against Everton on Saturday, November 11. The opening of the new stand, between the Carlsberg Stand and Sunwin Stand, is a significant part of the major redevelopment of the
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It's too close to call
"If we play our best footie, we will win." That's the confident prediction from Bulls coach Matthew Elliott ahead of tonight's final eliminator against Wigan at the JJB Stadium when a place in the Grand Final against St Helens at Old Trafford next Saturday
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'You saved me from the brink of death'
A 76-year-old Royal Navy veteran has come face to face with the firefighters who pulled him from the brink of death. Colin Cartmell and his wife Eileen visited Odsal Fire Station to say a personal thank-you to the men of Blue Watch. The rescuers twice
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City is winning diabetes fight, says top doctor
Bradford is on the brink of a breakthrough in the prevention and care of diabetes, the district's top public health doctor said. The message comes from Dr Dee Kyle, public health director at Bradford Health Authority, in her annual report which highlights
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Bank says sorry to man, 84
A bank which persuaded an 84-year-old man to tie up £50,000 for five years claims it was acting in his best interests. But Barclays Bank today issued an apology over the "inconvenience" suffered by the Telegraph & Argus reader who claimed he was badly
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Golf: Silsden's junior success
Silsden Golf Club's juniors rounded off a successful season with an appearance in the northern regional final of the Sunday Telegraph Junior Golf Championship at Eaglescliffe GC, near Stockton on Tees, last Friday. The team had qualified for the final
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Bus drivers to hold another strike ballot
Bus passengers face uncertainty again next week, with another strike ballot by First Bradford drivers. The ballot over the final offer by management on pay and conditions will go on all day Thursday. If the crews reject the offer buses will again be off
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Bound and gagged boys in cellar terror
Two schoolboys faced the terror of being interrogated, gagged and handcuffed together during a seven-hour nightmare, a court was told. Prosecutor Simon Mallett told Bradford Crown Court how the boys, aged 15 and 14, had been assaulted by 51-year-old David
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Sacked surgeon plans to appeal
Bradford surgeon Robert Phipps is set to appeal to hospital bosses against their decision to sack him. Managers at Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust have received a letter from Mr Phipps, formerly a breast surgeon at the trust, saying he intends to appeal.
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Community centre plan for school site
The site of a Bradford estate's former first school may be used for a multi-million pound centre which could become the hub of the neighbourhood. The Newlands Partnership Board - set up to deal with a massive regeneration scheme for five Bradford estates
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Rugby Union: Keighley Crusaders 24, Hull 10
Simon Atkin A three-try blitz in the last 15 minutes of the match allowed an improving Crusaders side to bag its first league points of the season. Before that they had flattered to deceive and in spite of their significant territorial advantage for much
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Soccer: Keighley Victoria FC
Keighley Victoria -- Back (from left):Darren Holmes, Lyndon A, Chris Ellis, Wayne Sykes, Paul Stewart, Aaron Hammond, John Lawrence, Mark Westfall, Peter Jones, Paul Smith, Colin Powell, Robert Morrisoe, Bob Dunn, John Hudson, Michael Anness, Ross Hudson
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Angling: Record breaking catch
ANGLER Joel Kirkbride had to call on the help of fellow fishermen when he caught a monster pike on Wednesday. Sixteen-year-old Joel, had only just cast his line into the Lothersdale Lake when the huge fish struck. He hadn't even finished unpacking all
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Ribb's scant reward
North Ribblesdale 0 Cleckheaton 9 DESPITE a tremendous effort against the Yorkshire One leaders, North Ribblesdale remain pointless, anchored at the foot of the table, although that bare statistic is a harsh judgement on the side, especially after their
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Lead on, McDuff, to top of table
Bramley Phoenix 5 v Skipton 46 FOUR tries by Kiwi No 8 Myles McDuff helped to dispel any doubts that Skipton may have had about their ability to prosper in a higher division when the Reds totally overpowered Bramley Phoenix in a seven-try romp at The
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I am writing to voice my concern at the actions of the head teacher of Bingley Grammar School (T&A, October 3). If he demanded the removal of a poster promoting tolerance of people of different sexual orientation, produced and approved by a
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Richmond sees way of avoiding transfer chaos
Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond believes football's 'Doomsday' scenario will be avoided. The Bantams chief is convinced commonsense will prevail in the rumbling row over the game's transfer system. World and European soccer officials met in Zurich
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Avenue on the rise with double strike
Bradford Park Avenue lifted themselves into third place in UniBond Division One with a 2-0 victory over Lincoln United at Horsfall Stadium last night. Their rise may last only until today, though, because local rivals Farsley Celtic will go above Avenue
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Centre is well worth supporting
The idea of the Newlands Partnership building a community centre on the site of Ravenscliffe First School is an appealing one which deserves the wholehearted support of local people. The partnership has been allocated £17 million from the Government's
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On This Day
In 1769, Captain James Cook sighted the coast of New Zealand. In 1890, Bradford Children's Hospital was opened. In 1959, the first pictures of the far side of the moon were relayed to Earth by a Soviet spacecraft. From the Telegraph & Argus of October
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Poetic justice for hedgehogs, thanks to Ken!
Supermarket boss Sir Ken Morrison may have a tough business mind but hedgehog lovers have uncovered his soft heart, too. The retail magnate has not only pulled greetings cards from his stores after protests from the British Hedgehog Preservation Society
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Stone theft man is held
A 27-year-old man has been remanded in custody by a judge after a jury found him guilty of conspiring with others to steal Yorkshire stone from homes. Judge John Cockroft told James Buchanan, of Ferncliffe Road, Bingley, that he had been convicted of
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Harry's fight over pub inconvenience
A pub-going pensioner has begun a campaign to get more convenient toilets installed at his local. Harry Holland has been a regular at Shipley's Sun Hotel for 30 years but says customer convenience went down the pan when it was taken over and revamped
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Down Memory Lane with Ian Dewhirst
DAMEMS mill continued to depend on water long after the textile industry had moved on to other sources of power. Water from the River Worth was diverted into this dam, from which it was sluiced to a water-wheel housed in a building in the left foreground
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£273,986 award to liaison committee
A scheme set up to build trust and confidence between the district's local police and ethnic minority communities has secured a massive injection of cash. The Bradford and District Minority Ethnic Communities Police Liaison Committee has been awarded
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It's education for all at 'open' city university
Bradford University is succeeding in attracting students from state schools and poorer backgrounds onto its courses. New figures from the Higher Education Funding Council for England show the university exceeding its target for the number of students
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Firefighters climb Everest by ladders
Super-fit Bradford firefighters were poised to smash the 24-hour world ladder climbing record today and earn a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The ten-strong team - eight from Bradford's Nelson Street station and two from Shipley - set out to beat
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Equestrian: Kirsty scores at Wembley
A Sutton teenager has won second place in her class at Wembley's prestigious Horse of the Year Show. Kirsty Ahern, 14, came second on Hollyoak Tallisman in the mountain and moorland class. She qualified for the world famous competition on the five-year-old
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The laughter starts now for 90th panto
A top line-up of comic talent was in Bradford yesterday to launch the Alhambra's 90th pantomime. Panto kings Cannon and Ball and Kulvinder Ghir from the hit show Goodness Gracious Me soon had passers-by laughing as they posed in their Aladdin costumes
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Rugby League: Pennine League round-up
Danny Horne Silsden Park Rangers 54 Hillsborough Hawks A 4. Silsden Park Rangers went top of Division Four with a resounding 54-4 home win against Hillsborough Hawks A to maintain their unbeaten start to the season. The Cobbydalers got off to a dream
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Rugby League: Keighley Albion 10 York Acorn 17
Jon Gwilliam ALBION defied monsoon-like conditions at Crossflatts to launch an early attack against York Acorn. Good work by Simon Kelk sent Jon Gwilliam on a diagonal run but with the line at his mercy the final ball went to ground. Albion's defence
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Angling: Record breaking catch
ANGLER Joel Kirkbride had to call on the help of fellow fishermen when he caught a monster pike on Wednesday. Sixteen-year-old Joel, had only just cast his line into the Lothersdale Lake when the huge fish struck. He hadn't even finished unpacking all
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Soccer: Keighley & District Alliance League
Skipton were made to fight all the way to keep their 100 per cent record against Shoulder of Mutton. The former Raiseprint side played a big part in a storming first half. Skipton opened the scoring, but Shoulder hit back with two goals only to see the
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Green Machine stutters at Bracknell
Bracknell 23 Wharfedale 17 FOR the second time in sad succession, away success eluded Wharfedale at Bracknell, as they made a bright start but allowed determined opposition to dictate the momentum up front and eventually ceded the game. But whereas on
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Ghyll golfers fall at final hurdle
GHYLL Golf Club's Jersey mission ended in disappointment when they were beaten 3-2 in the National Nines Matchplay final by Andover from Hampshire. With wins in the early rounds against clubs from Cumbria, Lancashire and Stirlingshire, Ghyll, after trailing
