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On this day
In 1739, highwayman Dick Turpin was hanged at York. In 1840, the foundation stone was laid for Bowling Church. In 1968, British world champion racing driver Jim Clarke was killed at the Hockenheim circuit. From the Telegraph & Argus of April 7th,
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Fears grow for elderly hiker in mountains
Concern for missing holidaymaker Ian Peter Smiddy was mounting today among family, friends and neighbours. Later editions of yesterday's Telegraph & Argus reported how Mr Smiddy, of Eldwick, had gone missing while walking in the mountains of Majorca
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Airbag DNA traps killer driver
A killer driver was today behind bars after leaving tiny traces of DNA on the airbag of his wrecked car. John Amos Price went on the run for months after the smash but was eventually caught following a dramatic police chase across two counties when he
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Media frenzy as Blairs drop in on Haworth
Prime Minister Tony Blair was on the campaign trail yesterday - not to win the next election, but in his battle to convince the world that Britain's tourist trade was still open for business. Mr Blair, with wife Cherie at his side, toured the Bronte Parsonage
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Jacket will give Ben a new lease of life
Bradford Grammar School pupils are donning the latest fashions in a bid to send a fellow student to university. Sixth-formers will grace the catwalk tonight to raise cash for cystic fibrosis sufferer Ben Wolfenden. Determined to overcome the life-threatening
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Families get windfall for a better future
Hundreds of families will get the chance of a lifetime - drawing up multi-million pound shopping lists to give themselves better lives. They have been urged by a top official from the European Commission to take their destinies in their hands and be fully
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Owner condemns shoplift sentence
A have-a-go heroine who chased and caught a shoplifter has branded his sentence as "an absolute disgrace". Amanda Sheridan chased the shoplifter as he ran off with a rack-full of children's designer wear from the Aristokids boutique in Bingley Road, Saltaire
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Letters to the editor
SIR - It was with total horror that I read of the decision of President Bush to withdraw the United States from the Kyoto Treaty, and its attempt to halt global warming. I suppose, however, that we should have expected nothing less. Bush is an oil man
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Cougars are set for a spending spree
Keighley Cougars are locked in crucial talks with West Yorkshire Co-op which could pave the way for new investors. The club are determined to be in a position to launch a serious bid for Super League status at the end of the season if they win the Northern
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City eye Belgian striker
Jim Jefferies is heading to the Continent for a second weekend's scouting as he continues to cast his net wide in the search for new players. One of the players the Bradford City manager is tracking is a 24-year-old Belgian striker Joris Van Hout, who
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Turning the tide on bus vandalism
It is perhaps a sign of the times that the public-transport company Arriva Yorkshire should have thought it necessary to appoint a special liaison officer to persuade pupils to stop wrecking school buses. At one time, surely, responsible upbringing in
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LKink up with schools after bus mayhem
A bus company has appointed a schools liaison officer to combat vandalism on its Bradford services. Arriva Yorkshire created the position following a surge in unruly behaviour and acts of vandalism by schoolchildren in the district. Former driver Mark
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Millions are spent in deals on wheels
Some of Bradford's best-known car dealerships are on the move in deals costing millions of pounds. CD Bramall, which operates Nissan and Lexus dealerships from premises in Northbrook Street, Bradford, has moved to a £4 million purpose-built complex. And
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Shocked by insult to Harry's memory
Thieves have stolen floral tributes to Bradford's former Lord Mayor Harry Mason. A huge display of red roses was snatched from Queensbury's cenotaph where they had been placed after the funeral of Councillor Mason. The roses had adorned the coffin of
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Laura has designs on drink
The future of Campari could be in the hands of a Bradford College student. A last-minute entry into an international competition has won art student Laura Cook a trip to Monte Carlo and the chance to have her design used globally for the re-launch of
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Airbag DNA traps killer driver
A killer driver was today behind bars after leaving tiny traces of DNA on the airbag of his wrecked car. John Amos Price went on the run for months after the smash but was eventually caught following a dramatic police chase across two counties when he
