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Youthful Spurs side to face City
Glenn Hoddle has been plunged into an injury crisis before his first home game as Tottenham manager tonight. Skipper Sol Campbell (ankle) and Steffen Freund (knee) are out of the Premiership clash against Bradford City while there are doubts over the
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Westwood's brave final bid is ended
The Bradford Sunday Senior Cup final will be between holders Albion Sports and East Bowling Unity after Albion came through a hard-fought 3-2 affair with Westwood and East Bowling made a second half comeback to beat Bolton Woods 2-1. First Division Westwood
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Use this service or lose it
The decision to restore the bus service between Bradford city centre and Leeds-Bradford Airport is good news for passengers, employees and the airport itself. Leeds-Bradford is a fine airport which has expanded steadily, but a great deal of potential
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On This Day
In 1847, American journalist Joseph Pulitzer was born. In 1926, Yorkshire won the Rugby Union County Championship, defeating Hampshire at Lidget Green, Bradford. In 1989, golfer Nick Faldo won the US Masters championship. From the Telegraph & Argus
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Gold award for Asda's new store
The 'thoughtful' construction of Bradford's new Asda superstore has won an industry 'gold' award. Laing Ltd has picked up a Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) award for the good practice it demonstrated while building the Rooley Lane store. To take
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Railway line could become a footpath
A former railway line in Spen could be developed into a 'safe route to school', following investigations by Kirklees Highways Services. Chairman of the Environment and Transportation Management Board, Councillor Martyn Bolt, is urging people to tell the
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Arrests are made as police get tough
Criminals across Bradford were given a rude awakening today as police continued to strike in their biggest crime-busting offensive ever. Fourteen persistent offenders were arrested in dawn raids in South Bradford today as part of the Operation Target
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Suicide bid dad's cash row
A heartbroken dad who spent two weeks as a mental-health patient at Lynfield Mount after attempting to take his own life has been left penniless by a benefits mix-up. Alan Simpkins tried to kill himself by attaching a hosepipe to the exhaust pipe of his
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A yen for horse composer Julia
An Ilkley businesswoman who has produced unique music tapes for dancing horses is fast becoming known across the world, after she was featured in the Telegraph & Argus. Julia Clegg, of Railway Road, started making the tapes after watching a dressage-to-music
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Bulls and Skylark take step forward
Bradford Bulls are to have another stab at cementing their relationship with sponsors Skylark after negotiations took a step forward over the weekend. Bulls chairman Chris Caisley told the Telegraph & Argus the club's board had received letters from
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Licensees are urged to put up a united front
Pub and bar owners are being urged to join forces in a bid to create a united front among Bradford licensees. The call came from Dean Loynes after he was elected chairman of the Bradford Inner City Licensees' Association. BICLA was set up in 1987 and
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How should Council make its decisions?
More than 450,000 electors are being asked to give their views on how Bradford Council should conduct its business in the future. Electors are being given various options as to how decisions should be taken - for example, whether by councillors or even
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Over the last few months I have read in your letters column many letters complaining about the litter and dog mess on the streets of Bradford. While I heartily agree with them, I wonder why no-one has mentioned the worst (in my opinion) and most
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Myers wants to win this one for the fans
Andy Myers is backing Glenn Hoddle to do well at Spurs but wonders if the players might be trying too hard to create an impression on their new manager at White Hart Lane tonight. City's central defender or left back, who played under Hoddle as a young
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Bulls ace is still aiming to play in cup final
Bulls' try ace Michael Withers has not given up on his Twickenham dream despite confirmation yesterday that he has broken a bone in a hand. The player was awaiting a specialist's report today which will decide whether a pinning operation is required but
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Wethers is ruled out
Bradford centre-back David Wetherall has been ruled out of tonight's Premiership clash at Tottenham after being struck down again by a groin injury. Wetherall, who only returned to the side at the end of February after surgery to cure the injury, is to
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'Help us improve customer service'
Energywatch, the new gas and electricity consumer watchdog, is urging Bradford customers to help them drive up service levels. The recently launched North East regional office of the group receives 250 complaints from customers a week - the highest level
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Safe drive campaign launched
Directors in the district are being warned that they could end up in jail for allowing employees to drive dangerously. Bradford, Ilkley and Shipley solicitors Last Cawthra Feather is urging firms to take action following a crackdown by the Health and
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Bosses buy the firm
Staff at the Bradford office of direct marketing firm Colleagues are celebrating after a management buy out. Led by managing director Andrew Bennett, the company has been bought for an undisclosed sum from the Moore Group which purchased Colleagues for
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Visitors hit the roof over 'wrong' slates
Visitors to a popular country park claim that the character of an old farm building is being lost by its conversion into a riding centre for the disabled. Bradford Independent Health Care Group, based at St Ives Estate near Bingley, is investing £500,000
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New bus links airport with city centre
Around 3,000 employees of Leeds-Bradford Airport could be among those using a new daily bus service which will drop them at the door. Starting on April 30, a half-hourly Monday to Saturday daytime service will be introduced between Bradford Interchange
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It'll be all ice on the night for Phantom
Staff at Bradford's Alhambra are in a race against time to turn the theatre's stage into an ice rink. The Phantom of the Opera on Ice is set to open at the theatre tonight - and the production's crew has been working through the night to make sure the
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'We're so proud of our battling Mark'
A mother told today of her pride in her award-winning teenage son who has stuck with his studies despite having half his brain removed after a stroke. And battling Mark Shaw, 17, has spoken of his determination to go on to study at college when he leaves
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Suzanne stays calm as knifeman strikes
A card shop manager has been robbed at knifepoint - less than a week into her job. Suzanne Mingham, 24, was working her first Sunday at Birthdays in Bank Street, Bradford, when she was threatened by a man brandishing a 12-inch knife. Despite being blocked
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Water delight!
A stunning water garden has been described as the "uniquely fitting finish" to restored Lister Park by Lord Mayor Councillor Stanley King. He told crowds who attended the opening of the Mughal garden to enjoy the Council-owned park, with "no litter, no
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Missing man's body is found
A retired Bradford police inspector who went missing while walking alone in the mountains of Majorca has been found dead. The Foreign Office confirmed that the body of Peter Smiddy, who was on holiday with his partner Sheila, was found yesterday at around
