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Whizz of an idea to help the city
Imagine seeing the city of Bradford grow in "fast forward'' - before your very eyes. Imagine seeing chimneys, canals and railways, even your own street, springing out of the ground in a matter of seconds. Before long we could be living in a "virtual Bradford
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On this day
In 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre, Washington. In 1914, Mr. F.W. Jowett MP, was elected chairman of the Independent Labour Party. In 1983, the first cordless telephone was seen in Britain. From the Telegraph & Argus of April 14th
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Youth club plan for Baildon
A former temporary classroom which has been transformed into a meeting place for bored Baildon teenagers is to be officially opened later this month. The Hut - sited on the Ian Clough Hall car park in the heart of the village - opened its doors to 13-
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How firm turned crisis into a boom
A Bradford computer firm's business has been given an unlikely sales boost by the foot and mouth crisis. GLS Software Limited has seen demand for its Vet Master management package soar as vets struggle to cope with the extra pressures brought by the outbreak
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Police headquarters becomes bouncers college
A Bradford police station has become the first in the country to become a nationally-recognised "doorstaff college". Workers from the city's pubs and clubs attend training courses at the Tyrls - headquarters for the Bradford South division - to hone the
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Jack is a big hit in Germany
Big Jack Taylor, who gained fame after admitting he hadn't been out of his house for 25 years, has become a huge star - in Germany. The gentle giant, who revealed exclusively to the Telegraph & Argus how he had stopped going out because he feared
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Armed robbers in another store raid
Detectives believe an armed gang has staged its latest hold-up in a string of attacks on a Bradford supermarkets. Staff were threatened at gunpoint as the masked raiders grabbed cash from the Co-op Late Shop in Heights Lane, Daisy Hill, as the store was
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Letters to the Editor
Our street cleaner doing a great job SIR - It's now over 30 years since my husband and I moved into Thackley and never in all that time have I seen the roads and streets in the Idle and Thackley area look as clean and tidy as they have done the last few
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Spot on for City
Jim Jefferies didn't give himself much time to savour Bradford City's welcome win over Charlton Athletic. Less than 24 hours after the Ban-tams' 2-0 triumph at Valley Parade, he was off to Holland to check a player who had been recommended to him. Jefferies
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Michael Jackson is an Idle working man!
Pop superstar Michael Jackson has signed himself up to a new thriller - by becoming the biggest name to join Idle Workingmen's Club. The pop legend has become member 005 - a reference to his previous incarnation as a member of the Jackson 5 - after joining
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Police dogs to patrol former school
Education chiefs fighting to protect former school buildings are employing a new weapon in their battle - patrolling police dogs. In the run up to the summer holidays, when they fear school-aged attackers may strike, police dog handlers are being encouraged
