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Wibsey blow great chance to move up
The Sunday Alliance Premier Division title is still a couple of weeks off being finalised, so attention at the weekend focused on the relegation issue. With Ventus already down, the second place looks to be between Wibsey WMC and Calverley Victoria. With
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Troubled Cougars aim to clear the air
Keighley Cougars will hold a "clear-the-air" meeting with supporters tonight to discuss the club's latest financial crisis. It follows the decision of owner Hami Patel to stand down leaving them with insufficient funds to meet the wage bill. It has resulted
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Jamie's plot to get his pal
Jamie Lawrence is prepared to use dastardly methods if it gives Bradford City a possible advantage against Liverpool tonight. Lawrence planned to get in touch with best pal Emile Heskey before the game and joked: "I might try and kidnap him as well! "
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City could be doing Leeds a big favour
Some fans may not like it but Bradford City could do deadly rivals Leeds a huge favour in their Champions League quest by beating Liverpool tonight. A win over Gerard Houllier's treble-chasers would significantly boost the chances of City's West Yorkshire
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Blake's happy to go on spot
Robbie Blake will rush to be put on the spot again for Bradford City tonight despite contributing one of the two missed penalties at Everton. Blake and Benito Carbone both goofed in Saturday's 2-1 defeat that officially sent the Bantams tumbling into
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'Law fails to help disabled'
Legislation introduced four years ago to tackle disability discrimination in the workplace is failing, according to one of the region's engineering groups. Director of the Engineering Employers' Federation (EEF) Yorkshire and Humberside, Ian Hughes, claims
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Auditors called in to check rugby clubs
A chartered accountancy firm from the region has been appointed as internal auditors for the Rugby Football League. Bentley Jennison, from Leeds, will perform salary audits for all of the Tetley's Super League and the Northern Ford Premier-ship clubs
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Council is in hot water over boiler
A disabled pensioner who tried to get the Council to fix her boiler found it was quicker to get the part herself - from Australia. Bertha Halliday, 72, of Shipley, spent over a week waiting for the Council to repair her water heater. When her son in Perth
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Festival will reflect city's ethnic flavour
Bradford's literature festival is full of Eastern promise as several Asian artists are performing at the seven-week extravaganza. Organisers of Reading the City, sponsored by the Telegraph & Argus, said they have reflected the district's multi-cultural
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Valiant vicar's badge of courage
A vicar who conquered the devastating effects of a stroke has been nominated for a national award. The Reverend James Scantlebury, of the united benefice of Harden and Wilsden - two amalgamated Church of England parishes - has been put forward for the
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Let's open up city's jewels' to public
Celebrity designer Linda Barker is supporting Bradford's bid to become European Capital of Culture - by calling for the district's architectural jewels to be opened to the public. Bradford girl Linda, 39, best known as one of the interior designers on
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Prostitutes urged to stay off streets
Bradford prostitutes have been warned to keep off the streets or be more security conscious following the brutal murder of a teenage 'working girl'. Police have stepped up patrols in areas used by prostitutes after Rebecca Hall's naked and battered body
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Re Michael Breen's letter about "greedy" teachers. Being 36 years old and in my first year of teaching, I would like to give Mr Breen some details regarding teaching so he will be more informed in the future. Responding to his obvious disgust at
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Lampkin soon back in groove after mistake
It was business as usual for Silsden's Dougie Lampkin in the second round of the world trials championship in Pacos de Ferreira, Portugal. Lampkin ran out winner of the opening day, despite losing concentration on the seventh section and incurring a five
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Noble is backing furious Lowes
Bulls coach Brian Noble has sprung to the defence of James Lowes amid criticism of the hooker's Twickenham outburst. Lowes appeared to have harsh words with the Bulls bench as they attempted to substitute him in the closing stages of Saturday's 13-6 Challenge
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Appalling lack of sensitivity
People arrange for flowers to be sent to funerals because they are considered to be a fitting tribute to the person who has died. Also, they lighten the sombreness of the occasion. The flowers at the funeral of 81-year-old widow Alice Clarke had an even
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On This Day
In 1826, unemployed workers in Bradford rioted as the prelude to the attack on Horsfall's Mill, North Wing, Bradford. In 1876, the Settle and Carlisle Railway was opened. In 1906, the foundation stone was laid for the Bradford Town Hall extension. From
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Winning deal
A Shipley printing firm which makes Christmas cards for the Prime Minister is putting the finishing touches to a £3.5 million investment programme. Herbert Walker & Son (Printers) Ltd is now the only printer in the country to have two seven-colour
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Baby love!
Most of us have a favourite colour, or a colour we dislike. But how much do these colours affect our decisions and actions in everyday life? A Heckmondwike firm is using the psychology of colour to help companies and organisations improve their image
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Man in fireball suicide bid jailed
A suicidal schizophrenic is starting a four-year jail sentence after he tried to set himself alight on a petrol station forecourt. The quick-thinking actions of an attendant and passer-by, who managed to prevent the man from setting fire to himself, were
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Film star's 'cousin' unfit to stand trial
A man charged with murder, who thought Hollywood film star Jean Claude Van Damme was his cousin, has been declared unfit to stand trial. Anthony James Kirk - known as Tony - of Threshfield Gardens, Allerton, appeared at Leeds Crown Court yesterday charged
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Asylum hostel plan will be scuppered
Controversial plans to turn a residential home in Heaton into a hostel for asylum seekers looks set to be refused this week. A planning application was submitted last month by 18-year-old Amir Hussain to turn the nine-bedroom semi-detached Norman Arch
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Million dollar man sees centre open
An old boy who donated $1 million to Bradford Grammar School's new sixth form centre flew in from America for the grand opening. Roger Evans, whose £714,000 helped make the project possible, has been nicknamed the 'million dollar man'. Mr Evans, pictured
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Shooting witness lied to police
A witness who told the court he had seen a man shooting at a Bradford caf yesterday admitted to the jury that he had lied in statements to the police. Defence barrister Simon Lawler described witness Mohammed Akhtar Ayaz, of Belvederes Terrace, as "a
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Heartache of wreath snatch
Heartbroken Carol Dixon's floral tributes to her adopted mum were snatched from a graveyard just moments after she said her final goodbye. Mrs Dixon and daughters Julie and Sue, pictured, were still paying their respects to Alice Clarke at a lunch after
