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Comeback story has nasty twist
Mark Bower's Bradford City comeback lasted only an hour as the reserves were beaten 3-1 by title-chasing Everton at Widnes last night. The young centre half has been on loan with York City and only returned to the club yesterday. But his game ended abruptly
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Spirited Bradford bid for final glory
Bradford Boys are hoping to take a giant stride towards capturing the coveted Heinz English Schools' Under-15 Trophy at Valley Parade tonight. The team, pictured during training last night, take on Swindon in the first leg of the final looking to establish
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Title delight for deadly Dale
Dale Robinson confirmed his reputation as one of boxing's brightest young talents by winning his first title last night. Robinson, who is trained by Chris Aston at Wibsey's Parks Gym, claimed the Central Area flyweight crown by stopping the champion Terrace
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Pompey in for Sharpe
Lee Sharpe is back at Bradford City - hoping that it won't be for long. The former England midfielder was training with the Bantams yesterday at the end of his three-month loan spell with Portsmouth. But Sharpe is keeping his fingers crossed that having
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100 new jobs created
Empire electrical goods group has bought a huge new site in Bradford in a £5 million deal. The company, which started life in the city and runs an Electrical Megastore in Ingleby Road, hopes to create up to 100 jobs locally for warehouse staff and computer
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Attack victim 'feared for life'
A man attacked and robbed by an armed gang said he feared for his life if he had tried to fight back. Stephen Hardy, 34, was beaten up by five or six Asian men who got out of two parked cars as he walked past them at 1.25am on Monday. The gang pinned
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Band still top after getting wind up
The Yorkshire Building Society Brass Band has held on to its title of European Brass Band for the third year running - after three of its key players made a desperate dash to Switzerland. Iwan Williams, Chris Starr and Matthew Kay were due to fly to Montreux
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Make it a no dough area for vehicles!
Families are fighting a bakery's bid to operate delivery vehicles after 6pm and "weaving around the pot holes" in their unadopted road. Residents living near the company in Acre Mills, Wibsey, say they are already hit by dust, noise and traffic problems
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Probe to look into safety of cot-sided beds
Experts are probing the safety of beds with cot sides after the death of a Bradford man with cerebral palsy, an inquest heard. The move comes after Robert Gentle died last year after being suffocated when his head became wedged between the mattress and
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Fans call for talks after race attacks
Bradford City fans today called on club bosses to help them set up a meeting with the stadium's Asian neighbours to reassure them following recent violence. Members of the mainly Bangladeshi community living in the streets around Manningham Lane have
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'Farmers fobbed off' allegation is probed
Agriculture chiefs are to probe claims that a call centre near Keighley was unable to provide expert advice to farmers during the foot and mouth crisis. IMS at Steeton is at the centre of an investigation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
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MP's action call at 'festering' school
Top-level talks were being held today at a Bradford school described by an MP as a "festering sore." Families living in streets around Carlton Bolling College in Otley Road, Undercliffe, claim there is day-long truancy as pupils just walk out of school
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Ten month wait for a dental op
Children are facing ten-month waits to receive urgently-needed dental operations at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Changes in Government policy to stop dentists giving general anaesthetics in their surgeries have caused the hospital's waiting list to overflow
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - It's nice to see a success story regarding transplantation (T&A, May 3). I cannot agree enough with Stephanie Jamieson's comments about organ donation. Eight years ago my dad was told he had liver failure. His liver deteriorated so much that
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Riley comes on to take eight wickets
When Martin Riley was brought on as Gomersal's seventh bowler he could not have predicted the dramatic impact he would have on his side's Priestley Shield first round tie against Windhill. In 3.4 overs he returned the amazing figures of eight for four
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Caisle set to face a grilling
Bulls chairman Chris Caisley is likely to come under fire tonight after his stinging criticism of some sections of his club's fans. Caisley, who blasted the stayaway supporters following last Wednesday's win over Warring-ton at Valley Parade, will attend
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A chance to boost Bradford
Although a growing number of companies already put something back into the communities in which they are based, often in terms of sponsorship of various projects or sporting events, there is plenty of scope for an increase in this sort of involvement.
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On This Day
In 1843, the Bradford and Leeds Railway Act was passed by the House of Commons. In 1912, the Re. H. F. Flynn was inducted as Vicar of Clayton. In 1917, a presentation was made to Mr Arthur Priestman on his retiring from municipal work in Bradford. From
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Spot on for a new takeaway
International pizza delivery firm Domino's is planning to open a new franchise in Bradford this year. The company has earmarked the city, along with 24 other sites around the UK and Ireland, for one of its new stores. Business is booming in the industry
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Gran waits two months for door
A disabled grandmother has blasted Bradford Council for taking more than two months to replace her damaged front door after it was forced open by the police. Andrea Hood, 56, said the delay has been making her life a misery and left her Wilsden flat at
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Do you know where diary is?
The widow of a man killed by robbers in Hungary has today appealed to Telegraph & Argus readers to help find a diary containing details of forthcoming speaking engagements. Jo Pollard, 59, a committed Christian, regularly speaks to church groups and
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Man jailed over rape of dying girl
A man who twice raped his girlfriend while she lay dying from a drugs overdose was today jailed for 18 months. Jason Halliley, 30, of Blackburn Place, Batley, originally denied raping Rachel Mooney, of Chadwick Fold Lane in Mirfield. But on the fourth
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'Death trap' road fear
Parents fear for their children's safety after work to build a new supermarket access road started on a school site. They are horrified that the scheme has already begun at Bradford's Thornbury Primary School, even though the pupils are not due to move
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Businesses out to prove that who cares wins
A call to arms was today made to Bradford's most caring employees - "come and help your own community". Businesses have joined forces across the Bradford district to help launch Bradford Cares - and are offering their employees the chance to give something
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Ripper broadcast 'humanises killer'
A Bradford psychologist today said the broadcasting of Ripper Peter Sutcliffe's voice on TV could spell extra trauma for relatives of his victims. Tonight's BBC1 documentary will describe how dozens of women have become fascinated by the serial killer
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If the coat fits...wear it!
Business guru Sir John Harvey Jones has urged Bradford's entrepreneurs to grasp the district's 'enormous' potential with both hands. The industrialist behind the award-winning Troubleshooter television series gave the message to the city which he was
