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Young man there's no need to feel down
The adverts above the toilets in the Highfield Road main stand were a few weeks behind the times. "Who will be relegated?" they asked on behalf of an internet betting firm. "It's getting hairy ..." The bald facts are that men on Mars have known the identity
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Going down with a fight
Coventry City 0, Bradford City 0 - Andy Myers spent all Friday night coughing and spluttering. Poor old Stuart McCall could hardly bend his knee. But the patched-up heroes decided they owed it to the fans to give it one last effort for Bradford City.
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Use local shops - or lose them
The closure of the greengrocery in Halifax Road, Cullingworth, is another nail in the coffin of village shopping around Bradford. Over the years the number of shops has shrunk steadily in most local centres. Greengrocers, butchers, bakers, post offices
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On This Day
In 1757, John Wesley preached at Bingley. In 1857, the Bradford Tradesmen's Benevolent Society was established. In 1924, Bradford's first putting greens were opened at Bowling Park. From the Telegraph & Argus of May 21st, 1976... Strong objections
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Tackling green issues
Environmental business leaders around the region have hailed a latest survey of firms' 'green' credentials a major success. Business in the Environment (BIE), a commercial campaign for environmental responsibility, attracted interest from 86 per cent
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Apathy threatens Blair as the Tories face uphill battle
The Tories, still smarting from losing seats in the Bradford district in the last General Election, have made the constituencies, particularly Shipley, key electoral battlegrounds. Colin Mellors, professor of political science at the University of Bradford
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Farmers' fears grow as disease spreads
Farmers in North Yorkshire today spoke of their fears as the foot and mouth crisis took a stranglehold throughout the area. Six more cases of the virus were confirmed over the weekend, including infected sheep at Haughfield Farm in Coniston Cold, near
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Peter's £60,000 baby lifeline
A grandfather who started fundraising in memory of his grandson who was a victim of cot death is retiring after collecting more than £60,000. Peter Pickering, 59, of Heaton, began raising money as a one-off in the hope that other families would not have
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Dales drivers warned to steer clear
North Yorkshire motorists were urged to keep off the roads today to avoid disruption because of the foot and mouth crisis. Police today warned that some roads in Malham and Settle would be closed as animals were slaughtered and carcasses removed from
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All-ten feat puts Akram among the all-time best
Mohammed Akram produced the outstanding bowling performance of the Bradford League season so far by taking ten wickets as he shattered Cleckheaton to enable Undercliffe to win by 111 runs at Intake Road. The Pakistani test fast bowler - unerringly accurate
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Sharp and South hit right note
Bradford and Bingley marched on in the Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup second round with a ten-wicket win at Spen Victoria in yesterday's replay. When the sides met at Wagon Lane a fortnight ago, Spen fought back to level the scores at 150 in a thrilling
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Lowes chosen to lead Tykes
Bulls hooker James Lowes, pictured, will skipper York-shire in the new-look "Origin Game" with Lancashire at Headingley next month. Lowes heads a big Bulls presence in Lee Crooks' white-rose side. Six of his colleagues were also expected to be handed
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Don't sell our team!
Stuart McCall is ready to commit himself again to Bradford City today with the plea: Don't let this team fall apart. McCall will have to take a pay cut if he accepts the challenge of signing off his career with the Bantams in Division One next season.
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Town partnership loses its chairman
The chairman of the Bingley Town Centre Partnership has resigned after closing his motorbike clothing business. Andrew Robertshaw told members of the group he was stepping down as leader because he had a new job which meant he could no longer continue
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Historic homes look like big Salt seller!
Home hunters looking for a mix of 21st century interior design and Victorian architecture have been flocking to one of historic Saltaire's landmark buildings. The Victoria Road hospital, founded for sick villagers by Saltaire's creator, Sir Titus Salt
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Medical student confronts health secretary
An aspiring Bradford doctor met Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn as he visited Shipley, to ask for help in completing his medical studies. Mohammed Baig, 23, from Bradford told the minister of how his medicine course had been terminated just
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Drug ordeal caught on camera
A disturbing Bradford-based documentary following a heroin addict's battle through "cold turkey" was being screened on television tonight. The programme focuses on Lanr Fehintola as he locks himself in a Bradford flat and attempts to battle through the
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Village greengrocer quits after 15 years
A Cullingworth greengrocer has shut up shop after 15 years, blaming fierce competition from the supermarket giants. Bruce Graham, of Village Greens greengrocery, said not enough customers were supporting his small business and, after two years trying
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Health campaign's £24,000 handout
Women are being urged to start walking in a bid to boost their health. The Off the Sofa campaign has been launched by Keighley Women's Centre in Skipton Road, Keighley, thanks to a £24,000 handout from the Countryside Agency. It is aimed at getting women
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Driver killed weeks after passing test
A teenager killed in a head-on smash had passed his driving test only three weeks earlier. Today, family and friends paid tribute to 19-year-old Oliver Dean, who died from massive internal injuries. Two other people were also killed in the crash. Oliver
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A paradise in a million
Bradford businesswoman Uzma Bashir Sheikh, pictured at work, is more used to business lunches than eating rats and maggots, but she swapped her high-flying lifestyle for life on a desert island in a bid to win £1million. Uzma, 31, owns the Little Monsters
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Market revamp will cost extra £480,000
The cost of Bradford's state-of-the-art John Street Market has risen by almost half a million pounds. Extra work will be carried out on the major refurbishment which will bring John Street, Rawson and James Street Fish Market under one roof in the John
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Blanket coverage of world record bid
A Bradford village's bid to create the largest blanket in the world has received support from celebrities. People in Idle are furiously knitting squares for the massive blanket, to be pieced together in September. And Lynn Strickland, one of the organisers
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Man, 59, fights for life after attack
A 59-year-old Manningham man was viciously attacked in Lumb Lane - just yards from where a man was shot dead last year. Merban Hussain, of Salt Street, was critically ill with severe head injuries today after being punched in the face. The assault took
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'Bradford will become centre of excellence'
Education in Bradford will enter a new era in a matter of weeks when a partnership is sealed between Bradford Council and Serco-QAA. The company was recommended to the Council's Executive Committee on May 10 by a steering group as the preferred bidder
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Margaret is still the lady of Arabian dance
The stone lions outside guard Victoria Hall, Saltaire, just as the Sphinx protects the ancient Egyptian Pyramids. But it was the inside of the historic hall which took on an exotic Middle East flavour when veteran instructor Margaret Reddyhoff, pictured
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Priceless gift: School is loaned works of art
Hundreds of priceless works of art could be handed over to a Bradford school to help create a prestigious new art gallery. Work by artists of the magnitude of David Hockney, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth could form part of the collection. The inspirational
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Regarding the sorry tale of the 680 buses, here is another chapter. On May 10 the 2.45pm arrived promptly in Petergate only to ignore the stop, thus disappointing a queue of six. On May 16 the 10.45am to Smiddles Lane was missing. When the next
