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Hassan gets seven as the champions go to the top
Pudsey Congs are back on top of Division One after a nine wicket win at Cleck-heaton. The defending champions leap-frogged over Baildon who had to settle for a four point draw at home to Farsley despite posting the biggest score of the day - 283 for five
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Pryce adds the finish
Bradford Bulls 44, Leeds Rhinos 22 - Which is the biggest derby in Super League? Those on the 'wrong side' of the Pennines would undoubtedly say Wigan v St Helens, and they have rarely disappointed in their Bank Holiday clashes in front of the Sky Sports
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Claus set to make mark for Bantams
Claus Jorgensen is itching for his first taste of proper action for Bradford City. The 25-year-old Danish midfielder joined City in time for pre-season after leaving Second Division Bournemouth on a Bosman move. And after a fortnight's fitness slog with
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Let's get tough on travellers
Emergency powers to enable the Council to move travellers on when they camp illegally on public land are long overdue. There surely will be plenty of public support for the two Odsal councillors who are urging new measures to allow council officers to
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Loop in the running
Customer care specialist Loop is in the running for a national award due to be handed out next month. The Thornbury-based company, a subsidiary of Kelda, has been shortlisted for the 2001 Management Today/Unisys Service Excellence Awards along with Virgin
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Mid table positions for pupils
Local schools have had to settle for 'mid table' end positions in a new investment management competition. Horsforth School and Bradford Grammar School came fourth and fifth respectively, out of a field of 12, in the first BWD Rensburg Investment Management
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Another nasty dig
A Shipley road is to be dug up to allow new gas pipes to be laid - just days after Bradford Council resurfaced it. Gas company Transco warned residents in Avondale Road earlier this month that roads in the area would have to be excavated to allow new
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Plans to cut back crisis cash blasted
The first farmer hit by foot and mouth in the Bradford area has condemned Government proposals to clamp down on spending on disinfecting farms. Richard Sutcliffe, of Bobby Green Farm, Queensbury, who lost his herd of 133 cows to the outbreak, branded
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Tyson to take a break from frontline fighting
A four-legged crimefighter that faced thugs on the frontline of the Bradford riots is bidding to become the region's top dog. Tyson, a two-year-old German Shepherd, and his aptly-named owner PC Peter Barker, pictured, are set to take on the best of West
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'Give me a chance' plea to employers
A Bradford youth who has spent his life overcoming major disabilities is appealing to employers for a chance to work. Stephen Haigh, 19, is desperate for employment after leaving Thorn Park School for the Deaf, where he had been a pupil since he was 18
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18 jobs go as Pace shockwave strikes
Bradford electronic components manufacturer Chase Advanced Technologies has made 18 workers redundant. The company, based in Chase Way, Marshfields, says the decision is a direct result of losing between £2m to £3m worth of business with Pace Micro Technology
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Traders' plea after decision to lift ban
Businesses around Shipley Glen today made an impassioned plea for visitors to start visiting them - once a foot-and-mouth ban is lifted. Firms at the popular tourist spot have suffered dramatic falls in visitors since the decision to close off surrounding
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The car's the star as T&A stages sixth Motor Show
Thousands of car enthusiasts popped in to the Telegraph & Argus Motor Show 2001 yesterday to check out the latest in four-wheeled style. An impressive array of vehicles, ranging from the stylish new Mini to Vauxhall's stunning looking road racer,
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Tribal music could rock historic area
Historic Little Germany could soon rock to the sound of live bands, African drums or even tribal music if the new owners of an imposing listed building get the go- ahead to redevelop it. But the move by a Rawdon couple to transform the College Works building
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Opt-out threat by new school
A new flagship school is so keen to stay multi-cultural it plans to opt out of local authority control. Leaders of the Challenge College, which celebrates its first birthday in September, are desperate to keep a healthy mix of Asian and white pupils.
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Henderson's run is brought to an end
Heaton's Gary Henderson lost a singles match for the first time in 14 years at the Yorkshire Tennis Champion-ships on Saturday. But the coach, beaten 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 by eventual winner David Sherwood from Sheffield in a morning semi-final, has vowed to
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Super Safraz strikes as Woodlands win
Woodlands and Bankfoot continue to be locked in a tense battle for promotion from the Bowes Section. On a dramatic day when two players took hat-tricks, Woodlands enjoyed an easy eight-wicket home win over Bowling Old Lane in the latest round of inter-sectional
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Stop the knocking
Brian Noble leapt to the defence of rugby league after seeing his team defeat Leeds Rhinos 44-22 in a derby thriller at Valley Parade yesterday. But not before the Bradford Bulls coach had put a ban on questions about the rival code. "I am sick and tired
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On This Day
In 1903, the Nab Wood to Thackley tram service opened. In 1906, the Girlington 'Land Grabbers' set up camp In 1946, bread rationing began in U.K. From the Telegraph & Argus of July 23rd, 1976... Young people on the Thorpe Edge Estate, Bradford, have
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Top ten for The Works
A Bradford recruitment agency is celebrating a successful first ten years. The Works, started as a two-man operation in the recession, has grown rapidly to open offices in Bradford, Manchester and Leeds. The firm now has 28 staff and in 1999 won the prestigious
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Scheme refused by planners
Plans for 29 houses to be built on land which belonged to a Mirfield school have been refused by Kirklees Council. Governors at Castle Hall School in Richard Thorpe Avenue had submitted a joint application with Miller Homes for the building of the homes
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Internet company fails to win historic building
An application to convert a historic building in Eldwick into a base for a growing Internet and multi-media company has failed. But Eldwick First School will be preserved by developers after Bradford Council approved a scheme which retains the original
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Car firm destroyed in riots back in business
Bradford's Lister Park BMW dealership will not be returning to Manningham. Lister's boss Jack Tordoff today revealed the business would not be rebuilt in Oak Lane, after twice being burned out by rioters in the past six years. In the latest incident -
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Extra powers call to remove gypsies
Two Bradford councillors want emergency powers introduced so the Council can deal with gypsies the instant they invade its land. The call from Odsal councillors Gordon Johnson and Susan Dewdney came after travellers took over playing fields next to the
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Asian soap thrust into national spotlight
Interest in a ground-breaking Bradford soap, designed to highlight health issues, has soared after Bradford was thrust into the national spotlight because of the riots. Media coverage of the riots and Lord Ouseley's race review has boosted interest in
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'Government needs to see damage'
A leading community figure has said prominent government ministers should visit Bradford to help heal its wounds. Bary Malik, president of the Ahmadiyyah mosque in Bradford, a magistrate and a member of Bradford ethnic minority police liaison committee
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Pupil entrepreneurs reach national final
Young entrepreneurs from Buttershaw are spending the first days of their summer holidays at London's Savoy Hotel. Wheeling and dealing pupils from Buttershaw High School have reached the finals of the Young Enterprise contest. Today and tomorrow they
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Bone marrow plea parents tackle PM
Bradford bobby Dean Maddocks plans to pull no punches when he meets the Prime Minister tomorrow. PC Maddocks and his wife, Carol, aim to hold Tony Blair to a promise made on national television in May - that he would help save their youngest daughter's
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Write wedding
A bridesmaid has travelled more than 3,000 miles for her best friend's wedding - while meeting her in the flesh just days before. American Megan Green has been Charlene Skelton's pen pal for 14 years. And when Charlene last year asked her by letter to
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Your July 16 headline promotes a typically unbalanced view of foot and mouth. Government has long been telling local authorities that footpaths over three kilometres from infected farms should be re-opened. It's just that they're getting a little
