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Hustwit bows out with superb score
Eighteen-year-old Craig Hustwit bowed out of the junior scene with the star performance at the team championships at Woodhall Hills. But his two-under-par round of 68 could not quite give Calverley the title as they were pipped by Shipley. With Daniel
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Ahmed's runs are vital for Baildon
Slow left arm bowler Mushtaq Ahmed played a starring role with the bat as Baildon reached their third Heavy Woollen Cup final in a row with a 121-run win at Huddersfield League club Meltham. They will meet Bradford League First Division rivals Hanging
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Shield row makes league think again
The Bradford League are going to examine the Priestley Cup and Shield rules to make sure they are crystal clear. Chairman Graham Reid made this promise to club representatives after the league faced criticism from Bankfoot representatives over the decision
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Noble full of praise for Bulls' hero Leon
Bradford Bulls coach Brian Noble today hailed his versatile teenager Leon Pryce, named man of the match in Sunday's 44-22 victory over Leeds Rhinos at Valley Parade. The 19-year-old may be earmarked as the natural successor to Gloucester-bound Henry Paul
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City flying the flag
Bradford City's visit to Northern Ireland was today hailed as a "breakthrough" for football in the province. The Bantams kick off their three-match tour against UEFA Cup qualifiers Glentoran in East Belfast tomorrow night. And Glentoran chairman Stafford
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Three hurt in attack outside restaurant
A Liversedge man who was beaten along with his brother and their friend has no idea why they were targeted. Andrew Murray, 37, his brother Kevin, 34, and their friend Wayne Robinson, 34, were set upon by a gang of between 15 and 20 youths after leaving
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Cruelty owner avoids pet ban
A dog owner whose animal was found with a broken leg and almost half its normal weight has been allowed to keep his current pet by magistrates. Jobless Andrew Sydney John Berry, 29, pleaded guilty to a charge of animal cruelty when he appeared before
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Hero neighbour saves fire girl, 5
A relaxing aromatherapy candle almost cost a five-year-old girl her life after it set fire to her bedroom as she slept. Firefighters said Courtney Waters only escaped death thanks to the quick reactions of neighbour Jason Hawes. The 25-year-old hero burst
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Council must foot gipsy clean-up bill
Gipsies who set up camp on land owned by Bradford Council are leaving ratepayers with thousands of pounds in clean-up costs. In the latest incident the Council spent £2,000 clearing playing fields next to the Sedbergh Youth Club in Low Moor after travellers
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Minister visits post-riot city
A Home Office Minister was in Bradford today to see both the success stories and problems in the city in the wake of the recent riots. Minister John Denham was also being asked to give more funding for more police officers on the streets to restore confidence
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Traders vow to put pride back in city
Businessmen last night joined forces to try to boost the city's flagging trade caused by the devastating riots. Boost Bradford Business, organised by club owner John Pennington, and supported by the Telegraph & Argus, attracted more than 100 traders
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City begins search for culture bid boss
A hunt has begun for a top man or woman to turn Bradford's hopes and dreams of becoming Europe's Capital of Culture into a winning bid. The Council is advertising for a £60,000-a-year European Capital of Culture director to drive forward a bid for the
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Tonight, Matthew, you're David Beckham!
Bradford postman Matthew Middleton doesn't play football, isn't paid millions for modelling and his woman isn't called 'Posh'. But the 25-year-old can certainly turn heads off the field - as a dead ringer for Manchester United midfield general David Beckham
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Rebecca and Mary are City golden girls
Bradford City Junior Development Scheme table tennis players Mary Fuller, eight, pictured right, and Rebecca Singh, ten, won gold medals at the Grove Junior Open, near Whitchurch in Shropshire. Mary won the under-nine's and under-ten's individual golds
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Bears baited as they are trapped by the pacemen
Yorkshire Phoenix stormed to victory by 175 runs in their day-night match at Headingley yesterday, bowling out Warwickshire Bears for their record low score in county league cricket of 59. Their previous worst was 65 against Kent at Maidstone in 1975
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The city's fightback has begun
It was clear from the first meeting of the new organisation Boost Bradford Business that while the people behind the commercial life of the city might be bowed following the riots of July 7, they are far from beaten. Many home truths were spoken during
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On This Day
In 1889, the Shah of Persia began a 3 day visit to Bradford. In 1907, The Salvation Army's General Booth visited Shipley. In 1921, a memorial window to the 6th. West Yorks. Regt. was unveiled at Bradford Cathedral. From the Telegraph & Argus of July
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Law firm's backing or biker
A Bradford law firm has teamed up with one of motorcycle racing's brightest stars for a new sponsorship deal. Solicitors Last Cawthra Feather are supporting ten times British 125cc champion, Steve Patrickson, from Baildon, throughout the 2001 racing season
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'We're alive and kicking'
A group of Skipton traders have joined forces to show the town is alive and kicking, despite the foot and mouth epidemic. Members of the Coach Street Consortium, a group which promotes that part of the town, say they want this Saturday's summer fair to
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Farmers face lamb sales slump
Farmers fear being left with millions of sheep because the market for lamb has been wrecked by the foot and mouth epidemic. The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling for a rescue deal from the Government, which may involve a mass cull of sheep. As many
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New chance to see how justice is done
A campaign to restore the confidence of ethnic minority groups in the courts is being planned for Bradford. The "magistrate shadowing project" will give people from ethnic groups the chance to see how the legal system works at first hand. It also aims
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MP talks over 'immigrant' comments
Keighley MP Ann Cryer had two hours of heated talks with Bradford Council's Labour group last night over comments she made about immigrants coming to Britain. Mrs Cryer asked to explain her views to the Council's Labour hierarchy at a meeting at her home
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New crackdown on TV licence dodgers
Telly addicts in Bradford who tune in without having a licence are being targeted after the net closed on offenders during Wimbledon. Nineteen people in Bradford without licences were caught out as they watched the championship final between Goran Ivanisevic
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Rawson Market site plans are unveiled
Plans for an £8 million glass-walled shopping and leisure centre on the Rawson Market demolition site were unveiled by developers today. Artist's impressions of the Rawson Quarter show a two-storey development with a seven-unit food court, eight shopping
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Conman faces jail for Bible deception
A 23-year-old man who conned money from the relatives of dead people has been told he could face jail. Cunning Lord Bowman, pictured, of Back Fold, Clayton, also pleaded guilty to another conspiracy charge as he appeared at Bradford Crown Court for trial
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640 workers fear for jobs
Bradford's biggest wool mill has called in the receivers - with more than 600 jobs under threat. Historic firm W&J Whitehead is one of only two remaining wool-combers in the UK, but the Laisterdyke-based company says it has made the "reluctant" decision
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - The recent riots have worried many people but spare a thought for "ethnic minorities" who have little or no control of proceedings. I came to live in Bradford from Kiev in 1961 and worked at Lister's Mill until 1981. My family led a peaceful existence
