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Clarke in the cold!
Matt Clarke will be the odd man out when Bradford City kick off their Northern Ireland tour against Glentoran tonight. The transfer-listed goalkeeper is the only player who will definitely not be involved in the first pre-season friendly. And boss Jim
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Damning survey
Bradford is lagging behind in the battle to attract top IT talent. A new salary survey by global recruitment consultants TMP Worldwide shows the average top wage for an IT director in the north to be £97,050 - far below the national average of £130,737
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Park project finally gets the go-ahead
A SIX-year wait to get the go-ahead to restore Sutton Park is finally over. Project co-ordinator Coun Barbara Smith announced this week that the go ahead had finally been given by the Heritage Lottery Fund and work could start as soon as September. A
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Spirit of adventure leads to Icelandic challenge
WITH a name like Shackleton you'd expect this extraordinary man to have the soul of an explorer. And you'd be right, for that spirit of adventure that drove the great Ernest Shackleton back to the Antarctic time and again also burn's bright in his namesake
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Congregation bids a fond farewell to village chapel
THE last hymns and prayers have been said at Langcliffe Methodist Chapel as the congregation said farewell to their imposing church on the green. After 150 years the church is being closed due to a dwindling congregation and the high cost of repairs.
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Teacher sacled after TV sex confessions
AN English teacher at Aireville School, Skipton, has been sacked after telling thousands of television viewers how she indulged in sex games, blindfolded, with a stranger. Carrie Rosier, who had been working at the school for six months, was seen on Yorkshire
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The Curmudgeon
DEARIE, dearie me. The nasty Government has gone and upset one of the so-called "higher professions" because of the effect it is having on another of the same. And, as usual, when the dust finally settles, it is us - the taxpayers - who will pick up the
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Can you put name to face of killer?
Detectives investigating the death of a war veteran today released an E-fit image of the hit-and-run driver who knocked him down as he crossed a road. The officer leading the investigation has renewed calls for the public to help catch the man responsible
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Ingham 'the one to fear' in Open
Steve Bottomley defends his Bradford Open title at Cleckheaton on Sunday determined to strike a blow for the professionals. His win at his home course Shipley last year ended a run of six wins by amateurs in the only Bradford Union contest open to both
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Melling hopes his cue magic re-appears!
'The Magician' Chris Melling's preparation for his debut professional season has been unusual to say the least. "I haven't practised snooker much over the last fortnight," admitted the 22-year-old, who lost in the last 16 of the Admiral World Pool Champio-nships
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Figures muddle on city services
Embarrassed Government watchdog officials have admitted getting figures wrong in a report which casts Bradford health services in a bad light. The report on waiting times for the city's National Health Service patients is published today and will be presented
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Hero Nathan, 5, in line for award
A five-year-old boy who helped save his diabetic mum's life is to be honoured for his heroics. And little Nathan Anstice is set to be reunited with the ambulance crew who revived his mother Mandy after she collapsed in the street having suffered a diabetic
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CRASH campaigners set for human road block
Safety campaigners are ready to form a human road block in a bid to stop speeding drivers. Residents in Chapel Lane, Allerton, say they are turning to direct action to save lives on the road outside Rhodesway Upper School. John McArthur, of Chapel Lane
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Poverty shock for orphanage helper
When Mark Townsley answered an SOS call to help an orphanage in Belarus, he never imagined he would come face to face with such poverty. The 26-year-old site manager at Southdale Homes, currently working for Manningham Housing Association, was asked to
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Our plan, Minister
Minister for Sport Richard Caborn was visiting Odsal Stadium today to be briefed about the multi-million pound plans for it. The developers of the £60 million scheme - Horsforth-based Stirling Capitol and its partner Tesco - were giving a presentation
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Councillor cleared in document row
A councillor has been cleared of misconduct by a committee chaired by the Bishop of Bradford for allegedly leaking official documents. Councillor Bob Sowman, chairman of the Newlands Partnership board which spearheads a multi-million pound regeneration
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College is among top 16 in country
Bradford College was named today as one of the country's top 16 'Pathfinder' colleges. The college, West Yorkshire's largest, has been selected as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) by the Learning and Skills Council. That puts it in the first wave
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We'll step out to heal the riot wounds
The last influx of officers on to Bradford's streets had been given an altogether different briefing. Then, their orders were simple yet extremely daunting - to contain and suppress the rioting which had brought anarchy to a large swathe of the city.
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Craven through the years
100 years ago A RAPTUROUS welcome awaited Gargrave's Police Constable Gregory when he returned from the war in South Africa. Villagers were especially pleased to see Mr Gregory as, just a week before, news had been received indicating he had died at sea
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Apathy is biggest threat to health
IT is a confusing argument to follow - but it is one of the most important decisions faced by this district for many years. A public meeting is being held in Skipton Town Hall on Thursday at 7pm (and at a later date in Glusburn, Ingleton and Settle) about
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Coach hits out over 'criminal' collapse
A suicidal batting collapse by Yorkshire led to their dreams of a Lord's final being shattered by Warwickshire who beat them by four wickets at Headingley. The unfancied visitors now go through to the semi-finals of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy
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Hands off Peaock say Bulls
Bradford Bulls have rejected Leeds Rhinos' bid for England forward Jamie Peacock. The Rhinos apparently tabled a "substantial" written offer for the 23-year-old second row. And Bulls' media manager Stuart Duffy admitted: "The offer did arrive, but we
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Views the Council must heed
The last Unitary Development Plan took huge chunks out of the green land that separates the individual towns and villages which make up the Bradford district. So it's small wonder that those green spaces which remain are being guarded jealously by local
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On This Day
In 1923, Lord Astor gave an address on temperance at Horton Hall, Bradford In 1943, Rolling Stone Mick Jagger was born. In 1956, Egyptian president Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal. From the Telegraph & Argus of July 26th, 1976... A scheme to bar
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Judith's first class role
The outgoing president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce has a new challenge - to improve the region's postal service. Judith Donovan has been appointed chairman of Bradford-based Postwatch Northern England, a new government-appointed group set up to hold
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Town urged to fight UDP proposals
SILSDEN residents are being urged to object "from their heart" to plans to build 2,500 new houses, a new bypass and junior school in the town. A public meeting on Wednesday saw about 100 residents, town councillors, district councillor David Emmott and
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Fundraising helps pay for state-of-the-art gym
STATE of the art gym equipment is in place at Settle Health Centre thanks to a massive £10,000 fundraising effort. Patients can now test out their recovering limbs and muscles on four pieces of equipment under the guidance of physiotherapists. Converted
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Scooter woman calls for more dropped kerbs
A LOCAL disabled woman is helping to solve access problems in Skipton Town Centre. Edna Smith, of Victoria Mill, Belmont Wharfe, has launched a campaign to get more dropped kerbs in the town to make travelling around easier for anyone in a wheelchair
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Foot and mouth tally reaches 100
CRAVEN remains firmly in the grip of the foot and mouth crisis as the virus scored its century in the Settle-Clitheroe rectangle this week. Infected farm number 100 has been confirmed as Croft Closes Farm, Giggleswick, owned by Alan and Theresa Butler
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Doctor warns of messy compromise
SIR - Since I last wrote to the Craven Herald, earlier this year, on the subject of the future of the Craven Primary Care Group (PCG), much has changed. Most importantly, the tragedy of foot and mouth disease has occupied our minds. The aftermath of this
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Track's noisy protest
A go-karting arena has just 28 days to bring noise levels down or it could be forced to close. But staff say they need longer to tackle noise problems. Kirklees Council served an enforcement notice against Leeds Bradford Karting Arena in Roberttown, Liversedge
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Fire chief in school sprinklers warning
Fire sprinklers should be fitted to all of Bradford's re-built schools, warn fire chiefs. Only one of 150 schools involved in the district-wide shake-up is getting one, it has emerged. But education bosses have protested that the cost of fitting them
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Readers hit the jackpot with Lottery
An innovative literature project in Bradford - which spawned the first national book lovers' conference - has scooped £26,000 to carry on for another two years. Based at Bradford Central Library, Reader2Reader was set up three years ago and was initially
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Battle for Green Belt landmarks
A battle has been launched to stop two of Baildon's best-known landmarks being taken out of the Green Belt. Baildon Green and Baildon Bank, magnets for climbers and dog walkers, are currently designated as Green Belt. But under Bradford's draft Unitary
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Owzat for five terrific days!
Channel 4 is aiming to "bowl over" the people of Bradford with a free, five-day extravaganza involving cricket, dance music and cinema. The TV channel's Summer Tour will descend on the city on the third leg of its four-date tour around the country. The
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Trader tackles gunmen - using a pole
A Bradford businessman has told how he tackled a pair of armed robbers, chasing them out of his shop and smashing a window of their getaway car. Nahim Hussain hit back when the raiders - one brandishing a pistol - burst into his Leeds Road firm Computerlink
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Long arm of the law serves up dinners
It was a recipe for success when four community bobbies, including PC Chris Green, pictured, cooked up meals for residents in Bradford. The event, in Little Horton, was aimed at building bridges in the wake of the recent Manningham riots. As well as roast
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Battle to save 600 jobs at wool mill
A meeting has been set up in a bid to save 600 jobs at Bradford's biggest wool mill. The Transport & General Workers Union and Bradford North MP Terry Rooney will take part in talks with W&J Whitehead, which has gone into receivership. The meeting
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Riot gangs drive family from home
A mixed-race family has been driven out of their Ravenscliffe home after being targeted during a night of violence. Rosanna Khan and partner Jason Powell, pictured with her daughters Carrie Ann, left, and Roxanne, say they are too terrified to return
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Historic Gold for Bradford's Janine
Bradford swimmer Janine Belton, pictured, was celebrating today with the rest of Britain's women's team after their historic World Championships gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay was confirmed in Japan after a controversial disqualification row
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Fear as mumps cases rocket
Cases of mumps in children across Bradford are soaring because of health scares over the MMR vaccine. Since April 1 there have been 107 notified cases across the district which is a massive rise on previous years and has sparked fears of an outbreak of
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - My father (who I dearly love and cherish) was initially classed as an immigrant who travelled a journey consisting of thousands of miles from Pakistan to England. His original aim was to earn and return. However due to unpredictable scenarios, he
