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Clarke 'is out to prove a point'
Matt Clarke was out of favour at Valley Parade for so long that Eoin Jess never saw him play. Apart from the last half-hour of the pre-season friendly in Portadown, Jess and Clarke never featured on the same side. But the Scot saw enough in nine months
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Seventh heaven for striker Shaw
Gary Shaw became only the third player to score seven goals in a Sunday Alliance League Premier Division match with East Bowling Unity's drubbing of Craven Heifer. Shaw, who took his tally to 28 for the season, turned provider in the second half to lay
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Time to show what we are made of says McCall
City need to get ugly at Crystal Palace tonight to break out of the rut which has dropped them down the First Division. Since blasting to three opening wins, the Bantams have collected only eight points from eight games. Saturday's 3-0 loss to Wolves
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Major expansion plan
A Batley-based video conferencing specialist has unveiled a huge expansion plan on the back of record demand. Direct Visual Group (DVG) is aiming to more than treble its £2.5m turnover to £8m within the next three years. The company is also planning to
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Hurt boy home as inquiry goes on
A young boy who ended up fighting for his life in intensive care after being knocked down by a bus is now back at home. Paul Tate, 11, sustained serious head injuries after being hit by a First Calder bus as it overtook a parked bin wagon in Lillands
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Man jailed for locking up girlfriend
A 22-year-old woman was locked in a first floor flat for two days with little food and no toilet facilities. Lorraine Dunbar's ordeal only ended when her banging attracted the attention of a caretaker who was able to free her from her flat in Whetley
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Campaign to save Mills grinds slowly
People living in the shadow of landmark Manningham Mills say it is vital to bring the building back to life as its dereliction continues amid wrangles over funding for a huge regeneration scheme. A detailed research project commissioned by Manningham
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Artist comes to life in new show
A Bradford artist is set for his very own renaissance as the first major exhibition of his work opens in the county. More than 100 original watercolours by John Dobby Walker have gone on show at a time when there is renewed interest in him from the art
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Schools are off target, says report
A bleak report on classroom standards in Bradford has revealed the extent of the challenge facing the district. The district's new Education Policy Partnership (EPP), meeting for the first time yesterday, heard the authority failed to achieve all but
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Riot inquiry 'a waste of time'
A plan to launch a new independent inquiry into the Bradford riots was today labelled a waste of time and money. The city's MPs said it was time for action and not more words as a special scrutiny committee prepares to meet tomorrow to decide what type
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A hero's welcome for star Walton
Bradford's own world darts champion was given a standing ovation when he returned home last night to tackle some local would-be champions. And John 'Boy' Walton suffered a couple of 'shock' defeats before a packed house at East Ward Labour Club in Otley
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Own goal wrecks Queens' top start
The Queens Athletic-Fairweather Green second-round Alliance Senior Cup tie was always going to be close after the two sides met in the final. Queens surrendered a 2-0 lead and were edged out of the competition 3-2. They made a good start, scoring against
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Aussie RL tour back on
Jubilant rugby league bosses today began putting the finishing touches to an amended Ashes series after Australia bowed to pressure to re-instate the Kangaroo tour. Australian Rugby League chairman Colin Love announced at a hurriedly-convened press conference
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When will we ever learn?
It is deeply disappointing that more than three months after the event, Bradford Council is still talking in terms of setting up an inquiry into the causes of this summer's riots. The scrutiny committee set to examine the cost of such an inquiry and what
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On This Day
In 1758, Dictionary compiler Noah Webster was born In 1867, M.W. Thompson was elected MP for Bradford. In 1946, ten leading Nazis were hanged at Nuremburg prison. From the Telegraph & argus of October 16th, 1975... Mild weather, with average rain,
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Setting the standard
A Bradford-based motor parts distributor has become one of the first UK companies to receive a new quality standard. Federal-Mogul has received ISO 9001:2000 accreditation for a continually improving quality management system. The firm was subjected to
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£500,000 funding for Chamber
The Regional Chamber for Yorkshire and Humberside is to receive a £500,000 funding boost. The award is part of a £15m fund announced by the government which will be shared between the ten regional chambers over the next three years. The additional funding
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Volunteers needed for youth scheme
Youth Offender Panels are to be set up by the Bradford Youth Offending Team to help reduce youth crime among ten- to 17-year-olds. Sixty volunteers, aged 18 and over, are needed from all backgrounds to undergo full training in time for the launch of the
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Vandals attack five Asian businesses
Five Asian businesses were attacked by thugs on the rampage in Baildon. Traders at two of the targeted shops say they believed the attacks were racially motivated and feared they may have been carried out as 'reprisals' for the terrorist attacks in America
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Hefty pay rise to put brakes on rail leavers
Arriva Trains Northern has given its drivers a hefty 18 per cent pay rise in a bid to keep them at the company. The under-fire operator has been forced to cancel scores of trains every week because it has been losing drivers to rival firms paying higher
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Disabled fight to keep cul-de-sac
An innovative disabled people's complex opened by the Princess Royal last month would not have been built if a housing association which owns it had realised its cul-de-sac location was only temporary, its bosses revealed today. Planning permission is
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Hope for breast patient Christine
It was a quiet period at work for self-employed education consultant Christine Masson, otherwise she might never have made an appointment to see her GP. "I found what I would describe as a thickening of the skin on my breast," she said, "It was so innocuous
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Huge cuts threat to Council's services
Huge savings have to be made by Bradford Council to prevent Council Tax payers footing the bill to get it back into the black. Finance director Steve Morris delivered the stark message at a meeting of the authority's executive committee yesterday. Mr
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Teacher's dramatic bid to help theatre
A dance school which provides low-cost tuition for children in inner-city areas will fold if the Priestley Centre closes. The JW School of Dance is now offering the troubled theatre help with a business plan to try to secure its future. Members of the
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Michelle Berridge (Letters, October 11), raises an important issue. The attack on the World Trade Centre, unprovoked and without warning, was intended to kill as many people as possible. This crime against humanity was committed by terrorists opposed
