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Otley duo ready to challenge Aussies
Otley duo Simon Binns and Phil Greaves are hoping to be at their Sunday best tomorrow for a National League XV against the Australian tourists at Leicester. Former Bradford Grammar School pupil Binns is set to start at fly half, while ex-Bees centre or
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Improving a rubbish service
The service provided by the Council for the collection of bulkier household items appears to be much appreciated by the people of Bradford - so much so that requests for it have gone up from 28,000 in 1996 to 48,000 last year. Unfortunately the resources
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Bags of help needed to save shopper bus
The organiser of a shopper bus for pensioners in Cottingley is appealing for help in keeping the service on the road. Jean Dunford single-handedly resurrected the Cottingley Shopper last year. It was initially set up by Bingley Voluntary Action (BVA)
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Anger over £15 fee plan to remove junk
Charges of up to £15 may be imposed by Bradford Council for collection of large items of household rubbish like rubble and bathroom suites. Officers are recommending residents should be billed for the free collection service, which costs the Council £480,000
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Hollywood calls UFO guru Graham
An Ilkley magazine has landed an out-of-this-world role in a major Hollywood movie. UFO Magazine has been picked by Columbia Pictures to feature in its big-budget blockbuster Men In Black 2, which is expected to be a huge hit when it is released next
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Minicab customer 'may have been face-to-face with killer'
A customer carried by murdered minicab driver Mohammed Basharat may have come face-to-face with his killer, police today revealed. Mr Basharat had picked up a fare before becoming involved in a minor accident which may have led to his death. Detective
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Police doubt plan for street wardens
Bradford Council is all set to embark on a recruitment drive to employ ten new 'street wardens' to patrol the city from May 2002. Deputy Council leader Councillor Richard Wight-man, today said he was confident the recruited wardens would mirror the success
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'Thanks for saving my son'
The mother of a teenager who survived a two-car smash which claimed the lives of four people today paid tribute to a rescuer who came to his assistance. Beverley Mullaney's son 18-year-old Christopher Simpson was a back seat passenger in a silver Ford
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Junior determined to be show-stealer
Junior Witter intends to steal the thunder from boxing glamour boy Ricky Hatton in Manchester tonight. Bradford's Witter fights on the undercard of his great light-welterweight rival when he takes on South African Colin Mayisela. But the WBU intercontinental
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Jess goals swing it in seven-goal thriller
City blew away the misery of five successive defeats as an Eoin Jess hat-trick led them to a 4-3 win over Watford this afternoon. The fans hailed boss Jim Jefferies throughout a performance which will have lifted the cloud of uncertainty that had been
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On This Day
In 1773, the Bradford Subscription Library was formed. In 1870, Bradford Corporation purchased Lister Park. In 1926, the Maoris played Yorkshire at Lidget Green, winning 17-9. From the Telegraph & Argus of October 27th, 1976... Sir Harold Wilson promoted
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Firm is crisp when it comes to the crunch
Bradford's famous crisp manufacturer Seabrook is finding some fashionable new fans being sold alongside cheeses and chocolate. The brand, renowned throughout the north for its crinkles and use of sea salt, is being stocked by an upmarket delicatessen
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Police close in on Yasser's killer
The cold-blooded killer of a teenager was today warned that 'the net was closing in'. Detectives investigating the shooting of 16-year-old Yasser Hussain Nazir, said they were moving ever closer to his murderer and that it was only a matter of time before
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Parents back down in school battle
Parents who kept 13 children at home in a row over places have now sent most of their children to school. Nine former pupils of Long Lee Primary School have started lessons at Greenhead High School in Keighley. The pupils were due to start at the school
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Six-terms plan for new school year
Children in Bradford - and their teachers - may switch to a new academic timetable, with six terms a year instead of three. Education chiefs are understood to be keen on the new system which aims to separate the school year into six terms of equal length
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Witness blasted by shotgun
A witness who gave evidence against two drive-by gunmen is believed to have been shot from a car as he walked down the street. Jamie George, who testified at the trial over a shooting at Bradford's Planet Venus nightclub, is thought to have been blasted
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'Now I can rebuild my shattered life'
A mother told today how she can now start to rebuild her life which was shattered after her eldest son was killed in a car being driven by his best friend. Scott Pearson lost control of the Peugeot car he was driving after speeding around a bend and swerving
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - In previous correspondence, I and other enlightened Asians have stated that the main reason for Pakistani under-achievement was because of their tradition of forced marriages to uneducated relatives in Pakistan. Unfortunately, my attempts to trigger
