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Matt just happy to play
On-loan winger Matt Etherington would jump at the chance of a longer stay at Valley Parade. Etherington, who is with City for another three weeks, is relishing the prospect of playing first-team football again after being stuck in the shadows at Tottenham
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Mail Coach given cards
Division One strugglers One In Twelve knocked Premier Division Mail Coach out of the League Cup at the second round stage. Mail Coach, who sacrificed ground advantage, fell behind when One In Twelve midfielder and club secretary Craig Williams scored
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Murphy hits at Withers choice
Rugby league legend Alex Murphy today branded Michael Withers' Lions selection as a "joke". The Bulls' Aussie-born full-back has won a place in the British squad for the Ashes Test series against the Kangaroos which starts on Sunday, November 11, in Huddersfield
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Juanjo agrees to City switch
Juanjo has agreed to join Bradford City. The 24-year-old Spaniard is set to link up with his former Hearts boss Jim Jefferies after successful talks at Valley Parade last night. The length of the contract is still to be finalised but the player and his
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Don't allow train firm to drag its feet
The delay in providing compensation to Arriva's beleaguered rail customers is yet another example of shabby treatment of people who have had to endure appalling train services in West Yorkshire for far too long. Those who bought Metro cards and were not
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On this day
In 1938, actor Orson Weles panicked American by his lifelike radio production of H.G.Wells' "War of the Worlds". In 1967, Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was jailed for drugs offences. In 1988, the South Korean Unification Church presided over a
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Law firms merge
Two of Bradford's leading law firms have joined forces to create one of the largest practices in the city. Last Cawthra Feather (LCF) has strengthened its position with the acquisition of the Bradford office of Ralph C Yablon (RCY). The deal will see
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Hairdresser's flying visits
A committed crimper has proved he is a cut above the rest by travelling thousands of miles from his new home in Spain to cut his clients' hair in Guiseley. Everyone dreams of upping sticks and moving to warmer climes at this time of year. And John Allen
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Shipley church celebrates
Children's activities, a trivia quiz and an entertaining look back over the past 175 years will be just some of the attractions at Shipley's St Paul's Church on Thursday. The evening of entertainment is being staged to celebrate 175 years of worship at
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Feeding healthy appetiites
A band of volunteers has launched a new shop to encourage healthy eating. Pankhurst Pantry, named after suffragette Emmeline, will sell affordable, fresh fruit and vegetables to residents in Lower Grange. The food co-operative is headed by campaigner
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Hunt for Figo's feathered friend
A pigeon which almost died trying to fly back home five years after he left his loft as a chick is slowly gaining in strength. And soon he could be found a mate to help cheer him up. Figo, the pedigree homing pigeon, is being nursed back to fitness by
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Battle for reservoir site
Controversial plans to build houses on a former reservoir site at Baildon are to be decided by a Government inspector. And campaigners are calling on villagers to back their long-running battle to save the former Baildon Bank Reservoir site off West Lane
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We're going Harry potty!
Bradford is going potty for tickets to the new Harry Potter movie. With less than three weeks to go until the Hogwarts' wizard is unleashed in his first big-screen adventure, cinemas are being inundated with calls from fans. But it is not just youngsters
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Rail firm accused over passenger deal
Arriva Trains Northern was today accused of dragging its heels on a compensation package for beleaguered passengers. Bradford councillor Ann Ozolins, a member of West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority, was also appalled by the company's announcement
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Dream win for Joanne
Lucky Joanne Hannon was today taking her first drive in the car of her dreams. The 49-year-old Grattan financial assistant was handed the keys to her new Rover 75, courtesy of Sunwin Motors, which she won in the Telegraph & Argus' 75th birthday competition
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£1m heroin driver jailed
A lorry driver who was caught handing over £1 million worth of heroin in a car park has been jailed for 15 years. The massive drugs bust - the second largest ever in West Yorkshire - came after undercover police officers saw 40-year-old Neil Dibb meet
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Stars' charity date
Fundraisers at Bradford's Marie Curie hospice are hoping the perfect pecs of rugby playing brothers Henry and Robbie Paul will help rake in cash to run the new centre. The pair turned heads when they appeared on billboards across Bradford to raise money
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New schools boss named
A schools chief listed in a top ten of UK education leaders has won the prestige job of managing director at Education Bradford. Leaders of the newly-privatised education service launched a global search using international headhunters, boasting they
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Here I go again with another moan about Bradford. It's time for action. Everybody who lives in Bradford is witnessing the sharp decline in its status as a city. Every day it's becoming more and more like a wild west ghost town. Every day it's the
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Witter faces wait for belt
Newly-crowned boxing champion Junior Witter must wait a couple of weeks to put on his belt. The Bradford light-welterweight stormed to the WBU intercontinental title after destroying South African Colin Mayisela inside two rounds. But Witter was told
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Bowling hold out
With East Bowling Unity's lead already looking out of reach in the Premier Division, the main interest in Sunday's fixtures was the clash between second and third-placed Bolton Woods and Queensbury at Canal Road. After visitors Queensbury struck the first
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Index on the up
Regional development agency Yorkshire Forward has thrown its weight behind a project which could revitalise Bradford's inner city. The Inner City 100 index is being compiled to show the fastest growing companies in the heart of the city and 13 other regional
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Warning to bosses
A Bradford law firm is advising employers to make sure they are up-to-date when it comes to their workers' holiday entitlement. Last Cawthra Feather is reminding businesses that new regulations mean temporary and short-term workers now have an automatic
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Fight to save knifed woman
A former prostitute would probably have died if she had not received emergency surgery following a frenzied attack, a jury was told. Nichola Jane Hirst was stabbed 43 times in the red light area of Listerhills, Bradford, in the early hours of Sunday,
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'Cancer turned my life around'
Jan Richardson was working as a primary school teacher in July, 1996, when she stepped out of the bath and glimpsed what she thought was a bruise on the side of her breast. On closer inspection she realised there was a hard lump there which seemed to
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Bradford splashes out for culture title
Bradford's first dazzling aquabatics display will be a main part of the Christmas attractions as the city prepares its bid to become European Capital of Capital. The dramatic display will involve six fountains "dancing" to lights in a feature to be installed
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90 new jobs for city
Two major food and leisure chains are planning developments in Bradford which between them will create 90 jobs. The Whitbread Group plc, owners of the national Pizza Hut chain, will create 50 jobs when it opens a new city centre restaurant at a cost of
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Don't join Taliban, City leader warns
A community leader in Bradford has warned British Muslims not to try to go to Afghanistan to fight against the United States-led coalition. Rashid Awan, president of the Pakistan Society of West Yorkshire, which has its headquarters in Bradford, said
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Please help find my son's killer
A devastated father today pleaded for help in catching the killer of his teenage son. Tearful dad Paul Haley said he had lost not only his son but his best friend after a hit-and-run driver ploughed into 18-year-old Andrew in Barkerend Road, Bradford.
