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It's tough at the bottom
Uncertainty off the pitch is leading to problems on it for York City's players and manager. And boss Terry Dolan, who took Bradford to the play-offs in 1987, is feeling the pinch at the club which may be facing closure. The fillip of an FA Cup run which
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David and Goliath task for City hero
It may not have touched the heights of winning at Wembley with Bradford City, but Richard Huxford is proud of his four minutes of fame in Scottish football history. Huxford ensured a mention in the Scottish Cup memoirs as a late substitute for Berwick
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Regional league idea 'a joke'
Geoffrey Richmond today rubbished talk of regionalising the Football League and said: "There's more chance of Martians landing on Earth." The City chairman dismissed the latest radical plan which suggested ripping up the Nationwide divisions for three
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Barnsley 3 Bradford City 3
Ashley Ward scored twice in the last eight minutes as City staged a magnificent fightback to earn a 3-3 draw at Barnsley this afternoon. Lee Sharpe had given the Bantams a spectacular lead but Barnsley stormed back through Mike Sheron (2) and a Chris
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Gareth is looking sharp with Mack the Knife
Bradford's Pop Idol favourite Gareth Gates, pictured, is ready to rock and roll his way into the final four of Britain's biggest talent contest. The East Bowling youngster remains one of the hot favourites to win the ITV Pop Idol crown, after winning
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Cyclists boost cancer fund
A group of Bradford youngsters converted pedal power into cash by getting on their bikes to raise money for cancer research. The 16 youngsters and four workers from West Bowling youth initiative spent three months planning a sponsored cycle ride from
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Newsagents warned of knifeman
Police are hunting a knife-wielding robber thought to be responsible for a string of attacks on female newsagents in Bradford. Detectives today warned staff to be on their guard in case the man strikes again. He has been linked to three offences in the
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Deadly weapons handed in to police
The first potentially deadly weapons have been handed in across Bradford under an amnesty being carried out by the police. A total of ten offensive weapons have been collected in the district since Tuesday, including an air pistol and bayonet. Knuckle
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Boy must say sorry to police he injured
A 13-year-old boy who hurled missiles during the height of Bradford's riots has been ordered to apologise to police officers injured in the night of violence. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is thought to be one of the youngest people
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Boy's 17-day agony of splinter in foot
Hospital medics were unable to locate a cocktail stick embedded in the foot of a 12-year-old schoolboy. The inch long splinter remained lodged in Elliott Sharpe's right foot for an agonising 17 days, before it miraculously worked its way out, his family
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - In a T&A report (January 11) headlined "Three years jail for riot General", reference was made in Crown Court to the defendant becoming upset and angry because he witnessed an attack on an Asian female by white skinheads. I would like to point
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Message is clear to the dealers
There was a great deal of relief felt when, more than a year ago, the police successfully rounded up members of a drugs gang whose activities had been making life a misery for the people of the Buttershaw estate and putting temptation in the way of vulnerable
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On This Day
In 1903, it was announced that the first Tour de France would take place that summer. In 1916, the Bradford Guardians appointed a committee to carry out War Hospital extensions. In 1969, Czech student Jan Palach burned to death in protests at the Soviet
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Businesses gutted as blaze sweeps market
Fire ripped through the Market Arcade in Cleckheaton town centre, destroying several businesses. Eleven fire engines raced to the scene of the blaze which began at 4.15pm yesterday. Firefighters battled through the night and were still trying to detect
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Back in the swim!
A handful of lucky youngsters were the first to test the waters at the revamped Shipley pool reopening today. Pupils from Shipley C of E First School splashed out in the baths which threw its doors open again after a long-awaited £600,000 refurbishment
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Bookies set to pay out early on Gareth!
A Bradford firm of bookmakers is to pay out early after Pop Idol Gareth Gates showed he was a clear winner in the polls. John Woods, which has 12 shops around the Bradford area, today decided there was no beating the teenage sensation. Andy Taylor, betting
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Skyscraper explodes in mock disaster
The emergency services swept into action after a Bradford skyscraper exploded, leaving thousands trapped in the crumbling building. But the disaster at Provincial House, heightened by a tanker spilling its load of sulphuric acid, was all in the minds
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Budding TV star is top of the Bill!
A young Bradford actress is aiming for the big time after landing a leading role in a prime-time TV drama. Anna-Marie Heslop, 23, was discovered when producers from ITV's The Bill, visited mind the... gap in Manningham, one of the UK's leading theatre
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Bill from the Bill to get stolen car back
A man's stolen Honda car almost faced the crusher because he could not afford to pay garage charges incurred while the police dusted it for fingerprints. Jadave Khira, 38, a father of three, agreed to let officers take his F-Reg Honda Ballade for forensic
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Garage owner is jailed for rape
A father-of-three was today starting a 12-year sentence for a string of sex attacks on a schoolgirl. Carl Brame, 39, a self-employed garage owner, was found guilty at Bradford Crown Court after a two-week trial. He had denied 17 serious sexual offences
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Patrols increased after attacks
Police patrols have been stepped up in areas of Keighley after householders suffered a string of arson attacks. Detectives believed the run of incidents, including burning material being pushed through letter boxes, a car torched and graffiti daubed on
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Coroner denies stealing from dead
Skipton Coroner Jeremy David Cave has denied stealing more than £170,000 from the estates of dead people. He appeared before Teesside Crown Court charged with 10 counts of theft yesterday. Cave, 52, of The Grange, Balk, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, was
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Drug gang jailed
Police were today toasting a major victory in their war against drugs after breaking up a gang which flooded an estate with heroin. The seven gang members, who carried out hundreds of deals every week from Buttershaw council flats, were today beginning
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Murder hunt pair spotted in Bradford
The two prime suspects in the murder of have-a-go hero Kevin Jackson were spotted in Bradford in the past 48 hours, police revealed this afternoon. And detectives said the net was closing in on the men after they searched 21 houses in the city last night
