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Bowling celebrate in champion style
The champagne is flowing for West Bowling who have been crowned new National Conference Division One champions. Bowling took the title in style with a 46-16 win over Rochdale Mayfield. They only needed one point from the game but as expected Bowling turned
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City could tempt Dundee with Jess
Eoin Jess is the carrot City are dangling in front of Dundee United to take Alan Combe permanently to Valley Parade. Tannadice boss Alex Smith launched Jess's career at Aberdeen and may be prepared to go with a swap deal for the on-loan Bantams goalkeeper
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Robbie: 'We can surprise Saints'
Bulls skipper Robbie Paul believes St Helens might not be able to forget they are playing in a cup final seven days later when they take on Bradford at Valley Parade on Saturday. "It is a hard thing to do," said Paul, who has been in the same situation
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Specialist Clough
Bradford-based chartered accountants and management services firm Clough & Company has been named as one of the 20 companies in the UK to supply specialised management software. The firm, which an office in Keighley, is now set to supply ACT! 2000
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Budget could be costly
Bradford's small businesses are risking a £1,000 fine if they tune in to watch today's Budget. Nearly half of small businesses in the area could be risking a visit from TV Licensing's new business task force and a fine of up to £1,000 if they tune in
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Parrots stolen in raid on pet shop
A pet shop owner is spitting feathers after thieves stole two valuable baby parrots from his business in Wyke. The African Greys were taken from Newlin Pets on Whitehall Road shortly before 4.30pm yesterday. Four youths burst into the main part of the
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'Help revive historic park' plea
People are being urged to share their memories of one of the district's most historic parks as plans for its restoration get under way. Roberts Park, in Saltaire, is in line for a multi-million pound revamp after Bradford Council revealed it is preparing
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Horse play with a friend in high places
Youngsters at a Baildon school were given an insight into the life of a shire horse thanks to a visit sponsored by Yorkshire Electricity's Power-House programme. William, a shire horse from Bradford Industrial Museum, spent a morning at Hoyle Court Primary
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Paralysed woman's bid to walk again
A Bradford woman paralysed in a motorbike accident is launching a fund-raising drive to pay for revolutionary treatment. Joanne Haigh, 33, was riding her motorbike along Allerton Road in 1993 when she skidded in heavy rain. As she fell off the bike she
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First night proves Truly Scrumptious
Bradford-trained Emma Williams was acclaimed last night after her stage debut in the new West End smash Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The 18-year-old newcomer, a former pupil of Stage 84 drama school in Idle, landed one of the starring roles playing Truly
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - As a former mill worker, I was interested in the article in last Wednesday's T&A regarding other former mill workers who were seeking compensation for illnesses caused in some cases by poor or non-existent safety conditions. I worked in a textile
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Blades move in for McCall
Sheffield United will head the queue for Stuart McCall when he is up for grabs in the summer. Blades boss Neil Warnock is a long-time admirer of the City legend and sees his experience as crucial for bringing on the Bramall Lane youngsters. Player/coach
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Teamwork the key to beat crime
Although the police have set up a Retail Theft Unit in Bradford with more officers deployed in the city centre, it is clear from comments today from Chief Inspector Ray Shepherd that he feels that combating shoplifting should come fairly low down their
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On This Day
In 1909, the Cinderella Club home was opened in Morecambe. In 1914, Waller & Sons Ltd, Bradford brewery, sold for £80,000. n 1984, Policewoman Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead outside the Libyan Embassy, London. From the Telegraph & Argus of April
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Try and make it a net profit
Bradford's businesses are set to benefit from a guide which should stop UK firms losing out on sales. Businesses lose out on a whopping £57bn worth of on-line sales each year in the UK. UK online for business has found 75 per cent of net users do not
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Band show their metal
In the tradition of the one and only Ali G, Deepfill are on a mission to keep it real. The newly formed nu-metal band, which is made up of members from Oakworth, Bingley and Bradford, wants to take a well-tuned axe to the growing crop of manufactured
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Wonderful legacy of courageous Alex
The memory of high-flying cancer victim Alex Boag is living on through a hospital research project and a scholarship for talented young students at his old school. And his father spoke today of his hope that the success of his son's memorial fund will
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More cash for schools, vows 'prudent' Labour
Labour today pledged a programme of investment in local services, coupled with prudent management of Bradford Council's spending, as it launched its election campaign. The party's local manifesto launch came as the election campaign hotted up. The party
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Agency attacked in stormy debate
A regional government agency was last night attacked as a "monstrous quango" in a stormy Council debate over a controversial regeneration report. Yorkshire Forward was condemned at last night's full Bradford Council meeting for failing to consult councillors
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You can beat crime wave
A police chief today warned Bradford retailers to "get their act together" and do more to tackle about 50 heroin addicts responsible for a wave of shoplifting in the city. Chief Inspector Ray Shepherd, of Bradford South Police, said some shops were not
