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Carbone 'already joined Como'
Benito Carbone has already signed for Como according to his English-based agent. As reported in the Telegraph & Argus on Saturday, City's Italian ace will be joining the Serie A new boys. And Giovanni Paladini, Carbone's representative in England,
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Help the city look its best
The council list of the worst litter "grot spots" in Bradford will do little to alleviate the image problem that some people on the outside perceive the city to have. How we change these negative perceptions has been one of the big issues, and it has
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On This Day
In 1865, William Booth founded his Christian Mission in Whitechapel, London. In 1920, the Yorkshire Observer Budget and Bradford Weekly Telegraph amalgamated. In 1926, return tickets were introduced on trams and buses running between Keighley and Bradford
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Gazette brought into crime wrangle
A POLICE chief under fire over an increasing number of burglaries in the Ilkley area has criticised 'the local media' for being unhelpful in its reporting of crime. A meeting of Addingham Parish Council was told that Det Chief Insp Roger Gasson made the
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Garage shuts after owner is charged
A used car garage has closed after its owner appeared in court following an investigation into the sale of unroadworthy vehicles. Highline Performance Cars (formerly known as Brownhill Garage), in Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, now stands empty and the proprietors
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Jordan takes the cake for big day
Little Jordan Stephens almost missed out on a birthday treat - until he had his cake and ate it. Jordan, pictured, of Shipley, who celebrated his fifth birthday, suffers from life-threatening food allergies. If he even touches an egg white, his hand can
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Minister's praise for Mums' Army
The Government minister charged with tackling street robbery in Yorkshire was today in Bradford to see how it is being fought on the city's streets. The Solicitor General, Harriet Harman, met the so-called Mums' Army to see how they tackle crime on the
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A clean sweep
Bradford's worst grot spot was today provisionally named as Oak Lane, Manningham, as the initial results of a survey of the district were revealed. More than 700 responses from residents across the district have now been collected as part of Bradford
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Father-of-five jailed for attack on police
A father-of-five who said he was sorry for his part in the Bradford riots has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Asthma sufferer Safir Hussain made his apology in a letter addressed to a judge. The 27-year-old married man, of Folkestone Street, Bradford
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School buses for hire in commercial operation
Education Bradford is spending £100,000 to revamp its school bus fleet to turn it into a commercial operation. The privatised education service plans to hire out the buses during the day to schools and community groups. At the moment the 100-strong fleet
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A blow for city as boxing gym shuts
A gym which has been at the centre of Bradford's emergence as a boxing city closed its doors for the final time today. Parks Gym, in Wibsey Park Avenue, Wibsey, has been forced to shut after a row between gym bosses and the landlords of Park View Mill
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Shops launch fight on credit cheaters
Bradford's biggest city centre shopping complex has launched an attack on credit card fraud after the city was singled out as one of Britain's 12 areas most at risk from the crime. Bradford sits alongside Glasgow and Manchester, and areas in London like
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Machete attack victim dumped in lane
A man was savagely hacked with a machete and left for dead in a rural lane while another brutally beaten victim was dumped from a car in residential Bradford. Detectives said they are linking the separate attacks which came to light within half-an-hour
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Bailed out: PFA millions save City
The Professional Footballers' Association has handed Bradford City a multi-million pound loan to save the club from extinction. The players' union stepped forward to bail out City with the offer as the administrators running the club were poised to liquidate
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - It is quite right that the grade two listed stocks in Bingley be maintained. Last used in 1866, these stocks are a part of our history, and probably a talking point for visitors. I can just imagine people saying "them were the days, they knew how
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Holders humiliated by five-star Foster
The manner of Hanging Heaton's victory over Baildon was the only shock in the Priestley Cup quarter-finals. Exacting revenge for last year's Heavy Woollen Cup final defeat, Hanging Heaton dumped the holders out of the competition in humiliating fashion
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Back in the old routine
The dog walker looked genuinely concerned as she made a beeline for Nicky Law. "Are the players going to be coming back up the path?" she inquired while patting her pet. "Only she likes to join in and chase anyone she sees running." That might have made
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Bantams outshone by classy veterans
Sacked by the club just weeks ago, Gunnar Halle struck the goal that kept other former players from tasting cup glory. City's old boys were denied a place in the Masters of Football regional final after going down 4-0 to Leeds United in a disappointing
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Noble joy as Deacon signs deal
Scrum half Paul Deacon has signed a two-year extension to his Bradford Bulls contract. It means the Great Britain international will remain with the Super League and World Club champions until the end of the 2004 season. The 23-year-old is delighted to
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Euro cash on offer
Bradford's businesses are being urged to claim their share of a 3.6 billion Euro pot of cash to promote IT. The money, which comes from the European Commission, will be spent over the next four years on innovative projects. Firms interested in finding
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£5,000 cycle challenge
Businesses leaders took time out to complete a cycle marathon across the Pennines. Steve Wright, managing director of the Thomas Wright/Thorite Group in Laisterdyke, and John Walsh, managing director of Abraham Moon & Sons in Guiseley, completed the
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Builders find bomb store
A TICKING time bomb under Otley Road, Skipton, could have exploded at any time during the last 60 years. But builders averted a major disaster when they uncovered the live ammunition, rifles and hand grenades at the former JET petrol station site before
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Experts put bounce into Centre Court
Unlike some of the top tennis seeds already knocked out of Wimbledon, one grass seed developed by a Bingley firm is steadfastly surviving the rigours of the grand slam tournament. The Sports Turf Institute at St Ives, near Harden, has served an ace in
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Water chiefs' massive pay hike
Water company bosses saw their pay packets rocket by up to 94 per cent last year. The directors of Yorkshire Water parent company, Kelda Group, received huge pay rises and shared in performance-related bonuses of £248,000 last year. Among the biggest
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Trek raises £7,000
A 21-mile walk through the Yorkshire Dales has raised a massive £7,000 for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research App-eal. About 100 people took part in the event, which was organised by the Rotary Club of Bradford, and started in Buckden
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Search is on for African adventurers
The search is on for 20 intrepid young people who will spend three weeks in a Kenyan village and scale Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Hit the Roof of Africa is a project launched by Bradford's Youth Service to strengthen relationships between
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Nurses lead the world in new role
Nurses in Bradford are easing the workload of doctors by being the first in the world to take on a specialist diagnostic role. Pam Quinn and Helen Ludkin, pictured, of Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust are among eight nurses from across the country to successfully
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Let's pull together
Multi-millionaire director Professor David Rhodes flew in from Dublin to call on City fans to back the rescue package. The Filtronic boss, who has teamed up with his son Julian and chairman Geoffrey Richmond to form the consortium, spoke out publicly
