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Heat on Lehmann after White loss
Yorkshire's chances of avoiding the follow on were dealt a severe blow at Scarborough today when Craig White was out off the final ball of the first over from left-arm paceman Matt Bulbeck. Anthony McGrath and Darren Lehmann then rallied Yorkshire from
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Kettle on the boil for leaders Harden
Harden have opened a seven-point gap over Thackley in their bold bid for promotion to Division B. And the two front-runners in Division C can put some more daylight between themselves and third placed Colton this weekend. Harden, whose only league defeat
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Saxton ready to upset leaders
Undercliffe travel to the Britannia Ground this week looking to inflict more sorrow on the Congs. The in-form Bradford League side are aiming to be the third team on the bounce to take six points off the league leaders, who now have just a narrow lead
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Dose of Darrel is a reviver for Bulls
Bradford Bulls certainly seem to have found out that a change is as good as a rest this week. With head coach Brian Noble out in Australia with the Great Britain squad, the Bulls have been doing very nicely thank you under assistant coach Darrel Shelford
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Cougars suffer 'kick in teeth'
Cougars coach Gary Moorby is furious over the loss of his star player. Oli Marns, on loan at Keighley, will be donning a Leigh shirt on Sunday after the Centurions offered more cash to Halifax for the pacy winger. "Money talks in this game," said Moorby
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Deacon may miss Cat fight
Bradford Bulls are looking for some of their rising stars to make their mark tonight against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. The absence of Jamie Peacock, Stuart Fielden and Lee Gilmour with Great Britain, and injuries to Paul Anderson (broken arm), Brandon
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Gareth's a credit to his city
Happy birthday Gareth! Bradford's very own home-grown pop idol is 18 years old today - and looking forward to the perfect birthday present of his second number one single on Sunday. A year ago, Gareth was just another student worrying about his exam results
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On This Day
In 1543, Henry VIII married his sixth wife, Catherine Parr. In 1878, Turkey ceded Cyprus to Britain. In 1920, US president Woodrow Wilson opened the Panama canal. From the Telegraph & Argus of July 12th, 1977... Three teenage recruits joined Bradford
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Theatre's new drama programme
Bingley Little Theatre's eight-play programme for 2002-03 has just been published. BLT start the new season in mid-September with Ronald Harwood's play Quartet. First staged in 1998, the play centres on a respectable retirement home for opera singers
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Improvements at school
A Shipley school has introduced a number of improvement measures after Government inspectors criticised the teaching of juniors. During their four-day inspection of Windhill CE Primary School, Ofsted inspectors found standards in English, maths and science
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Culture bid drums up support on the streets
Bradford's Capital of Culture bid hits the road this weekend at a fun day in Keighley, aimed at drumming up more public support. A range of family events will be held in the town centre and BBC Look North weatherman Paul Hudson, who is from Keighley and
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School is proud to greet royal visitor
Leaders of Bradford Grammar School have spoken of their delight at being the only place in the district treated to a visit during the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's Jubilee tour of Britain. The independent school in Frizinghall, which can trace its history
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No-home shock for playgroup
A playgroup that caters for 60 families in North Bradford could close after being told its premises are being knocked down. The St Francis's Playgroup has been running for six years in the church hall at St Francis's RC Church, Norman Lane, Eccleshill
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Rail users demand priority payouts
Fair compensation should be paid to hundreds of people across the district who waited in vain for trains which never arrived during an acute driver shortage, according to a watchdog group. Councillor John Prestage, chairman of Bradford Passenger Transport
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New Manningham school planned
Parents listened to plans for a new school to accommodate the burgeoning infant population of Manningham in Brad-ford. At a community meeting yesterday, education chiefs outlined proposals for a new primary school on the site of the former Margaret McMillan
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Lap dance ban under attack
Bradford Council is under pressure to lift its 14-year ban on striptease acts and allow lap and table dancers to perform in city clubs for the first time. The clubs - where girls dance topless or nude for individual customers - are permitted in towns
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Heylen hits on winning formula
Jan Heylen, a protg of Bradford's Tim Sugden Motorsport and already touted as a future Formula 1 prospect, goes into the tenth and 11th rounds of the UK's national Formula Ford Zetec Championship at Croft this weekend confident of victory. In the last
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Griffiths is on the fast track
Rawdon race ace Rob Griffiths - currently holding eighth place overall in the IGC Caterham Superlight Challenge - is set to tackle one of the quickest tracks in the country, the new Rockingham Motor Speed-way in Northampton-shire, a week on Sunday in
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Sharpe leaves Guiseley to join Frickley
Phil Sharpe has left his post as assistant manager at Guiseley after being enticed to become the new manager at UniBond Premier Division outfit Frickley Athletic. After presiding over the first pre-season get together of his new club on Tuesday evening
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Pryce is right for champ Witter
Bradford's new Commonwealth champion Junior Witter plans a speedy return to the ring. Light-welterweight Witter is set to face unbeaten Welshman Bradley Pryce in September, possibly on the Ricky Hatton undercard at Manchester's MEN Arena. Witter, who
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Danny escapes City rap
Danny Cadamarteri will not be punished by City after being sentenced to 180 hours of community service for lying to police. Cadamarteri, 22, who missed training yesterday to attend court in Liverpool, had admitted conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
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A sharp cut!
Clothing firm Initial Garment Manufacturing has signed a deal with St John Ambulance. The firm, which was established in Bradford almost 70 years ago, is set to supply the first aid charity with one and two-piece uniforms. The outfits, which were recently
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Petition for police
A petition calling for a community beat bobby to serve the village of Gomersal, near Cleckheaton, has attracted almost 1,900 signatures. Ken Lee, of Oxford Road in Gomersal, will present the petition to the meeting of Kirklees full council, due to be
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A new home - for just £500
Move over Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, 'Handy' Andy and Carol Smillie. A group of residents in Bradford Moor have put the Changing Rooms team in the shade by transforming a derelict house into an exotic dream home - for just £500. Modern artistic techniques
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T&A appeal fund reaches milestone
Celebrations are under way after the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research Appeal hit a fantastic £400,000. That means we are almost halfway to the £1million target for cancer research here in Bradford. Hundreds of events have taken place
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Birthday boy Gareth thanks his fans
Pop idol Gareth Gates was today celebrating his 18th birthday - with the help of his favourite newspaper. The Telegraph & Argus delivered a special birthday cake to the singing superstar, pictured here, who has taken the music world by storm. It has
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Ruling on rioter is legal landmark
A judge's decision to cut the sentence of an 18-year-old Bradford rioter was today cited as a landmark judgement by legal experts. Imran Ghafoor's legal team successfully appealed against his four-and-a-half-year sentence because he was 17 when he took
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Boring? No, it's rocket science!
Scientific thrills and spills have been drafted into one Bradford school as teachers hit back at MPs' claims that the subject is too boring. Youngsters fired rockets hundreds of feet into the air as one of many hands-on science experiences which go on
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Street crime soars
Crime figures released today show that robbery in the Bradford district has rocketed by 89 per cent. Home Office statistics show that in the Bradford South division robbery is up 90.7 per cent on last year, while in Keighley it has jumped a shocking 177
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Despite Councillor Rudings' brave attempts to put a positive spin on the crime statistics for April and May (T&A, July 8) crime is on the increase in West Yorkshire. Surely the only statistic that matters is what we see, hear and experience
