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Bulls flattered by three tries in ten final minutes
Bradford Bulls 36, Wakefield 18: The lowest crowd for a Super League match since the Bulls moved to Valley Parade watched a patchy performance by the Grand Final winners. The previous lowest attendance was 9,216 against London Broncos last month, but
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Molenaar concern over City gossip
Robert Molenaar wants to silence the whispering campaign with some good news about City's future. The big Dutchman admitted the training ground is rife with rumours while the uncertainty hovers over Valley Parade. Molenaar said: "Most of the signs are
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Bulls' late late show
The overwhelming reaction from assistant coach Darrel Shelford to last night's performance by Bradford Bulls was one of relief. The Super League leaders gained a flattering 36-18 success over Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, but their two to one points ratio
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On This Day
In 1853, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Bradford, was opened. In 1897, Victoria Park, Oakenshaw was opened. In 1921, it was Budget Day in Bradford, rates were set at 18/3d. in the pound, and the heatwave finally broke. From the Telegraph & Argus of
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Action group fights to save green fields
A community action group has been set up to fight the building of a car showroom on green fields in Birkenshaw. Members of the newly-formed group are lobbying residents in the village to encourage them to oppose plans by the Shelf-based Blackshaw Group
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'Lazy' nurse is struck off the register
A Bingley nurse has been found guilty of misconduct and struck off the register for sleeping on duty and leaving a nursing home without cover. But Conrad Archibald, 49, was cleared of leaving a 90-year-old resident on a commode for three hours and of
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Divers to explore wreck
A group of Shipley divers are to brave the cold North Sea for a dive on the East Coast's biggest wreck. The Pilsudski was the pride of the Polish Merchant fleet when it was sunk by a German mine in 1939. It now lies 30 miles off Bridlington and Garry
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Youngsters 'must do better' in tests
National school test results by Bradford teenagers are improving, education chiefs have revealed. But the encouraging news is unlikely to prevent Serco-QAA, the company which has the contract to provide education services, from losing out on bonus payments
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Police not to blame after crash tragedy
Police have been cleared of any blame over the death of a former soldier in a high-speed car crash. John Wilford, 21, died and five passengers were seriously injured when the Suzuki car he was driving went out of control in Great Horton Road, Bradford
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Cat survives ten days boarded up
A cat stuck in an empty house for ten days was rescued by the RSPCA. The white and ginger moggy had been trapped in the boarded-up house off Leeds Old Road, Bradford Moor, since about July 3. It had climbed into the house through a broken window which
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Troubleshooter sent in after inspectors slate failing school
A Bradford primary school with a catalogue of problems has been slated by Ofsted inspectors. St Augustine's Primary was criticised for "very poor" leadership and management, low morale among staff, dreadful behaviour by pupils and a massive budget overspend
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Lions Test a mistake, says Caisley
Chris Caisley says Great Britain should never again have a one-off Test against Australia in mid-season. The Bradford Bulls chairman was speaking in the wake of Britain's record 64-10 humiliation at the Aussie Stadium in Sydney yesterday. "I said the
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Pay and dismay for motorists
It's a case of pay and dismay for those used to enjoying free parking on the outskirts of Bradford city centre as the council unveils plans to impose charges for leaving your car on several streets. The council says the move is to ease the bad congestion
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Climb of a lifetime!
Keighley students James Mason and Andrew Walker, pictured, are planning to climb one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. The former Skipton Ermy-sted's Grammar School pupils aim to conquer Kluchevskaya Sopka, a remote peak in Russia. Their venture
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Can...you help us with admin skills?
People with a few hours to spare are being urged to help with the running of the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research Appeal. Hundreds of events are being held throughout the region to raise money towards the £1 million target, but these
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Europe at heart of treatment solution
Heart patients in Bradford could be sent to hospitals across Europe for vital treatment from next month. A total of 32 people in the Bradford area, who have been waiting for heart operations for six months, will have the right to choose where they are
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Pensioners in fear as 21 homes raided
Pensioners lay terrified in their beds as two raiders went on a three-hour burgling spree and smashed their way into 21 homes. The burglars - thought to be white men in their 20s - rifled through the houses searching for cash and pension books before
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Fury as Council unveils new pay to park plans
Plans by Bradford Council to make motorists pay for more than 240 parking spaces around the city centre sparked fury today. The proposal was described as the "nail in the coffin" by traders and businesses. But the Council said the plan was meant to tackle
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Now the Provincial building in the centre of Bradford is coming down and plans are to have street cafes and a small arts centre, could this not be altered slightly to a modern art gallery/concert room or gallery/theatre with caf and tourist information
