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Fielden to put bite on Big Mac
Barrie McDermott might not be on Stuart Fielden's Christmas card list, but he still has the utmost admiration for the Leeds prop. The 22-year-old Bulls front-rower said about his fellow Great Britain international ahead of Friday's derby at Valley Parade
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Ceramics firm plans European alliances
Qualceram Shires plc, which has an acrylics plant and warehouse in Bradford, has announced a series of alliances with European firms. The firm, which has its head office in County Wicklow, Ireland, manufactures ceramic bathroom products. The firm, which
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Residents fight sale congestion
Residents opposing Bingley's weekly car-boot sale have been backed by councillors. Members of the Bailey Hills Action Group submitted a 69-name petition to the Shipley Area Committee which agreed to take the issue further. Councillors, police and council
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Knifeman gets eight years in jail
A rioter who was caught on camera stabbing a man as disorder erupted in Bradford city centre has been jailed for eight years. A Telegraph & Argus photographer captured the horrific moment when Mohammed Shakeel sunk a knife into his victim's back and
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Shimla sunk by Khan
Earlmarshall (Sheffield) defeated Shimla (Bradford) by nine wickets to win this year's Western Union Cup Final at Bradford Park Avenue Cricket Ground. Shimla were first to bat and were always struggling from the off to make a sizeable total as they lost
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Hull hit out at City
Hull City chairman Adam Pearson has been left "disappointed and embarrassed" by the City player strike. Although the game at Boothferry Park will still go ahead, Pearson has been incensed by the lack of notice he was given by Bradford City. Club captain
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Don't cheer too loudly just yet...
It would be understandable if the cheers which greet the latest news about the Manningham Mills redevelopment are delivered with just a hint of cautious restraint. On the face of it, the news is very good indeed. After being held up by legal doubts in
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On This Day
In 1867, the old Theatre Royal, Duke Street, Bradford, was demolished. In 1898, Wyke Recreation Ground was opened. In 1919, 20,000 children of soldiers and sailors were entertained in Peel Park, Bradford. From the Telegraph & Argus of July 30th, 1977
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Youth falls on to rocks
A teenager fell 25ft on to rocks, smashing both bones in his left calf. The 15-year-old was rescued by a team of firefighters from Shipley after tumbling down a steep embankment near Crag Road, Windhill, yesterday. Paramedics arrived at the scene first
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Now foreign nurses to face tests in English
Foreign nurses working in the district's hospitals are to face compulsory English tests to make sure they have a good grasp of the language. The Nursing and Midwifery Council is so concerned about the poor language of foreign recruits that it is introducing
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Famine fear for Africa
Children orphaned by AIDS face an even greater struggle to survive in famine-threatened southern Africa. Vulnerable youngsters are having to stretch already scant resources to provide for hungry siblings following the death of both parents from the disease
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Anger at bus route changes
Furious pensioners today claimed they have been left stranded after their local bus service was re-routed to allow repairs to take place on a railway bridge. Bus company First has been forced to divert its 601, 602, 606, and 607 services around the Holme
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New Dean looks to a bright future
Bradford Diocese's new second in command today revealed he is looking towards a bright future, working in what he describes as a "wonderfully refreshing city". The Reverend Dr Christopher Hancock, pictured, has been appointed as the Dean of Bradford,
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Cars searched in hunt for gun gang
Police officers hunting a gang terrorising a Bradford street with air rifles stopped and searched cars in the hunt for the gunmen. Frightened residents in the road - where there have been more than 20 incidents in two months - have been left with costly
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Gareth's ready to stop the traffic!
Bradford is gearing up for its biggest party in years. Pop chart-topper Gareth Gates is returning to the city for an official homecoming gig on Sunday and more than 15,000 fans are expected to give him a reception to remember. Today organisers revealed
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Get in training for Youth Parliament
Young people interested in becoming youth MPs are being invited to training days across the district next month. The sessions are for young people aged 11 to 25 who want to become involved in the Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament (BKYP). Youngsters
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City's squad go on strike
Bradford City plunged deeper into crisis today after 15 players sacked by the club went on strike. The players - who make up most of City's first team squad - were refusing to play in tonight's friendly at Hull City after a "negative" meeting with chairman
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - In reply to Les Brotherton's letter (T&A, July 23). As a former teacher in the inner city I have taught many children of Asian background. Studies on French-speaking bilingual students in Canada in the 1970s have supported the view that not
