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Pessimists made to eat their words
Keighley Cougars 10, Huddersfield Giants 34: This was a highly commendable performance from Gary Moorby's young Cougar squad. Down to just 16 fit players before the game and facing unbeaten Huddersfield, even the most die-hard Cougar fan would have been
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Pollard plunders 65 for Gomersal
Gomersal took advantage of Idle's week off to continue their challenge for the secondary title. An unbeaten 65 from Steve Pollard helped the second-placed side to six points with Brighouse the victims on a wet West Yorkshire Saturday. Brighouse could
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A lesson to be learned
There is a growing demand for nursery places generally. Shipley is no exception. The company hoping to open a new nursery at the bottom of Carr Lane, Windhill, says it was government figures showing that the town needs more child-care places which prompted
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On This Day
In 1100, Henry I, youngest son of William the Conqueror was crowned in Westminster Abbey. In 1858, the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable, between Ireland and Newfoundland, was completed. In 1861, income tax was introduced in the USA, initially
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'Feeble' tribunals burden for firms
Employers in the district are being put under unnecessary pressure by tribunals, according to the Engineering Employers' Federation Yorkshire and Humberside. It says the number of "feeble" cases sent to employment tribunals is threatening the efficient
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Firms to gain from windfall
Businesses in the district are set to benefit from a £25 million fund. Up to 100 fledgling small businesses could get a cash injection from the new Regional Venture Capital Fund, which is supported by regeneration agency Yorkshire Forward. The fund will
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Trust plan initiative to aid young
An initiative to help 14 to 25-year-olds get their lives on track has been set up by The Prince's Trust and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Route 14-25 aims to support disadvantaged young people in Calderdale and Kirklees, after research revealed pockets
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Developer in homes row with Council
Developers wanting to build a mini-housing estate are lining up for a battle with Bradford Council. Persimmon Homes is seeking a public inquiry after being told it must improve sewerage systems in Gilstead, near Bingley, if 66 new homes are to be built
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£250,000 nursery faces plans block
A company which has spent £250,000 converting a pub into a nursery may be forced to close before the first child toddles through the door. The former Bluebell pub on Leeds Road's junction with Carr Lane in Windhill, Shipley, has been renovated and kitted
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City's fate to hinge on League support
Bradford City's fate as a Division One club will be decided at a meeting of Football League chairmen tomorrow. Fans of the club are to travel to London to campaign for the chairmen to approve the club's bid to regain its division one status. And the Bradford
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Hide-out becomes children's haven
A secluded patch of greener, which has become a magnet for drugs and crime is to be transformed into an unlikely play haven for children. East Bowling's bobby on the beat, PC Mick Fawbert, has vowed to reclaim the land from gangs of yobs who are making
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Gunpoint robbery ordeal for student
Police today appealed for information after a student was robbed at gunpoint in a terrifying attack in Manningham. The 28-year-old student was walking home along Oak Lane at 10.40pm on Saturday when a white car - believed to be a Toyota with a part registration
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Ecstatic Ellen is walking on air
Daredevil granny Ellen McCunniff was on cloud nine for her 80th birthday celebrations. For the sprightly pensioner marked her special day by plunging thousands of feet from a plane in a tandem parachute jump. "My daughters arranged it for me," said Mrs
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Gareth, our hero!
The thousands who turned out to support Bradford's most famous son of the modern age proved they were true fans as the driving rain poured down on a sea of umbrellas. But despite the intermittent bad weather, people refused to take shelter in the nearest
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I feel I must write on behalf of my mother who has been a resident at Greenacres for over two years. This is not just an "old folks home", it is a home for elderly people with dementia who require special care. It is a place where they are looked
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Yorkshire's tennis stars fade in final stages
A Yorkshire competitor may have failed to reach the finals of the Hastings Direct British Tour tennis event at Ilkley, but Jason Torpey of Hull and Alice Mackenzie of Huddersfield both continued their recent good form to reach the semi-finals. And Mackenzie's
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All White on the night for Yorkshire
Craig White hit one of the greatest one-day centuries of all time against Surrey at Headingley to propel Yorkshire into the final of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy at Lord's on August 31 when they will meet Somerset. By a twist of fate, two days
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Ward gets into spot of bother
Farsley Celtic 1, Bradford City 1: As Chris Newton's powerful drive nestled neatly behind Aidan Davison in the City goal, the cries of "are you watching Ashley Ward?" began. And the jeer was coming from the Bantams fans and not from the supporters of
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Congs, St Lawrence vie for title
The Battle of Pudsey takes places in six days time and is almost certain to decide the winner of the Bradford League. Yet again the leading duo matched each others' results, keeping the gap at the top just one point. Wins on Saturday have set up the big
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Chat's the way to do it!
Robbie Paul today lifted the lid on the half-time chat that roused the Bulls in the Battle of Yorkshire. He said there was a steely resolve in the Valley Parade dressing-room as the Bulls were determined to see off their fierce rivals. The world club
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Kilmarnock in for Locke
Jim Jefferies is ready to take Gary Locke back to Scotland. The former Bantams boss has swooped on his old club to lure midfielder Locke to Kilmarnock. Locke stayed last night in the club's official hotel at Rugby Park. Sources in Scotland said he would
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Property assets ignored
Firms in the district wanting to increase profits should get rid of unwanted commercial property before sacking staff. Research by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has revealed many firms do not understand the importance of property assets.
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Deal puts firm in the fast lane
Billing specialist Lexicon is celebrating its sponsorship deal with the Castrol Honda Superbike team after success at the recent European leg of the championship. Castrol Honda rider Colin Edwards closed the gap on championship leader Troy Bayliss to
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I just called to say 'you're a winner!'
Link Telecom has been named as the nation's top Orange Business Specialist performer. The firm, which has branches in Keighley, Bradford and Skipton, was one of the first UK dealers to be appointed as an authorised Orange Business Specialist just last
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Financial needs of fans tackled
RBR Insurance Group has helped the Bradford Bulls launch its new financial services package. The Ilkley firm, which is made up of an insurance broking division and a financial services division, came up with Bradford Bulls Financial Services which aims
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'I'll help build you a website'
A kind-hearted businessman is calling on organisations in the district to get in touch if they want a website. Chris Wilson, who runs Five Lane Ends firm Procare Computers, says he wants to help a non-profit making organisation by setting up a site for
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Relay races for number one spot
Relay Recruitment has used its record £3.3 million turnover for reinvestment in major expansion plans. The human resources firm, which has its head office on Salem Street, has opened a new site in Leeds in a move which will see its operational costs rise
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Joy for Lee as he weds at last
Former paratrooper Lee Clegg, who had a decade-long battle to clear his name after he was convicted of murdering a teenage joyrider at an Army checkpoint in Belfast, has found happiness after marrying his police officer fiancee. Corporal Clegg and Julie
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Lifestyle campaign in 'Oscar' success
A Bradford health and social care project which encourages Asian communities to live a healthy lifestyle has scooped top prize in the 'Oscars' of the caring professions. The Asian health and social care information project, run by Bradford Social Services
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'Elvis' comes to fund's aid
Fabulous Elvis prizes are up for grabs for the winners of a charity contest to find the best impersonator of the King. "Rockin' in the Chapel" takes place at St Margaret's Church, Ilkley, on Friday, August 16 - the 25th anniversary of the King's death
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Sweet joy for Queen, thanks to Mohammed
Manningham sweet-maker Mohammed Rahman, pictured, made history when he was invited to present his Asian sweets to Her Majesty the Queen during her visit to a mosque in Scunthorpe. Owner of the Sweet Centre Mr Rahman, 45, together with his father Abdul
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£660,000 Odsal scheme on track
A £660,000 contract to carry out health and safety work at Odsal stadium is expected to be awarded by Bradford Council to contractors within days. The Council's Chief Executive Ian Stewart said today the authority was now advertising nationally for tenders
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Murdered gran's daughter was stab victim
The prostitute daughter of a 62-year-old woman stabbed to death in a street brawl at the weekend was murdered almost 12 years ago, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal. Police were called to the home of grandmother Monica Flaherty, in Priestman Street
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We won't quit city, vows major store
A retail company is expected to take over one of Bradford's oldest stores. The Telegraph & Argus can reveal that Boyes - the family company which has stores throughout the North selling household goods - has bought the freehold of Christopher Pratts
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I love my Bradford says Gareth
Gareth-mania swept through the normally formal business of City Hall yesterday as Bradford's Pop Idol was honoured by civic leaders. Just minutes after entertaining up to 20,000 people in Centenary Square, Gareth and members of his family joined a civic
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Unchained happiness!
Bradford's brightest star brought joy to more than 15,000 screaming fans as he serenaded them during a free mini concert in his home town. For the first time since he won national acclaim on Pop Idol and went on to score two Number One hits, the East
