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Elliott makes Roses debut
Yorkshire's newest Australian recruit, Matthew Elliott, was making his debut in the Roses match at Old Trafford today and was expected to bat at No 3. Darren Lehmann's replacement arrived in England on Monday and was so keen to get involved that coach
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'This squad's hard to beat'
Nicky Law today christened his City troops: The team that don't know how to get beaten. The Bantams stretched their unbeaten start to the season last night with a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace. Home boss Trevor Francis was quizzed by police afterwards for
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Vital to get rid of these obscenities
Graffiti is one of the scourges of our modern times. It is hard to find an accessible surface in urban areas which is not adorned with the artwork of those who see every blank space as a challenge. In fact it often appears, too, on surfaces which to many
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Bradford & Bingley profits leap four per cent to £135m
Bradford & Bingley has seen its pre-tax profits grow by four per cent, it was revealed today. The firm, which last week announced it was to break a 150-year-old tradition and move its head office from Crossflatts, Bingley, to London, also says it
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Mural work runs into a wall of resistance
A giant mural being painted in Shipley has drawn mixed reactions from people who live nearby. Some are angry that there was no consultation about the plan but others say they are delighted with the initiative. The mural is being painted on the gable end
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Cool James won't get all shook up
Pint size performer James Hudson-Wright never gets All Shook Up when he impersonates his favourite singer Elvis Presley. The ice-cool six-year-old, pictured, will be among performers stepping into the King's Blue Suede Shoes at charity night Rockin' in
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Clean up this write mess, Railtrack told
MPs have backed calls for the removal of obscene graffiti dominating the train route into Bradford amid fears it could harm the city's Capital of Culture bid. Hundreds of passengers and visitors pass the three-foot-high slogans, pictured, on the rail
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Legionnaire's shock shuts pool
Shipley swimming pool was shut today after the bacteria which causes Legionnaire's Disease was discovered in a water tank. It comes amid an outbreak of the disease in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, where three people have died and there are 125 other confirmed
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - For the past three months I have been trying to persuade Bradford Council to move ever-increasing piles of fly-tipped rubbish which the usual considerate Bradfordians have left outside my back yard. To date I have had a sofa, wall unit, large pieces
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Pike gets away to a big score for Burley
Burley did themselves a massive favour by toppling North Leeds for the second time this season to open a ten-point gap on second-from-bottom Rawdon. North Leeds' title challenge is now virtually over as they trail runaway leaders Adel by 20 points with
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Atherton the rock
Crystal Palace 1, Bradford City 1: The chasm between Division One's haves and have nots was there for all to see in the centre-spread of the Crystal Palace programme. There were the home team beaming at the camera - all 29 senior players and ten staff
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Millward piles the pressure on Bulls
Ian Millward believes that the longer Bradford Bulls remain unbeaten at Valley Parade the greater the pressure on them becomes. The St Helens coach, who brings his team to Bradford for a top-of-the-table clash in front of the Sky TV cameras on Friday,
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On This Day
In 1902, Felix Wankel, inventor of the rotary car engine, was born. In 1925, a three-week-old strike in the textile industry was settled. In 1980, workers took over the shipyard at Gdansk, Poland. From the Telegraph & Argus of August 14th, 1977...
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Ready to grow!
NSF Controls is set to expand its Keighley manufacturing operations with the acquisition of Waddoups Hardy. Waddoups Hardy, which is also based in Keighley, provides a service for mild steel and similar materials. NSF Controls, which supplies electro-mechanical
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Bakery firm axes 120 jobs
One hundred and twenty employees at a bakery firm have lost their jobs. Watsons Bakeries Ltd, which had its head office in Liversedge and shops in eight towns, including Cleckheaton, Birstall, Batley and Brighouse, axed the jobs following poor trading
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Crash victims' struggle for compensation
A family whose cottage collapsed around them when a stolen car ploughed into it could now face a court case to win compensation for the mental trauma brought on by their ordeal. Anne Strange, 55, still wakes up with a start if she hears a noise in the
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Medics to learn from rare injury
Doctors plan to use details of a boy's rare reaction to a head injury as a case study for medics across the country to follow. Twelve-year-old Aaron Brennan suffered a haematoma - bleeding on the brain - when he fell off his bike. But because he did not
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I was victimised, claims secretary
A secretary claimed she was victimised by hospital managers for blowing the whistle on a "chaotic" cancer department. Irene Mounsey, 53, told an employment tribunal that she was left feeling "sick and humiliated" by her treatment after raising concerns
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Priest stalked by a cleaner
A judge has locked up an obsessed spinster and told prison officials to stop her harassing a Roman Catholic priest. Besotted Bernadette Quinn, 42, of Dodge Holme Court, Mixenden, Halifax, will spend the next three weeks at New Hall women's prison. And
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Path-clearers quit after cruelty claim
A group of volunteers who tirelessly helped to make paths accessible to ramblers for ten years have disbanded in disgust after being accused of animal cruelty. Four members of the Pudsey Parish Paths Partnership were amazed when they were questioned by
