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Clumsy oafs turn to the solicitors
FOLLOWERS of the column by our doctor correspondent, James Fleming, will know his disillusionment at the compensation culture. For Dr Fleming a large part of his time working in a busy accident and emergency department at a Lancashire hospital is fending
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Bees have mobility to win, says Cooke
The Bees hope to break their fifth-round bogey tomorrow in the Powergen Intermediate Cup. The unbeaten North Two East club are at home to Midlands Division One club Dunstablians in the last 32 (1.45) but have lost at this stage twice previously. Dunstablians
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Bowling facing bogey team
West Bowling's euphoria at having drawn Batley Bulldogs at home in the third round of the TXU Energi Challenge Cup will have to be put firmly on the back burner when they face old rivals East Leeds at Bankfoot tomorrow in the National Conference League
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We've weathered storm, says Claus
Back home in Denmark, Claus Jorgensen would be enjoying some relaxation. His time would be spent making the most of the festive period as the national league breaks for the winter. But there is no such opportunity here, and after more than three years
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Law opts for all-out attack
Nicky Law looks likely to unleash stand-in striker Andy Tod on Watford. The City manager is adamant that he is not prepared to play a negative five in midfield on the tough trip to Vicarage Road, preferring instead to throw another emergency striker into
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Questions that need an answer
The case of paedophile Scout leader Peter Francis throws up a series of very disturbing questions. How was a man who had a conviction for abusing a child in the 1970s, when he was in the Army, able to become a Cub Scout leader and begin his vile 17-year
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On This Day
In 1915, The Allies were retreating from the Dardanelles. In 1983, Yasser Arafat and around 4,000 followers retreated from Lebanon. In 1989, the Lithuanian Communist Party voted to end its ties with the Soviet Comminist Party. From the Telegraph &
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New bus services takes to the road
GETTING into Skipton from Eastby has been difficult for people of late - particularly if they don't have their own transport. But all that has changed now that a free service has been organised after much lobbying by Embsay with Eastby parish councillor
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Autistic boy misses out due to lack of full-time support
AN autistic boy is receiving just two hours education a day at a Silsden school because he does not have a full-time support worker. Susan Harrison said Education Bradford, which supplies education services for the city's council, had refused to fund
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Never a dull moment in the Stokes' household!
ANYONE who thinks that their home will be chaotic on Christmas morning should spare a thought for Rita and Adrian Stokes who have to sit back and watch all 10 of their children excitedly rip open their presents! Surely Santa will need to make at least
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Supermarket has harmed our trade
SIR - It has taken only one year for the arrival of Booths in Settle to decimate trade in Settle. We all knew it would happen, we feared the result, we hoped that customers would remain our customers, but hope is forlorn. People are surprised when I tell
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Arrest as man hurt in crash
A man was taken to Airedale General Hospital after the car he was travelling in crashed into two parked vehicles in Denholme early today. The accident happened on Main Road shortly before 1.30am when a Mini Mayfair struck the other cars. Fire crews from
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New York family's special gift to T&A
A family of New York police officers caught up in the events of September 11 has made a special presentation to the Telegraph & Argus. Diane Duguid left her Bradford home nearly 40 years ago for a life in New York with her American husband George.
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Holding firm fined over container row
A metal container, an offshore holding company and a £2,000-plus court bill look set to cause a legal showdown in Bradford. Residents complained after the huge container was placed on land off Windhill Old Road, Thackley, months ago by a firm based in
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'An admission we are failing'
Council officers will remove equipment from a children's playground after residents complained that gangs of teenagers had turned their lives into a nightmare. But the Reverend Paul Flowers said the decision by Bradford Area Panel was an admission they
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Computer switch may axe 50 jobs
Bradford Council is about to take a major step towards improving its computer systems. But it could lead to the loss of 50 jobs over three years. The Council is seeking two external partners to improve its outdated computer systems. One would be expected
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'Find Sherrylee' plea
The family of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who vanished 12 days ago made an emotional appeal today for her return in time for Christmas. Bradford police say they are increasingly concerned for the safety of Sherrylee Oliver who has been missing since leaving
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Bets are closed on Kimberley top spot
Chart-busting Kimberley Walsh's chances of getting the Christmas Number One look such a dead cert that bookies are refusing to take any more bets. Mid-week figures showed that Girls Aloud's Sound Of The Underground was selling fast - and the girl band
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Sex beast Cub Scout leader jailed for life
Paedophile Peter Francis, a former Cub Scout leader, was today beginning a double life sentence for abusing boys and girls for more than a decade. But despite his guilt the police today refused to provide a picture of the man who committed offences so
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Reds keep an eye on travel brochures
SKIPTON's football committee have been taking an atlas to selection of late in an effort to plot the whereabouts of their players, tomorrow's visit to Ripon for a Yorkshire Two league game again being influenced by foreign excursions. The Reds are doubly
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Wharfedale pin faith in Jackson
WHARFEDALE have called up Tony Jackson to fill the No 8 slot for their National Division Two game against Harrogate at The Avenue tomorrow, (writes Tony Simpson). Jackson has made only a handful of appearances for the Dalesmen this season since returning
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - The T&A office building and the adjacent St George's Hall have been left isolated, so far in front of the "new" Hall Ings building line as to leave no doubt that both have already been condemned to death by Bradford's "culture" oriented planners
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Changing faces of Bradford League
The Bradford League merry-go-round has begun with a host of players switching allegiance. One of the First Division's most consistent batsmen, Andrew Bairstow, has left East Bierley and joined Pudsey Congs. And Paul Carroll has followed his team-mate
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Pioneer project creates 30 new businesses
More than 30 new businesses have been set up in the south Bradford area thanks to a pioneering project aimed at getting the long-term unemployed back into work. Phoenix Fund, run by the Royds Community Association, has given grants and support to 36 new
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Institute and musicians share lottery handout
GROUPS in Kettlewell and Settle have been awarded more than £7,000 by the Lottery Awards for All fund. Kettlewell Village Institute has received £5,000 to help build an extension to improve storage facilities at the hall, which at present consist of a
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Blind Date contestant looks forward to television debut
BRAD Dalrymple left Australia for Britain a no-name university graduate seeking his fortune. Just 18-months later he is e-mailing home stories of TV and stage stardom much to the amazement of friends and family. He was even invited to switch on Christmas
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School twinning breaks down barriers
CHRISTMAS has united two Yorkshire schools which couldn't be more different. Rural Giggleswick Primary School, which has 84 pupils, welcomed 30 children from Copethorne Primary, an inner city school in Bradford attended by 500 pupils. Bringing together
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Appeal for help as search and rescue dog goes missing
MYSTERY surrounds the disappearance of a search and rescue dog from Stainforth. Border Collie Rhona has searched for injured climbers and missing people across the world. But now, after 14 years of helping others, she needs a helping hand herself. Bred
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Crash fears prompt calls for safety measures
AN increasing number of accidents and near misses outside Glusburn Primary School has led to calls for extra safety measures. Funding has now been secured for a railing to be put up at each side of the school entrance but campaigners have said it is not
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More jobs go at Rolls amid fears for firm's future
WORKERS at Barnoldswick's two Rolls-Royce factories are facing another Christmas of uncertainty, after a management letter told them the company's future in the town was now "less secure than ever". To compound the misery, a further 52 job losses were
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Court rules that noisy rooster is not a nuisance
FOR people across the Dales the dawn chorus is one of the most natural sounds of the countryside. But that tradition came under threat after complaints that one noisy cockerel refused to wait until first light to begin his cock-a-doodle-doo. Craven District
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Town is to get new brewery after a century's absence
THE last dray cart travelling from a Skipton-based brewery will have been horse drawn - but almost 100 years on a £250,000 venture is about to resurrect the town's brewing industry. Skipton Brewery, with its trade name Copper Dragon, is being launched
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Dalesfolk: Chris Baker
WHEN Chris Baker was nobbut a lad, his mother told him that, should he ever take up any hobby or join any organisation, he should "see it through." More than 50 years later, Chris is still "seeing it through". In a record which, even in the hard-working
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The Curmudgeon
IT was Friday 13th last weekend and, almost a week later, we still don't know if it brought good luck or bad. It was a fairly ordinary evening in the Beggars' Arms - it takes a long time for the Christmas spirit to get under way in Beggarsdale - when
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Bag snatcher jailed for five years
A man who carried out bag snatches on two elderly women in broad daylight has been jailed for five years. Ashaq Sattar was found guilty of robbing the pensioners in Heckmondwike earlier this year. The 23-year-old admitted stealing a mobile phone in a
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£17,653... in three weeks!
Generous Bradford people have dug deep into their time and pockets to make a Christmas challenge for cancer research a success. The bid to raise £25,000 for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research Appeal during December is shooting towards
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Summer holidays could be reduced
Next summer could be the last when Bradford teachers and pupils get six weeks off. Bradford Council wants to move to a new 'six-term year' pattern from August 2004. The main proposed changes are: l a shorter summer holiday of five weeks, not six l a new
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20,000,000-1 lottery double joy for Karen
A Bradford nurse has beaten odds of 20 million to one to scoop a lottery's two biggest prizes in eight months. Staff nurse Karen Worsley, pictured, who stakes just £1 each month, is now the proud owner of a £6,000 car and a holiday worth £3,000. Karen
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Three found guilty of car theft murder
A third man was today found guilty of the vicious murder of a father-of-two as he tried to stop his father-in-law's car being stolen. Rashad Zaman, 21, of Apsley Crescent, Manningham, Bradford was found guilty of murder by a majority verdict of the jury
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Cup and league in Craven focus
TOMORROW'S Craven football programme includes a mix of Cup and league action, always assuming, of course, that the chilly weather does not intervene. Craven & District FA Cup matches decorate the programme, with the North Craven tie between Dent and
