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Boycott optimistic about happy new year
Geoff Boycott, stricken with cancer four months ago, is optimistic that the New Year will bring him some much better news. The 62-year-old former Yorkshire and England batting maestro, who lives at Woolley, near Wakefield, has told friends that he will
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Recipe for success leads to expansion
A Bradford restaurateur is planning to expand his curry empire after business has doubled. Mohammed Aslam, managing director of the Aagrah chain of restaurants, has submitted an application to extend the Shipley headquarters. The proposals, which would
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Laura launches support network
An amputee whose life has been changed by a surprise £11,500 donation towards new cosmetic limbs is launching a website to help others. Laura Campbell, 16, had her legs amputated when she was 18 months old and learned to walk with artificial limbs. The
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Man, 62, attacked by gang of ten
A 62-year-old man was today recovering in hospital after suffering severe facial injuries when he was attacked by ten men on Christmas Eve. A spokesman for West Yorkshire police said the incident happened between 9.30pm and 10pm on Tuesday, after the
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£40,000 grant puts a spring in dancers' steps
Young people in the district will be dancing their way to a healthier lifestyle thanks to a £40,000 windfall for a Bradford-based organisation. The Stance Dance Company is part of the Council's Dance for Life project, aimed at getting people moving and
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Coma mum's family still in limbo
The family of Teresa Innes face another new year in limbo as she remains in hospital in a permanent vegetative state after an alleged hospital blunder. Teresa suffered a massive reaction to penicillin given to her in Bradford Royal Infirmary despite her
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Strike threat to colleges
Students at Bradford, Shipley and Keighley Colleges face further disruption to their studies in the New Year, as strike action is planned by college workers. Members of NATFHE, the ATL, and UNISON, the three main unions in further education colleges,
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New health watchdog chief to focus on drugs
The first ethnic minority chief officer of a northern community health council has been appointed in Bradford. Jamil Rehman, 32, of Heaton, takes over the reigns of the health watchdog from Lesley Sterling-Baxter, who is leaving after 11 years to work
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Getaway driver may be a woman
The driver of a getaway car involved in a Brighouse ramraid may have been a woman, according to police. On Tuesday an ATM cash machine and its contents were ripped from the wall of Bailiff Bridge sub post office in New Street after being rammed by a 4x4
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Children in care are suffering at school
An action plan is to be drawn up to help children in care with their school work as figures released today show they have fallen behind other youngsters in the district. Only 47 per cent of children in the care of Bradford Council achieved one or more
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Baby home after ordeal at hospital
A four-week-old baby girl was today back home with her parents as police and health chiefs investigate how she suffered serious injuries while in hospital. Little Humara Ali had a cast put on her broken right leg and was today recovering from a fractured
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Police probe hospital death
A member of hospital staff has been suspended following the death of a Calverley pensioner in Leeds General Infirmary. Police and hospital chiefs confirmed today they were investigating the death of 86-year-old Ethel Hall. She died on December 11 after
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Stateside star Lori dances for tragic dad
A ballet-loving Bradford girl has overcome family tragedy to land a plum role as the lead in the Nutcracker Suite in America. Lori Gilchrist, 17, pictured, of Bolton Road, has just returned from a two-week trip to Philadelphia where she played the Sugar
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Re the letter "Not So Good" (T&A, December 19). Isn't it about time Bradfordians stopped bleating about how poor the Council and the district is? The Audit Commission are a body independent of Government who undertook a rigorous assessment of
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Goalkeeper's wife tells of match terror
The pregnant wife of Park Avenue goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel - who nearly died during Boxing Day's match with Harrogate Town - has spoken of her shock at the incident. Anita Pfannenstiel, who is seven-months pregnant, watched in horror as her husband
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Fielden predicts top-flight dogfight
Bradford Bulls and St Helens have been made joint favour-ites at 6-4 with Skybet to win the 2003 regular season. Wigan are third favourites for the Minor Premiership at 3-1, and then come Leeds (16-1), Hull (25-1), Castleford and London (66-1), Widnes
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City find cure for travel-sickness
Wolves 1, City 2: Second-half goals from Claus Jorgensen and Andy Gray stunned Wolves as City ended a run of eight successive away defeats in style at Molineux this afternoon. The Bantams turned in another gutsy defensive effort to make it two wins from
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Tramway is back on track
Although the December weekend weather was far from ideal, plenty of people turned out to show their support for the Shipley Glen Tramway. It has provided a welcome good-news story about this unique local attraction which seems to have been lurching from
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On This Day
In 1926, the highest recorded cricket runs scored was 1,107 by the Victoria Club, in Melbourne, Australia. In 1949, Albert Einstein proclaimed "The next world war will be fought with stones" In 1973, Alexander Solzhenitsyn exposed the Soviet prison system
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Man robbed of bracelet
A man was robbed of his £600 gold bracelet as he walked home after a night out. The incident happened at 11.30pm on Sunday as the man walked along Beck Lane, Liversedge. His path was blocked by a man and he saw three other suspects standing behind him
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Seasonal success for Santa specials
The Shipley Glen Tramway team was today celebrating its most successful Santa Specials run for 15 years. Thousands of visitors flocked to see the festive trams throughout weekends in December, and it has helped give the tramway's trust a funding base
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Gift helps high-and-dry sea cadets
A wealthy Yorkshire businessman has presented Keighley Sea Cadet Corps with a surprise Christmas gift. Millionaire George A Moore handed over the keys to a brand new, £27,000 Ford Transit minibus to the grateful cadets at their headquarters in Marley
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Appeal after street attack
Police have appealed for witnesses to an assault in Bradford which left a man with a broken jaw. A force spokesman said: "The 26-year-old got into a taxi on Morley Street near to the Alhambra Theatre when a suspect or suspects dragged him back out of
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Our readers save family's Christmas
Two youngsters who saw their presents destroyed in an arson attack on their home enjoyed a brighter Christmas than expected - thanks to generous Telegraph & Argus readers. Julia Abbey feared it would be a bleak festive period for her young family
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Massage is the message for 999 staff
Stressed-out emergency call operators in Bradford are receiving regular massages in the office to help them through the day. Professional masseurs have been called in to calm staff manning the police's high-pressure 999 call centre. The pilot scheme is
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Kimberley tipped for top in new year
Kimberley Walsh was today tipped to start the new year at the top of the charts after her band's debut single proved a hit with festive shoppers. And she is set to rocket to the top with her next single reportedly penned by Brian McFadden of Westlife
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Superhead quits
A head teacher brought in to turn round a troubled Bradford comprehensive has quit after it was branded a failing school. Bob O'Hagan resigned after Rhodesway School in Allerton was criticised by Ofsted inspectors for not improving fast enough. Oftsed
