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Battling Guiseley hold table-toppers
Industry, hard work and a great Stewart Airdrie finish helped Guiseley take a point against champions-elect Alfreton Town. Exacting revenge for their cup hammering earlier in the season, Neil Parsley's men twice came back from behind to earn a 2-2 draw
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Romanov proves cut above Vanzie
A towel covering his head, Bobby Vanzie contemplated life from the privacy of his dressing-room bathroom. The doctor had just finished applying eight stitches to the angry gash beneath his left eye. "I'm bruised internally and externally," admitted the
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End of world for beaten Vanzie
Bobby Vanzie will think hard about his future this week after his world title dream was crushed. Bradford's British lightweight champion was floored five times by Russian Yuri Romanov before their WBO title eliminator in Preston was halted in the eighth
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Cash that could go to better use
It is an alarming state of affairs that the problem of abandoned cars in Bradford has reached such epidemic proportions that the police have felt it necessary to appoint a specialist officer to deal with it. Since last April 1,274 dumped cars have been
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On this day
In 1265, England's first parliament met in London. In 1923, the Olympic Cinema, Lilycroft Road, Bradford closed. In 1961, US President John F. Kennedy at his inauguration said "We stand on the edge of a new frontier". From the Telegraph & Argus of
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Marathon racers race to challenge
Two best friends who set up a business in Bradford are set to run a half marathon in Prague in March - because of a bet. James Mason and Stephen Sullivan, who set up Stairs-Direct UK more than a year ago, are running the race to raise cash for the Leonard
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Firm weighs in with £3m move
PM Group plc has invested £3 million in new headquarters in Shipley which could see its staffing levels double. The business, which floated on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) last April, is set to move into its new Canal Road premises at the beginning
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Grieving daughter's charity bash
A woman who lost both parents to cancer is helping fight the disease through a charity concert. Mutton Aid takes place at the Shoulder of Mutton in Gomersal on Thursday in aid of the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research Appeal. Two bands
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Burger bar hit by armed robbers again
Masked robbers wielding nine-inch bladed knives stole cash during the latest raid on a Bradford burger bar. Two men stormed the McDonalds Restaurant in Rooley Lane as staff were closing-up at about 10.35pm on Saturday. Terrified workers fled into a store
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Homing in on the smoking menace
Parents in Bradford are to be encouraged to make their homes a smoke-free zone to protect the health of their children. West Yorkshire Smoking and Health, a tobacco control alliance, has been given £28,000 by the Department of Health to develop a new
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Is the show over for the Priestley
It could have been a night of tears and melodrama. After nearly a century, the Priestley Centre for the Arts bowed out for what may have been its last ever performance on Saturday night. The drama was confined to the stage. For the 200 people, most of
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Crackdown on car dump menace
The problem of abandoned cars in Bradford has become so serious police have appointed the first specialist officer in the country to deal with it. PC Vaughan Evans - a former patrol officer in Keighley - has been appointed Abandoned Vehicle Co-ordinator
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Fired-up Keighley slay the Dragons
It might not be Cougarmania, but it is the best possible start for the new-look Keighley side. Nearly 1,400 spectators braved the rain to watch Doncaster Dragons get rolled over 21-14 by a devastating display of no-nonsense in-your-face rugby. A side
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Law sees red over yellow
Rotherham 3, Bradford City 2: The year may have changed but the old grumbles remain as relevant as ever. Nicky Law didn't bother turning over a new leaf after City's first league game in 2003. He went back to a depressingly tried and trusted script. The
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Headingley exit for coach Clark
Yorkshire will announce this week that their director of coaching, Wayne Clark, will not be at Headingley this season. Australian-born Clark, pictured, who guided Yorkshire to the county championship title in 2001 and was in charge last summer when they
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Rivals queue up for Jamie
Jamie Lawrence may have played his last game for Bradford City. The tough-tackling midfielder is wanted by several First Division rivals. And it is likely a deal could be sorted within the next few days. Lawrence, back in action after a cracked rib, said
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Just the business
Tucked away in the heart of Bradford, there sits a glorious monument to Victorian architecture. Just a stone's throw from busy Keighley Road, the University of Bradford School of Management is an oasis of learning - passing on management and business
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Firm lends hand with quick start
A Skipton-based company has helped get a specialist mortgage lender up and running in rapid time. Homeloan Management Ltd (HML), which is a mortgage administration service provider, was taken on by Commercial First Mortgages Ltd to help get it off the
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Anyone got a cool £1.6m to spare?
Millionaire house buyers flocked to take a peek inside Ilkley's two hottest properties. West Grange in Ben Rhydding and Heber's Ghyll in Ilkley are the latest in a string of million pound-plus properties in the district. They are on the market for the
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Setback as buyer pulls out of deal
A leading medical research company has backed out of plans to buy a former school site in Bradford. Nektar Therapeutics - which has changed its name from Bradford Particle Design - vowed in November it would still forge ahead and take over Nab Wood Middle
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Anyone got a cool £1.6m to spare?
Millionaire house buyers flocked to take a peek inside Ilkley's two hottest properties. West Grange in Ben Rhydding and Heber's Ghyll in Ilkley are the latest in a string of million pound-plus properties in the district. They are on the market for the
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Gym owner victim of vicious attack
A gym owner is preparing to give up his business after being viciously battered with one of his own weight-lifting bars. David Roberts told how a thug 'went totally berserk' at Bradford's Forge Gymnasium, smashing up a CCTV camera before clubbing him
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Bishop leads the way in mass rally
The Bishop of Bradford led an estimated 2,000 people in the nation's biggest protest march through the city against the impending war in Iraq. Clutching a banner calling for peace, The Right Reverend David James spearheaded Saturday's peaceful protest
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Royal show set to visit Bradford
The first x-ray of a hand ever seen in Britain will be among items on display in an exhibition paying homage to one of the world's most important photographic collections. The exhibition gives a taste of the world-famous Royal Photographic Society material
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Letters to the editor
Rail link vital to Bradford's future SIR - At last someone appears to understand the problems of Bradford. Alec Suchi (January 13) makes the case yet again for a heavy rail link between the two stations, Forster Square and the Interchange. The Bingley
