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Four-goal Betts has a debut to remember
East Bowling Unity, who are still in the mix in the battle for the Premier Division title, gained revenge with a 7-3 win over bogey side Crown - a team who have beaten them twice recently. Racing into a 3-0 lead, Unity had a fright when Wayne Cotton pulled
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Ward given time to recover from virus
Ashley Ward could miss a reunion with one of his former clubs after picking up a virus. The City striker dropped out of training yesterday morning, complaining of feeling unwell and is a doubt for tonight's big home clash against Leicester. Ward, who
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Gray aims to be a Vogts winner
Scotland boss Berti Vogts will watch City tonight to spy on 12-goal hitman Andy Gray. Vogts, linked with the Bantams before Nicky Law took over, will run the rule over Gray in the home clash with high-flying Leicester. Gray scored for Scotland Future
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On This Day
In 1193, Saladin, Muslim commander during the Crusades, died in Damacus. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt said: "Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself". In 1966, John Lennon said: "I don't know which will go first
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A hi-tech route to the future
Bradford was built on its ingenuity and its prosperity was born from sheer hard work. The wool and textile trades were synonymous with the city and helped give Bradford its heritage and some of the beautiful buildings still proudly lining city centre
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E-mails could be a costly business
Surfing the web and sending saucy e-mails could be costing Bradford companies dear, according to a Keighley telecommunications company. Link Telecom believes unauthorised usage of the internet and e-mail could be costing companies a small fortune and
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Going it alone pays off for Nick
A cleaning company which was set up in a spare bedroom in Bradford in 2000 has seen business boom. TNO Cleaning Services, which moved into new offices on Brighouse Road in 2001, was established by Nick D'Agostino. After leaving a large cleaning company
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Father is jailed for indecent pictures
A married father-of-one has been jailed for a year after admitting using his computer to distribute indecent images of children. Paul Cooke, 38, from Foxcroft Avenue, Mirfield, who has a young son, was arrested as part of a police operation which monitored
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Appeal wood grows
More than 100 people planted living memorials as the latest additions to the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can...Cancer Research Appeal Memorial Wood. About 300 oak, birch and rowan trees have now been planted on the site at the St Ives Estate in Harden
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You're so resilient, Prince tells village
Prince Charles has told a village how "immensely resilient" it is. And he pledged support for plans for a new centre there. His message was read out yesterday when members of the Church, Bradford Council and business community came together to launch
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Margaret, 82, wins her shower tussle
Housing chiefs have agreed to install a shower for a pensioner after she suffered five months of hardship and her plight was highlighted in the Telegraph & Argus. Margaret Harrison, 82, is no longer able to get into a bath because of worsening health
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Does Karl Dallas really believe that anyone in Iraq would dare to criticise Saddam Hussein's regime, especially to people who are then repeating those views to the press (T&A, February 24)? Does he know that more than four million people have
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Lowes: Bulls face difficult route to final
There will be no stop-offs at Odsal on the road to Cardiff for the Bulls in 2003. Bradford missed out on a home tie once again as they were drawn away against Widnes Vikings in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Brian Noble's men, 82-0 winners over Hunslet
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Turning the tables on gunmen
The fatal shooting of Tasawar Hussain as he tried to intervene in a Bradford robbery emphasised the importance of the T&A's Stamp Out Gun Crime campaign. Tasawar was the latest of a series of local people who have paid with their lives for the ease
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Club is offering green support
A new business club is to be piloted in Bradford. If the environmental scheme, which aims to support small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs), is successful it will be rolled out across the region. The Bradford Trident business club has been formed by
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Delegates flock to wool conference
More than 200 people are set to travel to Bradford for The World Wool Conference next week. The event, which has been set up by a variety of organisations including Bradford College, is taking place at the Hanover Hotel next Monday and Tuesday. The conference
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Trash turns into cash
An innovative piece of equipment which was dreamt up by a Bradford businessman has lifted the lid on a whole new market place. The Trashbasher, which was the brainchild of Tim Illingworth, co-founder of Bradford-based Pure PR, has seen a boost in sales
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Law firm planning strategic withdrawal after merger
Law firm Gordons Cranswick is to quit Keighley. The firm's Devonshire Street office will close later this year. John Hall, senior partner, said: "As part of our strategic development we aim to consolidate our Bradford district offices within a new site
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Taylor-made project will boost beer capacity
Work has started on a £2 million redevelopment project at Timothy Taylor's Keighley brewery which will see an increase in the firm's capacity levels. The firm has demolished an old loading bay and store in preparation for a building to house four fermenting
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New boost for organic food trade
Skipton has been chosen as only the third centre in the country to officially pioneer organic farming. The Yorkshire Organic Centre is due to open on Thursday in Skipton Auction Mart in Gargrave Road. It will operate over a vast area, covering the whole
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Rush to join club wrecked in riots
An historic club which was destroyed by fire in the Bradford riots could return to its heyday of popularity after a surge in membership. Girlington and District Conservative Club, which is creating a new £400,000 base off Thornton Road, has received scores
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Hospital chiefs in 'super league' bid
Hospital bosses in Bradford have started the process to join the UK's super league of health care. A dossier showing the strengths of Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital has gone to the Department of Health which is drawing up a list of hospitals
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'Student struck in face, then raped'
A young man raped a student on a muddy pathway after he struck her several times in the face with a stone, a jury was told. The Leeds University student, then 18, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was helped into a taxi by her attacker as she
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'Will you help our son?' ask family
A Bradford mother has made a heartfelt plea for help for her little boy who suffers from autism. Kym Platts says her four-year-old son Kieran needs specialist intensive therapy to enable him to realise his potential - but it comes at a cost. The family
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Crash victim's mum tells of 'nightmare'
The mother of a man who survived a fatal horror crash said today: "I am just glad he's alive." Susan Harney said getting the news from the police about the head-on smash was "every mother's nightmare." Her son John Gaukroger, 21, was a passenger sitting
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'Hand in guns or serve five years'
Armed criminals are being invited to hand over their guns at Bradford police stations with the promise they will not face prosecution. Special drop-off bins will appear at specified sites in the city as part of a nationwide firearms amnesty running throughout
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Brave car crash children astound doctors
When brother and sister figure skaters Harry and Alice Mattick take to the ice today, competing with youngsters from across Britain, their mum Katy will watch with a heart-filled with pride. For she knows how far they have come since a terrible accident
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Council bids to privatise 600 landmarks
The big guns of the property world are lining up to take over the management of Bradford Council's buildings and properties in a multi-million pound deal. About 600 key buildings, including offices, sports centres, libraries, theatres, and possibly even
