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Council agrees building plans for two schools
Kirklees Council's Cabinet has given the go-ahead for two new schools to be built at Cleckheaton and Batley to replace Whitcliffe Road First and Nursery School and Carlinghow Princess Royal Junior, Infants and Nursery School. The new £2.5 million Carlinghow
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Tenants' panel set to clean up the area
Forward-thinking tenants have set up a panel to choose who comes to live in their neighbourhood and turn away potential trouble-makers. And housing officers and tenants believe that it is reducing problems caused by nuisance tenants and drugs in the area
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More time to decide on county referendum
Yorkshire folk have been given more time to say if they want a referendum to decide whether the region should have its own parliament. MPs, Lords and MEPs from across Yorkshire and Humber went to a House of Commons briefing about a possible referendum
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Baljeet hopes to lift breast screen rate
A new worker has been appointed to help improve breast screening rates among Asian women. Baljeet Sahota has joined Pennine Breast Screening and is encouraging more women to undergo the life-saving breast check the service offers. She is focusing on two
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It's really great to be here!
Bradford's multi-million pound tourism industry is booming. New figures show a huge increase in the number of visitors to the district last year and indicate that 2003 is likely to be even more of a bumper year. Experts believe the district's high-profile
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Vainikolo puckers up for a final try
The Volcano is hoping the Millennium Stadium will provide the perfect stage for his trademark try-scoring celebration this weekend. The Powergen Challenge Cup showdown with Leeds is now just six days away and giant Kiwi winger Lesley Vainikolo is a man
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Claus in dark over future
Claus Jorgensen hunts Football League history for City today, still not knowing if he will be at the club next season. The Dane will equal Dixie Dean's 76-year record of scoring in nine straight away league games if he nets at Gillingham this afternoon
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Full steam ahead with £2,500 grant
A vast new railway network is being built in Bradford but it won't help get cars off the road. If anything, it will increase the traffic congestion up to Baildon as model train enthusiasts flock to see the miniature steam engines. For a £2,580 National
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Open up your house to homeless people
A charity is appealing for volunteers to open up their homes to young homeless people. Bradford Nightstop provides emergency accommodation for the homeless in the homes of trained volunteer hosts. Volunteers are asked to provide a spare room, a warm evening
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In the Pink!
Oh Arnold Layne, it's not the same - but it's pretty close. So close that a Bradford Pink Floyd tribute band is astounding crowds of up to 2,000 around Yorkshire. "If you close your eyes you would swear it was the Floyd," said one stunned contributor