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Park Avenue try No10 in the No1 shirt
The UniBond league have given Bradford Park Avenue special dispensation to bring in a goalkeeper to complete their season. Despite the transfer deadline passing, Bradford are allowed to call in what will be their 10th different net-minder of the season
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Forshaw can't wait to play on the grand stage
Until last week, only Robbie Paul, Joe Vagana and Lesley Vainikolo had been to the Millennium Stadium. All three had represented New Zealand on the pitch against Wales and all three thoroughly enjoyed the experience. But now one other Bull has seen the
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McHugh gets his chance
Frazer McHugh has 11 days to show he is good enough for Division One. The 21-year-old midfielder was one of City's few shining lights at Gillingham on Monday and boss Nicky Law has promised another chance in the final three games. McHugh is on a short-term
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Noble fury at RFL probe
Brian Noble today accused the RFL of a witch-hunt after Stuart Fielden was cited for raising his knees in last week's Super League match with Hull. The Great Britain prop (pictured) was reported for a 20th-minute clash with Jason Smith and will face a
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Muslims welcome mortgage moves
The Yorkshire Building Society is to introduce a mortgage which is compliant with Sharia law. Up to now the double stamp duty imposed on mortgages has prevented members of the Muslim community from purchasing their homes. But after Chancellor Gordon Brown
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Steel drum-maker secures hat-trick
Bradford-based steel drum manufacturer T&D Packaging has snapped up three new orders worth more than £2.5 million. The UK's biggest independent steel drum manufacturer beat off stiff competition to scoop the hat-trick of business contracts with new
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Final farewell to servicemen
The funerals were taking place of two West Yorkshire soldiers killed in the Gulf war. Sergeant Steven Roberts, of Shipley, was the first soldier to be killed in action in Iraq, while Lance Corporal Shaun Brierley, of Batley, died on duty in Kuwait from
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Go public, whistle blowers are urged
Whistle blowers are likely to be urged to give their names in future if they report suspected fraud, corruption or theft within West Yorkshire Fire Authority. New rules for dealing with criminal activity will be discussed by members at their meeting on
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Book artist makes it big in America
A Bradford artist has become a hit with youngsters in America after seeing two of his books sell out days after their release in New York. Birkenshaw-based Stephen Waterhouse illustrated 'The Stars Come Out On Christmas' - a children's nativity gift book
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Guards try to prevent wife's visit to prison
Battling wife Tracey Wilson told today how Greek prison guards tried to prevent her from seeing her husband languishing in an Athens jail cell. Mrs Wilson flew to the Greek capital last week and drove for an hour to the prison where her trucker husband
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House search follows shooting
Detectives hunting a man shot in the right leg in a Bradford street have raided a house in the search for suspects. Officers searched a home in the Bradford Moor area of the city yesterday in the hunt for those responsible for the shooting of a 25-year-old
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PLEASE make our roads safe
Residents on two estates where young children have been seriously hurt in road accidents are demanding action to stop it happening again. The mothers of the injured children say they are "living in fear" of the next accident and want traffic-calming measures
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Correspondence about taxis has highlighted this anachronism, surely ripe for resolution. In almost any other country, "taxis" are obvious, consistent and regulated but, in Britain, try to explain to a foreigner the historical reason for the difference
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Nervy Birky keep up title pressure
Birkenshaw keep pole position in the Pennine League Premier Division title race after their 20-18 home win over Illingworth but the championship could be decided by events off the field after bottom-of-the-table Underbank Rangers failed to turn up at
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Watch me go, Hape tells proud parents
Leeds Kiwi Willie Poching is flying his father Eddie over for the final. But fellow New Zealander Shontayne Hape's folks will not be coming - the defeat to St Helens on the opening day of the season put the kybosh on that. Having watched their son's debut
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On This Day
In 1915, poet Rupert Brook died from blood poisoning on his way to active service in World War One. In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy. In 1985, the Coca Cola company announced it was reverting
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Property still best despite war fears
Bradford homeowners admit that war has impacted on their spending. But despite their fears Bradford folk still believe property is a strong future investment. The Yorkshire Bank's latest Housebuyers survey showed that living in the shadow of war has got
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'Save town's health services' campaign
Campaigners are fighting to keep vital health services in Bingley after the town's hospital is axed later this year. Airedale NHS Trust is to close the Fernbank Drive hospital as part of a huge shake-up in services to try to address a £1.6 million shortfall
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Car smashes into pensioner's garden
A Bradford pensioner was left shocked and angry after a suspected drink-driver smashed into her garden. Melita Vanloo was woken at 4am by the sound of a car smashing through her front gates and coming to rest in the garden of her Buttershaw home. The
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Anger as workers leave messy street
Residents on two Shipley roads are angry at the mess left behind by Yorkshire Water contractors. People living in Wensley Avenue and Leyburn Grove complained after oil was spilt on the road and about methods used by workers to clear it up. Among those
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Safety fears of Council workers
Street cleaners were returning to terraced streets in pairs today after the attack of a woman colleague. Bradford Council has reviewed its working methods because of the incident in Bradford Moor eight days ago. Police are investigating the incident involving
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(Advance) Orders of the Phoenix take off!
Bradford book shops are gearing up for Potter-mania - again! - as hundreds of people pre-order their copies of the fifth instalment of the boy wizard's adventures. Waterstones have already received hundreds of orders for the new title - Harry Potter and