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Albion halfway to clean sweep
Albion Sports completed the double with a 2-1 win over Oakenshaw in the Senior League Cup final at Eccleshill United and are now only two cup wins away from a four-trophy clean sweep. Vinnie Archer's shot was deflected off a defender's heel to put Albion
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A poor way to finish
Bradford City 0 Portsmouth 5: Thankfully it didn't really matter. Portsmouth are champions, we all know that. City finished the season in 19th spot, exactly where they had started before Sunday's game. And the home fans who did stay to the end got to
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City enter a new era
Wayne Jacobs believes City have finally shaken off the lingering effects of the "Premiership dark days". City last week released five senior players and others could follow in the on-going bid to live within their means following all the financial turmoil
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On This Day
In 1840, the first postage stamp was introduced in England. In 1910, King Edward VII died. In 1954, student Roger Bannister ran a mile in under four minutes. From the Telegraph & Argus of May 6th, 1978... The Yorkshire Pullman left Leeds City Station
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Repairs-hit traders plan special offers
Traders in a village near Skipton, who face weeks of disruption because of new road surfacing, are hoping to entice visitors with special offers. Gargrave shopkeepers fear the £1 million repairs to the A65, which carries 10,000 vehicles a day and is one
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Mansion's window on plush past
With its own plush billiards room, conservatory, dairy farm and countless bedrooms, Milner Field was an impressive mansion on the Saltaire border. Overlooking the River Aire, the huge home, in Lower Baildon, was complete with electricity and bathrooms
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Hole lot of anger over repair delay
Rail chiefs have been condemned by residents for not repairing a damaged wall which restricts access to the line for six months. The wall at New Lane, Thornbury, which overlooks the busy railway between Bradford and Leeds was damaged in a lorry accident
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Firing enthusiasm among the young
Young blacks and Asians are to be given a helping hand up the career ladder by a new scheme set up in conjunction with West Yorkshire Fire Service. West Yorkshire Fire Authority is linking up with West Yorkshire charity PATH to provide three 12-month
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All schools cash was passed on, says Council
Bradford Council has defended its record on education spending against Government claims that local authorities hang on to cash meant for schools. Director of education Phil Green spoke out as ministers attacked town halls for failing to "passport" Government
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Get the boozers off the streets
Drunken trouble-makers are being driven off the streets of Bradford and district. One of Britain's first pilot schemes to eliminate drink-related trouble - using new laws to create no-go areas for yobs in Bradford city centre - has been hailed a big success
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Injury-prone Gough is hamstrung
Darren Gough's battle to regain full fitness and win back his England place suffered a setback at Headingley yesterday when he was forced to leave the field with a hamstring injury. It was a grim day all round for Yorkshire Phoenix - who were skittled
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Vaughan: An honour to captain England
Yorkshire opening batsman Michael Vaughan will today be appointed England's one-day captain and will help to shape the side for the next World Cup in the West Indies in 2007. News that 28-year-old Vaughan had succeeded Nasser Hussain was to be revealed
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Caisley: 2003 is year of the Bull
Chris Caisley today promised Bulls fans: The best is yet to come. The Bulls chairman believes Brian Noble's men have only actually hit top gear three times this season, and is predicting even more entertainment and even more success for the side in 2003
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No-drink plan can lift town
There is a fine dividing line between drinking alcohol in the street as part of the sort of pavement-caf culture that Bradford seeks to encourage in the summer, and being drunk in the street. Those who cross it can at the very least cause embarrassment
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Poles apart - boost for ailing companies
A Bradford businessman today offered hard-pressed manufacturers across the district a controversial way of saving money - come to Poland. Mark Finnegan claimed businesses across Bradford are fighting red tape and employment legislation that costs UK firms
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Nursery nurses escalate their strike
Nursery nurses in Kirklees will continue their dispute over pay with a week-long walkout. About 140 staff from 70 or so nurseries across Kirklees - including at least a dozen in the Spen Valley - will walk out from Monday to Friday, May 16. They held
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Ring a bell for Saltaire celebration
An 'ap-peal' is being made for volunteers to be the first people to ring Saltaire's new bells. It is hoped the £30,000 project to install six bells in the United Reformed Church at the World Heritage Site village will be completed by Septem-ber in time
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Ditching the cornershop image
The newly-elected chairman of the Bradford Asian Business Association (BABA) has set himself a mission - to throw off the stereotypical cornershop image of the Asian entrepreneur. Solicitor Iqbal Singh Seikh, 29, is determined that the association will
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Carnival time for thousands
Thousands of people across the Bradford district enjoyed holiday fun over a mainly sunny May Day weekend. In Ilkley the town's carnival yesterday was packed with visitors who turned out for a vast array of entertainment, stalls and a funfair. This year's
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Businesses urged to make their mark
Businesses are rallying round to help a major crime prevention project as part of a scheme encouraging them to become more involved in the community. A property-marking project being run by West Yorkshire Police is just one of the challenges which Bradford
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Family put off war memorial decision
The name of the Royal Marine who lived in Skipton and was killed in the Iraq conflict may never be added to the town's war cenotaph. His family have yet to decide even whether they will allow Philip Guy's name to be included on the memorial in Aysgarth
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Stepping out for cancer nurse heroine
A woman battling cancer is stepping out on a sponsored walk to thank her Macmillan nurse who has been an inspiration through her illness. Theresa Bower was diagnosed with cancer last November and will complete her course of radiotherapy next month. She
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Labour set to be frozen out again
The Labour group looks set to be frozen out of the control of Bradford Council again after it was attacked by the Liberal-Democrats. In a stinging rebuke, Lib-Dem leader Jeanette Sunderland accused Labour of refusing to take part "in any meaningful way
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They're the T&A catwalk stars
Bradford's gorgeous guys and girls wowed the crowds and took to the catwalk for the finals of the Telegraph & Argus Model Search competition. More than 100 people battled it out to be crowned the kings and queens of the Kirkgate Centre before proud
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Your article highlighting MS and Linda who managed to find her niche in NHS Direct was excellent. Her story gives hope to people in a similar situation. I was wondering if you would be so kind as to alert people to the plight of the MS Centre in
