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Emanuel has made 'terrible decision'
Gordon Gibb today laughed off Lewis Emanuel's transfer request as "a load of nonsense". City's teenage full-back has turned down an offer of a new three-year contract. But Gibb (pictured) believes the 18-year-old was badly advised by his agent. The chairman
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Easing the donor problem
Despite the reservations that some people continue to have about donating their organs, or those of their lost loved ones, public attitudes in recent years have grown steadily more accepting about transplantation. More and more people have become aware
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On This Day
In 1888, former bank clerk George Eastman launched a new camera in the USA, trade named 'Kodak'. In 1926, the voting age for women in Britain was lowered from 30 to 21. In 1988, the first gathering of "Alien Abductees" was held in Boston, USA. From the
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Firms could have to isolate workers
Workers who choose to holiday in SARS-infected areas could be forced to stay away from work to allay fears of colleagues. Employment lawyer Louise Bland said firms may not be able to prevent their staff from choosing to visit countries such as Hong Kong
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Villagers urged to join the specials
A Bingley police officer is calling on residents to play a part in fighting crime in a district village. PC Ian Hemsworth urged villagers at the Harden neighbourhood forum meeting to sign up as special constables and act as the police's "eyes and ears
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Holding a still life mirror up to nature
An exhibition that brings a new meaning to still life art is currently on show at Bracken Hall Countryside Centre In Shipley. The 'Inspired by Nature' taxidermy display shows how natural history and science has influenced and inspired art over the ages
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More donors offer patients gift of life
The number of people saved through kidney donations in Bradford has reached a two-year high, with 23 people undergoing the life-saving operation last year. A further 27 patients had their lives saved or dramatically improved through other organ donations
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Residents in action plea over 'eyesore'
Angry residents in a Bradford street want urgent action after a mother was engulfed in flames when vandals started a blaze at a derelict house. Mother-of-five Khalida Bibi suffered serious burns to her face and arms when a pile of rubbish was set alight
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Tory chief set to lead council
Former teacher Councillor Margaret Eaton is expected to become Tory leader of Bradford Council for a fourth term. Coun Eaton was re-elected leader of the Tory Group unopposed at the group's annual meeting last night in City Hall. She is now likely to
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Mum 'destroyed' as son's grave looted
A heartbroken mum is urging tighter security at one of Bradford's Victorian cemeteries after her son's grave was looted. Linda Fletcher, pictured, whose 26-year-old son Wayne died last year after overdosing on anti-depressants and beta-blockers, said
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Anne tours the Ponderosa
Pythons, goats and llamas were among the animals on show as Princess Anne made a whistle-stop tour of the Ponderosa Rural Therapeutic Centre. The Princess Royal, pictured at the sturgeon tank, toured the centre in Heckmondwike to look at its pioneering
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Dying mum's dream comes true
A brave mum was today planning for her dream wedding - after being told she has a tumour that will kill her. Mum-of-four Bernetta Moore and fiance Reynaldo Serrant, pictured, from Bradford, will wed tomorrow in hospital. The couple, who have been together
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - "Up to £200,000 for the new Chief Executive of Bradford Council" said your headline. This indicates the total contempt in which the members of the Council hold the unfortunate citizens who live within the borders of Bradford Council. What has the
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Double joy for cup kings Queensbury
Queensbury kept their stranglehold on the Bradford Cup finals with a double success in front of a record crowd which exceeded 1,200 supporters at Odsal Stadium. The Jack Senior Memorial Trophy was a fiercely fought encounter which saw Queensbury's first
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Versatile Bulls have strength to succeed
Lee Gilmour reckons the Bulls' play-anywhere mentality is one of their main strengths. "It is one of the reasons why we are so near the top of the table," said the 25-year-old. "Look at the way that other clubs have suffered because of injury crises."
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Passenger sues over late bus
A bus passenger is planning to sue Arriva for the time wasted waiting for a bus to turn up. Mike Booth, 61, hoped to catch the 8.22am bus from Roberttown in Liversedge to Mirfield train station. But after walking a third of a mile to the stop on a cold
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Building delay 'will cause big problems'
Delaying the building of houses will create major traffic problems in Silsden, a developer claimed at a major public inquiry. Andrew Brown, of developer Countryside Properties PLC, told a Government inquiry into Bradford Council's Unitary Development
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Haulage firm ordered to cut stressful noise
A haulage company is on trial to "drastically" cut the din of revving engines and fork-lift trucks, the blare of lorry cab radios and the shouting and swearing of some staff. Traffic Commissioner Tom MacCartney has given David Waring, joint boss of Joda
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Cable firm third in 'worst advert' list
Bradford cable company Telewest has been named a runner-up to an award it didn't want: Britain's worst advertiser. The watchdog Advertising Standards Authority has singled out the phone and TV giant in a "hall of shame" published in its annual report.
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Kindness leads to plans for charity
The mother of a seriously disabled Bradford girl today told how she dreams of putting a smile on the face of her daughter and others like her. Peta Hudson, whose daughter Chloe suffers from a crippling combination of disabilities, is helping to set up
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£200m scheme to make rivers clean
Yorkshire Water is to spend £200 million improving sewers to help keep sewage out of the region's rivers. The three-year scheme, spearheaded by the company's Buttershaw headquarters, aims to make around 1,000 combined sewer overflows more efficient. And
