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Red-hot Jarvis gets better of Lampkin
Harrogate's Graham Jarvis won his second world trials championship event of the year at rain-swept Montegi, Japan on Sunday, beating Saturday's victor Takahisa Fujinami and world champion Dougie Lampkin. The fourth round of the FIM World Championship
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Death threat taken seriously
Yorkshire's four-man Management Board were meeting at Headingley today to discuss what action to take over the death threat letter they have received following a dramatic slump in the team's form. Chief executive Colin Graves said the contents of the
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Such an inspiration to others
Volunteers are invaluable. They are the cement which holds the bricks of civilised society together. Without their commitment and hard work, their willingness to give their time and energy for the benefit of other individuals or the community, many people
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On This Day
In 1937, the first supermarket trolley made its appearance at a supermarket in Oklahoma. In 1973, a Russian version of a supersonic jet exploded at the Paris Air Show, killing 33 people. In 1988, the first Aborigine to be knighted, and be a State Governor
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'I may never see husband Peter again'
The wife of a missing Bradford pensioner today said she feared she will never see him again. Betty Butterfield, 64, has been waiting for news for her missing husband Peter nearly four weeks now. And now she fears the worst. Mrs Butterfield said she believes
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Fed-up MPs in plea to stop early sitting
Some fed-up Bradford MPs will tell the leader of the House of Commons they want to stop being "early birds" and switch back to their traditional 2.30pm starting time. They say the bid to make life easier for them has done the opposite and they want to
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Society's appeal to aid helicopter fund
Bradford fundraisers were today asked to dig deep for the air ambulance - on Yorkshire Day. The call comes from the Yorkshire Building Society which has close connections to Yorkshire Day - August 1 - to help keep the helicopter in the air. The Yorkshire
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Ovation for woman beaten by husband
A woman who underwent major surgery after being repeatedly beaten by her former husband and his family has urged service providers to help Asian women break free from their cycle of abuse. Rukhsana Parveen broke down in tears yesterday as she addressed
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Do you recognise these treasures?
Detectives raided the home of a suspected burglar - and found a haul of Chinese Ming vases on the kitchen table. Now they desperately want to link up the valuable ornate collection with its rightful owner. Officers raided a house on the Braithwaite estate
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Boy loses leg in stone yard horror
A 15-year-old schoolboy has had his leg amputated after an horrific accident while on work experience at a stoneyard. Michael Wilkinson's right leg was crushed when he was dragged beneath the caterpillar tracks of a mechanical digger as he walked across
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Further to the sale of green areas in Wyke, a village in rural surroundings. Once isolated from Bradford, it is now part of the city as the outlying districts of Bankfoot, Odsal and Low Moor have grown and created the link. Yet there is a sufficient
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Flawless display by Dabill in Silsden trial
James Dabill and national sidecar trials ace Robin Luscombe set the standards at Emmott's Farm at Silsden where Yeadon-Guiseley Motor Club staged their third closed to club championship trial. Seventeen-year-old Dabill cleared the entire trials course
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Ross and Wales are record breakers
Mark Ross and Steve Wales both hit centuries as North Leeds and Guiseley sent Aire-Wharfe records tumbling at Old Park Road. Guiseley skipper Ross hit an unbeaten 159 while Wales cracked 112 in North Leeds' reply as both sides set a new record for runs
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Bulls pair miss out on leading Yorkshire
Jamie Peacock and Stuart Fielden were narrowly overlooked for the Yorkshire captaincy - on the advice of their club coach. At a press conference at Odsal yesterday, White Rose coach Graham Steadman unveiled Danny Orr as skipper for the Origin clash on
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Combe to make Giant leap
Alan Combe today insisted he was ready to make a huge jump in class after signing for City. Goalkeeper Combe (pictured) swapped the Scottish Premier League for the First Division after signing a two-year deal at Valley Parade. And he believes the standard
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Demolition firm is praised for safety
Bradford firm Controlled Demolition Group has been rewarded - for being accident free for four years. The company was presented with a Gold Award for four consecutive years without accident or incident from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
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Baby twins saved by incubator gifts
The lives of two premature babies were saved only days after incubators were delivered during a Rotarian mercy mission to Ukraine. The equipment was given to a children's hospital in the city of Uzhgorod and put to use when twin boys were born, weighing
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Matrix star Laurence honoured by Mango
Hollywood hot property Laurence Fishburne is set to 'star' in a major movie festival in Bradford. The star, who plays the mysterious Morpheus in the blockbuster Matrix movies, will be the subject of a retrospective later this month. He shares top billing
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Man jailed after causing '12 years of chaos'
A 25-year-old man who snatched a shopping bag from a woman in broad daylight has been jailed for a total of three years and nine months. Bradford Crown Court heard how Hazel Mackie was walking home in the Clayton Heights area of the city one afternoon
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All in line of duty, says stabbing hero
Hero policeman Julian Hartley who saved a stab victim at his station declared today: "I was just doing my job." Sgt Hartley, 39, (pictured) leapt into action when he arrived at Toller Lane station to find the man slumped in the front office bleeding heavily
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Animal magic wins honour for Linda
Mum-of-two Linda Hanson was working in a school kitchen when her sight began to fade and she thought she might need glasses. But Mrs Hanson was going blind - struck down by an incurable rare eye disease. Eight years later Mrs Hanson, 42, and her much-loved
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Man who punched friend goes free
A man who smashed a window with a hammer and then punched a friend who was at his girlfriend's house has been allowed out of custody. David Gow, 24, was jailed for four months yesterday after he admitted offences of criminal damage and assault, but because
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Man drowns in bid to rescue his dog
A man drowned after trying to rescue his dog from the sea at Blackpool. Richard Maxwell, 56, was pulled unconscious from the water after he jumped in when the dog, called JD, was swept away by the tide. His partner, Elizabeth Anderson, and friends desperately
