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Bradford foursome are smash hits in national championship
Bradford Girls under-18s finished runners-up in the English National Pronfield Knockout Cup table tennis finals in Liverpool. This is the first time that the Girls team have reached this stage of the competition, and the team of Nichola White, 16, Heather
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Duo have plenty to play for
Three games in a week won't stop Stuart Reardon and Richard Moore fighting for a place in the England side. The Bulls youngsters told Brian Noble they wanted to play in tonight's Super League under-21s game, despite appearing in Super League just two
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On This Day
1190, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick 1st drowned on his way to the Holy Land. In 1934, Bradford-born composer Frederick Delius died in France. In 1965, a British European Airways jet airliner made the first landing by automatic pilot. From the Telegraph
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Advanced graphics system captures 3D
Breathtaking 3-D animation technology that produced The Matrix and changed cinema forever is now available in Bradford. The £200,000 computer graphics system, also used in Spiderman and Lord of the Rings, has been installed at Bradford university. It
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Porn-free 'surfing' is adopted by schools
A pioneering system devised in Bradford to prevent pupils viewing pornographic and other unsuitable internet sites is being taken on by the district's schools. More than 25 Bradford schools took part in a year-long pilot broadband project which ensures
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Former Lister's Mill boss leaves £3.8m
A former textile chief who rode to church services on a motorbike when he was in his 90s died a multi-millionaire. Graham Watson, the last direct descendent of the family which ran Lister's textile empire, left estate valued at almost £3.8 million in
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Bradford 'failing asylum seekers' conference told
Bradford is failing its asylum seekers, the Bishop of Bradford has warned. The Right Reverend David James, speaking at a conference yesterday, claimed that the city is doing far too little to aid asylum seekers looking for refuge in Bradford. "It is a
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Bonanza as event returns to park
The Bradford International Festival returns to Lister Park this weekend for the first time in five years for a bonanza of music, theatre, comedy and sports events. Youngsters will be encouraged to try basketball and rugby as part of events organised by
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Missing pensioner mystery deepens
Sniffer dogs and search-and-rescue teams linked up last night in a bid to find missing pensioner Peter Butter-field. More than 20 police officers and volunteers from Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team, with specially-trained dogs, combed woodland around
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Change for the better!
Men in Bradford are being warned to stop gambling with their health by ignoring problems and delaying seeking treatment. Copies of a new health book that looks like a car manual, offering a no-nonsense guide to fault-finding and fixing, are being handed
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'Neurotic' mum died of tumour
A 32-year-old mum of four who died of a brain tumour had been described by doctors as "neurotic," her family claim. Relatives of Louise Pearson say it took years of complaining about severe headaches before she was referred to a specialist unit. They
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The natural way to beef up your body
Bradford bodybuilder Jason Barnett is keen to convey a stark warning to all budding bodybuilders in Bradford: "Stay away from performance-enhancing drugs and let nature take its course." The 31-year-old, from Great Horton, has enjoyed a hugely successful
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Bradford coach has a Vision
The Vision Football Coaching Academy is the largest independent football coaching school in West Yorkshire with over 150 boys and girls attending every Saturday at venues across Bradford. It caters for all levels with the more talented being coached at
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Clayton boss is named
Rugby league side Clayton have appointed Richard Hesletine as head coach for the forthcoming season. Hesletine, who took Birkenshaw from Pennine Division One to within a whisker of winning last season's Premier title, is a proven team builder and is acknowledged
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City's twin Euro glory
The future's bright, the future's claret and amber - if the successes of the Bantams young guns are anything to go by. Last night the youth team won a dramatic penalty shoot-out to clinch the 26th International Youth Tournament in Germany, while teenager
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Family's tributes to tragic golfer
A family has paid tribute to a dad and husband who died while playing golf. Jack Raistrick, 77, of Shetcliffe Road, Bierley, Bradford, was with three friends when he died suddenly during a friendly game at West End golf club, Halifax, on June 5. He was
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And it's well done you tutu ...
Two ten-year-olds have taken the first steps on the ladder to becoming professional dancers. Daniella Ockerby and Sophie Hall have been offered the chance of a lifetime after winning places on the Northern Ballet Theatre Junior Associates Programme. They
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Roadworks cause 'absolute chaos'
Owners of businesses near Odsal roundabout are fighting for compensation, claiming they are losing trade because of maintenance work. And residents whose roads are being used as diversions claim they are living on dangerous rat-runs. Motorists have been
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Centenarians at the double
Centenarians Hilda Atkinson and Dorothy Stimpson received congratulations from the Queen before celebrating their birthdays with family and friends. Hilda was joined by 170 relatives and friends for a party at the Field Sports and Social Club in Hollingwood
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - The rooftop protest at West Yorkshire's Wealstun jail has highlighted yet again the seriousness of overcrowding in our national prisons. Successive governments have refused to spend the money needed to build more prisons to effectively tackle the
