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Reversal of fortune for flying Menston
Ned Taylor thrust Menston back into the title race as leaders Bilton saw their lead cut to five points in Division A. After a mid-season slump in form that looked to have ended their championship bid, Menston have responded with four wins and two winning
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Bulls trio fight back
Brian Noble is hopeful that a trio of Bulls players will be fit for Saturday's crucial clash with fifth-placed Hull. Danny Gartner (calf), Lesley Vainikolo (knee) and Scott Naylor (knee) all failed to train yesterday, but are expected to be fit for the
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Big fish City devoured by small fry
Darlington arrived late last night because they had mechanical trouble closing the door on the team coach. But the Division Three minnows had no such problem slamming it shut on City's hopes of making it over the first hurdle of the newly-renamed Carling
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City's Cup flops pay penalty
Nicky Law reflected on another City cup flop and admitted: "We let everybody down." The Bantams crashed out of the Carling Cup first round last night at home to third division Darlington, who won 5-3 on penalties after two hours of stalemate failed to
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On This Day
In 1521, Spanish conquerers captured Mexico City from the Aztecs. In 1910, the Crimean War's "Lady of the Lamp" Florence Nightingale died. In 1962, East German Peter Fechter was shot and killed trying to escape East Germany on the first anniversary of
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Building boom is undeterred by workers shortage
Bradford's building business is continuing to boom despite an on-going shortage of workers, a new survey has revealed. The Federation of Master Builders' latest regional survey showed small and medium firms continued to grow at pace during the second
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Sums add up for the professor
Somewhere in the stack of papers piled high on Professor David Rhodes' desk, there's a black A4 book full of scribblings. "This is what I do in my spare time," he says excitedly, pointing at page after page of outrageously complex equations. "Some people
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Not-for-profit firm has turnover boost
A booming Bradford recruitment firm is building a bright future for itself - and for disadvantaged people in the district. Ethical Care Recruitment is this year expecting to turnover £750,000 - only 18 months after it was launched from an office in Cheapside
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Law firms to set up shop in city centre
The decision of two legal firms to open new offices in Bradford city centre was today welcomed by business leaders. Solicitors Kenningham, Underwood, Armstrong and Khan's Solicitors have both relocated to new premises in the city. Today Bradford Chamber
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Car dealer gears up for massive growth
One of the region's fastest growing car dealerships today unveiled plans for further acquisitions which will see it treble in size in the next five years. Otley Motors has already seen its turnover increase five-fold in as many years to a current level
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Planners to say no to store scheme
Plans to build a convenience store and tyre retailer in Heckmondwike look set to be refused by planners. Homeguard Properties submitted plans for the development in Leeds Old Road to Kirklees Council for approval, but five letters of objection and four
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Poisonous cloud traps householders
Householders were told to stay inside after toxic fumes escaped from a Shipley electronics firm last night after a power cut. Specially trained firefighters were called to Filtronic plc in Saltaire after the poisonous gas alert. Fire crews arrived at
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'Gun pair made me be the inside man'
The driver of a Securicor armoured van from which more than £300,000 was taken in a robbery told a court he was forced at gunpoint to be the inside man on the raid and had to lie to police about his involvement to save his life. Amir Hussain, 23, told
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Magician had big thirst for laughter
Tribute has been paid to a founder member of the Bradford Magic Circle who has died aged 78 after spending a lifetime making people laugh. Bob Eaton, pictured, who was renowned for his comic routines, was one of a dozen magicians who formed the group
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MP demands drug review at prison
A Bradford MP has called for a review of procedures at Leeds Prison after new figures suggested it was the worst in the country for the numbers of inmates testing positive for drugs. A report by the Prison Reform Trust also revealed that Armley Jail,
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Sound of Silence will rock festival
A young Bradford band are set to take the stage with some of the biggest names in rock after winning a competition to appear at one of the summer's major music festivals. The Silence will appear alongside the likes of Metallica, Blur, System of a Down
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New chapter opens for Alice's struggle
Her heart-rending story touched a nation and even inspired its Prime Minister. And now the plight of Alice Maddocks has been set down in a book which will help save lives across the world. For The Love Of Alice recounts her family's battle to find a bone
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Lister's lift-off
It was lift-off today after years of frustration when an historic deal was signed to regenerate landmark Manningham Mills. The restoration work on the giant South Mill will cost £18 million, is expected to create more than 1,300 jobs, and will become
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I fully endorse your concern about the exclusion of Bradford from the new TransPennine railway franchise. If anything, I don't think you go far enough. Bradford is treated very badly by all train operating companies as far as rail connections are
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Hostile Rana is star of Festival
Superb seam and swing bowling by Pudsey Congs paceman Naveed Rana ul-Hassan brought the Bradford League a crushing victory by 173 runs over the Yorkshire League at the Scarborough Festival yesterday. The game, staged to mark the Bradford League's centenary
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Kabir has Tykes in disarray
Yorkshire were left shell-shocked by Worcestershire paceman Kabir Ali who grabbed eight wickets on the first morning of the championship match at the Scarborough Cricket Festival. Kabir snatched the first seven wickets to fall in just 9.3 overs from the
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Mills plans a signal of hope
The story of restoration plans for Manningham Mills has been one of the great cliffhangers of Bradford's recent history. Could the money be found to bridge the funding gap? Would it happen before the building became so dilapidated as to be beyond saving
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Unions law is hailed a success
Legislation which imposes an obligation on firms to recognise trade unions has been a success, a group representing some of the region's biggest employers has admitted. The EEF, which represents 400 manufacturing and engineering firms in Yorkshire, said
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Carry on sweating - that's the law!
Bradford workers must stick at their desks however hot it gets in the office this week. That's the warning from law firm John Howe & Co which has stressed there's no maximum temperature laid down in health and safety law. Regardless of the temperature
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Here's to the Bantams
Bradford City fan Jules Dolan has brewed a special ale to mark his beloved club's centenary year. The lifelong Bantams fanatic, who runs the small Abbey Bells Brewery in the North Yorkshire town of Selby, has concocted the brew known as 1911 Celebration
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Caring companies boost community
Bradford firms are among the most community-minded in the country. The number taking part in the Bradford Cares scheme has more than doubled in 12 months. The rate of participation now dwarfs that in many other similar projects in cities around the country
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'Houses won't conflict with conservation area'
High-density housing will not conflict with the character of a Bingley conservation area, according to a Bradford planning officer. Bill Caulfield, Bradford Council planning department team leader, referred to the allocation of housing off Sty Lane in
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Family has no hot water for months
A mum of three toddlers was left without hot water for more than two months due to bungling housing chiefs. Melanie Brown, 20, had to take the tots, - one-year-old Shannon, Shane, two, and four-year-old Courtenay - to neighbours for their baths after
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Museum wins back £600,000 from taxman
The Bronte Parsonage Museum has won £600,000 from the taxman after a 13-year legal battle. The popular tourist attraction in Haworth won the money in a landmark court ruling over its VAT payments. The crux of the battle has hinged on whether the organisation
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Bag ordeal of Sooty the cat
A cat was zipped up inside a bag by its owner and thrown into the grounds of an RSPCA centre in Bradford, a court heard. Attached to the bag was a note which read: "My name is Sooty - please look after me." But the terrified animal was not found until
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Vital twinning scheme now envy of world
Vital supplies will be delivered to haemophiliacs in India for the eighth time - thanks to a Bradford scheme. Crucial medical accessories and crutches will go to the haematology unit at the Haemophilia Society of Mahar-ashtra in Pune through an award-winning
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Woman injured by off-road bike boy
A woman was left lying injured after being knocked down by a child riding an off-road motorbike on the pavement. Susan Parkin of Rimswell Holt, Greengates was walking home on Ravenscliffe Avenue when she was hit. She thinks the rider could be as young
