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Nessfield hit spot in Target initiative
Nessfield have won Keighley's annual six-a-side tournament for primary schools at Marley Stadium. Sixteen teams took part in the event, organised by Keighley Police as part of their awareness-raising "Target" initiative, designed to score early goals
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Bees buzzing ahead of new campaign
North Division One is a genuine step up in class from North Two East, which the Bees won last season. But the Rugby Union men from Wagon Lane are expecting big things in the forthcoming campaign, which starts in earnest on September 6 at Birkenhead Park
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Pontins League is no holiday for reserves
City reserves 1, Stoke reserves 2: The days of chasing Liverpool's tails for 90 minutes are a thing of the past - for the time being at least. After winning only three out of 28 games last season, City's second string did not shed too many tears about
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Headingley is set for major revamp
Yorkshire intend to pump a further £25m into Headingley to make it one of the best cricket stadiums in the country by 2006. Around £10m has already been spent on developments on the east and west sides of the ground and the new proposals revealed by chief
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Anything you can do, says McHugh
Frazer McHugh hopes that the latest addition to City's week of wonder goals will push his claims for a first-team opening. The 22-year-old hit the target in spectacular style for the reserves against Stoke last night, rumbling forward from right back
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Dreadlocks shaved off to help teenager
A Bradford electrician's ten inch dreadlocks will help to get a pair of legs for a Bingley district teenage girl. Laura Campbell and her family have been fundraising for 18 months to raise £20,000 for a pair of lifelike cosmetic limbs. Laura, 17, of Crossflatts
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Pub music bid faces objections
A bid by a popular pub to play music until midnight has sparked objections from residents who say they are fed up of noise and nuisance. The Park, in Keighley Road, near Lister Park, Bradford, has applied to Bradford Council's Licensing Panel for an extension
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Gang robbed boy, 13, at knifepoint
A teenage knifeman who was part of a gang which attacked a 13-year-old moviegoer as he waited for a lift home has been locked up for 30 months. The young victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had been left alone by his friends as he waited
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Turning round firebugs
Youngsters who risk lives playing with or starting fires are being taught about the dangers by a dedicated firefighting team in Bradford. The problem of children starting fires is growing rapidly and the Child Fire Awareness Programme was set up to educate
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Jail warning to man in terrifying clashes
A man has been cleared of firing a gun during a street battle which triggered a spate of deadly tit-for-tat attacks across Bradford district. It is thought the clash in Keighley during August 2001, which saw shots fired and cars rammed, led directly to
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Stepping back into the city's heritage
Crowds are expected to enjoy Bradford's heritage in a special weekend of events next month. The four-day Heritage Open Days event, from September 12 to 15, celebrates the city's history with guided tours through some of its most magnificent buildings.
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Soap's Shane Ritchie buys Asian outfits in Bradford
An EastEnders star has revealed he visited Bradford for his favourite Asian-style clothes. Shane Ritchie, who plays cheeky chappie Alfie Moon in the BBC soap, had a shopping spree in the city last month. The television presenter and star of hit musicals
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Councillor Arshad Hussain says the throwing of stones in the Duckworth Lane Area is minor (T&A, August 16). Eighteen months ago the same thing happened to me at tea time on a Friday evening. Many stones were pelted at my car as I waited to negotiate
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McNamara comes back to the Bulls
Former Bulls favourite Steve McNamara is returning to Odsal next season - but as a coach rather than a player. The loose forward, who is 32 next month, has helped Huddersfield Giants establish themselves as a force in Super League this season with victories
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Targeting the young arsonists
Children and fire are a potentially lethal combination. Even when they play with it innocently, the consequences can be horrific. Add the mischief which leads to arson and you arrive at the sort of situation that Bradford has experienced in recent years
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On This Day
In 1904, Jazz great William "Count" Basie was born. In 1938, Fats Waller recorded his classic Ain't Misbehavin'. In 1976, RCA Victor announced that sales of Elvis Presley records had exceeded 400 million. From the Telegraph & Argus of August 21st,
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Hammer falls on auctions
The centuries-old tradition of open-cry auctioneering has finally come to an end for Bradford's wool merchants after the decision was taken to computerise the process. The British Wool Marketing Board, based on the Euroway Trading Estate, has finally
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Council gets real crush on vehicles
A four-day operation has begun in Kirklees to rid the streets of untaxed vehicles. Operation Cubit - a partnership between the Council, the police and the DVLA - will identify untaxed vehicles parked on public roads and take them to a secure compound.
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TT ace skidded on oil in fatal crash
An inquest into the death of a Baildon race champion killed in practices at the Isle of Man TT races has heard he skidded on oil. David Jefferies, who was 30, died on May 29 this year after an 180mph accident at Crosby. The race legend was on the second
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Masons launch bid to buy back part of heritage
Masons are proposing to buy back a part of Bradford's heritage in a bid to keep their historic links with the city. English Heritage has given listed building status to the Connaught Rooms in Manningham Lane. The building has been deemed a "particularly
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Film turns focus on new city talent
A new film shot entirely in Bradford, using actors living in the city, is to be shown this weekend at The Priestley. The drama, called Yaadon Ka Safar, or Journey of Memories, is a tale of the divisions caused by traditions and cultures in the lives of
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Memorial for tragic Richard
A scoreboard is being installed at a cricket club in memory of a Bradford cricketer who died during a match. Players from across the district are taking part in a memorial match at Queensbury Cricket Club for Richard Smith on Sunday. The charity match
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Blitz on district's burglars
A pioneering anti-crime squad is working to establish a 'burglar-free zone' across the east of Bradford. Households throughout the Newlands Single Regeneration Budget area are being offered free security upgrades such as strengthened locks, window bolts
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Schools' joy at exam successes
Bradford students were celebrating their successes in the GCSE exams today. Pupils flocked to schools across the district to face the agonising opening of the results envelope. One school that had high hopes - and achieved them - was Challenge College
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Muslim group takes over old school
Run-down Manningham Middle School has been bought by Bradford's oldest Islamic organisation to turn into a school for girls from all faiths. The Jamigat Tabligh Ul Islam Association is completing the purchase after an offer of £240,000 was accepted for
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1,200 jobs on the line
The future of nearly 1,200 jobs was in jeopardy today after Bradford-based Carpets International - the country's leading carpet manufacturer - went into administrative receivership. Around 200 staff employed at the company's head office, off Rooley Lane
