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Reborn pram firm hits demand high
The chief executive of reborn pram company Silver Cross today revealed the firm's five-year plan to reclaim its place as the UK's number one nursery products manufacturer. Since the firm was relaunched from a new manufacturing base in Bingley in April
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Anger at plans for homes on old school field
Amended plans to build 43 homes on the site of a former school have angered residents. A developer applied to build 34 homes on the Oakdale Primary School site off Child's Lane in Wrose, Shipley. Now they have amended their proposals to include two blocks
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I will find a way to die, says killer
A convicted killer - who claimed four lives in eight days nearly 30 years ago - has told the Telegraph & Argus he wants to end his life. Former public schoolboy Mark Rowntree was just 19-years-old when he stabbed four people to death, including a
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Crews' skills reach brave new heights
Whether trapped on a cliff ledge, up a pylon or down in a quarry, people can be safe in the knowledge that they may be saved by a fire crew - only one of three in West Yorkshire - trained to carry out such rescues. Firefighters at every station are trained
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Outfit's a natural choice
This costume made for the Bradford South Carnival in July has been judged one of the best in the region. The costume, titled 'Mother Nature - The Mother of All Nations', was awarded third place in a carnival costume competition held as part of the Leeds
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167 drivers are caught in blitz on bus lanes
Police clamping down on drivers illegally using bus lanes fined 167 motorists in one day. The blitz, on Keighley Road in Bradford, also saw 20 people being given verbal warnings and three arrested for public order offences. It was carried out after bus
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'I now know they'll never release me'
Mark Rowntree has been locked up at The Hutton Centre, a secure unit at St Luke's Hospital in Middlesbrough, since 1991. Bizarrely, he feels justified in complaining about the conditions under which he is held. "It's ostensibly a hospital, but it's like
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I will find a way to die, says killer
A convicted killer - who claimed four lives in eight days nearly 30 years ago - has told the Telegraph & Argus he wants to end his life. Former public schoolboy Mark Rowntree was just 19-years-old when he stabbed four people to death, including a
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Everything Messrs Ramsden and Barton wrote in their predictable responses (August 20) to my radical proposal for Bradford's transport strategy was about "commuting to Leeds", "campaigning for a direct service to Leeds" and the "Leeds to Skipton
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Wetherall fears top strike-force
David Wetherall was not expecting to get too much sleep last night. The City skipper admits he has been kept awake worrying about David Connolly and Jermaine Defoe, West Ham's white-hot strike force. "Without even having to think about it, I'd say they
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Exhausted Avenue throw it all away
Park Avenue 1, Radcliffe Borough 1: A superb strike from Andy Hayward should have been enough for Bradford Park Avenue to earn their first home win of the UniBond Premier Division campaign against an uninventive Radcliffe Borough. However, poor marking
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Warriors win the battle
Wigan Warriors 26, Bradford Bulls 12: Two points dropped but the Bulls remain three points clear at the top of Super League with only four games remaining - until the real business gets underway in the play-offs. Leeds' defeat at Castleford on Friday
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Huge points deductions for Brighouse
Brighouse are believed to have become the first side in the history of the Bradford League to have points deducted for failing to fulfil fixtures. Both their first and second teams have each been penalised 24 points because their second team have twice
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Bantams set to go Hammer and tongs
City are happy to be underdogs at promotion favourites West Ham tonight. Nicky Law's side come face-to-face with two of the relegated Premiership sides in the space of four days with the Upton Park clash followed by Saturday's visit from Sunderland. But
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Just one of those nights
The Bulls missed the opportunity to extend their lead at the top of Super League as their eight-match winning run ended at Wigan with a 26-12 defeat. Bradford rallied after going 20-0 down but it was not enough to stop Wigan from claiming a deserved victory
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Firm is an inspiration to others
Too often, it seems, we have to carry stories about local companies which are in trouble - particularly companies in the manufacturing sector. The latest of these, Bradford-based Carpets International, went into administrative receivership last week after
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On This Day
In 1952, the USSR announced the first successful test of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. In 1972, Sir Francis Chichester, the first old-age pensioner to sail single handed around the world, died. In 1974, aviator Charles Lindbergh died, aged 72
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Don't blame us for protest, say Greens
A Green councillor has refuted claims that a "protest" he organised to coincide with a charity event on the Bingley Relief Road sparked off fears that resulted in its cancellation. Road builders Amec announced that the fun weekend, which was expected
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Youngsters chase TV contest place
Hundreds of children from Bradford are hoping to say the famous words: "Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be..." More than 200 youngsters have signed up to audition for the next series of Kids Stars in Their Eyes, the junior version of the hit show hosted
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MP's appeal after abuse allegations
Keighley MP Ann Cryer has called on members of the town's Asian community to work together against alleged criminal activity involving some young men in the area. Police and social services have launched an inquiry after parents reported concerns about
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Terry is top of the video pops!
A month ago Terry Hall was unemployed and dreaming of a career in film-making. Now he has made his first pop video - featuring Bradford singer Kimberley Walsh's band Girls Aloud - and this week it will be seen on Top of the Pops! The band's new single
