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Batting collapse hampers Tykes
Matthew Wood survived a late batting collapse to end unbeaten on a fighting 124 as Yorkshire reached 291 for four in reply to Glamorgan's first innings score of 466 at Colwyn Bay yesterday. At 260 for one, Yorkshire looked capable of forging into the
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Pryce: Wigan loss a minor hiccup
Leon Pryce believes that Monday's defeat at Wigan was a mere blip in the Bulls' quest for Grand Final glory. The 26-12 setback ended an eight-match winning sequence but the Bulls stand off is confident that his side can bounce straight back against London
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Law buoyant despite defeat
City came back from Upton Park empty-handed last night despite a spirited display which saw them go down to a solitary Jermain Defoe strike. Manager Nicky Law said: "It was always going to be difficult anyway but to come here after the unfortunate sacking
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A challenge that mustn't be shirked
The urgency with which the Bradford Urban Regeneration Company needs to hurl itself into its task is emphasised today with news that one of the few remaining old-established quality businesses in the city centre is to close. The owner of Chadwick's in
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Staff clinch three per cent rise
Workers at a Cleckheaton firm have secured a three per cent pay rise. Around 100 workers at Cold Drawn Products won the pay deal after holding the first of what would have been a series of 24-hour strikes last Tuesday. They had been protesting against
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Young and old set to party with Gareth
Tension among teeny-boppers is reaching fever pitch as music fans wait impatiently for Gareth Gates to take centre stage at Bingley's Party in The Park. But one group of screaming fans at the concert in Myrtle Park this Sunday will stand out as being
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Fundraiser honours tragic soldier Steve
A fundraising challenge is being launched in the name of Shipley war hero Steve Roberts, the first British combatant to be killed in the Iraq conflict. Spearheaded by the Royal British Legion and supported by Steve's widow Samantha, the challenge is aimed
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Thanks for support, say charity runners
The women who took part in Bradford's Race for Life have raised more than £11,000 - and organisers of the event say that's only a quarter of the final total. Last month more than 1,200 women of all ages took part in the 5km race around Lister Park to
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'Please build some new houses here!'
Families have welcomed plans to turn an empty school site into a housing development. But they want Bradford Council to ask the developers to give funding to make a main road safer. The site of former Wellington Middle School in Leeds Road, Eccleshill
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Store to shut after 120 years' family trading
One of Bradford's longest established shops is to shut after more than 120 years of trading in the city centre. Chadwick's, in Kirkgate, will close later this year with its owner partly blaming a "steady decline" in the quality of Bradford's shopping
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Bus times altered to beat jams
The times of dozens of bus services across the district have been changed as Bradford's biggest bus company tries to beat congestion on the busy roads and complete its journeys on time. Khadim Hussain, operations director of the First bus company, said
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Work tragedy: CPS rules out charges
The Crown Prosecution Service has decided not to press criminal charges over the death of a worker who was crushed in a waste paper compactor. But Martin Baker's supervisors and site owners Bradford Council could still find themselves in court following
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Having read that Bradford is planning to spend a colossal £50 million on another deprived area, I wondered how one defines a deprived area? Is it an area where people are deprived of sufficient social security benefit, income support, child allowance
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Dazzling Dilger sees off Colton
Another fine all-round display from Robert Dilger took Skipton to within a whisker of sealing promotion from Division C at the first attempt. After two successive relegations, Skipton are now 17 points clear of third-placed Horsforth with only three games
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Just give us a goal!
West Ham 1, Bradford City 0: Two 1-0 defeats in the space of four days serve as depressing statistics for City fans but last night's performance gave Nicky Law much reason for optimism. The scoreline failed to do justice to a highly spirited display from
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On This Day
In 1910, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born in Yugoslavia. In 1951, U.S. military aircraft arrived at Greenham Common to set up an airbase. In 1979, Lord Louis Mountbatten was murdered by an IRA bomb whilst sailing near Mullaghmore in the Republic of
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Demolition expert delivers mailshot
A Cleckheaton company is on schedule to complete a demolition job which is expected to play a major part in the renaissance of Leeds city centre. Controlled Demolition Group is around halfway through the £1.5 million, 27-week project to reduce the ugly
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No further inquiry needed, mum told
A police force has told a bereaved Baildon mother, whose daughter was found dead on a London street almost four years ago, that no further investigations into the matter are necessary. The news is even more difficult for Jean Pearson, 58, to take in the
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Volunteers sought to aid fire victims
A scheme which offers emergency help and support to fire victims is seeking more volunteers. The Red Cross Fire Victim Support Service, based in Bradford, looks after hundreds of fire victims across West Yorkshire each year. But volunteers are dwindling
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Cat lover 'betrayed'
A woman claims she has been "betrayed" by Bradford Council after she was refused permission to run a cat centre from her home. Brenda Satterley has vowed to fight on after the Council's area planning panel threw out her bid for planning permission - despite
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Jobs may go, says boss hit by arson
A Bradford demolition boss says jobs are threatened after a blaze ripped through his offices. Police are treating the fire at W&S Reidy in Scotchman Road, Heaton, as suspicious after two portable buildings were found ablaze. Everything was destroyed
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Big names booked for festival
The worlds of politics, rap and television cookery will be represented at this year's Ilkley Literature Festival. The festival, which takes place next month, will kick off with celebrity TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whitting-stall discussing living and eating
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City dials up 250 jobs
A new call centre in Bradford will create 250 jobs for the city, it was announced today. It comes as a major boost for Bradford's call centre industry, which had been reeling from the news that Abbey National is planning to move some of its staff overseas
