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'Magnificent' Avenue are shown no Mersey
Vauxhall Motors 6, Bradford Park Avenue 2: Bradford Park Avenue were on course for a victory at half-time but they threw away their chances of upsetting one of the six teams who finished above them in last season's UniBond Premier Division table. Vauxhall
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Little Light at end of tunnel for Bingley
Bradford and Bingley may have won the Priestley Cup, but their hopes of a double celebration with promotion from Division Two of the Specialist Ducting Supplies Bradford League now seems a long shot. With second-placed Bankfoot having a rest day, it was
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Deacon milestone in Bulls romp
Bulls scrum half Paul Deacon passed the 1,000 career points mark as the Bulls returned to winning ways with an emphatic 54-12 victory at London. The 24-year-old goal-kicker has been a prolific points scorer for the Bulls, amassing 336 last season. He
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City's horror show
Bradford City 0, Sunderland 4: The substitute got a standing ovation from some home fans and the Kop were quickly singing his name. It was a hero's welcome for a player who had done a great job in a City shirt. Yep, Michael Proctor must have been touched
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Let down by flawed system
The residents of the Derby Place sheltered housing complex in Thornbury have every right to feel upset and angry. They appear to have been badly let down by Bradford North Housing Trust after the lift in the three-story premises failed and was left out
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On This Day
In 1715, the "Sun King" of France, Louis XIV, died aged 77. In 1919, AA Milne said, "It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said "Mate !" in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter, boastful and malicious". In 1972, Bobby
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Workers await jobs decision revelation
Fears are growing for about 150 jobs at the headquarters of Carpets International. The receiver in charge at the firm, which was placed into administration last month, was today expected to make an announcement regarding its future. Union leaders fear
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Selling an idea to the sales people
Britain's first professional association for people working in the sales industry has been launched in Bradford. The Association of Sales Professionals has been set up by Louis Pinder, of the Little Germany-based Sales Recruitment Centre. He has recently
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Opening doors to a £100m turnover
A Bradford windows and doors company was today celebrating its tenth anniversary with the news that it has achieved a record annual turnover of £80.8 million and a 47 per cent rise in profits. And its chief executive predicted turnover would soon be £100
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Hundred sign village petition over houses
Angry residents who claim their village is being turned into a commuter belt are fighting plans for more houses in the area. Isobel Abbott of Clayton Lane in Clayton has organised a petition with more than 100 signatures from residents opposing a planning
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I won't wreck my DIY porch, says owner
A home owner is refusing to pull down his DIY porch after Bradford Council turned down his planning application. Chronic asthmatic Phillip Glennon spent £1,000 to build the artificial stone and wood porch at his terraced Eccleshill home more than a year
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Boy, 10, hit by falling lamp post
A ten-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after a metal lamp post fell on him while he was playing. Jordan Rawson was today recovering at home on Longfield Drive, Dudley Hill, from concussion, cuts and bruises to his head. Bradford Council says the lamp
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The gulf war in city's schools
Wide differences in GCSE performance between similar schools in Bradford are not acceptable, an education chief claimed today. As today's exclusive survey shows, a massive gulf separates Bradford's highest-flying comprehensives from those with lower scores
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I am writing in reply to David Hobbins' letter (August 25). My husband works for Morrisons at the distribution centre in Wakefield and I can assure Mr Hobbins that he does not get paid a "borderline minimum wage". He also benefits from profit share
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Three but not so easy for Senior and co
Crook Town 2, Guiseley 3: A hat-trick from FA Cup talisman Ryan Senior saw Guiseley through their tricky preliminary round tie in the north-east but they squandered a 2-0 lead and had to wait until the last minute to clinch victory. Guiseley got off to
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Cup quest ends in tears for Thackley
Thackley 0, Ossett 1: Thackley tumbled out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle as Ossett Town from UniBond Division One scrapped to a narrow win at Dennyfield. "It was a very close game and I consider us to be unfortunate not to have come away with something
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Sedge claim big prize after prize scalp
Liversedge 3, Gateshead 1: Liversedge humbled higher league opposition with a display of guts, determination and more than a little flair as they dumped Gateshead out of the FA Cup in the preliminary round at Clayborn. The Tynesiders were starting in
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Cougars survive second-half jitters
Swinton Lions 17, Keighley Cougars 19: In the end the scoreline was a lot closer than perhaps it should have been. The Cougars were coasting at half-time, leading 18-3, but Swinton exploited every Keighley error in the second half to push this game to
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Tykes doomed in the gloom
Yorkshire Phoenix lost to Surrey Lions by two runs at Headingley yesterday after Darren Gough needed to hit the last ball of the match from Azhar Mahmood for four to win the game but could only manage a single in dreadful light. Beaten by one run the
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It's capital masterclass
London Broncos 12, Bradford Bulls 56: Normal service was resumed yesterday as the Bulls regained their three-point advantage at the top of Super League with a devastating nine-try masterclass. A 56-12 demolition of London at Griffin Park saw Bradford
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A fortnight to put it right
City face a fortnight of soul-searching after their heaviest home defeat for nine months. The Bantams were today licking their wounds on the back of a 4-0 thumping by Sunderland. It was their biggest home loss since Sheffield United scored five without
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Yorkshire exporters 'best for growth'
Yorkshire exporters are the best in the country when it comes to generating overseas sales growth, according to a new report. More than half of Yorkshire firms have experienced an increase in export sales in the last six months, according to the Business
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Major contract for computer man
A Bradford man who set up his own computer business after years of working for major firms in the south has won his first major contract. Andrew Hirst, managing director of Sophistyx Computing, has signed a deal to service computers at Bradford City Football
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Keeping centre staff in the Loop
There must have been some mistake. Brightly painted walls, fresh open plan offices, and staff with smiles on their faces? Surely this isn't what life is supposed to be like inside a call centre. For critics of the much-maligned industry, call centres
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Diversity is name of employment game
Bradford firms are to be made aware of the benefits of employing a diverse workforce at a seminar in the city. Employ Bradford is holding the day-long event to raise awareness of issues surrounding age, gender and race in the workplace. And it is hoping
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'Muslim-friendly' cola makes fizz in industry
When Bradford-born businesswoman Zahida Parveen decided to launch the UK's first brand of 'Muslim-friendly Cola', she expected it to prove a hit among those disillusioned with the multinational brands which dominate the market. But little did the 35-year-old
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'We need to protect the future of wool'
Britain's wool industry will prosper again after embracing the need to search for new markets and opportunities, the chairman of the British Wool Marketing Board said today. Frank Langrish said the Bradford-based BWMB was ready to lead the industry into
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Lindsay's trek for dead pal Christina
A woman whose best friend died of meningitis, aged just 15, is to undertake a trek in Peru to raise funds for research into the disease. Lindsay Rawlings' friend Christina Irwin died in 1996. Since then Lindsay has worked with Christina's mum Alison MacGrath
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Party on! Gareth's the pop prince of Myrtle Park
So how good is our Gareth? Good enough to stay up all night for, that's how good. That was the verdict of three fans who were at the front of the 25,000-strong crowd packed into the Pulse Party in the Park at Bingley yesterday. Fifteen-year-olds Deborah
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The best single mum in Britain!
Battler Tracy Marsh, whose motto is 'never give up', has been jointly named as Britain's Single Mum of the Year. The 33-year-old, of Shipley, was nominated by her daughter Tanya for the award after her amazing come-back after suffering a life-threatening
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Water bills could rise more than £8
Bradford householders face a big rise in their annual water bills to cover the cost of new European legislation and Government taxes, it was announced today. Yorkshire Water revealed its plans to put up bills as it published its five-year £1.3 billion
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Stepping out: the little lad who's all heart
Little Ethan Britton is stepping out to boost heart patients - despite being born with a serious condition that led to him undergoing open heart surgery at just 10 days old. Now the Shipley five-year-old will walk three miles to help research into heart
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Disabled residents 'left stranded' for 11 days
Dozens of elderly disabled people had to crawl downstairs on their hands and knees or stay marooned in their rooms when a sheltered housing complex lift broke down for 11 days. The problems for about 40 residents in the three-storey complex at Derby Place
