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'No time to waste' message to pupils
Pupils are to be taught to keep Bradford clean and green in a new education project starting next month. The move coincides with the launch of the Telegraph & Argus Bin It for Bradford campaign which is targetting litter louts and persuading people
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Windass tells players to smile for the cameras
Dean Windass wants City to fight relegation with a smile. The new skipper is refusing to let his team-mates get down in the dumps about their perilous league position. And Windass believes that a repeat performance from Saturday will be good enough to
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Great start for Parker
For Bulls prop Rob Parker, tonight's England A clash against Australia at Brentford represents more than just a chance to test himself at the highest level. Parker might feel some unfamiliar sensations when the match kicks off at 8pm. For starters, he'll
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Deter the vice trade customers
There are high hopes for that part of Bradford known as Goitside - the wedge of the city between Thornton Road and Westgate which has been earmarked for regeneration. Some new businesses have been wooed into the area already and improvement work is taking
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On This Day
In 1941, Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin was born. In 1962, Soviet leader Krushcev announced the removal of missiles from Cuba. In 1965, the Pope issued a decree absolving the Jewish people of collective guilt in the crucifixion of Christ. From the Telegraph
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Best sellers from the best cellars!
A fireside chat over a disappointing bottle of wine prompted a Bradford couple to resolve to ditch their day jobs and set up their own business. Sandra and Richard Jeffray made the decision to launch their own wine merchants - known as Hops, Scotch and
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£10m office plan 'at risk' in brick row
Developers of a £10 million office complex in Bradford have claimed that Council planners could scupper the proposed complex because of a wrangle over construction materials. Landmark Development Projects and Barnfield Construction revealed plans for
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Teachers' vote of no confidence in head
Teachers at a 'failing' Keighley school have passed a vote of no confidence in the head. Meanwhile education chiefs, unhappy with slow progress at Eastwood Primary School, are preparing to sack the governors and appoint their own school leaders, the Telegraph
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Youngsters fighting their own battles
A martial arts scheme is helping boost the confidence of Bradford children whose parents abuse drugs and alcohol. Supa Kids supports youngsters through counselling, mentoring and leisure activities. The project, whose name stands for Substance Using Parents
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Priestley Theatre announces ballet school plan
Plans are in the pipeline to open a ballet school in Bradford's Priestley Theatre, it was revealed today. The news came as young ballet dancers, pictured, were put through their paces by professionals from the Birmingham Royal Ballet on stage at the Little
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Teachers' vote of no confidence in head
Teachers at a 'failing' Keighley school have passed a vote of no confidence in the head. Meanwhile education chiefs, unhappy with slow progress at Eastwood Primary School, are preparing to sack the governors and appoint their own school leaders, the Telegraph
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - When footballers Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer were involved in drunken behaviour which led to a court case, Leeds United were quick to support them. So, too, were Manchester United when their player, Rio Ferdinand, forgot to stay behind for
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Sinnott sounds an FA Cup battle cry
Farsley Celtic will reach the first round proper of the FA Cup and face a trip to Nationwide Second Division Brentford, if they beat Gainsborough Trinity tonight. They are 90 minutes, 120 minutes, or - at nerve-jangling worst - a penalty shoot-out away
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Fairweather bounce back
After their shock defeat in the District Cup the previous week, Fairweather Green bounced back in the best possible way by ending Albion Sports' unbeaten record in the Sunday Alliance Premier Division with a 4-1 win. Goals in the ninth and tenth minutes
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Avenue choose to stay at home
Bradford Park Avenue will play their first-round FA Cup tie against Bristol City at Horsfall Stadium where there is a 3,300 capacity - unless they encounter problems with the council's safety officers. Avenue are disappointed that Sky have decided not
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Making finance all plain-sailing
The first husband and wife team to compete in a round-the-world yacht race have turned to a Bradford firm for advice. McDonald Yachting, the team behind Neal and Lisa McDonald's bid for glory in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06, have been talking to chartered
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Birthing pool business makes a splash for mum
It was a case of sink or swim when Ruth Weston suddenly found herself in charge of a business last year. The Allerton mum only intended to organise the hiring of a birthing pool for the delivery of her fourth child when she telephoned Alison Carr. But
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Success of rewards scheme for schools
Businesses in Bradford are being urged to team up with local schools after the success of a scheme to reward high achievers in maths. Cottingley-based accountants MGI Watson Buckle handed out prizes to students from five Bradford schools as part of a
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Loans scheme set to aid city's firms
A pioneering project offering loans to new businesses which cannot get finance from high street lenders could be extended across Bradford. Business Link has piloted a scheme in the Bradford Trident area where entrepreneurs can get loans for up to £5,000
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Hit-and-run man still being treated
A builder who was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in Heckmondwike is still in hospital. Jason Richardson, who works for Younger Homes (Northern) Ltd in Brighouse, is described by police as being "poorly but stable" following the accident at 11.10pm
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Church appeal over £100,000 refit
A parish church is calling on townspeople to help it race against time and finish of its £100,000 refit in time for a weekend of historic celebrations. St Paul's Parish Church, Shipley has less than a week left to complete major work to refurbish its
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'Yobs are driving us out of business'
The owners of a Bradford shop today claimed yobs were putting the future of their business in jeopardy. Diljit Singh and Joanne Wilson woke to find their car had been destroyed by fire outside their business Undercliffe General Stores. Mr Singh said the
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Festival facing court action
A Baildon businessman has threatened to take court action against Bradford Festival if his company's £14,000 bill is not paid. David Whittlestone, managing director of Leeds-based 3d productions, said his company had supplied stages for the festival in
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'No time to waste' message to pupils
Pupils are to be taught to keep Bradford clean and green in a new education project starting next month. The move coincides with the launch of the Telegraph & Argus Bin It for Bradford campaign which is targetting litter louts and persuading people
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Police rapped over missing girl
The family of runaway Bradford teenager Donna Healey today criticised the police for failing to act when she disappeared 15 years ago. They spoke out while facing an agonising wait to discover if a partially-mummified body dumped in a Leeds garden in
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Vice trade faces new blitz
Persistent kerb crawlers and pimps will be banned from Bradford's red light areas in a new crackdown on the vice trade. Police and Bradford Council are using Anti-Social Behaviour Orders for the first time against people caught seeking or selling sex.
