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Gavin sees red over 'joke' ref
Jason Gavin today attacked the "joke" red card that will rule him out for part of City's critical Christmas run. The Irish centre-half was sent off at Wigan as Bryan Robson's side slumped to their third 1-0 loss in a week. Gavin now misses the home game
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Takeover is good for Bradford
The long saga of Sir Ken Morrison's bid to take over rival supermarket chain Safeway is at last nearing completion, with the news that shareholders are to get offer documents in the New Year outlining the £3bn bid for the company. If everything goes according
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Dream of a job for childhood friends
Two childhood friends from Bradford are hoping Peppo and Frew will help wailing babies at bedtime become a thing of the past. The young ducklings are the brainchild of Annie Heyes and Josie Wood, and feature on a CD to help children nod off at night-time
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Firms must ring mobile changes
Some of Bradford's biggest employers risk facing prosecution after failing to make plans to deal with new mobile phone legislation, it was claimed today. Talksafe, a new business set-up by three Bradford entrepreneurs, has been offering advice to firms
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Street wardens help rid town of crime
Crime in Keighley has been slashed by a quarter since street wardens hit the town. Thanks to a joint effort between police officers, councillors and Bradford Council's street wardens, crime has plummeted in the three months from August to October this
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'I want damages for glass attack'
Bradford Bulls star Leon Pryce is facing a civil claim for compensation from the rugby coach he "glassed" in a Bradford bar. Former Bulls coach Eddie McGuiness, who briefly had Pryce under his wing as a young player, is set to bring a claim for personal
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Relief road open for Christmas - if it stays fine
Thousands of motorists will receive an extra special present for Christmas - but only if the weather stays dry this week. The long-awaited Bingley Relief Road will open in time for Christmas, as long as rain doesn't hold the workers back. Contractors
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Generous effort is fitting tribute to Liz
Friends and relatives of a Bradford musician who died cruelly young from breast cancer have raised a massive £9,200 in her memory. Liz Bray was well known throughout the city for her Irish folk music with the band Avalon, and was also loved by a generation
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Where the art is
Two community artists have been appointed to spearhead a Bradford school's drive to connect with its local neighbourhood through the visual arts. Rhodesway School at Allerton is a specialist visual arts college and this special status brings extra Government
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Green haven is saved after camp protest
Residents fighting to stop a children's home being built said today they had won a partial victory after winning village green status for a piece of crucial land. Campaigners at Netherlands Square in Low Moor want to stop the home being built close to
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Police returning to city in hunt for girl
The detective leading the hunt for missing Shafilea Ahmed said today his squad were heading back to Bradford as the inquiry continues. Detective Chief Inspector Geraint Jones said her extended family in the city could hold the clues as to her whereabouts
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Letters to the Editor
Council unfair to the city's traders SIR - Although the European Christmas Market was very nice and many people enjoyed it, I feel sorry for the Bradford market stall holders. They have paid hefty rates to the Council all year round. Then the Council
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On This Day
In 1840, Napoleon's body was interred in Paris. In 1913, HMS Tiger, the world's largest battle cruiser was launched in Glasgow. In 1920, China and Austria joined the League of Nations. December 15th, 1978... The Telegraph & Argus was not published
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Brothers in arms on security beat
It might seem an unlikely journey from Bradford's JobCentre Plus to an Apache Indian concert in Karachi, Pakistan. But it's all part of the job for a pair of Bradford brothers whose security business is booming just 12 months after it was set-up. Shamsher
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Divine inspiration at annual service
Bradford Bulls, a specialist paint manufacturer, and an accountant who will turn DJ for the day will be among the people attending Bradford Cathedral for a service celebrating the wealth of talent in local businesses. Fifty companies have already signed
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It's £15m extra for district's schools
School chiefs are raising spending on education in Bradford by £15 million, or 6.4 per cent, next year. Following an increase in funding from the Government, which has promised all schools an above-inflation rise of four per cent, Bradford Council is
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Cash for cards to boost appeal
Christmas cards are being ditched for charity as Bradford Council employees sign up for a new festive initiative. Around 5,000 people who work for the Council have been asked to join an e-mail scheme and donate money they would normally spend on Christmas
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House-blaze woman dies
A woman has died two days after she was carried by firefighters from a blaze at her home. The 28-year-old woman, who has not yet been named, died at a specialist burns unit in Newcastle. She had been found in the front room of a terraced house in Frank
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£3bn bid is 'best news'
Supermarket supremo Sir Ken Morrison today unveiled details of a new £3 billion bid for store rival Safeway and declared it "the best news for Bradford". The Morrisons' chairman said his firm had reached an agreement with Safeway's board on the terms
