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Bailey's smashing display for Congs
Joint Second Division leaders Glusburn and Bingley Congs both won at the weekend and are separated only by run rate. Congs were in devastating form at home to Denholme. Tim Burnley (64) and Simon Bailey put on 112 runs in only 77 minutes for the second
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Buoyant Spen put Ladyhill to the sword
Spen Victoria continued their good form in the Naylor Premier with a 19-11 win at Ladyhill. Peter Jagger's 21-7 over Nigel Breadley got the away side off to good start, and Ladyhill's star bowler Steve Cooper had no answer to Spen's Ian Tordoff, Tordoff
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DIY way to beat car crime
In a week in which the West Yorkshire Police force was criticised for its poor showing in tackling burglary and car theft, news that a blitz against the latter is planned across the Bradford district is very timely. In fact the findings of the report
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Keep an eye out for this 'invoice'
Bradford firms were today warned to be on their guard against unsolicited "invoices" for entry in an international business directory. Firms in the region, as well as the West Yorkshire Trading Standards' own accounts department, have received "invoices
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Petrol stations are running on empty
Bradford could become a "petrol desert", an expert has warned. The latest fuel station to shut in the city is the Manningham Lane Services. And according to the Petrol Retailers' Association about one in ten Bradford petrol stations closed in 2003 and
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Right turn banned in changing of lanes
Drivers could be stopped from using a residential street to avoid a major roundabout. A traffic calming proposal has been drawn up by the Department of Transport to ban drivers from turning right from Hirst Lane on to the A650 Bingley Road near the Saltaire
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Art for City's sake from two painters
Art lovers and fans of the beautiful game will be able to get their hands on two unique prizes once bidding gets underway at an auction which aims to help save Bradford City. Lots on offer will include an exclusive signed proof from television star Alan
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Bus drivers agree to halt strike for a week
Last-minute talks between union leaders and management have averted a bus strike threatened for midnight tonight. With just hours to go before crews were due to walk out, Bradford's biggest bus company was still in meetings with union officials about
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Letters
Will of people to have BNP voice Sir - Although not a supporter of the BNP, reading your comment column in Saturday's T&A I was amazed you thought the BNP result caused 'shame'. I read too, the council leaders dismiss the BNP and say they will not
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Motors into overdrive as Lane's progress stalls
Lightcliffe Motors achieved the result of the week as they inflicted the first defeat of the season on Central Division leaders Jer Lane. Mark Gill (36) top-scored for the visitors as Brett Houston (4-23) tore through the middle order in Jer Lane's total
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We have the world on our shoulders says Noble
The 'world champion' tag that sits around the Bulls' neck is still weighing heavily, says coach Brian Noble. Sunday's battling 35-28 victory over a Salford side that conceded 82 points at Hull earlier in the season was yet another example of the Bulls
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Todd emerges as top choice
City are moving close to naming their new manager - but it will not be Bryan Robson. The administrators hold the key to any appointment and hush-hush talks are understood to be taking place this week. Colin Todd, last season's No 2, is emerging as the
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Victory for lawyer in race row battle
A prosecuting solicitor, who was suspended from her job after joking that she was a friend of Osama bin Laden, has won her fight to prove she was the victim of race discrimination. An employment tribunal has upheld Halima Aziz's claim that she was racially
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Morrisons workers vote over walk-out
Morrisons was today bracing itself for strike action at its two distribution centres as members of the Transport and General Workers' Union began a ballot over industrial action. The union, which represents 1,600 staff at the centres in Wakefield and
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Nine elected to new parish council
The first elected members of the newly-formed Wrose Parish Council today pledged to unite the community and work to bring improvements to the village. Nine councillors were elected after residents voted using postal votes alongside the district and European
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£5,500 for little Holly in a month
A trust fund set up for a terminally-ill four-year-old has raised £5,500 in little more than a month. Holly Clarke's parents say they are overwhelmed by the level of support they have received since their story featured in the Telegraph & Argus. Shirelle
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Police clamp down on vehicle crimes
Victims of vehicle crime will be visited by investigating officers as police crack down on car thieves. Police this week launched a blitz across the Bradford district in a bid to drive down vehicle crime with a number of initiatives to tackle the problem
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Monty fun - have I got nudes for you!
It may have been sweltering outside, but that was nothing compared to the heat on stage at the Alhambra last night. The opening night of a two-week run of The Full Monty - the musical version of the most successful British film comedy ever - was the hottest
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Royal Mail lands in sackload of trouble
The Royal Mail has launched an investigation after two large bundles of undelivered letters were found dumped on a piece of Heaton waste ground. In the latest in a string of embarrassing Royal Mail blunders in Bradford, the mail was discarded under a
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Club arsonist loses his bid for freedom
A man who set fire to a busy club during the Bradford riots three years ago, endangering the lives of 23 people, has failed in an Appeal Court bid to win his freedom. Mohammed Ilyas, 49, flung the missile through the window of Manningham Ward Labour Club
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Tory votes row sparks probe
The election of a Bradford Tory councillor is being investigated following claims from within his own party that he influenced the vote. Conservative group leader Margaret Eaton has received at least two letters from her own party members demanding the
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Thinking through a green solution
Carolyne Coyle reports on how a revolutionary teaching technique is working at one Bradford school and the impact it is having on the pupils' problem-solving In most classrooms at Challenge College there is a new green bin to collect paper for recycling
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Helping parent - and child - brush up on dental care
Across the country thousands of children are having large numbers of their teeth removed in hospital - many at a very early age - because they are so badly decayed. A survey conducted for BBC Radio 4's Today programme points to the problems being worst
