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Hatton heading for big fall-out
Junior Witter reckons the next fight will make or break Ricky Hatton's long-standing bond with promoter Frank Warren. Witter is watching with interest as his old light-welter rival grows increasingly impatient for the big names to be delivered. Hatton
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One day at a time for Tykes says Byas
After six consecutive away victories which have transformed their season, Yorkshire were back at Headingley today to resume their push for promotion in the championship. But director of cricket David Byas refuses to take Leicester-shire lightly. "It was
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Jamie: I want us to be boring
The Bulls need to revert to "boring" football to rediscover their championship-winning form, says Man of Steel Jamie Peacock. "It's about not trying for that miracle ball," said Peacock. "We need to get a roll on and just play boring football. It is about
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Royal Mail must end this abuse
The case of the postman seen stuffing letters down a drain at Wrose is the latest in a disturbing list of stories about mail which has been mislaid or misappropriated. The Royal Mail has apologised for this latest incident, but an apology simply isn't
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Bronte classic is up for auction
A rare first edition copy of Jane Eyre is expected to fetch up to £27,000 at auction. The book -- in three volumes -- was coming under the hammer at Sotheby's, in New York, today. The edition (pictured) of Charlotte Bront's classic is included in a sale
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Chocolates reverse charity shop trend
SKIPTON lost itself a charity shop and gained itself a chocolate heaven this week after Walkers opened up on Newmarket Street. Chocolatier Robert Walker has established a second shop at the former Sue Ryder base in response to increasing demand for his
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Council decides to plough on with road repairs
VITAL repairs to a potholed access road in Skipton will go ahead after the town council decided not to fight to remove trailers from the land. Although the repair work has been badly needed at the back of Walton Street for years, the council has held
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Local police forces among worst in the country
NORTH and West Yorkshire Police forces are among the worst in the country, official Government league tables have revealed - but just across the border, Lancashire is one of the best. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) graded the 43 forces
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Theatre Reviews
Much Ado About Nothing -- Bingley Arts Centre Bingley Little Theatre ends its 56th season in style this week with Shakespeare's comedy. A huge cast cleverly wove three storylines understandably and well, though Anna Yeadon as Beatrice, Paul Chewins as
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Saby's keen to nurture young talent
Keighley DJ and dance promoter Sabir "Saby" Hussain aims to nurture local talent with his latest project. He is teaming up with Lawkholme man Sajid Raj to run a training scheme for promising young DJs, producers, rappers and promoters. Participants will
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Self-taught artist sets sights on exhibition
South Craven man Keith Shaw leads several local artists exhibiting more than 100 pictures this weekend at Carleton Social Club near Skipton. Keith, who has long been involved in theatrical events at Glusburn Institute, is a self-taught painter of watercolours
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Hard work brings back glory days
FOR more than a century, Britain's railway hotels were the height of luxury, harking back to the times when first class passengers travelled in top hats and frock coats, their ladies in bonnets and bustles. They gave us some of our most imposing buildings
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Motorists who park with two wheels on the pavements obstructing the right of way of pedestrians, mothers with buggies and disabled people in invalid vehicles should be treated in the same manner as those who park on double yellow lines or overstay
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Work of the crime reduction partners
SIR - I read with some concern the letter published in the Craven Herald (June 11), referring to the Craven Crime Reduction Partnership. Firstly, Mr Ingham's description of us being "recently contrived" is totally incorrect and I will now explain what
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Pair follow in footsteps of famous march
A former Bradford University PhD student has become the first person outside China to retrace the route of Mao Zedong's famous Long March in the mid-1930s. The journey eventually led to the communist revolution of 1949. But after more than a year on the
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Project helps to cut number of teenage mums
The number of teenage pregnancies in Bradford have been cut by 100 year, after a concerted education project with girls under 18. Health workers say the drop in numbers is due to the success of a project called Upfront which was started in 2001 with a
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Old rail path is on the right track
A defunct railway line will provide a safe haven for children walking to school. It will allow youngsters going to and from the new Cullingworth Village Primary School to avoid busy Cullingworth and Halifax Roads. And their parents will be able to leave
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Square no place to shop, say planners
Developers have lost their bid to use part of a new multi-million pound leisure development being built in the heart of the city for shopping. Senior planning officers have used delegated powers to refuse an application to use a unit in the development
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Gift helps reach out to all cultures
A charity that gives vulnerable homeless youngsters a bed for the night hopes to attract more multi-cultural volunteers from the city, thanks to a cheque from the Telegraph & Argus's parent company Gannett. Bradford Nightstop will use the £900 it
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Bid for brush with former goalie
Hairdresser Daniel Taylor is offering a haircut at his new salon to boost the Telegraph & Argus Save Our City Appeal auction. And the lucky bidder should be in safe hands because the 22-year-old is a former Bradford City goalkeeper. Daniel joined
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'I saw postman stuff mail in drain'
A householder has spoken of his horror as he watched a temporary postal worker stuff mail down a drain. Ken Bedford said the letters were retrieved by his wife and a neighbour. But as they were being dried out on a lawn, they were collected by a Royal
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Saluting their tales of courage
Young people from across the district who have triumphed over adversity will be presented with awards at a ceremony next week. The Bradford's Bravest awards, launched by the Chantelle Bleau Memorial Fund, in association with the Telegraph & Argus,
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Cricket: Aire-Wharfe round-up
SILSDEN met a Burley side on red-hot form as they powered to a monster total of 366-4. Opener R Brook scored 71, but his innings was eclipsed by that of his strike partner B Harris who scored 202 not out. For the Cobbydale side batting was matter of survival
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Cricket: Junior round-up
Oakworth Under-17s reached 90-5 after just 16 overs but the last five wickets added just one run as Upper Wharfedale bowler Stephen Doane ran amok claiming 5-8. Only home skipper Robert Hollingsworth got to grips with the Dales bowlers, making 33. On
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Cricket: One run agony for Keighley
Keighley ended up on the wrong end of a tense finale at Bowling Old Lane on Saturday which has dented their promotion bid. The game heralded the return to first team action of skipper Steve Reape after his battle back from injury. The standard of Keighley's
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Cougars: Fielden bursts into spotlight
GIANT prop Jamie Fielden burst onto the Cougar scene with a spectacular opening performance against Oldham. The 6ft 6ins forward, who weighs in at 20-stone, scored his opening try for the club after being on the field for less than three minutes. Even
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Middle England reclaims its flag
THERE are those who turn their nose up at the large number of cars sporting the updated version of furry dice - the red cross on a white background of St George. But they are missing the point. The flag is not the exclusive preserve of the boy racers
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Haikings: We need a support network
Having finished third from bottom last season, Mirfield are finding things even more of a struggle this season in the Specialist Ducting Supp-lies Bradford League First Division. The men from Memorial Park are currently next to bottom, and have a huge
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New boss Todd is thinking positive
Colin Todd today took up the City helm and declared: I'll give it my best shot. Todd succeeds Bryan Robson in charge after half a season as his right-hand man. And as exclusively revealed in yesterday's T&A, youth-team coach Bobby Davison will be
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Election shock as BNP moves in
Keighley has its first British National Party councillors. Private hire driver Christopher Kirby snatched the third seat in the Worth Valley Ward after one of the most tense counts ever seen in the town. He beat one of the ward's sitting Tory councillors
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MP pushes for change in forced marriage law
Forced marriage could soon become a criminal offence. Keighley MP Ann Cryer this week sought Government backing for the move. She was speaking in the House of Commons during the second reading of the Domestic Violence Bill. Home Office Minister Paul Goggins
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Protests over speeding quarry trucks
A petition has been started to stop lorries from a quarry making resident's lives hell. Almost 100 people have already signed up to protest about Midgeham Cliff End Quarry, in Ryecroft Road, near Harden, which is owned by Skipton Properties. Olga Barnes
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Pedal power helps hospice
Health workers got on their bikes for Cycle to Work Day -- part of National Cycle Week. Staff at Airedale NHS Trust pedalled to work on Wednesday and were given a free meal in Airedale Hospital dining room and cycle gifts to reward their efforts. Marjorie
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Five year order on anti-social youth
A 16-year-old boy has been handed a five-year anti-social behaviour order following a string of offences on his estate. Ashley Greig (pictured), of 17 Williams Road, Steeton, was issued with the order at Bingley Magistrates Court on Wednesday. It follows
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Men attack 10-year-old
A 10-year-old boy was attacked by four men as he cycled in a park. The youngster was grabbed by the throat, dragged from his bike and was kicked in the ribs as he lay on the floor. His attackers then stole his BMX bike. The boy later received treatment
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Judge brands accountant a 'rogue'
A Silsden accountant who cost investors almost £430,000 by getting them to put money into a bogus property scheme has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Judge Roger Scott told 64-year-old John Rourke -- who had no accountancy qualifications -- that
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Village unveils monument to its mining heritage
A MONUMENT to mark Ingleton's coal mining heritage was officially unveiled this week. The parish council commissioned the memorial after being approached by local resident Bernard Bond, who was determined to unearth the history of mining in the area.
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Celebrations as garden is named best in show
GARGRAVE head gardener Chris Myers has struck gold with his canal and lock design at the BBC Gardeners' World Live show at Birmingham. The 27-year-old said he was delighted to have won one of three gold medals, and over the moon to learn his garden had
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Sun and smiles for Skipton gala
SKIPTONIANS will tell you that Gala Day is bound to dawn wet and miserable. BBut this year the old adage was proved wrong as prayers for good weather were answered and the committee behind this year's Skipton gala is lauding it as one of the most successful
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A65 is one of Britain's riskiest roads
THE A65 between Skipton and Kirkby Lonsdale has been named as one of the riskiest roads in the country. The road is one of 13 routes in the UK singled out as a danger for motorcyclists, who see it as a favourite because of its challenging nature and its
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Research extends the life of cancer victims
A DOCTOR at Airedale Hospital could change the way ovarian cancer is treated after dedicating over 20 years to researching the disease. Consultant Medical Oncologist Michael Crawford has found that patients with low levels of a chemical called CA125 in
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The Curmudgeon
THIS morning, I would like my regular reader(s) to sit back and take a deep breath. What I am about to say will come as a deep shock. But, as the chronicler of Beggarsdale affairs, it is my duty to report it. So here we go ... Old Tom and Teacher Tess
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Life's one hurdle after another
Motor neurone disease sufferer Diane Kendall relies on her husband Trevor for most things in life but one thing she can still do is raise awareness about the illness in the hope that others will benefit. The Motor Neurone Disease Association is holding
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My son needs helping - not putting in jail
A mum whose teenage son has been banned from parts of his home town says he needs "help not locking up". Jason Robinson, 15, has been locked up for breaching his anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) but his mum Heather says this is unfair because he is
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I was a burglar and a thief, says accused
A teenager charged with murdering a hospital worker has admitted 59 burglaries in three years, a jury was told. After his arrest on suspicion of killing Tarquin Turner, the 17-year-old - who cannot be named because of his age - pointed out to police houses
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Two charged with murder conspiracy
Two men were appearing before Bradford magistrates court today charged with conspiring to murder a 22-year-old man. Zafar Iqbal, who had just got married, was found dead on a car park between rows of terraced houses off Raymond Street, West Bowling, Bradford
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Thrifty bishop aims to reduce spending
The Bradford diocese is looking for ways to be more cost-effective, even though it already boasts the country's thriftiest bishop. The diocese already has a joint education board with Leeds and Ripon and now it is on the lookout for other areas of responsibility
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Dairy king wins first round
A milkman has proved he is cream of the crop after being named his dairy's best. Sean Garvey, of Thackley, has stopped on his rounds to unblock sinks, replace smoke alarm batteries and deal with a gas leak - and his community spirit has won him the Express
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Woman battled teenage gunman
A woman stood up to a gun-wielding teenage robber in a terrifying ordeal as she got off a train at night. The youth ran in front of her on the dark platform, pointed an air pistol at her chest, and demanded she hand over her handbag, telling her she had
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Bowls: Steve captures county honours
CROSS ROADS bowler Stephen Pickles realised his childhood ambition when he won the Yorkshire Parks Merit Title at Rufford Park last weekend. The popular bowler beat the much vaunted Chris Mordue of Brighouse 21-13 in a one-side final. Stephen is the first
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Cricket: Craven League
STEVE WELCH pulled off one of the performances of the day as Cullingworth secured a surprise victory over Oakworth. Welch batted throughout the Cullingworth innings for 72 -- and hit the winning runs of the last ball of the match. Oakworth were left regretting
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Cougars: Time runs out
Cougars 28, Oldham 33 - ONE missed try turned what could have been a glorious victory into another of a string of defeats. Craig McDowell, who had a storming game for the Cougars, collected a neat pass from Karl Smith following a Matty Firth kick, and
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Karate: Business backs world title bid
BUSINESS is backing karate star Paul Newby as he prepares to take on the world later in the year. Newby, from Silsden, recently won bronze at the European Championships held in Moscow and is now preparing for the World Championships. His medal-winning
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Cycling: Russell takes Denby Trophy
A TOTAL of 29 top riders took part in the Aire Valley Cycles Road Race which included the fifth annual 'Nick Denby Memorial Trophy.' The race was run over five laps of a 10km circuit starting and finishing at the Dog and Gun Inn, Oxenhope, this week.
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Letters to the Editor
Bolling Hall just 'a waste of time' Sir - I recently visited Bolling Hall which features prominently in the second siege of the town during the English Civil War. I was expecting to find some displays and descriptions of life in the area during this period
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May the ghosts of freedom fighters forgive us
Just days before the local elections the world remembered those who paid the ultimate price for defending our freedom during the D-Day landings sixty years ago. As the soulful notes of the Last Post and the piper's lament drifted away on the wind, thousands
