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Big three turning up the heat at the top
Silsden, Tyersal and Brighouse Town, the three sides that lead the way at the top of the Mumtaz Premier Division, all increased their championship prospects and added to their opponent's relegation fears. Tyersal, despite having played two more games
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Branch back in the goals for City
Barnsley Res 1 Bradford Res 1 It's a sign of the times that City's top scorer last hit the target three months ago. In a team that has bagged the fewest goals in the division, Michael Branch is still the top marksman with six. But he has not added to
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City doomed fears Dreyer
City hero John Dreyer today admitted: I'd love to be wrong but I fear the worst for Bryan Robson's men. Dreyer is still remembered for his winning goal at Sunderland four years ago which took City a massive step towards Premiership safety. And he hopes
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Former chef plans charity cook book
A photography student is celebrating Bradford's cultural diversity by putting together a cook book. Dave Marshall, 55, who is in his final year of a photography degree at Bradford College, hopes the venture will raise money for Cancer Support in Bradford
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Major work on junction a step nearer
People living in a village split by a major crossroads are closer to getting a new multi-million-pound traffic scheme. Greengates residents have campaigned for years for improvements at the junction at the heart of their community. Now Bradford North
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Police girl disarms cleaver attacker
A rookie police constable who disarmed a violent psychiatric patient wielding a meat cleaver is to receive a commendation for bravery. Bradford-born Katie Bell, 24, was on her first nightshift with the Metropolitan Police when she and a fellow officer
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Annie needs a dog for musical - and make it snappy
Staging a production of Annie without the orphan's faithful canine companion Sandy is like putting on The Sound of Music without the nuns. But that's the predicament facing Yeadon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society, which is desperately seeking a dog
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Letters to the Editor
Let's think big on the odeon site SIR - I think anyone who cares about Bradford's future, and desires that the ghastly failure of the Wardley-style rebuilding of the Sixties and Seventies shall not be repeated must support Norman Littlewood. However:
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Rouse brace eases Woods into semis
The outstanding County Cup quarter-final finally went ahead at Apperley Bridge and Bolton Woods made it through to the sixth semi-final in their history and a date with Wakefield club Redoubt with a 5-2 win over Pudsey Royal. A defensive mistake saw Pudsey
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Swann doubtful for Warriors showdown
The extent of the knee ligament damage suffered by Logan Swann against Penrith on Friday night should become clearer today. Swann yesterday saw a specialist and underwent a scan at the Yorkshire clinic and it is unlikely he'll be fit enough to play against
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Noble champions mental strength
The Super League season was officially launched at a star-studded bash at Old Trafford yesterday - the venue where the champions will once again be crowned in 34 weeks' time. The Bulls were roundly praised for heaping glory on the British game by defeating
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Plan will ease the frustration
Bradford commuters coming in to the city from the north are plagued by bottlenecks. Shipley is a notorious cause of long delays, with tailbacks at Fox Corner throughout the day and particularly at rush hour. So is Greengates traffic lights, with regular
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On This Day
In 1904, Puccini's Madame Butterfly was premiered in Milan. In 1924, swimmer Johnny Weissmuller (later Tarzan) created a world record for the 100 yards freestyle. In 1958, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament was formed, with Bertrand Russell as its president
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Bank betters mutual mark
Bradford and Bingley, the building society which turned into a bank nearly four years ago, today said its specialist mortgage lending had surpassed the level in the old mutual book for the first time. The company, which employs 1,400 people in Bingley
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'Save our green and pleasant land'
Campaigners objecting to the sale of green land have organised a 600-name petition to stop the bulldozers moving in. Green space in Shipley has been earmarked for sale as part of Bradford Council's asset management plan. But residents living close to
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'Help us get our station reopened'
A campaign has been launched to get a rail link for two commuter villages. Calverley councillor Andrew Carter (Pudsey North) wants to get the old Calverley-Rodley station re-opened. Metro - which oversees and funds the public transport network across
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You could listen in to the T&A
A service which keeps blind and partially sighted people up to date with the local news is concerned that fewer people are using it. The Talking Telegraph is a free weekly cassette with all the latest news from the Telegraph & Argus. But its customershave
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Driver was speeding at 80mph
A judge has told a teenage driver it was a miracle no-one was killed when he led a police car on a high-speed chase. Although the pursuit through Bradford's streets lasted only about four minutes, labourer John Naylor, 19, was said to have accelerated
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There's too much to do in Bradford!
"You'll never do it all in a day!" is the message being beamed into the north's living rooms by Bradford tourism bosses. Bradford Council and its Tourism Marketing Partnership are trying to entice six million TV viewers to holiday in the district. They
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Taxpayers to fund extra police officers
Extra police will be brought in to cover Bradford - but residents will have to pay for them. West Yorkshire Police Authority is expected to vote on Friday for an inflation-busting increase of 14.9 per cent on the amount it charges the public for it services
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Computer staff in talks to avert strike
Management and unions are locked in talks as a strike looms next week which could cripple Bradford Council services. Computer staff will stop work on February 26 and 27 unless the Council agrees to secondment rather than transferring them to a high-powered
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Bridesmaid of the year!
A youngster from Bradford who has spent most of her life in one of Britain's biggest soaps is set to appear in some of her most dramatic scenes. Ten-year-old Hannah Midgley has been in Emmerdale for years and this week she appears in one of the biggest
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Husband who killed wife is freed
A husband who admitted stabbing his charity shop worker wife to death has walked free from court after being acquitted of her murder. The case against tailor David Oates, 49, was dropped at Leeds Crown Court yesterday after the Crown Prosecution Service
