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Todd: City can Nick a play-off place
Colin Todd is confident City's play-off push will not be put off by Nicky Summerbee's impending departure. The winger will quit Valley Parade in the summer after rejecting a new contract, but he is still training with the club after a deadline-day move
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It's good news as another mill shuts
Bradford has reached another textiles milestone as worsted weaving finally ended after more than a century at an historic mill. But rather than being a grim statistic in the decimation of the city's wool trade, it's good news for weavers Wallass &
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Plan for third supermarket is thrown out
Battle lines have been drawn by Bradford Council in expectation that a plan for a new supermarket in Keighley will go to a public inquiry. City Hall's regulatory and appeals committee yesterday turned down plans for a new Asda superstore in Bradford Street
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Recycle it - or we face fines warns Council
Bradford Council is bracing itself for the introduction of a new waste-cutting scheme which could lead to multi-million-pound fines in a year's time. And that would increase council tax, the public is warned. The Government's controversial Landfill Allowance
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Cafe of cultures expands
Faramarz Azadian believes he has been successful in introducing continental caf culture into Bradford. Caf Bleu opened three years ago on North Parade offering a variety of cosmopolitan cuisine. Now Mr Azadian is expanding by creating an upstairs chill-out
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Residents to fight mobile phone plan
Angry residents have launched a campaign to block plans to site a mobile phone mast in their village. Villagers living in Tannerbrook Close, in Clayton, Bradford, said they fear for their health if the application by mobile phone firm Vodafone to set
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Lord Mayor 'disappointed' by walk flop
Disappointed organisers of this year's floundering Lord Mayor's Appeal have had to cancel a second major event due to a lack of interest. Plans for a high-profile sponsored walk at Valley Parade on Sunday have been scrapped after only 30 people got in
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Sick baby left with no gas for heating
The mother of an ill baby has hit out at a major gas supplier for leaving her without power after heartless thieves stole her gas credit card. Young mum Rebecca Whittaker, of Clayton, said she was unable to properly care for her 18-months-old daughter
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Climber Ruth will be scaling new heights
A teenage explorer is to brave new heights in a mountain expedition in South America. Ruth Snowden, 16, will face a daunting but thrilling six-week challenge as she treks high altitudes in the remote Peruvian Andes. The Bingley Grammar schoolgirl will
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Parents' anger as siblings face split
Parents battling new admissions rules at Eldwick Primary School have complained to the Local Government Ombudsman after having fresh hopes of a rule change dashed. Bradford Council's powerful executive committee is set to reject pleas that it stick to
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Man denies kidnap and rape of boy
A 72-year-old man appeared in court yesterday charged with kidnapping and raping a terrified teenager who was on his way home from school. The boy, who was 14 at the time and cannot be identified for legal reasons, told Bradford Crown Court he thought
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No wedding hall in industrial units
A bid to change industrial units into a wedding hall in the heart of Manningham has failed - after councillors decided it would lead to road safety problems. Bradford Council's regulatory and appeals committee rejected a retrospective planning application
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Council helps pilot child drugs teams
Bradford Council is to help spearhead a national drive to help young people affected by drugs. Local drug action teams will join the Council's own children's services and form a special taskforce to help young people who are abusing drugs or who are affected
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Lawyers in fury at court delays
A Bradford criminal lawyer has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for "appalling" delays in bringing cases to trial in local courts. The CPS today admitted that it had been forced to adjourn criminal cases this year because of a shortage of lawyers
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Gloves are off as Jones heads out to Burma
A physiotherapist from Bradford is planning a trip to the jungles of Burma - to bare-knuckle fight. Rachael Jones won the ITBF British Women's Thai Boxing bantamweight title last month - in emphatic style - and will now come up against some of the best
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Wright enjoys Euro glory over France
Bradford Grammar School No 8 Peter Wright has helped England's under-18s to European glory. They ended France's domination of the European Championships by defeating them 16-9 in the final last Saturday in the Villeneuve d'Ascq Stadium in Lille. It was
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'We will bounce back'
The Bulls are down but not out, insists skipper Jamie Peacock. Monday's narrow loss at St Helens meant the club emerged with nothing to show from their Easter endeavours and are now languishing in sixth place. But Peacock believes his side will bounce
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'We'll fight on for a bus link'
Residents fighting for the reinstate-ment of a bus service between Yeadon and Bradford have been offered a lifeline - but vowed to fight for a permanent solution. Angry former passengers of the 647/747 Bradford to Yeadon, via Greengates, service turned
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It's time to speed up justice
Justice, we are often told, is blind. But that does not mean that it should not be seen to be done by the rest of us. The fact that Bradford lawyers have spoken out at the appalling delays in getting criminal cases into court is evidence of their frustration
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All set for big festival to go with a swing
A host of top jazz acts will perform at this year's Bingley Jazz Festival. The three-day music extravaganza is being repeated following its massive success in the town last year. The festival will again feature a range of traditional and modern jazz bands
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A benefit for brave children like Robyn
Tragic cancer victim Robyn Brooks who touched the hearts of Bradford people, including pop star Gareth Gates, is to be remembered by an annual spring ball in the city. Tickets are on sale now for the black tie and diamond event which will be at the Cedar
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Canal lined up to boost area visits
Enhancing the Leeds-Liverpool Canal would attract visitors and boost the district's tourist industry, a leading councillor claimed today. Councillor Simon Cooke, executive for regeneration and the chairman of the private sector led Airedale Partnership
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Norman ready for a gentle retirement
Norman the gentle shire horse who won thousands of fans as he helped water flower baskets and clear litter across the city centre will go to pastures new when he retires in summer. The giant grey - thought to be Britain's biggest working horse - will
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Mother tells of her 'painful decision'
The heartbroken mum of a Bradford girl who died following a Bank Holiday crash on her way back from the seaside has described how she chose to switch off her daughter's life-support. Fighting back tears, Marion Hudson told the T&A how letting doctors
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Letters to the Editor
This beacon of self-preservation SIR - Things are stirring in Saltaire's Roberts Park. Men with hammers, scrapers and drills are making the historic Half Moon building habitable again, and soon we will see ice cream, sandwiches and tea served on sunny
