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Woods given a scare by Sports
Bolton Woods survived a late scare to move into the second round of the West Riding County FA Sunday Cup with a 5-4 victory over Battyeford Sports. It looked set to be a stroll for Woods, finalists last season, as they eased into a 5-1 lead courtesy of
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Inventor criticises groups over snubs
A businessman whose revolutionary water-saving toilet flushing system is up for a major prize has accused public and private organisations of apathy after repeatedly snubbing his invention. David Wilks's innovative Interflush system is a simple add-on
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Hockney art goes under the hammer
The first auction to be devoted to artist David Hockney is expected to rake in more than £500,000. Bonhams is organising the landmark sale as it says demand for the Bradford-born artist's work is greater than ever. The auction will include some of his
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Moves to extend ban to every pub
Smoking will be outlawed in all pubs under plans being considered by the Government. The move would signal a massive victory for the Telegraph & Argus Clear The Air campaign, which is lobbying for a complete ban on smoking in public places. Ministers
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Team eases pain of the final days
A Bradford care team working with dying hospital patients and their families is hoping World Hospice and Palliative Care Day will increase awareness of what they do. The aim of the day - celebrated from the UK to South Africa, Brazil and Australia - was
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Fireworks laws 'not working in our city'
A Bradford campaigner says new legislation to combat the illegal use of fireworks is not working. Laws which ban the sale of larger fireworks and tighten control on their use have been introduced over the last year. But Jenny Sampson, founder of Allerton-based
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Strictly speaking a gem of a show
Not so long ago dancing with a partner was something your grandparents did during the war. It just wasn't cool anymore. Then came Baz Lurhman's Strictly Ballroom and we went crazy for sequins and salsa. Now ballroom dancing is cool again. A second series
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Payments added to financial black hole
Controversial changes to the way hospitals are paid worsened the multi-million pound cash crisis engulfing Bradford's Foundation Trust, it was claimed today. The Audit Commission said 'payment by results' had added to the hospital's £11.3 million financial
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Shortage of pupils may force closure
A Bradford primary school could be closed down as part of a cost-cutting plan to reduce surplus places. Fagley Primary School, in Falsgrave Avenue, might face the axe because of falling pupil numbers. Every spare school place in the district's school
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Letters to the Editor
Reinventing the wheel in schools SIR - What a shame the Government does not listen to parents and teachers. Twenty years ago children had a double games lesson and two PE lessons each week, plus lunchtime and after-school sports clubs. There were very
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Bradford 1 Huddersfield 2
This time there were no gloating home fans asking Peter Jackson for the score. Huddersfield's former Bantam could relish the moment of victory without the barrage of abuse from the Valley Parade faithful he got last time. "Average" was how he described
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Brook's marauders in the derby mood
Bradford Park Avenue go into tonight's big derby clash with Guiseley just four points away from the play-off zone, having won three and drawn one of their last four UniBond League Premier Division fixtures. Guiseley are in that fifth- place spot - but
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Bulls miss out at awards night
The Bulls may be the team of the moment but any plaudits will have to wait until Saturday after the club were overlooked at last night's Man of Steel awards dinner. Skipper Jamie Peacock was short-listed for a second Man of Steel title but lost out in
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Free-kick blunders so costly
Colin Todd fears City are becoming "paranoid" of free-kicks after slumping to a derby defeat against Huddersfield last night. The Bantams were undone by two set-pieces at Valley Parade as the team's six-match unbeaten run came crashing to an end against
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Time to show our generosity
The world has reeled under a succession of natural disasters in recent months. Many thousands of people have died in earthquakes and floods. To that appalling toll must now be added the 30,000 believed to have perished in Kashmir and northern Pakistan
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Public urged to discover gems of waterways
Bingley's famous Five Rise Locks is one of thousands of historic treasures that make British Waterways the third biggest custodian of the country's listed features. This week English Heritage announced British Waterways got its third place ranking because
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Muggings down as rest see rise
West Yorkshire is bucking a trend which has seen an increase in street robberies across the country. Home Office figures are expected to reveal that muggings rose by nearly 40 per cent in some parts of the UK last year. And a newspaper's survey of half
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Council to axe shop displays on pavements
Bradford Council is expected to press ahead with a total ban on pavement displays outside city centre shops next year. The Council's executive committee will be recommended by officers at its meeting next Tuesday to stop traders displaying their goods
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Trucker jailed for Stephanie tragedy
A lorry driver whose "brief act of folly" led to the death of a mum-of-two has been jailed for three and a half years. Bradford Crown Court heard how 32-year-old Stephanie Welsh died after her Renault car was crushed by an articulated lorry on the A65
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Please help the victims
The Telegraph & Argus today launches a district-wide appeal to bring desperately-needed aid to the communities devastated by the South Asian earthquake. Tens of millions of pounds are needed to provide vital supplies in the wake of the disaster which
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Family fears 30 dead in disaster
Shaheen Akhtar, 25, battled to fight back tears when she learned that two further members of her family had died. The young mother-of-one has lost more than 30 relatives to the earthquake and expects that number to grow. "Every phone call brings more
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Yesterday’s clay man in the frame
So farewell, then, Wallace and Gromit. Apparently, the Plasticine pals who this week are set to be propelled to Hollywood-strength stardom with the UK release of their first feature-length movie Curse of the Were-Rabbit, are no more. A devastating fire