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Ring-rusty Bulls back with a bump
The doom-mongers will see the result and feel the Bulls' grasp on their Super League title is already slipping. But this match had everything you would expect of a typical pre-season friendly - ring-rusty players, a lack of intensity, lesser-known line-ups
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Cook's bad break in Warrington defeat
The Bulls are sweating on Matt Cook's fitness after the highly-rated youngster suffered a suspected fractured thumb in their opening friendly at Warrington. The Super League champions were easily defeated 30-6 yesterday but fielded a youthful side and
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Couple showcase event planning
A couple have transformed the shell of an old mill into an Aladdin's cave of fun. Lynda Forbes-Wake, right, and her partner Graham Privett have turned Cononley Mill into a showcase for their art. Enter the plain steel door at the entrance to their base
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Don't keep silent on business crime
Small businesses in Bradford are being urged to make a New Year's resolution and report all crimes to the police. The call comes from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) after its Yorkshire and Humber Policy Unit held talks with the Government Office
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Popular music pub to call last orders
Last orders are to be called for the final time at Bradford's best known live music pub. Eamon Halloran and his wife Anita have been championing live music at The Melborn Hotel in White Abbey Road for 15 years. But the couple will serve up pints for the
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Starbucks to open second outlet in city
Coffee giant Starbucks is to open a second outlet in Bradford city centre. The US-based firm already operates a stylish Wool Exchange branch above the Waterstones book store and its further investment in the city will be seen as a major boost. Starbucks
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'We're too scared to work on estate'
Cab drivers are being advised to steer clear of Bradford's Holme Wood estate because of attacks on them. The news comes after private hire driver Rashad Khan, 30, became the latest to be stoned by youths as he worked on the estate. Hackney Carriage bosses
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Letters to the Editor
Disabled parking confusion reigns SIR - I am very confused about the report on disabled parking (T&A, December 28). It seems contradictory. Firstly it states that disabled people will get the parking spot they need much quicker, which I have to say
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City never say die
The state of the Valley Parade pitch said it all as Steve Claridge ploughed up and down on his ritual post-match run. One end was still in excellent nick. The other, which City had attacked furiously during the closing stages, was completely scuffed up
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Derby despair for Brook's strugglers
Guiseley wreaked their revenge for a 3-0 beating earlier this season by overcoming a below-par Avenue at Horsfall Stadium. Gary Brook's side have now gone eight UniBond Premier Division games without a win and are in freefall. And it was two former Avenue
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Todd hails his 'bravehearts'
City players were referred to as "bravehearts" after a stirring two-goal fightback to round off the festive fixture frenzy. The Bantams climbed off the floor to draw 3-3 with high-flying Brentford yesterday, Marc Bridge- Wilkinson completing the rescue
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Little that will mean such a lot
The Gambia Schools Trust has achieved a great deal since it was established six years ago by Saltaire resident Christine Schofield and six other volunteers. It has built one library in the impoverished African country and another is well under way. And
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Workers urged to check hearing
A charity for the deaf is calling on Bradford workers to find out if they need a hearing aid. The RNID is encouraging staff to do a simple new telephone check aimed at detecting hearing problems. The charity is urging managers to encourage staff to take
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'Dam will destroy our family homes'
Thousands of Bradfordians will see their ancestral homes destroyed when a controversial dam in Kashmir is raised. The city's Pakistani families, most of whom are from the Mirpur region, will suffer when the extension of the Mangla Dam swamps ancestral
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Pledge to build a school a year
A Saltaire charity is making a New Year's resolution to build a school a year in Gambia. The Gambia Schools Trust, started six years ago by retired cinema worker Christine Schofield, 63, and six other volunteers, has already helped hundreds of children
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Bradfordians banned from using Leeds tip
Bradfordians caught dumping waste at a Leeds tip could face a £50,000 fine or 12 months behind bars. The new rules have been brought in at the Ellar Ghyll tip at Otley less than a mile away from Menston and on the doorstep of Burley-in-Wharfedale just
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Airport boss hits back at noise critics
A massive expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport could lead to more planes deviating from flight paths, fear critics. Concerns have been raised over proposals to triple the airport's passenger numbers as part of the Leeds Bradford Masterplan. But airport
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Council staff take 700 years off sick
Managers in Bradford Council are being retrained in a bid to cut down on the 700 years of sick days clocked up by staff last year. The authority has introduced new attendance procedures and guidelines to tackle the issue, and has also announced that a
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'Sort out mayhem at post office'
A Government minister has been urged to take action on Bradford's "totally inadequate" postal services following the closure of Bank Street post office. Bradford Council leader Margaret Eaton has asked for an urgent meeting to discuss major problems which
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This penguin fever leaves me cold...
It doesn't give me any pleasure that Toga the penguin was stolen from his familial abode at a zoo on the Isle of Wight, honestly it doesn't. In fact, I probably felt a bit sad about the whole situation for a few min-utes over the Christmas period. There
