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Goals galore as super Farmers slay Dragon
With Greengates Albion and White Swan both tied up in county cup action, Farmers took full advantage knocking George & Dragon for six and moving into second place in Division 2A. Relay Recruitment enjoyed a 10-1 rout at Wyke Wanderers to extend their
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Woods crash out to last-gasp strike
After Sunday's fourth round County Cup ties, the Alliance's only League representative in the last eight of the competition are Silsden. The repeat of last season's final produced an 11-goal cracker with holders Readoubt Wakefield pipping Bolton Woods
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Late Graham goal gives Campion big cup boost
Campion and Tyersal booked their place in the quarter finals of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup with 4-2 victories. Campion took on last season's winners Meltham Athletic at Manningham Mills and in a hectic first 20 minutes were twice in the lead
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Bai swears allegiance to Bulls
New signing Marcus Bai has no qualms about crossing the Bulls-Rhinos divide. The powerful wingman swapped Leeds for Bradford and is now preparing hard ahead of his first season at Odsal. Such a move has huge significance given the clubs' fierce rivalry
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Let tram hit the heights!
Bradford has a great city centre for those who don't mind walking, or are able to do so. It is spread out and hilly, with its Transport Interchange well away from many of the shops. A shopping expedition can usefully be combined with some healthy exercise
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New cameras start to make town safer
Criminals in Brighouse have nowhere to hide after the switch-on of the town's long-awaited CCTV camera system it has been claimed. The eight cameras cover the central shopping areas and main routes into and out of the town and were up and running in time
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'Your prize will help make a difference'
A block of toilets at a Bradford pre-school will get a makeover, thanks to an award from Yorkshire Water and the Telegraph & Argus. Sandy Lane pre-school, a registered charity, is celebrating after it was awarded a £500 Water Works Award. The pre-school
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Closure-threatened school fails Ofsted
A primary school threatened with closure for more than a year has been condemned as failing by Government inspectors. St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Jermyn Street, near Bradford city centre, has been placed in special measures by an Ofsted team
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Horton Park have a first for success
Horton Park Primary School have maintained their fine sporting record by winning Grange Technology College's School Sports Co-ordinator indoor athletics festival. Six schools took part in the event for Year Four pupils, the others being Copthorne, Southmere
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Deano happy to be man in the middle
Dean Windass has told Colin Todd: I'm happy to play in midfield. The Bantams top scorer dropped back into the middle in the closing stages of the 1-0 loss at Chester-field. And Todd has not ruled out another switch to midfield in the future. Windass said
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Firm announces a profit growth record
Bradford-based window and door specialist Style Group UK has announced a record profit growth. The company bucked industry trends to produce an operating profit of £7.1 million for 2004 - a 24.6 per cent increase on the previous year's £5.7 million. The
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Mini-trams could be back in the city
Mini-trams could find a permanent home in Bradford after hundreds of people said they wanted them back. Transport chiefs are to seek talks with Government officers about funding the system which was on trial for six weeks in the city last year. Bradford
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Helping children to get on the ball
A new study centre in Bradford will use football to help teach youngsters who are struggling with English, maths and computing. The Playing for Success Initiative is set to open at Bradford City's Valley Parade ground after Easter. Councillor David Ward
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New powers for residents
Residents will be able to grill police and council staff if they feel they are failing to tackle anti-social behaviour in their community under new plans being announced today. Department of Work and Pensions' minister James Plaskitt was due to visit
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City's design guide reopens a campaign
A shopkeeper has pledged to step up the fight to keep pavement displays outside city centre premises because he believes international consultants have added weight to the campaign. The first design guide for the city - launched last week - says buildings
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You cry cod for Harry, England and St George
A cup of tea, Punch and Judy and Alice in Wonderland are among the "truly English" symbols selected to feature on a Government website celebrating the country's heritage. And when Bradfordians today picked their own national symbols to add to the list
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Man blasted in the back court told
A Bradford teenager blasted a man in the back with a sawn-off shotgun in revenge for a road rage incident, a court heard. Amjad Khan shouted: "You're dead," before pursuing his terrified victim up an alley and shooting him, it is alleged. Khan denies
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Petition at plans to move graves
Campaigners trying to save one of Bradford's oldest graveyards from being re-developed have launched a petition in protest at the plans. Great Horton Methodist Church wants to remove human remains, tombstones and monuments from the burial ground to the
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City could get Halifax's rubbish
Rubbish from Halifax could be ferried through Bradford in a bid to meet tough new waste laws. The Government plans to reduce the amount of rubbish being dumped at landfill by forcing local authorities to recycle more. And Calderdale Council believes it
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Crowds to line roads in tribute to Sharon
The centre of Bradford will come to a standstill tomorrow as people line the streets to pay their final respects to policewoman Sharon Beshenivsky. The 38-year-old officer's funeral procession will make a poignant hour-long journey to Bradford Cathedral
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Dentist denies attack on teenager
A dentist accused of groping a teenage girl after giving her gas and air has gone on trial at Bradford Crown Court. Dr Muzzafar Zaman, 40, is alleged to have told the youngster that he was trying out a new technique when he called her into his surgery
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Letters to the Editor
Help - all I want to do is recycle! SIR - I was disappointed to read a notice in the Fleece pub car park in Cullingworth that the recycling bins which have stood there for a number of months will be removed on January 23, and that people in Cullingworth
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Tell me, Big Brother, just who are they?
Day six in the Celebrity Big Brother house, and I'm afraid I'm no closer to guessing just what some of these people have done to actually constitute being classed as "celebrities". Still, it seems churlish not to join the daily water-cooler discussion
