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Improving school must still do better
A school placed in special measures almost two years ago is still failing to provide a satisfactory level of education, a new report shows. Wyke Manor School was condemned as failing by Ofsted inspectors who placed the school into the special measures
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Graves' Headingley vision for 2009 Ashes
Yorkshire are aiming to have Headingley completely re-developed in time for the next home Ashes series in 2009. That is the goal of retiring chief executive Colin Graves, who recently acted as guarantor when Leeds City Council agreed to loan the club
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Four-star Sutcliffe makes a game of it
West Bowling paid a heavy price for a slow start to go down 35-24 at National Conference Division One promotion rivals Eastmoor Dragons. Bowling never recovered from an early 20-point blitz. Substitute centre Tim Sutcliffe certainly did his bit when
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Players take shot at tour of India
Footballers from different faiths will be jetting out to India to represent a Sikh temple in Bradford. Sunday league side Albion Sports will be playing under the name of the Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Temple during a 12-day tour of the country. The
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Programme aims to curb vice trade
Women involved in street prostitution in Bradford are to be encouraged to join a drugs intervention programme in a bid to curb the vice trade in the city. The move is part of a strategy to tackle prostitution which aims to get vulnerable women out
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Griffin 'was out to stir up race hatred'
British National Party leader Nick Griffin tried to "stir up racial hatred" when he told a meeting in Keighley that white society had turned into a multi-racial hell-hole as Asian Muslims aimed to conquer the country, a court heard. Griffin, 45, and
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Tigers taking Bulls challenge seriously
The Aussies are coming and there's going to be fireworks. That's the view of Bulls star Iestyn Harris ahead of the club's Carnegie World Club Challenge duel with Wests Tigers. Hitting back at rumours the Australian premiers are taking the up-and-coming
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Plans for sporting complex scrapped
Plans to create a multi-million pound sports centre in Heckmondwike have been shelved. Months of wrangling between the developer and Kirklees Council over the site have broken down. Ballpark Leisure Ltd wanted to create a sports complex on recreation
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Non dentists clear to set up practices
An "absurd rule" which governs the setting up of dental practices is to be axed after Shipley MP Philip Davies raised the issue in Parliament. An anomaly was highlighted last September when Shipley businessman Jan Bostock announced plans to set up
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Stub it out at the double!
Theatres, supermarket cafes, leisure centres and council offices could become smoke-free in Bradford within months. Councillors last night voted to ban smoking in all Council-operated buildings by the end of the year. The public will no longer be
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Letters to boyfriend 'revealed death plot'
Passionate love letters from a mum-of-three to her new boyfriend reveal a plot to get rid of her former lover, a murder trial jury was told. Tracey Cameron told Graham Haylett "let it end tomorrow night", it is alleged. Prosecutor James Goss QC
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Pensioner was paid £600,000 too much
A Bradford pensioner was paid £600,000 too much by mistake, and a report has called for a tightening up of the control of the scheme. The Council was criticised in an annual report after the mistake by West Yorkshire Pension Fund, which it administers
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I'll be Lost without my weekly fix!
Our columnist this week is a 21-year-old from West Yorkshire who is studying journalism at the University of Lincoln Andy Dixon That's it! The series of the year, if not the century, finished last week, leaving me and many other Lost fans with nothing
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Maskill's double fires Farsley to cup victory
Farsley Juniors won through to the last eight of the Garforth League Supplementary Cup with a 5-3 victory over Bolton Woods. In a game that was a great advert for junior football, Farsley and Bolton played a fast expansive game with some great flowing
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Windass rounds on his critics
Dean Windass today went on the warpath against his Valley Parade critics. City's top scorer has had enough of those fans who have been getting on his back this season. Windass, who netted his 13th goal of the campaign with a thumping header against Swansea
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Andrew hosts a masterclass
An advice "masterclass" is to be held for business owners who do not know what their finances are really telling them. Bradford Chamber of Commerce and Industry is holding an 'In-Tune Masterclass' to examine the topic of getting closer to your finances
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Building firm is banking profits
A Yeadon-based construction group has just completed its 1,000th high street bank or building society refurbishment. Ellmore Construction Group's specialist Bank & Shopfitting division reached the milestone after 30 years with a renovation project
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Plans for sporting complex scrapped
Plans to create a multi-million pound sports centre in Heckmondwike have been shelved. Months of wrangling between the developer and Kirklees Council over the site have broken down. Ballpark Leisure Ltd wanted to create a sports complex on recreation
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Programme aims to curb vice trade
Women involved in street prostitution in Bradford are to be encouraged to join a drugs intervention programme in a bid to curb the vice trade in the city. The move is part of a strategy to tackle prostitution which aims to get vulnerable women out of
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Parents urged to avoid sofa
Bradford parents have been urged not to sleep with their babies on the sofa or in bed to avoid causing death by overlaying or cot death. Bradford coroner Roger Whittaker issued this warning in light of new research carried out by researchers from the
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Letters to boyfriend 'revealed death plot'
Passionate love letters from a mum-of-three to her new boyfriend reveal a plot to get rid of her former lover, a murder trial jury was told. Tracey Cameron told Graham Haylett "let it end tomorrow night", it is alleged. Prosecutor James Goss QC told Leeds
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Stub it out at the double!
Theatres, supermarket cafes, leisure centres and council offices could become smoke-free in Bradford within months. Councillors last night voted to ban smoking in all Council-operated buildings by the end of the year. The public will no longer be able
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Letters to the Editor
There'll be no unity without integration SIR - I agree with Alan O'Day Scott (T&A, January 13), but where he says: "there are many Muslims in Bradford refusing to speak English and speaking Urdu instead", I think it would have been better to say Pakistanis
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Graves' Headingley vision for 2009 Ashes
Yorkshire are aiming to have Headingley completely re-developed in time for the next home Ashes series in 2009. That is the goal of retiring chief executive Colin Graves, who recently acted as guarantor when Leeds City Council agreed to loan the club
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Four-star Sutcliffe makes a game of it
West Bowling paid a heavy price for a slow start to go down 35-24 at National Conference Division One promotion rivals Eastmoor Dragons. Bowling never recovered from an early 20-point blitz. Substitute centre Tim Sutcliffe certainly did his bit when he
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Tigers taking Bulls challenge seriously
The Aussies are coming and there's going to be fireworks. That's the view of Bulls star Iestyn Harris ahead of the club's Carnegie World Club Challenge duel with Wests Tigers. Hitting back at rumours the Australian premiers are taking the up-and-coming
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The best example to others
There are few things more annoying - or indeed distressing - for non-smokers than to be eating a meal in the designated non-smoking section of a caf, pub or restaurant and have the tobacco fumes from the smoking section drifting across to them. It spoils
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New store opening hailed a 'success'
Discount department store TJ Hughes has hailed the opening of its Bradford store as a "resounding success" and predicted a bright performance in 2006. The store, which opened in the former Sunwin House in October, has reported a good performance during
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Families celebrate Big Lottery boost
Youngsters with Down syndrome and their families are celebrating after a £98,510 Big Lottery Fund boost. More than 100 children, parents, families, carers and professionals in the district will benefit from the cash which has been awarded to Down Syndrome
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Players take shot at tour of India
Footballers from different faiths will be jetting out to India to represent a Sikh temple in Bradford. Sunday league side Albion Sports will be playing under the name of the Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Temple during a 12-day tour of the country. The team have
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Non dentists clear to set up practices
An "absurd rule" which governs the setting up of dental practices is to be axed after Shipley MP Philip Davies raised the issue in Parliament. An anomaly was highlighted last September when Shipley businessman Jan Bostock announced plans to set up an
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Improving school must still do better
A school placed in special measures almost two years ago is still failing to provide a satisfactory level of education, a new report shows. Wyke Manor School was condemned as failing by Ofsted inspectors who placed the school into the special measures
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Griffin 'was out to stir up race hatred'
British National Party leader Nick Griffin tried to "stir up racial hatred" when he told a meeting in Keighley that white society had turned into a multi-racial hell-hole as Asian Muslims aimed to conquer the country, a court heard. Griffin, 45, and fellow
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Pensioner was paid £600,000 too much
A Bradford pensioner was paid £600,000 too much by mistake, and a report has called for a tightening up of the control of the scheme. The Council was criticised in an annual report after the mistake by West Yorkshire Pension Fund, which it administers
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Parents urged to avoid sofa
Bradford parents have been urged not to sleep with their babies on the sofa or in bed to avoid causing death by overlaying or cot death. Bradford coroner Roger Whittaker issued this warning in light of new research carried out by researchers from the
