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Wyke subs too slick for fast-fading All Blacks
The opening quarter of the Pennine League Division Four clash gave little indication of the mayhem that was to follow as Wyke struggled to contain a lively Meltham outfit at Towngate. The Huddersfield visitors' spot tackling put Wyke on the back foot
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Tactics change again but Deano is still the hero
Whether it's 3-5-2, 5-3-2 or 3-4-1-2 no longer matters. You probably won't be seeing it again. No sooner had Colin Todd unveiled City's change of formation, it's being put back in the box. The last 20 minutes of the Swansea game may have ushered in a
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Bees fail to find the right links
Although the Bees dominated territory and possession for more than half of this National League Three North game, they cannot complain about being second best to enigmatic Fylde. The visitors never recovered from conceding 21 points in the first 16 minutes
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D-day for Todd over his playing priority
Andy Todd could have a difficult decision to make at training this week. The 38-year-old full back has already been pencilled in to play at Baildon next Saturday in a veterans' match for Wib-sey alongside Richard King and Mark Ryan. But if youngster Steve
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Noble: It's all going to plan
Delighted Brian Noble believes his squad are ahead of schedule in their preparation for a stab at a third World Club Challenge title. The Bulls boss saw most of his big guns get a first run-out of the year yesterday and he was amazed by the quality on
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'The next enterprise capital'
The Enterprise Island scheme moves from city to city, and offers entrepreneurs of all ages and backgrounds that chance to gain vital advice on how best to set up a business. They then selected the best ideas and worked with established local business
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Finding a blockage by radar
Water engineers from Bradford-based Yorkshire Water are swapping spanners for radars as they move into the 21st century. The company has unveiled its new high tech approach to water maintenance, using specially adapted vans with computers and radar devices
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Villagers say it's a hall lot better!
A historic hall has re-opened to the public after a £25,000 facelift. Victoria Hall in Queensbury has been refurbished thanks to funding from Bradford Council's Sports and Leisure service and the Urban Village Partnership Initiative. Queensbury is one
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Company is hit by fly-tippers
A Bradford recycling company says persistent fly-tipping is blighting its business. Rubbish dumpers have been using the area surrounding John Hornby and Sons, based on Birkshall Lane, Bradford, for the past few years. Staff have often arrived for work
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Dentists shake-up 'misses big chance'
A Bradford dentist has criticised the Department of Health for missing a golden opportunity to improve dental services. Mark Edwards, treasurer of Bradford's Local Dental Committee, said dentists across the district were "very disappointed" with new contracts
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Letters to the Editor
Why can't they leave well alone? SIR - The letter from E Mills of Wrose (T&A, January 16) regarding the planning and development of the Charlie Brown site in Otley Road, Shipley, is spot on. Paragraphs two and three of the letter express exactly what
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A good first impression
It was hard to believe they had actually been away from action for more than three months. The way the Bulls effortlessly eased back into killer mode during their first serious run out ahead of the new campaign showed two things. Firstly, they have worked
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Brook in 'cheating' blast at players
Furious Avenue manager Gary Brook accused his players of "cheating" after the side slipped to their fifth consecutive UniBond Premier Division defeat. Avenue have now not won in the league for ten matches, since beating Burscough on October 29. In an
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Battling Thackley go out with a fight
Thackley's FA Vase dream is over for another season after a narrow fourth-round defeat to Arnold Town in front of the biggest crowd of the season at Dennyfield. There was not much to choose between the Northern Counties East Premier Divi-sion rivals as
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'Nothing to do with me'
Dean Windass insists he will not be put off by the transfer talk swirling around him. Barnsley are tipped to come back with a bumped-up offer after their initial £100,000 bid was rejected last week. But any uncertainty surrounding his future is clearly
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Traffic flow must be eased
There are some good ideas in the proposals put forward by Metro, West Yorkshire's Passenger Transport Executive, for long-term improvements to the district's transport network. It is important that plans are laid for longer than the five years envisaged
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Shares Week
The UK stock market has suffered a turbulent week as alleged corporate scandals in the Far East sent the Japanese stock market tumbling. These jitters reverberated around the worlds major stock markets and nervous investors sold off the UK's blue chip
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City set to be the fashion
A multi-million pound textile archive due to open in Bradford next year will attract designers from New York, Paris and Milan and put the city at the heart of international fashion design, according to industry experts. And it could form a central plank
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Disabled boy in surgery ordeal
A disabled child was left hungry, thirsty and in pain for more than 24 hours while waiting for an operation. Eleven-year-old Elliott Collins, who has cerebral palsy, was admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary on Thursday morning after falling while holding
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Scores rush to take part in Race for Life
The race to make this year's cancer fundraising run the best yet has already started with scores of entries in Bradford so far. Just one week after the website and phone lines opened for runners to sign up for the annual Race for Life, about 175 women
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System 'failing' needy children
Education bosses are failing pupils with behavioural problems in Bradford by not providing them with a specialist school, according to a Government watchdog. Schools inspector Ofsted says Bradford Council is not meeting the needs of children with emotional
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Public get their skates on
Bradfordians are putting on their skates and making a beeline for the city's ice rink to follow TV celebrities onto the ice. Bosses at the Bradford Ice Arena say there has been a huge rise in the number of people skating since the launch of the reality
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20-year plan to get transport moving
A radical 20-year plan to transform Bradford's transport system is being drawn up by district leaders. Metro, West Yorkshire's Passenger Transport Executive, is drawing up the document with the backing of business leaders, the region's councils, Yorkshire
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Police hunt luxury car theft gangs
A hard core of Bradford villains are involved in a crime wave which sees £1million-worth of cars stolen a week in West Yorkshire. Gangs of 'Hanoi' burglars, who break into houses for keys to steal cars, have become so prolific that police have set up
