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Enterprise Island II seeks bright sparks
A successful scheme to encourage entrepreneurs to set up new businesses is to get a second run. Enterprise Island II will pit budding businessmen against each other to sell their idea to a panel of judges. In the first Bradford Enterprise Island, last
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New research centre promotes diversity
Senior managers will be paired off with ethnic minority staff at Bradford University as part of project to promote diversity. The scheme is being launched by the university to get more staff from ethnic communities into senior management positions.
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Campaigners bid to stop new bistro
Plans for a new cafe bar have sparked a heated row in a village with eight pubs. Campaigners say they fear proposals to build a new cafe bar and bistro will attract trouble-causing drinkers in a village with too many licensed premises already. But
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Man fights for life after club incident
The family of a 50-year-old man fighting for his life in intensive care have been keeping a vigil at his bedside. Philip Nero was allegedly pushed down a nightclub's stairs at the weekend and has not regained consciousness since. His son Carl and daughter
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Let us see the ‘damning’ proof
SIR Bradford Centre Regeneration has failed to answer my question (T&A, April 20) concerning the embargo placed on meetings between Maud Marshall, right, and Bradford Odeon Rescue Group. I also strongly suspect it was BCR that ultimately advised Yorkshire
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Vital caring job
SIR As I read the letters in the T&A every night I feel I must voice my view on care assistants working in care homes. While I agree all people working in the health care profession do a marvellous job, very little is said about these care assistants
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BNP wake-up call
SIR Reflecting on last Thursday's district council election results for Bradford, I would issue a wake-up call to the political heavyweights of Bradford Council. When setting your strategic objectives for the citizens of the district, please bear in
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Address confusion
SIR Now the local elections are over I wonder if anyone can explain about the addressed papers from the electoral HQ. According to the mail received for my wife, son and myself, who all have a postal vote, the address shown on all three was Oakenshaw
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Leader’s arrogance
SIR I am not an advocate of proportional representation, but when there is no outright control of the Council, as was the case last Thursday, then I feel it was very arrogant for the Labour leader to say he would consult with all other parties, who had
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Facts and figures
SIR As an amateur psephologist (one who studies electoral systems and voting trends), I found last week's council election results fascinating to analyse, particularly as Bradford recorded a voting pattern quite different from the rest of the country
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A warning sign to the major parties
SIR Before the local elections all the major parties were dismissing the BNP as irrelevant. I think, after the BNP's showing on Thursday, in future they will ignore them at their peril. The BNP's success is entirely due to the main parties' abject
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Lomax in form as Crossroads cruise to victory
Crossroads opened their Naylor Premiership campaign with a superb 21-9 away victory at Clayton, Graham Lomax (21-6) leading the way as the away side carded eight winners. On this form, Crossroads will be a big threat and tough to beat. Ladyhill made
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'Cut speed limit in village' plea
Councillors have called for the speed limit to be lowered after carrying out their own speed checks. Residents and ward councillors in Cullingworth claim some vehicles are travelling at more than twice the legal limit through the village and have called
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Police do u-turn over helpdesks
Police have backed down over controversial plans to scrap two police station helpdesks. West Yorkshire Police confirmed today that Bingley and Otley front counters will remain after earlier earmarking them for closure in a bid to tackle a £17 million
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Little Holly faces her biggest battle
Desperately-ill Holly Clarke faces her biggest battle yet as she undergoes intensive treatment to tackle an MRSA-related infection that could kill her. The six-year-old, who is now in the final stage of Batten's disease, was admitted to Bradford Royal
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Thugs set dog to savage cat to death
A family are distraught after thugs set a dog onto their cat, ripping it to pieces. Peter Corrigan, Christine Gill and their son Wayne Corrigan, 20, were devastated when they found the remains of nine-year-old Smudge in brambles near their home. And
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Two-way process
SIR Dr Ali's letter (T&A, May 8) about the Bradford Riots TV programme must be challenged. The sentences given to those convicted were not disproportionate - check the statute books for guidance. Dr Ali implies it is always the fault of others - the
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A cautionary tale
SIR Please print this short story and if it saves one life, I will be happy. A young man arrives at the gates of heaven. "Give me a light," he says to the angel standing there. "You can't smoke here," says the angel and the young man replies: "I thought
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We’re not laughing
SIR Before the last local elections your columnist David Barnett attacked the BNP. They went on to gain their best-ever result. He did the same this time (T&A, May 2), with an allegedly humorous article, and I note they came second in nine seats, sometimes
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Turnout a tribute
SIR I would like to congratulate the voters of Bradford Moor (45 per cent), Heaton (45 per cent), Keighley Central (49 per cent), Manningham (46 per cent), and Toller (51 per cent), for their political awareness and commitment to democracy in exceeding
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Curse of cut-price drink deals
It is very disappointing news that a Bradford nightclub has been named as being at the heart of the second most violent night-life troublespot in West Yorkshire. Although police admit that people queuing for taxis outside the club is a more significant
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Former councillor fined for abuse
A former Bradford councillor abused police officers when they attempted to calm her down as she rowed with another woman behind a town centre pub. Angela Clarke's behaviour was branded "unseemly" by District Judge David Thomas, yesterday, who fined her
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Put a smile on your face
Not many people could recognise a Premiership footballer or TV celebrity from their teeth... but Simon Nocton could. He regularly checks out the molars and incisors of famous faces at his central London clinic, and applies the latest techniques in cosmetic
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'Don't blame it all on Livingstones'
A Bradford nightclub is among the most crime-plagued clubs in West Yorkshire, according to latest police figures. There were 89 violent offences in and around Livingstones in the year up to March, with 60 people arrested after violent incidents in the
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Harris calls it quits with GB
Iestyn Harris today sensationally quit international rugby, saying: "It's best for me and the Bulls." The star stand-off has retired from the Great Britain scene aged just 29. Harris's decision will shock the rugby league world and especially Britain
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Sacked Morrison leaves under a cloud
Owen Morrison was SACKED by City. Colin Todd today revealed that the inconsistent winger was given the boot from Valley Parade. Morrison was among a number of out-of-contract players not to be offered new deals for next season. But the club have confirmed
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Yorkshire bat first at Canterbury
Craig White maintained his 100 per cent winning record with the toss at Canterbury today and decided to bat first in Yorkshire's Liverpool Victoria Championship match against Kent. The pitch looked straw-coloured and dry and with the sun breaking through
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Big changes in pipeline as Todd plans summer shopping spree
The white board in Colin Todd's office is plastered with names. Others will be added, many wiped off over the next few weeks. The dungeon, as Todd has christened his private corner of Valley Parade, is going to be a hive of activity. It is only four
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Celts miss out on fourth celebration
Blyth Spartans 1 Farsley Celtic 0 The UniBond League champions edged out the Challenge Cup winners in last night's end-of-season commemorative trophy match and prevented Farsley Celtic ending the campaign with a fourth celebration. Title winners Blyth
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Queensbury win cup final thriller
Queensbury 26 Clayton 16 (After extra time) Queensbury overcame Clayton 26-16 in extra-time to clinch the Jack Senior Memorial Cup in an epic encounter at Odsal Stadium. Clayton took an early lead with a Danny Belcher penalty before Bury hit back with
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Prolific pair propel Steeton to joint top
Steeton continue to make an impact on their return to Division A thanks mainly to the powerful batting of Australian Nathan Giesler and Neil Spragg. They brought to an end Adel's 100 per cent start to the season by taking four points from a draw on
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Key Yorks pair united for first time
Yorkshire have their new-ball pairing of Deon Kruis and Jason Gillespie in joint action for the first time this season in the Liverpool Victoria Champ-ionship match against Kent at Canterbury today. Kruis, who went down with a torn calf muscle days before
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Squaring up in city centre!
The prestigious postal address of "Centenary Square" in the heart of Bradford was officially in use last night. The crescent-shaped £10 million leisure development, facing City Hall, has bars, restaurants and a coffee house and has brought a cosmopolitan
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'Miracle' baby died of 'natural causes'
A high dose of morphine given to a premature "miracle baby" did not cause the child's death, a coroner has ruled. An inquest into the death of seven-day-old Talvin Singh, the sole survivor of twins, was told he had been given a day's dose of the drug
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Runaway child-sex attacker captured
A child sex attacker who was jailed for life has been recaptured in Bradford after he failed to return to a low-security hospital. Karlos Bringins, 54, was arrested in his home city yesterday after police mounted a nationwide search. Bringins had failed
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Trust being launched for quake victims
Thousands of survivors of the South Asian earthquake will be helped to rebuild their lives by a new City Hall trust. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Valerie Binney, will launch the Bradford Kashmir Earth-quake Trust at a civic dinner tonight.
