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Findel hits record in challenging year
Home-shopping and educational supplies company Findel Plc has posted record results today despite a challenging retail environment. The Burley-in-Wharfedale company recorded a turnover of £527.8 million in 2006 an 11 per cent rise on the previous year's
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Cougars give healthy diets a big shove
With a budget of £10 and just one minute to do their shopping', Keighley Cougars players gave a big push yesterday to a healthy eating campaign. Cougars director of rugby Peter Roe, along with players Matt Foster and Chris Roe, took part in a supermarket
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Revealed: Exclusive first look at Odeon options
The first images of three eye-catching proposals to redevelop Bradford's former Odeon Cinema are exclusively revealed in today's Telegraph & Argus. The eagerly-awaited designs have been drafted by three leading development partnerships after a global
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Time to get rid of Prezza
SIR - What is the point of John Prescott? There was very little point to him before, but now he has been stripped of his departments, there is even less. Besides being able to drive his two Jags between two immaculate grace-and-favour houses, he has
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I tore up my card
SIR - Whose idea was it to change the boundaries? The polling station I have used for more than 50 years is still there, but I have to go half a mile away to cast my vote now. Our road has been cut in half. Even numbers can still go to St Andrew's but
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A naive view
SIR - David Rhodes's comments that the citizens of tyrannical governments should be fighting for democracy' made me cringe (T&A, May 1). It seems nave and egocentric to think that people under such regimes should aspire to the Western ideals that we
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Nuclear safety
SIR - Mr Goldsborough (T&A, May 5) appears to have forgotten the incident at Windscale in Cumbria when dismissing the significance of past nuclear disasters. As a proponent of nuclear energy he and others need to consider the following: The costs of
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'Bosom' friends take to the catwalk
Breast cancer survivors and sufferers are to become catwalk models for the day to raise money for a good cause. The women will be taking part in the Bosom Friends Fashion Show on Thursday, May 18, to raise cash for the Bradford Cancer Support Centre's
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'We'll crack down on rowdy yobs'
Extra police patrols are to be made in a village to stop anti-social behaviour. Officers will work with colleagues from other parts of Bradford in a bid to combat teenagers causing chaos. Seven young trouble-causers will also be served with acceptable
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Parents given the car seat message
Children and babies in Bradford are being put at risk because parents are not using the correct car seats. Yesterday safety experts, doctors and midwives teamed up to urge parents to heed advice and make sure their precious cargo is transported correctly
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Reward to catch the cat killers
An 86-year-old pensioner has offered a reward to help catch the "sick" thugs who set a dog on to a cat. Police are still investigating the attack in which nine-year-old Smudge was mauled to death and his body thrown into brambles, as reported in yesterday's
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'No better time for working together'
A convert to Islam urged decision-makers at a Bradford conference to listen to young Muslims. Speaking at the British Discourses on Islam A View from Within conference at Bradford's Hilton Hotel yesterday, Maurice Irfan Coles, chief executive of the
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Thieves take dog while stealing car
Brazen thieves stole a couple's car with their dog in the back as they were trying to hitch their caravan. Today heartbroken John and Judith Bell appealed for help in tracing their beloved spaniel, Barney. Police recovered their Volvo, which had been
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Further contempt
SIR - The three "shortlisted" designs for the Odeon site have finally been revealed and we, the public, have a staggering three weeks to let our opinions be known. Anthony Mann, chairman of Bradford Civic Society, is correct to be concerned about the
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It’s vital to talk
SIR - It is not often that I feel the need to comment on political statements made by democratically-elected council members but having read Ian Greenwood's comment about not consulting the two BNP council members, quote: "We will talk with all the other
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‘Unfair’ claim
SIR - Can I say David Barnett's column (T&A, May 3) was not only offensive but incorrect. I have been a member of the British National Party a number of years. I along with all the members I know are fully aware the Holocaust did happen and though thoroughly
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Stop moaning
SIR - Once again we have people (Dr Mohammed Ali, Letters, May 8) saying that community relations have been set back because of a TV programme (Bradford Riots, C4). I personally thought that the programme was boring. Stating that 70 per cent of the Asian
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Bradford’s superb ‘artistic’ welcome
SIR - Visiting my home town of Bradford recently, I was really impressed by the city's commitment to art. And I don't just mean the many fine museums. What really knocked me out was the outdoor art installation that spans the Bradford section of the
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Take your pick and air your views
The three short-listed schemes for the former Odeon cinema and bingo-hall site are finally unveiled today, each representing a radical remodelling and dramatic transformation of Bradford's single most important development site. It is quite clear from
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Frazer is living the dream at United
Frazer Richardson admits "it would be the dream come true to walk out in a big final with Leeds" as he gears up for the Coca-Cola Championship play-off showdown with Watford at the Millennium Stadium. The 23-year-old grabbed the second goal in Leeds'
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'Free to rape' probe could be revealed
An internal report into how a convicted murderer freed on licence was able to kidnap and rape a ten-year-old boy could be made public, according to a Home Office minister. Stephen Ayre, 44, was told he would spend the rest of his life in prison for
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Pros outweigh cons as Harris quits Lions
It was painful to hear but you couldn't fault Iestyn Harris's honesty or pragmatism. The Bulls skipper was explaining his reasons for quitting Great Britain duty to me on Tuesday and he made a good case. He told of how the pressing demands and increasing
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Family ties launch Yorkshire recovery
Yorkshire had slumped to 34 for four when Darren Lehmann and Craig White joined forces in a record-breaking stand against Kent at Canterbury yesterday on the opening day of their Liverpool Victoria Champ-ionship match. The brothers-in-law amassed 229
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McNamara backs James for big future
Steve McNamara won't be afraid to throw rookie Matt James back into action against Harlequins on Saturday. One of the big pluses from the Bulls' defeat at Hull last Friday was the 19-year-old's courageous performance on his Super League debut. With
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Penford can't stop smiling
Tom Penford today admitted the fear of not getting a City contract had kept him awake at night. Penford was terrified that a knee ligament injury, which ruled him out of the final seven games, could have cost him his dream. But the midfielder had no
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Europe is blamed in pollen dust mystery
Pollen being blown in from Europe is causing havoc for hay fever sufferers and motorists. A mysterious yellow dust has been covering cars across the district and the Met Office suspects it is pollen being blown from Europe. Weather experts think it
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'£1 million is needed for region's churches'
Heritage experts have estimated £1 million needs to be pumped into saving churches in the Bradford diocese. The threat to the area's places of worship has been revealed in an English Heritage report which says at least £40 million is needed for repairs
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Driver's 'lapse' claimed a life
A car driver's "momentary lapse" doing a U-turn led to a crash that claimed the life of a motorcyclist, a court decided yesterday. Allan Corlett, 44, was thrown from his 1,000cc Suzuki when it collided with a Peugeot 206 on West End, Queensbury, in April
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Here comes summer!
From June to September there will be an event somewhere in the district almost every week in Bradford's Big Summer. The four-month calendar of entertainment is set to make Bradford the place to be as the weather hots up further. Events range from world-class
