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Martyrs come of age to lift U19 title
Despite having only one team member who is from Year 13, Yorkshire Martyrs have won the Bradford Schools' Under-19 Basketball League. And what is more they have gone through the entire league campaign unbeaten. Delighted PE teacher Brian Clifford said
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Temple will be a fine sight
SIR The Hindu Cultural Society of Bradford is erecting a new temple in Laisterdyke and an artist's impression of the £3 million project (T&A, May 15), right, promises a spectacular sight for visitors approaching this gateway to the city. The society's
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Let’s get cracking
SIR Perhaps all those who have been and are still critical of the central Bradford water feature and the rebuilding of the Shipley-Bradford canal should consider that if it is done and maintained correctly, it could transform Bradford into what it has
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Loud and clear!
SIR Mr E Dunn (T&A Letters, May 15) enquired whether modern trolleybuses would be capable of causing electronic interference to phones, laptops and radios. While I certainly remember that Bradford's pre-1972 trolleybuses sometimes (but not invariably
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Theft not so petty
SIR I read with interest that petty crime figures are falling in Bradford. For the last two-and-a-half years I have reported petty crime to the housing officer and other personnel in the housing authority. I do not consider the theft of bedding and
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Flaws in obesity measures
There is only so much that the health and education authorities can do to counter the worrying problem of overweight children without being seen to usurp the responsibility of parents, and in Bradford they have been doing some of it for some time. One
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Determined strides as rain pours down
Children are being urged to brave the bad weather for Walk to School week. Every primary school and nursery in the district is being encouraged to take part in the event, which runs until Friday. Bradford Council's Road Safety Unit has sent information
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I'm glad that's sorted - Ferres
Brett Ferres is the latest player to pledge his long-term future to the Bulls. Following on from Paul Deacon and Andy Lynch, the emerging second-rower has signed a new two-year contract. Ferres is rapidly making his mark for the Super League champions
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'Sir Ken should quit for sake of company'
Sir Ken Morrison should quit his role as executive director of the supermarket chain Morrisons for the good of the company's future, experts said. An announcement on who will succeed chief executive Bob Stott is expected at the company's annual general
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My life with killing case nurse
The former husband of a nurse accused of murdering three hospital patients has broken his silence about his life with her. Paul Booth has revealed how Anne Grigg-Booth was a broken woman at the time of the alleged murders which senior detectives remain
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Murderer is one of 'most wanted'
A convicted murderer, who clubbed to death a Telegraph & Argus newspaper seller, has been put on a website of Britain's most wanted criminals after going on the run. John Thorpe, 55, was formally recalled to prison after absconding from an hostel while
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Get down to earth
SIR Once again we are told of exciting new developments in Bradford city centre and your paper shows artists' impressions of collections of shoe boxes or piles of Lego bricks, but where is the architecture? The Broadway complex sounds grand but if it
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Fines nonsense
SIR I read the T&A Court File regularly and therefore regularly become incensed at the leniency of the sentences across all crimes, but specifically regarding driving offences. To date I have let others write in with their views on this subject until
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Why anonymity...
SIR Linda Parker (T&A, May 12) asks why the petition for the continuation of animal experimentation is anonymous. Well Linda, think about it. Could it be that the people signing the petition don't fancy bricks through their windows, paint stripper thrown
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Fair criticism
SIR It is curious that people like Geoff Tasker feel such a historical loyalty to the Labour party that they would vote for it irrespective of whether this support is deserving (T&A, May 17). Mr Tasker is keen to list some of Labour's apparent achievements
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Recycling penalties
SIR With reference to the article (T&A, May 15) which said Bradford Council was not going to meet its recycling target and as such would be fined by the Government, I can understand the logic of this. However, if and when this fine is applied to Bradford
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Street dangers
SIR Children given red card over street football' (T&A, May 18) with the additional headline Police issue danger warning' made interesting reading. With the World Cup looming and hopefully our youngsters being suitably inspired to be active rather than
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What’s the harm in a kickabout?
SIR Having read the news in the Telegraph & Argus I am appalled with the police over their warning children off playing football in a quiet cul-de-sac in Great Horton and threatening the parents with arrest. The people who complained have got too much
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Sports girls to build tsunami memorial
Students from a Bradford school will create a memorial garden at a Sri Lankan school which lost pupils in the tsunami disaster. Pupils at the Girls' Grammar School, Bradford, will visit Sri Lanka this summer on a sporting tour. But the girls in the
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No truth in rumours of Richards return
City have rejected rumours that Dean Richards could be joining the club as a youth coach. The Buttershaw-born former Premi-ership defender, forced to quit last year on health grounds at the age of 30, is known to be keen to stay involved in the game.
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
In 1908, Estimated 4,000 deaths in famine-ravaged in Usoga region of Uganda. In 1971, Jackie Stewart wins the Monaco Grand Prix. In 1984, Nine die in an explosion at Abbeystead pumping station in Lancashire. 25 Years Ago Taken from the Telegraph
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The master and the apprentice
Pupils at Bingley Grammar School were bowled over by a visit from England cricket captain Michael Vaughan. The Ashes-winning hero was the star guest on Friday, when he held a coaching session at the school. Pupils from the year nine and ten cricket
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Coroner's call to save 300 babies
Bradford Coroner Roger Whittaker estimates as many as 300 babies' lives a year could be saved by a warning against parents sleeping in the same bed as their infants. Mr Whittaker oversaw 12 cases of infants dying accidentally from asphyxiation through
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Bantam boys brigade earn their stripes
There is a wind of change blowing through Valley Parade. And Julian Rhodes reckons it is a breath of fresh air for City fans. The 2005-06 campaign will not linger in the memory for too long. A brief flirt with both ends of League One before another
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Rain check taken for Priestley Cup fixtures
All the weekend's Sovereign Health Care Priestley Cup second-round ties have been re-arranged for next Sunday. And seven of the Sovereign Health Care Priestley Shield ties have also been switched to Sunday after rain again prevented a ball being bowled
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Police concern at city crime claims
Police chiefs have insisted Bradford is not a dangerous place after a report claimed it had the fourth worst urban crime rates in the country. The independent think tank, Reform, obtained police figures for offences in seven categories murder, rape,
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Mother renews appeal to Blair
The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq has written an open letter to the Prime Minister after her requests for a meeting over the war failed. Pauline Hickey has been searching for justice since her son Christian, 30, a sergeant with the Coldstream Guards
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Charity worker held a further ten days
Concern was mounting today for the well-being of a Bradford charity worker under arrest at a high-security military jail in Israel. Humanitarian aid worker Ayaz Ali, 36, was first being held under Israeli law but this has now been changed to detention
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Remember, keep the noise down
Noisy neighbours are being warned to keep it down during an action week. Bradford Council is supporting the national noise abatement campaign which began yesterday and is calling on people to be more considerate. Almost 70 per cent of all noise
