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Web design intrigues Ragbir
Ragbir Singh built a business on his interest in technology - he loves gadgets and how they can help us. The 38-year-old intended going into IT and after a course at Shipley College went to work with Bradford Council. He spent nine years there, latterly
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Work set to start on £14m college centre
Building work on a £14 million state-of-the-art sports and science centre for Bradford College students will begin in the new year. An empty hall of residence will be demolished off Trinity Road to make way for the 32,000 sq metre building. Construction
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'Join us to work with a common purpose'
Volunteers are being sought for a new project aimed at improving communications with different elements of the community. The scheme in the Bradford Trident area, which covers BD5 postcodes - roughly the Park Lane, Marshfields and West Bowling areas
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Dramatic memory of my tragic Giles
A mother whose son died after a history of cannabis-induced psychosis has teamed up with a charity to fund a cautionary play for secondary schools. The family of 22-year-old Giles Brown believe it was the use of cannabis that cost their son his life.
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BNP criticised for 'tarring' innocent
BNP councillors who demanded gipsies be run out of the district came under fire last night. The criticism follows a motion put to full Council calling for Bradford's two legal travellers sites to be closed down and all "necessary measures" to be taken
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Sports show style to take Parks title
Brighouse Sports headed 12 county champions to win the British Parks Senior Club Knockout event played on greens in the Rochdale area. The Yorkshire Parks representatives beat Chesterfield MW by 51 points in the quarter-finals, after having the first
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School's out for mums
Inner-city mums have passed a pioneering university course designed to give them the skills to help their children with their homework. Eighteen women with children at schools in the Manningham and Girlington areas made the grade after studying with
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Public's safety is paramount
SIR - I wholeheartedly agree with Bradford Council leader Kris Hopkins, right, and his stance with Bradford's taxi drivers. A sizeable proportion seem to use a different Highway Code to the rest of us. Red lights, right-hand turn only lanes, speed limited
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All in a spin!
SIR - Once again your relentlessly optimistic letter writer David Rhodes (T&A, September 6) waves the Paradise Bradford' flag. Is he getting paid for this? He can always be guaranteed to put a positive spin on any situation or event that happens in Bradford
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Leap for the Trust
SIR - The Anthony Nolan Trust is seeking brave people to do a parachute jump to raise vital funds to continue its life-saving work. The Anthony Nolan Trust operates a scheme where the jump is completely free to anyone raising enough sponsorship. All
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Author’s legacy
SIR - I would like to draw attention, in the light of the lack of press coverage, to the death of one of novelist. David Gemmell, who died on July 28, aged 57. He first became famous through his wonderful novel Legend, and went on to become one of the
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A time to share
SIR - Nowadays Muslim extremists talk about Jihad (Holy war). The killing of innocent people is not Jihad. Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organisation is also talking about Jihad but in real context. We are doing Jihad by saving lives by giving blood to others
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Don’t miss out
SIR - I thought your readers may like to know that the deadline for claiming winter fuel payments is fast approaching. Winter fuel payments are made by the government to help, people aged 60 or over, on or before September 24, 2006, and who normally
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An opera treat
SIR - On Friday evening I had the pleasure of attending the opening performance of the Saltaire Festival - The Opera Party. Three opera singers from Opera North gave us a delightful programme of famous arias from the world of grand opera. We were a
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Long memories
SIR - The three main political parties' response to those who wish to save the Odeon has been that their members sit on the particular committee which will make the final decision. This may be the case, but that shouldn't preclude other councillors not
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Lost opportunity
SIR - I suppose it was inevitable Bradford Centre Regeneration would ignore the wishes of a large number of Bradfordians and go ahead with the demolition of the Odeon. So not only have we destroyed a superb example of an art deco building, which ideally
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Nostalgia blinds Odeon supporters
SIR - Reg Nelson really should not assume that the Silent Majority are either hostile or apathetic about the demolition of the old Odeon building (T&A Letters, September 7). There must be very many like myself who have accepted the decision that has
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Permanent solution is needed
The report by consultants into possible ways of tackling the traffic congestion at Saltaire is disappointing to say the least. It appears to offer three likely solutions but admits that only one of them "might" reduce delays. This third option, which
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'Our hopes to cure real burning issue'
Researchers at Bradford University hope to find a treatment for skin cancer. A team of experts, led by Dr Anna Nicolaou, a reader in Biological Chemistry at university, will look at the biological mechanisms which cause sunburn. It is hoped the research
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Celts 'tyred' out
Scarborough 0 Farsley Celtic 0 Scarborough came close to winning a tight contest with a shot five minutes from time that came back off the woodwork - but it would have been unjust if they had. Farsley played their full part in a game that was not a
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Greaves is Avenue's goal hero
Bridlington Town 0 Bradford Park Avenue 1 Another monumental effort was needed by Avenue to overcome a hard-working outfit but a Tom Greaves goal midway through the first half ensured Avenue logged back-to-back victories. Greaves profited from loan
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Eccleshill's unbeaten record ends
Long Eaton United 2 Eccleshill United 1 Eccleshill slipped to their first defeat since the opening day of the season in the Northern Counties East Premier Division last night. The match kicked off late because the Bradford side arrived late at their
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Glimpse of the unfair side of life
This week's columnist is 21-year-old Laura Walton, from Sutton-in-Craven, who is studying journalism at City University, London. Last summer during my travels around India poverty of which I have never known was revealed on a road trip around Rajasthan
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Can a day of action make the killing fields a thing of the past?
Today sees a global day of action against international arms sales. Two thousand people from the Bradford area have reportedly signed a petition to the United Nations calling on governments to toughen controls on the sale of weapons. JIM GREENHALF
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Torn apart children 'must stay in touch'
A woman is raising funds to help her nephews and nieces stay in touch after their family was torn apart by the sudden death of their mother. Angela Burgess, 36, died earlier this year from a brain aneurysm. After her death, her two-year-old son Byron
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Fielden cash is available to spend
Steve McNamara has got the go-ahead to dip into Stuart Fielden's world-record transfer fee. Chairman Peter Hood today revealed the head coach can splash the cash if required as the Bulls set about nailing targets for next season. Bradford have so far
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Ricketts to the rescue!
Bradford City 1 Carlisle United 1 At least this time there were no dreaded penalties to settle it. Colin Todd's 100th league game in the City hot-seat last night produced the 35th draw - and the gaffer will probably settle for that. At half-time, hopes
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City 'happy' with a draw
Donovan Ricketts admitted City were happy to escape with their unbeaten home record intact after last night's 1-1 draw with Carlisle. Dean Windass, straight back from his calf injury, hammered them in front with a cracking half-volley in Colin Todd's
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No magic answer in roundabout report
Three plans have been drawn up as possible solutions to the snarled-up Saltaire roundabout - although only one is likely to ease congestion. A long-awaited study into Shipley, Saltaire and Baildon's traffic problems by the Highways Agency has highlighted
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
In 1929, the Minister for Transport said traffic lights would be standardised with red for stop and green for go. In 1942, the Germans began their attack on Stalingrad. In 1947, the Last Night of the Proms was broadcast for the first time. 25 Years
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Suspect in hospital after woman dies
A man has been arrested after the body of a young woman was found at a house in Bradford. Paramedics who were called to the terraced property in Richardson Avenue, Odsal, alerted police when the unnamed woman was found with serious injuries and pronounced
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Home is attacked in hate campaign
A young couple say they are the victims of a race-hate mob who want to drive them out of their neighbourhood. Pramod and Khyati Trivedi, who are of Indian origin, suffered two attacks on their home in Buttershaw, Bradford, last weekend when their kitchen
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Brown the favourite with district MPs
Gordon Brown appears to be the favoured candidate with district MPs to take over from Tony Blair as the future leadership of the Labour Party continues to dominate the talk at Westminster. Local Government and Community Cohesion Minister Phil Woolas
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We can still beat the drop, insists Byas
Yorkshire entered their penultimate Liverpool Victoria Championship match of the season against Nottinghamshire today at Headingley with director of cricket David Byas confident his bottom-of-the-table side can still escape relegation. Middlesex, half
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Colton batting crumbles as Ilkley mount late bid
Ilkley pulled off the shock result of the day to give themselves a chance of snatching promotion from Aire-Wharfe League Division C on the last day of the season. Their crushing victory over promotion hopefuls Colton means they must beat Bolton Villas
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Witter is lean and mean for title shot
Junior Witter is in the best shape of his life for his world-title dream. Witter heads into Friday's WBC showdown with DeMarcus Corley in London insisting: "I've never felt as good as this. "I'm so sharp, lean and mean and I'm going in with mean intent
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Six years for bouncer who left man in coma
A club doorman has been jailed for six years after leaving a businessman close to death when he pushed him down a flight of stairs in a fit of temper. Philip Nero, 50, was in a coma for nearly two months after suffering "dreadful" injuries in the incident
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Council backs T&A on dogs danger
Councillors have heaped praise on a Telegraph & Argus campaign to stop the menace of dangerous dogs. Yesterday the T&A launched a Curb the Danger Dogs Campaign in a bid to prevent more people in the district falling victim to dog attacks. And last might
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City centre car park set to close at night
Business bosses are concerned about plans to slash the opening hours at one of the city centre's biggest car parks. National Car Parks (NCP) has announced plans to close the multi-storey in Hall Ings between 11pm and 6.30am from the end of this month
