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Age discrimination laws worry firms
Bradford businesses are preparing for the introduction of new age discrimination regulations which come into effect in less than two weeks. From October 1, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations will ban age discrimination against both younger and
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Water firm thanks the super savers
Yorkshire Water has heaped praise on Bradford's residents for helping the company float towards the top of a water conservation league. The latest research reveals that Bradford-based Yorkshire Water is the third most successful water company in the
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No place for business
SIR - I was so pleased to read (T&A, September 14) that Bradford Cathedral , right, has set out its "vision". Where better than a cathedral to afford a miraculous insight into the future? But who are these "stakeholders" who have reportedly agreed the
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Home proving far from sweet for trust residents
Fuming tenants at a new apartment block say they have endured a catalogue of problems since the flagship development' opened. People living at the Holroyd Court apartments, off Haworth Road, Bradford, have put in a series of complaints to Bradford West
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GM rice found on supermarket shelf
Bradford supermarket chain Morrisons has removed packets of rice from its shelves after an environmental group claimed they had been genetically modified. The Friends of the Earth group allegedly found genetically modified (GM) rice at a Morrisons supermarket
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A good example
SIR - Readers will have been pleased to see the article about how Bradford Council and West Yorkshire Police are working together to try and stamp out the continuing efforts by poachers to kill animals for sport (T&A, September 11). It is refreshing
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Daffodil Appeal
SIR - Although winter is just around the corner, at Marie Curie Cancer Care our thoughts are already turning to spring and its annual Great Daffodil Appeal. Every year from our Bradford office we distribute more than 1,000 boxes to post offices, hairdressers
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Theft an insult to war dead
How low can some people sink? It is bad enough when memorials are sprayed with graffiti - a terrible insult to the dead and an affront to their families. The culprits should be ashamed of themselves. But if they are despicable what are we to think of
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Woods run ended as Sports sparkle
Bolton Woods were the last team in the Bradford Sunday Alliance Premier Division to lose their 100 per cent record when they lost 4-1 to Albion Sports at Rawdon Meadows. Sports moved in front after 11 minutes when Kevin Towley beat a Woods defender on
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The way forward
SIR - In the 1960s when I was a young police officer in Bradford people were reported for keeping a dog without a licence, allowing a dog in a public place without name and address on its collar, and allowing a dog off a lead on a designated road. Owners
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Obey our laws
SIR - Re the proposed debate on "honour killing" (T&A, September 5). Why are we contemplating any such debate? Surely all people living or visiting our country have no option other than to obey our laws...in their entirety. The law of the land is not
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Blinkered view
SIR - No wonder this country is known as a nanny state' if everyone thinks like Graham Hoyle (T&A, September 12. I have been riding a motorbike for more than 20 years, have no loud exhaust and I don't wear leather as a fetish or for protection. Most
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Howard nets hat-trick as Ovenden hit for six
Campion finally found the form that saw them score a century of goals last season when they demolished their West Riding County Amateur Mumtaz Premier Division hosts Ovenden West Riding 6-2. Adie Howard, who was prominent last season in Campion's surge
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The life savers
Sir - In reply to Graham Hoyle,"What are motorbikes all about?" (T&A, September 12), bikers: l Go on pet food runs, having donated or collected food for cash-struck dog and cat shelters. l Donate Easter eggs and ride to Bradford's Gingerbread group,
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Jamie lands Player-of-the-Year double
Jamie Langley scooped two gongs at the Bulls' annual presentation evening last night. The loose forward capped his finest season yet with the coaches' Prized Bull award and the T&A's own accolade. Tough-tackling Langley averaged 7.38 in the weekly
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Going around with eyes closed
SIR - In response to Graham Hoyle's somewhat blinkered and uninformed view of motorcycles (T&A, September 12), I would like to take him to task. Motorcycles are reasonably fuel-efficient, safe, very social and stable. They are a partial solution to congestion
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'Bring on Hatton,' says Witter
Bradford's new world champion Junior Witter has uttered the words every fight fan wants to hear: Get me Ricky Hatton. The Hitman is top of Witter's hit-list as he considers potential money-spinners after lifting the WBC light-welterweight title. Witter
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'Our youth production line has come of age'
The brand new kits were the first tell-tale sign to Alan Nevison that things had changed at Valley Parade. Nevison has rejoined City's youth development programme after seven years working with the Manchester United academy. He had left his home-town
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Technology gives pensioner extra road crossing time
A pensioner who feared he would lose his independence when he could no longer use the pelican crossing near his home is overjoyed after a pioneering traffic engineering solution has been installed. The crossing in Undercliffe, Bradford, opposite the
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T&A survey finds young lives in danger
Parents are gambling with their children's lives by ignoring new laws for carrying children in cars which came into force yesterday. And police have vowed to get tough on drivers who fail to adhere to the changes in seat belt laws. A snapshot survey
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Outrage as Rolls of Honour ripped from memorial
Police and former servicemen have condemned "despicable" thieves who stole tributes to the dead from a war memorial. They forced four bronze plaques, bearing names of men killed in the First World War, from the memorial at Eccleshill, Bradford. They
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Vicious attack by dogs ruined my life
A pensioner left traumatised by a dog attack today gave her support to our Curb the Danger Dogs Campaign. Amanda Csik spent six days in hospital after a retriever charged at her "like a rampant bull" and left her with injuries to her face, arms, a broken
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
In 1783, the Montgolfier brothers sent up the first balloon with live creatures aboard, including a sheep, a rooster and a duck. In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to grant women the right to vote. In 1960, dance craze The Twist began. 25
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Go on, sound off like you're at sea...
Avast, me hearties! Splice the mainbrace, weigh the anchor, make sure the treasure chest's locked up properly and double-check that the cabin boy's not secretly a girly-girl in disguise, out to avenge her father's brutal death or something, and we're
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Can faiths rebuild broken bridges?
Dr Mohammed Iqbal, from Allerton, works for a global pharmaceutical company and served as a member of the Common Purpose Advisory Board. Here he explains why the Pope's words caused offence. It is reassuring to hear that Pope Benedict XVI has offered
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Help on way for veterans travelling abroad
Discounts for Veterans: Moves are afoot to right a wrong. Many of us who travel abroad notice that other countries look after their veterans much better than ours. We now have a Veterans Day (June 27) and a Minister for Veterans Affairs. Soon we will
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'Crunch time for Channel building'
A showpiece development designed to kick-start Bradford's regeneration is at a "critical stage" in the planning process, it was revealed today. Independent reviewers are ready to scrutinise plans for the £350 million Bradford Channel scheme, near Forster
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Size matters when it comes to Saltaire signs!
Businesses making a living in a historic village and tourist hot-spot say it is is showing "no sign" of its appeal. Malcolm Gray, who owns Carlton Antiques in Salts Mill, is furious the village only has tiny badly-positioned road signs announcing visitors
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Ahmed takes plaudits for treble winners
Safraz Ahmed produced a sensational bowling performance as Woodlands crowned their outstanding season by winning a third major title. Ahmed returned the amazing figures of 10-7-3-4 as Woodlands added the Black Sheep Champions Trophy to the SDS Bradford
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Avenue on the road in search of points
Midweek fixtures are easing off for non-league clubs but there are still three local semi-professional outfits in action tonight, despite the Conference North putting back their full list. Farsley Celtic should have hosted Worksop Town this evening but
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Game has ‘nothing to hide’ over bung claim, says Todd
Colin Todd has rubbished TV claims that a "bung culture" still exists in football. BBC 1's Panorama will tonight broadcast a six-month undercover investigation into the dealings that go on within the game. But Todd insists that managers have nothing
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Man, 29, accused of manslaughter
A man has appeared in court charged with causing the death of a 67-year-old man who died after an alleged robbery. And police today continued an appeal for witnesses to the incident which is believed to have led to the death of Melvin Baldwin. Ali Lee
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Police worker jailed over blackmail bid
A civilian police worker has been jailed for nine months after she tried to blackmail a female teacher out of £15,000. Mother-of-two Jeanne Shepherd - whose husband works as a prison officer at New Hall women's prison near Wakefield where she could now
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Hearing aid wait longer than a year
People in the district are waiting more than a year to have their old hearing aids upgraded on the NHS, according to a new report. A survey of all hospitals in the UK by the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA) found an average wait of
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Disease waste may have been tipped
Cullingworth residents were today facing the possibility that a controversial tip may contain carcass waste from animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease. After months of rumours, people living near Manywells finally heard yesterday the State Veterinary
