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One law for one?
SIR - So, West Yorkshire Police intend to get tough with young drivers who cause a nuisance while using their vehicles. I'm sure that will be good news to those affected by the noise created by the meetings these people attend. Will the police now take
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Time to move on
SIR - Re Heritage in danger (T&A, September 11). Kathleen Cliff needs to get out more. She fears Bradford's history is being wiped off the map. They would have to pull half of Bradford down to do that, as there are more than 3,000 listed buildings in
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Scientist launches research bid to stop cancer
A leading Bradford scientist has been awarded a three-year research grant to develop new drugs to stop the spread of cancer. Dr Robert Falconer, a lecturer in medicinal chemistry who is based in the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics at the University
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The Grey Panthers seek out raw talent
A Bradford University project is successfully helping men aged over 45 get back to work. The Grey Panther project is supported by the European Social Fund and aims to help men between the ages of 45 and 65 who have been jobless for more than six months
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Wrong perception
SIR - I was very disappointed in Eric Firth's experiences with National Service personnel - or to be more exact his long-time perception of what he thought they were like (In My View, September 15)! I was in the Royal Corps of Signals between 1955 and
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So proud of our Junior
SIR - I would like to offer my congratulations to Junior Witter and his family on his winning of the WBC light welterweight title. When I read it in the T&A, I felt proud again to be a Bradfordian. I feel Junior's achievement should be honoured by the
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Tell the bombers...
SIR - In his eagerness to point out that coalition forces have killed a lot of civilians in Iraq, Saqib Al Mirza conveniently fails to mention that the insurgents have murdered many more (T&A, September 4). He is right to say that it's about time people
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Out of touch!
SIR - What a miserable person Graham Hoyle must be (Time for limits on motorbikes, T&A, September 12). Has he not moved on from the Fifties? Has he never experienced the joy of riding a modern motorcycle? I ride a large, modern 1000cc motorcycle in Australia
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Colour blind!
SIR - From your column On This Day I learned that it was decided in September, 1929, that traffic lights would be green for "go" and red for "stop". It seems simple enough, but 77 years later some people still don't seem to have grasped it. Given this
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Smiler Clark!
SIR - What a pathetic public display of sour grapes by Charles Clark because Gordon Brown was smiling after he left his meeting with Tony Blair. I could not believe it when I saw the photograph of a beaming Mr Clark in the newspapers I can honestly say
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Misplaced outrage
SIR - Muslims, apparently, are "outraged" at some remarks made by the Pope, possibly the most holy, gentle and peaceful person on earth. Why does it seem to be only Muslims who take such enormous offence and react with such over-the-top wrath and resentment
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Music to our ears
SIR - I was upset to read in the T&A that Alan Robinson has been stopped from playing the piano at Bettys Tea Rooms in Ilkley. Over the years I have visited with family and friends and have never found the music too loud. In fact it was a joy to listen
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Sentence sends right message
The judges at the Court of Appeal acted wisely and rightly in declining to reduce the six-year prison sentence imposed at Leeds Crown Court in February on drug-crazed driver David Withnall, who caused an accident in which a Shipley mother-of-three died
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Skipton firm bought out by rival
Skipton-based GE Mobile Solutions has been purchased by technology firm Masternaut for an undisclosed sum. The Leeds-based company expects the acquisition to consolidate its position as a leader in the UK technology market and hopes to see the value
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Windhill's new centre has 'wow' factor
Thousands of people are set to benefit from the opening of a new £750,000 eco-friendly building. Windhill Community Centre has just officially opened and hundreds of residents have flocked to see if for themselves. The state-of-the art centre in Church
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Now is no time for short-term thinking
SIR - I agree entirely with your Comment (September 13) about the A650 road. A "more drastic solution is required to this problem" and no way should Bradford accept this paltry "bribe" of some £800,000 from the Government to drop their protests. Mr Steve
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Kim's always pressed for time!
Kim McCulloch has made a career out of a chore most women hate. Last month was the anniversary of the launch of The Iron Lady. There was no political reason for the name of her Wilsden business - "my brother thought of it," she says, during the early
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Riddle of writings from old Bolivia
Historic parish records from South America dating back almost 250 years have turned up in Bradford - but no-one can quite understand how. The records, from a Jesuit church in the town of San Jose De Chiquitos in Bolivia, were unearthed by a Bradford
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Drivers 'should use L-plates for a year'
Proposals which would see learner drivers having to take lessons for a year before being allowed a driving test have been welcomed. A new road safety coalition, which includes insurers and motoring and safety groups, said the 12-month minimum learning
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Witter dishes up recipe for the future
Junior Witter has been hailed as the saviour of British boxing. Promoter Mick Hennessy reckons Bradford's new world champion has shown the way to pull the domestic game out of the doldrums. Boxing's image in this country has suffered because of the
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'Killer driver has torn my life apart'
A man whose wife died in a high-speed crash has told for the first time how his life has been destroyed. Gordon Legg spoke yesterday after a judge threw out an appeal by the man responsible for her death to get his six-year jail sentence quashed. Grandmother
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Six years for man who robbed woman at knifepoint
A knife-wielding robber who attacked a retired schoolteacher as she walked to her allotment on a Sunday morning has been jailed for six years. Plucky Margaret Appleyard tried to cling on to her bag when Nigel Cochrane snatched it from her but was forced
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Cook eager for some Bulls action
Matt Cook has rubbished claims he walked out on the Bulls but admits he is frustrated by a lack of action. A Sunday newspaper report claimed the second-rower had not been seen by the club after an alleged offer from Northampton RU was turned down. But
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Graham ready to halt rotation
City fans have been promised a glimpse of the real David Graham from now on. The on-loan striker has got the chance to stake a regular claim to play alongside Dean Windass. And Colin Todd is hoping that incentive will inspire the Scot to rekindle the
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Sites which don’t do a fat lot of good
This week's columnist is Eva Bellwood, a 16-year-old pupil at the Girls' Grammar School, Bradford I'm sure most people are familiar with the AOL television adverts asking people to discuss what they think of the internet. I've always been a keen supporter
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Bishop’s eyes opened by Pakistan visit
Starting this Christmas, Christian churches in Bradford Diocese will be asked to raise money to provide up to 30 fresh water wells in the area of the Pakistan-led North West Frontier Province devastated by last October's earthquake. More than 16,000
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Waste firm makes eight redundant
Jobs have been lost at waste disposal operators PM Group as bosses prepare for an uncertain 12 months. The eight positions were all voluntary redundancies and no further job cuts are planned. The news came yesterday as the Shipley-based group posted
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Battle to beat blight of dumped cars
More than 1,000 cars were abandoned in the Bradford district in just 12 months. Some were simply left at the roadside, others as eyesores in fields, parks and at local beauty spots. But, in every case, the owners dumped the vehicles - many of them untaxed
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
In 356 BC, Alexander the Great, the king of Macedonia, was born. In 1904, the Wright Brothers made a public test flight in Ohio. The American government said the invention would have no military use and so was not worth its support. In 1960, Lester
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Victim's husband backs registration
A father-of-two whose wife was injured when a dog viciously attacked their puppy has backed the Telegraph & Argus Curb the Danger Dogs campaign. Barrie Topham said dog owners should have their pets registered. He also said stronger links should be forged
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Expect a classic in Pudsey event
A number of Bradford League bowlers will be hoping to progress to the final from the latest Pudsey Classic qualifying round. Steve Powell of Brighouse Sports takes on Mick Morris (Spen Victoria) in the first round while Hedley Kettlewell, also of Brighouse
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Minister called in over Aire Valley road wrangle
Bradford Council is calling for an urgent meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport to find a long-term solution to congestion in the Aire Valley. Senior councillors want to arrange a meeting with Douglas Alexander and say only then will they
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Ross spot on for Avenue
Bamber Bridge 1 Bradford Park Avenue 1 Bradford Park Avenue bounced back from Saturday's first home defeat of the season to claim a point on their travels at Bamber Bridge in last night's UniBond Division One Roses clash. In a game of few chances, the
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Bresnan back for relegation decider
Yorkshire were virtually at full strength today for their winner-takes-all clash with Durham at Headingley in the final Liverpool Victoria Championship match of the season. The stakes for what promises to be a thrilling contest could not be higher, with
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Steeton title bid falls at last hurdle
Steeton got the big innings they were hoping for from Nathan Geisler but still crashed to a defeat at home to North Leeds which saw the Division A championship slip from their grasp on the final day. Steeton took only four points from their last five
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Eight is great as Celtic hit top form
Gareth Thompson and Joe Walker-Kaye netted two goals apiece as Undercliffe Celtic under-15s romped to an 8-2 Craven, Aire & Wharfe League win over Burley. Luke Chapman opened the scoring and Walker-Kaye's double helped earn a 4-1 interval lead. Thompson
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Teenager's stalker jailed for five years
A stalker has been jailed for five years after a judge heard how he was destroying a Bradford teenage girl's life. Infatuated James Edmundson, 36, began harassing his victim when she was only 13 and in November 2002 Bradford magistrates imposed an indefinite
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From Manningham, Bradford, to Manningham, Adelaide
It was almost home from home when Kristina Goss visited her birthplace. For the 48-year-old, who emigrated to Australia when she was 17, lives in an Adelaide suburb called Manningham - which was founded in the 19th century by other Bradford emigrants
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Award-winning restaurant plans to expand
Restaurateur Mohammed Aslam is celebrating his latest taste of success by expanding into East Yorkshire. Mr Aslam, managing director of the Shipley-based Aagrah restaurant chain, wants to get the whole of Yorkshire covered. He already has ten restaurants
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Actress Natalie swaps nostalgia for crime
Bradford actress Natalie Anderson filmed harrowing scenes as a kidnap victim for her latest role in crime drama Wire in the Blood, on TV tonight. It's a far cry from her role as flirty Nurse Stella Davenport in The Royal, ITV1's nostalgic medical drama
