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Back this project
SIR - What is the Bradford Council's planning department playing at? Bradford Channel Limited is investing in Bradford with a prestigious development (T&A, September 19) and all Bradford Council can do is belittle it - literally. Too many people, especially
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Prudent measure
SIR - Once again, Mike Priestley does his best to undermine the reputation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer by claiming that he has grabbed' £5 billion from the pension funds in every year since Labour came to power. I will remind Mr Priestley that
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Enforce the law
SIR - I wish to endorse the views expressed by Mr Malcolm Gray (T&A September 19) regarding the issue of dogs in the Bradford area. As Mr Gray states, the Dogs Act 1871 is current law with the exception of the requirement to purchase a dogs licence.
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Impudent offer
SIR - The impudent offer of £800,000 to Bradford Council to take on responsibility for the fiasco at Saltaire roundabout is typical of this Government's antics. They tried to get credit for building the Bingley Relief Road which had, in fact, been planned
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Tunnel the answer
SIR - The traffic situation on the A650 in the Saltaire area is intolerable, and only likely to get much worse. It is therefore difficult to understand how the Council's Head of Major Works can recommend that the road be "de-trunked", with responsibility
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Short-term thinking
SIR - Brilliant, superb, once again the Men from the Ministry and Bradford Council are about to bury their heads in the sand to make it easier for the public to apply the boot. The proposals to solve the traffic congestion at Saltaire's infamous roundabout
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Time rail company cleaned up its act
SIR - Bradford is undergoing exciting regeneration and there is a palpable sense of renewal in the air. Many visitors and residents alike make use of busy Forster Square railway station which provides a significant gateway into the city for rail travellers
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Rein in these terrors says teenage victim
A teenager who was bitten by a dog being walked in Bradford city centre has given his backing to the Telegraph & Argus's Curb the Danger Dogs campaign. Sixteen-year-old Bradford college student Sean Gurdey was bitten on his leg while out on his lunch
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Homing in on the economy
Hundreds of residents across Bradford are benefiting from a £175 million scheme to improve the standard of housing. As well as improving the quality of life for residents the scheme has brought investment and jobs. T&A Reporter Mark Casci spoke to Bradford
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Try-fest for Duckett in Cleckheaton romp
Cleckheaton 52 Orrell 28 Cleck ran in eight tries in a comfortable victory despite late withdrawals by Chris Quinn and Carl Mason forcing a reshuffle. Oliver Akroyd opened the scoring with a penalty before scoring the first try in the corner after
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Prudent measure
SIR - Once again, Mike Priestley does his best to undermine the reputation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer by claiming that he has grabbed' £5 billion from the pension funds in every year since Labour came to power. I will remind Mr Priestley that
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Back this project
SIR - What is the Bradford Council's planning department playing at? Bradford Channel Limited is investing in Bradford with a prestigious development (T&A, September 19) and all Bradford Council can do is belittle it - literally. Too many people, especially
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Enforce the law
SIR - I wish to endorse the views expressed by Mr Malcolm Gray (T&A September 19) regarding the issue of dogs in the Bradford area. As Mr Gray states, the Dogs Act 1871 is current law with the exception of the requirement to purchase a dogs licence.
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Impudent offer
SIR - The impudent offer of £800,000 to Bradford Council to take on responsibility for the fiasco at Saltaire roundabout is typical of this Government's antics. They tried to get credit for building the Bingley Relief Road which had, in fact, been planned
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Tunnel the answer
SIR - The traffic situation on the A650 in the Saltaire area is intolerable, and only likely to get much worse. It is therefore difficult to understand how the Council's Head of Major Works can recommend that the road be "de-trunked", with responsibility
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Short-term thinking
SIR - Brilliant, superb, once again the Men from the Ministry and Bradford Council are about to bury their heads in the sand to make it easier for the public to apply the boot. The proposals to solve the traffic congestion at Saltaire's infamous roundabout
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Time rail company cleaned up its act
SIR - Bradford is undergoing exciting regeneration and there is a palpable sense of renewal in the air. Many visitors and residents alike make use of busy Forster Square railway station which provides a significant gateway into the city for rail travellers
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Depleted Otley no match for Albion
Otley 3 Plymouth Albion 36 Plymouth Albion, desperate to bring top-class rugby to Devon, continued their good start at Otley to sit top of National One with the only 100 per cent record. Like Otley, they lost a number of players in the close season,
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Bambrook penalty is reward for Farsley
Nuneaton Borough 1 Farsley Celtic 1 It may have been a penalty that eventually secured a draw for the Celts but it would have been rough justice had they not brought back at least a point. That had to be the minimum requirement, given their recent form
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Wharfedale sunk by injury time penalty
Wharfedale 14 Blackheat 15 Two converted tries from centre Chris Malherbe looked to have edged a tight match for Wharfedale but a fifth penalty from Blackheath full back Frankie Neale from 38 metres in injury-time snatched victory for his team. The
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Climbers rise to their mountain challenge
A group of Bradford fundraisers have clocked up £25,000 for a humanitarian charity by scaling Africa's highest mountain. The nine-strong group, which included the Shah family of Fairweather Green, spent months training for the trek up Mount Kilimanjaro
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Referee tarnishes victory for Parsley
Mossley 1 Guiseley 3 Following the previous week's success over Mossley in the FA Cup at Nethermoor, Guiseley took a maximum off their red rose opponents in the UniBond Premier Division on Saturday. It was a deserved victory and hauled Guiseley up to
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Shanice's first step on brave mission
A schoolgirl today embarked on a pioneering course of treatment which could see her walk for the first time. Eight-year-old Shanice Ward has cerebral palsy and is reliant on a frame and a wheelchair to get about. But it is hoped a month of treatment
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Deacon and Hape have Salford on the ropes
Bradford Bulls 52 Salford City Reds 6 It was a demolition job the watching Junior Witter would have been proud of. On the night the Bradford boxer paraded his newly-won WBC belt around Grattan Stadium, the City's other world champions showed their
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Alhambra lights may be turned off in cost-cutting bid
The lights could be switched off on the Alhambra theatre to save cash as council bosses battle to cut spiralling energy costs. And there may be price hikes at Bradford's sports centres, a halt on buying new library books and a recruitment freeze as the
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'I'm innocent,' pleads Windass
Dean Windass today insisted he was not the guilty party following a fracas which saw Cheltenham skipper John Finnegan sent off. Finnegan was red-carded for elbowing Windass in the face after the City striker appeared to grab his groin. Cheltenham were
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'I've learned my lesson,' says Deacon
Revitalised Paul Deacon inspired the Bulls to a classic play-off victory and then revealed a "kick up the backside" as the secret behind his recent success. The livewire scrum half delivered an all-consuming display to help inflict a 52-6 hammering of
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Johnson stars as City win at a canter
Cheltenham Town 1 Bradford City 2 In the town that coined the dreaded word chav - short for Cheltenham average - City turned in a glorious performance that was anything but. The snobs of Cheltenham Ladies College came up with the dismissive nickname
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Bus driver seriously injured in crash
A Bradford man was seriously injured when the bus he was driving veered off the road into a garage. Around 30 passengers on the bus were injured and were taken to hospital following the collision. The First bus service had been travelling from Bradford
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Vatican told to reform to save church
A father-of-two, desperate to keep the doors of a historical Catholic church open, has called for the Vatican to make radical reforms to solve the problem of a lack of priests. Martin Raistrick, 42, wants married men to be allowed to take Mass, and he
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Portrait painting goes hi-tech
A Bradford artist is using modern technology in a bid to revive the lost art of portrait painting. Christopher Dent has set up Lasting Impressions Art to help bring back the old tradition. But rather than using old-fashioned brushes and easel, Mr Dent
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A first bite for start-ups
An £11million landmark food technology park will allow new businesses to get their teeth into one of Bradford's most successful industries. The development will get off the ground this year and is anticipated to be fully operational in about 12 months
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Monday, September 25, 2006
In 1513, Vasco Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. In 1818, The first blood transfusion using human blood took place at Guy's Hospital in London. All previous attempts had used animal blood. In 2002, Jeffrey Archer was transferred
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My main activity is worrying!
Last Monday it was my colleague's turn. Today it's mine. Last week my workmate's young daughter headed off into the big wide world for the first time without her family. She went for a week to a school activity centre - one of those places where kids
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Sharing books with babies
There is something lovely about reading to a child at bedtime. Every word and picture on every page opens up a world of learning for them, and even if it's the seventh time that day that you've read Kipper Flies a Kite together it loses none of its appeal
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Churches must move with the times
Campaigners fighting to save the threatened St Mary's Church on East Parade, Bradford, say that the church establishment needs to modernise rather than simply abandoning the buildings. They might well have a point. Around the Bradford district there
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Monday, September 25, 2006
Baildon: Malt Shovel public house to cattle grid, minimal disruption for two weeks. Baildon: Newton Way, minor effect for one week. Baildon: The Grove, construction of zebra crossing near roundabout, minor delays, off-peak working, for four weeks.
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Story has the Mark of being big success
There has been a surge in the number of people using Bradford's Kirkgate Shopping Centre since Primark opened its store. Early indications show the discount clothing chain's introduction to the shopping centre ten days ago has boosted city centre retail
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Subs give Avenue a deserved victory
Bradford Park Avenue 3 Cammell Laird 1 It may have come late in the day but a brace from the substitutes eased Avenue to a win after a less than comfortable afternoon against previously unbeaten rivals Cammell Laird at Horsfall Stadium. The Lairds had
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Bees situation 'serious' after fourth defeat
Bradford & Bingley 23 Stourbridge 46 Bradford & Bingley, who have now lost their opening four league games, handed Stourbridge their latest victory. "With the exception of that nice cross-kick in the first half, we gifted them all their tries," said
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Relief for Hill as Rossi rescues win
Dudley Hill 28 Saddleworth Rangers 22 A late try from second-row forward Marco Rossi two minutes from the final whistle secured Dudley Hill's second success of the season in the National Conference Division Two clash against Saddleworth Rangers at Parry
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White calls time as Yorkshire captain
After the Yorkshire dressing room had raised a champagne glass to Darren Lehmann at Headingley on Saturday, Craig White stunned the players by telling them he was giving up the captaincy after doing the job for three years. And soon afterwards, Yorkshire
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Councillors told 'just behave yourselves'
Bradford councillors have been told to find ways of improving their behaviour within three months. The missive from the Standards Board for England comes after a tribunal found one senior councillor had breached the strict code of conduct. All councillors
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Ballet world premiere a spectacular triumph
This exquisite show features just about everything you could want from a night at the theatre. A gripping story, thrilling sword fights, galloping horses, more than 100 stunning costumes and mesmerising dance that's as action-packed as it is tender and
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Study could help cure leg ulcers
An international study which could lead to a breakthrough in the treatment of leg ulcers is being pioneered by a Bradford professor. Professor Peter Vowden, head of vascular surgery at Bradford Royal Infirmary, is the principal investigator of a key
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Man quizzed over murder of Gemma
Detectives were today continuing to question a 20-year-old man in connection with the murder of a teenage girl. Gemma Louise Roberts, 18, was found bleeding to death in the car park of the Swan pub, Liversedge, where she had staggered for help. She had
