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So farewell, Des
SIR - So, Des Lynam, pictured, has decided to quit his £600,000-a-year job presenting Channel 4's Countdown after only 18 months (T&A, September 30) because he had to travel up and down to Leeds, sometimes every week. For goodness sake the man is only
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Vandals beware
SIR - I wish to compliment and say thanks to the council and Regen 2000 for improving the Mira Shay fields, creating a pleasant place to walk - well done. To those who have already caused damage I wish to say we are not impressed with your foolish vandalism
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Who’s responsible?
SIR - What is happening to Bradford? What kind of people are running it? There has been no work on the new shopping centre all summer - they were quick enough to knock it down. There are no decent stores since Sunwin House closed. The shops are more
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Change the rules
SIR - Regarding the article about Drighlington Cemetery (T&A, September 28). The families who have lost loved ones take the time and effort to look after the graves. What difference does it make if they put chippings and edging around the graves? If
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Nutritious sauce
SIR - Reading the article on schools restricting the use of tomato ketchup due to concern over salt levels (T&A October 1), I could not help but feel bemused and amused by this unnecessary fuss over a few extra grams of salt. In actual fact, the tomato
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Valuable transport
SIR - It is with genuine concern that I respond to the possibility of the First Bus Company scrapping the 846 bus route from Shipley to Buttershaw because it is not making enough money. How sad that once again money, funding and feasibility rears its
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More bus cuts
SIR - Regarding the article (T&A, October 2), I too have been trying to save our reduced service, the 675 route - West Bowling to Cottingley. This service was reduced to one bus per hour despite there being many elderly people in this area. Councillor
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Still on track
SIR - I would like to reassure Alec Suchi of the Bradford Rail Users' Group that a new station at Low Moor remains firmly on Metro and Bradford Council's agenda. If he looks in Rail Plan 6, details of which were sent to the Bradford Rail User Group,
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A better service
SIR - Your editorial Rail plan is on right lines' (T&A, September 21) suggested that Grand Central's proposed four through trains per day between Bradford and King's Cross would be a "big improvement on the current token direct links provided by GNER"
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What’s the big deal over school swap?
SIR - Re your front page story (T&A, October 2) about the 13-year-old girl who went to the wrong school (after first arranging for the loan of a school blazer for that school, presumably to fool the teachers, which she did). It was said that the girl's
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Rupert takes seat on Labour benches
A former Liberal Democrat councillor has made his first appearance on the Labour benches. Coun Rupert Oliver has represented the Bowling ward, later Bowling and Barkerend, since 2003. He quit the Liberal Democrats in July following a series of disagreements
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Charities compete for cash windfall
The Telegraph & Argus has teamed up with Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) to give a charity an opportunity to win £5,000. Our judges have formed a shortlist of five for T&A readers to vote for your favourite charity from the list below. The charity with
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Support is accounted for thanks to Alison
A mother-of-two has persuaded her employers to back a campaign to build a cancer support centre after telling them how much it helped her when she had breast cancer. Alison Stork, who works at Bradford & Bingley's Darley Street branch in Bradford, is
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Clerk dispute costs taxpayers £2,500
Payers of the council tax in a small village will pick up the bill for a row between a parish council and its clerk. Up to one-third of the council's annual budget will be spent on legal fees after it was almost sued by its former clerk. Lothersdale
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Mini charity story cut short
Pals Mal Ellison and Max Osborne had to use buses, trains, ferries and hitchhiking rides to get across Europe after thieves stole the car they were using for a charity drive. The 30-year-olds set off in Mal's battered 1976 Mini and were intending to
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Bronte - the new first name
The Bronte sisters have inspired artists and writers for 150 years and now, according to the latest research, they have influenced parents looking for that special name for their newborn. Bronte is moving up the popularity stakes for baby girls. So says
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'I'm fit for showdown,' says Langley
Ecstatic Jamie Langley has handed the Bulls' title hopes a massive boost by declaring himself fit for tonight's Grand Final eliminator. The club's player of the year sat out the last four games due to a groin/hernia injury but makes a welcome return
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Fear factor not an issue for City
Prove the table does not lie - that's the derby-day plea from Colin Todd to City. Todd doesn't buy the popular notion that form counts for nothing on such a highly-charged occasion. And he wants to see City stamp their early-season authority on Huddersfield
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Youthful Bulls ready for the big occasion
Bulls boss Steve McNamara is confident his squad has the mentality to cope with the pressure-cooker atmosphere of KC Stadium. Hull's fans are known to be some of the most passionate in the game and, with around 15,000 of them willing their team on to
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Ricketts wants to put smile on fans' faces
Donovan Ricketts wants to make it a "special" day for City fans tomorrow by nailing Huddersfield. It will be the big Jamaican's first taste of a West Yorkshire derby at Valley Parade - and he hopes to make it a day to remember. Ricketts was injured
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Bin-spy plan has had its chips
Bradford Council chiefs have refused to sign up to a waste recycling scheme being rolled out across the country by a Shipley company. Microchip technology, supplied by PM OnBoard, is designed to encourage householders to recycle more waste by recording
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Photographer snaps up major award
A man has won a major photography prize after suffering the devastating "bombshell" of redundancy. Colin Jones, 47, beat competition from some of the best in the UK industry to become Kodak Wedding Photographer of the Year 2006. After 25 years Mr Jones
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Faith healer's plea for exotic feathers
Bradford's own Shaman' is turning to residents to help him gather exotic bird feathers for the latest addition to his Native American shrine. Faith healer and businessman Lashman Singh's home in Clayton houses symbolic American Indian artefacts that
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Fasting is all part of being a Muslim
In the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast. But how and why? Dr Abdul Bary Malik, who is a Justice of the Peace, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association and founder and chief executive of Asian Disability Awareness Action in Bradford, explains. Muslims
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Friday, October 6, 2006
In 1769, Captain Cook landed in New Zealand aboard the Endeavour. In 1866, the Reno brothers stole $13,000 in the first train robbery in the US. In 1927, the first talking feature film, The Jazz Singer, premiered in New York. 25 Years Ago From the
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Recycling should still be a priority
Many people will no doubt be relieved that Bradford Council has decided not to sign up to the microchip technology which monitors how much individual households put into their wheelie bins. It is seen by some as yet another way for officialdom to spy
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Police track down drug gangsters' assets
Detectives are planning to seize the ill-gotten gains of a major Bradford drug dealer after he was jailed for 14 years. Police found an armoury of weapons and a haul of hard drugs when they raided the home of Wazir Hussain as part of an 18-month investigation
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Hospitals praised in national report
Airedale NHS Trust has been applauded by an independent health watchdog for the way it manages patient admissions into hospital. The Trust, which manages Airedale General Hospital, has been given a rating of excellent' in a national report published
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Gray injury a sickener
Thoughts at Nethermoor will be more with injured Stuart Gray than on the visit of Grantham Town tomorrow after the Guiseley player suffered a career-threatening broken leg in midweek. Guiseley took their winning run in all competitions to 11 games with
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Farsley heading back to full strength
The squad numbers at Farsley are back up after two incoming transfers - and they could have a third player available for the visit of Redditch United tomorrow. The Celts have got James Nester back - he was at Throstle Nest throughout his youth development
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Wests must be on their toes from kick-off
A focused West Bowling take a strong squad to West Hull for the National Conference League Premier Divi-sion clash of the day tomorrow. Bowling welcome back hooker Sha Basha following a dislocated elbow and their free-scoring centre Tim Sutcliffe makes
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Sharpe is hoping to show his strength
Avenue boss Phil Sharpe is hoping reinforcements arrive in time for tomorrow's testing trip to Buxton as he looks for his squad to bounce back from Monday's frustrating defeat. Former Bradford City boss Nicky Law has brought Buxton up to UniBond Division
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Are bright days ahead for JB?
Earlier this week, on a truly bright day of late summer weather, I wandered through a city centre bookshop with a paper and pen, randomly checking authors and novels. Six titles by the American Philip Roth; that was good. Ten titles by the great John
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Woman dies in crash horror
A horrific car crash on the Drighlington bypass has killed one woman and put a man and a four-year-old girl in hospital. The accident happened when a large green Volvo road sweeping vehicle collided with a white Peugeot car which was travelling towards
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Plan to slash 195 places in schools
Education bosses want to slash more than 195 places at district schools. Primaries could be hardest-hit after Bradford Council announced proposals to axe places at eight schools and close one nursery. If approved, the proposals will come into effect
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'I never meant to kill my wife in fire'
A husband whose estranged wife died in a fire he has admitted starting has told a jury he never meant to harm her. Licensee Sarah Thrippleton Hall perished in the blaze at the Chevin Inn near Menston that was lit by Jason Hall on Good Friday. Hall,
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Airport sale set to earn millions
Millions of pounds are set to boost the district's coffers after Bradford Council agreed to put Leeds Bradford Airport on the market. Yesterday saw special meetings of the executive and full council in which Bradford voted to sell its 40 per cent stake
