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Nothing new under the sun
There's much talk at present about global warming and the threat it presents to the future of the planet. But reader Shirley Knight has discovered that even 57 years ago it was causing some concern. She was recently looking at an atlas of hers dated
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Curtain up on a brand new era
Younger Bradfordians, seeing the Alhambra illuminated and welcoming at the bottom of Morley Street, might reasonably assume that it had always looked like it does nowadays. In fact it's only been that way for 20 years. Just two decades ago, on October
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The very best of luck, Clare
SIR - Former Labour MP Clare Short deserves a pat on the back for speaking out about her concerns over the war in Iraq and the failings of the Labour party. Miss Short is the last of the true socialist Labour stalwarts. As a socialist myself, I have
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Counting the cost
SIR - I recently returned from a holiday in Majorca. I had a fall while I was there and a doctor treated my injuries. No request was made for my European Union medical card, cash was the only interest. A woman from Belfast who fell and hurt her ribs
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No reason to act
SIR - Will someone please try to explain the situation in North Korea to Peter Wilson? (T&A, October 23). He wonders why President Bush has not attacked North Korea. Presumably he is drawing parallels with Iraq. As North Korea has not (in spite of all
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Hazard an answer
SIR - I have some fantastic news for all motorists in Bradford. When you have driven round looking for somewhere to park, but are frustrated to find most major roads into Bradford and within the city centre have single and double yellow lines on them
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Parking problem
SIR - The parking of cars on pavements seems to be the norm these days on the streets of Bradford. Driving along Duckworth Lane on a number of occasions in the last few days I have observed cars fully mounted on the pavements around the launderette.
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Think of animals
SIR - Now that Guy Fawkes night (based on anti-Roman Catholicism) and Halloween (a pre-Christian Druid festival) appear to have merged in the period from now until Christmas - don't even thing about it - the firework season approaches at a pace. No doubt
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No sympathy?
SIR - Re your item on the overturned police car (T&A, October 23), it is obvious from remarks made that the junction with Queen's Road is dangerous but it would appear, from what I read, that the only car that was speeding on this particular occasion
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Shame on you
SIR - I couldn't believe my eyes when I read about Mrs Summers's plight at the hands of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. How can they call this a service when an 82-year-old lady is left to shuffle on her bottom backwards up steps and along a corridor
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Policy discriminates against ill children
SIR - Regarding the article about Jack Mooney and the school not allowing either him or staff to apply cream (T&A, October 23), I feel very strongly about this as my grandson's school has the same policy and has had since my children attended years ago
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MPs must offer value for money
The annual totting-up of how much our Members of Parliament claim in allowances is often a cue for finger-pointing and head-shaking. At first glance, some of the figures do indeed look high - Keighley MP Ann Cryer comes out top of the list of our local
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Claire strictly refuses to quit dancing
Claire King has vowed to keep dancing tonight, despite doctors warning her to pull out of her TV show because of arthritis. The actress, 43, was diagnosed with the crippling condition ten years ago and takes medication. But a schedule of five-hour rehearsals
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Trick or treat or TV licence dodgers' fine
TV licence dodgers don't have a ghost of a chance of avoiding prosecution as a Halloween crackdown gets underway. Hoping to be mistaken for trick or treaters, the licence inquiry service is sending extra patrols out into Bradford to trick evaders into
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Henderson's World Cup goal
The unlikely venue of Bridgend is commanding the full attention of Bulls ace Ian Henderson. While all eyes focused on Christchurch this morning as Great Britain opened their Tri-Nations programme in New Zealand, the Aussie hooker is concentrating solely
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Porn e-mail probe into BNP councillor
Hard-core pornographic pictures e-mailed to dozens of people have landed a Bradford BNP councillor in an investigation into his conduct. Queensbury councillor Paul Cromie has been referred to the Standards Board over the e-mail containing photographs
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Gregory's doing it for dad
Where Debut Theatre School was concerned, nothing was too much trouble for Alan Moulson. Whether it was painting scenery or seeing pupils safely across the road, he would always be there to help out. Now the Shipley theatre school is staging a show
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Saturday, October 28, 2006
In 1831, English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday demonstrated the first dynamo.. In 1886, The Statue of Liberty, designed by Auguste Bartholdi, was presented to America by France to mark the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Rising cost of MPs defended
Ann Cryer was revealed as the most expensive Bradford MP today - after claiming £143,986 in allowances. The MP for Keighley ran up the highest bill out of the area's MPs, making her 9.9 per cent higher than the average of £131,000. This made her the
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‘Bullying’ that could rebound
Recycling is important. I'm as convinced of that as anybody. As I've mentioned before, we're enthusiastic recyclers at Priestley Towers. But instead of separating our waste at home and having our drive cluttered with assorted wheelie bins for the Council
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Moors the merrier for minister
Walkers are far more able to enjoy Bronte country and the Yorkshire Dales than a year ago thanks to right to roam legislation, according to the Environment Secretary. MP David Miliband was speaking at Haworth's Youth Hostel yesterday to celebrate the
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Family's kidnap fears for missing student
The family of a missing Bradford student fear he may have been kidnapped and held captive in the city. Abdullah Habib, 24, has been missing from his home in Charnwood Grove, Undercliffe, since October 16. Today, his brother Mohammed Habib Khan told
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Life for man who stabbed his friend
A man who stabbed his friend in an apparently-motiveless attack has been jailed for life. Bradford Crown Court heard that Kenneth Kennedy was wearing a home-made balaclava as he repeatedly plunged a knife into the chest of 33-year-old Christopher McDougall
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Royal launch for Born in Bradford project
A groundbreaking research project got the royal seal of approval yesterday when the Countess of Wessex officially launched Born in Bradford. The Countess was guest of honour at the event at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, which
