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Teacher Riffat wins top book award
A Bradford teacher is today being hailed a Community Champion for her work developing children's creative talents. Riffat Shah is due to join David Adams, another winner from the district, at a ceremony in Leeds, tonight. The two are among 29 men and
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Toilets a disgrace
SIR - When are the staff of the Bradford Interchange going to do something about the toilets? I am fed up of having to use them and find they are smelly with no toilet rolls, having to find wash basins full to the brim with water. I visit other towns
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Darren offers new perspective
SIR - Photographer Darren Page-Craven, pictured above, will no doubt prove what an interesting city Bradford is with his new' perspective on the city, taking photographs from the top of buildings. It is good to hear the Council is interested in making
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Call that ‘free’?
SIR - In spite of the present publicity about the growing shortage of NHS dentists, which is quite clearly a scandal caused mainly by the usual excessive government interference, a small but important matter seems to have escaped attention, namely the
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Populist for reason
SIR - I cannot believe some of the charges levelled at the Government regarding their intentions over the Romanian and Bulgarian situation. The most disgraceful is that they have given in to populist politics'. What is wrong with populist politics, since
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No going back
SIR - Regular contributors might well have expected the report by the Conservative Tax Reform Commission to offer something to those looking for the restoration of the tax subsidy on private pension provision. Initially, they would have been encouraged
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School ‘cop-out’
SIR - The last paragraph in the story about the problems Jack Mooney and his parents face regarding his skin cream (T&A, October 23) more or less says it all. It says: "The school cannot be held responsible for applying (sic) medication nor can it allow
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Serious failings
SIR - I see that the Government is having second thoughts about the detail of the proposed Climate Change Bill. Rather than insisting on annual targets to concentrate the mind, it seems the preference is for long-term ones as they think annual targets
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No green taxes
SIR - I believe the recent Stern report on the economic effects on global warming is just an excuse for the government to apply yet another stealth tax. The report was authorised and carried out by the Treasury Department. Stern himself is an economist
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Blind losing out
SIR - Many blind people are being "cheated" by not being allowed to claim the same level of benefit as wheelchair users. I know that some blind people who can't drive and in many cases find it impossible to use public transport are missing vital hospital
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Give us a rest from noisy fireworks!
SIR - People living in Harrogate Street, Lister Lane and Bolton Road areas of the city for some 17 continuous nights have been entertained to the noise of loud banger-type fireworks. On the recent day of very heavy, continuous rain, silence reigned until
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Work starts with royal approval
Work has started on a £4.5 million community centre which has the backing of the Prince of Wales. Builders have moved onto the site of the Cottingley Cornerstone Centre after contracts were signed between the trustees of the charity and project partners
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Open-air drinks ban floated
Rising crime and disorder has led to an application for town centre drinking bans. Ward councillors, backed by West Yorkshire Police, have agreed to apply for Designated Public Places Orders (DPPOs) that would make it an offence to drink outside within
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Mobile phone data examined
The jury in the Sharon Beshenivsky murder trial today heard expert evidence about the movement of mobile phones belonging to some of the defendants on and around the day of the robbery and shooting. Telecommunications engineer David Sanderson, who examined
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Redfearn reflects on 1,000 matches
I'll never give up on football," said Neil Redfearn in his recently-published autobiography. "Football will have to give up on me." And as he approaches a remarkable milestone this week, there is no sign of the boots being hung on the peg just yet.
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Must do better the message
The latest report into the performance of Bradford's primary schools is worrying. In 2001 Education Bradford took control of a failing schools system. Halfway through the ten-year contract secondary education has been noticeably improved, with the best-ever
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Jamaican duo set to sign new deals
Jermaine Johnson and Donovan Ricketts are poised to put pen to paper on new City contracts by the weekend. The Jamaican duo are ready to sign one-year deals that will keep them at Valley Parade until the end of next season. News that the pair are committing
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Gene granted chance to fulfil dream
The Bulls have allowed Stanley Gene a return to Super League new-boys Hull Kingston Rovers. The popular Papua New Guinea international cuts short his stay at Grattan Stadium and aims to help his old team consolidate their position in the top flight.
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'Whingeing Pom' Pryce blasts all thing Aussie
Leon Pryce has never been afraid to speak his mind. After leaving the Bulls for Saints last year, Pryce infamously claimed much of Bradford's remarkable winning run to Grand Final success was down to the insights of then assistant Steve McNamara. That
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Ramsay serves up a feast of fun
A spoonful of charm, a dollop of knowledge and a pinch of humour. These were the winning ingredients for Gordon Ramsay as the celebrity chef delighted his fans on a visit to the district yesterday. The television personality, renowned for his spicy
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How can schools be getting worse?
A half-term' report into the private company that runs Bradford's schools has revealed major concerns about primary pupils' performance. The latest review comes mid-way through Education Bradford's £360 million ten-year contract to dramatically improve
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Trust tops table of assaults on staff
Staff working for Bradford District Care Trust are more likely to be physically assaulted at work than any other NHS worker in the country, new figures reveal. Official statistics released by the NHS Security Management Service on the number of assaults
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Apocalypse now - or do we have to wait a bit longer?
Sceptics say the latest doomsday report about climate change is a cover for yet more taxes. Keighley-born writer PETER SNOW, associate fellow of Oxford University's graduate business and management Templeton College, says we have been here before and
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Tearaways can hit the right notes
Teenage tearaways are being encouraged to vent their frustration through music as a new programme aimed at stamping out yobbish behaviour is rolled out. The Bradford scheme, one of 14 being run in areas of "deprivation" across the country, will see
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Accused 'surprisingly calm' when arrested
Yusuf Jamma was surprisingly calm and stood around asking other prisoners for cigarettes after he was arrested for the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky, the murder trial heard today. Detective Sargeant Michael Ross, of West Midlands Police, told the court
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Child rapist told he may be locked up
A teenager has admitted a series of sex offences against younger boys over a six-month period last year. The 14-year-old, who lives in the Keighley area but cannot be named for legal reasons, changed some of his pleas on the second day of his trial at
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Thursday, November 2, 2006
In 1785, the first unsinkable lifeboat was patented by Lionel Lakin, a London coach builder. In 1871, The Rogues Gallery was started, when photographs of all Britain's prisoners were taken for the first time. In 1953, the Reverend Chad Varah set up
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Man quizzed over hit-and-run
A 66-year-old man from Shipley has been arrested following a fatal road collision. He is being questioned by police in connection with an incident which lead to the death of 80-year-old Alan Naylor, from Gomersal. The arrest follows an appeal by police
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Keeper Saynor is sharp for City
Darlington Res 0 Bradford City Res 0 Bradford City and Darlington shared the spoils in their first round-robin game in the Pon-tin's Holidays League Cup, drawing an entertaining game 0-0 in freezing conditions at the 96.6 TFM Darling-ton Arena. City
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New chief executive to 'refocus' Filtronic
The new boss of Saltaire-electronics firm Filtronic has pledged to refocus the business after he was unveiled to investors yesterday. Former finance director Charles Hindson was announced as the company's new chief executive, taking over the role from
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Late-night regime pays off for Elahi
Sujad Elahi is celebrating his best win as a professional - thanks to a regime of late-night training. The 24-year-old Bradford fighter stopped Carlisle opponent Tom Hogan inside two rounds at Sheffield's Grosvenor Hotel. It was the third knock-out
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Adams settles in at Headingley
Yorkshire entered a new era yesterday with the arrival on a four-year contract of Chris Adams as captain and head of professional cricket. But whether director of cricket David Byas still has a role to play with his native county remains to be seen.
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'Someone knows who left Alan to die'
The brother of an 80-year-old man who died following a hit-and-run crash made an emotional appeal for witnesses to come forward. David Naylor, the brother of Alan, who was knocked over while crossing the road, asked the public to contact the police
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'Protect children from fire danger'
A task force is pulling out all the stops this year to make sure Bonfire Night is as safe as possible. West Yorkshire Police, West York-shire Fire Service, West Yorkshire Trading Standards and Bradford Council have pulled together in a massive effort
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Blair says smoking age could be raised
Tony Blair has given the strongest indication yet the legal age for smoking could be raised to 18. He was urged by Labour MP for Barnsley East and Mexborough Jeff Ennis to introduce measures in the Queen's speech later this month which would raise the
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Court hears of gang's trip to brothel
Some of the gang members paid for a mini-bus to take them to a brothel on the eve of the robbery and shooting, the court heard. Francois Baron told the court that he, Shah, the Razzaq brothers, Piran Ditta Khan and a manager from Caradon Estates had
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'Witness not told he could stay in UK'
Illegal immigrant Francois Baron was promised he could stay in the country if he helped police, the Sharon Beshenivsky murder trial was told yesterday. Newcastle Crown Court was told a police witness protection officer, while assessing whether Mr Baron
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Top PC praised for 'no go area' revival
A police officer who has been striving to make a neighbourhood a less fearful place to live, is in line to win a top accolade. Paul Wharton's work in Knowle Park, Keighley - once labelled a "no-go" area - could win him a community police officer of the
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Icon set to launch Bollywood 'Oscars'
Bollywood film icon Amitabh Bachchan will be in Bradford next week for the official launch of the Indian Oscars'. The superstar will be at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television on Thursday for the official launch of next year's International
