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I don’t need a flag to be patriotic
It's not often I reply to my detractors in print - God knows, some weeks I'd have nothing else to do but address those people who reckon I should a) be sacked, b) be tarred and feathered, or c) burn in hell because of something or other I'd said in my
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Power to Gerald's elbow
SIR - What an interesting feature on working life in Bradford power station (T&A, October 28). The pictures by Gerald Farnell, brought back memories of my time as an electrical apprentice there. All craft apprentices started their working life at the
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Waste of paper
SIR - Is anyone else as sick as I am of the number of begging letters which come through the door every day? Contribute to one charity and one is inundated with letters, raffle tickets and so on from every other charity under the sun. If I were to answer
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Shock film highlights road horrors
The devastating consequences of road accidents were driven home to youngsters at a Bradford school yesterday. Sixth form pupils from Rhodesway School in Allerton were shown a hard-hitting DVD containing personal accounts from accident survivors and families
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Compromise offer
SIR - Maybe I am wrong, but I seem to have read somewhere that the young lady at the centre of the veil debate was a teacher of English to her pupils. When I was taught, many years ago, one had to be able to see the mouth and lips to get the correct
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Stocks the answer
SIR - I watched a news item on TV the other morning concerning a new scheme in Bridlington named the pillar of shame'. It consists of putting the photographs and personal details of offenders with ASBOs on public display. The presenter likened this scheme
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Deserving praise
SIR - I recently saw the Stage 84 production of The Wizard of Oz at the Alhambra and I would like to commend all the young people involved. It was a wonderful show, full of colour and choreography, with backdrops provided by projected images which added
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Give us more chips
SIR - While not disagreeing entirely with Mark Drummond regarding whether or not fish and chips are an economical takeaway meal, I feel the fish fryers make a bomb out of chips - 80p or thereabouts for a tiny portion of chips. If you go to most Chinese
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Such a mean thief
SIR - May I express my disgust at the sneak thieves who entered the large porch area at St Luke's Church, Eccleshill and stole from a disability scooter, parked there while its owner was attending the day centre held in the narthex of St Luke's Church
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Bird man to tempt flyaway Ozzie
A bird expert is to launch a rescue bid to save a parrot on the loose. Sheffield parrot enthusiast Oliver Jackson heard about Ozzie the African grey's ex-ploits in Otley while chatting about birds in an American-based internet chatroom. The discussion
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Go green, minister urges schools
Schools in Bradford have been given a £3.4 million boost to invest in ways of saving energy and water. The money is part of a £35.3 million cash advance in the North announced yesterday by the Government. Bradford Council is being encouraged to cut
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Climate change battle moves to the home front
At the weekend Britain witnessed its biggest march demanding Government action against the threat of global warming. HELEN MEAD looks at efforts being made locally to help combat climate change. In a world where reports of climate change are often accompanied
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School bucks trend with top report
A primary school was today celebrating being ranked one of the best in the country by Government inspectors. The achievement of Eldwick Primary School, near Bingley, underscores the huge contrast in performance between primary schools in the Bradford
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Defendant 'went for takeaway' claim
One of the defendants seen getting out of the sports car close to the Universal Express Travel Agents minutes before it was robbed, had gone for a takeaway from an Indian restaurant, it was claimed this afternoon. Peter Wright QC, defending Hassan Razzaq
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Clarke still eager to make name at City
Most players going out on loan need time to adjust to their new surroundings. A different club, different team-mates, different tactics - it can take a game or two to fit in with an alternative environment. Not so with Matt Clarke at Darlington. It
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Silsden survive double dismissal
Silsden must carry the Bradford Sunday Alliance League flag alone in the FA Sunday Cup after Bolton Woods and Buttershaw White Star both bowed out in the second round. Adam Whiteoake scored both goals as the Premier Division leaders overcame having two
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Burgess faces eight weeks out
Bulls starlet Sam Burgess goes under the knife tomorrow to fix a shoulder problem. The big-hitting prop suffered the injury towards the back end of Super League XI. Burgess will be sidelined for two months but fully fit for the start of next season.
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'Time team' uncovers Civil War clues
Archaeologists armed with hi-tech gear may have uncovered remains from a legendary English Civil War encampment. Experts say it could be the first hard evidence of the Fairfax Entrenchment, a military base high above Bingley headed by a top-ranking
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City profit from new club shop deal
City can put their shirt on a new business venture coining it in - after signing a deal with kit makers Surridge Sports to take over the running of the club shop. Under the terms of the contract, Surridge have taken charge of the Upfront Store until
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Teacher abused boy, 8, on field trip
A senior official in Bradford junior football has admitted sexually abusing an eight-year-old boy. Supply teacher Timothy Peter Leigh, 58, was ordered by a Bradford Crown Court judge to register as a sex offender after he pleaded guilty to two charges
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Faith schools not the way forward
SIR - Dr Ramindar Singh's contribution (T&A, October 30) has raised some significant points about faith schools. The Government's policy on faith schools obviously goes against its own objectives of promoting community cohesion and integration. Any
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See this film!
SIR - On Thursday my wife and I visited the Pictureville Cinema where we saw one of the most disturbing films we have seen in a long time. It moved me so much I felt I should write to you to publicise what we saw. It was the Al Gore film An Inconvenient
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A valuable lesson to be learned
If Britain is to make substantial and sustained cuts in carbon emissions, awareness of ways in which that can be done needs to be acquired early in life. It is today's children who must build on the energy-efficient measures now being adopted by the
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'Retailers visit a success'
A visit from a national consortium of retailers will "without a doubt" lead to investment opportunities in Bradford's numerous commercial developments, according to Maud Marshall, the head of Bradford Centre Regeneration. She was speaking after a consortium
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DNA link to robbery vehicles
DNA profiles from cigarette ends and drinks containers linked the defendants to cars alleged to have been involved in the robbery at Universal Express, the court heard today. Forensic scientists told the PC Sharon Beshenivsky murder trial jury that a
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14,389 complain about council services
The number of people complaining about Bradford Council services has shot up by 15 per cent - mainly on the back of missed recycling bin collections. There were a total of 14,389 complaints last year - and a staggering 89 per cent of these relate to
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Memorial service for airmen
Tingley/Morley: At the Tingley Air Crash Memorial Site, alongside the A650 just off junction 28 of the M62, at 14.30hrs on Remembrance Sunday there will be a service in honour of the seven airmen who were killed when their Halifax Bomber crashed in the
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Tuesday, November 7, 2006
In 1783, the last public hanging in England took place when forger, John Austin, was executed at Tyburn. In 1908, Ernest Rutherford announced he had detected a single atom. In 1917, the Bolshevik Revolution, led by Lenin, overthrew Prime Minister Alexander
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Russell twins see Athletic home
Russell twins William and Ian both scored goals as Holmewood Athletic returned to winning ways with a 3-0 Bradford Sunday Alliance Premier Division home victory over Chellow. Scott Bottomley completed the tally as goalkeeper Michael Keenan also excelled
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Tyersal's Carlton sends Carleton crashing
Nine County Amateur League Premier Division sides, including Campion, Tyersal and Wibsey, won through to the last 32 of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup. Tyersal, who had arguably one of the easiest round two ties, ran out comfortable 4-1 victors
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Avenue's Guiseley old boys relishing return
There may be a division between local rivals Bradford Park Avenue and Guiseley but the pair are even further apart in terms of form, which will make tonight's clash in the UniBond League Cup mouthwatering. Division One side Avenue are in the midst of
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Courts staff seize 60 knives a month
Up to 60 knives a month are confiscated by security staff at Bradford courts, it has been revealed. Last month officers at Bradford Crown Court seized 26 knives, including one weapon with an illegal blade of more than three inches. Security staff at
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Contact Centre evacuated after flood
A severe flood ended in the evacuation of Bradford Council's Contact Centre yesterday causing disruption for hundreds of callers. The centre normally occupies the first floor of a building in Nelson Street. Staff are now using the Alhambra as a temporary
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Family plant bulbs in grandad's memory
Three generations of one family will plant daffodil bulbs in tribute to a man who died of cancer. Martin Maloney died at the Marie Curie Hospice on Maudsley Street, Bradford, on November 15, 2004, aged 63. And on November 18 this year his wife, daughters
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Bonfire Night struggle for fire crews
Fire crews in Bradford were stretched to their limit as the number of Bonfire Night related calls rocketed compared with last year. Crews from Bradford fire station attended 90 calls from 9am on so-called Mischief Night on Saturday to 9am yesterday,
