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'We're at end of line over violence'
Northern Rail staff have told bosses they must act to stop the problem of violence on trains and at stations. Rail workers are calling for more station and on-train staff, a more visible police presence, a ban on alcohol on some services and a zero-tolerance
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Dismay as interest rate rises
Bradford's business community has reacted with dismay to the Bank of England's decision to raise interest rates. The new five per cent rate is a five-year high as the Bank attempts to head off inflation which stands at 2.4 per cent, higher than the
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'Chip and bin' gets minister's approval
The Government has defended the fitting of computer chips to wheelie bins, saying the Shipley company which makes them is saving taxpayers money. Environment Minister Ben Bradshaw said using the devices can also boost recycling which will save local
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'Forbidden' couple face baby heartache
A couple who defied parental disapproval to start a life together are now facing the heartbreaking news that they may never have children. After four years of fighting to get their families to agree, the couple finally married two years ago but were
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Former bobbies upset at treatment
Former bobbies with three centuries of service for locking up crooks found they were locked out of a meeting at a Bradford police station and told: "You're only members of the public now." The former officers had assembled at Javelin House, in Eccleshill
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Restaurant probe after complaints
Environmental health officers are investigating a number of complaints about a city centre restaurant, it was revealed today. The Safin Middle Eastern take- away, in Ivegate, Bradford, is the focus of the probe by Bradford Council's environmental health
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Priorities all wrong
SIR - I note that both the UK and US are short of flu vaccines this year. No shortage of bombs, rockets, rounds, etc, to kill people, just something to save lives. A government of chimpanzees couldn't make a worse disaster of their priorities. Eric
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Campbell is out of touch
SIR - I could not believe the comments of Sir Menzies Campbell, right, on Question Time regarding education. He defended the comprehensive system, saying that it was much better than the previous system which decided, at 11 years of age, whether you
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Spend some cash!
SIR - I joined the traffic queue on the M606 south the other morning. It was backed up virtually to Mayo Avenue and it took 30 minutes to reach the M62 eastbound. This is an increasingly frequent occurrence. The solution is to spend some money on the
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Crazy legislation
SIR - Now we are going to have more time and money-wasting legislation thrust upon us. The energy report required by future householders wishing to sell their properties means houses are to be graded on their energy efficiency, similar to grades on electrical
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Clean water is vital
SIR - Most people don't like to talk about toilets, but at WaterAid we love to talk about them and we'd like more people to spare a thought for the toilet on this year's World Toilet Day, on November 19. Could you imagine not having one? What if for
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Bus route misery
SIR - I agree Woodhall Avenue is far too narrow for a bus route (T&A, November 1). It must be horrendous for the residents. It is awful just having to drive up there because of the miserable nature of the bus drivers. If you are unlucky enough to be
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Action is needed
SIR - The inappropriate and negligent use of fireworks has, once again, caused much inconvenience, distress and heartache for the local community, especially the elderly. Rather than using the products in a safe, controlled environment, fireworks have
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No criminal intent
SIR - It is a principle of British justice that when the defendant has been found guilty, the judge determines the sentence, not the victim. In pronouncing sentence the judge punishes "criminal intent" - the evil ends the culprit was trying to achieve
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It doesn’t add up
SIR - Having read the Court File (T&A, November 3), I noticed some charges involved fishing with out a licence. All received financial penalties, the highest being £290. While I agree fishing without a licence should be punished, I was stunned to see
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Integration should start with children
SIR - The lights that festooned our city centre were not in celebration of the end of Eid as stated by Michael Cornforth (T&A, November 1), but part of the Muslim festival Eid-ul-Fitr marking the end of the fast of Ramadan. For some considerable time
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Crazy penalties
SIR - It's a funny old world I know, but when I read the Court File (T&A, November 3) where citizen one's justice read: "driving without insurance, £50 fine; drink-driving £100 plus 16 months' ban; driving without insurance, no separate penalty", while
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69 post offices may close claim Tories
Nearly 70 post offices in the Bradford area could be axed if the Royal Mail carries out its planned cull, the Tories have claimed. A total of 69 outlets stretching across the parliamentary constituencies of Bradford North, Bradford South, Bradford West
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Open wide and look for symptoms
"If in doubt, get checked out" is the message behind a health campaign to cut the number of mouth cancer deaths. Mouth Cancer Awareness Week runs from Sunday until next Saturday and campaign co-ordinators, the British Dental Health Foundation, is urging
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Market bosses to defy boycott plea
A controversial new entry card system introduced at a wholesale market will remain in place despite opposition and threats to boycott the market. Since October, retailers visiting St James's Wholesale Market, off Wakefield Road in Bradford, have had
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Repossession nightmare looming
Growing numbers of cash-strapped Bradford residents face having their homes repossessed amid a climate of rising interest rates and soaring house prices. New figures showing a 53 per cent increase in repossession orders in Bradford have sparked fears
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Hape primed for final fling
Confident Shontayne Hape reckons New Zealand can still shake up this year's Tri-Nations. After missing the last Test with a knee injury, the Bulls star returns for the Kiwis tomorrow morning as they bid to drag down upbeat Great Britain. The desperate
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£19,000 pay rise for Trust boss
Governors of Bradford Teaching Hospitals have awarded the Trust's chairman and non-executive directors a combined pay rise of £45,278 a year. Chairman David Richardson will see his salary go from £31,260 to £50,000 a year for working ten days a month
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Healy looks forward to play time
New signing Colin Healy is desperate for action at Valley Parade The Republic of Ireland midfielder completed his loan move from Barnsley yesterday and is set to debut in tomorrow's FA Cup clash with Crewe. Having spent much of the last three seasons
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Wetherall refuses to look for omens
David Wetherall isn't interested in trivia, bungling referees or excuses. All that matters is the business of getting City a victory - immediately. Skipper Wetherall is the only survivor in either side from the last time City faced Crewe in the FA Cup
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A Sporty little number
It would be difficult to over-estimate the importance of Peugeot's new 207. The small car, a rival for the Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa, was launched earlier this year to great acclaim. It helped the company increase sales in a shrinking market and
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A sad indictment of schools policy
The decision to close Usher Street School is a tragic admission of failure by Education Bradford and Bradford Council. It is bad enough that the school has been under Ofsted scrutiny of one sort or another for the last five years - longer than any other
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Now 'worst' school is to be closed
Shocked parents at a school dubbed one of the worst in Britain have been told that now it will be closed. The Telegraph & Argus broke the news at the school gates after obtaining a secret memo that proved education bosses have given up on trying to improve
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Remembrance Day services
9.15am - Keighley. Civic Party assembles at the Town Hall and at 9.30am the parade assembles at Russell Street. At 9.40am it moves from Russell Street. At 10am the Remembrance Service starts at Keighley Shared Parish Church, followed by a parade to Town
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Book of Remembrance
On Rembrance Sunday people across the district will gather to pay their respects to the men and women who gave their lives serving their country during two world wars and more recent conflicts. As well as the national service taking place at the cenotaph
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'Youngsters should be more involved'
The Royal British Legion has rebutted comments made by the leader of Bradford Council that younger people do not take an active enough role in the annual Remembrance services. Councillor Kris Hopkins said he believed young people often felt distant from
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Cool Emily is a star of the future
An entrepreneurial teenager has walked away with the title of Technology Woman of the Future at the inaugural awards held in London. Emily Cummins, of Cross Hills, was the youngest person to be shortlisted for the awards at the age of 19. She was given
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Friday, November 10
In 1871, Henry Morton Stanley found missing explorer David Livingstone. In 1938, Kristallnacht, or Night of (Broken) Glass' took place. Nazis burned 267 synagogues and destroyed thousands of Jewish homes and businesses in Germany. In 1989, bulldozers
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Minister to be quizzed over roads
Government transport chiefs will come under fire when they are quizzed about congestion problems in and around Bradford. Shipley MP Philip Davies has secured a meeting with Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman in January to discuss congestion caused by
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The multi-million dollar business called evangelism
She has a £5.25 million corporate jet, houses worth £2.1 million and pays herself a wage of £319,600 a year. She is Joyce Meyer, one of the most influential evangelists in America, and she says that God has made her rich. And now she's coming to Bradford
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My home’s my castle so keep out!
Council snoops in our homes? Not if retired police officer Danny Higson of Low Moor has anything to do with it. About two years ago we were informed via the media of the death of a young child at the hands of her parents/guardians. Apparently death had
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400 car-tax dodgers caught in swoop
Hundreds of car tax dodgers have been caught in a three-month crackdown. More than 400 cars without valid tax discs were spotted in a three-month operation across Bradford by the DVLA. They were all clamped and 142 of them ended up being crushed. Between
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Landmark for Wharfedale's Verity
Wharfedale have a special incentive to defeat Bradford & Bingley at The Avenue tomorrow. Flanker Hedley Verity is making his 300th league appearance for the Dalesmen, all the more remarkable because he has played four seasons of only ten league fixtures
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Poignant day as Hill face Knights
Tomorrow will be poignant for National Conference League Division Two leaders Bradford Dudley Hill. It is 30 years since Neil Hunt - one of their players - died from a neck injury following a rugby accident, and he gave his name to their ground. There
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Avenue look to retain cup form
Bradford Park Avenue aim to consolidate their place in the UniBond Division One play-off zone at home to Chorley tomorrow after progressing on two cup fronts since their last league outing. Avenue will be looking to make the most of the visit of the
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Off-colour Guiseley eyeing hat-trick
Tomorrow's game will be part three in the Guiseley versus Grantham Town series but on this occasion the Lincolnshire outfit will have home advantage. Guiseley have already won the reverse fixture in the UniBond Premier and put Grantham out of the FA
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Bulls count cost of computer theft
Vital statistics and match performance details about Bradford Bulls' players have been stolen in a raid on the Super League team's offices. Three computers on which exhaustive information about each of the club's players - from tries scored to conversions
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Broadway scheme on the shopping lists
More big names from the High Street could be added to the Broadway shopping centre after the development attracted major interest at a national conference. Plans for the city's multi-million pound shopping centre were showcased at the British Council
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Big game to raise Farsley's profile
Farsley Celtic will have a huge home following for their first appearance in the first-round proper of the FA Cup for 32 years. This time - unlike switching to nearby Elland Road, as they did in 1974 when they faced Tranmere Rovers - they will be staging
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Legend launches 'Bollywood Oscars'
Bollywood glamour came to Bradford yesterday when megastar Amitabh Bachchan helped launch one of the movie world's biggest events. The actor was backing Bollywood's answer to the Oscars, which Bradford will share with other Yorkshire cities next year
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Blaze mill set to be demolished
A mill damaged by arsonists will be demolished as soon as possible, say its Council landlords. Around 50 firefighters tackled the blaze at its peak after it broke out at Perseverance Mills on Carnegie Drive, Shipley, wrecking part of its roof. Initial
