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Fire injury
A woman suffered burns to one of her hands in a fire at her Wyke home. Odsal firefighters treated the woman, who did not go to hospital, after she fled the fire in the kitchen of the house in Garden Close with four children at 6.50pm today. Firefighters
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Revie: My heart is ruling my head
Duncan Revie, son of the legendary Leeds United manager Don Revie, wants to rescue the Elland Road club. Businessman Revie, 52, says he is involved with a Middle East consortium challenging Ken Bates and others for control. Don Revie, who died of motor
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Hoggard strikes after run deluge
Matthew Hoggard warmed up nicely for the Test series against the West Indies next week by capturing an early wicket as Worcestershire chased Yorkshire's first innings score of 521 for seven declared at Headingley Carnegie. Working up a fair pace at the
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Old Lane hoping it can only get easier
The fixture computer could hardly have handed Bowling Old Lane a stiffer test on their return to the top flight in the JCT600 Bradford League. Try these for starters when you are trying to find your feet in Division One - East Bierley away, Pudsey
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Morley in fast Lane to bounce back
Morley and Lightcliffe could not have had more contrasting starts to the season ahead of their Bradford League Division Two clash at Scatchard Lane on Saturday. The Leeds club have won their first three games of the season, including victories over well-fancied
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Leaders Menston ready for biggest test yet
Menston hope to keep their unbeaten league record when they entertain Woodhouse on Saturday and stay at the top of Division Three. This is the toughest test so far for Nick Thornton's side, who finished an unimpressive ninth last season, but after running
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Swede and power!
Volvo must rank as one of the most-improved marques in recent years. Not too long ago they were affordable, reliable but dull. They were the domain of middle-aged motorists who thought themselves above Fords and Vauxhalls but who couldn't quite stretch
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Luxury? Think Cadillac!
Here's an idea. You've got £25,000 to spend on a company car, so why not get something different? Everyone else chooses BMW, Audi or Mercedes-Benz. One or two opt for Jaguar, Lexus or Saab. But why not be the only one in the company car park with a Cadillac
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'Riverside safety scheme won't be rushed through'
The leader of Leeds City Council has dismissed fears that a new safety scheme for Otley's riverside could be rushed through within the next week.Alternatives to the original £165,000 river fence proposals for Wharfemeadows Park, which sparked a furious
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Blair's speech in full
I have come back here, to Sedgefield, to my constituency. Where my political journey began and where it is fitting it should end. Today I announce my decision to stand down from the leadership of the Labour Party. The Party will now select a new Leader
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'Danger junction' crackdown by police
Police have been cracking down on motorists illegally turning at an Otley danger junction' - and have acknowledged it is a serious problem. Tony Grey, landlord of the Black Horse Hotel,started putting posters up around the junction at Westgate, Manor
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Rock band is a big hit - in China
A rock band from Wharfedale was a big hit when it played live before thousands at a top Chinese music festival. Metal band Mishkin proved a crowd pleaser on the final day of the 2007 MIDI rock festival in Beijing on Friday, May 4. The band is fronted
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Lady Maoress at May Fair
The Lady Mayoress of Bradford, Zahida Rangzeb, sold her own home-made Asian cuisine from curry to bhajis and samosas at her May Fair at Bradford City Hall on Thursday. Alongside Mrs Rangzeb's stall, there were several others including Virgin Vie, Pandora's
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Crime and safety message is on the cards
Young rugby fans can now get hold of collectable cards featuring their heroes in a police community initiative. Cop Trumps is based on the popular card game Top Trumps, and features pictures and statistics of different rugby league players. Each card
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Warning over bogus 'water officials'
Police have warned people to beware of burglars posing as water company officials. Two bogus officials tricked their way into a house in Cowpasture Road, Ilkley, after telling the occupant they needed access inside and searched the upstairs of the property
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Statue will be tribute to Fiery Fred
A public appeal to create a monument to Yorkshire cricket icon, Fred Trueman, is to be unveiled next month at the ground where he played some of his most memorable games. Yorkshire cricket greats, including Darren Gough and Ray Illingworth, will gather
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Clearwater send baths to Abu Dhabi
Bradford bath manufacturer Clearwater Collection has won a major contract in the Middle East to supply the first three phases of a luxurious villa project in Abu Dhabi with Nouveau and Emperor freestanding baths. Managing director Darren Allison said
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Totty win £1.5m university contract
Bradford firm ISG Totty Building has started work on a £1.5 million fast-track contract to covert a former school into a new facility for the University of Chester. The Kingsway site will provide higher education facilities for about 800 students at
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Doctor hits back at stroke care claims
A doctor has hit back at claims a hospital has the worst record for the treatment of stroke victims in Yorkshire. Quality of care was of such a standard at Airedale General Hospital, Steeton, it was attracting patients from outside the catchment area
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Students get involved with bear necessity
A Bradford company is launching a competition to name a new teddy bear. Oriss director Vijay Dayalji says the bear is proving hugely popular but the firm have been unable to come up with a name for it. A former pupil at Dixons City Academy, Mr Dayalji
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Epilepsy charity raises job concerns
A charity has criticised the outdated attitudes of those UK employers who continue to discriminate against people with epilepsy as part of a campaign to mark National Epilepsy Week which starts on Sunday, May 20. Yeadon-based Epilepsy Action argues
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Join the Race for Life
Participants and volunteers are still needed for this year's charity Race for Life event in Bradford. Around 960 places are still open to female runners or walkers for the afternoon event, which supports Cancer Research UK, at 2.30pm at Manningham's
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So how green is your T&A?
This year Local Newspaper Week is going green. Across the country more and more people are opting to live a greener lifestyle, and in every community, people of all ages are becoming involved in activities centred on the environment - neighbourhood clean-ups
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Art competition for the young
Young artists can enter a competition to have their work displayed at a Bradford art gallery. Cartwight Hall Art Gallery is holding the Young Open 07 competition, which is open to anyone living, working or studying in the district who is aged 16 or
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Teachers given climate change pack
A resource pack to help teachers and pupils explore and understand the issues surrounding climate change has been sent to every secondary school in England. The pack, which includes the Al Gore film An Inconvenient Truth and a number of other resources
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A phone's number needn't be up
There are estimated to be 15 million old mobile phones sitting in drawers at home and work across the UK. If you have one, instead of letting it gather dust, recycle it. Not only will this reduce the amount of landfill waste, it cuts the amount of raw
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Pub expected to fetch £350,000
A traditional pub is up for sale and is expected to fetch more than £350,000 at auction. The Winston Churchill, in Wakefield Road, Bradford, will go under the hammer next week at a commercial sale held by Erinaceous Auctions. The pub, which is let to
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Bands strike an eco-friendly chord
Visitors to this year's O2 Wireless Festival at Harewood House in Leeds will be going green with the introduction of a host of environmentally-friendly initiatives. These include shared lift schemes and a shuttle bus to help people travel to and from
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Children grown their own
Bradford schoolchildren are growing their own thanks to Brunel Housing Day services. Employees from the company met youngsters from Thornton Grammar School at the Bull Royd allotments to help plot out their school garden. As well as growing their own
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Don't forget that garden birds need water
Fresh water is vital for the birds in your garden. Not only do they need to drink but, to keep their feathers in top order, they need a regular bath too. If you haven't already got a pond or bird bath in your garden then think about providing something
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Children learn a green version of the three Rs
Pupils in Bradford are being encouraged to value a different set of three Rs - reducing, reusing and recycling. Schools are making an effort to go green by recycling, composting, gardening and conserving energy, with the help of teachers and Bradford
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Flying is the one CO2 producing activity that is out of control
The Telegraph & Argus often reports on the plans for Leeds Bradford Airport and they emphasise expansion, more passengers, more flights and expanded runways. For many flying is more normal than catching a train and there are daily flights for business
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It’s just so easy
SIR - Regarding Philip Bird's letter (T&A, May 4), while I don't want to get into a long argument about the rights and wrongs of recycling. I don't know what is so difficult about taking labels off tins. It is quite easy using a knife, then to wash anything
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Cats just purr-fect friends
SIR - What a delight it was to see your feature on the Haworth Cat Rescue Centre (T&A, May 5) and to see pictures of such good, kind folk as the Atkinsons and Lyndsey Randall. It was especially pleasant to read of the comfort the cats provide to disabled
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Such self-interest
SIR - On the very day that the United Nations reported on what we must do to keep climate change in check you print two disturbing facts (T&A, May 4). The new owners of the airport intend to double passenger numbers in the next eight years, which must
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The way forward
SIR - In reply to Philip Bird (T&A, May 8), I am not so naive as to think that the world will turn vegan overnight. It will take a long time to wean us away from our addiction to animal flesh. But that is the way forward if we are not to leave a ravaged
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Clutching at straws
SIR - Countering my atheism, Vera Ward (T&A, May 5) cites the many who, in extremes, call upon God for help and succour. Inexplicably, she believes that this proves the actual existence of God. I fear that all it does is to demonstrate a very ordinary
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Just be reasonable
SIR - Recent letters indicate that people have very strong views on religion and non-religion. Whatever our views on the real life on earth and the unknown future after life it is important that we keep a reasonable attitude to these questions. Reasonable
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Such impudence!
SIR - I've never known such confounded impudence as shown by the thousands of illegal immigrants marching and demanding to be allowed to stay in Britain, backed up by church leaders and politicians, and other assorted people. Don't these do-gooders'
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Flying the flag for Euro pap
SIR - Yet again the Eurovision entry for Great Britain (Fly the Flag by Scooch) is dismal and no chance of getting any votes. Surely we have plenty of real musical talent and could have found something better than this tacky rubbish. Although we'd all
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Scourge of society
SIR - I'm sure most Bradfordians feel for the florist who has to close on Rawson Street due to the Council's uncompromising attitude to pavement displays. I was no customer, and it isn't a great loss to me, but I respect small businesses and they deserve
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Scrap bureaucrats
SIR - W E Oates (T&A, May 8) suggests NHS Trusts should be abolished and the money given to hospitals. It is in fact the trusts that run the hospitals. However, there are parts of the NHS that should be abolished - the parts that do not treat patients
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Consider this...
SIR - Just take a minute to consider: why we have an obesity problem in this country - is it because there is a burger joint on practically every street corner? Just take a minute to consider that 1.3 billion people have to live on less than a $1 a day
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Let them eat cake
SIR - In reply to Councillor Kevin Warnes' letter Bypass could make the matter worse' (T&A, May 5), Coun Warnes and his party have solely represented Shipley/Saltaire for over four years and the only offer they have for the people of Shipley/Saltaire
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City critic is on a hiding to nothing
SIR - Lord David Shutt stood for Parliament seven times but was never elected (T&A, May 4) yet somehow he acquired a title in 2000 enabling him to become Liberal Democrat chief whip in the House of Lords. All well and good but does he have to show his
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Show will be ‘thank you’ to helpers
Youngsters are to stage a money-raising show in support of sick children. It will mark the end of a two-year appeal to help fund a £600,000 children's unit at Airedale General Hospital. So far £155,000 has been banked towards the project, which aims
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Dan's the man for Yorkshire
Otley back-rower Dan Hyde and Wharfedale centre Mark Bedworth are among seven players called into the Yorkshire squad prior to their Bill Beaumont Cup County Championship match against Cheshire at Harrogate on Saturday. Yorkshire, who also had to re-think
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Kiwi lands top West Yorkshire job
A New Zealander who came to Huddersfield for a short rugby union sabbatical in September 2000 has just started work as the new West Yorkshire Rugby Union Development Officer. Hamish Pratt, 33, succeeds John Lawn, who has become the Coach Development
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Tykes prove a beacon in dark season
Leeds Tykes might have won promotion back to the Guinness Premiership but that notable achievement was a rare beacon in what was mostly a season of woe for the Bradford-Leeds area. Bradford Salem did reach the EDF Energy Senior Vase final at Twickenham
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Chain Bar delays
Slight delays to traffic are possible on the M62 Junction 26 at Chain Bar roundabout due to the installation of communications ducts and cables, the Highways Agency has warned. Overnight lane closures on the roundabout are taking place between 8pm and
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Haines and Mercer star for Airienteers
Sarah Haines and Joe Mercer took the plaudits for Airienteers at the British Orienteering Championships near Abergavenney. Haines romped home in 79min 4sec in the 8.3km W21 race while Mercer, from Skipton, came fifth in the men's elite race against some
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'No surprise' at interest rate rise
The bank of England today voted to increase interest rates to 5.5 per cent as widely anticipated. The increase is the first since February and takes the cost of borrowing to its highest level since 2001. The rise will be good news for savers but could
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Shamrocks in need of final flourish
There are still some promotion issues to be resolved in the West Riding County Amateur League, with Keighley Shamrocks needing to win both their last two home games to go up from Division One. Rivals Overthorpe ended their fixtures on Wednesday night
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Woman bailed in blackmail case
A Skipton woman who was arrested and charged with blackmail following a nationwide police operation has been granted bail by a judge at Bradford Crown Court. Suzanne Jaggers, 35, of Upper Sackville Street, had been remanded in custody after she was arrested
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Expanding school gets room to grow
Bradford Council has spent £2.5 million expanding an inner-city primary school where pupil numbers have quadrupled in as many years. The new building at Lister Primary School in Scotchman Road, Heaton, has an extra eight classrooms, a new hall, offices
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French song and dance comes to town
A continental touch will be brought to singing lessons in Keighley after an artist's visit to France. Yannick Minvielle-Debat attended a traditional Breton singing course in Brittany. The Arts Council paid £399 towards the visit by the Keighley-based
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Man stabbed
A man stabbed in an early morning incident is being treated in Airedale General Hospital, Steeton. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said the injury to the victim in his 20s was not life threatening. A 40-year-old man was being questioned by detectives
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People power saves poultry farm
Egg farmer Peter Kitching is cracking on with celebrations after a people-power campaign to save his livelihood won the day. Victory came after a proposal by developers Radical Properties Ltd to build ten houses with 22 parking spaces on land at Oak
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Avenue under-19s' cup triumph
Following the disappointment of Bradford Park Avenue's UniBond League play-off semi-final defeat at Eastwood Town, the club's under-19s performed heroics to win the League Cup. After dispatching Yorkshire Amateur, much-fancied Goole and Armthorpe Welfare
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High-speed drink-driver jailed
A drink-driver who reached "wildly excessive speeds" trying to evade police has been jailed for two years. Abid Miskeen was already banned from driving when he was spotted by officers when he was at the wheel of a powerful Volvo T5 last July. After
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Blair announces date of his resignation
Tony Blair announced today he is standing down as Labour leader and Prime Minister on June 27 - in the same room where he launched his leadership campaign in 1994. Addressing his local Labour club in his Sedgefield constituency he finally put an end
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Vegas beckons for Fehintola
Femi Fehintola is aiming to hot-foot it straight from Bradford to Las Vegas. The British featherweight title challenger is gearing up for his first professional outing in his home city. Fehintola appears in a six-rounder on the May 27 show at the Bradford
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Date set for child-sex trial
A 59-year-old man charged with sex offences against a child has been told his trial has been listed to start in October. Edward Weaver, of Stott Terrace, Eccleshill, faces a total of 25 allegations which date back to the 1990s. He has been charged with
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'Stars' to join the gala
Superstars like Elvis, Madonna and Marilyn Monroe may be walking in this year's Keighley Gala procession. The celebrities will in reality be local disabled people who do voluntary work around the town. The Supported Volunteering Project has asked them
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Rachel makes a splash!
The money is pouring in for a woman from Sutton who swam 64 lengths of a pool for charity. And having only learned to swim last year, Rachel Corp couldn't believe it when she completed her first mile in one hour and 10 minutes at Craven Swimming Pool
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School to open new £2.5m building
Bradford Council has spent £2.5 million expanding an inner-city primary school where pupil numbers have qaudrpled in as many years. The new building at Lister Primary School in Scotchman Road, Heaton, has an extra eight classrooms, a new hall, offices
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Firms warned on no-smoking signs
Employers are being warned they could face fines of up to £1,000 if they do not display correct no smoking' signs once the ban comes into force. The smoking ban starts on Sunday, July 1, and Bradford Council is advising businesses to get a head start
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Group chairman stands down
The long serving chairman of a rail watchdog is to retire - but the group is continuing its fight for more trains. Wharfedale Rail Users' Group (WRUG) has paid tribute to Tom Wesley, who is retiring after years of fighting the cause for the growing numbers
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JCT adds Bentley dealership
Bradford car dealership JCT600 has announced the addition of a second Bentley dealership to its portfolio. Bentley Newcastle was purchased by JCT600 for £3 million and is the latest edition to the firm's expanding number of franchised outlets. JCT600
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Angling Lines
WASHBURN VALLEY The heaviest fish caught this week was a 7lb 7oz rainbow trout caught by Martin Gregson using buzzer. Fewston: A deluge of cold water from Thruscross has pushed fish into deeper water. An intermediate line and heavy flies are required
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Such honesty
SIR - I would like to say a huge thank you to a wonderful man called Russell who works in the Street Cleansing team at Bradford Council. This kind, honest man, returned my purse to me after spotting it lying in the middle of Bradford Road in Idle. He
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Unable to vote
try and dig us out of the hole Blair has left. Even before he's started what an uphill struggle and slippery slope he's been left to climb. I can't believe TB is so deluded to think his ten years as leader have been a success. If it was a fresh start
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Standing up ruined the show
SIR - Having spent £17.50 purchasing a seated ticket on the grand tier at St George's Hall on Saturday night my view was very restricted by a group of girls who insisted on standing and dancing throughout most of the performance of Gary Mullen - One Night
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Just picture this
SIR - I have just received the May, 2007, issue of Bradford Council's Community Pride newspaper. It contains several artists' impressions of the Park at the Heart. Now let's be realistic about this world-class park'. It cannot be more than 250 yards
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The way forward
SIR - In response to John Pennington's views (T&A, In My View, May 3) I would like to air my views. Bradford Council should take note and talk to senior successful business men who have a proven record within the community. I could name quite a few,
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Uniting our shops
SIR - While we await the commencement of our city centre regeneration I would throw in a suggestion for consideration by the Bradford Centre Regeneration board. The hilly topography of the city centre has always affected the shopping activity, with both
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How to deter these violent pupils
SIR - So a violent child is sent home every 90 minutes from Bradford schools (T&A, May 4). This is hardly surprising as sending them home is the only option left now there are no canings, and don't the kids just know it! You can just hear them: "Fancy
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Cut down on that packaging
Bradford is struggling to get rid of all the rubbish produced by its growing population. Landfill is costly and the sites available for it are increasingly hard to find. As our special spread on recycling shows, the Council is working hard at dealing
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
In 1940, Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister. In 1972, Slade began their first major headlining UK tour, with Status Quo as support. In 1994, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as President of South Africa. 25 years
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Wife's mercy killing ruled murder
A devoted husband who killed his wife after she begged him to help her die has been convicted of murder. Retired Bradford accountant Frank Lund, 58, admitted suffocating wife Patricia, 65, with a plastic bag and a pillow at their home last September.
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Butcher's closes in illness outbreak
A butcher's shop has closed after an outbreak of severe gastroenteritis among customers. The bug may be linked to cooked meats bought from the shop, say health chiefs. The owner of Spauls Butchers at The Parade, Cottingley, closed voluntarily following
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Watchdog in hot water
Water industry watchdog OfWat's approval for massive bill increases by companies including Yorkshire Water was today heavily criticised by an influential group of MPs. The regulator has been accused of being "passive" in overseeing water companies and
