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Family history event
The School of Lifelong Education and Development at Bradford University is holding a Saturday school about genealogy, on Saturday, June 9, between 9.45am and 3.30pm, organised by Bradford Family History Society and called Daily life of our ancestors'.
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Swan Lake on screen
Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake will be shown live on Bradford's big screen in Centenary Square on Thursday, May 31, from 6.30pm. Refreshments will be available at the event, which has been organised by Bradford Council and the Royal Opera House in Covent
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Join Bookstart Bear at library
Storyteller Alec Williams will be joined by Bookstart Bear when he visits libraries across the district to entertain children on Monday. As part of the Bradford Book Festival the pair will be entertaining youngsters with a selection of stories and poems
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Benefits clawed back
A multi-agency scheme has recouped £700,000 of unclaimed benefits for elderly people living in Bradford. Liz Haigh, a benefit advice worker employed by the Older People's Partnership, has helped people claim benefits and raised awareness about eligibility
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Hundreds gather for Bibby's funeral
Hundreds of people gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of a man believed to be one of the first West Indians to settle in Bradford during the immigration boom of the 1950s. A memorial service for Pearl Gladstone Minott, who became a big name
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Motor club battles to save venue
Off-road riders who faced losing their British championship venue have been given new hope. Bradford Council issued a closure order on land at Addingham Moorside, claiming activities on the plot had exceeded the 14 days permitted in a year. Yeadon-Guiseley
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Children's gala fun
Denholme children's village gala will host a dog show, vintage vehicles, boast rides, refreshments, magic shows, face painting and exhibitions. To book a stall at the gala, on Saturday, July 7, visit www. village agenda. com
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Vet visits Russia to save leopards
Wildlife vets have been recruited by the Russians to help save one of the most endangered big cats. John Lewis, from Keighley-based Wildlife Vets International, is bound for Moscow where he will oversee the re-introduction of the Amur leopard into its
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Clothing collections 'not for charity'
Residents in Bradford are being warned against a second-hand clothing scam. Consumer Direct has been contacted by hundreds of people who have received a leaflet, Clothing Collection, which asks for unwanted clothes and other goods. The leaflet gives
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MP hits out over hospital delay
A Bradford MP has hit out at health bosses for delaying plans for a children's hospital in West Yorkshire. The bill for the Leeds-based hospital has soared three-fold from when it was given the go-ahead in 2004 from, £3230m to £650m. Plans for the children's
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Sing out!
All Saints Church, Ilkley, is holding a singing workshop on Saturday from 2pm to 5pm, for new singers with or without choir experience.
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Cutting a rug!
Lovers of traditional crafts have until the end of the month to visit an exhibition of rugs. The show by the Airedale Ruggers, at Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley, will finish on Tuesday, May 29. Rugs made by traditional methods such as prodding and
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Join the bands on new website
An on-line forum has been set up to help Bradford bands promote their music. The Yorkshire Collective lists many of the venues, promoters, studios and bands in the county. The site was set up by musician Dave Zdanowicz, who lives in Woodside, Bradford
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Parents demand academy status
More than 50 parents picketed a Bradford secondary school to call for it to be turned into a city academy. The British Edutrust Foundation wants to turn Rhodesway School into an independent secondary funded by the Department for Education and Skills
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Hunt as robber attacks woman, 82
An 82-year-old woman needed hospital treatment after she was attacked by a robber on her own doorstep. The woman was walking back from a nearby shop to her home in Binnie Street, Barkerend, Bradford, yesterday morning when she was targeted by the thug
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'Victorian' homes for riot-hit garage site
A return to Victorian values is behind a new housing development on land where a car showroom destroyed in the Bradford riots once stood. The nine houses, which have six or seven bedrooms and four bathrooms each, have been built on Bertram Road in Manningham
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Police clamp down on off-road menace
A squad of police officers on motorbikes are taking the fight against off-road bikers into their territory with a series of high-profile operations. Complaints about the noise and disruption from off-roaders using open land are increasing and at the
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Firefighters tackle car blaze
Firefighters salvaged a green Citroen Saxo after it was dumped and set alight. The fire happened at Toot Hill Bank in Rastrick at 10.35pm yesterday. A fire spokesman said: "We confined the fire to the passenger seat, it was salvageable."
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Arson probe into fire at flat
A man and woman were trapped in a flat after a fire was started at the front door. The blaze, which firefighters believe was started deliberately, began at the foot of the stairs leading to the maisonette flat in Weller Close, off Boynton Street, in
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Saturday, May 19, 2007
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Samantha Jayne Harpin, aged 23, of Killinghall Road, Bradford Moor; driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, 18 months' community order, banned from driving for six months. Darren
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Vandals wreck every window at station
Out-of-control yobs have caused tens of thousands of pounds of damage in an orgy of violence on one of Bradford's railway stations. And they have even smashed replacement windows as soon as they had gone in. Regular users of Frizinghall station fear
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Delight at McCall's return
Delighted Bradford City fans believe the return of their idol Stuart McCall will usher in a new era for the club. McCall has been the talk of the city since the Telegraph & Argus revealed on our website that he had agreed to take over the reigns at the
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Bulls blitzed by near-perfect Giants
Giants 36, Bulls 12 Rugby league purists may get disillusioned when modern-day coaches talk constantly about completion ratios and percentages. They may argue it dissuades players from trying something daring or adventurous, stunts individuality and
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Hawkyard impresses despite defeat
Steve McNamara hailed gutsy Richie Hawkyard after the plasterer put in a hard day's work - and then made his Super League debut. The injury-hit Bulls lost 36-12 against red-hot Huddersfield Giants tonight but McNamara refused to criticise his battling
