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‘I wish I could jail you for four years’
A commission-only salesman who forged an elderly woman's signature on documents for improvements to her home has walked from court despite a judge's wish to jail him for four years. Judge Roger Scott yesterday branded Richard Parfitt "an unsuitable person
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'Healthy Start' explained
Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Somali project managers and community group leaders came together to learn about helping people to make a Healthy Start'. They met representatives from Bradford and Manchester primary care trusts at Carlisle Business Centre
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Sporting chances earn Diana award
A group of Muslim women who have launched a pioneering club to provide access to sport for themselves and their peers were today being presented with a prestigious award. Girls aged 13 to 18 from Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College formed Be
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Crunch time for police pursuit cars
Villains who ram police cars in a bid to evade arrest are costing the West Yorkshire force thousands of pounds. Police vehicles can be put out of action for weeks, leaving officers to borrow traffic cars from other divisions, because of the desperate
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Community football cash
Groups in Bradford which use football to promote inclusion, challenge discrimination and engage marginalised sections of society are being urged to join one of the most high-profile campaigns in sport. Kick It Out, football's anti-racism campaign, and
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Sculpture design a winner
A student has won a national sculpture design competition. Henry Marks, 20, of Langbar Road, Ilkley, was among students from universities across the UK who were asked to create a sculpture for the London design resource centre, Material Lab. Together
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Guide to red tape
Businesses in Bradford are being offered a guide to help avoid the pitfalls of red tape by the Society of Chartered Accountants. The body has produced a calendar for small businesses highlighting some of the deadlines they may face. David Warren, of
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'People's Courts' are up and running
Bradford residents are to have their say on how criminals who blight their communities are dealt with by the courts. New Community Justice Courts began sitting in Bradford this week to tackle crimes that most concern the people living in the communities
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Update on railway station campaign
The long awaited re-opening of Low Moor railway station will be the subject of the next Bradford Rail User's Group (BRUG) meeting. The group is planning to stage a campaign to pressure Metro into re-opening the station. In 2000, Metro identified five
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'Ritual landscapes' exhibition
A new exhibition featuring dramatic images of ancient sites across the UK is set to open tomorrow at the University of Bradford's Gallery II. As part of the Ritual Landscape' exhibition, by West Yorkshire photographer Steve Francis, visitors can expect
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Usher flies the flag for Bradford
Tom Usher is the sole remaining Bradford-based player in tomorrow morning's quarter-finals of the Yorkshire Amateur Championship at Moortown. The Baildon member was due to face England player Steve Uzzell, from Hornsea, following 4&3 victories over host
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Tasmin drops in at fundraiser
Bradford pop star Tasmin Archer made a surprise visit to a charity event organised by ten talented schoolgirls. The Guiseley School pupils, aged between 12 and 13, raised £700 for the Make-A-Wish foundation at two events held last Friday and Saturday
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Residents win lorries battle
Bradford Council voted tonight to ban heavy goods vehicles from a residential street in Queensbury following years of protest by residents. People in Roper Lane have complained of the lorries' effect on their well-being. The decision was given added
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Crews on alert for 999 flood rescues
More than 200 sets of firefighting kit used in flood relief work are to be shipped off for professional cleaning. Between 9am and midnight on Monday, June 25, West Yorkshire fire crews responded to 1,000 calls to flooding, including 20 rescues. Stephen
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History capsule is opened for pupils
Historic artefacts which lay buried beneath a Baildon school for more than 115 years, have finally been unveiled to the last generation of its pupils. The contents of a glass time capsule, which had been laid under a foundation stone at Tong Park Primary
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Yorkshire are not panicking
Yorkshire Phoenix have not been panicked into making any changes for their do-or-die Twenty20 Cup match against North Division leaders Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Trent Bridge tomorrow evening (5.30). Skipper Darren Gough has decided to choose from the
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Assessors size up Park at the Heart
Plans to create a stunning park at the heart of Bradford have come a step closer with the visit of lottery assessors. The two-day visit by the Big Lottery Fund coincides with the submission of the scheme to Bradford Council for planning permission.
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Ella gets to meet namesake guide dog
A seven-year-old girl left blind after complications following her birth has been introduced to the guide dog named in her honour. Ella, a black Labrador puppy, takes her name from Ella Sparrow, of Baildon and the pair met at the Marriott Hollins Hall
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Building firm wins university contract
Bradford-based ISG Totty Building has secured a £1.5 million design and build project to construct facilities for Sheffield Hallam University. Totty will construct a purpose-built resource centre which it says has had been sympathetically designed to
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School celebrates
A school will celebrate its achievements during a day of events on Thursday, July 5. Lister Primary School, Manningham, which opened in 2003, has been presented with a Healthy School Award and will also open a new building extension next week. A week
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Arzoo pays tearful tribute to brother
Grieving sister Arzoo Rehman bravely fought back her tears as she paid a big-screen tribute to her gun-victim brother. The 15-year-old pupil at Nab Wood School, Cottingley, wanted to warn fellow pupils of the dangers of gun crime. To do it, she put
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Parking plan proposed for station
Ambitious plans to create extra parking at Steeton and Silsden Railway station have been revealed. And the plans, using land owned by Airedale Tree Surgeons next to the station, would also see major improvements to one of the main entrances to Steeton
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Date set for attack trial
Two youths accused of attacking a terminally-ill teenager will stand trial next month. The 16 and 17-year-old are accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Dean Whitaker during an attack in January. The two, who cannot be identified for
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New appointments
Otley-based editorial design company Words&Pictures has made five new appointments. Senior print and project manager Rachel Murawa, senior designer Robin Turton and senior project manager Jo St Quinton, will join the firm, which boasts Tesco and PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Shots mystery of missing 'injured man'
Police have appealed for a man injured in a disturbance in which shots were fired to come forward. Officers were called to White Abbey Road, Whetley Hill, Bradford, after reports that a man was being attacked by a group of men. When they arrived there
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Yorkshire firms 'performing well'
Yorkshire manufacturers were continuing to perform well during the last three months. The latest business trends survey of 2007 from industry body the EEF states that output and domestic orders are up with export orders holding their own during the second
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Employers urged to take on disabled staff
An event is being held in Bradford to encourage employers to take on more disabled people. Bradnet, a user-led disability advocacy service, is running the event next week aimed at enlightening local employers of the capability and willingness of disabled
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Second chance to walk across bay
Bradford people can join sponsored walk across Morecambe Bay in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. More than 400 walkers walked and paddled their way across the bay earlier this month and due to the popularity of the event another walk is being organised
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Conservation activities for busy BEES
The YMCA in Bradford is offering a programme of urban conservation activities for people to get stuck into this summer. The events, organised by the Bradford Environmental Education Service (BEES), will focus on urban sites for the benefit of wildlife
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Sarah passes accounting final
An accountant at Bradford-based Naylor Wintersgill has passed her Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) final exam. Sarah Priestley, 19, joins colleague Rob Verity, who also recently qualified. Miss Priestley joined the firm in 2004 having completed
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Fire service complaints fall
The number of complaints made against West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service reduced by 15.6 per cent in the last financial year. A total of 54 complaints were received in 2006/07, compared to 64 the previous year and 47 the year before that. But the
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Walks planned
A series of nature-inspired walks will be taking place this summer. Dragonflies and tadpoles will be the subject of the first of the walks, organised by Bracken Hall Countryside Centre, at Glen Road in Baildon. It will take place on July 27 at 10.30am
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How would YOU spend £30,000 on village?
Fagley residents are being asked how they would like to spend £30,000 on improving the town at an event at St Clare's Church, Bradford, on Saturday. An I love Fagley' day, organised by the Fagley Locals in Partnership (FLIP) group, will give the local
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Drinking water declared safe
Yorkshire Water has assured customers that drinking water remains safe following the floods. But the Bradford-based firm has issued advice to people whose homes have been flooded to take sensible hygiene precautions to ensure their taps are clean. A
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Village bids to ban alcohol in street
The Wibsey Pub Watch will be holding a meeting on Monday to discuss making the village centre an alcohol exclusion zone. Licensees will be in consultation with councillors for the area as well as police licensing officers to prevent customers drinking
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Workmates help each other quit the weed
Two colleagues who smoked 50 cigarettes a day between them over a combined total of 36 years have kicked the habit in time for Sunday's ban. Forklift truck driver Joe Smith, 21, and sales desk employee Louise Wilson, 42, opted to join a stop-smoking
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Now it's spinner Doidge for Congs
Pudsey Congs may be third in the JCT600 Bradford League Division One table but that doesn't mean they are liking not being nearer the top. Congs, who finished second to Woodlands in 2005 and 2006 but were champions for the five seasons prior to that,
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Twenty20 match is re-arranged
The JCT600 Bradford League's Twenty20 match against the Drakes Huddersfield League at Hanging Heaton, which was postponed last Friday because of rain, has been re-arranged for tomorrow night, again at 6.30. However, the Bradford League have called up
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Keighley adopting low-key approach
Keighley head for Bankfoot in Division Two on Saturday looking to avenge their opening-day three-wicket defeat and make it five wins on the bounce. Along with Gomersal, the Lawkholme Lane side are the division's form team and sit in third place just
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Plenty of time for teams to change fortunes
The halfway stage of the season is reached on Saturday with the championship issue wide open in all three divisions. Guiseley have an eight-point advantage in Division Two, but with six points at stake in every match that could quickly change. Just
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Family fun at teddy bears' picnic
Families are invited to a teddy bears' picnic on Thursday, July 5, at the Rainbow Children's Centre in Guard House, Keighley. Children should take their teddy bears to the centre, in Braithwaite Grove, from 11am to 2pm. There will be a picnic, storytime
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Frankland's innings is so crucial
Play was only possible in one of the Mewies Solicitors Craven League's Wynn Cup ties - Cowling v Ingrow St John's. The hosts batted on a difficult track and made a very creditable 174 for five in 45 overs. Ben Thurston and Mike Dudley put on 38 for the
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Appeal lodged over loft conversion
An appeal has been lodged over plans for a loft conversion at a home in Keighley. The scheme for Wheathead Lane has already been turned down by Bradford Council.
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Appeal over stables plan
An appeal has been lodged over plans to build two stables and a store room in Keighley. The scheme for Scar Top Road, Stanbury, has already been turned down by Bradford Council.
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History group to tour estate
David Nortcliffe will lead a tour of the grounds of Kirklees Estate and the site of Kirklees Priory for members of Brighouse Historical Society on Wednesday, July 11. Members and visitors should meet at the car park (Home Farm area) at 7.15pm. The car
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£22,000 boost for town hall
Town councillors in Silsden have been awarded £22,000 by Bradford Council to decorate and refurbish the town hall. A working party has been set up to consider the works to be done and to arrange for quotations from local companies. The deadline for completion
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Athletes get set to go
Five athletes from Bradford will be taking part in a special Olympics competition in York tomorrow. Jason Hunt, 34, Neil McCallum, 37, Steve Wilcox, 48, Robert Thompson, 41, and Ray Heywood, 18, will join 150 athletes with learning disabilities from
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Police arrest six suspected drug dealers
The Bradford District Drugs Team has arrested six people in its continued campaign against suspected dealers. Last Friday, officers conducted an operation in the south of the city and recovered a quantity of what was believed to be heroin. They arrested
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McCall can't wait to get his boots dirty
Stuart McCall is itching to get out of the office and on to the training pitch after spending his first month as Bantams manager searching for new players. His squad reported back for training today but outdoor work is not due to start until Monday.
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Bridge closure hits business
The owner of a garden centre which is isolated because of a broken bridge says he is struggling to stay in business. Sunny Chana, 24, of Yeadon, has been running Saltaire Garden Centre at a loss since the collapse three months ago of Hirst Mill swing
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Les aims to give fans a parting gift
Lesley Vainikolo won't let the occasion get to him again as he bids to bow out on a winning note - with or without a customary try. The Bulls star admits his overwhelming Odsal farewell caused him to stutter against Hull two weeks ago as he desperately
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Car fire closes road
Police closed off a road for a short time as firefighters tackled a car fire. The incident happened on Heaton Road at its junction with Victor Road, Bradford, at 4.35am today. Firefighters from Fairweather Green arrived to put out the fire, which had
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Great expectations for derby
Leeds away. It's always one of the highlights of the season. Everyone loves this fixture just because of the atmosphere that gets generated there. We've heard reports that it could be a 22,000 sell-out, which will be a massive crowd and only add to everything
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'These drivers should be made an example of'
A Bradford man campaigning for tougher court action against dangerous drivers has condemned the two-year jail sentence given to a trucker who caused the deaths of two men. Saghir Iqbal lost three members of his family in a horrific M1 smash in December
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Praise for NHS staff
SIR - I am a serving prison officer with 12 years experience. During my time as a serving officer, I have dealt with many different conflict situations, ranging from verbal to violent. On June 23 I was admitted to Bradford Royal Infirmary A&E department
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Paying for perks
SIR - Every English family is now paying an average of over £350-a-year for taxpayers services and perks only available in Scotland. The Scots receive more than £7 billion in extra public spending every year. The tax bonanza from south of the border
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Good question
SIR - Although, like many of the best stories, this may be apocryphal, it was said that the Protestant Henry of Navarre, when given the chance to become King of France, on the condition that he became a Catholic, said Paris is worth a Mass' and took
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Thumbs down
SIR - Re the letter praising the recycling service (T&A, June 21) I'm afraid it gets the thumbs down from me. For nearly two years I have made numerous phone calls, plus a letter, to Councillor Hawkesworth which was passed on to the crew and my bin
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Referendum now
SIR - Tony Blair said, more than once, in Parliament on Tuesday, supported by Gordon Brown, that other treaties, especially Maastricht in February 1992, had not been a subject thought necessary by the Conservatives, to be put to a referendum. This
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Beer, beer!
SIR - I couldn't agree more with Richard Hamer's "In My View" column (T&A, June 22) on beer being the poor relation. Here at Old Bear Brewery, we've spent the past 14 years shouting out about the qualities that real ale has to offer. We brew seven
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Graduate call
SIR - Are you a graduate of University of Leicester. If so, the University would like to invite you back onto campus for the 2007 Homecoming on June 30. There is no need to register in advance, simply turn up for all or part of the day and enjoy a
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School's excellent support
SIR - I would like to say a big thank you to the staff at Bingley Grammar School. Two weeks ago my son broke his wrist and had to have some time off school. As soon as I informed the school, a very efficient and obviously well established system was
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Be warned
SIR - I would like to give readers a word of warning at a time when, I am sure, that due to the weather, many of them will be making insurance claims. After television storm alerts, part of my garden wall collapse, during the night, about ten days
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Final act
SIR - So Tony Blair has committed his final act of treason, by signing away what's left of our country to the EU. It's a good job Blair managed to secretly repeal the treason laws in the Crime & Disorder Act isn't it? Blair is, of course, trying to
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Explain that
SIR - Radio 4 ran a clip' from a 1934 broadcast by the then Secretary of State for Health Lord Astor. He was claiming success for the Government's fight against tuberculosis by pointing out that in the year just ended, deaths from the disease had reached
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Work goes on
SIR - May I first of all thank the T&A for their continued and very welcome coverage of our attempts to serve the elderly public. In particular, the splendid coverage by Emma Clayton of our pursuit in providing interesting mobile movement classes in
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Teams up for charity village cup
Special Needs Objective Outreach Project (SNOOP) are the charity that will benefit from this year's Newlands Community Association Invitation Village Cup, which starts on Saturday. The pre-season competition for the Shelley Carroll Trophy features, in
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Statistics, fact or fiction?
SIR - I believe it was Disraeli who said: "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." The statistic most beloved of our politicians is the one involving an unrepresentative sample. For instance, if the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror both ran a poll
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Grasping the nettle on recycling
It was heartening this week to see that Bradford Council is finally taking action to increase its recycling figures in a big way and cut the amount of waste it sends to landfill. This is mainly down to being saddled with huge increases in landfill tax
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Just stay strong Stu, says Sinnott
Farsley Celtic boss Lee Sinnott is in the perfect position to understand what his contemporary Stuart McCall is going through as the new season approaches. From starting an FA Cup Final at the old Wembley on the substitutes bench - Sinnott with Watford
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Bantams taken to task over tickets
Guiseley may not sell 10,000 season tickets as neighbours City are hoping to but the ones they do will be cheaper, according to Phil Rogerson. The Guiseley director has clarified their ticket prices following a throw-away comparison made by Bantams joint
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Khan bidding for national title
Teenager Zeeshan Khan aims to add his name to the Karmand club roll of honour on Saturday when he competes in the final of the national novice championships. The Barkerend-based club, which produced former British and Commonwealth lightweight champion
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Patterson sticks to coaching role
Eccleshill United assistant manager Andy Patterson may only be young but he is concentrating his efforts off the field in his new coaching role next season. The new Eagles number two spent his youth as a Bradford City striker, a squad member who played
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McNamara: My nerves won't take another nail-biter
Amid all the new rules and proposals discussed at last week's Super League meeting, you could forgive Steve McNamara for requesting all games end on 78 minutes. At least all games against Leeds. It would be a strange suggestion but you could understand
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Powerlifters set new world bests
University of Bradford Sports Centre members Gerald Pilling and Steve Brown have broken three world records and a European record in triumphing at the European Championships in Grangemouth, Scotland. Pilling, on the comeback trail after a knee injury
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Angling Lines
WASHBURN VALLEY The heaviest fish of the week was a 5lb 3oz rainbow trout caught by D Atkinson using diawl bach. The heaviest fish of the month was a 8lb 8oz blue trout caught by Jamie Wilkinson using sedge. Fewston: Great buzzer fishing as flies hatch
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Peacock's words of encouragement
Jamie Peacock will typically be leading the Rhinos charge tomorrow night as Leeds bid to go top of Super League. But the former Bulls skipper admits Bradford are in great nick too and can go on to scoop this season's silverware. "There's a lot of positives
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Claire's Sheep Day thrill
Jazz sensation Clare Teal, who was born in Kildwick, near Skipton, is to grace her home town by opening its annual Sheep Day. Clare, the UK's First Lady of Jazz, will take to the stage in Skipton High Street, on Sunday to launch the seventh annual celebration
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Damian’s on top of his culinary game
When Damian Collinson first visited Napoleon's Casino with friends, he had no idea that the busy venue had a restaurant. "I came a few times as someone's guest and didn't have a clue it was here," he says. So, years later, when he was invited to apply
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Jewell shines at Moortown
Bradford Golf Club's Sam Jewell was the top local qualifier in the Yorkshire Amateur Championship at Moortown yesterday. Jewell, who is also a member at Keighley, posted a one-over par 72 to come seventh and make it through to the last 32 matchplay stages
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Exoterik are on the way up the bill
Fusing heavy rock and metal with female vocals which border on the ethereal, Keighley outfit Exoterik seem to have a bright future ahead of them. The band, who formed four years ago although the current line-up has been around for half of that, are currently
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Dave’s engineered a fine career on the stage
West End star Dave Willetts was treading the boards in amateur theatre long before his big break came along. The musical theatre actor, who's best known for playing the lead in Phantom of the Opera around the world, was managing an engineering company
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Mark Andrew Cawley, aged 18, of Lonsdale Street, Barkerend; theft, £50 compensation, £50 costs, conditional discharge for one year. Imad Ramazan, aged 27, of Amberley Street, Barkerend; driving
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Time for action not just words
It is disappointing that Bradford Council is making such a poor job of meeting the housing-related needs of vulnerable people in the district that its £20 million Supporting People scheme has been awarded no stars out of a possible three for the second
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: alterations to existing bungalow to form a dormer bungalow, 23 Bark Lane. Addingham: extension over garage forming additional bedroom accommodation, 7 Jonathon Garth
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
In 1912, the suffragettes started a window-smashing campaign. In 1956, Sydney Silverman's Bill for the abolition of the death penalty passed through the House of Commons. It was later defeated in the House of Lords. In 2000, a report claimed that "dress
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School experiment proves right formula
You wouldn't normally associate ballet with science. The idea of ballerinas pirouetting around science labs, leaping over Bunsen burners or dancing a pas de deux in white coats is something you'd expect from experimental theatre in dark cellars, or something
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It’s Floyd forever for Fortune
Bradford musician Dave Fortune spends his time on stage invoking the spirit of Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour, and feels it's the best tribute he can pay to the band he grew up listening to. His band, the eight-piece Off the Wall, have not long finished a
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From the street to the stage the aim
National Lottery money intended for the arts is being syphoned off for the 2012 London Olympic Games. A 35 per cent cut for the current year - £29m - is likely to be followed up by further reductions totalling £112.5m in future. In all some £900m of
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Flushed with success
One of Bradford's permanent gipsy camps has been given a £250,000 facelift. Using a £199,000 Government grant, Bradford Council - the site's manager - refurbished individual utility blocks serving the Esholt camp's 19 pitches and replaced the high perimeter
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Fears for Empire jobs
A Bradford-based, French-owned, catalogue firm is feared to be shedding up to 100 jobs in a cost cutting exercise. Empire stores in Canal Road, a subsidiary of French-owned firm Redcats, has stated that it is to enter into negotiation with staff and
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My 'shamed' dad is no rogue
A teenager whose father has been named and shamed on a national CSA website today said: "I'm proud to call him Dad". Johnathan Ludbrook, 17, is devastated that his "generous and caring" father, John, is one of 40 men publicly named on the Child Support
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Council gets no stars for £20m scheme
A £20 million a year Bradford Council programme is failing to meet the housing needs of vulnerable people for the second year in a row, according to a Government spending watchdog. The Supporting People scheme has again been awarded zero stars out of
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MP backs calls for funding to flood in
The Government has promised to re-examine regional flood budgets as rivers through the Bradford district continued to burst their banks during this month's downpours. Environment minister David Miliband told MPs he would work with the Environment Agency
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Grieving family’s tribute to tragic dad
The grieving family of doting dad Frank Conway, who was knocked down and killed as he apparently fled from a group of men, has paid tribute to him. Frank, 33, died after he collided with a recovery vehicle in Canal Road, Bradford, in the early hours
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‘Tram-trains could be the way forward’
Ultra-modern trains capable of running on both rail and road could be piloted in West Yorkshire. Network Rail has revealed it is in talks with train company Northern Rail and the Department for Transport about the possibility of testing the technology
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'Diva Night' to help cancer charity
The Noor restaurant in Manchester Road, Bradford, will host a women-only Diva Night next month, to raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care. For £10 in advance or £15 on the door, ladies will be in for an evening of entertainment including Dhol drum players