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Treasure is on show at last
A council has taken possession of an art collection - including a painting believed to be by the great Dutch artist Rembrandt - 20 years after it was bequeathed in a will. At the same time, the Roebuck Collection is to be featured in a television documentary
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Change in climate is snow joke!
Just when you thought the July weather couldn't get any worse, snow is being forecast for Bradford city centre next week - but flakes will only be falling in Centenary Square. About 20 tonnes of real snow is to be dropped in the square on Tuesday to
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Sisters take plunge for flood fund
Bradford sisters Dee and Liane Llewellyn are planning to swim the length of Lake Windermere twice to raise money for those affected by the flooding in South Yorkshire. The sisters will be taking part in the relay on Saturday alongside Amanda Taylor,
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Taxi adverts decision delayed
Bradford's taxi drivers will have to wait to learn whether they can advertise on their vehicles. At a meeting today councillors agreed with the principle of allowing advertising space to be sold - but disagreed with the high number of conditions. They
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Go-kart fire
A fire broke out in a storage garage full of go-karts tonight. The blaze, which is thought to have been caused accidentally, started at the kart racing track on Spring Mill Street, off Manchester Road, Bradford, at about 8.30pm. Bradford firefighters
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Yorkshire still in hunt for last eight
Yorkshire Phoenix lived to fight another day when they beat Nottinghamshire Outlaws by eight wickets at Headingley Carnegie tonight in a Twenty20 Cup match reduced to five overs because of heavy showers. It was their third victory in a row and it meant
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Website helps disadvantaged start a business
A new website is to be launched to provide disadvantaged groups with the advice and support they need to start their own companies. The site is targeted at those who may be finding it challenging to find work, such as people in their 50s who have been
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Freed sex attacker denies rape
A convicted sex attacker has repeatedly denied he raped a woman two years after being released from prison. John Farrar, 38, was sentenced to eight years in 1998 after he was convicted of rape and was made the subject of a sexual offences prevention
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I was the one attacked, claims accused
A man accused of hitting a teenager round the head with a glass in a Bradford city centre nightclub has claimed that he was the one who was attacked. Gulfraz Gulzar, 32, of Victor Street, Manningham, is alleged to have attacked Kevin Smith in Flares
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'Stranger rape' teenager awaits sentence
A teenager, who attacked a lone mother of three in a "stranger rape", will have to wait to be sentenced after a probation report highlighted potential risks to the public. Michael Mallinson, 18, of Longfield Drive, Dudley Hill, Bradford, was due to be
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Good signs for Artistry
Many motorists consider their cars to be works of art. Now thanks to a Bradford man, Bradford businesses can make their vehicles into one. Craig Ainge recently launched his firm Artistry which specialises in hand-painted murals, art work and portraits
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Firms invited to join network
Businesses are being urged to join forces in a new project aimed at helping communities across the Bradford district. More than 200 people are expected at the launch of Be Involved - a free programme which helps businesses of all sizes to contribute
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Website will help groups launch their businesses
A new website is to be launched to provide disadvantaged groups with the advice and support they need to start their own companies. The site is targeted at those who may be finding it challenging to find work, such as people in their 50s who have been
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Canal ride raises £1,700 for unit
A trio of cyclists have raised £1,765 for charity after completing the 127-mile Liverpool to Leeds canal bike ride. Keith Marshall, 60, and his son Bradley, 30, of Queensbury, were joined by Paul Carroll, 36, to raise money for the Macmillan Unit in
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Man hurt in street wounding
A man needed 13 stitches in his head after he was struck with a weapon in a street wounding. The 40-year-old victim was walking in Bramhope Road, Cleckheaton, at 9pm on Tuesday, when he was attacked by a man and hit on the back of the head with some
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Shopkeeper fined over alcohol sale to boy
Shopkeeper Ravindra Durlabhai Patel was fined £2,500 by Bingley magistrates for selling alcohol to a boy aged 15. Magistrates were told the four-pack of Carlsberg Export was sold from Patel's business at Staveley Stores in Staveley Road, Ingrow, Keighley
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Centre to stage month of events
The St John's Centre in Fagley has announced a month of events for the whole community. On Mondays, 10am to 1pm, a beauty therapist Nicola is offering services at reduced rates alongside their usual Carer & Toddler session. On Wednesdays 9am to 1pm
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Coffee morning to explain services for the blind
Libraries in the Bradford area are to give partially-sighted and blind people the chance to get together and find out more about services for them. A coffee morning will be held from 10am until noon on Thursday, July 12, at the Learning Zone in Bradford
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Police increase high-visibility patrols
High-visibility police patrols are being carried out across North Yorkshire in the wake of the intended terrorist attacks in London and Glasgow. Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell said: "Our utmost priority is to keep our communities safe. To this end,
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MP calls for special needs funding change
An MP was today due to tell the Government that funding for special education needs should be allocated on individual need and higher sums not given to deprived areas. Shipley MP Philip Davies was hoping to quiz Commons leader Harriet Harman during business
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Dad's relief as Tarquin killer's appeal rejected
A father whose innocent son was murdered in a callous attack spoke today of his "relief" that one of his son's killers had lost his appeal against conviction. London's Court of Appeal heard yesterday how slightly-built Tarquin Turner, 31, was walking
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New centre ‘is a dream come true’
A campaign to build a focal point for a small community has finally come of age... 21 years after it was begun. Residents in Bailiff Bridge near Brighouse are at last celebrating after work on the centre was started. The Bailiff Bridge Community Centre
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Parliament praise for Velcade Three
Campaigning cancer patients the Velcade Three have been recognised in Westminster for the role they are playing in securing a life-extending drug. Jackie Pickles and Marie Morton, both of Keighley, and Janice Wigglesworth, of Cowling, near Keighley,
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Parish residents to get their say
Residents are invited to the third full meeting of Baildon Parish Council on Monday. The opening to the session at The Link, in Cliff Avenue, Baildon, at 7.15pm, is an opportunity for people to raise any concerns or suggestion for the council to consider
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Karen tackles mountain
A tax lawyer is trading her well-worn hiking boots for ice cramps and ropes to climb more than 1,400 metres for charity. Tax lawyer and keen hiker, Karen Eckstein, 42, pictured, of Menston, has undergone six-months of intensive fitness training and power
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Council on tourism shortlist
Bradford Council has won a place in the final of the prestigious White Rose Awards for Tourism 2007. Yorkshire Tourist Board (YTB) said its efforts in organising the International Market Festival had gained it a place in the final. The festival, held
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Residents battle to stop housing next to cemetery
Thornton residents are preparing to take on developers and Bradford Council in a battle to prevent land next to the village's historic cemetery being built on. In January, the Telegraph & Argus reported that a petition opposing development proposals
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Bulls shooting for the top
The Bulls have trained their sights on top spot in Super League - despite the looming fear of another points deduction. Victory over Wigan on Friday night would stretch Steve McNamara's side a massive ten points clear of their fourth-placed opponents
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James is proving the early-season doubters wrong
Much-improved Matt James is finally making the most of his Super League opportunities. The young prop has played in four of the last five games, enjoying his first regular stint of senior football and impressing off the bench. James, 20, made his debut
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Thorne deal a reminder of Deano
City's capture of Peter Thorne will send shockwaves through their League Two promotion rivals. Joint-chairman Julian Rhodes believes that signing a Championship striker has hammered out a real message of intent. Stuart McCall dived into the transfer
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United could be forced to sell players
Leeds United could be forced into a fire sale of players in order to keep going until their administration is sorted out. Ken Bates' hopes of buying back the club were thwarted when the Inland Revenue launched a challenge an hour before Tuesday's deadline
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Failed asylum seeker raped student
A failed asylum seeker who raped a student in his Bradford flat has been warned that he faces four years in prison. Nigerian law graduate Victor Giwa-Osagie, 34, was told by Judge Peter Benson that he will be deported back to his own country after he
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Academy charges win high praise
Chuffed Bulls Senior Academy boss Basil Richards hailed his players after their magnificent effort against Leeds Rhinos. His young side pulled off an amazing 28-22 success at Headingley Carnegie, despite trailing by 18 at the break. "We were 22-0 down
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Abuse victim tells of 15-year ordeal
Domestic abuse is a hidden epidemic plaguing society, according to a British Medical Association survey. More than 840 cases are reported to police each month in Bradford alone. But experts fear that the figure is only the tip of the iceberg as the
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Bumper to bumper for classic car show
So many cars have been registered for this year's Bradford Classic Car Show that organisers have run out of space to park them. Bradford Council has now stopped accepting entries from motoring enthusiasts for the extravaganza because all the available
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Calendar girls present cheque
Two Calendar Girls' were at Manorlands hospice to present the proceeds of a fashion night. Lynda Logan (Miss July) and Beryl Bamforth (Miss January) presented a cheque for £5,300. The cash was raised through a Manorlands Craven Support Group fashion
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Get close to nature
The Friends of Denso Marston Nature Reserve are holding a celebration of the natural haven on Saturday, July 14. Guided walks, pond dipping, bug hunts, static and live displays, games and quizzes are all planned for the event at the reserve off Otley
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Group protests about Tesco
Residents opposed to a new Tesco supermarket have voiced their concerns. About 40 anti-Tesco protestors went to the council chamber at Ilkley Town Hall to register their disapproval. They were members of Ilkley Residents Against Tesco Encroachment (
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Lightening the carbon load
As little as a couple of years ago, most of us would not have heard the expression carbon footprint'. Yet today, the term is rarely out of the news. Most recently Prince Charles declared himself carbon neutral' after cutting his emissions by nine per
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Ingrow pupils get growing...
Greetings, Planeteers! Captain Planet here, the eco-friendly super-hero dedicated to saving the planet...with your help! This week I need to give a Captain Planet high five to the children at Ingrow Primary School, near Keighley, for their work growing
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Warming makes weather systems more extreme
Last month the government's chief scientist warned that flash floods will be one of the biggest problems caused by climate change in the UK, and within a week much of the country had first-hand experience and knew exactly what he meant. This will be
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Smoking is bad for the planet too
With the national smoking ban now in force, there is even more opportunity to give up smoking. And if all the health benefits weren't enough, did you know there are environmental benefits too? Smokers throw away nearly 20 million cigarette packets and
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O'Neill lands Bradford amateur title
In-form Liam O'Neill led the charge of the young guns to win a weather-ravaged Bradford Amateur Strokeplay Championship. The 16-year-old from Oakworth coped best with the horrendous conditions at the Bingley St Ives course. Lightning forced organisers
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Edghill holding on for right offer
Richard Edghill has rejected a couple of non-league offers to stay in the professional game. The 32-year-old, released by City at the end of last season, is confident of getting himself fixed up within the next few days. And he has no intention of dropping
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Man accused of killing wife
A man appeared before Bradford magistrates today accused of stabbing his pregnant wife to death. Kassa Osebu, 30, is charged with murdering 30-year-old mother-of-two Tadeser Masarat outside the home they shared in Ure Crescent, White Abbey, Bradford,
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Bradford may miss out on free shuttle bus pilot
Bradford residents are set to miss out on a free shuttle bus service for the city centre. Council chiefs are expected to reject a free pilot scheme for the service because they say the city's regeneration still has too far to go. Council bosses believe
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Language the barrier breaker
Our columnist this week is Osman Baig, a support worker at Belle Vue Girls' School. Here's a riddle: I do not beep; I rarely click; and, garrulous though I may be, I have very little attachment to the telephone. So what am I? Well, for an irrepressible
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A great artist, but a cynic
SIR - I bow to no-one in my admiration of David Hockney's art. Not least because I was privileged to see some of his work when he was a completely unknown student in the 1950s. I pride myself that even then I was able to recognise an astonishing and
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Rate rise reasons
SIR - Brian Holmans rewrites history (T&A, June 26). The reason for interest rates rising to 15 per cent was our membership of the exchange mechanism, the forerunner of the euro. It was wide open to attack from currency speculators and one did indeed
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Fight for our sight
SIR - Further to Mrs Emmott's letter regarding macular degeneration, I too am in the same position and denied treatment by the NHS although this is available in Scotland free of charge. The prospect of going blind is horrible, particularly when treatment
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Cheap labour
Sir - Last week the British Medical Association said 12,000 junior doctors will be without a specialist job in October and many will either go abroad for work or simply quit medicine. This is not exactly new news, the debate has been ongoing for sometime
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Wake-up call
SIR - Mr Blair promised us a referendum about the outcome of the summit where it was decided more power was going to the EU, short of a constitution being decided on. From the reports since it seems to me it's all but here, cut and dried. It seems
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Shame on Council
SIR - What other so-called city has a council like Bradford's? They spend tens of thousands of pounds on a hair-brained scheme to make it the City of Culture straight after the riots. ...Demolish a large part of the city centre and leave a pyramid
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Brown can't shirk blame
SIR - Gordon Brown merrily implies that his predecessor had got things wrong and he was going to put them right. He could and should have had more influence on Blair to do the right things and cannot shirk the blame for mistakes over the past decade.
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A sile explained
SIR - Philip Bird (T&A, June 30) talking about rain siling down' wondered about the origin of the word "siling". Well, a sile was a sort of funnel used to filter milk after it had run through a cooling system in the days when cows were milked by hand
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Stop sulking!
SIR - You reported (T&A, June 27) that Labour said it would be unlawful for them to vote for the Waste Management Strategy when they had only received the paperwork 24 hours before. The illegality' didn't stop them voting against it however! The truth
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Answer this...
SIR - I've been saying it for decades and now 60 per cent of middle class Britons admit they're dishonest. The other 40 per cent were politicians who refused to answer; lawyers claiming they had reliable witnesses prepared to swear that when the survey
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Lib-Dems’ views
SIR - I was disappointed with the report of the Council debate on the future management of the district's waste (T&A, June 26). The amendment to the plan, moved by the Liberal Democrats, not only raised issues of odour and emission control, community
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Climate's right to make amends
SIR - Last week, to a fanfare of gales and unprecedented flooding, Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. If he had any doubt before last week which of the challenges that face him is the most pressing, then he has had a timely reminder that it is climate
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Free bus just the ticket
Imagine a free bus service taking you around the heart of the city. Such a service is a reality in Leeds, Huddersfield and Wakefield, but Bradford looks set to miss out. Bradford Council is considering whether to stump up its half of the running costs
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We are doing
SIR - For Mr Tasker's information, many organisations working on behalf of pensioners, including my own and, to their credit, the Dept of Work and Pensions, try to ensure everyone entitled to Pension Credit, claims it. The fact is, it should not be
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Offering care in troubled times
"I couldn't do that" is a remark often made when Sarah Holmes talks about her career. She explains the reason for the reaction is mainly due to people's perceptions of hospices as places where terminally ill patients spend their dying days. But this
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Hey, hey... it's the monkey puzzle!
When Angela Wilson leaves her home in Great Horton she doesn't want to spend weeks packing. "All I want to take are my clothes," she says. "It's mainly fitted furniture, and the leather settees are just right for the room. In fact everything goes with
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City living in the Hall
Once known as the Cathedral of the North, it stood for more than a century as a proud symbol of Victorian architectural glory at the entrance to Bradford's city centre. Eastbrook Hall - now being converted into swish city centre apartments - is the most
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Watson is leading Airienteer
Guy Watson was the top performer for Airienteers in a district event near Wakefield organised by East Pennine Orienteering Club. Watson (M40) had a storming run to finish runner-up of 60 entrants on the 6.33km blue course, the longest and most technical
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Kershaw completes hat-trick of titles
Right on Cue Princeville's Stephen Kershaw beat Paul Davies of Chapel Green Liberals in the final to win the Bradford Billiards Championship at Queensbury Conservative Club. The duo successfully came through their semi-finals, played earlier the same
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Terror police in house raids
West Yorkshire Counter Terrorism officers carried out raids on three properties in Keighley last night. The raids, which were carried out under the anti-terrorism act were part of an operation in co-operation with Lancashire Police. Firearms officers
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Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Ijaz Ahmed, 18, of Addison Avenue, Bradford Moor; theft by taking a vehicle without owner's consent, £60 fine, £15 compensation, curfew for three months; driving without a licence, no separate
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Wednesday, July 4, 2007
In 1829, Britain's first regular scheduled bus service began in London. In 1941, coal rationing began. In 2006, Little Britain star David Walliams swam the English Channel 25 years ago Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of July 4, 1982... A scheme
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Bradford Imams head for national conference after attacks
Imams in Bradford have been invited to a special meeting of the Muslim Council of Britain in London in the aftermath of last weekend's terrorist attacks. The meeting was announced by Dr Muhammed Adbul Bari, secretary general of the MCB, in London yesterday
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‘Bullying made my daughter suicidal’
A mother has told how her 12-year-old daughter has had suicidal thoughts after becoming the victim of bullying. Valerie James said daughter Lauren had become the victim of repeat attacks by a girl of a similar age. Mrs James, 50, of Stonegate Road,
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New schools plan as numbers grow
Two new primary schools could be created and another extended to cope with Bradford's growing population. Bradford Council's executive has been asked to approve a proposal to look at creating new schools on the site of All Saints Primary School in Kennion