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Battle of the snowballs
Santa Claus took a break from his pre-Christmas schedule for a giant snowball battle at Bradford's National Media Museum. Children at All Saints C of E Primary School, Bradford, joined in the fun to celebrate the opening of the Imax 3D festive movie
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MP: Girls still being groomed
An MP believes young girls are still prey to being groomed by teenage boys into taking part in sex rings with older men. Ann Cryer admits she has no direct evidence, but suspects it is still going on in Keighley. A number of Keighley Asian men were
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MANSFIELD 0 CITY 0
City drew a blank against bottom club Mansfield at windy Field Mill tonight. Stuart McCall's men claimed their first away clean sheet of the season. But he would have hoped for more after setting City a four-point target from the trips to Mansfield and
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Lift room blaze
Three fire engines were called to Bradford's Kirkgate Centre today after an electrical fault started a blaze in the lift room. Crews from Bradford and Fairweather Green attended Perfect Homes, on the ground floor of the city centre shopping complex,
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City half-time score
MANSFIELD 0 CITY 0
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Biker, 24, killed in crash
A 24-year-old man has died after the motorcycle he was riding was involved in a horrific collision with a car in front of dozens of shocked schoolchildren. Police are appealing for witnesses to the smash which claimed the life of the rider, who is understood
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Deacon advoates rule change
Paul Deacon has backed a new rule change as "good for the game." From next season, scrum halves will no longer be able to snare opponents offside from scrums. Currently, the loose forward can keep the ball in the pack allowing his No7 to sell a dummy
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No word from Sir Ken on investment
Bulls fans shouldn't get their hopes up too much about Sir Ken Morrison investing some of his millions into the club. The Bradford-born boss of the supermarket empire is imminently set to retire from the business world, raising the prospect he might
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Odsal draining Bulls resources
News that the Bulls had to fork out £35,000 to fix a toilet was one revelation that emerged from the club's annual meeting. Chairman Peter Hood used the point to illustrate the crippling costs of upkeeping Grattan Stadium -just one reason why they are
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Kittrick is new boss at Guiseley
Guiseley have appointed former Ossett Town boss Steve Kittrick as new first-team manager. Kittrick succeeds Terry Dolan following his departure last month and will take training tomorrow night ahead of the visit to Ashton United on Saturday. Former
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Impressive double for Zeeshan
Amateur boxer Zeeshan Khan is celebrating a notable win double. The 16-year-old Karmand member beat the No 3-rated England junior, then followed it up with another impressive scalp against a far more experienced opponent. Khan, from the Barkerend club
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Overseas boost for Central Yorks
The Solly Sports Central Yorkshire League have changed their stance on overseas players. In 2007, only Premier Division clubs were allowed to sign overseas players but next year all first teams can sign one. League chairman Chris Madden said: "Cup competitions
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Maroons' late fade-out
Bradford Maroons' three-game unbeaten run came to an end with a 73-59 home defeat against Mansfield Giants. For the first three quarters, there was little to choose between the teams, with the lead changing several times, but the Maroons lost the game
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Yorkshire pride
City of Bradford member Chris Brown helped Yorkshire to a narrow victory in the regional round of the National Inter-County Masters at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Yorkshire scored 207 points to Cheshire's 205, followed by Northumberland and Durham (125)
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Polish win keeps heat on chess' top two
Undercliffe B continued their lead over stablemates Undercliffe A in Division One of the Bradford Chess League, despite both teams winning 4-1. Undercliffe B maintain a one- point lead at the top, but Polish kept the heat on the top two by winning
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Drugs man told to pay £300,000
A drug trafficker has been ordered to hand over more than £300,000 after Government officials revived a 13-year-old case against him. Peter Grubesic, 44, fled to Holland in 1994 when the then Regional Crime Squad began to close in on a gang of drug traffickers
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Priestley festive shows not in danger
People with tickets for shows at the troubled Priestley theatre in Bradford have been told not to panic. Although administrators have been called in at the Little Germany theatre, the Christmas and New Year season of shows is definitely safe. Chairman
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School minibus driver tells jury of shooting
A teaching assistant has described to a jury the moment when the school minibus she was driving was shot at by a gunman in broad daylight. Denise Smythe, who works at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, was dropping pupils off when she heard
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Queen Victoria would be so amused!
Sue and Paul Leake have given this charming 125-year-old house a contemporary take on Victorian chic - and pulled it off magnificently. Menston must be a popular place to live, because Sue and Paul have live in this property in Derry Hill for 20 years
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She’s got rhythm...
Music has long been recognised as an aid to child development, so when music teacher Lynne O'Malley decided to set up on her own she focused on a franchise bringing the benefits of music to babies and toddlers. Lynne, of Otley, launched Rhythm Time in
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Eccleshill recruitment drive
Eccleshill United are looking for new managers or coaches for involvement with forming new seven-a-side junior teams for next season. Anyone interested can contact Alwin Waterhouse on 01274-612428 or 07759-674743.
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Eight's just great for Baildon
Baildon C were firm favourites for the Bradford Table Tennis League Division Six title and they are justifying their tag with eight straight victories. Their nearest challengers Hermits J never recovered from losing the first three sets but John Denton
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Bedford cruises into next round
Thornton Con Club's Simon Bedford eased through to the next round of the Bradford Snooker Championship singles with a 4-0 win over Anthony Herdsman (Undercliffe Cricket). His Bradford No 1 team-mate Mark Slater (Gt Horton Cons) also progressed thanks
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Trains' punctuality 'exceeds target'
The punctuality of trains along the Airedale line, between Bradford and Skipton, is above target, the Aire Valley Rail Users Group reports. Ninety percent of trains arrive within five minutes of the scheduled time, according to the the Government's Public
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Dance raises £1,053
The annual Canbara Rock n' Roll Dance, featuring live music from the Bradford Dakotas, at Queensbury Conservative Club, raised £1,053. Funds will go to local charity Andrea's Gift, which funds research into brain tumours.
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Opticians' is a clear winner
The Bradford branch of Specsavers Opticians has an extra reason to celebrate this Christmas after being named as one of the group's top performers in the country. The Darley Street store was recognised as one of the three best-performing stores in Yorkshire
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Daniel is Young Butcher of the Year
An apprentice at Otley's George Middlemiss & Son has been named Young Butcher of the Year. Daniel Marston took the prize at the Butcher's Shop of the Year 2007 awards, held at a lavish ceremony at London's Claridge's hotel. The judges said it was extremely
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Nightclub wins police award
The Walkabout in Bradford city centre has picked up the award for best nightclub in West Yorkshire as part of the police's Best Bar None initiative. It was selected from more than a hundred Best Bar None accredited premises across the county. Inspector
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A grand party to remember
The other weekend my Grandma celebrated her 80th birthday. Having spent the last 79 years living life like a teenager she realised that it was probably about time to start taking things a little slower, a little easier, a little more like someone with
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How big is the danger?
SIR - Regarding the Wyke Manor School, pictured, if it is considered dangerous to rebuild there because the land is close to A H Marks' Chemicals, why are the children still being allowed to go to the present school? Does this also apply to Worthinghead
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Bag idea leaves us with no choice
SIR - Councillor Martin Love (T&A, November 27) accuses me of having misconstrued the nature of the campaign to make Saltaire a plastic bag-free zone. He tells us that the arrangements will be voluntary but there is voluntary and there is voluntary.
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Opting out of EU
SIR - Eric Firth pronounced in a recent edition of the T&A that the only thing he supported was the EU. This is the organisation whose accounts have not been signed off for 13 years. Can I be "included out" of this fine institution and leave Eric and
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No party solidarity
SIR - The Labour Party's latest funding problems give rise to multiple questions, one has hardly time to draw breath and evaluate the continuous revelations. Harriet Harman's problem seems to be she was not the preferred candidate for the Deputy Leader
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Prison problems
SIR - How come one in five men and fewer than one in ten women become hooked on drugs while behind bars? Why aren't all visitors searched thoroughly? Never mind the inconvenience to staff, the situation is out of hand and extreme measures must by introduced
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Daft decisions
SIR - The recent refusal to fund the rebuilding of Wyke Manor School is an example of rule by unelected idiots. In this case Bradford Council is outraged, but not so long ago this same council obliged Leeds to construct a railing along the edge of the
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Moggie memories
SIR - It has been very interesting reading in the Telegraph & Argus from various people regarding Moggie. I too make it regularly and have done since I first got married 57 years ago. The recipe was given to me by my sister-in-law who was a fantastic
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Busby’s Christmas
SIR - In response to the interesting double spread about Busby's (T&A, November 29) I was an employee in the composing room at the T&A for ten years in the fifties. Busby's were regular advertisers and at Christmas they invited a limited number of advertising
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Songbird threat
SIR - Having read the article by Marc Meneuad (T&A, November 30) in which he states that it is illegal to release birds reared in captivity into the wild, I was under the impression the RSPB have released peregrines, sparrow hawks, goshawks, and hen harriers
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An ironic message
SIR - It is very rare for me to question the accuracy of the T&A's reporting of whatever it is reporting on, but the report of Mr Kris Hopkins' comments at a regional leader's board meeting (T&A, November 28) tested that assumption to the limit. Mr Hopkins
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Our village lifeline
SIR - Pipa Doubtfire (T&A, November 27) seems proud of the fact that she and the BBC have contributed to the proposed closure of our local post office at Farnhill. In all my years of paying my TV licence I've never felt the need to pay at a supermarket
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Arsonists set fire to tree
Arsonists set fire to a tree, causing a small blaze which slightly damaged a mosque in Leeds Road, Bradford, last night. Bradford firefighters were called to the scene at 9.30pm and quickly put out the fire. Minor scorch damage was caused to a window
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Newspapers’ valuable role in justice
SIR - The amazing failings at Leeds Magistrates' Court shows the importance of the role of the press as the Fourth Estate. It is hard to imagine the matters currently causing concern happening when newspapers were able to have reporters in court regularly
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No curtain calls for this crisis
It is hugely disappointing to hear that Bradford's historic Priestley Theatre is in trouble once again and has had to call in the administrators. It is little more than six years since Telegraph & Argus readers stepped in to help rescue the theatre, by
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The show must go on for young people
SIR - Bradford's future sounds promising, what with all this talk of regeneration and investment, but listen closely and you'll realise that nobody's clapping. Why? Because the curtain has been prematurely drawn on a theatre confined to the Council dustbin
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Get crime priorities in order
SIR - When I read that Britons are facing the possibility of a day in court for smoking in public places I just could not believe it. A "zero tolerance" approach to a seemingly minor misdemeanour when there are countless murderers, rapists, muggers and
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Offers in my inbox that are easy to refuse
I don't ask for much in life, but people seem to be keen to offer stuff to me anyway. Specifically, they seem keen to offer me stuff via e-mail, and every morning my inbox is quite literally stuffed to bursting with unsolicited approaches for all manner
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Let down by buses
SIR - I wonder how many readers know that Leeds and Huddersfield are to have a Boxing Day bus service funded by Metro. I always thought Metro included Bradford in its services, but apparently not on this occasion. I know it is a trial, but find it difficult
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Thin end of wedge
SIR - A rallying call to all Royal Mail users: should the recently stopped Sunday collections country wide from mail boxes be reinstated? There is now a petition available for viewing on the Prime Minister's web site at http:// petitions.pm.gov.uk/post
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An eco cover-up?
SIR - Keith Thomson, in his weekly green column, contradicts the UN, Gordon Brown, and leaders of the various green movements when he says the choice is a full petrol tank or a full stomach: we can't have both. Everyone else says that being green does
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A nanny state
SIR - I refer to the article about the dramatic rescue of a mother and child after falling into the fast flowing river Wharfe at Bolton Abbey (T&A, November 29). The call has gone out for a review of safety measures at the well-known beauty spot. One
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Station is the key
SIR - A suggestion: would not Sir Richard Branson be a good person to approach regarding Bradford's stalled regeneration? Given the squalid standing of politicians nowadays his "iconic" status in the cut-throat business world is impressive. Of course
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Mosaic memories
SIR - Does anyone remember a mosaic of Bradford Canal and Cathedral situated in Central House in the 1960s Forster Square Development? If so, I should like to hear from you. I am the daughter of the artist, a German Jewish refugee called Margret Marks
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Return to reading
SIR - As a means to promote childhood literacy, here's a topical idea. If everyone buying Christmas gifts for pre-teens were only to buy gifts which predominantly feature text in some form or other, books being the most obvious choice, then we may kick-start
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A big achievement
SIR - Well done Bradford Council's environmental taskforce for winning an award for its contribution to improving lives. I am sure it will be £5 million well spent. Apparently, the taskforce clinched the award after dealing with 16,000 issues in its
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All victims of violence need our support
SIR - I must object to the insinuation in the articles on domestic violence (T&A, November 22 and 29) that this is purely a male over female problem. Whilst I appreciate that violence is unacceptable I cannot accept this is a one-way affair. I believe
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Don’t fail any more youngsters
There is no doubt that life has been cruel to A-level student Kirsty Oldfield. The 17-year-old was orphaned in January of this year - her father dying eight months after her mother - and her dream of going to university hung by a thread because she did
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Pass it on
By making sure that your car tyres are inflated properly you can reduce your fuel bills. For every 0.5 bars (seven psi) a tyre is under-inflated and fuel consumption can rise by five per cent. To improve the fuel consumption further, also try and keep
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Do it now
To mark the United Nations Climate Change conference in Bali this week, the European Commission is offering free software which you can download to your mobile phone to count your personal carbon consumption. Tell it how long you watched the TV for or
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Pupils scoop award for garden design
Green-aware pupils at St Francis Catholic Primary School, Bradford, have won a prestigious design competition. To mark the 150th anniversary of Santander, parent company of Bradford-based finance giant Abbey, schools throughout the UK were asked to design
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Is compressed air the future of fuel?
Only the more mature will remember the way shopping was paid for in old department stores. The money and the bill were put in a small canister and then vacuum-whooshed through tubes to a central cashier. A related method - compressed air - is found
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We're dreaming of a green Christmas
"Our Christmas is completely green - most of the decorations are those we bought 13 years ago for our previous home, before we started a family. I might buy the odd one now and again, but most are used year after year." Susan Clayton describes just one
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Joy of student freed in Gaza
A Bradford University student who had been trapped in Gaza for six months flew into the United Kingdom yesterday and told of his delight to be back. Khaled al-Mudallal, 22, of Great Horton, Bradford, had returned to his native Gaza to marry but found
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Seven-year-old wins model contract
A seven-year-old boy has landed a three-year modelling contract - after his catwalk debut was featured in the Telegraph & Argus. Joe Judson has been awarded a coveted place with Manchester-based Eurokids, after agency bosses were impressed by pictures
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Theatre's future under threat
The battle is on to save the historic Priestley Theatre after it emerged it has hit a major financial crisis - for the third time. Although efforts are being made to ensure the Christmas season of the popular theatre in Little Germany, Bradford, is saved
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
The following planning applications have been lodged with Kirklees Council: Birstall: erection of dormer extension, 3 Ashfield Road. Cleckheaton: erection of ground floor extension, 13 Ashbourne Drive. Cleckheaton: erection of outbuilding, 94 Drub Lane
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Tax credit boost for play area
A safe play area for toddlers in Silsden Park has been finished - thanks to a grant from landfill tax credits. The play area, which is due to be officially opened in the New Year, cost a total of £53,000. Yorventure - which distributes landfill tax
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Closed care home slated by inspectors
Conditions at an elderly care home where a dozen residents were forced to leave at short notice last week have been damned in an inspection report. Fairmount Lodge in Otley Road, Shipley, suddenly closed without notice last Friday leaving relatives struggling
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Moor road is repaired
The road over Ilkley Moor from Ilkley to Keighley has been repaired using money raised from the sale of the Bradford Council-owned Silver Well Cottage. Countryside services came under fire earlier this year because of the state of Keighley Gate Road.
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‘Lounge’ facing smoking charges
A Bradford city centre restaurant is facing trial over allegations it broke smoking legislation by allowing customers to smoke shisha pipes on the premises. It is the first such prosecution by Bradford Council under the new laws which came into effect
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Probe into claim of assault on pupil
An investigation is being carried out at a Baildon primary school into a complaint that a teacher hit a pupil. It is understood a teacher was sent home after a complaint that a year six boy was struck. A spokesman for Hoyle Court Primary School said
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65,000 tickets are handed out in year
More than 65,000 speeding tickets were handed out across West Yorkshire in 12 months, new figures have revealed. According to the Home Office, 66,031 people received a fixed penalty notice in 2005, the equivalent of 180 a day. In 1997 the figure stood
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Cowboy car traders targeted at roadside
Cowboy traders selling cars from the roadside are being targeted in a new crackdown by the authorities. Sellers will have to produce the logbook, MoT and insurance certificate during spot checks - otherwise their cars could be towed away. Complaints
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Concert to raise funds
Macmillan Cancer Support is inviting people to join in the festive cheer and raise much-needed funds for local people affected by cancer at a carol concert at St Saviours Church in Harden on Saturday at 1pm. Tickets are available by contacting the fundraising
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Job fair will be boost for disadvantaged
A job fair is to be held in Bradford to help disadvantaged groups in society get back into employment. Social welfare and educational body the Cathedral Centre hopes to put employers in the city in contact with people with difficult and troubled pasts
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Brown puts Avenue through
Ossett Town 0, Bradford Park Avenue 1 A single second-half strike took Bradford Park Avenue through to the quarter-finals of the West Riding County Cup tonight at the expense of higher-ranking hosts Ossett Town. The home side, from a division above
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Fire chief warns of festive dangers
A fire chief today warned people to be extra careful with fairy lights, candles and decorations, to avoid fires over the festive season. West Yorkshire Fire Service Assistant Chief Fire Officer Craig McIntosh urged householders to guard against seasonal
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Teams aim to net hundreds
A charity football match is set to kick-off on Sunday to raise money to help profoundly deaf babies, children and adults hear again. The match at a University of Bradford pitch in Laisteridge Lane, Bradford, is a joint fundraising adventure between staff