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Will Captain Slow be first to Cross the line?
A programme which was filmed on the Broughton Hall estate will be aired over Christmas. James May's My Sister's Top Toys will be broadcast on BBC2 at 7pm on Sunday. The Top Gear presenter, known on the motoring show as Captain Slow, filmed the Christmas
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Mystery as man is killed by train
Police are appealing for help to identify a man struck and killed by a train in Yeadon on Thursday. The man, believed to be about 25, was hit by the Ilkley to Leeds Northern Rail service as it passed through Spring Tunnel at 3.39pm. The incident is not
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Three new schools are proposed
Plans for three new schools are to be the subject of consultation as part of a bid to address the rising birth rate and influx of new families in parts of the district. The Council's executive discussed proposals for new, larger schools on the current
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Design funding is secured for park
Funding has been secured to take the ambitious Mirror Pool City Park plans to the detailed design stage. Discussions with Yorkshire Forward and English Partnerships have reached agreement over each funding £500,000 towards the cost of the designs. It
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Lock workers are getting board!
Work to restore the famous Three Rise Locks to their former Georgian glory has reached rock bottom - as a team of carpenters have been brought in to repair a timber floor. It might not be the obvious place to find wooden flooring, but British Waterways
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Douglas injury opens door for Howson
Leeds United's Jonathan Douglas faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after twisting his knee in the dying stages of Saturday's match at Walsall. The midfielder has had a scan but faces a second examination next week and assistant manager Dave Bassett
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Cup exit for young Celts
Farsley Celtic under-13s bowed out of the Challenge Cup quarter-final at Garforth Villa in near freezing conditions. The Celts took the lead through the dangerous Tim Kenway after a mistake from the goalkeeper. A penalty late in the first half saw the
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Festive event to attract top field
Some of the country's best cyclo-cross riders will be heading to West Yorkshire on Sunday as Bradford Olympic stage their annual charity fancy dress event at Hebden Bridge. Starting at 11am, the event always attracts a good mix of serious competitors
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Firm takes on ten
Ten Bradford people who were unemployed only a few weeks ago are now celebrating getting full time jobs - thanks to a passionate Bradford businessman and a Bradford Council job-creation team. The Big Trader Tile Company has taken on the ten staff after
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London air link looks safe
The future of the only air link between Leeds-Bradford International Airport and London Heathrow looks to be safe after bosses at the airport and airline moved to reaffirm their commitment to the route. The five-times-a-day service operated by bmi between
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Falling in glove again.
A while ago I blogged about the strange phenomenon of single shoes forlornly left in the middle of the road. I've got a new abandoned clothing topic on my mind this week - gloves. I was going home from work last night when I found a multicoloured woolly
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Money goes to ear appeal
A raffle at the December meeting of a Masonic Lodge raised £225 for the Telegraph & Argus Listening for Life Appeal. The money was collected by the Shakespeare and Equity Lodge No 1018. The money will go towards the new Cochlear Implant Centre which
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Topp show provides early Christmas cheer
City reserves 3, West Brom reserves 6 With one decisive sweep of the right foot, Willy Topp wiped away three months of frustration. The Chilean striker has been at Valley Parade long enough to feel part of the fixtures and fittings. Except where it
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Girls glittering at Harriers awards
The red carpet came out when Bingley Harriers held their annual awards presentation at Beckfoot School, over 90 of the 100-plus winners receiving engraved Oscar' trophies. Compere for the evening was Alan Green and Harriers stars Victoria and Mary Wilkinson
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Oakbank thrilled at national honour
Oakbank School Sports Partnership is celebrating scooping a national award at a glittering ceremony. The Keighley-based body won a Youth Sport Trust national development award for their work supporting competitive sporting opportunities for pupils of
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Jessica proves she is class above
A team from Keighley's Central Judo Club had an excellent journey home from the North East County Championships at Newcastle after notching the surprise of the day. Jessica Copperwaite, who is only 14, won gold in her 16 years and under class, which
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Brown's in the silverware
City of Bradford's Sian Morgan may have taken eight medals in a club haul of 31 at the 25th anniversary Christmas Swimming Meet at Shipley Pool. But it was still a good weekend for David Brown in the boys' 14 years age group as he showed good early-season
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Hecky reports himself fit for City duty
Paul Heckingbottom has declared himself fit for Saturday - and raring to go for the rest of City's season. The on-loan left back underwent a punishing fitness run around Valley Parade today and reported no ill-effects from his calf strain. He intends
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Man admits attack on girlfriend
A Bradford man who held his girlfriend underwater in the bath until she lost consciousness has pleaded guilty to assaulting her. Justin Benn, 37, attacked Stacey Brigg at her home in Yeadon in July. He later attacked another woman he befriended after
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Christingle for families
A Christingle service will be held at St James the Great Church in Pudsey at 4pm on Sunday. The event is being arranged especially for people with young families but is open to all.
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'Extremely harmful' poisons stolen
A warning has been issued after "extremely harmful" poisons were stolen from a parked vehicle. They were taken from a pest control van in Holdsworth Street, in Cleckheaton town centre, yesterday morning. A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "The
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Conversion plans win approval
Plans to convert 42 Upper Sackville Street, Skipton, into two homes have been approved by Craven District Council. Applicant Janet Nallon said at yesterday's planning committee meeting that the change of use would not lead to any more cars than at present
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Hutchinson hoping to crack the code
Wharfedale rugby union winger James Hutchinson is sizing up a cross-code move to the Cougars. The 22-year-old has been training with the club for the last month and will get his first shot at impressing in Sunday's friendly against a Keighley Amateur
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Town council office's hours
Skipton Town Council offices, above Barclays Bank on the High Street, will close at noon on Friday and reopen at 9.30am on Wednesday, January 2.
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Fly-tipping accused fail to appear
The cases of a man and a woman accused of fly-tipping offences in Shipley have been adjourned until the New Year after they failed to turn up at court. Bradford Council is talking legal action against Andi Albi Halliday, 21, of Hirst Wood Crescent, Shipley
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Harris will thrive on competition from Jeffries
Bulls star Iestyn Harris knows he could suffer the axe next season but admits: No one is safe anymore. The former Great Britain stand-off has a genuine threat to his spot for the first time since joining Bradford three and a half years ago. The arrival
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Do you know rail-death man?
Police are appealing for help to identify a man struck and killed by a train in Yeadon last Thursday. The man - believed to be about 25-years-old - was hit by the Ilkley to Leeds Northern Rail service as it passed through Spring Tunnel at 3.39pm. The
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Children's DVD sold in Bradford 'glorifies terror'
A children's DVD bought in Bradford which appears to glorify suicide bombing is being investigated by police. The disc, filled with haunting images and dramatic music, features a young girl proclaiming that she will follow in the footsteps of her suicide
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Media roles filled
Bradford-based bmedi@, the network for the creative, new media and digital industries in Yorkshire, has announced two new appointments to its board. Roslyn Beattie has been named chairman replacing Nick Burton, a director of Keighley-based Open Skies
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McAvoy joins Leigh
Former Bulls three-quarter Nathan McAvoy, 30, has joined National League One side Leigh on a part-time deal. McAvoy, pictured, played 29 times last season, his second spell at Bradford, but was released at the end of the campaign and has now signed a
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Two remanded for murder of student
Two teenagers have been remanded in custody, accused of the murder of 17-year-old Heckmondwike Grammar School student who was stabbed to death at Dewsbury railway station. Michael Brook, 18, and a 17-year-old youth who cannot be named for legal reasons
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Burn off the Christmas turkey
A quiet few weekends in the athletics calendar leading up to Christmas are compensated by a flurry of popular events for all-comers wanting to exercise off the turkey as well as serious runners. Boxing Day to New Year races are as follows: Wednesday
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Witter wants shot at Malignaggi
Junior Witter is dreaming of spending next summer in the Garden - Madison Square Garden. The New York venue is the undisputed home of boxing where all the legends have performed: Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier; Rocky Marciano and Joe Louis. Witter, Bradford's
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Deano book signing
Dean Windass is coming back to Valley Parade - for one night only. The former City striker will be signing copies of his autobiography "Deano; Gipsyville to the Premiership" at the club shop on Thursday between 6pm and 7pm. The book is currently the
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Crew called to collision
Firefighters from Brighouse were called to a road accident just after 5pm yesterday. A multi-purpose vehicle had been in collision with a broken-down heavy-goods vehicle in Huddersfield Road, Rastrick. The fire crew was called to ensure the vehicles
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Columnist critique with high spirits
An icy December night and Barnett, for it is he, is toiling at his desk, trying to think of a suitable subject for his column. There is a sudden moaning and rattling of chains from behind him and the lone candle placed on his computer monitor, again in
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Biodegradable plastic is not the answer
SIR - Philip Bird (T&A, December 15) is wrong about biodegradable plastic bags, as they are even worse than the normal plastic ones that just use up oil in their manufacture. The plastic film can't be recycled and the bags only disintegrate because they
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Fond memories of Busby’s
SIR - My memories of Busby's, apart from the magic of its grotto, are of the mouth-watering aromas of its restaurant and the attentiveness of the genial, silver-haired Austrian head waiter who made each child feel special as he lifted them onto raised
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Sorely missed
SIR - I was saddened to read the obituary (T&A, December 12) for Peter Wilson, of Calverley. He was, as many readers will recall, a regular and lively contributor to your letters page over many years. His letters were topical, concise, and well-argued
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Finnish family life
IR - One reason why the Finns, and indeed Scandinavians generally, are more advanced is because it is their way of life to educate their children in a family environment from birth and show that education is fun and essential to a good life. It works
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Vandals revealed
SIR - Oh dear! Now the whole world will know of the vandalism which has taken place in Bradford. And all caused by the planners' who have "vandalised so much of its Victorian fabric" as architectural critic Gavin Stamp writes in his just-published
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Let them strike
SIR - I read in the papers and see on the news that the police are whinging about not getting their pay rise all at once. They don't deserve what they get now for the work they don't do. I would think that half the population would be highly satisfied
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Too little, too late?
SIR - It's a bit rich for proprietors of pubs, clubs, restaurants etc, to whinge now about the smoking ban (T&A, December 15). They had two years' notice of this edict, during which time they did absolutely nothing! If every proprietor had spoken to
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Bingley’s hot topic
SIR - Reading your article Joy as new shops given go-ahead' (T&A, December 14) there are two pictures - old and new. The new image is described as the controversial 5Rise development'. Why controversial? Bingley is desperate for this improvement. The
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We are the future
SIR - My wife and I recently retired and moved. We opted to stay within the Bradford District, for Bradford is the city of the future. The interaction between our different ethnic groups and between our different faiths and our reinvention of the city
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North Sea oil for all
SIR - John Hall (T&A, December 13) should know that the Scots use their extra £11.3 billion to fund the following: Free unlimited bus and rail travel, plus Home Care for pensioners, as well as much more generous residential care payments, free higher
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We deserve better
SIR - I fully agree with Andrew Cope's opinions in his In My View' column (T&A, December 14). I should, however, add to his comments on Brown's refusal to allow a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. We deserve better than this and that residents of all
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Where’s the sense?
SIR - I entirely agree with the letter (T&A, December 10) from R Binns regarding the building of more hotels providing beds for more people when the bedrooms in existing hotels are never fully occupied. What is the sense of this? I read about the number
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
The following planning applications have been lodged with Leeds Council: Calverley: single storey rear extension, alterations to existing detached garage, 26 Rockwood Crescent. Farsley: detached smoking shelter to offices, Cote Lane. Farsley: single
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Church concert was a spirited night
SIR - It was a Wednesday evening. The weather forecasters all seemed to speak with one voice, it was going to be very cold. It was one of those night's when if you didn't have to go out you wouldn't. So why did I go out? It was the annual Bradford West
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
In 1922, Carrie Morrison of London became the first female solicitor in Britain. In 1946, the House of Commons voted to nationalise the railways, road haulage and ports. In 2000, the Queen's image was removed from the Australian $5 bank note. 25 years
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Wyke lose out in epic contest
Wyke Manor proudly flew Bradford's flag in the second round of the Carnegie Champion Schools' Year Eight boys' rugby league tournament. Having narrowly been defeated by Queensbury in the Bradford qualifier, Wyke got a bye in the first round of the regional
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Unwanted animals stretch resources
Startling statistics by the RSPCA reveal it will take in more than 50 unwanted dogs and cats every day in the run-up to Christmas. This is a growing concern for the charity, which took in more than 2,200 animals nationally last December, which had not
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German cup debut for Jack
Cullingworth karter Jack Hawksworth is preparing to make his debut in the German Winter Cup at Kerpen. That is where Michael Schunmacher, who went on to become Formula One world motor racing champion, cut his competitive karting teeth. Jack explained
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BGS trio represent North of England
Bradford Grammar School had three players involved in the North of England Under-16s' final rugby union trial at the weekend at Cheadle Hulme School in Cheshire. They were forward Harry Rowan and replacements William Lund and Oliver Shaw. Among the
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National event for Johnson
Oakbank Table Tennis Club member Sarah Johnson has qualified to play in a national ranking tournament for under-11s. The nine-year-old, who is a pupil at St Anne's Primary School, will travel to Derby in April. Sarah, the latest protege of coach Hans
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Becky's close to medal
Bingley Grammar School pupil Becky Shires just missed out on a medal in a British Open Gym-nastics competition in Stoke. The 14-year-old, pictured, from Oxenhope was partnering Ashleigh Long (Wakefield Gymnastics Club) in two women's pairs balance and
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Tasty cricket
Olicanians Cricket Club are holding four taster sessions for seven, eight and nine-year-olds, starting on Sunday, January 6, at at Westville House School, Middleton, Ilkley, from 4pm. The introductory sessions will also run for the following three Sunday
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Festive fun for pensioners
A group of pensioners enjoyed a slap-up Christmas lunch thanks to the hard work of a group of Bradford sixth-formers. The students at Thornton Grammar School invited elderly residents from the area to enjoy an afternoon of food and fun. School spokesman
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Shots fired in Wibsey armed raid
An armed gang held up a security van at gunpoint in the early hours of today. Several shots were fired during the raid which took place at around 2.20am outside the Abbey bank in High Street, Wibsey. Police said the Group 4 security van was making a
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Lawn: I'm not in the job to be popular
Bradford City's flamboyant joint-chairman talks to SIMON PARKER about his first six months at the Valley Parade helm ON HIS ROLE: It's not as I expected it would be. There's a lot more to running a football club than you first come across. I know
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Door chime torment loner gets Asbo
A "loner" has been given a four-year anti-social behaviour order for plaguing his neighbours with noise caused by a bizarre network of door chimes. Unemployed Anthony Walsh, 59, would sit on a settee in his "shambolic" front room, with at least six £1
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Tahir Akram, aged 26, of Chellow Grange Road, Heaton; driving without insurance, £220 fine, £40 costs, £15 compensation, licence endorsed. Paul Grant, aged 19, of Tyne Street, Wapping; theft
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Busby's event is so popular
An exhibition to celebrate the history of one of Bradford's most-loved department stores is proving "very popular" with visitors, say museum staff. Bradford Industrial Museum, in Eccleshill, launched an exhibition about Busby's store recently. More
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Calls issued for blue plaques
A Grade II listed chapel and a war-time aircraft factory are among the latest batch of buildings to be nominated as suitable locations for blue plaques. An appeal was issued through the Telegraph & Argus last month for people to nominate potential blue-plaque
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Lack of English a cause of concern
English-speaking children are a minority in more than 30 per cent of Bradford schools - the highest number in Yorkshire, new figures reveal. However, data released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families shows that the district is ranked
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Scientist inspires brasserie
Charles Darwin lends his name to a new brasserie opening in the new year. The Origin of Species author is known to have stayed in Ilkley in 1859 and his name will be a permanent fixture in the town when Darwin's opens in February. It replaces The Grove
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Kirsty’s adviser was so ‘unprofessional’
A Government minister has criticised a benefits adviser who allegedly told a 17-year-old orphan who could not afford to stay at school to get pregnant as "utterly unprofessional and unacceptable". Schools Minister Kevin Brennan told the Commons yesterday
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"Woman blackmailed over nude pictures"
A 27-year-old call centre worker has gone on trial accused of blackmailing a Muslim woman by threatening to show embarrassing photographs to her family and other people in the community. The woman, who can only be identified as Miss X, sent the photographs
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Diabetes charity calendar launched
A travel agent in Bradford has launched a Brits Abroad calendar to raise money for Diabetes UK. Co-operative Travel produced the calendar from shots taken by 12 winners of its national photography competition. Images captured by the winners includes
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Christmas cheer on the menu
A group of pensioners enjoyed a slap-up Christmas lunch thanks to the hard work of a group of Bradford sixth-formers. The students at Thornton Grammar School invited elderly residents from the area to enjoy an afternoon of food and fun. School spokesman
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Child-sex offender facing jail term
A man who carried out sex offences against three young girls has been told he faces an "inevitable" prison sentence. Dexter Matthews, 43, of Bradford Road, Moorend, Cleckheaton, pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court yesterday to three charges of rape of
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£500,000 to help school go green
Rhodesway school was last night promised half a million pounds to help in the fight against global warming. Solar panels and wind turbines could be installed at the school to slash its emissions of carbon dioxide by about 60 per cent, the Government
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Tributes to stab victim Ahmed, 17
A promising sixth form pupil at Heckmondwike Grammar School died from a single stab wound to the back, police have revealed. Ahmed Hassan, 17, was attacked near Dewsbury Railway Station shortly after 2pm on Saturday. Ahmed, who was studying A-level
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Tribute as doctor retires
An anaesthetist who has helped tens of thousands of patients through operations is retiring. Anaesthetic consultant Dr Quentin Robinson, one of the early pioneers of the idea of pain clinics, will leave the post at Wharfedale Hospital at Otley this month
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‘Listen to our bid to save Remploy site’
Disgruntled workers and union leaders are demanding showdown talks with a Government minister over plans to close a factory employing disabled people. The Government appeared to have dealt a decisive blow to Bradford's Remploy factory when it confirmed