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Festival goes country!
Cowboy hats will be a must on The Grove as a country and western event heads into town at next year's Ilkley Summer Festival. The open-air event will join the list of outdoor events which have been growing at the annual August festival each year, giving
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Display follows threads of history
A new exhibition about wool is expected to prove popular in a city that shot to prominence on the back of the 19th century wool trade. The Fleece to Fashion exhibition, presented by Australian Wool Innovation, has opened at Bradford Industrial Museum
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Cathedral hopes for good turnout
Bradford Cathedral can look forward to a good turnout at its Christmas services this year - if it follows a national trend. More than 140,000 people are expected to attend a Church of England cathedral for a service on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day
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PETERBOROUGH 2 CITY 1
A freak late goal denied City a point at promotion-chasing Peterborough this afternoon. The Bantams looked to be hanging on for a 1-1 draw despite Posh dominating the second half. But with only two minutes of normal time left, a hopeful drive from defender
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City score update
PETERBOROUGH 2 (Hughes 88) CITY 1
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Children are real cards!
The children of local health service staff were celebrating after their Christmas card designs were picked to be used as Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust (tPCT)'s official Christmas cards. The children were asked to design a card reflecting
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City score update
PETERBOROUGH 1 (McLean 56) CITY 1
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City half-time score
PETERBOROUGH 0 CITY 1
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City score update
PETERBOROUGH 0 CITY 1 (Nix 11)
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'Use takeaway website' warning
Christmas revellers are being encouraged to check out the local takeaway they might dive into after a night out drinking. While most workers will probably now have attended a Christmas do, plenty of party-goers and drinkers will be enjoying a night in
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Four arrested in raids
Four people were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences following a pre-planned police operation in Keighley. Officers from the Bradford Area Drugs Team swooped in the Whinfield Close and West Bank Close areas of the town. Three men - aged 19, 20 and
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Outrage at 'sadistic' bird toys
It might not be a turkey's favourite time of year, but one animal lover is crying fowl' over a toy that she says encourages children to throttle a gobbler. Former childcare worker Susan Coulter, 42, spotted the toys, Choke a Turkey' or Choke a Duck',
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Town set for big revamp
Work on revamping Otley's town centre is set to start in the spring after £250,000 of funding was approved. The money for improvements to the Market Place and CCTV was agreed by Leeds City Council. Otley Town Council has also agreed to make a £19,300
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Man dies on city centre road
A man in his 30s has died after he was in collision with a car in Bradford late last night. The Bradford man, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene at Prince's Way at around 11.50pm. Police are appealing for witnesses to the
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'Cook safely' warning after blaze
Firefighters are warning festive revellers to cook late-night snacks safely and sensibly. "We want people to have a good Chritmas but we also want them to have a safe Christmas too," said crew manager Toby May who is stationed at Bradford Fire Station
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Community centre gets Lottery boost
Plans for a new £1 million community centre are a step closer to reality after a Christmas present from the Lottery. The management committee for Baildon Community Link is celebrating a £24,000 initial grant from The Big Lottery by drawing up plans
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Couple led to safety from fire
An investigation is underway to find out what started a house fire today. A man and woman had to be led to safety by firefighters from Bradford who attended the blaze in Lapage Terrace, off Leeds Road, Bradford, today. The incident, which badly damaged
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Man rescued from fire
A man was rescued from his home earlier today after fire broke out. Firefighting crews from Idle, Rawdon, Bradford and Shipley were called to the scene just after 1am. They used one hose reel and four breathing apparatus. The man, who was shocked but
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Ryan Wall, 18, of Sutton Road, Tyersal; drunk and disorderly, 12 months' conditional discharge.Richard Hawkins, 31, of Ashington Close, Fagley; possession of cocaine, £500 fine, £15 compensation
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
The following planning applications have been lodged with Leeds City Council: Calverley: single storey side extension, 3 Pearson Street. Farsley: reserved matters application for refurbishment, including new entrance and extension of school, Priesthorpe
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
In 1877, liquid oxygen was produced for the first time in Geneva. In 1943, the Government announced there were only enough turkeys left for one in ten families. In 2001, Richard Reid attempted to blow up an American Airlines plane using explosives in
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Holiday pledge to T&A readers
A company which provides holidays for Telegraph & Argus readers has gone into administration - but people should not lose their money. Travelscope's affairs were being handled by Joint Administrators Paul Clark, Andrew Stoneman and Phil Duffy, of Menzies
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Last of the rioters jailed
A chef who threw stones at police during the Bradford riots has become the last man to be jailed for Britain's worst mainland violence in 20 years. Mohammed Ayub Sheikh, 33, was the 200th person to be locked up as the ground-breaking six-and-a-half-year
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War veteran's insurance warning
A Falklands War veteran has been given the chop by his home insurance company after he failed to declare a police caution for criminal damage. Peter Green, who is confined to his house in Clayton due to a disability which restricts his movements, had
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Fire chief issues bedtime warning
Fire chiefs in Bradford are urging householders to celebrate safely this Christmas by getting into a routine for what they do before going to bed. Keith Robinson, district manager for West Yorkshire Fire Service, said half the number of domestic fire
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Ilkley house prices 'sky high'
Ilkley is the second least affordable town in the country for first-time buyers, a report claimed today. The study by the Halifax shows that average home values in the town were 11.9 times that of the average income. Only Henley-on-Thames was less affordable
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Homeless get festive food
Crowds of homeless people in Bradford will receive a hot meal this Christmas thanks to an organisation set up to help the needy. Volunteers from City Lights, who provide homeless folk with a weekly meal from their Big Yellow Bus, will be in Bradford's
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Panto stars bring cheer to children's ward
The stars of Bradford's Alhambra panto came out to shine for poorly children at Bradford Royal Infirmary - oh yes they did! Comedian Billy Pearce, who plays the part of Mr Smee in Peter Pan, went on ward rounds with Tinkerbelle and a cast of pirates
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Road contractors warned
Kirklees Council Highways has warned contractors that they must always have a licence to carry out work to the area's roads. The call comes after a man was found guilty and fined for digging in the road. A member of the public had called the Council
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GPs furious at plan to extend surgeries
Plans to force GPs to open during the evenings and weekends have provoked fury among Bradford doctors. Doctors say being forced to open for evening sessions and at weekends, as proposed by the Government, would harm the most vulnerable patients and affect
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Forecast good for festival
Skipton's Medieval Festival organisers should not be out of pocket this year, even though heavy downpours on the first of the Sunday events resulted in profits being 40 per cent down. Town centre manager Dave Parker said the weather - and therefore trade
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Service pays tribute to Wesley
A service to remember the hymns of Charles Wesley will be held at St Luke's Church, Eccleshill, Bradford, at 9.30am tomorrow. The service, 300 years and five days after Wesley's birth, will be conducted by the Rev John Hartley, vicar of St Luke's. The
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Hassnain springs into action for BRI
A schoolboy leapt into action after being moved by the plight of sick children while visiting a young relation at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Hassnain Haider, 15, a Year Ten pupil at Rhodesway School in Allerton, travelled to the hospital to see seven-year-old
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Lines drawn in pew battle
A battle over removing pews from an old church which has split a village is to wage until at least the spring. John Walford, the Bradford Diocesan Consistory Court Chan-cellor, has decided he wants to deal with the schism through written submissions.