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Anita and Beverley take to the park
Meet the new wardens patrolling Bracken Bank, Ingrow, Woodhouse and Knowle Park. Residents may think Streets Ahead officers Anita Loughtman and Beverley Beck look familiar, and that's because they were previously street wardens in Keighley town centre
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Actress's funeral date set
The funeral of actress Pat Kirkwood is being held at Bingley's All Saints Parish Church on Monday, January 7, at 11am. Kirkwood, the last survivor from the golden age of pre-war British musicals, died at Kitwood House nursing home, Ilkley, on Christmas
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Witness plea over fatal accident
A mystery cab driver could hold vital clues to a horrific road accident which claimed the life of a 36-year-old Bradford man. Pedestrian Lee Andrew Hurd was trapped under a car after he fell into its path in Bradford city centre. Police officers tried
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Happy new year for Wetherall
David Wetherall cannot wait to roll out the old year and ring in the new - but insists it's not all been glum. The last 12 months will not be remembered with much fondness by City as they slumped back into the basement division for the first time in
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Teas get perfect ten
Cross Roads-Daisy Hill have won the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League Umpires' Association's gold award with a perfect ten out of ten for the standard of their cricket teas in 2007. Silver award winners were Mayfield, who won the gold in 2006, with
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Norwood's need for players
Norwood Green are looking for new players for the 2008 season. The club has two teams playing in the Bradford Central League on Saturdays and on Wednesday evenings in the Bradford and District Evening Cricket League. Indoor nets start on Sunday, January
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Rashid pipped by Richards
Yorkshire's Bradford-born all-rounder Adil Rashid was short-listed for the Sky Alive Young Sportsperson of the Year award alongside Rory McIlroy (golf), Tom Rees (rugby union), Jamie Murray (tennis) and Thomas Daley (diving). However, the award went
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Meal ticket rule enforced
Clubs in the Craven & District League will now have to buy a minimum of two tickets for the league's annual dinner. The rule change was passed by 19 votes to five and came after this season's event made a loss of £137.50. A major factor behind the deficit
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Wise: Players can have last laugh
Dennis Wise has the answer to Sol Campbell's campaign against foul-mouthed supporters - poke fun at them. Former Chelsea and England dynamo Wise was a prime target for the hate mob in his playing days and still gets abuse from crowds after moving into
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Semi handed his Bulls debut
Semi Tadulala will finish his injury-jinxed year on a much-needed high on Sunday when he makes his Bulls debut. The Fijian winger, a recent capture from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, faces Dewsbury Rams in his new club's opening pre-season friendly. It
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LTA honours for former pupils
Two former pupils of Woodhouse Grove School have won categories at the Lawn Tennis Association's annual awards at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton. Katie O'Brien was female player of the year and Anna Fitzpatrick female junior player of the year
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Fitness centre gets MP's approval
Minister for Sport Gerry Sutcliffe (South Bradford) has opened the £28,000 fitness centre at Haycliffe Special School. "The new facility will help us to encourage healthy lifestyles," said the school's director of sport Barry Holden. "We already have
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Image of suspect is released
Police have released this CCTV image of a man suspected of smashing a window in Holme Wood. They say the glass was shattered at Denham House, Wycombe Green, on the evening of November 17. They believe the man caught on camera may have information that
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Inquest opens into crash death
An inquest was opened at Bradford Coroner's Court yesterday into the death of an elderly man who was in an accident near his home in Liversedge. Harry Wood, 86, of Child Lane, was crossing the road on December 12 when he was in collision with a car.
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City Review of the Year - Part Two
JULY 2 Strikers Barry Conlon and Peter Thorne are McCall's first captures. 16 Paul Heckingbottom returns on loan as City open pre-season at Harrogate. 18 Thorne scores but City are beaten by Farsley Celtic. 21 Matt Clarke is stretchered off against
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Squad ethic important to Phillips
Manager Benny Phillips made changes to his side between the two disappointing draws over the holiday period but was keen to stress to the players who lost their places that they will be back. "It is a squad game at every level these days throughout the
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Bodies found in cave
A man and woman have been found dead in a cave in the Yorkshire Dales. Police say the bodies of the woman, 28, believed to from West Yorkshire, and a man, 33, of Darlington, were discovered by rescuers at 3.20am today. The Cave Rescue Organisation,
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Festive form gives Thackley breathing space
The superb start to the holiday period may have barely affected Thackley's position in the Northern Counties East Premier Division table - but it has catapulted them clear of the danger zone. After a solid display to register a 6-2 victory over Lincoln
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Chattoe fitting in well at Silsden
New number two at Cougar Park Richard Chattoe is already making an impact and boss Paul Schofield said his influence will prove even greater in the coming months. "We are moving in the right direction and Richard is pleased with what he has found since
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Why won’t dentist take son’s tooth out?
Q My son has an abscess at the root of a tooth. It is very painful, but the dentist will only give an antibiotic and not remove the tooth until after it is healed. Meanwhile he is in a lot of pain. Why won't he take the tooth out? A Your dentist is
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Ailing service Down Under
Why is it that the NHS gets a lot of criticism in the press? The media never highlights the good news - only the bad stories get the headlines. Yet when I travel abroad, I find that our system bears comparison with the rest of the world, and is much
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The women dry stone wallers
Many women spend their leisure time flexing their credit cards at shopping centres or catching up over a coffee. Some prefer to get their hair and nails done or indulge in some other form of pampering. But there is a growing band of women who like nothing
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Change of luck lifts mood at Farsley
Farsley boss John Deacey believes the feel-good factor has returned to Throstle Nest following Boxing Day's excellent victory over neighbours Halifax Town. "I have said all along that Christmas would be a big period for us and that the squad would be
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Benazir Bhutto
Tributes have been pouring in for Benazir Bhutto who has been assassinated in Pakistan. The leader of the Pakistan People's Party was shot in the head and chest by a suicide bomber who then detonated the explosives he was acrrying as she left a political
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Car fires probed
Firefighters were called to a Bradford street twice overnight after two cars owned by the same person were set alight. The blazes took place in Park Crescent in the Undercliffe area of Bradford on Thursday night-Friday morning. At around midnight, a
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Van fire believed arson
Firefighters were called to the Ashmount area of Clayton at around 2am this morning after a van was set alight in an outhouse. The white van was destroyed in the blaze which also ignited the outhouse causing substantial damage to the building. The fire
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How positive thoughts can go a long way
In my last-minute hunt round the shops for Christmas presents, I was amused to find a book entitled Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Great? Had I been suicidal I might not have found it such a giggle. But optimism is infectious and I've always been susceptible
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Going for a natural alternative
SIR - I know Keith Thomson is well intentioned by his many contributions to Envirowatch, but does he really believe there is any better way of providing our energy needs than nuclear power and does he honestly believe that by the time we have run out
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Market was victim of city vandalism
SIR - Peter Rushforth's comments on the vandalism of Bradford's Victorian buildings recorded in Gavin Stamp's book Britain's Lost Cities mention the sadly demolished Kirkgate Market. If it had been in Leeds it would have been cleaned up and not replaced
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Reduce your risk
SIR - With so many scientific studies being published about what increases or reduces your cancer risk, it is sometimes difficult to know how seriously each one should be taken. The Expert Report by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) took five years to
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Let pubs decide
SIR - Phil Boase seems confused about my position on the smoking ban (T&A, December 21), so let me clarify. I support the right of every hospitality proprietor to decide whether, and under what circumstances, smoking may occur in their business. Customers
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Price of protection
SIR - A recent YouGov poll showed the Conservatives 12 points ahead of New Labour. It follows recent press reports that Cameron and Brown are both trying to forge co-operative links with the Liberal Democrats. This is the precise equivalent of the Chicago
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Don’t accept plans
SIR - Regional minister Caroline Flint announced (T&A, December 13) that due to the need to build 55,000 new homes by 2026, some greenbelt sites have to be considered for destruction. Her rationale for this is that families needed new homes and young
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Keep off green belt
SIR - May I suggest we all get behind Councillor Kris Hopkins on his bid to keep the property developers off Yorkshire's greenbelt. The Labour Government says we must build 50,000 new homes. That means at least 50,000 more cars on the road 50,000 more
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It’s time for action
SIR - So Councillor Mallinson is upset at the Bishop of Bradford's remarks concerning that hole in the ground known as the Broadway scheme (T&A, December 20). He does have a point, in that the timing of the Bishop's criticism is bizarre. After all it's
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A point well made
SIR - Does Councillor Mallinson never read the letters page of your esteemed chronicle? The Bishop of Bradford is saying more eloquently and fiercely exactly what the majority of council taxpayers have been saying for months. Shame on you councillors
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Listen to sense
SIR - Councillor Mallinson seems to have taken leave of the season of goodwill to all and so, apparently, have several of your correspondents who haven't actually bothered to listen to what the Bishop of Bradford actually said when he spoke on television
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Well-used service
SIR - On my way home from the theatre on December 22 at 4.15pm I caught the 662 Keighley bus. It was absolutely full, and I have been on other 662 buses in the evening with standing room only. Is there a case for a better service than every half hour
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Improve bus lanes for a better Bradford
SIR - Councillor King is right to champion bus lanes. A peak-hour car carries on average 1.1 people and three cars take more road than a bus, which only needs four people for more efficient use of road space than a car. In the peak hours buses are usually
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Soft touch just before take off
Jetting off to sunnier climes can be stressful. It's all very well knowing you can relax on a beach once you reach your destination, but for those who fear flying or suffer aches and pains which can be exacerbated by sitting in the same seat for a few
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Democracy must not be defeated
Democracy is vital to the future of Pakistan. It was in a fragile enough state even before the killing of Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto at an election rally in Rawalpindi. It is now bound to have been weakened further, and deliberately
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New bridge in place
Not many people hope for a 270-ton railway bridge for Christmas, but it was the best possible present for Kate Gower. The 24-year-old civil engineer from Cross Roads, Keighley, designed the £3.2 million bridge herself and abandoned some of her celebrations
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Fears for nation as tribute paid to Bhutto
A former Lord Mayor of Bradford and friend of Benazir Bhutto today warned Pakistan was at "breaking point" following her assassination. And community leaders in Bradford joined him in paying tribute to her and voiced their concerns for the troubled nation's
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Death of Ripper victim's daughter
The eldest daughter of Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe's first victim has killed herself after years of torment over her mother's murder. Bradford lorry driver Sutcliffe began his killing spree with the murder of mum-of-four Wilma McCann in October
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Anger at sports pitches 'erosion'
Bradford Council is under fire over its plans to requisition part of a community sports facility for a new special school. Local councillor Ghazanfer Khaliq fears the recreational land at Myra Shay playing fields in Bradford Moor will be eroded bit by
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Alison’s BMW surprise!
A Bradford health worker is celebrating after winning a new luxury car in an NHS lottery. Alison Wilson, a health and safety advisor at Bradford Royal Infirmary, got the keys to the BMW from chief executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation
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Deluge of calls for Samaritans
Lonely or debt-ridden Bradford folk have been flooding a charity with cries for help. The Samaritans in Bradford have had an exceptionally busy Christmas answering calls from desperate people. Volunteers have seen an upsurge in the numbers of people
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Centre views wanted
Baildon residents are invited to share their views on plans for a new £1 million community centre. Plans to replace Baildon Community Link, in Cliffe Avenue, are being drawn up after The Big Lottery fund awarded the scheme a start-up grant of £24,000
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Big plans unveiled for water depot site
Plans have just been submitted for an ambitious scheme to transform a three-acre site identified as one of the key sites in Bradford's regeneration. Bradford Council is considering an outline planning application that would see a new mixed-use development
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Bargain-hunters in big queues for city sales.
Hundreds of bargain hunters queued through the early hours of Boxing Day to take advantage of the first day of the sales at Bradford's biggest stores. Many city centre retailers had slashed prices by up to 75 per cent in a bid to attract shoppers amid
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Gallery expands horizons
Keighley Arts Factory is expanding its frontiers as it hosts an exhibition by artists from Cornwall and Wales. The display follows a year in which the Park Lane College Keighley gallery focused on local artists and Yorkshire-based art societies. Messengers
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Christmas trees to heat City Hall
Bradford district's nine civic Christmas trees will help the Council cut its carbon footprint as they are turned into wood chips to heat City Hall once festivities have finished. The trees are usually taken away to be recycled and turned into mulch but
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Dramatic plea for Easter
Drama groups are being sought to take part in a traditional Easter play in the city centre. Christian mission, Hope Bradford, is calling on huddles of budding actors and actresses to join a growing cast for its Passion Play in Centenary Square. Newcomers
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Friday, December 28, 2007
In 1065, Westminster Abbey was consecrated by Edward the Confessor. In 1950, the Peak District became Britain's first National Park. In 1999, the first Millennium glitch emerged when 20,000 British credit card swipe machines failed to work. 25 years
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Card sales boost ear unit appeal
Members of the Bradford Bronte Rotary Club gathered for a breakfast summit at the Midland Hotel to learn more about the Telegraph & Argus Listening for Life Appeal. Ear, nose and throat consultant Chris Raine attended the meeting to give a talk to
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MP turns to the web
A Mirfield councillor has taken to the internet to keep residents informed of his work and to get feedback on local matters. Councillor Martyn Bolt, who has been representing the area for more than ten years, says the chance to "blog" with residents
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Cancer group hands over cash
Members of Bradford Skin Cancer Service User Group presented a cheque for £2,345 to Dr Andrew Wright, consultant dermatologist at St Luke's Hospital, Bradford. The cash was raised at a fundraising event at The Weavers Arms in Halifax. The event included
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Record turnover for expanding agency
A company had an early Christmas present this year when it achieved the highest weekly turnover of its 25-year history. Driver Hire, a transport and logistics specialist recruiter in Bingley, crowned a continuous 73-week run of growth for the business