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Debating Fairtrade plans
A Christian Aid speaker will be telling the Bradford Make Poverty History Group of a visit to Kenya at the next meeting of the group on Wednesday, January 16. There will also be a chance to discuss plans for a Fairtrade Fortnight at St Margaret's Church
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African appeal
A 40-year-old Silsden man is to help build Malawian orphans a new home. Patrick Smith is travelling to south-eastern Africa in May to help provide accommodation for terminally ill children, and those who have been orphaned and neglected. His job for
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CITY 3 NOTTS COUNTY 0
Peter Thorne's hat-trick powered City to their most emphatic home win in the league for two seasons. The summer recruit has started to look a class act in recent weeks after shaking off the injuries that held him back early on. And out-classed Notts
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City score update
CITY 3 (Thorne 89 - hat-trick) NOTTS COUNTY 0
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City score update
CITY 2 (Thorne 58) NOTTS COUNTY 0
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City half-time score
CITY 1 NOTTS COUNTY 0
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City score update
CITY 1 (Thorne 34) NOTTS COUNTY 0
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'Human torch' flees fire
Neighbours have told of the terror of seeing a man turned into a human torch as he tried to escape a house fire. Firefighters staged a dramatic rescue after the man, who suffered 90 per cent burns, was seen trying to escape the blaze which gutted the
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Wrangle may be over
Years of wrangling by supermarket rivals in Cleckheaton look set to be at an end. If follows the decision on Thursday by Kirklees Council planners to allow Tesco permission to rebuild on its Northgate site, creating a store three times bigger than the
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'87 people need organ transplant'
Dozens of people in Bradford face an agonising New Year as they wait for an organ transplant. New figures obtained by the Telegraph & Argus show 87 people in the area are waiting for kidneys, livers or lungs. But they may face an uncertain wait because
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Tesco permission ends 'store wars'
Years of wrangling by supermarket rivals in Cleckheaton looks set to be at an end. If follows the decision on Thursday by Kirklees Council planners to allow Tesco permission to rebuild on its Northgate site, creating a new store three times bigger than
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Decision due over schools shake-up
A decision to scrap first and middle schools and change to a two-tier system of education in the Spen Valley is set to be made next week. Kirklees Council's cabinet is being recommended to adopt the new system within the Whitcliffe Mount pyramid of schools
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Man jailed over high-value burglaries
A 23-year-old man has been jailed for four years for his part in a spate of high-value burglaries. After one of the break-ins, drink-driver Paul McBride was involved in a high-speed pursuit which ended when he lost control of the Audi A4 he was using
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Illegal driver lied about name
A man with a string of driving bans was caught driving again when police became suspicious about his car. When stopped at Saltaire roundabout, Omair Afzal, 25, gave officers the false name of Amir Ali, Bingley magistrates were told. Prosecutor, Claire
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Brothers snub Rhinos to join Bulls
Gifted brothers Andrew and Michael Tate are dreaming of making it big together at the Bulls. The back-row pair are the latest talented juniors to join Bradford as the club step up their bid to secure the stars of the future. Each has come through the
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Driving instructor fined for crashing into horse
A driving instructor has been fined more than £1,000 after ploughing into a horse and sending the rider flying through the air. Damian Brigstock, of Brander Close, Idle, collided with a horse in Apperley Lane, near Apperley Bridge, Bradford on August
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Seven arrested in drugs swoop
Seven arrests have been made and a haul of drugs seized during a series of swoops by Bradford District Drugs Team. The drugs team carried out 11 operations last week, in Barkerend, Toller Lane, Manningham, Girlington and West Bowling. Four people were
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Becki, 18, aims to be a stylish success
A teenage entrepreneur is hoping to make her fortune after opening her own fashion store. Becki Caden, 18, put all her savings and even sold her car to enable her to buy exclusive clothing designs for her new shop Mint, in Ilkley. Based at the Railway
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Armed gang grabs £8,000 in robbery
A garage owner has vowed to work on, despite a terrifying ordeal at the hands of an armed and violent gang. Four masked men armed with a handgun, knife and hatchet forced their way into the small Texaco garage on Wakefield Road in Bowling, Bradford.
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
In 1904, Henry Ford set a new world land-speed record of 99.37mph on the frozen Lake St Clair, in his own car. In 1991, the United States Congress voted to authorise the use of military force against Iraq to end its occupation of Kuwait. In 2001, the
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
The following have been dealt with by Bradford magistrates: Nasir Ali, aged 27, of Oak Mount, Manningham; drink-driving, driving while disqualified, possession of cannabis, driving without insurance, £60 costs, 150 hours unpaid work, banned for five
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Choir to sing at Royal Albert Hall
Boys at an inner-city school hope to hit the right note during a performance at one of the world's leading concert halls. Barely six months after forming, St Bede's Catholic Grammar School choir has been invited to sing at the Royal Albert Hall in the
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87-year-old dies in truck horror
An 87-year-old man died last night when his mobility scooter was in an horrific collison with a lorry. George Hughes - known to friends as Old George - from Ravenscliffe Avenue, Eccleshill, died in the incident in Harrogate Road as he was returning home
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Saturday, January 12, 2007
The following planning applications have been lodged with Kirklees Council: Batley: erection of one dwelling with integral garage and parking, 17 Jail Road. Birkenshaw: erection of one terraced dwelling, land adjacent 60 Kingsley Drive. Birkenshaw:
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Saturday, January 12, 2007
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Nasir Ali, aged 27, of Oak Mount, Manningham; drink-driving, driving while disqualified, possession of cannabis, driving without insurance, £60 costs, 150 hours unpaid work, banned for five
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Friday, January 11, 2007
The following planning applications have been lodged with Calderdale Council: Brighouse: 6740sq m of Class A1 retail, 235sp m of Class A3 retail, 350 car parking spaces, a pedestrian footbridge, a new road bridge and public swimming pool (Reserved Matters