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Mopping up starts after floods
A huge mopping-up operation took place across the Bradford district today as flood waters retreated. But many businesses and home and car owners were continuing to count the cost today of the latest flood damage. United Carpets in Baildon Bottom had
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Charity looks to the future
A new manager has been appointed for a unique mental health charity which supports women and their children across the district. Sheila Asgari-Tourzan took on the running of Shipley's Isis Project at the beginning of the year and aims to secure thousands
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Gay PC takes third place
Bradford policeman Mark Carter has finished third at the International Mr Gay competition in Hollywood, only losing narrowly. Mr Carter, above, a PC with West Yorkshire Police, was the first UK entrant in the 20-man contest and was a big hit with his
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BURY 2 CITY 2
City's perfect start to 2008 was ended by a spectacular late equaliser. Dale Stephens blazed home from 25 yards with only three minutes left to earn Bury a point. It was a frustrating finish for City, who had led twice and looked on course for a third
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City score update
BURY 2 (Stephens 87) CITY 2
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City score update
BURY 1 CITY 2 (Nix 79)
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‘Shots at taxi’ – bail for teenagers
Two teenagers have been released on bail after a taxi was shot at from a passing van. The driver, who works for Low Moor Taxis, was travelling along Huddersfield Road in Wyke when he saw a man in a white van level a weapon at his car and fire. A West
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Council is turning up heat on Minister
Bradford councillors have agreed to lobby the Energy Minister over tackling fuel poverty in the wake of the latest gas and electricity price hikes. At a meeting of the full council this afternoon, a decision was made to write to John Hutton asking him
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City score update
BURY 1 (Bishop 56) CITY 1
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City score update
BURY 0 CITY 1 (Conlon pen 44)
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Plan to close GP’s surgery approved
Health chiefs have agreed to close a doctor's surgery in Wyke following a long running consultation with patients. Patients at Hanson Place Surgery in Wyke will now be re-allocated to Sunnybank Medical Centre in Wyke, The Plantations at Low Moor and
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Crash mum cleared of careless driving
A 41-year-old mother has been cleared of careless driving after she was in an accident which killed a schoolgirl crossing a road as she walked home. Amy Howard, 12, of Crossbank Road, Addingham, had got off a bus and was crossing the A65 Addingham bypass
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Festive cracker for Morrisons
Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons wooed around four million new customers from bigger rivals over the Christmas period. And in a festive bonanza, it boosted seasonal like for like sales by 9.5 per cent compared with the previous year. Most
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Warning issued over robbery gang
Detectives today warned that violent armed robbers, who are targeting Bradford bakery bosses, are very dangerous. The masked gang, who have struck five times, have used increasing levels of violence and attacked women and lone workers in a series of
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He'll get you on the move...
Heading straight into the removal and storage business his parents set up in 1970 would have made Mike McCarthy's pursuit of his ambition to work for himself simple... but he decided success wasn't going to come so easy. He spent eight months travelling
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Two quizzed on shooting
Two men were being quizzed by police today after a taxi was shot at from a passing van. The driver, who works for Low Moor Taxis, was travelling along Huddersfield Road, Wyke, when he saw a man in a white van level a weapon at his car and fire. A West
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Semi still upbeat after new injury
Jinxed Semi Tadulala will not let his latest injury blow get him down. The Bulls winger is due for surgery on Thursday to "clip back out" a depressed cheekbone suffered in Sunday's loss against Wigan. The winter capture from Wakefield will be out of
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Club information, honours and records
Club information Address: Provident Stadium, Odsal, Rooley Avenue, Bradford BD6 1BS. Official website: www.bradfordbulls.co.uk Ticket office: 08701 202040 Formed: 1895-96 as Bradford'. Disbanded and new club formed, Bradford Northern
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Appeal after boy is robbed on bus
Police in Bradford are appealing for information after a 13-year-old boy was robbed by two youths on a bus yesterday. The victim had boarded the 645 bus to Buttershaw at Bradford Interchange at about 5pm. Two teenage boys boarded at Hall Ings and approached
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Wise springs loan surprise
Leeds skipper Alan Thompson has been surprisingly shipped out on loan to Hartlepool. The former England midfielder has been plagued by injury this season but has been one of United's most influential players whenever he has appeared. Only this weekend
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2007 City Fixtures
August Sat 5 Nottingham Forest L 0-1 TUE 8 BRISTOL CITY W 2-1 (Windass, Graham) SAT 12 GILLINGHAM W 4-2 (Bower, Windass 2, J Johnson) Sat 19 Crewe W 3-0 (E Johnson 2, Bridge-Wilkinson) Tue 22 Carlisle (Carling Cup 1) D 1-1 Lost 4-3 on pens
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Patterson posts third spot
Tim Patterson was the first Airienteer home in third place with a time of 71mins 21secs on the 7.9km long course in the latest district event hosted by York-based Eborienteers at Bishop's Wood near Selby. Junior runner Robert Kelly, of Menston, produced
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Teenage muggers hunted
Detectives are combing through CCTV footage in the hunt for two teenage muggers who attacked a man with an iron bar as he used a cashpoint machine. The victim, in his 50s, managed to stave off the boys as they demanded money but he suffered head wounds
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Historic artwork found
A work of art which was thought to have been destroyed has been saved and is still on display, much to the delight of the artist's family. The seven-foot-square glazed mosaic mural, which depicts Forster Square in Bradford more than a century ago, was
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Haining stars as Fisher is pipped
Hayley Haining, who regularly beat Paula Radcliffe as a youth but was then handicapped by long-term foot injuries, recorded a world-class time to win Sunday's 25th running of the Brass Monkey Half-Marathon from the Knavesmire in York. Haining returned
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Bulls 2007 Fixtures
February Sun 11 HUDDERSFIELD W 18-14 (Tries: Hape, Solomona, Morrison; Goals: Deacon 3/4) Sun 18 Warrington Wolves W 20-36 (Tries: Platt 3, Morrison, Vainikolo, Evans; Goals: Deacon 6/7) Sat 24 WIGAN WARRIORS W 32-28 (Tries: Vainikolo 3, Morrison
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City game goes ahead
City's game at Bury tonight is definitely on. Referee Michael Oliver checked the condition of the Gigg Lane pitch at lunchtime and ruled it playable - although the weather forecast is for more rain later on. Both clubs were washed out at the weekend
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Brass Monkey Half-Marathon - full local results
Airedale Athletics partners: St Bede's AC Will Kerr - 01:25:29 Tracy Denby - 01:37:51 Judith Nunn - 02:05:58 Bingley Harriers: Lisa Mawer - 01:22:20 Pauline Munro - 01:23:50 Eve Baran - 02:31:33 Catherine Baran - 02:31:33 Other local clubs
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Cub scouts at the double!
The 37th Bradford North Cub Scouts are celebrating a double success. The group, based at Haworth Road Methodist Church, have won both the district and the city's five-a-side football tournaments for cub scouts. They defeated Bradford South in the final
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United hit back to boost title hopes
Eccleshill United under-16s continued with their push for the league title with a hard-fought 3-1 win at Northowram in the Huddersfield League. Despite going down to an early goal, Eccleshill battled back in harsh conditions to take a 2-1 half-time lead
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Crabtree secures Clayton progress
Clayton's under-12s were pushed all the way by Huddersfield Sharks before booking a place in the semi-finals of the West Riding Youth League Supplementary Cup. The Sharks twice cancelled out converted Clayton tries but Matthew Crabtree finally crossed
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Warriors beat weather to march on
Wibsey Warriors' mammoth effort to get their Northside Road ground fit for play was rewarded with a sparkling 44-4 Pennine League success against Greetland All Rounders A. With only a handful of matches beating the wet weather, the Warriors' unbeaten
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Just the tip of the iceberg?
On the face of it, it appears that there might not be an urgent need in Bradford for metal-detecting devices to be installed to seek out knives being carried by pupils, as is being planned for hundreds of schools across the country. Apparently only three
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The questions I just have to get off my chest
Sometimes stuff just occurs to me, and if I don't get it off my chest it just sits there and brews and ferments and I'm in danger of exploding. But if I do say it out loud, it very often sounds stupid, and earns me a withering glance from someone (usually
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Keep our money in the country, Gordon
SIR - Gordon Brown, pictured left, has given £50 million of our money to China for "green" projects. How wonderful for the Chinese, but I resent my taxes being scattered all over world like so much confetti. Does he think he has done such a wonderful
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Keighley could go it alone
SIR - Being a regular visitor to Keighley, I often wonder why, back in 1974, the decision was taken to merge the town with Bradford. Keighley has a long and proud history, along with excellent facilities, and its first-class public transport provision
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Tory troubles
SIR - David Chapman (T&A, January 7) exemplifies the crass immaturity of Bradford's Conservatives. He blames the Broadway delays on Labour, conveniently ignoring the fact that the Conservatives have, allegedly, been leading the council since 2000. He
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UK not signed up
Sir - I see that Jason Smith of UKIP has gone off half-cocked again, The European Gendarmerie Treaty to which he refers (T&A, January 8) has only five signatories: France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and The Netherlands. The other 22 EU Member States have
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Exercise your heart
SIR - In just over six weeks the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is holding its Hearts First - Fountains Abbey Winter Walk - a new event that will raise vital funds to help support men, women and children whose hearts need a helping hand. The BHF is looking
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Roaring success
SIR - Otley Lions would like to thank the people of Otley and the surrounding areas for their generosity over the Christmas period. Our collections at Waitrose and Asda, plus our weekly Santa sessions at Stephen Smiths and the sleigh rounds, netted a
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Where is it now?
SIR - Regarding the Delius plaque (T&A, January 12), I worked with Mrs Green in the office of National Breakdown Recovery Club. It was my late husband, Kenneth Ham, who found the plaque in the cellar of Claremont. This was handed to Mr Bob Slicer, our
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Community lifeline
SIR - I wholeheartedly support the Commission for Rural Communities campaign to create greater awareness of the financial needs of rural people, which highlights community-based solutions to the provision of financial services. However, community-inspired
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At ease with an excellent service
SIR - Recently I had to have a small operation at the Eccleshill NHS Treatment Centre. The care and attention I received was marvellous, the staff really put me at ease as I was quite apprehensive about the anaesthetic. Afterwards I was given a good
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Flooding continues to cause chaos
Rail services across West Yorkshire have been badly affected by flooding caused by yesterday's torrential rains. Northern and Metro Rail have both cancelled services due to widespread flooding. Northern Rail has announced the suspension of its
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People evacuated in dam threat
Residents in 20 flats and ten houses were evacuated late overnight as a dam threatened to burst in Allerton, Bradford, causing heavy traffic this morning. The dam in a field off Stony Lane contains about 2,000 cubic metres of water and the alarm was
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Long wait is over for a sports hall at St Bede's
Emotions got the better of Paul Martin, head teacher of St Bede's Roman Catholic School, on the day its £2.2 million sports hall officially opened. It wasn't that it was the culmination of an idea that was first mooted 20 years ago. It was the slide
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League is still growing - despite the weather
The Upper Airedale Junior Cricket League has reported a record number of fixtures for the fourth successive year. League secretary Derek Hurren also told the annual meeting at a packed Cononley Cricket Club clubhouse that there was an 11 per cent increase
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Family fun is back on court menu
Following the successful re-launch of the Family Tennis Championships last year, the tournament has been expanded for 2008. In 2007, events for fathers and sons and mothers and daughters were held, as well as separate events for fathers with sons who
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Cliff trip can be a pleasure
The Yorkshire Advanced Football Centre, which has been in existence for two months, now has almost 150 children on its roster, aged from three to 12. Coaches Mark Senior and Mick Couzens have invited players from such junior clubs as Thackley, Eccleshill
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Mount are out
Freeston Business College were given a scare by Whitcliffe Mount in the semi-finals of the Year 11 Boys' Yorkshire Carnegie Champion Schools' Rugby League Tournament. After defeating All Saints (South Yorkshire) 22-4 in the third round, Kirklees champions
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Emily is in rhythm
Otley Rhythmic Gymnastics Club's Emily Williams won the junior section of the Yorkshire Competitive Championships at Benton Park School, Rawdon. Other medallists from the club included Alice Walker (under-nines), Millie Thomas (under-11s) and Hannah
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
In 1947, snow started falling in Britain and continued for the next 54 days. In 2001, Coronation Street star Vicky Entwhistle, who plays Janice Battersby, was arrested for allegedly head-butting a fan. In 2007, the Arctic Monkeys were top of the charts
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Bradford under-12s back in top division
Bradford Hockey Club's Under-12 Boys' A team have gained promotion back to their respective First Division of the Yorkshire Junior League. In the latest round of matches at Siddal, Adel were beaten 4-1 in the first match, with goals coming from George
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Thorough prep for big day
The Girls' Grammar School, Bradford have a vital under-19 netball date on Saturday. Having won the West Yorkshire round before Christmas at Woodhouse Grove, beating all of their opponents bar one, they will be in Hull at the weekend in the Yorkshire
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Now it's chief coach White for children
Former England all-rounder Craig White has offered two aspiring youngsters from financially disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to take part as his guests in the first-ever Craig White Cricket Academy coaching sessions. Held at Bramcote School
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Millie proves she has what it takes
Ilkley Squash Club's Millie Pughe had a great 3-0 win over the Dutch No 2 to reach the last 32 of the British Junior Open in Sheffield. Millie also won the Northumbria Open girls' under-15 event.
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Super spectacle
Attracted by the team's enthusiasm and continued success, the local branch of Specsavers Opticians have provided Kooga Made For Rugby' kit bags for Otley Rugby Union Football Club's under-14 team. For the past three seasons, the team has competed at
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District still on high alert
Parts of the Bradford area remained on flood red alert today as more rain was forecast. Floods caused by yesterday's downpours saw businesses evacuated, forced people out of their homes and left a row of cars parked near Shipley rail station under water
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Officers are on the march
Police in Bradford and West Yorkshire will join a demonstration in London tomorrow in protest at the latest Government pay offer. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has offered a staged pay increase of 2.5 per cent, which the Police Feder-ation, the organisation
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Weapons are ‘tip of iceberg’
The handful of children caught with weapons in Bradford schools could be the "tip of an iceberg", a union leader warned today. Figures obtained by the Telegraph & Argus using the Freedom of Information Act have shown that three knives, a catapult and
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Knife cases on the increase
The number of people convicted of carrying a knife in West Yorkshire has risen by 60 per cent over the past decade, Government figures reveal. Data published by the Ministry of Justice show 514 people were found guilty of possessing a blade in 2006 -
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Now four admit drugs charges
Four Bradford men have admitted supplying drugs, including cocaine and cannabis. Andrew Leeming, 23, formerly of Hillside Terrace, Barkerend; Nisar Rashid, 36, of Horton Grange Road, Lidget Green; Sackab Ali, 22, of Heath Road, Undercliffe; and Rafad
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Lord Mayor really digs hearing centre
A sod-cutting ceremony took place at Bradford Royal Infirmary yesterday signifying the start of a building programme which will see the construction of the country's first dedicated cochlear implant centre. The first turf for the Listening for Life Centre
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Hospital gets 'superbug' deep clean
A major deep clean has begun at Airedale General Hospital as part of a nationwide programme aimed at wiping out killer bugs such as MRSA. The ten-week programme of intensive cleaning, which will see every ward and patient bay in the hospital deep cleaned
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Volunteers sought to keep pupils safe
A successful training scheme which teaches pupils to be safe pedestrians is in need of extra helpers to drive it forward. Bradford Council's Road Safety Team has been running a programme at various primary schools throughout the district to help seven
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"Pension changes will take a priority"
Shipley firm Filtronic, which produces electronics for the mobile phone and defence industries, made an interim net profit of £900,000 in the six months to November. This was less than the £75.8 million recorded at the last half-year when profits were
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School is exporting English lessons
A Bradford secondary school helping to change the way children learn has announced a lucrative tie-up with 21 countries on the far side of the world. Staff at Dixons City Academy formed a cutting-edge multi-media design, development and production company
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Refugee puts his life into words
A refugee who arrived in the UK without being able to speak a word of English is taking his experiences on to the stage. Ray Saith, of Holme Wood, Bradford, has come a long way since fleeing his war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo homeland. When
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Women ‘waiting too long’ for screening
Four in ten women in Bradford are waiting too long for breast cancer screening, according to the Government. Department of Health figures have revealed only 59 per cent of women aged 50 and over are being screened every three years. All women between
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Solomona injury fears eased
An early-morning appointment with Doctor' Hape left David Solomona knowing his knee injury was not as bad as first feared. The Bulls star, carried off against Wigan on Sunday, was told by a specialist today that he had damaged medial ligaments but NOT