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Museum hosts soccer display
An exhibition on women's football is to be launched at Bradford City's bantamspast museum. It is set to be split into sections, from the golden age of women's football in the 1920s to the 50-year Football Associa-tion ban until 1971, the slow rebirth
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Debate on climate to be staged
From Bali to Bradford is the title of a far-reaching climate change talk in Bradford on Tuesday. Anyone wanting to find out about world-wide changes ahead, faith and ecology can go along to the John Stanley Bell Lecture Theatre, at Bradford University's
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Owners urged to control their pets
Dog owners have been warned to keep their animals under control after a Labrador was attacked at a beauty spot. The 15-month-old chocolate Labrador was pounced upon by two English bull terriers in Betty's Wood in St Ives estate in Bingley. The Labrador's
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‘Freckles’ jibe fury over lung disease
A Labour MP has condemned the Government as being "100 per cent wrong" over its refusal to ensure victims of an asbestos-related disease get compensation - as officials sparked fury by saying the condition was no more than "freckles". Bradford North
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It's a strum deal!
The region's only guitar orchestra has plucked up the courage to produce a CD - and help Cancer Research UK. Idle Guitarists were also strumming at a gig on Friday to raise funds for the charity. Orchestra co-ordinator Darren Dutson-Bromley said the
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Teacher to talk about novel
Baildon author Peter Cooke talks about his first novel, The Glass Dagger, at Baildon library in Hall Cliffe at 7.30pm tonight. The book is a historical novel on 16th century glassmaking, set in Venice and London, which the former school teacher released
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WREXHAM 1 CITY 1
Kyle Nix notched his sixth goal of the season as City shared the spoils in a scrappy game. But Eddie Johnson had to be stretchered off on his return to the first team after missing the last two months. Nix had earned a place in Stuart McCall's starting
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City score update
WREXHAM 1 CITY 1 (Nix 49)
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City half-time score
WREXHAM 1 CITY 0
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City score update
WREXHAM 1 (Nicholson 39) CITY 0
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Holocaust survivor tells her story
A Bradford woman who escaped the horrors of the Holocaust to make a new life in Yorkshire will speak to students about her experiences tomorrow. To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Hanneke Dye, 64, will tell the story of how she was born in secrecy in Nazi-occupied
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Concern at 999 crews' safety
Bradford's ambulance staff are facing an increasing fear of being attacked at work as assaults on paramedics continue to rise across the area. Figures released by the Department of Health show 43 paramedics working for the newly reconfigured Yorkshire
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Pair arrested over armed robbery
Two men were being quizzed today after they were arrested by detectives investigating an armed robbery at the Co-op supermarket in Baildon in which a shop worker was pistol whipped. The suspects, aged 28 and 22, and of Thorpe Edge, Bradford, were arrested
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Talks held on rail repairs
Frustrated train passengers are due to hold showdown talks with rail bosses on Monday over the length and timing of engineering works on a busy route. The Aire Valley Rail Users' Group (Avrug) is unhappy about several issues emerging from the pre-Christmas
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Boy arrested in drugs swoop
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of possessing class A drugs after drugs squad officers spotted a suspected drugs deal in Keighley. The officers in Bradford District Drugs Team were on patrol in Lawkholme Lane when they saw the suspected
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Unoccupied blazing car crashes
A burning unoccupied car crashed into a line of other parked vehicles after its engine was started by a fire caused by arsonists early today. Firefighters, who were called to Westcliffe Road, Cleckheaton, managed to stop flames spreading to the other
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Second man charged with murder
A second man has been charged with murdering a former Bradford policeman during an alleged burglary. The 29-year-old will appear before Pontefract magistrates later today. Police have also been given extra time to continue questioning a 24-year-old
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
In 1340, King Edward III of Eng-land was declared King of France. In 1828, the Duke of Wellington became Prime Minister. In 1956, the seventh Winter Olympic Games opened in Italy. 25 years ago From the Telegraph & Argus, January 26, 1983... A special
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Saturday, January 26, 2008
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Martyn Christopher Michael Day, 41, of Acre Lane, Wibsey; driving without insurance, £150 fine, £15 compensation, £40 costs, licence endorsed; driving without a licence, £75 fine. Rukhsana Khan
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Wildlife habitat to be saved
Bradford is close to getting its first official Local Nature Reserve. Conservationists have a five-year management plan for preserving a 13-acre site of lowland heath in Low Moor - split in half by a railway line. About 60 different types of bird and
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Make or break for Halley
Wing hopeful Dave Halley knows 80 minutes at Keighley could shape his entire season as a Bulls player. For most, the friendly against National League Two part-timers Cougars doesn't offer too much excitement and is just a chance to prep for Super League
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Axe attack victim robbed of £30,000
A man was brutally attacked with an axe by vicious robbers as he took his life-savings of £30,000 to a bank. The victim, believed to be in his 40s, was dragged out of his car by two men as he drew up outside the NatWest in Manningham Lane, Bradford,
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Man is cut free from car
Firefighters had to peel back the roof of a car to rescue a motorist who was trapped after a collision with another vehicle. Two crews from Fairweather Green and one from Bradford fire station attended the incident in Legrams Lane, Lidget Green, Bradford
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New bus service to hospital
A bus service which links Shipley to Bradford Royal Infirmary begins on Monday. The 629 First service runs from Crag Road and Shipley Market Place, via Bradford Road, Keighley Road and Heaton to the BRI. Metro, the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport
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School leads way in battle on obesity
Sports-mad youngsters at a Bradford primary school are leading the way in the nationwide battle against obesity. Newhall Park Primary School in Bierley has become the first primary school in West Yorkshire to boast its own, on-site, state-of-the-art
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Mr Nice will be our Mr Nasty!
He won a place in the nation's hearts as a kindly Dales vet in All Creatures Great and Small, but actor Christopher Timothy will soon be giving Bradford audiences nightmares when he plays one of the scariest characters ever created - the Child Catcher
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Schools ‘are facing leadership crisis’
A senior head teacher and teaching union officials have warned that Bradford primary schools are facing a leadership crisis. In the wake of a national report which reveals 37 per cent of head teacher positions in the primary sector had to be re-advertised
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Teachers set to strike
Bradford schools are facing the prospect of the first teachers' strike in the district for 18 years as part of a damaging nationwide row over pay. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced it is to ballot members on a one-day walk-out which
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Fight is launched to save task force
Councillors are to discuss the future of Bradford Council's award-winning environmental task force next week. The team was set up in 2006 with £4 million of Govern-ment neighbourhood renewal funding to run for two years. And as that period comes to
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Boy relives horror car crash
A 12-year-old boy told a jury he cried when he witnessed a crash that killed three teenage girls. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, gave evidence to Bradford Crown Court on Friday by video link. Aged ten at the time of the incident, he
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Group starts up
A new space for older women is starting in the city to complement Older and Bolder, the fortnightly social event for lesbian, gay and bisexual people over 60. Older and Wilder starts on Wednesday in Longlands Street, Bradford, from 1pm to 3pm. As well
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Police warning over 'photographer'
A man claiming to be a photographer has been reported in the Holme Wood area of Bradford trying to gain access to people's homes to take pictures of young children. The man claims to be working as part of the Telegraph & Argus's Happy Tots competition
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Air Force raises profile
The Royal Air Force is aiming to raise its profile. The sessions will take place in the Bronte Room of the Hilton Hotel, Bradford, on Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be a drinks and canapes reception from 7pm to 8pm, a presentation from 7.30pm to