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Anger at huge bill for gardens land
A group of residents is outraged after being offered the chance to buy strips of land they already consider part of their gardens, with hundreds of pounds of legal fees on top. Some 30 residents in Boy Lane, Bierley Lane and Spen View Lane, in Bierley
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BRENTFORD 2 CITY 1
Stunned City were scratching their heads after leaving a drenched Griffin Park empty-handed. Nathan Elder headed Brentford's winner in stoppage time with virtually the last touch of the game to seal a dramatic finish. Brentford had grabbed the lead
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Communities decorate tree in harmony
A multi-cultural Christmas tree was unveiled at a special event outside Bradford City Hall today. The tree was erected by a group of local businessmen and professionals, known as Leaders of Tomorrow, who share the dream of a progressive city on every
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Police swamped by information queries
West Yorkshire Police are failing to respond to dozens of Freedom of Information requests within the accepted timescale, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal. The “backlog” stems from a 60 per cent increase in FOI requests received by the force
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Santa is backing the free bus
Transport chiefs and Santa are reminding shoppers that the Free City Bus is the best way to get around Bradford. Running every ten minutes, the Bradford Free City Bus connects the Interchange and Forster Square Station with all the main shopping
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Floods cause motorway lane closure
Standing water is causing problems on some of the main roads in the district. Flooding forced the closure of one lane of the southbound M606 motorway earlier today. A police spokesman said: "We got a call from the Highways Agency at
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Go green with the decorations
Making home-made Christmas decorations is no longer the intricate, fiddly, time-consuming task I’d once imagined, requiring a degree in arts and crafts to achieve. Horticulturalists Gill and Cliff Plowes, who run a nursery in Selby, and will be demonstrating
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Crash closes road
A fuel spillage forced police to close Canal Road in Bradford last night. Traffic travelling both ways had to be diverted at about 8.20pm following a three-vehicle collision. Firefighters washed away 200 litres of leaked fuel using high-power hoses
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Police help addict turn back on crime
A former prolific shoplifter has turned his life around with the help of the police and will begin a sign-language course at Bradford College in January. Daniel Fallon, 27, who has dozens of convictions for theft and was given an Asbo in 2007
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Hospital plans put paid to practice
The opening of a new NHS dental practice has been stalled because health chiefs are confident that work on a new hospital will begin next year. The practice, announced earlier this year by Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust, was scheduled
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‘Thanks a million for our new flats’
More than £1 million has been spent refurbishing run-down bedsits into sheltered housing. Social landlord Incommunities has transformed the two-storey Northcliffe View in Windhill, Shipley, to create 14 one-bedroom and five two-bedroom flats. Each
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Haworth car clamper Ted Evans turns Robin Hood!
A notorious car park owner labelled “Dick Turpin” because of the reputation of his wheel-clamping operation is now trying to play the role of Robin Hood. Victims of Ted Evans’ clamping firm will be astounded at his claim. Mr Evans was
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Shipley MP Philip Davies wants law ideas
An MP is asking constituents what they would like to see become law after his name was pulled out a ballot to get on the statute book. Shipley MP Philip Davies (pictured) won the right to pilot a Private Member’s Bill in the next Parliamentary session
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Thorpe Edge man held on drugs suspicion
A 21-year-old Bradford man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply and money laundering. The man was arrested after Bradford District Drugs Team officers searched an address in Marks Close, Thorpe Edge.
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Alhambra's Cinderella panto opens
Oh yes it is – panto time in Bradford again! Last night was opening night at the Alhambra for Cinderella, billed as West Yorkshire’s biggest-ever pantomime. The new production, especially created for the Bradford audiences, sees the
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Pioneering City honoured with trip to parliament
City’s trail-blazing season-ticket offer will be toasted in England’s corridors of power on Monday night. A delegation from the club have been invited to the Houses of Parliament for a special reception to mark their efforts to make football
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Hood: Don't play follow the leader
Bulls chief Peter Hood today warned Super League that following Australia’s lead and adopting TWO referees would be like “jumping from a ninth floor window.” The NRL will have a second whistle-blower for all matches next year with the main official controlling
