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Tractors hit the road in parade
Tomorrow sees the Bronte Vintage Tractor Road Run in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance hit the road, when enthusiasts parade their vintage, classic and modern tractors and other ‘pride and joy’ vehicles. If you want to take part, it costs £6 (to include
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A date with hunky men for a very good cause!
Regulars at a pub in Idle, Bradford, have stripped off for a nude calendar to raise money for cancer research. Customers at The George, in Leeds Road, hope to raise thousands of pounds with the risque calendar, which will be donated to research into
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Soapstar Pantostar
When Hayley Tamaddon was growing up in Blackpool, she would watch the seaside entertainers working their magic on stage and dream of following their footsteps into showbiz. The youngster devoted hours to training in singing and acting – but
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Man badly injured in Baildon street attack
A man suffered life-threatening injuries in an attack in Baildon early today. West Yorkshire Police said the 25-year-old was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary where he was in a "serious but stable" condition after the incident in Baildon
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Cost-saving dimmer lighting scheme extended
Four areas in the district where street lights will be dimmed overnight to cut electricity bills have been identified by Bradford Council. It follows the success of a secret trial in one Bradford road where no-one seemed to notice the difference
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£200,000 slashed from energy bills
A scheme offering free insulation to pensioners in the Bradford district has so far helped them save an estimated £200,000 a year on their energy bills. Bradford Council has set up the programme to provide people with cavity wall and loft insulation
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
25 years ago: Life will be a little easier for youngster Grant Cooper, who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, thanks to an electric typewriter from the Bradford Craft Centre. 50 years ago: Road accidents in Bradford this Christmas totalled
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Festive family attractions
The aftermath of Christmas can leave you feeling us a little flat. The presents have been opened, played with and discarded, and soon it will be time to take down the decorations. I bet you’ve also imbibed quite a bit of the grape and the grain and over-indulged
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Turn over a new leaf at new year
If you’re making any green-fingered resolutions for 2009, make them achievable. Bear in mind the amount of time you have available. If you’re busy at work you’re unlikely to have time to landscape your garden. If you have a bad back, don’t
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Kart time is in a lap of the Gods
Itake my seat behind the wheel, ready for the drive of my life. Then reality kicks in. My wheels aren’t the fastest on the planet, far from it. The Honda 160cc single engine kart I’m about to manoeuvre into pole position at Bradford
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Reader Jury
Jonathan Ansell – Forever (Universal) **** Jonathan's operatic repertoire of popular and classical songs are given beautiful arrangements, and his maturing tenor voice does full justice to this interesting selection. Outstanding classical tracks
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Treatment for angina gets big shake-up
A shaking bed is offering fresh hope to Bradford heart patients suffering the pain of angina. Several patients at Bradford Royal Infirmary are taking part in the UK’s first pilot study of the bed to find out if it can help alleviate their symptoms
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Fire follows Pudsey car smash
Fire broke out after a car crashed into metal railings at the side of a road. Firefighters who attended the incident said three people had been spotted running away from the scene. The incident happened in Littlemoor Road, Pudsey, at
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Holiday violence fills aid refuge
A refuge in Bradford for women fleeing domestic violence is full to capacity. And staff at the Women’s Aid centre know they will get many more calls for help as relationships come under further strain during the festive break. The number of reported
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Brighouse firefighters free man trapped in smashed window
A man was injured when he smashed head-first through the window of a door and became trapped last night. Firefighters were called to the scene and performed a delicate operation to free the man, who was embedded in the broken window. Ambulance crews
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Muddled thinking
SIR – In echoing Ann Whitehead’s comment on our taxes possibly going to bail out the Indian-owned Jaguar and Land-Rover company (Letters, December 23), it is even more interesting to establish how this came about. Last year, our Government announced
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Let glory days return
SIR – I could not but raise a wry smile when I read Councillor Adrian Naylor saying “we must make Odsal happen”, as I am old enough to remember the glory days of Bradford Northern (now the Bulls) in the late 1940s. At that time our worthy councillors
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Incentive to cut carbon emissions
Climate change is set to play a bigger and bigger part in all of our lives as nations look to address what is a global issue. This global dimension, however, convinces some that action at a local level will not make any difference, and so they do nothing
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Trials star James beats all the odds
A plucky teenager who won a life-and-death battle when he was a baby is celebrating another landmark victory in his eventful life. James Bottomley, 13, who nearly died from a respiratory virus shortly after being born prematurely, has won
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Let's end year on high note
Stuart McCall is demanding a winning send-off to 2008 tomorrow after a second straight goalless draw. City fired another blank in an entertaining clash at Lincoln and have now gone four games without a win. McCall wants to put that run to bed by beating
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Paul to be star guest at dinner date
Dave Mordue and Jon Hamer have taken over the running of the Bradford Rugby League Past Players’ Association. The pair are now working hard looking for former Northern and Bulls players as they seek to get numbers up in the organisation. The Association
