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Girls back cervical cancer vaccine bid
Girls in two Bradford secondary schools are encouraging their peers to arm themselves against cervical cancer by getting vaccinated. More than 150 girls from Tong High School and Buttershaw Business and Enterprise School have joined a life-saving
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HEREFORD 2 CITY 0
Lacklustre City stumbled to defeat in the wind and rain at Hereford this afternoon. The Bulls had lost their previous four home games - but they deserved to put that wretched run to bed in an entertaining contest. City had made a decent start with two
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Studio is music to their ears
Award-winning youth enterprise Waxworks Music Initiative is nearing the completion of its new studio, which is due to open next month and is aimed at putting Bradford firmly on the music map. The studio, funded by Connexions, will contain the
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City team news
Peter Taylor sprung a surprise among his three changes to face Hereford this afternoon. Gavin Grant was handed his first start as Luke O'Brien lost his ever-present record. Taylor made it clear his selection would have an eye on Tuesday's clash with
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Two more in court charged with stab murder
Two more men appeared in court today charged with the murder of a Bradford teenager stabbed to death. Iqbal Amriz, 31, of Curzon Road, Bradford, and Ibrar Saddiq, 26, of Fitzroy Road, Bradford, were led into the dock at Bradford magistrates
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Young City youth beaten
City's youth team were beaten 3-2 at a more experienced York side this morning. David Wetherall again picked a young line-up which included a couple of under-16s. York, mainly made up of under-18s, led 3-1 at half-time. But City rallied
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Tumour patient is to lobby Commons
A team from Bingley-based brain tumour charity Andrea’s Gift will lobby the House of Commons on Tuesday to get more funding for research. Among them will be Ian Meek, a 40-year-old brain tumour patient who has been invited to the event to share
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Help on hand for city's pubs
Communities will get help to buy their local pubs in a bid to halt the 13 closures a year across Bradford. Red tape will also be cut and business support offered to help struggling local boozers diversify by adding shops and post offices on site. And
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How to avoid an un-nappy ending!
There must be something in the water – according to Bradford-based Yorkshire Water, items blocking its sewers suggest there could be a baby boom in the city. In the last year the company has removed dozens of blockages from its network of sewers in Bradford
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Bowling: construction of extension and internal refit of existing Mini dealership and former Hardill engineering works building with associated reconfiguration of existing
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Darren Tyler Neeson, 29, of Halesworth Crescent, Holme Wood; criminal damage, theft, 18 months’ conditional discharge, £410 compensation. Carl Peter Scully, 25, of Markfield Avenue, Low Moor
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Festival fun on city streets
Comedy legends Laurel and Hardy have been causing mayhem in the streets of Bradford as part of this weekend’s City of Film celebrations. Lookalikes of the pair were at the Kirkgate Shopping Centre yesterday, posing for photographs with shoppers and handing
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Staff thumbs up for NHS
NHS Bradford and Airedale is rated by its workforce as one of the best in the country for its employment and working conditions, according to results of the annual NHS staff survey published this week by the Care Quality Commission. The
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
25 years ago: Thousands of children in Bradford were set to lose their school bus passes if a proposed Government shake-up of public transport were to go ahead, a Labour education spokesman warned. 50 years ago: A proposal for a Craven group
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What a sickener for brave Bulls
Steve McNamara hailed the bravery of his players after they valiantly battled illness to provide a whole-hearted display in defeat at Hull FC. Matt Orford missed out with the same bug that had laid Jamie Langley low the previous week, while several other
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Lawn: Taylor contract talks will take time
City are ready to step up contract talks with Peter Taylor. The manager’s short-term deal runs until the end of May and fans have been calling for the club to pin him down for next season. Taylor admitted he has “got the bug” at Valley Parade and has
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Sex fiend caught 20 years after attack on girl, 4
A paedophile, who kidnapped a four-year-old girl from a Bradford playground and subjected her to prolonged sexual abuse two decades ago, has been brought to justice. Advances in DNA technology enabled forensic scientists to link 48-year-old
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Orford absence gives Bulls sinking feeling
Hull FC 18, Bulls 6 The sickness seems to be catching. Having lost Matt Orford to a bug before a ball had even been kicked in anger at the KC Stadium, the Bulls were also laid low by a couple of sickening blows. For so long, the signs had been promising