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Speight on target in Bradford City comeback match
Barnsley reserves 3 Bradford City reserves 1 Jake Speight scored on his first appearance back in Bradford colours as City’s reserves lost at Barnsley. Following his recent loan spell at Port Vale, Speight gave City the perfect start after
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Teenager Thompson lands Leeds United deal
Leeds United have handed a six-month contract to former Everton junior Zac Thompson after the midfielder’s successful trial spell. Thompson, 18, impressed while playing for United’s under-18s and in reserve-team friendlies. He was named in the reserves
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Now for America, says ace Elrick
Bradford golfer Malcolm Elrick is ready to take on the world after conquering Europe. In his first appearance in the Blind Golf European Championships, Elrick won the tournament and has now received an invitation to tread new ground across
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Revenge is sweet for Sedbergh
The tie of the round in the Burton Cup quarter-finals was the all-Division One affair between holders Police and unbeaten Dewsbury Sedbergh. The match was also a repeat of last year’s final, which the Police won 5-0, so Sedbergh had a score
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Priestley is back from cloud nine
Cricket and football-loving Craig Priestley might have enjoyed two of the biggest sporting events of the past five months in the flesh – the Ryder Cup and the final two Ashes tests - but table tennis remains the number one priority for the Unity member
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Bradford Bulls recruit Raynor 'a changed man' after seven months in prison
Gareth Raynor’s Bulls career didn’t start in the most auspicious circumstances. Putting pen to paper on a one-year deal in the back of a pub car park was not exactly how the winger had envisioned securing his playing future. But having
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Morrisons in line to buy 16 Netto stores
Morrisons is planning to expand its chain of supermarkets by buying 16 former Netto budget stores from rival Asda. The £28 million deal will increase the Bradford-based company’s stores network to 453 and add 120,000 sq ft of retail space. The acquisition
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Bradford No 1 snooker in classic derby raid
Bradford’s No 1 snooker side came away from defending champions Leeds with a superb 5-1 victory, extending their lead at the top of Division One in the Yorkshire Inter-District League. The match was not a classic by any means but the result
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Indian exam a key to Ashraf development at Yorkshire
Yorkshire young gun Moin Ashraf believes a tough friendly match against India A last summer helped to prepare him for the real McCoy of a must-win County Championship debut against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. The 19-year-old fast bowler from Bradford
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Belting grades for Quest Taekwondo students
Quest Taekwondo, which has bases in Keighley, Bingley, Cottingley and Baildon, recently hosted their quarterly Belt Grading and Promotion Test. The grading was conducted by Fourth Dan Black Belt Rick Simpson, the team coach for Quest Taekwondo. The
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All's not plain riding in National Cyclo-Cross Championships
Although in many cases Bradford area riders were victims of racing accidents, they did pick up three medals in the National Cyclo-Cross Championships in Derby. Keighley’s Chris Young (Wheelbase), who made a characteristically slow start, finished third
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Home draw for holders
Holders Bradley will start their defence of the Mewies Solicitors Craven League Wynn Cup with a home tie. They will face Barrowford in the only all-First Division clash on Sunday, May 8. Long Lee, beaten so convincingly in the final at Bradley last
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Woodlands face test with cup opener
Woodlands, the last Bradford League side to win the Solly Sports Heavy Woollen Cup, have been handed a tough first-round tie at home to Methley in this year’s competition. The 2004 champions will take on the Central Yorkshire League’s Jack Hampshire
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Keighley street sealed off after shooting
A Keighley street was sealed off today following a shooting. A gun was fired at the front door of a house at Eel Holme View Street in Beechcliffe. Armed police attended and investigations are continuing. Police believe the attack, which happened at
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Lessons in engineering for pupils at Guiseley
Around 60 young people learned about the world of engineering in a roadshow at Guiseley School. Students from three Leeds schools attended the event which is the first of its kind in the area. They had the chance to talk to representatives from engineering
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Ilkley charity walk for Oxenhope hospice
Hundreds of women are again being challenged to walk the streets of Ilkley in aid of a good cause this year. The Sue Ryder Care Midnight Walk will be back in town for the third time this September, but this time with a shorter route, staying within the
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£2m Keighley Central Hall set to open
Central Hall in Keighley, newly-refurbished with £2 million of public money, is set to open to the public on Monday, January 24. Keighley people are being urged to visit the former Methodist Chapel to see the facilities. Organisers hope the centre’s
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The vision that can boost city
It is with great pride that I take over the role of chairman of the Bradford Property Forum for the next two years. I want to share the Forum’s aims and objectives as we enter this new world of austerity and cost-cutting. Collaboration will be the new
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Record exam results but Bradford falls in national league tables
Record exam results have failed to sustain Bradford schools’ progress up the national leagues, it was revealed today. The district’s teenagers recorded a fifth successive year of improved results at GCSE and early indications were that A-level
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Two car fires believed to be arson
Police and firefighters were called to two separate car fires in Bradford overnight, both believed to have been started deliberately. The first was in Roundwood Glen, Ravenscliffe, at 11.10pm on Tuesday when arsonists are believed to have torched a Vauxhall
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Well-deserved honour for character Keith
Well done Bradford’s own Keith Madeley, who received an MBE in the New Year honours list. This cheerful character is a natural optimist whose networking skills and knack for public relations has seen him succeed both in business and in putting Yorkshire
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Vital links with small companies won’t disappear
The next 12 months looks to be a year of change for many of us, particularly for the business community in Bradford. With funding cuts and changes to the business support landscape dominating the headlines, it’s easy to become confused about what support
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Togetherness the key to training future
At the start of any year, people discuss whether it will be better than the last. Comments and surveys in 2010 suggested that it had been an easier year than 2009, but still difficult. Most of the pain of reducing staff, tackling falling sales and finding
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Glimmers of hope that light up economic gloom
No sooner had the spectacular fireworks over London fizzled out than the airwaves and columns were filled with gloomy warnings from pundits of every hue about the outlook for 2011. The new 20 per cent VAT rate kicked in as soon as the holidays finished
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Bradford firms stepping into the unknown of a new year
Another New Year, another set of hopes and fears. As 2011 was heralded in with a spectacular fireworks display over London, the gloom merchants were reminding us what a tough year this is going to be. The year kicked off with the rise in VAT to 20 per
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Help will still be at hand for district’s businesses on the up
A regional business support service, which is being axed later this year, will focus its efforts mainly on holding workshops for new entrepreneurs and growing businesses. Business Link Yorkshire is set to disappear as part of the Government’s new plans
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Bradford management school looks to meet challenges
As a former international businesswoman, the dean of Bradford University School of Management is under no illusions about the challenges that face this highly-regarded institution. Dr Sarah Dixon, who arrived in September, is determined that the School
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The language of success for translation specialists
Saltaire-based multilingual business services provider the TEMA Group has entered in the Medium-to-Large Business of the Year Award. This company, which employs 40 people and has an annual turnover of £5 million, offers four multi-lingual business services
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Natalie uses an holistic approach to help businesses
Affective Solutions, based in Bradford, is an entrant in the New Business of the Year category. Owner and sole employee Natalie Kershaw started the company in July 2010 after leaving her job as a business adviser with Bradford Chamber, and has also been
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Company sets its sights on innovation accolade
One of the early entrants for the Bradford Means Business Awards 2011 was Stones CCTV Solutions, based on Rawson Road, Bradford. A small company of just four employees, it provides “intelligent security surveillance solutions” and is entered in the Business
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Store that has just grown and grown
Patson Local is a retail convenience store based in Girlington that has entered in the Medium-to-Large Business of the Year category. Manager Kumar Patel has also been entered in the Young Entrepreneur section. Mr Patel said: “Having graduated at Aston
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Bradford City and Oxford are in the same league
City will try to get their season back on track this weekend by beating the “Bradford of the south”. Chris Wilder’s Oxford may be new to the league after returning from the Blue Square Premier last season but there are some striking similarities between
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Bradford firm’s new product not to be taken with a pinch of salt
The Bradford firm making the famous crinkly crisps starts manufacturing a brand new product next week. Seabrook Crisps Ltd has invested £1.5m in developing four new flavours of crisp, each with 90 per cent less salt. The new product,
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Keighley action group's debate on spending
A public meeting on Monday examined what the future holds for Keighley people affected by drastic reductions in Government spending. The event, at the Temple Row Centre, was organised by the Keighley Pensioners Action Group. The speakers were Janet
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Disability group's outdoor adventure
A disability club is starting an outdoor adventure project with a fun day in Keighley. Orienteering, climbing, archery, mountain-biking and problem-solving will be on offer on Sunday, January 23, at University Academy Keighley, in Utley. The open day
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Council urged to back Burley broadband campaign
Campaigners striving for faster broadband services for Burley-in-Wharfedale are calling on Bradford Council to back their efforts. The village missed out on new fibre-optic technology after finishing ninth in a nationwide BT competition. But after
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Kasim Mohammed, aged 34, of Norwood Avenue, Shipley; theft, £100 fine, £215 costs, detention in court house until court rises; failure to surrender, no separate penalty. Samuel Omoyajowo,
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Cancer-hit mum's gamble to keep unborn son
A cancer patient who had to choose between receiving life-saving treatment for herself and the health of her unborn child is at last celebrating the birth of her new son. Stephanie Papworth is one of only a few women with breast cancer ever
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Praise for care offered to Bradford stroke patients
Patients are being well-supported in coping with life after stroke in Bradford and Airedale, according to a major review of services by a health and social care watchdog published today. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) Stroke Review 2010 looks at the
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Awareness Day to look at dementia
Psychologist Dr Elizabeth Milwain will be separating fact from myth about dementia at an awareness event in Shipley next month. Dr Milwain, who is a member of St Peter’s Church in Moorhead Lane, Shipley, and has been involved in dementia education since
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Tributes paid to textiles pioneer Leonard Shaw
Tributes have been paid to a Bradford businessman who made his millions after revolutionising the textile industry. Professor Leonard Shaw died at the age of 98 in November at his home in Guernsey, where he moved after founding and building
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Flooded Urban Garden to be dug up to stop flooding
Bradford’s Urban Garden – blighted by flooding – is to be dug up at a cost of up to £30,000. Heavy rain over the past few weeks has created pools in the £300,000 garden, built on part of the mothballed Westfield shopping centre site.
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Gareth Gates's songs for Valentines
Bradford’s Gareth Gates is celebrating Valentine’s Day in a new show featuring romantic songs from much-loved musicals. The singer, who shot to fame a decade ago on the first series of Pop Idol, joins celebrated West End theatre star Scarlett
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Survey reveals fewer Bradford people are saving money
Hard-pressed people in Bradford are struggling to put money aside as a survey today revealed one in three people in Britain can no longer afford to save. Fewer people are squirreling money away in savings accounts, despite fears over their
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Man injured in chip pan blaze in Bradford
A man suffered slight injuries in a chip pan fire at his home in Little Germany, Bradford, last night. Fire crews from Bradford and Idle were called to a flat in Currer Street at about 8.35pm. A fire service spokesman said the fire had started in a
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Speakers lined up for Craven Federation meeting
Craven and District Federation of Small Businesses will welcome three keynote speakers on Tuesday. Jonathan French, of York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, will talk about the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership,
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£1.4m project is set to improve Wibsey junction
Highways chiefs have announced a public consultation on a £1.4 million project to improve safety and traffic flow at a busy Bradford junction. Bradford Council has approved the construction of a major highway improvement scheme at the junction of St
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Family fun is just the tonic
If you’re looking for a fizz-ticklingly fun and whizz-poppingly magic family show to banish the post-panto blues, then look no further than George’s Marvellous Medicine. This new stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s much-loved story is about a young boy
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Bradford man Gerald Grimes to head credit committee
Bradford-born finance boss Gerald Grimes is set to lead a committee representing firms in the consumer credit industry. He will take over in March as chairman of the consumer finance committee of the Finance & Leasing Association, the UK’s leading trade
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Marc Bolland helps M&S to record
High street giant Marks & Spencer said that it had overcome the severe weather over Christmas after recording its biggest ever day in food sales. The retailer, led by former Morrisons boss Marc Bolland who left the Bradford firm to join M&S last March
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Incinerators are still a hot topic
Bradford Council was applauded in the early 1970s when it closed down the incinerator in Hammerton Street – burning rubbish was seen to be polluting and it was decided to dump it in a big hole in the ground well away from Bradford. We even felt superior
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Cautions do work, West Yorkshire police chief says
A police chief has defended the use of cautions, rather than taking offenders to court, by West Yorkshire officers. West Yorkshire Deputy Chief Constable David Crompton insisted the number of cautions used by the Force was a “drop in the ocean
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Gary Procter hoping he can build on his success
Skipton-based Procter Property has won an award from the Federation of Master Builders. It has been named Yorkshire and Trent Master Builder of the Year 2010 for a new home it built in Woodlands Drive, Skipton. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom detached
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
25 years ago: More chaos was expected at Bradford’s Interchange with the final stages of £1.4 million resurfacing work which started the previous day. 50 years ago: Bradford was to mark the centenary of the birth of its own composer Frederick Delius,
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Thin blue line must be protected
It is only a few days since West Yorkshire Police announced there was to be a survey of the public to find out if the force was offering ‘value for money’ in its policing. There will, one suspects, be very few respondents who would suggest
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Stories are inspiring
SIR – This year sees the 20th Adult Learners’ Week. Since 1992, NIACE has celebrated the outstanding achievements of thousands of remarkable adults who have transformed their lives through learning. Whether it’s to start a new career, help their children
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Decision is abhorrent
SIR – I was amazed (but shouldn’t have been) to read David Ward’s attempt to deny any responsibility for decisions taken by the Con-Dem Government. Might I remind Mr Ward that he told the electorate of Bradford East that he was against any VAT increase
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‘Tax squad will help our firm expand’
Bradford law firm Gordons has launched a tax unit following the appointment of solicitor Mark Rose as head of tax. Mr Rose, who joins from the Leeds office of Addleshaw Goddard, advises on a broad range of taxes as they affect corporate and
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Drinker given last chance to kick habit
A middle-aged man, who is a menace to his long-suffering parents when in drink, personally thanked the judge who gave him the chance to avoid prison and seek treatment for his alcoholism. Joseph McStay, 43, knocked on the doors and windows
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Trip was a delight
SIR – It’s about time there was some good news, and to read that East Riddlesden Hall, near Keighley, had won £20,000 was great. Having visited the hall before Christmas with my cousin, who uses a wheelchair, I was very impressed with the
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Argument adds up
SIR – Graham Hoyle asks for some truths about power (Letters, January 7) so here are some for him to mull over. Allowing for the CO2 produced in construction, wind turbines produce just 5g of CO2 per kWh; the figure for coal and gas-generated electricity
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VIDEO: CCTV's vital role in fighting crime
"That’s a stolen car.” A vehicle has been captured on CCTV heading up Great Horton Road, and has been identified as stolen by a state-of-the-art vehicle recognition camera. “The number plate will flash up and be verified by computer,
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Cuts mean 500 fewer officers in four years time, say police
There will be more victims of crime and fewer offenders brought to justice because of funding cuts, it has been claimed. West Yorkshire Police yesterday confirmed the Force would probably have about 500 fewer police officers in four years’
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Practice nothing new
SIR – There is a whiff of hypocrisy about our local MPs’ outraged response to the revelation that last year more than 7,000 offences were dealt with by police caution. For years, our politicians have demanded less bureaucracy, more bobbies on the beat
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Cautions have their place in policing
SIR – With regard to your recent article “MP’s concerned as criminals given cautions instead of appearing in court”, I thought it might be useful to set some of the comments in the piece in context. Throughout West Yorkshire last year we arrested over
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Briggs can fill Bradford Bulls half-back berth
Mick Potter has moved to solve the Bulls’ half-back shortage by swooping for Featherstone starlet Kyle Briggs. The 23-year-old today signed a two-year deal, including a club option for a third season, in a move that further highlights ambitions for the
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Fifth of Bradford Council offices for sale to save millions
A secret list has been drawn up of Bradford Council office buildings which could be sold off to save millions of pounds. The authority wants to slash its office space by a fifth under the terms of a new estate strategy. It means some of the Council’
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Bradford Council committee recommends Saltaire traffic plans for approval
A pioneering public consultation process which shaped the proposed changes to Saltaire roundabout should be a blueprint to future major planning processes in Bradford. The approach was recommended to serve as an “exemplar” by Bradford Council’
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Bradford Council says it acted quickly to make abused girls safe
Council chiefs have insisted prompt action has been taken to ensure the safety of three girls who were sexually abused by their father. The 50-year-old Bradford man, who cannot be identified, to protect his children, was jailed for 12 years
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Keighley bookshops closes after 112 years in town
A bookshop which has traded for more than a century has closed, a victim of the internet and price-cutting by supermarkets and big stores. Reids Bookshop, which has been in Cavendish Street, Keighley, since 1899, served its last customer at the weekend
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Bradford City star fined over Twitter comment
A City player was fined for making an inappropriate comment on Twitter, Peter Taylor has revealed. While Liverpool striker Ryan Babel faces football’s first charge related to social networking posts, Bantams boss Taylor admitted the club had already
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Students’ prize art to go on show
Students are to exhibit the work they entered for the third annual Peter Brook Art Prize in Brighouse. Mr Brook, a former art teacher turned prominent artist, died in November, 2009, aged 81. He was very supportive of young artists and as a
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Carleton magician and his dog are through to next round of Britain's Got Talent
It isn’t just bones that disappear when Sophie the dog is around. Since being re-homed to Carleton magician Ian Brown, the terrier has become his assistant, performing an array of tricks. And now the honorary member of the Magic Circle
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National Media Museum explores film noir
A controversial British crime thriller that destroyed the career of its director is to be the subject of a day school at the National Media Museum. Described by some critics as “trash” on its release in 1960, Peeping Tom destroyed the career of Michael
