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Chemistry lesson on screw-cap wines
Barrier properties of closures, that’s a fascinating topic isn’t it? Perhaps not to everyone, but it really should be of interest, if you like your wine. I’ve been in London this week for the trade wine fair. A study of the way oxygen affects wines
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New bishop of Bradford enthroned
It was standing room only at Bradford Cathedral as the diocese welcomed its new Bishop. Among more than 650 people attending the enthronement of the tenth Bishop of Bradford, the Right Reverend Nick Baines, were Bishops from as far away as
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
The following have been dealt with by Bradford Magistrates: Ahmed Ali, aged 30, of Briardale Road, Stoney Ridge; failure to stop after an accident, £70 fine, £100 costs, licence endorsed; failure to report an accident, no separate penalty. Shofique Ali
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It’s greens for go on Holme Wood allotment!
Gardening enthusiasts on a Bradford estate will soon be able to grow their own greens with the help of a new community project. The Grow Your Own scheme, which developed from the Holme Wood Executive children’s gardening club, is designed to help youngsters
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'I saw lynx run from woodland'
Bradford Council is investigating a reported sighting of a “three-foot lynx” cat near the River Aire in Shipley. A woman dog walker from Bingley spotted what she was convinced was a big cat dash out of woodland – chasing a deer – near Nab Wood. Former
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District is full of friendly faces
Bradford is one of the friendliest places to live in Yorkshire with almost two thirds of residents getting along well with their neighbours, a new poll has found. More than 61 per cent of people surveyed in the city said they liked their neighbours with
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Charity worker to lose OBE over fraud
A Bradford magistrate and charity director, who was convicted of defrauding Bradford Council, had suffered a “spectacular fall from grace,” a court heard. Salima Hafejee, 45, a JP in the city for ten years and awarded an OBE for her charity work, had
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Student television celebrated in Bradford
Student programme-makers gathered in Bradford yesterday for the Royal Television Society Awards. In what is seen as a big draw for Bradford’s City Of Film status, it was the first time the ceremony has been held outside London. The event, at the National
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Cricket club vows to recover from blaze
Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused by arsonists at a cricket club. Crompark Cricket Club, Menston, believes around £6,000 of equipment has been ruined in a blaze. The Dales Council team had operated out of a pavilion
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Mountain biker tells how he survived cliff fall
A champion mountain biker who survived a 40ft cliff plunge while filming his latest video spoke today about the horrific incident and his slow road to recovery. Chris Akrigg, of Keighley, spoke out after an accident in which earth gave way beneath his
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‘Training for unemployed in Bradford is a shambes'
A Council-run training centre for the long-term unemployed has been branded a “shambles” by some of its service-users. A lack of support staff, cramped rooms and broken computers are some of the faults listed by frustrated jobless people attending a
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Two charged over £200m conspiracy
Two Bradford men have been charged and seven addresses raided across the city as part of a major ongoing police investigation into a conspiracy to launder more than £200 million. Four Bradford men, aged 27, 40, 42 and 55, were arrested earlier
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Disabled man 'unfairly sacked'
A severely disabled Bradford man was unfairly dismissed by the Jobcentre, a tribunal has ruled. Today, an MP said the sacking of administration officer David Lambert, 36, sent out the wrong message to people on benefits who wanted to get back to work
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Quad bikes and motorcycles damaged in Bradford fire
Two quad bikes and three motorcycles were damaged by a fire which started in a pile of rubbish last night. Fairweather Green firefighters were called to the back yard in Legrams Lane, Bradford, at about 11.05pm. A West Yorkshire Fire
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53,916 miss outpatient appointments in Bradford each year
Tens of thousands of patients every year are failing to keep their hospital appointments in Bradford – wasting enormous amounts of NHS cash and having an impact on waiting times. Now bosses at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Langley wants Bradford Bulls' generals to take command
Jamie Langley has called on the Bulls’ senior players to save their season. After a wretched run of just one win in seven games, Bradford’s fit-again vice-captain admits the leadership group are under pressure to spearhead a revival. Langley returned
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Saturday, May 21, 2011
25 years ago: Textile workers ignored a one-day strike in support of a pay claim. Mill bosses said 80 per cent of the industry’s 20,000 workers clocked on as normal. 50 years ago: Otley Show officials’ £6,000 gamble on the weather paid off,
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Pub’s titanic effort for fundraising night
Staff at a pub have re-created the bow of the famous Titanic for a fundraising evening commemorating the 99th anniversary of the cruise ship’s fateful maiden voyage. Christine Schrek, who runs the New Inn, Wilsden, with business partner Joanne Chappell
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The cost of missing NHS appointments
The revelation that a total of 53,916 patients failed to turn up for hospital appointments in Bradford last year is staggering. It represents a huge amount of time, and more importantly money, wasted in having to reorganise and re-arrange appointments
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Bradford City announce Bolton friendly
Owen Coyle’s Bolton will be the star attraction of City’s pre-season programme. The Premier League side have agreed to visit Valley Parade on Sunday, July 24 – the highlight of six friendlies that Peter Jackson has drawn up. But financial constraints
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Westfield revives Bradford Broadway scheme
Australian developer Westfield is poised to re-start its mothballed shopping centre scheme in Bradford city centre. The group is back in talks with retailers to let shop space at the £320 million Broadway scheme, which stalled as the worldwide recession
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McCall bidding for Mother of all cup final upsets
Stuart McCall is ready to become Motherwell’s own Clark Kent at Hampden Park this afternoon. Form suggests that his underdogs will have to perform like Supermen to wrestle the Scottish Cup from Celtic’s grasp. And while the City legend is not expected
