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Bradford rail commuters hit by 6% fares rise
Many commuters in the Bradford district spend almost a fifth of their salary on getting the train to work, according to newly-released figures. On a day when the cost of train tickets went up by more than six per cent in Yorkshire, the figures
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I'm here to help, says Bradford Bulls ace Bateman
John Bateman believes he is ideally placed to help the Bulls’ latest trio of young guns through the ranks. As someone who has burst into the first-team in fairly spectacular fashion, Bateman will offer advice and encouragement to Sam Wood, Oliver
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Man, 49, dies after falling down grate in Heckmondwike today
A 49-year-old man has died after falling down a grate near the centre of Heckmondwike early today. Police got a call at 12.15am to King Street reporting a man was in difficulty. Emergency services, including a technical support unit from Cleckheaton
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West Bowling on top but it’s only half-time
Coaches are fond of saying the season is a marathon and not a sprint but, whatever the length of the race, it helps to get off to a good start. West Bowling have certainly done that as they sit proudly at the top of the Championship table in the
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Round One: Notts County 0, City 1
ROUND ONE: NOTTS COUNTY 0, CITY 1 (AFTER EXTRA-TIME) Had Yoann Arquin showed any hint of composure, then City’s great Capital One Cup adventure might never have happened. Arquin should have settled their first-round trip to Notts County in
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Judith to chair Addingham Question Time
A former BBC Look North presenter will chair a question time session in Addingham, as villagers ask local figures for answers on big issues. Judith Stamper, who is today deputy head and principal teaching fellow in broadcast journalism at Leeds
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Man, 49, dies in fall in Heckmondwike
A man has died in a fall in the centre of Heckmondwike shortly after midnight today. Police were called to the street at about 12.15am after reports that a man was in difficulties. When emergency services, including a technical support unit
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Outsource move puts jobs at risk
Nearly 30 jobs are at risk according to union bosses following a decision to partially outsource Airedale Hospital’s 42-year-old laundry service. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed it will outsource a large part of the provision. A union
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Bradford children’s charity is calling for your help
A Bradford charity is asking for donations to feed young people needing its help. The Joshua Project in Great Horton has started up a mealtime club so children coming to its Impact Centre can eat three times a day. The charity which helps keep
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New bid to safeguard Ilkley's future
A team of local experts assembled to help protect Ilkley against overdevelopment is about to unveil the basis of a strategy for the town’s future. Members of the Ilkley Future Group have drawn up draft policies for housing, employment, business
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Moorland trail is a fascinating history lesson
Sculptures and a geology trail on the moors above Haworth are providing a unique insight into the area’s industrial heritage. A two-and-a-half-mile circular walk and 20-page guide book help outline a forgotten history through rocks, from their
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Watchdog warns of threat to ‘greens’
Yeadon Banks could be the last-ever local public space to be secured against development unless people quickly apply to register land as town or village greens. That is the stark warning for 2013 from the Open Spaces Society which has made a last-minute
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Floods still a threat across Bradford district
A flood alert remained in place on the River Aire’s upper catchment between Gargrave and Stockbridge, in Keighley, last night. River levels on the section, which includes Eshton Beck, Eller Beck and Silsden Beck, remained high, according to the
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Women take the strain to keep the trains
Jim Greenhalf looks at the part played by women in making sure the railways stayed on the right track during two world wars These photographs from York’s National Railway Museum illustrate that railways are not a male preserve. Though women tend
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Figures show level of abandoned vehicles in district
Almost 800 reports of vehicles being abandoned across the district have been made to Bradford Council in the last three years, and more than 80 of these were scrapped as a result. The figures, released under Freedom of Information rules, show that
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Team serves up a treat for the needy
A new mobile soup kitchen has been launched in Bradford to provide hot food and drinks to dozens of homeless and needy people across the city. The InTouch Foundation, a non-profit organisation run by community volunteers in the district, served
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Lotto grant helps save vital service
Keighley’s well-established handyman service for pensioners will be revived – thanks to a £176,864 lottery grant. There were fears the service run by Keighley Volunteer Centre would be gone forever when cash ran out, but thanks to the lottery funding
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Burned food sparks alert in Wrose
A man was rescued by firefighters after burned food left his Bradford home smoke-logged. The occupier, in his mid-40s, was trapped in an upstairs bedroom after smoke filled his home, on Lyndale Drive, Wrose, at around 10.45pm on New Year’s Eve.
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Business as usual at revamp site stores in Bradford city centre
People are being reminded shops are still open in a city centre building that is shrouded in scaffolding. Almost £1.5 million is being spent on essential improvements at Britannia House, one of Bradford Council’s key office buildings as a new boiler
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Bingley school can take on extra pupils
A Bingley school will be able to take on almost 100 extra pupils, and provide better facilities for its existing ones, after an ambitious expansion plan was approved. Because of overcrowding, more than 150 pupils at Trinity All Saints Primary School
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Fears grow over child exploitation in Bradford district
Seven children ran away from four care homes for a total of 39 nights this year, leading to fears they could be at risk of sexual exploitation while missing. Figures exclusively revealed to the Telegraph & Argus showed that from April to December
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100 horses seized in Bradford in safety crackdown
Authorities have seized nearly 100 horses found roaming dangerously on highways or tethered on common land in Bradford in the last year, it has been revealed. Figures obtained by the Telegraph & Argus show police have removed 86 horses from
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Fire at Lister Mills
A fault in a storage heater started a flat fire on the ground floor of the Lister Mills apartments complex in Manningham just before 5am today. The occupant was alerted by a smoking detector and got himself out before a fire crew from Fairweather
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Fuel poverty is a serious problem
As we look ahead to 2013, it seems almost inconceivable that, more than a decade into the 21st century, older people are dying in this country because they can’t afford to keep warm. On Monday, the Telegraph & Argus reported that 200 pensioners
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
25 years ago: Pollution experts were probing the effects of a blaze at Allied Colloids chemical plant at Low Moor that needed 130 firefighters to tackle it at its peak. 50 years ago: The footplate crew of a 50-wagon goods train leapt from their
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It’s time to rein in loose horse issue
The problem of loose horses on Bradford’s roads and common ground is continuing to be an issue which must be tackled. Over the past year, the authorities have dealt with almost 100 horses roaming on roads or tethered on spare land, which is a situation
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We’re still waiting
SIR – The problem of the Civic Centre, or the Mechanics Institute as it used to be known, is still a long way from being solved. The old building was very popular with dancegoers in the 1950s and 1960s. The annual St Patrick’s Day dance was a delight
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Money that’s real
SIR – Once again, Christopher Hindle (Letters, December 26) repeats what is peddled on the money website he recommended to readers the other day. Only the Bank of England creates spurious money out of thin air. Mortgages and loans through high
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Hero in a Porsche
SIR – On December 24, my husband and I were driving towards Queensbury, and at the lights at Queensbury our car broke down. The silencer had become dislodged and we were unable to drive our car. We had our hazard lights on. Lots of cars passed
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No competition
SIR – It is good that Omar Khan and Gerry Sutcliffe came in to save the Bulls. However, I think the tag “Wembley of the North” is not helpful as has been seen time and time again over the years. Old Trafford, with a capacity of 75,000, is hardly
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Let the GPs know
SIR – This Government, like all Governments since 1979, just can’t help themselves tinkering – for political gain rather than public benefit – with perhaps the last, but now heavily-tarnished, jewel in our country’s crown – the NHS. Now our GPs
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Buses can can be too much hassle
SIR – A few weeks ago, one reader suggested we leave our cars at home and use the buses to get to work or even when we do our shopping. Can this person really see a woman, waiting at a bus stop, shopping bags and maybe two kids in tow? Then, when
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NHS future doubts
SIR – Tory Councillor Roger Taylor (T&A, December 29) seems to have a bee in his bonnet about the NHS. As with all Tory assaults on public institutions, they invariably lay the ground by besmirching the efficiency of the organisation in order
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Qatar tops table for emissions
As a carbon dioxide molecule with at least a hundred years of life ahead of me, I was concerned to hear about an international conference on climate change, but then I found out it was to be in Doha, of all places – the capital of Qatar – so there
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Bradford City coast it but point is scant reward
Morecambe 0 Bradford City 0 The journey home from the west coast of Lancashire has often been a frustrating one for City fans. They turn up at Bradford-by-the-sea in their hordes but the results have rarely matched the hype and expectation.
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Rape victim’s song bid to help others
A rape victim, whose allegations led to the jailing of a sex beast who attacked women and men over three decades, is hoping for New Year success with songs she has written to help others. The 43-year-old Bradford mother wants to turn two songs
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Businesses hope for calm after a turbulent year, says KPMG
Bradford companies will be judged more on how they do business rather than just their performance, a new report says. According to leading business advisers KPMG, 2013 will be a year in which how businesses conduct their affairs takes centre stage
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Bradford's Bridge Project delighted that police commissioner is to call in to view work
Work done to help drug addicts through recovery will be the focus of a visit by the new Police and Crime Commissioner this month. Marks Burns-Williamson will head to the Bridge charity in Manningham Lane for the visit on Tuesday, January 22, where
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Festive lights bill jumps by £30,000
Bradford’s cost of Christmas went up by almost £30,000 this year compared to 2011’s festive bill for lights and entertainment. Although the seasonal electricity bill stayed the same at £4,800, the price of putting on the big switch-on and street
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Bradford Bulls: Kearney wouldn’t half fancy filling in at pivot
Brett Kearney says he would have no qualms about being pushed into the halves if required this season. The Bulls full back enjoyed an outstanding 2012 campaign, weighing in with 15 tries and eight assists as well as proving an assured presence
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Payout for family in baby teeth wrangle
The family of a five-year-old boy who had to have 13 milk teeth removed has accepted a £9,000 settlement from his dentist. Cameron Jackson had to have the decayed teeth removed when he was just three, leaving him with just seven teeth until his
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Bantams striker Hanson in the firing line after costly miss
Phil Parkinson is confident James Hanson can bounce straight back from his big miss at Morecambe. The striker wasted a late chance to win it as City were held to a goalless draw at the Globe Arena yesterday despite dominating. City, who would
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Anger at growing problem of cemetery fly-tipping
Growing anger over “inexcusable” fly- tipping and general waste being dumped at a Bradford cemetery has led to a group being set up to try to combat the problem. The Friends of Scholemoor Cemetery organisation has already had one meeting and will
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Fireworks herald New Year's Day baby
As the first fireworks blasted into the sky to signal the start of 2013, one Bradford mum started going into labour with her third child. Rabia Mahmood, 28, of Girlington, is one of a handful of parents across the district who welcomed their new
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Panel scheme boosts green energy quotas
New schemes to install solar panels on two key Bradford Council office buildings are expected to go some way to helping the authority achieve its target of providing 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. By March, both photovoltaic
