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Crash closes road
The A65 near Skipton is currently closed following a crash at Draughton, say police. North Yorkshire Police is advising motorists to avoid the area and say diversions will be in place.
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Bradford and Kirklees Councils welcome plan to tackle election fraud
A watchdog’s plan to stamp out electoral fraud has been backed by Bradford Council, which says it has already tackled the problem. The Electoral Commission identified Bradford as one of 16 vote-rigging hot-spots across the UK. And it called
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Bradford cuemen top of the pots
Right on Cue Bradford’s billiards side recorded a 5-2 success at Doncaster in the Yorkshire Inter-District League. An early run of 26 saw Paul Devitt off to a promising start against Branson Hoole but it proved to be the highest break of a
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Highdale C’s big guns are on fire
The competitive nature of Division Two of the Bradford Table Tennis League this season was perfectly illustrated when leaders Hermits B were cut down to size by relegation-threatened Highdale C. Hermits were without Sarfraz Khan through injury,
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Police in new plea over attack on woman
Police are continuing to appeal for information after a lone woman bravely fought off a robber. The 57-year-old victim was sitting in her car in Lemon Street, Bradford, when she was approached by a man who made demands for money at about 6.15pm
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Sex assault case: Baildon man denies molesting girl
A 37-year-old man on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of sexually assaulting a girl more than 15 years ago today told a jury: “I would never ever do anything like that, never.” Steven Baxter is alleged to have molested the child in a tent
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Yorkshire Building Society helps out RNLI
A collection of items from Bradford-based Yorkshire Building Society surpassed all expectations when it went under the hammer to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The auction lot, which was made up of items from the
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Ward meeting held at Queensbury
The next Queensbury Ward Partnership meeting will be held at Holy Trinity Church on Tuesday. Among items for discussion are plans to make Queensbury a dementia-friendly community, ward budgets and ‘Cycle Queensbury’. The meeting starts at the
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University of Bradford student to speak at media conference
A Bradford PHD student will speak at a major UK media conference. Franzi Florack, who was born in Germany and came to the UK in 2004, is a film literacy student at the University of Bradford and for the Bradford Whistling Woods International Film
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Holme Wood woman arrested for failing to attend drug appointment
A woman from Holme Wood, Bradford, was arrested today for failing to attend a drug appointment. Police arrested the 31-year-old female, of Ned Lane, after she missed today’s appointment. She will be charged with an offence for the breach.
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Leeds United set to spend after takeover
Leeds United have confirmed the identity of the men behind the consortium buying the Sky Bet Championship club and pledging to provide transfer funds. Sport Capital is on the verge of acquiring a minimum 75 per cent stakeholding and counts among
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Clough hat-trick gets Bingley Bees off to a flier
Bingley Bees got the new year off to a flying start with two goals in the first seven minutes on their way to a 5-3 win at City of York Sevenths in the Yorkshire League. Stephen Booth opened the scoring in the fourth minute of the Division Five
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Seminar to be held on Arts Council funding
Artists and groups are being encouraged to find out how to bid for Arts Council England funding at a free workshop. Bradford’s culture boss wants up-and-coming arts groups to flood Arts Council England with grant bids to tackle a North-South funding
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Rastrick Grammar School pupils to reunite
Former pupils of Rastrick Grammar School, Brighouse, will reunite at an annual dinner. The Old Rastrickians Association dinner is being held at the Auctioneer in Brighouse at 7pm on Friday, March 7, and the speaker is David Horsfield. The dinner
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Bradford City fans thanked for Macmillan Cancer Support donations
Volunteers, supporters and Bradford City have been thanked after raising £2,581 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The money was raised in just two hours thanks to a bucket collection at City’s Boxing Day clash with Rotherham United at Valley Parade
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UPDATE: Five men arrested in connection with Bradford shooting
Five men were in police custody today after they were arrested in connection with the shooting of a man at a Bradford shop. The five men, aged between 41 and 24, were arrested early today on suspicion of conspiracy to commit attempted murder.
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Bradford at the Baftas as Selfish Giant movie shot in city is nominated for top film award
A film set and filmed in Bradford, starring two unknown schoolboys, is up for a Bafta, competing against heavyweight movies starring the cream of Hollywood talent. The Selfish Giant, written and directed by Clio Barnard of Otley, stars Conner Chapman
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Plans to close Glusburn Primary School prefab classroom
Glusburn Primary School could soon have a new classroom. North Yorkshire County Council is seeking planning permission to get rid of a double prefab classroom at the Colne Road school. Designers say it has reached the end of its life and should
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MP Philip Davies to open Bingley's new post office
Bingley’s newly modernised post office in Main Street will be re-opened by MP Philip Davies on Friday morning. Sub-post mistress Narmal Sandhu will host the 10am ceremony. The new-look office has three counters and offers five hours’ extra service
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Earnings in Yorkshire have fallen
Employees in Yorkshire have seen their gross annual earnings fall by an above average 15.4 per cent, or nearly £600, since April 2008 a new trade union study reveals. Analysis of official earnings data by the GMB union shows that regional pay packets
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Pace seals deal on acquiring US firm
Saltaire-based digital technology group Pace plc has completed the £197 million acquisition of US technology business Aurora Networks, which will enable it to expand its operations. California-based Aurora develops and produces advanced systems
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Apprentice engineer Dominic dominates for gold at The Skills Show
A Shipley engineering apprentice has won a gold medal in a national industry competition. Dominic Trees, a third-year apprentice at CMB Engineering, achieved his success in the mechanical turning competition at The Skills Show in Birmingham, the
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Sales of new cars moving up a gear at JCT 600
As industry figures show that new car sales raced to a six-year high in 2013, the head of a Bradford-based group of dealerships is looking forward to further growth in 2014, although at a slower pace. John Tordoff, chief executive of family-run
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Two Steves clock up 25 years' work at Yeadon coatings firm Austin Hayes
A company director who started as a YTS trainee and a specialist colleague have celebrated 25 years with surface coatings company, Austin Hayes. Steve Graves (above left), production director, joined the Yeadon-based company under the Youth Training
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Yorkshire Building Society savers help keep air ambulance airborne
Savers with a Bradford-based building society have helped boost the coffers of Yorkshire Air Ambulance by more than £144,000. The donation from affinity accounts operated by Yorkshire Building Society will go towards meeting the increased running
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Law firm is bought out by its top team
A specialist legal firm with an office in Keighley has undergone a management buy-out led by its senior partner. ABR Solicitors, which specialises in fraud, crime and regulatory matters, changed ownership in a deal led by senior partner Rob Rode
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Family supermarket Booths has a very Merry Christmas!
Family-owned supermarket operator Booths has announced its best-ever Christmas results. The retailer, which has a store in Ilkley, saw total like-for-like sales rise by more than six per cent, including sales on December 23 which were the best
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We must develop our pool of talent
Manufacturing remains an important part of the local economy and West Yorkshire has more manufacturing companies than most other areas of the UK. While the number of people working in basic manufacturing has fallen, that in advanced manufacturing
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Q&A: Russ Piper - chief executive of Sovereign Healthcare
Russ Piper is chief executive of Bradford-based mutual health plan provider Sovereign Healthcare, which has just marked its 140th anniversary Q. Where were you born? Islington, North London Q. Where did you start your working life?
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Bradford brothers on terrorism camp charges to face retrial
Two brothers from Bradford accused of plotting to leave England for a terrorist training camp will face a re-trial after jurors failed to reach a verdict. The seven women and five men on the jury in the case of Muhammed Saeed Ahmed and Muhammed
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'Nuisance' quad bike seized in Yeadon
A “nuisance” quad bike rider has been taken off the road in Yeadon after complaints from residents. Officers from the Aireborough and Wharfedale neighbourhood policing team were able to catch the bike yesterday and seize it from the rider, who
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MPs take part in education debate at Bradford College
A panel of MPs is set to engage in a debate with students from Bradford College on Friday. George Galloway, MP for Bradford West, Gerry Sutcliffe, MP for Bradford South, David Ward, MP for Bradford East and Phillip Davies, MP for Shipley, will
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It's all hands to the beer pumps at Ilkley Brewery
The chap sweeping up at the gateway to Ilkley Brewery’s Ashlands Road site just outside the town centre turned out to be the boss Chris Ives, who had been at work since 5am to start the morning brew. Sweeping is the sort of job that provides thinking
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Mortgage firm takes up invitation
Skipton-based HML has been invited to become a third-party administrator (TPA) member by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). HML has already provided input into key industry debates, including presenting to the Financial Conduct Authority’s
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A sunny future as firms take up space
Two new lettings have been completed at the Sunny Bank Mills complex in Farsley. Leeds (West) Foodbank and portrait photographer Karen Gavin are moving into the refurbished mill, where YTV’s Emmerdale and Heartbeat were once filmed. Leeds (
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Campaigner’s call to resist support for war
Yorkshire and Humber Green Party members have taken exception to the proposal for Lord Kitchener, Britain’s First World War military leader to be the new face on the £2 coin. Andrew Cooper of Yorkshire and the Humber Green Party said: “Like so
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Distribution business Viking invades south!
Family-run distribution business Viking has expanded with its first branch in South Yorkshire The company has opened its office in Rotherham in conjunction with 3M Tapes and Abrasives, for which it is a leading distributor. Viking, established
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More Bradford people are failing to feel benefit of ‘revival’
Most people in Yorkshire reject Chancellor George Osborne’s claim that the economy has moved from ‘rescue to recovery’ a new report reveals. It also reveals a sharp rise in the number of people in the region who struggle financially between pay
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Aire Valley PR firm sets up media training service
Aire Valley PR agency, AKA PR is launching a new service for small businesses. AKA PR Training has devised a range of courses to help small businesses market themselves. Courses will include copywriting, PR on a shoestring, media relations and
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Graduates fit the bill at award-winning PR firm
An award-winning public relations consultancy is taking advantage of a new scheme introduced by Bradford Council’s employment and enterprise team to create local jobs and training opportunities for graduates. Recent graduates Nick Hancox and Danny
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Footwear business ‘buys Barratts brand name’
Around 850 staff at former Bradford-based shoe retailer Barratts, which went into administration for the third time in five years in November, have lost their jobs following the closure of its remaining 42 stores. The move by administrators at
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A city torn between influence and honour
For more than 80 years, from the early 1830s until 1914, people of German origin had been a feature of Bradford’s commercial, cultural and civic life. Little Germany, Heidelberg Road, Mannheim Road and latterly Hamme Strasse: these names form a
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Don’t add runways – stop flying!
If you had to decide which of two developments to support – wind turbines on the nearby hills or an additional runway at the local airport – my experience suggests the turbines would win hands down. I recall visiting the Royal Botanical Gardens
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Don’t ignore warnings
SIR – Is it that our leaders just aren’t paying attention, do they just not understand or are they in denial? Or could it be that short term gain is still outweighing the long-term interests of future generations? Last year, our own Prime Minister,
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No place for parties
SIR – Responding to Ian Lyons’s letter (T&A, December 30). I am the newest councillor of Baildon Town Council, having been co-opted in December 2013. When I applied to the council to be considered for co-option, I quite clearly declared that
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Limit idea is madness
SIR – Proposals to set up a 60 mph speed limit on a 32 mile stretch of the M1 are another piece of motorway madness. Modern cars with significantly more environmentally-friendly engines are designed for motorways and appropriate speeds. This will
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Diet has advantages
SIR – Anyone who has not already made their New Year resolution may wish to consider adopting a vegan diet. Not only will it mean that no animals are harmed to produce the food they eat, but it is also very good for human health as vegans suffer less
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Explanation is key
SIR – I am a solicitor who has been helping victims of malpractice by some in my profession for many years. But the watchdog’s suggestion that the phrase ‘no win no fee’ should be abandoned in connection with compensation claims is ultimately flawed
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Too early for eggs?
SIR – I wonder how many other of your readers, like me, noticed Easter eggs on sale in a local well-known supermarket on January 2 this year? As a Christian, I applaud the enthusiastic celebration of Christian festivals – Christmas from September
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Could old bus lane change be reversed?
SIR – Since the construction of the Airedale Shipley Road in the late 1990s, the bottom of Bolton Road has been a bus gate and taxi lane only. That was to restrict traffic crossing the construction sites and to retain bus services through on Bolton
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Call to bring Bradford alive in evening
It’s 9pm, the streets are bustling, there are bright lights, busy restaurants – and a buzz in the air. This description is one which, at present, does not represent Bradford – but that could be about to change. Moves are afoot to inject the
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Keighley ladle firm Acetarc Engineering serves up opening in the States
Taking a punt on exhibiting in the United States is paying off for a West Yorkshire foundry equipment manufacturer which has landed significant orders for its specialist products. Acetarc Engineering, a Keighley-based family-run business which
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Canterbury estate man, 30, tried to blame mother for speeding offence
A 30-year-old man who tried to pin the blame on his mother when he was caught speeding in Bradford has been jailed for three months. Kamil Klonowski got his mum to sign a form when he was summonsed for breaking the speed limit on January 16 last
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‘Don’t blame rise in tipping on permits’ says Council
Fly-tipping is on the increase across the district – but a new report claims it is not the fault of controversial Council changes. Bradford Council started demanding to see residents’ permits at tips in July last year and began charging for bulky
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Seven homes burgled in Manningham
There were seven house burglaries in seven days in the Manningham area of Bradford over the Christmas and new year period, say police. Figures also reveal that between December 28 and last Saturday, there were three other burglaries where a storage
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
25 years ago: Bradford City FC celebrated their latest cup triumph, a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup third round, live in front of the Match Of The Day cameras at a packed Valley Parade. 50 years ago: A Bradford bakery owner rushed
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Urgent action needed over BRI issues
The issues which led to a health watchdog giving Bradford Royal Infirmary a formal warning must be urgently tackled by the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The snap visit by the Care Quality Commission in October saw the hospital
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Wolves cubs will beef up Bradford Bulls squad
Francis Cummins believes James Saltonstall, Joe Philbin and Tom Walker will give the Bulls' squad much-needed depth – and possibly open the door for an extended stay at Odsal. The trio of highly-regarded Warrington youngsters will spend the next
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Tribute to Keighley Cougars stalwart Bettie Spencer
A stalwart of Keighley’s rugby league club has died. Bettie Spencer, who was 87, was secretary of the Cougars for many years, but performed numerous other tasks at the Lawkholme club, which she avidly supported. Her late husband, Bill, was also
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Groups in Keighley can bid for Community First grants
Groups in neighbourhoods around Keighley town centre are being invited to apply for up to £2,500 from the Community First fund. The Community First panel wants to fund projects that will make a difference to the lives of people living in Keighley
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Ilkley Parish Council clerk resigns
Ilkley Parish Council clerk has announced his resignation after two years in the role. Alan Draper is leaving the parish council for a new job and will attend two more meetings this month. The council is preparing to start the recruitment process
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Flautist James Wilson returns to Manor House Museum, Ilkley
Places are still available at the first of new series of Friends of the Manor House concerts on Friday. Flautist James Wilson returns to the Manor House Museum, Ilkley, following a lively performance two years ago. This time, he will be playing
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Interpreter to advise Bradford City Clinical Commissioning Group on health care
A Polish and Slovakian interpreter is sharing her experiences of working with Eastern European families in Bradford to help highlight issues they face accessing local health services. Bradford City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has invited
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Guiseley residents urged to back campaign for town council
Guiseley residents are being asked to support a campaign to create the area's own town council. Leaflets are being delivered to households inviting people to sign an online petition in favour of the move. Efforts to establish a town council, in
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Mystery over star of next Alhambra theatre pantomime
Casting for the Alhambra’s 2014/15 pantomime will not be revealed until spring, breaking a tradition of announcing Billy Pearce as the panto star a year ahead. Billy is currently starring in Aladdin at the Alhambra, his 15th panto at the Bradford
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Crocus Cancer Appeal is given a £10,000 boost from The Grace Trust
The Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal has been given a boost at the start of 2014 with news of a fantastic £10,000 donation. Representatives of The Grace Trust visited Bradford University’s Institute of Cancer Therapeutics (ICT
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Witnesses sought after crash at Thackley
Police are appealing for information following a collision on the A657 Leeds Road in Thackley. At about 8.47pm on Sunday, a silver Vauxhall Astra travelling towards Shipley was in collision with a grey Toyota Auris travelling in the opposite direction
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Appeal for help to heat chilly Shipley community charity the Hive
Chilly charity volunteers hope people will show them some love by supporting a fundraising plea to replace their building’s old heating system. The Cold Hive, Warm Hearts appeal needs to raise £2,500 so the Hive charity’s base can be warmed up
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Driver escapes without injury as car left perched on central reservation railings
Commuters approaching Bradford from the south are experiencing delays this morning after an accident on Wakefield Road, Bradford. Police and ambulance staff attended the scene after a car was left perched on the central reservation railings.
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Bradford bus driver charged over fatal M62 crash
Detectives investigating the M62 hen-party crash which killed a teenage girl have charged a Bradford man with causing death by dangerous driving. Bus driver James Johnson, 63, of Wyke, was one of two men charged with the offence yesterday.
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Parents of Baildon child Audrey Frantzich delighted by buggy
A seriously-ill Baildon girl will get a specialist disability buggy sooner than expected to replace one stolen by heartless thieves just after Christmas. Audrey Frantzich’s parents were left devastated after their Rover car and essential equipment
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Yorkshire opt for Sri Lanka as pre-season preparation
Yorkshire are breaking from tradition to prepare for the forthcoming county season in Sri Lanka. The white rose squad have spent the last four pre-seasons in Barbados during March, but are opting for a change of scenery and the searing sub-continental
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Regulator insists no mistake made over Paul Flowers' appointment
A senior City regulator being grilled by a committee of MPs defended his decision to approve the appointment of disgraced former Co-operative Bank chairman Paul Flowers. Clive Adamson, director of supervision at the Financial Conduct Authority
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Bradford City striker Wells attracting Premier interest
Nahki Wells is still being tracked by a Premier League club as long-time admirers Wolves appeared to drop out of the race. Aston Villa have been backed in to favourites for the City striker’s signature according to two leading bookmakers. But
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MPs' anger over wage bill of suspended Bradford coroner Peter Straker
Suspended Bradford coroner Peter Straker is still on full pay, almost a year after a top-level investigation started into complaints about his conduct. The Telegraph & Argus has discovered Bradford Council, along with Calderdale and Kirklees
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Teenage Cleckheaton archer and diabetes sufferer sets sights on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
A 16-year-old girl who has suffered from diabetes since the age of nine has set her sights on the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Jess Slater, of Cleckheaton, suffers from type-one diabetes and must endure daily insulin injections just to stay alive
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West Bowling boss sentenced after 5,000 fake DVDs found at rental shop
More than 5,000 pirated DVDs, including fake copies of crime comedy Identity Thief, were seized from a Bradford video rental shop, a court heard yesterday. Adrees Malik, 45, who ran Homeview on Thornton Road, also had illegal versions of James
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Bingley man, 60, abused boy with vacuum cleaner, court is told
A 60-year-old man is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy with a vacuum cleaner more than a decade ago. John Thorpe is also alleged to have molested a little girl in his potting shed over 20 years
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Bradford academy acts after child of four leaves alone
A primary academy in Bradford has assured parents that measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of pupils after a four-year-old girl managed to leave the school by herself. The head of St Oswald’s Academy said it would now have a member
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Fuse gallery helping the arts scene explode
A cutting-edge new gallery hopes to tap into the city’s blossoming alternative and DIY art scene. Fuse Art Space, which opens on Friday, will showcase visual art as well as experimental music and sound art, and hopes to champion local creativity
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Tribute paid to Keighley man Noel Kitchen
Champion vegetable grower Noel Kitchen died on Boxing Day, his 65th birthday. Mr Kitchen, who lived in Fell Lane, had been one of the most successful competitors in flower and vegetable shows across district. His long-time friend and fellow grower
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Bradford on voting fraud ‘danger list’
Bradford will today be placed on a voting fraud ‘danger list’ – and election officers ordered to take action within weeks. The Electoral Commission names the city – along with Calderdale and Kirklees – among 16 areas where there is a “greater risk
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Bradford Royal Infirmary hospital trust is given official warning by watchdog
The body which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary has been given a formal warning to sort out staffing problems after a surprise inspection found it failed to meet four of six national standards. A watchdog found general staffing shortages across several
