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Man taken to hospital after trying to fight house fire
A MAN was taken to hospital tonight after trying to tackle a fire which broke out in the bedroom of a house in Cleckheaton. Firefighters were called to the detached house in the Moor Bottom area to reports of a fire in a first floor bedroom.
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Warner red-hot for Hermits
HERMITS B's Ian Warner finished the first half of the Bradford Table Tennis League season with a flourish to cap a string of impressive displays in what is a very strong Division One. Warner led Hermits B to the Division Two title last year, and has produced
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One-in-a-million Heather has chance of a lifetime
OTLEY teenager Heather Thomas, who has been described as one in a million, is one of two national finalists to be selected by legendary sailing duo Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Sir Ben Ainslie for an epic journey.Thomas could win a place on the crew on
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Character pulls Avenue through
BRADFORD Park Avenue have handed Dewsbury Rangers their first defeat of the season in the Huddersfield RCD League's Under-12 Division Two.Avenue trailed 1-0 at half-time, but showed great character to turn it around in the second half , with goals from
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Joe faces qualifier
FORMER world champion Joe Johnson has been drawn against a qualifier in the first round of the World Seniors Championship at Blackpool's Tower Circus Arena on March 2-3. The 62-year-old from Bradford is one of eight former Crucible champions in
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Bresnan: Hurricanes trip can blow Yorkshire some good
TIM Bresnan hopes his spell as an overseas player with Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League can help Yorkshire improve as a Twenty20 team.The Vikings all-rounder flies to Tasmania on Boxing Day to replace West Indies star Darren Sammy for the second
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Bishop and Mayor's Christmas messages for Bradford
THE Bishop and Lord Mayor of Bradford have sent a Christmas message to Bradford people. The Right Reverend Toby Howarth started his role as the Bishop of Bradford earlier this year. "Visiting is part of Christmas for many of us. We go to visit
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Tributes paid to pioneering former Bradford Northern secretary Doris Beard
TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of pioneering former Bradford Northern secretary Doris Beard, who has passed away aged 94.Doris made history in becoming the first-ever female secretary in professional rugby league when she was appointed assistant
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Bereaved councillor starts hospice appeal in wife's memory
A BEREAVED councillor hopes to raise enough cash to build a summerhouse at the hospice where his wife was cared for. And a festive fundraiser has helped to kick off the appeal in style. Councillor Glen Miller, leader of the Conservative group
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VIDEO: Fumigation work causes safety scare in Bradford city centre
A CITY centre safety scare was inadvertently sparked by a worker who fumigated an unoccupied flat without realising that would trigger the fire alarm. As a result, a security official at Landmark House in Broadway called West Yorkshire Fire and
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Warning on over-buying for Christmas is food for thought
WITH Christmas Day almost upon us, many of us are frantically stocking up on a few last-minute treats from the supermarket aisles.But before shoving more tins, jars and packets into the trolley, it's worth remembering some new research which suggests
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Midwife Lesley's aims to help mums-to-be with new book advice
LESLEY Gilchrist's television career was purely accidental. Lesley was working as a midwife in Leeds when the filming for Channel 4's 'One Born Every Minute' series was taking place.Her knowledge and expertise of bringing babies into the world, honed
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Reach out to get fit with a new take on aerobics
LONG gone are the days when exercising meant going for a jog or heading to the local aerobics class.These things still exist of course, but not quite in the same way - aerobics now means a long list of pump-it/dance-it/blast-it/shake-it-to-the-beat variations
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Fashion looks north for latest flat cap trend
THINK of a flat cap and a gruff Yorkshire farmer with a sheepdog at his heels is likely to spring to mind.But thanks to style icons like David Beckham, Madonna and Gwen Stefani, the headwear synonymous with northern working men has undergone a fashion
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Thorpe the inaugural Simon Lees Trophy winner
A MAN who has given over 60 years' service to one club has won the Foster's Halifax League's inaugural Simon Lees Trophy.The award, donated by Lees' family – which includes Yorkshire batsman Alex – went to Tom Thorpe of Copley.The citation read: "
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Cellino's Leeds ownership ban put on hold
THE Football League have agreed to put Leeds owner Massimo Cellino's ban on hold until after his appeal has been heard. The League ruled that Cellino should step down from the club's board of directors on December 29 after disqualifying him under
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Bradford Bulls remain exempt to Challenge Cup fourth round
THE Bulls will still make their Challenge Cup bow in the fourth round next season – despite being relegated.Bradford and the rest of the Kingstone Press Championship clubs enter the fray on the weekend of March 21-22, while Championship One outfit Keighley
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Holmes signs three-year deal with Yorkshire Carnegie
YORKSHIRE Carnegie have been given a major boost ahead of their Greene King IPA Championship clash with big-spending Worcester Warriors on Saturday.Jonah Holmes, who has scored 22 tries in 33 appearances, has signed a new three-year contract with the
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Elite athletes helping Bingley Grammar make link
ELITE athletes are being invited to help with fitness training at Bingley Grammar School's link school in Kenya, thanks to a fund-raising effort. Jamil Parapia, running coach and director of languages at Bingley, agreed to help Kenyan distance
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Four new black belts swell ranks
LEEDS Karate Academy, who have a full-time dojo at their Farsley base, have two new black belt students and two new second dan black belts.Isaac Mitchell, 11, and Ben Turpin, ten, both gained the converted grade of black belt, while 17-year-old Sam Mitchell
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Bradford's Shining Stars 2014 - See all the pictures
Pictures from Children's Christmas productions from schools across the Bradford district. SEE THE FULL PICTURE GALLERY HERE Allerton Primary School - It's A Baby All Saints Primary, Ilkley - Foundation Stage
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Police probe death of baby girl
POLICE are investigating the tragic death of a three-month-old baby girl. The death, only three days before Christmas, is unexplained but is not suspicious. Police were alerted by the ambulance service shortly after 3.30pm yesterday after paramedics
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Planning panel must show its teeth more
SIR – Once again we are witnessing the gradual disintegration of once proud council. It came as no surprise to read that two of the council obviously knew that the mosque and madrassa operating in the old Emerald Building in Toller Lane and chose
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Drowning in the cost of water bills and debt
SIR – I’m delighted by Yorkshire Water’s success with nearly a billion pounds of our money! (T&A, December 13, “Water bills set to fall...”). With current prices at record highs, they should average out lower to 2020. Managers appear coy about
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The real story not told on immigration by EU
SIR – David Cameron purports to reduce EU immigration by invoking clumsy legislation which he must have known from the outset would be thrown out by his EU masters. A method of controlling immigration already exists in the precedent set by Hungary
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Fines are not the real price of taking children out of school
SIR – Interesting to see that in a recent T&A Daily Poll (December 19), 73 per cent considered it acceptable for parents to take children out of school for holidays in term time. Perhaps this attitude is just one of the reasons why our schools
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Tax the highest of all earners for fairness
SIR – Would it not be a good idea for a political party to promise to plug the loopholes in our current laws and rules, to the eternal benefit of the country as a whole? Plug the tax loopholes which enable our highest earners in the fields of entertainment
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UKIP and Tories are two sides of the same coin
SIR – R. Robinson (T&A December 20) can be forgiven for holding Tory views, given the paucity of alternative, or indeed, accurate, information about the financial crisis from the (billionaire owned) UK media. Firstly, the financial crisis was
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It's not all happy families this Christmas - but help is just a phone call away
CHRISTMAS is typically one of the most stressful times of the year. The expense of buying gifts, the pressure of last-minute shopping and the heightened expectations of family togetherness can all combine to undermine our best intentions. This
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A real tonic for those who are in hospital
Between Black Friday and Mayhem Monday, it would be easy to imagine that the whole point of Christmas is to spend, spend, spend. We all know that it isn't, of course, but it's easy to be seduced into a consumerist stance on the festive period,
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Residents to have say on open space
TIME to take part in a consultation on the future of open space across Kirklees is running out, with a questionnaire closing early next month. Kirklees Council has commissioned an assessment to understand the current use and demand for open spaces
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Fundraiser is a hit as pupils sell off chains
PUPILS at Grange Technology College, Bradford, have raised £2,000 for charity Free The Children by selling Rafiki Chains in the school. The chains, a type of jewellery which are extremely popular in Kenya, have been sold at the school to raise
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‘Don’t get a caution as a gift this year’
PEOPLE getting quad bikes for Christmas have been warned not to use them illegally as two men almost had their early Christmas presents seized. Officers from West Yorkshire Police’s “Quad squad” were on patrol in Buttershaw when they saw fresh
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Trophy for every staff member as workers share in top honour for firm
EVERY worker at a window manufacturer has received a trophy after the company won a national glass and glazing industry award. Boss Adrian Barraclough held a special ceremony at the Brighouse base of Quickslide, which has more than 100 employees
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‘More devolution on the cards’
MORE devolution could be on the cards for the Leeds City Region, following a record cash settlement from the government, a business leader has predicted. In his Christmas message, Roger Marsh, chairman of the business-led Local Enterprise Partnership
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Firm's China market sold for £140m
B&Q owner Kingfisher is to sell a controlling stake in its loss-making China business for £140 million as it focuses on its core European market. Kingfisher, which has 1,176 stores across 11 countries in Europe and Asia, plans to sell a 70
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Firm's year is a success
WORK clothing and safety specialist Arco was boosted by several large contract wins and achieved record sales growth and increased profits in the year to June 30. The Hull-based company, which has a Bradford branch, increased sales by 7.6 per cent
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Cash chosen over holidays
YORKSHIRE folk have confirmed their reputation for holding onto their ‘brass’ in a new survey which reveals that they would prefer a £250 Christmas bonus to extra time off – but only one per cent would donate it to charity. Findings by accountants
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Training business acquired by group
A TRAINING business with operations in Bradford providing skills development for unemployed people is being taken over. Systems and project management services group Progility plc – based in London – has agreed to buy Woodspeen Training Limited
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Top tree makeover
WILSDEN Primary School pupils have decorated a champion Christmas tree. The school was given trees by housebuilder Harron Homes, which has a development nearby. Different schools were asked to send in photographs of their trees and Wilsden’
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Bradford MP George Galloway is the most prolific tweeting MP
BRADFORD West MP George Galloway is the biggest tweeter in Parliament, new figures show. The Respect MP (pictured) sent more than 23,000 tweets in 2014, according to Yatterbox, which monitors social media use. Assuming Mr Galloway sleeps six
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Competition winner tells of her delight
AN “overjoyed” Denise Cundall has become the second winner of the Telegraph & Argus Christmas cash giveaways. Mrs Cundall, 51, of Buttershaw, said she plans to put the £250 towards a trip to Gran Canaria. She said while she has entered
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VIDEO: Communities come together for Christmas celebration at Bradford cathedral
BRADFORD’S senior dignitaries joined with all sections of the city’s community to celebrate Christmas last night. The annual carol service for the City of Bradford at the Cathedral saw Lord Mayor Mike Gibbons and Deputy Lord Mayor Roger L’Amie
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Crowds rejoice at church reopening
MORE than 100 people have turned up to sing carols and celebrate the reopening of a popular Bradford church. About 130 people were at the carol service at St John’s Church in Greengates to mark the happy occasion. The church had been forced
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Ex-Service Notes Women a little closer to combat
LAST week the Defence Secretary announced his hope to open up ground close-combat roles to women in 2016. The Ministry of Defence has published a review paper, carried out earlier in the year by the Chief of the General Staff, into women in ground
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A change in lifestyle with new session
PEOPLE can start to beat the Christmas excesses by attending a healthy-eating advice workshop in Bradford. The Good Food Advice Stall – Health Trainers will be held at Oastler Market, John Street, 9.30am to noon on Friday, January 2. The NHS
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Follow clues for presents
PEOPLE can play amateur detective by trying to find hidden presents on a free Christmas trail in Keighley. A group of Norwegian house elves, known as Nisse, have hidden the Butterfields’ Christmas presents at the Spring Gardens Lane site. Follow
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Research says 20 per cent will take on debt
FEWER people in Yorkshire will go into debt to pay for Christmas this year than across the UK as a whole, new figures show. A fifth of adults expect to have to borrow to pay for seasonal treats while nationally one in four will go into debt, according
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Bradford ‘micro-cinema’ bid gets green light
A NEW independent micro-cinema and lobby bar in the heart of Bradford’s Independent Quarter has been granted planning permission in a boost to the city’s status as a Unesco City of Film. Working Title Cinema, at the junction of North Parade, Manor
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Man escapes car blaze at road junction
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a car that overheated and burst into flames at a busy junction in Yeadon. A male driver of the Jaguar managed to escape the car before the blaze took hold, on Bayton Lane at the junction of Harrogate Road, the A658, just before
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Art exhibit of town to be displayed
AN ART exhibition featuring scenes of Ilkley will go on display in the town. An Ilkley Retrospective features paintings past and present by artist Graeme Wilson. The pieces will go on display at Manor House Art Gallery and Museum, Castle Yard
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Scooter is seized as man causes nuisance with wheelies
A SCOOTER was seized from a Baildon man after he was caught on camera by members of the public who were fed up with his riding. A member of the public had reported the man wheelying up and down Cliffe Avenue on the evening of December 14. They
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Youth's card wins contest
CHRISTMAS cards sent by Skipton MP Julian Smith feature a design by a 10-year-old competition winner. Matthew Garth’s entry, depicting a sleigh being pulled by sheep, was chosen from hundreds to feature on the front of the card. Designs by
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VIDEO: Colleagues take to streets for homelessness charity
FOR many people Christmas may be a time of excess but one group of Bradford workmates have taken a more austere approach to the festivities. Revellers may have been celebrating hard elsewhere last night but a group of staff from the ABS UK printing
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GPs chief issues medicine warning
PEOPLE across Bradford are being warned to double-check their home medicine cabinets are well stocked. Dr Colin Renwick GP, chairman of NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG, said: “It’s a very busy time of year and people can easily forget to
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Medic tells of discovering ebola death
A BRADFORD professor has spoken of his sadness following the first ebola death at the new hospital he is volunteering at in Sierra Leone. Professor John Wright travelled to West Africa last month and is heading up a team of NHS volunteers.
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Building society shares festive treats
CUSTOMERS enjoyed a festive treat at the Bradford branch of Skipton Building Society. To ensure their clients were in the Christmas spirit, the team on Market Street dished out mince pies and a tipple of sherry to help ward off the cold. Some
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Melling edged out in Wigan
CHRIS Melling was beaten 5-3 in his last competitive match before the Christmas and New year break.The 35-year-old was beaten 5-3 by the experienced Martin Gould in the first round of the German Masters qualifiers at the Robin Park Arena and Sports Centre
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Belly dance show at club
A PERFORMANCE of a modern form of belly dancing will be held in Saltaire. The free North Wind Tribal Belly Dance show will be held at the Caroline Street Social Club, Caroline Street on Sunday, January 11. It is the latest monthly music performance
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New online system set to track crime
CRIME victims in the district can now make a report and track its progress online instead of dialling the non-emergency 101 number. The new online system at westyorkshire.police.uk/crimetracker gives people a quick alternative option to contact
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Memorials for loved ones survey
PEOPLE have a month to have their say on how people remember their loved ones in the countryside sites, woodlands and parks managed by Bradford Council. The local authority’s practice is to accommodates most requests for a bench or tree to be put
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Delivery driver set up drug factory
A DELIVERY driver who helped set up a £22,500 cannabis farm was arrested after leaving a tell-tale fingerprint on a heating bulb. Kaiser Ahmed, 23, of Thornbury Crescent, Thornbury, Bradford, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production
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Troubled families helped by project
NEARLY 1,400 households across the Bradford district have been supported by the government’s ‘Troubled Families’ programme, new figures have revealed. The £448 million scheme has been accessed by more than 85,000 families across England, including
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Nott to be missed – Thompson sets his sights on Valley Parade
GARRY Thompson netted his 100th career goal at the weekend to scramble a last-gasp point for Notts County at Rochdale.It was his seventh in the league this season – only one less than his tally in two years with the Bantams.Thompson’s current tally includes
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Drugs supplier is jailed for six years
A BRADFORD man has been jailed for more than six years for a string of offences including conspiracy to supply heroin. Abbas Sayed, 26, of Warley Drive, Bradford, Moor, appeared at York Crown Court to be sentenced for offences including conspiracy
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Dim vew of street lights going out
SIGNIFICANT areas of the country are being “plunged into darkness”, it has been claimed, as research reveals more than 2,000 streetlights in Bradford have been dimmed. Across the country, more than 1.3 million street lights are being switched off
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Bradford Bulls centre Purtell looks to get head start over Leigh
ADRIAN Purtell admits it is vital that the Bulls get off to a good start in their Championship opener at promotion rivals Leigh. Ahead of the club’s first campaign outside of the top flight for over 40 years, Purtell says preparations could not
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Bantams skipper Darby: It's not all about the present at Christmas
STEPHEN Darby wants City to stretch their unbeaten run over the holiday period but insisted: “Form is about the whole season, not just for Christmas.”The Bantams head into the festive fixtures in the chasing pack of clubs just behind the top six. Without
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All change at the top as Bradford Park Avenue unveil Roberts as new owner
BRADFORD Park Avenue have confirmed that wealthy USA-based businessman Gareth Roberts is the club’s new owner after buying out majority shareholder Bob Blackburn. Blackburn has been in charge of the club for eight years and he will leave his current
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Bradford man jailed for seven years for campaign of degrading sexual abuse
A 56-YEAR-OLD Bradford man has been jailed for seven years for a campaign of degrading sexual abuse against two girls.William McGuiness was himself a teenager when he abused the youngsters 40 years ago, Bradford Crown Court heard.McGuiness, of Thornaby
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Two of our dinosaurs are missing
TWO landmark dinosaur sculptures which were the focal point of a Bradford diner have been wrecked in a mystery attack. A five feet tall fibreglass model of a Velociraptor was ripped from its plinth in the beer garden of Harry's Carvery on Whitehall
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Elderly people to be removed from Shipley care home due to 'serious concerns' over its running
ELDERLY people suffering from dementia and other medical conditions are to be removed from a Shipley care home due to "serious concerns" over the way it is being run. Ivy House Nursing Home in Hollin Wood Close failed a surprise inspection by the
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Gifts galore as well-wishers put smiles on faces at BRI's children's ward
WELL-WISHERS across Bradford have been giving toys and games to put smilies on young faces in hospital this Christmas. Children's ward staff at Bradford Royal Infirmary have been receiving gifts by the sackfuls in the run up to Christmas Day and
