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New motorway junction part of £1 billion transport deal
A NEW motorway junction improving Bradford's links with Huddersfield is one of the schemes approved in a £1 billion transport deal.The M62 is to get a junction 24a, linking it to the A641 Bradford Road at Brighouse, while other improvements are planned
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Bradford consultant vows to return to help Ebola fight as he arrives home for New Year
A BRADFORD consultant home after six weeks fighting Ebola in West Africa tonight vowed to return in March if the deadly virus is still claiming lives. Professor John Wright , who is based at Bradford Royal Infirmary, had the task of setting up
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Review of the Year: How Bradford did business in 2014
Chris Holland looks back at the key events in business and industry in 2014 JANUARY Specialist recruitment and training group Driver Hire achieved the four best weeks of trading in the Bradford-based company’s 30 year history across its 100
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Jail for Bradford burglar who fled to Spain
A BURGLAR involved in a confrontation with a householder subsequently tried to flee the country using his brother’s passport. Leeds Crown Court heard today Paul Capuvanno, 44, got on a flight to Spain in September having booked a ticket with Jet
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Police urge people to name shoplifting suspect
THIS man with a tattoo on his neck is being hunted by police investigating the theft of beer and whiskey from a supermarket in Queensbury. The suspect stole a crate of beer and a bottle of Jack Daniel's from the Tesco store in Brighouse Road, at
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MP: Yorkshire tourism boss should have been on New Year's Honours list
SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has criticised the omission from the New Year Honours List of Welcome to Yorkshire boss Gary Verity, who masterminded moves to bring the Tour de France Grand Départ to the region last summer.Mr Davies had called for Mr Verity
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Happy to see back of this year
BACK in the days when I went to parties and pubs on New Year's Eve, when I was young and daft enough to negotiate icy pavements in high heels with a bellyful of cheap cider, I was the butt of jokes because of my midnight phobia.It wasn't just any midnight
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Last ever sheepdog trial event to be held
ANNUAL fundraising sheepdog trials will be held at an Oakworth farm for the last time on New Year's Day.The event, organised by mother and son team Carol and Philip Mellin, has been running since 1991.Since 2003 the occasion has raised £24,911 for the
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Chris hopes to get a lift out of his Special Olympics World Games fundraising
AN INTENSIVE hour in the gym will help an athlete raise money for his entry in a Los Angeles sports competition.Chris Woodhead (pictured) is representing Great Britain at the Special Olympics World Games next summer.He has to raise more than £3,000 for
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Residents prepare for street lights switch-off
RESIDENTS in parts of Otley and Yeadon are preparing for a partial switch-off of their street lights. Leeds City Council, like many local authorities, is introducing a cost-cutting policy of turning off lights in 'low risk' areas between midnight
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Review of the Year: 2014 in Bradford and beyond
JANUARY LOCAL Bradford’s Irish Club, in Rebecca Street, goes up for sale. Auditors PKF Littlejohn are appointed by the government to go through the books of Keighley Town Council, following complaints about financial transactions.
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Stained glass windows have a rich history
SIR – Not many people are aware that the renowned stained glass artist Margaret Agnes Rope designed the windows in Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Heckmondwike. She was a friend of father John O’Connor, the Father Brown of GK Chesterton’s detective
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People are to blame, not religion or alcohol
SIR – Commenting on Iain Morris’ letter (December 23), religion is not the cause of problems, just like alcohol, cars, money, etc, do not cause problems. Rather, it is people and their handling of the commodity that cause problems. Two people can
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Time to face the facts over Wood Report
SIR – Further to Cllr Geoff Reid’s (pictured) letter (December 24), as a co-opted fellow member of his on the Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, I heartily agree with his critical comments about the implied judgement by some senior
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Attacks represent public resentment
SIR – That the 95 enforcement officers have been subjected to an average of 14 instances of some form of physical violence per year, is an indication of the degree of uncontrollable frustration felt against council policies and the officers’ lack of
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Police hunt men over theft of office documents
POLICE are hunting these two men who stole a box of documents from an office in Wibsey, Bradford. The pair damaged a window when they struck at a business on High Street, between 3.45am and 3.55am on November 20 this year. One of the men is
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Time has come to replace House of Lords
SIR – Although I never had much time for Scotland’s former SNP leader and one time first minister Alex Salmond MSP, when he calls for a constitutional referendum across the UK over the abolition of the House of Lords, including life and hereditary
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How new VAT rule could affect district's small businesses
A NEW European Union VAT rule comes into effect from tomorrow and it's worrying thousands of micro-businesses in the UK. In future they will have to pay VAT on digital products sold into the 27 other member states of the EU. These products include
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Honouring the ones who make our lives better
The New Year's Honours list is now as much a part of the Christmas period traditions mince pies and fir trees. And so it should be. When we get to the end of the year, it is natural to look back and reflect on what we have done, what we haven't
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Bradford park set to display trail of sculpture artwork
AN AWARD-winning sculpture will be on display as part of an art trail around a Bradford park.Sam Shendi's steelwork 'Evolution' won the Royal British Society of Sculptor's FIRST108 Award 2013. Other steelwork on display at the Lister Park trail by the
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'Passionate' Bradford healthcare staff receive rewards
AWARD-winning healthcare staff at Bradford District Care Trust have won praise from bosses.Almost 40 nursing and corporate staff, who had all won local, regional or national awards in 2014, joined members of the Trust Board at their December meeting.Chief
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Alcoholic stole cupcake maker to buy drink
AN ALCOHOLIC who stole a cup cake maker to sell to buy drink has been sentenced to an eight week curfew order.John McMenamin, 50, of Westgate, Bradford, admitted shoplifting the £19.99 item at Argos in the city's Kirkgate Centre on December 4.His solicitor
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Redfearn needs luck to turn in Leeds United's favour
FRUSTRATED Leeds manager Neil Redfearn knows his team need a break after Tuesday's 2-0 defeat at Derby left them just a point above the Championship relegation zone.The Rams were denied a single shot on target until United midfielder Alex Mowatt turned
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All officials should be treated with respect
SIR – It is sad to read that a proportion of the Bradford public are abusing/assaulting wardens, whose remit is to serve the public of this city (T&A, December 26). In no way do I condone such nonsense but perhaps it may be timely to remind
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Former Bradford City boss Taylor sacked by Gillingham
GILLINGHAM have sacked manager Peter Taylor after 14 months in charge. The former Bantams boss had been in charge of the Gills since October 2013 but back-to-back home defeats against Chesterfield and Bristol City have led to the 61-year-old’s
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Have your say on council's licensing policy
PEOPLE are being invited to have their say on the rules around pubs, clubs and late-night takeaways. Bradford Council is reviewing its licensing policy. It covers the sale of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment and the sale of
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Man, 46, kept £6,000-worth of cocaine in a safe
A 46-YEAR-OLD Cottingley man has appeared in court charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine. Alan Starkey, of Midway Avenue, was caught by police officers with 168 grams of the class A drug in his possession, worth an estimated £6,120
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Mark Yeates ruled out of Bradford City FA Cup clash
MARK Yeates will miss City's FA Cup third-round tie at Millwall on Saturday with a knee ligament strain. The influential midfielder suffered the injury from a bad tackle during the Boxing Day win at Fleetwood. He had a scan on it yesterday.
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New way to pay as bus tickets go hi-tech
BUS passengers using First West Yorkshire services will have a new way to pay their fares in future after the firm adopted Barclays Pingit as a new option.First introduced a mobile ticketing service earlier this year, allowing customers to use mobile
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Uninsured drink driver wrecked driving instructor's car
AN UNINSURED motorist wrecked a driving instructor's car when he was more than three times the drink drive limit, a court heard.Paul Ackroyd, 33, of Edgehill Close, Queensbury, Bradford, pleaded guilty to driving on Collingham Avenue, Buttershaw, Bradford
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Bradford paedophile charged with breaching order by inviting children into his home
A BRADFORD paedophile has been charged with five counts of breaching a sex offenders order by inviting children into his home.David Betts, 64, of Heybeck Walk, Holme Wood, faces four charges, each of inviting three children aged under 18 into his home
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Printmakers' work is on display at museum
AN EXHIBITION profiling the work of a group of printmakers in West Yorkshire has gone on display in Bradford.Members of Inkers have taken inspiration from Bradford Industrial Museum’s collections, buildings, and archives, to produce an exhibition in a
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Man banned from driving after crashing aunt's car into traffic lights
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who took his aunt's car without permission crashed into traffic lights when the windscreen steamed up, magistrates heard yesterday.Jonathan Armitage could not locate the Vauxhall Corsa's de-mist switch after driving off in it at 1.25amto
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Takeaway plan for city centre is considered
A HOT potato and sandwich shop could soon be opened in an empty city centre unit close to the Westfield development.The unit, 67 Market Street, is next to The Old Bank pub, and is subject of a planning application by Nazrinda Malik to turn it from a shop
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Man, 21, arrested over three Bradford burglaries
A MAN aged 21 has been arrested by police investigating three house burglaries in Bradford. Officers called yesterday at a house in Eccleshill to arrest the man over offences in the Bolton and Undercliffe areas of the city. They also arrested
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Bradford man fined for being drunk in charge of a child
A BUS passenger collapsed in a drunken stupor on top of a little boy he had taken on an outing to McDonald's, a court heard yesterday.Mark Townley tippled over in his seat, trapping the three-year-old child against him, after including a visit to a pub
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Gale reflects on a 'dream' year at Yorkshire
ANDREW Gale will no doubt sit down with a beer or two on New Year's Eve and reflect upon what he has described as the best year of his life.Not only did the Yorkshire captain lead his side to the club's first LV= County Championship title since 2001,
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Green predicts nail-biting year for Bradford Bulls
MARC Green has told Bulls fans to expect some "uncomfortable viewing" next season as every one of their Championship rivals go gunning for the division's prize scalp. But he maintains that if the players keep their discipline and work ethic, their
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Guiseley have high hopes for derby go-ahead
GUISELEY are optimistic of staging their New Year's Day match against Harrogate Town.The Lions' potentially lucrative home match against AFC Fylde was postponed last Sunday due to snow but Guiseley's chief executive officer Adie Towers is more confident
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Keighley Cougars boosted by Josh Lynam return
JOSH Lynam is to make a dramatic return to Cougars after agreeing a deal to rejoin his hometown club for the 2015 campaign. Back in October, the highly-regarded second-rower signed a one-year deal with Australian QRL Cup outfit Norths Devils.
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Bantams boss Parkinson: We're banking on having Ben at the Den
PHIL Parkinson is confident that Ben Williams will be in City’s goal for the FA Cup third-round trip to Millwall on Saturday.The experienced stopper’s current half-season contract runs out today, which potentially could leave the Bantams with only the
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Petition started to save prominent Bradford building from demolition
A MAN has started a petition in a bid to save an historic building in Bradford from being demolished and turned into houses.Paul Ratnik has gathered more than 110 signatures in an effort to save Rosemount Villa in Manningham.The building, which used to
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CCTV: Shopkeeping family calls for help after suffering thug's year-long campaign of hate
A SHOPKEEPING family say they have suffered a year-long of campaign of hate - including racist taunts - from an abusive teenage boy. Jeetender Sangha, his wife Rajwinder and their family, who have managed Springfield Stores in Bradford Road, Idle
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Lorry driver appears in court over M606 death crash
A LORRY driver who was involved in a four-vehicle smash which killed a woman on the M606 near Bradford has appeared in court. Edvard Musik, 46, of Compton Road, Leicester, is charged with causing death by dangerous driving. He was driving a
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Don't become an A&E statistic by excessive boozing, New Year revellers warned
A TOP doctor has urged boozing Bradford revellers not to become an A&E statistic with excessive New Year celebrations tonight. Dr Paul Southern, a consultant hepatologist at Bradford Royal Infirmary, said the city’s emergency department staff
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Your 36 most read Telegraph & Argus stories of 2014
The three most-read stories from each month of 2014 from telegraphandargus.co.uk. JANUARY 1. CCTV caught man performing sex act in Bradford car park "A chef has admitted outraging public decency in a city centre car park after being spotted
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Thieves rip 50 stone slabs from garden walls at award-winning housing estate
HORRIFIED pensioners woke yesterday to find 50 valuable stone slabs had been stripped from garden walls on their award-winning housing estate. The Heathcliff estate of maisonettes and flats, in Haworth, won design prizes when it opened in 1968
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Bradford Royal Marine commando looks to the future after cheating death in Afghanistan
A ROYAL Marine commando who cheated death serving in Afghanistan says he is looking forward to his new life as he readies himself to be discharged.Liam Brentley, 29, was severely wounded on his first tour of Afghanistan in 2010 when a bullet, fired by
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Man, 46, arrested over knife attack on teenage apprentice at Bradford garage
POLICE investigating a knife attack on a garage mechanic in Girlington have arrested a 46-year-old man. The suspect was being held in custody last night, West Yorkshire Police confirmed, after being arrested on suspicion of assault. Officers
