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Bantams legend Stuart McCall out to bag Rangers job for keeps
NEW Rangers boss Stuart McCall believes the Ibrox men can still win promotion – and with it secure him the job long term. The club's new interim chairman Paul Murray has put the Bantams legend in charge until the end of the season. The nine-in-a-row
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Shipley College footballers flying flag for Yorkshire
A SHIPLEY College football team will fly the flag for Yorkshire at a national competition later this month.The BCS National Championships tournament is for students who have a range of emotional and moderate learning difficulties, and for the second year
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Angling Lines
LISTERHILLS AAThe last day of the coarse season on rivers is March 14. After this date there is no fishing on rivers until the first day of the trout season on March 25. Canal anglers in particular are requested to take special care and ensure that landing
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Unsold FA Cup replay tickets go on general sale at Valley Parade
TICKETS for Bradford City's FA Cup clash in Reading go on general sale this morning (Friday) after the allocation failed to sell out to season ticket holders. The club still has about 1,000 tickets available for Monday evening's match and accept
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Struggling Odsal out to conquer King
ODSAL Sedbergh have a big chance to close the gap on the sides above them in the battle at the foot of the Pennine League Championship One table when they travel to King Cross Park. The Halifax side are a somewhat unknown quantity at home, having
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Councillors give green light to rebuilding of four schools
PLANS to demolish and rebuild four ageing secondary schools have been given the green light.The multi-million pound plans to transform Belle Vue Boys' School in Heaton, Carlton Bolling College in Undercliffe, Oakbank School in Keighley and Samuel Lister
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Bus passenger survey draws mixed reaction from transport chiefs
BUS services have drawn mixed ratings in a new passenger satisfaction survey.In its latest findings, independent watchdog Passenger Focus puts overall satisfaction in the West Yorkshire Metro area at 86 per cent.But the county's transport authority says
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Podium finishes hint at great season for fitter-than-ever Brook
BRADFORD'S David Brook is looking forward to another successful Thundersport GB season after being given a turbo boost of a different kind.The Team Arkoni racer got off to an impressive start with two podium finishes at Brands Hatch last weekend, and
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Bradford parliamentary candidate receives ‘phenomenal’ reaction to open letter that went 'viral'
LABOUR prospective parliamentary candidate for Bradford West, Naz Shah, has spoken of the “phenomenal” reaction she has received since writing an open letter explaining the heartache of her family background. The letter reveals details of poverty
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Pair jailed for dealing cocaine and heroin in Bradford
A PAIR of Bradford drug dealers who attempted to flee from police with 76 wraps of heroin and cocaine have both been jailed for two and a half years. Christopher Hoggart, 23, and James Isles, 26, were seen by plain-clothes officers involved in
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Leeds United boss Redfearn: Bumper crowd a reflection of our progress
LEEDS United head coach Neil Redfearn is confident that belief among the club’s supporters is starting to return as the Whites prepare for their biggest crowd of the season on Saturday. Nottingham Forest visit Elland Road and well over 30,000 fans
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Promoted Grovians have their sights set on Yorkshire Three title
WITH promotion in the bag, Old Grovians are now switching their attention to lifting the SSE Yorkshire Division Three championship. The Apperley Bridge club need ten points from their last four matches to be certain, and their director of rugby
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Deacey warns Avenue not to ease up
BRADFORD Park Avenue have climbed to 16th in Vanarama Conference North and will be looking to continue their upward momentum on Saturday.They face relegation-threatened Stalybridge Celtic at Horsfall Stadium and will be looking to build on Wednesday night's
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Salem hope Medicals don't make it painful
BRADFORD Salem, who only need three more points to be certain of clinching promotion from SSE Yorkshire Division Two, would seem to have a relatively straightforward test on Saturday. The leaders are at home to second-from-bottom Sheffield Medicals
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Injury-hit Guiseley face another struggle
GUISELEYstrengthened their top-five position with a deserved victory over rock-bottom Hyde in midweek and now they face another struggling side at Nethermoor on Saturday. The Lions host Brackley Town who are currently 17th and just six points above
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Lottery needs you to choose next projects
SIR – We would really love to hear from your readers about their favourite National Lottery projects and the great work they do for their community. If you believe they deserve national recognition then please nominate them for a National Lottery
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Sick targets punish our most vulnerable
SIR – Most people agree that benefit fraud is wrong and that efforts are justified to locate people who abuse the welfare system and deal with them appropriately. However, recently the Channel 4 investigative TV programme, ‘Dispatches,’ focused
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Lax Labour are not fit to be trusted again
SIR – Net migration increased by a massive 3.6m during the 13 years of Labour rule due to their lax controls of our borders with their open-door policies. No wonder we have continued to suffer the consequences. Then consider the spendthrift nature
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Farsley are fluffing their lines in play-off bid
FARSLEY are fast approaching last orders in the last-chance saloon in their push to claim a place in the Evo-Stik First Division North play-offs. A defeat in midweek left Neil Parsley’s men floundering in eighth place, four points outside the top
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Spirited Sedge ready to cause derby upset
LIVERSEDGE will be looking to turn the formbook upside down when they tackle local rivals Thackley in Saturday's Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division derby at Clayborn. Sedge are just six points above the relegation zone and
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Further charges for former Kings Science Academy staff
TWO more former staff members of Bradford free school Kings Science Academy have been charged with fraud related offences. Daud Khan, the former director of finance at the Lidget Green school, and Shabana Hussain, a former head of department, will
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Cameron’s contempt is beyond belief
SIR – It’s quite disappointing to read in the Telegraph & Argus that Lib Dem MP David Ward thinks the farce of Prime Minister’s question time is the fault of both David Cameron and Ed Miliband, when it most certainly is not. The fault lies
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Back Ukip to defend the country’s housing
SIR – Keith Rayner is correct to argue that the current housing shortage has only arisen from uncontrolled immigration, and attempts to remedy this will be detrimental to our environment, as houses will be increasingly built in sensitive areas (Letters
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Free is not the same as fair to our society
SIR – How comforting to see David Cameron shouting from the rooftops about his plan to introduce hundreds more 'Free' schools. These will presumably, as usual, be built in areas that already have sufficient places, leaving the more deprived areas
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Last green space at risk
SIR – An appeal is to take place against a seven man committee rejection of a Planning Application for 270 homes at Cote Farm, Thackley put forward by Persimmon Homes. In simple terms the decision of a committee of seven LOCAL worthies who know
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First win is just round the corner for Silsden pair
SILSDEN are at home for the first time under the new management team of Ryan Haigh and Chris Price as they take on Winsford United in the North West Counties League Premier Division. Haigh and Price, who worked together at Padiham, were in charge
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Year to remember for Pennine Cycles
MEMBERS of a Bradford-based cycle club have celebrated a memorable year in 2014. Paul Corcoran, secretary of the VC Bradford Pennine Cycle Club, said highlights of last year included the Tour de France Grand Depart; featuring in TV soap Emmerdale and
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Should 'sexting' and 'revenge porn' be on the school curriculum?
All schoolchildren must be taught a "curriculum for life" that helps them deal with modern issues such as "sexting" and revenge porn, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has insisted. In a speech to the Bright Blue think-tank, Mrs Morgan said schools
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Vote for your favourite in our Happy Tots 2015 competition
There are two easy ways to vote for your favourite tot... Scroll down and carefully study the tots' pictures below (the pages may take a few seconds to display fully), and decide which one you think has real star quality. Once you have made
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Campaigner's memorial plan for Richard III in Yorkshire
A KEIGHLEY woman who backed the campaign to have King Richard III re-buried in York says the fight will continue despite the authorities’ decision to lay the slain monarch to rest in Leicester. Carol Fellingham Webb, of Bingley Road, Cross Roads
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Bradford district drivers still on the road with 30 penalty points
TWO drivers from the Bradford district are among the top 20 highest penalty points holders in the UK, according to new figures from a road safety charity. A Brighouse man is 11th on the list, with 30 points on his licence from a total of seven
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Art student work under the hammer
A FORMER Bradford art student will see one of his paintings auctioned at the Paris branch of leading auction house Christie’s. Professional artist Christopher Dunn painted the picture as one of several for a commission by the city’s Galerie Daniel
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Yorkshire mums think Mother's Day cards are most important
YORKSHIRE mums think it is more important to get a card for Mother’s Day than at Christmas or a wedding anniversary, according to research by the Royal Mail. The OnePoll survey found that 55% of Yorkshire mums ranked Mother’s Day as the most important
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Revolt over defence cuts
SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies will today join a Conservative revolt against his own party’s plans to cut defence spending. The backbencher will urge David Cameron not to drop a pledge to set aside two per cent of GDP for defence in “an increasingly
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Bradford City v Reading game could be shown on big screen
BRADFORD Council says it is looking into the possibility of showing Bradford City’s FA Cup quarter-final replay on the big screen in Centenary Square. The Bantams face their last-eight replay against Championship side Reading on Monday night after
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Music star to bring back folk sounds
ONE of the folk world’s best known names is at Bradford’s Topic Folk Club tonight. Rod Clements is a founder member of folk rock band Lindisfarne and writer of the famous song Meet me on the Corner. After three decades in the business, with
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Bradford has cheapest hotel prices in country
HOTEL guests in Bradford paid the lowest average price in the country for rooms last year, according to a survey. Visitors to the city paid around £51 for accommodation – up five per cent from the year before. That figure is less than half the
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Women's Summit to be held in city
A CHANCE for women in Bradford to help set priorities for the region is being held later this month. This year’s Women’s Summit features a theme of campaigning for change. Keynote speaker at the summit, organised by Bradford Women’s Forum,
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VIDEO: Bradford City fans queue overnight for FA Cup replay tickets
DOZENS of Bradford City fans queued overnight to ensure they could get their hands on sought-after tickets for the team's FA Cup replay, which went on sale more widely at 10am this morning. A chance to see the vital quarter-final rematch against
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Recorded rapes are up over five years
THE number of recorded rapes against adults and children in West Yorkshire has gone up in the last five years. Fewer cases were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service, although the number of prosecutions and convictions increased. Compared
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Force to back hate crime campaign
WEST Yorkshire Police will support the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21 as part of a hate crime awareness campaign. The force, alongside Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner
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Volunteers sign up for Tour de Yorkshire stages
TOUR makers have been recruited to welcome spectators to the first Tour de Yorkshire international cycle race in May. After the success of last year’s Tour de France Grand Départ, which attracted nearly 10,000 volunteers and more than three million
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Driver, 21, pleads guilty in car injury case
A 21 YEAR-OLD man will be sentenced later this month after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving in Ilkley. Jamie Baldock admitted the charge before he was due to stand trial at Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday. He had
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Thrive project promotes well being
A COMMUNITY arts charity is celebrating the start of a new five-year Big Lottery-funded project providing free creative courses and volunteering opportunities for people living with mental health illness. The Thrive project, which was awarded just
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Bids are in to save village's pubs for community
BIDS have been submitted to protect two Wilsden pubs as assets of community value. A decision is expected to be made on The Ling Bob Inn and The Bell Inn, later this month at a meeting of Shipley Area Committee. The status gives the community
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Great news for family as Callum, 11, goes into remission
AN 11-YEAR-OLD Bradford boy, who was diagnosed with leukaemia two months ago, has been given the “fabulous” news that his cancer is in remission. It follows a month of intensive chemotherapy treatment at Leeds General Infirmary for Callum Edwards
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Championing low-emission vehicle use
WEST Yorkshire Combined Authority is one of 12 UK authorities shortlisted to become international beacons of ultra-low emission vehicle use. The successful bidders for a share of the £35 million fund, to become centres of excellence for low emission
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Volunteers are wanted to help transport disabled sports people
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to provide transport for disabled sports people in the Bradford district. Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure runs regular activities as well as entering members in sports competitions. A spokesman said: “We depend
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Homeless man who caused £2,000 of damage to City Hall faces sentence
A HOMELESS man who caused more than £2,000 of damage by smashing windows at Bradford City Hall and later threatened to blow up the building will be sentenced next month. Paul Dass said the Council had been “taking him for a fool” by not helping
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Save the trees and save the planet from rising CO2
THERE'S a monster sycamore tree at the end of my garden, over a hundred years old, and over seventy feet tall, and next door's garden has a younger silver birch, elegantly stretching more than fifty feet high. They are made of carbon, and I often wonder
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Teaching, not budgets, must come first
Just a week ago the Telegraph & Argus held its Schools Awards, which celebrated the very best work that is going on in classrooms and schools across our district. Today we report that financial pressures on our local education system could
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Large former village surgery is just what the doctor ordered
East Views, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw £475,000 Robert Watts, Birkenshaw Telephone 01274 689589 Nearly eight years ago the current owners of East View passed by the house every day and thought it would be a great place to live. “Location
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Bradford City midfielder joins Carlisle on loan
CITY midfielder Jason Kennedy has today joined Carlisle on an initial one-month loan. Kennedy, whose Valley Parade contract runs out in the summer, is with the League Two strugglers until April 11. The 28-year-old forced his way back into Phil
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Live daily news blog - Thursday, March 12
5:08pm That's it for Thursday's live news blog - join us again from 9am tomorrow for all the latest from the district. 5:04pm COURT: A pair of Bradford drug dealers who attempted
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Bradford-based Morrisons slumps to £792 million loss
Bradford-based supermarket Morrisons has slumped to a loss of £792 million after it wrote down the value of its store estate in the face of tough market conditions. The struggling chain also highlighted another year of falling sales as underlying
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Talking and walking among themes for Saltaire Heritage Weekend
TALKING, walking and joining are key themes of this year's Saltaire World Heritage Weekend which takes place next month.And a centrepiece of the cultural festival will be the return of a "Conversazione" to celebrate Saltaire Stories: past, present
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Bradford City boss: Let's make Notts Count cost for not moving game
PHIL Parkinson is determined to make sure Notts County's refusal to move the City game forward will rebound on them this weekend.The Bantams boss is hoping away fans will turn out in force for Saturday's trip to Meadow Lane, which comes just two days
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Bradford Bulls: Points don't necessarily mean prizes for Shaw
RYAN Shaw believes the Bulls are certainties for promotion as he anxiously waits to discover whether he has kept his place in the team.The Cumbrian, signed from Warrington during the winter, scored a hat-trick of tries and kicked eight goals from full
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Home is where the heart is for ex-Bradford Bulls star Pryce
LEON Pryce was back at his spiritual home this week to make the Challenge Cup fourth-round draw alongside former Bulls team-mate Jamie Peacock.As Pryce looked forward to achieving more success in a remarkable career which has harvested 200 tries, he could
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School judged outstanding for helping expelled pupils
A SCHOOL that helps turn round the lives of expelled pupils has been called "outstanding" and is credited with making significant improvements in the lives of some of Bradford's most vulnerable children. The Bradford Central Pupil Referral Unit
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Jamie learning from the elite
SILSDEN'S Jamie Simpson-Kidd is getting a large helping hand as he bids to be selected for the Cadet European Championships.The 12-year-old Ilkley Grammar School pupil is being mentored by 2013 Grand Prix champion Mahama Cho, who is on course to qualify
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Yorkshire target boost to confidence in Abu Dhabi
YORKSHIRE fly to the United Arab Emirates today with skipper Andrew Gale identifying victory over the MCC in their four-day Champion County fixture in Abu Dhabi as the ideal way to start the 2015 season.Gale's men have both red and white-ball games scheduled
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Peacock: Bradford Bulls on the rise again
JAMIE Peacock was delighted to return to Odsal this week and admitted: "It's just good to know the club is financially stable."The legendary former Bulls star was back to make the Challenge Cup fourth-round draw with Leon Pryce and is confident
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Scheme to ease pressure on GP surgeries now running across Bradford
A SCHEME designed to ease the pressure on GP appointments is now operating right across Bradford, with the vast majority of pharmacies in the district taking part. Pharmacy First aims to help people get treatment for minor ailments faster by encouraging
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Down Under City fan aims to turn million Facebook likes into £1m for burns unit
A BRADFORD City fan in Australia aims to raise £1 million for the city's burns research unit to remember the 56 fans who lost their lives at the Valley Parade fire disaster 30 years ago. David Bowers, 43, shot to social media fame in 2013 after
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On This Day – March 12, 2015
25 years ago: Bosses at Bradford and Ilkley Community College said a £1 million budget reduction imposed by Council chiefs would mean reducing student numbers by about 550, describing the cuts as an "enormous blow" to the institution. 50 years
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Noble poised to join London Broncos
FORMER Bulls coach Brian Noble is set for a return to rugby league with London Broncos. The former Great Britain boss, who remains the most successful coach in Super League history after guiding Bradford to five successive Grand Finals, winning
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Council makes £24 million from property assets sale
A MAJOR sell-off of Bradford Council land and property, from substantial care homes to tiny grass verges, has brought in £24 million over the past five years. Since April 2010, Bradford Council has sold off about one in eight of its land and property
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16 appear before Bradford and Keighley magistrates
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley Magistrates: Sean Davey Denby, aged 27, of Keighley Road, Bingley; assault, criminal damage, 12 months’ community order, 120 hours’ unpaid work, £200 compensation, £680 costs. Adil Iqbal
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Police work to tackle "shocking exploitation" of vulnerable people praised
THE UK’s first Anti-Slavery Commissioner was in West Yorkshire yesterday to see how police are leading the way in tackling human trafficking and slavery.Kevin Hyland met West Yorkshire Police and Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson to hear about the West
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VIDEO: Stop treating us like garbage, say residents forced to clear up other people's illegal flytipping
PEOPLE being ordered to pick up or pay for other people's rubbish to be shifted claim they are being treated like garbage by the Council. People living on an Undercliffe street received letters from Bradford Council's environment department saying
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Majority of schools will be in debt within two years, head teachers warned
THE majority of Bradford schools will plunge into the red within the next two years as rising bills outstrip budgets, head teachers have been warned. A combination of rising wages, increased pension contributions, and hikes in the price of goods
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Ice cream man whips up red treat for Comic Relief
AN ice cream man will be whipping up a berry nice treat for Comic Relief. Naheem Uddin will be donating ten per cent of his takings on Friday to the national charity. Mr Uddin, who took over Mrs Tony's Ices in 2012, will be selling his treats
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Community leaders vow to fight for future of Keighley police station
THE future of Keighley's police station is under review as audits are also being carried out of stations in Shipley, Bingley and Otley. Last night shocked community leaders vowed to fight any move to axe Keighley station in Royd Ings Avenue.
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Shipley MP joins rebellion against defence cuts
SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies will today join a Conservative revolt against his own party’s plans to cut defence spending. The backbencher will urge David Cameron not to drop a pledge to set aside two per cent of GDP for defence in “an increasingly
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Bradford pilot area for national diabetes project
BRADFORD is to help pioneer a new initiative to prevent people developing type two diabetes, which is already recognised as a serious problem in the city. NHS England has announced that work done in the United States, Japan, China and India has
