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Latest Toyota Supra is a car worthy of its iconic name
A COMBINATION of great handling and punchy performance mean Toyota’s two-door coupe is a joy to drive. The Supra carries one of the truly iconic names left in production in the motoring industry – and the fifth generation model’s story is an interesting
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Customers love the "beautiful, interesting and unusual beads"
A PASSION for beads that began with childhood friendship bracelets has grown into a business for Carmanita Emajaro. The jewellery maker and artist runs Bradford Bead Shop - our Telegraph & Argus Trader of the Week - selling ethically-sourced beads
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NHS ambulance strikes called off as union enters talks with Government
Unite union has today, Sunday, February 5, announced that planned NHS ambulance strikes have been called off. It comes after the union shared that they would be entering talks with the Government to discuss pay. The strikes had been planned
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Anti-social behaviour on the 'decline' at three Bradford city centre hotspots
A COUNCILLOR is adamant anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Bradford city centre is on the decline. For spring and summer, West Yorkshire Police outlined a number of problems and policing priorities for the City Ward. The ASB hotspots are Tyrrel
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Rail link would provide 'big' boost for Keighley economy
A REOPENED railway line would provide a huge economic boost for Keighley, it's claimed. The resurrection of the 12-mile Skipton-Colne link would result in a direct rail route from Keighley into Lancashire. Former Keighley MP John Grogan says
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Further details emerge on town centre crash involving car and pedestrian
A TOWN centre crash involved a car and a pedestrian, Yorkshire Ambulance Service has revealed. Emergency services scrambled to Sykes Street in Cleckheaton just after 8pm on Saturday night. Yorkshire Ambulance Service says one patient was taken
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Is your garden wildlife-friendly? Your work could be in line for an award
YORKSHIRE Wildlife Trust has launched a Wildlife Gardening Award to thank and inspire gardeners to care for creatures on their doorstep. The award rewards action that everyone can take in their outdoor spaces to create places for wildlife, and
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Pub's car park named as dogging hotspot- but baffled manager says it's impossible
A PUB car park has been recommended on a dogging website as a hotspot for exhibitionist sex - but the pub's bemused manager says it simply isn't possible. The site, www.doggingaction.co.uk, claims that there is 'plenty of raunchy multi-sexual filth
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Vape shop owner avoids driving ban as he needs to get to Manchester for cheaper stock
A BRADFORD shop owner avoided a driving ban because he travels to Manchester to get his stock cheaper. Kamran Akhtar, of Durham Road in Girlington, was in line for a totting disqualification before the court heard his mitigating circumstances.
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Course inspires people to join the police force
A WEST Yorkshire Police officer visited a training centre to celebrate the conclusion of a three-week course to inspire people to join the force. Police Sergeant Richard Bedford visited The Skills Hub, based at The Holme Centre at Holme United
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RATED: The best and worst KFC's in the Bradford district
WHEN it comes to having southern fried chicken for tea, most people's first port of call is a KFC. So, the T&A thought it was only right to see which branch in Bradford is YOUR favourite. We looked at the Google review ratings, scored out
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Major change announced for pub and club opening times during King's Coronation
Pubs, clubs and bars are to have longer opening hours for the King's coronation in May, the Home Secretary has announced. Venues across England and Wales will serve customers for an extra two hours during the coronation weekend. Suella Braverman
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Train tickets to rise by biggest increase in 11 years despite poor performance
Train passengers will be met with hiked rail fares from today, Sunday, March 5, as the cost of a ticket increases by nearly 6%. It comes as regulated tickets in England and Wales will jump by 5.9% on average, adding hundreds of pounds to the cost
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Look back: World famous cabinet maker was joiner’s son from Otley
THOMAS Chippendale, the cabinet maker, is Otley’s most famous son. Many people think he was from London but his baptism is recorded in Otley Parish Church on June 5, 1718. He was the son of John Chippendale, an Otley joiner. His grandfather and
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Emergency services scramble to 'significant' crash in town centre as one in hospital
EMERGENCY services scrambled to a "significant" crash in a town centre which led to a person being sent to hospital last night. The collision occurred on Sykes Street in Cleckheaton at around 8.30pm last night. When the Telegraph & Argus approached
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He grew up in cramped Saltaire house and became international artist
FREDERICK (Fred) Stead (1863-1940) was born into a large working-class family. Yet despite the struggles of his early life, he became one of the Bradford district’s most talented and successful portrait and landscape artists. He was born in Saltaire
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Royal Mint reveals 10 rarest 50p coins in circulation - how much they are worth
Brits are being urged to check their change, as you could be sitting on a fortune you didn’t even know about. The Royal Mint has revealed its top ten rarest 50 pence coins currently in circulation. Since moving to pounds and pence in 1971,
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Abandoned car seized after police chase around three villages ends in Bradford
A VEHICLE involved in a police chase through three villages before being abandoned was seized. Officers first noticed the car on Saturday just over the frontier on Carr House Lane in Shelf. Earlier in the week, the purple Nissan Micra had been
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Meet Bulls stars at rugby league and dance camps this Easter at Odsal
PLACES are available for dance and rugby league camps run at the home of Bradford Bulls this Easter. The Bradford Bulls Foundation will be running more camps throughout the school Easter holiday after the success of both their Dance and Rugby League
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Look back: Sprawling Drummond Mill site
IN January 28, 2016 more than 150 years of Bradford history went up in smoke when a huge fire destroyed Drummond Mill. Within a week the 10-acre Manningham site was rubble. Around 125 firefighters tackled the blaze and Lumb Lane was closed and residents
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SIMON PARKER'S VERDICT: New contract? Give Andy Cook the keys to the city!
CITY 2 COLCHESTER 0 MARK Hughes was 17 and still two seasons off making his Manchester United debut when Colchester last left Valley Parade empty-handed. None of the 4,772 crowd in September 1981 witnessing goals from Barry Gallagher and Dave
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Historic church open since 1843 to mark a major milestone
A KEIGHLEY church is celebrating a milestone. St John the Evangelist at Ingrow first opened its doors to worshippers on March 14, 1843. Now a series of events is planned to mark the 180th anniversary, starting with a special service at the
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Drums, boomwhackers, handbells and more at historic music festival
EVERYTHING is in place for this month's 101st Skipton Music Festival. Held for the first time in 1922 - the roaring twenties - the week-long festival remains a highlight of Craven's cultural calender, and after celebrating last year's centenary
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How Bradford girls can take first step for career in science through new event
AN event aiming to recruit girls for future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) will be held in Bradford later this month. Solenis UK Industries Limited, based in Cleckheaton Road, Low Moor, has teamed up with Future
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When MP and his wife visited Moscow - then part of the Soviet Union - in 1952
BACK in 1952 - some 70 years ago - Skipton MP Burnaby Drayson visited Russia to attend an economic conference. Accompanied by his wife, Winifred, he was the first Conservative MP to visit the country, then part of the Soviet Union, since the Second
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Colchester's "big whatsits" not enough after Valley Parade agony
COLCHESTER should have scored at least twice - that was Ross Embleton’s verdict on their Valley Parade heartbreak. Head of recruitment Embleton took charge of the U’s in the 2-0 loss as new boss Ben Garner watched from the directors’ box. And
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Council unlikely to back track on car parking charges just yet
CALDERDALE Council does not plan to reverse parking charge changes at the moment. A senior councillor said since extended charging periods were introduced from autumn 2021 not many complaints had been received and drivers complied with them.
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Shops and restaurants at Leeds Bradford Airport in this week’s food hygiene ratings
A NUMBER of shops and restaurants at Leeds Bradford Airport have been given food hygiene ratings. The Yeadon airport's sites including WH Smiths shops, Starbucks, Greggs, Burger King and The Yorkshire Lounge were all given five-star ratings in
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Plans backfire in next episode of TV thriller partly filmed in Bradford
A TV thriller series partly filmed in the Bradford district is heating up as it reaches its penultimate episode. Better kicked off with its first episode of the series with a dramatic episode on BBC One on February 13. The thriller explores
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Work to refurbish eyesore city centre building is approved
WORK to refurbish one of the city centre’s eyesore buildings has been approved, with planners saying it will “significantly improve the building’s character.” Overlooking Oastler Square, 19 Northgate has been derelict for years – despite being
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The location of every registered defibrillator in Bradford district
These are the locations of every defibrillator in Bradford district, according to a database of the life-saving equipment compiled by HeartSafe. The website, which aims to make people aware of where the nearest automated external defibrillators
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£25,000 highways scheme to boost safety outside primary school
SPEED bumps and a 20mph limit could soon be installed on a road outside a Bradford School. The traffic measures were proposed by Bradford Council due to a number of crashes on Highfield Road, including one where a car hit the fence of Blakehill
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MAPPED: criminal damage and arson across Bradford in 2022
WE’VE mapped every incidence of criminal damage and arson across the district for the whole of 2022. This crime map has been compiled by the Telegraph & Argus, using information from the data.police.uk website. It shows every criminal damage
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Full list of all the 'inadequate' care homes in Bradford district
These are the lowest-rated care homes in the Bradford district, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The independent regulator of health and social care inspects and regulates care homes, dentists, GP practices, hospitals, mental health
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Inside two-bedroom house in Bradford on sale for £45,000 guide price
HERE is a look inside a two-bedroom house in Bradford that's up for sale. The vacant terraced house on Pannal Street, Great Horton, has one bathroom, lounge, kitchen and a rear terrace. It is billed as being ideal for first-time buyers and is in
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Bradford GP surgery where most appointments are face to face named district's best
A BRADFORD GP surgery is celebrating being named the best medical practice in the district. New Otley Road Medical Practice, at Hillside Bridge Health Centre, won the award, organised by City Health, for 2022. The current management team took
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Pudsey Congs hoping for history to repeat itself as they host Priestley Cup final
PUDSEY Congs are harking back to their pomp with the news that they will stage the Priestley Cup final on Sunday, August 13. Congs, in the top flight of the Gordon Rigg Bradford Premier League for the first time in six years, have won the three
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What is the Walkers heart shaped crisp challenge? See some of the best entries
Walkers has launched a UK-wide hunt for the best heart-shaped crisp, with a £100,000 reward up grabs for one winner. For the next month, the crisp brand will be encouraging the nation to hunt for heart shaped crisps in their bags of Walkers.
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BANTAMS v COLCHESTER: Match stats and player ratings
IT WAS a long time coming but City’s third win on the bounce was worth the wait. T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER stayed to the very end at Valley Parade yesterday and provides the match stats and his player ratings. MAN OF THE MATCH
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Royal Mint reveals 10 rarest 50p coins in circulations - how much they are worth
Brits are being urged to check their change, as you could be sitting on a fortune you didn’t even know about. The Royal Mint has revealed its top ten rarest 50 pence coins currently in circulation. Since moving to pounds and pence in 1971,
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Supermarket 'do not eat' warnings including Tesco, Asda and Aldi
Major UK supermarkets, including Tesco, Asda, Aldi and M&S, have issued recalls on some of their products. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a number of "do not eat" warnings on a number of products for a variety of reasons. These
