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• A fat cheque for slimline Adele

  Slimmer Adele Parkes was gobsmacked when her partner rewarded her for losing 35lbs in weight - by giving her £1,000. read more

• Victory at last!

  The Government today finally gave the go-ahead for the Bingley Relief Road. read more

• I can't even kick a ball

  A former rugby league player is suing a Bradford firm for more than £100,000 after inhaling fumes he says have ruined his life. read more

• Aid team flees a raging torrent

  Shipley charity workers had a lucky escape when they narrowly missed being swept along by floods during a mercy mission to Romania. read more

• Vandal-hit stadium gets back on track

  Repairs costing between £40,000 and £50,000 have been carried out on the vandalised section of the new track at Princess Mary Athletics Stadium in Liversedge. read more

• Curtain rises on cinema complex

  Plans to build a huge cinema and leisure complex in Bradford city centre have finally been given the go-ahead. read more

• It's a screen dream as cinema goes 3D

  Bradford has received the country's second biggest arts lottery pay-out to bring 3D IMAX cinema to the city. read more

• Council bids to be 'a model of excellence'

  Bradford Council faces its biggest shake-up for decades in a bid to become one of John Prescott's new "beacon" local authorities. read more

• Crumbs! Don't go feeding the birds

  Signs asking folk not to feed the pigeons in Bingley precinct could soon be put up following protests from angry traders. read more

• Phillip Woodrow: Business Tax

  It is expected that the Inland Revenue will shortly be publishing a document heralding the introduction of new rules which may have far-reaching consequences. read more

• £500.000 set to boost efficiency

  Bradford-based Biscor is spending £500,000 in new property and plant as part of an investment programme to increase production and improve efficiency. read more

• Early strikes inspire Avenue

  Park Avenue 3, Bradford City 0. read more

• Mum takes on the builders

  A single mother today hit out at house-building giants Wimpey Homes after she failed to sell her house on a luxury estate. read more

• Let's have a White good do

  Yorkshire Day events are set to "Tyke" off tomorrow as Bradfordians celebrate in style. read more

• 'New bus station' may get go-ahead

  Plans for a multi-million pound transformation of the bus station at Bradford Interchange were being studied today. read more

• Transsexuals hit out at birth ruling

  Bradford's transsexuals have been told they cannot change their birth certificates if they undergo a sex-swap operation. read more

• Lights, camera, action! Saltaire's tops for TV

  Saltaire and its historic attractions have become prime time television material for millions of viewers in this country and abroad. read more

• Les Mis star summoned to the Palace!

  John Owen- Jones is currently starring as Jean Valjean in the hit musical Les Miserables at the Alhambra. But what does the future hold for him? Jim Greenhalf reports. read more

• Abou bid 'not over'

  Bradford City's have not given up hope of signing West Ham's French under-21 international striker Samassi Abou, despite their failure to seal the £800,000 deal yesterday. read more

• Classy Lehmann blasts double ton

  Cricket: Darren Lehmann smashed his first double century for Yorkshire yesterday and helped Matthew Wood set up a new record for the county in matches against Worcestershire. read more

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