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12:50pm Tuesday 8th May 2007

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A best-selling author who lived in the district for many years will take on a new role to protect the British countryside from litter and fly-tippers.

Bill Bryson, who once lived near Skipton, is expected to become the president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England this summer after being endorsed by its board of trustees.

The writer's bestseller Notes from a Small Island documented his travels through numerous towns, villages and cities across the country, He has pledged to make litter a priority and to press politicians to increase fly-tipping penalties.

The CPRE said it believes his presidency will raise the profile of the organisation's cause, protecting and enhancing England's countryside for the benefit of everyone, wherever they live.

He said: "I'm very honoured to be asked. For a very long time I've been a huge admirer of CPRE, what it does and what it stands for. I'd like to help it to build on its successes if I can."

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Baht At, says...
1:20pm Tue 8 May 07

"Bradford seems steeped in a perilous and irreversible decline. Nearly everything suffers from well intentioned but misguided meddling by planners. You would never guess that Bradford had ever known greatness."

his words are just as appropriate today as when he wrote them.

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Baht At, says...
1:20pm Tue 8 May 07

"Bradford seems steeped in a perilous and irreversible decline. Nearly everything suffers from well intentioned but misguided meddling by planners. You would never guess that Bradford had ever known greatness."

his words are just as appropriate today as when he wrote them.

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Baht At, says...
1:20pm Tue 8 May 07

"Bradford seems steeped in a perilous and irreversible decline. Nearly everything suffers from well intentioned but misguided meddling by planners. You would never guess that Bradford had ever known greatness."

his words are just as appropriate today as when he wrote them.

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Baht At, says...
1:20pm Tue 8 May 07

"Bradford seems steeped in a perilous and irreversible decline. Nearly everything suffers from well intentioned but misguided meddling by planners. You would never guess that Bradford had ever known greatness."

his words are just as appropriate today as when he wrote them.

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Baht At, says...
1:27pm Tue 8 May 07

and:

'Bradford's role in life is to make every place else in the world look better in comparison, and it does this very well.'

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Baht At, says...
1:27pm Tue 8 May 07

and:

'Bradford's role in life is to make every place else in the world look better in comparison, and it does this very well.'

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Baht At, says...
1:27pm Tue 8 May 07

and:

'Bradford's role in life is to make every place else in the world look better in comparison, and it does this very well.'

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Baht At, says...
1:27pm Tue 8 May 07

and:

'Bradford's role in life is to make every place else in the world look better in comparison, and it does this very well.'

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BronteBantam, says...
1:42pm Tue 8 May 07

"Bill Bryson in his book Notes from a Small Island jokingly asked why it was that the British army uses beautiful countryside for munition target practice, rather than a place like Keighley."
Hardly an ambassador for the area!

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BronteBantam, says...
1:42pm Tue 8 May 07

"Bill Bryson in his book Notes from a Small Island jokingly asked why it was that the British army uses beautiful countryside for munition target practice, rather than a place like Keighley."
Hardly an ambassador for the area!

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BronteBantam, says...
1:42pm Tue 8 May 07

"Bill Bryson in his book Notes from a Small Island jokingly asked why it was that the British army uses beautiful countryside for munition target practice, rather than a place like Keighley."
Hardly an ambassador for the area!

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BronteBantam, says...
1:42pm Tue 8 May 07

"Bill Bryson in his book Notes from a Small Island jokingly asked why it was that the British army uses beautiful countryside for munition target practice, rather than a place like Keighley."
Hardly an ambassador for the area!

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Bill Bryson on a visit to Bradford's City Hall

Bill Bryson on a visit to Bradford's City Hall



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