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Fielden shrugs off captaincy chances
Great Britain prop Stuart Fielden might be the Bulls' longest- serving player following the club's off-season clear-out but he does not believe he will be a candidate to take over the captaincy from Jamie Peacock. Fielden cracked the 200- appearance mark
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Taylor's feeling at home
Andrew Taylor has answered the Middlesbrough doubters who felt he was making the wrong move by joining City. Taylor has proved a real find in his first season of senior football. The 19-year-old left back has played in every league game and is expected
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Dreadful record on truancy
Year after year we comment on the parlous state of school examination results in Bradford. Every year we seize on the smallest improvement, the slightest inching upward, of Bradford's position in the league tables in the hope that it heralds real change
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It's time to remember the heroes of the war
Remembrance services will be taking place across Bradford this weekend in tribute to the servicemen and women who paid the ultimate price for the nation's freedom. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Valerie Binney, and her consort Donald Binney, will
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MP condemns high credit for homeless
Bradford MP Gerry Sutcliffe today threatened to take tough action against credit and store card companies who target homeless young people. Mr Sutcliffe, the Consumer Minister, said it was "irresponsible" for firms to offer cards with extremely high interest
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Now the dentist can come to you!
A new mobile surgery will hit the streets of Bradford to give people with learning disabilities better access to dental care. The Bradford Personal Dental Service, which is run by Bradford City Teaching Primary Care Trust (tPCT), wants to target this
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Sponsors wanted for quake families
Families who survived the South Asian earthquake will be helped directly by Bradford families through a pioneering scheme. BD3 4ALL Extended Schools programme wants families across the district to sponsor families in the disaster-struck region of Pakistan
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City centre's 70s look Petering out
Demolition crews are expected to begin razing the 1970s Petergate block to the ground next week. It will mark the start of a massive demolition and construction programme leading to the opening of the £300 million Broadway shopping scheme in 2008. Our
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New generation's spectacular show
Bradford seems to produce an endless supply of talented youngsters - pop stars, actors and West End stars - and the next generation of big names is treading the Alhambra boards this week. Stage 84's glittering show, celebrating the best of musical theatre
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John gets ready to trumpet city legend
For the first time in hundreds of years the city will celebrate the legend of the Bradford boar. The 600-year-old story has been revived by Bradford's very own boar hunter John Cunningham. According to the legend, people would gather in the centre of
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Green to the core
A building with a turf roof and straw walls has been dubbed one of the most environmentally-friendly in the country. The Ecology Building Society headquarters in Silsden has won a top award being named the most sustainable building in the country. It
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Shocking tale of truancy revealed
The shocking scale of school truancy across the Bradford district has emerged in new figures revealed today. Government statistics of school absenteeism in each of the district's parliamentary constituencies show Bradford West is the third worst in country
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Letters to the editor
Speed cameras can be a danger SIR - If a vote was to be taken on the use or removal of traffic cameras, I think the latter would win. For cameras to be of proper use in road safety, one would have to be placed every 100 yards on every road, as drivers
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Elam aims to end Forest cup hopes
Lee Elam is too young to remember Nottingham Forest's glory years. He had not even reached his third birthday when Trevor Francis broke Malmo's resistance in Munich with the far-post header which clinched Forest their first European crown. Their repeat
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On this day
In 1775, the US Marines were created. In 1928, Hirohito was crowned Emperor of Japan. In 2003, Peter Reid stepped down as manager of Leeds United. From the Telegraph & Argus of November 10, 1980... James Hill Travel is planning modifications to the
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Pakistan visit set to improve education links
Education bosses are to travel to the sub-continent in a bid to improve links between Bradford and Pakistan. A fact-finding delegation from the city will try and enhance a "special" relationship which has already been boosted by Pakistani-cricket legend
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Hedge complaints fee chopped down
Complaining about a neighbour's hedge will not cost £320 in Bradford after councillors agreed to slash the price. Under tough new powers councils can force homeowners to chop back nuisance hedges. After criticism the proposed charge was "extortionate"
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Rebels help sink Blair's anti-terror Bill plans
Four local Labour MPs helped give Tony Blair a bloody nose last night after joining a revolt which crushed the Government's proposed new anti-terror laws. Ann Cryer (Keighley), Mike Wood (Batley and Spen), Christine McCafferty (Calder Valley) and Linda
