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Todd left with a defensive headache
Colin Todd will turn to yet another option in a bid to solve City's left back headache. Former Everton youngster Sean Wright, who only arrived at Valley Parade on Monday, lasted just 45 minutes at Shrewsbury last night before being taken off. The 19
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Let Diana rest in peace
SIR - Once again the good name of Princess Diana is being exploited by those who have nothing else better to do than gloat over photos of her dying, then having some sort of sick pleasure in printing them. It is nine years now since Diana passed away
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Make them pay
SIR - With regard to Heather Pilkington's letter (T&A, July 11) "Let horses be" on Baildon Moor, I think she is looking at the situation through rose-coloured spectacles. I have lived in Baildon 65 years and can say that in the last ten to 15 years there
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Food firms must take the lead
The health problems caused by excessive sugar, salt and saturated fats in processed foods are well-known. They can lead to obesity and diabetes, high cholesterol levels, raised blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. It could be argued that there
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Decay still there
SIR - So the parade of shops known as Little Beirut' in Buttershaw has been demolished (T&A, July 13). I can assure you the eyesore and decay is still up and crumbling. The photograph you printed can be duplicated any time Gerry Sutcliffe and Mr Dylak
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Balance please
SIR - Karl Dallas' long-standing love affair with Palestine is touching, as is his passionate embrace of anti-racism. But, like most idealists he always sees his preferred side of the argument. Life is not as black and white as he portrays and neither
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Let’s bury our past
SIR - A book entitled England our England, written by Vernon Coleman, seems to believe that the only function of the European Union is to sit around thinking up ways to destroy our England. Our England which every day for almost 1,000 years has illegally
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We’re listening...
SIR - Too often we hear about the negative stories concerning children and young people. But I am writing to you about an outstanding campaign that is trying to buck this idea of young people as troublemakers and highlight the fantastic work they do
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Councils must act
SIR - Mr Priestley (T&A Letters, July 15) draws attention to the number of empty properties he sees almost on a daily basis and welcomes the law enabling councils to bring them into use. He is right! Hopefully the amount of new building will be reduced
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Just not worth it
SIR - There are 90 councillors on Bradford Council, each one, according to recently published figures, able to claim just over a minimum of £11,000 in expenses. That's near enough £1 million in total. It begs the question do we need so many bureaucrats
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Special success
SIR - May I through your paper congratulate staff and students of Haycliffe School, Little Horton, - now Haycliffe School and Specialist Sports College - for being awarded specialist status. This was awarded due to its national and regional name for
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Ronnie's a master palsterer
Learning his trade as a teenager with a government apprenticeship scheme, master plasterer Ronnie Clifford knows that preparing a smooth surface is imperative to achieving a perfect result. These days he's running a company passing on skills he learned
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Shaken and stirred as Bond joins bash
James Bond fan Anne McHugh was both shaken and stirred when actor Pierce Brosnan joined her birthday meal. She and her husband Patrick had flown to Los Angeles to celebrate her 70th birthday with their grown-up children, who work in California, when
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Disabled should not be penalised
SIR - In reply to the article "Care for thousands to be re-assessed" (T&A, June 21), I think it is outrageous that we have to read and find out about this in the paper. In the past there have been meetings about changes in the system at the centre I
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Clubgoer strangled to death, court told
A clubgoer died after being pushed head-first through fire doors and then subjected to "unnecessary, unlawful and excessive force" by security staff, a court heard. Christopher Buck, 40, was "effectively strangled to death" as he was held on the ground
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'Killer heat' warning as hottest day predicted
Doctors in Bradford have been put on alert to look out for signs of patients with heatstroke as temperatures soar. Weather forecasters were predicting today would be the hottest day recorded in the UK, bringing with it a risk of elderly and vulnerable
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Clayton have edge in basement battle
In what was a must-win match for both sides, Clayton A recorded a fantastic 18-12 away win at Asa Briggs A in the Naylor League. The result leaves Asa Briggs at the bottom of the table, still without a win this season. Malcolm Iles was again in terrific
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A taste of the real inner-city for IDS
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is leading a campaign to get MPs out of Westminster by spending nearly a week working with an inner-city project in Bradford. The MP will be in the city for five days working with disaffected youngsters at the Lighthouse
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Coppen spinning Keighley towards championship
Andrew Coppen is playing an increasingly influential role in Keighley's bid to win the SDS Bradford League second teams' title. The left-arm spinner took five for 22 as hosts Yeadon were dismissed for 121, despite a dogged 56 by opener Jon Carey. Keighley
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Ceremony honours fighters of crime
An armed robber is foiled by heroic post office staff and a bag snatcher is put under citizen's arrest by a Good Samaritan. These might sound like the synopsis to an action-packed crime drama but they are actually the brave actions of some of the most
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Vicar dies in holiday swimming tragedy
A senior former Bradford clergyman has drowned off the coast of Crete. The Reverend Canon David Sutcliffe, 77, had been swimming in the sea off Chania in the north of the island. Mr Sutcliffe, a former honorary Canon of Bradford Cathedral, had been
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Wright is wrong choice for Todd
Shrewsbury 2 Bradford City 1 On a day when Bradford was hotter than Benidorm, City's performance left Colin Todd cold. The temperature at Gay Meadow was still nudging the 30 degrees centigrade mark at kick-off time last night. But City's efforts against
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Abdul makes Bulls history
Junior Bulls prospect Abdul Khan hopes to make it big in Super League and set a precedent for the Asian community. The 16-year-old has become the first Asian player to ever sign for the champions after being plucked from Drighlington ARL. Given Bradford's
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
In 1910, 30,000 railway workers went on strike in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In 1919, peace parades took place throughout the UK. In 1987, four people died when a train fell off a bridge and were swept away by a swollen river in Wales. 25 years ago Taken
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Kos... girls just wanna have fun!
Our columnist this week is Sophie Wood, who has just completed her first year on the BA Journalism course at the University of Sheffield. Summer's in full swing and the holiday season underway. Thousands of young people fresh from exams have been jetting
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Prepare to enter TV heaven...
This weekend a new £3 million gallery, Experience TV, will be launched at Bradford's National Museum of Photography, Film and Television. It showcases a world-class television collection, as well as offering visitors a hands-on, behind-the-scenes experience
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Assault victim tells of ordeal on moor
A woman who was beaten unconscious as she walked her dogs on Ilkley Moor has spoken for the first time about her ordeal. The 52-year-old victim described the attack on her as "cold-blooded" and said she did not think the culprit felt guilty. The woman
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Atkinson digs in to provide a Cup tonic
An unbeaten 75 from Sam Atkinson steered Otley to victory over Pool and booked them a place in the final of the Waddilove Cup, a competition they have not won since 1988. Chasing Pool's modest 163, Otley got home with five wickets and five overs to spare
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Morrisons' breakfasts named cereal offenders
Two of Bradford-based Morrisons' own-brand cereals are among the worst offenders for high levels of salt and sugar, research revealed today. The supermarket firm's Golden Puffs have been given a red rating for containing the highest amount of sugar at
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We'll be in on the act at awards
Three young Bradford actors have been nominated for top gongs in the National Television Awards. Nikki Patel, 15, who plays Amber Kalirai in Coronation Street, and Natalie Anderson, 24, who is Nurse Stella Davenport in ITV's The Royal, are both nominated
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Yorkshire set to give Rashid debut
Bradford-born Adil Rashid was today poised to make his Yorkshire debut in the Liverpool Victoria County Championship game against Warwickshire at Scarborough. A few months ago, 18-year-old Rashid, who lives in Heaton, was singled out as the best leg-spin
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Driving 'nuisance' bikers off the road
Thousands of pounds have been spent by police in a bid to drive nuisance motorcyclists off the road. Teenage riders have been making residents' lives hell by driving their machines illegally and dangerously off roads on Bradford estates. Cyclists as
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Regen scheme is now back on track
Troubled regeneration scheme Regen 2000 is back on track to spend its remaining millions - and looks set to be given extra time to do it. The seven-year project ran into difficulties last year amid fears it could lose a large chunk of £28 million in
