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Stories for 28 August 2002

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`Paedophile smear made my life hell'

A photographer claimed today that his life has been made a living hell because of a five-year hate campaign.  more...

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Firms warned over contracts

A recruitment expert says firms in the district should prepare for regulations which ensure employees on fixed-term contracts are not treated less favourably than permanent staff.  more...

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Children join plea to keep historic funfair open

The famous Victorian Shipley Glen tramway is heading for closure.  more...

Hockney brother plans family chronicle

Its a surname that is synonymous with Bradford.  more...

Railway fan sets out on new track

It's the end of the line for heritage railway volunteer Graham Mitchell, who had a cameo role in the classic movie The Railway Children starring Jenny Agutter.  more...

DJ's spin cycles a gift for riders

A Bradford DJ who donated a bike to two boys after their own cycles were stolen by men claiming to have a gun has collected enough cash to hand over another.  more...

Crooked cash could land lawyers in jail

Lawyers have been warned they face jail if they fail to report money laundering activities or clients they suspect are involved.   more...

Halfway to world record blanket

Organisers of a record attempt to knit the world's largest blanket have reached the halfway point.   more...

Graffiti artists set to go `street legal'

Bradford could be in line for its first legal graffiti wall - to encourage young people to draw creatively.  more...

We're staying, say defiant travellers

Travellers who have set up camp in a third city centre car park today sent the defiant message: "We are staying in Bradford."  more...

Wrong map leads to sewer hold-up

Work on installing a sewer on a major Bradford road has been halted because water workers found their underground map was wrong.  more...

Safety net plea for runaway children

The Children's Society, which deals with nearly a thousand cases of runaways every year in Bradford, today pleaded for a local safety net for them.  more...

On This Day

In 1749, poet and dramatist Goethe was born.  more...

Tramway's priceless legacy

If the closure of the Shipley Glen tramway this weekend turns out to be permanent, it will be a big blow to Bradford. Not only is it part of the Capital of Culture bid, but it is also an important link between several generations of local people.  more...

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Striker set for longer stay

City want to keep scoring sensation Michael Proctor for another three months.  more...

Fielden positive Bulls will recover

Bradford Bulls' star prop Stuart Fielden believes his side have the character to recover from their maulings against St Helens and Castleford.  more...

Yorkshire star is a big doubt for final

Yorkshire were yesterday dealt a hammer blow ahead of Saturday's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy final at Lord's when leading strike bowler Chris Silverwood broke down with the recurrence of an ankle injury.   more...

Lee leads Bowling to play-off success

A splendid feast of cricket saw Bowling Old Lane emerge triumphant in the Evening League play-offs held at Bolton Villas.   more...

Ronald Firth, a former chairman of Bradford Northern who resigned in controversial circumstances, ha

Ronald Firth, a former chairman of Bradford Northern who resigned in controversial circumstances, has died at the age of 76.  more...

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Cayman Snappy happy in new home

A snappy new resident is settling into his new home in Heckmondwike - after being rescued from a telephone box at Heathrow Airport.  more...