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Stories for 26 July 2003

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Laura needs £3,000 more for new legs

A Crossflatts teenager who has been fitted with long-awaited cosmetic legs now has to raise a further £3,000 for vital adjustments.  more...

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Letters to the Editor

SIR - As someone who has always supported anti-racist policies both locally and nationally, I feel that the recent Crown Prosecution Service measures have reached a level of absurdity beyond belief.  more...

Murder probe: man held

A murder investigation was under way today after a man was found unconscious with facial injuries in Queensbury last night.  more...

Spies v flies in battle of the tippers

Fly-tippers at a rubbish-dumping hotspot in Bradford could have put children at risk of getting cancer.  more...

Police prepare for blast-proof HQ

Police officers in Bradford are in line to move into a top-security modern new headquarters.  more...

Man punched in robbery attempt

A 19-year-old man was punched by a man who demanded money.  more...

Firedog Dex is not to be sniffed at

Sniffer dog Dex, who was given whole-hearted approval by the West Yorkshire Fire Service yesterday, could be rented out to other fire services.  more...

Hospitals cancel 110 operations

Latest Government figures show 110 operations were cancelled in Bradford during the first three months of the year.  more...

No more firearms, gun fanatic told

A judge has ordered a gun fanatic with mental health problems to stay away from all kinds of firearms, including crossbows, even though he is not sure he has the power.  more...

Missile rioter jailed

A convicted burglar who threw about 20 missiles at police during the Bradford riots and hit a police officer's shield with a stick was today beginning a jail sentence of five years and three months.  more...

'Keep unit open' plea by stroke victim Lisa

A 35-year-old stroke victim is joining a mass protest against plans to shut the rehabilitation unit which helped her back to health.  more...

Overweight children pack into summer school to get healthy

As pupils at Woodhouse Grove school in Apperley Bridge packed up and went home at start of the summer holidays, 90 other youngsters from countries around the world were just arriving united on a mission to shed body fat and make a new healthy start.  more...

Hunt for robber

Police are hunting a man who punched a 15-year-old boy and stole his wallet.  more...

Footballer's body found in beck

A footballer's body was discovered in a beck at the end of his garden just days before Christmas, an inquest was told.  more...

Open verdict on death of baby girl

Mystery surrounds the death of a baby girl whose breathing sounded like a "police siren''.  more...

Rock stars happy playing second fiddle in club date

They may have sold millions of records and rocked the world with sell-out shows but they were both playing second fiddle when they took to the stage in Keighley.  more...

Outward Bound challenge to city

Young people in Bradford have been invited to test themselves against a series of tough challenges this summer by the Outward Bound charity.  more...

Hallmark delivers early Christmas to Big Brother

A Bradford company helped to bring a little seasonal cheer to the Big Brother housemates.  more...

On This Day

In 1881, inventor Thomas Edison and Patrick Kenny patented the facsimile telegraph.  more...

Teach the fly-tippers a lesson

Fly-tipping is an environmental menace. Those who dump their industrial and building rubbish by the side of the road or on patches of spare land rather than taking it to the proper tip deface the city.   more...

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Robbie's grand designs for the Bulls

Robbie Paul today vowed to return to help Bulls to the Grand Final.  more...

City's Danny hits the net

Danny Forrest has hit the net two weeks before the big kick-off.  more...

Spitfires have to crash to give Tykes hope

Yorkshire Phoenix must beat Kent Spitfires at Scarborough tomorrow if they are to avoid equalling the club's worst run of seven consecutive National League defeats which occurred in 1992 and again in 1999.  more...

Shontayne happy about life with the Bulls

Fresh-faced and keen, Shontayne Hape ran out at the Jungle for his first taste of rugby league with the Bradford Bulls.  more...

Questions for the Cougars

A flogging at Cliffe Castle, a questionnaire for all the players and a chat with Brian Noble - Gary Moorby has had a busy time arresting his side's slump.  more...

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MP accuses Council over children's homes

Bradford MP Gerry Sutcliffe has accused Bradford Council of failing to listen to people's views in the row over building new children's homes - one of them in Shipley.   more...

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Fire-bombed club gets new lease of life

A 114-year-old club dest-royed by fire in the Bradford riots is opening its doors again.  more...

Doctor denies sex allegations

A former prison doctor has denied touching two inmates in a sexual manner and said he was "surprised, shocked and very upset" that a complaint was made against him.  more...