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			<pubDate>21 November 2008 14:44:19</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry welcomes minimum wage campaign</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has welcomed the Labour Government&#39;s new campaign to boost awareness of the national minimum wage (NMW) and help expose cases of underpayment in Bradford South. Last year&#39;s nationwide campaign distributed hundreds of thousands of leaflets...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>20 November 2008 12:31:24</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry backs campaign for affordable warmth for all</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has backed an annual drive by fuel poverty campaigners to raise awareness of how energy efficiency measures can make homes warmer, cheaper and healthier to live in; and what assistance is available from the government.</p><p>Gerry said, </p><p>&q...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>13 November 2008 13:19:34</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Labour gives boost to Post Offices</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Local Post Offices received a boost today as the Labour Government awarded the contract for the Post Office Card Account service to the Post Office. The news will be welcomed by local post offices who rely on the business people picking up their pensio...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 November 2008 12:28:00</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Free websites for community groups</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is urging all community and voluntary groups in his constituency to sign up for a free website building and hosting service run by <a href="http://www.bt.com" target="_blank">BT</a>. </p><p>BTs Community Website Builder offers all registered char...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 November 2008 12:16:10</pubDate>
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			<title>News : £24M to rebuild primary schools in Bradford</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry today welcomed a funding boost announced by the Government to start rebuilding local primary schools. </p><p>Bradford Council will receive &pound;24m to kick start the Labour Government&#39;s plan to rebuild or refurbish half of all primary schoo...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>11 November 2008 13:30:25</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Lest we forget: A Remembrance Day message</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I attended the Remembrance Day parade and service in Bradford on Sunday. It is always a very moving service and the sight of so many veterans from wars and conflicts from around the world is always a very personal reminder of the great sacrifices so ma...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>07 November 2008 11:35:48</pubDate>
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			<title>News : New parents urged to claim Child Trust Fund</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>New figures released by the government show that 6,819 children born between September 2002 and April 2007 in Gerry&#39;s constituency have been issued with Child Trust Fund vouchers. The vouchers, worth either &pound;250 or &pound;500 depending on hou...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>16 October 2008 18:32:31</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry praises healthy improvements in Bradford NHS </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded &lsquo;good&#39; ratings by England&#39;s healthcare watchdog.&nbsp; The Trust was awarded top marks for good management, standard of care, waiting to be seen and keeping the public heal...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>07 October 2008 19:18:15</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Get energy efficient to aid your pocket and the environment </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Bradford South constituents can apply for help from the Warm Front tackling fuel poverty scheme and could get help with measures to cut their energy bills by up to &pound;600 per year. Indeed many of those who have benefited from the scheme are reporti...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>06 October 2008 19:05:13</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Charity registration encouraged </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is encouraging local organisations to contact the Charity Commission to check if they are eligible for charitable status.&nbsp; </p><p>Charity&#39;s who register with the commission are entitled to a range of benefits including:</p><ul><li>The be...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>03 October 2008 19:45:17</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Extra cash for workers in Bradford this autumn </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has welcomed the news that this Labour Government is raising the National Minimum Wage.&nbsp; The rate is rising to &pound;5.73 per hour for workers aged 22 and over, &pound;4.77 for 18-21 year olds and &pound;3.53 for those aged 16 and 17. </p><...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>24 September 2008 16:15:07</pubDate>
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			<title>News : ‘Trinity Green’ realises Olympic dream </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry officially opened Bradford College&#39;s new &pound;20m Trinity Green Campus on Saturday, a development housing the College&#39;s Sport, Engineering and Construction curriculum areas.&nbsp; </p><p>The state of the art city centre facilities now f...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>20 September 2008 16:38:22</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry chats to Paul Hirst and is joined from Beijing by PA's Chief Sports Reporter Martyn Ziegler</title>
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			<pubDate>18 September 2008 15:36:34</pubDate>
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			<title>News : MRSA cases fall by a third in a year </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The Health Protection Agency has today published figures which show that the number of MRSA blood stream infections has fallen by 57% compared to the base level set by 2003/04.</p><p>In the past year the number of cases of hospital patients contracting...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>17 September 2008 17:18:39</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradford gets extra money to tackle youth crime</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Bradford is among the 69 areas being offered a cash-injection to prevent and tackle youth crime as part of the &pound;60 million cash injection nationwide to fund such initiatives as more after-school patrols and street-based teams.</p><p>The funding i...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>15 September 2008 16:06:52</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Yorkshire team crack down on local loan sharks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The Government has launched a crackdown on illegal lending in Yorkshire by setting up a specialist team to track down and tackle loan sharks. </p><p>The team has 10 investigations underway into loan sharks and have already led to prosecutions and more ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>15 September 2008 16:02:05</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Free Childcare for Training</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Up to 50,000 low income families will benefit from a &pound;75 million Labour Government funded programme to provide FREE childcare so they can access training and return to work. Funding will be available for Bradford South residents from January 2009...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 September 2008 17:22:56</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Brand New Schools in Bradford South</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>This September Bradford South has seen the opening of two new rebuilt and refurbished schools, Buttershaw and Tong, and next year will see Grange being refurbished/rebuilt. This is part of the Government Building Schools for the Future programme which ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>11 September 2008 12:25:16</pubDate>
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			<title>News : More help with fuel costs announced</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has welcomed the &pound;1billion energy saving package announced this week by the Labour Government. </p><p>From this week, everyone in Bradford South will be eligible for at least 50% off loft and cavity wall insulation, with everyone on low inc...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>10 September 2008 17:04:43</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradford Shows Last Night of the Proms</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Bradford&#39;s Big Screen in Centenary Square will be showing the world famous Last Night of the Proms on Saturday 13th September 2008, with an exclusive live link-up to the Royal Albert Hall in London.&nbsp; Local soprano Lucy Watmough will kick off t...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>05 September 2008 16:21:27</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry Summer 2008</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Well, as you can imagine, this summer I have been occupied with the Olympics and right now the Para Olympics.&nbsp; But during the time I&#39;ve been back home in Bradford I&#39;ve managed to pack a lot in including officially opening some fantastic fa...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>03 September 2008 16:35:53</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Free Swim for All</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is urging local residents to take the plunge this September at swimming pools across Bradford to take advantage of the Free Swim for All offer from the 1<sup>st</sup> to the 21<sup>st</sup> of September. There is also a discounted Swim and Slide ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>02 September 2008 16:34:06</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.gerrysutcliffe.org.uk/news/news_detail.asp?aID=142</guid>
			<title>News : Claim Help for Heating Bills</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is urging older people to get their applications in for Winter Fuel Payments in as quickly as possible, so they will receive their payments by Christmas.</p><p>Although it is the middle of summer we have to think of the colder months ahead and Ge...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>01 September 2008 16:55:04</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Olympic ambition for school sport</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry was present on Sunday at the third UK School Games in Bath to set out the Department&#39;s ambition to offer coaching and competition for all by 2012 as part of plans to offer young people five hours of sport a week.</p><p>Sport England have anno...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>29 August 2008 15:01:17</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Congratulations Team GB!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s no surprise that Gerry was delighted with the outstanding achievements of Team GB in the success of 47 Olympic medals surpassing the 35-41 medal goal comfortably.&nbsp; The even better news is that more can still be done, wonderful opportuniti...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>15 August 2008 15:38:51</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradford Handover Celebrations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is encouraging local residents to come down to Bradford Centenary Square on Sunday August 24<sup>th</sup> and join in the free family fun celebrations to mark the handover of the Olympic Games to London. </p><p>Gerry will be taking part in the ra...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>14 August 2008 17:50:40</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry Praises Local Exam Success</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry&nbsp;applauded local students receiving their exam results today. </p><p>It has been a successful year for A-level students with the national pass rate having increased for both A-level and AS-level&#39;s and the number of students gaining A-C gr...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>01 August 2008 11:24:04</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Happy Yorkshire Day!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Happy Yorkshire Day to everyone.</p><p>Yorkshire Day is celebrated on 1 August to promote our historic county of Yorkshire. It was first celebrated in 1975, by the Yorkshire Ridings Society. The date alludes to the Battle of Minden of 1759 when soldier...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>31 July 2008 15:45:59</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry on 10 years of the National Minimum Wage</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>This July marks 10 years since Labour voted to bring in the National Minimum Wage in 1998. Looking back I think this is one of the Labour&#39;s proudest achievements in Government.&nbsp; And we built on this by increasing the minimum wage and bringing ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>18 July 2008 10:32:49</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry pulls the pints in Proud of Pubs Week</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry will be dropping in at the Six Acres pub in Tong this lunchtime as publicans across the country celebrate the second Proud of Pubs Week. And the public are being urged to join them to help keep the great British pub alive.</p><p>Gerry, who is the...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>11 July 2008 16:20:39</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.gerrysutcliffe.org.uk/news/news_detail.asp?aID=136</guid>
			<title>News : Ever wondered what your MP does?</title>
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			<pubDate>11 July 2008 16:20:04</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Railway Terrace Heathland Nature Reserve</title>
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			<pubDate>11 July 2008 12:46:29</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry Gets Back to Nature</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry was delighted to attend the official opening of the Railway Terrace Heathland Local Nature Reserve run in partnership with Bradford Council, Oakenshaw Residents&#39; Association, Low Moor Urban Village and Forster Community College.&nbsp; To view...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>04 July 2008 16:29:06</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Next stage for the NHS - Highest Quality Care For All</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>As we all celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS on 5th July, important plans to give patients more of a say and staff more freedom to offer care were unveiled this week.&nbsp; </p><p>The work has been led by Labour Health Minister Lord Ara Darzi. A...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>24 June 2008 15:06:47</pubDate>
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			<title>News : The truth about Polyclinics</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>A message from Gerry on plans to build new so-called Polyclinics:</p><p>&quot;A number of constituents have already contacted me as they are concerned about some of the things they have heard about plans to build new GP-led health centres - so called P...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>18 June 2008 10:30:26</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry furious over pool closure plan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has reacted angrily to Bradford council&#39;s plans to close four swimming pools in the district. The pools at Queensbury, Richard Dunn sports centre, Manningham and Bingley will close under council plans to &lsquo;rationalise&#39; swimming provi...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>13 June 2008 09:18:30</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradfordians to Swim for Free  </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry was pleased to announce this week a cross-governmental commitment of &pound;140 million revenue and capital to provide free swimming for the over 60s and under 16s.&nbsp; This fund will allow Bradford Local Authority to develop the work they are ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 June 2008 09:55:02</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry pays tribute to former Lord Mayor</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has paid tribute to former Lord Mayor and Bradford South Councillor Doris Birdsall, who has died at the age of 92.</p><p>Mrs Birdsall served as a Labour councillor for 26 years, until her retirement from politics in 1984. She was awarded the CBE ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 June 2008 09:38:02</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Carers are Britain’s unsung heroes</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Dedicated carers here in Bradford South play a vital role in supporting elderly, disabled and unwell relatives and friends. But they need support themselves.</p><p>This week is carers&#39; week, held every year in June, and it creates an opportunity to...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>05 June 2008 16:21:25</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Listen to Gerry ‘on-air’ today</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry will be the guest on today&#39;s Bradford Community Broadcasting One-to-One programme, which will be broadcast between 12.00 noon and 1.00pm on BCB.</p><p>You can learn more about Gerry&#39;s life story and how he got to be where he is now. Along...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>30 May 2008 14:08:06</pubDate>
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			<title>News : ‘Knit One, Save One’ urges Gerry</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is asking everyone in Bradford to get their needles out and take part in Save the Children&#39;s &lsquo;Knit One, Save One&#39; campaign. Experienced knitters and novices alike are knitting hats for vulnerable new born babies in countries around ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>29 May 2008 12:55:33</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry welcomes cluster bomb ban</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has welcomed the news that an agreement has been reached on a new international Convention prohibiting the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of all cluster munitions that cause unacceptable harm to civilians. The announcement was made aft...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>21 May 2008 11:25:30</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry still hopeful over future of pool</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has said that he is &quot;still confident&quot; of saving Buttershaw pool from closure if there was a &quot;genuine will&quot; to see it happen on the part of all stakeholders, particularly from Bradford Council. He held a meeting with partners i...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>01 May 2008 18:36:50</pubDate>
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			<title>News : An Election Day message from Gerry</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Today is local Election Day in England and Wales, with over 170 local authorities holding elections, including here in Bradford, as well as the well-publicised election for the London Mayor.</p><p>I don&#39;t need to stress the importance of taking par...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>25 April 2008 16:40:36</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry is interviewed by Michael Greenhough of Radio 119- the first on air interview anchored by somebody with Learning Disabilities</title>
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			<pubDate>25 April 2008 14:20:48</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry welcomes massive rise in apprenticeships</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Figures just released show the number of people completing apprenticeships rose by 189% in Bradford between 2002/03 and 2005/06 thanks to Labour&#39;s investment in apprenticeships.&nbsp; A total of 925 young people completed their apprenticeships in t...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>25 April 2008 13:53:19</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Listen To Broadcasting History! </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Listen to Gerry&#39;s live &quot;on air&quot; interview by Michael Greenhough, the main presenter for Radio 119 by downloading the podcast <a href="../news/from_gerry.asp">here</a>.&nbsp; The interview made broadcasting history as first ever live radio...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>25 April 2008 10:13:23</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : Listen To Broadcasting History! </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Listen to Gerry&#39;s live &quot;on air&quot; interview by Michael Greenhough, the main presenter for Radio 119 by downloading the podcast above.&nbsp; The interview made broadcasting history as first ever live radio show anchored by someone with learn...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>24 April 2008 13:43:04</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Park Avenue on the up</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has sent a message of congratulations to the players and staff at Bradford Park Avenue FC after they won promotion to the Unibond Premier League last night without even kicking a ball.</p><p>With rivals FC United of Manchester and Curzon Ashton b...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>23 April 2008 16:34:23</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Happy St George’s Day</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>St George&#39;s Day message from Gerry:</p><p>One of the good things that has happened over the past few years has been the resurgence of interest in celebrating St George&#39;s Day. In particular the fact that we have refused to allow our country&#39;...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>21 April 2008 12:16:13</pubDate>
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			<title>News : 33 children’s centres now open in Bradford</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Thirty-three Children&#39;s Centres are now open in Bradford - up from just seven two years ago. Gerry has welcomed the news and said that in Bradford 30,000 children under five and their families now have access to the range of services Sure Start off...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>18 April 2008 16:00:58</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry gets an insight into life as an Army Cadet</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Army Cadets from Odsal Detachment impressed Gerry as they presented an evening&#39;s entertainment and insight into &lsquo;Life as an Army Cadet&#39;.</p><p>Gerry watched on with cadets, parents and guests from the Royal British Legion as cadets offere...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>17 April 2008 10:55:20</pubDate>
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			<title>News : One million green fingers!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry visited St Matthew&#39;s Primary School in Bankfoot this week to see the progress on their new sustainable and healthy garden. The garden has been created as part of Yorkshire Water&#39;s One Million Green Fingers initiative, which will see the c...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>15 April 2008 11:54:45</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Staying on success</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>More young people in Bradford are staying on in education or training after their GCSEs thanks to the success of a new allowance. The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) was launched by the Labour Government across England in 2004 to support young pe...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>10 April 2008 11:40:52</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry backs new support for student finance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is supporting a new campaign to help hard working parents get their kids ready for university this autumn. The Government is providing more financial help than ever before to assist young people from lower and middle income families to aim for un...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>09 April 2008 11:24:11</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry slams council for market axe</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has reacted angrily to the decision by Bradford Council to axe the successful International Market Festival, which was due to be held again in the city this summer. Gerry described the decision by the Tory run council as &quot;pathetically short ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>06 April 2008 10:49:52</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Claim the tax credits you’re due</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Today (Sunday 6 April) the rates of tax credits are increased and Gerry is encouraging local people to claim, even if they don&#39;t have children. The Government has raised the earnings threshold for working tax credit, which means that many more peop...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>03 April 2008 15:04:53</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry wants new places for young people to go in Bradford</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Bradford could see new facilities for young people to take part in activities after school and at weekends, such as music, sport, dance and drama.</p><p>Gerry wants the area to bid for a share of funding from a new &pound;190 million national pot. The ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>02 April 2008 18:35:12</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Continued support for Earthquake Orphans</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry was honoured to speak this week at a luncheon to recognise the efforts and achievements of the Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust (KORT) attended by Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan. </p><p>Gerry and local entrepreneur Oma...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>01 April 2008 10:50:22</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Free Bus Travel. It’s no April Fool!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>No, it&#39;s not an April Fool. From today, 1st April 2008, every person over 60 and eligible disabled people will be able&nbsp; travel for free on local buses no matter where they are in England from 9.30am until 11pm every weekday and all day at week...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>31 March 2008 14:11:06</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry fights to keep pool open</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is stepping up his campaign for a temporary reprieve for Buttershaw School swimming pool, which is set to close in August.</p><p>The school made the decision to close the pool when it emerged that the basic cost of bringing it up to acceptable st...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>28 March 2008 16:35:44</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Learning Disabilities Initiative Makes Waves on the Airwaves! </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry helped make broadcasting history today by taking part in the first ever live radio show anchored by someone with learning disabilities. </p><p>Gerry was interviewed live &quot;on air&quot; by Michael Greenhough, the main presenter for Radio 119 t...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>19 March 2008 17:47:20</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Wyke Easter Fun Day!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Friends of Wyke Recreation Ground present Easter Fun Day at Wyke Recreational Ground, Veterans Hut on Easter Sunday, 23<sup>rd</sup> March 2008 1-3pm.&nbsp; </p><p>Come and join the fun including Easter Egg hunt, Easter Bonnet Competition, Name the Bun...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>17 March 2008 17:46:14</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Make a Splash this School Holiday</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is urging local residents to take the plunge this Easter School holidays at swimming pools across Bradford to take advantage of the under 16&rsquo;s swim for just 50p. There is also a discounted Swim and Slide offer of &pound;2.60 at Richard Dunn...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>13 March 2008 11:28:12</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Sign up for Free National Bus Travel </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is urging residents in Bradford South who are over 60 or disabled to sign up for free national off-peak bus travel in time for April 1st. </p><p>The Government is providing &pound;212 million to allow everyone who is disabled or over the age of 6...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 March 2008 13:49:24</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry Welcomes Budget 2008</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry welcomed the Chancellor&#39;s Budget as a commitment to economic stability, opportunity and security for all.</p><p>The 2008 Budget set out key measures to help lift 250,000 children out of poverty, and an extra boost of &pound;50 to over 60&#39;...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>10 March 2008 16:18:01</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Quit Smoking and Get Active </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is encouraging smokers in Bradford South<strong> </strong>to take <em>The Great No Smoking Day Challenge</em> and kick the habit as part of <em>&quot;No Smoking day&quot;</em> on the 12<sup>th</sup> March.&nbsp; </p><p>Thousands of <em>No Smoking...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>07 March 2008 17:07:51</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Opportunity for Volunteering Abroad</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is urging young adults in Bradford South to take advantage of a pioneering new government-backed global volunteering scheme.</p><p>The scheme will enable 2,500 young adults - particularly those from less advantaged backgrounds - between 18-25 yea...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>07 March 2008 15:06:08</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Minister for Yorkshire Visits Bradford</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry was delighted to show Rosie Winterton, the Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber, around Bradford yesterday to consider how the Government can support the redevelopment of the city. </p><p>Their first stop was Maningham Mills Community Centre, ba...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>28 February 2008 14:50:14</pubDate>
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			<title>News : MPs Run a Mile</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Members of The Houses of Parliament experienced a different kind of running for office this week when they completed the Westminster Mile for Sort Relief around St James&#39; Park.&nbsp; </p><p>Following Prime Minister&#39;s Question Time on Wednesday ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>27 February 2008 17:38:03</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry - February 2008</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Well since I last sat down to write this column I have been delighted to open three brand new school sports halls in the district, two of which were in Bradford South.&nbsp; I have been impressed with the world class facilities of these fitness suites ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>24 February 2008 18:15:55</pubDate>
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			<title>News : More Fair Trade for Bradford South </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>To mark Fairtrade fortnight (25th February to 9th March) Gerry is calling on people in Bradford South to buy fair trade products, whether it be a bunch of bananas or a basket ball. </p><p>Fair Trade helps support 7 million people in the developing worl...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>22 February 2008 17:37:54</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Free Chess for Schools</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has written to all schools in Bradford South to urge them to take advantage of this amazing opportunity by applying for their free chess sets.&nbsp; </p><p>The &lsquo;Chess for School&#39;s&#39; project is generously funded by Halloid Plastics Lt...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>10 February 2008 18:21:28</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Tougher Powers to Tackle Teenage Drinking</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has welcomed Labour&#39;s Home Secretary Jacqui Smith MP&#39;s announcement this week which outlined tougher police powers and called for parents and the drinks industry to play their part in preventing young people drinking in public.</p><p>Gerr...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>08 February 2008 17:35:10</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Get Active this Half Term</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>With half term just around the corner, Gerry is urging Bradford South Constituents to take advantage of all the free activities on offer for youngsters in the area.&nbsp; Sports centres in Bradford are offering under 16s with free and cheap activities ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>08 February 2008 15:51:18</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Concern at pool closure</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The decision was taken after a survey on the building estimated it would cost in excess of &pound;1.5 million just to repair the roof and make the building safe. This was four-times the original estimate. Speaking earlier this week Gerry said:</p><p>&q...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>01 February 2008 17:02:54</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Help Needed to Recognise our “Local Heroes” </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry would like Bradford South constituents to help uncover truly deserving &quot;local heroes&quot; to be nominated for an Honour. </p><p>Contrary to public perception most Honours go not to celebrities or captains of industry but ordinary people doi...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>28 January 2008 17:41:06</pubDate>
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			<title>News : New Gym Helps Kids Get Fighting Fit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry was delighted to officially open the brand new sports suite at Newhall Primary School in Bradford South.&nbsp; Along with Rachael Mackenzie, Thai Boxing Champion, Gerry was shown round the gym which is the first of its kind in West Yorkshire. </p...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>23 January 2008 18:42:12</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Free Open Day at Richard Dunn's</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is encouraging Bradford South constituents to take advantage of the free open day at Richard Dunn Sports Centre this Saturday (26<sup>th</sup> January).&nbsp; The invite to all local residents is a great opportunity for people to try out new spor...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>17 January 2008 16:38:15</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bulls Prop Idol to Help Tackle Child Obesity </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The successful Bradford Bulls Prop Idol scheme is back in 2008 for children who may be overweight or at risk of becoming so. </p><p>The obesity fighting initiative is organised by Bradford Council Sports and Leisure Team, Bradford Bulls and Bradford an...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>16 January 2008 15:31:10</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Extra Funding for Respite Care</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Major funding from the Government will provide Bradford Council with &pound;5.8 million to expand the short break service it provides for disabled children and their families.&nbsp; </p><p>Bradford is one of 21 Local Authorities to receive a share of t...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>11 January 2008 11:47:53</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradford MPs Seek Broadway Reassurances</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry attended a meeting in Westminster along with Bradford West MP Marsha Singh, Bradford North MP Terry Rooney and Keighley MP Ann Cryer to discuss with Westfield the &pound;340 million retail development at Broadway. </p><p>Gerry had voiced concerns...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>04 January 2008 15:26:10</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Home Buying Help for Key Workers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Key workers in Bradford South are finding it increasingly difficult to buy a home in the local area due to long term increases in house prices stemming from rising housing demand. &nbsp;&nbsp;Rising economic growth and household growth in West Yorkshir...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>01 January 2008 16:20:52</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Wishing you a great 2008</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>As the new year begins, Gerry is wishing everyone across Bradford South a happy 2008.&nbsp; If one of your resolutions is to help charity more, the following event may whet your appetite.<br /><br />The Lockstock unisex salon in Wibsey is donating all ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>20 December 2007 15:19:05</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Think! Don't drink and drive</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is urging everyone to take care&nbsp;travelling as we celebrate the season&#39;s festivities.&nbsp; Last year 540 people died due to drink driving - ending lives and hurting hundreds of families.<br /><br />More than 6,000 people were hurt in dri...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>18 December 2007 10:54:07</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Faster stroke treatment to save thousands of lives</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has welcomed the announcement of a new stroke strategy from Alan Johnson, Labour&#39;s Health Secretary, which could save an estimated 6,800 lives every year.</p><p>Anyone in Bradford South who is in a higher risk group who suffers a minor stroke...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>14 December 2007 15:38:26</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry urges Bradford South to bid for play provision </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry wants parents, young people and community groups in Bradford South to work together to bid for the new available funding for play areas and youth activities in Bradford South.<br /><br />Children&#39;s Secretary Ed Balls has announced that Whiteh...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>13 December 2007 10:56:04</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry congratulates Cadets</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has passed on his congratulations to Odsal Army Cadet Force (ACF), who&nbsp;have been&nbsp;presented with a certificate to recognise the Affiliation between their force&nbsp;and the Royal British Legion (RBL).<br /><br />President of the Low Moor...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 December 2007 16:46:40</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Record funding for homeless</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Today, Gerry has&nbsp;welcomed the news that the Department of Communities and Local Government&nbsp;has committed&nbsp;record funds to tackle homelessness.<br /><br />The funding is set to be used to help families move from&nbsp;temporary accommodatio...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>10 December 2007 10:37:58</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Ever wondered what an MP does?</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Ever wondered what an MP actually does? If you would like to find out more about Gerry&#39;s role as Member of Parliament for Bradford South, please take a look at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/gerrysutcliffe" target="_blank">Gerry&#39;s Youtube page...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>06 December 2007 12:33:49</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Badges for brave Bevin Boys</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Since its launch in June, almost 1,000 veterans have applied for their Bevin Boys badge.&nbsp; Today, Gerry is urging any Bevin Boys from Bradford to submit a badge&nbsp;application.<br /><br />The Bevin Boys scheme was introduced in 1943 by then Minis...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>04 December 2007 18:25:40</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Three cheers for pom-pom pupils</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry visited Yorkshire Martyrs Sports College on Friday to congratulate 12 pupils who have qualified for&nbsp;the 2008&nbsp;Cheerleading World Championships in Florida.<br /><br />The pupils, aged 14 to 15, qualified for the tournament after winning t...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>30 November 2007 16:19:29</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry's work as an MP</title>
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			<pubDate>30 November 2007 16:18:49</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry's role as Minister for Sport</title>
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			<pubDate>30 November 2007 13:56:45</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry - November 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[What a difference a month made. In last month&rsquo;s column I celebrated the nation&rsquo;s surprise sporting success in Rugby Union and Formula 1 - narrowly missing out on two world titles in as many days. Now we are coming to terms with the fact that n...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>10 November 2007 09:32:40</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Check your claim for Tax Credits</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is encouraging Bradford South constituents to check whether they are eligible to receive Tax Credits. Labour&#39;s Tax Credits are already helping 6 million families and 10 million children.&nbsp; Now,&nbsp;many workers will be able to boost thei...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>31 October 2007 17:41:26</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry - October 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[From beginning to end, October has been a month of real political and sporting surprise. Election speculation and the England rugby team&rsquo;s efforts in France have filled the newspapers, but few of us could have predicted the headlines.<br /><br />Wes...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>30 October 2007 17:25:27</pubDate>
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			<title>News : St. John's celebrates 150 years</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, St. John&rsquo;s C. of E. Primary invited Gerry to celebrate the school&rsquo;s 150th anniversary.&nbsp; The energetic celebrations featured everything from period costumes to a school rap.<br /><br />Pupils dressed in Victorian costum...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>30 October 2007 16:18:12</pubDate>
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			<title>News : St. John's School celebrates 150 years</title>
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			<pubDate>26 October 2007 17:06:14</pubDate>
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			<title>News : MP urges parents to pick up pocket money</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Figures released today show that 3,577 children so far in Bradford South have received &pound;250 to start saving for their future.&nbsp; The latest figures show that over 3 million accounts were opened nationally since Labour started the Child Trust F...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>23 October 2007 14:09:37</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Your vision for the Odeon</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry would like to thank everyone who took part in this website&#39;s Have Your Say survey on the future of the Odeon. So what do people want to&nbsp;do with&nbsp;the old New Victoria/Odeon building?<br /><br />All of the survey participants were unit...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 October 2007 14:04:43</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Millions more for mental health</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>To coincide with World National Mental Health Day earlier this week, Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, announced a substantial &pound;170 million expansion of psychological therapies to provide better support for people with mental health problems.</p><p...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>08 October 2007 17:25:07</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Two years on - saving lives in South Asia</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Work is about to begin on a Bradford-organised&nbsp;orphanage in South Asia for children who lost their parents in the tragic earthquake two years ago.<br /><br />Many Bradfordians lost relatives and friends in the 2005 disaster which killed over 74,00...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>02 October 2007 16:11:34</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry visits Tong School & St. Winefride's Primary</title>
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			<pubDate>02 October 2007 10:47:54</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry - September 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As I&nbsp;write this I am just bracing myself for the long drive to the Labour Party Conference in Bournemouth.<br /><br />There are lots of rumours still circulating about possible general election dates and I keep getting asked for my thoughts by the me...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>02 October 2007 10:40:25</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry goes back to school</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As Bradford&rsquo;s pupils returned to school for the new academic year, so did Gerry as he visited Tong School and St. Winefride&rsquo;s Catholic Primary.<br /><br />At Tong School, Gerry met with Headteacher Lyn O&rsquo;Reilly to congratulate her on the...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>19 September 2007 10:43:00</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry greets new gallery</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gerry has welcomed the arrival of a new gallery in Centenary Square.&nbsp; The gallery will bring top-class exhibitions of art, craft and contemporary photography to the heart of Bradford.<br /><br />Following the opening of the Bradford 1 / Impressions g...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>17 September 2007 15:07:45</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Help Her Majesty</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The Queen&#39;s Award for Voluntary Service is urging people to nominate local volunteer groups for next year&#39;s Queen&#39;s Award for Voluntary Service; an award which recognises the immense contribution volunteers make to their communities.<br /><...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 September 2007 18:11:44</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry pays tribute to 'inspirational' Jane</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry&nbsp;visited the Radio Leeds studios in Bradford to pay&nbsp;tribute to local fundraiser Jane Tomlinson, who had sadly died days earlier.<br /><br />In the interview, Gerry described what it was like to meet Jane, saying that &quot;she looked per...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 September 2007 16:17:11</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry pays tribute to Jane Tomlinson</title>
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			<pubDate>11 September 2007 14:37:50</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Sutcliffe slams airport money 'wasted opportunity'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry Sutcliffe has hit out at Bradford Council&#39;s ruling Conservative group&nbsp;over its&nbsp;spending plans for&nbsp;the rest of the &pound;51.5 million received from the sale of Leeds-Bradford Airport.<br /><br />Gerry said: &ldquo;This is a onc...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>31 August 2007 16:57:07</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry - August 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been great to be in Bradford whilst the world of Westminster has whirred with speculation about the date of the next General Election. Sometimes there are more rumours in Parliament than you can read in a tabloid gossip column, so it&rsquo;s al...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>30 August 2007 16:49:17</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Top marks from Key Stage 1 to GCSE</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>After&nbsp;record results in A Levels this year, Bradford can also celebrate unprecedented success from GCSE right down to Key Stage 1.<br /><br />49.4% of students in Bradford achieved 5 A*-C grades at GCSE level this year - 2.6% up on last year and 1...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>16 August 2007 16:52:07</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Congratulations to A Level Students</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry applauded Bradford South students on their hard work and well deserved achievements today as record improvements are announced in A Level results across the UK. </p><p>Gerry said &quot;congratulations must go to the hard work and dedication of st...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>07 August 2007 12:53:53</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Sign up to save Twisting Yarn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gerry has signed an online petition to save the Bradford South-based Twisting Yarn Theatre Company.&nbsp; The Company&nbsp;looks set to close&nbsp;after the Conservative / LibDem&nbsp;Council cut its funding.<br /><br />The online petition - started by Sh...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>03 August 2007 12:52:26</pubDate>
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			<title>News : More cash for Bradford children's centres</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Children, parents and families in&nbsp;Bradford South&nbsp;will benefit from a funding boost for Sure Start Children&#39;s Centres, early years and childcare.<br /><br />Bradford local authority will receive &pound;60 million over the next three years ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>31 July 2007 12:39:59</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry - July 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Friday 29th June is a day that I won&rsquo;t forget easily. There were plenty of rumours whizzing around Westminster, and I&rsquo;d seen bits of speculation in the newspapers, but no-one really knew what to expect in Gordon Brown&rsquo;s first reshuffle a...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>25 July 2007 15:51:40</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Landmark sports investment for Queensbury</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Queensbury Sports and Social Club are celebrating after&nbsp;securing funding for a new clubhouse and playing fields.&nbsp; It marks the end of a 15 year effort to improve the facilities off Albert Road.<br /><br />The &pound;775,000 project will create a...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>23 July 2007 12:32:09</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry commends District Economic Summit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry&nbsp;was at the District Economic Summit on Friday to see what the future has in store for Bradford, and&nbsp;the District&#39;s Economic Strategy certainly didn&#39;t disappoint.<br /><br />Leading figures in the public and private sectors met a...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>19 July 2007 15:54:36</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Wibsey Gala back on</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Wibsey Gala&nbsp;is set to return on&nbsp;15th September after bad weather thwarted the event in June.&nbsp; Organisers hope to&nbsp;run the&nbsp;Gala in Wibsey Park, but Wibsey Primary School will also be on standby.<br /><br />The wet weather, which ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>17 July 2007 15:54:24</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Your airport thoughts</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gerry would like to thank everyone who responded to this website&#39;s Have Your Say survey on the Leeds / Bradford Airport sale.&nbsp; So how did people want to spend the &pound;58.2 million?<br /><br />He received a vast range of responses.&nbsp; Some w...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>13 July 2007 15:54:10</pubDate>
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			<title>News : More sport for every child</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Just two weeks after Gerry&#39;s appointment as Sports Minister, the Government has announced a major reform of sport in schools - offering five hours of sport a week for every child.<br /><br />The announcement comes shortly after Gerry&#39;s first te...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 July 2007 16:10:36</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Sky News Interview</title>
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			<pubDate>12 July 2007 15:53:57</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Brown 'sets foundations for better housing'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has welcomed the Prime Minister&#39;s announcement that 3 million new homes will be built by 2020.&nbsp; Gordon Brown also announced that more fixed-rate mortgages are to be set up.<br /><br />The Bradford South&nbsp;constituency office has worke...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>09 July 2007 15:09:57</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry backs shopworker respect call</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gerry&nbsp;is backing a campaign by the retail Union Usdaw to tackle abuse against shopworkers after a survey found that one third of shopworkers are subjected to vicious verbal abuse every month.<br /><br />Gerry said: &ldquo;I am shocked that a recent s...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>05 July 2007 15:09:30</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry pledges to double lung cancer survival</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has joined forces with leading lung cancer experts&nbsp;- pledging his support to help double lung cancer survival locally and across the United Kingdom.<br /><br />Pictured here with lung cancer patient, Wilma Kennedy from Bradford, at a parliam...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>30 June 2007 15:13:31</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Sutcliffe becomes Sports Minister</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has been&nbsp;appointed as&nbsp;the new Sports Minister.&nbsp; As part of one of the biggest reshuffles in modern history,&nbsp;the Prime Minister phoned Gerry on Friday&nbsp;evening to&nbsp;tell him the good news.<br /><br />The previous Sports ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>30 June 2007 11:47:11</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry - June 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A new Prime Minister, a new cabinet, and&hellip;a new hotel. In the constituency and across the country as a whole, things are changing.<br /><br />I am writing this as I wait to see Gordon Brown&rsquo;s first reshuffle unfold. Within the next 24 hours, I...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>28 June 2007 15:09:03</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Overdue Planning Application for Odsal Wiltex House</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The derelict home to the former Odsal Police Station, Snooker Hall and Wiltex warehouse has acted as a disappointing entry point to Bradford in recent years. &nbsp;Gerry has therefore greeted with interest the news today that Bradford Council has recei...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>26 June 2007 14:48:27</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradford South students encouraged to Explore Parliament</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry has written to all the Head teachers of Bradford South Secondary schools today to congratulate the staff and students on all the hard work undertaken this year.&nbsp; </p><p>Gerry has also provided details of the Parliamentary Education Unit who ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>25 June 2007 16:12:34</pubDate>
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			<title>News : New Labour leader and deputy unveiled</title>
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			<pubDate>25 June 2007 15:55:47</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Deputy race won by 1%</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gerry was at the Labour Party&#39;s Conference in Manchester to see his candidate - Alan Johnson - lose the Deputy Leadership campaign by just 1%.<br /><br />In a remarkably close race, Alan Johnson (49.6%) came second to Harriet Harman (50.4%), who has n...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>22 June 2007 15:55:20</pubDate>
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			<title>News : £45,000 for Bradford Victims of Sexual Violence and Abuse</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>In his role as Justice Minister, Gerry has announced that Bradford Rape Crisis &amp; Sexual Abuse Survivors Service will receive &pound;45,000 of vital funding as part of the &pound;1.25 million awarded nationally.</p><p>The grants are being awarded to...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>20 June 2007 15:55:05</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry answers prison questions in Parliament</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry stood at the dispatch box on Tuesday afternoon to answer Parliamentary questions on the UK&rsquo;s prison service. On the same day, the Government confirmed that 1500 new prison places will be available next year, and 8000 will be built by 2012.<...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>18 June 2007 15:54:50</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Healthy improvements in Bradford South</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Newly-released figures have confirmed impressive improvements in Bradford South&#39;s health and social care services.</p><p>Bradford South and West Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have received &lsquo;Good...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>15 June 2007 15:54:37</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Your Festival-axe feelings</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to all of you who responded to the Have Your Say consultation on this website. None of you supported the Conservative-LibDem run Council&rsquo;s decision to scrap Bradford Festival.</p><p>Gerry said: &ldquo;This survey result backs up what I hav...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>15 June 2007 11:01:01</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bad weather stops Wibsey Gala</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The 2007&nbsp;Wibsey Gala has been cancelled.&nbsp; The wet weather is set to continue over the weekend, so the event organisers have taken the tough decision to cancel the extravaganza which was set to take place on Saturday 16th June.<br /><br />The Wib...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>14 June 2007 15:54:19</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Surgery surprise</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Some interesting new issues cropped up&nbsp;at Gerry&#39;s surgery last Saturday.&nbsp;&nbsp;The surgery&nbsp;returned to Tesco Extra in Great Horton, where a nearby fly-tipping problem was reported.<br /><br />Gerry was told that people have been dump...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>12 June 2007 16:14:53</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradford Fire Station Unveiled</title>
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			<pubDate>11 June 2007 15:54:05</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradford Fire Station and Burnie unveiled</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry was honoured to officially open Bradford&#39;s brand new <a href="http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/" target="_blank">fire station</a> on Friday. &nbsp;The state-of-the-art &pound;4 million complex in Leeds Road replaced the 35-year-old Nelson Stre...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>31 May 2007 16:13:26</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry Visits the Lighthouse Group</title>
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			<pubDate>31 May 2007 15:23:42</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Award nomination jubilation!</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gerry was delighted to learn that this website has been nominated for a New Statesman New Media Award.&nbsp;&nbsp;The website&nbsp;has received five nominations for the elected representative award - more than any of the other nominees so far.<br /><br />...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>31 May 2007 01:51:47</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry - May 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I know a week is supposed to be a long time in politics, but it&#39;s worrying how quickly a month or even a decade can go.</p><p>May has been packed with events, including the local election, the retirement of the Prime Minister, the resulting leaders...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>24 May 2007 15:23:28</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradford’s Royal Visit</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry was delighted to meet Her Majesty the Queen on her fifth royal visit to Bradford.&nbsp; Gerry was presented to the Queen along with fundraisers and community leaders when she officially opened the new &pound;3 million Hindu temple on Leeds Road.&...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>18 May 2007 15:23:16</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Gerry's candidate takes the lead</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony Blair&#39;s resignation has sparked a flurry of activity in Westminster, as the Labour Party&#39;s leadership and deputy campaigns began.&nbsp; After the first week, Gerry&#39;s candidate is leading the way.<br /><br />Gerry chose to nominate Gordon ...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>04 May 2007 15:23:04</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Bradford South election success for Labour</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>South Bradford Labour supporters can be proud of the results from the recent Local Elections. </p><p>Labour Councillors were re-elected in Great Horton and Tong - keeping John Godward and John Ruding on the Council respectively. Royds ward has seen a r...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>30 April 2007 01:51:51</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : From Gerry - April 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Blossom is blowing off the trees, and bluebells are gathering in the gardens.  From West Yorkshire to Westminster, summer is in the air.  Right now though, MPs have a lot more than the weather to sweat over.</p><p>The election results will be out by th...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>18 April 2007 20:55:15</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Wyke hoping to net Basketball centre deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The Wyke bid for a basketball centre took another step forward last night when the local Councillors secured planning permission for the project. Bradford is the only bidder to have secured permission so far.</p><p>Birmingham and Plymouth are also vyin...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>28 March 2007 01:51:54</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : March 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>In Westminster and Bradford, March was all about the B word &ndash; budgets. No-one could believe the contrast between the budget from the Government and the budget from the Council.</p><p>Gordon Brown&rsquo;s budget went down a storm, and it was easy ...]]></description>
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			<title>News : Community Effort to Save Green Space in Low Moor</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry is pleased to be supporting the Wyke Councillors and Mr and Mrs Ferriby in their village green application for the plot of land known locally at the &lsquo;Big Wheel&rsquo; in Low Moor</p><p>The area of land at the corner of Huddersfield Road and...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>20 March 2007 16:15:39</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>28 February 2007 20:52:41</pubDate>
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			<title>News : ‘Centre of Excellence’ to be built in Bradford South</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Gerry was delighted to revisit the award-winning Bradford social enterprise, <a href="http://www.thelighthousegroup.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="LHG">The Lighthouse Group (TLG)</a>, following their announcement that a new Centre of Excellence will be...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>28 February 2007 01:51:57</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : February 2007</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>First of all, thanks to all of you who contacted me about the electricity problems that I mentioned in last month&rsquo;s column. Your complaints have sparked the local electricity distributor into action, and hopefully they will stop the fault reoccur...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>27 February 2007 17:08:03</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Tesco plan withdrawn</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tesco have temporarily withdrawn its planning application for the proposed supermarket in Queensbury it emerged this week.<br /><br />The application for the 5,500 sq metres development at Black Dyke Mills, Brighouse Road, was due to be decided by Bradfor...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>31 January 2007 17:06:27</pubDate>
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			<title>News : Left in the Dark</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Failures to the electricity supply has left many people in Wibsey temporarily without power to their homes over the last few months. </p><p>A number of residents have contacted Gerry Sutcliffe to complain about the frequency of power failures in the Wi...]]></description>
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			<pubDate>31 January 2007 01:52:00</pubDate>
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			<title>From Gerry : January Edition</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I really enjoy writing this column for a number of reasons; particularly because it ensures that I have time to sit down and reflect on the latest rollercoaster month.  January has had more ups and downs than a loop-the-loop ride. </p><p>Big Brother wa...]]></description>
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			<title>News : More Talk to Save Jobs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Three Bradford MPs have expressed their deep concern about a threat to dismiss 91 employees at a major Bradford company if they fail to sign up to new terms and conditions. Field Printers in Lidget Green and the Amicus trade union are in dispute over t...]]></description>
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