Philip Davies

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By Chris Holland

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The editor of the News of the World said today he had introduced "rigorous" safeguards to prevent a repeat of the phone-hacking scandal that resulted in the resignation of his predecessor.

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Residents in North Bradford could soon have more chances to see their officers at their local police stations through extended helpdesk opening hours.

Airedale and North Bradford Police are now looking at opening public helpdesks for longer across the whole divisional area after extending opening hours at Shipley Police Station.

The Helpdesk at the Shipley Police Station is now opening for longer each day Tuesday to Saturday, to provide a better service on the ground in Shipley for residents to pop in and use.

Philip spent the summer recess with teachers gaining a teacher's perspective of what needs to be done to improve education.

I have always believed that in any walk of life the people who know best about what should be done are the people who are doing it on the ground or in the case of schools, those at the chalk face. They are the ones who can see at first hand what is working and what is going wrong.

One of the main problems with many politicians is that they set themselves up as leading authorities on every issue.

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A FURIOUS MP has demanded answers after a convicted sex offender - branded a danger to women and young children - absconded from hospital on unsupervised leave.

Tory MP Philip Davies said it was"completely unacceptable" that 52-year-old Mohammed Rafiq Passwala had been given any form of unsupervised leave.

Passwala, of Bradford, was convicted of sex offences in 1996.

He has not

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By"Claire Lomax

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The battle to keep a 100-year-old working men's club open could be lost if a plan to rent out part of the building for a convenience store fails.

Bingley and District Working Men's Club, in York Place, faces a bleak future after planning officers urged Bradford Council to refuse permission for about half of the building to become a mini market.

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By Anika Bourley

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By Anika Bourley

An MP has revealed what hundreds of 18-year-olds in his constituency really think about the issues of the day.

Shipley MP Philip Davies sends a birthday card out to his constituents when they turn 18, along with a questionnaire covering a range of issues.