Keighley's new coach Tim Brunskill, noted for his positive thinking, will need all those qualities tomorrow. Next-to-bottom Keighley face runaway Yorkshire Divi-sion One leaders Cleckheaton. Brunskill, who replaced Martin Whitcombe before Christmas, says
Bradford Bulls say a new spending ceiling of £1.8million on players' salaries from 2002 is unlikely to lessen the club's power in the transfer market. Clubs are currently allowed to spend up to £750,000 or 50 per cent of their salary cap relevant income
Clive and Rose Lee are coming home after a lifetime running pubs around the district. The couple, who were both brought up in Steeton, are new 'mine hosts' at the White Bear at Eastburn and are delighted to be back on home ground. "I was actually born
A student from Oakworth is looking to spread the word when she travels to South America to take up a teaching post. Melanie Williams, 21, from Slack Lane, will leave the British winter behind and journey to Guatemala where she will spend six months teaching
Actress Jenny Agutter -- who shot to fame after starring in the locally-filmed Railway Children movie 30 years ago -- is visiting the region next week. She will be in Shipley on Thursday to officially open Bradford council's new adoption and fostering
new head of Haworth Primary School has revealed some of her hopes for the future as her children settle into their new site. Information technology, sport, music and extra-curricular activities are among Pauline O'Keeffe's first priorities as well as
sAlistair Young is drumming up the tempo of his musical talent. The 13-year-old South Craven student, who lives in Utley, has been playing the drums for six years but had never played in public until now. But a school 'Stars in their Eyes' contest in
The Chesterfield-based director of a Bradford firm of building contractors has been disqualified from acting as a company director following a court hearing in Leeds. Julian Crane, 37, was disqualified for four years as a result of his misconduct as a
Several people needed hospital treatment following an accident in Skipton Road, Keighley, on Sunday afternoon. The crash -- which led to the road being closed -- involved three vehicles, including an ambulance. Police say the accident happened when a
A Braithwaite man is walking to London to raise money for a single dads' group. Michael Thompson set off from Keighley town centre pub the Lord Rodney after a swift half, and plans to follow the canal network down to the capital. The epic trek is to raise
Bradford council has appointed the man expected to lead the district's education system into privatisation. Sir Anthony Tippet, a former admiral in the Royal Navy and barrister from East Morton, is the chairman of the district's newly-formed interim education
Local companies of all sizes are being urged to embrace the Internet. Keighley-based Internet specialist E-Business Made Simple (Ebus.co.uk) says businesses in the area have been slow to take advantage of all the Internet has to offer. Now managing director
Almost £9,000 of lottery money has gone to two Keighley organisations. Keighley & District Disabled People's Centre has received a £4,000 Awards for All grant and £4,670 has gone to Kensington Street's Bangladeshi Community Association. A 'Jobmatch
Water quality in the River Aire has improved significantly during the past decade, claims a new report. The Environment Agency (EA) says agricultural pesticide levels have been cut, detergents from the textile industry reduced, and £120 million spent
Pensioner Norah Curry is sleeping even sounder in her bed - thanks to British Gas. This week engineers installed a sophisticated carbon monoxide detector in her home - replacing the cardboard ones she had already set up. Today, in a special campaign offer
Bradford-based supermarket chain Morrisons posted record trading figures over the Christmas period. And the healthy figures impressed share traders, with shares rising more than six pence in early trading to stand at 187p, a rise of three and a half per
Water bosses and former showjumper Harvey Smith are in financial deadlock over the value of land to be used for a sewage outfall. Mr Smith, of High Eldwick, Bingley, has been offered ten times the market value for an area of land he owns in Riddlesden
Demonstrations are being held outside a Crown Court where a Keighley grandmother is accused of plotting to damage a Trident submarine while it was waiting to be tested in dock. Campaigner Sylvia Boyes, 57, of Keighley, and Open University tutor River,
A Keighley councillor has thrown down the gauntlet to chefs and cooks from near and far to improve the quality of their culinary efforts. After a series of miserable Christmas dinners Councillor Lynn Joyce, the ward councillor for Keighley south, has
A set of carved ivory busts featuring Keighley's first MP -- Sir Isaac Holden -- and his family is to be auctioned at Sotheby's. The six sculptures, which are from a private collection, dated from around 1870. Bosses at the world-famous auction house
A Silsden woman is waiting to hear whether she is to be declared the oldest living person in Britain. Nellie Bradley, who for the last 16 years has lived at the Gables nursing home, in Skipton Road, was born during the reign of Queen Victoria in 1889
SIR - I am writing to say what a good job is being done to make the tarn a place to visit by everyone. My concern is the danger of walking up and down to and from the tarn, people are taking a big risk because they have to walk on the road. I would like
A full review of refreshments and hospitality provided by Kirklees Council is to be carried out following a decision at the full council meeting. At the moment all tea and coffee served at Cleckheaton Town Hall is paid for by the council, but this could
Shipley would have more front-line police officers as a result of Bradford's law enforcement shake-up, a community forum was told last night. And Shipley's MP Chris Leslie believes fears about the implications of the Bradford Police Review are being blown
Health research charity WellBeing was presented with a cheque for £1,850 by Telegraph & Argus editor Perry Austin-Clarke. The cash was raised from the newspaper's Happy Tots campaign, when readers entered their bonny babies and made a donation to
Police are hunting vandals who sent a huge cable drum smashing into seven cars on the hill of a busy Bradford road last night. The five-ft wooden drum ricocheted off the sides of six vehicles and mounted the pavement before finally crashing into a parked
An anti-nuclear protester who set out on a night-time bid to disarm a Trident submarine has told a court she was acting under international law. Campaigner Sylvia Boyes, 57, of Keighley, allegedly went armed with hammers and screwdrivers on the night
York Acorn 10 Keighley Albion 16 Albion's visit to York Acorn was their first game for four weeks and both teams were on the same number of points. A Tony Fretwell 30m break out of defence settled Albion's nerves as they began to take control. Jon Gwilliam
Wheatley Hills 9, Crusaders 0 - After putting paid to any lingering hopes of promotion by Pontefract in their previous league game, a rejuvenated Crusaders came close to toppling the ambitions of second placed Wheatley Hills in a close game at Doncaster
Oakworth Under-15's beat Menston 6-1 despite being a goal down after 10 minutes. Steve Davies equalised and Darren Jackson added a hat-trick all from Thomas Woodward corner kicks. Liam Jeffries slotted two more and Robert Unsworth smashed home the sixth
SERVICE got back to normal in the Keighley Alliance League with five games being played and a total of 33 goals scored. Skipton began where they left off handing out a shock defeat to previously unbeaten Midland. The final scoreline was not even close
PLAYERS were able to run off some of the Christmas and New Year excess as football at last got back underway with the number of matches which went ahead exceeding those which were postponed. However the top match in the Premier Division, Cross Hills v
Sheffield Eagles 16, Cougars 52 - IF BBC ever get a sniff of the match video from Sheffield it could fill the 'What Happened Next' slot on Question of Sport. Pick of the bunch was Andy Brent's second try for the Eagles deep in the second half. It was
SAM CLEGG led the Keighley school challenge at the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships at Leeds on Saturday. He took sixth place in the Under-15 boys category with fellow Oakbank student Richard Stack in 46th place and Mark Hardman 51st. Clegg was up
Father and son stars of stockcar racing will be going head-to-head today - at the biggest indoor race in the world. Frankie Wainman snr will taking part in his first indoor event, despite the fact that he was Wold Champion way back in 979. His son, Frankie
DOUGIE LAMPKIN made it six in a row when he swept to victory at the Embassy World Indoor Trial at Sheffield Arena. He retains his undefeated tag at Sheffield, which was the first leg in this year's Indoor Trials World Championship. Last night he was taking
Skipton are looking to recover from a disappointment last weekend as they take on a key league encounter in the shape of a trip to Heath. The Halifax side are one of the two sides to beat them in Yorkshire One this season and remain in the title chase
CRAVEN & District Football League officials are becoming resigned to the fact that the enormous back-log of postponed games that his built up in recent weeks may ultimately be unmanageable and that draconian measures may be needed to give league results
Only a victory for Bradford Park Avenue at Chorley tomorrow will guarantee they hold on to second place in UniBond Division One. The Bradford side were knocked off the top by Vauxhall Motors last week, a 1-0 reverse at Horsfall Stadium leading to the
Stuart McCall sounds like a Manchester United fan - and not just because he doesn't live in the city. McCall is a true admirer of the Premiership's dream team, despite suffering some recent nightmares at their hands. Since City were promoted to the top
A visit from the Premiership leaders after an early FA Cup exit might not be everyone's idea of the perfect match for a return to form. But Dean Windass thinks City can put aside the disappointment of Monday's 1-0 FA Cup defeat against Middlesbrough and
Injured Bradford City defender David Wetherall was today expecting the green light to start kicking a ball again. Wetherall had another appointment with the specialist to check the rate of recovery from his groin operation. And the centre-half, who suffered
Bradford's Bobby Vanzie was dealt a body blow last night when his Commonwealth lightweight title defence was called off at 48 hours notice. His Ghanaian opponent James Armah has pulled out and now tomorrow's show at the Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool
Bradford City outcast Dan Petrescu has accepted a drop in wages to stay in the Premiership. Petrescu passed a medical early this morning to complete a move to Southampton. The fee is understood to be "nominal". And Dell chairman Rupert Lowe revealed:
Litter on the streets is one of the great irritants for many Bradford people. We receive countless letters about it here at the T&A, largely pointing out that it affects the morale of local residents and creates a poor impression for visitors to the
More than 50 people braved inclement weather on Sunday to honour six Canadian airmen killed during WW2. The pilot's nephew and a second cousin of one of the crew joined the group assembled at the memorial stone on Tewitt Lane, Oakworth, where the crew's
Dog owners who allow their pets to foul footpaths could be snapped in the act. Villagers in Cullingworth are being offered free disposable cameras to capture dogs and their owners on film. Cullingworth Parish Council has pledged to use the photographs
Family GPs and their staff are to benefit from a new scheme in Airedale that will provide them with regular training sessions. Doctors, receptionists and nurses at practices in Keighley and Silsden will be able to undertake one day of training together
China is the world's fastest growing market - yet only one per cent of Yorkshire companies have woken up to the challenge, according to UniVentures. The company is running a trip for businesses to the economic, manufacturing and cultural centres of Beijing
Eastwood School celebrated 125 years of moves, activity and unity this week. Over the years the school has been a secondary, primary, first school and now once again a primary. It moved from its original 1876 Marlborough Street site to its current Victoria
Expanding Bradford human resources group Relay Recruitment has celebrated the New Year with a move to a larger, specially refurbished HQ in Salem Street. The new building will accommodate its growing complement of consultants and allow the company to
The victim of an assault at the hands of a Silsden parish councillor has made a public demand for him to resign his position on the council. Norman Rushworth, 71, made his demand at a meeting of the parish council last Thursday, when he was given five
Oakworth singer-songwriter Steve Tilston will open next month's national tour by folk-rock heroes Fairport Convention. He will play support for all 24 concerts across England, including appearances in Leeds and Burnley. The band has recorded Steve's songs
Police are warning elderly people to be on their guard after con artists who claimed they were council workmen duped a woman out of a large amount of cash. The two men, who said they had come to replace a door, conned their way into the 86-year-old woman's
A motorcyclist was killed instantly when he collided with two cars on a country road, an inquest heard on Tuesday. Financial advisor Timothy Bonner suffered horrendous injuries after losing control of his Yamaha machine on a bend between Silsden and Addingham
In 1880, three people died in a fire at Sutcliffe's Mill, Valley Road, Bradford. In 1907, Bradford Old Bank and Birmingham Bank amalgamated. In 1970, the first jumbo jet landed at Heathrow. From the T&A of January 12, 1976...Bradford College students
Thousands of people are being consulted on sweeping changes to the way Bradford council is managed. A wide-ranging consultation programme has started on what sort of political management structure people want for the authority. Neighbourhood forums, young
Young people are a particular target of a new cash pot for improvements in the Highfield area of Keighley. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to community or voluntary groups for projects that will benefit residents. Play areas, safety improvements,
Villagers in Steeton and Eastburn may be without their traditional festive lights next Christmas. Over three consecutive nights in December the lights in Steeton, in a tree on Barrows Lane, and in Eastburn, in a tree on Main Road, were torn down and destroyed
Cross Hills' long-awaited railway station is a step closer. Phase one of a feasibility study into the project is now complete. A report, commissioned by North Yorkshire council, has identified two possible locations for the proposed station. Each option
A woman who was pregnant when savagely clubbed on the head by an attacker credits her little son for helping her slowly come to terms with her ordeal. Jenny Harper was seven weeks pregnant when she was beaten with a baseball bat by a masked man, who burst
A bus company has praised two drivers after investigating a complaint that children on a school bus were dumped miles from home in the dark. Keighley & District Travel operations manager Jeff Smith says: "I am entirely satisfied that the two drivers
Parish councillors in Silsden are asking police to step up their fight against under-age drinking after many youngsters were openly seen drinking alcohol in the streets over the festive period. At a recent meeting of the parish council, Councillor Alan
A leading Keighley councillor has blasted plans to close village police stations and scrap community bobbies. Councillor Barry Thorne, pictured, a Labour member of Bradford council's ruling executive, claims councillors were not consulted on the far-reaching
A Keighley school plagued by vandalism is calling for a greater police presence after it was left counting the cost of yet another attack. Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School, in Guard House Road, had 11 of its windows smashed on Monday evening by
A teacher today made a heartfelt plea for thieves to return a set of photographs of her "pride and joy'' vintage car. An album containing 24 colour photos of Gill Lindsay's red and black 1933 Wolseley 9 was stolen after her daughter's car was broken into
A Bradford mother ran a drugs debt-collecting service for inmates at a high-security prison, a court heard. Linda Thoma, 52, of Upper Cage Street, Wibsey, collected payments from prisoners' families for heroin smuggled into Full Sutton prison, York. Hull
A former Bradford pub landlord held on drugs charges has pleaded his innocence from a Thai jail. In a letter to the Telegraph & Argus, Kevin Quill claimed he had never been involved in drugs and was well known for his stance against them. Mr Quill
Council services could be brought to a standstill after workers voted for a ballot on industrial action. Around 700 Bradford Council workers packed into St George's Hall to vote in favour of action if new terms and conditions are forced on them through
Comedy duo Cannon and Ball have been digging into a seriously big breakfast for the Cancer Research Campaign. The pair, who are starring in Aladdin at Bradford's Alhambra Theatre, are pictured with co-stars Tricia Penrose and Kulvinder Ghir promoting
A housing chief has denied failing residents living on a derelict street in a housing estate earmarked for redevelopment. Robert Diamond is one of only four residents remaining in Stainton Close, Buttershaw, Bradford, as highlighted in the T&A last
The heart-rending story of Anne Frank has touched many millions of lives across the world. While the 13-year-old hid in an Amsterdam attic from her Nazi persecutors, she wrote down a daily log of her thoughts, hopes and fears for the future. These diaries
Keighley Town were committed to tough tackling and hard running as they secured a 38-4 over Clayton. Man of the match was M Farrazzano. Try scorers were: Kanna (2), Paton, Wilkins, Lyness, O'Connor, Ferrazzano and goals from Hudson and Cartledge (4).
Wetherby Bulldogs 12 Silsden Park Rangers 34 Silsden Park Rangers overcame another difficult task in their quest for the division four title, when they defeated Wetherby Bulldogs by 34-12. Despite playing against the wind and slope in the first half Silsden
Bradford's new schools' head has sailed into a storm by saying that targets to raise education standards should be much more ambitious. Former admiral Sir Anthony Tippet, 72, wants Bradford schools to rank alongside the national average within five years
SILSDEN and Phoenix went oout of the West Riding Challenge Cup at the third round stage. Silsden went down 3-0 at home to Storthes hall and Phoenix slipped to a 4-2 defeat at Carlton Athletic. In the County amatuer LeagueSteeton Reserves won the local
Silsden move into the next round of the New Bridge Garage Senior Cup after a close scare from Royal Hotel. Royal at one point found themselves 5-1 down but then they showed a fighting spirit and the revival started. They pulled the game to a final score
THE PAST week has been very difficult for everyone. Having to fit in two games within a week always creates problems - but it has been very rewarding. To clock up two impressive victories in such a short time has been tremendous. COMING so soon after
MARTIN WOOD is due to take on Featherstone hot-shot Jamie Rooney in the race to be top points scorer in the Northern Ford Premiership. Already the Keighley boys are dominating the 'leading scorer' tables with Jason Lee top of the Try scoring list and
AND so, on the west coast, just across the River Mersey from Liverpool, the dream of a cup final at Twickenham died. In truth it was Hoylake who fully deserved to progress further in the competition as they were the hungrier of the two sides and enjoyed
A GLOOMY afternoon, a monochrome match programme and a pitch squelching and oozing its black underlay hardly provided the prologue to a vivid and vibrant spectacle. The result, however, was of vital importance to both sides. Kendal were eager to consolidate
WHARFEDALE will have David Pears back in the fly-half berth when they take on Rugby at The Avenue tomorrow in the top game in National Division Two. The former England No 10 has not played in the first team since leaving the field with a knee injury at
SIR - I write regarding Yvonne Kerpen's concerns over the facilities for disabled parking in the Kirkgate Centre. I strongly empathise with Yvonne and as the wife of a disabled husband, fully appreciate the difficulties she is experiencing. I would like
The drivers of two school buses which encountered difficulties in icy conditions did everything by the rules - yet have ended up the subjects of a complaint. The senior, experienced drivers judged that it would be too dangerous to try and drive up Marsh
