WE have been less than laudatory in our views on the consultation exercise for traffic in Skipton. It didn't help that the questionnaire seemed to spend six months sitting in an in-tray. Now the results of 3,000 returned forms have been analysed there
Gary Fellows and Craig White bravely battled through the gloom to revive Yorkshire's chances of beating Surrey in their Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy fourth round tie at Headingley yesterday. Reward for the winners is a home game with Warwickshire
The Henry Paul contract saga was thrown into more confusion today after an acrimonious split with his agent. It follows Aussie side Canterbury Bulldogs' decision yesterday to withdraw from the race to sign the Kiwi star amid claims that he was using them
POLICE officers who have caught violent robbers and saved lives have been honoured by their divisional commander. Weetwood commander Supt Francis Habgood last week awarded divisional commendations to police who he said had served the force well, either
HOPES were running high in towns and villages for today's summer round of the Yorkshire in Bloom competition. Judges from the national contest were due back in the area today - and in towns and villages volunteers have been working hard to make their
BORED youngsters in Horsforth could benefit from a new BMX park in a bid to stop them from spoiling a local beauty spot and turning it into a race track. Horsforth Town Council is pressing for a BMX track similar to the one at Yeadon Tarn and is hoping
VILLAGERS may take part in a week-long 'Bramhope Festival' in celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee next year. Bramhope Parish Council has been searching for ideas to mark the occasion, and hopes to tie in the annual Bramhope Show with drama performances
A supermarket customer has been left fuming after being ordered off a reserved parking spot. Brenda Handforth, 60, had taken her disabled 92-year-old mother, Margery Spall, shopping to Yeadon Morrisons. And because all the disabled places were taken,
PARENTS whose children will be moving from primary to secondary school this September will be urged to talk to their youngsters about the change and any worries they may have. Changing school is an exciting time for many pupils but others may be anxious
VILLAGERS are turning to one of the world's best-known chefs in a bid to cook-up opposition to plans to demolish an historic building. Residents in Pool-in-Wharfedale are planning a last-gasp bid to stop Monkman's Bistro with Bedrooms being razed to the
A CENTRE of excellence for West Yorkshire's elite young rugby players could be built in Bramhope, it has been revealed. Planning officers are in discussions with Leeds rugby clubs about setting up a training academy at the West Park Bramhope Rugby Club
A COLONY of rare bats could complicate £360,000 plans to reinforce an historic Wharfedale bridge. Councillor Graham Kirkland (Lib Dem, Otley and Wharfedale) has written to Leeds highways' chief engineer about the bats roosting and breeding underneath
In the inevitable inquest which has followed the ugly events on Bradford's streets at the weekend, the police have been criticised. They have come under attack for advising Bradford Festival organisers to cancel Saturday's finale event, for allowing National
FOLLOWING the tragic death of Bumi Shagaya who drowned on a school trip in France, Skipton's Aireville Pool wants to ensure that all local youngsters are aware of the dangers of playing near water. Pool manager Steve Barr said: "Even when adults are present
AN impressive gathering of over 70 people enjoyed the launch party of the Settle Together Project on Thursday. The event, staged in Settle's Victoria Hall, brought people of all ages together to make plans for the first year of the project. Students from
WORK to repair a bridge near Long Preston has still not been done - despite promises made more than a year ago. Mill Bridge, which lies on the Long Preston to Wigglesworth road, has been a cause of concern to local residents for several years. Safety
TIRELESS thieves who picked up 2,700 golf balls one by one and dragged them away will not be able to sell them on anywhere, claims their owner Richard Pratt. The thieves climbed over the fence at White Hills Driving Range, Stirton, during last Wednesday
TIRELESS thieves who picked up 2,700 golf balls one by one and dragged them away will not be able to sell them on anywhere, claims their owner Richard Pratt. The thieves climbed over the fence at White Hills Driving Range, Stirton, during last Wednesday
A SINGLE mother of two has avoided a prison sentence after a judge said he was impressed by her efforts to repay almost £25,000 in dishonestly claimed benefits. Shauna Potts, 38, of Richmond Place, Ilkley, pleaded guilty to five offences of false accounting
PEOPLE in Addingham could soon be pumping iron and practising the ancient art of tai chi in the centre of the village, if a local fitness instructor has her way. Sylvia Nelson wants to transform a centuries-old barn on Main Street into a state-of-the-art
PLANNING chiefs have given the go-ahead for a former sawmill in Addingham to be converted into an apartment block. The listed building, at Cross End, was built in 1802, and has been used as a sawmill since the mid-19th century. Now a plan to convert it
CAMPAIGNERS for state pre-school places in Ilkley are celebrating after education bosses agreed to provide a nursery at Ashlands Primary School. Members of Bradford Council's executive committee gave the plan the green light this week after years of campaigning
WHEN I was nobbut a lad, I was pretty law-abiding. Apart from scrumping the odd apple, my greatest illegal adventure was to "cab" the Mallard, the fastest steam locomotive ever built. Like many youngsters in the age of steam, I collected engine numbers
TOUCH wood, cross fingers, and live in hope. So far, so good. The single foot and mouth outbreak over the tops in Crookedale has not spread in the best part of a month and life in Beggarsdale is returning to a cautious normal. Almost. Jetset is back from
SIR - Last September I wrote to this newspaper about the mess the schooling system was in Skipton and how someone in authority should get a grip. The only thing to have emerged from county hall has been a minor procedural change to the tests dressed up
Pudsey Congs created a new aggregate total Torpedo League record with a blistering 229-4 against a bewildered Yeadon attack which had to rely to a large extent on second team and junior players against the star-studded home batsmen. Signs of a big total
On Saturday Yeadon entertain fellow Priestley Cup semi-finalists Bradford and Bingley who include former Yeadon skippers Patrick Fordham and Peter Graham in their ranks. Both Yeadon and Bingley have suffered from inconsistent form this season and have
BENTON Park School's Adam Rhodes has had a fantastic season on the track and field. He competed in the Disability Sport England Junior Athletics tournament at South Leeds Stadium and finished third with a throw of 7.35 in the discus before going on to
THE familiar smell of bacon cooking greeted you as you entered the clubhouse of Whinswood Bowling Club, who were the hosts of this years I.B. Thompson Senior Individual Merit. The weather was overcast, breezy and fine, but a lot cooler than of late. Only
OTLEY RUFC continue their preparations for the new season and although a first team skipper has not yet been appointed it has been decided that the Saracens' skipper will be Steve Hudson with Steve Cooper as Saracens' team manager. Officers elected at
CUP holders Burley lost their grip on the Waddilove Cup when they were defeated by Adel in Sunday's quarter-final tie. Adel will now visit Rawdon in the semi-finals on Sunday, July 22, with Guiseley entertaining Beckwithshaw. In the Birtwhistle Cup semi-finals
British hopes in the Tour de France may be waning, but the event is set to help promising cyclists realise their dreams. Former yellow jersey winner David Millar is struggling to repeat his success of last year, but is raising cash for a Shipley-based
Jayne Beatty and Suzan Woodhouse model some of the new creations designed by fashion students in Bradford. The youngsters studying at the School of Art, Design and Textiles at Bradford College normally show work for the Summer Fashion Show in the Wool
Mums have been joining their daughters at a cook-in at Belle Vue Girls' School to see how the other half eats. The event, which included a buffet, was the climax of a term of weekly events called Look and Cook aimed at forging links with the mothers of
A school which saved a historic cinema screen from the cutting-room floor has won a prestigious film award. Pupils at Newhall Park Primary School, in Bierley, Bradford, have beaten off competition from 220 schools around the country to win the Co-operative
Bulldozers have moved in to start clearing the site of Manningham Ward Labour Club after it was destroyed in Saturday night's riots. Around 30 members had been trapped inside the Whetley building after rioters pushed burning cars up against the fire doors
Police today said the residents of Bradford were naming names of those involved in Saturday night's violence which rocked the city. There have already been more than 40 calls to dedicated English and Urdu-speaking hotlines set up at the Bradford disorder
FOR too long Ilkley has lagged behind other areas of the district in terms of local authority nursery provision. Just because Ilkley is a relatively affluent town it does not mean that Bradford Council's education service can turn its back our younger
Darryl Berry carries the Bradford area hopes of having local interest in the Open Championship at Royal Lytham next week. The West Bradford 22-year-old plays in Sunday and Monday's qualifying rounds on the nearby courses after shooting a two under par
Forgotten man Aidan Davi-son is ready to fight for the Bradford City goalkeeper's jersey. With Matt Clarke back after turning down a loan chance with Fulham, Davi-son faces an uphill battle to displace Gary Walsh as City's No 1. He nearly went to Cardiff
Headley golfer Davids 'Indy' Indriks is going in search of an unusual treble in Europe later this month. Indy will be defending his Latvian Open title aiming to make it three wins in a row in Riga from July 28-29. But after that he plans to trek across
Suzanne Hartley reviews The Upstagers Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at The Kings Hall until July 14. One word can be used to describe Ilkley upstagers latest production - FANTASTIC! Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is currently running at the Kings Hall
A POPULAR park and children's playground could be overshadowed by a 45ft telecommunications mast. Menston residents are being urged to fight plans by BT Cellnet to build a 15 metre-high 'monopole' on Bingley Road, close to parkland, amid concerns over
A SENIOR judge hit back at accusations of 'soft sentencing' in courts when he visited a police community forum in Otley. Judge Norman Jones QC said the public did not know all factors involved in sentencing decisions, and declared he was against revealing
A talented teenager is over the moon after being offered places at two of the top dance schools in the country. Alison Barraclough, 15, is set to take up a place in September at the Elmhurst School of Dance and Performing Arts in Surrey. But Alison from
A SCOUT'S camping ground has become the latest victim of the foot and mouth crisis. The popular spot, in Ilkley's Curly Hill, has lost money as it was forced to close as a result of a nearby outbreak. Spokesman Andrew Walbank said: "The first outbreak
PLANS to renovate an historic farm where Oliver Cromwell once stayed overnight in the 17th century have been rejected. Proposals would have seen Low Hall Farm in Low Hall Road, Horsforth converted into three houses and offices. Councillors welcomed the
TIME is running out for people to comment on the planned reorganisation of Otley primary schools. Education Leeds wants to close five primary schools in the town and reopen three - at All Saints Infants, Lisker Drive; Ashfield Infants, Weston Lane, and
A FIRE-RAVAGED school has been boosted by nearly half a million pounds towards the replacement of burnt out classrooms. The Government yesterday approved £450,000 towards the permanent replacement of the temporary classrooms at Horsforth School which
In 1909, the new Nurses' Home was opened in Bradford. In 1921, a drought entered its eightieth day with moorland fires around the Bradford district. In 1982, hostilities officially ended between Argentina and Britain after the Falklands conflict. From
A Bradford plumbing company has become the first to take on a new apprentice under a scheme targeted at ethnic minority youngsters. IDM, based in Killinghall Road, has offered a placement to Mohammed Asif from Halifax as part of the GO-FOR-IT! project
The Yorkshire Building Society has opened its new £10 million call centre in Bradford city centre - and pledged to create up to 400 jobs. The hi-tech building in Filey Street has already become the home to 200 staff who were moving into their new offices
TRUSTEES at Earby's Museum of Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining were celebrating this week after hitting their fundraising target. The museum is located in one of Earby's finest and most historically significant buildings, the Old Grammar School, on School
A BURNSALL couple who had tried unsuccessfully to sell their village grocery shop and former post office have been given permission to convert the ground floor to a flat. The Yorkshire Dales National Park authority considered the proposal for the change
A MYSTERY bequest totalling £200,000 is set to transform Addingham Memorial Hall, creating a special room for the village playgroup and improving facilities for the many groups using the building. An elderly lady from the village, whose identity is not
SKIPTON'S Alan and Judith Hughes might have skippered their two boats over 50,000 miles in 11 years but neither boat has gone further than Leeds or Gargrave. The couple has recently retired from running Pennine Boat Trips, in Skipton, having taken 320,000
FARMS around Kettlewell are breathing small sighs of relief after test results on animals at Sunter's Garth Farm, slaughtered last week under suspicion of having foot and mouth, have been found negative. But the news was not as favourable at the South
THE local education authority, rapped by the ombudsman last year for the way it conducted appeals for Skipton's two grammar schools, faces another inquiry. At least one parent is consulting the ombudsman on the grounds that it has failed to act on a letter
A ONE-stop-shop resource centre, which could be built in Bay Horse Yard, Skipton, has been described as "architectural vandalism" by residents. Plans to build the £1 million two-storey office block, which will provide accommodation for local voluntary
THE local health watchdog has called on doctors and nurses to voice their opposition to plans to merge Craven's primary health care with Harrogate. Consultation on the plan has been described as a farce because there is only one option - the Harrogate
FIRE chiefs have been accused of ignoring strong opposition to the removal of Ilkley's second fire engine. West Yorkshire Fire Service has agreed to submit a formal application to the Home Office to remove the appliance from Ilkley Fire Station. A statutory
POLICE have spelled out what they see as a major way forward in local crime detection in the future. At the first meeting of the expanded Keighley and Ilkley Crime Prevention Panel, the crime manager for the division Detective Inspector Trevor Gasson
THERE has been another outbreak of foot and mouth disease on a farm in Silsden. Officials from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have confirmed an outbreak at Heights Farm, Silsden Moor. The livestock on the premises,
A YOUNG art enthusiast is appealing to Ilkley Gazette readers to help her find out more about a mysterious Wharfedale painter. Daisy Hartley, 20, would like to speak to anyone with information on Herbert Royle, the Nesfield artist who died in 1958. Miss
SIR, - Your editorial of June 28 and sundry articles all eagerly anticipate the building of the new Wharfedale Hospital in Otley. It is indeed a great thing that this excellent hospital is to be redeveloped as part of the National Health Service's future
WHEN I was nobbut a lad, I was pretty law-abiding. Apart from scrumping the odd apple, my greatest illegal adventure was to "cab" the Mallard, the fastest steam locomotive ever built. Like many youngsters in the age of steam, I collected engine numbers
SIR, - May I bring to your attention the interesting situation that has arisen since work was commenced on a traffic calming scheme near the rail station in Station Road, Burley. Three weeks ago, to the surprise of local residents, who had not been consulted
A Birkenshaw church is to undergo a £350,000 facelift which will include an extension to the rear and a new portico at the front. St Paul's Parish Church, in Bradford Road, has not seen any major work for a century, but it is now hoped to make its layout
A grief stricken couple spoke today of their hope that their son's tragic death will help steer others away from suicide. Chris Wood's devastated parents, Michael and Mary, say they may never know exactly what drove their 23-year-old son - who had a steady
Skyrac AC Fellrunners The Fellrunner is the official journal of the Fell Runners Association which covers the sport from cartoons to gigantic labours of love and scholarship. The current issue includes an article entitled "Why Do We Love Relays?" and
The fourth Danefield Relay had more than double the number of teams than the previous year. Unfortunately the Foot and Mouth crisis has led to all fell races in England and Wales being cancelled so far this year. In Leeds we have been fortunate, with
Lady Captain's Day at Ilkley Sally Ognall is to be congratulated on giving the ladies of Ilkley Golf Club such a good day on her Lady Captain's Day. There must have been a lot of forethought, for it all ran so smoothly making the day a huge success. It
Guiseley AFC have announced that for the season 2001-2002 they will continue to play at Nethermoor. Exploratory talks with Keighley Cougars RL Club regarding the possibility of a ground share arrangement have not been concluded due to the on-going financial
Bradford City striker Ashley Ward has been cleared of a 110mph speeding charge on a legal technicality. His solicitor Nicholas Freeman got the case thrown out after a traffic policeman admitted he had not formally confirmed the driver's identity. And
Businesses at the Gallagher Leisure Park in Thornbury are to discuss how they can stop gipsies resettling on their land. A group of more than 80 caravans and vehicles arrived on Tuesday last week and stayed for a week before moving off and leaving mattresses
A man who went missing four months ago from the tent he had been living in high on the fells above Keighley has still not been traced. The Keighley police missing person file is still open on 38 year-old Paul Jefferson, a jobless window fitter. And his
New state-of-the-art cancer research laboratories, built with funding from the Cancer Research Campaign and the University of Bradford, are due to be officially opened today. The extension to the Cancer Research Unit has been designed to enable Bradford
He has held a Rock Mass in Bradford Cathedral, set up the world's first Christian pub, and has been behind some of the most zany evangelistic ideas to be held in the Bradford Diocese. But now the Bishop of Bradford's adviser in evangelism, the Reverend
Mistakes were made as police tried to break up a 100-strong crowd that had been pelting them with sticks and stones on Bradford's Ravenscliffe estate, the city's magistrates heard. Officers charged into one house and tried to drag a teenager outside,
Bradford's most senior police officer today called on the city's leaders to stand up and be counted - or face more riots. Assistant Chief Constable Greg Wilkinson, who directed operations against up to 1,800 rioters last weekend, made his plea to the
West Yorkshire's Chief Crown Prosecutor has pledged that the courts will punish the thugs that brought chaos to the streets of Bradford at the weekend. And he promised that he was lining up the finest legal minds in the business to fight the Crown's case
Police chiefs today denied claims in Bradford's race review that they are afraid to deal with some criminals gangs in fear of being branded racist. The West Yorkshire force pointed to its policing of the Bradford riots as a "powerful demonstration" of
Bradford's race review says to bring about successful race relations, all parts of the district must harness the talents and abilities of its multi-cultural communities. Bradford Bulls' community development programme was highlighted in the review as
Community leaders in Bradford are guilty of creating cosy relationships with politicians to rubber-stamp decisions, it was claimed today. Community activist and former youth worker Ateeq Saddiq said the relationships had to be broken up and real people
Lord Herman Ouseley today called on Bradford to draw on its cultural diversity to develop better relations between its communities. Lord Ouseley, who was in Bradford today for the launch of the district's race review, Community Pride, Not Prejudice, told
An MP today sparked a storm by claiming that the Pakistani and Bangladeshi tradition of marrying people from the Indian sub-continent is importing poverty to families. Keighley MP Ann Cryer urged Muslim families to stop arranged marriages with spouses
Police today revealed for the first time today the graphic horror of what it was like to face the rioters. Superintendent Mark Whyman (pictured), who had the unenviable job of restoring calm during the Bradford riots last Saturday, said his officers faced
As part of the continuing development of the Ilkley AFC towards FA Charter Mark Standard, the Ilkley Youth team has joined the Harrogate Football League after three very successful seasons in the Craven League. This move means all teams within the club
Following last year's highly successful event, Skipton Building Society and OHS, the Bradford based occupational health and safety consultants, will again sponsor the Ilkley Open Tennis Tournament. This year is the 105th tournament and it will run from
SIR - After the riots in 1995, a decision was taken not to charge any of the participants with criminal damage, and the police were ordered to show constraint when dealing with the Asian community. Unfortunately this had been taken by a significant minority
PARENTS and others in Otley concerned about the proposed reorganisation of primary and infant schools have until Wednesday next week to make their feelings known. Most accept that there are too many primary schools in the town. With a falling birth rate
100 years ago THE Skipton Board of Guardians were criticised for recommending a miserly £7 a year wage increase for their medical officer. A Herald columnist hit out at their lack of generosity, saying Dr Readman put in more hours at the workhouse than
