NOTHING can stress too much the importance of the work carried out by the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity. Palliative care for the dying is probably something that many of us would like to shy away from in some ways, but that would be to let down those
Benito Carbone is a serious doubt for Bradford City's Yorkshire derby at Sheffield United on Saturday. Carbone's return to the city where he made his name for Wednesday is threatened by a hamstring injury. And strike partner Ashley Ward also faces a race
A COMPREHENSIVE season celebrating the work of Bradford writer JB Priestley is to begin at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds which has just announced its autumn and winter schedule. The J B Priestley season will comprise three stage plays and a weekend
EMMERDALE'S Terry Woods, alias actor Billy Hartman, opened the 53rd Horsforth Flower Show at the weekend. The crowds flocked to the annual event, which is run by Horsforth Allotment and Garden Association at St Margaret's Church Hall. Show secretary Pat
ORGANISERS of the Ilkley Bandstand project have announced that the fundraising target has been reached. Spokesman Philip Chinque said: "It has been a long haul. Fundraising started 12 months ago and until very recently it was not completely clear that
C0NTROVERSIAL plans to build houses on a children's play area have been heavily criticised by parish councillors. And the scheme for Bradford Council-owned land off Derry Lane, Menston, has also been strongly opposed by Shipley MP Chris Leslie. At Tuesday's
TWO Menston women will be amongst the first walkers to trek across the Serengeti as part of a fund-raising effort in aid of abused children. The women will scale volcanic peaks and trek through rugged African scenery to raise funds for the NSPCC. Anna
DETECTIVES are hunting thieves who attacked a woman in Burley-in-Wharfedale as she tried to stop them stealing her car. The pair struck at a house in Long Meadows, where a woman confronted an intruder in the kitchen. But the man escaped with a set of
A HAVE-A-GO hero has been nominated for a prestigious award after he tackled robbers at an Otley supermarket. Samuel Curzon, 64, was shopping with his wife at Safeway Supermarket last month when a gang of masked men attacked and robbed a security guard
OTLEY has been given a helping hand in its efforts to make the town blooming marvellous. A hard working group has been busy turning many corners in the town into attractive floral areas. And now gas pipeline operator Transco has handed over £250 - towards
LIVES are being put at risk and paths made impassable because of overgrown verges, it is claimed. In Otley, council hedge cutters have been accused of failing to keep a promise to a beck conservation group. And in Aireborough, a ward councillor fears
WHARFEDALE commuters have greeted with horror the news that rail operator Arriva wants to improve its flagging service - by running fewer trains. The plan - to cut a significant number of services each day and provide replacement buses - was being discussed
THE Guiseley grandparents of film star Kate Winslet's husband, Jim Threapleton, spoke this week of the couple's split. Jean Threapleton said she and her husband, Norman, a former president of Guiseley Football Club were saddened by the couple's separation
A fed-up mother has called foul over footballers who take liberties outside her house. For the last three years Kay Plaxton has kept a diary and filmed players as they relieved themselves before and after matches on the pitch that backs onto her Pool-in-Wharfedale
A group geared to encouraging businesses to 'go green' will hold its first regional conference in Bradford next month. Business in the Environment (BiE) will stage Take a BITE of the Future at the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television
A CYCLE network linking Earby, Kelbrook and Barnoldswick is one of the many suggestions Earby residents have come up with to help improve the town. The parish council is now urging more people to come up with ideas and its chairman, Coun Chris Tennant
SETTLE Chamber of Trade has unveiled an action plan to ensure a bright future for the town. Members have been working on projects to improve Settle's image and are eager to tell the community about their vision for the future and the work they are doing
FOOT and mouth disease could threaten next year's Three Peaks Race if the effects of the crisis stretch into 2002. The news is a blow to the Horton-in-Ribblesdale Playing Fields Association which relies on the race to raise vital funds. Organisers need
TRANSCO has denied claims from a county councillor that contractors left a mess outside Skipton railway station as they rushed to finish gas pipe work on time. County Coun Mike Doyle said Transco should have finished the work outside the station by September
A MYSTERIOUS black cat is stalking sheep on the fells above Newby Cote according to walker Gordon Holmes. Spotted on Sunday, the slinky black cat scared a flock of sheep above the tiny hamlet and then cleared a five feet dry stone wall before disappearing
HEADS are being scratched around Ilkley after a mystery vintage car rally upset a Middleton resident. Anne Brough, of Slates Lane, rang the Gazette to try to find information about the rally which was taking place on Friday morning. She said that vintage
AIREDALE NHS Trust is giving patients at local hospitals the chance to air their views on the service they have received. A routine assessment is to be conducted by the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) and will cover the Airedale NHS, which includes
CAMPAIGNERS are continuing in their fight to see convicted rapist and former Settle Swimming Pool manager Jonathan Harkin released from prison. More than 50 members of the community, spanning all age groups and sectors of society, have sent letters supporting
ORGANISERS of Ilkley Literature Festival say this year's event could be the biggest and best yet - as ticket sales go through the roof. Speaking at a meeting of Ilkley Parish Council, on Monday, Dominic Gregory, director of the event, said demand had
TWO young Ilkley men got on their bikes to raise cash for charity - and peddled from Lands End to John O'Groats. Paul Jennings and Alistair Atack, both 26, travelled the length of Britain in a marathon 18-day ride. Mr Jennings, now of Hemel Hempstead,
ILKLEY parish councillors have voted oh yez!, oh yez!, oh yez! to add a splash of pageantry to civic events and hire a town crier. The idea was mooted some time ago by Anne Mutton, a member of Ilkley Town and Tourist Management Committee. The parish council
A DEPRESSED Ilkley graduate drowned after tying a bag full of stones to his back and stepping into a moorland reservoir, an inquest was told. The body of 23-year-old Benjamin Hanson was found at Panorama Reservoir, Panorama Drive, Ilkley, by a man out
AN ILKLEY hotel is in the running for prestigious recognition as part of the Yorkshire Tourist Board's White Rose Awards. Rombalds Hotel on Wells Road is one of four finalists up for the Small Hotel of the Year award, and the winner will be announced
WITH a great fanfare and a visit from the Prince of Wales, the new Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford opened this week. Prince Charles performed the official ceremony at the £5.2 million building, on Leeds Road by unveiling a plaque to commemorate the event
FUN loving folk can enter into the world of cartoons as part of next year's Ilkley Carnival. After deliberating over the summer months what theme to have, Ilkley Carnival Committee decided that the cartoons theme would give everyone a wide scope for the
SIR,- In response to Councillor Nigel Francis's letter (August 30) about other uses or ideas for schools in the proposed changes to Otley primary schools, I enclose an extract of a letter that was sent to members of the Executive Board on July 25, 2001
STRANGE happenings in the Dale this past week or so. Who would have thought that the Tattoo Tribe would have been instrumental in getting Mrs C and I to musing on nature's weird ways, global warming and all. The Tattoo Tribe, a reader might remember,
A 52-year-old man walked free from court yesterday after a jury cleared him of a series of sex charges. John Ayers, of Kent Road, Gilstead, Bingley, had pleaded not guilty to a total of 11 allegations covering a 20-year period. After almost five hours
GUISELEY look to have unearthed an answer to their goal-scoring problems - teenage striker Ryan Senior. He made it two goals in two games since his move from Eccleshill United when he netted in Monday night's emphatic 3-0 UniBond Division One win over
Shipley East residents can keep up to date with latest developments in their ward by signing up to their councillors' new e-mail service. Labour councillors Phillip Thornton, Tony Miller and Mark Blackburn are inviting people to register their e-mail
Police revealed today that a 16-year-old boy was the victim of an execution at close range in a quiet Bradford road. Yasser Hussain Nazir was shot in the head as he pulled into a petrol station in Heaton in a white Vauxhall Astra. A 46-year-old woman
SIR - Ed Anderson of Leeds-Bradford Airport did little to convince me that the days of travelling to Manchester Airport would soon be over. Leeds-Bradford may well be handling more passengers than it did seven years ago but much more significantly, the
100 years ago SKIPTON Fire Brigade's response to a barn blaze at the Devonshire Hotel, Bolton Abbey, was delayed due to a lack of horse power. Firefighters responded to the alarm bells within minutes, but only had two horses which wasn't enough to pull
DALES folk will be watching with particular interest developments in Exmoor, where the national park is seeking to curb the number of "second homes". Under proposals framed by the national park, anyone wishing to change an existing permanent home to a
Barely a hundred fans ignored the pull of England's march on the World Cup for the dubious delights of rain-swept Valley Parade. But those who did opt for City reserves ahead of watching Michael Owen and Co down the local would have seen the appearance
Bradford Bulls' Alliance team start their bid for a Grand Final berth tonight. Bulls, who finished the regular season in second place, meet third-placed Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in a qualifying play-off at Odsal, and Bulls' assistant coach Karl Harrison
NEARLY 65,000 animals have been culled in North and West Yorkshire as part of the Livestock Welfare Disposal Scheme - a last resort for farmers whose stock are affected by foot and mouth restrictions. Wheatley Grange Farm in Burley-in-Wharfedale is just
A REGIONAL campaign to make motorists aware that they must stop for school crossing patrol wardens has been launched in Horsforth this week. A First Leeds bus displaying a new advert pulled up outside Broadgate Primary School on North Broadgate Lane on
YORKSHIRE'S kite population has soared to new heights this year. The number of red kite chicks has risen to 14, a significant increase on last year. The figure, released on Tuesday by The Yorkshire Red Kite Restoration Project, has been revised upwards
A VISITOR from an African village twinned with Burley-in-Wharfedale was given a special parting gift - a calendar celebrating life on both sides of the world. Zakari Saye, 22, spent two weeks in the village, exploring the strong links that have sprung
WILDLIFE enthusiasts have been given activity boxes crammed with special equipment - thanks to Yorkshire Electricity. Wildlife Watch group members, with branches at Otley, Skipton and Baildon, tried out the boxes during a weekend visit to Robin Hood's
MEMBERS of Burley Methodist Church will soon have nowhere to take a pew as their church undergoes a £460,000 facelift. The congregation will be without a place of worship for several months when work on the ambitious revamp begins later this year. The
A DETAILED plan for flats on the site of an 'eyesore' derelict filling station in Bramhope has been submitted to council planners. Consort Homes (Northern) has applied to build a block of nine flats on the site of the former Shell filling station, Leeds
HIGHWAYS improvements near a controversial housing development in Pool-in-Wharfedale are finally to go ahead - despite a huge increase in the cost. The alterations at Redrow Homes' Swallow Drive development include carriageway widening to accommodate
A ROW has erupted over plans for a new skateboard park amid claims that public money is being wasted. As previously reported, part of the £80,000 allocated to Pool-in-Wharfedale by housing developers Redrow Homes will go towards building a skateboard
Two weeks ago last Monday the body of murdered teenager Leanne Tiernan was found in woods near Otley. Leanne, 16, from Bramley, Leeds, had been missing since November last year. Her badly decomposed body was found wrapped in plastic bags and a duvet by
A SCHOOL was yesterday branded 'irresponsible' for sending pupils home without warning on their first day of term in a school uniform crackdown. Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley, sent home a number of teenagers yesterday in a bid to enforce its dress
A 99-year-old Otley woman had more than £1,000 stolen from her home when a man entered her sheltered housing flat on Tuesday. The woman, who does not wished to be named, is hard of hearing and was sitting in her flat in Union Court sheltered housing complex
By suggesting that it runs trains in West Yorkshire on a reduced timetable, which would include replacing some by buses, the beleaguered operator Arriva seems to be trying to make the best of a bad job. The hard facts suggest that there is no magic way
In 1866, three British clippers arrived in London within two hours of each other, bringing the new season's tea from China. In 1941, Nazi Germany made the wearing of yellow Star of David badges compulsory for all Jewish citizens. In 1983, the USSR admitted
KILDWICK and Farnhill Institute could be looking at major renovation if a £186,000 lottery bid is successful. The project includes providing disabled access, catering facilities and meeting rooms and is designed to bring the building up to date. The scheme
SKIPTON'S largest building is celebrating its 10th birthday with an invitation to everyone to go and have a look around. Skipton Building Society's head office on The Bailey was opened in 1991 by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer Norman Lamont. There
A DALES village is in danger of becoming little more than a sleepy settlement after plans to convert its only pub into a house were unveiled. And villagers are hoping national park planners will not say "tally-ho" to the Fox and Hounds' application. The
FREE bus passes are being issued to pensioners across Craven this month, but new restrictions mean early risers will miss out on the saving. The new bus passes have been issued by Craven District Council, under the North Yorkshire Transport Scheme, to
A NEW superintendent minister of the Ilkley Methodist Circuit has been appointed, adding to the number of female clergy working in the area. Christine Hey has moved to the Addingham and Ben Rhydding post from Nottingham after seven years of service there
POLICE are hunting a woman who tried to rob two South Craven shops at knifepoint yesterday (Thursday). First she threatened an assistant at the pharmacy in Main Street, Sutton, at 11am, and demanded cash. The assistant, who was badly shaken, refused to
TRAIN company Arriva has apologised for a shortage of train drivers that is causing misery for rail users coming in and out of Skipton. Company executive Bob Davies said: "We are currently experiencing serious operational problems as a result of driver
AN author from Ilkley has fulfilled a burning ambition to produce his latest book. The Dreadful Judgement, by Neil Hanson is an account of his investigation into the Great Fire of London in 1666. On September 2 that year, London ignited and over the next
ILKLEY Parish Council is set to regain the reins of power. Councillors voted at their meeting on Monday to adopt more responsibility from Bradford City Council and manage their own budget from the 2002/2003 financial year.. In a decisive show of hands
THE River Ganges in India has long held religious significance for Hindus. Now the waters of the River Wharfe, in Ilkley, have taken on more holy proportions - after they were the setting for a group baptism. Three people were immersed into the Christian
A SERIES of totem poles bearing garish faces are scaring children and the elderly from using Ilkley Moor, parish councillors claimed this week. Eight large totem poles have been placed outside Victorian spa cottage of White Wells by its tenant, Mark Hunnebell
SIR - I have just recently returned from a holiday to England during which I visited the Raikes Road cemetery in Skipton. I have always enjoyed visiting the place. My great great great grandfather, William Moorhouse 'late of Craven Heifer' (1789-1854)
SIR, - I was again privileged to represent Ilkley at the Yorkshire in Bloom awards ceremony held at the Guildhall in Hull. Ilkley was placed third in our category for this year, with Wetherby and Ripon taking first and second places respectively. This
IKLEY Harrier Tracey Ambler was in fine form in the Ben Nevis Race - probably one of the oldest and most prestigious races in the fell calendar. This year its 10 miles with 4,400 feet of climb were run in miserable conditions. But Tracey Ambler was not
Pool 1, Ilkley 0 CHRIS Graham struck in the 80th minute to enable Pool to snatch a valuable Premier Division win. Ilkley, who were hoping to add a fourth win to the triumphs they had already secured against. Bedale (2-1), Spa Athletic (2-1) and Otley
Summerbridge's Graham Jarvis proved that he is a master in the wet when he won the final round of the World Trials Championship at Nepomuk in the Czech Republic. His success prevented Silsden's Dougie Lampkin from rounding off his fifth world title in
Ilkley XV 40 Bradford & Bingley XV 15 THIS pre-season match proved to be a good work-out for Ilkley with forwards and backs combining well. The Bee's fielded a mainly second selection, which contained some big forwards and strong running backs. They
Moseley 16, Otley 39 OTLEY made a stunning start to the new season by defeating a side who had the distinction of beating both Leeds Tykes and Worcester last year. It was a performance which offered real hope for the campaign ahead and was based around
YEADON are hoping to upset the formbook and win the Bradford Cricket League's coveted Priestley Cup for the first time in 52 years on Sunday. They go into the match at Undercliffe - which has already been abandoned twice without a ball being bowled -
A hard-hitting campaign to boost smoke alarm ownership in Bradford was launched today. The "excuses kill - get a smoke alarm" campaign will include a series of television adverts. Already this year, there have been more than 330 accidental house fires
Rail-user groups today warned that slapping fines on train company Arriva for cancelled services could make things worse for commuters. And the Wharfedale Rail Users group said it was deeply disappointed by Arriva Trains Northern's decision to replace
A Bradford suburb was in shock today, struggling to come to terms with a gangland style execution on its own doorstep. The peace of suburban Heaton, Bradford, was shattered by the merciless murder of a man in his car at 1.45pm yesterday. Ward Councillor
