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  • New Bulls team ready for action

    A unique rugby league squad is heading across Yorkshire in the name of racial equality. The pioneering South Asia Bulls team has been formed by the former England Rugby League international Ikram Butt, Bradford Council's rugby league development officer

  • Injuries blow for Bulls boss

    Brian Noble today spoke of his fear over his injury-ravaged Bulls playing in representative fixtures. With two fiery Origin games coming up and a Great Britain trip to Australia for a one-off Test match, Noble is worried his battered troops may suffer

  • TV brought the coronation home

    It was the start of the television era as millions bought sets to tune in to one of the most memorable events in history. Whilst thousands paved the streets of London to catch a glimpse of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Wharfedale's residents

  • Off to the palace to see Cliff and Will

    A mother and her son have joined the select few who have been offered golden tickets to attend the jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace. Suzanne and Elliott Spencer, of Midgley Road, Burley-in-Wharfe-dale, have been picked at random from millions to experience

  • We're set for a real royal treat

    EVERYTHING is set for a right royal celebration to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. It will be the third such occasion to be held in Britain, only King George III and Queen Victoria have reigned for as long as Queen Elizabeth II. One of the major events

  • Once great lights firm that lost its power

    AN historic factory which has been responsible for lighting up Brighton seafront and provided illumination for millions of other people has powered down its Aireborough production line for the last time. Production of light bulbs - or lamps as they are

  • International rock group look to home for success

    They have been likened to rock legends Radiohead and headline concerts abroad - but Wharfedale band Po90 are hoping for some hometown success with their new album. Parallel or 90 Degrees, to give them their full title, have been going for seven years

  • Villagers to decide on own councils

    Villagers in Burley-in-Wharfedale and Menston have finally been given the chance to decide if they want their own parish council. A petition leaflet from Burley Community Council (BCC), asking for signatures in favour of the new set-up, is being sent

  • Riding group scoop top prize

    THE Otley & District Riding For the Disabled Association are celebrating today. They are the first winners of the Wharfedale Newspapers/Dixon Vauxhall Top Team Award. And they received a cheque for £100 yesterday. Their chairman, Judy Olby, said:

  • Parents call for schools investigation

    PARENTS of Bramhope youngsters refused admission to an Otley school are calling on the Local Government Ombudsman and the Secretary of State to investigate local schools admissions. Eight children at Bramhope Primary School were refused entry to Prince

  • Friends turn out for school's 30th birthday

    PAST and present pupils, teachers and friends of an Otley school turned out for its 30th birthday party. Ashfield Infant and Nursery School first opened in October, 1972 and to mark the occasion, a reunion was held at the Weston Lane school's spring fayre

  • Thousands flock to first ever farmers' market

    OTLEY'S first ever farmers' market has been declared a huge success. Despite appalling weather, thousands of people flocked to the Market Place to snap up seafood, buffalo burgers, venison pie and essential oils. Stall holders sold out within two hours

  • Up for the cup

    A television in the boardroom and free bacon butties for staff is the recipe for a disaster free World Cup for one Keighley-based business. Soccer-mad staff and bosses at the Keybury group of companies are having their football craving covered with special

  • On this day

    In 1431, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. In 1593, playwright Christopher Marlow died in a brawl in a London tavern. In 1959, a hovercraft, SR-N, made its first 'flight'. From the Telegraph & Argus of May 30th, 1977.. Two Bradford men will set

  • Firm in the fast lane

    Shipley-based billing specialists Lexicon has joined the fast lane by sponsoring the Castrol Honda Superbike team. The firm has signed a deal to become official media communications supplier of the Castrol Honda Superbike Team and the Honda World Supersport

  • Cameras to roll on quest for village skatepark

    A film maker is set to record a fly-on-the-wall documentary about a skatepark, which could be in action by July. Media student Debbie Comer has approached Addingham Skatepark Association to film local youngsters in their bid to raise funds for a skateboarding

  • Playgroup finds new home - for now

    An Ilkley playgroup which is facing eviction has found a temporary new home. All Saints Pre-school Playgroup, which is run by parents and is the town's largest 'free' playgroup, will move into the Operatic House in Leeds Road next year. The group has

  • Letters to the Editor

    Flats go-ahead 'an appalling decision' SIR, - Having just heard that the development at Willow Springs for eight flats has been approved, I felt I must write on behalf of the residents in that area to say how totally appalled I am that this decision has

  • Chile Bound

    OTLEY RUFC's winger Mark Kirkby and scrum-half Andy Brown have been named in the first ever England Counties squad for their tour to Chile at the end of June. They are in among a group of five Yorkshiremen in the squad. The Yorkshire influence extends

  • Wood cuts down Yeadon as they crumble to big defeat

    YEADON succumbed to a Spen Victoria side without county bowlers John Wood and Chris Elstub. Yeadon made a good start making 38 off the first six overs with Waseem Munawar cracking three fours and a six but two wickets within the space of four balls had

  • Adel are making a bold bid for the top spot

    ADEL batsmen Dave Standring and Ian Jones were in superb form as they forged a win for their side which took them to within a point of Airedale and Wharfedale League Division A leaders North Leeds. The Roundhay outfit lost their 100 per cent record when

  • Pool to play in West Yorkshire League

    POOL AFC have applied to join the West Yorkshire League for next season. The application has been accepted by the committee and now only needs rubber stamping at the annual meeting in June. This provides a major turning point for the club after 34 years

  • Otliensians Ladies' hockey team celebrate jubilee

    In the year of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Otliensians Ladies' Hockey club celebrate their own 50th anniversary. The club has grown from strength to strength over the years running two successful teams through most of this time. Whilst the competitiveness

  • Weather hits Waddilove Cup ties

    THE weather badly disrupted the Airedale and Wharfedale Cricket League's Waddilove and Birtwhistle Cup competitions on Sunday. Many games were not even started and will commence next Sunday while others got underway and had to be continued on successive

  • Age no barrier for students

    Community-minded youngsters are forging links between their school's pupils and elderly people in the area. The enterprising group has also set up a youth club to get children off the streets. Three pupils at Whitcliffe Mount School set up a Community

  • 'Scheme dumps neediest'

    Bradford Council's innovative Home Hunter scheme has been attacked by a Labour councillor who says it means the most needy people are "dumped." The Council is operating a national pilot scheme by setting up a system like an estate agency, where people

  • Drugs baron jailed for 12 years

    A jailed drugs baron faces being stripped of the fortune he amassed through his criminal empire. Raymond Spencer, of Harden, had been on the run for more than three years when he was finally tracked down and brought to justice. The 50-year-old was this

  • Villagers halt the builders

    Campaigners were celebrating a major victory today in their battle to stop homes being built on an old reservoir site. A Government inspector has turned down an appeal by Cala Homes (Yorkshire) Ltd and Keyland Developments against Bradford Council's decision

  • New appeal on hit-and-run death

    Detectives hunting the hit-and-run killer of a war veteran are renewing their appeal a year after he was mown down by a stolen car. Harry Atherton, 85, was hit by a blue, T-registered Mazda 626 - taken from the Shell garage on nearby Bingley Road moments

  • Hockney challenge backed

    Organisers of the Bradford International Festival have applauded world-famous artist David Hockney for challenging the Government about arts funding. Bradford -born Hockney was angry at persistent cuts in funding for regional museums and art galleries

  • Cynthia's sparkling gift

    They say diamonds are a girl's best friend - but one kind-hearted pensioner has donated her sparkling jewels to charity. Cynthia Rodgers gave the diamond ring off her finger to be used to raise money for the cross-cultural Bradford Afghan Appeal. Mrs

  • Vicar's regret at peace rally ban

    A vicar has spoken for the first time of his devastation that the police and Bradford Council pulled the plug on a peace march on the first anniversary of the riots. The Reverend Bob Hill, who was spearheading the cross-cultural initiative, said support

  • Dad's grief at holiday death

    A father-of-three has spoken of his grief after his partner suffered a brain haemorrhage and died while they were on a family holiday in Tenerife. Bev Knapton, 38, was holidaying with her partner John Strain and their three children, Jamie, 14, Ben, 13

  • Panto pair drop by

    Bradford's favourite funnyman dropped into Bradford to say Fe Fi Fo Fum to his fans and help launch this year's panto extravaganza - Jack and the Beanstalk. Comic Billy Pearce, who is returning to star at the Alhambra for the second year running, was

  • City fans' action call

    Bradford City fans are set to march on City Hall to raise the profile of the fight to save their football club. Supporters called for a day of action to demand the Football League withdraw their threat of expelling City because of the club's current cash

  • Royal visitor for disabled people

    The Princess Royal will meet children and adults suffering the dual affliction of both blindness and deafness when she visits Bradford next month. On the trip she will be introduced to the work of the Morley Street Resource Centre - which aims to improve

  • Odsal on the brink

    Emergency talks are to be held as the £60 million redevelopment of Odsal Stadium hung in the balance today. Sunderland Football Club chairman Bob Murray, who heads Sterling Capitol which wants to develop the home of the Bradford Bulls, has demanded urgent

  • An engaging pair of winners

    There was romance in the air when the White Wells Fell Race was staged in Ilkley on Saturday. Engaged couple John Taylor and Kirstin Bailey picked up their engagement ring on the morning of the race and then ran to victory with John winning the men's

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - I feel I must comment on the report about estate agents being biased about various areas of Bradford (T&A, May 20). As I have lived in Little Horton, classed as an inner-city area, I can honestly say that during the 19 years I have lived here

  • Lack of excitement

    AS we prepare to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee, for those of us old enough to remember 25 and 50 years ago it might well seem there is considerably less enthusiasm this time around. Certainly for the Silver Jubilee, just about everyone had a street

  • Right royal treat

    With both the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations and the 2002 World Cup starting tomorrow, football fans and royalists alike are rubbing their hands in anticipation. In fact, whatever your political opinion or sporting preference, the prospect of a four-day

  • Caisley's vow to Bulls

    Chris Caisley today dismissed fans' fears that the Bulls could be left homeless by the Bradford City debacle. Supporters of the world club champions are afraid City's new owners may not allow the Bulls to keep using the Valley Parade facility. But chairman

  • Beagrie attacks City clear-out

    Peter Beagrie today spoke out against his former club, declaring: The fans deserve better. Beagrie, now player-coach at Scunthorpe United, is bitterly disappointed at the actions of Bradford City and said he was "deeply upset" at what had happened. And

  • Love is in the air and on TV for married couple

    TELEVISION documentary stars Madeline and Tom Brown are bracing themselves for a return to the small screen. During the last three years, six times married Madeline, former owner of Yeadon's Oldest Fish and Chip Shop in the World, and Tom, have been followed

  • Jubilee book is re-released after 25 years

    OTLEY'S contribution to the Queen's Golden Jubilee is due to be released this weekend. Otley Past, Present and Future was last printed to mark the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977. And now, 25 years later, a bigger and better updated version of the book

  • Jubilee beacon needs support

    VOLUNTEERS are needed to help build the Golden Jubilee Beacon due to be lit on Otley Chevin on Monday. Organisers behind the giant bonfire, which will be one of hundreds across the country being lit on the official Golden Jubilee Day, are looking for

  • Teenagers act as makeshift midwives

    TEENAGE sisters delivered a foal single-handedly after learning their midwifery skills just days before. The four sisters, ranging in ages from ten to 16 years old, sprang into action when their Welsh Pony, Rosy, went into labour unexpectedly late on

  • Truck in railway chaos

    TRAINS to and from Horsforth were halted after a huge 38-tonne articulated truck was left hanging over the tracks from a North Rigton Bridge yesterday morning. Police feared the trailer of the Teesside-based truck, loaded with 18 tonnes of cosmetics,

  • The inquiry that must go ahead

    There were pessimists who claimed they heard a distant bell of doom toll at the beginning of this month when it was announced that the public inquiry into the latest proposal for Odsal would not be held until September. Even those who tried to take an

  • David named as new MD

    Newsquest Bradford, the company which publishes the Telegraph & Argus, has appointed a new managing director. David Coates, 34, pictured, previously held the position of publisher/general manager for the firm. He will report to Tim Blott, Newsquest's

  • School's lottery chances rest with the weather

    Ilkley Grammar School is the latest in a number of schools and colleges from across the country to adopt a unique lottery to raise funds for improving the standard of facilities at the school. The Great Weather Lottery, based in Headingley, Leeds, has

  • Family give up historic hall for new life Down Under

    A family with strong links to Ilkley's textile past is preparing to leave its historic home for a new life Down Under. During the past five years Beth and Simon Skirrow have lived in one of the town's oldest buildings, Hollin Hall, which they have lovingly

  • Graveside ceremony ends 77-year ache for woman

    A family and a vicar stand huddled around a new headstone in an otherwise deserted Ilkley Cemetery. Under unsettled skies a white robed Father Richard Hoyal, vicar of St Margaret's Church, utters some words of remembrance and makes the sign of the Cross

  • Letters to the Editor

    Remember arthritis in Jubilee week SIR, As we all know, the Queen's Jubilee is celebrated on June 3. Perhaps it is not so well known that this date beings Arthritis Research Campaign's week. There are more than 200 forms of rheumatism or arthritis and

  • West Park seeking a new coach as Nash steps down

    West Park Bramhope's RUFC Players' Dinner, attended by over 70 senior, veteran and Colts players took place at the Sycamores marking the end of the tenure of Peter Nash as club coach. In a warm tribute, club stalwart Graham Chadwick praised the ex-Yorkshire

  • Taylor is cut out for title triumph at White Wells

    Bob Hamilton's White Wells Fell Race on only its second running was accorded the status of incorporating the Senior Yorkshire Championships and accordingly attracted an elite field including Ian Holmes and Steve Oldfield. Unfortunately super star status

  • Poetry slam for football racists

    Football-mad youngsters are set to tackle racism in the game - by writing and reciting poetry. Students from City Learning Centres at Carlton-Bolling in Undercliffe and Greenhead in Keighley are joining forces to take part in a ground-breaking event based

  • Protest at footpath 'yobs'

    Fed-up residents are calling for a public footpath to be closed off, claiming it has become a haven for vandals and thieves. Youths congregating in the alleyway between Briardale Road and Haworth Road, Heaton, have smashed windows, set fire to property

  • City's caring staff praised

    Bradford's Social Services department is doing well - and prospects for future improvements are promising. That was the verdict of the Government's Social Services Inspectorate which has examined departments across Britain. Bradford's department comes

  • Linda's memorial march

    A woman is walking 86 miles in six days to raise money for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can...Cancer Research Appeal after her mother died of the disease. Linda Whitehead, of Bingley, will follow the Dales Way from Ilkley Bridge to Lake Windermere

  • Calais, here I come

    A teacher aims to rule the waves by swimming the English Channel in July. Dee Llewellyn, a supply maths and IT teacher at Tong School, Bradford, is swimming from England to France to raise money for Sport Relief. The 24-year-old, pictured, is hoping to

  • Ilkley Juniors sign off with a victory over New Longton

    Ilkley U-11s 3 New Longton Rovers 2 On a bright Juniors Under-11s played host to an impressive Under -11 squad from New Longton near Preston. In a fitting end to both teams' season, the New Longton boys took the opportunity to visit Ilkley from their