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Bradford & District | Archive | 2003 | October

Stories for 31 October 2003

Bingley,Bradford,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Park `dawn chorus' is banned

Families who were blasted out of their beds at 6.30am as sound technicians prepared for the Party in the Park can expect to slumber on a little longer this year. more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

TV licence-dodging firms get warning

TV licensing bosses today warned more than 4,000 Bradford businesses of a new crackdown under way in the district. more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

SIR - I've been working on the new crossroads at Manchester Road /Mayo Avenue since the job started in March. I am a traffic management operative. more...

Help us find Tarquin's killer, pleads father

The father of murdered care-worker Tarquin Turner, last night made an emotional plea for help in catching the killer. more...

'Back us and we'll give City £1.5m'

The Rhodes family is ready to plunge another £1.5 million into Bradford City to ensure the football club can survive the season, it emerged today. more...

Drivers quizzed by murder hunt police

Eight days ago Tarquin Turner took his final steps across the familiar turf at Undercliffe Cricket Club. more...

Call for £22 tax rise to improve schools

A £22 rise in Council Tax could solve the crisis in Bradford's classrooms, an inquiry into school funding heard. more...

`Back us and we'll give City £1.5m'

The Rhodes family is ready to plunge another £1.5 million into Bradford City to ensure the football club can survive the season, it emerged today. more...

Partner tells of `wonderful' crash victim

The partner of the woman killed in an early-morning crash in Keighley has spoken of her grief. more...

Make effort to sort it out!

Householders are being urged to "sort it" to increase recycling. more...

Peace studies students show off their work

Rotarians from across the globe will converge on Bradford this weekend to learn more about the research they have funded to promote global peace and understanding. more...

Have fun but stay safe, warn police

Children across Bradford will be enjoying spooky shenanigans for Halloween tonight but police are urging that everyone takes care to make sure nothing more sinister happens. more...

£600,000 exhibition goes on show

An exhibition exploring the impact of human life on the landscape over thousands of years opens today at Keighley's Cliffe Castle Museum. more...

On This Day

In 1795, poet John Keats was born. more...

Tarquin Turner was a young man from a close, caring family who worked to give care and comfort to elderly people at St Catherine's home in Manningham and relaxed in the evenings with a drink or two at his favourite club. more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Under-fire Law urges players: Just focus on winning

Nicky Law knows that tomorrow's match in the unfamiliar surroundings of the National Hockey Stadium, Milton Keynes, could be his last in charge of City - if bottom club Wimbledon win. more...

Moorby wants to make Leigh pay

Keighley Cougars coach Gary Moorby has confirmed the club will be seeking compensation from National League One rivals Leigh over the signing of Scottish international Oliver Wilkes. more...

Barraclough is a key absentee absentes

West Bowling will be without player-coach Glenn Barraclough for the first time in four years tomorrow when they visit Castleford Lock Lane in the Arriva Trains Conference League Premier Division. more...

Avenue revved up for fourth clash with Motormen

Bradford Park Avenue face a game as important as next Sunday's visit of Nationwide Second Division club Bristol City in the FA Cup when Vauxhall Motors travel to Horsfall Stadium tomorrow. more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Features

Carousel is in motion

Mrs Mullin's Carousel is in motion at Bradford Alhambra next month with Sam Kane leading the horses. more...

Poorboys back with new album

Fans of Johnny and the Poorboys can't get enough of their heroes. more...

Album reviews

Johnny And The Poorboys -- The Girl In The Cowboy Hat more...

Theatre reviews

Two Tracks and Text Me -- West Yorkshire Playhouse more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

MP raises valid questions

There's a great deal of work going on behind the scenes in staking a claim to Keighley's right to be a dynamic force in the future of the district. more...

Down Memory Lane

This view from the top of Cavendish Street can be dated to the very beginning of the 20th century because the new Cavendish Hotel is the last building on the left-hand side. more...

Letters to the Editor

SIR - As I am sure you are aware, the Royal British Legion is currently launching this year's Poppy Appeal. more...

Children's home plan 'flawed' claim

A controversial plan for a children's home was put on hold yesterday after claims that the application was "contaminated". more...

Courts sitting duck for move

Keighley should once again have its own magistrates court, the town's MP claims. more...

Village tunes in to fight crime

Families and business owners in Haworth are on the same wavelength in their approach to combat crime in the village. more...

Outlook good for weathermen

Keighley's favourite weatherman Paul Hudson has written a book on the highs and lows of regional weather forecasting. more...

Pudding on a drive for recruits

Passers-by in Haworth's Main Street were greeted with the unusual sight of a giant Yorkshire pudding on Wednesday afternoon. more...

Bid to save firm fails

A top-level Westminster meeting has failed to save long-established Keighley engineering firm Wask from closure. more...

Head teacher suffers 'no confidence' vote

Teachers at a "failing" Keighley school have passed a vote of no confidence in the head. more...

McDonalds launch charm offensive

Burger giant McDonald's has stepped up efforts to scotch health-scare claims. more...

Woman dies in road crash

A Keighley woman died in a four-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning. more...

Accident victim: 'Most wonderful woman ever'

The partner of the woman who died in Tuesday's car accident in South Street, paid tribute to her yesterday. more...

Blood service thanks Cougars

Keighley Cougars and their supporters were presented with an award by the National Blood Service (NBS) on Wednesday. more...

Name game for 'temperance' pub

A resident claims the intention to name a new pub in Keighley The Livery Company Inn is misleading. more...

Tiny hamster could be a record breaker

Could this be the smallest hamster in the world? A Keighley pet shop owner thinks so. more...

Archer hits target

An 11-year-old boy is aiming for more success after picking up his family's first medal. more...

Simon revels in mammoth task

Simon SHELLEY'S mother is delighted when he pays her a visit -- even though he takes along massive lorry. more...

Store staff in the pink

Sainsbury's staff are tickled pink at the response to their fundraising drive in aid of breast cancer sufferers. more...

Junior in pilot PE project

A group of Silsden primary school pupils had a PE lesson taken by an England cricket international. more...

Pat cooks up 25 years

School caterer Pat Shuttleworth is cook-a-hoop after chalking up a milestone. more...

Computer images created

Pupils from six schools were faced with mirror images as part of a digital art workshop. more...

Pupils discover science of music

A science lecture was music to the ears of pupils at South Craven School. more...

Seaside sights trip

Pupils from Aire View Infant School, in Silsden, enjoyed a day of glorious sunshine on a seaside trip to Whitby. more...

It's go-ahead for African twin

A partnership between Keighley Town Council and Keighley Rotary Club has officially launched the campaign to twin Keighley with an African city. more...

Wedding: Goulding - Spence

Married at Weston, in Otley, were James Thomas Goulding and Amanda Jayne Spence. more...

Where in the World - 1

Stephen Duxbury is seen catching up with the news back home during a trip to India. more...

Where in the World - 2

Lorraine Clarke, of Cross Roads, is pictured with her children Rosie and Peter next to the Parthenon, in Athens. more...

Lolly for lollies boosts appeal

Students at South Craven School raised more than £200 for the Breast Cancer Awareness appeal last Friday. more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Sport

Cougars: Celebration, but Ollie could leave

FANS favourite Oliver Wilkes looks set to leave Cougar Park after being lured over the Pennines by Leigh. more...

Motosport: Dougie crowned king of Spain

Dougie Lampkin clinched his second Spanish championship in bizarre circumstances last weekend -- after completing just six sections of the final round. more...

Cricket: Boost for cancer charity

KEIGHLEY Cricket Academy recently presented a cheque for £1,600 to Airedale Hospital's cancer charity. more...

Soccer: Minors are a major success

KEIGHLEY minors are top of their group in the West Riding FA cup after a superb unbeaten run. more...

Soccer: Hanson blasts Silsden to victory

Silsden travelled to Ovenden W.R. for their Premier Division Cup clash and came away 2-1 winners. more...

Soccer: Sunday Alliance

Keighley Utd 3 Albert 3 - A first half penalty edged Albert into a 2-1 lead over Keighley United. Mark Webster had earlier opened the scoring for United from a free kick. more...

Soccer: Junior round-up

Silsden Under-7s A were beaten 4-2 away at Shipley in a game which was much closer than the final score suggests. Shipley went 1-0 up before Callum Hey chipped the keeper after his throw-in came back to him off a clearance. Shipley regained their lead before half time and the second half was a tight affair with man of the match Pat Lee equalising for Silsden before Shipley scored to take the points. more...

Soccer: Ladies round-up

NATASHA MULLIGAN broke the deadlock and sent Keighley Ladies on their way to a 5-0 victory over Knaresborough. more...

Rugby Union: Confidence boost for Crusaders

Old Brodleians 15 Keighley 26 - Keighley produced their best form of the season to bag vital league points at Hipperholme. Their first half onslaught effectively saw off the home side's aspirations with an inspired Keighley side running in three top notch tries whilst playing up the notorious slope and into the face of a stiff breeze. more...

Rugby Union: Second string on song

Keighley 2nd XV 20 Old Brodleians 2nds10 - more...

Rugby League: Albion reach quarter-final

Keighley Albion 42 Birkenshaw 20 - Albion have been rewarded with a home tie against top leeds side Queens after reachign the quarter-finals of the Yorkshire Cup. more...

Ladies rugby league

Keighley 8 Wakefield 16 - Keighley Albion Cats launched their season with a tough tackling display against Wakefield. more...

Bowls: Cononley take floodlit title

CONONLEY A won Division One of the Skipton Floodlit Bowling League with a 9-1 victory over bottom placed Devon A. more...

Table tennis: Keighley & District League

RESOUNDING wins for the top clubs in all divisions helped the teams secure the places. more...

Athletics: Sessford takes junior record

SIXTY TWO juniors took on the Challenging Quarry run courses with just about every age group winner setting anew course record in perfect conditions. more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

Engine switch `may put lives in danger'

Firefighters claim residents' lives will be endangered if plans to move one of their engines from Shipley to central Bradford go ahead. more...

Skipton,The Dales News

From the archives of the Craven Herald

100 Years Ago more...

Poppy Day is as relevant as ever

SIR - In November 1921 the first poppies went on sale in this country. more...

Unit to help stroke victims recover closes "temporarily"

THE death knell has begun to sound for Skipton Hospital's Physical Rehabilitation Unit. more...

Skipton MP fronted IDS critics

SKIPTON MP David Curry was one of the group who submitted a letter demanding a vote of no confidence in Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith. more...

Councils withdraw from Skipton Renaissance

SKIPTON'S Renaissance project could grind to a halt after the local councils decided to suspend their involvement until concerns over accountability have been resolved. more...

Retired cyclists stretch their

A GARGRAVE cycling club which began with just three members more than a decade ago has been awarded an Awards For All Grant to aid its expansion. more...

Historic bridge shows signs of weakness

A GRADE II listed bridge in Skipton is to undergo major repairs after it failed a strength test for modern traffic. more...

Do not forsake me oh my darling say Skipton couple

WILD West fans Pamela Hanson and David Bell married at "High Noon" at Skipton Register Office on Saturday. more...

Extra patrols will tackle Mischief Night yobs

XTRA police patrols will be on Craven's streets to help residents enjoy Hallowe'en, Mischief Night and Bonfire Night - and to deal firmly with those who want to spoil these traditional nights of good humour and entertainment. more...

Quad bikes star in moorland blaze battle

FIREfighters who tackled a huge moorland blaze in Littondale earlier this year struggled to cope with inadequate equipment. more...

Margaret carries on fund raising

GARGRAVE fundraiser Margaret Brothers has given a cash boost to another local charity. Eighty-two-year-old Mrs Brothers, of Sharphaw View, is well-known in the village for her fundraising and has donated to numerous local charities and good causes across the district over the past 12 years. This time it was the turn of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, which was presented with a cheque for £2,400. The funds were raised through Mrs Brothers bric-a-brac stalls in the village hall and under the summer seat in Gargrave, which she holds every Saturday throughout the summer. more...

Grassington pupils are switched on

CHILDREN and staff at Grassington Primary School have welcomed guests to officially open their new ICT suite. more...

SBS longest serving worker retires

THE longest serving employee at Skipton Building Society is looking forward to well-earned retirement. more...

Traffic lights worry Civic Society

NEW traffic lights and road widening at the oldest part of Skipton have worried the town's Civic Society. more...

Quarry supporters hijack demo

PROTESTORS and counter-protestors took to the streets of Settle on Tuesday to campaign against heavy goods vehicles in the town. more...

Police are pounding the beat

POLICE officers have spent more than 100 hours a month walking the streets of Bentham and Ingleton in recent weeks, Sgt Kris Pappin told the North Craven area forum. more...

Sixth form tipsters beat the stock market

GIGGLESWICK School students have beaten the stock exchange to take top honours in an annual "share race" competition. more...

RAF man flies in to Clapham

RAF chaplain, the Rev Ian Greenhalgh, has been named the new vicar of Clapham-with- Keasden and Austwick-with- Eldroth more...

Ancient church faces alterations

PLANS to install toilets and a kitchen area inside one of the county's most historic churches have caused concern for the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings. more...

Kids lose their battle to save conker tree

SUTTON children have lost their battle to save a popular conker tree nine months after they were promised it was safe. more...

Choir's big date

Steeton Male Voice Choir will be joining a 1,000-strong massed choir at London's Royal Albert Hall, to raise cash for Yorkshire Cancer Research. Forty men from the 80-strong choir will be on stage on Saturday with a choir of 300 woman and two brass bands. It is the choir's fifth appearance in the annual event and all 5,500 seats in the hall have sold out.The 40-men will sing again the following morning in Covent Garden, before embarking on a site seeing tour. more...

Vandals attack 96-year-old

VANDALS attacked the home of a popular Barnoldswick pensioner, smashing a window inches from where she was sleeping. more...

Youths take centre stage at wheel park

YOUNGSTERS flocked to Sough Park on Saturday to show off what they can do on wheels. more...

The irresistible march of the traffic lights

AFTER resisting traffic lights for a century, Skipton suddenly seems to have fallen for the bug in a big way. more...

Skipton,The Dales Sport

Grindleton set pace in Craven soccer

GRINDLETON may have suffered their first defeat of the season in the Devonshire Carpets Premier Division League Cup last weekend at the hands of Cross Hills, but they remain at the top of the table after five matches with an unbeaten record still intact. more...

Historic RU derby clash at Grove Park

A modest piece of Craven rugby history will be made tomorrow at Grove Park, Settle when Skipton and North Ribblesdale meet for the first time in a league game, (writes Tony Simpson). more...

Greens lack key pair at Nottingham

WHARFEDALE TRAVEL TO Nottingham tomorrow without two of their more influential players, flanker Tony Jackson and fly-half David Pears, but still boasting an unbeaten run of five league games and holding second place in the National Division Two league table. more...

Spen Valley,Bradford,Bingley,Shipley News

Medieval gold ring is official treasure, declares coroner

A medieval gold ring unearthed in the grounds of a hall has been pronounced an official treasure. more...

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