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Stories for 4 July 2003

Bingley,Bradford,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Green activist blasts ban on traffic

A new £1.1 million pedestrianisation scheme and road lay-out for Bingley has no regard for pedestrians, a public inquiry has heard.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Students explore pathways to jobs

South Asian students from across Bradford are to enjoy a taste of life in the workplace at a project featuring some of the district's biggest employ-ers.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

SIR - I am all for speed bumps in Parsonage Road even if it does cause my shopping bags to slide about in the boot and I would love for some to be laid in Broad Lane so that the TT and Brand's Hatch racers could be slowed down at two in the morning.   more...

What drove arsonist to burn down club?

A camera captured the dramatic moment car wash boss Mohammed Ilyas deliberately set light to a club as 23 people cowered inside.  more...

Club fire: We thought we were dead

A mother and son told how they feared they would die in the inferno at the Manningham Ward Labour Club - and are still fighting for compensation.  more...

Teenage gunman jailed for 10 years

A teenage gunman who shot at an innocent crowd of night clubbers was today starting a ten-year jail sentence.  more...

`Homes plans deeply flawed'

Plans for a string of new children's homes across the district were in disarray today after a five-hour row on the issue.  more...

Funeral of `brave little soldier'

The parents of a three-year-old boy who lost his battle with leukaemia today paid tribute to their "brave little soldier."  more...

Park dog patrol policy begins to bite

Police dog handlers have started patrolling Bradford parks to catch teenage robbers - and arrested their first suspects within hours.  more...

A new lease of life for Roy

A `no hope' angina patient is celebrating his silver wedding with a new lease of life.  more...

Fighters for jobs justice face axe

A Bradford employment law specialist group is facing closure by the end of the month after having its annual grant from the Commission for Racial Equality slashed by almost 90 per cent.   more...

Needle project is making its point

Bradford's needle exchange project has been so successful the city has half the HIV rate of the rest of the Yorkshire region.  more...

On This Day

In 1826, American songwriter Stephen Foster was born.  more...

Counting the cost of security

It's a rather strange aspect of modern life that facilities set up by the people for the good of their communities tend to be seen as fair game by the thugs, idiots and vandals who take some kind of perverse pride in smashing what others have built up.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Paul out for five months

Robbie Paul will be out for five months and looks certain to miss out on the play-offs.  more...

Rams raid for Ashley unlikely

Derby's interest in Ashley Ward has cooled.  more...

Kirby shines with bat and ball

Yorkshire seamers Steve Kirby and Ryan Sidebottom ran riot at Derby yesterday to leave Derbyshire reeling on 80 for eight and still 215 runs away from avoiding the follow-on.   more...

Congs not counting their chickens

The Specialist Ducting Supplies Bradford League season reaches its halfway point tomorrow, but some people on the boundary edge already think Division One is all over.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Features

Panto season already?

It's summer, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, the travel agents are heaving.  more...

Whisper it - BLT's up with the best

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice  more...

Friends put rock on the menu

Keighley's newest music promoters are on a mission to put the rock back into the town.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Clear message follows jailing of thugs

The sentences handed out to the seven men found guilty of conspiring to murder have sent out two basic but vital messages.  more...

Down Memory Lane

Keighley's Coronation Day festivities in 1953 were described in glowing terms -- before the event.  more...

Letters to the Editor

SIR - A "Cleaner Keighley" campaign is a good step forward in order to attempt a start to ridding our streets and byways of unsightly rubbish and litter. A good clean up is a good start -- our MP's promotion of posters raising awareness about the "unacceptability of dropping litter" will hopefully catch the attention of some.   more...

Reward after steam train ambush

A reward has been offered to track down a gang of youths who ambushed a steam train.  more...

New beer is the first straw

Competitors in this year's Oxenhope Straw Race will be fuelled by the first ale to be brewed in the village.  more...

Apathy forces seminar to be scrapped

A high-powered seminar designed to help shape Keighley's future has been scrapped due to lack of interest.  more...

Comforts for troops in Iraq

The first package donated by the Keighley public for soldiers in Iraq has been collected and dispatched.  more...

Ace idea to help Scout pal

A Cub Scout is stepping out in tribute to a younger member of his group.  more...

Woman jailed after hostage threat

A 22-year-old woman who held a terrified hostage at knifepoint for more than three hours has begun a four-year prison sentence.  more...

Air waves hit the internet

The nation's fastest growing Internet radio station has gone on air.  more...

Memorial plan for teenage bike victim

Friends of a Haworth teenager killed in a tragic motorbike accident at the weekend have rallied round to honour her memory.  more...

Twelve years for murder conspiritor

A Keighley man was last Friday jailed for 12 years for conspiring to murder security guard Qadir Ahmed.  more...

Information vital in drugs battle

Overcoming the fear of reprisals and trusting the police with vital information was the way to beat drug crime in Keighley, a police chief has claimed.  more...

Medal haul for bowling pair

Two athletes brought home an impressive haul of five medals from last week's Special Olympics.  more...

Cancer victim lived for family

A husband has told how his dying wife's hopes were for the happiness of her family, despite having been told she had only a few weeks to live.  more...

Up for the cup

Soccer fans converged on Barclays Bank, in Keighley, last Friday, to have their picture taken with the Premiership Trophy.  more...

Hope as missing parrot is spotted

A lost parrot has been spotted in Keighley and its owners are urging people to keep a look out in the area for the talkative bird.  more...

Rugby ace died on birthday

A 30-year-old star rugby player killed himself on his birthday after a relationship with a woman ended.  more...

Rail fans mark 35 years

Volunteers on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway gathered on Sunday to mark a milestone.  more...

Animal ban farmer jailed

Silsden farmer David Holmes has been jailed for six months after defying for the second time a lifetime ban on keeping animals.  more...

Sisters are on track

Jokes about women drivers are not welcome within earshot of Keighley sisters Pamela Myers, Carole Allsopp and Connie Morton.  more...

Pigeon fancier ordered to demolish coop

Neighbours are celebrating victory in their battle to get a pigeon fancier to remove his nuisance loft from a garden.  more...

Pupils back marathon cyclists

Kind-hearted students at Parkside School have provided three bus drivers with a huge push for their charity bike ride.  more...

Yorkshire in bloom judges on the way

Keighley people are being urged to do their bit to tidy the town. The plea comes as Yorkshire in Bloom judges prepare to visit on July 17.  more...

Teenage line dance leader

It's not often a teenager takes charge of a room full of adults, but that's exactly what a schoolgirl from Oxenhope does as she dances her way through life.  more...

Fair raises £1,000

Children had the chance to dole out the punishment to their teachers at a school fair.  more...

Garden fans plant out in the park

Green-fingered pupils have helped parkland at a Keighley landmark to blossom.  more...

Farewell party for head

An appropriately named head teacher has retired after 20 years of service at a Keighley nursery.   more...

Award for standard bearers

Staff and pupils at Laycock Primary School are celebrating after winning an award from the Department of Education and Skills.  more...

Art of design

Children at St Anne's Primary School, Keighley, have been thrilled to be involved in a series of printing workshops.  more...

Sampling the army game

students have been given an insight into army life.  more...

Hospital shop back in action

Airedale Hospital's out patients shop is open for business again under new management.  more...

Helping honour crime victims

Members of Keighley's Bangladeshi community have dug into their pockets to help victims of domestic violence in their homeland.  more...

Back to the good old days

A Keighley group revisited the good old days to celebrate its 10th anniversary in old-fashioned style.  more...

Last call for class of 57

A former pupil of Haworth County Secondary School is calling friends from the class of 1957 to a special reunion.  more...

McMoney for Manorlands

Customers at McDonald's chipped in to help the restaurant raise funds for Manorlands.  more...

Healthier living show

People living in Airedale were encouraged to look after their health during a special day at a Keighley community centre.  more...

Toddling in the rain

Youngsters at St Mary's CE Primary School in Riddlesden braved the rain to raise cash for other kids.  more...

Emma ready to lead parade

Emma Langhorn is this year's East Morton Gala Queen. Emma is 13 years old and is a pupil at Bingley Grammar School.   more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Sport

Cougars: Stepho is banned

PHIL STEPHENSON was banned for three matches and fined £75 when appeared before a rugby league disciplinary panel this week -- for a late challenge on Mark Aston during Keighley's defeat by Sheffield Eagles.  more...

Cougars: Gary Moorby's diary

WE'VE now reached the half way stage of the season with nine of our 18 league games played -- and we're four points clear at the top of the table.  more...

Cougars: Ollie stars in late-late show

Cougars 18 Swinton 15 - OLLIE WILKES rescued Cougars with a blistering break to set up a late-late try to snatch victory from the grasp of Swinton Lions.  more...

Soccer: Greenhead show style

SOCCER players from Greenhead school have won the North Bradford Schools Football League -- which includes teams from the Keighley & Craven District.  more...

Soccer: Girls claim title

GIRLS from Holy Family School won the recent Bradford Schools girls 5-a-side football competition.  more...

Trials: Lampkin moves ahead

Dougie Lampkin slipped to a double defeat during round six of the Trials World Championship in Spain last weekend -- but still increased his lead.  more...

Martial Arts: Taekwondo competition

TOP martial arts experts from across the north of England will take part in Keighley's biggest Taekwondo competition this weekend.  more...

Cricket: Craven League round-up

OAKWORTH missed a golden opportunity to topple league leaders Embsay.  more...

Cricket: Cowling Cup round-up

Division Three leaders Oakworth crashed out of the Cowling Cup -- going down to Glusburn who are second in the Fourth Division.  more...

Cricket: Keighley miss vital points

ROSS TOWLER picked up a five-wicket haul against Morley - but could not stop his side dropping vital points.  more...

Athletics: Club enjoys success

Keighley and Craven Athletic Club celebrated a double podium finish in the Blackpool half-mrathon.  more...

Cougars: Acedemy suffers injury blow

Cougar Academy 11   more...

Golf: Searching for a 'tree' wood

Our sources at Bingley St Ives tell a strange tale of a frustrated golfer who left the course on Saturday with two clubs less than when he started.  more...

Bowls: Ma Baker wins shootout

Muriel Baker won the Skipton Veterans Handicap, beating favourite Trevor Hargreaves in terrible conditions at Whinfield.  more...

Soccer: Girls award winner

BECKY GRANGER has been named Keighley ladies Under-17 Player of the Season.  more...

Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News

Spies in space protect our World Heritage

The ultimate CCTV system will watch over Saltaire thanks to its status as a World Heritage Site.  more...

Skipton,The Dales Features

The Curmudgeon

WOULD you believe it: sounds of laughter and rejoicing? Beggarsdale is happy again this week - happier than for many a long year - but, as always the smiles came after a fair few tears.  more...

Dalesfolk: Cecil Hammond

I HAVE a recurring nightmare about the future of Craven and the Yorkshire Dales. It is one which is shared with a lot of people. It goes like this:  more...

Skipton,The Dales News

Craven through the years

100 years ago  more...

We all have to tackle housing problem

SIR - I admit to being rather confused after reading Florence Jacques' letter published in the Craven Herald on June 13 regarding plans for new housing in Grassington.  more...

Housing developer buys historic mill

ONE of Skipton's most historic buildings has been sold to a housing development company for a reputed £3 million.  more...

School wins specialist engineering status

SKIPTON Girls' High has become the first all girls' school in the country to be awarded specialist engineering status.  more...

Police to enforce parking restrictions on setts

MOTORISTS who park on Skipton High Street setts as soon as the market traders leave could find a parking ticket on their windscreens.  more...

Mum left terrified by car-jackers

A MOTHER-OF-TWO is appealing for witnesses to contact the police after car jackers stole her car from Skipton High Street while she was using a bank machine.  more...

Solicitor bids for former county court building

A SOLICITOR who faced prosecution if he did not move his business from residential premises in Water Street, Skipton, is in the process of buying the town's former county court building.  more...

Two killed in motorcycle crash

A FATHER and his teenage daughter were killed on the A65 near Austwick on Saturday afternoon.  more...

Cravem man admits child porn charges

THREE hundred and ninety two pornographic images of children have been found on a High Bentham man's computer.  more...

Parents campaign for safe play area

PARENTS and children from Carleton are demanding a safer play area in the village.  more...

Celebration Sunday offers fun for all

IF there's an occasion to celebrate you can rely on Gargrave residents to make a song and dance of it.  more...

Planners reject 'out of keeping' homes

A PACKAGE of plans for a major housing development in Gargrave will have to be put on hold after the main scheme was refused.  more...

Skills project is launched

A UNIQUE on-line register designed to bring together rural skills and local employers and businesses has been launched this week.  more...

All aboard as SCAD's new canal boat sets sail

WHEN SCAD'S Endeavour made its maiden voyage this week there must have been plenty of times when the charity's trustees thought the day would never come.  more...

Cows come home to breathe new life into the Dales

THE cows are coming home to Horton-in-Ribblesdale, turning back the clock 40 years.  more...

Farmers take the plunge to promote learning initiative

NORTH Craven farmers swapped muddy farmyards for the glamorous world of synchronised swimming this week.  more...

South Craven could unite to bid for market town cash

SOUTH Craven could be the next area to benefit from the Renaissance Market Town initiative.  more...

Charity founders want to shed exhibition duties

A SOUTH Craven couple who have spent the past 12 years combining their love of art with a passion for fundraising are looking for someone to take over the charity they founded.  more...

Roadworks will lead to loss of jobs

JOBS will be lost at an Earby pub when the road outside is closed for the second time in as many years, its landlord warned this week.  more...

Couple celebrate award hat trick

FIVE years of hard work to turn their dreams into reality were recognised when Barnoldswick couple Alan Sagar and Penny Greenwood won their third Booker Prize for Excellence.  more...

Residents back move to reopen rail link

MOST people who responded to a survey in Earby and Foulridge said they were "very likely" or "likely" to use the Colne to Skipton railway line if it was reopened.  more...

Time for a rest as Donald shuts up shop after 40 years

IT'S the end of an era for Barnoldswick as Donald Harrison shuts up shop after almost 40 years.  more...

Pensions will be election battlefield

PITY the poor under-50s, who look like being on the sharp end of the growing pensions crisis.  more...

Skipton,The Dales Sport

Skipton CC keen to get back to winning ways

TOMORROW'S local cricket programme brings the opening of the second-half of the season in the Airedale & Wharfedale League and the Jennings Ribblesdale League, with part one of the J P Mewies Craven League being completed tomorrow.  more...

Crook operation blow for Earby CC

EARBY professional Steve Crook is to undergo a double-hernia operation and is expected to be out of Jennings Ribblesdale League action for at least six weeks.  more...

Embsay beat arch-rivals at Shires Lane

CHAMPIONS Embsay collected an invaluable three points in their bid to retain the J P Mewies Craven League Division One title when they beat their arch-rivals Oakworth by three wickets in a relatively low-scoring game at Shires Lane.  more...

Wharfedale win eases pain for Skipton CC

KIPTON's first defeat of the season in Division C of the Airedale & Wharfedale Cricket League Skipton came after a gripping match at Horsforth, where the Sandylands men went down by one wicket.  more...

Spen Valley,Bradford,Bingley,Shipley News

Drugs team in £1,500 seizure

Two people have been arrested and heroin with a street value of £1,500 seized in Cleckheaton. They have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.  more...

  
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