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Stories for 19 September 2003
Bingley,Bradford,Shipley,Spen Valley News
`Why so long to find body?'
The family of a pensioner whose dead body was discovered more than four months after he vanished today spoke of his long battle against depression. more...
Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business
Top of the dots - firm takes award
Shipley glue dots manufacturer Fantas-tak Limited has been named the best small business in Yorkshire and the North East. more...
Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News
Letters to the Editor
SIR - If there is one thing that pushes me further towards wanting a local council for Shipley it is the flyer that came through my letterbox today. more...
City centre crime slashed by third
Crime in Bradford city centre has been slashed by a third. more...
Carolynne is on track for Fame Good life!
Fame Academy's Carolynne Good is hoping support from Bulls' supporters will help her to super stardom. more...
Alert as two get measles
Two children are being treated for measles and another two are suspected to have the disease, it was revealed today. more...
Twelve cars wrecked in blaze
Twelve cars caught light in a car park near Leeds-Bradford airport in an area packed with hundreds of vehicles. more...
With all that metal, we call son Terminator
A mum today revealed how doctors have "rebuilt" her son after he was in a horrific collision with a guided bus in Bradford. more...
Communities given Lottery cash boost
Community groups across the district have received massive cash boosts from the National Lottery to provide centres for their areas' residents. more...
PCT in running for national honours
A scheme to ensure health chiefs are listening to patients has been short-listed for a national award. more...
Splashing out is making life better
A community awards scheme is making life better in Bradford. more...
Deported family's distress
A family snatched from their Bradford home and deported to Israel the next day have been in touch with campaigners in the city who are fighting for their return. more...
Police look for new four-legged friends
Police are appealing for new recruits to follow in the hoofprints of Menston, Max and Wilson. more...
Odsal homes plan rejected
Bradford Bulls have won a breathing space after planners rejected a major housing development which the club claimed could have wrecked their multi-million pound redevelopment of Odsal Stadium. more...
Play areas in £1.3m grant plan
Hundreds of people in one of Bradford's most deprived areas will get a say on a £1.3 million plan to give them a sporting chance. more...
Buildings transfer plans to continue
Bradford Council will press ahead with plans to transfer its buildings to a private partner - despite a protest by placard-carrying employees at City Hall yesterday. more...
Groups chosen to share in £25,000
Cancer patients, children with reading difficulties, and people with emotional problems are among those set to benefit from £25,000 worth of cash awards to five Bradford charities. more...
On This Day
In 1876, inventor Melville Bissell patented the carpet sweeper. more...
Welcome reduction in crime
The substantial drop in crime figures in Bradford city centre is a welcome development. If a city is to attract people to shop, work and live they need to feel confident that they will be safe from muggers, burglars and car thieves. more...
Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport
Deano predicts wind of change
Dean Windass is backing himself to end the worst scoring drought of his career. more...
Noble determined to finish on a high
Despite being engulfed by injuries Brian Noble says it is crucial the Bulls bounce back from last week's defeat to Castleford in tonight's clash at St Helens. more...
Gough suffers as Tykes struggle
Former Yorkshire left-armer Ian Fisher made it a 33rd birthday to forget for Darren Gough at Headingley yesterday as he bravely saved Gloucestershire from the follow-on and gave his side an outside chance of promotion instead of his exasperated former colleagues. more...
Marlon starts with a clean slate
Marlon Beresford returns to Turf Moor tomorrow declaring: I've got nothing to prove. more...
Fielden fired up for comeback
Stuart Fielden returns to action tonight at St Helens as the Bulls aim to end the regular season on a high note against their play-off rivals. more...
Colehan wants to have his cake and eat it
Bankfoot skipper Greg Colehan admits that winning the Specialist Ducting Supplies Division Two title would be the icing on the cake. more...
Bradford,Shipley,Bingley,Spen Valley News
Rat-runners use footpath
Campaigners fear a child will be killed unless motorists in Shipley stop rat-running across a green and past school tennis courts. more...
Ilkley,Otley News
Teddies jump to it for charity
DARING teddy bears are to take part in a fundraising charity parachute jump in the skies over Ilkley. more...
New waste disposal plant will cut rubbish sent to landfill sites
AN Ilkley councillor has been to Wales in a bid to help reduce the district's rubbish dumping. more...
New hotel would add to traffic `hell' on the A65
BUILDING a budget hotel beside Menston's Hare and Hounds public house could be the `straw that broke the camel's back' for traffic congestion. more...
St Mary's strikes gold with sports partnership
A MENSTON school has been awarded £792,000 to extend its pioneering inter-school sports partnership. more...
Ilkley firm is heading straight to the top
AN ILKLEY firm which gives celebrity superstars super-straight hair is to sponsor a Channel 4 reality television show. more...
Exhibition-goers snap up artwork at autumn show
ART enthusiasts have been heading for Ilkley this week as thousands of paintings were unveiled at an annual autumn art exhibition. more...
Neighbours fight scheme for town houses and flats
NEIGHBOURS have reacted angrily to a proposed new housing development in Ilkley because of fears it will devalue their own homes. more...
Fair trade campaigners choose sensible option
NOTHING undermines a good cause more than its association with unacceptable violence. And nothing puts decent people off demonstrations more than seeing protesters hurling petrol bombs and stones and ranks of men in uniform. more...
Ilkley,Otley Sport
Ilkley are ready for cup after a good win
Leodensians 22 more...
Ilkley hammer six glorious goals past Northallerton
Northallerton Town 1, Ilkley AFC 6 more...
Over and out for Mills
THE Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League season came to a sad end on Saturday when Pool Mills played their last ever game. more...
Trojans' hopes of a comeback are scuppered
Pannal Sports 4 more...
A below par Addingham extend their unbeaten home run
Addingham FC 1, Pateley Bridge 1 more...
Sheard has time to savour pint after Briscoe Fell win
Conditions were perfect for Saturday's annual Briscoe's Brewery Fell Race, held in Danefield Forest Park, Otley. more...
Bell will be disappointed if Ilkley aren't challenging
Ilkley Rugby Club have unveiled Nick Bell as their new captain for the season. more...
Keighley,Bronte Country Features
80's nationalism in focus for new play
The Straits -- West Yorkshire Playhouse more...
Film review: Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls isn't the best-ever movie -- but for much of its 108 minutes you can believe it is. more...
Johnny on the spot with first album
Johnny and the Poorboys are currently locked away "somewhere in the hills" recording their first full album. more...
Keighley,Bronte Country News
Public put brake on speeding motorists
Teams of volunteers are set to gun down speeding motorists in Keighley. more...
Jack seeks help to buy a second skin
A 10-year-old boy, who helped to secure the future of his horse riding club for the disabled, is now fighting to find funding for his own needs more...
Midwife critical after horror crash
A driver leapt from his Mercedes after a two-car collision and put out a blaze in the other vehicle, as the woman driver lay unconscious. more...
Runners on a personal mission
Two workers for a Keighley-based health trust will be putting themselves through their paces during the Great North Run for charities close to their hearts. more...
Best frocks head to the flicks
Keighley ladies dressed up to watch fellow WI members undress at Keighley Picture House on Monday. more...
Railway anthusist takes final ride
Family and friends of the late Keighley and Worth Valley station master Jack Rowell, had the unique opportunity to see him off, as a train travelled from Oxenhope to Oakworth carrying his coffin this week. more...
Hospital consultation 'a sham'
A 13 week public consultation on plans to axe a physical rehabilitation unit at Skipton general hospital, has been launched. more...
Beer's to the festival
Attention all real-ale lovers! The 15th Keighley Beer Festival is coming to town. more...
It's Keighley - Italian style!
Keighley people were given a genuine taste of Italian culture last weekend -- by fellow townspeople. more...
Trailblazing head honoured
A Keighley community honoured its own golden girl during a presentation evening. more...
Mounties saddle up in style
Canadian Mounties will soon be decorating their uniforms with insignia made in Haworth following a £52k contract win by Wyedean Weaving secured with Business Link support. more...
First Asian beauty salon opens
A 19-year-old Keighley girl made history last week when she opened the town's first Asian beauty salon. more...
Twist of fate ties Keighley to Peru
As head of a Keighley textile company, Tony Lee is used to weaving many business ties across the world. more...
Wedding: Lilley - Gibb
Married at Oakwood Hall, Bingley, were Andrew James Lilley and Julia Emma Gibb. more...
Wedding: Godfrey - Foers
Married at St Luke's Church, East Morton, were Cain Thomas Godfrey and Sarah Michelle Foers. more...
Wedding: Roberts - Scott
Married at Saint John's Ingrow were Shaun Roberts and Dorinda Scott. more...
Keighley,Bronte Country Sport
Trials: Dougie reaches seventh heaven
Dougie Lampkin re-wrote the records books when he was crowned World Trials champion for the seventh successive time. more...
Cougars: Rammy bows out in Cougar Park finale
COUGAR fans will shed a few tears at the end of Sunday's National League Two Elimination semi-final against Barrow Raiders -- for the match will be Jason Ramshaw's last home game for the club in a career that has spanned more than 11 years. more...
Climbing: Tom heads for world champs
CLIMBER Tom Bolger was heading for the sports World Championships in Bulgaria this weekend. more...
Athletics: Marathon success
ATHLETE Stewart McDonald took second place in the Robin Hood Marathon last weekend. more...
Bowls: Cross Roads are British champs
CROSS ROADS bowlers have been crowned British Club Champions -- in the climax to an incredible season. more...
Cougars: Moorby's diary
One down and two more games to win if we are to make it to the club's first final since the mid-90s. more...
Cougars: Ashy kicks Cougars to victory
Cougars 25, Hunslet 12 - COUGARS turned in their most professional performance of recent weeks to book their place in the final stages of the play-offs. more...
Cougars: Here come the Kiwis
FORMER Cougar coach Peter Roe is to coach the National League 2 side that will take on New Zealand A at Cougar Park on October 22. more...
Cricket: Craven League round-up
With one week of the season left, title, promotion and relegation issues are becoming a little clearer. more...
Cricket: Bowlers on hot form
KEIGHLEY go into the last day of the season with a final home match against Hartshead Moor -- but have missed out on the chance of promotion. more...
Rugby Union: Earliy season enigma
Pontefract 47 more...
Rugby Union - Second string thriller
Keighley 2nd XV 29, Pontefract 31 - The second XV game ended in controversy with the teams disputing the final score. more...
Athletics: Race record breakers
Chris Preston and Cath Fawcett broke the ladies course record by over six minutes in the Yorkshireman Off-Road Marathon last weekend. more...
Soccer: Spencer opens scoring
Silsden made the difficult trip to Bay Athletic and triumphed with a 2-1 win. more...
Rugby League: Amateur round-up
Keighley Albion 36 more...
Bowls: Local boys win district title
SEVERAL cup competitions and league placings have been settled as they bowling season reaches its climax. more...
Otley,Ilkley News
Education the answer to modern racism
When one of Otley's biggest employers is found guilty of racial discrimination, the time must have come to reflect on our own prejudices. more...
Letters to the Editor
`Bypass will not solve traffic issue' more...
Police ready to shame the teenage arsonists
PHOTOGRAPHS of teenage arsonists in Otley could be published in the areas where they have offended in a bid to shame them in public. more...
Folk fans get into a froth
MUSIC fans and real ale lovers will be getting themselves into a froth today as the 2003 Black Sheep Otley Folk Festival gets under way. more...
Quarry operator in HGV talks
ANTI-lorry protesters in Otley are to thrash out their concerns with quarry operator Hanson. more...
New school set for green light
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a replacement Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School could get the green light today. more...
Rich praise for affordable town centre living scheme
TOWN Councillors have hailed a new £430,000 bid to provide affordable accommodation for Otley's young people. more...
New hotel would add to traffic `hell' on the A65
BUILDING a budget hotel beside Menston's Hare and Hounds public house could be the `straw that broke the camel's back' for traffic congestion. more...
St Mary's strikes gold with sports partnership
A MENSTON school has been awarded £792,000 to extend its pioneering inter-school sports partnership. more...
Gateway to success as 50 great years are celebrated
THE sun shone as 120 people gathered in the centre of Guiseley to mark 50 years of the Frank Parkinson Yorkshire Trust. more...
Cricketers are 56 all out at end of an era
CRICKETERS, former players and villagers joined together in Pool-in-Wharfedale last weekend to mark the end of an era. more...
Keith dons his whites for the last the time - after 46 years
WHEN Keith Wilkinson first donned the whites of Pool Mills Cricket Club he had only just started shaving. more...
Building owners should be `named and shamed' claims councillor
THE NAMES of the owners of derelict buildings in Otley which present a target for arsonists could be made public under new `name and shame' proposals. more...
Wartime service could not stop pair's romance
A romance which blossomed on a cold Christmas Eve in 1939 has stood the test of time for Colin and Edna Johnson. more...
Indian summer proves a real extravaganza!
THOUSANDS of people enjoyed a perfect Indian summer day at Otley's biggest ever vintage transport extravaganza. more...
Chance to sing with local band
LOCAL band Time Warp are looking for two female singers to feature on a number at their 50th gig. more...
Otley,Ilkley Sport
Jekyll and Hyde side beat the leaders
Guiseley 3, Matlock Town 1 more...
Poor display but still on Cup trail
Guiseley 1, Trafford 0 more...
Magnificent Otley storm home
Plymouth Albion 10, Otley 16 more...
Over and out for Mills
THE Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League season came to a sad end on Saturday when Pool Mills played their last ever game. more...
Trojans' hopes of a comeback are scuppered
Pannal Sports 4, Burley Trojans 1 more...
Masters Gold for Howard
Sheard has time to savour pint after Briscoe Fell win
Conditions were perfect for Saturday's annual Briscoe's Brewery Fell Race, held in Danefield Forest Park, Otley. more...
Shipley,Bradford,Bingley,Spen Valley News
Shunnel idea is shelved until 2010
Controversial proposals to construct a road tunnel from Cottingley Bar to Shipley, or an alternative route skirting round Northcliffe Park will not be discussed again until 2010. more...
Skipton,The Dales Features
The Curmudgeon
NOW then, kiddiewinks, another piece of history from the olden days. If your dad happens to be a cricket fan (and what Yorkshireman isn't?) ask him to sit you on his knee and tell you about Geoffrey Boycott. more...
Sun shines on butterfly numbers
COPING with long hot summer days might have been a struggle for many of the country's plants and animals but not so the butterfly population. more...
Skipton,The Dales News
Craven through the years
100 years ago more...
Good for residents, bad for commuters
THERE will be a sigh of relief across many of Craven's residential streets with the news that the county council has agreed a process for bringing in residents only parking zones. more...
Green light for 'residents only parking'
A RESIDENTS' parking scheme could be introduced in Craven if the problem is considered serious enough. more...
Forgotten opera causes stir at castle
AN opera forgotten for more than 100 hundred years tells the story of one of Skipton's most important historical figures. more...
Consultation starts on rehabilitation unit proposals
A 13-WEEK public consultation on the future of services currently located in the physical rehabilitation unit at Skipton Hospital was officially launched on Monday. more...
Pupils remember their friend
A SPECIALLY created stained glass window has been installed in a North Craven primary school to remember a young pupil who tragically died last year. more...
Police hunt down wanted criminals
CRIMINALS on the run after committing offences in Craven are being warned that they will be tracked down and arrested. more...
Waterways bosses warn of toxic algae
A POTENTIALLY toxic blue-green algae has been seen in the canal in the Skipton and Gargrave areas. more...
Experts unearth more skeletons at old garage site
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed four more skeletons, which could possibly date from pre-medieval times, at a site earmarked for housing in Gargrave. more...
Nurses back cancer fundraiser
AIREDALE Hospital's cancer care team has been strengthened by the introduction of its first two Macmillan nurses. more...
Work starts on £800,000 pitch project
WORK began this week on the £800,000 development to create an all-weather football pitch in Skipton. more...
Peace worker tells of shrapnel injury
DESPITE being hit in the arm with shrapnel, Grassington peace campaigner Jenny Gaiawyn has no intention of keeping away from the world's trouble spots. more...
Brewery launches its first ales
REAL ale fans around Craven and the Dales need wait no longer to sample the area's newest brew. more...
Renaissance work could start by April
"CRANES in Skipton by April" is the bold aim of the town's mayor Coun Paul English. more...
Shops find second road closure hard to stomach
THE A65 has closed at Hellifield for the second time this year for emergency bridge repairs to be carried out. more...
Settle dreams about what the future may hold
SETTLE Market Place will be the centre for a weekend of entertainment and information hosted by the town's new Renaissance Team. more...
Pupil designs new uniform
CHILDREN at Langcliffe Primary School started the school year with a brand new uniform. more...
Medieval lime kiln leaves a mystery
AN early lime kiln of potentially national importance has been unearthed during an archaeological dig at Ingleton. more...
Mill work upsets the neighbours
RESIDENTS around a former mill and warehouse in Cross Hills have said their life has been unbearable for more than 12 months since conversion work began to turn it into housing. more...
Old quarry used as waste dump
AN application for retrospective planning permission for the infilling of old quarry works in Bradley has been approved by county planners. more...
Family reveals plan to take control of Silentnight
THE family behind the Silentnight beds furniture group has broken its silence over its bid to take full control of the business. more...
Bugs get ready to invade festival
BUGS galore will by flying into Barnoldswick this weekend. more...
Roadworks cause grief for shopkeepers
SHOPKEEPERS in Barnoldswick are busy writing letters of complaint as the northern part of Barnoldswick has been plunged into chaos by road works outside their businesses. more...
Town hopes to revive 'beating the bounds' tradition
AN ancient tradition could be revived in Barnoldswick next year, with town councillors keen to "beat the bounds". more...
Skipton,The Dales Sport
Skipton RU coaching shock
SKIPTON have parted company with their coaching duo of Andy Guest and Gerald Corrigan after an apparent outbreak of player-power at Sandylands, (writes Tony Simpson). more...
Wharfedale rest and test in Powergen Cup
WHARFEDALE have decided to use tomorrow's Powergen Cup Round Two tie at Darlington Mowden Park as an opportunity to rest and test their squad in preparation for what they expect will be tougher challenges ahead, (writes Tony Simpson). more...
Skipton CC close season in style
SKIPTON CC finished their Airedale & Wharfedale Cricket League season as they started it, with a victory over Horsforth to rank with many other impressive displays in their anniversary season. more...
Craven sporting diary
Rugby Union more...
Silsden boost for top Cup test
SILSDEN had to display their battling qualities to gain a 2-1 win at Bay Athletic in the West Riding County Amateur Premier Division. more...
Penalty miss denies LMS
SKIPTON LMS were given a share of the points on their opening game of the Devonshire Carpets Craven League Premier Division season when Grindleton missed a late penalty. more...
Relegation battle goes to wire in Craven cricket
WITH one week of the J P Mewies Craven & District Cricket League season remaining, title, promotion and relegation issues are becoming a little clearer. more...
Workmanlike Greens win again
ON a beautiful and balmy late summer's Severnside afternoon and against, for the second Saturday running, newly-promoted but insubstantial opposition, Wharfedale reaped the full rewards of an effective workmanlike display, even if they never threatened to make hay while the sun shone. more...
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