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Stories for 14 October 2004

Bingley,Bradford,Shipley,Spen Valley News

£2,000 reward to catch horse killer

A devastated horse owner who lost her two show animals in a suspected arson attack has pledged a reward of £2,000 for information leading to the culprit's capture.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Yorkshire Forward set to praise city

Bradford's special status as one of Europe's best cities will be highlighted at a prestigious meeting in the city next week.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

`New' Odeon can make the grade  more...

Estate yobs facing curfew crackdown

Young hooligans will be banned from congregating on a Bradford estate from today in a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.  more...

`Star' buildings at heart of city plan

The man whose views will shape Bradford's future spoke today of his vision for a first-class city, complete with a lake around historic City Hall.  more...

18-month truant's mother faces jail

A mother whose 13-year-old daughter has been skipping school for the last 18 months has been told she faces jail if she does not make her go.  more...

Shopkeeper caught buying unfit meat

A Bradford shopkeeper who bought contaminated meat from a West Yorkshire farm has been warned that he created a possible "high risk" to public health.   more...

Will sugar-coated grit keep drivers sweet?

Bradford Council's highways service has a secret weapon to keep the district's roads clear - sugar-coated grit.  more...

Minister backs T&A campaign

A Government health minister has thrown his weight behind the Telegraph & Argus campaign to end soaring levels of abuse towards NHS staff in Bradford.  more...

Cancer victim dies on holiday isle trip

Retired police inspector Brian Procter died on holiday in Tenerife only two weeks after being told he had an incurable cancer.  more...

Brainstormers dream up a vision for City

A vision of Bradford City as a world-leading example of a sports club at the heart of the community was painted at an innovative think tank set up to debate its future.  more...

Line and dine: gallery to sell Paris drawings

Three sketches by Bradford-born artist David Hockney have gone on sale in a London gallery.  more...

Pupils evacuated as fire breaks out

Hundreds of pupils had to be evacuated from their school after a fire broke out in the gymnasium.  more...

`A much needed boost for city area'

A crime-ridden area of Bradford is to get a £250,000 revamp.  more...

700-mile voyage of Chelsea's balloon

Little Chelsea Groark had no idea the balloon she launched in Bradford would fly 700 miles across Europe to Slovenia.  more...

Recycling a serious matter

If the Government is serious about increasing the amount of recycling across the country (and there is no reason to believe that it isn't) then it needs to look again at the way it sets targets for local authorities. The present system discourages the recycling of plastic items, which present one of the biggest problems.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Bulls' big-game hunter fit and in form

Australian full back Mick Withers is fit, healthy and hoping to rediscover his undoubted big-match form for the Bulls on Saturday.  more...

Heck on way but not to City

City player of the year Paul Heckingbottom could be on his way out of Sheffield Wednesday just five months after leaving Valley Parade.  more...

Heartbreak again for Bradford Boys

For the second successive year, Bradford Schoolboys' Under-19s have lost to two goals in the last five minutes of their prestigious fixture against Glasgow.  more...

Craven League switch venue for menu

The Craven and District League have had to look for a new venue for their annual dinner on Friday, October 29 - because it is 81 per cent over-subscribed!  more...

Ilkley,Otley News

Letters to the Editor

No improvement in postal deliveries  more...

Planning refusal delights `save pub' campaigners

CAMPAIGNERS trying to save Ben Rhydding's last public house were rejoicing this week as planning councillors rejected an application to turn it into housing.  more...

The horse that's scared of cows

A HORSE which is terrified of cows is on its way to being cured after a visit to the original Horse Whisperer.  more...

Emmerdale star returns to home stage

A FORMER soap star has returned to her home area to appear in one of the classic plays of the modern age.   more...

Abandoned headstones may get last resting place

OLD headstones moved from an Ilkley churchyard may finally be laid to rest after decades of being abandoned in a corner of the town's cemetery.  more...

Conservationists question the need for wind farms

A MAJOR conservation organisation looks set to plant itself on the side of the opposition in debates on placing wind farm developments in upland areas.  more...

Popular culture expert attacks the media standards of today

ONE of the foremost experts on popular culture launched into a blistering attack on modern broadcasting standards when he appeared at the Ilkley Literature Festival at the weekend.  more...

Ambitious Sara meets her hero

He was politically precocious himself and when William Hague came to face with possibly the youngest member of the conservative party, he was clearly delighted.  more...

Revamped Beverley are too strong for Ilkley

Beverley 41   more...

Rhydding Ladies show some real commitment

Letchworth Ladies 2  more...

The surprise package Ben Rhydding are in finals

Ben Rhydding Golf Club Juniors proved to be the surprise package at this year's Sunday Telegraph North East Regional Final, as they battled their way to finish as runners-up and earn themselves a spot at The English National Final, after a superb team score of 359.   more...

New sponsor is no stranger to Wharfedale Challenge Cup

THE Wharfedale FA has attracted a new sponsor for its Wharfedale Challenge Cup competition but the man behind the sponsorship deal is no stranger to the trophy.  more...

Houlston seals Ilkley victory over competent Hunslet side

Hunslet 3   more...

A controversial late goal robs Ilkley Reserves of victory

Boston Spartans 2  more...

Ilkley B dent Sandal's unbeaten record

Ilkley B 33  more...

Gold medallist Brownlee leads U-16 England to team silver on the fells

SIXTEEN year-old junior international athlete Alistair Brownlee of Horsforth added to his numerous achievements on Sunday in the British Junior Fell Running Championships in Keswick.  more...

War has a long way to go

RARELY are planning meetings so entertaining or so well attended. The decision to hold the Wheatley Hotel meeting at Ilkley Playhouse was fully vindicated when more than 200 people turned up to watch the show. It was perhaps a ploy by members of the Keighley Area Planning Panel, knowing that the stage contained a large trapdoor into which they could rapidly escape in a puff of smoke from the angry crowd had the decision gone the way of the developers.  more...

Otley,Ilkley News

Sports facilities

A SECOND attempt for lottery funding to boost Otley's non existent public sports facilities is to be made. One can only hope lessons have been learned from the first time around four years ago when the bid failed miserably.   more...

Letters to the Editor

Planning: Government is responsible  more...

Middle Age find may delay £1m library

WORK on Otley's new library could be delayed following the discovery of archaeological remains dating back to the 12th century.  more...

Major facelift for town homes

SEVERAL council-owned houses in Horsforth are to be given a major facelift.  more...

School prepares National Lottery bid to improve community sports

A GYM, cycle track and floodlit all weather pitch could be built at Otley's Prince Henry's Grammar School.  more...

Surveyor tackles restoration and replacement of Civic

AN INDEPENDENT surveyor is to look at a range of options for the future of Otley Civic Centre.  more...

First walking wounded treated at new hospital

THE FIRST walking wounded were treated at Otley's new Wharfedale Hospital yesterday.  more...

Ken's wartime memories educate next generation

THE WARTIME experiences of an Otley man are to be used to help educate future generations.  more...

Joy as new ambulance base is earmarked

A NEW base for Horsforth's ambulances has been found - only two months after the town seemed set to lose its own station.  more...

Decision due on parish split plan

A decision is expected within the next few weeks which will give Menston and Burley their independence from Ilkley.  more...

Factory site battle intensifies at angry meeting

THE PEOPLE of Guiseley turned out in force to vent their anger at plans to create 128 homes on the old Silver Cross site.  more...

Otley,Ilkley Sport

Injury hit Otley keep on grinding out the results

Otley 15  more...

Parke double gains a point at Moors

Spennymoor 3  more...

Tyersal take advantage as Otley Town are disrupted by injuries

Otley Town 1  more...

New sponsor is no stranger to Wharfedale Challenge Cup

THE Wharfedale FA has attracted a new sponsor for its Wharfedale Challenge Cup competition but the man behind the sponsorship deal is no stranger to the trophy.  more...

Entertaining Otliensians end Corinthians' unbeaten run

Old Otliensians 25   more...

Cricket world saddened by death of `Threp'

It was with great sadness that the local sporting world heard of the death of Norman Threapleton on Friday.  more...

Gold medallist Brownlee leads U-16 England to team silver on the fells

SIXTEEN year-old junior international athlete Alistair Brownlee of Horsforth added to his numerous achievements on Sunday in the British Junior Fell Running Championships in Keswick.  more...

Skipton,The Dales News

You can be to the manor bought

Two feudal Manors and their titles are up for sale for the first time since they were formed at the time of the Domesday Book in 1066.  more...

Spen Valley,Bradford,Bingley,Shipley News

Post office is best as others face closure

A Pudsey post office is celebrating winning a national award - as two of the town's other offices face the axe as part of a nationwide shutdown of urban branches.  more...

  
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