Record sales and profits - despite a background of subdued consumer demand - have been reported by Peter Black, the personal care products, footwear and accessories group. Figures for the year to January 31 show pre-tax profits up 14.6 per cent to £21.7
A man who seriously injured his girlfriend in a crash caused by his dangerous driving has been jailed for three months. Even though Timothy Mark Overend has shown great remorse and is still with the girl, Bingley Magistrates decided no other sentence
Two brothers who employed three schoolboys during the removal of potentially deadly asbestos at a Yeadon factory walked free from court after being handed community service orders. But the sentences immediately provoked outrage among anti-asbestos campaigners
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale's Village Green extension has received a fantastic boost in the form of an anonymous donation of £3,000. The substantial donation alone covers around a third of the cost of the project, which is progressing steadily at the hands of
NEW head teacher John Steel took the reins of Prince Henry's Grammar School this week and is looking forward to taking it into the next millennium. Mr Steel, 48, was at the helm from Monday - the first day of the new term - after spending three years
CUT backs at High Royds Hospital in Menston are to be examined as part of a review of mental health care in Leeds. Specialist group, the Independent Reference Group, made up of psychiatrists and social workers has been appointed to look into the state
FORMER Keighley rugby star Melvyn Smith collapsed and died suddenly while working at the Glusburn factory of Ellison Circlips. In his youth Melvyn, who lived in Haworth, was a talented athlete, representing Bingley Harriers. As a schoolboy sprinter he
Moves to lower the age of consent for gay men from 18 to 16 are backed by Keighley MP Ann Cryer. She says the lives of a 'very vulnerable group of young men' should not be made any more difficult. But the measure - which had cleared the Commons with the
Keighley Albion Cats 8, Birkenshaw Dragons 46 Keighley Cats' up and down season continued with a comprehensive defeat at home to local rivals Birkenshaw. In recent seasons the Dragons have become something of a bogey team to Keighley and Sunday's game
ILKLEY U-17S 10 HULL IONIANS 15 ALL conquering for most of the season, Ilkley Under-17s suffered a second consecutive deafeat, this time losing narrowly to Hull Ionians in the first round of the Yorkshire Cup. Ilkley began well and after ten minutes went
last Craven Cricket season of the millennium starts tomorrow (Saturday) -- and all the early-season problems appear to be lined up again. Many clubs will be short of players due to an enormous backlog of football fixtures, which have taken their toll
AN Ilkley Parish councillor has warned that new policing plans could lead to a 'back door erosion' of police forces in Ilkley. At a parish council meeting on Monday night, Councillor Michael Lynes raised the issue of whether more police 'task forces'
Decades of selfless dedication to the people of Bradford was recognised when rugby league legend and charity worker Trevor Foster became the first to be awarded a new civic award. Mr Foster, 84, was last night expecting to enjoy a meal with his family
A PASSIONATE local politician who represented Skipton residents for more than 23 years reflected this week about her life as a Liberal councillor. Coun Claire Brooks, now retired, was notorious in the council chamber for her sometimes fiery speeches,
Avid reader Fred Kidd is well known to many of the staff here. Fred is a stickler for accuracy - quite right too - and he gets very upset when he spots errors in the newspaper. Out comes his red pen, or whatever colour he has to hand, and he marks up
SEVERAL top pairings in the Highfield Doubles have been removed from this year's event as 16 pairs go to post for Sunday's finals. The event, sponsored by the Welcome Inn, has shown a tremendous increase in interest and is expected to go from strength
THERE are a number of changes in Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League clubs for what promises to be an exciting season prior to the introduction of a Third Division in the year 2000. Club prospects for the season are: Division A ADEL - Last year's
THE Leeds League season gets underway on Saturday with a number of clubs embarking on their final season in the league. It has been a turbulent winter for the Leeds League with seven clubs accepted into the new Airedale and Wharfedale League Third Division
Allan Shutt, a PGA Golf Instructor from Burley-in-Wharfedale, will be pushing himself to the limit when he attempts to do a double marathon in aid of the Chernobyl Children's Lifeline. He will run the London Marathon on Sunday before flying out to America
YEADON WESTFIELD 1 WHEATLEY 1 WITH only four games remaining Wheatley are now virtually assured of promotion to the Wharfedale Triangle Premier Division following this hard-earned point at fellow promotion hopefuls Westfield. After a shaky spell around
THIRSK FALCONS 2 POOL AFC 1 THE race is hotting up for the Harrogate League Division One title and promotion spots with local teams very much to the fore. Burley Trojans currently lead the race with Pool and Ilkley right behind, both having sufficient
He didn't look the slightest embarrassed as he walked into the Foreign Ministry in Nairobi, carrying a wooden cross in his hand. Tall and black, a Dinka by tribe, the bishop sat in the office of the Foreign Minister and held a cross in his hand throughout
with Tom Smith IT seems that the millennium bug is taking another form. It is infecting some people's minds as much as it is creating chaos in the computer industry. Unfortunately, there appears to be little anyone can do about countering this infection
TELEVISION crews are such a familiar a sight in Otley that hardly anyone gives them a second glance - apart from when they're blocking our way. But do we cash in on them? Is Otley 'Emmerdale Land', 'Heartbeat Country' or 'Jack Frost Territory'? And does
KEIGHLEY-BASED bike races have clocked up three rostrum places -- after just two rounds of the British Championships. Shane Norval won the seocnd round of the 250cc Championship for team Colin Appleyard in a thrilling race at Thruxton. Team manager Robin
A KEIGHLEY planning boss has blamed Ilkley district councillors for failing to make sure a controversial decision was debated properly. Councillor Barry Thorne said Ilkley's district councillors should have objected to a plan to turn an Ilkley college
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to develop Ilkley College student accommodation in Queens Road has been deferred again by Ilkley's plans committee. The Crest Homes plan, to convert bedsits at Westwood into 28 apartments, went before the committee for the second
The highest-ranking member of the Kosovan Aid Committee (KAC), Agron Loxha, is to visit Keighley next Thursday to thank the town for its generosity. Mr Loxha has been leading convoys of relief to the strife-torn refugees of the Balkan crisis. The President
The Yorkshire Ripper is to be allowed out of Broadmoor to visit his sick father, it was claimed today. Peter Sutcliffe's father John, 75, is dying of cancer at his home in Bingley, and his son is expected to visit him there within the next fortnight,
AN important milestone in the history of the Settle Carlisle line was celebrated at the weekend. A host of special events marked the 10th anniversary of the announcement in 1989 that the line had been saved from closure. The historic decision marked a
THERE is no doubt a growing tension between what people living in the Ilkley area believe to be the law and order situation and what senior police officers are telling them. The residents of Addingham and Ilkley are convinced that the answer to the type
What stuff and nonsense. People power seems to have finally won the day in the battle for safety measures at an accident blackspot. Highways officials at Bradford Council have finally agreed with the campaigners that the junction of Hebden Road and Brow
THE good ladies of Rylstone Women's Institute certainly captured the imagination with their nude calendar to mark the Millennium. As we predicted last week, their imaginative way of fundraising for charity resulted in a near tidal wave of media attention
Former European Challenge Tour pro Ian Bottomley is the new professional at Fardew Golf Club, East Morton. Ian, 36, from Bingley, has spent the last year as a professional at Shay Grange, and before that was pro at a 700-member country club at Dusseldorf
BOTH the Under-12 and Under-13 netaball teams from Ilkley Middle School qualified for the Bradford Netball League finals winning all their matches in their league sections. They have been competing since September with the Under-12s scoring 38 goals and
DOUGIE LAMPKIN will take on the world trials elite in the third round of the outdoor championship this weekend -- aiming to keep his 100 per cent record. The Silsden rider is dominating the competition to such a degree that it has taken on the old 'Tarres
The owner of a Keighley laundrette bravely fought back against a thief who tried to steal money from her till. Hilda Smith, who owns the South Street Laundrette, forced the young man to drop some of the cash he had grabbed. The attempted theft happened
Winnie Harland is every bit as active as any other pensioner. She loves nothing more than an outing to the ten-pin bowling alley and she was auditioned for the game show Countdown, only narrowly missing out on a chance to appear on the show. Winnie, 75
VILLAGERS in Addingham have agreed to bombard the authorities with complaints about the lack of law and order in the village. At the annual village meeting, Addingham was described by one resident as a 'police-free zone' where criminals can operate at
A charity circus show raising money for Airedale Hospital was ruined this week by young hooligans. Police were called ten times to stop the youngsters destroying the performances in Keigh-ley's Victoria Park. And the chairman of Brad-ford council's leisure
Defiant gardeners are digging in after being ordered to leave their 'poisoned' allotments. They have been told they must move off the land because they risk cancer from their fruit and veg. Experts say the ground in Frizinghall is contaminated with arsenic
Road-safety campaigners have won a 15-month battle for safety measures at an accident blackspot. Haworth Road Safety Action Group has been demanding the junction of Hebden Road and Brow Top Road is made safer. And highway bosses at Bradford council have
SILENTNIGHT, the UK's biggest bed manufacturer and maker of cabinet furniture, has announced a three per cent increase in sales over the past year, but a slight fall in pre-tax profits. Nevertheless, its pre-tax profits for the year ended January 30 1999
After Dark 2, Craven Athletic 8 AFTER DARK were without their regular keeper who was out with a broken leg, and found the going tough in the Jeff hall Cup quarter-final. Athletic controlled the game and hammered in eight goals with the home side replying
Boltmakers took Keighley Athletic all the way in the Senior Cup semi final but went down 1-0 in extra time. Both sides had chances to win in the ninety minutes with not a lot between them and after a goalless first ten minutes extra Colin Buckley scored
BURLEY TROJANS 2 ILKLEY 1 BURLEY Trojans maintained their recent domination of local rivals Ilkley in a hard-fought encounter on Thursday. This was the third meeting between the sides this season and Ilkley have yet to come out on top. However, much more
Leon Pryce was catching his breath this week after a hectic spell which underlined his standing as one of the top prospects in British rugby league. After making only his second senior start at St Helens on Easter Monday the 17-year-old lead his country
The news from the Balkans is almost too terrible to think about. How can it have come to this? How can ordinary, decent people with hopes and dreams, families and jobs, homes they have worked hard to buy and communities in which they believed they were
THEY promised they had something up their sleeves - but they never said anything about not having sleeves on or anything else for that matter. The Year 2000 calendar depicting 11 lady members of Rylstone and District WI in naked, yet discreet pose, produced
TWENTY FIVE years ago this month the largest and most controversial reorganisation of local government this century took place. Five long-established councils in the area were swept away and whole chunks of Yorkshire were 'moved' into Lancashire. Although
County Championship League Three Yorkshire 50 Staffordshire 0 A Yorkshire side captained by Wharfedale's youth rugby development officer John Lawn and including three other Greens, Russ Buckroyd, Hedley Verity and David Lister, proved far too strong for
An inquest has been opened on a 13-year-old boy who crashed through the roof of a Crossflatts warehouse. Gavin Baxter, of Moorhead Crescent, Shipley, suffered severe head injuries after plunging 50 feet through a skylight at the Magnet Showroom and Warehouse
A motorist who died in a horrific Christmas Eve smash was over the drink-drive limit, an inquest heard last week. Adrian Moore, 22, was killed instantly when the Ford Fiesta XR2 he was driving collided at speed with two other cars in Halifax Road, Keighley
The deaths of two Keighley heroin users should serve as a warning about the dangers of drugs, a coroner has said. There is no way that anyone taking heroin or buying it on a street corner can know the strength of what they are buying, said Bradford coroner
THEATRE bosses are to spend around £30,000 to upgrade the delapidated toilets at the King's Hall/Winter Gardens complex in Ilkley. The work will be carried out in the next two months and should see dramatic improvements at the Edwardian theatre to ladies
Two entertainers are on the crest of a wave. The pair - Mark Allen, 27, from Silsden, and Lesley Carol, 26, from Cross Roads - will spend eight months working on a luxury Medit-erranean cruise liner. They are among 17 artists chosen from hundreds of hopefuls
If you are interested in popular films of yesteryear, like Africa Screams, Wrong Arm of the Law and It's a Wonderful Life, but find it virtually impossible to get hold of them, then Bygone Videos could come to your rescue. Malcolm Thorn, of Cross Hills
Half a century of remarkable news events will illuminate a subway approach to the new-look National Museum of Photograph Film and Television. Images from 20 stories from the Bradford museum's vast Daily Herald archive will be projected onto the city centre
Pupils from the class of 1989 at Keighley's Oakbank School are being sought for a reunion. Julie Wroot (ne Weatherall), is helping to organise the event along with other former pupils Lisa Benfield, Tracey Eastwood, Tracy Storton and Kate Moseley (nee
Award-winning football referee John Cavender is swapping his whistle for wheels to take part in a charity cycle ride. In November John hopes to achieve his goal by completing a 350km bike ride from the foothills of the Himalayas to the banks of the River
A cheque for £10,000 was handed over on Sunday to a bone-marrow trust which is helping to save the life of a Keighley youngster. Six-year-old Jack Gales, who has leukaemia, presented the cheque to Vanessa Hemingway, regional manager of the Anthony Nolan
Local people are joining Bronte lovers from all over the world in raising cash to bring a historic letter back to Haworth. The Bront Society has until June to raise £50,000 to buy Charlotte Bront's moving account of the death of her brother and two sisters
Trouble will only stop on a housing estate if householders are brave enough to name names, says a leading resident. Neighbourhood Watch coordinator Shirley Richmond urges residents on the Steeton estate to make a stand by rep-orting incidents to police
Protected trees in a Haworth wood will be saved from the axe when houses are built on the site, pledge Bradford council and developers. The reassurance came this week after a woman living near the land off Springhead Road, Mytholmes, expressed concern
An elderly woman had toilet paper forced into her mouth and was beaten with a metal ruler by a carer, a court heard. Eighty-year-old Betty Sunderland, who lived at Cullingworth was left frightened and bruised by the assault carried out by Jacqueline Wright
A Keighley pub and nightclub crashed with debts of over £80,000 it has been revealed. Oscars Music Bar in Worth Way was part of a company called Transtar Promotions operated by Graheme Howell. He also ran the Grinning Rat and the Rat Trap which has also
June Reynolds, where are you now? Eadie Kinghorn, ne Guthrie, from East Lothian in Scotland, wants to know her whereabouts. She is trying to find her old friend in connection with holding a reunion of the members of the January 1966 Preliminary Training
Young gardeners in Sutton are being urged to plant a tree for the new millennium. A meeting is to be held by the village conservation group in the park pavilion at 12.20pm on Satur-day, April 24. It is hoped as many youngsters as possible will go as they
THE go-ahead for pubs to stay open all night, allowing millennium revellers to celebrate for 36 hours non stop, has received a mixed reaction in Craven. The Government's decision to relax licensing laws and enable pubs to stay open throughout New Year's
ALMOST half of Otley Town Council, including the Town Mayor, will not be seeking re-election next month. Of the 15 seats on the town council, six Labour Party councillors are stepping down and will not be returning after the elections on Thursday, May
Paul O'Grady emerges from his dressing room in a loose robe and pink fluffy slippers. Nothing else. A cigarette hangs from his bottom lip, as if hinged there. He is a major stage and television star, but you wouldn't guess it. Not, at any rate, until
EX-HARRIER Tracey Ambler earned an English vest with an excellent third place in the qualifying Pendle Hill Fell Race on Saturday. Also running well was Emma Barclay, coming a fine sixth place, and Christine Porrit to the fore in the over-50 category
Ilkley 34, Keighley 19 JUST when it seemed that Keighley's near catastrophic run of poor form had reached its lowest ebb, the side contrived its most humiliating defeat of the season at Ilkley. Whilst it could point to a number of excuses, including the
A HISTORY of Craven College has finally been completed after years of hard work and perseverance. Work on The History of Craven College began in 1993 only for the researchers to discover that a massive spring clean in 1988 had either destroyed or given
FORMER Otley resident Doreen Sumner is hoping some old friends recognise their cheeky faces in this picture in time for a summer reunion. Mrs Sumner - nee Bickerdike - wants to invite as many of the class of 'around 1955' from the old North Parade School
A BID to overturn a planning refusal to allow an amusement arcade in the heart of Horsforth has failed. The plan to convert ground floor offices in Town Street was thrown out last year by members of Leeds City Council's plans west sub-committee. They
MEMBERS of a joint village campaign group have cautiously welcomed the publication of the planning blueprint for Leeds. The Guiseley and Menston Greenbelt Action Group (GAMGBAG) was delighted to see a Government inspector had supported city council plans
REFUGEES from war--torn Kosovo in need of medical care could be sent to Wharfedale General Hospital in the case of an emergency. Staff at the hospital have been taking part in planning exercises to see how they would cope should any Kosovars be sent to
FORMER company directors Neil and Andrew Medley illegally used teenage boys to remove potentially fatal asbestos from a Yeadon building, Leeds Crown Court heard this week. The Medleys, former directors of the Guiseley based Medleys Ltd, pleaded guilty
AN Otley trader this week hit out at town leaders for failing to exploit the area's many television and historical connections. Maggie Cahill, owner of the Gourmet Sandwich Emporium in Newmarket, claims the town is losing out on its tourism potential
Keighley Albion Under-16's overwhelmed new Leeds team Wyebeck Wolves 66-0 in a friendly on Sunday. The try scoring was opened and finished by Danny Holland and in between Michael Marshall, Andy Broughton, Richard Windle, Rob Littler, James Young, Andy
Ilkley U14s 4 Queensbury Celtic 1 ILKLEY Juniors Under-14s were looking to avenge the defeat inflicted upon them earlier in the season by League leaders Queensbury. Tremendous credit goes to every player as they showed total commitment and concentration
Riddlesden woman Kathryn Smith has received a top Guiding award, by royal appointment. She is pictured above, on the right, being presented with the Queen's Guide Award by the movement's president Princess Margaret. In the centre is Chief Guide Bridget
THE proposed new sports academy for Ilkley could be tailor-made to suit the needs of Ilkley's youngsters, according to the brains behind the plan. Shipley-based businessman Brendan Larkin, who has submitted a planning application to build the academy
Army medic James Lister spends his days healing wounded soldiers as British troops prepare for a possible full-scale land invasion of Kosovo. The 25-year-old lance corporal is based in neighbouring Macedonia. He cares for fellow recruits who have been
Crimes committed by heavy drug users in the Bradford area are being cut - thanks to a police and probation service scheme, it was revealed today. The drop is being hailed as a success for the Merlin project, set up to target known addicts in the five
A NEW initiative to help agriculture in the Dales has received full support from the Yorkshire Dales National Park authority. Its members have given their backing to ideas from a working group set up to help support agriculture during and beyond the current
A £50,000 appeal to help Keighley people with learning disabilities is going from strength to strength. The Workers Educational Association has offered to fund computer training for the students at the Temple Row disabled people's centre. The organisation
Mountains of clothes and blankets have been donated by caring Keighley people for the Kosovo appeal. The Salvation Army premises in High Street was swamped at the weekend with items for the refugees who are fleeing Serb forces in the Balkans. Several
Eight members of Soroptimist International in Keighley have returned from a visit to Poland. They joined members from all over Yorkshire to fly to Krakow at the invitation of the city's Soroptimist Club. The link between the two groups started some years
THE Bradford Cricket League season gets into swing on Saturday with a new club in Esholt who have moved over from the Leeds League to take the place of Ben Rhydding who have made the switch the other way. Esholt's opening game is at home to Lidget Green
DONCASTER 43 WEST PARK 0 IN days gone by this Yorkshire Cup semi-final would have been an evenly fought scrap between two of the county's junior sides. Now, however, times have changed and Doncaster, with the aid of lottery funds, are a professionally-run
POOL AFC 1 HORSFORTH ST MARGARET'S 2 THE first semi-final fo the Wharfedale FA Airedale International Challenge Cup ended with Saints scoring the winner with the last kick of the match at Otley Town's ground. Saints had had most of the early play and
BLYTH SPARTANS 0 GUISELEY 2 GUISELEY'S determination to make something of their season was amply demonstrated in the North East on Tuesday night when they showed 'True Grit' to overcome the odds and book themselves a place in the UniBond League Cup Final
SIR - I note that in Letters, KN 9.4.99, Donald Robertshaw agrees in part with my objections to being dragged into wars that have absolutely no connection with the safety of my own nation and its people. He then goes on to say that the only part he agrees
IT seems that a rather silly woman from London has been causing uproar in Bradford by describing the city as 'vile and nasty'. Bradford's Lord Mayor Councillor Tony Miller has stepped in by offering a personal invitation to Daily Mail columnist Lynda
Keighley's crime prevention officer is warning people to be on their guard when offered smoke alarms by door-to-door salesmen. Instead, Pc Adrian Foyston urges members of the public to take advantage of the fire brigade's offer of free fire-safety checks
A woman fears her daughter's school will not be able to cope with the education shake-up. Sylvie Bailey, of Clough Lane, Oakworth, is concerned about the education of her eight-year-old daughter Mim, who attends 260-pupil Haworth First School. Her worries
SILSDEN parish councillor Chris Atkinson will face his third public inquiry next week over claims of nuisance relating to his scrapyard business. Residents overlooking his yard in the town claim they have endured years of noise, dirt and fumes from the
Churchgoers are raising awareness of people living in the Third World. A box full of till receipts for more than £51,000 was handed over to the Keighley branch of Sainsbury's by representatives of Keighley Churches Together and Christian Aid on Wednes-day
THEY would never admit it openly, but deep down Craven Conservatives are confident of seizing control of the district council to complete a remarkable comeback in their fortunes on the local political front. Less than five years ago they were in deep
It is well understood now that much crime is directly connected to drugs. Addicts need far more money to finance their habit than they can acquire through legitimate means. The bigger the habit, the deeper the addict's involvement in crime is likely to
A STUDENT from Ilkley is to jump out of a plane to help save elephants in Kenya. Ben Moran, 18, of Queen's Drive Lane, is hoping to travel to Africa to take part in a project to asses elephant numbers with the Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society. And
A junior football club says it faces an uncertain future if the pitches it plays on are sold. Oakworth Junior Football Club fears Bradford council will sell the Bronte Middle School fields in its education shake-up. The school is closing, but the future
CUB Scouts in Addingham have sent a clear message to rowdy youths who allegedly damaged their meeting place. They have drawn a series of posters warning people not to damage their hut and leave them in peace. Their plea comes after windows in the hut
A SKIPTON couple have told of their terror flight in a Boeing 747 which plummeted 900 feet after hitting a pocket of air turbulence. Richard and Joan Ball told the Herald they thought they were going to die after the plane was flung around in mid air
Long Lee Under-9's A lost their last game of the season to Bingley. The game was evenly balanced at half time with the score locked at 2-2, but Bingley ran out 7-2 winners. Kris Gott and man of the match Declan King netted for Long Lee. Manager Graham
Keighley Celtic 4, Silsden Park Rangers 26 Keighley Cup holders Silsden Park Rangers eased their way back into the final, with a comfortable win over Keighley Celtic. Fourth division Celtic fought hard all afternoon, but with Jim Coldwell, Bob Harrison
Cougars 24, Widnes 22 There is definitely spring in the air -- and a spring in the step at Cougar Park. After winning three out of the last four games, it may be the old cat has woken up from a deep winter slumber, there were signs the hibernation is
The Craven Football League's remaining Northern Plant Hire Challenge Trophy semi-final on Saturday saw Silsden defeat Keighley 3-1 to earn a meeting in the final with Colne Cricket Club at Gargrave on Tuesday, May 4. The first Premier Division League
Three sisters from Riddlesden are flying high after winning parts in a major new stage version of hit 1969 movie Kes. Kerry, Sheena and Charlotte Leach are playing schoolgirls in the gritty tale of working class life at West Yorkshire Playhouse. All three
COUNCIL house tenants in Ilkley are hoping that a new scheme for increased co-operation with workmen will put an end to the nightmare of repair delays. The new scheme will involve workmen telephoning tenants to make sure they are in before calling to
Keighley people were given the chance to have their antiques and curios inspected at the town's rugby union club on Wednesday night. More than £450 was collected from the event, organised by Keighley Rotary Club, which will go towards buying a mobile
You've heard of the Duke of Devonshire, Marquess of Bath and Duke of Westminster. But how about Lord of the Manor of Manningham? The feudal title for one of Bradford's down-to-earth suburbs is being sold by an American woman and is expected to fetch at
A SPECIAL committee could be formed to look into the issue of parking in Bentham. The move was proposed after the town's Mayor, Wendy Dowbiggin, was approached by traders worried about police action to combat illegal parking. She told members of Bentham
A campaign has been launched to save an ancient moorland war relic. The monument threatened by development is the Baden Powell carving on Holden Gate bridleway, off Silsden Road, Riddlesden. Hilary Simpson, secretary of Riddlesden & District Bridleways
FALLING morale, serious staffing problems and fears of deteriorating service are all affecting West Craven's police officers, the Craven Herald has learnt. Reliable sources close to the police have told the Herald that a combination of sick leave, officers
SILSDEN'S progress to four honours gets closer and closer with maximum points coming from midweek and Saturday matches -- and they also reached the final of the Northern Plant Hire Trophy. The Challenge Cup victory came against Addingham who were holding
Keighley A 25, Yarnbury 30 Keighley's second string gave a rousing performance against the visitors 1st XI on Monday evening before being eliminated from the Aire-Wharfe Cup by a try by wingman Mather in the first half of extra time. They got off to a
100 years THE typhoid epidemic was still running riot in Craven, with Kildwick taking more than its fair share of casualties. In all 10 people had died and another 40 were ill. The costs of caring for the sick was being borne by the council, who estimated
THERE should be a law against it. There probably is a law against it. But, in recent years, some of Britain's once revered financial institutions seem to have developed a scant disregard for the letter of the aforesaid law. Now down at Curmudgeon Corner
Bradley 2 Ilkley Youth 1 A FIRST away league defeat of the season for Ilkley Junior Youth as the season's adventure draws to a close. With only two games remaining, the Guyson-sponsored Ilkley juniors Youth are clinging to the fourth place in the league
COUGARS head over the Pennines on Sunday with confidence sky-high -- after pulling off a two-point victory over Widnes. Coach Lee Crooks was delighted with the result, but is working on further big improvements in the performance of his team. "I was very
Matthew Elliott still believes his squad are good enough to win Super League and feels they are in the mood to prove it at Warrington tomorrow. Boosted by the return of five key players the Bulls' coach declared: "What we need now is to play some football
American tour operators are queuing-up to come to Brontland. A staggering 100-or-so United States representatives at a top travel fair registered their interest. Acting Bront Country Tourism (BCT) manager Debbie Hopkinson, who manned a stall at the two-day
The next round in a long-running feud is set to continue on Tuesday. Silsden Mini-skips boss Chris Atkinson is due to attend a public inquiry in Leeds. It is alleged Mr Atkinson, whose business is based at Bradley Green, Silsden, breached conditions of
Pieces of Silsden's nail-making history have been unearth-ed in a garden. Four stone blocks which once housed anvils for the manufacture of nails were found in a garden in Stirling Street. The stones, which have holes in where the anvils would have fitted
A man campaigning against future housing development has described as 'verging on the scandalous' a government minister's comments over the Aire Valley sewer. John Walker, of Halsteads Way, Steeton, wants development in Silsden, Eastburn and Steeton to
Sajid Saddique, of 2 Kendall Mellor Court, Keighley, was ordered to be detained in a young offenders' institution for six months for dangerous driving on seven streets in Keighley town centre. The magistrates said: "The dangerous-driving offence came
ONE of North Craven's best known sports clubs will celebrate its 75th anniversary on May 2. North Ribblesdale Rugby Club, based at Settle, played its first season in 1923/24, and took part in what is believed to be Ribb's first ever competitive fixture
Keighley 'golden girl' Katie Whittaker is training hard for the upcoming special olympics in the United States. Katie, 20, who has Down's Syndrome, has been selected for the Great Britain powerlifting team for the games which will be held in North Carolina
Work in the style of legendary artist Lowry is adorning the walls of a refurbished Keighley pub. Two Lowry-type masterpieces have been copied directly on to a wall at the Grapes, High Street. The paintings depict Church Street and a market scene. The
The Balti House restaurant in Keighley's Russell Street has added another to its long list of awards. The latest prestigious award is a Roll of Honour Five Stars from Master Chef, the Association of Quality Food Establishments. It is the second time the
A Keighley church is planning extensive alterations to cope with an increase in its congregation. Trinity Church, in Fell Lane, has applied to Bradford council for planning permission to enlarge the worship room, vestry and church hall because the present
Pensioner Mary Barclay is furious at discovering two used syringes near her home. Mrs Barclay, of Arncliffe Road, Keighley, found the two dirty syringes on the pavement on Westburn Avenue while on her way to visit her daughter in Exley Head last week.
Up to 20 new jobs are being created with the opening of the new What Everyone Wants store in Keighley's Cavendish Street retail park tomorrow. They will include six full-time positions and from 12 to 14 part-time. The Glasgow-based company's managing
Keighley & Craven athletes took part itn the Wakefield 10k which attracted over 900 runners. First man home was Richard Findlow of Bradford and Airedale in 30mins 48secs. The first Keighley man was James Callaghan who underlined his return to form
New houses could be built in Cowling. Britannia Developments has put in a planning application to Craven council to build 12 new houses on Keighley Road. A second application proposes to build four homes on New Road Side. The Britannia proposal would
Nurses at Airedale Hospital are joining a national campaign to ensure that people in the area don't die from embarrassment. Bowel Cancer is second only to lung cancer as one of the UK's biggest killers with approximately 341 people dying every week. Yet
ANOTHER bid for closed-circuit television may be the best hope for reducing further the amount of crime in Skipton, say the police. Representatives from the police attended a safety and amenities committee meeting of Skipton Town Council to give their
A POLICE chief has offered his support to Yeadon traders in their bid to get security cameras installed in the centre of Yeadon. Superintendent George Robinson, head of Weetwood Police Division, told a meeting of the Aireborough, Horsforth and Otley Police
TWO years to the day after starting a course of chemotherapy to fight cancer, Andrew Shippey will take on the Flora London Marathon. Andrew, of Lisker Drive, Otley, will line up with tens of thousands of other runners on Sunday morning to tackle the 26
