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IN the Airedale International sponsored Wharfedale FA Challenge Cup second-round replay Horsforth St Margaret's repeated last season's final result by beating Rawdon Old Boys 2-0. St Margaret's thus went into the quarter-finals and a game at Rawdon AFC

Gemma, 17, from Park Road, couldn't believe her luck when she was chosen as one of just 20 youngsters to join the Otley based Yorkshire Schools Exploration Society on next summer's expedition. And now the sixth form student at St Mary's RC Comprehensive

GLUSBURN'S allotments are to stay in the ownership of Craven District Council despite a bid to buy them by village residents. Members of the village's parish council wanted to buy the allotments, not only to secure their future for the gardeners who get

A plan to set up a family burial plot on land next to a house in Bradford Road, Sandbeds, is being scrutinised by planners. The application, submitted by Moham-med Bashir, of North Queens Street, Keighley, is for a plot adjacent to the house which he

A newlywed from Yeadon hopes to see in the Millennium with the American wife he met in cyberspace, following the intervention of his MP. In September the Telegraph & Argus revealed how David and Paige Scott feared immigration red tape would force

Residents have voiced fears that a dual carriageway where two men died could get even more dangerous. They are concerned that new houses planned for the Riddlesden area could increase traffic on a road where a double fatal accident happened on Thursday

Otley's Festive celebrations get under way on Monday with the annual Christmas lights switch-on at 6.30pm. Event organiser Kevin Bumby, from Image First Photography, is promising a traditional family-oriented event to launch the town's festive celebrations

The whole country, it seemed, got involved with Children In Need - and Bradford was no exception. Wild and wacky activities took place right across Bradford and district to raise money for this year's Children In Need. So far today, the appeal has raised

Millennium revellers across the Bradford district are being urged to stay sensible and ensure the big day is not remembered for the wrong reasons. All five of the district's police divisions have now completed action plans on how to deal with the mass

CHESTER...........102 WEST PARK.......0 IN the harsh world of rugby professionals against honest amateurs is a total mis-match and this was certainly the case when West Park suffered a club record defeat at Chester on Saturday. The facts are that without

Members of Pool Parish Council and the village design statement team met with representatives from Redrow Homes on Tuesday night to discuss plans for a major housing development off Swallow Drive in Pool-in-Wharfedale. The meeting came after Redrow submitted

Pensioners Brian Aldred, 69, of Addingham, and Reg Dyson, 67, of Otley, hotfooted it to Wrington, near Bristol, after new owner, Susan Shaw, director of the Type Museum, London, called on their expertise. She had acquired the 100-year-old machine hours

Headmaster Peter Wood had already trumpeted the school's most successful results year and was doubly delighted with its national position. On the basis of A-level results, Ilkley Grammar is among the top 50 comprehensive schools in the country. Its position

Jacqueline is not only a well-known actress who has starred in both Coronation Street and Emmerdale, but she is also a very talented painter and artist. As well as opening the exhibition, she will also be showing around 20 of her own oil paintings in

RE-EDUCATING drug dealers and users in South Craven can help to rid the area of the problem and also reduce other crimes, claims the district's police chief. South Craven LAP commander, Sgt Steve Scott, says looking at other ways of dealing with drug

Simon Cook is Keighley's Conservative candidate for the next general election. Mr Cook was elected from a shortlist of three nominees. He will be running for the position of Keighley MP currently held by Labour's Ann Cryer. Mr Cook, 38, is currently a

CONDITIONS were ideal for this clash of teams who are at the opposite ends of the league table. It was expected to be a measure of the standard of Otliensians' improvement over the past few weeks. The visitors immediately gave notice that they were a

presentation evening THE Ben Rhydding Golf Club Presentation Evening was held in the Clubhouse on Saturday evening and was fully supported. The club captain Philip Kendall was supported by the lady captain Sue Towler and aided by lady professional Lawrie

Hilary Linden, who owns a jewellery shop, in Orchard Gate, said she was heartbroken earlier this year when she lost her pet dog, but a customer put her in touch with the Brian Wheelhouse's dog refuge called Whitehall Rescue based at his garage in Whitehall

Water baby Bethany Bloor, of Leathley Crescent, took the plunge and swam 50 lengths in three sessions, raising more than £200 for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. The youngster's proud mum said: "She loved water and swimming from an early age. It was

During the first week of November, members at Bodies Health Club and Spa, Regent Road, Ilkley, joined the 'workout for Turkey' appeal. Members and visitors carried out sponsored fitness programmes to keep fit and at the same time help Turkey's earthquake

A Keighley postman is to marry his Siberian sweetheart next week after wooing her on the Internet. David Driver, of West Lane, first 'met' Tanya Epifanova from Tomsk in Siberia, in February through a worldwide web dating agency. Now, just nine months

A couple fear for the health of their three young children after learning they are to have an electricity substation installed yards from their house. Rebecca and Robert Edge live with their three children - Kathryn, four, Jacob, two, and Laura, one -

PHOENIX returned to winning ways with a 4-0 victory over Golcar. The Huddersfield side began brightly pushing Phoenix back in the early minutes, but it was Phoenix who went ahead when a Jimmy Spencer corner found his brother, Danny, unmarked to head home

Keighley captured three Yorkshire titles when the regional cyclo-cross championships were held at Bronte School last weekend. Holy Family school took the Under-16 title in their first attempt at cyclo-cross racing. The team was Thomas Marshall, Jonathan

RUGBY LEAGUE teams which merged at the start of the season have decided to change their name. Keighley's Worth Village and Celtic clubs agreed to a merger deal as the season got underway in September. For the opening weeks they have played under the name

MEMBERS of Keighley's Bismillah Karate Club enjoyed success at the Shukokai National Championships Matthew Whitaker was second in the 8-4kyu boys with Joanne Robinson third in the girls event. Lindsey Shepherd was 2nd in the 5ft and over with Kuhram Ilyas

Two of Bradford City's most experienced players have joined the call for a limit on on the number of foreign players in English football. As the Bantams prepare to face Chelsea's star-studded "Foreign Legion" at Stamford Bridge tomorrow Dean Windass and

with Tom Smith POLITICIANS? Funny folk, aren't they? One minute they're telling you that their party has expunged every bit of sleaze, double dealing and corruption from its ranks. The next minute skeletons come out of the cupboard by Santa's sack-full

The demise of the Keighley Business Forum has sent shock waves rippling through many aspects of life in the area. The fact that such a pioneering organisation which has fought tooth and nail for Keighley has gone to the wall is in some ways unbelievable

OTLEY AC's Ian Fisher won the third Sport Direct West Yorkshire Cross-Country League race at Thornes Park, Wakefield, on Sunday. Fisher soon came to the fore of the 170 strong field and he increased his margin all the way through the race. By the end

Oakbank's Under-14 football team have got the season off to a flying start winning all seven matches. They have reached the final of the Bradford Early Season Cup which is to be played on a non-league ground early in December. They have also reached the

A SKIPTON business man has claimed his business has lost thousands of pounds because of the North Yorkshire County Council music scheme. Edward Haythornwhite, owner of Time and Tune on Otley Street has been protesting against the council's decision to

Drug-squad officers seized more than 450 ecstasy tablets when they carried out an early-morning raid on a Keighley flat. The haul, worth an estimated £4,500, was found under the mattress of the bed in which German nationals Harold Rohlig, 35, and his

Only a handful of people turned up at a meeting to discuss how the money should be spent - even though Bramhope had fought a six-year battle to get it in the first place. The money had originally been pocketed by Leeds City Council from the sale of the

MY robin came back the other day and (sorry about this, kiddywinks) brought to mind another long word: symbiosis. Before you reach for your dictionaries, let me explain. Symbiosis is a term used by natural scientists (is an un-natural scientist one who

The trial of Brian Whitaker, of Wine Beck Farm, Bolton Road, Addingham, was halted for legal arguments. Mr Whitaker is chairman of the local committee of the Abbeyfield Society, which plans to build a £7.5 million integrated care centre on the site. He

People living in Burley-in-Wharfedale have provided a shot in the arm to the village community council by responding in numbers to a questionnaire designed to gather evidence to fight development of a piece of land. The community council is determined

GIGGLESWICK School's millennium production of Jesus Christ Superstar, by Sir Tim Rice, is to be honoured by the writer's presence at one of its showings in early December. "It is a very exciting time for us," said geography teacher David Fox, who has

The Wharfe Street Action Group rightly proclaims that Leeds City Council's decision not to support the controversial application is a victory for people power after two-and-a-half years of fighting the proposals. City councillor Phil Coyne is also right

Fisher soon came to the fore of the 170 strong field and he increased his margin all the way through the race. By the end he was almost 200 metres clear of Leeds City's Andy Beevers with Bingley's Chris Cariss running his best race to date to take third

WHAT looked like being an "annus horribilis" has turned into an "annus mirabilis" for Skipton Girls' High School head teacher Diana Chambers. Speaking at the school speech night (held this year at Aireville School, which has more space), she said the

A Keighley boy suffering from cancer met his idols at Liverpool Football Club two days before he died. Ben Parker chatted with top players such as England striker Robbie Fowler on a special trip to the team's training ground. The brave 12-year-old's mum

100 years ago THE last Christmas dinner of the 19th century at Skipton Workhouse would not be washed down with intoxicating liquor it was decided. The subject was an item of annual debate, but this time temperance would prevail and nothing stronger than

Donald Waddington, 76, now of Camberley, Surrey, is a former pupil who fought for his country during the 1939-45 War. The missing memorial was commissioned by grammar school pupils in 1919, in memory of their friends killed in the 1914-18 War. It was

Water baby Bethany Bloor, of Leathley Crescent, took the plunge and swam 50 lengths in three sessions, raising more than £200 for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. The youngster's proud mum said: "She loved water and swimming from an early age. It was

THE 120-year-old Skipton station scooped the highest honours in the Ian Allan National Railway Heritage Awards. Judges described the Northern Spirit run station as "impressive" from the moment people arrived by train. They added that the station was user

A positive climate for learning with commitments to high standards have prompted Ofsted inspectors to give Giggleswick Primary School a glowing report. The three inspectors who visited the school in September found no major weaknesses, and felt it made

A pensioner drove his disability trike down a six-foot deep hole in the pavement when he was dazzled by the sun. Raymond Glover, of Strawberry Street, Keighley, was trapped under the electric vehicle after he ploughed through British Gas barriers in Lawkholme

She may be something of a 'lady,' but Nicky Henderson's mare Fiddling the Facts, holds a great chance in this Saturday's featured race, the Hennessy Congnac Gold Cup at Newbury. She was favourite for this year's Grand national until coming to grief at

Keighley Albion 25, Sheffield Hawks 6 - Keighley Albion held a 'Sponsors Day' at Crossflatts and turned on the style to celebrate. The boys hit top form as they ran in five tries to one in a superb display of open football. A convincing performance was

Keighley 2nds 37, Wharfedale 13 - THE Crusaders were due to play Old Brodleians but due to a double booking of games at Brodleians a fixture was arranged against the Wharfe-dale side. Wharfedale were unbeaten and have piled up the points, but against

THERE were goal galore in Saturday's league matches despite a depleted programme due to the District Cup games. League leaders Cross Hills reached double figures when they entertained Gargrave who played the first half with only ten men. From the start

BIRMINGHAM.15 OTLEY triumphed in a close home encounter with Birmingham/Solihull to remain at the top of Jewson Division One. Coach Peter Clegg took an admitted gamble when he named only forwards on his replacement bench for the battle with one of the

THIS year's Grassington Festival has been hailed a triumph, surpassing all previous presentations. The comments came from festival chairman Judith Joy at the annual general meeting held last week. She said attendance figures had finally passed the 4,000

Although there are times when I could weep for this city of ours and want to run far away from it, a big part of me also yearns to rejoice for the place, to feel wholly a part of it again, to be proud of its achievements. You can't so easily write off

ANY band that fancies itself as the next Blur or Spice Girls should start tuning up as one talented group may be launched on the road to musical stardom. All bands that can play and perform their own repertoire of popular music, are invited to take part

Interestingly, the brewery building still stands in Brewery Road, Ilkley, and its original use is testified by a much faded painted sign on the west wall. The brewery building was erected in 1873 and the business was purchased by the Middlebrook brothers

Having unceremoniously dumped the Conference side out of the FA Cup a few weeks ago they will come to Guiseley determined to gain revenge. Guiseley for their part need to win to give their season a boost and maintain spectator interest. Non-league clubs

Addingham.........4 Sutton United....................1 ON the back of three successive wins a buoyant Addingham side entertained division one strugglers, Sutton Utd, and once again took maximum points to keep up the pressure at the top of the table. A

Railtrack and the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority have identified Horsforth as one of 31 potential new stations across the county - and the Horsforth scheme has been earmarked for early implementation. A report to be discussed tomorrow by

And they have warned to that unless more help was forthcoming the traditional collection and Remembrance Day parade might not survive. President Ronald Rosindale called for more help when he made an address at the end of the parade in Ilkley earlier this

THE Prince of Wales has launched a new scheme to help young people set up businesses in the Dales. The Prince visited Hawes this month to announce the new scheme which provides support, including financial, for business start-ups by people aged 18-30

Residents of Steeton and Eastburn have formed an action group to fight a proposed massive development which threatens to change the two villages forever. The villagers have formed the Action Committee for Eastburn (ACE) to spearhead a campaign to prevent

A councillor has hit out at the treatment of elderly people in Haworth. Tory Worth Valley councillor Glen Miller has branded Bradford council's chairman of services for older people as 'totally disrespectful'. Cllr Miller is calling on Labour-run Bradford

A rugby player who has excelled at both league and union is the latest monthly winner in our Search for a Sporting Star competition, run in conjunction with Taywood Homes. Stephen Mortimer, of Meadow-croft, Fell Lane, Keighley, has scooped this month's

To many, BMX racing is something associated with children - a pastime popular in the 1980s and early 1990s. Most youngsters who took up the hobby in those days have long since disposed of their chunky-tyred machines - but not Martin Ogden. Now 25, he

Leeds Road is blooming with restaurants old and new and a Friday night meal out with friends Julie and Jan saw us trying out one of the most recently-opened - the Khaima. Billed as an Arabian-style eating place, the decor was lovely although not as much

A young illustrator is hoping his bold and colourful designs will get him into films after stamping their mark on the illustration world. Stephen Waterhouse only left college 12 months ago but his work is already becoming well known in the art business

The leaders of two under-threat community groups have spoken of the devastating effect the closures would have on a deprived Bradford estate. A children's care scheme and an elderly support group in Holme Wood, Bradford, both face the axe after losing

Thousands of women who use Bradford's breast-care services each year can look forward to further improvements. Specialists from Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital highlighted advances in the treatment of women with breast disease, as well

The train now standing at Hawes Station is going - nowhere. It is the most conspicuous object at the Dales Countryside Museum, reminding us of Hawes Joint Station and the 40-mile-long Wensleydale railway of beloved memory. The Wensleydale line was special

LORRAINE BEHRENS spends a few days in Scotland, and wishes her stay could have been longer... You take your chances when you book holiday accommodation. Having recently made a quick exit from a revolting B&B in Chester (nylon sheets, sticky carpets

A fortnight ago, the curtain came down in Bradford on a triumphant, two-week run of a musical that's become a 20th century classic. In nine days' time, it rises on another, similar presentation, for which there'll be nary a spare seat in the house. In

A competition for people to come up with new signs was launched after massive opposition to the controversial 'Welcome to Leeds' signs that went up across the district from April. Aireborough councillors Mike and Moira Dunn and Tony Addison launched the

The china mugs feature a special logo designed by the church's lay reader and organist Dick Watson. His black and white design, which features the church's name, the year 2000 and the Christian symbol of a fish, was picked as the winner from a number

GENEROUS Skipton market traders have helped make Christmas a more memorable occasion with a large donation to the Chamber of Trade. Between them they collected a massive £2,200 and put it towards Christmas lights and the town's medieval markets. The cheque

Villagers are being urged to attend a public meeting to air their views on major roadworks. The busy main road through Denholme will be shut completely for at least four weeks as part of a £200,000 scheme drawn up by Bradford council. The mayor of Denholme

This year's Grassington Festival has been hailed a triumph, surpassing all previous festivals. Chairman Judith Joy said attendance figures had finally passed the 4,000 mark over a range of 30 events. The new facilities in Grassington Town Hall, including

A bid to mark the Millennium in Wrose by producing a limited edition commemorative plate has been put back on track. On Tuesday, the Telegraph & Argus revealed that Wrose Community Centre had been awarded a loss guarantee under the Millennium Challenge

Bingley is to get a trendy new wine bar, despite initial opposition to the plans. Around £150,000 has been invested in creating The Library Wine Bar in Main Street which has been named after the listed old library building it occupies. It is due to be

Police are warning drunken rowdies who cause trouble in Bradford city centre - your time is up. Officers have launched regular foot patrols and held meetings with licensees of pubs and clubs because of increases in violence. And they are warning troublemakers

ILKLEY Badminton Club's Sixth Division mixed team, playing at home against North Bradford's 'B' team, won the match by five rubbers to four, Vicky Ryan and David Varney winning two rubbers, Lesley Eccles and Lee Spence winning two and Janet Green and

THE year 2000 could see a major change in the way terminally ill Craven people are treated. Manorlands, the Oxenhope based hospice which has been established for 25 years, plans to build a brand new day and home care centre in or around Skipton. Part

Silsden farmer David Holmes has been jailed for six months after magistrates found him guilty of cruelty to animals. Bachelor Holmes, 43, of Hainsworth Farm, faced ten offences of cruelty under the Protection of Animals Act and of failing to comply with

It has been confirmed this week that the Right Reverend David Smith (pictured right), will be in the town to mark the year 2000. He has accepted an invitation from the Ilkley Parish Church Millennium committee to join in with a giant party at All Saints

AIREVILLE School in Skipton is celebrating a major achievement of coming in the Government's list of 100 most improved schools in the country. The school league tables, published yesterday (Thursday), are predictable for a selective system which operates

After over a century of trading in its sole Skipton shop, award-winning butcher Drake & Macefield, of Otley Street, is to open a second shop in Settle on Monday. Established in 1898, Drake & Macefield's expansion into North Craven ensures that

Woolston Wildcats 0, Albion Cats 38 - Albion Cats, Keighley's womens' rugby league team, did not play well on Sunday but came away with an impressive victory over Woolston. In the opening minute Sarah Cartwright picked up possession on her own line and

Bradford Grammar School went down 24-7 at home to Lancaster RGS in a match where two weak sides struggled to find their form. Unfortunately, they were able to dominate only for short periods and errors were the norm. Bradford's period of domination came

Whetley Lane Veterans meet the side classed as favourites in their group to go on to the next stage of the FA Umbro Cup (over 40s section) when they play Manchester club Bulls Head tomorrow at Fields (2.00pm). While Whetley have their own former league

Savid Markham talks to ANDY MYERS Andy Myers returns to Stamford Bridge tomorrow, warning his Bradford City team-mates not to get drawn into the big match atmosphere and forget the reason for their visit. Myers, who joined City from Chelsea last summer

with The Rev Paul Moore, of St Andrew's, Kildwick Andrew was a fisherman. He worked long, hard nights with his brother, Simon, trawling the sea for fish to sell to support their families. One day Andrew didn't arrive home from work until late in the day

SIR - Your correspondent, Mike Smith, probably knows that the glass canopy along Cavendish Street is owned by the Council - others may not realise that it is their responsibility to maintain this part of these fine listed buildings. Most of the damage

The Queen's Speech contained 28 bills, many of which will have an impact on the newspaper industry. This country's newspaper industry remains concerned about the effectiveness of legislation aimed at ending government secrecy. The list of bills includes

Spa Athletic.........4 Trojans..............4 STUDENTS of the recent form guide will not have been too surprised at this scoreline with Trojans' last three games yielding 22 goals and Spa boasting the worst defensive record in the division. The game was

Despite hundreds of objections, plans for student flats at Trinity and All Saints College and two, three and four-storey blocks of 27 flats at Hawksworth Road were both given the go-ahead by councillors at the Development Control Panel (West) meeting

Residents may be 'hopping mad' that the new service does not run between Addingham and Ilkley but will take passengers to Steeton railway station and the nearby Airedale Hospital, parish councillor Bill Preston has warned. "Someone has just foisted it

PHILLIP MARTIN WELSH, of 11 Prospect Crescent, Exley Head, Keighley, was ordered to pay £200 including £50 compensation for stealing confectionery from Sandra Ridding. Lee Gavin Pearson, of 8 Wensley-dale House, Whinfield Drive, Braith-waite, was ordered

People living in Burley-in-Wharfedale have provided a shot in the arm to the village community council by responding in numbers to a questionnaire designed to gather evidence to fight development of a piece of land. The community council is determined

THE Yorkshire Dales National Park is to continue to battle for a complete ban on off-road vehicles using green lanes despite its request being turned down by environment minister Michael Meacher. Mr Meacher has told park officials he has no evidence to

Keighley Business Forum was quietly formed in 1989 and purposely kept a low profile. Slowly but surely it went from strength to strength - boosting Keighley's economy and working in the interests of local businesses. The forum was the brainchild of Iain

Holy Family has come out top of the local league of secondary schools. Of the four Keighley GCSE and A-level centres - Greenhead Grammar, Holy Family, Keighley College and Oakbank School - the school has scored the highest average number of points for

There can be nothing but praise for the way the charity has set out to save the historic chapels at Ilkley cemetery but White Wells cottage is a different matter entirely. At present White Wells is not in danger of crumbling or being wrecked by vandals

Rhydding, aware of the importance of this game stated positively with the majority of the possession, but failed to convert easy chances. Ben Rhydding were caught on the break twice in the first-half, found short in defence and paid the ultimate price

SPORTING legend Henry Cooper will be the highlight of Keighley Boxing Festival -- when he attends the annual Holy Family show on Monday. Boxers lined up for action include Thomas Binns, Mark Kilroy, Craig Higgs, Luke Tuck, Danny Spilsbury, David Ireland

Speed humps placed along Leathley Avenue and Leathley Road by Bradford Council, earlier this year, were intended to curb speeding and discourage larger vehicles from cutting through the village. But residents say the humps are too low to stop motorists

Bradford Council's countryside service wants to transfer management of White Wells to the Bradford Building Preservation Trust (BBPT). But after meeting the chairman of the BBPT, Ilkley Civic Society chairman Bob Tilley wrote to countryside officer Danny

BRIGHT sparks at a Barnoldswick school have shone in a regional road safety quiz. A team of four pupils from Coates Lane Primary School emerged the overall winners in the final of the East Lancashire Fire Safety Quiz on Friday night. They faced tough

Parish councillors turned out last week to help conduct a Silsden traffic count. The drive has been spear-headed by wheelchair-bound road-safety campaigner Beryl Simister. Mrs Simister is fighting to get unadopted Spencer Avenue made up at Bradford council's

For more than two-and-a-half years, residents from the Wharfe Street Action Group (WSAG) had opposed the plans by PH Plasterers to demolish the disused Victorian building, currently owned by Park Lane College. And at a Development Control Panel (West)

Nurses at Wharfedale General Hospital in Otley have given him the nickname because of the number of times he has ended up in casualty. Timber foreman Howard's fiancee, Dawn Banks, 35, said: "He's known as the Thumb because of the amount of times he's

High-flying Keighley Busin-ess Forum has gone bust with the loss of nine jobs. The decision to go into liquidation follows the financial collapse of the forum's spin-off sister company NCEEM two weeks ago with debts thought to be around £300,000. Last-minute

Soccer Craven League Premier Division Gargrave v Oxenhope Rec Grassington v Keighley Embsay v Colne CC Bulldogs v Rimington Skipton LMS v Cononley Division One Bradley v Cowling Carleton v Grindleton Clitheroe Utd v Addingham Hellifield v Intake Oxenhope

Stef Szczur enjoyed his best performance of the season for Ukrainians against Nelson 'A' in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League Super Szczur gained three valuable points with a 6-4 victory. A victory over Tom Lacey was followed by a 24-22,

Airedale men put in a near faultless performance to thrash Hull YPI 6-1 on Saturday. It strengthens their second place spot in Division Two as leaders Slazengers could only manage a 1-1 raw at home to David Brown's and Chapletown lost 4-3 to Boston Spa

Albion/Bingley U-18s 26 Eastmoor Under 18s 8 - Albion showed they have arrived at Under 18 level with this comprehensive victory over Eastmoor. The home side got off to a good start with good handling seeing Anthony Scott go in at the corner. Then shortly

Keighley Albion 'A' 18 Todmorden 22 - Albion lost this closely fought match in the first round of the Halifax Cup. Though the home side frequently drew level they never managed to take the lead and so at the end lost to an unfortunate try. The visitors

Crusader Colts went down 31-8 to an impressive Wharfedale side. Starved of possession the Crusdaers were unable to get the ball oftenenough to impressive centres Jon Finn and Peter Lee-Gallon. Their points came from a try by finn and a penalty by Martin

Horden 35, Crusaders 9 - A STRONG finish by Horden secured a clear victory, but the one-sided score did not reflect the whole of the match. Until the last 20 minutes Crusaders were always in the game, although they were never in front. A penalty goal

Eastburn Under-10's beat Harden 4-3 thanks to a late winner. Harden battled back after being two goals down and Eastburn made it 3-2 only for an own goal to put Harden level. Eastburn's scorers were Selina Steventon, Kai Fenton, Scott New and Andrew Shackleton

Silsden Ladies let an early lead slip away to an 8-2 defeat at the hands of Burnley Borough. Emma scored first to put Silsden in the lead, but Burnley hit back and the Cobbydale girls let their heads drop. Shelley Donohoe scored the second goal and was

Three Horses pulled off a 6-3 win over Craven Athletic in the District FA Sunday Cup. Their previous meeting, in the league, had resulted in a 3-3 draw, but this time Horses were determined to make sure they were not taken to extra time. Raiseprint/Star

REGENT VICTORIA took an early 2-0 lead over Victoria Hotel in the only Premier Division game played last weekend. Goals by Kieron Sloan and Richard Murphy gave them the advantage, but Hotel soon hit back, forcing Regent to score an own goal before John

ipon City......2 Following a run of good results, Ilkley went into this match full of confidence. It was no surprise to see Ilkley take the earliest of leads when good approach play by David Tod and Chris Smith opened up a static Ripon defence allowing

Craven Football Association Slater Marchant Craven Challenge Cup holders Barnoldswick United are through to the semi-finals after beating Kelbrook 3-2 away in the quarter-finals but they needed to come back from behind twice to take it to extra time.

Yorkshire's cross-country championship has been won by Keighley & Craven Athletics Club -- with one round still to go. The club's ladies team captured the title before the fourth and final round is run in January. They fought off strong challenges

Mike Cheseldine, who is assistant manager at HSBC Bank in Horsforth Town Street, claims that cars are cutting through the car park at the junction of Hall Park Avenue and Fink Hill, opposite popular Hall Park, to avoid delays at the busy junction. And

The 18-year-old, of Eaton Road, Ilkley, (pictured below), organised Think Pink - a fundraising dinner at Browns wine bar and restaurant, The Grove, where she works part-time. Staff and customers dressed in pink, the charity's colour, and waitresses donned

EARBY Library faces closure as part of a package of sweeping cuts that threaten a quarter of Lancashire's libraries. A total of 23 libraries across Lancashire, plus two of the county's 12 mobile libraries and two trailer libraries are threatened with

The day of reckoning has been set for residents battling to stop the construction of five houses next to West Riddles-den Hall. On Wednesday, December 8, solicitors for the developers will appeal against Bradford council's refusal of planning permission

A nurse struck off for misconduct won back her right to unrestricted practice at a hearing in London on Tuesday. Lillian Deakin, 44, had been struck off after a hearing of the UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting's professional

Business adviser Mr Hurlow, 39, who has two children, cut out a range of foods including soya, beans, cabbage and cow's milk from his diet after a chance meeting with staff at the York Nutritional Laboratory. His wife, Irene, a child minder, said: "The

Under Bradford Council's reorganisation from a three to a two-tier system of education, the buildings in Chapel Street are due to become redundant next year. Already one Addingham resident, Harry Rowlinson, has called for the school to be transformed

Residents of Oxenhope and Leeming met on Wednesday night in a bid to halt a new housing development. Between 70 and 80 residents met in Oxenhope First School to discuss the proposed development of 25 new homes on Leeming field, as well as the new draft

Most people want to mark this millennium Christmas more memorably than others and are making sure that their shopping bug is not beaten by its millennium counterpart. Most antiques dealers reported that September and October did not pick up as quickly

WELL, he's been at it again, our Charlie Boy. And, if you can believe the political correspondents of the national press, he has even managed to upset his new-found friend, Saint Tone. Now I admit that this is a very big if but once again, they report

100 years ago A FRUIT warehouse at the end of Newmarket Street, Skipton, occupied by Messrs John Walker and Son, went up in flames with damage estimated at £150. The fire was initially not thought to be too serious and so the fire engine wasn't used.

National Division One Rosslyn Park 22 Wharfedale 12 (Half-time:15-12) It may have been another vigorous and enterprising display by the Greens but it turned out to be the same old story as they failed to win away from home for the fifth time in five attempts

COUGARS launched their centenary season with a glittering showbiz-style event at Victoria Hall last night (Thursday). BBC presenter Harry Gration was due to be chairman for the evening and and introduce highlights of Keighley Rugby League's past, and

SILSDEN shopkeepers have come out in favour of spy cameras for the town in a bid to tackle crime and vandalism. But the majority of them say they are not prepared to contribute towards the £30,000 price tag - claiming the cost should be taken from their

Keighley's Gala Queens have been crowned carnival queens of Great Britain. Keighley Gala Queen Emma Jones has been chosen as this year's Carnival Queen of Great Britain, with Junior Queen Karen Hudson taking the title of Carnival Princess of Great Britain

Supermarket bosses have launched a legal challenge against Bradford council's decision not to renew a lease on a town-centre car park. City Hall bosses have decided not to renew Morrison supermarket's lease on the Worth Way short-stay car park in Keighley

Vast tracts of local moorland which have been barred to walkers could soon be opened up. The Government's historic decision to allow people to walk on moorland, heath, mountains and common land was announced last week in the Queen's Speech. It will open

Keighley and Craven faces a new threat in its bid to gain millions of pounds of European regeneration cash. The British government has already decided that run-down areas of Keighley and South Craven are worthy of grants through the Objective 2 scheme

A former Scoutmaster has successfully appealed against his conviction for possessing an indecent image of two naked boys. Colin Gaines, 46, who was in charge of the 11th Keighley Scouts in the early 1980s, was fined £1,000 after being found guilty by

Patients are having operations at evenings and weekends to help Bradford hospitals meet tough Government waiting list targets. Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's - has increased operating theatre sessions

Five British women, including one from Bradford, were today footslogging across Antarctica, bidding to make history by becoming the first all-female expedition to walk to both poles. Pulling sledges weighing up to twice their body weight, they are two

Shoppers have given the thumbs-up to Bradford as the best place to get their festive gifts. People have been out in force this week hunting for Christmas bargains, building up to yesterday's crowded scene. They are expected to flock into the centre tomorrow

Today and every Saturday between now and Christmas we begin a series of articles highlighting some of the best stories in the Telegraph & Argus's top-selling new book to mark the Millennium, Stories of the Century. Here we feature extracts from the

An exhibition of the work of British photographer David Bailey is now open to the public at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television until February 6 after which it goes on international tour. Bailey was in Bradford to launch it. JIM GREENHALF