Victoria Rangers 38 Keighley Albion 'A' 10 In one of the few matches to take place in the area the Albion second team stood up well in the second round of the League Express National Cup but in the end lost to the greater fire-power of the Bradford side
Nelson Nomads closed the gap on leaders Embassy 'A' to six points after beating Lothersdale 'B' 6-4 in the First Division. Lothersdale needed the points to stave off relegationm and put up a creditable performance with David Galley playing well to beat
COUGAR CUBS Under-12's rubbed shoulders with the best rugby league players in the world when they met Brisbane Broncos players this week. Peter Bibby, coach of the young Keighley side, used his contacts at the top of Australian rugby league to engineer
COUGARS A team raced to a comfortable victory over Widnes Vikings -- but the match could have brought a further injury blow to Daio Powell's career. The impressive Aussie was making his season's debut with the club after building up his fitness, but was
THE HOTTEST father and son team in motorsport showed they are still on top when Stock Car Racing went indoors for the first time. Frankie Wainman senior - the grandad of the sport - and his son Frankie jnr, both from Silsden, started their 2001 season
COUGARS beat Monday's Silk Cut Challenge Cup deadline with the last-minute signing of former Super League star Craig Murdock. The 27-year-old former Wigan and Hull half-back is returning to the professional ranks after injury forced him out of the top
PAKISTANI all-rounder Raja Arshad will lead Barnoldswick's challenge for honours in the Ribblesdale Cricket League next season. Arshad spent the second half of last season with Sale CC, but returns to Victory Park after spending a successful 1999 season
CRAVEN Cricket League teams will have two new venues on their fixture lists next season with the acceptance of the Cullingworth and Ingrow clubs into membership. Like Denholme, who joined the league last season, both clubs have quit the Bradford Central
WHARFEDALE'S home game against Newbury in National Division Two looks to be the easiest challenge facing the three Craven rugby union sides tomorrow, although after successive defeats by Kendal and Rugby, the Dalesmen are under some pressure to get back
SIR - Regarding your editorial Comment and story about asylum-seekers being terrorised. While not supporting these bullying tactics, I feel these are not racist attacks but protests against the out-of-touch Council and the Government. As anyone who lives
100 years ago CRAVEN was in mourning following the death of Queen Victoria. As reported in a special article in last week's Herald, the monarch died at her home at Osborne on the Isle of Wight. People had been prepared for the worst and throughout the
The Sunday Times Good Hospital Guide is the most authoritative and accurate measure of hospital standards, according to the General Medical Council. The guide, compiled by the Imperial College School of Science, Technology and Medicine, confirms that
West Bowling have their last chance to put some silverware on the table when they visit Thatto Heath Crusaders in the second round of the League Express National Cup. Bowling have the added incentive of a trip to Woolston of Warrington if they overcome
Cleckheaton, underdogs in the last round when they defeated Wigton, are quite happy to wear the same hat tomorrow in the last 16 of the Intermediate Cup. "Wigton were favourites when we played them at Moor-end," said Cleckheaton's captain John Bentley
New signing Gary Locke will fulfil a prime ambition when he makes his Premiership debut for Bradford City. And he hopes his free transfer move from Hearts, completed yesterday, will revive his international ambitions. The 25-year-old has signed a two-year
Bradford City have asked the Jamaican FA to release injured midfield player Jamie Lawrence so that he can receive treatment at Valley Parade for a toe injury. The 30-year-old joined up with the Reggae Boyz earlier this week for friendlies against Bolivia
Two women are hoping to make a splash for a Riddlesden playgroup. Jacqui Kirton and Molly Naylor are each hoping to swim two miles to raise funds for Bramble Hedge playgroup. Jacqui's sister Michelle Vink, the playgroup's chairman, says the group is in
A positive outlook and busy pen have helped Edna Dolphin survive ovarian cancer. Keen poet Edna decided to put her talent to use while enduring a year's chemotherapy treatment. "I think you've got to keep a strong mind," she says, "To be as strong as
A frustrated farmer has put up huge painted placards on his land in a second public protest against his bank. Harry Sutcliffe, 44, and his wife Linda, 42, of Cow House Farm, Cullingworth, are demanding answers from Barclays Bank, which they claim gave
Marieke Lammers hopes a visit to Glusburn has expanded her career prospects. The 24-year-old teacher from the Dutch town of Dronten is on a four-week placement at Glusburn County Primary school. Since qualifying in April 1999 she has been supply teaching
A freelance marketing consultant is being brought in to expand the Keighley town centre web site. Carolyn Spencer will spend two months working for Keighley Town Centre Management. The site (www.keighley.towntalk.co.uk) already includes news and details
Brewer Timothy Taylor launched a massive fundraising drive in its pubs for the Manorlands Sue Ryder Care Centre on Tuesday. Charles Dent, managing director of the Keighley brewery, announced at the launch of the three-month period of fundraising, that
Leading Bradford construction group Totty Construction has been awarded a major contract worth £4.2 million to build a Brewers Fayre restaurant in Enfield, near London. This major project continues the longstanding partnering relationship between Totty
Police believe a teenager who went missing from Keighley more than a fortnight ago may now be in Hull. Sharmaine Louise Hodgson, 15, who has never run away before, was last seen at her home in Drewry Road on January 4. Police initially believed she might
The accident and emergency department at Airedale Hospital opened new facilities on Wednesday Paul Hudson, weather presenter for BBC Look North, was on hand to officially open the new admissions ward and three bay resuscitation room, with special facilities
Fifteen pubs in West Yorkshire have new owners after a purchase by one of the country's leading independent pub companies, Avebury Taverns. It acquired all the interests of the Northamptonshire-based Stanford Pub Company - including seven pubs in Bradford
Work has begun this week on a £26,000 programme to rebuild damaged flood walls at Stockbridge. The Leeds-based Envir-onment Agency says construction work has begun on repairing a damaged section of wall at Worth Bank, downstream of Aireworth Bridge. The
The world premiere of a musical about the Bronts will take place at Brighouse High School next week. Bells - which gets its name from the pen name used by the Bronts - is written by Saltaire creative writer Eddie Lawler. The cast of more than 50 staff
Local historian Ian Dewhirst is to be the guest speaker at Keighley Civic Dinner. Ian, of Raglan Avenue, who was awarded the MBE for his services to local history, will talk at the unique dinner on Friday, March 30, at East Riddlesden Hall. The dinner
Ex-soldiers from the Green Howards regiment will be visiting Haworth tomorrow to receive the medals of one of their comrades who died recently. Jack Webb from Haworth served in the army for 31 years, was awarded nine medals and reached the rank of Regimental
A Riddlesden man has become the first person to undergo a revolutionary new heart operation at Airedale Hospital. Tony Brook, 62, has been fitted with a state-of-the-art device which delivers a small electric shock to keep the heart going when it is in
A WEST Craven charity support group set up just a year ago has handed out cheques totalling £2,500 to other local good causes. Barnoldswick and Earby Bosom Friends was founded by a group of West Craven women with the intention of providing support, help
A FOOTBRIDGE could be provided for Cononley rail passengers to help them catch trains. Passengers eager to catch a Leeds or Bradford-bound train are forced to set off earlier than usual from their homes. This is because the village's level crossing barriers
A VILLAGE institute roof is in such a bad state that users fear it could come crashing down around them unless urgent extensive work is done. Low Bentham's Victoria Institute is run by a committee of local volunteers who have spent the last couple of
THE railway bridge over Shortbank Road, Skipton, has been described as "unsafe" and "unsightly" by local residents. Alex Bentley, County Councillor for Skipton East, said he had received letters and dozens of phone calls from residents concerned about
CONCERN over the future of health care services in Craven was voiced by council chiefs this week. Craven District Council's regeneration and development committee expressed its worries about the proposed merger between frontline health services in Craven
PARENTS are to be asked if they want to see changes to the way children are selected for Skipton's two grammar schools. The consultation will not include an option to scrap the selective system. Nor will it include alternatives to the current verbal and
A SKIPTON business, set up from Jacqui Wild's home with just two months' child benefit, now has an annual turnover of £120,000 a year and could be franchised nationwide. Paddiwack specialises in high street overruns of children's clothing which is then
THERE seems to be trouble at mill down on Hard Rock Farm. The Toms various - Owd, Mid and Yun' - have rarely been seen together socially for weeks and even then they were rarely speaking to each other. Now a silent Owd Tom is something of a novelty and
HERE'S what our Memory Lane picture of last week should have looked like, but fell foul of the gremlins in our print edition. It shows part of Keighley currently undergoing drastic changes. This view of Bow Street at its junction with North Street was
SIR - Over the next year, changes will be taking place in the NHS locally which may affect fundamentally the way health care is delivered in future. We believe that the proposed Craven/Harrogate primary care link will not be in the best interests of local
Education Secretary David Blunkett has told Bradford teachers that targets attacked as unrealistic by union leaders are achievable. In an exclusive interview with the Telegraph & Argus, Mr Blunkett backed goals set for Bradford which would mean it
A family of asylum seekers told today how they are living in fear after three attacks on their Shipley home in the last month. The attacks, which are being treated as racial by police, have been condemned by councillors who say culprits could be evicted
A string of property companies are queuing up for the £1 million auction of a parade of shops in the heart of Shipley. And town centre bosses say the interest being shown in the Market Square premises is indicative of investors' growing confidence in
Devoted carer Jacqueline Shaw has been left sickened after thieves stole a treasured ornament from her partner's garden only days after he died. For two decades Miss Shaw was the partner of Robert Patton and then his carer after he was struck down with
The former wife of one of the country's most evil killers has spoken out after speculation that he could be an inmate in a cushy new high-security wing of Wakefield Prison. The £500,000 extension will house only about five violent and dangerous prisoners
Radical plans to take 27,000 houses out of Bradford Council control ran into a storm from staff today. Union officers said housing workers had been instructed to act as ambassadors for the controversial proposal which has yet to be approved by councillors
A volunteer police officer and her colleague have been given certificates of bravery for saving people in a burning block of flats. Special Constable Cheryl Isherwood and PC Michael Ryan acted on instinct as they rushed into the three-storey building
Top officers will be carpeted unless they get their budgets under control as Bradford Council heads towards a £4.4 million deficit in March. For far from reining in their budgets, as instructed by the executive committee, some directors estimate overspending
A charity ball in Bradford is set to be a knockout, with guests being given the chance to bid for a pair of boxing gloves signed by world champion Prince Naseem Hamed. The Sheffield-based boxer sent the gloves after Bradford Marie Curie Cancer Care fundraiser
Shamrocks entertained Oxenhope on a dangerous rock hard pitch with both teams doing well to keep their footing. Shammies started off brightly with some good moves on their way to a 2-0 Supplementary Cup victory. Lee Rhodes put Shamrocks ahead with a well
IT wasn't that long ago when parking in Craven was free. Someone decided that a bit of revenue was possible and suddenly the monster was let loose. Car parking charges now form a significant part of Craven's budget and year in, year out, the council turns
Bradford Park Avenue must get their push for promotion to the UniBond Division One back on track and manager Trevor Storton has promised a shake-up for tomorrow's home meeting with basement club Congleton Town. Avenue led the division at the turn of the
Bulls stars Henry Paul and James Lowes joined forces with the club's corporate executive Mark Minton to have a flutter on the cards last night. It was all part of a special evening for sponsors at Valley Parade
A Lancashire-based business consortium is being linked with a £10m takeover of Challenge Cup holders Bradford Bulls. The shock news broke last night at the club's sponsors evening at Valley Parade which was attended by around 120 local businesses. But
The facts about the housing stock owned by the council taxpayers through the local authority appear to be fairly stark. There are 27,000 homes, many of them needing substantial investment to make them comfortable and, in some cases, habitable. Yet the
A Glusburn parish councillor has called for a public inquiry into a decision made three years ago by North Yorkshire county council. Cllr Philip Baker launched a scathing attack on North Yorkshire's handling of the village's transport problems at last
Keighley grandmother Sylvia Boyes has risen from school lollipop patrol guardian to the voice of nuclear disarmament. Twenty years ago, 57-year-old Mrs Boyes was guiding children across the street to a village school, and today she is leading the fight
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is offering free travel to everyone living in Keighley or the Worth Valley throughout February. The free February promotion is aimed at raising awareness of the K&WVR's unique Residents Railcard scheme. The Railcard
The monthly produce markets in Bingley are continuing on the fourth Saturday of each month at the market, in Chapel Lane. They will be at the earlier time of 9am -- until 1pm -- and feature local produce direct from the producer. The first market of the
In 1878, St Mary Magdalene Church was consecrated. In 1907, the New Liberal Club at Wyke was opened. In 1910, Bradford's new City Court opened. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 26, 1976...A trial run of music and comedy shows is being launched
Heavy snow and freezing conditions brought hazardous driving conditions to the area on Sunday. But it provided a bonus for youngsters. Children were able to bring out their sledges for the second time in three weeks. All main routes remained clear, but
The train which operators hope will signal a new era for rail travel on the Airedale line was officially launched this week. One of Northern Spirit's £60 million fleet of new Class 333s made a celebratory return journey from Leeds to Bradford, with several
Consumers in Yorkshire and Humberside are more optimistic about the future economic outlook but the 'feel good factor' is below the UK average according to a report published today. The report by economic analysts Business Strategies shows that by the
A supply teacher shortage has left Keighley primary schools stretched to the limit, the KN can reveal. Some local primary schools have to struggle with depleted staff when teachers are absent. "It's extremely difficult to get any primary supply at the
GOOD Samaritans who helped victims of the recent floods in Keighley were thanked in person by Prime Minister Tony Blair this week . People who helped stricken families during the region's worst floods for 50 years attended a special reception at 10 Downing
Police are investigating a possible link following two armed raids in as many days on Keighley newsagents' shops. In both cases the raiders brandished knives and escaped with undisclosed amounts of cash. In the first incident -- last Wednesday afternoon
Army-mad John Emmott had his passing out parade last Friday after completing phase one of his army training. John, 17, went to Holy Family school and was an army cadet in Keighley. He was accepted last September at the army training regiment in Pirbright
Hohammed Sajawal with his grandfather's First World War medals A major exhibition highlighting the part played by ethnic minorities in British military history is coming to Keighley. The display, organised by the Ministry of Defence, is called 'We Were
Cliffe Castle Museum is set to get a major revamp, thanks to a £208,000 National Lottery grant. Bradford council's executive committee will be asked to approve a £69,000 capital contribution towards the project when it meets on Tuesday (January 30). Other
A 25-year-old Keighley man escaped a "fine" from a judge after his mobile phone went off twice while he was sitting in the dock at Bradford Crown Court. Judge Roger Scott ordered the confiscation of Mark Henry's phone when its bleeping interrupted discussions
A woman from Oxenhope will be travelling to America this spring to carry out scientific chimpanzee field research with the charity Earthwatch after winning a millennium award. Pauline Bedford, 61, will be working near Seattle with leading scientists on
A young Kurdish asylum seeker was left out in the cold when he arrived at Keighley. Immigration officials sent him to the town from Liverpool, penniless, unable to speak English and carrying only refugee papers and a note of an address. Only through the
NEW jobs and a bright future are on the horizon for one of West Craven's most important companies. The Holiday Cottages Group, based at Spring Mill, Earby, has been sold to the Cendant Corporation of America for an undisclosed sum. Managing director Steve
LAST March Edna Dolphin was diagnosed with cancer. She and her husband were forced to cancel a once-in-a-lifetime holiday as she was admitted into hospital. Eleven months later and she's well on the road to recovery and has used her talents to say thank
AN equal share for equal work is the philosophy behind an organic business set up in Clapham. Run by a workers' co-operative, the innovative approach to business is proving a success for founders Neil and Debby Marshall, Sue Stark, Chris Hart and Nigel
PEOPLE brought up in rural villages are being priced out of the housing market by rich new-comers from towns and cities, according to a recent study. Demand from rich urbanites seeking second homes, and from commuters looking for a place in the countryside
A HETTON woman has put together a photographic exhibition following the plight of Kosovan refugees. Antonia Young will open the exhibition tomorrow (Saturday) at Halifax's Bankfield Museum in recognition of the first Holocaust Memorial Day. It shows the
TELEVISION weatherman Paul Hudson brought a ray of sunshine to Steeton's Airedale Hospital on Wednesday when he opened its revamped casualty unit. And it was a welcome return for Paul who was born at the hospital nearly 30 years ago . "I think I was probably
THE pigeon population in Skipton is to be axed by trapping and killing some of the disease carrying birds. The number of "rats with wings," as Mayor of London Ken Livingstone described them, has been growing out of control in Skipton, and Craven district
Frustrated landowner Rita Skinner today hit out at council bosses who say there is a shortage of building land, but won't allow hers to be used. The Telegraph & Argus reported earlier this month how the Bradford district only has 50 hectares of land
Crime fighting and kick starting inner city rejuvenation have been boosted by a £2.5 million Government grant. The money will help Bradford combat some of its problems, such as low health and education standards and deprived areas plagued by poor housing
Tourists will soon be able to whiz through the city by bus to see its attractions. Transport chiefs see it as a way of beating the hills and ending sore feet and believe visitor numbers will rocket because of the easy travel. A fleet of 'Hoppas' brought
Fire chiefs are hoping to bolster their drive to enlist more women by introducing a brigade child-care service. The West Yorkshire Fire Authority is teaming up with police to supply comprehensive child-care provision as part of its "family friendly" strategy
Experts from the University of Bradford have discovered that air pollution can actually be greater indoors than outdoors. Professor Mike Ashmore, of the Department of Environ-mental Sciences, and his team have discovered that outdoor exposure to pollutants
A mansion, bought for £18,000 in 1950 and converted into a museum, is to undergo a revamp costing almost £400,000. The work will bring 21st Century technology to Cliffe Castle, Keighley, and help boost Bradford's bid to be chosen as the European Capital
Two Bradford patients have been given a new lease of life, thanks to state-of-the-art technology which can kick-start their hearts. Malcolm Haley, 64, from Tong and Tony Brook, 62, from Riddlesden have been fitted with 'intelligent' pacemakers which can
A burglar who terrorised a Bradford pensioner after breaking into her bungalow has won the right to appeal against his life sentence. Ian Szczerba, 27, had tried to force the woman, 71, to tell him where she kept her valuables by spraying her in the face
Widow Lillian Lancaster is recovering today, bruised and bloodied, after being clubbed in the face by a masked burglar. She was woken after the burglar crept into the bedroom of her home in Bellerby Brow, Buttershaw, Bradford, early yesterday. As she
AFTER the euphoria of the previous week's full programme the league came back down to earth with a bump as most of last weekend's matches were frozen off. Only one match survived the arctic conditions with Sutton taking advantage to clock up their first
Darts & Doms Aire Valley League (Jan 8): Division One Kings Arms v Black Bull 5-2, 3-2; Goats Head v Cross Keys 4-3, 3-2; Skipton WMC v Red Lion 2-5, 2-3; Robin Hood v Fleece 2-5, 2-3. Division Two: Skipton Commercial v Kings B 2-5, 2-3; Railway v
Oakbank's Bradford Schools Under-12 cross country champions, from left, Ben Smith, Martin Clough, individual runner-up Robert Gibson, individual champion Jason Walton, Charles Clegg and Scott Fenlan. OAKANK raced away with two team titles in the Bradford
OAKBANK is forging ahead with plans to be the driving force behind a sporting renaissance throughout the Keighley district. This week the Sports College opened a new all weather sports pitch which provides the latest facilities for students -- and local
RUNNERS will be out to challenge the domination of Ian Holmes in the Penistone Hill series of fell races during the Stanbury Splash on Sunday. Holmes will be going for his seventh consecutive victory in the event, in which he set the record of 43mins
Budding rugby stars at Greenhead High School are ready to tackle any team in their crisp new kit. The school has received a fabulous new rugby strip courtesy of the school's caterers Education Contract Services (ECS) and Walkers Crisps. Greenhead ran
IT WAS disappointing that the game at Doncaster last weekend did not go ahead. After a good week's preparation we felt that we could achieve the result we were looking for. Unfortunately, like most clubs we face a midweek fixture and that creates problems
CRAVEN League officials have decided to go for broke in trying to resolve the enormous fixture back-log that has built up as a result of the appalling weather in recent weeks. A number of suggestions have been made, some by the Football Association, others
