THERE is little doubt that vast numbers of vehicles are using Bolling Road in preference to the main Leeds Road in order to pass through traffic-clogged Ilkley. There are, in fact, far more vehicles now using this road than was ever envisaged or intended
Rather than affect morale, Cleckheaton's first defeat of the season last Saturday at Old Brodleians seems to have taken the pressure off them. Consequently 'Cleck' go into their Intermediate Cup quarter-final at home to Bank of Eng-land with their minds
Jim Jefferies will cast an envious eye at the Three Musketeers facing his Bradford City side tomorrow. West Ham's midfield trio Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and Michael Carrick are Jefferies' prototype of the ideal player for the cut and thrust of the Premiership
Brian Noble is hoping that the skills of the game will shine through what is certain to be a tough physical challenge in the Cup at Halifax on Sunday. The Bradford Bulls coach is well aware of the history of some rough matches against their local rivals
The ground capacity for Bradford Bulls' Challenge Cup fifth round tie against Halifax at the Shay on Sunday has been lifted by 50 per cent to 6,906 in a compromise solution. The clubs wanted the current capacity of 4,578 doubled to 9,200 for this clash
CADETS met up with old colleagues at a celebration marking their diamond jubilee. Some travelled to Ilkley from as far away as Turkey while news of others working in Sierra Leone reached the event. The celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the setting
EDUCATION heads are forging ahead with plans to sort out surplus primary school places. There are surplus places in primary schools across the whole of Leeds. And last week, the council's executive board agreed to launch consultations with schools and
AN Ilkley mother is urging others to 'convert' to using real nappies - in a bid to save the environment. Rosie Tudge, who has just adopted a disabled child, Nathan, says she is ditching disposable nappies herself in a crisis of conscience. Mrs Tudge,
ILKLEY Parish Council has welcomed the news that applications for mobile phone masts will now be scrutinised by councillors on the district's area planning panel. The parish council's planning committee - which has powers of recommendation only - has
RESIDENTS living in fear of drivers speeding along their narrow moorland road have called for traffic calming. More than 60 people from Burley Woodhead and Menston met with Bradford Council highways officer Joe Grint last week to voice their fears about
COUNCIL tax payers face an increase in their monthly bills of ten pence to cover the cost of fire brigades. A more than six per cent increase in the precept was agreed last week just to maintain the same level of fire cover. At Friday's budget meeting
THE campaign to save a village's last public toilets may have been lost after wreckers caused more than £1,000 of damage. Residents of Menston recently resisted a plan by Bradford Council to close the village's only public toilets block on Main Street
TRIBUTES have been made to an 'irreplaceable' neighbourhood watch stalwart who died suddenly aged 70. Arthur Blackham of Horsforth, pictured below, collapsed and died of a massive heart attack at a watch meeting in a house at Horsforth. A doctor who happened
A BUYOUT by management has secured the future of a threatened Yeadon textiles factory. The management of Naylor Jennings, based at Green Lane Dyeworks, finally completed the signing of the buyout from Coats Viyella last weekend. The future of the factory
FOUR youths have narrowly escaped jail for their part in a town centre brawl which hospitalised three people and injured another. Two youths and two teenage girls were injured when the 'disgraceful incident' broke out at Newmarket, Otley, in the early
ALTHOUGH we missed out on a game last weekend it has given us a valuable opportunity to evaluate our season so far. We targeted the first eight games and having come through those undefeated we can now take stock and plan for the rest of the campaign.
A doctor who pioneered health services and championed child psychiatry throughout her career in Keighley has died in Riddlesden at the age of 79. Dr Doreen Edith Gledhill was born in Stockwell, London, in 1922. She went to school in Stretton and decided
Tributes were paid this week following the death of a well-known East Morton benefactor and lifelong worker for the community. Malcolm Nelson, who ran a Keighley roofing contractors for many years, died at the age of 80. He was a national pioneer in the
Communication specialists BLUEDOOR Associates are launching a unique support package to tackle branding and internal communication issues during mergers and acquisitions. The Yorkshire-based firm decided to produce the package following research which
Local firms are hoping to get new business with the biggest trade mission to Thailand since the 'Asian Tiger' economy crashed in 1997. Chamber Management Services, the operating company for Bradford, Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chambers of Commerce
Fearful villagers believe children are putting their lives on the line using a zebra crossing after a girl was knocked down. Residents believe a fatality is inevitable on the crossing in Denholme's Main Road. The latest victim - a ten-year-old girl -
Churchgoers in their 60s and 70s have been bopping to the righteous sounds of Abba. Youngsters at a Thwaites Brow church popped in to perform songs by the famous group. They were able to say 'thank you Lord for the music' because the lyrics had been changed
Crews from top BBC children's programme Blue Peter are to film in Haworth. A spokesman for the show said that filming would be on March 6 and 7 at the Bront Parsonage Museum for a piece in which they will tell the story of the famous literary sisters.
A comic spoof on the world of the famous Bront family is coming to the home of the literary giants. Withering Looks is being staged in Haworth to show that entertainment based on the three sisters need not be all gloom and doom. It is the first time the
In 1743, Handel's Oratorio was performed for the first time. In 1836, the Mexican army besieged the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. In 1924, Princess Mary opened the YMCA in Bradford. From the Telegraph & Argus of February 23rd, 1976... Untreated farm-bottled
Most brides' trains trail behind their dresses. But Becky Ward's carried her, husband-to-be Mark Allum and around 25 guests to their wedding. The Cononley couple decided to dump the conventional vintage car on the big day in favour of the 15.18 Cononley
A flood victim is demanding that a balance sheet of the flood disaster appeal fund is published to show how the cash has been spent. Joan O'Hara, whose home in Florist Street, Stockbridge, is still uninhabitable following the floods in the autumn, has
Two officers from the Environment Agency will attend a meeting for Stockbridge residents on Wednesday to discuss the flood defence work in the area. Area co-ordinator Patrick Lawton said: "Over the past six to 12 months people in Stockbridge have expressed
A £4.7million shortfall for flood defence measures will affect people in Keighley and across the rest of Yorkshire, according to the body responsible for carrying out the work. The Environment Agency says the £18.1 million agreed by the Yorkshire Regional
Bradford-based law firm Gordons Cranswick is to boost its presence in the city, as well as expanding its offices in Leeds. A number of Leeds-based staff will move to Bradford and a further three new lawyers are being recruited. At the same time, the firm
A fighting fund is being set up by Keighley traders in their battle to save the market hall. Stall holders in Keighley market claim they still feel under threat, despite Bradford Council pledges that their livelihoods will be protected. The fund will
A market redevelopment similar to that proposed by Wm Morrisons for Keighley has been heralded as a success by the supermarket but dismissed by the chairman of Keighley Market Traders. The market in Widnes, Cheshire, was redeveloped in 1995 by Morrisons
farmers are now checking their animals for foot and mouth disease following the outbreak in Essex. The export of all live animals, meat and dairy products has been banned by the Government. The Irish Government and the European Union have also announced
Blazefield Holdings, which owns six bus companies, including Keighley and District Travel, is negotiating to take over the Lancashire section of an international business. Blazefield this week was reported to be making moves to buy Stagecoach Ribble.
Park rangers could soon be able to issue fixed penalty tickets to people caught dropping litter. The measure is among several being considered by Bradford Council to extend the powers of the service. Other proposals include closer links between park rangers
Ingrow Green old people's home is to be replaced with a state-of-the-art £2.5 million care complex. Bradford council is teaming up with the Royal British Legion to build a three-storey "home for life" catering for at least 40 people. Plans of the complex
A Keighley vicar is holding a blunt razor fundraiser to save his church. The Rev Clive Kirke, of St John's Church, Ingrow, is going to shave with the same disposable razor from Lent to Easter -- about two months. His purpose is to raise money for the
PARENTS in Gargrave are celebrating after news that an out-of-school club can finally be set up in the village. The idea for a club to run after and before school was first raised almost a year ago by governors at Gargrave Primary School. This week, it
GOVERNMENT inspectors have praised Skipton's Ermysted's Grammar School and placed it in the top five per cent of schools nationally. Ofsted inspectors visited the school before Christmas and concluded: "The school is very successful in helping pupils
A £100,000 cash boost will modernise services for adults with learning difficulties in Skipton. The money has been granted by North Yorkshire social services to improve day and accommodation centres in the near future. Tony McIntyre, the area group manager
A FORMER rugby-playing cellist has been employed to breathe some new life into the church choir at Holy Trinity, Skipton. At the tender age of 22, Ben Crick has taken on the job as choirmaster and said he intended to make the choir into something special
WHARFEDALE Rugby Club's predicament of not being able to obtain suitable land on which to build a new pitch could soon be over. The Herald has learnt a potential vendor has come forward, although no firm deal has been made or any price agreed. Gordon
A NEW hourly bus service is to be set up between Skipton and Harrogate thanks to a £602,000 handout. North Yorkshire County Council has won the money from Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's Rural Bus Challenge pot. The money will also help finance
A GROUP of Ilkley residents has pledged to take drastic measures to kill speeding in the town - including organising a slow-moving 'convoy' and a silent street protest. Ilkley Community Against Speeding (ICAS) has been set up by angry residents who claim
A YOUNG Addingham man has hit he high notes in a bagpipes competition. Angus Hartley (above) 18, has won the Open Highland Bagpipe Championship Cup, in the North-East branch of the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association. The Ilkley Grammar School pupil
ILKLEY Carnival Committee has selected the beneficiaries of this year's festivities in tribute to one of the town's most-missed community stalwarts. Jeffrey Martin, who died in November last year, has inspired the committee's choice of charity. A former
AN Ilkley church is hoping to get townsfolk flocking to a brand new haven of peace and tranquillity within its walls. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of a group of parishioners, £56,000 has been spent on the plush refurbishment of the sanctuary at Christchurch
A LUCKY cat waved goodbye to one of his nine lives this week - after entangling himself in a spot of bother. Vets at Ashlands Surgery were amazed to find blue Persian Silver had managed to swallow a length of Christmas ribbon, measuring almost five feet
ALTHOUGH I find this hard to believe, there are people out there who feel that I am something of a cynic. Apparently, I should not sneer when those nice people, the politicians, make us promises: they are, after all, working very hard and doing their
SIR - Although a bit late may I thank you very much for the trouble you took to supply me with the copies of the ATC No 100 squadron featured in the Bygone Keighley supplement in January. We couldn't be 100 per cent sure from the supplement that a certain
SIR, - In your edition of February 15 you carried a report about an unlawful woodyard in Turner Lane in Addingham (headlined 'Village woodyard owner at loggerheads with residents'). This development is vehemently opposed by the residents who live anywhere
A couple who complained to police that protest posters outside their home were being stolen have been warned that they are the ones who could be prosecuted under the Public Order Act. Richard and Carolyn Mozejko put up the banners outside their home in
ON a bright, cold day - perfect for running - Ilkley Harriers contested the penultimate event in the Sport Direct Cross-Country League, at Kippax. The nine Ilkley ladies stormed the results, with the four counters well inside the top ten, and as all nine
Otley Town.........0 Pool.....................1 A hastily re-arranged fixture saw Pool travel the short distance to Otley for their first local derby of the season. With five key players out of action through injury and suspensions Pool were always going
BURLEY TROJANS.......5 HAMPSTHWAITE U......0 BURLEY Trojans kept up the pressure on the leaders in the Harrogate and District Premier Division as they cruised to a comfortable, if not convincing, win against basement club Hampsthwaite. The result sees
RAWDON.............2 BAILDON TRIN...6 TWO years ago Baildon lost at Rawdon in the County Amateur League Division Three and this Wharfedale FA Cup game reflected the different progress made by the two clubs. Rawdon are now in the Harrogate District League
For the first time in the club's 90-year history a lady was elected president at the annual general meeting of the Ilkley and District Motor Club. At the meeting, held at the club's headquarters, Pool Mills Sports and Social Club, Mrs Janet Kitching,
Otley Town..................1 Horsforth SM..............2 On a beautiful warm sunny day and on a freshly rolled pitch the conditions were perfect for this Wharfedale F.A District Cup Semi-final but as is often the case the actual game never rose above
OTLEY................14 LEEDS................40 IT was a mixed day for Otley coach Peter Clegg. He was satisfied that his side lived up to his pre-match hopes in restricting the defeat to less than 30 points but he was unhappy with his side's lack of
A glittering award ceremony was the spectacular ending to a great day for Asian businesses in Bradford. The Asian Business Convention, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, attracted more than 2,500 people to the Cedar Court Hotel, for
People willing to act as role models and take disadvantaged youngsters under their wing are needed by a new Bradford project. Talented Futures is the name of a new scheme based at the Bradford Police Club for Young People in Girlington. It is one of six
A church minister is quitting over "differences" about the running of his ministry. The Reverend John Nockels will leave Harden Congregational Church next month which he has served for more than three years. He and his wife Ann say they are leaving for
A group of Bradford youngsters learned how to live peacefully side by side by taking potshots at each other. The youths from the Manning-ham, Girlington and Haworth Road areas of the city had a crack at paintballing when they were taken to an army camp
A Bradford bride-to-be has made a desperate plea for help in making her wedding the best day of her life. Joy Steele, of Heaton, is determined to walk down the aisle in June, despite a back injury which means she is often confined to a wheelchair. But
WEST PARK BRAMHOPE 10 KEIGHLEY CRUSADERS 15 In a break from league rugby Crusaders achieved a rare away victory at West Park Bramhope, a side currently languishing near to the foot of the table one league above them. The success was well earned, even
A Muslim cultural organisation has outbid Bradford City for the right to develop the former Manningham Middle School. The Premier League club, which wanted to build its own education-based project and sports facilities on the site, looked set to beat
DAVID HOYLE scored the goal which sent Phoenix on their way to a 2-1 victory last weekend. They beat Marsden thanks to Hoyle's goal and and own goal with Chris Wolverdale scoring Marsden's second half strike. Keighley Shamrocks kept up their winning run
Silsden FC fought out a convincing victory over Oxenhope FC, beating the home side 5-1, in the Quarter Finals of the Keighley Cup. The tough conditions meant it was hard for either team to play fluent football. After Silsden had wasted a couple of good
Oxenhope faced high-flying Clitheroe in the Premier Division's match of the day with both sides playing open football. The Ribble Valley club had looked slightly sharper in the opening stages and took the lead midway through the first half. Oxenhope began
EXPLOSIVE light-middleweight boxer Paddy Downing is expected to provide one of the highlights of Keighley Boxing Club's annual charity dinner event at Keighley Leisure Centre next Friday. Yorkshire and Humberside Schools finalist Luke Tuck will also line
IAN FERGUSON has set a new record for the 20-mile Wadsworth Trog, known as 'The Beast' race over moorland near Hebden Bridge. The Bingley Harriers runner finished in 2 hours 50 mins 32 secs, just 1 minutes ahead of Clayton-le-Moors runner Pete Thompson
Addingham shared the spoils with a determined Embsay side following a 1-1 draw on Saturday. With a backlog of fixtures the game was played on an Embsay pitch that was scarcely playable and one that the players would have had an advantage had they worn
ILKLEY............21 CASTLEFORD..14 Ilkley went into this encounter with a lot of determination. With only one league win under their belt and losing their coach at the beginning of the week they had a lot to prove. Castleford are not the easiest of opponents
SIR - Once again I am deeply disturbed and distressed at the latest developments on the James Bulger murder. Why should his killers, Thompson and Venables, be released into society with new identities? Child abusers are put on a sex offenders register
SAFETY improvements to the Dyneley Arms crossroads at Bramhope are long overdue. No-one can deny that the crossroads - at the junction of two of the busiest roads in the area - are an accident blackspot. There have been innumerable accidents, including
THESE have not been easy times for the local rail network. The Hatfield train crash sparked a massive purge on safety which created chaos on long distance routes. Initially there appeared to be little effect in these parts. What did cause problems was
Eoin Jess knows that decision time is fast approaching on his Bradford City career. But the Scot will bury all thoughts about his future deep to the back of his mind to focus on the huge job of keeping the Bantams among the Premiership elite. The three
Bradford Park Avenue travel to struggling Matlock Town tomorrow looking to strengthen their challenge for promotion to the UniBond League Premier Division. Trevor Storton's side moved back up to joint second in Division One with a thumping 5-2 victory
David Wetherall is wading back into the relegation waters with a blunt message for his Bradford City team-mates: "We must stick together and keep fighting." The commanding centre-half will banish three months of injury frustration when he roars into battle
ALAN Ayckbourn's comedy Bedroom Farce is due to be performed later this month. Otley Little Theatre has been busy rehearsing for the play which will take place at Otley Civic Centre from February 21 to February 24. Centred around four men and four women
IAN Brown marks his appointment as associate director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse with an energetic and boisterous production of Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. With a reputation for directing new plays while he was artistic director of Edinburgh's
PATIENTS in Wharfedale and Aireborough could benefit from tailor-made health services if an area health organisation gains trust status. Residents are currently being consulted over a bid by the area's Primary Care Group to gain greater freedom from Leeds
A HORSFORTH college is celebrating after winning recognition for its health and safety work. Trinity and All Saints College has won an award for its innovative health and safety awareness programme which it ran during European Health and Safety Week last
FED up residents are demanding action over hairdressing clients who park outside their homes. People who live close to Yazz Number One Hair Studio in New Road Side, Rawdon, say lives are being put at risk by selfish parking. But the owner of the business
VILLAGERS have given a mixed response to proposals for traffic calming measures to combat speeding cars which are wreaking havoc through the heart of their community. Pool-in-Wharfedale residents have been campaigning for decades to get traffic calming
IMPROVED communication could be the keynote of new proposals for village policing. WPC Sheila Kirkham - who has pounded the beat in Addingham, Burley-in-Wharfedale and Menston - will bow out as part of changes under the Bradford Review. The policewoman
PRIMARY schools could be closed in Otley as soon as September next year, it has been revealed. A review of surplus primary school places in the town is currently under way, as reported exclusively in last week's Wharfedale Observer. A report is due to
FUNDRAISING slimmer Alan Pratt could be beamed onto 3,000 computer screens - dressed only in his underpants. Alan, the treasurer at Otley Methodist Church, decided to shed some of his 20 stones to raise money for the church's £250,000 refurbishment appeal
MP Harold Best joined safety campaigners at a notorious accident blackspot - and watched open-mouthed as a lorry and car collided in front of him. Mr Best (Lab, Leeds North-West) has thrown his weight behind calls to improve safety at the Dyneley Arms
AN OLYMPIC medal-winning cyclist was among sports stars honoured at a regional awards ceremony. Horsforth cyclist Jon Clay, who won a bronze medal as part of the British men's four-man 4,000 metre team pursuit squad at the Sydney Olympics last year, was
PENSIONER Lila Mitchell has handed over her holiday money to the Otley Lions Indian Earthquake Appeal. Poet, Mrs Mitchell, 88, had saved £200 towards a holiday in Blackpool. But after seeing television reports of thousands of people dying or left homeless
There is a temptation sometimes to feel overwhelmed by the brutality of modern life. Good, vulnerable people have terrible things done to them - people like 75-year-old Mrs Lillian Lancaster who last month was left severely battered after a burglar broke
COUGAR coach Steve Deakin expects to have hooker Jason Ramshaw, scrum half Craig Murdock and centre Matt Foster fit for Sunday's vital game against Batley - provided they come through an 'A' team test tomorrow. All three players are included in the second
An Oxfam worker, originally from Oakworth, has returned to Britain after spending two weeks in earthquake ravaged India. Nicola Sutherland, 29, flew back to England after a fortnight in Ahmedabad and Bhuj, two of the worst affected areas of the earthquake
Lucky Julie Craven, pictured, will be soaking up the sights and sounds of Paris after being drawn as the winner of a Keighley News competition. The competition, which was run in association with Adult Rock Radio -- The Arrow, gave readers the chance to
Lucky Julie Craven, pictured, will be soaking up the sights and sounds of Paris after being drawn as the winner of a Keighley News competition. The competition, which was run in association with Adult Rock Radio -- The Arrow, gave readers the chance to
Feather artist Harold Cooper, one of Keighley's best-known figures, has died at the age of 77. Mr Cooper was a familiar face in Keighley and his adopted village of Sutton for many years thanks to the decorated hats he wore. The eccentric artist painted
Leading recruitment agency Blue Arrow, based in Bradford, has welcomed the Government's recent announcement to abolish the national retirement age. The company describes it as a positive move to address skills shortages and promote flexible working. Branch
An Internet e-commerce site devoted to providing highly discounted lighting for the home and business markets is celebrating a glowing success. In only two months, Keighley-based Lightsonthe.net - at www.lightsonthe.net - has achieved profitability well
Stirring up the opposition in Keighley's Scout district cooking competition were James Credland, left and Matthew King. The boys from the 14th Keighley (Haworth) troop beat nine other teams to take the trophy for the second year running. The pair will
A course starting at Keighley College is set to create a buzz. Beekeeping for Beginners classes will run for six weeks from Wednesday. Behind the course is the Airedale Beekeepers Association. Secretary Margaret Birtwhistle said: "The classes are open
Since a BBC holiday programme featured Haworth last October, tourism in the village has rocketed. Haworth Tourist Information Office manager Tricia Tillotson says: "The week after the programme went out we had an incredible response. There has been a
"Minor teething difficulties" are being blamed for the delay in the introduction of Northern Spirit's new fleet of state-of-the-art trains. The 16-strong fleet of Class 333 trains was officially launched last month to the delight of passengers, but the
A police officer accused of permitting the illegal tipping of waste at a Cowling farm claimed in court on Tuesday that he had been offered an inducement to plead guilty and that evidence had been "twisted to fit". Graham Lund, a constable for more than
A woman who had her hair shaved off on Wednesday for the Indian Earthquake Appeal has said that she is delighted with the result. Rohani Roberts, known as Rose, of Aspen Close, Long Lee, is really happy with her new sleek look, and says that she feels
Keighley should play a big part in Bradford's bid to be the European City of Culture - it is one of the district's treasures. Andy Fethers - a senior consultant with Deloitte & Touche, organisers of Bradford's bid for Capital of Culture status - believes
Fundraising is in the can for Manorlands. The Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice is collecting used aluminium drinks cans to boost an appeal. Cash will be coined in through recycling to help buy new specialist mattresses at the home. Two local schools - Parkside
Artists who are too shy to exhibit their work are being thrown a high-tech lifeline by a Haworth man. Scott Waterhouse has set up an Internet site to showcase the work of painters, sculptors and craftspeople. He is aiming particularly at people like himself
When Mavis Walsh was invited to join the cast of a new adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel, she had just the right period costume. Out of the wardrobe she produced her beige ankle length coat, matching gloves and shoes. She will be seen wearing them
Council vehicles are to be switched to Liquid Petroleum Gas to save cash and help the environment. The end result will be a saving of £250,000 on the council's fuel bill every year once the changeover is complete, and it will affect all vehicles up to
Final preparations are now being made for the glittering European premiere of Blow Dry. The movie -- from the pen of Full Monty writer and local man Simon Beaufoy -- is being premiered at The Picture House, in Keighley, on March 15. Several big-name cast
A Riddlesden couple battling to stop developers digging up their garden could be prosecuted over protest banners. Richard and Carolyn Mozejko, of Bradford Road, have been threatened with legal action if they continue to display banners on the front of
AFTER two long years of waiting the Museum of Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining in Earby has secured a £75,000 grant from English Heritage. The museum, housed since 1971 in the Old Grammar School on School Lane, is run by a small but dedicated team of volunteers
PARENTS in Silsden could soon be leading the way in helping to ease the headache of traffic congestion around the town's schools. Staff at Aire View Infants School are considering setting up a walking bus - a new initiative launched nation-wide in the
SETTLE could be in line for a purpose-built £1 million sports hall thanks to European funding. Realising the leisure centre is one of the aims of the town's steering group which is determined to attract cash into the town to boost sporting facilities
A FORMER builder who had to retire through illness has found another way to carry on with the profession he loved. Sixty-three-year-old John Kent, of Dale Road, Carleton, worked in the building trade for around 30 years before ill health forced him to
WHEN Malham resident Jon Cawood was told he would have to knock down a boundary wall outside his property, he decided to do some investigating of his own. Jon Cawood, of Riverside Barn, Malham, said that some parish councillors who took him to court last
AN armed robber pointed a knife at a sales assistant in Skipton's Wine Rack and demanded money from the till. The female assistant handed over cash and pressed the panic button but the robber escaped before police arrived. The robbery at the Water Street
A LICENSING officer has challenged the decision of police chiefs not to support the fight against drinking in the streets. Sgt Kevin Wilson, based at Skipton Police Station, said the problem of bottles and glasses on the town's streets worried licensees
ILKLEY'S King's Hall is to stage a wedding ceremony for the first time in nearly two years Simon Warren, 36, and his fiancee Kate Kennington, 32, have elected to get hitched in the historic building, in April. The couple, of Kirkstall, said they wanted
ILKLEY Parish Council's bid to block an affordable housing development was dealt a further blow at a public inquiry yesterday. The council's claim that the former International Wool Secretariat (IWS) research centre at Valley Drive was a designated employment
SIR, - If two Otley primary schools face closure, as you report last week, (and rumours throughout the town) it indicates there are a number of issues of concern. First, it is quite clear that the council has already made its decision. It should make
SIR - I admit to not having followed in depth the saga of Aireville Swimming Pool which has regularly been reported in your paper. However, it seems to be commonly understood that the pool will decrease in size from 33 metres to 25 metres. This is a disaster
A further meeting between Kirklees Social Services management and Unison officials is to be held over a planned cut in working hours. Workers at two Spen Valley residential homes - Edder-cliffe Grange in Cleckheaton and Claremont House in Heckmondwike
The owner of Bradford's oldest pet shop today hit back at a bid by cat lover Jenny Sampson to stop stores from selling kittens. Peter Booth, owner of Luther Wright's pet store in Sunbridge Road, said: "I find it infuriating that Jenny Sampson thinks that
Workers at a Bradford factory today reacted bitterly to news that they may all be out of a job - only weeks after their bosses won an Investors in People award. Superlife Foods, based at Bradford Lane, Laisterdyke, makes flavoured milk drinks and was
50/54 age group, she won the 400m in 62.56 (a new indoor world record), beating her own record of 63.21 set two week's ago and beating current European Outdoor W50 champion Maureen Lewington, and was faster than winner of the Women's 45 age group. She
Yarnbury..............19 Selby.....................19 YARNBURY (Horsforth) RFC took their first ever league point from visitors Selby when they came from behind to secure a 19-19 draw at Brownberrie Park on Saturday. Good handling conditions allowed both
OTLIENSIANS............6 BEES A.......................7 This game opened in glorious conditions at Chaffers field if a little soft underfoot. For the first ten minutes play was fairly even and there were signs even then that Otliensians could outplay
Yorkshire Schools Under-17 cricket squad coped with a significant culture shock having left England in freezing conditions to be confronted by glorious sunshine and temperatures into the 60's (f) on arrival in South Africa. In the party which left Leeds-Bradford
Ben Rhydding..4 Adel LADIES.....0 Fresh from their convincing league victory the day before, Ben Rhydding enjoyed a comfortable win over old rivals Adel in the Yorkshire Cup on Sunday. Adel fought hard throughout the match, determined not to be overawed
KEIGHLEY'S beauty spot Holme House Wood appears on a number of old postcards, like this one - right - sent to London in 1903, supplied by Graham Hall, of Micklethwaite. It shows the path from Tinker Bridge, alongside which vegetation has tended to thicken
Bradford is to try to entice city slickers to come and live at its heart - but with a £70,000 price tag. A major development in the centre of the city has been wrapped in protective netting for two months as builders seek to revamp its derelict interiors
Blackbrook 4 Keighley Albion 52 Albion travelled to St Helens to face Blackbrook in a rearranged fixture looking to get back to winning ways after 2 defeats on the trot. They got off to a flying start as Chris Hogg and Chris Atkins combined to send Mark
It may not sound very rock 'n' roll but Damart underwear - beloved of many grannies - has become the latest must-have accessory for today's ageing rock stars. So when a reformed T-Rex were invited to play two gigs in Russia, drummer Paul Fenton's immediate
BOCKING entertained runaway leaders Skipton in the Alliance League and were unlucky not to earn a point. The visitors scored once in each half, but were made to fight all the way for their three points. Silsden Athletic took on Keighley Victoria and opened
Detectives investigating an alleged sex attack on an 18-year-old man today revealed they have recovered a knife from the scene. The white teenager has told detectives he was stripped and assaulted by three Asian men close to the Otley Road entrance to
SECOND division Albion Under-18's entertained Premier division Shaw Cross Sharks in the league cup quarter finals at Marley. Albion who have been unbeaten since early November were soon under the cosh to the Sharks who showed the difference in class between
Millionaire businessman Sir Ernest Hall turned up at a City Hall planning meeting to try to save the green fields around his historic mansion. But the land next to Royds Hall is a key part of the multi-million-pound Royd Regenera-tion scheme - and is
As a child she would love to listen to her dad Dave Lee's fast and furious piano renditions of Jerry Lee Lewis hits. Sue Trudgill, pictured in a Fifties dress, recalls watching her dad on ITV's Opportunity Knocks as he banged out Great Balls of Fire.
Oakworth Under-14s -- Back: Martin Pickard, Simon Wright, Iain MacGregor, Danny Thompson, Chris Nook. Front: Ian McNally, Steve Doane, Jim Whittock, Danny Gower Oakworth Under-15s beat Baildon 4-2 despite not playing particularly well. Steve Pewrkins
BRADFORD PLANT said a sad goodbye to their ground at Northcliffe Playingfields, but went out with a bang. The team, formerly known as Langtry Langtons have played at Northcliffe for 30 years, but will be moving to a new ground. However, they signed off
Dougie Lampkin and Steve Colley headed the awards list in Vienna and Paris on Friday and Saturday winning world and invitation arena trials in front of thousands fans. For Lampkin it was another step towards his fifth indoor world championship title.
Nathan Antonik was presented with his Northern Ford Player of the Month award by Chris Gibson, managing director of Burgess Ford at Keighley.
PLANS for cricket's Keighley Cup 2001 were announced this week -- and a bigger and better competition is expected this year. Event secretary, Graham Robinson said: "The level of interest last year was very high throughout the season and there was a very
FUN RUN training sessions are being launched by Keighley & Craven Athletics Club. They have spotted a gap in the sporting 'market' and are to start special sessions for charity runners who want to get fit for the London Marathon and Great North Run
Keighley Albion received a massive boost to their Conference League run in, signing two quality Australians this week. Lee Strid and Cameron Liddle landed on Saturday Night, flying in from Townsville, Queensland, and come on the recommendation of Cougars
ALTHOUGH we missed out on a game last weekend it has given us a valuable opportunity to evaluate our season so far. We targeted the first eight games and having come through those undefeated we can now take stock and plan for the rest of the campaign.
COUGAR coach Steve Deakin expects to have hooker Jason Ramshaw, scrum half Craig Murdock and centre Matt Foster fit for Sunday's vital game against Batley - provided they come through an 'A' team test tomorrow. All three players are included in the second
CUBS UNDER-12s have become the first rugby league team in the district to reach a cup final this season -- and they did it in style. The team of young sporting stars, who recently met up with stars of the Brisbane Broncos team, fought their way back from
Ilkley U-16s.....7 Gremlins......1 An early morning frost lifted in time for Ilkley to host their Wharfedale and District FA semi-final against neighbours Guiseley Gremlins. Having lost 1-0 to Gremlins recently in the Harrogate League, Ilkley were in
ILKLEY YOUTH..............5 SILSDEN ATHLETIC......3 On a perfect afternoon for football the Guyson sponsored Ilkley Youth entertained Silsden Athletic, a side they had previously beaten before Christmas. They were forced to make five changes to the side
100 years ago SKIPTON'S Board of Guardians decided to make a stand against compulsory dietary restrictions being imposed on inmates of the workhouse. The board felt that the workhouse diet was one of the best in the country, and noted there had never
The announcement this week of a £2.5 million replacement for the doomed Ingrow Green old people's home has been given a guarded welcome by campaigners who fought long and hard to save the facility from closure. Those behind the designs for the new care
