Hooker James Lowes is putting thoughts of Twickenham firmly to the back of his mind as the Bulls approach their busiest spell of the season. Lowes is delighted to have booked a place in the fifth Challenge Cup final of his career at the end of the month
Bradford 5, Ben Rhydding II 3 - This may have been Bradford's final match of the season in Yorkshire Men's League Division One, but the contest was more akin to a cup-tie such were the thrills and spills and end-to-end play. Bradford. chasing the runners-up
Bradford Bulls coach Brian Noble has admitted injuries could have a big say in the side's bid to retain the Silk Cut Challenge Cup. Noble goes into tonight's West Yorkshire derby against Wakefield Trinity at Belle Vue without winger Tevita Vaikona and
The people of Denholme have shown great determination in their battle to defeat plans to turn Buck Park Quarry into a landfill site. Unity in opposition to the application by Integrated Waste Management Ltd has brought the villagers together and strengthened
Meet the Keighley girls who waged war on fellow competitors in a dance contest. Their "Body Combat" routine surprised the judges and won them a trophy at a recent competition in Rawtenstall. The youngsters attend freestyle classes run by Keighley dance
More than 1,000 people visited a wedding fair, jointly organised by the Craven Herald and the Keighley News, on Sunday. Crowds gathered at Steeton Hall even before the event opened. "It was the most successful fair we have ever had," said KN advertising
A Keighley couple had the luck of the Irish when they started dating at a St Patrick's Day dance, as they will be celebrating 60 years of marriage this weekend. Bill and Rose Cox, of Oakworth Road, were married on 14 April in 1941. They went to a St Patrick's
Elsie and Finlay Allan's eyes met over bread and cakes. The couple, who celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary today, met when Elsie's father took her to see a cousin at a Keighley confectioner's shop. Finlay was a baker at the Victoria Road business
Ilkley Road mother and toddler group at Riddlesden held its Easter party on Tuesday and had Easter theme fun for the children. Committee member Tracey Crabtree says: "We thought we'd have an Easter party for the toddlers and their brothers and sisters
Easter went to the heads of pupils and staff at Lees Primary School. Everyone was invited to create their own Easter hat, and prizes were awarded for the best designs. Head Jean Richards said: "We had some excellent creations, including one made from
Business leaders from around the region have banded together to give voluntary campaigns a hand. The Business in the Community regional leadership team is made up of representatives from a range of groups including literacy project Right to Read, Leeds
The first stone has been laid for a special unit at Eastwood Primary School. MP Ann Cryer donned her hat and grabbed a trowel to lay the foundation stone of the school's new learning support unit. The school is one of four Keighley primaries chosen to
A Keighley man suffering from cancer claims he is unable to tell his friends about his illness due to problems sending e-mail. Tom Kovic has blasted cable firm Telewest for not fixing the e-mail service he subscribes to as part of a digital TV package
Haworth's ever popular Forties Weekend will be going ahead this year in spite of reports that it had been cancelled due to the foot and mouth crisis. The weekend of nostalgia, which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the UK and abroad, will
Hundreds of biking enthusiasts from all over Britain converged on Keighley on Sunday for Colin Appleyard's annual Honda Goldwing Day. Highlights of the event included the collection of 12 Goldwing GL1800s by their owners, who had pre-ordered the brand
A train became a folk club on Sunday as music returned to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Folk musician Bob Fox played to an enthusiastic crowd in the real-ale bar of the line's 108 DMU train. Organiser Jim Shipley says many passengers commented
Management consultancy the Phoenix Partnership is enjoying a major expansion. It has grown to the point where it now has six associates and has moved to town centre offices at 24b Cavendish Street, Keighley, above The Children's Society shop. Phoenix
A personnel agency has struck a 'cracking' deal which will create up to 300 temporary jobs in the city. The Henry Court Group Plc, in Manningham, Bradford, has become the sole supplier of temporary staff to Hallmark Cards' Christmas cracker producing
The existing "drive through" bus station and its office building will be completely demolished over the next few months. In its place will be a single building where all buses will stand at an angle to the covered central concourse. The concourse, built
Prime Minister Tony Blair was on the campaign trail in Haworth -- not to win the next election, but in his battle to convince the world that Britain's tourist trade was still open for business. Mr Blair, with his wife Cherie at his side, toured the Bront
Four railway carriages from an award-winning museum are to feature in a BBC drama. The carriages - built in the last three decades of the 19th century - were used in filming last week on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. They all belong to the
Mystery still surrounds the death of a 28-year-old Keighley woman. Tracey Bradley died on the night of Friday March 16, shortly after arriving at Airedale Hospital. Partner Jason Caswell, 28, who shared a flat with her at Wensleydale House off Whinfield
PEOPLE living in the West Lane area of Keighley fear council contractors are breaking a 90-year-old covenant. Dorothy Ackroyd, who lives with husband Arthur in Poplar Terrace, believes a nearby field should never be developed. Former Keighley MP and businessman
Wendy Benson Keighley groups are celebrating a bumper Easter lottery jackpot. Several organisations together have been awarded more than £150,000 in National Lottery grants. The biggest single windfall -- £137,127 -- has gone to Keighley Community Nursery
After a long fight to save Silsden's swimming pool from sinking, the John Stanley Bell Memorial Pool re-opened for lessons on Monday. The former Hothfield School pool was taken over by Silsden Parish Council, in September of last year, to save it from
Manorlands bosses have warned of a potential cash crisis at the Sue Ryder hospice if more money cannot be raised. Treasurer Gordon Senior stressed the need for continued financial support at the Manorlands annual general meeting on Monday. He reported
BARNOLDSWICK'S Town Crier is bidding to be crowned the best in the world. In a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Kevin Griffiths is off to the USA later this year to compete in the Town Crier World Championships. He has been hotly tipped for the top ever
THERE'S an old fashioned notion of "doing your bit", putting something back into the place that has nurtured and sustained you. It might not be as popular as it once was, but look and you'll find it in places like Barnoldswick, places where there is still
MOTORISTS in Cross Hills are being threatened with wheel clamping at a council-owned car park. The threats is being made not by the council, but by Co-op bosses. Signs warning car owners that they will be clamped if they park for more than 60 minutes
SETTLE students are to bridge the generation gap with an award-winning project. A £7,000 award from Barclays Bank and a £6,000 donation from Booths supermarkets will pay for three years of community workshops involving young and older people in Settle
GARGRAVE Parish Council has pledged £9,000 towards a fundraising appeal by the village's Library and Resource Committee. There has been a long-term battle in the village to keep the library open starting in 1998 with locals rallying round to find it a
MEMBERS of the Yorkshire Dales National Park planning committee decided to defer discussion of a report from auditors calling into question the conduct of its members. It was agreed at a meeting of the planning committee on Tuesday that the report should
THE fur trappers who opened up the North American wilderness two centuries ago looked upon it as a disease and had a name for it: cabin fever. Locked away in snowbound shacks for months on end, they often turned on their companions in fights that sometimes
SIR - Firstly I would like to thank the people of Skipton, Wharfedale, and the wider Craven area for their innumerable expressions of continuing friendship, kindness and loyalty over the personally difficult past two years. Having never knowingly done
A recruitment drive is under way to find more registered childminders in the Spen district. The Government is keen to recruit more childminders nationally and the Depart-ment for Education and Employment has allocated extra money for start-up costs. Anyone
A Bingley sports club whose fortunes were kicked into touch by last autumn's floods is set to see them re-floated with the official unveiling of its new clubhouse. Bradford & Bingley Rugby Club has been without its clubhouse facilities since the end
Moves to investigate ways to ease traffic congestion at one of the district's busiest junctions have been welcomed by town centre bosses in Shipley. On Wednesday the Telegraph & Argus reported how Councillor Phil Thornton's (Lab, Shipley East) motion
Walkers and cyclists worried about spreading foot and mouth are being urged not to turn their backs on the countryside this Easter. The government has stressed that visits to the countryside are not banned and many attractions are still open. It is safe
The trust behind plans to build a bandstand in Ilkley could escape a £10,000 tax bill after an MP asked Customs and Excise to change its tune. Meanwhile, officials revealed today that the Victorian-style traditional bandstand on The Grove should be ready
Bradford's food festival will be serving up some tasty treats when it returns for another helping later this year. Festival organisers yesterday announced plans to hold the city's second festival in September and are hoping to feature some celebrity names
An abattoir has begun legally slaughtering animals in a foot and mouth-infected area, prompting cries of anger from farmers. The Shelf slaughter house, trading as Qul Halal Meat Suppliers, was given approval by the Government's Meat Hygiene Service (MHS
A major BBC literary programme will be broadcast live from Bradford next month. Radio 4's long-running Poetry Please request programme, presented by Frank Delaney, is scheduled to go out from the Alhambra's Studio Theatre at 4.30pm on Sunday, May 27.
Police, fire and education chiefs fear lives could be lost as youngsters run amok on derelict Bradford school sites. As schoolchildren enjoy Easter holidays, the authorities today pleaded with parents to keep them away from "death-trap" buildings, often
Bosses at a hospice have warned of a potential cash crisis if more money cannot be raised. Treasurer of Manorlands hospice in Oxenhope Gordon Senior stressed the need for continued financial support at the Sue Ryder cancer care home at its annual meeting
Skipotn a 24, Crusaders A 23 - An inept second half performance by Keighley led to a dramatic last kick of the match win by Skipton in this Aire Wharfe Cup first round tie. In an impressive start, Keighley ran in three sparkling first half tries before
BOWLS get underway on local greens when the Worth Valley Association's season starts on Saturday. The season begins with the preliminary rounds of the Valley Cup when holders Cross roads A take on Lund Park B at Cross Hills, where the home club will be
A decision about the future of a Bradford nightclub, where a couple were shot outside, has been deferred until May. The club owner's legal representative told Bradford Council Licensing Panel he had only been notified of police objections last week. Chief
Stand aside Hear'Say, back-off Boyzone, hit the road Robbie - there's a new group of Karaoke kings in town aiming for record success. A band of Karaoke crooning regulars from the Bulls Head pub, in Great Horton Road, Bradford, have joined together to
Long Lee Under-9s became Group D champions after beating neighbours Oakworth C last week. Thomas Arthurs opened the scoring within the first minute closely followed by Matthew Kershaw who in turn set Arthurs on his way to his second. Matthew Pearson made
Keighley Juniors go through to the final of the Senior Cup despite losing to Victoria Hotel in the second leg of their semi-final. They went into the game with an 8-2 lead from the first leg and although Victoria grabbed a 4-3 win in difficult conditions
Daio Powell's career could have come to an end during the match at Whitehaven. Powell (right) was replaced just after the re-start with a broken arm and could now struggle to get back. An arm injury put him out action when he was playing with Super League
Craig Murdock Whitehaven 17, Cougars 4 - FLAGS were flying at half mast as the convoy of Cougar fans made their long return journey from Cumbria. Hundreds made the trip up the M6 and shivered as a biting wind sliced through Whitehaven's Recreation Ground
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Matthew Ferguson went through Keighley Badminton Club's first junior tournament unbeaten. The Ermysted's Grammar School pupil enjoyed a superb competition and received a trophy presented by the club's junior coach Ashley Reed. Chris
KEIGHLEY ALBION still have an outside chance of promotion to Division One of rugby league's National Conference - but face a tough test at Crossflatts on Saturday. After Crossfields and Sheffield bout lost last weekend the promotion door has been left
JOHN TAYLOR won the first 'Urban Bunny Run' with an impressive performance in Cliffe Castle grounds last week. Taylor (above) beat clubmate Ian Holmes by 13 seconds over the three mile course. Organisers Dave and Eileen Woodhead moved the run to the Keighley
SIR - I note with much disgust the recent letters to the editor about the availability of arrowroot biscuits in Bradford. I emigrated to New Zealand five years ago for a better lifestyle but have always maintained my allegiance to Bradford and keep a
100 years ago THE first meeting of Skipton Urban Council since the election took place, when members were sworn in and a new chairman, Coun Dewhurst, elected. Matters discussed included the purchase of the Grammar School estate, which had been bought
IT is nearly five years since young Vicki Cartman tragically lost her life in a car accident. However, family and friends were determined she should not be forgotten, and a millennium green at Whinny Gill, Skipton, was named after her. Everything was
Steve Bottomley, the man who came within a few shots of winning the Open Championship, will be offering complete beginners his expertise this year. Last year's Bradford Open winner is to take over coaching duties from his brother Ian at Fardew's nine-hole
Bradford City booked a final appearance at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff against Leyton Orient on Sunday week after a penalty shoot-out in their Football League Youth Alliance League Cup semi-final at Doncaster. The home side had their plans disrupted
The first intake of students for the new Bradford/Leeds University Centre of Cricket Excellence have been sharpening their skills for the new season at Bradford Park Avenue. Their first match is against Derbyshire at Derby on Monday. The squad includes
Bradford City will be releasing more players in the months to come as they as they seek to cut their wage bill still further to cope with life in the First Division next season. That was the message from chairman Geoffrey Richmond today as he contemplates
A band formed originally to play German 'Oompah' music at a local pub is providing a full 'wedding service'. The ten strong band, whose members come from all musical disciplines, has now increased its repertoire so that it can perform at all kinds of
Married at St Anne's Church, Keighley, were Daniel Moorhouse and Kathryn Howarth. Daniel - a history teacher - is the only son of Anne Moorhouse, of Springfield Road, Keighley, and the late Richard Moorhouse. Kathryn - a medical lab scientific officer
Flight Lieutenant David Ireland, commanding officer of Keighley Air Training Corps, has received a long service award. He was presented with the medal - by Wing Commander Roger Moss - for 12 years' uniformed service with the ATC. Flt Lt Ireland joined
Young footballers at Lees Primary School are over the moon. The budding soccer stars have a new set of strips courtesy of parent Lee Clayton. Mr Clayton - of Haworth company Advanced Stairlifts - has two sons at the school, Ross and Kieran. The kit made
Bradford firm Ciba has launched a new global e-business service. With the introduction of mybusiness@cibasc, the firm, which has a plant in Low Moor, is offering services to customers in more than 120 countries. The venture, which went live in March,
A wheel treat was in store for children at Oxenhope Primary School last Friday. Olympic cycling heroine Yvonne McGregor was at the school to officially open a £250,000 extension. Yvonne - from Bradford - last year became the first British woman ever to
In 1861, the American civil war began. In 1954, Bill Haley and the Comets recorded 'Rock Aoround the Clock'. In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man into space. From the Telegraph & Argus of April 12th, 1976... Bradford swimmer
Landmark has unveiled plans to convert one of Bradford's listed buildings into offices. The company will develop Colonial Buildings, a former wool warehouse in the Goit Side part of the city centre, as part of a regeneration pro-gramme. Bradford Council
A roadshow is visiting Keighley and Haworth next week to gather people's ideas on the Bradford bid to be European Capital of Culture in 2008. The public is being given the chance to help shape the district's bid by putting forward suggestions for possible
Day-trippers make up the vast majority of visitors to Haworth, according to a new tourism survey. More than 90 per cent of people visiting the village do so only for the day. But tourists also give attractions in the village a high satisfaction rating
Owners of a Sutton bakery have sold their business just days after winning their battle to turn the premises into a caf. Last month a planning inspector granted permission for Trevor and Helen Hepworth to install seating at the bakers on Holme Lane, Sutton
Magnet's flagship store at Crossflatts is spearheading a nationwide expansion plan which is set to revitalise the way consumers shop for new kitchens and bedrooms. Following a major £50,000 upgrade, the new-look Keighley Road store has re-opened for business
Sunday is D-Day for the long-awaited operation to build a new £3 million bus station in Keighley. The final bus will leave the present 60-year-old station in the direction of Bradford on Saturday at 11.10pm. The next day will see local buses setting off
A campaigner for multiple sclerosis sufferers' rights made his feelings known to Prime Minister Tony Blair during his visit to Haworth. David Samuels, the Oxenhope-based chairman of the Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, stood outside BrontParsonage with
Around 150 motorcyclists took to the road on Sunday in an annual Easter Bunny Run. The bikers rode in convoy from Keighley's AMF Bowl to Shipley, where they handed over 200 chocolate eggs to the Gingerbread charity. The event - first staged about six
An angry East Morton resident says the only way she will leave her home is in a coffin. Pensioner Winifred Deacon was responding to the shock news that her house and 17 others on the Carr Bank council estate will be demolished. "I've been in my house
A series of new road walks have been mapped so tourists can explore historic Haworth during the foot and mouth outbreak. And one of the first people to receive a route map was the Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie, a Bronte fan. She picked up details
A NEWLY formed triathlon club in Barnoldswick held its first full event in near ideal conditions last Sunday. The Barlick Tri Club was established by a small group of local people keen to train for the triathlon, which combines the three disciplines of
CHILDREN are being stopped from playing in Aireville Park, Skipton, because they return home covered in mud. Campaigner Elaine Farrier, of Bay Horse Yard, who last year fought to have £50,000 worth of new play equipment installed in the park, now refuses
NORTH Yorkshire County Council has decided to re-open selected footpaths in the county for Easter, but those in the national park will remain closed for the time being. The movement came after MAFF encouraged local authorities, in consultation with land-owners
A CLAPHAM-BASED charity has won a grant of more than £500,000 towards its conservation works in the Dales. The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust has been given a grant of £527,500 towards phase one of a three-year project entitled Dales Living Landscape
TRAGEDY. The world seems awash with it: the countryside is in deep mourning, trains keep crashing, more war threatens in the Balkans. Most of us read of it with horror and forget because, we think, 'It couldn't happen to me...' Well it could. It happens
SIMPLE pleasures of a cold-looking Edwardian Easter! This scene is thought to show Benson's, named after the farming family which had started selling refreshments at Four Lane Ends on the well-trodden route from Riddlesden to Ilkley Moor. Walking over
IN THE two league meetings last season, honours finished even, with both games being won by the home team. It was to be expected, therefore, that this would not be an easy game for Skipton and so it proved. The incessant rain of the previous 36 hours
Detectives probing the brutal murder of a London restaurant owner are set to return to Bradford where they are focusing their inquiry. Officers are keen to trace a group of Bradford 'businessmen' seen in a club with Tahir Butt the night before he was
Protesters opposed to a landfill site face a hefty legal bill in their attempts to secure a judicial review against the decision. Denholme Residents Action Group (DRAG) has already spent about £12,000 fighting the application by Integrated Waste Management
Leading Bradford councillors strongly oppose the prospect of the district being led by a powerful people's mayor and influential manager. They argue that it is undemocratic, concentrates too much power in one place and is a recipe for disaster in a district
Bradford campaigners are urging local businesses to help in their battle to bring a 24-hour chemist to the city. Michael McGann, of Clayton, and fellow supporters are pinning their hopes on pharmacies and supermarkets after talks with Bradford Health
A Bradford bus passenger was hit on the back of her head when a brick was hurled through a window. And 61-year-old Jennifer Wager was so shaken, she is too scared to travel on the route anymore. She was travelling home after visiting her daughters in
Plans to bring a male striptease act to a Bradford pub were scuppered when an entertainment licence for the premises was refused. Michael Erlam, of Lister's Pub, Manchester Road, had staged the acts at Wednesday ladies' nights until realising he needed
There are a number of times in the life of a racing tipster when one thinks 'dash it!' -- or words to that effect. As Red Marauder romped past the winning post in one of the most amazing Grand Nationals I have ever watched, I had one of those moments.
A respected family doctor twice stepped past the body of his dead wife after returning home from a night out with another woman. Dr Andrew Henderson, pictured, told an inquest he thought his spouse was drunk, but still alive - yet instead of offering
Striker Howard Wellwood got Shamrocks off to a bright start in their 3-1 victory over Altofts. Wellwood added the final touch to some impressive football as the Keighley side took an early lead. Dave Varley was also in good form in Altofts attempted to
FOOTBALL is set to fall foul of the weather for the first time in the Craven League's league's history. Officials were due to meet last night (Wednesday) and were expected to admit defeat in their battle to complete the full league and cup programme.
Craven Cricket League is to press ahead with the season despite a threat from the Foot & Mouth crisis. There were fears that the whole cricket season could be under threat after a number of grounds were closed, but at a meeting on Wednesday night
TWO lifters from the Keighley Weight-Lifiting and Powerlifting Club pulled out all the stops in the Yorkshire and North East Championships at Gateshead on Sunday. Amjid Iqbal qualified for the British Under-23 Powerlifting Championships with a total lift
ASIAN sports specialist Mazar Iqbal is competing in the English Arm Wrestling Championships. Nazar, 31, a Keighley taxi driver, has been taking part in the sport, which is popular throughout the Asian sub-continent for 18 years. He will be fighting for
SCHOOLBOYS James Mann and Liam King have reached the final of the schools FA Cup. The 15-year-olds, who are both on youth contracts with professional clubs, are members of the Bradford District team which will play Swindon in the final of the competition
Dougie Lampkin spent a day filming with the BBC in Manchester for a brand new programme motorsport programme. Dougie took his riding skills to the city centre with filming in the Castlefield area, behind Granada studios - the home of Coronation Street
IT WAS a disappointing trip to Whitehaven in many respects -- not just the result! Although as a team we under-performed in light of our previous games it has to be noted that five players are now absent from the team that started against Widnes. We also
COUGARS this week named the new management team which will take command following the departure of managing director Nick Crossland and other senior managers. Marketing manager Gary Murgatroyd, who has worked at the club for almost two years, is to take
Prime Minister Tony Blair came to Haworth to stress his belief that Britain's tourist trade was still open for business. From the steps of the Bront Parsonage Museum he justified the need to keep the moorland out of bounds to walkers, but said there were
