David Wetherall has begun his latest injury fight by stressing to fans: "The only City I'm getting fit for are Bradford." Centre-half Wetherall saw a planned move to Manchester City fall down at the weekend when he failed a medical, sparking new fears
SUCCESSFUL partnership Devlin, owned by Bruce Everall of Otley, and Joanne Jack from Baildon, won a jumping class at the prestigious Champion of Champions at Birchingley Manor. The pair, part of Ilkley Riding Club - which came a creditable sixth overall
VOLUNTEERS with festive spirit are being asked to help put up Burley-in-Wharfedale's Christmas lights display. The countdown is on to the big switch-on, on Saturday, December 1, and all hands on deck are needed to set the village aglow. Tom Sumner MBE
THE SEEDS are being sewn for Guiseley's 2002 attempt on a Yorkshire in Bloom title. Members of Guiseley in Bloom and Project Guiseley brought in schoolchildren to plant new bulbs in a revamped park, and are calling for volunteers to help with more planting
A YOUNG married couple are at their wits end after being burgled three times in under a month. Debra and Christopher Hitchen, who are expecting their first child in February, say their home has been literally stripped by thieves. Since the middle of October
THE Great Yorkshire Sausage Championship has been won by Lishman's Butchers in Ilkley - for the fifth time in seven years. The county championship, which was organised by the Confederation of Yorkshire Butchers' Council, was held in Bradford on Sunday
Going to the cinema and seeing one of your classmates cavorting about the big screen on a broomstick is unusual. But not for the pupils of a Menston school where Matthew Lewis from Horsforth is set to become a household name in the blockbuster Harry Potter
A MOUTH-WATERING biscuit is being specially made for next month's Otley Victorian Fayre. And now the hunt is on for a name - and Wharfedale Observer readers are being asked to name that biscuit. The tasty biscuit is the brainchild of Teales Bakery of
CALLS have been made for fireworks to be banned after a potentially lethal metal cased rocket punctured a bullet hole in a car window. In a separate incident, a much-loved pet dog died two days after being hit by a stray firework. Brenda Hawer, of The
In 1708, William Pitt the Elder was born. In 1864, in the American Civil War General Sherman left Atlanta a burned ruin. In 1968, Cunard's liner Queen Elizabeth arrived in Southampton at the end of her last transatlantic voyage. From the Telegraph &
With a surgery in the kitchen, long, cold nights calving and lambing and the dutiful wife answering 'phone calls, you would be forgiven for thinking that the vet's life being described is that of James Herriot. But it is, in fact, the environment that
A TEENAGE Ilkley Grammar School pupil has been busy raising money to go help school children in Namibia. Sally Baker, 15, of Addingham was approached with the offer from World Challenge Exhibitions, early last year to travel half way across the world
OH yez! Oh yez! Oh yez! proclamations, announcements and greetings will soon ring out in Ilkley's streets as a town crier has been appointed. Chris Richards, of Bingley, will henceforth bring a splash of distinctive colour and pageantry to many of Ilkley's
ILKLEY'S tourist trade was given a welcome boost at the weekend with the opening of a brand new toy museum. A steady flow of visitors was eager to take a peek at the town's latest attraction, when it opened its doors for the first time, on Saturday. Alex
AN Ilkley Hotel is looking to give its guests a peaceful night's sleep after declaring itself a snore-free zone. The Cow and Calf, on Hangingstone Road, now offers No Snoring Rooms. As well as a continental buffet breakfast the guests will be offered
SIR,- Last week's letter from one of the Horsforth councillors was surely taken straight from the Liberal Councillors' Manual. This lays down that if you are in a tight corner, duck, weave and confuse the issue, make unfouded assertions and do your best
SIR - When is an Act of Remembrance not an Act of Remembrance? When it's the sort of shambles that took place in Settle. Have the civic authorities in the town no sense of heritage and civic pride. Visiting the area l thought to take part in an act of
Wakefield 29 Otley 22 LAST season's opener saw Otley travel to Wakefield hoping for some sort of result and they thrashed the home side with some brilliant rugby. This year, with their opponents without a win so far, they were expected to take maximum
Guiseley Reserves 1 Burscough 2 GUISELEY Reserves have lost their high riding position in the Lancashire League after getting behind on their fixtrues and then being defeated at home on Saturday. They have got behind on games through no fault of their
Pool 4 Wetherby 0 POOL returned to league action hoping to maintain and even stretch their lead at the top and did so comfortably against basement club Wetherby. With previous week's absentees Ramsey and Jackson returning to the side and new signing '
YOUNG striker Simon Richardson has just been awarded the Rookie Striker of the Year Award in Canada. The youngster set off on a four year scholarship at a Canadian University in September after impressing against them at football for Guiseley AFC. Simon
Burley Trojans 6 Bedale Town 2 BURLEY Trojans bounced back to record an emphatic victory and leapfrog their opponents in the table. It was sweet revenge for Trojans over a competitive Bedale side who had defeated them back in September. In the end the
Now in its third year, the cross-country races at Ashlands School Ilkley, were, by far the biggest event ever, with over 300 children from nine different local schools competing in the ten events. Each race was extremely competitive, especially amongst
Yorkshire 55 Lancashire 0 Otley players were to the fore as Yorkshire put the Old Enemy Lancashire to the sword at Old Otliensians RUFC last Sunday in the Yorkshire Under-18 Club side. Leon CLarke crossed the line twice as Yorkshire demolished the Lancastrians
Tourist chiefs have been criticised for leaving Saltaire without a networked tourist information centre on the eve of a decision on its bid for World Heritage status. The Yorkshire Tourist Board is being urged to reconsider its decision to de-network
A charity 'Big Brother' promises to be the highlight of a fundraising bonanza in Bradford for the Children in Need charity. Under this year's 'Raise a Smile' slogan, Bradfordians are pulling out all the stops for the annual event tomorrow. Taking inspiration
Bradford employers and education chiefs got together at an awards ceremony to celebrate the achievements of youngsters and to encourage them to take advantage of work experience placements. Organised by Education Bradford, the awards recognised for the
A grieving daughter is demanding answers from Bradford hospitals about the treatment of her dying mother. Carole Richardson claims her mum was discharged from hospital after four weeks with little care when she was told her liver cancer was inoperable
A pensioner sobbed as she told how a man conned his way into her home and stole money she had saved for her grandchildren's Christmas presents. Muriel Outlaw was left distraught when the money was stolen along with her £80 winter fuel allowance, handbag
Wool spinners from the roof of the world have turned to Bradford in the hunt for the best on the market. Seven members from Nepal's Central Woollen Yarn Industries Association (CWYIA) saw the city as the perfect place to forge links and look for the finest
Thousands of fed-up Bradford Council staff were planning further industrial action as they returned to work today. Their half-day strike yesterday crippled services across the authority and closed the main city-centre housing benefits office. Bradford's
FIREWORKS can be quite spectacular and an exciting part of many a celebration - but they can also be deadly if handled wrongly. An elderly dog died in Otley after being hit by a stray rocket, and in Bramhope a woman was horrified after discovering a rocket
READERS will probably feel punch drunk at the prospect of another bout of health service reforms in the area. Having just gone through the trauma of being consulted over a "take it or leave it" option for the way our primary (ie non-hospital) health care
THE advent of foot and mouth heralded not only a disastrous slump for the area's farmers but signalled a severe down turn in the fortunes of Ilkley's tourist industry. As walkers were banned from Ilkley Moor and public footpaths were closed the number
Great Britain's team for the Ashes Series have been called the best prepared ever - and you won't find Paul Anderson disagreeing with that. The Bradford Bulls prop feels the preparation by the GB squad was not only crucial to their success in the first
Bradford City's cut-price ticket offer for children is set to be a huge success. As the Telegraph & Argus exclusively revealed, City chairman Geoffrey Richmond, above, has slashed Valley Parade admission prices for under-16s to just £2 per game for
A WOMAN whose husband was killed by robbers while they were on an aid trip to Hungary will be signing copies of her book in Otley. Jo Pollard, from Baildon, launched her book Journey to Murder, Road to Forgiveness, in August - but already it is proving
PEOPLE in Guiseley, Rawdon and Yeadon could soon have their own voice - if efforts to get a parish council succeed. More than four years after a campaign to set up an Aireborough Parish Council was launched, another has been set up - and this time it
HUNDREDS of brides-to-be looking for inspiration for their big day flocked to the Craiglands Hotel on Sunday for the Ilkley Gazette's first ever wedding fair. The event - which featured 48 exhibitors and two top-class fashion shows - was packed with visitors
PEOPLE across Wharfedale turned out in their droves on Remembrance Sunday to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in combat. Emblazoned with poppies, young and old gathered around War Memorials as wreaths were laid and attended special services
A LUXURY celebration was held for Horsforth woman Lynda Parkinson, who received a Long Service Award for 20 years in her job. Mrs Parkinson, who lives at North Broadgate Lane, was treated to two days in London thanks to employers Sodexho, the UK's leading
A FIREWORKS display and 'beacon' could light up Guiseley's New Year celebrations for a third year - if £1,000 is found in the next few weeks. Members of Guiseley and Menston Green Belt Action Group (GAMGBAG) originally got together to light a Millennium
A BUSY volunteer who can hardly get enough of helping people has been named as Aireborough Woman in the Community 2001. Joan Peel, 70, of Bayton Lane, Yeadon, has been honoured by Aireborough Soroptimists in recognition of her work with both young and
WHARFEDALE farmers could be back in business by the end of this month, according to a new government timetable. The Department for Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) website states that restrictions on the movement of animals in North Yorkshire - currently
'GROTTY' Aireborough Lei-sure Centre changing rooms could be in line for a £12,000 community grant. Aireborough Leisure Centre manager David Bennett has asked members of Aireborough Community Involvement Team for a grant to refurbish the centre's swimming
A LOLLIPOP man is so fed up with risking his life every day is threatening to quit unless plans for traffic calming in Pool-in-Wharfedale are rethought. William Shears, 68, has worked on the zebra crossing in Main Street for three years and said he is
MANIC minister Simon Hammond is set to take on Terry Wogan - as master of the early morning radio waves. The Rev Hammond, Guiseley's Baptist minister, will present the early morning breakfast show on Wharfedale 107.6 FM when it kicks off at the end of
Once again, despicable confidence tricksters are preying on elderly people in the Bradford area. A 73-year-old woman at Wibsey has had the money she was saving for her grandchildren's Christmas presents, plus her £80 winter fuel allowance, stolen by a
Mortgage lending bank Abbey National, whose northern HQ is in Bradford, has appointed a new chairman. Lord Burns, chairman of Glas Cymru (Welsh Water) will succeed Lord Tugendhat in the role from January 31, 2002. He is due to join the company's board
A FORMER Ilkley Grammar School pupil has proved his 'top gun' credentials. Toby Riddett, 19, of 37 Squadron, graduated as a Leading Aircraftman Gunner, at a recent RAF ceremony. He was one of seven Leading Aircraftmen receiving the honour at a Royal Airforce
THE Ilkley Gazette's first-ever wedding fair was such a big success that we're doing it all again - next March. Event organiser Dawn Martin said the huge turnout and the positive feedback at Sunday's event meant another fair would take place at the Craiglands
POORLY pets could be trotting down to an Ilkley medical centre for their treatment if the green light is given to a plan for a new vets surgery. Wakefield-based developers Benchmark Properties have applied to turn a unit within Springs Medical Centre,
BEGGARSDALE Parish Council meetings are not normally a forum for cynicism: that's left until the pub after the meetings. Whilst in session, our representatives try to act with proper decorum and genuinely put in a lot of time in thinking of how they should
The multi-million-pound redevelopment of Odsal Stadium will be a catalyst to attract investment into Bradford and could become a sporting centre of excellence, say the developers. Martin Croxen, of development company Sterling Capitol which is to carry
School, church and community groups are being urged to bring light and hope into the lives of cancer sufferers and their families by holding a candlelight carol service for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research Appeal. It is the brainchild
Masham 2 Otley Town A 4 OTLEY Town's A team finally gained their first away win of the season, with a hard-fought game against bottom club Masham. This Masham team were totally different to the one thrashed 10-1 by Town earlier in the season and by the
Addingham 3 Beckwithshaw Res 3 A LAST minute equaliser may have salvaged a point but Addingham were less than happy. Despite a below par performance they were the much better team and were left to rue missed chances. Beckwithshaw started as league leaders
Witton Albion 3 Guiseley 1 THERE was no happy return for Guiseley manager Neil Parsley to his old stomping ground on Saturday. After two battling FA Trophy ties against Stafford Rangers the wheels seemed to have fallen off for Guiseley. Guiseley had started
She was his most incisive critic and today Countdown presenter Richard Whiteley paid tribute to his mother who died aged 83. Margaret Whiteley spent most of her life living in Baildon before her only son helped move her to an Ilkley nursing home this
Young rugby players in Manningham and Ravenscliffe have teamed up to help the elderly. Players taken on as part of a social outreach project by Victoria Rangers rugby league team handed over the Christmas hampers packed with goodies in Ravenscliffe. The
A pedestrian was battling for his life today after he was knocked down by a sports car as he stood on a pavement. The victim, who is in his thirties but has not been named, was in a "critical" condition in the intensive care unit of Bradford Royal Infirmary
A major player in a nationwide drugs dealing network masterminded the operation from the cover of his Bradford butcher's shop, pictured. But detectives bugged Raja Shabir Ahmed's office at the small halal business, allowing them to listen in as he arranged
Schoolboy Joshua Hunt has been chosen as the winner of the Bradford flag competition - and part of his design will be used to make a flag to be hoisted at the city's Christmas lights switch-on ceremony. The design could also be put to the board considering
An obsessed stalker who continued his chilling campaign against a schoolgirl while behind bars was locked up for a further six years yesterday. Adnan Khan sent the teenage student letters threatening to kill her despite the fact he was already serving
Ripon City Magnets 0 Ilkley Reserves 2 Ilkley Reserves completed the first half of their league season with their eighth league win in ten attempts. Having been disappointed with their performance at Catterick they were keen to make amends. On a magnificent
SIR - The closure of one of Bradford's biggest mills, Whiteheads of Laisterdyke, allied to the closure of many firms concerned with light engineering and textiles, has meant the loss of hundred of skilled jobs here in West Yorkshire. One could repeat
100 years ago BURNSALL'S new Wesleyan Chapel was nearing completion, the spire being topped with a "gracefully carved" capstone. The chapel was described as being in the Gothic style of architecture with a tower and spire, and the Herald's writer was
