REGIONAL music festivals have long been the main events promoting and encouraging people to take part in entertainment of all sorts. Ilkley is indeed fortunate to have its own Wharfedale Music Festival which has thrived in the town for almost 100 years
Bradford Park Avenue 3, Gateshead 5: Avenue lost out in an eight-goal thriller at Horsfall Stadium last night as Gateshead took the points from the UniBond Premier Division clash. Trevor Storton's men looked finished at 4-0 behind, but with two players
Bradford City Reserves 1, Blackburn Rovers Res 0: Midfield player Gareth Whalley celebrated his first match after recovering from bruised ribs with a goal that enabled City Reserves to beat Blackburn Rovers. The match at a wet and windswept Valley Parade
A TALENTED chorister from Horsforth is retiring from his position at Leeds Parish Church at just 15-years-old. Adam Piplica is Head Chorister and Principal Soloist at the Parish Choir, but thought that GCSE preparations came first, and will retire at
THE magical sport of Quidditch is back in the limelight thanks to the new film blckbuster Harry Potter. Butit is not new to Ilkley Moor. In fact a book called 'Quidditch Through The Ages' by Kennilworthy Whisp, talks of an Ilkley team and of matches having
YOUNG people are linking up with police to tackle drug abuse and crime in a new innovative pilot scheme. A group of eight 13 and 14-year-olds from Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley, have joined the new Young Citizens Panel. It will mean them discussing
ACTOR and comedian Andy Swallow rubbed shoulders with the stars at the London premiere of his first major film. Mr Swallow, 57, from Guiseley, played one of the main characters in British director Ken Loach's latest film Navigators. And because of the
NEXT year's Wharfedale Music Festival in Ilkley will break new ground with the introduction of classes for South Asian music and dance. Children from Bradford and Leeds will display their expertise in Asian classical and folk dance as well as playing
CHRISTMAS has come early for one family who won £1,000 - after growling down the telephone. Chris Boardman and his two children Thomas, seven and Eve, five, proved to be the best growlers of the day in the Kellogg's Grrrowl for a Grrrand competition.
A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND man claims he is a prisoner in his own home because of the nightmare traffic situation in his village. Scott Bradley, who lives in Churchill Flats in Pool-in-Wharfedale, said he is even considering moving away because of the difficulty
Another year goes by and here we are again revealing another poor performance by Bradford in the schools league tables. The district has slipped slightly further down the list to produce its worst ever results as 140th out of 150 in the country. Nonetheless
Army bomb disposal officers were called in today to investigate a suspected explosive device found in a house in Keighley. The owner of the house, in Caledonia Road, alerted police after he found what is believed to be a hand grenade in his hallway. Homes
The headquarters of the Skipton Building Society was sealed off this afternoon in a scare over a package feared to contain anthrax. All of the staff at the offices, which normally employ about 700 people, were prevented from leaving the building in The
A FED-UP Ilkley woman has resorted to Wild West tactics in a bid to stop a messy pet owner leaving their mark on her street. June Rackham, of Ben Rhydding Road, has stuck a notice on the lamppost outside her home as a warning to the mystery pet walker
IT is hoped an influx of fresh blood could add new impetus to a committee trying to establish a skatepark in Ilkley. The committee, known as Pipe Dream, has already managed to secure planning permission for a skatepark, in Middleton. It was having less
AN investigation into service charges at an Ilkley sheltered housing complex has found no problems with the way in which charges are administered. The investigation was sparked last month after Ilkley Labour MP Ann Cryer was approached by some residents
SIR, - I would like to take this opportunity to urge readers of the Ilkley Gazette to sign a national petition demanding a full, independent inquiry into the foot and mouth crisis that has wrought such terrible consequences throughout the country. The
Bingley joiner Chris Richards has a lot to shout about. For the 58-year-old has snapped up the job of Ilkley's first town crier. And he is limbering up his vocal chords for his official debut appearance at the Christmas lights switch-on on Saturday, when
Wetherby G.P. Beta rider Ben Hemingway won the the DT Smith Trophy trial at murky Dob Park on Sunday beating, albeit only by a tie-break, Garforth youngster Henry Moorhouse and brother Dan Hemingway at the Yorkshire trials championship event. Dan Clark
Otley Town A 0 Kirk Deighton Rangers 1 An inept and lethargic first-half forced Town A to crash out of this Intermediate Cup in the first round. Kirk Deighton started brightly and took the lead as early as the tenth minute with a good finish. They almost
Pool 7 Addingham 5 POOL won through to the next round of the Wharfedale FA Airedale International Challenge Cup with a deserved victory but even with a two goal margin they were relieved to hear the final whistle. The final 35 minutes saw Addingham destroy
Chorley 0 Guiseley 1 GUISELEY got back on the winning trail when an Andy Shuttleworth goal sealed victory at Chorley on Saturday. Guisleey rode their luck at times and were up against it but Neil Parsley's men are now showing some battling spirt and got
Burley Trojans 3 Otley Town 2 In this Wharfedale challenge Cup quarter-final Trojans produced the shock of the round. It was a game that Otley should have won on paper but they threw it away after an awful performance. To be fair to the Burley team, they
Bradford City defender David Wetherall believes a players' strike can be avoided - but only after the courts have intervened. The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) have declared a strike from December 1 in a dispute with the leagues over their
An 18-year-old who is virtually blind has been named Student of the Year at Shipley College. Adnan Riaz, of Redburn Drive, won the award after tackling a GNVQ Intermediate Information and Communications course. He is now studying at Advanced level and
A Bradford teacher is going to Italy in the hope of bringing back a new teaching philosophy. Kaye Galley, who works at Frizinghall Primary School nursery, will visit Reggio Emilia next week to witness ideas about creativity-based learning. Pre-schools
Burglaries have allegedly shot-up to 14 times the national average since a Bradford cycle path was opened. But Council chiefs have refused to re-route it, despite hearing of a catalogue of crimes residents have suffered. People living in Burras Road in
A man was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife after a long-running dispute with a neighbour about noise, a jury heard. And a neighbour who later went to help the victim suffered a heart attack and also died. Leeds Crown Court was told Waseem Dad died
The headquarters of the Skipton Building Society was sealed off this afternoon in a scare over a package feared to contain anthrax. All of the staff at the offices, which normally employ about 700 people, were prevented from leaving the building in The
Ilkley U-17s 1 Amaranth 1 THREE superb second-half saves from Ilkley 'keeper Peter Healey helped give his Adams-Tebb Kitchens-sponsored side a deserved point on their return to league action after a week's break against well organised visitors in Amaranth
Bradford City defender David Wetherall believes a players' strike can be avoided - but only after the courts have intervened. The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) have declared a strike from December 1 in a dispute with the leagues over their
THERE have been reports about work which is going to be done around Lindley Reservoir. Firstly there is a lovely old house to be demolished, although it has served its purpose for well over a hundred years. The reason for this is to allow contractors
A COUPLE who proved there are no barriers to true love have celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary. Wacek and Barbara Wysocki, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, have enjoyed 50 years of marital bliss - although Mr Wysocki could not speak a word of English
SPONSORED leg waxing, a floral Pudsey Bear and bad hair helped raise money for the annual BBC Children in Need appeal. Schools and businesses in Wharfedale and Aireborough came up with some novel ways of raising money last Friday, which will go towards
THE FUNDRAISING appeal to light up Menston this Christmas may hit its target this week - but donations are still being welcomed. Generous businesses and residents of Menston contributed to the appeal following an appeal by Ilkley Parish Councillor Audrey
A WOMAN claims that her first journey out alone in five years was turned into a nightmare by inconsiderate rail staff. Isla Rockcliffe, 34, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, suffers from both ME and Fibro Myalga, which leaves her in constant pain. Mrs Rockcliffe
THE closure of Burley-in-Wharfedale's Youth Club building in February signalled a dismal decline in facilities for young people in the village. The building, on Sun Lane, is badly in need of repair and there is no longer a youth leader to keep it open
VICTORIAN values were brought into the 21st Century with the launch of a new website. Organisers of next month's hugely popular Otley Victorian Fayre and Shoppers Market were delighted when the town's Futuremedia internet consultants offered to design
A TEN-year-old Otley boy is cutting his own path at school. Ryann Lambert-Tuthill, who is disabled, has had a special pathway created especially for him by dedicated staff at All Saints Junior School in Otley. Ryann had his thigh bone replaced when he
MUSICAL youngsters in Guiseley are reaching for the stars as their single with pop heroes S-Club 7 hits the charts this week. The voices of more than 260 four to eleven-year-olds at Tranmere Park Primary School feature in S-Club 7's new single Have You
A HEAVILY pregnant woman was punched in the stomach by a man trying to snatch her bag. Now the 19 year old Otley woman, who is seven and a half months pregnant, is too frightened to go out alone. "I was very scared and in a lot of pain, my first thought
A 61-YEAR-OLD former martial arts teacher fought off two attackers - and he believes he may have left one with a broken bone. The Otley man was left with knife wounds to his face after he was pounced on by two youths in the town's Gallows Hill Nature
In 1879, there was a massive explosion at Thornton Road Gas Works, Bradford. In 1924, Mormon baptisms took place at Feversham Street Baths, Bradford. In 1963, US president John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. From the Telegraph & Argus
A Bingley businessman is expanding his computer company and moving into his first official office after humble beginnings in his home. Terry Brown began building personal computers for friends at his house in Oakwood Drive in 1992 after twice being made
None of us will forget where we were when we heard and saw the news of the terrorist atrocities in the United States on September 11. Particularly for NSPCC volunteers Anna Wilbraham and Ann Elviss, who, as the world watched events unfold, had to make
PICKING up your child to give them a hug, seeing a look of recognition and delight as they unwrap their Christmas presents and relishing their first words are things all parents come to expect and enjoy. But for a minority, these are the simple yet joyous
A FORMER Ilkley Grammar School pupil has launched an armed forces equivalent of the hugely successful Friends Reunited website. Sally Dix (ne Asquith), 29, who now lives in Norwich, created www.forcesfinder.co.uk with husband Jeremy, 29, after a fruitless
A 91-YEAR-OLD disabled man claims that a new entrance at an Ilkley supermarket has created a dangerous blind spot for wheelchair users. William Rhodes, of Westville Close, claims the new layout at the entrance to Tesco on Springs Lane makes it almost
ILKLEY'S first-ever town crier will lead the way on a very special occasion this Saturday - the Christmas Festivities Day and lights switch-on. Chris Richards, who was appointed to the town hall post last week, will guide a festive procession from Booths
FARMERS in Ilkley breathed a sigh of relief yesterday after foot and mouth restrictions in the area were officially lifted on Tuesday night. Government officials announced that 2,931 farms were being released from restrictions in the Skipton Infected
SIR, - At 5.15pm on Saturday, November 3, 'Roma', one of my twin labradors, was hit by a firework while lying within what should have been the safety of her own garden. The firework, was one of many discharged by two young adults from behind the perimeter
Helperby Hotspurs 6 Trojans reserves 2 Trojans Reserves surrendered their seven match unbeaten run with a tame second-half showing which saw them crash out of the Alverton Trophy at the first hurdle. Trailing only 3-2 at the break Gary Shankland's men
Park Row Associates 2 Pool A 1 POOL A must have decided to stay in on Friday night or taken up altitude training after their thrashing of two weeks ago when Park Row beat them 11-0. That game was blamed on players being below par after a night out or
Bracknell 19 Otley 25 AFTER the disappointment of losing to Wakefield, coach Peter Clegg was in no mood for a further defeat and had his team well prepared for what he knew would be a tough, forward confrontation, against a side who were sure that they
Otley Rhythmic Gymnastics Club's Allie O'Brien (12),and Deborah Bate(13), who won gold medals at the National Grades Finals at Burton-on-Trent in Grade 7. Allie competed at rope and ball while Deborah competed in hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon. Other Otley
The North Division Under-18 Clubs selectors pulled off a surprise with the inclusion of Otley hooker Ben Steele when they announced their squad. Steele, a Prince Henry's Grammar School pupil, has not been involved with the Yorkshire Under-18 set up this
SIR - Re Councillor Eaton's appeal to the Government for more police in the Bradford district. People have got tired of phoning in to the police and no action being taken. Recently at a Neighbourhood Forum held in Wilsden, we were informed by a member
A student who was tempted to buy a high-performance car for just £1,000 has narrowly avoided a prison sentence. Suleman Khan, 23, handed over the cash to an unnamed man who offered him the Audi TT Quattro within days of it being stolen from outside a
Move over J K Rowling! Two Bradford pupils could become the literary giants of the future after beating thousands of youngsters eager to get their thoughts in print. Queensbury School student Danielle Smith, 13, and 14-year-old Jenny Attwater of The Girls
A pensioner was recovering from head injuries today after being knocked unconscious by a robber in her Keighley home. The 97-year-old was confronted by her attacker in the living room of her bungalow in Otley Street between 11am and noon yesterday. The
Road-safety campaigners fear cyclists and pedestrians will have difficulty getting into Bingley from the east side of the valley after the bypass is completed. Plans for the £47.9m relief road include two footbridges - one to replace the Britannia footbridge
Army bomb disposal officers were called in today to investigate a suspected explosive device found in a house in Keighley. The owner of the house, in Caledonia Road, alerted police after he found what is believed to be a hand grenade in his hallway. Homes
Schools in Bradford have had their "last year of bad news" it was claimed today after the district produced its worst-ever placing in national league tables. Although GCSE exam passes were up slightly, the authority has fallen further back compared with
Roadworks, speeding drivers and parking problems are everyday troubles most of us encounter on the way to work, to do the shopping or just to walk down the street. But in Pool-in-Wharfedale these troubles are becoming increasingly dangerous. Not that
