Claus Jorgensen will write his name in the club record books with a goal against Brighton tomorrow. If he nets against the First Division's basement boys, it will extend his incredible run to seven successive league games. That would put the City midfielder
In 1963, Harold Wilson became the new Labour Party leader. In 1980, in the UK, state benefits to those on strike will be cut by half. In 1984, Torvill & Dean's Bolero wins an Olympic Gold Medal. From the Telegraph & Argus of February 14th, 1978
Haworth has been honoured for its status as a fair trade zone at a special presentation ceremony in Bradford. The village has been recognised as a fair trade zone after meeting the requirements in record time. About 40 people from the village attended
Homeworkers in Bradford are being paid as little as £1.50 an hour even though the national minimum wage is £4.20. The shocking pay rates have been discovered by the National Group on Homeworking (NGH) which is running a project in the city. The Bradford
A Silsden chef has found the ingredient for success in a top catering competition. David Carr has won through to the regional finals of the Roux Scholarship. It is the second time in three years that David, of Skipton Road, has got past the preliminary
The tragic death of a 19-year-old maths student has led to the potential for speedier diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The £100,000 raised following the death in the summer of 2001 of Sarah McKie, of Haworth, is to be spent on developing a multi-disciplinary
A 29-year-old Keighley man is facing a mandatory life jail term after being found guilty of knifing two people. Imran Sardar was convicted of wounding Mohammed Khan with intent to do him grievous bodily harm and unlawfully wounding Zahir Aslam, after
Family man Mick Natynczyk has swapped his toolbox for a kitbag to join fellow Territorial Army soldiers massing in the Gulf. For Mick, a self-employed mechanical technician from Keighley, is a reservist corporal with the 4th Volunteer Battalion The Parachute
Council tax payers in Keighley are facing a triple whammy in the new financial year. The first and biggest blow is a rise of 8.4 per cent in the tax demand from Bradford Council. The increase means that householders in an average band D house could face
A CAMPAIGN to stamp out disorderly behaviour in Skipton streets is being pioneered by the town's problem solving group. Police member Insp Tad Nowakowski is pushing to extend the Skipton Licensees Association's Pub Watch scheme, which bans anyone causing
MICHAEL Hilton admits he was a little bit apprehensive about giving his job up as Farnhill's sub-postmaster. He had been a busy man all his working life and was not the type to sit at home all day watching the world go by without him. He needn't have
SETTLE landmark The Shambles goes under the hammer at public auction next month. The distinctive building which dominates Settle Market Place with its ground floor arches, shops and cottages has a guide price of £550,000. The auction, by Feather, Smailes
IT'S a half-term with a difference for Ingleton Middle School's art teacher Chris Lackey, as he heads out to Uganda. Mr Lackey will be spending his holiday working at a remote Ugandan Mission School. His task is to help set up computers, some of which
A VISION of the future could become a reality, improving life in isolated Feizor, Wharfe, Eldroth and Austwick. Spearheaded by Austwick Parish Council and Lawkland Parish Meeting, the aim of the project is to gather as many views as possible about how
WORKERS at a North Craven quarry will have to wait another month to find out if their jobs are secure for a few more years. An application for an extension to extract gritstone from Dry Rigg Quarry, at Helwith Bridge, for a further four-and-a-half years
AFTER the Second World War the Skipton Drama Festival was a major event in the town. Along came television and the drama festival slowly withered and disappeared. The banner of amateur dramatics was held high by various groups - the Little Theatre, Sutton
THERE'S no going back for this Skipton family who are packing their lives into a couple of suitcases and leaving behind the cold Dales winters for warmer Australian climes. On April 13 Helen Crabtree-Spencer, husband Andy Spencer and daughter Ruby will
A WOODEN holiday chalet which was razed to the ground by fire last August cannot be rebuilt. Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's planning committee went with their officers' recommendation to refuse the replacement of Town End Cottage
SKIPTON Police have called for a "more robust" attitude from local magistrates when sentencing people brought to court on drink related violence charges. Sergeant Kevin Wilson said the number of violent incidents within Craven had risen this year and
SOUTH Craven School has become the first in the country to attain technology and engineering specialist status. The school's successful bid marks the culmination of two years' hard work. Out of the 1,209 schools nationally with specialist status, South
THE despair felt by Gargrave residents and traders with the impending closure of the busy A65 is deepening. Last week the Herald revealed that Lancashire County Council's Highway Consultancy was preparing an extensive road maintenance scheme through Gargrave
Asian Dub Foundation -- Enemy Of The Enemy I love Asian Dub Foundation, pictured above. I love that they fund community music projects with their own royalties. I love their aggression and their passion. The samples on their albums sound fresh and vibrant
Daredevil One of Spiderman's superhero pals strikes out on his own at Keighley Picture House in this new action-adventure. Daredevil also wears a red bodysuit and fights super villains in New York -- only he's blind. He's a lawyer by day and Urban Avenger
FAMILY legend has it that baby Judith Carter's first word was not Mummy, not even Daddy. It was "why"? And 59 years later, she is still asking why after one of the biggest disappointments in a hectic life full of challenges and setbacks. For Judith, chief
SIR - I recently received the following letter from North Yorkshire County Council addressed to my business at the Angel Inn at Hetton: "The county council, as part of its five year Local Transport Plan, is committed to improving accessibility for all
Work on a major roundabout for Bingley's £47.9 million relief road is being blamed for causing commuter chaos. Motorists travelling along Bradford Road near Cottingley have faced traffic queues and huge delays because of temporary traffic lights by the
Part of 1930s Keighley, as seen from above what were then the brand-new roofs of Woodhouse. The absence of smoke suggests that this photograph was taken during a Keighley Parish Feast holiday week -- virtually the only time the town could be viewed so
Armed police went to draw their weapons after a youth worker pointed a cap gun at one of them on a Bradford street, a court heard. The officers told a jury it was impossible to tell the weapon was not real and went into their offensive 'self-arming procedure
Controversial plans to expand an Eldwick kitchen business have been approved. The application, for change of use from agricultural buildings at Royston Fold Farm, Saltaire Road, Eldwick, to storage for the Blue Gem Estates company, angered local residents
High-flying teenager Oliver Carley has learned to pilot a plane - before he can drive a car. The Ilkley Grammar School pupil feels more at home with a bird's eye view of distant traffic jams as he sits at the controls of an aeroplane thousands of feet
Bradford homes are the most overcrowded in the region, census results have revealed. And almost a quarter of houses in the district are without central heating. Detailed results from the 2001 census showed the city had the biggest average household size
Tony Blair surprised pupils at a Bradford school yesterday as he chatted to them during a lightning visit. But a tired-looking Prime Minister, pictured at Tong School, had no time for the waiting media, as news was being relayed to him of the terrorist
Bradford will become a magnet for teachers who want to make a difference, according to London's newly appointed 'schools tsar' Professor Tim Brighouse, pictured with Maureen Burns, director of the Innovation Unit, gave a highly upbeat assessment of the
Townville Tigers 6 Cougar Cubs Under-14s 12 The win over the unbeaten Castleford side was a great team effort with all players making valuable contributions. Townville had Great Britain scrum half, but he was outplayed by Keighley scrum half Joe Milner
Skipton 2nd XV 5 Keighley 2nd XV 65 - The only thing that stopped Keighley on their visit to neighbours Skipton were the traffic lights at the many road works on the journey into Skipton. The Keighley pack, ably led by the robust Morgan Bailey, and the
Oakworth soccer camp Under-7s won their third friendly match in a row, beating Shelf 8-1 on a pitch. Goal scorers were Oliver Arthurs (2), Drew Calvert (2), Sam Nettleton, Harry Parker and McCauley Parnham. Oakworth Under-8s a suffered their first defeat
The all conquering Bocking side found things were not as easy as they had though in the opening period of their game with Cavendish. The young and inexperienced Cavendish side performed reasonably well and only conceded four goals, and managed to score
SILSDEN slipped to second place in the County Amateur League after their game against Hemworth was postponed. Brighouse took advantage to move two points clear with both clubs having played 15 games. Steeton kept up their pressure at the top of Division
SOUTH CRAVEN School's rugby union team has missed out on a date at Twickenham after a superb run in the national schools rugby competition. They reached the quarter finals of the Daily Mail's Vase Competition, but were beaten 24-0 by Sheffield side Mount
Keighley FA officials are inviting players and officials to watch the semi-final draws in local soccer's top competitions. In the past the draws have been held during a meeting of the local Football Association, now they want to make it open to all. The
A Keighley sprint star of the future has shown he is on the right track for success by setting a new indoor record. William Bogle broke the record for the West Yorkshire two-lap race during trials for West Yorkshire Sports Hall Athletics. The speedy teenager
INTERNATIONAL athletes turned out in force to pay tribute to John Taylor -- the 33-year-old Bingley Harrier who died of a rare heart condition last year. Taylor, who died in August, is the current Yorkshire Fell Running Champion, and a total of 335 athletes
AUSTRALIAN cricket is locked in a battle to recognise a long forgotten part of their history - which was played out in Keighley. Rulers of the game 'Down Under' are under pressure to recognise an Aboriginal team that played in Keighley as the first Test
A BIG apology from me to our terrific supporters who made the trip to Sheffield last week. Once again the Cougar Army 'out voiced' their opposite numbers. They certainly won the battle on the terraces, but I'm afraid we didn't do them justice on the field
Sheffield 25, Cougars 24 - COUGARS suffered a cruel one-point defeat as a last minute drop goal snatched away their hopes of a place in the draw for the fifth round of the Challenge Cup. After fighting their way back from 24-8 down to level the scores
At the risk of stating the obvious, the management of available land for housing and other developments is one of the greatest challenges this country faces. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott recently outlined the current government thinking and addressed
IT would be better for everyone if quarrying in the Dales had never started. But it did and all across the countryside the scars of previous workings can be seen. Sometimes these scars are on a small scale and, in the view of some, actually enhance the
It's crunch time part one for the Bees tomorrow as they meet North Two East promotion rivals Sheffield at Wagon Lane. Geoff Cooke's side trail the Steel City men by two league points with a game in hand but the Bees have a better points difference as
Michael Standing wants revenge for the worst day of his football career. Standing, a Brighton fan, admits City's 3-2 loss at the Withdean Stadium in November hurt him deeply. The midfielder, who is the great nephew of Seagulls chairman Dick Knight, only
Brian Noble is tipping St Helens to scrape their way to victory in the World Club Challenge tonight. The Bulls' fiercest rivals take on Sydney City Roosters at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton, looking to repeat Bradford's feat of beating Australian opponents
Wickedness. That is perhaps the best word to describe the latest attack on the war memorial outside St Michael and All Angels Church in Cottingley just months after it was rededicated by the Prince of Wales. The new memorial replaced one destroyed by
Christine Delves and Mary Atkinson don't expect to ride into the bestseller lists with their first book. But they reckon their guide to the ancient highways of the South Pennines fulfils a real need. The long-time friends say there is no similar book
Married at St John's Church, Ingrow, were Steven Laughlin and Helen Elizabeth Graham. Steven, manager at Kwik Fit in Shipley, is the third son of the late William and Isobel Laughlin, of Greenock, Scotland. Helen, a post lady in Keighley, is the second
Married at Cape Panwa Hotel in Phuket, Thailand, were Jason Peter Wright and Angela Guest. Jason, a machine operator at City Furniture Centre, is the younger son of David and Linda Wright, from Keighley. Angela is a credit controller at Hallmark Cards
The controversial post of Keighley Town Council clerk is to be re-advertised under a new title and with a starting salary of at least £26,000. The full-time post has been changed from clerk to Keighley Town Council Administrator, a move that did not go
Professional counsellors have been sharing their expertise with sixth-form students at South Craven School in a bid to tackle bullying. More than 100 students at the Cross Hills school benefited from the four-week training by representatives of the Children's
A soldier who served in Kosovo visited three Keighley schools as part of a project to address the issues of racism and intolerance. Pupils at Nessfield Primary School, St Andrew's C of E Primary School and Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School
Keighley's special constables hit the road at the weekend. The volunteer police officers carried out vehicle checks in Worth Way, Keighley, on Saturday. Passing motorists were randomly pulled in and their vehicles inspected for roadworthiness. Tyres,
Health chiefs are urging Denholme residents to have their say about the proposed re-shaping of GP services in the village. Bradford South & West Primary Care Trust is holding a consultation into services at Anne Street clinic in Denholme. The closing
Keighley Market will be set for a revamp if plans for a new council market strategy are approved next week. And it is intended the strategy, which is due to be discussed by Bradford Council's Executive next Tuesday, will involve the market more in hosting
John and Kathleen Dunn are to celebrate 25 years of marriage this year - but not in the conventional manner. They have decided to abandon the frivolous fun of a silver wedding party for the more serious ambition of fund-raising The couple, from Riddlesden
Valentine's Day is traditionally a time for saying it with flowers. At South Craven School, Cross Hills, lovesick teenagers will today drop nearly 200 flowers on to desks. Year Nine pupils have organised the distribution of the love tokens to celebrate
Families have been put on childwatch alert after reports of men approaching children in Haworth. The incidents are being treated as suspicious by police, and Haworth Primary School has issued a warning letter to parents. Police are also urging parents
COUNCIL chiefs this week backtracked on a decision not to allow a local pensioner a permanent place at Barnoldswick's Cravenside Home for the Elderly after pressure from a local councillor and the Herald. Lancashire County Council had told Sue Rushton
SUTTON parents who have been sent letters by the police about their children's behaviour have defended their youngsters' right to play on the streets. Andrew and Jeanette Longbottom, of Albert Street, were sent a letter under Operation Nipper, a police
SKIPTON Building Society is to help finance local students from low income families through university. The society this week launched a unique scholarship scheme which aims to help 42 students every year, paying up to £2,000 towards tuition fees or living
Keighley rock singer-songwriter Don Gaudiosi (pictured) has put back his planned album Streets of Gold by at least six months. The 14-track CD was due to be released last month to tie-in with a series of live appearances by Don's band Hush. He has dropped
A pop star's cousin will be very catty in the latest pantomime from Cullingworth theatre group CADS. Joelle Richmond plays the title role in the traditional family show Puss in Boots next Wednesday to Saturday. Joelle is the cousin of Kimberley Walsh,
"WHAT ah'll ne'er understand is this," declaimed Owd Tom, releasing a puff of foul black smoke from his ever fouler black briar pipe, "if the bleeper 'ad 89 previous convictions, why weren't 'e in jail? "It'd not done 'im any good, a'course, but 'e couldna
SIR - I would also like to add my thanks to the bus station staff. Last week my son Trevor (who has Downs Syndrome) got to the bus station after the buses had stopped. An unexpected event which cannot be catered for in his training. I was contacted by
Bradford Council is considering tightening its role in regeneration groups spending millions of pounds of public money across the district. The move follows allegations that grants to projects by the Manningham and Girlington Single Regenera-tion Budget
John and Kathleen Dunn are to celebrate 25 years of marriage this year - but not in the conventional manner. They have decided to abandon the frivolous fun of a silver wedding party and do some fundraising instead. The couple, from Riddlesden, Keighley
New locations have been announced for five new special schools in Bradford, which could open in September 2005. The two new primary schools and three new secondary schools will be built on existing mainstream school sites. The site for a third new primary
Bradford's cash-strapped libraries have chopped romantic novels from their shopping list. A libraries' chief has announced they no longer need to buy them - because hundreds are being handed in for the shelves by the public. Misty-eyed readers of favourites
Yoko Ono, who once spent a week in bed in a peace protest with new husband Beatle John Lennon has sent a personal message of support to an Addingham couple doing the same. Andrew and Christine Gale began their 24-hour lie-in for world peace at midnight
Prince Charles today told of his "deep upset" after vandals desecrated a Bradford war memorial which he had rededicated only months before. The figure of Jesus was ripped from a wooden cross, its arm torn off and slashed before being dumped in mud outside
Victoria Rangers 16 Keighley Albion 20 Keighley Albion travelled to Victoria Rangers last weekend for a league game that was likely to have a big say in the promotion ambitions of both clubs. Vic Rangers set off like a house on fire and really took the
Keighley 57 Skipton 7 - Saturday's derby failed to live up to the expectations of a close encounter as an under-strength Skipton side had little answer to Keighley's all round superiority. The home side was also missing three first choice forwards, but
Keighley Athletic 2 Buttershaw White Star 3 Keighley Athletic went out of the County Trophy to Buttershaw White Star. The Bradford side had much the better of the early exchanges and went in leading 2-0 at half-time. Athletic came back strongly and Tom
Keighley Ladies were beaten 4-0 by third placed Tadcaster Albion, but battled all the way. They were 3-0 down at half time and the keighley side's best chance came when Amanda Nicholl beat the home side's defence and drove the ball across the box. The
SOME teams got their first tasted of soccer action of the year when only one match was postponed last weekend. Oxenhope pulled off a 6-3 victory over Grindleton with blistering performance. They were quick out of the blocks and soon opened the scoring
GARY MOORBY aims to get his team back on the winning trail in Sunday's clash with Batley Bulldogs. The Cougar coach has had tough words with his players after last week's one-point defeat by Sheffield Eagles, and expects to make several changes to his
BARNOLDSWICK Park Rovers have their sights on a Craven & District FA double tomorrow, with both their senior team and their reserves in semi-final action in two cup competitions. The Senior side are on the Skipton Building Society Morrison Cup trail
CRAVEN League cricket in general and the Embsay club in particular have lost a tremendous friend with the sudden death of Harold Batchelor, who died on Sunday aged 82. He was a stalwart of the Shires Lane club for over 60 years and a member of the Batchelor
WHARFEDALE's current position at National Division Two leaves them facing a sequence of crucial games which seems likely to stretch to the end of the season, tomorrow's home game against Newbury at The Avenue having slightly more significance than the
SIR - I am a council tenant and I have just read the large information document sent out to each and every council tenant. It is very well produced with masses of information including where the repair monies will be spent in Shipley. Well done Baildon
100 years ago THE Herald reported an anecdote about writer Charles Kingsley, author of the Water Babies. A dramatisation of the novel at the Garrick Theatre, London prompted the Herald to reminisce that Kingsley was reputed to have conceived the idea
