NOTHING undermines a good cause more than its association with unacceptable violence. And nothing puts decent people off demonstrations more than seeing protesters hurling petrol bombs and stones and ranks of men in uniform. Following disturbances at
Bankfoot skipper Greg Colehan admits that winning the Specialist Ducting Supplies Division Two title would be the icing on the cake. But as his side trail the leaders by four points going into tomorrow's final fixtures, he also reckons that front-runners
Stuart Fielden returns to action tonight at St Helens as the Bulls aim to end the regular season on a high note against their play-off rivals. The Great Britain prop forward has missed the last two games against Leeds and Castleford following minor knee
Marlon Beresford returns to Turf Moor tomorrow declaring: I've got nothing to prove. City's short-term stopper insists there will be no divided loyalties when he goes back to the club where he played for seven years. Beresford, who enjoyed an excellent
Despite being engulfed by injuries Brian Noble says it is crucial the Bulls bounce back from last week's defeat to Castleford in tonight's clash at St Helens. The Knowsley Road showdown is essentially meaningless to both teams but Noble is aiming to finish
THOUSANDS of people enjoyed a perfect Indian summer day at Otley's biggest ever vintage transport extravaganza. It is believed more than 7,000 people either visited or took part in the town's eight annual transport event at Knotford Nook. More than 250
THE NAMES of the owners of derelict buildings in Otley which present a target for arsonists could be made public under new 'name and shame' proposals. The danger of empty and underused properties in the town was highlighted at last week's Community Involvement
WHEN Keith Wilkinson first donned the whites of Pool Mills Cricket Club he had only just started shaving. Over the following 46 years he has seen the club, which was started as a philanthropic gesture by the Whiteley family in 1947, become part of the
THE sun shone as 120 people gathered in the centre of Guiseley to mark 50 years of the Frank Parkinson Yorkshire Trust. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Neil Taggart, was among the guests at the Frank Parkinson Homes, in the centre of Guiseley, on
A MENSTON school has been awarded £792,000 to extend its pioneering inter-school sports partnership. St Mary's RC Comprehensive, one of 17 schools originally picked by the Government to pilot its Schools Sports Co-ordinators project, has received the
ANTI-lorry protesters in Otley are to thrash out their concerns with quarry operator Hanson. In an effort to stop heavy wagons using the town as a short cut, protesters are to meet with Hanson representatives. The group, which has been pushing for a ban
MUSIC fans and real ale lovers will be getting themselves into a froth today as the 2003 Black Sheep Otley Folk Festival gets under way. The organisers are promising more acts than ever before for the 12th festival - with pubs across the town hosting
In 1876, inventor Melville Bissell patented the carpet sweeper. In 1945, William Joyce - "Lord Haw Haw" - was sentenced to hang for treason. In 1960, Chubby Checker's "The Twist" entered the US charts. "Try stubbing out cigarettes with both feet, while
Shipley glue dots manufacturer Fantas-tak Limited has been named the best small business in Yorkshire and the North East. The firm, based in Station Road, beat off competition from more than 400 rival firms to scoop the prestigious Parcelforce Worldwide
Married at Saint John's Ingrow were Shaun Roberts and Dorinda Scott. Shaun, a machine setter at Gesipa Blind Riveting Systems, Ltd, Keighley, is the youngest son of Leopoldine Zacharkiw, of Hainworth Wood Road, Keighley. Dorinda, only daughter of Joan
A Keighley community honoured its own golden girl during a presentation evening. The Sangat Community Association, based in Lawkholme, paid tribute to long-time chairman Margaret Platts. Staff and committee members banded together to buy the former Greenhead
Keighley people were given a genuine taste of Italian culture last weekend -- by fellow townspeople. Members of Keighley's Italian community displayed the traditional skills of preparing food and wine. After witnessing grape-treading and pasta making
Attention all real-ale lovers! The 15th Keighley Beer Festival is coming to town. The festival, organised by the Keighley & Craven Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), will be held at Victoria Hall and run from Thursday, September 25 to Saturday, September
Family and friends of the late Keighley and Worth Valley station master Jack Rowell, had the unique opportunity to see him off, as a train travelled from Oxenhope to Oakworth carrying his coffin this week. Mr Rowell made his final journey on the steam-hauled
AN application for retrospective planning permission for the infilling of old quarry works in Bradley has been approved by county planners. North Yorkshire County Council received a complaint in November last year regarding the unauthorised dumping of
AN early lime kiln of potentially national importance has been unearthed during an archaeological dig at Ingleton. The Ingleborough Archaeology Group finishes its dig near the Waterfalls Walk car park this weekend. The site of the dig, called the Broadwood
WORK began this week on the £800,000 development to create an all-weather football pitch in Skipton. Contractors ERDC moved on to the site at Coulthurst Craven Sports Centre on Monday to start putting up safety fencing and removing the top layer of turf
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed four more skeletons, which could possibly date from pre-medieval times, at a site earmarked for housing in Gargrave. Back in July, two skeletons were discovered on the disused High Street Garage site after archaeologists
A 13-WEEK public consultation on the future of services currently located in the physical rehabilitation unit at Skipton Hospital was officially launched on Monday. The consultation is taking place because Airedale NHS Trust which runs the unit wants
BUILDING a budget hotel beside Menston's Hare and Hounds public house could be the 'straw that broke the camel's back' for traffic congestion. That's the warning being made by Bradford District Councillor Chris Greaves (Rombalds, Con) about new plans
AN Ilkley councillor has been to Wales in a bid to help reduce the district's rubbish dumping. And Councillor Martin Smith said he was impressed with what he saw. Companies will be asked by Bradford Council to tender for setting up a new waste disposal
Johnny and the Poorboys are currently locked away "somewhere in the hills" recording their first full album. The long-player will mix original material with traditional songs and is due out late next month. Keighley's favourite Celtic rock 'n' rollers
COPING with long hot summer days might have been a struggle for many of the country's plants and animals but not so the butterfly population. The warm weather has been a blessing for Britain's hard pressed butterfly population, temporarily reversing a
THERE will be a sigh of relief across many of Craven's residential streets with the news that the county council has agreed a process for bringing in residents only parking zones. However, there is likely to be a long wait before any scheme is operational
The family of a pensioner whose dead body was discovered more than four months after he vanished today spoke of his long battle against depression. But a grieving son asked why it had taken so long to find the dad-of-three, whose body was eventually discovered
Horsforth Harrier Howard Roberts (pictured ) took the gold medal at the British Masters (formerly veterans) Marathon Championship held in Wolverhampton. Competing in the Super Masters Category (over 50) he took advantage of the cooler weather to scorch
Pannal Sports 4, Burley Trojans 1 BURLEY Trojans' hopes of getting their season back on track evaporated at the weekend as they crashed to their heaviest defeat for two seasons at last year's runners-up Pannal Sports. At present Trojans are a club in
THE Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League season came to a sad end on Saturday when Pool Mills played their last ever game. After 56 years playing on the ground adjacent to the paper mill the mill owners have dismissed the club. Fears for the
Plymouth Albion 10, Otley 16 HAVING been the final side to play at Plymouth's old ground at the end of last season Otley were to be the first to play at their new one and in front of a crowd of over 3,000 they were expected to provide a Roman feast for
Guiseley 1, Trafford 0 Guiseley eventually managed to beat a battling Trafford, who were relegated from the UniBond First Division at the end of last season. This set up a difficult FA Cup away tie at Runcorn Halton FC on Saturday, September 27. Guiseley
Guiseley 3, Matlock Town 1 AFTER a lacklustre FA Cup display against Trafford on Saturday Guiseley showed their Jekyll and Hyde form by bouncing back to tear apart league leaders Matlock Town on Tuesday night in front of Nethermoor's smallest gate of
Cancer patients, children with reading difficulties, and people with emotional problems are among those set to benefit from £25,000 worth of cash awards to five Bradford charities. Bradford Samaritans, Reading Matters For Life, Flame Media Trust, Bradford
Hundreds of people in one of Bradford's most deprived areas will get a say on a £1.3 million plan to give them a sporting chance. A major scheme has been unveiled for play and sports facilities at Myra Shay and Upper Seymour Street, Bradford. Open spaces
Police are appealing for new recruits to follow in the hoofprints of Menston, Max and Wilson. The three horses were donated to the West Yorkshire Force by the public and after highly-specialised training are now regulars on the beat. But numbers at the
A family snatched from their Bradford home and deported to Israel the next day have been in touch with campaigners in the city who are fighting for their return. The distressed family made a heart-rending phone call from a public booth to solicitor Barry
Community groups across the district have received massive cash boosts from the National Lottery to provide centres for their areas' residents. Ravenscliffe Community Association and the 1st Heckmondwike Scout Group will build new community centres, thanks
Twelve cars caught light in a car park near Leeds-Bradford airport in an area packed with hundreds of vehicles. The blaze began when one car caught light but it spread to 11 others. Firefighters said the blaze could have been even more serious. There
Two children are being treated for measles and another two are suspected to have the disease, it was revealed today. The cases of the now-rare but potentially fatal disease have all been identified in the Baildon area. Bradford health bosses were today
Fame Academy's Carolynne Good is hoping support from Bulls' supporters will help her to super stardom. For the pretty 23-year-old - a great niece of Bradford ballroom dance teacher Sylvia Fielden - used to be a rugby league cheerleader and regularly performed
Crime in Bradford city centre has been slashed by a third. A major factor, say police chiefs, has been the introduction of street wardens and police community support officers. The success should encourage more people into the city, and could attract
Keighley Albion 36 Park Amateurs 10 Albion followed up last weeks victory over Siddal with a comfortable win against Halifax side Park Amateurs. Man of the match James Young returned to the Albion having missed last week's game, when he played for the
Chris Preston and Cath Fawcett broke the ladies course record by over six minutes in the Yorkshireman Off-Road Marathon last weekend. They captured the ladies trophy in 4 hours 19 minutes ahead of Halifax team Carol Waterhouse and Linda Crabtree. The
Keighley 2nd XV 29, Pontefract 31 - The second XV game ended in controversy with the teams disputing the final score. In the dying seconds Keighley were awarded a penalty under the opposition's posts. Kiwi newcomer Johnny Hargreaves would have had a simple
With one week of the season left, title, promotion and relegation issues are becoming a little clearer. With the title of the first division sewn up a couple of weeks ago, attention has switched to the other end of the table. Haworth WE, Denholme and
FORMER Cougar coach Peter Roe is to coach the National League 2 side that will take on New Zealand A at Cougar Park on October 22. Roe, who lives at Utley, has included five Keighley players in his squad. The Cougar players are: Jason Ramsahw, Phil Stephenson
Cougars 25, Hunslet 12 - COUGARS turned in their most professional performance of recent weeks to book their place in the final stages of the play-offs. Their victory over the Hawks wasn't a spectacular victory - they spurned too many chances and great
CROSS ROADS bowlers have been crowned British Club Champions -- in the climax to an incredible season. The go-ahead club competes in three different leagues, the Worth Valley League on Saturdays, the Hebden Bridge League on Monday's and the Halifax League
ATHLETE Stewart McDonald took second place in the Robin Hood Marathon last weekend. Stewart, a member of Bingley Harriers completed the Nottingham event in 2hrs 31mins 03 secs despite the warm weather which took a toll on many runners. The event was marred
CLIMBER Tom Bolger was heading for the sports World Championships in Bulgaria this weekend. Tom, (right) a pupil at Oakbank Sports College, is a member of the British Youth Climbing Team and has spent the summer taking part in competitions throughout
COUGAR fans will shed a few tears at the end of Sunday's National League Two Elimination semi-final against Barrow Raiders -- for the match will be Jason Ramshaw's last home game for the club in a career that has spanned more than 11 years. "It's a good
Dougie Lampkin re-wrote the records books when he was crowned World Trials champion for the seventh successive time. The victory made him the only man to win seven consecutive titles, and put him alongside Spaniard Jordi Tarres who is the only other rider
Rugby Union Powergen Cup: Darlington Mowden park v Wharfedale. Powergen Intermediate Cup: Wheatley Hills v Keighley. Powergen Junior Vase: Skipton v Thirsk, North Ribblesdale v Bolton, Knaresborough v Wharfedale Rams. Soccer FA Vase: Silsden v Thackley
SKIPTON CC finished their Airedale & Wharfedale Cricket League season as they started it, with a victory over Horsforth to rank with many other impressive displays in their anniversary season. Skipton batted first against a Horsforth side that had
WHARFEDALE have decided to use tomorrow's Powergen Cup Round Two tie at Darlington Mowden Park as an opportunity to rest and test their squad in preparation for what they expect will be tougher challenges ahead, (writes Tony Simpson). On the rested front
SKIPTON have parted company with their coaching duo of Andy Guest and Gerald Corrigan after an apparent outbreak of player-power at Sandylands, (writes Tony Simpson). The club has declined to elaborate on the shock departure of the two men who have guided
Conditions were perfect for Saturday's annual Briscoe's Brewery Fell Race, held in Danefield Forest Park, Otley. On completion of the gruelling 3 mile fell course, competitors were then required to drink a pint of Briscoe's Brewery Chevin Chaser real
Pannal Sports 4 Burley Trojans 1 BURLEY Trojans' hopes of getting their season back on track evaporated at the weekend as they crashed to their heaviest defeat for two seasons at last year's runners-up Pannal Sports. At present Trojans are a club in some
THE Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League season came to a sad end on Saturday when Pool Mills played their last ever game. After 56 years playing on the ground adjacent to the paper mill the mill owners have dismissed the club. Fears for the
Leodensians 22 Ilkley 31 With last week's Man-of-the-Match Charlie Cudworth away on a golf holiday and inspirational scrum-half Dr Chris Pring on call Ilkley might have felt a trifle apprehensive at the trip across to North Leeds to play last week's conquerors
SIR - If there is one thing that pushes me further towards wanting a local council for Shipley it is the flyer that came through my letterbox today. How dare Bradford Council even contemplate bringing a road through Northcliffe Playing Fields? This land
When one of Otley's biggest employers is found guilty of racial discrimination, the time must have come to reflect on our own prejudices. The biggest reason for racism is that people just don't know enough about the cultures and lifestyles of nations
100 years ago A PACKED meeting in Skipton attended by the great and good of the district discussed relocation of the town's cattle market. New Government rules were tightening up on the mess and filth left by on-street markets, a constant source of annoyance
Former Yorkshire left-armer Ian Fisher made it a 33rd birthday to forget for Darren Gough at Headingley yesterday as he bravely saved Gloucestershire from the follow-on and gave his side an outside chance of promotion instead of his exasperated former
Dean Windass is backing himself to end the worst scoring drought of his career. Windass, who is still to get off the mark since rejoining City, last netted in March for Sheffield United. And he has been kicking himself over the one that got away during
LOCAL band Time Warp are looking for two female singers to feature on a number at their 50th gig. This will be performed at Yeadon Liberal Club, High Street, on Saturday, September 27. The band are giving their services to help raise funds for the recently
A romance which blossomed on a cold Christmas Eve in 1939 has stood the test of time for Colin and Edna Johnson. The Menston couple, who celebrated their Diamond Wedding last week, spent the first years of their marriage apart because they both served
CRICKETERS, former players and villagers joined together in Pool-in-Wharfedale last weekend to mark the end of an era. Pool Mills Cricket Club played the last match of its 56-year history against Olicanians on Saturday after a lengthy dispute with the
BUILDING a budget hotel beside Menston's Hare and Hounds public house could be the 'straw that broke the camel's back' for traffic congestion. That's the warning being made by Bradford District Councillor Chris Greaves (Rombalds, Con) about new plans
TOWN Councillors have hailed a new £430,000 bid to provide affordable accommodation for Otley's young people. The Yorkshire Housing Group (YHG) is teaming up with shop and office owners in the town to convert unused rooms into modern flats with affordable
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a replacement Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School could get the green light today. Councillors at today's meeting of Leeds City Council's Plans Panel West are being advised to approve the scheme in principle. Education Leeds
PHOTOGRAPHS of teenage arsonists in Otley could be published in the areas where they have offended in a bid to shame them in public. West Yorkshire Police Inspector Mark Hartley says the move, as part of a police strategy, would be possible by focusing
The substantial drop in crime figures in Bradford city centre is a welcome development. If a city is to attract people to shop, work and live they need to feel confident that they will be safe from muggers, burglars and car thieves. In all these areas
Married at St Luke's Church, East Morton, were Cain Thomas Godfrey and Sarah Michelle Foers. Cain - a languages teacher at Wyke Manor School, Bradford - is the eldest son of Ted and Jenny Godfrey, of Stonehaven Court, Keighley. Sarah - a customer relations
Married at Oakwood Hall, Bingley, were Andrew James Lilley and Julia Emma Gibb. Andrew - a civil servant in the Yorkshire and Humber Government Office - is the only son of Dennis and Kathleen Lilley, of Ridgeway Mount, Keighley. Julia - a banking advisor
As head of a Keighley textile company, Tony Lee is used to weaving many business ties across the world. But even he was astonished when a new business contact in darkest Peru, David Killerby, turned out to be a former Keighley man. And in an even more
A 19-year-old Keighley girl made history last week when she opened the town's first Asian beauty salon. Complexions, a ladies-only salon on Emily Street, is the only one of its kind in Keighley and it's ambitious owner, Shabana Nazir has big plans for
Canadian Mounties will soon be decorating their uniforms with insignia made in Haworth following a £52k contract win by Wyedean Weaving secured with Business Link support. A specialist supplier of braid and uniform accoutrements, Wyedean's customer base
A 13 week public consultation on plans to axe a physical rehabilitation unit at Skipton general hospital, has been launched. Craven, Harrogate & Rural District primary care trust is asking people to comment on a plan, by Airedale HNS Trust at Steeton
Keighley ladies dressed up to watch fellow WI members undress at Keighley Picture House on Monday. The North Street cinema was packed for the evening presentation of the new movie Calendar Girls. Women's Institute members from Stanbury, East Morton, Laycock
Two workers for a Keighley-based health trust will be putting themselves through their paces during the Great North Run for charities close to their hearts. Lesley Tasker, prescribing support technician and Wendy Winterbottom, senior secretary with Airedale
A driver leapt from his Mercedes after a two-car collision and put out a blaze in the other vehicle, as the woman driver lay unconscious. Louise Montgomery-Brown of Laneshawe Bridge, near Colne, in her 40s, is fighting for her life in Leeds General Infirmary
A 10-year-old boy, who helped to secure the future of his horse riding club for the disabled, is now fighting to find funding for his own needs Jack Aggus, who has spina bifida and hydrocephalus, wears a special suit, called a second skin to help his
Teams of volunteers are set to gun down speeding motorists in Keighley. A revolutionary community speed watch programme was launched on Wednesday night when members of a pioneering partnership were introduced to the scheme. The project -- a partnership
AN ancient tradition could be revived in Barnoldswick next year, with town councillors keen to "beat the bounds". The idea was raised by Coun Alan Buck, who said that many other parish councils organised beating the bounds events and there was already
SHOPKEEPERS in Barnoldswick are busy writing letters of complaint as the northern part of Barnoldswick has been plunged into chaos by road works outside their businesses. Several shopkeepers along Gisburn Road are unhappy at the inconvenience being caused
BUGS galore will by flying into Barnoldswick this weekend. The town is staging its annual bugs festival and there is a real buzz of excitement in the community. Coun David Whipp told the Herald: "Bug building has been going on all summer, and this weekend
THE family behind the Silentnight beds furniture group has broken its silence over its bid to take full control of the business. And as it made a new offer to buy the shares it does not already own, it has emerged the family has been planning to take
RESIDENTS around a former mill and warehouse in Cross Hills have said their life has been unbearable for more than 12 months since conversion work began to turn it into housing. Derek Lister, of Anderton Street, said he and many other home owners around
CHILDREN at Langcliffe Primary School started the school year with a brand new uniform. Nine-year-old pupil Andrew Towler designed the new school logo, which is depicted on the clothing, in a competition entered by all 17 pupils. His environmentally inspired
SETTLE Market Place will be the centre for a weekend of entertainment and information hosted by the town's new Renaissance Team. Called "Settle's Dream", the event's centrepiece will be three performances of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream by
THE A65 has closed at Hellifield for the second time this year for emergency bridge repairs to be carried out. This time the road is expected to be closed until September 30 and a diversion via Gisburn is in place. The first closure was for resurfacing
"CRANES in Skipton by April" is the bold aim of the town's mayor Coun Paul English. And those cranes are likely to be on the Cavendish Street car park, creating a three or four storey building for car parking with a bridge across the canal to link with
REAL ale fans around Craven and the Dales need wait no longer to sample the area's newest brew. Today (Friday) marks the launch of Wharfedale Brewery's Executioner and Folly Ales and deliveries have been made to pubs between Elslack and Buckden. But it
DESPITE being hit in the arm with shrapnel, Grassington peace campaigner Jenny Gaiawyn has no intention of keeping away from the world's trouble spots. Jenny, 24, has just returned from her second stint in Palestine and is already planning her next venture
AIREDALE Hospital's cancer care team has been strengthened by the introduction of its first two Macmillan nurses. Martine Huit and Karen Sinclair have joined the Steeton trust's team of clinical nurse specialists, which is dedicated to providing care
A POTENTIALLY toxic blue-green algae has been seen in the canal in the Skipton and Gargrave areas. British Waterways has warned users of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the towpaths to avoid the algae and seek medical advice if they have already come
CRIMINALS on the run after committing offences in Craven are being warned that they will be tracked down and arrested. Under a new North Yorkshire Police initiative local forces have been given the funding and resources to reduce crime, improve detection
A SPECIALLY created stained glass window has been installed in a North Craven primary school to remember a young pupil who tragically died last year. Ethan Fawcett was in year three at Richard Thornton's Primary School at Burton-in-Lonsdale when he died
AN opera forgotten for more than 100 hundred years tells the story of one of Skipton's most important historical figures. The chance discovery of "Henry Clifford" written in 1895 by notable Spanish composer Albeniz, is creating a buzz at Skipton Castle
A RESIDENTS' parking scheme could be introduced in Craven if the problem is considered serious enough. This week a procedure for considering requests was given the green light during a meeting of the North Yorkshire County Council executive. The policy
NEIGHBOURS have reacted angrily to a proposed new housing development in Ilkley because of fears it will devalue their own homes. Town houses planned for a site at Victoria Avenue, will overlook neighbouring properties, affecting their market value, say
ART enthusiasts have been heading for Ilkley this week as thousands of paintings were unveiled at an annual autumn art exhibition. The British Society of Painters Autumn 2003 exhibition opened at the King's Hall and Winter Garden, Station Road, on Saturday
AN ILKLEY firm which gives celebrity superstars super-straight hair is to sponsor a Channel 4 reality television show. Wheatley Lane firm ghd - or Good Hair Day - which supplies its hair products to salons all over the country, has announced a £1.3 million
A MENSTON school has been awarded £792,000 to extend its pioneering inter-school sports partnership. St Mary's RC Comprehensive, one of 17 schools originally picked by the Government to pilot its Schools Sports Co-ordinators project, has received the
DARING teddy bears are to take part in a fundraising charity parachute jump in the skies over Ilkley. Fundraisers for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Charity are inviting children and their parents to nominate their own cuddly toys for the leap, at the Cow
'Bypass will not solve traffic issue' SIR, - The people who live in the south-east of Otley are only too aware of the damage 500 to 800 houses a 'bypass' and unspecified industrial units will cause to the environment and character of the town whilst gobbling
Calendar Girls isn't the best-ever movie -- but for much of its 108 minutes you can believe it is. Lovely views, witty words and excellent performances from some of our most watchable actresses. And that's before they take their clothes off! This film
The Straits -- West Yorkshire Playhouse Fresh from a sell-out run and rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe, Paines Plough's production of Gregory Burke's new play has a lot to live up to. And thanks to a talented young cast and lively script it doesn't
NOW then, kiddiewinks, another piece of history from the olden days. If your dad happens to be a cricket fan (and what Yorkshireman isn't?) ask him to sit you on his knee and tell you about Geoffrey Boycott. You see, I happened to be at Headingley a very
Conditions were perfect for Saturday's annual Briscoe's Brewery Fell Race, held in Danefield Forest Park, Otley. On completion of the gruelling 3 mile fell course, competitors were then required to drink a pint of Briscoe's Brewery Chevin Chaser real
Controversial proposals to construct a road tunnel from Cottingley Bar to Shipley, or an alternative route skirting round Northcliffe Park will not be discussed again until 2010. The Friends of Northcliffe Park held a demonstration in Centenary Square
Bradford Council will press ahead with plans to transfer its buildings to a private partner - despite a protest by placard-carrying employees at City Hall yesterday. Members of public services union Unison lobbied members going into the executive committee
Bradford Bulls have won a breathing space after planners rejected a major housing development which the club claimed could have wrecked their multi-million pound redevelopment of Odsal Stadium. An application to build up to 150 homes on the former Northern
A community awards scheme is making life better in Bradford. The Water Works initiative has already donated a total of £4,000 to community groups across the district to help a variety of projects, from repairing a minibus to growing a garden. The scheme
A scheme to ensure health chiefs are listening to patients has been short-listed for a national award. North Bradford Primary Care Trust (PCT), which oversees GPs in the area, scooped a nomination in the Health Service Journal's (HSJ) annual awards for
Campaigners fear a child will be killed unless motorists in Shipley stop rat-running across a green and past school tennis courts. Cars are cutting across recreation ground off Carr Lane, Windhill, and driving past Windhill C of E Primary School to avoid
A mum today revealed how doctors have "rebuilt" her son after he was in a horrific collision with a guided bus in Bradford. Darren Weston, from West Bowling, has plates and wires in his legs, ankles and jaw after the accident in Manchester Road last week
SEVERAL cup competitions and league placings have been settled as they bowling season reaches its climax. Cross Roads A clinched the Halifax Division One title with a crushing 9-3 victory at Hillcrest A. Although it is the club's first Division One title
Silsden made the difficult trip to Bay Athletic and triumphed with a 2-1 win. They made a slow start with the Bay forwards making life difficult for the Silsden defence with their pace, and it came as no surprise when, after 15 minutes, Bay took the lead
Pontefract 47 Keighley 12 - Keighley's early season form is proving to be as much of an enigma as it is a concern. The defence, which last season was so miserly has already leaked 13 tries and there is a distinct lack of cutting edge in attack. Coach
KEIGHLEY go into the last day of the season with a final home match against Hartshead Moor -- but have missed out on the chance of promotion. They are in fourth place after a season which saw them challenging for honours until the later stages of the
One down and two more games to win if we are to make it to the club's first final since the mid-90s. I was at Old Trafford as a supporter cheering on the likes of Ramshaw, Wood, Gately and Dixon when they beat Huddersfield. I was also at Fartown with
ON a beautiful and balmy late summer's Severnside afternoon and against, for the second Saturday running, newly-promoted but insubstantial opposition, Wharfedale reaped the full rewards of an effective workmanlike display, even if they never threatened
WITH one week of the J P Mewies Craven & District Cricket League season remaining, title, promotion and relegation issues are becoming a little clearer. With the first division title sewn up by Embsay a couple of weeks ago, attention has switched
SKIPTON LMS were given a share of the points on their opening game of the Devonshire Carpets Craven League Premier Division season when Grindleton missed a late penalty. Last weekend the boot was on the other foot for the Sandylands men when they missed
SILSDEN had to display their battling qualities to gain a 2-1 win at Bay Athletic in the West Riding County Amateur Premier Division. The visitors made a slow start, with the Bay forwards making life difficult for the Silsden defence with their pace,
Ilkley Rugby Club have unveiled Nick Bell as their new captain for the season. Bell re-joined Ilkley in 1998 upon his return from University and Law College after previously captaining the Colts at Ilkley and playing in the Yorkshire Shield winning side
Addingham FC 1, Pateley Bridge 1 Addingham preserved their unbeaten home record in a tight encounter that could have gone either way. Still missing Steve Perkins, Jimmy Denman, Carl Kernick and Chris Graves through injury, Ridley also had to contend with
Northallerton Town 1, Ilkley AFC 6 A comfortable victory for the Booth's sponsored Ilkley against a young inexperienced Northallerton side, which found it difficult to threaten Ilkley's goal. Both teams were depleted with Ilkley fielding only two players
