NOTHING is ever as bad as it seems and when something dreaded finally comes to pass, a sense of relief often rides in its wake. This looks like the case with the traffic lights at Wheatley Lane and Victoria Avenue. Although it is early days, their effect
A gift of a penalty in the fourth minute handed victory to Alfreton Town and ensured Avenue's season continued to spiral out of their control. Once again Avenue played well, foraged away with an under-strength squad and failed to get a result that did
Robbie Paul's injury nightmare is almost over. The Bulls skipper has made just the one cameo appearance - in the Grand Final - since breaking his arm on June 27 last year. On that damp Friday night Paul's treble fracture added injury to the insult of
IT'S 'bin' great so far - but now we need your help. That was the message from Grove and Rawdon Theatre Company's chairman Peter Stebbings as he launched an appeal for help this week. Peter, who will play bin man Alfred Doolittle in their production of
Rock star Rick Wakeman is offering to take part in a Yorkshire gallery's centenary celebrations after being inspired by the work of an Apperley Bridge artist. The internationally renow-ned musician asked to become involved in the 100th anniversary of
LEEDS City Council has apologised to an 86-year-old Bramhope woman who has been fighting to have a planning bungle corrected for three years. Evelyn Hiley, a widow who has lived in a bungalow on The Cedars for nearly 30 years, originally protested after
LEEDS planners are set to face fresh criticism from Rawdon residents today as they debate proposals for a replacement Littlemoor School. Leeds Plans Panel (West) is being recommended to approve detailed plans to create a new single storey primary school
Harewood's old servants' quarters may be new territory for the public - but it's all familiar ground for Princess Anne. The Princess visited the stately home to open its new exhibition tracing the lives of lifestyles of former staff - and she revealed
OTLEY is in the running to pick up a regional award at a conference in Beverley tomorrow. The town is among those being considered for the title of Best Market Town in the Yorkshire and Humber Market Towns Awards. The winners of four different categories
ILKLEY Coronation Hospital campaigners have secured a face-to-face meeting with top health officials in a bid to reassure staff and patients that interest in rebuilding the facility has not waned. Leaders of the group fighting for the future of the Springs
HIGHWAY engineers and councillors are hoping that new traffic lights on the A65 through Ilkley will ease traffic problems. The signals at the junction of Wheatley Lane and Victoria Avenue are part of a major set of traffic improvements for the town drawn
BECKIE Cove and Vikki Waring are both well versed in the poetry of William Wordsworth. The two 13 year olds already know a thing or two about a host of golden daffodils. And the popular spring flowers will be the main topic of conversation at Ilkley Grammar
A dedicated teacher and devoted mother has died in a head-on smash just days before her 51st birthday. In an awful coincidence the funeral of Patricia Anne Parkin could have been held on her birthday today. But her devastated family have delayed it until
Lack of facilities to blame for hooliganism Sir,- In response to your front page (March 4) regarding hooligans running riot through Otley's streets. I was disappointed as a Labour Town Councillor to see how you were trying to demonise all young people
Otley 28, Henley Hawks 21 HENLEY Hawks, newly promoted for this season, came to Cross Green expecting nothing more than a bonus point in an effort to continue their battle against a swift return to League Two. Relegated two years ago, when Otley beat
A fresh row has broken out between the Government and the Electoral Commission over plans to ditch ballot boxes in Bradford. Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford yesterday accused the elections watchdog of "making a mistake" when it said Yorkshire
Struggling catalogue giants Grattan and Freemans are to create 300 new jobs in Bradford as they look to fight off tough competition from the high street. The firms, which are part of the German empire Otto, are to reorganise their warehousing operation
Ben Rhydding Boys Under-12s were finally crowned Yorkshire Champions after a superb season. At Leeds University the Ilkley team's statistics were unparallelled but due to a quirk in the rules the team still had to win on Sunday to become Yorkshire Champions
ILKLEY: The opening event of the year, The Bring and Take, was held in dull but dry conditions. The competition was a greensome stableford held over 11 holes. The ladies all gathered for soup and sandwiches, after which Lady President Margery Bradley
Skipton 14, Ilkley 30 This was far from a pretty affair; in fact it was downright ugly. But a win is a win and when the stakes are high it not the manner of getting it but the result that counts. Injury plagued Skipton, as their programme notes informed
Addingham 3, Pannal 0 After a season of off the field failures and administrative howlers Addingham are finally hitting top gear as their displays improve every week. Having been deducted nine points for basic incompetence in management Addingham have
ANYONE who works or lives in Otley Town Centre knows only too well that free off-street parking is a rare commodity. Visit the Charles Street car park by 8.45am on any day and you will see it packed out. Visit on a Market day and it will inevitably be
City today pleaded with the Football League to allow them to sign a goalkeeper to face Sheffield United. They had hoped to play Nico Vaesen for another game after his one month's loan from Birmingham expired. But the Belgian is joining Crystal Palace
HUNDREDS of villagers turned out to take part in Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council's first ever Open Day last weekend. At least 400 people attended the event, which marked the beginning of a consultation process which will culminate in the publication
A dedicated teacher and devoted mother has died in a head-on smash just days before her 51st birthday. In an awful coincidence the funeral of Patricia Anne Parkin could have been held on her birthday today. But her devastated family have delayed it until
A LIFELONG motorcycling fan from Otley had his final wish fulfilled on Tuesday when he was carried to his funeral service in a motorbike hearse. Dennis 'Dickie' Lloyd, of Leeds Road, had been a driver with Otley haulage company Jefferies for many years
OTLEY Town Centre could be plunged into 'parking chaos' this summer if plans for a new public library go ahead. That is the warning being made as Leeds City Council carries out a review of parking spaces which may see the free Charles Street site turned
Bradford needs to develop a different, more positive image on all sorts of fronts. Its profile has to be raised to attract the inward investors, entrepreneurs and modern industrialists who will in turn provide jobs and encourage people with skills and
THE FORTUNES of an Ilkley look-alike musician took a new twist when he linedup against talent from all over the country in the live television final of Stars in Their Eyes. Former Ilkley Grammar School pupil Andy McCrink did not win but the life-long
VILLAGERS concerned about the massive housing development planned for the former wool scouring plant at Low Mill have been urged to attend a public meeting next week. The meeting has been called so Addingham residents can hear about the development from
RESIDENTS' views are needed before planners can make a decision on the proposed conversion of a Ben Rhydding factory to apartments. Jamella Limited wants permission to convert Wheatley Works, on Wheatley Lane, to five apartments. The firm, which imports
RESIDENTS and visitors worried about the removal of much loved cherry trees on The Grove have been reassured that their replacements will be arriving next week. Planting of the replacement cherry trees will start on Wednesday. A spokesman for Bradford
EFFORTS to save an historic Ben Rhydding house gutted by fire are being hampered by safety worries. Five-storey listed building Wheatley Lawns was seriously damaged by fire in the early hours of Thursday February 26, and Bradford Council moved in at once
EXCITING times are ahead for Ilkley Grammar School after a mystery benefactor ensured it was able to submit a last minute bid for 'Special School' status. But the town's business community has come under fire from the school for lack of support for the
Motor Club is on same track as ramblers over green lanes SIR, - There seems to be a lot of media coverage at the present time on the use of green lanes and by-ways by motor bikes and 4 x 4 vehicles. Predominance seems always to be given to the Yorkshire
"Skyrac has a history of success going back 30 years," said Chairman Graham Breeze at Friday's Awards Evening, "but it is the junior members of Skyrac who represent its future and that is why the Presentation Evening is so important to the club." Coach
Halifax Vandals 16, Old Otliensians 10 OLD Otliensians visited bottom-of-the-table side Halifax Vandals last Saturday and found them in a determined, dogged mood. The game was played in a good spirit but the Vandals were more eager and hungry for victory
Northallerton Town 1, Burley Trojans 2 Trojans made it three wins on the spin with a hard-fought victory at Northallerton. An injury time strike from second team boss Gary Shankland saw Trojans return with all three points. Indeed with five first teamers
Upper Armley OB 2, Pool AFC 0 THIS Pool performance was dire. This is all the more disappointing as Pool had only just clawed their way out of the bottom two in the league. Their destiny is still very much in their own hands so they need to show the fighting
Guiseley 1, Bishop Auckland 1 THERE was still little to cheer the faithful at Nethermoor Park with last week's disappointing display at the hands of Prescot Cables seeing a hundred less supporters come through the gates. Guiseley eventually got a share
WHEN both your parents have been professional golfers there is some pressure to succeed in the sport for a child who follows in their footsteps. For Lizzie Brand these pressures do not appear to hold much magnitude as the 16 year-old breezily looks ahead
Councillors are being urged to curry favour for their home city this year by making sure they support Bradford's bid to become Curry Capital of Britain. For the first time in the contest's four-year history, every city councillor will be contacted by
A woman who had to learn to walk again after being struck by a rare disorder is campaigning to set up specialist gyms for people with disabilities. Amanda Baldwin, 30, of Baildon, has just become a mum to baby Abbie and is learning how to cope with the
Two Bradford men died in horrific circumstances in separate crashes yesterday. A mini cab driver was killed by a passing van as he helped a passenger look for something she had dropped on the ground. And hours later a 40-year-old man from Bolton Woods
In Saturday's Wuthering Hike, over 31 miles with 4400ft of ascent, Ilkley Harriers included Roy Ruddle 23rd in 4h58, Heather Maud, Iain Mann, Chris Porritt, and Amanda Parnaby. Junior Ilkley Harrier Sam Haggar was tenth in the Junior 'round the reservoir
Northallerton Town 1, Burley Trojans 2 Trojans made it three wins on the spin with a hard-fought victory at Northallerton. An injury time strike from second team boss Gary Shankland saw Trojans return with all three points. Indeed with five first teamers
Spa Athletic 1 , Ilkley AFC 0 A disappointing performance and a setback in the quest to retain the Harrogate League Premier Division championship for Ilkley, who succumbed to an early goal by title contenders Spa Athletic. The defeat means that Ilkley
Ben Rhydding Ladies 2 St Albans 2 IN their National League Division Two game Ben Rhydding Ladies bagged a vital point with a hard-fought draw against St Albans on Saturday. Determined to improve on their performances over recent weeks the home side started
WHEN both your parents have been professional golfers there is some pressure to succeed in the sport for a child who follows in their footsteps. For Lizzie Brand these pressures do not appear to hold much magnitude as the 16 year-old breezily looks ahead
Easy pickings for the unscrupulous SIR - The police are to be congratulated on reducing the crime rate in Bradford city centre by adopting a 'more bobbies on the beat' policy (T&A, March 12). High-profile policing patently reaps rewards. However,
