READERS may have a sense of deja vu when they read that lorries are about to be banned from Skipton's High Street. 'Haven't I read that before?', you might think - and you would be right. For it was in early October 2003, 15 months ago, that the Craven
After waiting for weeks, Avenue have at last received clearance for their Maltese international midfielder Jonathon Holland to play - and he will be included in the squad for tomorrow's visit to Barrow. The player joined up with the Bradford club at the
Birkenshaw face their toughest challenge of the season when they welcome Drighlington to East Bierley. The Leeds side proved their undoubted quality by winning the Tetley's Yorkshire Cup over the Christmas period in front of a record 2,500 crowd at Dewsbury
James Hare has delivered a New Year message to the domestic welterweight pack: Write me off at your peril. The Roberttown ace has been licking his wounds since losing the British title to champion David Barnes at Halifax two months ago. Coming a year
Michael Duberry admits that he has mixed feelings about being recalled to the Leeds team for tomorrow's FA Cup tie at Birmingham. The giant central defender has been on loan at Stoke City but was summoned back early when Clarke Carlisle and Paul Butler
Colin Todd is relishing the prospect of fielding two Dean Windasses. The City boss believes new signing Andy Cooke is a dead spit for the 13-goal leading scorer. And he cannot wait to pair the two of them up front together at Bristol City next Saturday
The blame for the unholy row which has broken out between the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the district's Primary Care Trusts, which has been a major contributory factor in the former's current financial crisis, can be laid fairly and squarely
Old maps, census and grave records, parish registers and thousands of photographs of Haworth have all been made available to historians. The newly-formed Upper Worth Valley History Group has made the resource available after it received £4,475 of lottery
Victoria Primary School, in Highfield, Keighley, has built a garden of remembrance for a nursery pupil who died in a fire last summer. Enala Chibwana, who was from Malawi, was killed after fire broke out in her mother's flat above a shop in South Street
Keighley does not need an Asda supermarket. That is the view of 85 per cent of businesses which responded to a survey carried out by Keighley and District Chamber of Trade. The survey was drawn up following Asda's decision to forge ahead with plans to
Keighley Rotarians have been doing their bit to boost the appeal effort. They collected last week at Netto, B&Q and AMF Bowl in Keighley. Around £1,000 was given in just four hours. Keighley club president Judy Hazlehurst said: "The supermarkets in
Around 140 people gathered at short notice in Town Hall Square, Keighley, for Wednesday's three-minute silence for tsunami victims. Councillor Lynne Joyce organised the gathering after realising there was no official event in Keighley to mark the silence
A NEW bus service has been launched in West Craven to transport patients across the border to hospital appointments. The West Craven Rider is designed as a demand-responsive facility to take people to appointments at Airedale Hospital, Steeton, and Skipton
A GARGRAVE parish councillor feared missing following the Indian Ocean disaster has been confirmed as safe and well. Colin Pickles, 66, was on a tour of Sri Lanka when the tsunami struck on Boxing Day morning. A spokesman at Kuoni Travel, who Mr Pickles
A CRAVEN couple who were caught up in the tsunami earthquake across the Indian Ocean have returned home and have been speaking to the Herald about their experiences. John and Janet Lassey, from Settle, were in Sri Lanka on Boxing Day where they witnessed
DESPITE police figures showing an increase in the number of disorder incidents, members of the licensee-led STAND group reported a peaceful Christmas and New Year Between Builders' Friday (December 17) and January 2 there were 37 reported offences of
SKIPTON could be in store for a larger upgraded Tesco. The retail giant has lodged plans to replace the existing supermarket on Craven Street and alter the car park. If approved, a supermarket double the size of the present store would stand in the footprints
Perfect Circle -- eMOTIVe Described by the band as "a collection of songs about war, peace, love and greed" this album features a mere two original compositions alongside ten covers. John Lennon's Imagine gets a very Evanescence style re-working, which
State of Fear -- Michael Crichton Al-Qaeda are not the greatest threat to the world. Neither is global warming the most dangerous enemy. Apparently it's the environmentalists themselves. In this chunky hardback techno-thriller the well-organised, massively-funded
BY now, thankfully, the festive season is well and truly over and our only memory is the bills cascading through the letterbox. However, Beggarsdale did have an unexpected pressie to start the New Year from the most un-Santa Claus-like figure of Maggots
SIR - Over Christmas the television national news included reports on the incidence of homelessness in the UK. Recognising this very serious public issue, Sunday January 30 has been designated as "Homelessness Sunday". The issue of housing and homelessness
Three Bradford schools have been awarded top honours for their outstanding performance by the education watchdog, Ofsted. Bingley Grammar School is the only secondary in Bradford - and one of just a handful in the region - to have been singled out for
Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday paid tribute to the "unsung heroes" who deliver Government policies on the ground. At the Victoria Hall in Saltaire, Mr Blair spent an hour with people from a broad cross-sector of the community, including teachers
Two brothers who beat a woman unconscious on her birthday have been told that they could be locked up for the attack. Craig Ward, 17, had already pleaded guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after admitting punching Khajida Khan
Bradford Council is being asked to save a pioneering anti-domestic violence project set to close in March. Staying Put is in danger after a worker failed to apply for a lottery grant of £150,000 which would have covered half its annual budget. Now two
Tony Blair yesterday signalled the start of his election year in Bradford. The Prime Minister was on a campaign-style trip to the district. After a visit to supporters in Saltaire he went to the headquarters of the West Yorkshire British Red Cross in
The Government's "payment by results" system for dealing with emergency patients is at the heart of the financial crisis wracking Bradford's hospitals, it was claimed today. The policy has led to a dispute which has created a large part of the projected
THE 21st running of Silsden's New Year Fun Run attracted a bumper crowd in terms of both quantity and quality. A total of 70 competitors enjoyed fine weather as they 'first footed' their way round the three mile route up to Silsden moor. Stewart Macdonald
Silsden's first visit to Padiham ended in defeat at the hands of the present league leaders. The Cobbydalers had hoped to close the gap at the top and avenge their only home league defeat, but they left 'The Arbories' empty handed. Just as at Cougar Park
COUGAR chairman Neil Spencer is recovering at home after suffering a heart attack on Christmas Day. Mr Spencer, who has suffered from angina for some time, was admitted to Airedale Hospital in the evening as chest pains continued to get worse. "I had
Football mad teenager Ben Kaye is desperately seeking help to establish a village soccer team for next season. Ben, 15, of Ainsdale Grove, Cullingworth, wants businesses, councillors, parents and young people to get behind his plans. The Oakbank School
FELL running international, Ian Holmes, lost his 'Auld Lang Syne' crown after 10 consecutive victories in the event. A combination of a terrible cold over Christmas and the appearance of top competition combined to defeat the local runner who has dominated
A CRAVEN teenager has become a national champion in archery just 18 months after taking up the sport, despite suffering from a disability which causes severe pain in her feet. Danielle Brown, from Lothersdale, clinched the Junior Ladies Compound title
Fourth-placed Bradford and Bingley have lost two South Africans and gained one prior to their National League Three derby at home to Halifax tomorrow. Front-rowers Armon Fourie and Fred Biddlecombe went home for Christmas and are not expected to return
The Bulls' training camp in Vilamoura, Portugal, began in earnest today with coach Brian Noble intent on consigning to history any fallout from the failed attempt to land Gareth Ellis. A choice of up to seven players were reportedly offered to Wakefield
Female workers in Bradford suffer from a smaller gender pay gap than those elsewhere in the country but still, on average, receive 21 per cent less than men in their pay packets. New research by the GMB union revealed that women in the district receive
Competitors and spectators at an annual charity sheepdog trials helped to raise the highest total for three years. Not since 2000, when more than £2,000 was raised for Airedale Child Development Centre, have the New Year's Day sheepdog trials, at Moor
A group of history enthusiasts used modern technology to obtain village documents dating back hundreds of years. Cowling Moonrakers recently discovered ancient village files were being auctioned off on an Internet site and managed to obtain copies. Member
Customers from a pub in Utley have raised £750 to help send a seven-year-old boy with autism to America for treatment. Lester and Beverley Green, landlord and landlady of The Roebuck, in Skipton Road, held an auction of unwanted Christmas gifts on Tuesday
Bradford Council is donating £10,000 to the British Red Cross -- a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee -- for the appeal supporting victims of the tsunami. And, as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives, the national flag was flown at
Shoppers in Keighley are being asked to donate their spare change to aid the flood victims in Asia. Coinstar -- the coin counters found at local supermarkets -- is allowing people to donate change via its machines directly to the British Red Cross Asia
Employment agency staff will walk from Colne to Keighley to raise money for tsunami victims. More than 20 staff from Rotherwood Recruitment will don their walking boots to tackle the 12-mile hike on January 29. Jo Pagdin, managing partner at the Keighley
A staggering £6,370 was collected in just two days by Rotarians from the Haworth & Worth Valley club. They held the collections on Wednesday and Friday last week at the Sainsbury's store in Cavendish Street, Keighley. The amount raised will pay for
A Keighley man who runs an international rescue organisation flew out to Sri Lanka last night to help with the disaster relief effort. Former Greenhead High School pupil Stefan Hopkins, 38, is one of a six-man team from disaster response organisation
A Keighley man has told how his 25-year-old backpacker daughter survived the tsunami which claimed the lives of her sister and mother. Andrew Macgill said his daughter Edith had battled for more than four hours in the water to stay alive, and even made
A businessman hopes people will be suited by the chance to raise money for tsunami victims. David Petyt has donated almost 200 waistcoats which can be taken away by customers in return for a donation. The money will be used by Rotary International on
Countless thousands of pounds have flooded in from Keighley people touched by the plight of the tsunami victims. Appeals for cash to help the millions of people left homeless and starving following the South Asian disaster have met with an unprecedented
THE new police commander for Craven has said that reducing the amount of violent crime in Craven will be a key target for his officers. Chief Inspector Chris Chelton told the Herald that one of his main areas of concern is the increase in violent offences
A SETTLE Middle School classroom assistant, who won regional honours in the 2003 National Teaching Awards, has received an MBE in the Queen's New Year's honours list. The mother of three sons, Alison Balsamini, 40, of Settle, received the honour for services
Size Five is back on the road after four years' absence and plans to become a regular fixture in local pubs and clubs. The popular Keighley band is going back to its roots by playing the covers it first performed when the musicians started out in the
Local: Victoria Hall, Keighley: youth theatre HYT in musical play Strife in the Studio (Wednesday-Saturday 7.30pm). Tickets from Willis Walker Sport, Cavendish Street, or phone 01274 832438. Out-of-town: Alhambra Theatre, Bradford: Billy Pearce, Paul
Rachel McMahon has made the role of principal boy her own after taking over from long-time boy Barbara Boothroyd in Keighley Amateurs pantomimes. In this year's Goody Two Shoes she takes the principal girl role instead as Barbara returns after several
YOU would think after so many years in this business - more than I care to dwell on - I might have picked up enough nous to judge people with some accuracy. Then along comes a story where, within minutes, you find that you have got everything upside down
Sir - May I make a suggestion to the Chamber of Trade vis-a-vis "allowing" an Asda store to be built in Keighley or not. Apparently 85 per cent of the town's businesses have rejected the proposal -- there's a surprise! What they are saying is 85 per cent
Bones at a Bingley church would be dug up and relocated to make space for an extension if plans were approved, it was confirmed today. But the rector of the 16th century church promised that any remains found would be treated with "respect and dignity
A recruitment drive for more ethnic minority staff in the region's jails is coming to Bradford. Statistics reveal only 2.7 per cent of staff at Wakefield jail are from an ethnic minority background, compared to 13.3 per cent of prisoners. And at Leeds
A Bradford football club is hunting for a new ground in a bid to expand sporting opportunities for youngsters in the area. Bowling Eagles Football Club wants to move to a pitch next to Bolling Hall Road as part of its expansion plans, which include a
Two years ago Kamran Zulfkkar's future looked uncertain after leaving school with only a few GCSEs, worried about the direction he was drifting in. He never imagined he would be a role model to youngsters in Bradford, help disadvantaged children across
The managing director of a Bradford food company denied that he had been abusive to his staff. Dr Gul Nawaz Akbar, of Mumtaz Food Industries Limited, was giving evidence at an employment tribunal in Leeds. Eight former employees, among a group which walked
A new online-teaching programme has gone live to more than 150 schools in Bradford. Thousands of pupils across the district are to benefit from the virtual lesson aids aimed at helping to make learning fun. About 159 schools across the district, of which
Pensioners could die needlessly in Bradford this winter because they cannot afford to keep warm. The proportion of people in the district classed as "fuel-poor" is 21 per cent - twice the UK average, according to National Energy Action. The charity fears
Bradford College is offering staff voluntary redundancy to help pull itself out of a projected deficit of at least £1.3 million. The financial crisis is being blamed on the college's failure to attract and keep the required number of students and high
Police in Bradford want to raise their share of the council tax payers' bill to put more officers on the streets. West Yorkshire Police Authority chiefs spelt out how they set their spending and council tax precepts to Bradford councillors last night.
People would think nothing of travelling across the city to their favourite takeaway. But Janet Foster drives halfway across the country to collect hers from the the Bradford area. Mrs Foster, of Wednes-field, Wolverhampton, drives 260 miles to a fish
Keighley Cricket Club are hoping for big things in 2005 afer being selected as one of the first clubs to benefit from the Government's £9.4 million Community Club Development Programme. The money is being given to clubs through the Eland and Wales Cricket
DOUGIE LAMPKIN launches his bid to reclaim the World Indoor Trials title at Sheffield this weekend. The Silsden-based rider has five indoor titles so far and rates the Sheffield event as one of his favourites. He will be in action on Saturday in front
COWLING builder Nathan Wrigglesworth (pictured right) has been declared Yorkshire Centre ACU motorcycle trials champion at expert class. Wrigglesworth, aged 30, also won the championship in 1999. He started riding in the motorcycle trials when he was
AS Skipton bid to mount a promotion challenge in the new year, much could hinge on the Kiwi combination of Grant and Dave Litt (writes Mike Crowther). Since Dave joined his brother at Sandylands in November, the Reds' form has picked up and only a couple
WHARFEDALE'S first game of the new year at Blackheath tomorrow will be a landmark occasion for long-serving hooker John Lawn, who is set to make his 200th appearance for the club. The former Yorkshire captain has recovered from a pulled muscle at the
Prolong the help and adopt a town Sir - While the Asian tsunami victims' urgent need for immediate support is being addressed by generous donations worldwide, from our comfortable lives in the wealthy nations we can only imagine the long-term devastation
100 Years Ago SKIPTON had cause for grievance against the Rivers Board, said the Herald. The board had submitted a letter threatening legal action against the town council unless plans were lodged for extensive and costly sewage treatment works by the
Members of the public now have important new rights to information about themselves held by public authorities. They are provided by the long overdue Freedom of Information Act, which applies to central government bodies and to English, Welsh and Northern
