The investment company at the heart of a £365 million fraud investigation had its listing on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market cancelled yesterday. Langbar, named after the village near Ilkley, was suspended from trading on AIM
Bradford companies have bucked the national trend to report an increase in exports. Bradford Chamber's research reveals the district has enjoyed an upturn in export activities over the last three months. The Chamber's Quarterly Economic Survey asking
Crisis club Wigan have sensationally moved to make Bulls chief Brian Noble their next head coach. Bradford handed Warriors chairman Maurice Lindsay permission to speak to their man yesterday and a shock deal could be sealed next week. Noble, 45, has
Elderly residents of a quiet street are pleading for help to stop harassment by youths. People living in Roydwood Terrace in Cullingworth are appealing for action against teenagers they say have verbally abused residents and left the area looking like
On-the-spot fines for litterbugs in the district increased to £75 from today. Bradford Council has been handing out fines to litter louts for nearly two years, imposing £50 fixed penalty notices on those spotted dropping rubbish. But the Council has
Bradford Council bosses have defended spending more than £2.5 million on advice in six months. The authority forked out £2,551,717 on consultants between September last year and the end of March. Individual sums range from £4,200 for a ground survey
Two callous burglars who raided the house of a 100-year-old woman have been jailed for three years. Edith Storey was asleep in her house in at Rockcliffe Terrace, Baildon, when it was targeted by Leigh Lowther and Shahid Rehman just after midnight.
Slashing spending on agency nurses, more day case surgery and only admitting patients on the day of their operation all helped turn around the financial fortunes of Bradford hospitals, its chief executive told NHS colleagues yesterday. Miles Scott, chief
Bradford Bulls rugby league captain Stuart Fielden is backing singer Billy Bragg's stance against racism. Players from the Bulls, Leeds Rhinos and Castleford Tigers are expected to join Mr Bragg in Bradford later this month as part of a national campaign
Education Bradford's top boss has been grilled by a teenage student at a public meeting for failing to introduce a policy to tackle bullying in schools. A commission of young people produced a report last year calling on education bosses in Bradford
A Mr Big' drugs dealer, who brought misery to the streets of Bradford, has been told to cough up more than £160,000 of his ill-gotten gains or face three more years behind bars. Mohammed Kershid, above, was a "leading light" in a carefully organised
Five members of a ram-raid gang were today starting jail sentences totalling more than 35 years. The ruthless gang's crime spree ended when they were arrested attacking a Co-op store in Thornton Road, Bradford. But the city's crown court heard yesterday
Crisis club Wigan have sensationally moved to make Bulls chief Brian Noble their next head coach. Bradford handed Warriors chairman Maurice Lindsay permission to speak to their man yesterday and a shock deal could be sealed next week. Noble, 45, has
IN the run-up to the annual Addingham parish meeting next week the supporters of Sustrans plan to run a path along the old railway line to Bolton Abbey are preparing to flex their muscles. The new internet web site that has been created gives more power
Otley's Summercross pub has re-opened less than three months after its shock closure. There were fears for its future when it was suddenly shut down in January and boarded up - and the relief landlord said he had only been given 48 hours to leave. The
THE FIRST ever direct flight from Yorkshire to Warsaw has been launched. Passengers at Leeds Brad-ford Airport (LBA) took advantage of the new service, run by low cost Polish firm Central-wings, last Wednesday. Until now the only direct alternative for
TWO mums from Menston have hit on an idea that is proving popular with parents who enjoy walking in the countryside. Rebecca Chippindale, 33, of Farnley Road, and Rebbeca Terry, 34, of Brooklands Lane, have written a book on pushchair-friendly walks in
THE COMPETITION as well as the weather is hotting up in this year's Yorkshire in Bloom contest. Judges for the Spring round of the regional competition yesterday completed their tour of local towns and villages which have been brushing up on their gardening
A RESCUE boat on Yeadon Tarn will have to be in place during the town's carnival in July. Organisers of the event, which this year moves to the Tarn, have been told by police that a boat will have to be in place in case anyone falls into the water. Nigel
A BUS service between Aireborough and Bradford axed 18 months ago will re-start this summer. The reinstatement of the link along the A658 between Green-gates, Apperley Bridge, Rawdon and Yeadon marks a major victory for former passengers and campaigners
A PHONE mast disguised to look like a Cedar Tree could go up in an Otley field. Orange Personal Communications has decided to apply to site one on land off St David's Road after having its first application, and an appeal to the secretary of state, turned
TWO mums from Menston have hit on an idea that is proving popular with parents who enjoy walking in the countryside. Rebecca Chippindale, 33, of Farnley Road, and Rebbeca Terry, 34, of Brooklands Lane, have written a book on pushchair-friendly walks in
BATTLING Addingham pensioner Eileen Furbank has once again achieved national prominence - this time by appearing in the Daily Express newspaper this week. Mrs Furbank, 73, has been fighting for justice for her mum and other dementia sufferers, neglected
A MAJOR bus link in Ilkley and Addingham is to come to an end as North Yorkshire council bosses cut spending on 'poorly used' bus routes. Bus operator First has confirmed that from July, the X84 service will only run between Ilkley and Skipton during
ONE of the most prominent landmarks on the edge of Ilkley Moor could soon be transformed into a four-bedroom house. Local politicians have reacted cautiously to the plan which would see the disused water treatment plant on Wells Road become a family home
'Spurious' claims about Yeadon Banks SIR, - Through your column I would like to express my surprise, and concern at the number of Liberal and Conservative councillors claiming to have given support to our group, namely the 'Keep Yeadon Banks Green' group
Dan Thorpe emerged as the winner of the Chris Carter Trophy trial in the Washburn Valley on Sunday where riders, officials, and observers were battered by hail and sleet as well as snow showers and a sub- zero temperature. Chief course plotters James
GUISELEY AFC U-16s won the Harrogate League title on Sunday with a convincing 3-0 win over Wetherby. Scorers were Tom Walker, Tom Humphries and Joe Holdsworth. They now join their U-17 team as league champions with the U-17s having won their Craven Aire-Wharfe
This weekend, over 3,000 orienteers will descend on the region for the annual Jan Kellstrom Festival. The first event (a Sprint-O competition) will be at Temple Newsam on Good Friday, before the two days of individual competition on Ilkley Moor (Saturday
Ilkley 23 Pontefract 6 This game was very much about heart. Having suffered a defeat at Pontefract in December coach Richard Midgely was determined to set matters straight and, in doing so, to overhaul the visitors in the league table. Mission well and
ON the face of it, Orange Communication's plans to site a tree shaped mast in a field in Otley looks like the company trying its best to be acceptable. It says it has listened to local planners and incidentally the planning inspectorate, since it appealed
THE shift of the emergency doctors service from Otley to Harrogate has been put on ice to allow for further consultation. Last month, it was announced that from the beginning of April, the service, which had been based at Wharfedale Hospital for ten years
AN OTLEY farm is pleading for dog owners to act responsibility following a spate of horrific attacks on its sheep and lambs. David and Sue Lawson, who run Russell Farm off Leeds Road, have had five animals killed and four wounded in three separate dog
THE 100th Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts will begin on May 13 with organisers announcing a major success in broadening the appeal of the event. For the first time ever, three schools from inner-city Bradford will be sending children to take part
A SCALED-DOWN plan for houses on a former Ilkley school site has attracted renewed opposition from councillors. Ilkley Parish Council's plans committee this week asked Bradford Council to refuse permission for 36 houses on the former All Saints School
SUPPORTERS of the plan to create a new pathway between Bolton Abbey and Addingham are stepping up the pressure to win the battle. The campaigners have created a new Internet web site and are drumming up support for a show of force at the annual village
The Great Yorkshire Water Mystery SIR, - Can anyone out there help me to solve the Great Yorkshire Water Mystery? Standing at the Hare and Hounds bus stop in Menston recently, hoping to catch my buses into Ilkley - (no, no misprint! It takes two now to
Otley Town 2 Heckmondwike 3 In a turgid affair on a pitch barely playable Otley Town disappointingly lost their relegation battle with bottom club Heckmondwike. With the wind in their faces Town started in the worst possible way giving away a freak goal
Runners talk about the running boom as something in the past but those who turned out for the first two races in the Airedale Triple Challenge might well wonder what has changed. The 400 entry limit for the Baildon Boundary Run on April 1 was reached
PROSPECTS for clubs in the Airedale and Wharfedale Cricket League are outlined below as they get ready to start their season on April 22. ADEL CC - Adel have acquired the services of Kiwi James Bullock as their overseas player. He is predominantly a batsman
AFTER defeat by Ireland England U-19s went on to beat Argentina 28-23 and remain in contention for a semi-final place at the IRB U-19 World Championship in Dubai. Former Prince Henry's GS pupil Danny Care figured in the win over Argentina as a replacement
OTLEY RUFC resume their activity on Easter Saturday with a trip to Rotherham to meet an Earth Titans side who are grinding out wins which have taken them up into fourth spot in the National One league table. The Titans will be expecting to complete a
GUISELEY AFC have been angered by being forced to play three games in four days over the Easter weekend. The original programme had them down to play at Whitby on Good Friday and then at home to Prescot Cables on Easter Monday. However, following the
AFTER beating Bramley Phoenix 26-12 in the second round of the Skipton Properties Aire/Wharfe Cup Ilkley earned a place in the final against Old Otliensians with an 11-10 semi-final win over Roundhegians. Semi-finals are generally very tense affairs with
Ilkley RFC's end-of-season events are rapidly approaching. First off there is an inaugural 15-a-side veterans tournament on Sunday, April 23. This is being held as a result of RFU initiatives to keep more players interested in the game longer. Tetleys
