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Season of ill-will
BUSINESSES in the run-up to Christmas will have been doing a roaring trade as everyone gets swept away in the shopping frenzy which is overwhelming the religious festival. For the traders, coping with the longer opening hours and extra custom is one thing
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Airport group provides a voice
Concerned residents in the district have rallied together to form their own group to look at the future expansion of Leeds Bradford International Airport. Residents from across the area met on Monday in Horsforth and formed their own group to protect
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Hospital tapestry offers a trip down memory lane
A huge cross-stitch tapestry is being lovingly created by staff members past and present at Wharfedale Hospital in Otley. Memories of the hospital are being captured to record and celebrate the contribution the hospital has made to Yorkshire. The creation
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Fighter Shirley vows to continue fundraising bid
A dedicated fundraiser who received an MBE this year after raising thousands of pounds for cancer research is facing the prospect that she may have the disease herself. Shirley Livingstone dedicated her life to raising money for cancer research after
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Martin shows pedal power in 6,000 mile cycle home
When Otley man Martin McKeown left his job as a teacher in Japan, he decided that the return 6,000 mile journey home would be one to remember. Martin took the brave decision to cycle all the way back to his Caxton Road home, taking in the sights of 18
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Hopes light up for charity as house becomes talk of village
CHRISTMAS decorations outside a Menston house are fast becoming the talk of the village. For the last three years Peter and Gwen Hope have turned their home into a festive showground. And this year, the couple, who are both in their 70s, are hoping to
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Flats row takes new turn
Amended plans for flats and houses in Pool-in-Wharfedale are the best that have been submitted so far, according to the parish council. But there is still a long way to go before villagers will be happy with the ideas proposed by Consort Homes for the
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Guiseley enjoys housing boom
'COSMOPOLITAN' Guiseley is enjoying a major housing boom, a leading estate agent has claimed. An influx of trendy bars and restaurants, good shops and schools and a rail link to Leeds have all contributed to an increase in the number of people wanting
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Warning is issued as firms fall foul of Data Act scam
AN Addingham businessman is warning other traders in the area about a Data Protection Act scam which nearly cost him £95. Peter Hadfield was almost shocked into paying up when he received what looked like an official demand for money from the Government
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Ram raiders target perfume in attack on Brook Street store
Detectives are warning Ilkley businesses to take care in the run-up to Christmas following a high street ram raid. Criminals used a stolen white Rover 416 to reverse into the entrance of Boots, in Brook Street, at around 4.10am on Monday, December 16.
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'Six terms a year' could revolutionise school life
Plans which could revolutionise local education have been put to teaching staff across the Ilkley area. Teachers and parents are being asked by for their opinions about a proposal to switch from the traditional three-term year to a six-term system. Bradford
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Letters to the Editor
Praise for Community Players SIR, - With all the hustle and bustle of a busy life, like all of us, it's refreshing to do the things we enjoy. And live entertainment always comes up tops with me. I went to see 'The Witches of Little Timble' in the stables
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Trojans let two goal lead slip
Pannal Sports 2 Burley Trojans 2 Trojans dropped vital points in their title chase for the second week running as they saw a two goal lead whittled away by Pannal. The home side, themselves in contention for honours, proved a stern test and played their
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Town win dents Hemsworth's unbeaten run
Otley Town 2 Hemsworth MW 1 The past few seasons have seen these two teams lock horns and both home and away, the results have always been very close. Both sides tend to play good flowing football, without the malice that other teams in this division
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Pool net seven as they hammer bottom-of-the-table side
Armley Athletic 1 Pool AFC 7 POOL continued their successful run in the West Yorkshire League. A dark day and a heavy pitch which got worse as the match went on were not conducive to sparkling football but urged on by probably the best touchline team
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Plans A and B both fail at Wakefield
Wakefield 12 Otley 3 THIS was never going to be a pretty game, both teams too close to the league cellar for that, added to which a muddy surface and constant rain made handling a chancy business. Wakefield took their two clear chances in what was inevitably
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Back in business a week after blaze
A woman plans to be back in business a week after her firm was wrecked by fire. Yvonne Bryant, boss of Bryant's Plastics off Coney Lane, Keighley, aims to start up production on Monday in part of the mill saved from the blaze. Fire ripped through the
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Degree of success for law school
Bradford Law School is booming with an 80 per cent increase in students this year. The full-time course has seen admissions soar this year and numbers have been boosted by the introduction of a four-year, part-time course in September. The new study programme
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Tributes paid to victim of knifeman
Murdered plumber Mark Webster was today praised as a "fine young man" who died trying to save his friends. As his killer woke up to a life sentence today, police joined Mark's family and friends in paying tribute to the brave 21-year-old who had a "promising
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A Mir delight!
It was a small step for two cosmonauts, and one giant leap for Bradford. Yuriy Usachev and Dr Alexander Martynov, pictured admiring a space suit glove, put aside their walks in space to land with a bump at Bradford University. But Mars, Mir and meals
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Ambulance crews in pay action
Ambulance staff across West Yorkshire have voted to take industrial action from Christmas Eve. Some patients in the Bradford district needing non-emergency transport to hospital for operations or appointments, or being transferred between hospitals, face
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First clean sheet of the season for Addingham
Addingham 4 Beckwithshaw Saints 0 Addingham kept their first clean sheet of the season with a fine win over their title rivals from last season.The two teams met three times last season and Addingham held the upper hand winning two and drawing the other
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A convincing victory for Ilkley AFC
Ilkley AFC 6 Otley Town Reserves 3 A convincing victory for the Booth's sponsored Ilkley AFC and revenge for an early season defeat by Wharfedale rivals Otley Town. Yet once again, Ilkley fell a goal behind in the first ten minutes before overpowering
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More helpers needed if fayre changes
FOR many years now the organisers of Otley Victorian Fayre have struggled to get the support of the community. In the end, it took this year's cancellation of the event for people to actually sit up and shout for its retention and now, after years of
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Bradford League 2003 cricket fixtures
Ian Austin will face a baptism of fire as he makes his Bradford League bow. The new Cleckheaton skipper will face a trip to champions Pudsey Congs for the season opener on April 19. Division One new boys Mirfield and Idle will play each other on the opening
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Pinder dreams of rally stardom
Shipley rally driver Luke Pinder has big ambitions to drive in the British Championship for Ford in 2004. The 19-year-old, well-known for driving his bright blue Yorkshire Rally Spares Vauxhall Nova, is attempting to raise enough funds to contest the
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Moorby plans Trojans spying mission
Rugby League: Gary Moorby and his assistant Paul Moses will pay a visit to Siddal on Saturday. They might even take along Simeon Hoyle, a former player with the National Conference Premier side. In fact, they might even take the whole team. The Cougar
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Face-to-face for Facey
Delroy Facey looks set to go head-to-head with his former City team-mates today. The striker returned to Bolton this week after his loan spell and could be playing against a Bantams reserve side in a behind-closed-doors friendly. With no second team fixture
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Trojan course for Cougars
Keighley Cougars will face a journey into the unknown when they take on Thornhill Trojans in the third round of the TXU Energi Challenge Cup. The National League Division Two side welcome the amateurs to Cougar Park on January 26 as they look to get through
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Pratt's my boy!
Bradford Bulls have signed Great Britain international Karl Pratt. The former Leeds Rhinos utility back - he can also play hooker as well as winger and half-back - has joined the World Club champions on a three-year contract. Pratt, who was declared a
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Fly to Amsterdam for less than a train ticket to Nottingham!
Given the choice between a cheap two-week holiday to southern Spain or a fortnight trip to our lovely capital city, I'm afraid to say that I know which I would choose. And it appears that thousands of people agree with me - the attraction of cheap flights
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Church in Christmasfightback
A Yeadon congregation is determined to have a happy Christmas - despite vandals' attempts to cancel it. Parishioners at St Andrew's Church, Haw Lane, have been forced to close their church hall following repeated attacks by vandals. All their annual Christmas
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Victorian Fayre revamp will freshen up event
AMBITIOUS plans to revamp Otley's Victorian Fayre have been revealed. Next year, the event could be spread over four days and brought forward from its traditional first Friday in December to the end of November. Town councillor Nigel Francis, who sits
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Job fears as airline pulls out
A major airline has pulled out of Leeds Bradford International airport putting 59 jobs in jeopardy and affecting six routes. British Airways announced its decision to pull out of Leeds Bradford International airport on Tuesday. It has transferred 12 of
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Festive dreams come true for our brave youngsters
A Christmas dream has come true for two courageous youngsters who have been taken on a trip of a lifetime to meet Santa. Ice palaces and 20ft snowmen greeted four-year-old Danielle Skilbeck, of Otley, and Matthew Downs, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, when they
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The losers who could be winners
The allocation of funds to voluntary organisations must present the Council with a huge headache each year. With well over 100 groups bidding for the limited cash available and new organisations coming on to the scene all the time, whatever method the
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On This Day
In 1932, the BBC opened its shortwave broadcasting service reaching every part of the British Empire. In 1984, Britain and China signed an agreement returning Hong Kong to China at the end of the 99-year lease in 1997. In 1991, the Australian Labour Party
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Water firm's hi-tech HQ
Yorkshire Water's new headquarters in Buttershaw have been kitted out with windows which open and close by themselves. The new £6.9 million building, also has lights which switch off when no one is in the room. Staff at the 17,500 sq ft, three-storey
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Tribute paid to Players stalwart
A SPECIAL tribute was made by Pat Dyson, chairman of Ilkley Players, at the funeral of Gwen Ascough, of Wrexham Road, Burley-in-Wharfedale, who died recently at the age of 75. The service was held in the Salem Chapel, Burley-in-Wharfedale and the tribute
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Fly to Amsterdam for less than a train ticket to Nottingham!
Given the choice between a cheap two-week holiday to southern Spain or a fortnight trip to our lovely capital city, I'm afraid to say that I know which I would choose. And it appears that thousands of people agree with me - the attraction of cheap flights
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Campaign to strengthen sports hopes
An Ilkley businessman is preparing to launch a campaign which could seriously improve the prospects of local sports enthusiasts. Howard Scaife, who owns a Bradford machinery company, will unveil his ambitious fund-raising plans for 2003 to sports clubs
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Hopes light up their home to raise cash for charity
CHRISTMAS decorations outside a Menston house are fast becoming the talk of the village. For the last three years Peter and Gwen Hope have turned their home into a festive showground. And this year, the couple, who are both in their 70s, are hoping to
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Pub car park killer is jailed for life
A CHEF has been jailed for life after being convicted of stabbing to death a 21-year-old plumber outside an Addingham pub. Loud applause and cheers broke out in the public gallery at Leeds Crown Court yesterday as a jury found Leroy Mckenzie Griffith,
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Kettle alerts firefighters to death
The body of an elderly Ilkley woman was found by firefighters when they responded to an alarm call in town on Monday. Fire crews from Otley and Rawdon were called out to 3 Mayfield Close, off Mayfield Avenue, at around 10.15am to respond to an activated
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Letters to the Editor
Bends research is welcomed SIR, - The Bradford District of CPRE is very please to learn that the Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling, has asked that further research work be carried out before a £5,000,000 bypass to the Manor Park Bends on the A65 is
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Trade still down after roadworks
Shoppers have not returned to Heckmondwike after months of roadworks hit town centre businesses, say worried traders. And Heckmondwike shop owners are still awaiting compensation payouts almost two months after the roadworks ended. Trade in the town slumped
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College signs up diverse students
The University of Bradford is achieving success in attracting students from diverse backgrounds, according to the latest league tables. Statistics compiled by the Higher Education Council for England (HEFCE) show the University has performed "significantly
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It's a full house for the AireCentre Pacers' Boxing Day Chevin Chase
Entries have now closed for the AireCentre Pacers Boxing Day Chevin Chase. Planning is well under way for the annual event which attracts hundreds of runners. The race faces the very-growing health and safety requirements of the police at road closures
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Yarnbury are battling for their Yorkshire One survival
Yarnbury 0 York 7 THE 2001-2 season seems a distant memory for Yarnbury RUFC. Then they missed out on promotion to North Two on the final day of the league campaign. Now a ninth defeat has left the club fighting for Yorkshire One survival. After a moral-sapping
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Ilkley's misery continues as they are beaten by West Park
West Park 21 Ilkley 13 This was a hugely disappointing result for Ilkley. With a bit of luck they could have shaded this re-match with local rivals West Park. The mauling at Stacks Field was still fresh in the memory and last week's poor showing against
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Performance matches the gloomy conditions
Guiseley 0 Kidsgrove Ath 0 On a murky afternoon Guiseley entertained last season's North West Counties League champions Kidsgrove Athletic and had to be content with a share of the spoils when they had been looking to improve their league position. Guiseley
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Church to welcome new vicar
The new vicar at St Peter's church in Shipley is to be the Reverend John Rainer. The 48-year-old has been vicar of Holy Apostles, Leicester, for the last eight years. During that time he launched a scheme to involve church community workers in the New
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Cancer death inspires fund-raising family
A man who died of cancer only two weeks after being diagnosed has been the inspiration for a family's fundraising. Roland Kitson had been healthy all his life but only a fortnight after the 66-year-old was diagnosed with lung cancer, he was dead. "It
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Further talks held on special schools
Schools chiefs today pledged to extend the period for consultation on a radical shake-up of Bradford special schools. Education Bradford wants to close all but one of the special schools and rebuild six under a private finance initiative. Thorn Park School
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Lecturer in university race dispute
Bradford University today pledged to fight two claims of discrimination by a lecturer who has pursued 16 separate actions over failed job applications and sackings. Suresh Deman, of Eltham, south east London, will appear at a tribunal in Leeds next month
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Date set for sentence on spinster
The case of a spinster who harassed a Roman Catholic priest has been further adjourned in her absence. Bradford Crown Court Judge Shaun Spencer QC was told yesterday that a mental health assessment was still being carried out on Bernadette Quinn, 42.
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A court win to crow about
John and Mary Jones awoke this morning to the sound of the dawn chorus - and the crowing of their beloved cockerel. "It's a wonderful sound and the cockerel is part of that chorus," said Mr Jones, an industrial chemist of Kirk Lane, Eastby, near Skipton
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Music is no trouble at the mill
A Bradford businessman has been given the go-ahead to stage rock concerts from dusk until dawn at a former weaving mill. Councillors on Bradford Council's Licensing Panel approved Alan Briggs' application for an entertainment licence from 10pm to 6am
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Jade's long wait for life-saving kidneys
There is only one thing Jade Wood's mum wants for her daughter this Christmas - the chance for her to live a normal life. Seven-year-old Jade suffers from a rare disease which means both her kidneys have failed. Now she has been placed on the organ transplant
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Youth admits rape of boy
A teenager has pleaded guilty to raping a boy. The 16-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, also admitted committing an act of gross indecency on another boy. The alleged offences are said to have been committed between October 2000 and
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Teenager held after drug swoops
A teenager was arrested during raids of two homes in Barkerend. Police officers from the Bradford District Drugs Team searched two houses in the area yesterday. In one house they seized a "substantial amount" of what was believed to be heroin, and from
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Hunt for sword-and-gun raiders
Keighley detectives are carrying out house-to-house inquiries close to Denholme Post Office which was raided on Tuesday. Masked robbers brandishing a sword and a shotgun stole money. Two postmistresses and two female customers watched terrified as the
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Delight and despair at £6.5m handout
At least a dozen voluntary groups were today in crisis and facing closure after losing funding from Bradford Council. They include Bradford's Karmand Community Centre where an emergency meeting of the management committee is being organised. But more
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It's a full house for the AireCentre Pacers' Boxing Day Chevin Chase
Entries have now closed for the AireCentre Pacers Boxing Day Chevin Chase. Planning is well under way for the annual event which attracts hundreds of runners. The race faces the very-growing health and safety requirements of the police at road closures
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Junior Soccer Round-Up
Thornton U-17s 0 Baildon Trinity U-17s 8 Short of five players, Baildon had to field regular goalkeeper Danny Morton in midfield and midfielder Simon Malyon as a central defender. Both put in superb displays as Baildon turned in one of their best performances
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Trojans let two goal lead slip
Pannal Sports 2 Burley Trojans 2 Trojans dropped vital points in their title chase for the second week running as they saw a two goal lead whittled away by Pannal. The home side, themselves in contention for honours, proved a stern test and played their
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Ilkley's misery continues as they are beaten by West Park
West Park 21 Ilkley 13 This was a hugely disappointing result for Ilkley. With a bit of luck they could have shaded this re-match with local rivals West Park. The mauling at Stacks Field was still fresh in the memory and last week's poor showing against
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Further to the letter which appeared under the headline "Police shame" (T&A, December 13). I think it would be useful for me to clarify a few points as it is clear that the writer of the letter was not in full possession of the facts when he
