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Road engineer dies
FORMER highway engineer and long time Ben Rhydding resident , Thomas (Tom) Colyer Venning MBE, has died at the age of 83 after a two-year battle against cancer. Born in Hendon and educated at Caterham College, Mr Venning began his career as an articled
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Let there be light!
Keighley's Christmas lights will be bigger and better than ever this year. The Town Centre Manage-ment Group has secured additional funding which will double the money it receives from Bradford council from £7,200 to £14,400. But town centre manager Sandra
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Battle over Bronteland buses
Efforts to retain Haworth as a top tourist attraction for coach parties have been launched. Traders and Bradford council have begun the campaign following a huge drop in the number of day-trippers to the village. It is claimed that coaches have been giving
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Woman takes taxi to cross road
EDNA Clapham hires a taxi to travel just a few yards from her home each week to collect her pension. Fear of being mown down by speeding traffic on the A650 Leeds Road means that she dare not walk across the road to the post office on the other side.
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Walker suffers serious injuries in beauty spot fall
A GRANDMOTHER is in intensive care with a fractured skull after falling 20 feet from a footpath in a Dales beauty spot. It took the fell rescue team more than two hours to recover 57-year-old Elsie Moorhouse after she fell from the gravel public footpath
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Prize for budding business people
Budding entrepreneurs from South Craven School scooped the top award in this year's Young Enterprise in Craven finals, held at Skipton Building Society's principal office. The Young Enterprise scheme was set up to provide 15-19 year olds with imaginative
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Solicitor elected president
East Morton solicitor Richard Wilson, senior partner with Keighley and Bradford law firm Gordons Wright & Wright, has been elected president of Bradford Law Society. He follows in the footsteps of another senior partner, W B Gordon, who gave the firm
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Jack's first hole-in-one
RETIRED pub landlord Jack Jarvis recorded his first hole-in-one when the Golfing Society from Burley Woodhead's Hermit pub played its monthly stableford at the Fulford course near York. Jack, former landlord of the Red Lion at Burley-in-Wharfedale, holed
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Bronze for diver Rosie
CITY of Bradford Esprit Diving Club and divers from the Bradford area dominated the ASA National age group championships in London and among them was Burley-in-Wharfedale's Rosie Whiting. For the Esprit divers it was time for some new hands to make their
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Dougie is the championship tops
DOUGIE LAMPKIN is still flying high at the top of the trials world championship race, but not without trouble in Germany. Both Dougie and his cousin, James, were knocked off their machines by spectators, but recovered without serious injury. The Silsden
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Defining art
NOW all the fuss has died down, I thought it might be an opportune time to mention the Leeds University fine art students who pretended to go to Spain funded by a cash grant intended for their third-year exhibition. The students in question have paid
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You can't halt bulldozers forever
THE decision to call a temporary halt to Burley-in-Wharfedales rapid expansion is welcome news. While the influx of new residents has been welcomed by the majority of villagers, the prospect of 100 or so houses on the Scalebor Park Hospital site caused
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Town set up mouthwatering game
A FINE all round team effort gave Otley Town a 62 runs victory over Highbury and made it four wins out of five games as they seek to return to the first division. Batting was never easy on a lively wicket and three of Town's top five failed to trouble
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Group needs help with millennium initiative
SKIPTONIANS are being asked to help mould the town's main millennium initiative. An organised, sign-posted walk taking in historic landmarks looks set to be Skipton's most likely means of marking the year 2000. Although a route has been drawn up, the
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Villages join forces for bypass campaign
FOUR parishes are to join forces in a combined effort to highlight once again the urgent need for a bypass for villages on the A65. Members of Hellifield, Long Preston, Coniston Cold and Gargrave parish councils have agreed to pool ideas about ways to
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Ben Rhydding hang on
BEN Rhydding held on for a draw in their Bradford League Division Two game against Great Horton after restricting their opponents to 145-9. Great Horton lost early wickets to Harris and Horner but then 41 from M Hanson saw them to a more respectable score
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Developers hopes demolished
DEVELOPERS wanting to build on Scalebor Park Hospital site have had their hopes demolished. Persimmon Homes (West Yorkshire) Ltd aimed to transform this historic part of Burley-in-Wharfedale by creating 142 new homes. The company, along with site owners
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Trio take to the skies
TWICE mayor of Skipton, Coun Dennis Hall, is taking to the skies in an effort to get the Aireville Park in-line skating project well and truly off the ground. The idea of a sponsored parachute jump was borne out of sheer frustration for the children of
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Bulls star Lowes writes for you
WE had a very tough game against the London Broncos last Friday. We have taken some stick from several areas regarding our performances lately but I thought we played really well. Our defence was magnificent all night and we had to withstand a tremendous
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Facelift for Playhouse
THE stage is set for a dramatic £750,000 facelift at Ilkley Playhouse. The new building project, which has begun this week, is expected to take 26 weeks to complete and should be finished by the end of the year. The upgrade will include: l A new studio
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Election made void after leadership row
LOCAL government came to a grinding halt in Silsden last week following an apparent power struggle over the chairmanship of the town's parish council. The monthly meeting lasted just five minutes when a row broke out over whether sitting chairman Coun
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opinion
Out of town shopping malls can have a devastating effect on traditional town and city centres. You don't have to look miles away from Keighley to see the full impact of that claim. But the news of how well the new retail development at Hard Ings is going
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New life dreams in tatters
AN Ilkley woman's dreams of starting a new life in Switzerland are in tatters after she pleaded guilty to stealing money from her employer. Shop assistant Wendy Patrick, 24, of Wyvil Road, stole £565 from Victoria Wines in Ben Rhydding, Bingley Magistrates
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Duo take on charity challenges
TWO energetic South Craveners are setting off on different charity challenges later this year, hoping to raise thousands of pounds for worthy causes. Deborah Hambley, 26, of Steeton, heads off to Turkey for the 400km Cappadocia Cycling Challenge, which
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Villagers urged to air their views
COWLING residents are being urged to air their views on the state of the village after only 45 out of 800 village appraisal forms were returned. The appraisal has been organised by the parish council and its results will shape the future of the village
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Solicitor elected president
East Morton solicitor Richard Wilson, senior partner with Keighley and Bradford law firm Gordons Wright & Wright, has been elected president of Bradford Law Society. He follows in the footsteps of another senior partner, W B Gordon, who gave the firm
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Straw Race throws out challenge
New residents of Oxenhope are being asked to help organise the village's popular Straw Race. Jeff Moore, chairman of the organising committee, says volunteers are needed to play an active part in planning and running the event. The run, now in its 23rd
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School shake-up: plea for teachers
Governors at Calversyke Middle School want the council to give its teachers the chance to apply for a job in the new primary school to be built on its site. Calversyke and Guard House currently share the same campus in School Lane. Under Bradford council's
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School shake-up: last-minute reprieve?
Plans to close schools in the Keighley area could be revised after Bradford council was flooded with alternative proposals. The council has been deluged with 25 petitions and 4,500 letters about the proposals it announced at the start of April. Now it
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Gala goes well
A plea for more help with the organisation of Keighley Gala has gone out from chairman Brian Hudson. He says Sat-urday's successful 122nd event was only able to go ahead thanks to the commitment of friends and the magnificent support of Keighley Air Cadets
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Residents urged to clean streets
Fell Lane and Oakworth Road residents have been told to clean up their act by Keighley West councillor Barry Thorne. The call for action was prompted by the purchase of two new sweeping machines by Bradford council for Keighley town centre and its surrounding
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Freedom fighters pressure Queen
The Aire-Worth Reform Association, which is continuing to campaign for home-rule for Keighley and district, hopes 14,000 local people will take the plea to the Queen. Dozens of claims of a right to local identity were handed out at Keighley gala on Saturday
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Fire chief warns parents
Children's lives were at risk from a fire at disused Aireworth Mills, in Aireworth Road, Keighley says West Yorkshire Fire Service's Jeff Glover. Mr Glover, a sub officer at Keighley Fire Station, says children who had made a den in the building were
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Friends go coast to coast
Friends who got to know one another through the Haworth Hobble are planning to go the distance - by biking across Ireland and England. Brian Milner and Keith Emerson, from Silsden and Steeton respectively, and Bradford's Harry Bond are no strangers to
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Postal staff deliver goodwill
Post office workers have been busy delivering money to local charities this week as part of a fundraising venture. Employees at four post offices in the Keighley area took part in the Goodwill Week, alongside other post offices stretching from the Scottish
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Teachers urge police to tackle vandals
A primary school headteacher sickened by the continual vandalism at her school has called on the authorities to do something about those responsible. Kath Robinson, head of Our lady of Victories Roman Catholic School, says thousands of pounds have been
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School shake-up: 'tell us the truth'
A parents' action group has challenged education bosses to tell the truth about the sale of a school site. Members of Oakbank Action Group want to know if there is any substance to reports that Bradford council has appointed a Keighley firm of estate
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Head seeks
cooperation from LEA School shake-up: head calls for help The headteacher of a grant maintained upper school is calling for greater co-operation from Bradford council so that it can finalise its proposals. Headteacher of Oakbank upper school, John Roberts
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Thomas makes a clean sweep
Lidget, at Oakworth, has been swept clean thanks to a campaign by five-year-old Thomas Spoor. Little Thomas wrote to Bradford council's cleansing and transport officer Alan Baff expressing his concerns about the dirty state of his village. Mr Baff was
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Milkman with a lotta bottle
Firefighters from Keighley were called out this week to rescue a milkman trapped in a broken-down lift. He had become stuck in a stationary lift at the Ebor Court block of flats in Westgate Gardens. Firefighters from Keighley received the call at 8.15am
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Plea for family history
A woman from Silsden now living in the Isle of Wight hopes local people will help her root out her family history. Pauline Dyer is compiling a family tree, and is eager to trace any information regarding her family history. Her grandparents, Edgar and
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Old friends greet the Goldfinder
Crowds flocked to Reid's bookshop in Keighley on Saturday to obtain signed copies of 'Goldfinder', the autobiography of the town's famous underwater treasure hunter Keith Jessop. Another 40 people had ordered advance copies of the book which he signed
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Have your say on art gallery
Keighley College bosses have appealed for public support for their ambitious £244,000 art gallery plans. They are inviting local people to tour the proposed site of Keighley Art Factory, a contemporary gallery and performance space. The team wants to
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Hospital's tribute to Ursula
The changing face of maternity care at Airedale hospital was celebrated on Monday at the official opening of a new-look maternity ward. The ward has undergone a facelift costing £150,000, following the decision to reduce two maternity wards to one. Shorter
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NHS chiefs seek to cut accidents
Accidents in Airedale NHS Trust establishments are costing the health service £3.3 million a year, a new report has revealed. The trust board heard on Wednesday that 2,377 accidents, attacks, thefts and damages to property were recorded over the last
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'Give power to the people'
The people of Cross Roads are being urged to back the campaign for a Haworth parish council. Petition forms are going out to shops as a steering committee led by villager Smith Midgley tries to stir up support. Spurred on by the numbers of Haworth signatures
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MP angry over nuclear testing
Keighley MP Ann Cryer has condemned the nuclear tests carried out last week by Pakistan. The Pakistani government tested its own nuclear devices in response to the tests carried out by India three weeks ago. Mrs Cryer says: "I am deeply saddened by the
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Police Files
A van used to deliver around 125 meals a week to the elderly has been stolen. The Suzuki vehicle, one of four operated by Keighley's Meals on Wheels service, covered the Oakworth area. The £4,000 van - reg no L203 JCX - was taken from outside the Prince
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From Old Trafford to Silsden
Ron Atkinson landed one of the biggest jobs in football, sadly to depart two hours later. Big Ron, the former Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Manchester United manager, spent the afternoon coaching the Skipton and Silsden ladies' football team. The
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Call for a sound system
Organisers of a charity garden party are appealing for help to run a public announcement system. ''We need someone who has a mini-sound system who can act as master of ceremonies,'' says David Wood, who is helping to organise the Manorlands Garden Party
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College rewards maurice
Keighley College rewarded its longest serving engineering lecturer with a lifetime achievement award this week. Maurice Kettlewell, who taught in the college for 31 years, was given the Lifetime Award for Services to Engin-eering Training at his former
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Probation for teenager who stole jewellery
A teenager who disposed of more than £6,000-worth of jewellery for just £200 has been put on probation for 18 months and ordered to do 100 hours of community service. Bradford Crown Court heard that a registered package containing the jewellery was stolen
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Jacqueline's perfect oasis
Keighley artist Jacqueline Leech has been chosen as a finalist in the BBC Gardeners' World Live Student Garden Design competition. For her inspiration, Jacquel-ine, pictured right, used the West Norfolk Coast as the competition theme of a 'Sense of Place
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Adrian meets the queen
Adrian Swallow, an Airedale Hospital catering assistant, met the Queen on Monday. Adrian attended a young achievers' reception at Buckingham Palace. With help from his colleagues and Bradford council's environmental protection staff, Adrian, who has Down's
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Coalman scoops national award
IT'S a dirty job but someone's got to do it, and Ingleton coalman Hugh Redhead does it better than anyone. That was made official on Friday when Hugh, who manages the family firm Thomas Redhead Coal Merchants, beat off all competition to win the National
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Council votes to relocate public loos
NEW public loos for Bentham will be built in the town's Grasmere Car Park. The existing toilets on School Hill will be demolished and a new block built next to the recycling bins in the car park. The whole scheme is expected to cost around £78,000. Members
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Lions offer reward
Local youngsters active in their community could win an award from Keighley Lions. Teenagers could be honoured for helping the elderly or disabled, promoting heal-thy lifestyles and doing conservation or crime prevention work. The successful Keighley
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Humps blamed for traffic build-up
A councillor has called for urgent talks on traffic congestion in the Steeton and Eastburn area. Eric Dawson, who represents the villages on Bradford council, claims the build-up of traffic between the Dalesway junction and Steeton traffic lights is worse
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Hooligans tear up mosaics
Vandals have forced the removal of two new mosaics designed to brighten up the outside of a Braithwaite community centre. Youngsters ripped apart the three-dimensional pictures within hours of them being placed on the walls of the Whinfield Centre. They
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town welcomes major exhibition
A Keighley museum has been chosen for the prestigious national exhibition of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. Odyssey - Adventure in Fibre will be accompanied by workshops, lectures and a unique Viking reconstruction. The main
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Gala Queen pelted with eggs
The float carrying Keighley gala queen Serena Gunputh -pictured above - was pelted with eggs as it made its way down Victoria Road, Keighley, on Saturday. The queen's cloak was spattered with yolk as an egg thrown by a group of youths hit her. Serena's
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cocky stolen
burglars broke into the conservatory of a house and stole a prized parrot, together with its 5ft-high cage. The 11-year-old bird - called 'Cocky' - was taken from the house at Summerhill Lane, Steeton, in the early hours of Monday. It is believed the
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Town in seventh heaven over retail park
Keighley's latest £8 million retail development is on course for a grand opening in mid-October. Dozens of new jobs will be created as household-name stores move in. Halfords, Comet and Allied Carpets have already signed up for the development - on the
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Chernobyl children return
TWO young victims of the Chernobyl disaster who made a lasting impression on families in Settle are to visit them once again next month. Jane and Barry Ward, of Riversdale, Giggleswick, have paid for seven-year-old Alexander Makavich, of Belarus,which
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Mission to open up Estonian markets
Major opportunities for local firms to develop trading links with Estonia have been identified by Keighley Business Forum - and a pioneering trade mission to the country is being planned for Sept-ember. The mission will be spearheaded by Estonian company
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Addinmgham's Parker excels
ADDINGHAM'S James Parker (Pace Racing / Pace Satellite TV Systems) excelled in the UK round of the World Cup - Mountain Bike Series last weekend Parker, who is the countries' top Elite / Master rider had been selected to ride the Pro/Elite race at Newharn
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Big role for Ilkley girl
A BUDDING Ilkley actress has secured an important role in the musical which tells the life story of the woman who vowed to 'Spend, Spend, Spend!' Ten-year-old Siobhan Mullins, of Brackenwood Close, fought off competition from a host of other children,
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Houston.... we have a picture!
A NASA astronaut has hung a Skipton photographer's picture of the famous Hale Bopp comet in Mission Control in Houston. Tony Harman has been "walking on the moon" since the Herald told him about the pride of place given to a copy of his stunning shot
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Couple recover piece of family history
THE eyes have it! Two antique pieces of stained glass from a long-gone Skipton opticians have found their way back into the family who originally owned them by a quirk of fate. The 100-year-old exhibits once hung outside Ernest Birdsall's opticians on
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Farmers' friend still finds many reasons to enjoy life
BEFORE I could park the car, I had to wait for a fat mallard drake to waddle out of the way. The trout were feeding in the beck below the ancient hump-backed bridge. Up the hill, a man was trying to shepherd two frisky young lambs off the road and back
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Relay on Chevin
HORSFORTH Fellandale Club is to host its very first competitive event this year - 18 years after the club was founded! This will be a relay race on the Danefield estate on Otley Chevin on Wednesday, July 1, at 7.15pm - suitable for road, cross-country
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Success for Ilkley tennis players
ILKLEY Grammar School's under-19 boys' tennis team beat Bradford Grammar School in the semi-final of the Midland Bank Glanvill Cup . The Ilkley team was Matthew Parry at No 1, Edward Brown, Ryan Royston and Mark Brown. They now play Ampleforth College
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Angler goes for bumper prize
A Keighley angler will be going for glory and a possible 10,000 jackpot in this month's final of the £21,000 Embassy Challenge, the World's biggest pairs event, in Denmark. The Embassy Challenge, with a £6,000 top prize for the winning pair, is being
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Lucy scoops national prize
DIVER Lucy Hurst has been crowned British Champion for the second year. Lucy, 14, from Haworth, won gold in the high board class of the 14-15 girls section and also took silver in the 1m spring board class. She just missed out on a medal on the 3m board
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Crooks on the inside
WE'RE on course for a Top Five finish, despite Wednesday's little hiccup, and now have a squad which is a match for anyone in the division. I was more than a little unhappy with our result against Hunslet, but having watched the video through we put together
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New deal for Crooks?
COUGAR coach Lee Crooks looks set to sign a new long term deal with the club, which would give him another season in charge. Crooks, who is a new boy to the coaching game, signed a contract which would see him through to the end of the present season
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Crucifer retires
NINETY-YEAR-OLD Jack Hudson carried the cross at his church for the last time on Sunday - after 25 years as crucifer. Mr Hudson, of Church Street, Addingham, has performed the duty at St Peter's parish church at special ceremonies since moving to the
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Pool to get £1.8m facelift
A MASSIVE £1.8 million plan to transform Skipton's Aireville Pool into a modern leisure complex has been approved by Craven District Council. The first £500,000 phase of the project involves a much-needed facelift for the 36-year-old pool and its building
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Get toned up fopr that night out
THE very mention of those pre-nuptial events commonly known as stag and hen parties conjures up hedonistic images of drunken chaos, strippers and naked men tied to lamp posts. For years now, the sacrament of marriage has been preceded by another, altogether
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Craven through the years
100 years ago TWO articles that were carried in the Herald 100 years ago would today have the animal rights and RSPB groups up in arms. One was the report of a good day's otter hunting on the River Wharfe, with much praise heaped on the hounds, after
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Another century for Bhave
As all the senior matches in the Ribblesdale Cricket League ended in a draw due to rain Settle's prolific batsman pro Surendra Bhave hit another century - carrying his bat for 101 not out - as his side totalled 195-5 away to Ribblesdale Wanderers who
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MP meets Arafat
ANN Cryer, the MP for Ilkley, has met Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on a fact-finding mission to the area. Accompanied by five other new British MPs Mrs Cryer was confronted with the complex reality of Middle East politics. She returned with a deeper
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Plans refused against all odds
A BARN conversion scheme which Pendle Council's own conservation officer said would "enhance the landscape" has been blocked by West Craven councillors. All the professional advice from Pendle's planning, highways and conservations officers went in favour
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Family pets meet violent death
A SKIPTON family is deeply upset after finding their family pets' cage broken into and the animals killed. Liz Brazel, of Branch Road, told of the distress the family had gone through after the discovery. "I looked out of the window in the morning and
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Upper Wharfedale win in Cowling Cup
After the appalling weather of the day before it was a wonder that any play was possible on Sunday in the Craven Cricket League's Cowling Cup Second Round, but all four ties started and finished. And possibly the tie of the round was at Wood Lane where
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Successful tournament raises £3,000 for club
YOUNG footballers from all over the North of England flocked to Silsden at the weekend hoping to lift a trophy in the Silsden AFC Juniors Five-a-Side Tournament. This was the first of what the club hoped would be an annual event and a great deal of effort
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TMO step closer to takeover
THE enterprising tenants of the Greatwood and Horse Close estate in Skipton are one step closer to taking charge of their future. The estate's Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) is hoping to take over certain responsibilities from Craven District Council
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Simply smith
with Tom Smith The Emperor of Japan has recently ended an official visit to this country. An otherwise run-of-the-mill visit by a foreign head of state has been distinguished by protests, placard-waving and vociferous objections by former World War II
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christian Viewpoint
by the Rev Peter Endall, of St Barnabas', Thwaites Brow It is wonderful when we have the media reporting on a great news item that is 'good news'. Nowadays we seem to hear more and more news about the terrible happenings in the world and in people's personal
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Opinion
One of the delights of doing this job is that it presents you with the opportunity of meeting all sorts of people from all walks of life. It would be hard to find a more rich panoply of life than in this area. Last Saturday was a reminder of what a great
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Wigley steers Ilkley to success
ILKLEY provided the shock of the round in the Waddilove Cup with a 19 run win over Skipton in which young bowler David Wigley starred for a second day running. Wigley took 4-56 as Skipton were put out for 130 in reply to Ilkley's 149 all out. This was
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Silsden go top
Rain hit Aire-Wharfe Cricket League matches with no play in Skipton's home game against Beckwithshaw, the Guiseley versus Steeton and Illingworth versus Silsden matches restricted to 20 overs a side - Silsden going top of Division B with an excellent
