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Get lost, mum and dad!
DICK PORTER entrusts his eight-year-old son to the care of a summer camp in Surrey You have to steel your heart to leave an eight-year-old for his first-ever holiday without Mum and Dad. Especially when, at the very moment of your brave goodbyes, there's
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Medical Centre could bring traffic problems
RESIDENTS are objecting to plans for a new £500,000 medical centre to serve the people of Bramhope and Pool-in-Wharfedale. They fear the increased traffic the Tredgold Crescent building could generate could cause problems for children travelling to and
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Quarry chiefs want trains to take strain
Quarry bosses want to slash the number of stone-carrying lorries using roads in the Dales by increasing the amount going by rail. Tilcon, which operates Swinden Quarry, between Cracoe and Threshfield, near Skipton, plans to run 50 extra trains a year
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Three months for violent footballer
A footballer has been jailed for three months after being convicted of kicking an opponent in the face during an amateur match in Bradford. Assistant Recorder Jennifer Kershaw QC told 34-year-old Richard Smith that his behaviour brought the sport into
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Ripleyville shakes off dark days
A Bradford housing estate notorious for drugs, crime and vandalism has had a makeover and won the support of Housing Minister Hilary Armstrong. Tenants of the Ripleyville estates in West Bowling, have transformed their estate with a £2.2 million regeneration
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Golfer Mark drives Rawdon to top
GOLFER Mark Pearson became Rawdon's hero as the Cookridge Hall professional hammered 2 sixes and 10 fours in a fine knock of 58 not out as he helped steer his side to a six wickets win over Beckwithshaw to maintain his side's title challenge. With just
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School shake-up: decision day arrives
Keighley pupils face massive changes in their education despite protests from parents, teachers and governors. On Tuesday morning members of Bradford council's education committee will decide the future of hundreds of schools in the Keighley and Bradford
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Appleyard hits the screen
Roads around Emmerdale have become a bit more interesting for one of the main characters in YTV's long-running soap. The latest love offering from Lady Tara to her chauffeur Biff gave him the chance to swap the four wheels of the limousine for the two
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Firm reaps rewards
Leading engineering company O&K Escalators Ltd is reaping the long-term rewards of its apprenticeship scheme, having already seen a number of former apprentices successfully reach management positions over the last 20 years. Now apprentices Nicholas
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Exhibition all set to go
The countdown has begun to this month's 'One Stop' business exhibition - all set to be the biggest business-to-business event ever staged in the region. A total of 86 stands have been booked, with companies and organisations from Keighley, Skipton, Ilkley
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Rain thwarts unlucky Skipton's win bid
SKIPTON'S struggles continued when they lost a winning position against Beckwithshaw. They had their hosts struggling at 100 for nine, only to see last wicket pair Stephen Walmsley and Ian Hudson put together an unbeaten stand of 48 off just 44 balls
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Bike boys endurance show
The Keighley-based Great Northern Cars Enduro team have had a hectic year of competition. Despite a number of events being cancelled because of the poor weather the three-strong team have taken part in the Ruthin Tour of Wales and the Aberystwyth Mountain
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Villagers plead for safer streets
Road safety plans which it is hoped will save the lives of Denholme people have been lodged with Bradford council. The proposals are for new safety markings on the busy A629 Halifax Road, just outside the centre of Denholme. The road markings would be
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Knee-jerk policy will do nothing for peace
I HAVE always been slighly dubious about Tony Blair. He has shown, since his election to office, the same alarming swivel-eyed tendency developed by Margaret Thatcher in her later years as Prime Minister. Such people with that gleam in their eye display
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Poor season ends on a high
COUGARS saved their best until the last game of a very frustrating season. After a string of performances which have left fans and coach Lee Crooks tearing their hair out in desperation, they finally turned in a fully professional performance which left
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Cricket: Bradford League
Keighley had mixed success, collecting seven points from a possible 12 over the double-header weekend. On Saturday they entertained bottom club Great Horton and maximum points, but not without a few frights along the way. Having bowled out the visitors
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Elliott aims to get Bulls on a charge
Matthew Elliott has revenge very much on his mind when Bradord Bulls visit London Broncos tomorrow. He still has not forgotten the pain of his side's miserable 22-8 defeat by Broncos in Edinburgh. And he is desperate for his side to put together a strong
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New boy Todd is aiming for a happy return
Arriving at a new club can be a daunting experience for any player. There are team-mates to meet, a new manager to please and a new set of supporters to impress. This is a scenario which has faced all seven of Paul Jewell's signings but for left back
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Warner's World
CRICKET: Yorkshire underlined their Britannic Assurance Champ-ionship winning credentials with a resounding 164 run win over second-placed Surrey at Headingley, yesterday. And once again their bowlers came up trumps when it mattered most. This time it
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Sheikh set to roll on both sides of Irish Sea
Sheikh Mohammed faces one of the trickiest decisions of his life next week. Where should he go on Saturday? Even the world's most successful owner can only be in one place at a time yet his familiar royal blue "Godolphin" colours will be in the thick
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'We can win title'
Yorkshire skipper David Byas believes his side can win the County Championship for the first time in 30 years. He issued a title war cry after his side's thumping 164-run win over Surrey at Headingley which took them to joint fourth place in the table
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Christian Viewpoint
by Damian Mills, of St Anne's Church, Keighley Political correctness is near the top of many people's agenda in Britain today. Certainly, many feel that they must be seen to be politically correct (PC). In some circles PC has become something of an obsession
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Simply Smith
with Tom Smith Whatever else you might say about the Lady, she's certainly consistent. To paraphrase her own words: she's never been for turning. The one thing that she's not, however, is democratic. Out of her own mouth she has shown a regal tendency
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All weather wicket for Yeadon
NAT West Bank came to the aid of Yeadon Cricket Club when they needed £500 to apply for a grant for an all weather wicket to improve the facilities at their Dam Lane ground. The Bradford League club, which runs three junior teams as well as two senior
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Simpson humiliates Settle, all out for 18
SETTLE were humiliated at Great Harwood when they were skittled out for just 18 runs chasing a total of 133 on a rain affected pitch. It wasn't the lowest score in the Vaux Ribblesdale League, but it will be one Settle will find hard to forget. Surinder
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Rugby Union launch new season
Keighley Rugby Union Club are back in action tomorrow (Saturday) as the new season gets underway. The club's first fixture is a club match against local rivals North Ribblesdale at Settle. Neil Scott makes a return as hooker for the Keighlians after a
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Village could benefit from transport boost
HOPES are high that Pool-in-Wharfedale will benefit from a half-million pound public transport boost. The village is at the top of the agenda for Metro bosses planning improvements to rural bus and train services. The grant was announced by the Department
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Villagers have say on development plans
EASTBURN people are to have their say on plans to build 150 new homes on land next to Airedale General Hospital. Bradford Council starts a six week consultation process on September 7, which will involve local people in discussions about draft guidelines
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School shake-up: the council
The proposed sweeping changes will cost an estimated £151.425 million, but that will be offset with savings of £11.425 million, for example through the sale of redundant sites. Under the radical review the current three-tier education system throughout
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Teenager killed as car plunges down hill
A TEENAGER was killed and three other men injured after their VW Passat car plunged down a steep embankment near Gisburn on Tuesday night. Rear seat passenger Thomas Wilkinson, 19, of West End, Long Preston, suffered extensive internal injuries, and was
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Jackpot hero sends Katie to USA
National lottery millionaire Phil Bowness has proved that his heart is as big as his bank balance. Keighley man Phil, who won £1.2 million in February, is paying for Katie Whitaker to take part in next year's Special Olympics in the United States. Power-lifter
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Yeadon's promotion hopes take a dive
YEADON'S promotion hopes have taken something of a dive after they had got themselves right back into the frame. Defeat by Keighley followed by defeat by Morley on Saturday then saw them recover to make a good score against Idle but they were unable to
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Craven title heads south again
KEIGHLEY Bowling Club 'A' team came out on top of division one again, after a convincing win against close rivals Colne Cricket Club 'A' in their top of the table clash. With so much at stake on one match, it was Keighley who really did the job, making
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TV features baby rescue drama
A SILSDEN dad, branded a hero after saving the life of his baby son, is set to recall the drama in front of television cameras. Sean McNulty, of Woodside Road, put his first aid training into action to revive his son Joshua, when the toddler landed in
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School shake-up: Holycroft
Holycroft is set to stay where it is. On Tuesday councillors will be recommended to approve that the school does not move site, as proposed in April's initial plans. Holycroft is earmarked to undergo a significant change of character to become a primary
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Council has a 'dig' at eyesore garden
AN overgrown garden at Bramhope has brought cutting comments from parish councillors who fear it may have cost the village first place in the Britain in Bloom competition. But the owner, John Bexon, says that the whole affair is a fuss over nothing and
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Putt this lot in the bank
Silsden Golf Club is celebrating the award of £467,000 of Lottery Sports Fund money. The funding will help the 14-hole club develop a full 18-hole course at its Brunthwaite home. It will also enable a new stone-built clubhouse and car parking facilities
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Bulls star James Lowes writes for you
IT was good to record a victory over Castleford last weekend, even if the kick-off time was a bit strange. It was difficult playing at that time of day because the dew was still on the grass and it made handling very difficult. At the end we were very
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Monster fish in canal
MONSTER fish are forcing anglers to dash out and buy new weighing scales. Huge fish being caught in the Leeds and Liverpool canal are setting new records and the old spring scales have been groaning under the weight. Now Keighley Angling Club is planning
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Group unhappy with inspector's report
SKIPTON Civic Society has branded an inspector's plans for the future development of Skipton as "immensely disappointing". The Society is keen to ensure that new sites on the edge of the town are not developed, but is worried about the inspector"s report
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Letter from the Dales
After an early lunch, I motored over the hill to Malham, inched my car into one of the few available parking spaces and sauntered along the path for Janet's Foss, heading for Gordale Scar. I was in limestone country. This pearl-grey rock lights up the
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Eating Out
A hub of earnest conversation greets you as you walk into Cafe Oasis in Shipley. Tired shoppers hunch over cups of tea, demonstrating that morning's bargains, while college students sit down for lunch, musing over the day's events and discussing their
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Bid to buy back community hall
A BID to buy back a community hall for the people of Newall and Clifton is looking like a winner. Members of a committee set up to repair and re-open the currently defunct building have been busy raising cash through car boot sales, raffles and line dancing
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New sponsor for Burley Juniors
BURLEY Juniors Under-14's have got a new kit sponsor for the 1998/99 Craven Junior League Section B. The juniors will be turning out in their new kit courtesy of Burley-in-Wharfedale businessman Brian Garlick. Mr Garlick, who runs a sign writing business
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The Curmudgeon
WE should have known better, I suppose. But Owd Tom was insistent: he'd not been to Marton for months and, anyway, he wanted to see the prices that his lambs were fetching in that there new superstore. That should have set alarm bells ringing and it did
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Craven through the years
100 years ago MUCH debate was going on over whether a drinking trough should be placed at the side of the road between Earby and Lothersdale. The purpose was to provide a watering place for horses but Coun H Thwaite questioned the need for such and suggested
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Wedding 3
Married at the Assemblies of God Church, Keighley, were Andrew Kearton and Zoe Ann Walker. Andrew is the younger son of Leonard and Sylvia Kearton, of East Heysham, and Zoe is the youngest daughter of Keith and Norma Camp, of Victoria Road, Keighley.
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Guiseley lacking fire power
GATESHEAD 1 GUISELEY 0 GUISELEY lacked firepower when they visited Gateshead on Bank Holiday Monday and returnedd with nothing to show from a fixture against a side which looked nothing special. Last year's Vauxhall Conference side were never in the game
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Wedding 2
Married at Haworth Parish Church were David Rhys Davies and Gaynor Baldwin. David, a stock controller who also plays rugby for Sedgely Park, is the only son of Trefor and Norma Davies, of Tiverton, Devon. Gaynor, an accountant, is the younger daughter
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Hands-on experience for Christian
A group of ten young Christians from Keighley have returned inspired from a camp in Loughborough in the Midlands. The group from Airedale Church, led by brother and sister Christian and Olivia Allsworth, were amazed by some of the things they saw while
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New rotary club for village
Haworth and the Worth Valley is to get its own Rotary Club as an offshoot of the long-established Keighley organisation. Women and men are both welcome to join the new group, which aims to support good causes both locally and internationally. Keighley
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Hundreds of medical cases expected
Airedale Hospital is expected to cope with an extra 300 to 350 medical cases a year. The rising numbers are expected because of a winding down of services at Wharfedale General Hospital. The implications of changes, which include the end of all 999 emergency
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Family fun day success
A family fun day aimed at building a friendlier community succeeded beyond the organisers' wildest dreams. Between 3,000 and 4,000 people, young and old, men and women, black and white, flocked to Keighley's Devonshire Park on Sunday to the event organised
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Pair jump to it
Daring cinema staff from Keighley hope to stage their own big-budget spectacular in aid of an African baby home. Asad Ahmed and Yasser Yaseem hope their sponsored parachute jump will raise lots of money to help build the orphanage in western Kenya. Yasser
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Children pool resources to raise cash for charity
A kind-hearted sister and brother have taken the plunge for a cancer charity which helped care for their cousin. Emma Hurtley, ten, and her seven-year-old brother Joseph, took to the water for a sponsored swim in aid of the Candlelighters childrens cancer
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Abuse victims urged to seek help
Every police officer in the Keighley division will be receiving special training as part of a hard-hitting crackdown on domestic violence. And, as a new strategy is launched in the division next week, officers are set to step up efforts to cut down repeated
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Police Files
A bag containing prescription drugs collected from a chemist was snatched from a young man at lunchtime on Tuesday. The man was walking in Oakworth Road, Keighley, when two youths grabbed the bag containing tablets and ran off between the Damside car
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Beth makes friends in Africa
Teenager Beth McPhail has returned home from a year in Africa. Beth, 19, from Laycock, has been helping orphaned children living in a village in Zimbabwe. She went with the world organisation Project Trust, which is based in Austria. The village she stayed
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Village set for new homes
Long-running plans for a housing development were due to go before a planning sub-committee yesterday afternoon. Bradford based Corinthian Develop-ment wants to develop housing on land formerly occupied by Monarch Mills, to the western side of Halifax
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I like a laugh, says new vicar
The Rev Clive Kirke will be installed as the new vicar at the church of St John the Evangelist, Ingrow-cum-Hain-worth at a special service next Wednesday. Having left school at 15 with no qualifications he says he comes from a working background and it
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Little support for road plea
A father claims his family is in constant danger of getting killed every time they enter or leave his bungalow home in Cowling. Reginald Lund is calling on North Yorkshire county council highways chiefs to install 'No parking' restrictions near his home
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Theatre group scoops major awards
A HORSFORTH amateur theatre group scooped five major awards at the International Festival of Musical Theatre held at the Opera House, Buxton, Derbyshire. Horsforth Grove Methodist Amateur Operatic Society, who were invited to take part in the festival
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Groups awarded gala cash
A record number of organisations applied for donations from the proceeds of this year's Keighley Gala. More than 20 groups will receive cheques at a Court of Queens at Keighley RUFC, Skipton Road, Utley, on September 25, starting at 8pm. Gala committee
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Magistrates court lists
STEPHEN MICHAEL HOWARD, of 9 Broomhill Drive, Keighley, was ordered to pay £150 for driving a bus without due care and attention. Harun Miah Ali, of 13 Emily Street, Keighley, was ordered to pay £150 for using threatening behaviour and failing to stop
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Care workers' festive cheer
Care home workers put their best feet forward on Sunday so their residents can have a happy Christmas. Staff at the Ingrow Green nursing home were joined by their families on their sponsored walk from Riddlesden to Bingley and back again. Proceeds of
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Warning over bogus callers
Keighley people have been warned to watch for a bogus Salvation Army collector. A thief stole a collecting tin and warrant card from the back of a car parked outside Keighley's Salvation Army church. Army captain Len Evans says the theft happened last
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Women hurt in crash
Harden Road at Long Lee was closed for two hours on Monday following a head-on smash between two cars. Firefighters battled to free a female passenger trapped by her legs in the wreckage of a VW Golf GTI. The Golf had been travelling towards Keighley
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A 26-year-old question of taste
Keighley brewery Timothy Taylor's is seeking the help of our readers in tracing a local woman and a 26-year-old bottle of beer. Laura Darnbrough recently contacted a newspaper to say her brother had a bottle of Timothy Taylor Blue Label beer which dated
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Big STEP for Laura
Young Riddlesden woman Laura Duffey has won a top student award. Laura, 20, a medical biochemistry student at Birmingham University, has been chosen as the most enterprising student of this year's Bradford STEP programme. She spent the summer working
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Top guns: trio train in Canada
Three Keighley men are serving at a top army training centre in Canada. The trio - Sgt Neil Gallagher, Warrant Officer Class 2 Tim Emmot and Pvte Martin Bloomfield - are at the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Southern Alberta. The site
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Businessman killed himself
A man killed himself after running up debts when his business collapsed, an inquest heard. John Walker, 58, died inside a car at the garage next to his flat in Slenningford Road, Crossflatts. The engine of the car had been left running and a pipe from
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Book signing drawn up
Leading Sutton wildlife artist David Binns and his wife Molly are to hold a book-signing event and exhibition next weekend, September 12-13. The book - Birds of the Yorkshire Dales - features several line drawings by Mr Binns. It has been published by
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Soccer matches fail to entertain
Fed-up residents want to show the red card to children playing football in the road. One man, who asked the Keighley News not to name him for fear of reprisals, even wants to form his own team of opponents in the hope of blowing the final whistle on the
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Developer defends new wall
A Resident in Haworth is furious with a property developer who has narrowed a street to increase the space around a new development. The resident of Clarendon Street, who does not wish to be named, says the developer has built a wall in nearby King Street
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Natural-causes verdict
A natural-causes verdict was recorded last Friday on a pensioner who died in her sleep at a nursing home. Grace Simmonite, 70, had enjoyed good health for most of her life but later developed epilepsy due to Alzheimer's disease, Bradford Coroner's Court
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Directorship ban
A company director has been disqualified following the collapse of a pet accessories firm. Louisa Smith, of Southlands Avenue, Riddle-sden, was banned from company directorship for three-and-a-half-years at a hearing at Luton County Court. The ban follows
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Children blamed for blaze
A woman out walking early in the morning alerted firefighters to a blaze in historic Oakworth Mill. A few minutes more and the fire could have taken hold in the disused 19th century textile mill on Mill Lane. Part of the five-storey building is listed
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Warning issued to litter louts
Bin it! That's the order from these local youngsters as they dump their rubbish in the proper place. The children joined the fun as Bradford council cleansing staff brought their Litter Awareness roadshow to Keighley. Fun activities such as competitions
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Parish upholds 'right to reply'
Cullingworth parish council has voted in favour of providing more information for villagers who lodge planning applications. Parish councillors agreed to list applications which will be discussed at future meetings. Councillors' agreed that pinning up
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Rodney reopens
Lord Rodney landlord Anne-Marie Vear toasted the opening of the refurbished pub. The venture, a joint one between Vanguard Pubs and Restaurants and Anne-Marie, has provided the Church Green pub with an internal and external facelift. Vanguard Pubs and
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Bus rips off roof under rail bridge
An inquiry was under way today after a double-deck bus had part of its roof ripped off by a railway bridge. The First Bradford bus - which was out of service - was travelling to the depot in Bowling Back Lane after returning from Leeds. It hit the bridge
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Vicar's shock as daughter turns air blue
A vicar told yesterday how she was "gob-smacked" to discover her teenage daughter's bad language had been raised at a parish council meeting. The Reverend Di Halliday - priest-in-charge at Cullingworth's St John the Evangelist Church - apologised after
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Course for referees
THE Wharfedale Football Association are holding a referees' course at Yeadon Liberal Club commencing on Tuesday, September 15, at 7.15 pm. The FA has run a course for the last 13 years and the current course will run for six weeks with two examination
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Dannii's Culture shock
As a teenager, Dannii Minogue was convinced she had been given the eye by Boy George. Now, years later, she finds herself his celebrity equal. The Aussie singing star, who arrives in Bradford this month, as part of her UK tour, shared the stage with Boy
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Major facelift for Skipton woodland
A FORGOTTEN corner of Skipton is finally on its way to being transformed into a beauty spot and woodland walk. Known locally as Wilderness Wood, the overgrown area around Waller Hill Beck has become a magnet for fly-tippers, to the point where refuse
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School shake-up: Oakbank defies proposals
Oakbank School governors say they will not accept Bradford council's proposal for the school. They are to go ahead with sending their own plans to the Government, defying the Bradford proposals. the Oakbank governors propose that their school links up
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Horror of baby in a bed of flames
A pregnant mother saved her baby from a burning bed today. Lindsay White, who is six months pregnant with twins, rushed into her baby son's bedroom and snatched him from the blaze after her other children raised the alarm. After Mrs White, 28, and her
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Museum focuses on future
Bradford's biggest tourist attraction is undergoing a radical facelift. Simon Ashberry went behind the builders' hoardings for a sneak preview of the new-look National Museum of Photography Film and Television. Staff at the National Museum of Photography
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Mental patient figures alarm MP
A steep rise in the numbers of Bradford patients being 'sectioned' under the Mental Health Act will be raised with Government ministers. Doctors, campaigners and Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe are worried by a 25 per cent hike in the numbers of mental
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Sorrow over boss's death
A close colleague of Baildon lighting firm chief Norman Scoular, who died in the Swiss airline crash, told today of his sorrow at the death of his boss and friend. Mr Scoular was returning from a business trip in Massachusetts to his home in Geneva when
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Rogue rat drives Pat out of her flat
A pensioner was driven out of her Bradford home for two days - by a rat. Furious Pat Keenan, 66, of Isaac Holden Place, Listerhills, was forced to stay with friends after neither the housing association which owns the property nor Bradford Council's pest
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Booked!
Motorists have been branded as "bloody minded" for creating city centre chaos. Police have slapped more than 200 tickets in three days on cars turning from Cheapside into Market Street causing gridlock.. One officer booked 102 drivers in one day. The
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Cricket: Harden clinch championship
HARDEN Cricket Club have clinched the Bradford Central League championship -- after a superb seson. The club got to the semi-finals of the Yorkshire Champion-of-Champions competition at the start of the season, and this Sunday will play Steeton in the
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Burley school ethos will remain
BURLEY C of E First School has not been robbed of its special ethos, claimed Bradford Council's education review chairman this week. Councillor Susanne Rooney (Lab, Eccleshill) has spoken of her 'devastation' at having to tear up plans which would have
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Search for newlywed continues
POLICE are continuing their search of the River Wharfe for missing newlywed Barry Collett. Mr Collett, 29, and his new wife, Lynne, 25, disappeared while staying at a holiday home near Appletreewick nearly three weeks ago. Police believe they drowned
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Neighbours threaten human chain
FRIENDS and neighbours of a disabled mum-to-be have pledged to form a human chain around her home to prevent social services bosses taking away her baby. Penny Roberts, of Steeton, was paralysed after a sky-diving accident and has just four weeks to go
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Black reports strong results
Strong results after a year of substantial progress have been announced this week by Keighley-based Peter Black Holdings. The company, which specialises in the manufacture and marketing of healthcare, beauty and fashion products for the personal care,
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firms fight Millennium Bug
Keighley Business Forum is helping local firms deal with the Millennium bug. The computer bug is causing confusion around the country. Iain Copping, the Forum's Director, is determined to help local companies get to grips with the problems it could cause
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Town well pleased with promotion
OTLEY Town stalwart Bernard Thornton said that the club was well pleased to secure promotion. 'It is good for the club but we have been up and down so often over the past few years that perhaps I am a little cynical about it. Howwever, if we can keep
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High Royds cuts are ruled out
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to cut mental health beds at High Royds Hospital in Menston have been blocked by health watchdogs. The Leeds Community and Mental Health Services Trust wants to close 22 acute admission beds at the hospital as part of planned changes
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Skipton on-line for two cybercafes
TYCOON Richard Branson has been invited to open one of two "cybercafes" being set up in Skipton. A cybercafe is an informal room full of computers on which visitors search (or surf) the World Wide Web for information or communicate globally via E-mail
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Youth ends up in court
A POLICE officer felt "overwhelmed" by three youths using ripe language in the early hours, Burnley magistrates were told. Shaun Dugdale, 18, of High Bucker House Farm, Bordley, near Cracoe, had shouted that he would kill another man who had started shouting
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Ben's our choice as bonniest baby
HERE'S the Herald story which we have been dreading. At a stroke we are bound to upset 49 sets of parents, not to mention an uncountable number of grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends. For this is the section where we announce the winner of
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Buying wine is a minefield
AS a professional hotelier and restaurateur, I find buying wine is a minefield at the best of times writes Jeremy Rata of the Devonshire Arms, Bolton Abbey. We buy most of our wine from trade suppliers who specialise in supplying hotels and restaurants
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Otley set to face Rosslyn Park
OTLEY 59 Bridlington 0 MOST of Otley's players with the exception of a few including prop Steve Rice and Samoan flanker Lafaele Filipo were on view during a friendly match with Bridlington, a North Division One team at Cross Green on Saturday, writes
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Martyrs celebrate award with old boy
Bradford Bulls' rising star Stuart Fielden returned to his old school Yorkshire Martyrs to present the coveted Sportmark Award. The award is given by the Department of Education in recognition of a school's sporting excellence. Eighteen-year-old prop
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Dear Reader
I don't normally single out people in this column but this week I am going to do just that. The reason for my reluctance is that it may cause embarrassment to that person. But risking wrath, here we go. Have you ever tried saying no to that wonderful
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Opinion
The die is cast. The final proposals for the future of education in the district have been published - with few surprises for this area. There has been some tinkering at the edges, but in essence the plans are not far removed from the originals for a
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Readers' Letters
SIR - A definition of personnel is people employed in an organisation for a service, from the Latin, Personalis, meaning people. A definition of a resource is a source of economic wealth, something resorted to in time of need, something one makes use
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Father faces prosecution after son loses leg
THE father of a teenager who lost a leg after being buried alive for more than 12 hours is being prosecuted for alleged breaches of health and safety legislation. Jed Christie was rescued by the emergency services in May after becoming trapped whilst
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Rogue firm faces closure
ROGUE holiday property company, the Holiday Barn Activity Program is in the process of being struck off by Companies House and dissolved. The company has failed to file its annual returns and accounts with Companies House and an intention to dissolve
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Ugly violence stains town
TWO incidents of ugly violence in Otley in recent weeks are a sad reflection of our times. The first incident, in which a resident was viciously attacked for just a paltry sum of money, was shocking enough. A police officer commented to one of our reporters
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Shameful record of holiday firm
OVER many months it has been our sad duty to report on many holidaymakers who booked what they thought was an idyllic holiday in the Dales only to find that they had landed in a nightmare. The death knell finally appears to have sounded for the Holiday
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Colin unfazed about tv limelight
NO nonsense Otley businessman Colin Pitt is nonchalant about the fact that his garage services are sometimes used by the makers of Yorkshire Television series Heartbeat. On our visit to his Leeds Road workshop - where he employs 14 people - he gestured
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Holmes takes Kilnsey title
Three days after winning at Malham show Keighley and Craven AC's Alfie Atkinson came down to earth on the infamous Kilnsey descent. The former Crag race winner took a heavy fall while in second place, finally finishing fourth in a race easily won by Bingley's
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Police to crackdown on toilet liaisons
RESIDENTS are frustrated over delays on action to clamp down on a public toilet being used as a gay sex haunt at Bramhope. A delay in police measures to ward off men performing indecent acts in the toilets, which are located between the Fox and Hounds
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Second chance for Blind Date Dave
DAVID Smith won celebrity status when he was stood up in front of millions on TV's Blind Date - but a second chance at love is set to make him a star again. The 28-year-old Craven man has spoken exclusively to the Herald about how London Weekend Television
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Stallholders call for refuse service
A STALLHOLDER is calling on Craven District Council to provide a regular refuse collection for market traders in a bid to clean up Skipton High Street's setts. Michael Drewett claims Skipton is the only council-run market in the country which does not
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'Things happening for artists'
Artists, musicians, writers and performers in Keighley are being urged to unite for a new community arts project. Stage 3 Music Arts and Media aims to develop an artistic community in the town through joint projects and mutual support. Founder members
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North Leeds lift Third X1s Cup
A crowd of over 200 watched the inaugural Airedale and Wharfedale League Third Teams' Cup Final for the Ian Chappell Cup at Burley's Hodson Park ground on Bank Holiday Monday. Fittingly the trophy was won by Mr Chappell's own club North Leeds who triumphed
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Skipton face fight to avoid relegation
As the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League season accelerates to its conclusion Skipton are still left requiring two teams above them to falter and at the same time win their final two games to avoid relegation. On Saturday they took on North Leeds at home with
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Holiday family flee blaze
AN Otley teacher who went to Greece to get away from it all was forced to flee her apartment at 5am because of a nearby blaze. Sian Ellis, 37, an English teacher at Prince Henry's Grammar School, had travelled to the Greek island of Cephalonia, one of
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School shake-up: Utley
The new Utley primary school is set to have its pupil intake cut. Under the final proposals Utley First School is to become a primary school catering for pupils aged 4-11 plus nursery provision. It is set to move to Cartmel Road, Keighley. But its standard
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
This is not a good time for those of us of a downbeat disposition. There are not many reasons to be cheerful if we dare to look ahead. The world seems to be in deep trouble. It has seemed like that many times throughout this century. It must have seemed
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Estate manager retires
THE right-hand man to the Duke of Devonshire who realised his ambition to work in the area he loves and grew up in has retired. John Sheard, originally from Cross Hills, has spent the past 32 years working on the Bolton Abbey Estate, the last 28 as its
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School shake-up: school by school
The final proposals: Aire View Infants School, Silsden No change Bronte Middle School School closes Calversyke Middle School School closes Crossflatts First School School has significant change of character to become a primary school catering for children
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Global success for family firm
IT'S a fair bet that everyone in Bentham is either related to or friends with someone who works, or is retired, from Angus Fire. The company has been in Bentham for almost a century, firstly occupying an old mill in the town in 1904 then moving 90 years
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Robin keeps Craven trees in trim
FROM small acorns successful businesses grow, as father and son firm Tree Tops Forestry, of Coniston Cold, has proved. Robin Strange started the business in 1973, and now, in its 25th year, Tree Tops Forestry is busier than ever. Eight years ago Robin's
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Stonemason Guy Owen Kershaw and catering manageress Heather Baines made history when they married. They became the first couple ever to marry at the 180-year-old Scar Top Sunday School, which has only recently been registered to host weddings. The ceremony
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Four teams relegated
Several issues were settled on Saturday in the Craven Cricket League with Gargrave and Cononley being now relegated from the First Division and Skipton Church Institute and Long Lee going down from the the Third Division. The top two in the First Division
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Rugby: It's summer again!
PLANS to return to winter rugby for First and Second Division Clubs have been put on ice -- for at least a year. Surveys of both Cougar fans and sponsors had given their overwhelming backing for a return to playing the game over the winter period, but
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Cara Michelle East, who has just completed an honours degree in social and religious studies at Cheltenham College, was married at Hall Green Baptist Chapel, Haworth to music student Paul Thompson. The bridegroom is the younger son of Rosemary Thompson
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Firms help outdoor base
Volunteers at an outdoor activity centre have expressed their gratitude to local companies which responded to their latest appeal. Staff at the Ponden outdoor pursuits centre at Stanbury appealed to the public recently for donations when the centre was
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David Walker dies
One of the original members of Airedale NHS Trust Board has died suddenly , aged 71. David Walker joined the board when the former health authority became a trust back in 1992, and served as a director until his retirement last November. An accountant
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Stressed out? Try yoga
A yoga class at Airedale Hospital is opening its doors to stressed members of the public. The yoga and relaxation class, which is run for the Airedale Cancer Support Group, is open to anyone who would like to participate. The class was set up eight years
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Fury as pets are mauled to death
Pet owners have been warned to be on their guard following an attack on two animals. Deborah Holland went to check on the animals at her home in Mannville Road, Keighley, and saw that a sheet covering the cage had been 'ripped to bits'. She then discovered
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Amy aims for the West End
Talented youngster Amy Williams has come home triumphant after starring in a prestigious production contest. Amy, 12, of Brook Row, Oakworth, recently took part in a production of Fiddler on the Roof in Buxton, Derbyshire, as part of the second International
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fight goes on against new housing
Opponents of plans for 400 new homes at Swine Lane, Riddlesden, are objecting to a proposal for a footbridge over the nearby canal. The plan has been submitted to Bradford council by Taywood Homes, which recently won a long battle for permission to install
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Junction to be improved
Measures will be carried out to improve safety at a dangerous junction on Devonshire Street, Keighley. At least 11 people have been injured in minor car smashes over the past five years at the junction with Suresnes Road and Wilkin Street. Bradford council
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Exercise gives Jane new lease of life
ONCE crippled with arthritis and weighing in at 22-stone Skipton woman Jane Timmins has started a new lease of life as a fitness instructor. Less than five years ago Jane was told by doctors that she would be in a wheelchair within six-months and her
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School shake-up: St Andrew's
Keighley's St Andrew's First School is set to become bigger. The Lustre Street school is earmarked to have its initial proposal re-instated. This means it will undergo a significant change of character to become a primary school catering for children
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Party time at the Roebuck
Keighley's Roebuck pub is an area winner in a Bass Leisure Retail national catering awards scheme. The pub receives £250 towards a staff party and a commemorative trophy, which will take pride of place behind the bar. Its success follows a visit last
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Anger over road closure
Residents are angry about a 19-day closure of a section of Brow Road, Haworth, while a new water main is laid. They say the first they knew of the work was when the road was blocked off between Victoria Road and Hebden Road. Contractors working on behalf
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Cadet falls off cliff
A Keighley boy broke his shoulder after falling off a cliff into a quarry while on a Sea Cadet activity. Sea Cadet bosses have denied responsibility for the accident involving Joseph Smith, 12, of Woodhouse Cres-cent. It happened on Saturday evening.
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New town centre on show
Ambitious plans to improve Keigh-ley town centre and the bus station will go on public display next week. Bradford council will reveal details of a proposed new bus station and £400,000 of traffic measures. Local people will have a chance to give their
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Paralysed Penny can keep baby
Paralysed mum-to-be Penny Roberts is to be allowed to keep and bring up her baby. The decision was reached yesterday at a meeting between Penny, the baby's father Andrew Mitchell, of Portsmouth, and Brad-ford council's top social services workers. Assistant
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Somers: a correction
In last week's edition of the Keighley News, it was stated that Roger Somers was still the owner of Somers tobaccconist in Bow Street. We have since been informed that the shop is now owned by Mr R Alcantarilla. We apologise for the error. Converted for
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Calling Anne Buckle
A former Keighley woman is trying to contact a friend who shared her school days at Keighley Girls' Grammar School in the 1950s. Pamela Boulding, formerly Wordley, who lives in Canada, would love to hear news of Anne Buckle, who lived in Silsden. The
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girl power: youngsters prove role models
More youngsters have been nominated for our prestigious sports award. They are among those competing to be named the Keighley News/Taywood Homes Sporting Personality of the Month. One of the nominees is Lucy Hurst from Haworth. Lucy has achieved both
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Firefighters issue warning
Firefighters have issued warnings after two chip pan fires in Keighley over the weekend. The first caused smoke damage to a kitchen in Drewry Road and set fire to units above the cooker. Station Officer Mick Smith says the householder had unwisely left
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Man found dead in his car
An inquest has been opened and adjourned for more inquiries into the death of soccer fan John Davidson, whose body was found in his car near The Guide Inn, at Hainworth, on Saturday. Mr Davidson, 32, of Highfield Terrace, Cullingworth, was a keen Leeds
