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Gardening with Adam Green
Berries are ripening and leaves are turning red and gold - the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is on its way. That means it's time to get to grips with your garden. Your house may need a spring clean, but your garden needs an autumn overhaul.
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Kiki's eastern promise
SIMON ASHBERRY talks to Bradford's Kiki Dee about her new album and tour aimed at putting her back in the musical spotlight Kiki Dee admits she's in danger of falling between two stools. At this stage in her career she's neither cutting edge enough to
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More Moor protection
ILKLEY Moor should have greater protection from unwanted development if new measures are adopted. Bradford Council countryside officers have drawn up a plan to protect the natural environment in the district over the next five years. It follows weeks
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We'll fight on, vow protesters
Families are back on the warpath in a bid to stop a major development on a former industrial site. Residents celebrated in July when Harrogate-based Gregory Properties dropped its plans for a leisure scheme with a massive multiplex cinema shortly before
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We're in a class of our own!
Take home a weekly wage packet, eat fish and chips for dinner - and you're working class. Wear a suit to work, get paid every month - and you're middle class. But do such class boundaries still ring true? A recent poll for Radio 4 found 55 per cent of
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Hope for trench victim
The family of a teenager who lost a leg after a trench collapsed on him hope next month will see him take his first steps since the accident. Jed Christie, 19, had to have his leg amputated after being buried alive in the trench at Yeadon for more than
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We've bin turned into 8-foot giants
Leaflets said to show a "giant" pulling a new wheelie bin have created a dust-up in City Hall. The literature has been sent to hundreds of families throughout Baildon who will be the first in the district to switch to the controversial wheelie system
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Our terror on hurricane island
A Bradford couple caught up in Hurricane Georges on the paradise island of Antigua today told how they thought they were going to die. Michael Butler and Julia Russell, of Low Moor, told how they barricaded their rooms in the face of the 150mph Caribbean
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Jack takes time out from the farm
ONE of Emmerdale's most familiar faces took time off on Saturday from sheep, extra-marital affairs and the Woolpack pub. Clive Hornby, better known as farmer Jack Sugden, officially opened the British Society of Painters Autumn Exhibition at the Kings
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Restaurant reopens
THE Raj Balti House has risen from the ashes of a fire and faithful customers are flocking back to the Skipton eatery. Young owner Mastab Ali was devastated after his restaurant was damaged five weeks ago, and he had to tell his loyal staff there would
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Deputy Elaine appointed
Haworth woman Elaine Pearson, has been appointed as new deputy director of Keighley Business Forum after a 20-year career in banking. Elaine, 36, was born and brought up in Keighley, attending Greenhead Grammar School before joining the local branch of
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Rolling out the barrel
Rolling out the barrel has taken on a new significance at a busy Keighley pub. A new means of storing and moving beer barrels has been installed in the cellar of the Royal Oak pub at Keighley. The Timothy Taylor-owned pub at Damside is one of the Keighley
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'Pinch of salt' survey
Keighley is only the 210th most profitable town in Britain, according to the latest research by global information solutions company Experian. Its latest survey of 285 key British towns shows Worthing at the top of the list with an average profit margin
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Textile firm back in family
Keighley-based textile spinning group John Haggas has accepted a £13.3 million takeover bid from a new company formed by Brian Haggas and other members of his family. The offer is worth 60p per share, and immediately sent the company's share prices up
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One stop to success
Business people packed three marquees at Cougar Park on Wednesday for the launch of Keighley Business Forum's ground-breaking One Stop '98 exhibition. The two-day event, organised by Keighley Business Forum, was a sell-out with 90 stands booked by product
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Triumph for Otley
OTLEY 13 LIVERPOOL ST H 7 OTLEY despite giving away advantage on a number of occasions held on to the bitter end to gain a narrow win over Liverpool St Helens in a Jewson League Division One match at Cross Green on Saturday. Although this was not a convincing
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Old Quaker chapel offered as a new village amenity
THE race is on to secure the future of an historic meeting house in Addingham, once home to the Quakers. Farfield Friends Meeting House has been given a £30,000 face lift by the London-based Historic Chapels Trust. But now the trust wants local people
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Don't be shocked by Randy Bill's behaviour
I DON'T wish to keep harping on about President Bill Clinton and his sordid sex life but the seemingly ignorant American Republicans baying for his blood need reminding of a couple of obvious home truths. Clinton may or may not have lied on oath, depending
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Leave exams alone
SO now the Government - after years of insisting that A levels are not getting any easier, it's just that modern students work harder - now decrees that the exams are too difficult and elitist. In order to encourage more students to attend university,
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Massive field for Horsforth 10K
ALMOST 1,000 runners will be contesting the 14th Nuffield Hospital's Horsforth 10k this Sunday when youth and experience will clash in competition for the £200 first prize. The experienced John Convery, fresh from taking the bronze medal in the Yorkshire
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New post for Mark James
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale's Ryder Cup professional golfer Mark James will represent Northumberland's Longhirst Hall in the PGA tournaments worldwide and is to set up the North of England Golf Academy at Longhirst Hall. Longhirst Hall, a stately home built
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Double title joy for Pool CC
POOL Seconds made it a double for the club emulating their first team by winning the title after bowling Cookridge out for 80. Pool went in to this Leeds league match eight points clear of Roundhay, who were also playing away to the Olicanians. Each of
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Sport in brief
Fifteen year old Philip Dowgill and Ken Brenkley have won the county's annual pairs merit - a competition hosted by the Keighley club. The duo knocked out Chris and Diane Slater in the semifinal and went on to beat Mick Walsh and Alan Thornber by 21-12
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Blake just happy for a place in the side
Robbie Blake is understandably delighted with the impact he has made since returning to the Brad-ford City first team and has just one aim - to stay in the side. The 22-year-old missed the first three games due to the suspension which followed his dismissal
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Readers' Letters
SIR - After attending the planning meeting at Keighley Town Hall last Thursday, I would like to make one or two points for public record about the Bran-well Retail Centre. Your article last week outlined that the plans flout the council's own regulations
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Simply Smith
with Tom Smith The Russian President appears politically to be on his last legs. The American President seems morally to be mortally wounded. We have the prospect of both Russia and the United States turning in on themselves: a Super Power and a former
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Frankie strips off
Stock Car world champion Frankie Wainman has stripped off his fireproof racing suit -- and proved he's real hot stuff as a calender pin-up. Frankie junior, from Silsden, recently captured the World Long Course championship and has been selected to star
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Extra cash could improve housing
A £2.4 million bid for cash to spend on houses in Keighley is being made by Bradford council. The money would be spent improving council houses, supporting private householders and transforming spare shop space into homes. Extra cash could be available
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Poachers use their fists against bailiffs
POACHERS are happily using their fists to attack Ilkley's river bailiffs who confront them about their thieving. A catalogue of verbal and physical abuse, lies and excuses has been recorded by those patrolling the banks of the River Wharfe between the
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Tourism officials come down hard on clamper
A heated exchange of words between tourism officials and a car park boss has led to a new call for the banning of wheel clamping in Haworth. The row flared after Worth Valley councillor Mike Young told Keighley and Haworth Tourism Management Group that
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Hospital campaign
AS we report this week, members of Otley Town Council are now hopeful of a successful outcome to the campaign to keep Wharfedale General Hospital within the town. A new hospital facility in Otley could breathe new life into the community, not just in
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Frustrating experience
THERE can be few experiences more frustrating and upsetting than impotently watching someone die at your feet. But for those of us who wouldn't know what to do in the presence of a medical emergency, this is a distinct possibility. Heart attacks are the
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Craven is becoming the new Albania
HERE we go again! The mad accountant with the razor sharp axe is back at work looking for cuts and zooming in on the quiet citizens of Craven. Just what makes Craven favourite for bearing the brunt of the axe is a mystery. Perhaps this mad accountant
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Elite double
INGROW pair Kali Exley and Ian Taylor made it a double by winning the ladies and mens races at the Bronte Cyclo-cross races last weekend. The event was held at Oakbank School on Sunday and Kali, who is an elite mountain bike rider sponsored by Trek, Eric
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Extra police help to fight cemetery vandals
ILKLEY'S police inspector has summoned extra help as she fights to thwart vandals causing havoc in a cemetery. The Keighley Police Division's Community Action Team has been requested to act as an extra presence in the Leamington Terrace cemetery. Inspector
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Ceremonial role for local soldier
SKIPTON soldier Jayne Barrett had an important role to play when three young men were buried on Friday - 50 years after they died in the battle to secure Arhem Bridge. Jayne, an air trooper, was the only female chosen to represent her regiment, the 661
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Bishop dedicates village church
Stanbury Church was finally christened at the weekend - on the day it celebrated its 150th anniversary. The Bishop of Bradford, the Rt Rev David Smith, led the special thanksgiving service and dedicated the church to St Gabriel. Also present for the momentous
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Boy survives 30ft fall from bedroom window
YOUNG Timmy Davison had extra reason to celebrate his sixth birthday yesterday after cheating death in a 30ft fall from a bedroom window. Timmy plummeted from the top storey of his Otley home on to a stone patio, puncturing his bowel and breaking a pelvic
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Rail study suffers cash setback
THE possibility of reopening Cross Hills railway station remains uncertain after Craven District Council refused to contribute towards the cost of a feasibility study. Members of the Economic and Development Committee agreed in principle to the six-month
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Clinton's clean-up video message
Beleaguered US President Bill Clinton has made another videotape recording - this time for Keighley Business Forum (KBF). President Clinton may be enmeshed in controversy with his videotaped Grand Jury testimony over Monica Lewinsky. But he has still
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Concern over bomber sentence delay
Keighley firebomber Mohammed Khalid is unlikely to be sentenced until the end of the year, it was revealed this week. The 37-year-old father-of-five was convicted last December of starting a £2.5 million blaze which destroyed the town's Netto supermarket
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Holders go through in Challenge Cup
Holders Skipton Bulldogs safely negotiated the First Round of the Craven Football Association's Slater Marchant Craven Challenge Cup on Saturday when they beat Rolls-Royce 3-2 at home and last season's beaten finalists Ingleton had a 6-0 away victory
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Move over Beckham
Nicholas and Daniel Trowers are heading for careers as professional soccer stars. The brothers have been signed up by professional clubs with Nicholas, 12, joining the ranks of Oldham's youth squad as a midfield player and Daniel, 10, is on the books
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Airport landing systems given thumbs up
AIRPORT landing and lighting systems at Leeds-Bradford International Airport at Yeadon have been given the thumbs up. The airport received full marks from the instruments of an aircraft which has checked out airport landing and lighting systems throughout
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Couple complete poetic quest
THE final resting place of Gargrave poet and schoolteacher Robert Story has been traced after a lengthy search. The investigation was undertaken by John and Beth Tillott, who now live in the poet's former house in North Street. They started their quest
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New cafe in the works
A community cafe could be launched in Keighley. The idea will be discussed at a meeting in Keighley Women's Centre on Monday, at 1.30pm. Anyone interested is invited to attend. A group of local people has put forward the proposal, for a non-profit-making
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Flower show is a great success
ACCENTS from various parts of the country from as far south as Hampshire to as far north as Dundee in Scotland gave an indication of how popular the annual Harrogate Flower Show has become in recent years writes Barrie Pennett. The show, run in conjunction
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Stockdale slams in four
ILKLEY AFC 5 BRAMHOPE 2 ILKLEY striker Alan Stockdale smashed in four goals as his side overcame local rivals Bramhope in a Harrogate League game onSaturday. Bramhope rallied to make a game of it on the second-half but by then Ilkley held a comfortable
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Search on for youth
Keighley Cougars are on the lookout for rugby league players for a new under 16s team. The team has been entered into a league which will start in October. There will be teams from West Yorkshire and Lancashire taking part. The Cougars team will be coached
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Obituary: Kate Bailey
Sutton woman Kate Noel Bailey, who died this month aged 95, was a lady renowned for her high principles. Kate was famous for her breakfasts, smile and twinkle in her eye. It was in her Jackson Street home where many people were warmly welcomed and well
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Wedding 8
Married at East Riddlesden Hall were soldier Craig Frederick Miles and secretary Maria-Theresa Rimmer. Craig is the eldest son of Frederick Miles, of Lee Court, Keighley, and Susan Miles of Fell Lane. Maria-Theresa is the eldest daughter of Malcolm and
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Wedding 5
Married at St Anne's R.C Church in Keighley were David John Ickringill and Shelley Durkin. David, a systems analyst from Wardle Crescent, Keighley, is the youngest son of the late George and Muriel Ickringill. Shelley, a newly qualified staff nurse from
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Wedding 4
Married at St John the Evangelist Church, Cullingworth were Steven Andrew Chesters and Susan Patricia Riley. Steven, a motor vehicle technician, is the only son of Tony and Marlene Chesters, of Cullingworth Gate. Susan, an enquiry officer with West Yorkshire
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Wedding 2
Publicans at the Old Sun Hotel in Haworth - David Alfred Wilmot and Kathryn Ruth Hull - were married. The ceremony was held at the nearby Haworth Parish Church. David is the only son of Arthur and Vera Wilmot, of Mirfield, and Kathryn is the only daughter
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Spotlight on Oakworth Park
Last month we told how camera crews were filming in Oakworth Park for YTV's Tonight programme. Here Kathleen Scatchard, a published poet and a member of the Airedale Writer's Circle, sheds some light on the park and its history. Holden Park in the village
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School shake-up: Oldfield continues its fight
Oldfield First School parents have stepped up their campaign to stop the school from closing. Under Bradford council's final schools review proposals, passed at two City Hall meetings last week, the school is set to close. But the school is fighting the
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School shake-up: 'Bradford has it in for us'
Last week councillors criticised both the Keighley News and the town's Oakbank School for their portrayal of the school shake-up. Here, Oakbank head John Roberts responds Where do I start to answer the comments of Councillors McNally and Rooney? 1. Cllr
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Award for pub
The Brewery Arms is toasting a top honour. The pub, off Worth Way in Keighley, has received another award from the local branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). Landlord Kelvin Lyle on Wednesday was presented with CAMRA's Pub of the Season award.
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Move to make Ilkley safest place to have heart attack
A NEW scheme to make Ilkley the safest place in Wharfedale to have a heart attack has been announced. Business staff, members of the public and even the town's schoolchildren could soon learn vital life saving skills under the Heartstart UK training scheme
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Local man takes on peace role
PRIME Minister Tony Blair and Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam have helped a Skipton man do his bit for peace. Stuart Wroe is the project leader of an international scheme aimed at bringing together troubled communities in Northern Ireland by working
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ancient court to sit again
Two schools could be saved from upheaval by an ancient court. Stanbury's Lord of the Manor, wealthy American Sapphire miner Tom Lee, is crusading to save Stanbury First School and Oldfield First School from the clutches of Bradford's education bosses.
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Family fly the flag for Tamsin
Student Tamsin Headey is home again from six months in the Far East. Tamsin landed on her doorstep in Walker Close, Glusburn, last Saturday laden with fans, kimono, pagoda, wooden stick and other precious gifts. She had spent six months working in a disabled
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Village fears new dump
Residents in Denholme have voiced their unanimous opposition to controversial plans for a huge waste tip in the village. More than 50 people attended a public meeting at the Mechanics Institute on Monday night to voice their opposition to the planned
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Pensioner jailed for fraud
A 68-year-old man who sold cut-price cigarettes and tobacco at a Keighley pub has been jailed for nine months. Bradford Crown Court heard on Tuesday that disabled Allan Stone would always sit in the same seat with two holdalls containing the goods. But
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Dogs maul another pet to death
Another family pet has been killed after being attacked by two dogs. Karen Parker and her husband Gary were disturbed around 3.45am last Friday by, what they thought was a prowler. When they looked out of the bedroom window of their home in Westburn Avenue
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Drugs-squad chief issues warning
The head of Keighley's drug squad has re-issued his message to the town's drug dealers that they will be caught and punished. His pledge came after a further seven people were arrested last Friday as police continued action to halt the rising wave of
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Fares row enters station devbate
Angry South Craven councillors put up strong opposition to donating funds to the proposed re-opening of Cross Hills railway station. At a Craven council meeting on Wednesday, members refus-ed to hand over £10,000 tow-ards the cost of a feasibility study
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Estate solves its problems
A new advice service run by Braithwaite People's Assoc-iation (BPA) has already attra-cted a host of enquiries. Prob-lems taken along by residents have included housing, crime, environment, benefits, mobility and social services issues. The BPA set up
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Girls assaulted as she walks home
A 16-year-old girl was indecently assaulted as she walked home along Skipton Road, Keighley, on Monday evening. The girl, who was heading away from the town centre, was approached by two men who began talking to her. After a while one of the men left
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Museum aims high
Keighley could soon be playing host to one of the largest collections of vintage buses in the country. Keighley Bus Museum, currently based at Denholme Gate, has made a bid to the National Heritage Lottery fund to buy part of the now defunct Transperience
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Mixed response to new shops
Traders and residents in Haworth fear a new shopping centre will ruin the village. They say the new shopping centre on Rawdon Road will spoil the compact and traditional character of the Bront village. The development has, however, drawn support from
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Test centre back in gear
Keighley people can take driving tests in their hometown again following the reopening of the test centre. The long-established base in Devonshire Street had been closed since January for repairs to the roof. The three examiners have been forced to base
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Knitters get together
Keighley knitters are setting up a group for like-minded 'crafters'. Carol Rickards and Helen Jordan want to start a local branch of the Knitting and Crochet Guild. The group's first monthly meeting will be held on Thursday and will feature a look at
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New plan for estate
Woodhouse and Spring Bank Community Centre could be knocked down and rebuilt as part of a housing association development. The radical idea is one option being investigated by Bradford council as it tries to involve more residents in the life of their
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Great news for good neighbours
Tenants have been told that they must sign up to a 'good neighbour charter' before they can move in to new homes. The pioneering scheme, the first of its kind in the country, is designed to create old-fashioned community spirit on the new estate in Manningham
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Sobs as pizza boss gets life
A pizza restaurant owner who killed his business partner and enlisted the help of three Bradford men to dismember the body and dispose of it in the city has been jailed for life. Cheating businessman Ali Shah, 32, showed no emotion as he went to the cell
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Walking with Mike Priestley
Until the other Saturday, Spofforth meant two things to me. It was a sharp bend in the road between Harrogate and Wetherby. And it was the name of a rather human robot in a futuristic eponymous novel I read some years ago. Then we visited Spofforth on
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Group kicked out by council finds new home
A HORSFORTH group made homeless at short notice by Leeds City Council has found a new home in the village. But members of Horsforth Photographic Society are far from pleased with the way the local authority has handled the issue. The society learned just
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Cyclist strikes charity walker
A fundraiser was knocked down by a hit and run cyclist while on a sponsored walk along the Skipton canal towpath. Hundreds of people turned up for the Leeds to Skipton walk for the British Heart Foundation on Sunday. But organisers say the otherwise happy
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Kelly trusts animal instinct
A Keighley teenager's award-winning short film will be shown next month at a prestigious international festival. Kelly Wood, 17, made her animated film 'Dogs on Death Row' after reading about cruelty in animal pounds in Taiwan. The movie was chosen for
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Shandy drinker caught out
A DRINK driver told magistrates in Burnley he had only drunk four pints of shandy and wasn't "flouting the law". Nursing home worker William Hughes, 37, of Colin Street, Barnoldswick, said: "I didn't consider myself over the limit, but obviously I was
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Planning rules 'killing communities'
Town centre traders have urged the Government to protect them from the threat of out-of-town supermarkets. Philip Smith, chairman of the Better Bingley Campaign, said new legislation was needed to give planners power to veto schemes which could hit High
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Dice work, folks!
Fundraisers have achieved a new landmark in the Bradford Millennium Scanner Appeal - and are now casting the dice to reach the £1 million target. The appeal total has smashed the two-thirds barrier of £666,000 to stand at an impressive £668,000. The landmark
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£2m facelift plan for community centre
A multi-million pound bid to transform community and church facilities in Windhill is moving a step closer as co-ordinators await approval for planning applications. If plans get the nod, the project will see the replacement of Windhill's community centre
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Drivers warned of more roadworks
Motorists still reeling after weeks of disruption to Bingley's Main Street are about to be hit again. The Highways Agency has announced that a major £380,000 scheme, lasting three months, is to start on Wednesday on the busy A650 at Cottingley Bar, near
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Sampson gives his shirt to school
RUGBY international Paul Sampson returned to his old school this week to present his international shirt. Paul came to prominence on the rugby pitches of Woodhouse Grove. andf whilst a sixth-former, back in January, 1996, he was first selected to train
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Horsforth school to get new library
PUPILS at Horsforth School will soon be enjoying the benefits of a new £172,000 library. The scheme was this week approved by councillors keen to see facilities improved at the comprehensive. And head teacher Ian Philp is delighted at the prospect. He
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Money for Asian youngsters
Empty homes could be renovated to house the increasing number of homeless Asian youngsters in Keighley. Young people from ethnic minorities would be involved in rebuilding and managing the eight houses. Mera Makhan, which means 'My Home' in Punjabi, is
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Gatting gears up for gruelling slog
FORMER England cricket captain Mike Gatting will be helping a Kelbrook man raise money for his charity cycle ride to Israel. Graham Jagger, 48, of Colne Road, will be taking part in the three seas cycle challenge from October 17 to 25. The trip which
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Best-dressed team in town!
Boots staff at the Airedale Centre, Keighley, toasted the launch of their new-look uniforms this week. The uniforms - designed by fashion guru Jeff Banks - represent an investment of £5.5 million by Boots the Chemists. Sales assistant Barbara Boothman
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Results unsatisfactory
British Mohair Spinners - which owns Grove Mills at Ingrow - has reported pre-tax profits for the half-year of £285,000. This compares with £521,000 for the same period last year. The fall is attributed to lower returns from the group's textile companies
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Cricket couple's golden innings
A GUISELEY couple who between them have given 110 years service to Guiseley Cricket Club celebrate their golden wedding anniversary tomorrow. Norman and Jean Threapleton, of Thorpe Lane, Guiseley, have virtually lived at Guiseley Cricket Club where Norman
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Police act to stop gay sex in toilets
ILKLEY police have shown they are not prepared to accept open displays of homosexuality in the town's public toilets. A number of arrests have been made following a recent 'swoop' on the Riverside Gardens toilets. Inspector Alison Bennett said officers
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New direct London link on line
THE first direct rail link from Skipton to London in over 20 years departs on Monday morning. The much-applauded new service will enable Skiptonians to be whisked to the capital in under three hours, on one of Great North Eastern Railway's newly-refurbished
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Arcade could feature Euro-style cafe
A continental-style cafe bar is at the centre of plans to revitalise Keighley's ailing Cav-endish Court shopping arcade. At least 54 jobs will be created as the Lawkholme Lane arcade is transformed into an upmarket shopping centre. More than £87,000 of
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Bowls
THERE was a disappointing end to all local hopes in the Waterloo Handicap final stages at Blackpool. Trevor Hargreaves reached the last 64 and Les Foster made it into the final 32, while both David Scott and Chris Slater reached the last 16 and looked
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Best season for three decades
Cricket writer David Warner reviews a successful season for Yorkshire followers Not since Yorkshire last won the championship in 1968 have they ended a season in such harmony - and with players and fans alike unshaken in their belief that even greater
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Elliott eager for play-off booster
Matthew Elliott is calling on his Bradford Bulls side to finish the season in style tomorrow to boost confidence ahead of the Grand Final play-offs. The Bulls entertain Salford Reds at Odsal cheered by the news that talented teenager Stuart Fielden is
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City's early start
Bradford City will start work on the construction of their new 7,300 all-seater Kop in Dec-ember. The Bantams submitted their planning application yesterday and hope to begin demolishing the back of the Kop before Christmas. However City intend retaining
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by Ross Willett, of St mark's, utley
This summer, as part of a team sent by African Inland Mission (AIM), I spent six weeks working in western Kenya. The trip was organised to help with the building of a desperately needed baby home for the many abandoned and orphaned children of Kenya,
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Dear Reader
I was pleasantly surprised this week by the number of expressions of support for the editorial team which has come under a great deal of pressure recently, especially over the schools' review issue. Dealing with complaints and differing views goes with
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Opinion
This weekend sees the celebration of a tremendous milestone in the town's history - the 30th anniversary of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. For thirty years dedicated volunteers have given countless hours of their own time and energy - and no doubt
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Fine win for Guiseley Accademy
Guiseley Academy 3 Selby Town 1 GUISELEY AFC's Academy team proved the stronger against visitors Selby Town when they played this Northern Youth Academy League fixture at St Mary's School, Menston, on Sunday. Guiseley took a point from their opening league
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Folk festival gets bigger and better
MONDAY morning and one thing I'm sure of is that I'm getting to old for this. The 'this' I'm talking about is covering the now-nationally renowned Otley Black Sheep Folk Festival. The seventh to bear that name was the best one yet - and I've still got
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Search on for new gala organiser
THE SEARCH is on for village co-ordinator to help organise next year's Addingham Gala. Because the former organisers had to withdraw because of business commitments and no replacements could be found, the Gala was cancelled much to the disappointment
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Name that tune, pleads brass band
HERALD readers are being asked to come up for a title for Skipton Properties Brass Band's first ever CD being recorded next month. The album's theme is showtunes and such gems as Oklahoma, Anything Goes and You'll Never Walk Alone will be laid down on
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Guiseley firm preparing World Cup bid
FOOTBALL'S coming home - or at least that's the dream of a Guiseley design consultancy which yesterday was selected to prepare the FA's bid for England to host the 2006 World Cup. Forty years after England's triumph in the 1966 championships, Elmwood
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Scheme to help elderly is up and running
ORGANISERS of Otley's Action for Older People celebrate the launch of a £143,000 scheme to help the elderly live at home. Titled the 'Live at Home Neighbourhood Care' project, it aims to help people out around the house by employing a gardener, painter
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Lack of land hampers plans for 100th gala
HOPES of bringing royalty to the 1999 Skipton Gala could be in vain because other planned events are being hampered by problems. The hub of the centenary gala will be a massive battle re-enactment by The Sealed Knot historical society - but host venue
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Man hit lover because she failed to make tea
A 55-YEAR-OLD Sutton man was sentenced to three months in prison for inflicting actual bodily harm on his common-law wife. John Trevor Smith, of Harper Grove, admitted the offence, and Skipton magistrates decided to suspend the sentence for two years.
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Tourism officials hit back at Bront comments
A local councillor who said the attraction of the Bronts was 'wearing thin' has drawn heavy criticism. Eric Dawson, who represents Steeton and Silsden on Bradford council, has come under fire after he claimed the draw of Haworth's famous literary family
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Holders Rag go out of cup
THE Wharfedale FA Airedale International Sunday Cup first round results saw cup holders Rag of Yeadon take a 2-0 lead before crashing out to Hawkhill for whom Craig Hoos (2) and Kevin Thompson(2) fournd the target. Paul Opacic - who playes the role of
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Optimism high for new hospital in Otley
OPTIMISM that a new Wharfedale Hospital will be built in Otley now seems at an all-time high. This week Otley town councillors voted to approve a draft response to the Leeds Health Authority Consultation on a proposal for a new Wharfedale Hospital. The
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Speculation growing over Council Chief's future
SPECULATION is growing that Bradford's most senior Council officer may be about to leave after ten weeks on the sick. Richard Penn, 52, of Westwood Drive, Ilkley, reported sick four weeks after Councillor Ian Greenwood ousted John Ryan as leader of Bradford
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MP demands hospital beds be kept
THIS week an MP demanded the withdrawal of plans to axe more than a dozen beds for acutely ill psychiatric patients at Menston's High Royds Hospital. Paul Truswell, Aireborough and Horsforth MP, is to press for a re-think when he meets local and regional
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Craven faces further cuts to vital services
CRAVEN is again facing the loss of vital services - just weeks after the Herald launched a campaign to save the local police division from extinction. This week, plans were put forward to remove the emergency tender from Skipton Fire Service, and they
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Bob's men pick up points
GUISELEY 2 LEIGH RMI 0 BOBBY Davison's first strike of the season set his side on the victory trail as they defeated second placed Leigh in a cracking encounter at Nethermoor. Davison had missed a hatful of chances in the mid-week win over Worksop Town
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Ben Rhydding Ladies win
Chester 2 Ben Rhydding Ladies 6 BEN Rhydding Ladies Hockey Club enjoyed a confidence boosting victory over opposition from a higher league. Despite conceding an early goal, Ben Rhydding largely controlled the game and levelled matters through Katie Hawke
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It's off to Siberia for the girls
INTREPID students Polly Bramham (right) and Amy Massarella are escaping the British winter - only for more Siberian climes in the former Soviet Union. Polly, of Otley, and Amy, from Bramhope, have just made the long journey to St Petersburg in Russia
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Town's reputation damaged by litter louts and drunks
ILKLEY should not be allowed to develop a reputation as a boozy town full of rubbish, it has been claimed. District councillor Colin Powell (Con, Ilkley) is disgusted at the empty bottles and cans of alcohol, rubbish and dog mess he has found in one of
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Cadets help to repair footpath
LOCAL air cadets have joined forces with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority to carry out restoration work on a popular footpath close to Victoria Cave near Settle. Sixty youngsters from Air Training Corps in Skipton and Keighley helped national
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Letter from the Dales
Big Bag Silage is everywhere in evidence. The bags are huge, made of black plastic, containing winter fodder for the stock. Forming heaps in the corners of fields, they resemble giant black puddings, their skin having silvery highlights from the thin
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The Lord brings his history to the manor
The Lord of the Manor of Stanbury - American businessman Tom Lee - arrived in the village on a 'working' vacation for the first time at the weekend. And the larger-than-life sapphire entrepreneur made a big impression on local people. We followed him
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Eating Out
I've always loved The Boathouse, especially on a balmy summer evening when you can sit by the River Aire and it feels like you're on holiday, not just ten minutes walk from home. But now I like the place even more, if that's possible, thanks to its recent
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
When you collect prescription medicine from the chemist, do you do the right thing and carefully read the leaflet inside the box? I'm a relatively infrequent visitor to the doctor's, fortunately, so whenever I'm prescribed something it's quite an occasion
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Craven through the years
100 years ago The Leeds-Liverpool Canal Company had its half yearly meeting. It was reported that traffic had been favourable in view of the absence of frost and drought. The net income was £26,748 compared to £25,635 in 1897. The Devonshire Hotel at
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The Curmudgeon
NOW then, it seems that I have upset some people. I stand accused of being one-sided and that I take very seriously. If I am upsetting only one side, I am failing with the other lot and that, I agree, would be unforgivable. The side that has been complaining
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Guiseley chairman seeks backing for plans
GUISELEY AFC Chairman Phil Rogerson has expressed surprise that local residents have already voiced their objections to the club's plans to provide a covered terracing at the railway end of their ground. The plan for the small covered terracing at the
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Greens lose after being 17-0 ahead
National Division One Morley 29 Wharfedale 17 (Half-time 7-17) With their side 17-0 ahead after 30 minutes Wharfedale's supporters could be forgiven for thinking that the Greens were on their way to their third successive win at Morley, but the home side
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Wedding 7
Married at Steeton Hall were Stephen Andrew Coppen and Tracy Ann Smith. Stephen, who works for O&K Escalators, is the son of Brian and Bernadette Coppen, of View Road, Keighley. Tracy, who works for Boots the Chemist, is the only daughter of Trevor
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Wedding 6
Married at St Thomas' Church, Sutton, were sales rep Russell Alexander Jolliffe and microbiologist Helen Franoise Cluett. Russell is the youngest son of Ian and Pearl Jolliffe, of Bannister Walk, Cowling, and Helen is the only daughter of Michael and
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Wedding 3
Married at Keighley Shared Parish Church were electrician Stanislav Klosinski and nursing assistant Janet Ettenfield. Stanislav is the elder son of Arthur Klosinski, of Clayton, and the late Eva Helen. Janet is the only daughter of Harry and Muriel Ettenfield
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Wedding 1
Homebase managers Andrew Francis Drake and Andrea Karen Whalley were married at the Priory Church, Bolton Abbey. Andrew is the elder son of John and Susan Drake, of Horbury, Wakefield, and Andrea is the only daughter of David and Angela Whalley, of Bradley
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Villagers fear crime rise
South Craven residents are fighting to stop Skipton police station from losing its divisional status. Craven councillors are to write to Home Secretary Jack Straw urging him to prevent senior officers being moved to as far away as county headquarters
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Grandmother rails at vanishing clothes
A grandmother has expressed her anger at the sudden disappearance of children's clothing from a leading department store. Catherine McManus, of Oakfield Road, Ingrow, complains that the children's clothing section in Keighley's Marks & Spencer store
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Probation for shop worker
A former shop assistant who was caught on film stealing cash from her employers has avoided a prison sentence. She has been put on probation. Bradford Crown Court heard how 27-year-old mum Caroline Clark was trapped after a security camera was installed
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Museum receives presidential gift
Estonian president Lennart Meri has fulfilled a pledge he made to Haworth's Bront Parsonage Museum during a visit earlier this year. He has, as promised, sent over Estonian translations of books written by the famous literary sisters. And in a covering
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Youngsters blamed for barn blaze
Teenagers are suspected of starting a fire which destroyed about £10,000-worth of hay in a barn. Police are investigating the blaze, at Hawkcliffe Farm, Steeton, which tore through the roof of the barn on Tuesday evening, wrecking almost 1,500 bales.
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School shake-up: 'still in the dark' over Bront
Keighley campaigners are demanding Bradford education chiefs reveal their plans for the future of Bront Middle School. Following an announcement at last week's education committee meeting at City Hall that the Bront site would continue to be used for
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Promotion for Otley polioce officer
AFTER 14 years of working in Otley, Horsforth and Aireborough, Police Sergeant Andy Oddy is to be promoted to the rank of inspector and transferred to Pudsey. This week, Sgt Oddy, community safety officer, told the 'Wharfedale' of his experiences while
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Beer festival brewing up nicely
Keighley's annual beer festival is set to be another heady success. The festival is aiming to be bigger and better than ever, with more than 50 different brews - some from Europe - on draught. Keighley Beer Festival organisers, the Keighley Branch of
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Faith shoulders a wild ambition
A second Keighley teenager is to travel to Kenya to help with wildlife conservation and research work. Faith Quigley, of Bar House Lane, Utley, will spend four weeks on a Yorkshire Schools Exploring Society expedition next summer. The Keighley News revealed
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The people behind the place
A new book looks at street names behind historic Haworth. David Knights reports I expected 'Street Names of Haworth' to be a dry-as-dust dictionary detailing the meanings of each of the village's 100-plus thoroughfares. But Jennie Crawford's 64-page book
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School assistant found dead
A school administrative assistant has been found dead at her home. The body of Diane Hayton, 54, of Oakworth, was discovered on Monday afternoon. Divorcee Mrs Hayton, who has a 17-year-old son, worked at Bront Middle School in Keighley. Coroner's officer
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Railway steams along
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway proudly celebrates 30 years of steam this weekend with a series of events. Richard Brugger looks back on three decades of living and working history It will be an emotional two days for many of the volunteers who
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Fanciful display at historic hall
Bodices are the subject of an exhibition running from tomorrow until October 4 at East Riddlesden Hall. Flights of Fancy features machine-embroidered sculptured bodices set around airbrushed pictures painted by artist Diane Bates. Diane, a senior lecturer
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College students rewarded
Keighley College students were praised for their work by principal Doug Hardaker at a property care awards ceremony. A wide range of certificates was presented at the event, at the college's Harold Town buildings. Guests included Airedale NHS Trust chief
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Festival plans unveiled
More than a dozen events have already been put forward for next year's Keighley Festival. The 15-strong committee has fixed the date as June 13-27 and is inviting local groups and individuals to come forward with their ideas for events. A ceiling of £400
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Robbers hold up petrol station
Two men robbed a petrol station while holding a female attendant at knife point. The robbery took place at the Jet service station, in Park Lane, Keighley, at 6.56pm on Saturday. Police are appealing to the public to help them catch the robbers. The two
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Fashion show tickets on sale
Tickets are now on sale for our third fashion show. and local young people are entering our competition to take part in the event. After the huge success of our most recent show in April we have decided to hold another one, featuring a dazzling display
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Young queens court trophies
Gala queens and their attendants are invited to a prestigious event in Keighley next Friday, September 25. The annual Court of Queens - organised by Keighley Gala committee - is being held at the rugby union club in Skipton Road, Utley (doors open 7pm
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'Ryan' Screening for veterans
War veterans in Keighley are being invited to watch the acclaimed new war movie Saving Private Ryan at the town's cinema. Former servicemen and their families can have a cuppa and a chat before watching a special screening next Wednesday at the Picture
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Magistrates court lists
MOHAMMED JALIL, of 98 Devonshire Street, Keighley, was ordered to pay £140 for speeding. Mohammed Idris Sajawal, of 36 Enfield Street, Keighley, was ordered to pay £250 for driving without a licence, insurance or test certificate. Elaine Ayrey, of 41
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Brenda finds the key to music marathon
A musical marathon at Keighley Parish Church has raised more than £500 for the church tower roof appeal. Resident organist Brenda Brown played for a finger-numbing six hours non-stop on Saturday. During her stint at the keyboards, Mrs Brown played pieces
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Love that has grown from a prison cell
A Bradford man has married in prison only months after falling in love through a lonely hearts magazine. Stephen Rees, 39, first hit the headlines when he fell asleep on a plane and ended up in Japan, thousands of miles away from his planned destination
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Easy pray! It's Amen Corner for the workers
Bradford Council has announced plans to open a prayer room for use by City Hall staff. But the plans have caused a row because Conservative members believe it could be a waste of public money. Plans for the room at Britannia House - which would be open
