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Battling Rangers go out of Trophy
GUISELEY RANGERS 10 HEYWOOD TIGERS 25 GUISELEY Rangers entertained Heywood Tigers from Rochdale in the Pennine Presidents Trophy last Saturday at Nunroyd Avenue but failed to progress further in the competition losing 25 -10. Although Rangers were without
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Guiseley Rangers are out of cup
West Bowling................14 Guiseley Rangers ...........8 GUISELEY Rangers failed to progress to the next round of the Yorkshire Cup when they lost a highly contested match with West Bowling last Saturday. Rangers lost the match with only 15 minutes
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Gardening with Adam Green
After all the rain we have had in the last few weeks, the last thing you might feel like thinking about is conserving water, but now, just after the leaves have finished falling, is exactly the right time to start collecting. We all take rain for granted
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Lady in waiting
Back in the Sixties and just off the boat from Australia, Liza Goddard was considered a sex symbol. She was embarrassed by the label. But the image must have stuck, because when she called a producer's office recently to negotiate an older role, they
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Swimming gran raises Cancer cash
A GRANDMOTHER of three from Ilkley has completed a gruelling 22-mile swim for charity. Mary Priestman, 49, of Wyvil Road, raised £125 for Cancer Relief while easing her own arthritis at the same time. Mrs Priestman, who confessed she could not swim at
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Search is on for sports stars
THE search is on for sporting stars of the future in a bid to find talented Craven youngsters to compete in the Millennium Youth Games. A 10-week coaching programme open to anyone with enthusiasm will start across the district in the new year, aiming
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Police try new ways to fight crime
POLICE are launching three new initiatives in Silsden, Steeton and Eastburn in the battle against crime. Officers are to attend regular monthly surgeries where members of the public can tell them about any problems they are having in their neighbourhood
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Outrage at baby-sit abuser's 30 months
The family of a seven-year-old girl indecently assaulted by her baby-sitter today branded his 30-month sentence a "disgrace". Furious relatives called the sentence "ridiculous" and said they feared David James Downey, 41, could be out of prison in a year
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Tragedy of woman who feared for job
A woman who feared losing her job at a closure-threatened school killed herself by taking an overdose of beta blockers, an inquest heard. Diane Hayton, 54, of Park Avenue, Oakworth, Keighley, had been prescribed the tablets after telling her doctor she
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Severed leg murder hunt
Police have launched a murder hunt after discovering a leg and human intestines on a roadside in Dewsbury. The grim discovery spotted by an off-duty police officer walking her dog yesterday morning has been described by the detective leading the hunt
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Otley win pulsating game with Henley
OTLEY 19 HENLEY HAWKS 8 IT was, quite simply , the most pulsating and entertaining game of the season so far as Otley are concerned. Otley gained two points and moved up to third position as a result of this win from their first ever encounter with Henley
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Burley boy is top of the tree
WILDLIFE expert David Attenborough would find plenty of material for a new nature series in the bedroom of a Burley-in-Wharfedale youngster. Philip Buckley, aged ten, of Oak Avenue, has claimed top spot in the junior category of the Young Environmentalist
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Work reveals old bridge
WORK to strengthen Malham Bridge has revealed an original pack horse structure feet below the surface of the bridge. The stonework of what is believed to be the original crossing of Malham beck was uncovered by workmen carrying out essential repairs to
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Four charged with violence offences
POLICE are hunting around 20 youths in connection with a violent incident at a curry house on Hallowe'en. Four men were remanded in custody until next Wednesday after being arrested several days after an alleged attack on three brothers at the Taste of
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Raising health and safety issues
Over 200 people attended a health and safety exhibition and series of seminars organised by Keighley & District Training Association Ltd (KADTAL) at the Bankfield Hotel. The seminars covered a range of topics including risk assessment, safety management
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Colin hits number one
Colin Appleyard Motorcycles is the country's number one motor bike dealer. The Keighley and Leeds-based dealership scooped the prestigious Motorcycle News dealer of the year award at a gala dinner held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. The awards
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Old Boys net eight
RAWDON OLD BOYS 8 NORTHOWRAM 0 RAWDON Old Boys cruised through to the next round of the County Challenge Cup overwhelming Northowram with their all round display. The visitors were not allowed to make any impact at all as the Old Boys did what they should
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Ilkley Juniors lose Trophy match
Ilkley Juniors U-14's..1 Farsley Celtic..............3 The second round of the West Riding County Junior Trophy saw Ilkley have to forgo any possible home advantage, electing to play the tie at Farsley to try and avoid a fixture backlog. With Steven Brown
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Festive parking boost for shoppers
TRADERS in Ilkley are celebrating the news that shoppers will be able to enjoy free festive parking. The Ilkley Independent Traders (IIT) have welcomed the news from Bradford City Council which will enable visitors to take advantage of Christmas shopping
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Arts centre wins first award
COMMUNITY projects from across North Craven were recognised and rewarded in the Village Ventures 1998 Competition, run by the Rural Community Council and backed by Royal Mail. And Bentham's Looking Well community arts centre project scooped second place
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Feel proud of Heartstart
IF anyone had any doubts about how useful the Heartstart-Ilkley project could be, the words of paramedic trainer Duncan Beattie soon dispelled them. He said that the morale of ambulance crews rose noticeably when they got to an emergency collapse and
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Rugby League: Birthday party time
Brighouse Rangers 7, Silsden Park Rangers 14 Eddie Billings celebrated his 21st birthday in style by grabbing the match winning try in the closing stages of a pulsating Pennine Cup tie, as Silsden Park Rangers turned giant killers in defeating First Division
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Rugby Union: Keighlians strike it rich
Horden 10, Keighley 16 KEIGHLEY picked themselves up after the previous week's disappointment at Goole to record a well earned victory over Horden. As expected the visitors had a clear advantage in weight and height up front but Keighley seldom conceded
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Cougars: Richard Moore statement
"THE unfortunate situation with Richard Moore seems to be getting out of hand and I would like to put the matter straight. Firstly, Richard's mum came to see me regarding Richard's circumstances at the club. She felt unhappy at the way Richard's career
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Soccer: Skippr shines for Yorkshire
Ace sportsmen Jonathon Lonsdale and Andrew Holden are set to kick their way to football stardom. Both footballers are playing for West Riding under 18s and South Craven School pupil, Jonathon, 17, has been nominated as captain of the team. The team recently
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South Africa trip proves hard work
A trip to South Africa was meant to be a reward for Bradford Grammar School's Midland Bank national tennis champions. But they certainly didn't kick their heels on their eight-day tour of Cape Town, cramming in five matches. They won three and lost two
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Simply Smith
with Tom Smith BIG Ben is in danger of crashing to the ground. The structure that houses the famous bell has been undermined by subterranean blunders. The new Jubilee Underground Line is being constructed only fifty feet from the clock tower, and engineers
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Dear Reader
We were all reasonably delighted last Thursday - on the eve of publication - as we had enjoyed a good production run. On Friday morning my chin dropped. On Page 34 the colour plates had been mixed up and a golden wedding picture along with two wedding
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Medal success for swimmer Emma
BENTON Park pupil Emma Dutton has done it again. The 16-year-old swimmer (pictured right) recently travelled to Middlesbrough for the North East Counties Championships for seniors and juniors and came away with nine medals. The competition took place
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Trials: Lampkin style at bike show
DOUGIE LAMPKIN lines up alongside fellow World Champions Mick Doohan and Carl Fogarty to open the 11-day motorcycle show at the National Exhibition Centre on Sunday. He will be performing some trick riding during the opening ceremony and will also give
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Teenager leaves months of work in phone box
A HEARTBROKEN Skipton lad is appealing for the public's help after losing 14-months of A-level work in a telephone box. Teenager Daniel Lambert, of Carleton, left his invaluable portfolio of craft, design and technology work in the Keighley Road callbox
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Family grief over cemetery mix-up
A PAINFUL predicament has been revealed at Bramhope Cemetery with the discovery that some headstones have been incorrectly sited. A distressed family is now demanding action from Bramhope Parish Council, which runs the cemetery, after finding that a headstone
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Ilkley butcher's sausages are tops
AN ILKLEY butcher's sausages have been voted the best in Yorkshire - and it is not the first time David Lishman's bangers have run away with the prize. In the last four years Lishmans, of Leeds Road, have won the Great Yorkshire Sausage Competition three
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Disturbing attack
DISTURBING news about an attack in the middle of Otley is featured in our pages this week. This is the third such robbery that has occurred in recent weeks. If it is the same person who has committed these attacks, then it would seem reasonable to assume
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Armed robbery highlights concern
THE armed robbery in Bentham this week poses several questions about the efficacy of the police in responding to such a major incident when the Craven division is scrapped as part of an efficiency drive on April 1 (the appropriate nature of the date speaks
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Bantams go to market
BRADFORD City is joining the ranks of football clubs to be listed on the Stock Exchange. Newcastle, Manchester United and Arsenal are among the clubs trading shares and now City, nicknamed the Bantams aims to join them as revealed exclusively in the Telegraph
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Ballet is almost perfect
PROKOFIEV'S March of the Montagues and Capulets - from the ballet Romeo and Juliet - is one of the most abused pieces of music in the world used to advertise products as diverse as aftershave and motorcars. Last week, however, it was performed in its
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Cougars: Star of future goes back to school
A Cougar star of the future is hoping a local college will help him pass his exams -- as well as he passes a rugby ball. Chris Hartley has started at Oakbank sixth form college this term after the school was recommended by the Cougars because of its sports
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Millennium tribute to tragic teenager
A PATCH of derelict land on Skipton's Greatwood estate is to be named after a local girl who died after campaigning for more community facilities. Vicki Cartman tragically lost her life in a car crash around two years ago. Now the construction of the
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No medal for 101 year-old ex soldier
A GUISELEY First World War veteran has expressed disappointment at not receiving a medal of honour from the French Government in time for Remembrance Day. Harry Holmes, 101, of Tranbeck Road, who took 17 prisoners during one day on the Western Front in
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Row breaks out over college sale
A BLISTERING attack has been launched on Ilkley Parish Council in the wake of the sell-off deal agreed for Ilkley College campus. "The fact is that we have a totally inefficient parish council with individual political agendas which do not include looking
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Grandmother caught up in robbery nightmare
A 60-YEAR-OLD grandmother was caught in the middle of an armed robbery in Bentham's Main Street this week. Vicky Bowers walked into an attack by a masked robber on a Securicor guard delivering to Barclays Bank on Tuesday morning. Mrs Bowers, who is a
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Ingleton clothing firm expands
DALESWEAR, the North Craven firm which makes outdoor garments, has opened a new showroom on Laundry Lane, Ingleton. Two thousand square feet of space has been added to their factory to show off the fleeces, jackets, trousers and accessories which are
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Soccer: Wharfedale Sunday League
Rosse reached the second round of the Wharfedale Senior Cup, despite living dangerously against Maguires. Maguires missed a host of chances and saw John Walker score a last minute goal, on he debut, to put Rosse through. Bolton Villas enjoyed a comfortable
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Rugby League: Junior round-up
Keighley Albion U-16s 4 Ovenden U-16s 36 Albion competed well against a strong Ovenden pack in the first quarter with strong defence from both sides, newcomer Ammar Khaliq marking his debut with a scything first tackle. After this bright start things
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Ilkley AFC come away with comfortable win
HARLOW HILL..........2 ILKLEY AFC...............4 ILKLEY came away from Harlow Hill comfortable winners after producing probably their best display this season. This avenged the defeat of three weeks ago when the scores were reversed. The visitors came
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Boxing: Danny's one punch winner
DANNY SPILSBURY lit the fuse on Keighley Boxing Club's annual show-- with one explosive punch. It took the rising teenage prospect just 20 seconds to knockout Chris Hatlett in the first round. Spilbury's devastating performance also won him the Phoenix
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Civic centre in danger of closing
UNLESS emergency lighting is installed by Christmas Eve, then Otley Civic Centre could be closed This warning was given by Coun Ray Dunn, chairman, at a meeting of the Civic entre committee on Monday night. The work includes replacing 11 'no exit signs
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Controversial flats plan decision due
A DECISION is set to be taken today on a controversial plan for a £1.5m sheltered flats complex in the centre of Ilkley. The plan, for the demolition of garage buildings at the current site of the Station Garage at Springs Lane and the construction of
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Five held after sex assault
Five men from the Keighley area have been arrested following allegations of a serious sexual assault on a 26 year-old woman in Halifax. Police in Halifax said the men were being questioned about the attack which happened between 2am and 3am on Thursday
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Former Yeadon GP appears on sex charges
A FORMER Yeadon GP has appeared in court this week accused of indecently assaulting eight women patients over a 17-year period. Dr Gerald Walmsley, 50, denies ten charges of indecent assault, three of which relate to his time at the Yeadon Health Centre
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Contractors told to make amends
THE mutilation of trees at Embsay school could lead to legal action being taken against North Yorkshire County Council. Recommendations that prosecution be instigated against the council's contracting body were discussed by members of the Yorkshire Dales
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New landscape for Arthur
Well-known landscape art-ist Arthur Craven is giving up his Keighley town-centre gall-ery but will continue his many other artistic endeavours. The Craven Gallery in Scott Street will remain open and host at least one exhibition by Arthur each year. The
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Probus Club thrives on enthusiasm
IN my time as a member nobody has been ejected from a meeting for disorderly conduct," chuckled Dennis Bolton. Mr Bolton is the 21st president of the Club and is adamant members are a well behaved orderly lot. Geoff Bryan, former president and Club historian
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Cursed comedy heads for Ilkley
A HIGHLIGHT of the 2nd Ilkley Autumn Arts Festival is a performance from North Country Theatre on November 16. This highly-acclaimed touring theatre company return to Ilkley with a hilarious ripping yarn, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb. This new comedy
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Armistice Day memories bring back tales of heroism
OUR feature last week on the First World War has caused a lot of interest among readers. Robert Slater, of the Green, Long Preston, followed up our random selection of Sapper Percy Cooper from Long Preston to represent all the local victims from World
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GB girl seeks sponsors
A YOUNG volleyball player who has reached the heights of the England squad now needs sponsorship to maintain her place at the top of her sport. Prince Henry's Grammar School A-level student Tracey Cameron has decided that volleyball is the sport for her
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Craven through the years
100 years BOGUS callers in Victorian times; surely not? Well, yes, there apparently was a Victorian equivalent of this very modern crime and the incident was reported in the Herald under the headline "A daring robbery". A man of "fairly respectable appearance
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Craven
Football League Embsay go third There was an improvement in the weather and the state of pitches for the Craven Football League on Saturday although many are still heavy and now showing signs of wear so early in the season. With a number of clubs involved
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Soccer: Juniors round-up
Silsden Under-17's captured both points in the 4-2 local derby victory over Cowling. The Cobbydalers attacked down both flanks with goals coming from two cool Danny Orme finishes. Lee Fish made it three, lobbing the ball over the keeper, and Mark Whitaker
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Village school rewarded
Bradleys Both CP School is one of the top 250 primary schools in the country. The 144-pupil school was listed in a Parent Power supplement which came out with last weekend's Sunday Times. The supplement detailed the top 500 state schools in the country
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Conference set to go ahead
Almost 70 people from across Keighley have already signed up for a day-long meeting with leading local politicians. They will discuss a wide range of issues at the town's Area Conference including crime, education, health, housing and the environment.
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Wedding
Married at Keighley Register Office were textile worker Eamonn Thomas Dowler and care assistant Susan Foster, of Queens Road, Ingrow. Eamonn is the eldest son of Thomas and Anne Dowler and Susan is the younger daughter of Colin and Kathryn Foster. The
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Rural watchdogs support small shopkeepers
Countryside watchdogs have stepped into the debate over the future of village services. Last week we reported on the problems of Sutton's shopkeepers as they face growing competition from larger shops. The article was sparked by a 'Rural Services Charter
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Brontes are an Enduring Flame
Pictures and poems come together in a lavish new book celebrating the Bronts and their effects on other writers. Professional photographer Simon Warner, from Stanbury, has contributed almost 100 pictures to 'An Enduring Flame'. His photographs accompany
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Remembering George Lawrence Price
Alan Cowling, of Occupation Lane, Keighley, outlines the final moments of the War to end all wars At eleven o'clock on the morning of November 11 it was exactly 80 years since the end of one of the bloodiest conflicts in history, the First World War.
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School plans win approval
PLANNERS for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority have granted permission for Kirkby Malham primary school to build a two storey, self-contained classroom. The work will be the largest building expansion at the school since the 1960s when a dining
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Woman electronically tagged
A woman has become one of the first local people to be electronically tagged. A curfew order with electronic monitoring was made on Joanne Eve Sinfield, of 73 Delph House, Parkwood Rise, Keighley, by Bingley magistrates. Sinfield had admitted assaulting
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Race is a fitting tribute to Charlotte
NOT just a fell race but a super family day out and a fitting tribute to a fun-filled teenager who would have loved every minute of it. That was the first Charlotte Slater Memorial Kelbrook Fell Race, held in the village on Sunday and proving a huge success
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Known to God
Remembrance Day brought back memories for a Long Lee couple who have made two emotional visits to their grandfather's grave in France. Keighley man Private Luke Parle served with the Duke of Wellington Regiment during the First World War. He was killed
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Respect for the fallen
The public gathered in Keighley on Sunday to remember the dead of the two World Wars and other conflicts of this century. A two-minute silence was observed at 11am at the cenotaph in town Hall Square before wreaths were laid. Ex-servicemen and women were
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Village park to come up smelling of roses
Visitors to Haworth Park will be able to see a rose bred specially as a lasting tribute to Charlotte Bront's famous fictional heroine Jane Eyre. The new Jane Eyre rose, presented to the village by the Bront Society, will climb a large trellis built by
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Conmen prey on pensioner
Police have issued a warning against bogus water board officials who visited an elderly man's home in Riddlesden. A man went to a house in Smithville, Riddlesden, around 4pm last Thursday claiming to be from Yorkshire Water. He showed some form of identification
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Magistrates court lists
ROBERT ANTHONY HURT, of 212 West Lane, Keighley, was ordered to pay £80 for riding a motor cycle with faulty lights and not displaying L plates in a correct way. Darren Kenneth Liddon, of 8 Greenfield Court, North Dean Road, Keighley, was ordered to pay
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Damyan rewarded for community work
Keighley teenager Damyan Foster has won Yorkshire's Unsung Hero award in recognition of his work for the local community. Damyan, 16, is the driving force behind the Lawkholme Lane Action Group. He was one of eight Yorkshire Young Achievers of the year
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Windfall for village
Cullingworth organisations are toasting their good fortune this week after receiving lottery windfalls. Cullingworth Village Hall and the Over 60s' club have both scooped valuable cash awards from the National Lottery small grants scheme. The village
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Pool faces closure
The plug is about to be pulled on a swimming pool because of a cash crisis. School governors at Hothfield Street Junior and Aire View Infants Schools in Silsden have written to parents and supporters of the pool to say it will close at Easter unless it
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Lights on the horizon
Security lights could be fitted to deter burglars from targeting pensioners' homes in a crime-hit part of the Bracken Bank estate. Lights are just one suggestion for improving the lives of elderly residents of bungalows in Harewood Road and Harewood Rise
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Clamper turns screw on critics
The owner of a Haworth car park has hit out at tourism officials who say his wheel-clamping is turning tourists away from the village. Ted Evans believes his clamping methods are not turning people away and says his car park has been busier than ever
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Henry does the honours
The son of a local hero drafted his father in to perform the grand re-opening of a Keighley pub on Thursday. Tim Bird, divisional director for Greenalls Pubs and Restaur-ants, recruited his 72-year-old father Henry to pull the first pint at the newly
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Messy dispute settled
A dispute over a pile of sludge has been sorted out. In the middle of the problem was Morva Wray, 77, who lives in Park Lane, Keighley. Last Thursday, about 8.30am, Bradford council contractors appeared at the drain on the pavement outside her house.
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Row over mixed swimming lessons
A row has broken out over mixed-sex swimming lessons at a middle school with a majority of Asian children. Conservative Councillor Arshad Hussain presented a petition to Scotchman Middle School bearing 257 signatures calling for an end to the sessions
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Burr-ed treasure by Mike Priestley
The plan was to stay in the Ribble Valley, just over the border into Lancashire, and use our hotel as a base to give us an early start while we walked the fields and hills of this pleasant, under-exploited part of the world. Unfortunately, we chose the
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Town could finally get arts centre
AN end could finally be in sight in the hunt for a home for the arts in Otley. Optimism is high that the former magistrates' court building at Courthouse Street could form a permanent base for the town's arts group, Arts for Otley. At a meeting of Otley
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Bail in indecednt-assault case
A Keighley man who faces five charges of indecent assault and one of attempted buggery has been committed for trial at Bradford Crown Court. William Crossley, 54, formerly of North Dean Road, had been bailed to an address in Seaborn Road, Morecambe. The
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Last out of 150 for schools spending
New figures have put Bradford bottom of the national league table in meeting Government targets for spending on education. A Local Government Association survey of 150 local education authorities shows that schools in the city will receive £6.43 million
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Walking back to happiness!
Doctors in Kirklees are recommending some patients to take up walking or other activities, as part of a scheme being run by Kirklees Council. PALS - Practise Activity and Leisure Scheme - has helped about 1,500 since it was launched four years ago. JIM
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Gay helpline's founder is jailed for deception
The man who set up the country's first freephone helpline for gays and bisexuals was yesterday jailed for 12 months following its collapse with debts of more than £15,000. The Shipley-based OUTline Trust was launched in a blaze of publicity back in February
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Back in business after hanging by a thread
Staff at a charity on the brink of closure were celebrating today after winning an 11th-hour reprieve. Coordinators at Fashion Services for the Disabled in Baildon were faced with the prospect of shutting up shop after learning they had missed out on
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Firms' headache over gipsy mess
Gipsies are continuing to cause a major headache to businesses and residents in Bradford. Up to 14 caravans belonging to the travellers have camped at the former Transperience site in Low Moor, now owned by commercial developers Ogden Property Ltd since
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Kop plan faces axe
Plans to build a giant football stand at Bradford City have been given the red card by Council officials. Officers have backed residents who live next to the Valley Parade ground and argue the new 125 foot stand would block out light and slash the value
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Poor passing costs Ilkley the game
BRAMLEY PHOENIX..................10 ILKLEY...................6 ILKLEY had several clear cut chances to win this game handsomely but a combination of over-anxiousness, poor decision making, bad passing and dropped ball denied them a victory their forwards
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Fears over 'vacant' site survey
AN appeal for Ilkley residents to pinpoint vacant sites has sent a shudder down the spine of parish councillor Barbara Cussons. Coun Cussons (Con, Ilkley North) said it might not be helpful to point out vacant sites to Bradford Council as part of its
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School swimming pool in new closure threat
THE future of Silsden's school swimming pool is once again in doubt, after a sewer pipe was discovered under the site of a planned new changing room. Shocked governors and staff at Hothfield Street Junior School were horrified to learn of the find, which
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Plea to promote reading
As part of next year's National Year of Reading, Bradford council wants businesses to promote literacy and focus on the development of basic skills. One suggestion is for firms to provide time and opportunities for employees to be involved in reading,
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Conference will save firms cash
ANY businesses or organisations attending next week's two-day Trans-Atlantic Environmental Conference (TREC '98) in Bradford will identify immediate bottom line savings, according to Iain Copping, director of conference organisers Keighley Business Forum
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Airport to expand
A MULTI-MILLION pound expansion plan for Leeds Bradford Airport could get under way in the next few months. Work on the extension to the arrivals section of the airport, which already has planning permission, is set to start in April next year, to be
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Pupils pay tribute to victims of war
STUDENTS from Aireville School in Skipton paid their respects to the victims of war by laying a wreath at 11am on Remembrance Day. The ceremony was performed at the War Memorial gates near the Gargrave Road school, which were recently refurbished by Skipton
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School review deadline nears
People have less than a week in which to object to Bradford council's controversial schools-review proposals. The two-month objection period for the council's £150 million plans for the future of education in the district ends on Wednesday. The council
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Bemusing clap trap defies definition
I READ somewhere that language was a set of tools to communicate ideas from one person to another. It was a very simple definition and an analogy ripe for further exploitation. A hammer, for instance, may be a perfect instrument for knocking nails in.
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Chaos on the streets
TRAFFIC chaos came to Skipton this week with traffic backed up all the way from the mini roundabout being constructed outside Morrison's on Broughton Road all the way back to the canal bridge on Keighley Road. So bad was the traffic congestion that when
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Cyclists in killer road protest
CYCLISTS from Keighley-based clubs are to stage a bike safety protest on a killer stretch of road this weekend. Hundreds of cyclists from across the region are expected to join them on the A59 near Skipton where there have been two fatal accidents this
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Forshaw gets nod from Goodway at last
Bradford Bulls Mike Forshaw finally gets another chance to press his claims for a regular Great Britain slot tonight after being named on the bench for the third and final Test with New Zealand at Watford. Forshaw, who made two substittute appearances
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Quinn has made his mark as manager
Paul Jewell never thought former team-mate Jimmy Quinn - his opposite number at Swindon - would go in to management. The pair were team-mates at Valley Parade for a season and a half in the late 1980s before Quinn moved to West Ham United in a £325,000
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Back us or we suffer
Chairman Geoffrey Rich-mond says Bradford City will be plunged into crisis if councillors turn down the club's plans for a 7,300 all-seater stand. Residents in nearby Rock Terrace object to the development claiming it will block out light to their properties
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Christian Viewpoint
by the Rev Clive Kirke, of St john's, Ingrow FAITH or fear? In my last parish, my wife and I ran a parent and toddler group which met on Fridays. We would always know when it was Friday 13th - only one or two people would 'risk' leaving their house! That
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Readers' Letters
SIR - It gave me great pleasure to see the Keighley Girls Grammar School staff portrait in the Down Memory Lane with Ian Dewhirst slot. Although it was taken in 1949 and I wasn't there until the mid fifties I was able to name about a dozen of the teachers
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Opinion
The management team at Club 101 must have known that their Christmas promotion campaign would have caused deep offence to a great number of people. If it was designed to attract publicity, it has done just that. One option would have been for it to be
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Impressive Pool march on
KEIGHLEY SHAMROCKS 1 POOL AFC 4 POOL AFC kept up their good form when they travelled to Keighley for this West Riding County Challenge Cup second round tie and earned themselves a passage into the next round. Shamrocks, currently in the top half of Division
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Demolition contractor fined £20,000
A DEMOLITION contractor has been fined £20,000 for dumping rubble on a railway embankment near Pool-in-Wharfedale. Environment Agency officials are hoping the high penalty will send a warning to other contractors that 'cutting corners at the expense of
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town-centre group spreads its expertise
Keighley's award-winning town centre management scheme is providing a model for others. A 26-strong delegation from Malton and Norton in North Yorkshire has visited the town on a fact-finding mission. The group had a three-hour meeting last Friday with
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Villagers try to block path of ramraiders
villagers attempted to block the path of ramraiders who burgled a shop in Grassington this week. Members of the public piled up picnic tables outside The Devonshire Hotel on Main Street to try to stop the thieves who stole thousands of pounds of clothing
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Unholy row over poster
A bar and nightclub's Christmas advertising campaign has led to a protest from church leaders and police action. Complaints flooded into Club 101, in North Street, Keighley, after posters with the words 'We love Jesus 'cause he gives us an excuse for
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Methodist chapel to be sold
AUSTWICK'S Methodist Chapel is to close down next month after almost a century of worship there. The congregation at the red tiled building, in the centre of the North Craven village, is now down to just two young families, and the upkeep of the premises
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Labour's ludicrous lapse
I AM afraid I may have to resign over a 'serious lapse of judgement' I made in May 1997. It has nothing to do with agreeing to go for a meal with a complete stranger with dreadlocks whom I met while out for a midnight stroll, but is connected to putting
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Ilkley beat Otliensians in derby
ILKLEY 36 OTLIENSIANS 12 CONDITIONS were good for this derby game with a good crowd at Stacks Field. The opening exchanges were competitive as would be expected but Ilkley took the lead with a try and eventually took the vital league points. Ilkley suffered
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Guiseley Reserves knock in seven
GUISELEY RESERVES.......7 ASHTON UNITED................1 GUISELEY Reserves went behind in this game but after levelling then hit three goals in a ten minute spell to take a 4-1 interval lead. Guiseley maintained the pressure in the second-half and added
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Row continues over Bramhope toilets
GROUPS of men meeting for gay sex liaisons at a Bramhope public toilet are more organised than the police, a nearby resident has claimed. And police measures to install a camera to keep watch on the toilets, located in the car park between the Fox and
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Lifesavers put through their paces
VOLUNTEERS for Ilkley's Heartstart life-saving project were put through their paces at the Craiglands Hotel by Paramedics from the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service last week. Training officer Duncan Beattie explained the basics of Cardiopulmonary
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'No bitterness' pledge after drink-driving death crash
A drink-driver and an elderly woman died after an horrific car crash on a country lane, an inquest heard. David Metcalf lost control of his Nissan Sunny van which ploughed into a Vauxhall Cavalier, killing its front-seat passenger Una Wintersgill and
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PR man set to take over tourist office
A DELIGHTED businessman has pledged to improve tourism in Craven after entering negotiations to take over Skipton's Tourist Information Centre. Robin Jackson, of the marketing and PR firm The Jackson Partnership, was thrilled when the Town Council voted
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Big plan to restore old houses
A New multi-million-pound bid is being made for government money to breathe extra life into an area of Keighley. The scheme - thought to be the first of its kind in the country - is aimed at restoring run-down privately-owned houses in the Highfield area
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Vale Mills: a clarification
Planning officers have asked us to provide clarification about last week's report of proposed residential development on land next to Vale Mills, Oakworth. On Thursday, November 5, Keighley planning sub-committee considered an outline planning application
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Soccer: Alliance League
Old Queens Head 4, Stanbury Rangers 0 Queens pulled off the surprise of the day as the First Division outfit convincingly beat their Premier Division opposition. The visitors could not adapt to the heavy conditions and all four goals were scored by Damien
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Soccer: Lonsdale leads county
Northumberland Jnrs 2, West Riding 3 JONATHAN LONSDALE led West Riding Under-18's to a classy 3-2 victory over Northumberland in the second round of the County Youth Cup. Jonathan, a member of the Cross Hills club, plays left back with the county side
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Soccer: WR County Cup
Phoenix romped to the third round of the County Cup with a 12-1 hammering of Mixenden. Although Mixenden went 1-0 up after five minutes Phoenix showed no mercy to the Halifax side. There were two goals each from Hoyle, Gilmartin and Ross, backed up by
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Soccer: Craven League
With the weather relenting a little play got underway in a number of matches last weekend, although the programme was still depleted due to a number of clubs being involved in West Riding County Cup matches. Silsden had a resounding success over Greetland
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Table tennis: Nomads spring big surprise
Surprise result of the week in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League must be the 8-2 victory enjoyed by Nomads 'D' against their 'B' team. Michael Wrigley, adjusting well to his first season in Keighley, enjoyed a storming performance, taking
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Sport in short
Karate The Seidokan Karate Club had a successful day at the Nippon Karate Championships with Richard Sellars 2nd in the boys kata, Sue Hardaker 1st in the girls kata, Bob Hardaker 1st in the Open Junior Kata and Paul Newby 2nd in the open senior Kata.
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Elam defects to Southport
LEE Elam's defection to Vauxhall Conference side Southport has left Guiseley manager Bobby Davison and Elam's mentor Brett Farriday shaking their heads in despair. Both men had hoped that the young midfielder, who has notched nine goals for Guiseley this
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Greens march on at Saints
National Division One Liverpool St Helens 20 Wharfedale 32 Wharfedale continued their revival march when after making an explosive start to this game against Saints they survived one or two second half hiccups to finish strongly and record their first
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Four charged after curry house attack
POLICE are hunting around 20 youths in connection with a violent incident at a Skipton curry house on Hallowe'en. Four men have been remanded in custody until Wednesday after being arrested following an alleged attack on three brothers at the Taste of
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Eating Out
Most people fly through Gargrave on their way to the Lake District - but they are missing a gourmet treat in the High Street. Woods Bistro is among an attractive row of cottages on the right opposite the river Aire and we chose the restaurant to enjoy
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Letter from the Dales
November is "tupping time" on our hill farms. At what a friend calls the fag-end of the year, the seeds of another generation of sheep are implanted in the ewes. They will carry their lambs through a long, cold winter and deliver them next April. On my
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Lorry ban poses threat to firms
BARNOLDSWICK'S New Road could be closed to heavy wagons from next spring - unless strengthening work is carried out to the old railway bridge at Kelbrook. Highways officials at County Hall have confirmed the grim news to West Craven county councillor
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
Geoff Boycott's reputation is in tatters after the French judge upheld his conviction for assaulting Margaret Moore. And the reputation of Yorkshire people isn't looking too good, either. As an ambassador for his county, Boycott has left a lot to be desired
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Musical hits the highnotes
WHENEVER I have reviewed a musical show put on by Ilkley Amateur Operatic Society, I have usually left the King's Hall in a happy mood, writes Barrie Pennett. That does not necessarily mean their shows have been brilliant, but that they have endeavoured
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The business now arriving at platform two
SKIPTON Station's recent celebrations marking the completed restoration work has been shared with their new tenants, Willow Group. Boasting an unusual address, The Old Station Master's House, the marketing communications specialists moved into their own
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West Park overcome a solid Chester side
West Park Bramhope 24 Chester 6 WEST Park Bramhope finally overcame some strong resistance from a solid Chester side to record their fifth home victory of the season at The Sycamores. Chester were a strong, physical side and their pack had the better
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The curmudgeon
THE Curmudgeoness went off in high dudgeon the other day to the post office where, much to Mean Mike's displeasure, she cancelled the Delia Smith fan magazine. "One day, perhaps, she'll take that plum out of her mouth and cook it," she told a confused
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Guiseley blast four in superb win
GUISELEY 4 CHORLEY 0 AFTER two tough games against Chorley this season Guiseley manager Bobby Davison went back to the drawing board and with Lee Elam having defected to Southport it was a new look Guiseley side which came out for this encounter. Elam
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Guiseley go out of FA Cup
DONCASTER ROVERS...3 GUISELEY.......................1 GUISELEY started their FA Cup qualifying fourth round tie at Doncaster well in a bruising opening spell in which Peter Atkinson stood out. Simon Parke returned to the Guiseley side after tonsillitis
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My half-
term hols .. Members of the 1st Keighley Brownies were given a task at this week's meeting - to describe their half term hols. Read on and see what they got up to. More to follow in next week's Keighley News. HAYLEY CARR, nine I had a good holiday. On
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Golden Wedding
It's been a hectic time for artist Bert Chandler and his wife Mary who are enjoying a triple celebration this year. On October 25 Mary's mother, Florence, celebrated her 100th birthday as did Bert's father, Jeff, on August 17. Today the couple, who live
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Wedding 2
Married at Hubberholme were Steven Booth Shuttleworth and Virginia Ellen Baylis. Steven, butcher manager at Dewhirst's in Keighley, is the younger son of Raymond and Sheila Shuttleworth, of Craven Drive, Silsden. Virginia is the only daughter of Malcolm
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Wedding 1
Married at Keighley Register Office were Ian John Farrington and Nancy Hollindrake. Ian, who works at O&K Escalators, is the younger son of Fred and Enid Farrington of Halstead Way, Steeton. Nancy, who works at Damart, is the middle daughter of Billy
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Golden Wedding
Former Utley florist Gertrude Woollard celebrated her 90th birthday this week with flowers, cake and cards. Gertrude, a resident of Netherwood Residential Home, Skipton Road, Utley, was given a party on Wednesday by her friends, neighbours and the over
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Campaigners celebrate footpath victory
CAMPAIGNERS have won the latest major battle in their nine-year struggle to regain public access to a woodland footpath in Guiseley. They are celebrating the result of a public inquiry held on September 16 into the path, which runs through woodland alongside
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Obituary
Mrs May Baldwin, who lived in Cullingworth for 70 years, has died aged 101. She had been a resident at Haworth's Bronte Park Nursing Home for three years. A lifelong Methodist Mrs Baldwin was a founder member of the ladies meeting at the Cullingworth
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Disabled man gains Duke of Edinburgh award
A DISABLED Langbar man has shown outstanding courage and determination to achieve the coveted Gold Duke of Edinburgh award. Peter Olby, 25, (above) who had previously gained the bronze and silver awards, had to complete a service, a skill, an expedition
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Claire whacks 'tea lady' joke back at dad
A young cricket star who is bowling them over across the country is the latest monthly winner in our Search for a Sporting Star. Claire Atkinson, of Hospital Road, Riddlesden, has been knocking her opponents for six with her medium-pace bowling. The 15
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First minister for disabled hails Keighley centre
Disabled people's champion Lord Alf Morris has unveiled a portrait of himself in Keighley. Lord Morris, honorary life president of Keighley and Dist-rict Disabled People's Centre, last Friday visited the Temple Row building where the painting was to be
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Altered invoice revealed tyre thefts
Three men who stole tyres from a Keighley company have been told they could go to jail. On Monday magistrates at Bingley adjourned the case of Brian Charles Benford, Michael Scott Denton and Terence Walter Flower for pre-sentence reports. The court heard
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Marketing blitz to promote estate
Local people are being urged to snap up empty council houses in Braithwaite following an upturn in the estate's reputation. Waiting lists are short, and in some cases non-existent, even though £1.3 million has been spent improving the houses over the
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quick-thinking Neil commended
A Keighley postman's quick thinking at the scene of a serious road crash has earned him an ambulance service commendation. Neil Waterhouse used first aid skills learned from an ambulance trainer to help a badly injured motorist trapped in her wrecked
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Danny funds given out
More than £1,500 was handed out to youngsters at last Friday's Danny Ryan Memorial Presen-tation Dance. Holy Family School, which organised the event at Keighley's Victoria Hall, donated £1,800 which was shared between seven beneficiaries of the Danny
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Groups face funding decisions
A host of groups in Keighley and surrounding villages are vying for grants from Bradford council's voluntary sector budget. Organisations across the district have together asked for three times more money than is likely to be available next year. Many
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Brewery shows a lotta bottle
A family-run brewery has shown its bottle by bringing a taste of Bront country to beer drinkers' homes. The Goose Eye Brewery at Ingrow Bridge, in South Street, Keighley, has produced its first bottled beer with a version of its ever-popular Bronte Bitter
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Raising a toast
There were celebrations all round when a Keighley pub was presented with a prestigious award for the third time in less than two years. The Brewery Arms has been named as Yorkshire Regional Pub of the Year by CAMRA - the Campaign for Real Ale. The ale-house
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Youngsters make a splash
Keighley's Scout and Guide movements got into the swim at the weekend. They combined for their annual swimming gala, at Shipley baths. Winners were: Beaver Scouts - overall 1st Keighley (Fell Lane), relay 21st Keighley (Steeton). Cub Scouts - overall
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Drivers to be slowed
Traffic-calming measures on the main road through Woodhouse and Spring Bank are set to go ahead. Bradford councillors meeting on Wednesday are expected to approve proposals for speed-reducing humps on the northern end of Hainworth Wood Road. The humps
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One way to end traffic chaos
A narrow road in Steeton could become a one-way street. Queen Street backs on to busy Skipton Road, but some householders want to make it one-way because a number of cars park along one side making it difficult for cars to squeeze through. Now, residents
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Garden destroyed by vandals
Vandals have smashed a new community garden planned for under-fives in Bracken Bank. Fence posts were ripped out of their concrete bases after local teenagers had spent two weekends building them. The Early Years Garden has been specially designed for
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Showered with praise
Keighley's Bronte Caravan Park has won a top award for the quality of its showers and toilets. The park, open for only two seasons, has been awarded a Cannon Hygiene 1998 Loo of the Year Award in the holiday parks category. The scheme is run in conjunction
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Villages receive camera setback
Plans to install security cameras in Haworth have hit a snag. Police have told Haworth Traders Association that pictures from the proposed close-circuit television system (CCTV) cannot be beamed to their headquarters at Fair-weather Green, Bradford. Members
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Snowden case: death-threat charges lie on file
A man involved in a long-running business dispute with former Olympic show jumper Harvey Smith faced a string of charges when he appeared in court on Tuesday. Peter Snowden, 50, of Upper Hird Street, Keighley, was accused of offences ranging from attempting
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Thieving solicitor jailed for 4 years
A solicitor who stole nearly £360,000 of clients' money has been jailed for four years. Andrew Borchert's victims included an 85-year-old woman suffering from senile dementia, an 80-year-old widow, and relatives of several people who had died. Over a
