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Guiseley couple at Titanic wedding
GUISELEY man Norman Threapleton told the 'Wharfedale' this week of his delight at attending the wedding of his grandson and Titanic film star Kate Winslet. Mr Threapleton, 80, of Thorpe Lane, and his wife, Jean, travelled to Reading to see grandson Jim
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Wedding set to be magical
THE COUPLE who plan to be the first to marry at Ilkley's Winter Gardens are determined it will be a magic occasion. To make sure, Mark Ayers and his fiancee Lesley Gordon will hire a magician to perform at the reception. The local government officer from
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Superstore bid for edge of city centre
Developers of Bradford's £35 million Forster Square retail park are now in a bid to build a supermarket at the edge of the city centre. The major store would be on the site of Britannia Mills, close to Bradford Interchange. The developers, Asda St James
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'How could he do this harm to me?'
A woman whose former husband tried to have her attacked by a hitman has spoken of her relief after seeing him jailed for five-and-a-half years. Nurse Rookmaka Hurree spoke of her horror at the crime and said she wanted to concentrate on rebuilding her
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Our road safety work is a hazard!
Campaigners have launched a campaign to REMOVE road-safety measures from their street. Bradford Council is more used to residents demanding that the authority implements road-safety schemes, not to have them taken out. But residents in Hilton Drive, Frizinghall
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No Salty language, or else!
Rules drawn up by Saltaire's founder to keep his mill workers in check are proving to be best-sellers more than a century after they were written. Regulations governing life in Saltaire were drafted by the industrialist and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt
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Inches From Death
A teenage girl was recovering in hospital today after being impaled on railings for more than two hours after a freak accident. Heather Coles, 14, was speared through the neck by a six-inch spike on railings in Ilkley last night after she fell, sending
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Otliensians defeated by promoted side
OTLIENSIANS 5 WEST LEEDS 32 CONDITIONS were good when Otliensians entertained West Leeds - a side newly promoted to Division One. The visitors having had an indifferent start to the season have shown improved form over the last month and the previous
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Ilkley were up against it at Wath
WATH 17 ILKLEY 8 ILKLEY were up against it from the start when Dave Bussell was held up in a traffic jam and did not make the game. Added to this Martin Griffiths was injured in the opening minutes so Ilkley had used their two replacements. This disruption
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Ex-chancellor calls for party unity
WORD had it that former Chancellor Ken Clarke would meet a fairly hostile reception to his pro-European sympathies when he faced Craven Tories at the Gargrave branch of the Skipton and Ripon Conservative Association's annual supper. But Mr Clarke is not
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Ideas sought for youth centre
THE dedicated team of supporters behind Ilkley's Warehouse Project would like some fresh input from Olicanians. The Ilkley Youth and Community Association holds its annual meeting this evening at the Warehouse, Little Lane, at 6pm. Youngsters are already
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Des Barnes blamed for rec' apathy
CORONATION Street's most recent heart-wrenching scene has been blamed for the near-collapse of a Skipton residents' group. It seems that, for the Corrie-mad people living in and around Moorview Way, the death of Des Barnes proved too much of a draw when
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Jenny steps onto the catwalk
Would-be model Jenny Wadding-ton has taken her first steps into the world of high fashion. Jenny, 21, was the winner of our search for a Model competition at our fashion show at Victoria Hall this autumn. As a result of her achievement, she has now strutted
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Bobbies are assigned their 'beats'
WEST Craven's police officers have been assigned their "beats" under the new system of Geographical Policing, which comes into effect from next Monday. As revealed in last week's Craven Herald, the system is being hailed by many as a return to old-style
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Rugby League: Cats fight to the last
Albion Cats 3, Hindley Pumas 66 For the second week the match scoreline did not fully reflect how the Cats played. Last week Keighley won comfortably without playing well, this week's defeat did not reflect the commitment shown by a team missing five
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Rugby Union: Points slip away
Beverley 9, Keighley 5 Rather than use the worn cliche of a game of two halves for this Courage League game at Beverley, the kindest comment would be that Keighley seemed to drop a gear or two in the second half. They turned round 5-3 up thanks to a try
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Rugby League: County chance for Paul
Rugby league enthusiast Paul Hardwick expects play for West Yorkshire for the second time. Paul, 13, took part in a trial for West Yorkshire Schools under-13's team at Dudley Hill, Bradford this week. Two years ago he was chosen to play for the under-
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Motorsport: Crews rev up for Aintree
TOP drivers will be out in force for tomorrow's 'Signagraphic Stages Rally' -- organised by Keighley and District Motor Club. Only days after the completion of Network Q event, the Keighley Club will keep the rally action in top gear with their event
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Skittled
Another spectacular batting collapse and a series of fielding blunders left England facing humiliation in the second Ashes Test. Put into bat by Australian captain Mark Taylor, England were dismissed for 112 - their lowest-ever score in a Perth Test,
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Simply Smith
With Tom Smith I READ with interest last week that we should be grateful that our Prime Minister is the control freak in charge rather than one of the Looney Left members of New Labour. We should, this person wrote, thank our lucky stars that people like
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Christian Viewpoint
by the Rev Margaret Christopher, of Haworth Methodist Church HOW is your 'Street Credibility'? I have been listening to the radio, where concerns were expressed about how the elderly are portrayed on television. It was the consensus of opinion that they
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Area forum hopes to overcome town apathy
THE population of Skipton is almost 13,000. So how many of those residents turned up for the council's area forum, to enable them to put forward their views and grumbles last year? The answer is one - and he didn't live in the town anyway! No wonder that
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Village shows its Pedigree
The first beer festival in Sutton is to be held from next Thursday, December 3, to Sunday, December 6, at the Black Bull. Organised by landlord and landlady Chris and Rachel Suri, the Sutton Beer Festival will feature a special brew by Keighley brewery
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Traders welcome chance of surveillance
TRADERS in Otley have welcomed the prospect of CCTV surveillance in the town, seeing it as both a deterrent and method of detecting criminals. Our survey of traders at Westgate, close to where recent street robberies have occurred, agreed that incredible
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Fresh criticism for Yorkshire Water
YORKSHIRE Water came in for fresh criticism this week as it unveiled new plans to alter its abstraction methods from the River Wharfe. The company has announced its intention to give up a three-year licence granted in 1996 following the previous year's
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More concrete and bricks
HARDLY has the dust had time to settle following the row over the Skipton Road housing development site than Addingham has been hit with the prospect of yet more concrete and bricks mushrooming over village green space. A new planning application has
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Opinion
If the problems of parking in Haworth were not so serious the scenario should be nominated for a modern pantomime script. Not that long ago council officials and elected members were baying for the blood of a private car park owner who has the temerity
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Otley gain revenge over Morley
Morley 20 Otley 25 OTLEY maintained their third position in Jewson League Division One with this narrow win over old rivals Morley before a crowd of about 800 at Scatcherd Lane on Saturday. Besides keeping in touch with Manchester and Henley, the teams
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Waddilove Cup draw
AT the annual meeting of the Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League on Tuesday the draw was made for the Waddilove and Birtwhistle Cups. The draw for the first round is (Birtwhistle Cup draw reversed ) - Menston v Hall Park, Steeton v Addingham
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Cross Hills knock Bulldogs out of cup
ONLY a handful of Craven League matches took place over the weekend with many clubs involved in district cup games but two outstanding Northern Plant Hire Challenge Cup matches were played. In a first round match Cross Hills repeated their previous week's
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School produces its own newspaper
BUDDING newshounds at a Rawdon school have been busy producing their own newspaper. Littlemoor News, which is being run by pupils at Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School, has three editors - Catherine Williams, Taras Collins and Rita Prajapati, all aged ten
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Literature Festival staying put
THE director of Ilkley Literature Festival has assured Olicanians the event is 'staying put' in the town, despite its rapid expansion this year. David Porter has also revealed Ilkley will host an international event dedicated to the life and works of
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Man grabs cash from till
Police are hunting a robber who snatched £70 in cash from a till at the Farm Food shop in Cook Lane, Keighley. The youth grabbed the cash as the shopkeeper opened the till thinking he was about to buy something, says a Keighley police spokesman. "He spent
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New hope over cutbacks
A number of Keighley voluntary groups threatened with the axe will be spared. It was confirmed yesterday that £200,000 has been set aside for groups which make successful appeals against Brad-ford council's decision to cut their grants. Cllr Ralph Berry
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Soccer: Keighley Alliance League
Craven Athletic 3 Granby Phoenix 2 The Alliance League's match of the day lived up to expectations with end-to-end soccer. The home team opened the scoring through J McCormack, however the visitors fought back and were on level terms by the interval.
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Soccer: Craven League
Cross Hills got the better of Skipton Bulldogs -- in a repeat of last week's league fixture -- winning their Challenge Trophy clash 2-1. Bulldogs had a few chances and started the better side, putting Hills under pressure, but the South Craven side weathered
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Rugby League: Junior RL round-up
Cougar Cubs Under-15's put in a creditable performance despite going down 52-4 to King Cross. Missing several key players the Keighley side ended the day with only seven fit players on the field. But despite the side's problems they caused the opposition
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Sponsors needed for Tracey to achieve her ambitions
OTLEY volleyball player Tracey Cameron - an A -level student at Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley - is desperately seeking sponsors to help her achieve her England ambitions. Tracey has been selected for the England junior women's squad after captaining
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Skipton grind out victory
SKIPTON came out on top by 14-8 in this battle between two mid table sides with identical playing records in Yorkshire Division Three. The Reds were able to field much the same side which had performed so heroically at Heath - perhaps an indication that
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Boost for Robert's appeal
THE Ilkley Gazette campaign to help raise money for special treatment for an autistic boy from Ilkley has received two major boosts. A charity auction organised by the Ilkley Round Table raised £1,318 for the campaign and in an unexpected development,
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Council finally agrees to give cash aid to rail study
A NEW railway station for Cross Hills might never get built despite Craven District Council's decision to donate £10,000 towards the project. Councillors were told last Thursday that the scheme was dependant on securing cash to build it - estimated at
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Time Labour focussed on the real issues
The Government's 13-point guide to the things that are supposed to make us feel good (or not, as the case might be), unveiled this week, is all right as a list of the second-division factors which affect our lives. But it does rather miss the main points
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Villagers urged to save community
RESIDENTS in Addingham have been advised to draw up their own design statement for the village to use as a weapon against rapacious developers. Bradford Council leader Ian Greenwood urged parish councillors to get busy in time for the next Unitary Development
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Rangers fall to unbeaten Littleborough
LITTLEBOROUGH maintained their unbeaten record in the Second Division of the Pennine League when they defeated Guiseley Rangers at Nunroyd Avenue last Saturday. The final score of 27 points to 10 showed some defensive shortcomings on the part of Rangers
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Wheatley continue fine start
COMMERCIAL 1 WHEATLEY 2 WHEATLEY continued their fine start to the season notching their eighth win in nine games. On a big pitch Wheatley tried to make use of the flanks and midfielders Murray, Lord, Haw and Wintersgill dominated the opening 30 minutes
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The Curmudgeon
NOW the last thing I would like to appear is uncharitable. Mrs C and I cough up the odd copper or two to our favourite deserving causes and they shall remain anonymous: what consenting adults do is a matter for them. But I do have to confess that, as
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Craven through the years
100 years CROSS HILLS was the home of a very clean tramp who had been brought before Skipton magistrates charged with begging. Jas Cleary, a joiner of no fixed abode, had in his possession tea, sugar and soap. He was ordered to spend a fortnight at Armley
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Ilkley Youth put up a good show
Ilkley AFC 4 Ilkley Junior Youth 2 ILKLEY AFC progressed to the quarter-finals of the Wharfedale FA Challenge Cup following a powerful second-half performance against the newly formed Ilkley Youth side enjoying its first season in open age soccer. A keenly
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Town set for festive fun
ILKLEY'S independent traders are confident of beating the festive 'blues' following a good response to their plea for the town to wake up and party. Less than a fortnight after urging Olicanians to show some festive spirit, the Ilkley Independent Traders
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Friends gather in tribute to jo
A fund in memory of the longest-living heart and lung transplant patient has been launched in the garden where she loved to walk. Transplant patients from throughout the district gathered on Sunday in the garden of Jo Hatton's home in Oakworth Road, Keighley
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Clare sees moving sights in Africa
Airedale hospital's head optometrist Clare Green has helped visually-impaired Afric-an people. Clare took 3,000 pairs of unused glasses to Zambia with the Rainbow Africa charity when she spent a month running eye clinics. She saw queues of hundreds of
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Emma gets animated
A Silsden student has scooped a top prize for her film about Alzheimer's Disease. Emma Lazenby, of Westerley Crescent, who graduated with a degree in animation from the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, won the animation category in the Royal
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Magistrates court lists
Adam James John Dawson, of 12 Ashville Terrace, Cross Hills, was ordered to pay £100 for possessing heroin. Charles Trevor Simpson, of 42 Aire View, Silsden, was ordered to pay £130 for speeding. John Hutchinson, of 8 Grange Road, Riddlesden, was ordered
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Hospital's tuneful appeal
The Friends of Airedale Hospital have launched an appeal for an unwanted piano. Chairman Margaret Moorhouse says one of the four in regular use in wards for elderly and psychiatric patients needs more work than it is worth. The Friends would like to replace
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Firm backing for troupe
A cash-strapped majorette troupe has been given a boost by a kind-hearted businessman. The Keighley News revealed last week that Silsden Majorettes was undergoing 'extreme financial difficulty' and was threatened with closure. Chairman Barbara Szuszko
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Man refused plea-change
A Keighley businessman who pleaded guilty to five charges of possessing indecent computer images of children tried to change his plea in court. Colin Jack Gaines asked magistrates at Bingley Magistrates Court to allow him to change his plea to not guilty
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John's brush with royalty
A Keighley musician has been helping Prince Charles celebrate his 50th birthday. John Powell, a member of the euphonium quartet Tubalate, played at the Prince's birthday bash at Buckingham Palace. "We had been playing at the Purcell Rooms on London's
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Historic clock stolen
An historic clock, valued at about £300, has been stolen from the booking hall of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Police are hunting the thief who smashed through a wooden panel in the Oakworth station booking hall door and snatched the clock from
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Hall digs up its past
Time travelling with a radar and trowels are these two archaeologists at East Riddlesden Hall. They are carrying out exploratory digs in the grounds of the 17th century manor house to uncover evidence of previous buildings. Initial examinations earlier
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Museum looks for backing
Keighley Bus Museum wants to attract private sponsorship to pay for the upkeep of the vehicles it bought from Bradford's Transperience collection. The bus museum is preparing to send out a newly compiled colour leaflet to local businesses in the hope
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'Blood shot out like from a tap'
A shopkeeper has told how he collapsed in a pool of blood after he was stabbed in an attack by a masked robber. Mohan Patel, 50, is recovering from stab injuries to his eye, wrist and hip in Bradford Royal Infirmary following the brutal attack at his
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An important win for Aireborough
Aireborough 5 Mosborough 0 AIREBOROUGH gained an important victory in a tense game against their South Yorkshire visitors, which puts them into fourth position in the league. From an explosive start, they camped in the opponents half and with an abundance
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A vital league win for Addingham FC
Oxenhope 2 Addingham 3 ADDINGHAM prepared for a clash on the infamous Oxenhope slope knowing a win was vital to ensure a rise up the league table. The visitors started the day third from bottom but having only played one game in the last four weeks they
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Public will decide road schemes
RADICAL traffic calming proposals for Skipton are being put before the public in a bid to cut down accidents at two blackspots. Invaluable feedback is being sought, mainly from the people living in and around Broughton and Gargrave Roads, which have seen
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Passbook stolen
A man fled a bank when he was questioned by an alert cashier who suspected the passbook he handed over was stolen. The Halifax passbook was grabbed the day before when a thief sneaked into a private room in a newsagent in Kirkgate, Silsden, and snatched
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Driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, inquest told
THE driver of a car which "ploughed" into two cyclists killing a woman and badly injuring her husband must have fallen asleep at the wheel, an inquest was told. The hearing into the death of Dorothy Brown, 47, of Taylor Street, Barnoldswick, heard evidence
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Agency set to bring new jobs
Business and regeneration leaders in Bradford are backing Yorkshire's new Regional Development Agency chief to bring new prosperity to the city. As chief executive of one of nine regional agencies set up by parliament, Martin Havenhand will play a key
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Wheelie bins will take 'ads'
Bradford Council will press ahead with controversial plans to put adverts on its new wheelie bins and vehicles - despite predictions that they will become "naff and tacky". But member of the waste management sub-committee agreed that the authority should
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Our Lotto win's just the job
Jackpot winner Margaret Remington is starting a new life today as a lady of leisure after packing in her job following last month's million pound Lottery win. Margaret, 45, and her fiance David Storey, 48, who live in Saltaire, scooped just over £1.4
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Youngsters invited to perform in Dome
Bradford youngsters are set to take centre stage in the Millennium Dome in the year 2000. They will be part of a project called Our Town, in which Bradford Education Department will be able to take over the Dome and present a day devoted to the city's
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Dress up plea
SHOPS and businesses planning to step back in time for the Victorian Fayre are being urged to take part in traditional fancy dress and window competitions. Numerous outlets around Otley town centre join in with the spirit of the day by decorating windows
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Send them packing
HOUSEHOLDERS should send packing anyone selling door-to-door if they haven't got a valid Peddlar's Certificate, members of the Wharfedale Police Community Forum heard. At the meeting at Addingham Middle School this week, residents asked for advice on
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National honour for naomi
Keighley youngster Naomi Todd is the new Rosebud of Great Britain. She took the prestigious title in a competition at Oldham on Sunday. Naomi, seven, the Keighley Gala rosebud, will hold the British crown for a year. "We are all thrilled," says mum Diane
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Crisis meeting brings hope for school at 'breaking point'
A SCHOOL fast approaching breaking point has made an impassioned plea for long overdue help in solving its dire overcrowding problems. For over five years a "temporary" classroom has been run in the main hall at Salterforth County Primary School, with
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Park win at Lymm
LYMM 10 WEST PARK 19 IN this North Division Two game West Park Bramhope had to dig deep into their reserves to overcome a physical challenge from a Lymm side who despite their lowly league position are a tough nut to crack on their own soil. Playing into
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Trojans cause major upset
Trinity Ath Baildon 1 Burley Trojans 3 BURLEY Trojans caused the major shock of the day with a deserved victory at Baildon to set up an attractive looking quarter-final against neighbours Ilkley. On a poor surface Trojans settled quickly and the pace
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David gives savings to Children in Need
GENEROUS David Seghetti could have really splashed out after saving more than £100 of coppers in a plastic bottle - but he gave it away instead. The kind 11-year-old decided to give the £126-worth of loose change to last week's BBC appeal Children In
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It's no secret
ONCE again our British obsession with Government secrets has been held up to ridicule by the decision of a French court to release former MI5 officer David Shayler. Judges decided that as his alleged 'crimes' were politically motivated, he could walk
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The cruel reporter
ALL television scriptwriters are corrupt pedlars of filth, whose sole aim is to corrupt the youngsters of today. What a ridiculous statement and crass generalisation that is! Yet similar absurd stereotypes are churned out without a thought whenever a
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Table Tennis: York success for young stars
YOUNGER members of the Keighley & District Table Tennis League carried the flag for their league with style at the recent Yorkshire Trials. In the Under 16 Junior competition 14-year-old Dale Green did well to finish 17th and James Lister, also competing
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Rugby League: Moses magic lifts the gloom
Keighley Albion 16 Normanton Knights 14 Keighley Albion collected their second league win of the season with a superb performance that lifts them off the bottom of the Conference League. The inspiration behind the 2win came from veteran halfback Paul
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Cycling: Dora takes cyclo-cross crown
DORA CONNOLLY led the Keighley challenge at the British Schools cyclo-cross North East Champions last weekend. The event was held in the grounds of Temple Newsome Estate at Leeds and dora (left) a pupil at Bronte School, won the Under-15 title. Over 100
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Karate: Paul flies out for England date
Karate ace Paul Newby is representing England this weekend -- at an international competition in Naples. He has enjoyed a string of succes this year after turning to his sport full time. He has also been told he will continue to qualify for financial
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Readers' Letters
SIR - Katie Frearson's article describing the hunting of hares by beagles is an interesting piece of writing since it omits the whole point of the exercise, which is to kill the hare. I do not doubt the description the master of the hounds gives of the
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Dear Reader
I took a call last Friday from Karen Clarke - one of two women who have returned from the USA after taking part in the New York marathon - objecting to the headline. It read 'Big Apple leaves sour taste' . It was based on a quote from one of the dynamic
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Listen To The People
The campaign by residents of Shipley cul-de-sacs to have traffic-calming measures removed from their streets should never have been needed. The fact that they are having to take this action is an example of the effects of bureaucracy at its silliest.
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Fruitful journey for Yarnbury
Ryton 24 Yarnbury 24 HAVING won away at Thornensians on the opening match of the season, Yarnbury grabbed another away point at Ryton on Saturday and should perhaps have taken two. Another long journey to the north-east at last proved fruitful at the
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Boxing Day cricket
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale Cricket Club are to stage a cricket match on Boxing Day to raise funds for the Jamie Hood Appeal. Jamie was a member of the Yorkshire Cricket Academy from 1994-96 and has played some games for Nottinghamshire seconds. He went to winter
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Otley firm gains order from Nissan
AN Otley engineering firm has won a major order from Japanese car giants Nissan to supply specialist equipment to their Sunderland plant. Craftsman Tools, of Pool Road, will make manual and hydraulic operated 'fixturing', specially made to hold components
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Have a ball!
THE president of Ilkley Rotaract Club is urging Olicanians to boost two charities and quite literally have a ball! Debbie Burns is hoping to build on the £25,000 the Rotaract Ball has raised for a variety of charities over the past 11 years. This year's
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Councillors 'wheelie' angry
THE row surrounding the introduction of wheelie bins in Ilkley has taken a new twist. It should actually be the row over wheelie bins 'brought to you in association with...' Advertisements could soon be seen on the bins in a year-long trial, providing
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Gas explosion guts cottage
A GAS explosion caused a fire which almost completely gutted a Skipton cottage on Friday. The blast, which happened on Chapel Hill near Skipton Castle, was reportedly heard as far away as Morrisons supermarket, almost half a mile away. No-one was at home
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Council accused over cuts
An error by council officers allegedly led to the loss of Keighley Furniture Service's annual grant. Isobel Scarborough, chairman of the service's parent organisation, Keighley Voluntary Services, claims her organisation followed the direct advice of
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Relief road would be too costly, say highways experts
A RELIEF road for North Yorkshire's biggest comprehensive school may not be built, despite a survey which says it could vastly improve traffic flows at a busy South Craven junction. Councillors met on Monday to discuss a report which shows more than two
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Cummunity in shock
THE violence of the street robberies that have occurred in Otley over recent weeks has clearly shocked the community. And, the use of a video camera to deter and detect crime in and around the town is not a cure for all evils, but it is a response to
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Chipping away at Skipton greenery
THE decision was taken for all the right reasons. But we believe it was still the wrong one. We refer to the decision to build on a field in Skipton between the canal and Horse Close estate. It is, the councillors intimated, an exception to the rule of
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Police launch crackdown on shoplifters
SHOPLIFTERS who come to Barnoldswick in search of easy pickings are in for a nasty surprise. Many town centre traders already participate in an anti-crime radiolink scheme, with each shop having its own radio transmitter and receiver, all directly linked
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Violence sparks call for cameras
VIOLENT attacks in the centre of Otley have boosted support for the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in the town. The latest in a series of incidents, in which a 70-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and had her bag snatched, has
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'Massive' homes bid is met with despair
CLAIMS have been made the village of Addingham is in danger of turning into a commuter-dominated dormitory town as yet another massive housing development is planned. Developers plan to build a total of 75 new houses on a site at the Saw Mill, between
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Shock over state of swimming pool
THE urgent need for a new swimming pool for Craven has been heightened by an architects' report revealing the sorry state of Skipton's Aireville Pool. A catalogue of deterioration has been drawn up and presented to Craven District Council members, who
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Hopes high for David
EVERYONE associated with Ilkley Grammar School is hoping David Bullock has cause to celebrate next week. Mr Bullock, head of Chemistry at the school, will find out if he has claimed top spot in the £10,000 Salters' Prize for Chemistry Teachers. Last month
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Highways boss searches for road owner
THE search is on for the owner of a Skipton road so that a petition to have it closed to traffic can be considered. Ings Lane is said to be dangerous to pedestrians and crumbling into a neighbouring beck under the weight of vehicles, and local residents
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Golf: Bradford Winter Alliance
Skipton pair Kevin Allen and Steve Brown won the Bradford Winter Alliance event at West Bradford on Wednesday with a superb 11 under par round of 58. Riddlesden's Brian Hudson and Michael Scarborough were second, one of four pairs to finish just one shot
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Athletics: Jo captures top fell honours
Fell queen Jo Prowse was on the receiving end at the FRA's annual presentation -- no fewer than five times. Chasing up and down the hills of Britain came in as useful practice for the Keighley and Craven ace, now acclaimed as dual English and British
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Motorsport: Classic trials boys take on weather
Yorkshire Classic Trials riders turned out in force for Sunday's Pre-65 contest at Lothersdale when 53 competitors braved a miserable wet day to cover a four lap course at Manor Farm. Dudley Robinson, from Baildon, won the twin cylinder class on his 500cc
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Soccer: Junior football round-up
Oakworth Under-7's played very well to only lose 4-0 to league leaders Wyke. Excellent performances from all the lads, especially Joshua Isherwood in midfield and Joseph Alvey at the back, in a game where the result did not do the Oakworth lads justice
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Soccer: Ladies classic victory
HIGH flying Silsden Ladies continued their spectacular run of success with a 6-3 victory over Knaresborough. They turned on a good performance, particularly in a strong first half. Goal scorers were Edna Smith, Vicky Ellis, Claire Hodgson, Heidi Jensen
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Soccer: County Amateur League
Phoenix Reserves were unlucky not to come away with a least a point after going down 2-1 to Westbrook. In the first half they created the better chances with both Colin Horsfield and Stuart Hudson going close, but they were caught on the break and Westbrook
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Soccer: Wharfedale Sunday League
St Annes Celtic continued their good form with a 4-1 win in the local derby clash with Keighley Athletic. Although missing five players they stormed into a 4-0 half time lead through Dave Harmon, Ben McCormack and two from Joe Bryceland before Keighley
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High scoring Challenge Cup ties
POOL AFC 7 ADDINGHAM 2 A LARGE crowd witnessed a superb Pool performance in this Wharfedale FA Challenge Cup quarter-final at Arthington Lane against a side that has itself risen to prominence over recent seasons. With Pool looking to continue their great
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Ben Rhydding win
Ben Rhydding Hockey Club first team is battling to join the leading group in the North Premier Division currently led by Neston. On Saturday Ben Rhydding moved closer to the leading group following a 3-1 win over Rotherham who now drop back into the relegation
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TV detectives put Pool pub top of the list
STAFF at a Pool-in-Wharfedale pub were celebrating this week after getting the 'thumbs up' from BBC television food detectives. The White Hart pub, on Arthington Lane, came out top in the programme Food and Drink which was investigating the quality of
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Pirate radio discovered
A Keighley father-of-two has admitted involvement in a pirate radio station. Shabir Zaman Qamar, 32, pleaded guilty at Bradford magistrates court this week to using Asian Paradise Radio for wireless telegraphy without a licence. The court heard the radio
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Restaurant appoints French chefs
SACRE bleu! Fine food connoisseurs visiting a Skipton restaurant will soon be shouting for l'addition rather than the bill. For the owner of Napier's restaurant wants to bring a taste of Provence to his picturesque corner of the town on Chapel Hill, where
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Man stole 23 blocks of cheese
Guy Jonathan Hook, of 50 Edensor Road, Keighley, was conditionally discharged by Bingley Magistrates Court for 12 months for stealing three pieces of cheese from the Netto supermarket and 20 blocks of cheese from the Almar Service Station in Hard Ings
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How to whet your appetite in the kitchen
IN his regular monthly column Ivor Hughes, local dealer and member of Otley and District Chamber of Trade and Commerce, offers some advice on the Victorian and Edwardian kitchen. IN October's column I optimistically promised an article on the Victorian
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Guiseley march on to meet Chorley
GUISELEY 3 BISHOP AUCKLAND 1 GUISELEY marched on to a third round clash with Chorley with this FA Umbro Trophy second round re-play win over a battling Bishop Auckland side. This victory followed a 1-1 draw at Bishop Auckland on Saturday. Guiseley went
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Wharfedale on top in derby
THE Greens' winning streak continued at the Avenue where they enjoyed a fine 27-12 victory over their neighbours Harrogate and vaulted over them into ninth place in the National League Division One. The game was watched by the biggest crowd of the season
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Rugby Leauge: Moore completes Rhinos move
TEENAGE rugby ace, Richard Moore, completed his move to Leeds Rhinos this week. Moore, who was top scorer for the Cougar Academy side last season, made the move to the Super League club in a bid to make it to the top of the sport. He started playing after
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Residents say children's lives will be at risk
CHILDREN'S lives could be put at risk from traffic in a Yeadon cul-de-sac if plans for a new housing estate are given the go-ahead, claim residents. Families living in Crofters Lea say their road is already congested by traffic dropping off and picking
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Only chance for new police station
VILLAGERS in Ingleton were told this week that they could lose their police station completely if plans to convert two police houses into a new station failed. Ingleton Parish Council called a public meeting this week to discuss the proposal, which has
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Survival lesson for Scamper
A Yorkshire Terrier from Keighley got a lesson he wasn't expecting after 'tailing' his owner's daughters to school. However, the miniature pooch - now in the hunt for the title of Britain's luckiest pet - learned only a lesson in survival. Firstly the
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Bridges to be made stronger
Two bridges which carry busy town-centre roads over Keighley's North Beck are to be strengthened. Weight restrictions will be placed on three other bridges in Haworth, Oxenhope and Newsholme because they cannot bear heavy loads. Strengthening work will
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Morning-after pill popular
More Keighley women are using emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy after having unprotected sex. And nine out of ten local women who have had abortions say they would have used it if they had known it was available. Now, with the UK having the
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Antique Dragon back on line
An antique locomotive, famous worldwide for its starring role in a children's film, will steam along the tracks of a heritage railway again after 20 years in the doldrums. The Green Dragon, which featured in the classic film The Railway Children, will
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Parish council plea wins backing
Haworth Combined Resid-ents' Action Group is pulling out all the stops in its campaign for a parish council for the village. A meeting on Monday was attended by 35 people representing various groups including Haworth Round Table and the Aire-Worth Reform
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Rallying round for Romanian orphans
Keighley organisations are sending much-needed aid to Romanian children. Staff at the town's tax office have donated around 54 shoe boxes full of many items for the youngsters. The shoe boxes, decorated to look like Christ-mas presents, contain pens,
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Village becoming 'more peaceful'
A senior police officer has assured people in Denholme that the village is one of the safest in the area. Insp David Drucquer, of Keighley Police, responded to residents' fears over the village's crime rate. He told last week's town council meeting Denholme
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Drivers say parking is a 'shambles'
Traders have been threatened with £25 parking tickets if they continue to park in residents'-only spaces in Haworth Main Street. Bradford council has issued more than 80 parking permits for just 27 spaces. It has demanded the return of several permits
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Postman pleads his innocence
A postman who was sacked for failing to deliver a handful of letters is taking his case to an industrial tribunal. Jamie Reed, was dismissed from his job with Royal Mail at the end of September after he failed to deliver nine letters. Royal Mail say Mr
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Couple fired up over dispute
Pensioners Florence and Donald Drake have had to sit huddled around a calor gas fire - windows open to let out the fumes - because their new gas fire failed to work properly for about five weeks. Several calls to the British Gas energy centre in Keighley
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Church ready for winter
Parishioners at Keighley Shared Parish Church will be praying for a silent night this christmas after the completion of the new tower roof. Roofing on the clock tower was ripped off by the gale- force winds which whipped across the region last Christ-mas
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Railway counts cost of 'calamity'
The Keighley and Worth Valley Rail-way is demanding compensation for losing hundreds of passengers after blundering pipeline workers damaged a tunnel. On one day the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (K&WVR) carried only 15 passengers along the
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An inspiration to all who know her
Mabel Foster is this year's Keighley Community Personality of the Year. She was among nine nominees put forward for the award, introduced 11 years ago. The scheme rewards the town's unsung heroes for their voluntary community efforts. Mabel received her
