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Guiseley AFC may have to move or be relegated
GUISELEY AFC Chairman Phil Rogerson has indicated that if his club does not get permission to improve the ground at Nethermoor Park then they may well have to look at moving out of the area. The club has had a plan for a new covered terracing at the railway
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Hawksworth celebrates Bloom success
RESIDENTS of the tiny village of Hawksworth near Guiseley have this week been celebrating their third successive win in the Yorkshire in Bloom Competition. Hawksworth were placed joint first with two villages from the Rotherham area with 94 points in
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Pollution fears near housing site
An investigation has been launched after it was alleged tons of poisonous waste may have been dumped in Haworth. Contractors working for Haworth Scouring Company are said to have tipped over 100 wagon-loads of waste on land across the road from its main
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Volunteers awarded for loyal service
Two Wharfedale men have been presented with long service awards for their work helping servicemen and women in the armed forces. Dennis Coplestone, of Brighton Road, Ben Rhydding has worked as a caseworker for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families
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Retired headteacher celebrates centenary
A MEMBER of an old Settle family who now lives in Gargrave has celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends, some coming from as far away as Australia and South Africa. Lillian Clark, originally from Fleetwood, moved to Settle in 1909
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Parish call time on millennium project
THE parish of Embsay with Eastby is having to rethink its millennium plans after villagers called time on a proposed clock. They were furious that a planning application had been lodged with Craven District Council for a proposed clock tower on the village
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Boffin solves bunny bother
NATURAL history expert Derek Farr's skills with animals were called up to solve a spot of bunny bother in the village of Bradley. Mr Farr, who is the natural sciences curator at Keighley's Cliffe Castle Museum, received a telephone call from Bradley School
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Tories promise to cut parking charges
CRAVEN Tories have fired their first broadside since gaining control of the district council by promising a major shake-up of car parking charges. The Herald can reveal that in the last few weeks they have been in talks with finance chiefs at the council
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Blooming awful
AN appeal for residents and shopkeepers to take more pride in their town has been made by Tonia Hearne, president of Otley Chamber of Trade. It follows the town's dismal showing in the Yorkshire in Bloom competition. Otley finished 11th out of 13 similar
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Keep police 'brass' in town plea
ILKLEY'S success in the fight against crime should not be 'rewarded' by starving the town of senior police officers, a parish councillor has urged. At a meeting of Wharfedale Police Community Forum on Tuesday, councillor Michael Lynes attacked the 'worrying
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Everyone pitches in
Work has started on levelling the playing fields at Eastburn. Footballers, family and friends of the Eastburn Juniors club, which has a number of teams, have been busy raising money to pay for the work. The next event will be a sponsored walk on Saturday
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Posties up in arms over 'political leaflet'
WHARFEDALE postmen are up in arms over the delivery of election material for the British National Party. Around 60 Royal Mail workers attended an emergency meeting at the Ilkley Sorting Office on Monday to discuss the delivery of the election leaflets
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'Litter vandals have cost me a tidy sum'
A Great Horton man has hit out at litter louts after being landed with a bill for £1,500 to clear mess from his land. Michael Delaney, of Great Horton Road, says a patch of land near his home is a persistent target for fly tippers who leave rubbish and
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Otley chosen for new hospital site
OTLEY has emerged as the chosen site for a new Wharfedale Hospital. After a year long public consultation, health chiefs in Leeds have identified the Garnett's Mill site off Pool Road as the best place to build a new hospital to serve the whole of Wharfedale
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Dear Reader
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Khan stuns Congs with super show
YOUNG Pakistani Naeem Khan produced a stunning all-round performance that put last season's Priestley Cup finalists Pudsey Congs out of the competition. Khan's Second Division Yeadon went into the game as underdogs and without their in form batsman Neil
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Cougars: Bright spots amid the gloom
Cougars 18, Workington 22 THE BLOSSOMING partnership between Matt Foster and Jason Lee shone like beacon from a dismal Cougar show. Following their glowing performance against Swinton, the pair teamed up again for the best try of a match which the Keighley
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Athletics: Gill jumps for joy
KEIGHLEY-BASED athlete Anthony Gill produced another presonal-best time at the televised Loughborough International meeting on Sunday. He came fifth in a strong field in the 110m hurdles, with a time of 14.37 seconds, trimming a quarter of a second off
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Vanzie claims second crown
Bobby Vanzie claimed his second major title in Liverpool last night - but only after a titanic struggle. The Bradford lightweight remained on course for a European title shot by adding the Commonwealth crown to his British title by stopping the powerful
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First-class service as Bradford win trophies
Bradford Grammar School are celebrating an outstanding season at table tennis. Pride of place goes to the under-13s A team, who are the English Schools League champions after winning the Bradford Schools League and Cup and the West Yorkshire and Northern
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Sarah achieves unique double
Sarah Dugdale, one of the mainstays of Skipton AC, completed the third leg of a unique county championship medal treble when she won a title at the Yorkshire Junior Fell Racing Championships, writes Roger Ingham. It is the first time that an athlete either
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Dalesmen in good form
Craven Cricket League There was an abundance of runs on Saturday as the strong winds dried up playing surfaces, and possibly the same winds led to butterfingers being somewhat in evidence. First Division leaders Upper Wharfedale were again in good form
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Skipton and Silsden go out of Waddilove Cup
Aire Wharfe Cricket League Both Skipton and Silsden made their exit from the Waddilove Cup in the second round on Sunday, leaving Steeton - who had a bye through to the quarter-finals where they are away to Burley - the only local team left in. Skipton
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Simply Smith
with Tom Smith a euro-army is inevitable. This is the view of the incoming president of the European Commission, Romano Prodi. He has suggested that the creation of such a force would take perhaps many years, but feels that "It's the next logical step
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More Readers' Letters
SIR - With reference to the Keighley News dated May 7 'Racists attack off-licence'. Although appalled at the events highlighted in the article, the picture of Mr Raja outside his shop standing aside the racist graffiti emphasised the lack of intelligence
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Farewell to NHS dental health care
DEVOTEES of that brilliantly observed American cartoon series the Simpsons may remember a recent episode in which young Lisa Simpson has to wear a brace on her teeth and to persuade her to go through the ordeal, she is handed a book entitled "The Big
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Tony meets Sir Gary
BURLEY CC stalwart Tony Brook - still playing third team cricket for the club while his three sons enjoy first team success - linked up with his former school pal to meet Sir Gary Sobers in America. Tony was invited to Philadelphia by John Crowther who
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Motorsport: Bobby blasts to hillclimb record
HILL CLIMB ace Bobby Fryers has been breaking records at the Harewood track. Bobby, who lives in Bradley, has been remarkably consistent in his Renault Clio Williams over the past couple of seasons, and this year has set new record times at both events
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Town is dying claims resident
ILKLEY is a humourless town which is suffering a painful spiritual death, it has been claimed. This astonishing attack has been launched by Ilkley resident Frazer Irwin, who is disgusted at the disappearance of community spirit and happy, smiling faces
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Cow slung from river
Firefighters struggled for more than four hours to rescue a cow stranded in the River Aire on Tuesday night. They were alerted at about 10pm that the animal was in the river at Riddlesden. It required both Keighley and Idle crews, the strength of 12 men
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School review brings new despair
AROUND a dozen Ilkley teachers may be forced to apply for jobs outside the area because of the Bradford schools review. Under the change from a three-tier to a two-tier education system, a massive redeployment exercise of 1,000 teachers has been under
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'Give a life' for the new millennium
A trail-blazing scheme to 'give a life' for the new millennium to 50 slow learners is launched today. The project is part of a review being carried out at the Keighley and District Disabled People's Centre (KDDPC) to develop an international Charter for
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Menston station undergoes refit
THE first phase of a £35,000 improvement scheme at Menston Railway Station is due to finish this week. Work on providing extra car parking spaces, the opening of a staffed ticket office and the installation of customer information monitors and closed
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'Parking dodgers' clutter up streets
Concerned Bradford residents have called for action to stop their streets becoming gridlocked. A petition signed by 28 residents of Westcliffe Road, Birklands Road, Castle Road and Hall Royd has been sent to Bradford Council's Highways Department asking
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Blooming marvellous
ILKLEY is a blooming marvellous place to live, according to independent experts. Following the spring round of Yorkshire in Bloom judging, Ilkley shares top spot with Wetherby in its class. Although both towns were awarded 89 points by the judges, there
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Opinion
We don't believe it. They've done it again. First of all it was Great North Eastern Railways which wiped Keighley off a main rail timetable. It led to an apology - which though graciously accepted is of little or no use until the timetable is reprinted
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Otley find form in cup
DESPITE some gloomy weather overhead Waddilove and Birtwhistle Cup ties were completed on Sunday and the line up for the third round, to be played on Sunday, June 20, is: Waddilove Cup - Otley v North Leeds, Burley v Steeton, Guiseley v Menston, Follifoot
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Decisive battle at Wakefield
On a theme of alternative family trips out during the summer months, Paul Langan continues to trace the region's association with the Wars of the Roses. Despite more than 500 years passing since the bloody struggle for England's crown took place, there
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Sailing: Sail away to a new sport
A CAMPAIGN is being launched to increase interest in sailing -- with free trial sessions at local clubs. The Big Blue 'Go Boating' Weekend is to be held on June 26 and 27 with a hectic schedule of trial sessions at Warley Moor Reservoir on the moors above
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It's White lightning as Durham crumble
Craig White produced his best bowling burst of the season to have Durham on the rack at Headingley yesterday. But bad light which shaved 20 overs off the end of the day's play cost Yorkshire the chance to wrap up victory in just two days Durham were tottering
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Students ready for farewell party
ILKLEY'S student community will be in party mood on Saturday as hundreds gather at the Wells Road campus for the Final Fling. Student Union sources say the town's bed and breakfast spots are filling up rapidly, with all the signs that students intend
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Magnet adopts charity
100-or-so workers from Keighley firm Magnet stepped out to raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Relief. They were sponsored to hop, skip, jump or simply walk the Macmillan Mile near their Royd Ings site last Friday. The firm and its staff also presented a
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Marriage rage of temple knifeman
A father-of-two who ran into a Sikh temple and killed a member of the congregation in a knife attack was clinically depressed about his arranged marriage, a court has heard. Balbeer Singh, of Gomersal pleaded guilty at Leeds Crown Court to the manslaughter
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Ilkley donor gives woman new hope of life
AN Ilkley man is hoping his selfless action will prompt others to provide a gift of life to leukaemia sufferers. Roy Johnson donated bone marrow in March this year which will be used in a life-saving transplant on an American women he has never met. Mr
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New direction for bridge campaign
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale's new footbridge association has secured an important ally but faces a tough test of support next month. The Burley Bridge Association replaced the village footbridge committee which, after a long campaign, obtained planning permission
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Yorkshire puddings
the Yorkshire Tourist Board has left Keighley off the map. In the tourist board's Coach Tours Guide to Yorkshire the town is left completely off a big map of Yorkshire with local attractions receiving only a brief mention. And to compound the insult,
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Widow wins cash payout
A widow has won a five figure sum from Bradford Royal Infirmary after claiming staff failed to detect her husband had cancer. Moyna Jennings told today of her three year battle against the hospital, whom she accused of being responsible for "a catalogue
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Jobs go at supermarket
Jobs are being lost at Sainsbury stores nationwide as part of a restructuring programme. Up to four positions could go at each of the 400 supermarkets including the outlet at Cavendish Street, Keighley. A company spokesman told the Keighley News: "We
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Cricket: Aire-Wharfe League
STEETON entertained Addingham in the first round of the Waddilove Cup on Sunday. Summerhill captain Smith won the toss and asked the visitors to bat on a wicket which had been affected by overnight rain. Tight bowling was always going to be the key and
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Cricket: Wynn Cup 1st round
WYNN Cup holders Carleton went through in double quick time at home to Jimmy Nelson's. The visitors were shot out for a mere 31 in just 20.1 overs, only D Hope reaching double figures and seven batsmen failed to trouble the scorers. Peter Wrathmell did
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Cricket: Craven League round-up
UPPER Wharfedale's seven wicket win over Carleton took them to the top of the Craven Cricket League on a day of sodden pitches. However, play was not possible in just two matches and the new rule in which overs can be reduced due to a delayed start was
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Soccer: Phoenix clinch third spot
PHOENIX secured a superb third place in the Premier Division with a 1-0 win over Marsden last weekend. The Keighley side went close early on when a cross from Stephen Lister dound Michael Gilmartin, whose header beat the keeper, but was cleared off the
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Airedale and Wharfedale Bowls
The Airedale and Wharfedale bowls results, played on May 12th, 17th and 18th, are: Wednesday Pairs, Division One - Greenbottom A 87 (2), Rufford A 124 (22); Rufford B 118 (15), Wharfemeadows A 108 (9); Woodside A 127 (24), Grove Hill A 61 (0); Meanwood
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Hendrie Golf Classic a winner for St Mary's
The JCT 600 Mazda John Hendrie Celebrity-Am Golf Classic held at the Marriott Hollins Hall Golf and Country Club last Thursday boosted the fund for Menston St Mary's RC School's sports college status bid fund by thousands of pounds. Former Barnsley manager
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Village hit by vandals
The demolition of public toilets has led to a vandalism spree in Denholme, it is claimed. Residents believe the dismantling of public toilets in Foster Park two weeks ago has led to gangs of young people vandalising parts of the village. Since the toilets
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Worries led to suicide
A council officer who took an overdose of anti-depressants was "tremendously upset'' about his future in the job, a Bradford inquest heard. Ian McGillivray, a 52-year-old father-of-two, died in hospital three months ago after being found unconscious at
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Dalesfolk: Peter Thornber
HE was waiting at the bar of the Golden Lion in Settle when I arrived, shuffling through an enormous pile of newspapers, writes John Sheard. They included the Daily Telegraph, Private Eye ... and The Church Times. Such a disparate range of reading matter
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Craven through the years
100 years ago: Cycling was a hugely popular pastime at the turn of the century and the Herald reported that the education board in Connecticut, alarmed at the number of female teachers wearing cycling skirts, had banned them from the classroom. Craven
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Addingham batsmen set new league record
ADDINGHAM'S batsmen set a new league record score for the highest innings when they rattled up 378-5 against beleagured Horsforth on Saturday. Addingham's score smashed the previous record of 338-7 for 50 overs which was ironically set by Horsforth against
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Friends die peacefully
AN ADVENTURE which began with a story and photograph in the Keighley News in May 1955, ended in Aukland, New Zealand on May 21, 1999 when Susie Walsh (nee Hampton) formerly of Cross Roads and Haworth passed away peacefully with four of her sons in attendance
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Obituaries: Allan Harrison
Allan Harrison, the well-known coordinator of Keighley Community Transport, has died after an 18-month battle against cancer. Mr Harrison ran the charity for more than 10 years and built it into an organisation providing minibuses for more than 200 local
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Wedding 4
Married at East Riddlesden Hall were Kevin John Cooper and Gillian Louise Elder. Kevin, an administrator with N G Bailey and Co Ltd, is the only son of Roy and Elaine Cooper, of Southlands Road, Riddlesden. Gillian, a cook at Ingrow Green elderly people's
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Wedding 3
Married at St Anne's Church, Keighley, on Saturday were Martin Jon Crangle and Debbie Leanne Nutter. Martin - a computer programmer - is the only son of John and June Crangle, of Grange Crescent, Riddlesden, and Debbie is the only daughter of Gareth and
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Fundraising news
Rotaract is staging a barn dance to boost funds for a life-saving appeal. Members of the Keighley club are holding the event on Saturday, June 5, to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust. The trust is the club's chosen charity for this year
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Matthew wins trolley dash
A dash-and-grab raid on Sainsbury's supermarket netted Matthew Crowther with a trolley full of free shopping on Sunday. The Keighley man won a trolley dash competition organised by Keighley Rotary as part of its campaign to raise cash for a 'life education
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Mixed reaction to smacking controversy
A new row has erupted over the right of parents to smack their children. We spoke to shoppers in Keighley town centre about their reaction to the news that a father was found guilty of assault because he smacked his eight-year-old daughter on her bare
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Town triumphs with blooming wonderful display
EVERYTHING looks rosy in Ilkley's garden as the town celebrates yet another story of floral glory. Ilkley finished top of the tree in the small town section of the Yorkshire in Bloom competition. The omens now look good for the town's assault on national
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Tourism chiefs to stick together
An established tourism group representing Keighley and Haworth has decided to remain united. Keighley and Haworth Tourism Management Group has decided to carry on as a single body rather than split into two groups dealing with Keighley and Haworth separately
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Cadets on the march
Almost 800 air cadets from across Yorkshire, including 2431 Keighley squadron, marched through the streets of Wakefield at the weekend. It was part of a formal parade and service to mark the formation of the newly created South and West Yorkshire Wing
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Lift-off for 20 new jobs
Leading UK lift manufacturer The Britannic Lift Company has underlined recent rapid expansion, business gains and increasing profits by investing £750,000 in a modern new head office, warehouse and factory in Keighley. Relocation from Cullingworth to
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forum deputy steps up
It's all change at Keighley Business Forum, where deputy director Elaine Pearson has replaced Iain Copping as director. The move results from Mr Copping's appointment as chief executive of the newly-launch-ed National Centre of Excell-ence for Environmental
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Top award for museum
The Ingrow-based Vintage Carriages Trust has been highly commended in a top tourism awards scheme. The trust, which operates a popular railway carriages museum, received the accolade in the Yorkshire Tourist Board's White Rose Awards. The Coniston Hall
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Cash machine to be dispensed
Haworth may get a long-awaited cash machine. Plans have been submitted to Bradford council for a 24-hour dispenser at the new Spar store in Station Road, due to open yesterday. For several years anger has been voiced at the lack of a cash-dispensing machine
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Junction options reviewed
Haworth residents are being quizzed about several ideas to improve safety at the notorious Brow Top junction. Traffic engineer Ken Greenwell outlined Bradford council's proposals to the 45 villagers who attended Haworth Neighbourhood Forum. Local people
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Spotlight on the elderly
Elderly people in Keighley put their views to key decision makers in the health and social care field during a top-level conference in the town. They thrashed out a range of issues with professionals from Bradford council, health agencies, voluntary organisations
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Starring role for sea life
Meet one of the stars of a new exhibition of marine life at Keighley's Cliffe Castle Museum. Intimate Views features dozens of pictures taken by scientists and artists in a bid to link up the two disciplines. Museum staff have brought many items out of
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Tempers boil over short-cut drivers
Through-traffic could be banned from the Showfield area of Keighley to stop drivers using the narrow streets as a rat-run. 'Access only' rules are just one suggestion being looked at by Bradford council road experts to solve problems of speeding. Residents
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Beer can thrown at driver
A bus driver was slightly injured when a beer can was hurled at him through the open window of his vehicle. The half-empty can struck the man on the side of the head. The unprovoked attack happened as the Hoppa bus - on the 710 Laycock route - pulled
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Making Keighley a better place
Keighley man Arthur Goff has been honoured for his work supporting fellow residents of council flats in the West Lane area of the town. Arthur, 57, has been named this year's recipient of the Bob Pursell Award for achievement in 'tenancy involvement'.
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'Flat cap robber' jailed
A man who carried out a series of raids at building societies across the country - including one at Keighley - has been jailed for 14 years. Charity worker Christopher Frank Wood, 53, of no fixed abode, stole more than £38,000 during a two-and-a-half-year
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Cyclist gears up for challenge of a lifetime
STEETON mum Claire Bergman is gearing up for the challenge of her life. For she has volunteered to cycle 215 miles in the searing heat for charity. Claire, 31, of Ash Grove, will be pedalling across Cuba later this year, hoping to raise thousands of pounds
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Village reveals plans to restore war memorial
A MEMORIAL to those who lost their lives in the two world wars could soon be moved to a better location. Cowling's war memorial has stood in a small garden next to the village's busy Main Street since November 1978. Before that, it was located inside
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Junior soccer players wanted in Addingham
ADDINGHAM All Stars Under-14 soccer squad are seeking players to strengthen their squad for the coming season. Would you like to join them? The lads play in the Craven League and they need a few new players and anyone who would enjoy playing the game
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Rail services set for improvement
THERE is light at the end of a long dark tunnel for Ilkley's grumbling rail commuters. Complaints about battered old, scruffy rolling stock should become a thing of the past if a new package of rail improvements is introduced on time. Members of the Wharfedale
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The good neighbour
Is this Bradford's best neighbour? Businessman Randolph Victor has won over the people near his factory by cleaning up the street they live on. Since he moved his business near to their homes in Bradford seven years ago he has spent £10,000 resurfacing
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Bid to retain allergy clinic
A nurse has called for an allergy clinic which closed earlier this month to be reopened. John Collard wants the clinic to be taken over by the NHS and to fund training for a specialist consultant. Mr Collard, clinical nurse specialist at Steeton-based
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£250,000 canal improvement scheme will benefit all
THE final flag was laid on a £250,000 scheme which has revitalised the Skipton Canal corridor. Coun Janet Gott, chairman of Craven District Council, performed the official ceremony at Skipton Canal Basin for the improvement scheme which has been much
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Flat Cap robber is jailed for 14 years
BRITAIN'S most prolific armed robber struck in Skipton, holding up a building society worker who was in his first week of employment. This week Christopher Frank Wood, 53, was jailed for 14 years after pleading guilty to 14 robberies, two attempted robberies
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National park backs arrested chairman
A BID to oust national park chairman Robert Heseltine following his arrest by Fraud Squad officers has failed. He was given a vote of confidence by colleagues on Friday after calling a special meeting of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority to
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Worried dad campaigns for safer playgrounds
A CONCERNED father has branded a children's playground dangerous after a splinter of wood used as a safety surface became embedded in his son's hand. Now Phillipe Osborne is campaigning for certain types of wood chips to be banned from local playgrounds
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Moor visitors face hidden danger from buried spikes
DEVICES described as the human form of animal traps have been found on a popular cycle route in Skipton. Flat metal plates with inch long spikes sticking out and 18-inch metal poles spiked on one end have been recovered from the moor at the top of Shortbank
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Ilkley tennis youngsters shine
THREE junior members from Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club have achieved memorable wins in two local tournaments. Matthew Parry reached the men's final at Heaton Tennis Club while Martin McCann was runner-up in Division Five at the Rawdon Summer Series
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Flats to help house the homeless
A Keighley business man has pledged £500,000 from his own pocket to house the homeless. Garry Bennett, 38, is seeking planning permission to convert a disused mill building on Coney Lane, Keighley, into 23 flats to house 36 people. He is specifically
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Readers' Letters
SIR - I wish to endorse and applaud last week's letter from Stephen Kelly of Utley, when he makes the comment that at one time people in Keighley and District had a sense of pride and identity. The highly politicised status quo of Bradford is indeed slowly
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Miills' Aussie hammers 190
POOL Mills' Australian batsman Sean Fitzsimmons blasted a superb 190 as Mills notched a massive 293-9 against Rothwell in the Second Division of the Leeds League. His knock was the highest individual innings in the Leeds League this season. He was dropped
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Athletics: Fireman's marathon fundraiser
Firefighter Duncan Pickles' hot-footed round the streets of London and raised £2,000 for the National Asthma Campaign. His wife Alison and both their children, Rosie and Duncan, are among family members who suffer from the complaint so it was a natural
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Council bowing to signs petition
CITY council chiefs are bowing to massive public pressure and have agreed to change the controversial 'Welcome to Leeds' signs on roads into Otley. But the £1,000-a-time signs will still have the wording ' Welcome to Leeds' - the only change being the
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Cadets pay tribute to James
A sponsored walk in memory of a former Air Cadet has raised £430. Thirteen cadets and staff from the 2431 (Keighley) Squadron joined 30 others for the annual James Preston Memorial Walk. James was a cadet sergeant in the Air Training Corps (ATC). He was
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Patients could return to High Royds
MENTALLY ill patients from Leeds could be moved to Menston's High Royds Hospital and on to a ward which was closed last year. But Leeds Community Health Council (CHC) says although it is recommending moving 19 patients from St James's Hospital's Roundhay
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We made it too!
A new generation of Asian women is proud to be grasping the jobs never thought possible by their parents in Bradford. The T&A reported yesterday how Naz Shah has become the first Asian woman bus driver outside London. The 25-year-old, of Leeds Road
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Police tackle troublesome youths
Police are to renew action against Haworth youths all-egedly drinking, taking drugs and smashing bottles in the Mill Hey area. Residents of Gas Street complained to last week's Haworth Neighbourhood Forum about the problems caused by a number of youths
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Emphasise the road campaign not drugs
TO reinforce my conviction that most of us can manage to live for around 70-odd years without having the slightest clue what is going on, I came across a recent article in a newspaper. A survey carried out by the Child Accident Prevention Trust discovered
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Cricket: Bradford League
Keighley went into their game with Bowling Old Lane defending an unbeaten record, but were soon up against it as the home team made a steady start. Their later batsmen were able to build on the start as Keighley's bowlers were unable to make the necessary
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Boxing: Kilroy wins battle of the Mersey
MARK KILROY put on a stunning performance when Yorkshire took on Merseyside in a tough boxing contest at Bradford. The 16-year-old England Schoolboy's finalist recorded an outstanding victory over schoolboy international Lee Ponton of the Salisbury Boxing
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Christian Viewpoint
by Brenda Hellawell, of Our Lady of Victories I REMEMBER when I was about seven years old wanting to join the Brownie Pack down the road from where I lived, but my parents wouldn't let me because it wasn't Catholic. I remember my father, who was a Scout
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The Curmudgeon
IT took them a long time. They remained hidden in the woodwork for the best part of two years. But the Loony Left are back in business again, their beady eyes blinking in the daylight as they search for prey. Now my regular reader (thanks a bunch, Mrs
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A bold idea
WHAT a shame that Embsay's Parish Council's plan for a clock in the splendid village hall to mark the millennium has been abandoned due to opposition. It sounds like a perfect idea to us, yet once again an elected body has tried to push forward an idea
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Guiseley Wells plan will alter road
A ROAD will have to be realigned if plans to restore the ancient Guiseley Wells to their former glory are approved by Leeds City Council. Two environmental groups - Project Guiseley and the newly formed Guiseley Wells Society - have received support from
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Silver Cross prams get new owners
WORLD-famous pram manufacturer Silver Cross at Guiseley has been saved by a group of investors. They bought the firm this week in what is thought to be a multi-million pound deal. The acquisition secures the jobs of 30 workers at the firm and gives hope
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Man arrested after assault
A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a boy in Main Street, Cross Hills, on Saturday night. The boy, 14, was taken to hospital with leg and hand injuries. The man was released on police bail and will appear at Skipton Magistrates
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Overwhelming support
THIS newspaper has , in some quarters, been criticised for launching a petition to have the notorious 'Welcome to Leeds' signs, which have been placed on various roads leading into Otley, either removed or at least changed to say 'Welcome to Otley'. Let's
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Olicanians win in tense finish
OLICANIAN Sunday XI were forced to make four changes for the visit of Moortown to Denton Road. The return of David Crank and globe-trotter Mark Dexter to the club was a welcome boost to the team. Bailey lost the toss. but this was incidental as Olicanians
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Housing plan sparks meeting
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 70 houses at Rumplecroft in Otley will come under the spotlight at two public meetings. Councillor Phil Coyne (Lab, Otley and Wharfedale) has organised the meetings for residents to discuss the plans for the land between Meagill
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Coast to coast for charity
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale's Jack Wilson is determined to boost the fight against leukaemia by tackling a coast to coast challenge. Mr Wilson, 61, of Forster Close, is preparing to trek 190 miles from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay on the opposite
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Site for new Wharfedale hospital
OTLEY has emerged as the chosen site for a new Wharfedale Hospital. After a year-long public consultation, health chiefs in Leeds have chosen the Garnett's Mill site off Pool Road as the best place for a new hospital ahead of other identified sites -
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Experts to tackle bad reception
RADIO signal experts could be called to Addingham to try and sort out the long-term problem of poor FM reception. Parish councillors are angry at BBC replies to their appeal for a better signal in the village and have resolved to write to their local
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Cricket: Bradford League
KEIGHLEY were denied a maximum six points when the weather cut short their game against Great Horton. They had the visitors struggling on 121-9 with four overs remaining when the umpires called a halt due to bad light and light rain. After heavy overnight
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Soccer: Athletic are cup kings
CRAVEN ATHLETIC swept to a 10-0 Jeff Hall Cup victory over Grapes in torrential rain on Friday night. Both teams played good football despite the conditions, but the difference between the Premier and First divisions became clear as Craven dominated the
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Soccer: Silsden make football history
SILSDEN completed their hat-trick trophy haul when they beat Skipton Bulldogs 2-1 to win the Premier Division title They were trailing 1-0 at the interval, but rallied in the second half to secure the title. The champions went on to beat runners-up Oxenhope
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Cricket: Upper Airedale Junior League
Silsden Under-18's reached the second round of the Wiliam Spencer Trophy with a seven-wicket win over Ridddlesden despite a fine innings of 3f6 from opener M Conroy. Silsden bowler M Shuttleworth took three quick quickets as Riddlesden were restricted
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Cricket: Craven League
THERE was an abundance of runs on Saturday as the strong winds dried up playing surfaces. Possibly that same wind led to 'butterfingers' being somewhat in evidence. First Division leaders Upper Wharfedale were again in good form on their travels to Cowling
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Stunning run by Fisher in Boundary Way
OTLEY AC's county half-marathon champion Ian Fisher gained a stunning win in the Adams Sheet Metal Baildon Boundary Way off road half marathon race from Esholt Cricket Club on Sunday. The 28 year-old led a breakaway group which included Harrogate veteran
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Cougars: Whitehaven's Aussie star suffers brain injury
A rugby league player suffered a brain haemorrhage when he fell into the crowd after being tackled at Keighley's Cougar Park on Sunday. The incident happened in the last few minutes of Keighley Cougars' 22-18 defeat by Workington Town. Workington player
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Jowitt bids to make his mark
Nigel Askham talks to second-rower Warren Jowitt Warren Jowitt touches wood whenever he talks of his current injury free run. It's no wonder really having seen his last two seasons devastated by a broken ankle (1997) and cruciate knee ligament damage
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Cake is copy of Ark Royal.
A SPONGE version of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal left dry dock at Otley bound for a special charity dinner. The 4ft long cake, complete with iced model aeroplanes and breaking waves, was made at Patisserie Viennoise for the Lord Mayor of Leeds's
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Town to retain some cancer services
A GROUNDBREAKING cancer centre which will be the most modern of its kind in Europe is to replace the Ardenlea Centre. However, some of the services currently based in Ilkley are likely to remain in the area, according to Brenda Doyle, fundraising officer
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A unique lord and lady
HUSBAND and wife Harry and Christine Mason will be a unique double act when they become Bradford's new civic heads next week. It is the first time that two serving councillors will be installed as Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. And when Councillor Harry
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First chairman of new council
BERNIE Coleman has been elected the first chairman of newly constituted Horsforth Parish Council. And at the council's inaugural meeting at the Mechanics Institute, formal steps were taken to make the council a town council - giving it the right to appoint
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Village youths get new drop in centre
TODAY sees the opening of Addingham's new drop-in centre for village youths in the village football pavilion. After listening to pleas from village youngsters saying they had nowhere to go in the evening, parish councillors offered the pavilion as an
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Life in funeral director yet
Business is alive and kicking for a Cowling-based funeral director, contrary to rumours it was dead and buried. After word spread that his business had been sold, David Brook, 64, of Sutton, felt the need to place an advert in the Keighley News, laying
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Anglers win trip to Denmark
TWO local anglers are among those chasing a possible £15,000 jackpot - one of the biggest prizes in angling history - in next month's grand final of the Embassy Challenge in Denmark. Stewart Holt, a 39 year-old site manager from Back Lane, Guiseley, and
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Ilkley Golf Club Ladies' section
SUE Hatfield, Isobel Whitaker and Sue Wood celebrated their return to golf after knee operations with the yellow ball prize day. The event, played in drawn teams of three, was won by Jill Parfitt, Betsy Riley and Sue Bairstow (73 points). The runners
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Cougars: Injury nightmare for new coach
NEW Cougar coach Frank Punchard saw his career as full time boss get off to a nightmare start when Workington snatched victory with a Manchester United-style last-gasp score. Phil Stephenson looked to have grabbed victory for Punchard's boys when he powered
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Pryce eyes title glory
Teenager prospect Leon Pryce is the baby of the Bulls squad but he's convinced they have what it takes to repeat their 1997 Super League triumph. The 17-year-old, regarded as the best Bradford product for years, has established a regular slot in recent
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Obituary: Kenneth Ratcliffe
Kenneth Arthur Ratcliffe was born on February 7, 1922, at Hoyle Syke, Oxenhope - died May 22, 1999. He lived in Oxenhope for the whole of his life, moving in 1937 to Moorlands and then in the 80s to Moorhouse Lane - still only a few hundred yards from
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Wedding 7
Married in Jamaica were Colin Sharpe and Karen Richards. Colin, an underwriter with Barclays Bank, is the only son of Harry and Mavis Sharpe, of Park View Avenue, Cross Roads. Karen, a ward administrator with Airedale NHS Trust, is the younger daughter
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Wedding 6
Married in Orlando. Florida, were engineer Stephen Reynolds and canteen supervisor Jean Taylor. The couple are from Goose Cote Way, Oakworth. Stephen is the only son of Rosa Reynolds. The bride wore a cream dress with detail to the front of the bodice
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Wedding 5
Married in Barbados were Robert Ian Harrison and Angela Ginley. Robert - a financial accountant - is the second of triplet sons of Malcolm Harrison, of Braithwaite Drive, Keighley, and Dorothy Tennant, of Devonshire Street, Keighley. Angela, a sewing
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Wedding 2
Married at St James' Parish Church, Cross Roads, were Anthony George Craven and Judith Hopkinson. Anthony, who is self-employed, is the son of Arthur and Evelyn Craven of Brow Road, Haworth. Judith, an assistant at Keighley library, is the only daughter
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Wedding 1
Married at St Anne's Church, Keighley, were Andrew John Haggo and Karen Magee. Andrew, who works at Astorgreen Ltd, is eldest son of William and Valerie Haggo of Clifton Street, Keighley. Karen, an employee at W.M.Morrisons PLC, is the middle daughter
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New health set-up will bring benefits
The future shape of GP surgeries in Keighley will be explained at a public meeting next month. Airedale Primary Care Group is holding its first public board meeting at Keighley Library on Tuesday, June 15, at 1.30pm, during which members will explain
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Station plan still off track
A PROPOSAL to reopen Arthington Station as part of a strategy of 'greener' public transport has run up against opposition. MP Harold Best (Labour, Leeds North West) is keen to explore the prospect of re-opening a station in the village to tackle problems
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Call for a new election
A prospective councillor involved in controversial local elections is calling for a re-run. Independent candidate Brian Hudson is asking Bradford council to re-run the election in Keighley West ward after claims of intimidation were made by Labour councillor
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Streets to be improved
More than £40,000 is to be spent on minor road improvements in Keighley and surrounding villages over the next 11 months. Keighley Area Panel, which is made up of Bradford councillors representing the town, last week decided which streets should receive
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MP defies Blair
Keighley MP Ann Cryer joined 65 Labour back-benchers who rebelled against the government's welfare bill. She was one of a group which staged the biggest revolt - against plans to cut benefits for the disabled - since the general election. The government
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Does anyone know more about Peter Pan's party?
A WOMAN from San Diego in California is hoping our readers can solve a mystery for her. Tracy Tischer saw a postcard on an Internet auction that featured a painting entitled Pater Pan's Party, by Percy Tarrant. She bought the postcard and when it arrived
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'We want answers on favours claim'
Fresh controversy broke out today over "vote for favours" allegations in Bradford Council. The claims were made by former leading Labour councillor Shaukat Ahmed in a bombshell speech to Bradford's Trade Union Council. He alleged his party had given out
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Can anyone help prevent a tragedy?
An appeal has been issued for someone to take on the school-crossing patrol job at a Keighley school. The plea comes as Parkwood Rise resident Emily Smith says children are in danger because there has not been a crossing patrol at Parkwood school for
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Top medal grows on maurice
Haworth horticulturalist Maurice Baren has received a top honour. He has been presented with the Northern Horticultural Society's coveted Harlow Carr Medal. The prize is in recognition of outstanding contributions to horticulture, and service to the society
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Chain reaction
Cycle lovers are organising a chain of events in Bradford and the Aire valley to celebrate National Bike Week. Sustrans Keighley and Craven group and Bradford Cycle Action Group have organised a week long programme starting with a family fun day at the
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Town could get EU grant money
KEIGHLEY could be in line for a multi-million-pound boost if a bid for European aid is successful. Two areas of Keighley are part of a plan to attract hundreds of millions of pounds to the Bradford district to help fight deprivation and industrial decline
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Celebrating Anne's short life
The 150th anniversary of Anne Bront's death will be commemorated by a series of events. The Bront Society is organising three separate events during the weekend at St Michael and All Angels Church, Haworth to mark the death of Anne, pictured right. She
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Letter appeal relies on lottery bosses
Generous Keighley people and members of the Bront Society have exceeded expectations in supporting an appeal to bring home a 150-year-old letter written by Charlotte Bront. They have raised £6,000 - £1,000 more than the target - towards the £50,000 which
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Magistrates court list
ANTHONY GEORGE GREEN, of 4 Church Street, Oxenhope, was given a year's conditional discharge and ordered to pay £40 for assaulting Julie Winrow. Sonia Copperwaite, of 8 Percy Street, Keighley, was ordered to pay £30 for being drunk and disorderly. David
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New era for pioneering centre
An organisation which caters for Asian women and their children is about to re-launch services disrupted four years ago. The services were scuppered when fire chiefs said the first floor of the group's centre failed to meet regulations. The relaunch coincides
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Extra security welcomed in vandal-plagued park
The security presence in a Keighley park is being stepped up to combat an increase in assaults and vandalism. Chairman of Bradford council leisure services Cllr Barry Thorne is introducing two or possibly three more rangers to patrol Devonshire Park on
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Curious ducks enter shop
A Keighley shop assistant thought he had quacked up when a young family of ducks decided to nest in his shop. Joe Henry, 19, who works at The Old Curiosity Shop in Church Street, could not believe his eyes when a mother duck and her young family waddled
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Sportsman suffers brain damage
A rugby league player suffered a brain haemorrhage when he fell into the crowd after being tackled at Keighley's Cougar Park on Sunday. The incident happened in the last few minutes of Keighley Cougars' 22-18 defeat by Workington Town. Workington player
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Farewell to Chernobyl children
THE 12 Chernobyl children who have been staying in Settle returned to their own country at the weekend. Dierdre Cokell and her husband Ernie, of Falcon Close, were just one of the families who opened their doors to the visitors. Dierdre said the children
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Youngsters become stars for a night
YOUNGSTERS were turned into young stars when Earby's New Road Community Centre staged its own version of TV talent show Stars in Their Eyes. The TV show, where ordinary members of the public impersonate famous singing stars, was brought to life in Earby
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Haulage campaigner meets MP
THE leader of the Craven Hauliers protest group, Vi Watkinson has been lobbying Skipton MP David Curry about the crisis facing transporters throughout the country. She has also been negotiating with Channel 4 about a documentary it wishes to run on the
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Notorious road claims another life
A NOTORIOUS accident blackspot has claimed another life just weeks after a coroner urged council bosses to take action over it. Barnoldswick woman Jean Barnes was killed in last Friday's accident, which also left Sough pensioner Harry Manning recovering
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Friends killed in tragic car crash
A FULL military funeral is to be held in Ingleton in honour of Royal Marine Philip Stephenson, one of three friends killed in a tragic road accident at the weekend. It will be the first military funeral Ingleton has seen since the 1940s and will take
