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Cougars: The agony and the ecstacy
COUGAR fans were put through agony -- and sent into ecstasy -- as their team put on a Jeckyl and Hyde display of epic proportions against Batley. In the first half they were woeful and looked to be on the end on a huge hammering, before clawing their
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Walking with Mike Priestley
Icy weather conditions can play havoc with a walker's plans in a variety of ways. But I reckon the reason I failed to set out on my proposed outing the Sunday before Christmas will take some beating. The intention was to drive up to High Bentham, a village
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Public praised for help in hunt for attacker
Police have praised Keighley people's help in their hunt for the Lund Park attacker. A hooded masked man has attacked three women, within a quarter mile radius. Each victim suffered head injuries. The first was pregnant hairdresser, Jenny Harper, 25,
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Scout leader appeals for help
A FED up Menston scout master is appealing for help after taking on the role of leader of almost every uniformed group in the village. Peter Finlay, who runs Menston Sub-Post Office, dons his woggle three times a week to dib dib dib in the various guises
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Yeadon butcher's golden day
RETIRED Yeadon butcher Brian Hardaker, and his wife Elizabeth, a brown belt in judo, have celebrated their Golden Wedding. Mr Hardaker, 72, and his wife, of Sunnybank Court, were married at Hartshead Moor Church, on Christmas Eve, 1949. Mr Hardaker was
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Flu bug hits hospital
Airedale Hospital has put out a plea to accident and emergency patients to be patient as the hospital struggles to cope with the flu virus The hospital has doubled its intake of patients compared to an average January. Many patients are suffering from
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Festive lights to stay bit longer
A festive light show is set to remain in place until the end of the month. Volunteers who worked hard to give Heckmondwike its Christmas lights last month need to work hard again to take them back down. Organiser councillor Tim Crowther (Lab, Heckmondwike
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Promoters geared up for Loram to race
Former Bradford Dukes star Mark Loram (Poole Pirates) is set to return to Telford's ice meeting on Sunday, February 13. The British No 1, who won the Swedish Grand Prix last season and is thought of as potential outdoor world champion, last competed at
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Cooking up a milky way to save farmers
Keighley farmers plan to set up a yoghurt factory to supply the cooking needs of the local Asian community. They hope housewives and restaurants across the Bradford district will flock to buy local rather than foreign produce. Success would offer a lifeline
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Tragic Caroline's mum in talks at the Home Office
The mother of tragic teenager Caroline Bacon will be among a three-woman deputation lobbying the Home Office on Tuesday. The trio, who call themselves the Parents Network, have been granted an interview with Home Office minister Paul Boateng to discuss
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Hood roasting keeps Yarnbury on top
RIPON 5 YARNBURY 10 YARNBURY travelled to Mallorie Park searching for their first every victory at that venue. After four weeks without a game this was always going to be a tricky fixture, especially as Ripon have a habit of dominating the forward exchanges
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Railway blow Pool off track
RailWAY 2 Pool 1 AFTER the Christmas lay-off, Harrogate Railway were the last team that Pool wished to face. With seven points separating these top two teams and the chasing team Pool with a game in hand, this was always going to be a closely contested
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Threat of relegation now
a reality for Trojans Boroughbridge Res 2 Burley Trojans 0 STRUGGLING Burley Trojans made the worst possible start to the New Year as defeat at high flying Boroughbridge plunged them into the bottom three for the first time this season. Victories for
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Young badminton star set for Denmark
YOUNG Guiseley badminton exponent Dawn Johnson travels to Denmark this weekend to represent England in an Under-17 junior competition. She is named in a team of four girls and four boys to represent their country. Dawn, a pupil at Guiseley School, is
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Crosland in England billiards team
On Thursday, January 20, Burley-in-Wharfedale's Steve Crosland will be flying to Belfast to represent England in the annual encounter against Northern Ireland for the aptly named 'Friendly Cup'. This was first played for in 1996 in Belfast when the Irish
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Otley stay on top
NOTTINGHAM 31 OTLEY 35 A NARROW win at Nottingham has given Otley a five point lead over Birmingham/Solihull in the Jewson One League. Although they conceded 31 points to a struggling side Otley emerged as winners and in their first game of the New Year
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GUISELEY 1
HUCKNALL TOWN 2 AFTER this defeat by Hucknall Town Guiseley must pick themselves up for Saturday's FA Trophy tie at Marine. This will be no easy task with Marine riding high at the top of the UniBond Premier Division and Guiseley never get anything but
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Mr Gregory beguiles us with statistics from the Transport Research Laboratory. Only four per cent of accidents are caused by "excessive speed". And just how is that defined, please? Is excessive speed that which exceeds the speed limits? Is it possible
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Simply Smith
Young car drivers, newly qualified, are being targeted by the Deputy Prime Minister, John Pescott. Apparently, seventeen year olds (mostly young men) are involved in an unrepresentatively high number of road traffic accident just weeks or months after
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Obituary: Former Yorkshire skipper dies of cancer
FORMER Yorkshire Cricket Club captain, Phil Carrick, died in Airedale Hospital on Tuesday, at the age of 47, Carrick, who was the last Yorkshire skipper to win a major trophy, had been suffering from leukaemia for some time. He lived in West Morton with
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St Mary's celebrate £30,000 windfall
David Geldart, Head of PE at St mary's catholic Comprehen-sive School at Menston, is celebrating a £30,000 windfall. The facility grant has come from the Lawn Tennis Associa-tion as a consequence of the school being awarded Sports College Status. Geldart
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Search is on for unsung heroes
The search is on for Keighley's unsung heroes. Whitbread is once again staging its annual scheme to reward outstanding volunteers. It is looking for individuals, organisations and companies who have made outstanding contributions in their own communities
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Cougars right to be bitter
For Abi Ekoku the switch to Bradford Bulls may be a good career move. Anyone in his shoes would no doubt echo his words that he is honoured, flattered and excited about the approach, and the new job. As for Bulls chairman Chris Caisley, this act of head-hunting
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Karate: Cain gets England call
seventeen-year-old cain Canning has been selected to represent England at Karate. Cain, a pupil at Holy Family School, has studied karate since he was seven years of age with his father, Brian, coaching him in his early years. He attends the Sudakan Karate
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Shortage of players sees Man resign
The big news in the Bradford Sunday Alliance this week has been the shock resignation of one of the founder members of the Premier Division - Green Man. The club, originally known as Robin Hood 80, was up there with the Oakenshaws and the East Bowling
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Sick raiders target churches
Thieves are ransacking churches in Keighley and Silsden in search of charity cash. They have raided six churches since January 1 and either smashed open collection boxes to steal money or taken the entire box. A police spokesman said considerable damage
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Now nude WI are set for TV fame
Advertisers are queuing up to feature the women who won international fame by posing nude for a WI calendar. The women, who have handed over a staggering £331,200 to the Leukaemia Research Fund, revealed their mature figures could soon be plastered over
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Cinema wedding for Ilkley couple
ILKLEY'S Rebecca West will be the star attraction at a premiere to be hosted by the world's most famous cinema. The former Ilkley Grammar School pupil, will make history she marries Brett Taylor at London's Odeon cinema in Leicester Square on Saturday
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Health chief urged to probe surgery 'delays'
An urgent call was today made for the chief executive of Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust to investigate the problem of drug addicts putting intolerable pressure on the city's plastic surgeons. The call to chief executive David Jackson came from Bradford
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Table tennis: Rod clinches full house
Rod Robertson led the way with a scintillating full house for Junction Mills at home to Johnson & Johnson in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League. The reigning Keighley Singles Champion was unstoppable against John Pullen 21-15, 21-16,
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Rugby Union: Crusaders suffer heavy defeat
Goole 37, Crusaders 0 - LITTLE can be said of the Keighley performance against Goole last weekend, they were out-played, out-thought and out-manoeuvred by the home side who scored three tries in the first half. They also added a conversion and two penalty
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Rugby League: Albion snatch thriller
Keighley Albion 15 London Skolars 13 - Albion returned to Conference league action at Crossflatts looking for there first double of the season. London Skolars made the long trip north and fielded an all-English team for the first time in the club's history
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Soccer: Silsden Ladies
SILSDEN LADIES continued their superb run with a 5-1 victory over Parkside Raiders with Claire Hodgson slotting home the opening goal. Woman of the match Edna Smith supplied the cross which gave Hodgson a simple chance and 10 minutes later Smith was on
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Ovenden Moor provides tough test
LOCAL runners competed on the wilds of Ovenden Moor on Saturday in the Tor Ovenden fell race over eight miles which had 1200 ft of climbing. The rough, winter bogtrot started at Ogden reservoir and the winner was Bradford Airedale's Steve Oldfield who
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Killer trail goes cold in Yvonne murder probe
The investigation into the murder of Yvonne O'Brien on the holiday island of Majorca is no nearer being solved almost five months after her mutilated body was found in her flat. Next week Yvonne, who was born and educated in Keighley, would have been
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Letter from the Dales
A group of farmers, upset by falling market prices and by the high prices ruling at supermarkets, are selling Dales lamb direct to the customers. Such is the state of the market, they reckon on getting more for their lamb. They believe the customer will
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
I know I shouldn't like them. It's a terribly unpatriotic thing to admit. But I really do believe I'm warming to the French. Partly it's a grudging admiration of their stubbornness in defence of self-interest. They don't give a damn who they upset or
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War victims get new memorial
A MILLENNIUM tribute to war victims will be unveiled in Keighley later this month. The Yorkshire stone plaque is being installed on the Town Hall Square cenotaph to commemorate all servicemen and women who have lost their lives this century. The plaque
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Ian has the perfect face for radio
IAN Dennis did not take offence when Kenny Dalglish told him he had 'the perfect face for radio.' The 28-year-old is used to jibes from managers and feels they are actually quite a compliment. Ian has moved on from jokes made by Mr Dalglish and now suffers
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Soccer: Craven League round-up
THE FIRST matches of the new century saw a full programme completed for the first time in five weeks. The only thing missing on Saturday were the referees. A total of 11 games went unstaffed mainly because of County Cup appointments, flu, and a general
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Motorsport: Lampkin on the attack
Triple world champion Dougie Lampkin snatched a dramatic victory in the Embassy World Indoor Trials Championship in front of a sell-out crowd at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday. In his first competitve ride on the new Radson-Montessa machine, Lampkin
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Robbie will lead Bulls
Kiwi ace Robbie Paul will again lead Bradford Bulls in their quest for honours in the forthcoming season. Paul has said he would like to stay at Odsal despite being linked with a move Down Under when his contract runs out at the end of the 2000 campaign
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Tributes pour in to man who was 'Voice of Fagley'
The man known as the "Voice of Fagley" has died. Tributes have been pouring in since pensioner Bert Beaumont was found dead in his home on the Fagley Estate in Bradford last Sunday. On Monday the 76-year-old, who died from natural causes, will be buried
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Deaths of sporting legends
GILBERT SWIFT and Tim Fletcher, team mates in Keighley's most successful rugby union team, died this week. Together with the other members of the Keighlians team of 1948 they swept all before them, beating Sheffield 17-0 in the Shield Final at Otley and
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Council homes are like 'slums'
Residents in Silsden are calling on the council to improve the tatty state of their sheltered homes which a local councillor has described as 'slum like'. Tenants in Briar Dene say conditions in the Bradford council run complex are getting worse with
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Stuart is shaken - and stirred - by Bond
SALES rep Stuart McKell is a self-confessed James Bond junkie. He gets enthusiastic over his scale-model Bond girls, swoons at 007's gadgetry and gets a buzz from the secret agent's four-wheeled style. Stuart - middle name James - has so much Bond memorabilia
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Bill's command performance
'Mr Kubrick wonders if you can do him a favour." It was, says Bill Lawrence, as if the Prime Minister himself was on the phone. The year was 1995, and Bill was in the middle of organising the first Bradford Film Festival. Among his main attractions was
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Former drug den to become drop-in centre
A FORMER haven for drug dealers could be turned into a drop-in centre for bored Horsforth youngsters. Both The Friends of Hall Park (FoHP) and Horsforth Town Council's Community Working Party have discussed plans to convert one of the two adjoining toilet
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Emmerdale pals in New York marathon
A Wharfedale man who ran in the New York marathon with his pals from Emmerdale is set to keep on running. John Livesley, 50, who works at Yorkshire Television, took part in the 26-mile marathon in November last year in aid of the TV Times Leukaemia Research
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Pledge on revamp of toilets
Ilkley councillors are furious at delays to the that long-awaited improvements to the town's public toilets. Bradford Council has promised refurbishments to the block in the town's central car park, but Councillor Anne Hawkesworth is furious that no date
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Village blow as bandstand is shelved
An ambitious village millennium project has been toned down. Last August, Cononley playing fields committee launched millennium plans to erect a £22,000 bandstand. The cast iron structure was intended not only as a shelter, but an arena for music and
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Mum's marathon bike ride across Cuba
A Bramhope woman got back in the saddle after 25 years and took part in a marathon bike ride across Cuba to raise money for charity. Celia Hindmarsh, 40, of Long Meadows, took part in the trek in October last year - after getting on a bike for the first
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Shoe shop closes after 120 years
ONE of West Yorkshire's most famous shoe shops is due to close at the end of next month - after more than 120 years serving Wharfedale and Aireborough. Chippindales in Guiseley will close its doors for the last time in February when current owner Jane
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D-Day for residents fighting plans
CAMPAIGNERS fighting controversial plans to build 57 houses on green belt land in Horsforth face their D-Day next week. Hundreds of residents have signed petitions and written to object to Redrow Homes' speculative planning application to build the houses
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Otley showroom to become wine bar
A £150,000 dream to turn a ramshackle motorbike showroom into an exclusive wine bar and bistro could soon become reality - thanks to the vision of three Wharfedale businessmen. Malcolm Hughes, Vernon Marston and John Barber are spending more than £150,000
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Meningitis bug kills school's deputy head
PUPILS at a Menston school will be vaccinated against meningitis in the next few weeks after the tragic death of a dedicated deputy headmaster. Students at St Mary's RC Comprehensive School will be made a priority in an intensive vaccination programme
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Flu bug outbreak is worse than official figures show
Hospitals, doctors and chemists have had their busiest ever week trying to combat the effect of the flu virus which continues to ravage communities across Wharfedale - and they fear that the bug is not yet at its worst. On Monday, just seven beds were
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Anonymous £10,000 gift boosts Andrew's fund
AN anonymous woman has donated £10,000 to a Wharfedale man's brave campaign to raise money for cancer research. Andrew Shippey was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 18 and has since run the London Marathon and the Great North Run to raise
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Cricket: Craven League cup draws
The draw was made this week for the Wynn and Cowling Cup competitions in the Craven Cricket League with Haworth West End facing a tough early tie against league champions Embsay. The tie of the round will probably by at Cure Hill where Oakworth take on
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Bonaparte's victory celebrations
A Silsden restaurant is to be allowed to keep its mock-Georgian frontage. Bonaparte's fell foul of Bradford council planners who ruled the frontage was out of character with the rest of the town. Planning officers claimed the window panes were "too square
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Rugby club could lose cash windfall
Rugby club bosses fear £230,000 of private backing will be kicked into touch if sports lottery bosses turn down their application for a grant - for the third time. Skipton Rugby Union Club President Harry Crabtree has just six days to draw up an appeal
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Ilkley Youth stumble
to narrow victory Ilkley Juniors Youth 3 Cononley 2 ILKLEY Juniors Youth stumbled to victory against their spirited opponents on a bog-like surface. The absence of five key players provided the opportunity for Andrew Bedford to make his debut. It was
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Family rescued from blazing flat
Firefighters had to break into a Keighley flat to rescue four people who slept through a fire alarm after a blaze broke out. Carol Spencer and her three children were eventually woken by firemen early on Monday and led to safety through the choking smoke
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Brave Ian will never be forgotten
A special plaque has been erected in the Himalayas to commemorate Yorkshire's most famous climber - 30 years after his tragic death there. Ian Clough, 33, of Baildon was crushed by a massive ice pinnacle after successfully conquering the south face of
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Workmanlike Otliensians win
OTLIENSIANS 11 HEATH 9 OTLIENSIANS first team were glad to get back in action having missed three out of the last five games. They started a player short when Chris Baldwin had difficulty in getting to the match on time but opened with play mainly in
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Old Boys stun Town
OTLEY TOWN 1 RAWDON OB 1 OTLEY Town had to settle for a point when they entertained local rivals Rawdon Old Boys in this West Riding County Amateur League Division One clash at The Old Showfield. It was a good point for the Old Boys who are currently
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Christian Viewpoint
By Steve Tunstall: secretary of Keighley Churches Together - Throughout the 20th century, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has become an integral part of the ecumenical movement. Christians from all around the world have found inspiration to pray
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Dear reader
"Newspapers across the UK are representing older people in stereotypical ways, usually as helpless victims, and failing to cover the wide range of activities in which the over-60s are involved". So began a press release from Age Concern, launching its
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Doublespeak
IT'S hard enough in these days of increasing official secrecy and political doublespeak for the ordinary person to recognise what is the truth and what is not. One has only to consider the claims and counter claims about the euro. However, things are
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20 asylum seekers a week set for city
Asylum seekers from around the world are set to find refuge in Bradford, it has been revealed. Around 20 people a week are expected to arrive in Bradford from next month as part of a new Government initiative to disperse asylum seekers across the country
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Safety fear home to close
Keighley's last traditional council-run old people's home is likely to close because it does not meet health and safety standards. Council chiefs admit Ingrow Green would fail a fire safety inspection and does not meet new requirements governing the size
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Get planting for blooming Yorkshire
Communities are being invited to enter a new-look Yorkshire in Bloom competition. Additional categories have been introduced including one for schemes celebrating the millennium. A trophy will be awarded for each of the next three years leading to an
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Tributes to a woman devoted to children
The grief-stricken family of a mother-of-three killed in a collision with a fire engine have told of their sorrow. Sharon Southgate-Hesling, a 37-year-old divorcee from Cottingley, died when a fire engine answering a 999 call was in collision with her
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Life and crimes of the Ripper hits the screens
The first television drama to be based on the life and crimes of the Yorkshire Ripper will be screened later this month, it was confirmed today. This Is Personal, a four-hour account of the six-year manhunt for Bradford lorry driver Peter Sutcliffe, has
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Soccer: Stanbury's extra time winner
CHRIS SMITH smashed the ball into the top of the net to send Stanbury Park Rangers into the fourth round of the West Riding FA Sunday Cup. Smith blasted home his extra-time sizzler from 20 yards to grab victory after a nail-biting encounter with Harrogate
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Crown CourT: Keighley brothers ran cocaine ring - claim
Three brothers who dealt thousands of pounds worth of drugs from their Skipton restaurant introduced crack cocaine to the town, a court heard. Brothers Aklu Miah, Babru Miah, and Fojlu Miah, all of Keighley, appeared at Doncaster Crown Court this week
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Vandals drive couple from their home
A couple from Highfield say they are being forced to move from the area because of vandalism and abuse directed at them by gangs of youths. Alan and Sue Gunning of Drewry Road say that over the years they have endured vandalism to their home and car and
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We've lived a lie for five years
A council worker who pretended to be his brother for five years has been sacked. Naheem Shah started out as a street cleaner and worked his way up to become a night supervisor at Bradford's Harris Street cleansing depot. But all the time he was pretending
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Rugby Union: Welcome return for centre partnership
Crusaders 2nd XV could not maintain their winning ways and fell to a strong Cleck-heaton side, although the Crusaders were still on level terms at the half time. Keighley were glad to welcome back Margus Part and Simon Shiner back into the two centre
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Athletics: Call for young sports stars
Bingley Harriers are organising the West Yorkshire Sportshall Athletics selection meeting on February 19 to encourage young athletes to take up the sport -- with a chance of representing West Yorkshire in the North East regional finals to be held on Teeside
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Rugby League: Break takes its toll
Keighley Town's five-week lay-off took its toll as they went down 18-14 to Littleborough in the Pennine Cup. Town were unlucky not to win with the Lancashire club snatching a last minute try in the corner to secure a place in the next round of the competition
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Soccer: Junior round-up
Silsden Under-11's got the new year off to a great start with a 7-1 victory over Bingley. They were 3-1 up at the break and continued to pile on the agony for Bingley with excellent performances in defence from William Maisey, tom Hill and Jonas Bartle
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Soccer: County amateurs
Keighley Shamrocks continued their challenge for promotion with a 2-1 derby victory over Steeton with goals from Nicky Gilbert and Mark Price. The South Craven side are find the going tough this season, but it was an important win for Shamrocks who were
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Soccer: Keighley Alliance League
Cavendish 4 Ferrands Arms 5 - Ferrands took the honours in a cup classic when they beat Cavendish in their Division One Cup replay, which had as many twists as an Agatha Christie thriller. The visitors took an early two goal lead only for Cavendish to
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Soccer: Wharfedale sunday League
Sandy Lane had Dave Strathie to thank for their 6-2 win over Boltmakers in the Senior Cup. Strathie hammered in four goals, with other strikes from Richard Hibbert and Matthew Smith. Baildon New Inn had a poor first half in Group B when they conceded
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Soccer: Five goal blast
DALE HOYLE hammered in five goals as Phoenix cruised to a 7-1 County Cup victory over Aberford Albion. The match had been due to be played before Christmas, but flooding, frosts and the festive break played havoc with plans to play the match. Despite
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Ilkley were second best
BRADFORD SALEM 31 ILKLEY 8 ILKLEY were second best in this Yorkshire Division One clash as Salem notched their sixth win in seven games. Ilkley took an early lead after Salem had been caught cold from an illegal kick-off. Ilkley should have taken a place
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Cougars: Ekoku is on the move
COUGARS were searching for a new chief executive this week -- after Abi Ekoku handed in his resignation. The former Bradford Bulls player has been 'poached' to take over the reigns at his old club, but is to stay at Keighley for at least the next month
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Long, hard season in prospect for league
It's going to be a long Bradford League season according to the fixtures which are published today. The season starts on Saturday, April 15, the week before Easter which is late this year, and ends on Saturday, September 16. The decision at the annual
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Cougar star escapes jail sentence
KEIGHLEY Cougars star Martin Wood was told by a judge he was a lucky man to escape jail after admitting punching a woman. Wood, 29, of Shaw Avenue, Normanton, had denied causing grievous bodily harm to Miss Jane Judson after an incident while he was out
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Eating Out
A belly-busting mixed grill and live footie on the big screen - what more could a man ask for! At Lillibets in Liversedge it was just the way to kick off the new Millennium. Having had to fight our way to a table on previous visits, we were surprised
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Pupils set up conference to tackle racism
Tackling racism in schools has been thrust to the top of the agenda by students at a Bradford school who are organising their own conference on the subject. Sixth-formers from Buttershaw Upper School have already garnered more than £4,000 in sponsorship
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Addingham consoldate at top
Addingham 4 Hellifield 3 DUE to the weather and the holiday period there had only been one league game in the entire Craven League over the last four weeks. In that game Addingham had destroyed Intake by 8-0 and had rightfully taken over at the top of
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Third victim tells of attack ordeal
THE third victim of Keighley's 'dark-eyed' Lund Park attacker relived her nightmare this week. The 29-year-old sales administrator wishes to remain anonymous. She was walking down Kensington Street, on her way home from a friend's house, at 8.30pm, on
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Laughter all the way - for 104 years
"Well, I'm not going out dancing,"joked Alice Thwaites when she was asked about her plans for her 104th birthday on Wednesday. Instead, Mrs Thwaites, who lives at the Langdale Nursing Home in Cowling, was planning to enjoy a tea with relatives to celebrate
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Memory loss tourist could be from Yorks
TORONTO police are turning to the British media for help in identifying a well-groomed Englishman who lost his memory after he was mugged and is now stranded in a shelter for the homeless. Police have asked for help from newspapers in the Yorkshire area
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Day of the dinasor is back
IF dinosaur lover Bill Jordan gets his way, the idyllic life of those loveable garden gnomes - idling their lives away on toadstools and fishing in fishless ponds - are numbered. He wants to see mean-mouthed tyrannosaurs and soaring pterosaurs taking
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Diver finds sunken freighter
A CARGO ship which sank without trace in the wild waters of the Atlantic in November, 1936, has been located by Keighley-born deep sea diving expert, Graham Jessop. Graham and his team discovered the German ship, the Isis, when combing the seabed to find
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Girl's spike ordeal replayed for cameras
AN Ilkley teenager's narrow escape from death has been dramatically reconstructed for the television cameras. Fifteen year old Heather Coles-Bayes sparked an amazing rescue operation after becoming impaled on a railing spike in Stephenson's Way in November
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More millennium celebrations for village
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale residents have been told to 'think again' if they thought January 1 was the end of millennium celebrations. Although more than two years of preparation allowed the village's New Year's Eve celebrations to go with a bang, January 1
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Festive puppies dumped
THE festive season came to an abrupt end for Suzie the cross collie - one of dozens of pets in the Wharfedale area abandoned as soon as Christmas was over. The nine-week-old puppy was taken to the Canine Defence League at Adel after its new owners decided
