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Rugby League: Albion victory ropm
Crosfield 14 Albion 26 -- Albion travelled to Crosfields on the back of last week's home win, hoping to avenge their only home league defeat of the season. Changes due to injury and work had been made to last week's line up. On a large wide field that
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Setback for Middleton campaign
CAMPAIGNERS battling to prevent unwanted development on the site of Ilkley's former Middleton Hospital have suffered a blow. A long-awaited report from an environment inspector has recommended the site should remain as a major developed site in the green
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Mary dies after keeping tragic secret
Mary Arnold, a stalwart worker for the blind and partially sighted, has died. The mother-of-seven, who had fought a brave three-month battle against a brain tumour, died at the Manorlands Sue Ryder hospice in Oxenhope on Monday. She was 78. Mrs Arnold
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Consultants say breast screening does work
A CONTROVERSIAL report dismissing breast cancer screening as a waste of time has been dismissed by local experts. Two Danish researchers have cast doubt over whether mammography screening saves lives, and their claims have been published in The Lancet
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No sign yet of end to yellow eyesores
THE controversial Welcome to Leeds signs at the entrances to Otley and other communities remain in place - almost a year after they first went up. Many of the yellow and blue signs have been vandalised after furious residents took exception to having
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Fighting plans for church closure
A CONCERNED villager from East Carlton is appealing to fellow residents to fight plans to close the church. The Wharfedale Observer revealed last August that villagers were being consulted about the possible closure of St Bartholomew's Church in East
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Sporting groups get lottery cash
DISABLED people will be able to take to Otley's lagoons thanks to a £5,000 grant from the National Lottery. Otley Sailing Club, which is based at Weston Water, received the grant to buy three special dinghies, which will allow people with both physical
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Golf course plan is bunkered
LONG-RUNNING plans for a golf course at Thorpe Farm, Guiseley are set to rumble on for at least another month. Plans by Hawksworth estates for a golf course and turning Thorpe Farm, off Thorpe Lane, into a clubhouse have aroused local opposition. And
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Cash row over Council spending
A MAJOR row has broken out in Otley Town Council over the spending of public money. The Liberal Democrats have accused Labour members on the hung council of overspending by £34,000 while Labour had overall power of the council last year. But present Labour
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Alliance defeat
Keighley A 20, Widnes A 60 - MATT FOSTER is expected to be out of action for another four weeks after breaking down in a come-back game for the Cougar A team on Wednesday night. Foster, who has been one of the most influential memebers of the 1st XIII
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Box Tree retains its Michelin star
THE Box Tree restaurant in Ilkley has maintained its coveted Michelin star in the latest edition of the epicure's bible - and owner Madame Helena Avis said this week she was delighted "It is now the highest-rated restaurant in Yorkshire, scoring eight
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Sudanese pupils start school in fine style
YOUNG Sudanese children have started school in style thanks to the generosity of many Skipton residents. Forty children aged between seven and 10 began their first ever term at a brand new school in Khartoum wearing school uniforms from Craven schools
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Search is on for rail recruits
A FAMOUS railway is going full steam ahead with efforts to recruit active volunteers. Newcomers and existing passive members are being sought to help out on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. A Volunteer Day is being held tomorrow to show potential
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Soccer: Craven League round-up
LEAGUE officials are struggling to attract more referees to join the league, but the shortage of officials has been getting worse almost by the week. Last weekend a number of clubs were playing in District Cup competitions, but the planned league programme
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Cougars: Rovers run riot
Keighley 10 Hull KR 24 - COUGARS handed victory on a plate to Hull KR -- with a string of glaring errors and missed opportunities. If the game had been won and lost on the number of clear cut changes, the Keighley side would have romped to victory. They
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New payment plans put post offices under threat
THE death knell could soon sound for Craven's rural post offices if the Government's plan to alter the way benefits payments are made goes ahead. The intention is to have all benefits payments paid straight into bank accounts rather than being able to
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Athletics: New challange for Keighley club
Keighley and Craven Athletics Club faces some 'special challenges' over the next 12 months, chairman John Dennis told last week's annual meeting. In his last report before handing on the baton to John Preston, John Dennis said the past year was one of
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Lesson for Yarnbury
Westoe 39 Yarnbury 18 YARNBURY returned from Westoe after receiving a good lesson in making home advantage count. Westoe were clearly the better side on the day. However, at half-time they had been held to a 10-8 lead and the visitors were in with a chance
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Pool Reserves lose crucial game
Wetherby 4 Pool Res 2 Pool Reserves visited Wetherby knowing this was a crucial fixture with both teams in the top four. This was highlighted with the opening 20 minutes providing a game of total commitment with Pool having the majority of the play and
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On-The-Ball
five-a-sides WITH the current five-a-side leagues drawing to a close at Yeadon's On-The-Ball the good news is that last season's champions Aireborough FC want to join the cup competition and next season's Sunday League. Such is the interest in competitive
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Frustrated boss Davison in a spot of bother
GUISELEY 1 EMLEY 1 THESE are frustrating times for Guiseley manager Bobby Davison. Having battled this far with a squad which has shown up to eight injuries at a time, in the last few days he has seen them go out of the FA Trophy to an injury time goal
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Otley thrill with big win
OTLEY 44 LYDNEY 17 SOME adventurous rugby from Otley thrilled the Cross Green crowd as they ran up 44 points over brave visitors Lydney but with Birmingham and Wharfedale both winning the pressure is maintained. With eight games remaining in Jewson One
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Letters to the Editor
Sir - As a keighley lad who left the UK in 1993 for a career change and new life in America, I am writing to you to express my concern for the future of the town. Recently I returned to Keighley with my American wife and half American/half Yorkshire six
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Simply Smith
There has been a great deal said in recent weeks and months about bullying in our schools. Some schools have grasped the nettle and confronted bullying with policies designed to make bullying a lose-lose pastime. No-one wins when bullying is allowed to
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Addingham blast into semi-finals
Oxenhope 3 Addingham 6 ADDINGHAM blasted into the last four of the League Cup with an outstanding display against a team bolstered by seven first team players from the County Amateurs. The day had not started well for Addingham as Philip Smith and Chris
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Athletics: Helen's county title
Helen Glover has been crowned West Yorkshire cross-country champion. Helen, 15, a pupil at Oakbank Grammar School took on the county's finest young long distance runners in a series of four races and claimed the under-fifteen crown at South Leeds stadium
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CCTV cameras for Ilkley
CRIME-busting closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) are to be set up at Ilkley bus station by the end of March, it has been announced. The public safety initiative is part of s £1.63 million plan to provide greater security in the region's transport
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Romance blossoms between Golden Oldies
Old romantic Mark Dunning has serenaded his way to the heart of a former nurse. The retired publican won her affection after crooning gently down the phone. Tomorrow at the age of 91 Mark will marry '70-plus' Mary Storey at Keighley Shared Parish Church
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Supermarket plan is withdrawn
HALF the battle to stop two supermarkets being built in Silsden was won yesterday (Thursday). When members of Keighley's area planning panel met, they heard that an application to construct a store on land at Cobbydale Mills, on Keighley Road, had been
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Family escape house fire
A FAMILY of three, including a pregnant woman and her two-year-old toddler, fled a burning house by climbing out of a bedroom window in the early hours of Monday. Anthony Sergeant, 19, held on to his daughter Morgan, and dropped on to a porch above the
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What is Council playing at?
WHAT is Bradford Council playing at over the funding of refurbishments to the Kings Hall/Winter Gardens? First there is a lottery bid for cash to carry out a feasibility study for a lottery bid which, after what seemed like a lifetime of waiting while
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Business success must be praised
As the joy of the new millennium fades and life returns to its normal pattern there's a level of excitement bubbling under the surface of the business world. No-one is shouting it from the rooftops - but businesses are quietly booming in and around the
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Trials: Dougie makes it a double
DOUGIE LAMPKIN was the king of Koblenz on Saturday when he won his second indoor trial in seven days. The Silsden rider proved that his move from Beta to the Radson-Montesa stable had not affected his ability to dominate the world of trials riding after
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New lead on park attacks
Police are following up new information in their hunt for the Lund Park attacker. Det Chief Supt Brian Taylor said yesterday afternoon that an appeal for help from the public had sparked a huge response. And he added that a strong police presence is being
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Station restoration scheme nears completion
A SCHEME, led by The Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust to restore the station buildings at Ribblehead as an interpretation centre, is approaching completion, it was announced this week. This represented the culmination of several years' work, which will
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Steven swaps Oliver for Doolittle
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Steven Fitton had been expecting to play the title role in Ilkley Amateur Operatic Society's forthcoming production of Oliver. Instead, the Ilkley lad will be touring the country alongside Phillip Schofield in a production of the children's
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Image man invited to town
THE man with the task of im-proving the image of Bradford and district has been invited to see the 'jewel in its crown.' Owen Williams, Bradford Council's new marketing and communications director, will find an invitation from Ilkley's Liberal Democrats
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kEIGHLEY FIRM'S £3 MILION JOB BOOST
Leading fashion labelling and packaging manufacturer HH Calmon & Co has announced a £3 million investment in new technology as it continues to grow its UK market share. Keighley-based Calmon, creative designer and manufacturer of woven and printed
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Town wins funding for CCTV
MANY people in Skipton will be celebrating this week with the news that the town has finally secured funding for a closed circuit television system. The Home Office has awarded £128,000 towards the total cost of the seven-camera scheme which is estimated
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Expert supports concern over sewer
AN independent drainage consultant this week concluded that South Craven's main sewer is overloaded. But he revealed the situation was the same across the entire country and, in some cases, much worse. Chris Wotherspoon has been brought in by Bradford
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Walker win right to roam
Ramblers, horse riders, cyclists and disabled people are to be given further access to huge tracts of countryside. Yorkshire Water, which owns thousands of acres of land in Airedale, has launched a pilot project to identify land it can open up which has
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Soccer: Junior round-up
Oakworth Under-14's policy of all out attack from the word go reaped dividends in their Steve Greenwood Memorial Cup encounter with Silsden. Adam Clewes opened the scoring, hammering in an inside pass from Nicky Trowers who followed suit, turning his
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Soccer: County Amateurs round-up
Phoenix reached the semi-final of the Premier League Cup with a 5-3 win at Altofts. The teams cancelled each other out with few clear chances until Phoenix broke the deadlock when a run down the left from full back rob Horton took him past three players
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Socer: Wharfedale League round-up
MAGUIRES came close to getting their first point of the season in a close encounter at Boltmakers in the Premier Division. Mark Thompson gave the home side a first half lead, and although both sides had their chances they were unable to put any away.
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Athletics round-up
OTLEY AC's Ian Fisher was to the fore in the latest of the West Yorkshire Cross-Country League meetings at Middleton Woods, Leeds, and although he did not win the race second place was enough to give him the overall individual title for the series. The
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Park show tremendous spirit
West Park Bramhope 6 Chester 27 AFTER a humiliating 100-point defeat at Chester in November, West Park again feared the worst from the return match, but to their credit they showed tremendous spirit and enthusiasm to deny their promotion bound visitors
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Rugby Union: Old heads add steel
York 20 Keighley 12 - Despite a much improved performance Keighley slipped to another league defeat at York where the side was defending its undefeated home league record this season. The return of forwards John Duffy and Tim Midgley added extra steel
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Craven Football League
A full programme again - athough some pitches were on the heavy side - saw two outstanding first round matches in the Northern Plant Hire Challenge Trophy. Oxenhope defeated Carleton after coming from 2-0 down to win 6-3 in extra time and Embsay progressed
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Millennium project well on way
A MILLENNIUM project to resurface Addingham's George Street is well on course with more than half the needed cash raised already. Jane Scott, of Addingham Civic Society, said a bazaar held at the Memorial Hall had raised around £700. As well as stalls
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Killer to sue over lost paintings
Murderer turned artist, Michael Sams, is suing the Prison Service over lost paintings he claims are worth £4,000. Sams, now 57, who lived in Keighley until his mid 30s, took up painting in prison following his jailing in 1993. He was found guilty of the
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Resident 'incensed' after vandals damage memorial seat
A LONG Preston resident told the Herald this week he was "incensed" by the actions of vandals who smashed up a bench dedicated to the memory of a local lad who died in a tragic car accident. Villager Christopher Wilcock, of Station Road, said he was disgusted
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Have your say on bypass plan
A BYPASS plan for villages along the A56 corridor through West Craven will be thrown open to public consultation early next month. A series of exhibitions are planned to gauge local people's views on the bypass proposal. The new road would run from the
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Long running toilet saga
COUNCILLORS are angry that the final chapter in a long-running toilet saga has not yet been written. Bradford Council has promised refurbishments to the toilet block in the town's central car park, but parish councillors are fed up with 'talk and no action
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Complaint filed over Lodge plan
THE Local Government Ombudsman is to be asked to investigate a complaint over a controversial South Craven planning application at an historic building. The Herald revealed last week how Sutton residents had already been fired up over a proposed single-storey
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Dalesfolk: Belle Broughton
THE body may be a little frail but the mind is still as sharp as a needle. Like many of us, she is proud to have seen in the new millennium, hopefully a new start for the human race, writes John Sheard. But Belle Broughton is a tad prouder than most of
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Craven through the years
100 years ago MANY Craveners were still heading out to fight the war in South Africa with many young lads rushing to the nearest recruitment centre to sign up for service. One of the men leaving for the front was Captain Edgar Dewhurst, honorary secretary
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Ilkley back to winning ways
Ilkley A.F.C 4 Pateley 1 Ilkley got back to winning ways with a positive team performance at home to Pateley Bridge on Saturday. A brace from Ashley Roberts and one apiece for Bellwood and Mynnett helped Ilkley to victory in this Harrogate Premier Division
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Sterner tests lie in wait for Wharfedale
Success in Royal Berkshire will be crucial if Wharfedale's promotion ambitions are to be sustained and although the first leg of the treble was achieved at Sonning sterner tests lie in wait at Bracknell and Newbury, writes Ian Douglass. The game saw two
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Kids 'snatched' by bus driver
A mother is outraged that a bus driver allowed two children in her care onto his bus, but left her and her children behind. Amanda Crowther was taking her three children and friend's two daughters to Riddlesden St Mary's CE Primary School and Nursery.
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Town budget set to rise by 67 per cent
SKIPTON Town Council has voted to increase its budget by 67 per cent and allocate a massive £50,000 for recreation grounds Members also awarded a single donation of £20,000 to the Tourist Information Centre, a move which prompted the resignation of Coun
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New name for the millennium
A LOCAL village wishes to be known by a new name for the new millennium. Carleton should now be known by its full title - Carleton-in-Craven - and maps, signs and letter heads have been changed accordingly. John Preston, clerk to the parish council, said
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Travelling teds enjoy adventures galore
WHILST most teddies either stay in bed or go for the occasional picnic, those at Ingleton Middle School are trotting the globe. The 22 intrepid travellers, decked in various garb are placed into the safe hands - or suitcases - of school friends and colleagues
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Pensioner suffers flooding misery
A FED up pensioner has told how she asked housing officials for a plank of wood on which to stand buckets to fix a water leak. Bett Silverwood, 74, said she was so frustrated with Bradford Council's failed attempts to repair the leak that she decided
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Beef case set to be dropped
A COURT case against a Yorkshire pub licencee who carried on serving beef-on-the-bone after it was banned is expected to be dropped. Chris Bowman, 37, former licencee of the Hopper Lane Hotel on the A59 at Blubberhouses, is facing four charges that he
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The long road to success
EVERY sportsman and woman knows that the road to success is a long and hard one. But for talented ice skater Elise Scholes the road to success is 220 miles long. For Elise packs her bags and travels from her home in Kilmarnock, Scotland, 220 miles south
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Morgan the unlucky black cat
Morgan the moggy has had his fair share of bad luck and the four-year-old feline is quickly using up his nine lives. He was run over by a lorry which led to him having his leg amputated, losing his fur and having half his tail chopped off. And the luckless
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School will see out its final year in style
A BURLEY-IN-WHARFEDALE school which battled in vain for survival has vowed to see out its final year in style. Bradford Council's schools review decided there was no future for Burley C of E First School, the decision being taken in the school's centenary
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Parking parents are a pest
THOUGHTLESS parents are stopping disabled people from parking in Otley, it was claimed this week. Pat Smith, who is partially disabled, said that parents waiting to collect their children from All Saints Junior School are parking in the five disabled
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Fight for hospital services
MEDICAL services likely to be on offer at the new Wharfedale Hospital are finally to be revealed next month. And now, the fight is on to make the hospital far more than a glorified health centre. As part of the next stage of public consultation into the
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Galasso brace for in Addingham win
Addingham Reserves 3 Bradley Reserves 1 SERGIO Galasso bagged his second brace in a fortnight to help Addingham Reserves clinch victory. The Addingham man took his tally to six in four games and helped his side run out easy winners, despite an atrocious
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New look for bus station
The new Keighley bus station could be attached to the Airedale shopping centre. Lands Securities, which runs the covered centre, has asked for the bus station concourse to be "grafted" on. The idea was put forward during extensive consultations by West
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Women back screening programme
TWO Craven women have responded to a controversial report that breast screening is a waste of time. The claims by Danish researchers, highlighted in the medical journal The Lancet, have cast doubt that mammography screening saves lives. But Christine
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Schoolboy's campaign of terror
A 16-year-old schoolboy has been locked up after carrying out a year-long reign of terror on a 16-year-old girl. The youth, who cannot be named, appeared at Keighley Youth Court on Friday morning. He was convicted of assault and serious harassment. The
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Planners apologise for delay
AN application for a two-storey extension at Elm Cottage, Duke Street, Settle, originally submitted in June last year has been given the go-ahead. The new building will form a garage with a bedroom above. A front porch will also be constructed. They will
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Labour Party honours stalwart
THIS Is Your Life came to the Labour Party as comrades turned the tables on veteran Keighley politician and trade unionist John Prestage. The Bradford councillor was presented with a long service award for more than 50 years' membership of the party.
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Otliensians' hopes hit
Bramley Phoenix P 22 Otliensians 13 OTLIENSIANS travelled in high hopes to Bramley on Saturday following their victory over Heath the previous week and having beaten Bramley 15-0 in October. Once again they were subjected to team changes, only three of
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Saracens' narrow win
Fylde A 24 Saracens 26 OTLEY Saracens had to make a number of late changes again due to flu and injuries and took some time to settle. Fylde took an early lead with an unconverted try but Otley hit back and following pressure in the home 22 Charles Du
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Valuable points for Trojans
Trojans 3 Beckwithshaw 2 BURLEY Trojans at last showed some of their traditional fighting spirit to overcome their physical opponents and take three much needed points. With only six points separating the six clubs immediately above the drop zone the
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Wharfedale
snooker team LAST Sunday at the Dragons Leisure Club, Wharfedale entertained Leeds Two in the Yorkshire Inter-District League billiards and snooker competition. Richard Brooke continued his run of good form and with breaks of 34 and 52 claimed both frames
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'Christian Viewpoint
By Michael Hardy, Recor of Keighley Shared church - PEACE BE WITH YOU' A new Millennium; a new chance for peace. In January the World Disarmament Campaign asks churches, and all people of goodwill, to pray and work for an end to strife on Planet Earth
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Dear Reader
My belief in the importance of a readers' letters page is well known. I have mentioned it more times than I care to remember in this column. I have always felt envious of those newspapers which have a 'letter of the week' competition. I believe such promotions
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Hospital saga
WE are about to enter another stage in the long running saga to provide a replacement hospital for Otley's Wharfedale General. Many public meetings and consultations have taken place over the years and in the meantime, the hospital has become a shadow
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Full-time youth officer for town
THE concerns of disaffected Ilkley youngsters will be tackled by the town's very first full-time youth officer, the Gazette can exclusively reveal. Ketan Gandhi, Bradford Council's youth services officer for the Keighley area, hopes to confirm the new
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Brewery goes bitter barmy
A BREWERY famed for the wacky titles of its beers has christened another brew - thanks to the fertile imagination of a 74 year-old pensioner. Goose Eye brewery, in Keighley, is brewing Barm Pot Bitter - a name concocted by retired Bradford planner, Stan
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Hard work pays off as village hall gets ready to reopen
CLAPHAM-CUM-NEWBY Village Hall will re-open early next month, following the completion of a major improvement scheme. It has taken a lot of fundraising and hard work over a period of 10 years for the scheme to come to fruition. The hall will have a new
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Rumours surround the departure of mart manager
SPECULATION surrounds the abrupt departure of Paddy Wrightson, general manager of Craven Cattle Marts Ltd, based at Skipton Auction Mart. And fears that the farming crisis is to continue tightening its grip on Craven have been heightened with the news
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Rugby Union: Crusaders put their shirts on victory
Crusaders 2nd 15 Old Crossleyans 2nd 7 - WHOEVER won this game would have been wearing Keighley shirts as the visiting team arrived without any kit and had to borrow the Crusaders' change strip. Before the game started a minutes silence was held by the
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Comfortable win for Ilkley Youth
Ilkley Youth 3 Earby 0 THIS was a comfortable victory for the Guyson sponsored Ilkley Juniors Youth against an Earby side that has shown significant improvement this season. Apart from brief periods towards the end of each half when some Ilkley players
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Ilkley house prices booming
ILKLEY'S residential property market is booming, according to one of the town's leading estate agents. Chairman of Dacre, Son and Hartley, Martin Thompson, said: :House prices generally are up by six per cent in the Yorkshire region with localised hotspots
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Craven through the years
100 years ago INGLETON'S newly formed cycling club had held its first annual social at the Beezley Grange Assembly Room. Almost 250 keen cyclists attended - minus their bikes - and dancing was kept up vigorously until 3am. Meanwhile Miss Weddell had begun
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Clubland's battle of the sexes
A social club has called a spec ial meeting to stop its women members having a say in the way it is run. It follows a move by a group of women to demand equal rights from the all-male management committee. Their fight to take part in decision making is
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Soccer: Ladies put on five star show
SILSDEN LADIES made a spectacular start to West Riding FA's first women's County Cup competition, beating Parkside Raiders 12-1. Shelley Donohoe set the ball rolling with two early goals and Jodie Anderson left everyone open mouthed as she lobbed the
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Soccer: Keighley Allaince League
Stanbury Park Rangers 4 Three Horses 2 - Stanbury had the better of the opening exchanges in their exciting District Cup clash with fellow Premier Division side Three Horses. Ben Furness scored twice and Chris Smith was also on the score sheet as they
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Golf round-up
Horsforth Golf Club After the celebrations of New Year's Eve Horsforth Golf Club welcomed the new Millennium with a celebratory competition held over two days. On Sunday and Monday, January 2 and 3, ninety couples enjoyed good weather, good friendships
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Ilkley's fourth league win
ILKLEY 23 HEMSWORTH 10 ILKLEY registered their fourth league win against bottom club Hemsworth in what was a scrappy affair. The early encounters were pretty even with both teams probing. Gradually Ilkley came more and more into the game and good attacking
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Fitness: Oakbank launch development plan
OAKBANK Sports College is set to build a £250,000 all-weather pitch at the school -- to provide an extra facility for the pupils and sports clubs throughout the district. The school had been hoping for National Lottery cash to help develop the pitch,
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mANAGERS BUY sILSDEN FIRM
Silsden textile firm Herbert Green has undergone a management buyout. The jaquard weaving firm, which has been based in Silsden for 50 years, was family-owned until it was taken over by giant American textiles company Lifestyle Furnishings International
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Publicans welcome plans to reform licensing hours
With a White Paper in the pipeline to introduce radical law licensing reform, reporter Julie Wintle asks how this would change a Friday night out on the town FOR years punters have rushed to the bar at 11 o'clock to get those drinks in before last orders
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Rugby League: Amateur round-up
Keighley Albion 'A' 18 Upton 36 In this first round match for the BARLA National Cup, Albion had the benefit of a home tie but were against a side from the Yorkshire Senior Division and so several leagues 'above' the Keighley side. Playing down the slope
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Cougars: Flu bug bites back
FLU has hit the Cougar camp for a second time, with a number of players fighting to get fit in time for Sunday's game against Featherstone Rovers. But the biggest blows to coach Karl Harrison's plans are injuries to club captain Jason Ramshaw and forward
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Unsightly advertising swamps town
ILKLEY should challenge strongly for the 'sponsorship in bloom' awards this year - much to the irritation of the town's tourist management committee. For as more and more items and areas become sponsored committee secretary Miggy Bailey is worried the
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Curate looks forward to first vicar's post
THE curate at Holy Trinity Church Skipton has been appointed vicar of St Paul's in Buttershaw, Bradford. Janice Sharp, 45, has been at the Skipton church since 1996 following her ordination at Bradford Cathedral. She trained on the Northern Ordination
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Teenagers chosen for Chinese friendship visit
A TRIP-OF-A-LIFETIME awaits two teenagers from West Craven who have won coveted places on a two-week visit to China. Just five places were available on the trip, which was organised by the Pendle Twinning Association. And two of them have been won by
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Craven loses good friend
CRAVEN has lost one of its staunchest supporters with the death of district councillor Janet Gott. Janet, who had represented Skipton's East ward on Craven District Council for 16 years, died at her home on Wednesday, aged 64. An Independent, she served
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Couple issue warning over door-to-door workmen
A BARNOLDSWICK couple have been left counting the cost of agreeing to have work done by someone who knocked at their door touting for business. Now, after sleepless nights and extra expense, they are warning other people not to make the same mistake.
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School is awarded college status
WEST Craven High School's second bid for prestigious Technology College status has been successful, it was revealed yesterday (Thursday). It is fantastic news for the go-ahead Barnoldswick school which will attract extra funding and resources over the
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Domestic violence assistance for schools
SCHOOLS in the Ilkley district have been presented with new guidelines to help tackle the issue of domestic violence. Every school in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Menston, Ilkley and Addingham will receive a copy of updated information which will be presented
