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Trials: Lampkin suffers rare defeat
Graham Jarvis ended Dougie Lampkin's win-ning streak on Friday in Toulouse with a dra-matic tie-break finale in front of six thousand French spectators. The fans almost lifted the roof when the battling Brits clashed in the fi-nal. For Jarvis it was a
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Swimming against the tide
I first met Bill Broady in the late winter months of 1998. He was lodging in the Frizinghall attic of the Bradford poet and poetry-publisher David Tipton, editor of Redbeck Press. Tipton mentioned that his tenant-friend Bill had written a short novel
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Bronte letters due for auction
Two rare letters by the Bront sisters' father, the Rev Patrick Bront, are to be auctioned for the first time. Sotheby's of London expect them to fetch a total of £5,700 when they go under the hammer on February 24. A Sotheby's spokes-man said: "They are
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You've a lorra bottle
The elegant suite at the Midland Hotel in Bradford's Forster Square appeared to be hosting a business conference as groups of eight men and women sat anxiously in front of official-looking desks. That is, until a leather-clad lad got up and started doing
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Club enjoys celebrity start
THEY had to wait more than two years to get him here but Alan Titchmarsh's visit to Skipton's Hanover International Hotel on Friday was well worth it. Recently decorated with the MBE for his services to gardening, he was speaking to the new SEGA Gardening
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Burley MP says Dome is not doomed
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale MP Chris Leslie has condemned the doom merchants for attacking the much-maligned Millennium Dome. Mr Leslie is the parliamentary private secretary to dome supremo, Lord Falconer. He believes the controversial project on the banks
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Shake-up of maternity services
WOMEN are to be given the chance to take a closer look at proposals to close the labour ward at St James's Hospital in Leeds. As part of proposed changes to services at Leeds General Infirmary, St James's Hospital and Wharfedale Hospital in Otley, an
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Bogus delivery man duping pubs
A BOGUS 'delivery man' has duped Horsforth pub landlords into parting with hundreds of pounds, police revealed this week. In recent weeks, the con man, who has no goods to sell, has struck in Horsforth, across Leeds and as far away as Harrogate and Huddersfield
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Soccer: Junior football round-up
Oakworth Under-14's came up against a resolute Bolton Woods in the League Cup with centre back Liam Blacka breaking the deadlock with a penalty after 14 minutes only for the home side to level within 60 seconds. A superb pass from Nicky Trowers put Paul
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Ben Rhydding Ladies disappointed
Ben Rhydding Ladies 2 Leyland Motors 3 There was another disappointment in store for the luckless Ben Rhydding Ladies as they began in spirited mood despite missing three key players for this Northern Premier League match. Their confidence of a win looked
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Bus discipline decision stays secret
Keighley & District Travel refuses to reveal the outcome of a disciplinary inquiry. Last week a driver left mother Amanda Crowther standing, but drove off with two children who were in her care. A spokesman said the driver, on a Keighley to Riddlesden
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Accusation in aftermath of bomb scare
A Bradford councillor has accused station authorities of putting lives at risk during a bomb scare in the city centre. Army bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect package on a platform roof at the Interchange on Thursday
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Hats off to new venture
A FARM diversification project you really have to take your hat off to is one being undertaken by a Hebden farmer's wife. Sarah Stockdale, of Nanelands Farm, is opening up a shop and showroom at her home which sells and hires millinery. She has joined
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Soccer: Keighley Alliance League round-up
Granby Phoenix2 Three Horses 5 - The one-sided score line hides the true story of a thrilling Jeff Hall Cup tie in w2hich both goalkeepers were kept busy throughout 90 minutes of end to end action. Phoenix's inability to defend against penetrating crosses
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Post office benefits blow
A couple from Keighley say government plans to change the way benefits are paid could sound the death knell for sub post offices like their own. Tony and Pearl Prior, who run Guard House Post Office, say that if the government is successful in introducing
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Let city be HQ says Baroness
A high-level plea to base the West Yorkshire Learning & Skills Council in Bradford has been made by Baroness Lockwood. The baroness, who lives in Addingham, has called on the House of Lords to support a move to house the organisation in Mercury House
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Charity trust issues cash SOS
A COMMUNITY trust has contributed more than £12,000 to projects in Craven and Keighley since its launch four-and-a-half years ago. Now the Craven Trust, which has helped numerous organisations has issued its own SOS. It is appealing for companies, individuals
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Referee fails to show but Yew Tree win
Yew Tree 3 Unison 0 WITH a strong wind blowing over Garnett's pitch this was never going to be a good game for the purists. Even the thought of it was too much for the match day official, who didn't bother to turn up. Local man Ian Dawson volunteered
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Pool bounce back
POOL AFC 4 SPA ATH 3 AN impressive ability to bounce back from defeat was demonstrated by Pool when they gained revenge over the team which had narrowly beaten them in the Divisional Cup. They started with a passion reminiscent of William Wallace and
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Trojans on a roll
TROJANS 4 PANNAL 2 A week is a long time in football! A poor run without a win, stretching back to October had seen Trojans slide into the danger zone, however with back to back victories in their last two games the Burley side have lifted themselves
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Around the golf clubs
Ben Rhydding Ladies Golf BEN Rhydding Golf Club Ladies are midway through their winter competition, a gold brooch played over nine holes. With four remaining gold brooches to play for Joyce Storer is looking a strong contender for taking the overall honours
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Grove Hill pair's dream
day with Rusedski Bradford policeman Colin Campbell and his Grove Hill Tennis Club playing partner James Booker enjoyed a dream day with Greg Rusedski as the prize for winning an Austin Reed competition. Members at Grove Hill (Otley) and Ilkley, the pair
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Brilliant Rangers
GUISELEY RANGERS 56 BRIGHOUSE RANGERS 6 GUISELEY Rangers continued their winning run with this emphatic display to complete a league double over their visitors. Playing down the slope in the first-half Guiseley made big inroads into the visitors' half
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Spot of bother for Guiseley
EMLEY 2 GUISELEY 2 (Emley won 3-2 on penalties) GUISELEY found themselve sin a spot of bother on Monday night. They had done all the hard work to level 2-2 with UniBond Premier Division rivals Emley in what was their last chance of silverware for this
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Great comeback by Otley
OTLEY 22 NEWBURY 20 IT was a close call but Otley came storming through from behind to take the points against visitors Newbury and retain top spot in Jewson One. The smell of promotion is certainly in the Otley nostrils and the players are producing
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Car v public transport. If this argument were put to people in this area the car would win hands down. In a climate where we are being encouraged to leave the car at home it is important and vital that public transport becomes more customer friendly
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Dear Reader
Many of you will remember about this time a year ago we carried out a survey of readers to find out how you felt about the Keighley News. That ranged from the size of the newspaper, the content and the publication day. Your responses were extremely valuable
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too much to lose
PEOPLE are understandably concerned about mobile telephone masts. Not only are they going up at an amazing rate, but they've not been around long enough for any potential health risks to be ironed out. There have been too many cases in the past where
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Cougars: Club delights in the Welsh connection
WHEN Keighley meet Cardiff on Sunday they will add another chapter to the strong Welsh connections runing through the club's history. Ebbw Vale travelled to Lawkholme in 1907 to become the first Welsh 'rugby league' team to play outside the principality
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Skaters look to new site
ILKLEY'S in-line skaters appear to have abandoned a bid to site a park in the town's Riverside Gardens. The team working to establish a skate park in Ilkley, Pipe-Dream, is putting the finishing touches to a feasibility study for its preferred site. Members
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Club where PJ Proby crammed in crowds marks century
It all started in the top floor flat of a cobblers shop in Cutler Heights Lane in 1900. As giant chimneys coughed out smoke into the skies above Bradford, four men huddled around a wooden table and pledged to form a Socialist club. The men were John Helliwell
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Youth club gets £140,000 make-over
WORK to give Bentham's run-down youth club and community centre a complete make-over is to start shortly. The centre, which is an old Quaker meeting house and a grade II listed building, has no central heating and any modern facilities and has been in
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rEORGANISATION: sCHOOLS WILL NOT BE READY UNTIL 2001
Bradford council has yet to fix a timetable for the schools reorganisation, says its education chairman. Councillor Susanne Rooney, executive member for education has told the Keighley News that a Managing Partner will not be appointed until March. "As
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Pair form new group 'to seek legal justice'
The widow of a victim of violence and a missing woman's mum are joining forces to start a new group in Bradford aimed at fighting for justice in the legal system. The organisation - Bradford Against Injustice - wants to help people who feel they have
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Pensioner says thank you to lifesaving cancer clinic
A 75-YEAR-OLD man is thanking his lucky stars he is still alive having being diagnosed and successfully treated for bowel cancer. Herbert Arthur Hodgson, of Hellifield, is the first person to owe his life to the Clear Cancer Campaign Clinic at Airedale
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SPACE, the final frontier
Flying saucers and beings from another world. Science fiction or science fact? Whether or not you believe in the existence of UFOs, there is no escaping the fact the subject generates enormous interest. Ilkley has a rich history of unexplained sightings
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Come clean on schools shake-up
Cllr Susanne Rooney, the Executive Member for Education, has taken umbrage at a number of comments made by local Keighley councillor Kris Hopkins on the letters page of last week's Keighley News. He demanded answers to a number of questions about the
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Soccer: Craven round-up
Cross Hills increased their lead at the top of the Premier Division with a 4-0 victory over Rimington. Hills put the Ribble Valley side under pressure from the kick off and although they defended stoutly it was inevitable that Hills would score. It took
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Cougars: Defence falls apart as Rovers run riot
Featherstone Rovers 34 Cougars 20 - COUGARS crashed to their second successive defeat -- as the Keighley defence fell apart. Cougar old boy, Peter Roe, saw his team of youngsters tear his old club apart in a devastating first half. They played simple,
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Sports must cut out the mistakes
Albion Sports travel to Luton tomorrow for a fourth round FA Sunday Cup replay. Slackness at free kicks cost Albion dear in the first encounter with FC Houghton Centre after Albion had twice gone in front. That is a point manager Kulwinder Singh will
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Shortage of refs remains a problem
ONCE again footballers across Craven woke to an excellent day for their football with pitches much drier than in recent weeks. The only disappointment was the continuing shortage of referees, not helped this week by three late backwords on Saturday morning
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Villagers' chance to map out future
THE questionnaire which will form the basis of the Addingham Design Statement was unveiled at last week's meeting of the village parish council. Containing more than 80 questions, it will be delivered to every house in the village before volunteers collect
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Romance is in the air with Valentine's Wall of love
Romantics are being given the chance to pop the question - via a public information board! People are invited to put pen to paper in a Valentine Day expression of their feelings, and have the message displayed. "The Year 2000 is a Leap Year so this is
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Cash grant to complete sports centre
A new multi-use games area, where people can play sports ranging from tennis to five-a-side soccer, including basketball and netball, is expected to be completed by the end of April. Craven District Council has won a £50,000 grant from the Foundation
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No quick fix on Burley youth issue
THE chairman of Burley-in-Wharfedale's Youth Forum warned this week there was no quick fix solution to the issue of young people's facilities in the village. Bob Jones, along with representatives of Burley Community Council, Bradford Council's Youth Service
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pARK ATTACKER: tERRIFIED WOMEN SNAP UP ALARMS
Women living in the area around Lund Park are to be given a safety guide by police. As police began distributing the fourpage newsletter it was revealed that Keighley police have sold over 200 personal attack alarms so far this year. Around 100 of the
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Family seek peace to start again
The family of kidnapped toddler Daniel Grimshaw were today enjoying their first private moments with the youngster since he was handed in to a Bradford police station. Elated mum Amy Grimshaw, 18, and relatives who supported her through the two-month
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Villagers vote to keep Dickensian festival
GRASSINGTON'S Dickensian Festival will face a major overhaul - it was decided at a public meeting this week. Almost 50 people attended the meeting on Tuesday at the Forrester's Arms to determine the future of Grassington's Dickensian Festival. The festival
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Road closure set to cause 'chaos'
HIGHWAYS bosses have been accused of keeping people in the dark over a major road closure set to affect hundreds of travellers. Work is due to start on Monday to replace a bridge which holds a Sutton street up over the village's beck. The work, expected
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Rugby Union: Crusaders run out of time
Crusaders 2nd XV ran out of time to win this game. The game was played in windy conditions on a pitch with a slope requiring a four wheel drive gear box. Jeff Inman won the toss and decided to face the wind and the slope. The problem for the Crusaders
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Rugby Union: Victory search continues
Keighley 8 Horden 17 - Spirited play by the forwards during the whole of the 80 minutes was not fully supported by the backs in a match that for threequarters of the game seemed to seesaw between the two 22 metre lines. Apart from a well earned try by
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Hockey: Promotion bid on song
Airedale Men - Despite a 4-2 defeat at the hands of top of the table Slazengers, Airedale men are in a strong position to gain the second promotion spot to division 1 of the Yorkshire Leagues. In addition, The Keighley based mens side, will face Hull
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Athletics news
IAN Holmes of Bingley has only been beaten twice in 30 races over the Haworth Moors and so the first question on runner's lips after last Sunday's seven-mile Stanbury Splash Fell Race was 'who was second?' The answer was Steve Oldfield (Bradford Airedale
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Leaders Yarnbury get back on track
Yarnbury 17 Ashington 0 AFTER a 'blip' at Westoe last Saturday, North East Three League leaders Yarnbury got themselves back on track and back to winning ways with a comfortable 17-0 victory at home to Ashington on Saturday. Facing a strong wind the Horsforth
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Soccer: Ladies victory run continues
Silsden Ladies turned up the heat with a six-goal second half show to beat Talbot Tigers. Tigers battled hard in the first period with Edna Smith opening the scoring for Silsden and Celine Donohoe made it 2-0 just before the break. There was a better
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Ilkley Youth beat leaders
Ilkley Youth 5 Colne 1 Coming into the game, Colne were league leaders and keen to gain revenge for an early season defeat by the Guyson sponsored Ilkley Juniors Youth. Having drawn with championship contenders Waddington last week and against a Youth
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Cougars: Ex-journalist to be new boss
FORMER journalist, Peter Rowe, is to be the new chief executive of Keighley Cougars. The former Telegraph & Argus sports editor is returning to rugby league after a spell in the public relations department of the Football League. He was also public
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Hill aiming to sting the Wasps again!
Cup specialists Dudley Hill are all keyed up to put the frighteners on the professionals again when they visit York Wasps in tomorrow's Silk Cut Challenge Cup third round tie at the Ryedale Stadium. Parry Lane coach Kelvin Lockett guided the side to victory
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Litter wrecks visit to Bronte shrine
A visitor to Haworth, the area's biggest tourist attraction, has slammed their day in the village and branded it "a sad experience." In a letter to the Keighley News the 'Concerned Visitor' writes: "I had the misfortune to visit Haworth recently and I
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
The other day, on my wanderings around the streets of the suburbs, I came across a sight which made me both sad and angry. It was a new three-storey building - whether houses or flats I couldn't tell - being constructed at the top of The Bank in Eccleshill
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Textile boss accused of cussedness
A TEXTILE company boss has been accused of 'cussedness' over the problem of an open loading door at the Low Mill wool processing plant. The accusation was made by Low Mill resident and Addingham Parish Councillor Stephen Crossley-Smith at a meeting last
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Addingham ReserveS go nap
Addingham Res 5 McBrides 0 ADDINGHAM Reserves demolished their opponents with arguably their best performance of the season. Jez Parker and Darren Bates both netted twice as Addingham moved above their opponents to claim fifth spot in the table. Starting
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Rugby League: Albion cup date
KEIGHLEY ALBION join the BNFL National Cup competition tomorrow. St Helens side, Pilkington Recs travel to Ryshworth Playing Fields for the second round match, with Albion keen to put last week's one-point defeat behind them. Pilkington are currently
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Craven through the years
100 years ago A QUARRYMAN living on Trees Terrace, Gargrave, had been summoned before Skipton magistrates for allowing overcrowding in his house. The man lived with his wife and 10 children between the ages of 15 and infancy. They occupied a cottage with
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Cougars: Ready for a cat fight
CARDIFF students have warned Keighley not to expect an easy ride in Sunday's 'Battle of the Cougars' Silk Cut Challenge Cup clash -- and Karl Harrison has told his players he wants a big improvement. "They let themselves down badly last week, but we are
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McCall slams critics
Bradford City skipper Stuart McCall has hit back at the critics who have suggested that big-money signings may shatter their renowned team spirit. It has been claimed that the salaries of the Bantams' two targets Stan Collymore and Jorge Cadete would
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Greens maintain winning streak
THE previous week Wharfedale had been heading for Reading; on this occasion they were hoping to be flying against Fylde writes Ian Douglass. The visitors arrived at a sun-soaked Avenue with the contours of the Dales backdrop crisply delineated at their
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Toilet refurbishment postponed
THE £100,000 plan to refurbish public toilets in Ilkley's central car park has been postponed by Bradford Council. The ambitious project would have included new baby changing facilities and a full-time attendant charging 20p a time to use the toilets.
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Bands hoping to join Bright Young Things
Young musicians from Pudsey and Otley hope to take their first step to rock 'n' roll stardom next week. Their bands Juxtaposition and One Minute Warning have qualified for the Leeds area final of the national Bright Young Things competition. Both came
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Donor offers transplant patient the gift of life
SOMEWHERE in America there is a woman who has been given the chance of new life in the new millennium, thanks to Barnoldswick's Susan Pearson. Susan, 33, of Meadow Way, started the year 2000 by giving the most precious gift of all - the gift of life.
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Date set for thanksgiving service
A CELEBRATION of the life of former Craven District Council chairman Janet Gott will take place next month. Janet, who had represented Skipton's East ward for 16 years, died last week, aged 64. Now friends can pay their respects to a woman described as
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Taxi driver saves couple in burning home
A GRATEFUL Yeadon couple have thanked a quick thinking taxi driver who rescued them from their smoke filled home. Firefighters say if it had not been for Scott Sampson's swift action Bob Smith, 41, and his girlfriend Marjory Angus, 48 - who were asleep
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Readers keen to get involved in wine bar naming
A £150,000 dream to turn a former doctor's surgery and motor bike showroom into an exclusive wine bar and bistro has captured the imagination of Wharfedale Observer readers. As we revealed a fortnight ago, Otley businessmen Vernon Marston, Malcolm Hughes
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Addingham
consolidate at the top Oxenhope 2 Addingham 3 ADDINGHAM returned to league action looking to consolidate their position at the top of the table. Having beaten Oxenhope the previous week in the League Cup quarter-final Addingham now had the chance to complete
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Letter from the Dales
A wind with a cutting edge like Sheffield steel greeted me as I left the shelter of Trow Gill and followed a boot-scored path towards Ingleborough Hill, which was powdered white with snow. The fellside was a cheerless place. Below my feet was an underworld
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Walking with Mike Priestley
Most of the walks which appear in this column are in Yorkshire, and West Yorkshire at that. Occasionally they stray over into Lancashire, and a few have been in the Lake District, because walkers don't mind travelling for an hour or two to reach a decent
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Get your teeth into £600 dentures
A HOUSEBOUND Silsden pensioner faces a bill of nearly £600 for a new set of dentures. Thomas Bridge, 85, is partially sighted and disabled. He needed a new set of dentures, so nephew George Bridge booked a house visit from his own private dentist, Dermot
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Elvis fans renew vows in Vegas
A COUPLE said 'Viva Las Vegas' and proved they loved each other tender by having their wedding vows renewed by an Elvis impersonator. Committed Presley fans Maria and Ian Hardaker flew out to the famous gambling capital for the unusual ceremony led by
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Bramhope woman makes contact from South Pole
A JUBILANT former Bramhope woman telephoned the Wharfedale Observer this week direct from her tent at the end of her historic expedition to the South Pole. Zoe Hudson, 32, told the Observer that there was one thing in particular she was waiting for to
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Cancelled meeting angers parents
ANGRY parents fighting to stop their pre-school from closing were rocked this week when a crunch meeting was suddenly called off. Representatives from Greenacre Pre-School were due to meet with trustees from Greenacre Community Hall, in Rawdon, to discuss
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Crash plane was made in Yeadon
A BRITISH passenger plane found in the Andes this week more than 50 years after it crashed was made in Yeadon. The converted Avro Lancastrian discovered by climbers 16,500 ft up the south face of the 20,000ft Mount Tupungato in Argentina, was found with
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Row over access
A ROW over access to carry out improvements at a busy Bramhope junction has erupted between Leeds City Council and a housing developer. And now the chairman of the parish council claims residents are living in limbo until the mess can be sorted out. Developer
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Residents in dark over phone mast
FURIOUS residents claim they have been left in the dark over the building of a telephone mast in Otley. They claim they knew nothing about the mobile communications mast until work at the site off Leeds Road started earlier this week. Now they want work
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School sport: City skipper praises fitness suite
Bradford City captain Stuart McCall officially opened Oakbank School's fiotness suite during a special opening evening last week. The midfield star, who led City climb into the Premier League, praised the work of the school -- and it's links with the
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Multi-Million school building deal
ALLENBUILD Projects, based in Cross Hills, a sister company of PS Turner Construction established to handle major projects, has won a prestigious £8.6 million contract to build a new Church of England secondary school at Idle, Bradford. Immanuel Church
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Royal names top the baby charts
COULD Craven's parents have had patriotic thoughts in the last year of the century by naming their babies after Royals? Out of the 230 births announced in the Herald in 1999 - 110 girls and 120 boys - James and Sophie were the most popular first names
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Athletics: Records tumble in Stanbury Splash
RECORDS tumbled in the Soreen Stanbury Splash last weekend. Four new marks were set with the overall record falling to six times winner, Ian Holmes, Steve Oldfield breaking the Over-40 veterans time, Tony Hesketh reducing the Over-50 mark and Elizabeth
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Bishop opens new church hall
AROUND 100 people turned up to see the Bishop of Bradford, The Rt Rev David Smith, officially open the new church hall extension at Saint Peter's Parish Church, Addingham. Rev Andrew Tawn Rector of St Peter's said the occasion proved a great success with
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mp BACKS CLUBLAND EQUALITY FIGHT
A Dorset MP has applauded a group of Silsden women fighting for equal rights at the village's Sunnybank Social Club. Robert Walter, Conservative MP for North Dorset, says the private members bill he is presenting to Parliament on February 11 would end
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Tourists appaalled as fly-tippers blight town
Fly tippers are ruining the look of picture postcard Haworth. Complaints have been lodged by tourists about illegal dumping of rubbish in the village - the district's biggest attraction because of its historic links with the Bront sisters. Businessman
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Parking charges could RISE again
REVISED parking charges introduced in November are forecasted to cost Craven District Council £121,590 a year. A special seminar has been called to consider implementing yet another set of charges. The new parking scheme which came into effect in November
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Soccer: Phoenix get County Cup replay
PHOENIX allowed Campion to force a County Cup replay -- even though the opposition were down to nine men in the second half. The Bradford side had two players sent off for serious foul play, but managed to take Phoenix to a replay at Marley tomorrow (
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Town into semi-finals
PUDSEY LIBS 0 OTLEY TOWN 3 OTLEY Town progressed smoothly into the semi-finals of the West Riding County Amateur League Division One Cup with this comprehensive victory. They now join Salts OB, Farnley and Dudley Hill in the draw which will be made at
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Simply Smith
WHAT does the word junta mean to you? To me it conjures up a picture of a group of South American minor autocrats resplendent in be-medalled uniforms, complete with sun glasses ruling over a peasantry unable to exercise basic democratic rights and privileges
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Christian Viewpoint
By the Rev Norman Robinson, Church of the Nazarene - People Jesus Met: The Gospels are full of occasions where Jesus changed life's situations, as in the case of (Luke 7). A widow woman's son had died. Realising her ordeal, He interrupted the procession
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Century theme for Gala
Keighley's Year 2000 charity gala procession is to be themed as 'Events in Keighley Over the Last 100 Years'. Any groups who enter the procession under that theme will be able to compete for a prize of £100, but groups who prefer to enter outside the
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Fury as Councul tries to close historic bath house
A DECISION to board up an historic former bath house on Ilkley moor has sparked outrage in the town. Councillors and civic groups are appalled that Bradford Council seemed intent on pulling the plug on several centuries of history. However, following
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Haworth graveyard by candlelight
A candlelit tour of Haworth graveyard is the highlight of a new guided walk around the village. Brave souls who join the walk will hear spine-tingling stories about the cemetery's unearthly occupants. They will hear myths and superstitions from Haworth's
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Pyramid roof plan for new market
Ambitious designs for Bradford's multi-million pound John Street Market could include a glass pyramid-style roof and terrazzo flooring. The new 'super market' would bring an end to the nightmare of nearby Rawson Market tenants who say their trade has
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Locals celebrate as pub appeal is dismissed
A HARD-FOUGHT battle to prevent Barnoldswick's old town hall being turned into a pub was finally won this week. Residents in the Jepp Hill and King Street area of town, who had steadfastly opposed the pub plan, were in high spirits on hearing the news
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Society wins grant for grand opera gala
SETTLE Orchestral Society has benefited to the tune of £2,600 thanks to the Arts Council. The money has been awarded by the Millennium Festival Awards for All Committee to help fund the orchestra's Grand Opera Gala. The millennium concert will be held
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Ilkley to be first UFO research centre?
ILKLEY has been targeted as the ideal location for Britain's very first UFO research centre and museum. A Bradford-based group which studies unexplained phenomena is serious about establishing such a centre and has already started looking at suitable
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kEIGHLEY TO BE A WEB-HIT WONDER
Keighley has hit the information super highway and now has its very own Internet website. Keighley Town Centre Management, working in conjunction with Keighley SRB and Bradford council, have set up the website which has received over 100 hits in its first
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Brush off Mike!
Bradford boxing fan John Burton could well be Britain's bravest man. The factory worker said he has turned down a string of pleas from Iron Mike Tyson to part with one of his most treasured possessions. Tyson had waged a week-long campaign to wrestle
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Table tennis: Toppers hold on by their finger tips
Ukrainians are top of the Keighley and District Table Tennis League but after two defeats this week it looks like their tenure might be short-lived. Nelson Nomads 'A' are breathing down their necks, only three points behind with two games in hand. The
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Rugby League: Cats on target for title
Albion Cats returned to action on Sunday and picked up where they left off before Christmas. From their first attack Keira Burns broke through the cover and skipper Laura Ackroyd was backing up to score under the posts, leaving her with an easy conversion
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Rugby League: One point agony
Keighley Albion 15 New Earswick 16 - After last week's stunning performance Albion returned to Crossflatts looking for their second double of the season. In the early exchanges Albion gave as good as they got, but mistakes in attack cost them dear. New
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Soccer: Oakbank ride high in national cup
OAKBANK Under-16's have reached the last 32 of the English Schools FA National Cup for the second year. After winning the West Yorkshire competition they have gone one step closer to national glory by beating the Nottinghamshire finalists, All Saints
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Beardow notches his 2,000th point
Yarnbury Rugby Club stalwart Paul Beardow has passed the 2,000 points mark for the club. The vital kick was a penalty goal with the last kick of the game against Cleckheaton. It is believed that Paul is the first to achieve such a feat in the club's 126
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Westfield continue their winning form
WHEATLEY 0 WESTFIELD 4 YEADON Westfield continued their winning form when they visited Wheatley Hotel at Ilkley to play last season's close rivals who battled against the Yeadon side for honours throughout last season. A lacklustre start was made to this
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Harding sweeps all before him
WHEN it came to selecting Skipton Golf Club's Golfer of the Year for 1999 the judges were faced with two outstanding candidates. On the one hand there was John Holden, who won the English Golf Union Medal, a handicap event in which he beat all the qualifiers
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Rebecca makes cinema history
ILKLEY'S Rebecca West made history at the weekend as she celebrated her wedding in a shower of popcorn. Earlier this month the Gazette revealed the former Ilkley Grammar School pupil's plans to marry her fiancee, Brett Taylor, at the Odeon Cinema in London's
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Appeal Court bid fails
A KEIGHLEY man who denied charges of threatening to kill a number of prominent people, including former Olympic show jumper Harvey Smith, has failed in his bid to lodge an appeal against his conviction and sentence for other offences. Peter Snowden, 53
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Kelly eyes revenge on 'sex-bias' males
A social club where women can play snooker only when chaperoned by men has accepted a battle of the baize with the world's top woman player. Kelly Fisher, 21, has thrown down the gauntlet to the all-male committee at Sunnybank social club in Silsden,
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Villagers call for new speed limit
A SITE meeting will be held in the near future to discuss placing a speed limit on the Settle to Stainforth road after ninety local residents signed a petition calling for restrictions. Langcliffe Parish Council took on the task of arranging the site
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Eating Out
"This restaurant deserves some recognition," said Rob, as five of us polished off our three-course meals, a bottle of wine and sundry drinks - for around £55 in total. It was a bill not to be sniffed at yet, sadly, Quaffers was virtually empty. Apart
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Woman in need wasted away
A woman with learning difficulties died from malnutrition after her body weight plunged to four and a half stone, an inquest was told on Tuesday. Mother-of-one Anne Butterfield was living with a friend when she became so weak that she could not dress
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Voluntary project first to get Council youth work award
Bradford's Motor Education Project has become the first voluntary organisation in the district to receive a quality award for its youth work. The scheme, which operates in areas with high car crime rates and helps young people learn new skills and gain
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Village hall options revealed
A MAJOR study into the future of Cowling's run-down village hall will be unveiled to the public from next Monday. A specialist firm of architects has been brought in to look at how much it would cost to refurbish the existing hall and bring it up to today's
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David rises to the top
AS he started a stop-gap job as a placement officer while waiting to go work in Spain, David Jones never even dreamed that five years down the line he would be still there and managing the company. David took up a temporary position at Medacs in Otley
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Ilkley progress in Shield
STOCKSBRIDGE 10 ILKLEY 20 IN this re-arranged first round Yorkshire Shield game Ilkley took on Stocksbridge whose ground is quite high up in the Pennines so players not only have to compete against each other but against the elements. Saturday was no
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Royal arcade to regain its crown
WORK has started on bringing Keighley's historic Royal Arcade back to its former glory. Developers are working with local historians as they restore the 101-year-old listed building. Kingfisher Developments will spend the next three years transforming
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Student heads for Bangladesh to set up project
A FORMER pupil of Skipton's Aireville School is travelling to Bangladesh to help set up a project for the protection of adolescent girls from sexual abuse. Stephanie Dixon is currently studying for an Master of Arts degree in theatre development at King
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Oakbank school builds own website
Pupils at Oakbank school are taking advantage of a new technological spirit sweeping through the corridors of the Oakworth school. Pupils and staff at the school have recently set up an Internet website for the school and an internal intranet site. Whilst
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Hospital casualty unit gets facelift
HOSPITAL bosses are to spend £400,000 on expanding an accident and emergency department - the first widescale improvement since it was built 30 years ago. Airedale general hospital's single bay resuscitation unit and cubby-hole sized staff rest room are
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Men are 'auctioned' in Dales village
NEWS reached the Herald this week of strange and secret goings-on in the district of Hetton. After the shockwaves which went through the district, and indeed the world, following the ladies of Rylstone WI's revelations in the name of charity, murmurings
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Community fight for village green
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale MP Chris Leslie has backed campaigners determined to preserve a popular village beauty spot. Burley Community Council is determined to secure a portion of Burley House Field for future generations to enjoy. Under Bradford's Unitary
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Never too late to put best foot forward
THEY say good things come to those who wait and Yeadon dance instructor and choreographer Cathy Carroll is living proof that it is never too late to put your best foot forward. Told at the grand old age of 13 that she was a little long in the tooth to
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Controversial supermarket plans bogged down
CONTROVERSIAL plans to open a multi-million pound Sainsbury's Community Store in Otley have been bogged down because of highways problems, the developers admitted this week. Discussions between representatives of Sainsbury's and planning officers at Leeds
