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Walking with Mike Priestley
The people of the villages of High and Low Bentham, five miles west of Clapham, have for years resented the fact that they're always on the edge of Ordnance Survey Maps. So they got together as Bentham Development Trust, applied for funding from a variety
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Justin and his Army go marching on
Picture the scene. Thousands of fans swaying to the music of Bradford rock band New Model Army, mouthing the lyrics like a mantra. Nothing so out of the ordinary about that, you might think, if the gig was taking place on the group's home patch. But it
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Ilkley Badminton Club
ILKLEY Badminton Club's Third Division Men's team had an away match against Menston 'A' and lost by seven rubbers to two. This was a hard match with Mike Smith and Ian Campbell winning the two Ilkley rubbers. The other team members were David Varney and
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Council warned of bleak future
ILKLEY Parish Council faces a bleak future as a mere lobby group unless it takes a long hard look at itself, it has been claimed. Coun Gary Shipley (Lib Dem, Burley-in-Wharfedale) said simply moaning about Bradford Council's so-called reluctance to provide
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Search is on for missing cash
A top-level investigation into what happened to a £265,000 government grant to the now-defunct Keighley Business Forum is still under way. Yorkshire Forward, the government's regional development agency, confirmed yesterday that a probe into the fate
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Bulls' players tackle new skills for pupils
Members of the Bradford Bulls are swapping the rugby field for the classroom in a bid to raise academic standards. The team has become the first professional sports club in the country to join a scheme to give children falling behind at school a boost
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Bus stop to be moved for streetcleaners
A BRAMHOPE bus stop is set to make history - as the first in Leeds to be moved to allow a street cleaner to get behind it. The stop, opposite Golden Acre Park, is a magnet for wet, dirty leaves because it is impossible for mechanical street cleaners to
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Bravery of five year-old wins him award
A FIVE-year-old boy who overcame open heart surgery - only to diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukaemia - has won a top children's award for bravery. Jack Smith, of Westbourne Close, in Otley, was 18 months old when he underwent open heart surgery after
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Children in care blamed for fires
CHILDREN as young as seven years old could be responsible for a series of arson attacks in Menston, it has been revealed. The youngsters from Menston's Meadow Lea Home, which recently faced the problem of children running away, have been accused of setting
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Boxing: Higgs blasts way to title
KEIGHLEY Amateur Boxing Club rekindled memories of its glory days of the 1970'2 and 80's when three promising young boxers made a terrific impact in the Yorkshire Schools Championships. Sixteen-year-old Craig Higgs produced his own special brand of explosive
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City will take 660 asylum seekers
A reception centre is being set up to cater for 660 asylum seekers due to arrive in Bradford over the next year. The district will provide refuge to 20 asylum seekers per week until April, when numbers will settle at about ten per week. On Wednesday,
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Cat loses leg after being shot
POLICE have issued a strong warning to gun owners after a family's pet cat cheated death after being shot with a rifle bullet. Vets had to amputate the front right leg of four-year-old tom Kevin after it was shattered by a .22 rifle bullet. The bullet
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Ilkley Youth were very unlucky
Ilkley Youth 2 Bronte 4 As every football player can testify, this was one of those games when the Guyson sponsored Ilkley Youth team could have played until next week and still not scored a goal. After the game, the referee identified 14 clear goal-scoring
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Runners ready for national championships
ATHLETES from Oakbank and Bronte Middle schools swept the Bradford District to victory in the county cross country championships last weekend. Four of the runners went on to win places in the West Yorkshire team to compete in the national schools cross-country
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Stage star back from world of silence
Talented Ysabel Collyer lost the power of speech after a horrifying car crash. But now she has made her professional acting debut after spending years painstakingly rebuilding her shattered life. Ysabel, 25, of Bradford Road, Shipley, was only 12 when
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School launches plan for £1m future dome
Greenhead Grammar School has unveiled the space age plans for its new £1 million computer learning centre. The purpose built high-tech City Learning Centre will have two floors crammed with state of the art technology and interior design straight from
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Positive thinking for Yarnbury
Goole 23 Yarnbury 12 YARNBURY travelled over to Goole with a much-changed side from the one that had seen off Roundhegians the previous week. With both half-backs injured veteran fly-half Ian Whitehurst returned to first team action along with Andy Cowley
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Lacklustre Town
ARDSLEY 2 OTLEY TOWN 1 A SOLID first-half performance by Otley Town gave way to a lacklustre second-half display and a second league defeat of the campaign as they bid for promotion from Division One of the Mumtaz West Riding County Amateur League. Town
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Trojans' best display
HAMPSTHWAITE 2 BURLEY TROJANS 4 Trojans put on their best performance of the season to upset the form book at high flying Hampsthwaite. The Harrogate side have enjoyed the better of recent encounters between the pair, however battling Trojans were good
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Impressive Pool
Pool 5 Beckwithshaw1 POOL entered the quarter-final of the Senior Challenge Cup fielding an unchanged side despite welcoming the return of some talented individuals to an impressive squad. After last week's swashbuckling success, the hungry Pool side
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Golfing news
Ben Rhydding Golf Club IN good golfing conditions for a change Ben Rhydding Golf Club's delayed January Medal was played by 59 members. Both divisions were won on a nett 58. Division One - 1, T Rockett 71-13-58; 2, I Firth 78-13-65 (on back last six);
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The price of fame
A NUMBER of local youngsters are gaining recognition at international level in their chosen sports but it is proving a very costly business for their parents ferrying them to trainingh sessions all over the country and to match venues. Two such youngsters
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - So the good people of Keighley are invited to share the joys of that modern phenomenon bearing the name 'conceptional art', courtesy of the Keighley Arts Factory. Do these 'artists' really expect the public to share their understanding of contrivances
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Youngsters missing out
MOST of us have some sort of commemorative item - whether it be a mug or a spoon. We'll get it out from time to time, look at it and put it away again - something to be treasured and passed down through families. Leeds City Council's idea to hand out
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Ben Rhydding ladies draw
B R Ladies 1 Winnington Park 1 This fabulous hockey spectacle provided the crowd at Ben Rhydding with the whole range of spectator thrills. Ben Rhydding emerged composed and determined after last weeks-resounding victory and played a tight first ten minutes
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Andrew jets off to join LA Law
A KEIGHLEY police officer flew off to work with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in an effort to share knowledge of working on either side of the Atlantic. Special constable Andrew Steele left on Tuesday for almost two weeks in the US, splitting
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Homeless hostel is to close
A HOSTEL for homeless people in Skipton is to be shut down because it is not being used frequently enough. The hostel on Bellevue Terrace has become run down and is not making any money so Craven District Councillors agreed to negotiate leasing the building
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Restaurant spices up cancer chaarities
Caring bosses of a Keighley restaurant are staging another charity night extravaganza. Shimla Spice in South Street last year raised a staggering £2,800 with two charity evenings. Proceeds went to the Bangladesh Flood Appeal and to the Lord Mayor's Appeal
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Living in the past
WITH the new century only weeks old Ilkley Parish Council appears determined to live in the past. Bradford Council has long been the focus for councillors' wrath - whether it be litter, dog fouling, planning or (deep breath) toilets. This week, the anger
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Cougars: Clock this!
THE famous Cougar scoreboard will have an important part to play in Sunday's Silk Cut clash with French side Villeneuve -- and not for the first time. The clock and scoreboard were presented to the club in September 1934 by Omega watches in time for the
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Get ready for Operation Ingrow
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is bracing itself for a full-scale military invasion. The Territorial Army is converging on Ingrow Railway Centre this weekend in one of the largest exercises of its kind ever seen in Keighley. Troops will be training
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Rail crush fears for passengers
FRIGHTENED Ilkley rail passengers have been abandoning their train in mid journey because of safety fears. Ilkley parish councillor Joyce Galling likened the early morning Ilkley to Leeds service as a 'cattle wagon' with passengers crammed into far too
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Cystic fibrosis woman gets lifesaving lung transplant
A CRAVEN woman has been given the gift of life after undergoing a successful double lung transplant at the weekend. The operation ends three years of anxious waiting for the family of Katherine Ireland, 21, of Cononley. Cystic fibrosis sufferer Katherine
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Golf: Malcolm takes the hot seat
Silsden golfer Malcolm Mawson has been installed as the new president of Bradford & District Union of Golf Clubs. Malcolm, 52, is a former captain and president of Silsden Golf Club, where he has been a member for the last 12 years, and is chairman
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Table tennis: Foley on target to stop disaster
Neil Foley almost single-handedly averted disaster for title chasers Wanderers at home to bottom team Nemesis in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League First Division. With team mate Paul Farley suffering from a dramatic loss of form as he lost
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Rugby League: Cats show their style
Keighley Albion Cats 70 Crosfields 5 - The Cats completed their Conference programme last Sunday with a thirteen try demolition of bottom of the table Crosfields. Although it was a fine all round team performance this really was the Laura Ackroyd show
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Rugby Union: Crusaders junior round-up
Crusader Colts easily beat Blackburn 39-3 despite wasting a string of early scoring chances. Too many players tried to go on their own when a simple pass would have resulted in a try. Overlaps were scorned are players were too concerned with getting their
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Rugby Union: Crudsaders pay price
Selby 44 Keighley Crusaders 5 - Crusaders paid dearly for turning out a much weakened side for their non-league fixture at Selby. Injuries, holidays and, sadly, less genuine excuses, left the side short of seven or eight first choice players, including
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Albion Under-15's gained rRugby League: Junior round-up
evenge for earlier defeats, beating Hillsborough Hawks 18-6 despite fielding a number of new players. Alistair Beaumont beat three tacklers to score an individual try and the Albion defence was superb led by Andy Feather, Jackson French, Bradley Metcalfe
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Rugby League: Amateur round-up
Keighley Town 52 Odsal Sedberg 14 - Keighley Town returned to action after a three week break and showed that the rest had done them no harm -- bouncing back with a nine try demolition of Odsal Sedberg. Twenty minutes of superb attacking rugby and determined
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Rugby League: Albion's double trouble
Castleford Panthers 16, Keighley Albion 16 - Albion travelled to Castleford looking for their second double of the season, against a team that they had nilled in their first encounter at Crossflatts. The opening encounters were even steven but Albion
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Soccer: Junior football round-up
Long Lee Under-14's have reached the semi-final of the County Cup after beating Mandela Juniors of Leeds on a 'technical knockout.' Although the Leeds team won 7-4 they were disqualified for playing two illegal players. Long Lee will play Thornhill in
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Soccer: Wharfedale sunday League
ST ANNES CELTIC extended their lead at the top of the Premier Division in the only match played in the top flight. They beat Boltmakers 7-0 after taking a 3-0 lead by half time with Paul Driver scoring twice and Dave McManus adding the third. After the
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Soccer: County Amateurs
PHOENIX returned to winning ways in the league with a 4-1 victory over Crage Road United. The visitors took the lead when the Keighley side's defence failed to clear the ball after a Crag attack, winger Andy Gaunt turning man of the match Rob Henson to
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Obituary: Sudden death of league official
Cricketers throughout the district were stunned by the sudden death of Craven Cricket League secretary Mrs Margaret Coe last Wednesday. Margaret, 55, who was born and brought up in Keighley, became the first woman secretary of the league when she took
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Plenty of flavour
Wharfedale 46 New Brighton 19 Many of the ingredients of this match had the flavour and spice uncharacteristic of so many friendly filler fixtures renowned for their blandness, writes Ian Douglass. New Brighton are having a fine season and they and Wharfedale
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Letter from the Dales
Rob Foster and his wife Iris have moved from Newfield Grange Farm to a new house at Scosthrop, leaving their son Simon to attend to a historic farm. The Fosters have been associated with Newfield for a century and a-half. Simon is the fifth generation
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Cash pours in for millennium project
ADDINGHAM'S George Street millennium project has been boosted by a sudden surge of generosity. Members of Addingham Civic Society are working hard to raise about £9,000, the amount need to fund the resurfacing of George Street. The street, which runs
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
Britain is a prosperous, confident country. The people who live here are spending more and more money on having fun because they think the good times are going to continue. At least, that's the interpretation of big-spending Britain put on things by Mintel
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Fall victim was frightened to death
A woman who fell to her death from a third storey, flat window was said to be terrified of being the next victim of the Lund Park attacker. Neighbours of middle-aged Ann Marie Ginley, who was found lying on the cobbles in Low Street, Keighley, early Tuesday
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Community safety efforts gather momentum
CRAVEN is on target to becoming a safer place thanks to the efforts of the district's community safety partnership. The group, made up of representatives from the police, council and local organisations, was set up nearly two years ago with the aim of
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Over 40 schools may be sold off
More than 40 schools could go under the hammer to help pay for Bradford's trouble-hit education shake-up, it was revealed today. The schools will become surplus to requirements as a result of the shake-up and some could be bought by developers. And even
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Dalesfolk: Ken Drake
IT is, today, the world's most glamourous profession for millions of young men, a life of fast cars, pop singers and private 'planes, fashion models, champagne and sometimes cocaine too, writes John Sheard. It is also a world of cynical fouls on the pitch
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Reds ready for leaders
Yorkshire Division Three Skipton 43 Stanley Rodillians 8 (Half-time 15-3) Skipton went into this game hoping for their 10th league win on the trot showing a number of enforced changes from their victory the previous week at fellow p omotion rivals Barnsley
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Dog blaze death riddle
RSPCA bosses are investigating after a dog was set ablaze at an isolated moorland site above Keighley. The charred carcass of a whippet-like dog was found at the spot in Pole Road, between Goose Eye and Sutton. A woman alerted the RSPCA after finding
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Judge's dismay at young drug dealers
A judge has warned that sentences for young people caught drug dealing on the streets of Bradford may have to double because of the growing problem. Judge Roger Scott expressed dismay at Bradford Crown Court the fact that he is having to deal on an almost
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International call centre launched
A go-ahead Keighley company has set up the town's first call centre. Computer, telephony and cabling experts Datacable have launched the centre at their base in Keighley Business Centre, South Street. Three new full time and several part-time jobs have
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Shoppers World hits the net
SHOPPERS from Bradford are being given the chance to shop in malls around the UK - without leaving the comfort of their armchair. The Digital Media division of Newsquest - owners of the Keighley News - has launched its Shoppers' World site nationally,
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Ditch the car - and walk for health
KEIGHLEY people should ditch their cars and walk - that is the message of the Walking for Health project. The Keighley-based scheme is one of four in the country - others are in Leicester, Walsall and Eastbourne. It aims to improve local health, the environment
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Battle of NHS survey
TWO Keighley politicians have clashed over whether Bradford council should launch a probe into the state of the NHS. Tory councillor Glenn Miller says the council should investigate NHS issues such as alleged lack of beds, poor performance and unfair
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Sweet smell comes to the cowshed
Dairy farmers are starting to turn to aromatherapy in a bid to cure mastitis in their cows. A special massage oil is being used to clear up mastitis, an infection which causes cows' udders to become inflamed. Ex-farmer Norman Spence, 59, has created the
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Love blossoms - at the checkout
THERE are romantic reasons to shop at Morrisons, if surveys are to be believed. Keighley's Morrisons checkout girls are said to be objects of desire. They are five times more likely to be chatted up at their tills than on a night out. This astonishing
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Cyclists plan charity ride
TWO Keighley men are bringing a new meaning to the phrase pedal power and hope to raise a pile of cash for Manorlands hospice, Oxenhope. Ben Pennington, 24, and Steven Varey, 22, both of Long Lee, are planning to cycle the length of France on a four-week
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Women row club throws out objectors
THREE members of a controversial social club have been suspended for six months after they opposed its ban on equal rights for women members. Sunnybank Social Club, in Silsden, acted after Bernard Clarke, his father-in-law, Laurie Sloan, and Mick Sutton
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Russell plans daredevil dive
KEIGHLEY News journalist Russell Yeo has taken up a challenge to go bungee jumping - without a rope. The 22-year-old daredevil will freefall 150 feet from a cage on top of a crane to raise cash for kidney research. Trainee reporter Russell is appealing
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Off-licensees win a VIP trip to London
A VIP all-expenses paid trip to London, including an overnight stay in the luxurious Hilton Hotel on Park Lane, awaits Barnoldswick shopkeepers Alan Sagar and Penny Greenwood. Their shop, Rainhall Food and Drink on Rainhall Road, has won through to the
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Gala organisers start to plan this year's event
WORK has begun early to ensure that Skipton Gala is not lost among the many millennium celebrations taking place this year. And it may become very hard work for the few dedicated committee members left doing all the organising after several resigned following
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Man dragged into sawmill machine
A BARNOLDSWICK man is recovering in hospital following an industrial accident which police initially feared could prove fatal. Jack Parsons, 44, of Moor Close Farm, Esp Lane, was dragged into machinery at a sawmill in Gisburn when his clothing became
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Residents protest over parking
ANGRY residents who struggle to park near their own homes attended a meeting of Settle Town Council this week to protest. Residents from Upper Settle, complained that a "Keep Clear" sign on the road by The Green had taken away valuable car parking space
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Big fish swap helps tarn
MORE than 150 carp have been removed from Yeadon Tarn as part of an operation to improve the health of the dam. The netting of fish from the tarn, organised by Aireborough and District Angling Association, will be followed in April with the introduction
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Martial arts: Ann's judo challenge
Oakbank English teacher, Ann Hogben, has been busy travelling up down the country in her capacity as a top flight judo referee. In the past few weeks Ann has refereed at the National Youth Judo trials in Bristol and at the North West Open Championships
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Council approves new parking charges
ANOTHER new car parking charge scheme for Craven will result in residents bearing the brunt of an increase in prices. Residents who buy unlimited parking permits will be charged almost double. The unlimited residents permits will now cost £50 a year instead
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Web of information on God's Own Country
The first phase of a new web site promoting tourist attractions throughout the region was launched this week. The Yorkshire Tourist Board site - www.yorkshirevisitor.co.uk - provides a wealth of information on venues plus accommodation. There is also
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Heart attack man to ski intn records
A FORMER heart attack victim from Huby is aiming to ski his way into the record books to raise vital funds for the British Heart Foundation. Neil Muffitt, who was just 39 years old when he suffered a heart attack two years ago, has called on like minded
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Plans for hospital revealed
PROPOSALS to make the new Wharfedale Hospital a 'locality hospital' providing day surgery and outpatient facilities have been revealed. The new hospital will also be undertaken as a project separate from major changes to Leeds health provision and put
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Parking ban for choked streets
MEASURES to stop parked vehicles from blocking access to two streets in the middle of Horsforth are to be introduced in a bid to prevent a possible tragedy. Kerry Street and Kerry Garth, off Town Street, are heavily parked on by office workers and shoppers
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Council in no rush to develop Ashfield Works
A MAJOR Otley town centre site can only be redeveloped once the main tenant has been relocated, it was revealed this week. Leeds City Council-owned Ashfield Works, off Westgate, will most probably be redeveloped with a mixture of houses and leisure associated
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Village pays price of traffic measures
A LONG-RUNNING campaign to make Pool-in-Wharfedale safer from speeding traffic is nearing victory - but at a huge price. Pool is set to receive a whole package of traffic calming measures, but only after city councillors approved in principal detailed
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Post Office raiders flee empty handed
POLICE are hunting for raiders who terrified staff and customers during an attempted robbery at Burley-in-Wharfedale post office this week. At about 5.15pm on Monday two individuals in balaclavas entered the post office in Station Road. One of the suspects
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Addingham's run ends
GRINDLETON 3 ADDINGHAM 2 ADDINGHAM'S eleventh unbeaten game came to an end after the long haul to Grindleton. Judging be the lacklustre performance one could have been forgiven for thinking the Addingham players had walked the 35 miles to North Yorkshire
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cALAMITY PAIN AS MUSICALS CLASH
A high noon shoot out may be on the cards for two local amateur theatre groups. Holy Family School and Sutton Amateurs are performing the musical, Calamity Jane within a week of each other. The school's production runs from March 30-April 1 and Sutton
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Coat display will be real Bronte Cliff hanger
SIR Cliff Richard's coat will attract visitors to an exhibition in the Bronte Parsonage Museum's new £70,000 display room. Ballet costumes and stills from a 1920s silent movie are also among attractions at the new exhibition, A Passionate Response. It
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Pupils on the double for swim victories
Keighley schools Bronte and Oakbank took the honours at the middle and upper schools' swimming gala organised by Bingley Swimming Club. Bronte won the main event and the Barry Watson mixed relay team race for middle schools. Oakbank completed a similar
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sCHOOLS ATTACK REORGANISATION BOSSES
Head teachers wanted rid of schools reorganisation leaders before Christmas, a leaked document reveals. Minutes from a December 1999 headteachers' meeting have been leaked to the Keighley News. They show a vote of "no confidence" against schools leaders
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Council tax bill is kept down - but at a cost
CRAVEN residents can expect a relatively modest rise in council tax of 2.1 per cent - as against the current rate of inflation (2.5 per cent) but at a cost. That cost is the scrapping of proposals to employ an additional dog warden to help rid Craven
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Bottomley wins Rombalds Stride
The 19th annual running - or walking - of the Rombalds Stride took place on Saturday and once again the event was blessed with good weather conditions. A total of 505 starters set out from Guiseley and on a 25 mile route took in Esholt, Baildon, Rombalds
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Otley continue their battle
OTLEY RUFC return to Jewson One action on Saturday after a two week break anxious to maintain their position as league leaderts. The break has given players time to recover from injury and some such as Robert Whatmuff to get match fit with the Saracens
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Guiseley need some divine intervention
Following a slump in form Guiseley AFC are seeking a little help from other quarters. Canon Ralph Crowe is a regular on the Guiseley terraces and when it came time for him to retire from his Bradford church his colleagues decided to buy him a season ticket
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Simply Smith
THERE is a battle going on in Ripon that could have implications wider than the immediate boundaries of North Yorkshire. The citizens of this sleepy city, surrounding a cathedral that has seen centuries of change, are being asked if they want to countenance
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Christian viewpoint
By Kathleen Miller, Keighley shared Churches - On a frosty December morning I got up in the dark - a barking dog had disturbed me - and opened thick heavy curtains. What a sight met my eyes! A deep blue velvety sky studded with myriad stars, some lone
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Dear Reader
This week a technological revolution came to fruition at the Keighley News. We still have some way to go - but we became one of the first weekly newspapers in the land to switch to digital photography. Obviously we still have our filed negatives and prints
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Cougars: Speed merchants ready for fast lane
KN SPORT received a request for a photograph of the Cougar squad from a national magazine this week. We will soon be printing a picture of the current line-up for local fans, but had to tell the publishers that because of a delay in getting the new 'Woof
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Sports try again in county cup clash
Efforts by the Sunday Alliance to play Senior Cup matches have been hit by outstanding County Cup games. Albion Sports were due to meet Stanley Road in the Senior Cup second round. Instead they travel to Monkbridge for their fourth round County Cup replay
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Alien video claims made
AN Ilkley company claims it has discovered top secret NASA space footage which threatens to destroy a huge UFO cover-up. Graham Birdsall is editor of UFO Magazine, part of Quest Publications International Ltd, based in West Street. The magazine believes
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Motorway link like 'car park'
Bradford's link to the motorway network has been reduced to a car park claim motorists. The M606 from Bierley, Bradford, to the M62 has been gridlocked during the morning rush hour after a slip road onto the east-bound M62 towards Leeds was reduced from
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Ilkley kids may miss out on education funding
CHILDREN in Ilkley could still lose out in early years education, despite a new £2.3 million plan being announced by the local authority, a councillor has warned. Bradford Council is hoping to get Government funding to develop 1,220 new early education
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hOSPITAL STEPS UP SECURITY
Security has been stepped up following two incidents within weeks in the grounds of Airedale hospital. And in response to raised fears following the Lund Park attacks, hospital staff have been offered personal alarms. A security guard was punched in the
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Thousands more receive wheelie bins
Bradford Council has outlined a programme for the introduction of wheelie bins in the Keighley area. The new bins, which hold roughly double the capacity of the old round models, will be phased in during March and introduced through the whole of the area
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U-turn puts out-of-hours doctors' scheme under threat
OUT-of-hours doctors' schemes in Settle, Bentham and Skipton could be under threat unless the Government reverses a decision to axe funding for rural services. The Settle and Bentham service, set up a couple of years ago, is the most likely to be affected
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Shining example of way forward in education
In this age of competition, and where success is often judged by attainment and material possessions, great care has to be taken when separating the cream from the milk. The need to nurture those with special talents and put them on the fast track has
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Cougars prepare for French flair
Keighley Cougars coach Karl Harrison has told his side to expect the unpredictable when they take on French champions Villeneuve in tomorrow's intriguing Challenge Cup fourth round tie. The Cougars boss is predicting an entertaining spectacle as his side
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Cross Hills thump LMS
Despite the previous week's wet weather only four matches had to be postponed on Saturday and the four league cup quarter-finals were played. In the Premier Division Cup Cross Hills cruised into the semis with a resounding 7-0 win over Skipton LMS and
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Accusations fly over school cash
THE head of Bradford's education service is being called to give a public account of how the school reorganisation has descended into crisis. Opposition members on the council want Susanne Rooney to give a full pubic account of her handling of the crisis
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Council tax could rise nine per cent
Council tax-payers could face a nine per cent increase in bills if Bradford Council goes ahead with its plan to pump £5million extra into schools. For those living in a band D category house - those worth between £68,000 and £88,000 - that would mean
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Building society turns in record profits
SKIPTON Building Society has turned in record profits - up almost 25 per cent to £50 million in 1999. The society is trumpeting its annual results, announced this week, as further proof of the benefits of remaining a mutual society - one owned by its
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kATIE'S LUNG TRANSPLANT MIRACLE
A Cononley woman has been given the gift of life after undergoing a successful double lung transplant at the weekend. The operation ends three years of anxious waiting for the family of Katherine Ireland, 21. Cystic fibrosis suffer Katherine has seen
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School knife terror crackdown
A head teacher today pledged to tighten security at his school after a half-naked man wielding a carving knife allegedly threatened pupils. The move by Eccleshill School head teacher Neil Donkin came after a man entered the school grounds brandishing
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Racers turn highway into trotting track
Two trotting horses complete with carriages turned a section of the Aire Valley Trunk Road into the Aire Valley Handicap by staging a race, a court heard. Terry Ryan, 39, a landscape gardener of Ash Tree Gardens, Mixenden, pleaded guilty to wilfully obstructing
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Soccer: Keighley Alliance round-up
Craven Athletic 1 Three Horses 2 - The clash of the title contenders saw Three Horses win by a short head -- and they just about deserved their victory. Horses started with a bright 10-minute spell but could not turn their chances into goals, as the home
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Soccer: Craven League
ONLY five matches were called off last weekend, despite heavy rain during the week, and the cup backlog was eased when a few delayed ties were played. Cross Hills enjoyed an easy victory over a poor Skipton LMS side in the Premier Division League Cup,
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Ilkley Moor Badminton
ON Friday both Ilkley Moor mens and Ladies teams played at home in the Bradford League. The men's team played against North Bradford and continued their winning form with an 8-1 win. The new partnership of 15 year-old Stewart Ellis and Peter Gill show
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Ilkley triumph over Boroughbridge
ILKLEY AFC 2 BORO'BRIDGE 1 ILKLEY went through to the semi-finals of the Harrogate League Challenge Cup with a hard-fought win over fellow Premier Division side Boroughbridge. In a closely fought game it was Boroughbridge who opened the scoring when Binks
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Cougars: Coach serves up magic formula
Cougars 22, Dewsbury Rams 6 - KARL HARRISON looked to have discovered a magic formula -- transforming his side into Supermen as they smashed the league leaders. They left Dewsbury's unbeaten run in tatters, slicing through the Rams defence and pounding
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Avenue's home run lifts them to third
Bradford Park Avenue 2 Stocksbridge PS 0 Park Avenue successfully defended their unbeaten home record and climbed back to joint third in UniBond Division One at Horsfall Stadium last night. A penalty midway through the first half in an incident which
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Women in fear join safe buses scheme
Women fearful of the Lund Park attacker are booking a female only door-to-door transport service in record numbers. Some 23 new members alone joined up with Safe Rider, a Bradford Council sponsored venture, during January. Earlier this week a middle-aged
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Beat bobbies to lead fight on crime
A crime crackdown is planned for Highfield as part of the area's first wave of regeneration projects. Keighley police will send in a special team bringing together beat bobbies with hi-tech crime analysts. They will tackle drug dealing, anti-social behaviour
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Welcome for farmers' market initiative
PLANS for a regular farmers' market in Settle have been welcomed by farming officials. The proposals have been put forward by Settle Town Council's markets committee and are still in their preliminary stages. However, the plan is to run a farmers' market
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Ilkley Motor Club
revel in success THE president of the Ilkley and District Motor Club, Chris Tindall, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, and his wife Ann, welcomed over 200 members and guests to the club's annual dinner dance and prize presentation at the Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley
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Swimming: Champions from closure-threat pool
Swimming stars at Silsden's Hothfield Street school took second place at Bingley swimming club's primary schools gala. The ten-strong team competed alongside 17 other schools and won six of their heats and one of the finals to take team silver. They train
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Seasiders too strong for Ilkley
Ilkley 8 Scarborough 22 SATURDAY'S game kicked off a little late with a strong wind blowing across the pitch from the west, so no advantage to either side. The playing surface was in perfect condition and a good flowing game ensued. Scarborough kicked
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Cougars: Doorey aims to dump old club
FORMER Cougar favourite Grant Doorey returns to Keighley on Sunday -- with his old club firmly in his sights. The Aussie schoolteacher was a vital part of the club's Second Division Championship winning side in 1994-95 and has gone on to a successful
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City gents chase Euro place
Bradford City could be in line for a shock place in next season's UEFA Cup. The Bantams' excellent disciplinary record has helped them into second place in the Premiership Fair Play League behind Manchester United. And if they can maintain that position
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Planners oppose restaurant bid
A COUPLE'S planning bid which cooked up a storm in Addingham is likely to get a roasting from planning bosses today. Ben and Vanessa Wood want to convert a house at 150 Main Street into a 24-seater restaurant with a flat above. The application caused
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Woman rescued from house fire
A WOMAN was rescued from her bedroom window as fire swept through her house in Burnside Crescent, Skipton, this week. Sharon Wilson, 43, was already leaning out of the upstairs window trying to get out of the house when the fire brigade arrived at the
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Couple live the goodlife on moors
Adrian Bebb, 33, and his partner, Veronika Reisig, 34, make their own yoghurt, grow their own vegetables and produce home-made cheese. Supermarkets are anathema to them and their milk comes fresh out of the goats - Fosby and Sahne to be precise. And in
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Hi-tech boost from Freemasons
A KEIGHLEY organisation has received a massive boost in its bid to buy special IT equipment for the blind and partially sighted. Keighley and District Association for the Blind was presented with a cheque for £750 from a local Masonic group this week.
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Get ready for the wheelie bin brigade
THE programme for the introduction of wheelie bins in the Keighley area has been outlined by Bradford council. The new bins, which hold roughly double the capacity of the conventional models, will be phased in during March and introduced through the whole
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Rural housing plan bocked
Councillors yesterday blocked plans to build nearly 140 houses in Oakworth on land between Moorlands Avenue and Occupation Lane. At the meeting of the Keighley area planning panel at the town hall councillors refused the application on a number of grounds
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Security guard attacked in hospital grounds
HOSPITAL bosses are warning staff to be on their guard following an attack on a security guard. The man was attacked and injured after he challenged a man hanging around the grounds of Airedale General Hospital, in Skipton Road, Steeton. Warning notices
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Culvert row goes to the High Court
SILSDEN residents are to seek permission to take council bosses to the High Court over their handling of a long running saga of a dangerous underground culvert. Members of Silsden Parish Council voted to seek what is known as a judicial review against
