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Film Review: Love's Labour's Lost
Timeless verse, timeless tunes - put them together and you've got a sure-fire winner. At least that was presumably the thinking behind Kenneth Branagh's idea of infusing one of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays with classic songs by the likes of George
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Theatre: One-man re-run of the Randle scandals
Music hall star Frank Randle famously claimed some of his finest performances had been at Blackpool Magistrates' Court. Now the story of the comedian's colourful life will be played out on the stage of the King's Hall in Ilkley. Randle began life as a
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Athletics: Club takes road race victory
LAWRENCE HELLAWELL set another personal best time with third place in the Ackworth half marathon, near Wakefield, on Sunday. His time of 70mins 56secs for the 13.1 mile course improved his own club record for the distance by over a minute. Yorkshire County
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Dome and away for high fliers
High-flying theatre group Skinning The Cat have landed a job at the very top. For the group have gained a sought-after job performing in the Millennium Dome. The pioneering Bradford-based company travelled to London yesterday to begin the first of four
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Chocs away- slimline mum on cloud nine
A SELF-CONFESSED chocaholic has trimmed her weight down by four stones - despite working behind the counter of a sweet shop. Angela Tetley was desperate to lose some of her 13st 10lb to fit into her summer clothes but was forced to stare temptation in
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Cricket club desperate go catch vandals
VANDALISM at a Yeadon cricket club has become so bad that supporters have considered all-night stake-outs to try to catch those responsible. The attacks have proved personally painful for Green Lane Cricket Club president Norman Holroyd, reduced to crutches
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Guiseley to get its own radio station
GUISELEY'S airwaves will soon be rocking to the unique sound of a new community radio station. Rather than high profile disc jockeys such as Simon Mayo, Chris Evans or Zoe Ball, the stars of this station will be somewhat cheaper but just as enthusiastic
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Sainsbury plan hits snag
THE plug could be pulled on plans to build a new supermarket at Otley if planning difficulties are not ironed out, an Otley Town Councillor has warned. Coun Phil Coyne, (Lab, Otley and Wharfedale), said that Sainsbury's was prepared to drop its application
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Marie to swim with the dolphins
AN AMATEUR operatic society has put on a show-stopping performance to make a dream come true for a teenage girl with cancer. Rawdon Amateur Operatic Society were so keen to see leukaemia sufferer Marie Thompson fulfil her dream to swim with dolphins they
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Twin priests have Pope seeing double
THE Pope may be seeking treatment for double vision after his encounter with an Otley priest in Rome. The Rev Cornelius Finn, who is this year celebrating the 60th anniversary of his ordination, has just returned from Rome after an audience with Pope
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Star Wars store to open at midnight
STAR Wars mania is expected at Woolworths in Otley on April 2. So much so, that the store is opening its doors at midnight in preparation for what it believes will be a 'mad dash' for the Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace video. The red and black-faced
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Holiday couple in floods nightmare
A 56-YEAR-OLD woman has spoken of her lucky escape from the floods which devastated the African country of Mozambique. Now Mary Jonas is appealing for people to back relief efforts to support the country's embattled people. Mrs Jonas and her travelling
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Rugby League: Amateur round-up
Littleborough 12 Keighley Town 28 - Daz Lynam was once again the architect of Town's victory at Littleborough. Second row man Darren Walton led from the front and pushed man of the match Lynam all the way. Richard 'Booker' Shaw opened the scoring after
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Ilkley U-13s take title
ILKLEY U-13S.....0 HORSFORTH......0 ILKLEY Juniors Under-13s were crowned Harrogate League champions on Sunday after a hard-fought draw with a resilient Horsforth Dynamos side. Ilkley needed one point from this game to take the title but both sides went
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Motorsport: Trials champ on a roll
Dougie Lampkin heads for Northern Ireland on Sunday to launch his defence of the British trials championship. On current form he should add the crown to his incredible trophy list again as he is just storming the trials world. He charmed the rain out
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sCHOOL HEAD DENIES BULLY-BOY CLAIMS
Headteacher John Roberts has denied bullying a grandmother out of her job. Oakbank head Mr Roberts says former finance manager Elizabeth Mitchell's allegations of bullying and harassment after she blew the whistle on financial "irregularities" are unproven
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Arsonist hunt as blazes linked
A series of fires started at industrial compounds are being linked by police. Dewsbury CID officers have appealed for help from the public after fires were started in skips and a temporary building in Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike and Batley Carr. In most
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Soccer: Junior football round-up
Long Lee finally got the better of Gomersal. After an entertaining first half, where goal chances were limited man of the match Lewis Roberts scored the match wining goal. Good defending from Sean Quinlan, Liam Dickerson and Aaron Clough, stopped Gomersal
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Two in title treble
City of Bradford's Steven Broadley and Emma Collings won three senior county titles in backstroke and freestyle at the last Yorkshire Long Course Meet at Leeds for this year. In a meet which saw most of Bradford's swimmers improve on their entry rankings
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Ribb fail to learn their lesson
North Ribblesdale 23 Hull 29 THIS game bore a remarkable similarity to the previous week's close encounter at Grove Park. Unfortunately for Ribb it had the same outcome, with the visitors having the last word to take the points with a score at the death
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Yet more cash to 'vanish' in Bradford
ANOTHER huge wad of cash looks to be on its way to Bradford Council's housing budget with yet another developer willing to stump up cash to avoid having to build affordable homes on the site. Burley Developments Ltd, the company which has applied to develop
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rACIAL eQUALITY cOUNCIL UNDER THREAT
Keighley's Racial Equality Council is fighting for survival, we can reveal. The organisation, formed 19 years ago, has technically been closed down following the demise of its sister body in Bradford. But a newly formed management committee is preparing
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Gentle giant 'felled by a single punch'
A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of "gentle giant'' Colin Walker who died after being felled by a single punch. The 34-year-old paint factory worker suffered fatal head injuries when he banged his head on the pavement after being
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Pool's title hopes fading
K MALZEARD........3 POOL AFC..............2 POOL made the long trip to Kirkby Malzeard knowing that nothing less than a win would do to keep their diminishing hopes of the championship alive. All seemed well when Carl Wilson put them ahead after a couple
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Trojans count the cost
TROJANS...........1 SPA ATH...........7 IN budget week Burley Trojans found the demands on their playing resources too taxing as they crashed to their heaviest defeat of the season. With only four recognised first teamers in their line up, the home side
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Ilkley Grand National Trial
Experience triumphed over youthful exuberance on Saturday at the Ilkley Grand National trial on Middleton and Beamsley Moors when East Keswick golf course builder Ben Hemingway won the old established Ilkley Motor Club event with a mixture of care and
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Top award for athletics coach
OTLEY athletics coach Gordon Agar has been rewarded for almost 30 years in athletics by being presented with the Yorkshire Electricity Coach of the Year award at a dinner in the Elland Road banqueting suite. Gordon stepped forward to receive his award
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Fun day for athletes with disabilities
NUNROYD Park, Yeadon, hosted the Yorkshire and Humberside Regional cross-country championships for People With Learning Disabilities with over 100 youngsters taking part in the more serious races whilst 57 others enjoyed a fun run. Nunroyd, although picturesque
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"Some don't hurt enough when we lose" says Guiseley manager
GUISELEY manager Bobby Davison was left to reflect on the commitment of his side after they were outclassed by league leaders Leigh RMI on Saturday losing 3-0. "Some of the lads just don't seem to hurt enough when we lose," said Davison. "We need five
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Cougars: South African tour date
Cougar Park is to host a rugby league international on Good Friday. The Yorkshire Amateur League will stage two matches when their Under-16 and Under-18 sides will take on South African. The South African squads are touring the north of England and Cougars
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Explosive Anderson makes big impact
There is no more frightening sight in Super League right now than Paul Anderson on the charge. Weighing in at over 19 stone, he's consistently producing the form which saw him make a big impact when he burst on to the scene with Leeds in 1990. His Headingley
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Soccer league hots up
ANOTHER dry day saw more matches out of the way and with the onset of evening fixtures this week, inroads will begin to be made on the Craven Football League backlog. Skipton Bulldogs FC reached their third semi-final of the season with a 3-0 victory
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Sir Clive's brainchild makes comeback in Ilkley
ILKLEY has provided a 'revolutionary' form of transport with a brief return to the limelight. The appearance of not one but nine Sinclair C5s caused raised eyebrows and the odd chuckle at an Ilkley auction. The vehicles were entered for sale at the Andrew
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Hospital patient fell from roof in flames
Horrified staff saw a young woman plunge in flames from a roof at the hospital where she was a patient, a Bradford inquest heard. Nurses at Lynfield Mount Hospital in Bradford had tried to persuade 33-year-old Tracey Adams to come down. But as the emergency
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Teacher hits out at lack of facilities
A NORTH Craven PE teacher has hit out at the lack of sporting facilities available for youngsters in the area. Mark Glover, head of PE at Settle Middle School, says that at the very least there should be an astro-turf all weather pitch with floodlighting
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bRONTE MUEUM HEAD SUSPENDED
The boss of one of the top museums in the country is under investigation and has been suspended from his post. Mike Hill, pictured, director of the Bronte Parsonage Museum in Haworth, has not been at his desk for at least a fortnight. The Bronte Society
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'Claudia Schiffer jibe over £50,000 from neighbour'
A former milkman said he "could have had Claudia Schiffer" for the money he'd spent on his blonde neighbour, a court heard. David Longbottom, 60, of Hatchett Lane, Oakenshaw, gave Debbie Rymer £30,000 to buy herself a cottage at Riding Lane, Shelf, and
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Welcome step
THE introduction of closed-circuit television cameras at Ilkley bus station will be welcomed by many as a major step forward in crime prevention and detection. Criminals prefer to operate in areas where there is little chance of their activities being
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So little to pay for a life-saver
This week saw the Telegraph & Argus join forces with the fire service in a unique partnership to increase fire safety awareness. The focus of the new initiative is a new graphic-led display board, sponsored and designed by the T&A, which will
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Soccer: Wharfedale sunday League
St Annes Celtic moved 12 points clear at the top after beating Victoria Hotel 7-0. Saints only had Danny Spencer on target in a tight first half, but they stepped up several gears after the break with Paul Driver adding a hat-trick, Dave McManus (2) and
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Musicians gigging for aged
OTLEY-BASED band Orca are returning home to play their first gig in the town in more than two years. And it's all to help out Otley's senior citizens as they are headlining a gig at the Civic Centre which is aiming to raise money for a mini-bus for Otley
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Medical diary with Bruce Woodhouse
In recent months the medical profession has suffered blow after blow to its public image. The trial of Dr Shipman, the Bristol heart surgeon scandal, the storage of children's organs at Alder Hey and other hospitals. On a lesser scale it is becoming a
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Bradbury will make Giants stronger
Giants coach John Kear wore a haunted look after the sides' Challenge Cup meeting at Odsal in February. But he feels his team will be better for the experience of that 32-4 defeat going into tomorrow's Super League re-match. "To tackle a team with the
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Greens bring new team into league
WHARFEDALE are to enter a new team into the league structure in order to provide more competitive matches for players below the top level. The Wharfedale Rams, as the fourth team will be known, will compete in Yorkshire Division Five after their application
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Police launch crime fight campaign
Keighley police are setting up a crime prevention and Neighbourhood Watch week. Crime prevention officers Sgt Adrian Foyston and Sgt Steve Taylor decided to run an independent campaign rather than focus on June's National Neighbourhood Watch Week. They
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Schoolchildren face life in shanty schools
SCHOOLCHILDREN in the Ilkley area face being educated in 'shanty towns' as the building programme for the £171 million reorganisation descends into chaos, it has been claimed. Twice as many children in the district will be taught in temporary classrooms
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tOURISTS GET A YEN FOR rEAL aLE
Help is at hand for Japanese tourists with a taste for real ale. A guide to our traditional tipple has been produced for Eastern visitors to Bronteland. The leaflet - compiled by the Keighley and Craven branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) - provides
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The show goes on - says comic
A row over a press release almost caused the cancellation of Bernard Manning's planned appearance in Oakworth next month. The controversial comedian's manager threatened to call off the April 28 booking due to claims made by venue owner John Tarves. A
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Arson-hit cricket club resumes play
A cricket club which faced closure after its pavilion was razed to the ground by arsonists can look to the future again -- thanks to the efforts of the local community. Members of Bowling Old Lane Cricket Club in West Bowling, Bradford, were devastated
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Bowls: Season starts on the greens
BOWLS is back on the sporting agenda as the Season 2000 gets under way. The Halifax and Hebden Bridge league starts this week with the Worth Valley and Skipton leagues staring in two weeks time. Cross Roads have made yet more strategic signings in their
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Athletes tackle Kinder Scout
KINDER Scout in the Peak District is famous for the mass trespass in 1932 of walkers seeking public access to the hills of England, and at 2,086ft it is the highest point in England south of Fountains Fell, near Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Naturally, the Dark
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Cougars: Karl Harrison's view from the dugout
WHAT a great day out at Gigg Lane. The players were superb and out travelling fans were - Fantastic! I wasn't too worried when we were 12-8 down at half time. I told the lads to be patient and stick to the gameplan, I predicted we would win by 20 points
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Ballads of the bins
When Emrys and June Marks wanted to voice their fears about wheelie bins they thought there was only one way to do it. And that was to turn to poetry. The budding bards felt their concerns would receive more attention if their letter of complaint to Bradford
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Eating Out
A meal at Beetie's was designed as a rejuvenating mid-week pick-me-up - and it lived up to expectations. The downstairs restaurant was fairly full, giving a pleasant atmosphere rather than what I feared would be a quiet Wednesday night out. Menus are
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Safety fears close Skipton playground
A SKIPTON playground described as dangerous by local councillors and inspectors has been closed and children warned to keep out. The Bold Venture playground, off Keighley Road has been recommended for closure by the North Yorkshire Playing Fields Association
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
Tomorrow the pubs and restaurants of Britain will be busy with family parties treating those very important people - mothers. The Mother's Day card racks in the shops will have been emptied. Millions of flowers will have been bought at inflated prices
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Model maker wins award
A modelling club has announced the first winner of a new annual award made in honour of one its founder members. Keighley Plastic Model Club has presented the Eddie Findlay Memorial Trophy to club member George Creek His model of a Renault Magnum Ice
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Feng shui fans flock to South Craven
PEOPLE from all over the world are flocking to South Craven to learn an art which has been practised for centuries. Feng shui is a way of improving your life by looking at your own home and making changes which harmonise natural energy. And feng shui
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Ben Rhydding hockey
Badgers................5 Brigg....................0 One of the pleasures of suporting the Badgers is that you know that the raw skills, naivete and innocence shown in September will have been nurtured throughout the season and that by the time March arrives
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Soccer: Craven League round-up
EVENING fixtures start this week as the league works to reduce the huge backlog of matches, after one of the wettest seasons of recent years. "After playing a full programme of matches at the weekend the chances of completing the league in reasonable
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Craven through the years
100 years ago THE matron of the cottage hospital conveyed her thanks to the many generous people in Skipton who had donated gifts over the year. These presents included fruit, eggs, linen, flowers, periodicals, cakes, biscuits and jellies. She said the
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Speedy backs can win cup for Skipton
SKIPTON go in search of cup glory on Sunday when they take on Knottingley at Halifax in the final of the Yorkshire Silver Trophy. It is the second time in three seasons that Skipton have reached the final - last time they were beaten by Leeds Corinthians
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Town to get youth worker
ILKLEY will enjoy its first full time youth worker based at the Warehouse in Little Lane, after council bosses gave the green light for the new post. The Gazette can reveal the post is about to be advertised by Bradford Council's youth service section
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'Tough targets will hit police services'
Police services to the public will suffer as officers try to meet tough new crime targets, the West Yorkshire Police Federation has claimed. On the day the county's Police Authority unveiled its policing plan for the new millennium, Roger Benn, chairman
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Craven campaign to cut deaths from bowel cancer steps up a gear
A £10,000 donation has helped the Clear Cancer Campaign get one step closer to its fundraising target. Last week the chief executive of Skipton Building Society John Goodfellow presented the largest single donation to the bowel cancer campaign group,
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New officials hope to revitalise chamber
A NEW millennium means a new start for Barnoldswick and Earby Chamber of Trade, with hopes for fresh ideas, renewed enthusiasm and more members. As with many organisations, over the past few years the bulk of the workload has rested on too few shoulders
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Town unveils millennium clock
SPELLING out the time - quite literally - for everyone in Barnoldswick is the town's new millennium clock. Officially unveiled on Monday, the unique handmade clock uses the 12 different letters of the name "Barnoldswick" instead of numerals around its
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Old soldiers dig in for plans battle
A GROUP of ex-servicemen are in fighting mood after being told materials they wish to use for a memorial garden may not get planning approval. The Bramhope branch of the Royal British Legion has come out fighting after hearing that they may not be able
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Couples married for 60 years
JIM and Kathleen Chew believe patience is the key to a happy and successful marriage. The couple, of Frank Parkinson Court, Guiseley, have just celebrated their Diamond Wedding. Their special day was marked with a message of congratulations from the Queen
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Magic of the Ribble
It only takes 45 minutes to drive to the Ribble Valley from Bradford but it might as well be Timbuktu as far as most people are concerned. In fact, it's a well-kept secret even among people who live in Lancashire, let alone dyed-in-the-wool Tykes. Luckily
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Why Joolz is stone in love with Bradford
Joolz Denby is the last person you would expect to be a member of the London literati. With her tattoos, multiple piercings and unorthodox dress sense, she looks more like a rock star. But after 20 years of writing and performing poetry on the alternative
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Crime fighting cameras are up and running
CAMERA-shy criminals face an unpleasant shock with the official switch-on of closed circuit television cameras in Ilkley bus station, police have warned. The bus station is now monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV cameras. The system has been installed by
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lEEDS uNITED BOSS BACKS SCHOOL
Top Premiership manager David O'Leary is to appear in a video to help a Keighley school raise cash to secure its sports college status. The Leeds United manager has agreed to talk about Oakbank School's work as a centre of sporting excellence on the video
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Calendar girls deny fall-out
RUMOURS that the Rylstone Calendar girls have fallen out with one another over a film contract have been vehemently denied by Tricia Stewart, alias Miss October. Mrs Stewart is the pin up responsible for changing the image of the WI forever and putting
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Cyber-Dine hits the net
Keighley's first cybe cafe is set to open tomorrow. New computer training organisation Cyber-Dine, in Hanover Street, will be officially opened at 10am by Keighley Cougars players. The new business, set up by directors Mike Dawson and Danielle Briston
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Easter Cross going up
OTLEY'S famous Easter Cross will be erected on top of the Chevin on Saturday, April 8. Volunteers are needed to turn up at the site, opposite The Royalty public house on Yorkgate at 9.15am on the day. Coun John Burland, a member of Otley Methodist Church
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Free parking tied up in red tsape
AN ATTEMPT to ease parking problems in Ilkley was being hampered by City Hall red tape, residents were told. Parish councillors have written to Bradford Council asking for parking charges to be removed from a car park in Railway Road, writes Paul Langan
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Turners' paintings go on show
Artists from Keighley will be among those displaying their work this weekend at an exhibition in Grassington. Sheila and Howard Turner, Stephen Lennon, Keith Shaw, Pat Moss and Arthur Craven will be displaying a variety of their art at the Yorkshire Itinerants
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Bureau cuts its hours amid financial worries
FINANCIAL difficulties facing Skipton's Citizens' Advice Bureau has meant drastic action has been taken to cut opening hours. The bureau based at St Andrew's Church Hall has seen a huge increase in the number of clients needing advice but it cannot help
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Meeting to decide on closure timetable
Residents and traders will decide on Monday when to close a main route into Bradford so a bridge can be replaced. Bradford Council is urging Low Moor and Oakenshaw residents to attend a last-minute Neighbourhood Forum meeting to discuss whether work to
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Rugby League: Junior rules blow
RUGBY LEAGUE rules have stopped two young players turning out with their favourite teams. Suzanne Hill played her last match with Cougar Cubs Under-11's last week, helping them to end their season on a high. She has played with the team for several seasons
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'We are still owed our final pay cheques'
Furious former workers at Shipley's failed cinema have hit out after their final pay cheques bounced. Part-time cleaners Joanne Spiteri and Zoe Beetham say they are also angry at being told they'd lost their jobs only hours before Shipley Flicks ceased
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Historic well uncovered in pub garden
A Haworth pub expects to do well with a "hole" new kind of attraction. Workmen discovered a historic well in the former car park of the Old Sun Inn while building an extension. The 26-foot-deep hole will now form a wishing well centrepiece for the beer
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Headmaster chosen as Parliamentary candidate
GIGGLESWICK School's headmaster, Tony Millard, could be embarking on a new career at Westminster. For Mr Millard has been selected as the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Wirral South constituency and when the next General Election
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Socer: Keighley Alliance League
Granby Phoenix 3 Three Horses 2 - LEAGUE secretary Allan Feather thinks he can win the lottery after watching Granby snatch an incredible victory. Five minutes before kick off they had only six players and their manager was about to concede the match
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Town back in second spot
OTLEY TOWN....3 FARNLEY..........2 THIS was not one of the best games seen at the Old Showfield bit it did not matter. What did matter was the outcome and that gave satisfaction with Town gaining their first win since February 26 and with Hall Green losing
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Injury hit Rangers lose
BIRKENSHAW.......29 RANGERS..............8 Injuries, and a late withdrawal, hindered Rangers in their team selection for this top four clash. Dominic Henry and Simon Carbutt, in particular, were two influential players missing from the starting line-up
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Otley have to wait for the title
FYLDE..................23 OTLEY..................17 OTLEY, who have already gained promotion to National League Division Two, will have to wait a little longer before they know whether they will be Jewson League Division One champions. They had a set-back
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Dear Reader
A small step in the right direction. That was how the Soc iety of Editors described a Home Office announcement that the power of the Information Commissioner will be strengthened by amendments to the Freedom of Information Bill to be tabled by the government
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Loathsome creatures
VANDALISM is rife in our society but the morons responsible for the repeated attacks at Green Lane Cricket Club are particularly loathsome creatures. A pensioner has suffered a painful injury, indirectly as a result of a few brain-dead people who take
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Bikers ready for Easter run
Motorcyclists are taking to the road for an annual Easter Bunny Run. A cavalcade armed with Easter eggs will travel from Keighley to Bradford on April 16. The event is being organised by the White Rose Motorcycle Club, which invites all local bikers to
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Marie Curie patients develop gardening skills
DAY care patients at the Ardenlea Marie Curie Centre in Ilkley are developing their gardening skills thanks to Help the Hospices Millennium Awards. National lottery money was made available for volunteer-based projects to benefit patients at hospices.
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The future's bright - just ask 153,000
The BBC today unveiled its biggest hit this season - the people of Bradford. With the final curtain about to fall on the corporation's Internet-based FutureWorld exhibition in the heart of the city, executives revealed that audience numbers had more than
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Gertrude is reunited with painting
An elderly resident of Keighley's Herncliffe nursing home was this week reunited with a portrait of herself painted 81 years ago by the former owner of Cliffe Castle. On Wednesday Lady Rozelle Raynes, whose family owned Cliffe Castle until 1959, presented
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Police clampdown on minor crime
POLICE are promising to take decisive action towards offenders who are committing minor but nuisance offences in Skipton and the surrounding villages. Officers have stated that a concerted effort will be taken to catch petty offenders, and if necessary
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Learning lessons of whistle-blower
Two things must surely now happen in the wake of the latest incident involving Oakbank School. Firstly lessons must be learned all-round concerning the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 - known as the whistle Blowers' Charter - and the protection it
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Cougars: Lions given a mauling
Swinton Lions 12, Cougars 34 - A SECOND-HALF super show gave Cougars their third consecutive victory -- and battered the Lions into submission. Slick handling and superior fitness took its toll on the Swinton side, and gave coach Karl Harrison the consistency
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MP fires off planning broadside
THE Labour MP for Ilkley, Ann Cryer, is calling for an explanation from the Government over why developers are allowed to 'threaten' local authorities into granting planning permission for controversial developments. She wants planning Minister Nick Raynsford
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Pledge to get tough on petty criminals
Police are promising to take action against offenders committing minor but nuisance offences in Skipton and the surrounding villages. A concerted effort to catch and bring before a court petty offenders stealing milk and vandalising property will be made
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Parents call for gritting action
CONCERNED parents and teachers are calling for a rural road to be gritted to prevent the lane outside Rathmell Primary School becoming an ice rink. A number of, luckily minor, accidents occurred recently with vehicles skidding on the untreated road as
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20-year-dream unveiled
An ambitious 20-year vision for Bradford - aimed at improving the quality of life for every citizen - will be unveiled on Monday. The far-reaching 2020 Vision is said to reflect the dreams and aims of 25,000 people who took part in the district's biggest
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Sports clubs face huge increases as rate relief is reduced
CRAVEN sports clubs will have to recoup huge losses if council chiefs stick to a policy of reducing their discretionary rate relief. Craven District Council decided to scrap discretionary rate relief for sporting organisations, but will review its policy
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Residents back speed limit reduction
A VOLUNTARY 20-mph limit could be imposed in a South Craven village in a bid to slash the speed of vehicles. Residents in Cononley are getting increasingly concerned about the speed of traffic travelling along its Main Street. And they have been told
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Rugby League: Cats on brink of promotion
Milford Storm 14 Keighley Albion Cats 24 - Keighley Albion Cats produced perhaps their finest performance of the season to keep alive their hopes of a place in next season's Premier Division. There had been only two points between the teams earlier in
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Otliensians show stomach for battle
Otliensians...13 Hullensians...6 OTLIENSIANS travelled to Hullensians for this crucial penultimate league game, knowing they had to defeat the team one place above them to stand a chance of surviving in Yorkshire League Two for next season. The situation
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Rawdon U-14s are
champions OTLEY TOWN..1 RAWDON U-14S..1 IN excellent conditions this game was to decide the division champions. From the whistle Rawdon pressed and were unlucky not to go ahead on more than one occasion. Sowden and Moutrie ruled midfield and put some
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Gremlins are in
final again Sandy Lane.....0 Gremlins......4 Guiseley Gremlins Under-13's amazing run continues. Unbeaten since the first game of the season in league, cup and prestige friendly games this latest victory in the Craven League Cup semi-finals came with
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Burley U-14s pinch cup victory
Burley U-14s.5 Horsforth B..3 Burley Under-14s started this cup competition with a repeat of their cup match played earlier in the season when Horsforth won 13-2. So this would be a measure of Burley's improvement. Both teams took time to settle with
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Soccer: County Amateur League
PHOENIX increased their lead at the top of the Premier Division with a 4-1 win at Ovenden. The Keighley side attacked from the start and had several chances to score, with Jason Carpenter coming closest but his header was just wide. They soon took the
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Ilkley lose to Leos
ILKLEY............10 Leos................30 THIS Yorkshire One game was played in perfect conditions and Leos, who are second in the table, immediately pinned Ilkley in their own half. The defence was sound however and lkley started to exert some pressure
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Albion take aim at another big final
Cup kings Albion Sports bid to clinch a place in their second major final when they tackle Oakenshaw in the Senior Cup tomorrow. It should be an absorbing contest and could be the first of four between the teams in the closing weeks of a hectic season
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Wharfedale dig deep for victory
Wharfedale 22 Harrogate 14 A VISIT from rivals from east of Menwith provided a piquant focus for Wharfedale anxious to garner more success after running into the Birmingham steamroller the week before writes Ian Douglass. Harrogate arrived with their
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Referendum call into town's future
ILKLEY residents should have the final say in determining the town's future relationship with Bradford Council, it has been claimed. James Keeley, chairman of the Ilkley Liberal Democrats, said a parish council working party which is currently looking
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Roads campaigner calls for action
Silsden roads campaigner Beryl Simister last weekend met Cllr Latif Darr, the man who has so far refused to give the go ahead to the adoption of Spencer Avenue. After the meeting with Bradford council's chairman of transportation and planning committee
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Letter from the Dales
The soprano voices of lambs have joined the contralto calls of Swaledale yows on farms in the Dales. Where there is a hummock, lambs play the time-honoured game of King of the Castle. Lambs make sudden movement, leaping or joining in mad races across
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Appeal for otter sightings on Wharfe
VISITORS and residents in and around Ilkley are being asked to keep an eye out for otters. A new poster campaign by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Otters and Rivers Project will ask members of the public to report otter sightings in the area so that accurate
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A toast to the big breakfast
Radical rotarians in Bradford are breaking away from the organisation's traditional staid image. The Bradford Bronte Rotary Club meets for breakfast, was the first in the city to take women and has one of the UK's youngest presidents. Recruitment company
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Young musicians gigging for aged
OTLEY-BASED band Orca are returning home to play their first gig in the town in more than two years. And it's all to help out Otley's senior citizens as they are headlining a gig at the Civic Centre which is aiming to raise money for a mini-bus for Otley
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Well-deserved win for Ilkley Youth
Earby........................1 Ilkley Youth..........2 A well-deserved away victory against third-placed Earby for the Guyson sponsored Ilkley Juniors Youth team that keeps them at the top of the Craven League Division Three. More significantly, the Ilkley
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Cougars: Foster heads for Halifax
MATT FOSTER left Cougars this week for a month's loan with Halifax Blue Sox and made his debut in their Alliance game on Thursday evening. Foster, who has been devastating for Cougars at both full back and on the wing in recent seasons, has been out of
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Leon pays the pryce
Fans' favourite Leon Pryce has to make do with a place on the bench as Bulls coach Matthew Elliott rewards his back-up squad for their patience at the McAlpine Stadium tomorrow. But Elliott stressed: "It's no reflection on Leon and certainly not a major
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Debbie snaps up Diana memento
Keighley woman has beaten off worldwide bidders on an internet auction to buy a special trinket box, once owned by the late Princess Diana. Debbie McLean, 34, bid £3,000 for the box, which was auctioned by the Hull Sailors Families' Society, an organisation
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Swimming club needs new recruits
UPPER Wharfedale Swimming Club is just managing to keeps its head above water in order to pay its rents. The club has 140 members of all ages who swim on four days of the week at a cost of around £165 per week. An hour's rent of the pool is currently
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Hazel hits quiz jackpot
Fortune has smiled on a competition queen who has hit the jackpot on a popular TV quiz show. Hazel Abbott, 35, from Halifax Road, Cullingworth, was left in a spin when she won the £2,000 top prize on the game show Wheel of Fortune. The mother of two correctly
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Hockey: Airedale make it a promotion treble
Airedale Men - Airedale scraped into Division One courtesy of results elsewhere. They could only manage a 2-2 draw at home to Boston Spa on Saturday in one of their worst performances for a very long time. Needing a win to finish second in the division
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Steam loco heads to Euro festival
An historic loco is heading overseas. Bellerophon, normally based at the Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT) Museum at Ingrow, is to visit Belgium and the Netherlands. The loco, built in 1874, will star in a festival weekend at Stoomcentrum Maldegem late next
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It's quicker by tube
Staff and patients at Airedale Hospital are finally feeling the benefits of going by tube. The hospital's £180,000 pneumatic tube system, which was installed last year, is working well after initial teething problems. German company Aerovac, which has
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Ancient Hall prepares for new season
There's a frenzy of activity at the National Trust's East Riddlesden Hall as staff at the 17th century mansion prepare for their millennium season. Spring cleaning takes on a new meaning when the work entails polishing acres of wooden floors, rolling
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Choir joins the internet age
A male voice choir, formed when the motor car was in its infancy, has entered the new millennium in the high-tech world of the internet. Steeton Male Voice Choir, which was founded in 1907, has set up its own website to spread its voice worldwide. Secretary
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Simon releases his new film
GLUSBURN-BORN Simon Beaufoy, who wrote the smash-hit film The Full Monty, has released his latest production. The Darkest Light, was shot in Ingleton and Horton-in-Ribblesdale and a number of Dales folk appear in the film as extras. It focuses on the
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Councillor decides to stand down at election
CRAVEN councillor Joan Ibbotson has announced she will not be standing for re-election after 12 years on the council. Joan, who represents the Aire Valley Ward as an Independent, was due to fight for her seat in May. But this week she told the Herald
