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Marthon: Fire officer to raise cash
A Keighley service station is helping fuel a marathon runner's bid to raise cash for charity. Almar Service Station, in Hard Ings Road, is supporting Riddlesden's David Wilkinson, pictured, who is running in the London Marathon. The service station is
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Three and easy
Imagine Mel C quitting the Spice Girls tomorrow to raise a family. Imagine her then rejoining the band in ten years' time and seamlessly continuing to churn out hit records. Imagine her still touring to packed houses of adoring fans in the year 2025.
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Leon faces race to get place in final squad
Leon Pryce knows the next two weeks are probably the most important of his career so far. He has two games in which to stake his claim for a place in the squad to face Leeds Rhinos at Murrayfield on April 29. Bulls fans held their breath as their young
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Beamsley Project on track
THE Beamsley Project, which provides self-catering holiday accommodation for people with disabilities, has reached another milestone its development plans. Work has been progressing since last October on the refurbishment of the former caretaker's cottage
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Boom firm's jobs blow
Seventy jobs are to go at a leading Keighley label manufacturer. HH Calmon yesterday confirmed a third of its workforce faces redundancy. Group chief executive Phil Gordon says: "We have had a response from people willing to take voluntary redundancy,
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Schools land cash boost
FOUR Craven schools will be literally growing in size over the coming months thanks to the announcement of funding for new classrooms. Settle High School and Community College has been awarded £500,000 to provide facilities to cater for its rapidly increasing
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Wedding finale after 30 year courtship
TWO amateur thespians have decided to tie the knot - providing the perfect finale to a 30-year courtship. Michael Johnson and Jean Baines, both members of Rawdon Amateur Operatic Society for many years, have each been married before and have grown-up
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Health boss speaks of hospital site fear
a senior health boss is warning against selling off High Royds Hospital because the future location of a new Wharfedale Hospital is still hanging in the balance. The Menston-based psychiatric hospital, which is due to close in the summer of 2002, is being
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Ofsted finds 'serious weaknesses'
AN Otley school has been given a poor report by Ofsted inspectors. Thomas Chippendale School was found to have 'serious weaknesses' by inspectors who found the school's quality of teaching 'unsatisfactory overall'. The school's standards in English were
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Mum angry over son's 14 mile trek to school
A MOTHER has threatened to keep her son at home after he was allocated a place at a high school 14 miles away - despite the fact that he lives just two streets away from Prince Henry's Grammar School in Otley. Marie Thornhill said that 11-year-old Arron
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Mayor angry at lottery cash 'no'
COMMUNITY leaders in Otley have hit out after a £1.6m lottery bid for improved sports facilities was rejected in a damning report this week. Sport England Lottery Fund threw out ambitious plans for major improvements to the public Chippendale Pool and
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Reds are keen to turn tables
Revitalised Salford have more reason than most to want to put one over on the Bulls tomorrow. They were thrashed 46-6 at Odsal last May which resulted in the sacking of coach Andy Gregory and Bulls then rubbed new boss John Harvey's nose in the dirt in
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Man attacked in street assault
A 39-year-old man needed hospital treatment after being viciously attacked in North Street, Keighley. The victim, Clive Butterfield, from Keighley, suffered head and facial injuries and sustained a fractured left foot in the attack. He was treated at
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Families rallies to aid of Bethany
The family of a five-year-old girl suffering from a life-threatening tumour have an anxious wait to see if she is responding to treatment. Bethany Heron, from Butter-shaw, Bradford, has a growth on her optic nerve which has left her blind in one eye and
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Park might reconsider prosecution
NATIONAL park planners will look again at a controversial decision to fine the owner of a listed building in Halton Gill for altering the inside of his property without planning consent. The decision to prosecute Michael Myers, who had applied for retrospective
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Rugby League: Parkside take schools title
OVER 160 children took part in the latest schools rugby league tournament held at Cougar park this week. Pupils from nine schools took part in the competition which was organised by Cougar stars Jason Ramshaw and Matt Foster. "It was the biggest tournament
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Coach's delight as teams show way
Bradford A team won the Yorkshire Schools under-16s Inter-area competition at Sheffield's Concorde Leisure Centre. Bradford Schools coach and manager Rod Fletcher said: "To win the A competition for county teams was a marvellous achievement." Bradford's
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Violence in decline - Police
Keighley and Silsden are not violent places in which to live, says a police chief. As violent crime rates fall Chief Inspector Steve Hobson says the police are doing a "blooming good job" considering their limited resources and vast area they cover. Speaking
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Grenade evacuates Skipton homes
A World War Two hand grenade discovered near a Skipton housing estate could have exploded at any time. A youth discovered the grenade last Thursday in the field at the back of Skipton's North Parade. He carried it to the home of a nearby resident who
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Soccer: Craven League midweek
Midweek matches are now in full swing as the chase for league titles and promotion hots up. Premier Division leaders Oxenhope Recreation beat Cononley sports 6-0 thanks to a Paul Sewell hat-trick, David Collier (2) and James fisher. Embsay had a comfortable
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Skylark Junior Cup
The first final of the Wharfedale FA Junior Cup for 25 years will take place on the ground of Otley Town, Pool Road, Otley, on Good Friday , April 21, (kick-off 6.30pm). This Skylark Leisure sponsored competition has been resurrected this season and is
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Saints too strong for Trojans
BECKWITHSHAW.......2 BURLEY TROJANS.....0 BURLEY Trojan' topsy turvy season continued as they meekly surrendered all three points at Beckwithshaw. Following last weeks exploits against Harrogate Railway, Trojans were a mere shadow of themselves as they
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Old Boys make Town work hard
RAWDON OB.....2 OTLEY TOWN.....4 OTLEY Town had to work hard for this victory over their local rivals who are in a real dog fight to avoid relegation. The major plus for Town in an incident packed game was their calmness under pressure and the way in
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There's no justice for Guiseley
BELEAGURED Guiseley have produced some poor performances of late but Tuesday night's clash with high-flying Hyde United proved that there is no justice in this game. A superb, battling performance by a Guiseley side plunged even deeper into the mire by
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Otley's early celebrations
OTLEY..................34 BRACKNELL........12 CHAMPAGNE and beer flowed on the field at Cross Green, on Saturday, as Otley players celebrated, a little before time, the winning of the Jewson League Division One title following their emphatic win over
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Simply Smith
One consequence of the Thatcher years is that anyone who has no power wants it, and those that have it are reluctant to relinquish hold of it. Each of us, admittedly, has his or her own agenda: whether it be the attaining of a modest goal like mastering
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Cricket: Asian tour success
Keighley cricketers returned to Yorkshire this week after a successful tour to Pakistan. Members of the Keighley Cricket Academy played three day-night matches. They were able to watch the finals of the world famous Coca Cola Trophy at the impressive
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Your chance to pick Bantams' star man
Today we launch of the search for the Telegraph & Arg-us/JCT600 Bradford City Player of the Year. This is the third successive season that the Telegraph & Argus has teamed up with club sponsor JCT600 to invite City fans and T&A readers to
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Parker wins snooker title
Gary Parker of Skipton Working Men's A became the new Bamber-Metcalfe Handicap Champion when he beat Workers C's George Danvers 3-1 in last Monday's final. Receiving 30 points per frame start Parker had the better of the early exchanges and with seven
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Hospital bus farce to be finally fixed
THE Hopper bus running between Addingham and Steeton/Silsden Railway station is to have its route extended to prevent the 'farce' facing passengers wanting to make hospital visits. The 903 bus, which began running in December, also serves Airedale General
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MP launches bid to scrap men-only rule
Women battling to get equal status at a social club are backing Keighley MP Ann Cryer's call for the men-only rule to be banned. Mrs Cryer wants the rules, which allow clubs to have exclusively male-run committees, scrapped so that woman can have equal
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Shop owner criticises 'lenient' courts
A SETTLE businessman has criticised the criminal justice system for what he sees as the lenient treatment of persistent shoplifters. Ken Meredith, of Car and Kitchen, is fed up of people stealing from his shop only to see them never reach court or result
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Young cricketer's sudden death
Tribute has been paid to a popular Riddlesden teenager who has died. Keen cricketer Zaheer Haider, 18, died in hospital a week after collapsing without warning. The youngster was yesterday described by his father as a wonderful boy who was always willing
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Adventurous pupils in dash for cash
Pupils at a Bingley school are in a race against time to raise thousands of pounds so they can go on an adventure of a lifetime in Malawi. Sixteen youngsters from Beckfoot Grammar School, aged between 14 and 17, need £2,500 each before they can join the
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Luke captures KN Sport Award
A youngster who has overcome asthma to become an all round sporting champion is the grand winner in our Search for a Sporting Star, run in conjunction with Taywood Homes. Luke Broadbent has overcome the condition to excel at a wide range of sporting activities
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Bradley wins the lottery
BRADLEY hit the lottery jackpot this week after being awarded a massive £42,000 to improve the village's playground facilities and save them from the threat of closure. The cash grant to pay for the whole of the project was announced yesterday (Thursday
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Tourism opportunities too good to miss
A jewel in the tourism crown of this country is on our doorstep. Millions of people, spending millions of pounds, have made the trip over the years to Haworth, the 'shrine' of the Bronts. Of late parking problems, claims of tacky shops, litter and poor
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Cougars: Woody's ton-up super show
Widnes 18, Cougars 30 - MARTIN WOOD side-stepped his way to 100 tries for the Cougars and set his team set up for a race into the top four of the Northern Ford Premiership. Wood, who is on an all-time high, scored 14 points at the Auto Quest Stadium with
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Woods bid for third final in five years
Bolton Woods bid to make their third final in four seasons when they contend the second County Cup semi-final at Woodlesford tomorrow against holders Hounds from Selby. Since their quarter-final win over H T Sports on the last Sunday of February, Woods
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Skipton ready to lift title
SKIPTON RUFC enjoyed a well deserved break on Saturday when scheduled opponents York RI cried off late in the week. In some respects this was a bit of a disappointment as they play in the division above Skipton and the game would have been a good test
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Landlords raise a glass to new laws
Local publicans have welcomed the moves which will mean they can open all day under the new licensing system unveiled this week. The overhaul of the licensing laws is an attempt to modernise the present system, which has been in operation for 40 years
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Don't talk rubbish
Indignant children have launched a letter-writing campaign to defend themselves against being labelled as litter louts. Youngsters at Bowling Park Primary School in Bradford were spurred into action after the Telegraph & Argus published readers' letters
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Dales bells toll out appeal
KIRKBY Malham's historic church bells could be silenced unless thousands of pounds are raised to save them. The bellringers at St Michael the Archangel parish church need £37,000 to pay for a new steel frame to safely hang the existing bells, as the current
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Couple devastated by home wrangle
AN Ilkley couple faced having their home demolished around their ears because a deal for a new house collapsed at the last minute. Steve and Viv Broadbent, were devastated and left with a race against time to find somewhere else to live before the bulldozers
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Postman stole breast op cash
A postman has been jailed after stealing from the Royal Mail to pay off a loan for his girlfriend to have her breasts enlarged. Bradford Crown Court heard that Darren Crawshaw was persuaded to take out a £3,500 bank loan for the plastic surgery. But his
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Rare chance to buy Dales farms
TWO farms set in picturesque Dales countryside are on the market for an asking price of more than £1 million each. Northcote Farm, situated in the shadow of Kilnsey Crag, and Throstle Nest Farm, in Eshton, near Gargrave, both offer excellent dairy farming
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Silsden gets short changed
SILSDEN residents pay £170,000 a year for policing - but only have one part-time officer to patrol the streets. However, a police chief has defended the figures, saying the cash is spent on back-up officers based at Keighley. Silsden has one part-time
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Bowls: Flying start on the greens
WITH the season only just underway the Welcome Inn Pairs has already reached its final stages on the Highfield green. The competition, which is sponsored by the Welcome Inn, has reached the last sixteen staged. Organiser Graeme Parker has put a lot of
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Rugby League: Nightmare memory washed away
Keighley Town 18, Illingworth 10 - Keighley Town wiped out the memory of their drubbing at Illingworth earlier in the season with a superb victory at Marley. Town soaked up a period of intense pressure after conceding an early penalty for holding down
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Rugby League: Albion call to the flag
Albion 22, Dewsbury Moor 41 - In a week dominated by off the field events Albion's preparations for Saturday's game were far from ideal, but caretaker coach Keith Reeves's call to "rally round the flag boys" had its effect. Playing down the slope Albion
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Soccer: Keighley Alliance League
Keighley Victoria were crowned Division One champions after a 2-1 victory over challengers Cavendish on Sunday. The team of friends who to back together this season, after a 10-year break, have performed with tremendous spirit throughout the season. Mark
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Two cup finals for Greens
WHARFEDALE sides have reached two cup finals this week - but the Foresters faced the disappointment of defeat in the Yorkshire Cup in terrible conditions at Otley. The Development XV's reward for their gritty victory at Yarnbury on Monday in the semi-final
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Firm offers to buy home and wreck it
A HOUSE owner in Addingham has been offered an over-the-odds price for his house so it can be immediately razed to the ground, writes Paul Langan. But unlike the famous line in the film The Godfather, Michael Driver, of Bark Lane, has told villagers it
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Men only rule challenged by MP
Keighley's MP Ann Cryer has challenged the Home Secretary Jack Straw about the plight of the Silsden women struggling to achieve equality at the Sunnybank Social Club. Speaking during a debate on the white paper 'Proposals for the Modernisation of Our
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Father's poignant trip to Hillsborough
The father of the 96th victim of the Hillsborough disaster was today paying an emotional visit to the Sheffield ground 11 years to the day of the tragedy. Allan Bland, 64, of Keighley, whose son Tony was among those crushed in the crowd surge at the FA
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Eating Out
After a fairly hectic week of being out and about, we were ready for a fairly quiet evening to celebrate another wedding anniversary. But we hadn't figured on quite such a quiet night as we found at the Rockhollow restaurant in Ogden near Denholme. I
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Golf club set to expand
MEMBERS of Addingham's Bracken Ghyll Golf Club are hoping to be able to play 18 holes by the end of the year as work starts on a course extension. The club is now run by its members and submitted a successful planning application last year to extend the
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Letter from the Dales
Once, livestock for sale was displayed in the main street of Skipton and "all was filled wi' cattle an' noise." There would also be a pungent smell from the assembled animals and townsfolk would have to watch where they were putting their feet. I've chatted
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Mike Priestley North of Watford
Yet another report has been published demonstrating the great divide between the North of England and the South in terms of prosperity. This time it's accompanied by a league table which reveals that - considering factors such as production per head,
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Homes protesters lose their battle
PLANNING bosses will today be advised to overrule objections to a proposal to demolish a house in Ilkley and build seven others on the site. The one acre plot of land at Whinfield, Hebers Ghyll Drive, off Grove Road, has been turned into a battle ground
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City's 'new life' plan set for go-ahead
Bradford is set to push ahead with its plans to turn over the running of the city centre to a public-private partnership. If given the go-ahead next week by the Council's executive committee, the search will begin for a high-profile chief executive to
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Appeal works wonders
CHILDREN in Long Preston now have a fantastic new play area thanks to the village's playing fields appeal. A group of residents have been working since 1996 to transform land on the edge of the village into a playing field with something for everyone.
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Disapppointing display by Ilkley Youth
Bronte....................2 Ilkley Youth........1 A disappointing performance and result for the Guyson sponsored league leaders Ilkley Juniors Youth against second-placed Bronte. Over the past three weeks, Ilkley have played four games against teams
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Cougars: Centenary joy at the peoples' club
COUGAR stars of yesteryear will be turning out in force to launch the club's year-long Rugby League Centenary celebrations on Sunday. It is exactly 100 years today -- April 14 -- since Keighley joined the breakaway Northern Union. The competition was
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Deacon's big chance
Paul Deacon makes his seasonal bow at the Willows tomorrow as Matthew Elliott uses the chance to take some heat off the Paul brothers in the build-up to the Challenge Cup final. The Bulls coach has not finalised his side for the visit to improving Salford
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Get a slice of tourist action
A major plan to revolutionise Haworth's tourism industry and help villagers reap the benefits is unveiled today. The radical proposals include - as exclusively revealed in the Keighley News last month - the transformation of the current Haworth Primary
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Signs sow confusion
HELLIFIELD villagers were left wondering if their world had turned upside down after the road to Settle suddenly became the route to Skipton. The topsy turvy directions emerged after new signs were placed in the village by the Highways Consultancy. But
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John Tunes into the Web
The first CD by a Keighley musician and producer has won him a contract with a leading Internet music website. John McCluskey, who lives in central Keighley, has recorded a three-track dance disc under the name System: Exclusive. The 23-year-old former
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Keighley brew is top tipple
Landlord bitter, brewed by Keighley-based Timothy Taylor, is the best cask conditioned ale in the country. The traditionally brewed beer snatched the gold trophy at the Oscars of the brewing industry. In doing so, Landlord became the first beer ever to
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'Support carnival' plea
YEADON residents are being asked to support their local carnival. More helping hands are needed, including a new chairman and plenty of other volunteers to prepare this summer's event and take part in festivities on the day. As well as a chairman, the
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Time called on 19th century pub
TIME has been called on Ashfield House , a former 19th century public house in Otley. The Grade II listed building, set in 3.5 acres of mature grounds, was bought by Joshua Tetley and Son in 1948 for use originally as a pub and latterly as a training
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Hidden jewel of the Greek islands
Aegina, it seems, is one of the holiday world's best kept secrets. This enchanting Greek isle is just a 20-mile hop from Athens across the Aegean sea. But we hadn't even heard of it until we booked a fortnight there last summer having been smitten by
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'How we can build links with refugees'
A vicar's wife has organised a special meeting in a bid to build bridges between refugees and local people. Rosie Tudge - wife of the Reverend Paul Tudge the vicar of All Saints' in Ilkley - wants to give refugees a chance to tell their own stories. And
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Hospital gets security boost
Security is being stepped up at Airedale General Hospital, Steeton, with the introduction of more closed circuit television and security guards. Guards will be on duty patrolling the corridors from Monday to Friday - at present their patrols are restricted
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Otley gas holder dismantled
A REDUNDANT gas holder at Bondgate, Otley, which has served the town's storage needs for almost a century, is being demolished. The holder, built in 1900 by Robert Dempster and Sons, is being dismantled by specialist contractors working for BG Property
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Eagle-eyed airport worker wins award
WHEN airport worker, Brigitte Robson saw blood on the hands of a man waiting in the arrivals lounge, she didn't hang around. The customer service assistant who works at Leeds-Bradford airport immediately called the police. And her swift action led to
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Furore as lottery bid fails
LOTTERY chiefs have controversially turned down Otley's request for a £1.6m bid to improve sports facilities in the town. Their decision - and the reasons given - have so angered Town Mayor Coun John Eveleigh that he has launched a petition to get it
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US millionaire bids to buy Hawksworth Hall
AN American millionaire is launching an ambitious bid to 'save' his ancestral home and preserve it for residents of a tiny Wharfedale village. R J Hawkesworth Elias Jr told the Wharfedale Observer from his Ohio farm this week that he wants to restore
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Soccer: Wharfedale Sunday League
VICTORIA 2000 and Carters will meet in the final of the Newbridge Garage Sunday cup. Both teams left it late to win their semi-final games with Victoria snatching a last minute winner, and Carters took their match to penalties before securing their place
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Marathon: Oakbank teachers hit the streets
TWO teachers at Oakbank School will be pounding the streets on Sunday as they battle to complete this year's London Marathon. Head of year nine Kay Leigh is a veteran of marathons. Sunday's race is her eighth marathon and fourth in London. Her best time
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Horse riders spurred into action
A review of local transport plans by local authorities has sparked action by horse riders in Wharfedale. And access to Ilkley Moor and other areas is a major part of their campaign. Ilkley riders Debbie Redman and Cathy Suzuki - on behalf of the British
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Soccer thugs attack Turks
A Turkish takeaway in Keighley has been attacked twice by yobs out to exact revenge for the deaths of two Leeds United fans Keighley Kebabs, in High Street, had its windows smashed last Thursday night by a gang stirred up by the violence in Instanbul
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Soccer: Phoenix bounce back to the top
AFTER last week's disappointing defeat at Storthes Phoenix needed to get back on the victory trail and keep their chances of winning the Premier Division alive. They took an early lead when Dale Hoyle headed the ball back across the goal from a corner
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Town's oldest citizen dies at 103
ILKLEY'S Reeta Bywater has died aged 103 after enjoying life to the full in three different centuries. Mrs Bywater, of Cowpasture Road, has been described by her son, Ken, as 'Ilkley's oldest original.' She died peacefully in Airedale Hospital after a
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Bumpy ride to keep bike club on track
Youngsters have been promised the return of a motorcycle club which boasts some of the best facilities in the country. The Birstall Urban Motorcycle Project for Youth (BUMPY) in Howden Clough has 42 motorbikes and purpose-built off-road courses on its
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British banger gets a posh makeover
A move into exotic sausages has proved a mega success for a Keighley butcher. Roy Dykes, who has had a successful butcher's business in Keighley Market for years, opened a delicatessen in the market last year. But the shop never really took off so he
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Store plan on target
VILLAGERS in Kildwick and Farnhill are still forging ahead with their plans to buy the village store and run it as a community shop. The project has been dormant over the winter months, but co-ordinator Pam Swift said it would be gathering momentum once
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Rivett to tour Hong Kong
with Western Australia ANDREW Rivett, the 25 year-old Yarnbury rugby union player who is currently playing in Australia, has been selected to represent Western Australia on their ten day tour of Hong Kong which starts tomorrow, Friday. Andrew, of Coppicewood
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Saints through to final
Horsforth St M.......3 Trinity Ath..........1 IN the first semi-final of the Wharfedale FA Airedale International Cup West Yorkshire League Premier Division side Horsforth St Margaret's defeated West Riding County Amateur Division Two side Baildon Trinity
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Pool share spoils
Pool............2 Bedale.......2 ON Grand National Day Pool began this League fixture with the look of an exhausted race horse relaxing in the paddock after a nasty fall. As they cantered through a tedious first-half both teams jockeyed for the upperhand
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Aire-Wharfe Cricket League faces new challenge
THE Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League faces many new challenges in the year 2000 with the introduction for the first time of a Third Division. This division has attracted a host of new clubs to the league, the majority from the Leeds League
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Christian Viewpoint
By John Long, St Marks Church,Utley - 'Forgive them ..' Recently I was given a ticket to see a Premier league football match. I hadn't been to a game for 40 years so it was a whole new experience. Before the game started the fans sang and chanted, declaring
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Dear Reader
I have been asked to say a big thank-you to all those readers who supported the campaign launched by a teenage girl who was the victim of a sexual assault. The alleged attacker will not face court after he changed his appearance just before an identity
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Incongruous plan
IT is wholly within reason that five-year Local Transport Plans being drawn up by councils should include provision for cyclists and ramblers. However, to those living in a rural area such as Wharfedale, it must seem incongruous that the draft plans drawn
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Sign of hope for Niomi
A brave toddler who suffers from a rare form of cancer was back home this week after undergoing her first major course of treatment. Little Niomi Gillin, who has lymphoma cancer in several parts of her body, has spent the past month at St James' Hospital
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Carnival is not going to grind to a halt
ILKLEY'S carnival procession will not face the embarrassing prospect of grinding to a halt on May 1. Committee members have expressed slight concern at the on-going work on the New Brook Street bridge. Brian Bailey, one of the committee members, said
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Sofa delivered by canal
IT was a case of "sofa so good" as the precarious task of moving a settee took on a watery twist in Farnhill. Removals men were left scratching their heads when an expensive piece of furniture was simply too big to fit down the stairs at a canal-side
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Incongruous plans
IT is wholly within reason that five-year Local Transport Plans being drawn up by councils should include provision for cyclists and ramblers. However, to those living in a rural area such as Wharfedale, it must seem incongruous that the draft plans drawn
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Ilkley Juniors in great contest
Sandy Lane.........2 Ilkley U-9s..........2 THE two sides shared the spoils in a great contest which saw four goals and the play swing from end to end. Fine defensive play from Paul Kehoe and Michael Lader thwarted an early Sandy Lane chance. Steven Bunn
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Soccer: Craven League round-up
CROSS HILLS have suddenly found themselves in a three horse race for the Silentnight Premier Division title -- after dominating the division for much of the season. They just managed to scrape a victory over relegation threatened Grassington who were
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Business bosses give pupils a lesson
THE worlds of education and business came together this week in a unique project at Ilkley Middle School. The Valley Drive-based school welcomed managers from the American Express organisation. Organised by Ilkley-based Dominic Irvine, of Pembroke Management
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Sex attack campaign brings law change
A senior government offical has praised the campaign launched by a schoolgirl and her mother to change identity parade laws. Their action began after the teenage victim of a serious sex attack failed to identify her attacker drastically changed his appearance
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Ilkley soldier in Gibraltar
A SOLDIER from Ilkley is currently spending a month on duty in the British Dependency of Gibraltar. Corporal Robert Chapman, 27, is amongst 90 soldiers currently serving with A Company of the First Battalion of the Light Infantry which has taken over
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City dump school footballers
The coach of the Bradford Schools Under 19 football team is appealing for someone to provide a venue for an annual match against Scottish rivals. Paul Ryan, the team coach, says if a pitch is not found soon the long running fixture against Glasgow Schools
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Rugby Union: County Match
County rugby comes to Keighley a week on Sunday when the Utley club play host to this season's Roses clash between Yorkshire and Lancashire at Under-15 level. The match kicks off at 2pm and forms part of a series of games for the youngsters who represent
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Golf: Local golf round-up
Bingley St Ives secretary Mary Welch has been elected Captain of the Association of Golf Club Secretaries for the Yorkshire Region. Her duties will include captaining the Yorkshire region team in matches against the North West at Pleasington, East Midlands
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Rugby League: Albion juniors reach play-off final
Albion Under-18's have reached the play-off final of the West Riding and Yorkshire Youth competition. Their 24-16 victory over Queensbury, who are coached by ex-Cougar favourite Brendan Hill, has put them into the final against top of the table side Thornhill
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Rugby Union: Crusaders storm back
Crusaders 39, Ilkley 12 - Crusaders made amends for a defeat by Ilkley earlier in the season with a long overdue success in their re-arranged friendly match. Original opponents Kirkby Lonsdale had to withdraw from the scheduled fixture. Whilst the scoreline
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Soccer: Junior football round-up
Long Lee Under-10's A chose the wrong time to have an off day. They failed to get out of the starting blocks against top of the table Queensbury and went down 8-0. Declan King was named man of the match. Long Lee Under-7's recorded another victory against
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Around the bowling greens
ACTION has commenced on the local bowling greens and on Sunday the first preliminary round of the Guyson International Merit was held at Ilkley Bowling Club. R Hrabar and G Bowdin of Myrtle Park, R Copper (Baildon) and Mrs D Wise (Yeadon Park) were the
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Excellent effort by Otliensians
BRADFORD SALEM......10 OTLIENSIANS..........8 OTLIENSIANS took the field for this Aire-Wharfe Sulzer Cup tie with just 14 men and they were punished for a lack of cover when Salem went in for a try. When up to strength Otliensians eased their way into
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Aire-Wharfe Sulzer final
THE final of the Aire/Wharfe Sulzer Roteq Services (UK) Cup will see Bradford Salem taking on Wharfedale. When the semi-finals were played on Monday night Salem beat Old Otliensians 10-8 and Wharfedale won 15-13 at Yarnbury. The results meant that there
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West Park's miserable
season continues Aldwinians...................53 West Park.............3 WEST Park's miserable season on their travels continued as they were well beaten by an impressive Aldwinian's outfit. From the kick-off the home side tried to run everything, even
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Addingham through to
Craven League final Addingham...................2 Hellifield....................1 ADDINGHAM secured a cup final date with Skipton Town after a less than impressive display against Hellifield. The result was a reverse of the clash between the two sides
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Motorsport: Racer hits the track
DREAMS of hitting the racetracks have come true for John Suckling -- after building his own race car. John, who celebrated his 49th birthday last month, was determined to become a motor racer before passing 50. He started building the Caterham-7 style
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Cougars: Karl Harrison's view from the dugout
MAKE no mistake about it the win at Widnes was a cracking result, we didn't play as well as we could but it was good enough on the day. There is now real belief in our ability welling up in the team and there are a few 'winners' in the squad - like Alan
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Wijnhard strike shatters Charlton promotion party
Charlton Athletic 0 Huddersfield 1 Clyde Wijnhard's first-half goal ended Charlton's bid to seal their expected return to the Premiership. Dutch striker Wijnhard struck a 25th-minute volley to deny Alan Curbishley's side the victory they needed to guarantee
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Student set for Arctic trip of a lifetime
A young student from Haworth is gearing up for the trip of a lifetime as he prepares to spend six weeks in Greenland. Karl Wright, of Hebden Road, is flying out to Greenland in July as one of a group of Young Explorers, part of a team from BSES Expeditions
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Are we bringing up a nation of couch potatoes?
A new report has highlighted that youngsters in our schools are simply not doing enough exercise to keep themselves physically fit. Are we bringing up a nation of unhealthy children? Sports editor Rachel O'Connor investigates. ARE our children doing enough
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Top squash juniors
were at Ilkley SOME of the counties top junior squash players played in the recently held Glovers of Ilkley Junior Tournament. The standard of squash was outstanding, with many of the game's future stars on display. In the Under-13s Girls, Deon Saffery
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Marthon: Would-be MP in the running
A Cullingworth school governor who is in the running for election as a local MP will be involved in a race of a different kind at the weekend. David Senior, the prospective conservative candidate for Shipley, will be taking part in the London Marathon
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Nervous Greens assured of third place finish
National Division One Nottingham 27 Wharfedale 35 WHARFEDALE edged to victory for the first time at Nottingham but North Yorkshire rivals Harrogate failed to do them a favour by beating Birmingham-Solihull. The result virtually guarantees promotion for
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Pupils get language lesson
STUDENTS at Ilkley Grammar School have been taking part in a 'Languages at Work' initiative to learn more about how useful foreign language skills are in industry. Around 50 pupils took part in the conference organised by language department teachers
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Body blow to school after Ofsted inspection
An Otley school has been panned as "unsatisfactory" and failing to give value for money. Thomas Chippendale School was found to have 'serious weaknesses' by Ofsted inspectors who decided its quality of teaching was 'unsatisfactory overall'. Standards
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Mobile phone mast health fears
A Haworth father fears a mobile phone mast will affect his son's rare disease. Colin Gardner and his family live in a cottage off Dimples Lane - about 50 yards from Hole Farm where One 2 One plans to install a mobile phone mast. This is understood to
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Family injured in Kashmir clash
A Keighley businessman is anxious for the safety of his brother and niece who were badly injured in an incident on the Pakistan-India border. Younis Qamar has been told that neighbours of his relatives were killed when shells landed on the Pakistani village
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Protestors take over bank
BARCLAYS Bank closed its doors on Earby for the last time but not without incident. A handful of protestors occupied the bank - the last in Earby - shortly before it was due to close at 4pm. It was partly a token protest at the closure, but it had another
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Fireman jailed for attack
A PART-TIME fireman from Barnoldswick has been sent to prison for 12 months after losing his temper and attacking a former tenant with a bar stool in a row over cash. Burnley Crown Court heard how David Tinsley's victim - 24-year-old Jason Lonsdale -
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Water chiefs under fire over bridge
YORKSHIRE Water has come under fire for allowing a damaged bridge to stand unrepaired for more than six months. The bridge, which carries the B6451 up into Washburn and divides the Lindley Wood and Swinsty Reservoirs, has had four coping stones missing
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Debts come before clock says vicar
A RAWDON vicar would rather pay off his church debts than spend money on having its rusty church clock face restored at the moment. The Rev Chris Morris, vicar of St Peter's Parish Church, Rawdon, admits the church clock does need refurbishing and money
