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Harrassed shop owners call for new skateboard park
FED-UP shopkeepers, who say youngsters have turned their centre into an assault course, say there is a desperate need for a skateboard park. Shopkeepers at the Moors shopping Centre, in Ilkley, say skateboarders and inline skaters are putting themselves
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New 'vet' Simon not over hill yet!
Bradford Airedale's Simon Shoesmith came of age as he won the Yorkshireman off-road marathon from Haworth. The Wibsey-based self-employed joiner who celebrated veteran status - 40 - only days earlier, timed his finish to perfection, overhauling the leading
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County pull plug on team championship
The fuel crisis has claimed its first major victim in Yorkshire golf after Union officials last night decided to scrap Sunday's team championship at Huddersfield. It means Sheffield will not get the chance to complete another double after taking the Inter-Union
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Six-week absence for injured ace Myers
Defender Andy Myers, above, will be out of action for up to six weeks with a torn hamstring in the latest injury blow to hit Bradford City. Myers has had a scan on the damaged hamstring he suffered ten minutes from the end of the 1-1 draw against Arsenal
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Hopes pinned on Katy home for Christmas
THE parents of a baby, who underwent a liver transplant, could have her home for Christmas. Wayne Martin and Nicola Lightowler, both 30, are keeping their fingers crossed that they can enjoy the festive season as a family at their Burley-in-Wharfedale
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Search on for a 'minder' as stalwart calls it a day
GOOD Neighbours are looking for a new recruit as one of their members hangs up his telephone for the last time. Voluntary group Menston Good Neighbours Scheme is searching hard for a replacement for co-ordinator Roderick Thompson, in its efforts to help
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From flowers to vintage vehicles...
THE crowds flocked to a blooming good charity flower festival at The Grove Methodist Church in Horsforth at the weekend. The Millennium Flower Festival, which saw floral displays shaped to commemorate key historical events of the last 1,000 years, has
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FM rocks again
A COMMUNITY radio station which took the airwaves of Aireborough by storm this summer is to run again next year. Guiseley FM, run entirely by volunteers on a shoestring budget, is hoping to repeat its success of this year, when it was supported by the
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Sale of hospital will net £8m for trust
The sale of a former mental health hospital has provided Airedale NHS Trust with an £8million windfall. Members of the Airedale NHS Trust Board were told the sale of Scalebor Park Hospital at Burley-in-Wharfedale can now go ahead after planning permission
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Hospital action demanded after hurdle is removed
PAPER mill bosses have shelved housing plans to give the new Otley hospital a clear run at being built on its chosen site. Now all that remains for the hospital to go through the planning process is clearer details from the health trust. Meanwhile, Aireborough
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Beleaguered Blair stays away
PRIME Minister Tony Blair cancelled a visit to Guiseley this week to return to London to deal with the national fuel crisis. Mr Blair was due to visit Guiseley School on Tuesday afternoon to see a demonstration by talented technology pupils as part of
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Family 'devastated' by daring break-in
A TEENAGER is devastated after determined thieves went to extraordinary lengths to steal his prized trials bike. It is the second bike that rising trials rider Joe Bradley from Otley has had stolen in under a year - and the fourth taken from his family
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The clear message on fuel tax
If there is one lesson to be learned from the current chaotic state of Britain, it is that the electorate of this country is not to be taken for granted. The Government was clearly caught on the hop by the strength of feeling among hauliers and farmers
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End of an era as long-established store announces closure plans
ONE of Settle's oldest established shops has announced its closure by the end of the year. Dawson's of Settle, the hardware shop in the Market Place, is currently having a closing down sale. Owners Bob and Helen Firth are ceasing trading and are looking
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Hostel unveils bright new image
THE traditional image of youth hostels as basic, "roughing it" accommodation with strict house rules was blown away with the unveiling of the newly refurbished Stainforth Youth Hostel. MP David Curry was at Taitlands, the former family home which has
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Wagons 'frightens' away town's tourists
CAMPAIGNERS have united to form an action group lobbying for quarry wagons to use Settle bypass and avoid the town centre. Andrew Fawcett is one of the founders of the pressure group Trucks out of Settle Town Centre. He told the Herald the aims were to
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Bishop launches appeal to maintain schools
THE Bishop of Bradford will be launching a £3 million appeal in Skipton to fund building work at local schools. The Rt Rev David Smith will outline his appeal at Skipton Building Society to an invited audience of business people and Skipton clergy on
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Couple's fury at 'menace' campers
A GRASSINGTON couple have expressed their anger at the management of part of a local wood, which they say is being ruined by campers. James Birdsall, who is secretary of Grassington Anglers Club, told the Herald campers trespassing in Grass Woods were
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Panic buying nearly costs a life
CRAVEN traders battled to keep up with demand for food supplies as people rushed to stock up on bread and milk fearing they would run out. Panic buying at the supermarkets and bakeries was just one of the knock-on effects of the fuel crisis scare. Valerie
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Fuel crisis brings chaos to Craven
EVEN though petrol has started trickling into the region it will take some time before Craven overcomes the effects of the fuel crisis. There cannot be anyone who has not been affected by the protests to cut the fuel tax with refinery blockades almost
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Ardenlea calls on people to put their best feet forward
PEOPLE are being asked to get in step and take part in a charity ramble. Families are being invited to experience the delights of water and wind on the annual Ardenlea Amble, on October 15. The moderately easy walk, which will begin and end at the Fleece
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Open all hours store 'ruining our lives'
AN Ilkley couple claimed this week their lives were being made a misery by the new 24-hour opening times at Tesco supermarket. Richard and Janet Grace, both in their mid-thirties, say they are at their wit's end after suffering constant sleepless nights
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Cricket club found lottery funding procedures farcical
SIR - I refer to the article and the editor's comments regarding Skipton Rugby Club's unsuccesful application for grant aid from the National Lottery (Craven Herald September 8). As the secretary of a local cricket club (Skipton Church Institute) which
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Store opening causes problems
SIR, - We would like to comment on Tesco's 24-hour opening. I appreciate that the new hours are convenient for some but it should be recognised that this convenience comes at a cost to others. As a resident of Springs Terrace this cost is very real. We
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The long title wait is over for Guiseley
A SUPERB bowling display by Neil Allitt helped Guiseley clinch the long awaited Airedale and Wharfedale Cricket League title on Saturday. Guiseley won their match at Skipton and then anxiously waited the outcome of Adel's game against Rawdon. The celebrating
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Sporting news from Prince Henry's GS
THE PE Department at Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School has welcomed a new member of staff in Miss Jo Temple. Jo is a graduate of Leeds Metropolitan university and it is hoped her expertise in netball and swimming will lead to some success for girls
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Wharfedale Harriers foray over the border
WHARFEDALE Harriers' month started with the club's annual foray over the border for the Ben Nevis Race. Andy Holden was first member home, 59th in a time of 1.56.11 with Steve Hounslow unlucky not to break his two-hour target, 90th in 2.02.55. They were
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Roper takes Yeadon to safety
THE Bradford Cricket League is set for a final day showdown when two local men will be chasing the championship dream. Guiseley's Patrick Fordham leads Bradford and Bingley in their quest to oust Pudsey Congs from the top spot. Congs, led by Horsforth's
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Barrie McDermott's Rhino Ramblings
Obviously we have been pretty deflated in losing to Saints and Bradford - sides who we know we will have to beat if we want to achieve our ultimate goal - but there have been areas in both games that have given cause for some satisfaction. At Odsal, in
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James Lowes Talking Bull
The Leeds game was a tremendous one to play in and it was a great win fore us. It was a tough hard game, as all Leeds games have been this season and they beat us by a couple of points here a few weeks ago. There was a thought that the game would be a
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Changed Saracens struggle
Saracens .............7 Wharfedale......34 OTLEY Saracens had to make nine changes for this second team Merit Table clash and it was a very young and inexperienced side which took the field against Wharfedale. Dale are always tough opposition and Otley
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Record score for Aireborough
AIREBOROUGH......105 WIBSEY....................0 AIREBOROUGH progressed to the second round of the Tetley Vase when they overwhelmed their meagre opposition at Nunroyd Park. Dominating all phases of the game they scored a total of 17 tries with ten conversions
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Otley Town share the points in 3-3 draw
OTLEY TOWN......3 STUMP CROSS....3 IN perfect conditions Otley Town renewed old rivalries with the team that pipped them for the First Division title last season. Town started much the better with a controlled display which was the best they have produced
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Guiseley set for FA Cup battle
WORKINGTON..............0 GUISELEY....................1 GUISELEY AFC warmed up for their expected AXA FA Cup tomorrow night, Friday, with a 1-0 win at Workington on Saturday. After an indifferent start to the season Guiseley are starting to pick up a
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Police officer freed by 999 crew
Firefighters battled for more than an hour to free a police officer from the twisted wreckage of his patrol car early today. He was trapped from the waist down after the squad car went out of control, hit a traffic light and then a lamp post near Fox
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Table paints wrong picture, says head
The head of teacher training at Bradford College today defended his department after a national table placed it bottom of the class for entry qualifications. The table did not show a true picture of the college, said Barry Miller. The Government report
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£3m plea for church schools
A £3 million appeal to business is being launched by the Bishop of Bradford to help pay for building work on church schools in the diocese. The Right Reverend David Smith is to launch the project in the headquarters of the Skipton Building Society on
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Odsal Stadium deal is ready for signing
The dream of a multi-million pound development at Odsal Stadium has taken a major step forward with the agreement of a three-way contract. The deal between Bradford Council, developers Sterling Capitol and Bradford Bulls paves the way for the massive
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BUS STRIKE CONFIRMED
Crews from the First Bradford bus company have voted overwhelmingly to go on a one-day strike from midnight tonight over a pay dispute. It could be the first of a series of strikes unless a settlement is reached over the pay structure which allows senior
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Skipton can't stop champions
SKIPTON were unable to keep Steeton's title hopes alive when they went down by six-wickets to present Guiseley with the Aire-Wharfe Cricket League title for the first time since 1973. Their win at Sandylands, coupled with Adel's home defeat by Rawdon,
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Craven soccer clubs open cup campaign
LOCAL football teams start cup action this weekend with the first rounds of the Slater Marchant Craven Challenge Cup and Norman Pratt Trophy. The Carleton v Waddington Challenge Cup tie has had to be postponed due to a cricket match and will be played
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Wharfedale may pull out of fixture
WHARFEDALE await the resolution of the fuel crisis before a decision is taken on whether they can go ahead with Saturday's National Division Two trip to Camberley). The Dalesmen cancelled mid-week training on the basis that a number of their squad were
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Our Comment
ALL over Wharfedale and Aireborough people are discovering that the piece of land they've come to regard as open space could be built on. Large sections of former green belt look likely to be taken up by housing - as outlined in the area's planning blueprint
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Lowes puts Bulls first
Hooker James Lowes will put club before country by pulling out of Ireland's World Cup squad so that he can undergo a knee operation which will enable him to continue to be a key figure for Bradford Bulls next season. Lowes, who will be 31 next month,
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Station is revived through revamp
A VILLAGE station celebrated the completion of its £360,000 revamp with an official launch. Transport bosses gathered at Menston Station on Tuesday to see an official opening ceremony performed by the chairman of the of the Commission for Integrated Transport
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Couple celebrate 60 years of married life
A SURPRISE party was on the cards for a couple celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. Weeks of clandestine planning came to fruition as family and friends gathered to help Tommy and Kathleen Johnstone celebrate in style. The couple, of Burley
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Bramhope show results
IN last week's round-up of summer events we only featured the trophy winners from Bramhope Show. Here is the complet list of those who saw theirhard work rewarded. FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS Shades of Evening; 1 A Waite 2 M Broadley 3 B Vickers. My kind of music
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Norwood Show & Sports
SPORTS and handicrafts were on show at Norwood's show and sports day. Hundreds of villagers turned out for Saturday's annual event which saw for the first time the presentation of the Millennium Cup. Handicraft classes were entered by both children and
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Airport aims to let train take the strain
AIRPORT chiefs say they will improve bus links and create a rail link in a bid to drive down the number of passengers clogging nearby roads with cars every day. Leeds Bradford Airport's Surface Access Strategy 2000 - drawn up in line with Government requirements
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Market traders reluctantly bow to the 'Eurocrats'
MARKET traders in Otley are grudgingly bending to European regulations by giving up Imperial weights - but say seasoned shoppers will be harder to convince. As a market greengrocer from Sunderland makes history as the first 'metric martyr' to be prosecuted
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Hundreds fight new homes
HUNDREDS of campaigners fighting to save a Yeadon beauty spot have attacked city councillors for not doing more to protect the area. Around 200 people packed into Yeadon Town Hall last Friday night to question a council planning officer and ward councillors
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Property developer buys buildings
A FORMER Burley-in-Wharfedale school, which was at the heart of village life for more than 100 years, has been sold to a property developer. Burley C of E First School, on Aireville Terrace, has been bought by Wilcon Homes Ltd, bringing months of speculation
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Menston complex to be on market within weeks
HIGH Royds Hospital is expected to be put up for sale in the next few weeks. The Menston psychiatric hospital, which is due to close in 2002, was originally going to be put on the market in Spring this year. But the sale was put off and now marketing
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New group is a 'farce'
A NEW tier of local government aimed at giving residents more of a say has been labelled a democratic farce. At Monday night's Horsforth Town Council meeting, angry councillors claimed that the Horsforth Community Forum was 'a waste of time'. But the
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Family in mourning after death crash
FAMILY members are in mourning for a Yeadon teenager killed in a horrific Sunday morning smash with a bus. Seventeen-year-old Glen Sample, of Plane Tree Grove, was one of three teenagers who died after their yellow Vauxhall Corsa lost control and collided
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Hopes fade for 2000 scheme
AN AMBITIOUS bid to build a Millennium Green in Otley is virtually doomed to failure, organisers have admitted this week. Time has almost run out to find an alternative site for the green, which would have been a showpiece to top the town's millennium
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Picking up calls 24 hours a day
Firms are being offered a 24-hour call-centre service to boost their chances of picking up business at home and aborad. West Yorkshire communications provider Link Telecom has been chosen by Vodafone to pilot a new call centre answering service across
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On This Day
In 1752, Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar. In 1901, US President McKinley died after being shot by an anarchist. In 1926, Mr Frederick Priest-man was made a Freeman of the City of Bradford. From the Telegraph & Argus of September 14, 1975...
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Younger workers in danger
Bosses have been warned to keep high-risk younger workers safe in the workplace. The warning comes from leading Shipley lawyer Joan Pettingill, an employment law specialist for Last Cawthra Feather. It follows a report from the Health & Safety Executive
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Cancelled events
DUE to the fuel shortage the following events have been cancelled: Amerdale Hall, Arncliffe, fashion show organised by Friends of Arncliffe School, due to have taken place on Friday September 15; Bolton Abbey Village Hall, dancing to Alan's Band, due
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Business park will create new jobs
WORK is well under way on a new business park in Earby that could create up to 450 new jobs in the town. The 12-acre business park will be developed on land next to the existing Wardle Storeys Grove Mill complex, with planning permission already in place
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Choir's visit inspires twinning plans
LINKS with the Polish town of Glubczyce look set to be strengthened following last week's visit by their school choir. Barnoldswick Town Council chairman, Coun Marjorie Adams, exchanged gifts with Glubczyce Mayor Jozef Pich during the visit and it's hoped
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Town steps up fight against dog fouling
AROUND 2,000 poop-a-scoops are being handed out to Silsden dog owners in the continuing battle to rid the town's streets of pooch poo. Townsfolk have waged war on dog owners who fail to clean up after their animals following the introduction of The Dogs
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Volunteers sought for Right to Read scheme
WHEN you walk into Greatwood Community Primary School, Skipton, the last person you expect to see is a retired merchant banker crouched on a child's chair listening to a seven-year-old read. But Richard Jennings does just that thanks to the Right To Read
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Councillor demands selection scrutiny
THE elected county representative for Skipton's two grammar schools has asked for an urgent scrutiny of selection procedures. Mike Doyle, whose Skipton West ward includes Ermysted's Grammar and Skipton Girls' High Schools, wants the way children are selected
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Call for action over 'deplorable' sports facilities
SKIPTON councillor Dennis Hall has called for a greater effort to improve the town's "under funded and under rated" sports facilities. Speaking at a full meeting of Craven District Council on Tuesday, he said there were no decent athletics facilities
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Groups celebrate lottery windfall
THREE Craven groups are celebrating lottery funding totalling nearly £500,000. Craven Domestic Violence Forum has attracted £197,996 to establish a help line and set up advice and support for women experiencing domestic violence. The money will also pay
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Protesting villagers to hire solicitor
PEOPLE in Addingham are to club together to hire a solicitor to fight unwanted housing development on Manor Garth. Civic society chairman John Beverland said that the parish council, a local family and the civic society were providing the funds to help
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Owner loses his appeal against planning refusal for two houses
A PLANNING appeal which lumped together one of Ilkley's most exclusive residential areas with derelict industrial wasteland, has been turned down by the Department of the Environment. Jim Boddy, of Curly Hill, Middleton, wanted permission to build two
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Mass panic hits supermarkets as shelves are stripped bare
Supermarkets in Ilkley reported mass panic in the aisles this week as fuel shortage fever gripped the town. Worried residents began stripping the shelves of milk and bread and supplies ran out at both major supermarkets. Booths marketing manager Chris
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Farmer issues warning over sheep deaths
MOTORISTS are being asked to take care after a steep rise in the number of sheep being killed on Ilkley Moor. Richard Ellis, whose family have farmed Crag House, near Addingham for 50 years, says a record number of his sheep have been killed by motorists
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Well-balanced lad impresses
A YOUNG boy is on course for sporting success after taking up an unusual hobby. Simon Tudge, 12, has mastered the unicycle - and has come to the attention of national hockey team, British Unicyclists. Simon, a pupil at Ilkley Grammar School, attended
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Human filth on station track causes anger and disgust
A RAIL passenger this week spoke of his disgust at seeing piles of human waste and toilet paper strewn on the track at Ilkley Station. Hubert Johnson, 72, said he was shocked to make the grim discovery, which was clearly visible from the platform. "It
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Aggro at garages in petrol crisis
AGGRESSIVE motorists forced an Ilkley petrol station to close and staff at others faced intimidation in a week of anger at the pumps in Wharfedale. Even as fuel tankers began to roll out of refineries yesterday, there was still no indication when petrol
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Keep politics out of housing issue
SIR, Along with 200 other residents in the Back Lane area of Guiseley, I attended a meeting held at the Methodist Church on August 21 to protest at the planned building of 117 dwellings on the old YEB site. Imagine our surprise when at the meeting we
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Toddlers group gets cash for play study
A Birstall mums and toddlers group has received a grant to help meet the cost of its fight for a children's play area behind shops in Lowood Lane. MillenniMums & Co were awarded £250 from Kirklees Council's community development services following
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Bid to stop under-age drinkers
Police and trading standards officers are joining forces to tackle growing concerns about under-age drinking in Bingley. Several youngsters were arrested for being drunk during two free music events in the town this month. And police say the problem of
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Bront calling
Keighley and Craven AC stages its popular nine mile point-to-point race - the Bront Way - next month. Entry will be taken right up to and on the day - Sunday, October 15 - but transport is only guaranteed to the first 120 entrants. Runners are bussed
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Run for St Gemma's
AFTER the excitement of the 2000 Olympics, join us for your very own moment of glory by winning a medal in the first St Gemma's Annual Five-mile Race. The race is on Sunday, October 8, at Roundhay Park, Leeds, at 10.00am. The accurately measured five-mile
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Rangers' seconds triumph
GUISELEY RANGERS A......17 MELTHAM.....14 For the first time in 20 years Guiseley Rangers fielded a second senior team, kicking off their campaign in Division Six of the Pennine League. The team was a blend of youth and experience and, though not yet
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West Park go out of the Cup
WEST PARK BRAMHOPE.........17 RIPON.......22 OH, how times change as West Park Bramhope, semi-finalists three years ago, entertained Ripon in the Intermediate Cup first round. The North Yorkshire outfit, who play in a league below, were deserving winners
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Historic car rally takes place on Sunday
Now in its ninth year the Ilkley and District Motor Club's Jubilee Historic Rally has attracted entries from many parts of the country with over 40 crews expected at the start at Pool Mills Social Club,on Sunday, September 17, from 9.00am. Sponsored once
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Rugby man Billy set for a new challenge
YARNBURY rugby player Keith 'Billy' Thompson has been putting a bit more into pre-season training this year. The 33 year-old stalwart of the Horsforth club is giving his all as he prepares for a new challenge. He is to run in the New York Marathon on
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A superb start for Otley
WAKEFIELD.............22 OTLEY....................33 OTLEY'S travelling army were delighted with their team's performance at College Grove on Saturday when they opened their campaign in Allied Dunbar Two. Otley were well supported with around half the
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'How we helped the SAS'
He is a 20-year-old hero, who helped bring peace and order to Sierra Leone, but Paratrooper Wayne Dolecki, is just happy to be home. Wayne went over to the troubled country three weeks ago and has just returned home where he received a hero's welcome
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Top Tory vows not to scrap relief road
The shadow minister for transport has denied claims that a future Conservative government would scrap the Bingley relief road. Labour MP Chris Leslie angered Tories when he suggested that planned financial cutbacks by any Conservative administration announced
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Hospital to adopt new nurse role
A nurse consultant working in intensive care will be the first of the new style of nurses in Airedale. The nurse consultant is a new grade of senior nurse, created by the Government with the aim of giving nurses a role more like that of a hospital medical
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'They keep stealing my trials bikes'
A teenager is devastated after determined thieves went to extraordinary lengths to steal his prized trials bike. It is the second bike trials rider Joe Bradley from Otley has had stolen in under a year - and the fourth taken from his family. And in the
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'My stop-gap chair keeps tipping over'
A paraplegic Bradford man claimed today he has had to hunch up in an undersized wheelchair for five months while waiting for a replacement. Ian Galloway, 39, from Bolton, is still using the stop-gap wheelchair he was given after requesting a new one from
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Please give us a home
Dozens of pets were rescued after receivers took over a Bradford city centre pet shop. Bradford Pet Supplies - which occupies a large section of John Street Market - shut down suddenly on Tuesday. Staff who turned up for work were told the news by receivers
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Family's head shave thanks to health staff
A family has shorn its collective locks in a bid to thank staff at Bradford Royal Infirmary who treated their daughter. Laura Brown, 19, from Allerton, suffers from Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system, and has just completed a course of
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Car thieves 'steal' blind woman in car
A blind woman was dragged from her parents' car and dumped in the road after it was stolen while she sat alone in the back seat. The car had been left with its keys still in the ignition to enable the 29-year-old from Cleckheaton to listen to music. Her
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Thornton face the final hurdle
CRAVEN Cricket League officials can rest content. Haworth will have a full complement when they tackle Thornton at West Lane onb Saturday in a game which will decide the outcome of the Division One title race. writes Tony Simpson. Thornton have a one-point
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Ilkley Youth win
Bronte Wanderers 1 Ilkley Youth 3 A tepid performance by comparison to their previous two saw the Guyson sponsored Ilkley Youth notch their second victory of the season. With a number of players missing due to injury, holiday and cricket commitments,
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - The RSPCA welcomes readers' concerns ("No way to treat an animal", September 8). We will always try to help sick, injured or distressed animals, but, as a charity with limited resources, we are forced to prioritise urgent calls and, on very rare
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Craven through the years
100 years ago A poacher appearing in court for stealing rabbits from the Bolton Abbey estate said he did so because the Duke of Devonshire owed him £30,000. He intended to steal enough rabbits to make up the debt (that's a lot of rabbits!). The judge
