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The Curmudgeon
WE all thought they had gone - the great comedy double acts: Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, Morecambe and Wise. But the latest duo on the comedy scene had us rolling in the aisles (or between the tables, should I say) in the Beggars' Arms last
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Fuelling the panic
WHAT a contrast. The year 2000 and our supposed caring society sees drivers fighting on petrol station forecourts to get to the pumps, selfish motorists hoarding gallons of petrol in cans in their garages and people frantically driving around looking
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Relieved Robbie wants a chance
Skipper Robbie Paul is hoping to take out five weeks of frustration on the Bulls' play-off rivals. The Kiwi was sidelined after a frightening episode at Halifax in early August and only made his return at Hull last weekend, but that could be bad news
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Five-star Fowler blasts City boys
Liverpool Res 8 Bradford City Res 0 Bradford City's side of mainly trainees were given a tough time against experienced opposition who included Robbie Fowler, Titi Camara, Patrik Berger and Christian Ziege. The crowd of over 4,000 for last night's FA
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Members back county plans
Yorkshire members last night voted overwhelmingly in favour of the committee's proposals for the redevelopment of Headingley with financial assistance from Sport England and Leeds City Council. A large majority of members who attended the extraordinary
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Traffic fears at sale of hospital
CONCERNS have been expressed about the sale of a former psychiatric hospital in Rawdon. Fulford Grange, a BUPA owned building in Micklefield Lane, has been put on the market for more than £900,000. But councillors fear the building may be turned into
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Ladies' man Reg joins the Women's Institute
LADIES' man Reg Heald is used to getting the odd funny look - but after all, he is the only chap in Otley's Women's Institute market. Reg doesn't make jams and cakes. However, he does do a very nice line in wooden doorstops, handpainted children's toys
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Festival casts aside all the fearful folk cliches
REAL ale flowed and the sounds of guitar and fiddle filled the air at the ninth Otley Black Sheep Folk Festival. As a newcomer to the folk music scene I arrived at the three-day event armed only with a love of beer and a mild liking for some of folk's
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Revamped village school kicks off without a hitch
VILLAGE schools kicked off the new term without a hitch in Burley-in-Wharfedale despite upheavals caused by the massive education shake-up. Blackboards, desks and chairs were in place as pupils and staff arrived for the first day of term at the newly-named
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Large land chunk is under threat
A LARGE swath of green belt land around Horsforth could be lost forever if new proposals in the area's planning blueprint are accepted. Land to the north and south of Brownberrie Lane faces removal from the green belt following the recommendation of a
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Church launches £100,000 appeal
A £100,000 appeal is about to be launched for the refurbishment of an Otley church. Better space for young people, improvements to the toilets and kitchen areas and new disabled facilities are all part of the plan for Otley Methodist Church. Ken Brumfitt
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Burglar carried replica firearm
A BURGLAR carried a replica gun during a break-in in Otley. Two men entered a house in Cross Green through a first floor window and took various items before being disturbed. They fled through the front door and were chased by witnesses along Cross Green
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Baseball bat gang rob post office
POLICE are studying similarities between an armed raid at an Otley post office this week and two supermarket robberies in the town. Baseball bat-wielding robbers smashed the security screen at Weston Post Office at 5.25pm on Monday and threatened the
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Posters lash village 'apathy'
APATHETIC villagers are being summoned to appear before a village trust with their ideas for spending £200,000 on the young people of the community. Bramhope Educational Trust is holding its first annual general meeting on October 2 to discuss how it
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'No more blockades yet' - haulage boss
THE boss of one of Wharfedale's oldest haulage firms yesterday tried to allay fears that another fuel blockade was a foregone conclusion. As a wave of petrol panic-buying caused long tailbacks and chaos at petrol stations across Wharfedale, Aireborough
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Welcome end to the secrecy
Many of the new measures involved in the beefing-up of the Bradford Congress are to be welcomed, but none more so than the decision to allow the public greater access to its deliberations. This is a step we have been urging for some time. It is now even
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City tycoon Judith sells off her firm
Bradford's best-known female entrepreneur Judith Donovan has sold the firm she founded nearly 20 years ago. Mrs Donovan, chairman of direct marketing firm JDA, has sold the Thornbury-based business for an undisclosed sum to a team headed by her managing
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Solicitor set free in his trusty MG
Bradford solicitor Steven Gash has just returned from a taxing five-day classic car run across Europe. Mr Gash, who is managing partner at Clough & Co, left his calculator and tax forms behind while he braved the 1,100-mile Motor Sports Association
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Forum for trade in the North
Bradford's Yorkshire Forward representative Adeeba Malik was behind today's meeting of the Government's new Ethnic Minority Business Forum - held outside London for the first time. The event, which will feature Yorkshire Forward chairman Graham Hall,
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Axe hangs over school as closure bid wins support
AN axe is hanging over Barnoldswick's Rainhall Road School after county councillors voted to close it down and disperse its pupils to other schools. Parents, pupils and staff from the school left Tuesday's meeting of the county's education committee tearful
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Tenants win battle over roof repairs
PENSIONERS who have suffered the misery of leaking roofs have been given an early Christmas present. Earlier this year the Herald reported how £70,000 was to be spent on a major scheme to put pitched roofs on only half the flats in Silsden's Gloucester
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Lack of support forces village store to close
BURNSALL Village Store will close next month leaving the small community without a shop. The store, which also incorporates a community post office, has been up for sale since April. But residents in the village recently received a notice with their papers
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Resource centre plan is withdrawn
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a one-stop-shop resource centre on Bay Horse Yard, Skipton, have been withdrawn much to the relief of local residents. Craven Voluntary Action drew up plans for a two storey building covering 12,500 square feet to pull together
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Former nursing home owner jailed
THE former owner of Cromwells Nursing Home, Thornton-in-Craven, has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to illegally claiming benefits for his residents amounting to over £85,000. Michael Harry Bovensiepen, 46, of Rupert Road, Ilkley, pleaded
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Job losses confirmed at local quarries
MORE redundancies are to be made at Swinden Quarry, Cracoe - just four years after an extension was given to its life in order to safeguard jobs in the Dales. The number of jobs to be lost has not been confirmed, but sources told the Herald the workforce
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Moor to get new EU protection
ILKLEY Moor will benefit from new European Union conservation legislation although it is already heavily protected, according to the town's Labour MP Ann Cryer. The Government has announced a new consultation process about whether the South Pennine Moors
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Couple travel across globe to visit their 'home town'
AN AUSTRALIAN couple have made an Olympic effort to check out their namesake town. Ken and Jean Taylor, escaped the hysteria of the international games sweeping Australia to unravel the history of their settlement. The couple hail from Ilkley, in Queensland
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Residential home owner is jailed for £85,000 fraud
THE former owner of a residential home has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to illegally claiming benefits for his residents including some who had died. Michael Harry Bovensiepen, 46, of Rupert Road, Ilkley, had pleaded guilty to 69 counts
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Dalesfolk: Peter Walbank
I RECEIVED a letter from the council the other day and, for once, it was not demanding money with menaces. It was, however, asking for a pound or two of flesh from me when the time comes when I no longer need it. The letter came from an old friend, Coun
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Readers have their say on last week's crippling fuel protests
SIR - Your readers will no doubt be aware of the peaceful protests in the form of slow moving convoys of mainly heavy goods vehicles which took place last Wednesday morning as part of the protests by people and businesses concerned with their econmoic
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'I'll picket over flood nightmare'
A man who claims his house has continually flooded because of a nearby residential development has begun to picket the site. Philip Watson and wife Susan said they lived in Chapel Lane, Heckmondwike, for 14 years before the Wainhomes development was built
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Bellamy applauds the rural defenders
Green champion David Bellamy has told national park guardians about the vital role they play in protecting rural communities. The television personality and environment campaigner was a key speaker in Skipton yesterday at the opening of the annual conference
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Now Gwyneth rides the train of fame..
Two grand old ladies of the big screen have teamed up with relative newcomer Gwyneth Paltrow for their latest movie. And unlike their co-star, there is little chance of these two blubbing at any awards ceremony. In fact the couple from Ingrow, near Keighley
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Otley youngster Henry cracks century
OTLEY CC second team youngster Richard Henry smashed a century in the final league game of the season when his side knocked off the North Leeds score of 200-6 with just three wickets down. The youngster was unbeaten. Steeton 94 (J Emmott 26, G Harrison
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Around the local golf courses
Rawdon Golf Club THE Cowling Trophy, an 18-hole Fourball Better Ball Bogey Competition, was played on Saturday September 9, at Rawdon Golf Club. The winners with plus nine were K Maskill and B Craven, P Davies and S Clark were second with plus seven,
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Doidge leads his men to title
HORSFORTH'S Matthew Doidge led his Pudsey Congs side to their first ever Bradford League title win when they remained ahead of challengers Braddord and Bingley on the last day of the season. The sides met in a final day challenge with Congs two points
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Otliensians tested by Skipton
Otliensians.........6 Skipton................16 After three early season convincing victories Otliensians' coach Hugh Gumbs was looking for a harder game to test the resolve, fitness and application of Otliensians. Newly-promoted Skipton, who had not
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Richardson double for Guiseley Youth
GUISELEY.......3 THACKLEY.....3 IN pouring rain Guiseley AFC's Youth team notched a 3-0 win over local rivals Thackley in the Northern Under-19 Alliance. An FA directive now means that Academy teams ouitside professional clubs have to be known as youth
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Olympic hockey players' path can start here
Young hockey players with their sights set on the Olympic Games in 2020 need look no further than their local club for a start in the game. Ben Rhydding Hockey Club 'Colts', as the juniors are called, are regarded as one of the best junior clubs in the
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End of FA Cup trail for a woeful Guiseley side
GUISELEY......................0 FARSLEY CELTIC............1 A WOEFUL, passionless performance from Guiseley saw their FA Cup trail end virtually just as soon as it began. A qualifying round win over Skelmersdale at the second attempt saw them pitted against
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Otley enjoy heady heights
OTLEY........................16 WATERLOO.............15 OTLEY secured their second successive win since promotion to National Division One despite having to put out a depleted side. They went into this game without line-out specialist Paul Williams who
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'Resign' call to MP who assists Dome supremo
Shipley MP Chris Leslie is facing demands that he resign as advisor to Lord Falconer, Minister for the Dome. David Senior, Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Shipley, said Mr Leslie's position was now "untenable following the worst week
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'Sort uniforms row'
The leader of Bradford Council has been urged to help to resolve a row between parents and governors over school uniform rules. Keighley Councillor Andy Mudd, who is backing parents at Oakbank School, Keighley, wants Councillor Margaret Eaton to take
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Red card for raciall abuse in football
A groundbreaking charter has been drawn up to tackle racism in the district's amateur football leagues. Bradford Council has signed up to the Kick It Out campaign after claims that racist abuse is blighting the game at grassroots level. The charter brings
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'We're fed porkies about our bangers'
Sausages have come in for a roasting from experts. Analysts say many of our favourite bangers simply don't contain enough meat. West Yorkshire public analyst Duncan Campbell said some manufacturers were breaking the law in their search for fatter profits
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I've been left high and dry by protest
A petrol station manager has hit out at bosses for leaving his pumps dry while rivals clean up. Loyal customers of Iram Mughal and his Save station in Spencer Road, Clayton, are being forced to turn elsewhere for their fill-ups as the site has been left
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Offenders do marvels for YMCA
One of Little Horton's landmark buildings is being transformed by offenders who are putting something back into the community. People serving community service orders are providing the muscle behind the revamp of the YMCA building in Little Horton Lane
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'Sex' nurse struck off
A Bradford psychiatric nurse has been struck off after being found guilty of a string of misconduct charges including having sex with a mentally-ill patient. William Melvin Hill, a former community nurse and ward manager at Lynfield Mount Hospital who
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Thornton claim Craven crown
THORNTON stayed the course in fine style to claim the Craven Cricket League Division One title with a last-day win at Haworth to head off the challenge of defending champions Embsay. The Booth Bridge Lane side finished their campaign just a point ahead
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Greens hope for extra points
WHARFEDALE face Fylde at Threshfield on Saturday needing a win to put them in credit in their National Division Two programme and to establish them among the front runners. Competition in the division promises to be very even this season. After three
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - With regard to your report of September 15, I wish to draw your attention to the fact that I am only an employee at the service station in question. As such, my instructions emanate from headquarters. Besides, confronted with such an unexpected
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Craven through the years
100 years ago THE public swimming baths being planned for Skipton would help cut the number of deaths by drowning, the urban district council was told. Bathing fatalities occurred every year, but it was felt a public bathing area would improve safety.
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Two in chase for Bradford's elusive double
Bradford Union team-mates Ian Martin and Andy Dufton are both in the running for a rare matchplay double. They will be bidding for the amateur matchplay title at Keighley on Sunday and two weeks later trying for the foursomes title at the same venue.
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Skipper Joynt's tribute to Bulls
Saints skipper Chris Joynt says his side can't wait to get back on the field after the humiliation of their heavy defeat by arch rivals Wigan last week. It's serving as added motivation as they prepare for another in the long line of knock-out tussles
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Vanzie set for a tough defence
Bradford's Bobby Vanzie must defend his British and Common-wealth lightweight titles against the unbeaten Steve Murray. The British Boxing Board have ordered him to make a mandatory defence against the Harlow boxer who has won 11 of his 13 fights inside
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Bulls bid to upset odds
Wigan Warriors have been made even-money favour-ites to lift the Super League trophy and the winners' cheque of £290,000. But Bradford Bulls are tipped to join them in the Grand Final at Old Traff-ord on October 14. Bookmakers William Hills can't separate
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City fear new low
Bradford City are expecting their lowest Premiership crowd for Saturday's match against Southampton. The club still had 2,150 tickets left this morning and chairman Geoffrey Richmond said: "At the moment we are looking at a crowd of 16,000, and the message
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Festival-goers praise its spirit, beer and social historical importance!
THOUSANDS of music lovers came from near and far to join in the ninth Otley Black Sheep Folk Festival, declaring the event a resounding success. Business was booming for the pubs and shops in the town and the word on the street was that this was the finest
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It's first day for the head teacher
IT was not only a new school building which greeted pupils on their first day back at Burley Oaks Primary - a new head teacher also took his place. Roy Palace shared first day nerves with pupils - but it was not a case of being thrown in at the deep end
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Fuel crisis was 'useful'
AIRPORT staff are claiming last week's fuel crisis improved air quality by as much as a quarter. Leeds-Bradford Airport chiefs are hailing the petrol blockades as a useful exercise in their plans to encourage employees to abandon their cars. The management
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Bertie the 'guard cat' smells a rat and sees off slate thieves
BERTIE the ginger tom was the toast of his owners today for foiling thieves who struck in the dead of night. The intrepid "guard cat" smelled a rat as theives raided thousands of pounds of Yorkshire slate from the roof of a 700-year-old former farm complex
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Future care for the elderly will be on the agenda at next forum meeting
VILLAGERS will get a chance to discuss day care for the elderly and the future of the High Royds Hospital site with top council officers at the next neighbourhood forum. Bradford council officers will attend Menston Neighbourhood Forum on October 4, to
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Station improvements will 'bring end to the crush'
RAIL passengers have been thanked for their patience during major £165 million works at Leeds Railway Station. Now moving into its third stage, Sunday will see the launch of the winter timetable and the slight, temporary adjustment of times on the Wharfedale
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Junior football squad scores funds to stay ahead of game
A FOOTBALL team is celebrating after scoring funding from Burley Community Council. Burley Juniors Football Club has been granted permission to carry on using a pitch at Scalebor Park Hospital when it is turned into a housing development. Burley Developments
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Centre's £150,000 new look will include youngsters' cyber cafe
COMPUTER whiz kids are to get their own cyber caf in Otley. More than £150,000 is being spent on the major refurbishment of the town's Cross Green Community Centre. And as part of the project the town's youth forum will be setting up a computer internet
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Parents plea for more donors to help save son
DONOR sessions have been arranged in the hope of finding a suitable bone marrow donor for an eight-year-old leukaemia victim. Peter and Kate Gales, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, are hoping that as many people as possible will turn out to take a simple test
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'Disgraceful' development has 'ruined' the village
A HOUSING development in Burley-in-Wharfedale has been branded as 'disgraceful' by a community councillor. Dick Hargrave said he summed up many villagers' feelings when he said that the development at Wellfield Farm had ruined the look of the village.
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Vandals wreck safe surfacing at play area and put youngsters at risk
A PLAYGROUND covered in soft surfacing has become a danger to youngsters - thanks to the acts of mindless vandals. The park at Yeadon Tarn was extensively refurbished by Leeds City Council in August 1998 with the introduction of soft surfacing and new
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On This Day
In 1756, Scottish road builder John McAdam was born. In 1903, the cinema's first western was released -- Kit Carson. In 1926, Bradford waterworks' new filtration plant at Thornton was opened. From the Telegraph & Argus of September 21, 1975...Dancer
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Flower power at Harewood
Artist Nerys Johnson makes a welcome return to the Terrace Gallery at Harewood House this year for a one-woman show named 'Flower-Power'. Ms Johnson, who is from Durham, was one of the most popular exhibiting artists last year at Harewood. Her work hung
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From pint to paint pots - an extraordinary life
IT is not totally surprising to learn that Yorkshire artist Alan Hydes, above, provided the inspiration for a character in Jilly Cooper's forthcoming novel. Like one of the best-selling author's fictional heroes, the 50-year-old painter is impossibly
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Church organist celebrates 75 years at the keyboard
IMAGINE the scene as a nervous 14-year-old girl takes her seat for the first time at the keyboard of the magnificent old church organ, its rows of gleaming pipes towering above her, her feet barely able to reach the pedals below. A hush falls over the
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Asbestos removal work could take 18 months
ASBESTOS removal at North Yorkshire's largest comprehensive school could take until December 2001 to complete. Workers are busy at South Craven School in Cross Hills taking out asbestos panels which were installed when the school was built in the late
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Till thief picks on the wrong man
AN opportunist thief picked the wrong man when he pinched Steve Greenwood's till from the Inglenook Chip Shop in Ingleton. For Steve is also a third dan karate instructor who took off after the cheeky thief, chasing him through Ingleton in his stocking
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Haulage boss hits out over 'insensitive' lorry campaign
SETTLE haulier Mike Warren believes anti-truck campaigners trying to divert HGVs out of town fail to understand the haulage industry. Mr Warren, whose business is based on Sowarth Industrial Estate, claims local truck companies cannot afford to send their
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Playground project comes to bitter end
MEMBERS of a Skipton playground committee claim they have become Skipton Town Council's "scapegoat" and forced to shoulder criticism over poor facilities at Shortbank Road's recreation ground. After almost two years, the Gulley Parkland Project has wound
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Craven hosts national park conference
THE future role of Britain's national parks was under discussion at a conference being held in Skipton this week. Representatives from all the nation's national parks heard Environment Minister Chris Mullin outline the Government's aspirations and expectations
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Village could get blanket 20mph limit
PLANS are being drawn up for a blanket 20mph zone throughout Grassington after complaints about speeding from local residents. Coun Shelagh Marshall has been consulting with North Yorkshire County Council's highways department about introducing the low
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Mum tells of raid anguish
THE mother of a Grassington paratrooper has told of her days of anguish whilst she waited to discover if her son had survived the Sierra Leone hostage rescue mission. Marilyn Brown, of Bridge End, said that she had to wait a week before finding out if
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Tory farmer wins by-election
A CRAVEN farmer who stood as a Referendum Party candidate against Conservative leader William Hague in the General Election has won the Skipton East by-election. Alex Bentley joined the Conservative Party shortly after the election and won the battle
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Bridge washed away by flood
A FLASH flood washed away a unique Dales bridge which was currently undergoing a facelift. The unusual bridge, situated over the river Skirfare at Hawkswick, was washed away by the force of a flash flood caused by the heavy rainfall on Tuesday night.
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Traders get together to try to save failed tourist centre
POTENTIAL ways of saving the failed Skipton Tourist Information Centre will be discussed at a meeting hosted by the chamber of trade next week. The privately run company was placed in the hands of receivers this week as it was unable to keep up with the
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Prince Charles is to visit field centre
HIS Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will be visiting Craven again next month. Prince Charles will be in the area on Monday October 2 to look at a major project at Malham Tarn Field Centre which has completely restored a former stable block into an
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Mill faces uncertain future as firm considers moving
THE future of a Skipton landmark looks uncertain as Kingsley Cards investigates plans to move to new premises. Directors of the company, based in the 19th century Belle Vue and Dewhurst Mills, have announced this week that they are looking relocate the
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New newsletter could be a boost to good causes
CHARITY workers in Ilkley are hoping the launch of issue One of their newsletter will provide a major boost to voluntary organisations. 'Grapevine' has been published by the Ilkley Council for Voluntary Service (ICVS) and includes news and other details
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Edith recalls extraordinary wartime love tragedy
AN ILKLEY woman has recalled her doomed wartime romance for a television documentary sixty years after her fianc was killed in the Battle of Britain. Edith Kup, of Wells Walk, was invited to tell her compelling tale of thwarted love for a BBC tribute,
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Andrew's script is a comedy winner
An Addingham man has won the chance to have his comedy script performed in front of an audience of top TV producers and directors. Andrew Gale, 36, of Old Station Way, right, wrote a comedy based on his experiences as a street light attendant for Bradford
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Rowdy youths blamed for filthy problem
ROWDY youths hanging around Ilkley Station have been blamed by a rail worker for the human waste, which litters the track. The worker, who did not wish to be named, said a gang of youths are using the toilets on waiting trains as a public convenience.
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Show brushes off the petrol crisis
ACTRESS Sue Jenkins and her husband of 25 years David Fleeshman chose the prize-winning painting 'From Prince Street Bridge, Bristol' by Jeremy Storr, from Sheffield. With phones ringing constantly and artists cancelling their exhibition places due to
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Residents fury over months of misery
FED-UP residents of a large block of flats in Ilkley claim their lives are being made a misery by building work on the former college site. Residents of Deaconess Court on Queens Road have sent a long list of complaints to Ilkley Parish Council after
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Why housing project is unreasonable
SIR, - I wish to comment on the meeting which was organised by Councillor Moira Dunn so that Persimmon Homes could put forward their case for planning 117 homes on the old YEB site in Back Lane, Guiseley and the presentation made by them and some of the
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Petrol protest is labelled mob rule
SIR, - This is the first time, at the age of 59, that I have ever felt the need to write to any newspaper. The fuel crisis we have all had to endure was brought about by a few selfish people who had the power to hold the elected Government and the rest
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Taylor's eight wickets bring Menston title
Division B Addingham 139 (R Simpson 33, P Leng 25, T Linley 3-34); *Horsforth 101 (N Gonsolkorale 30, C Binks 30, B Rainford 20, P Leng 5-29, R Simpson 3-3). Addingham won by 38 runs. *Otley 111-9 (J Davies 29, C Henry 5-35); Ilkley 112-1 (J Hughes 79
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Saxton hat-trick in eight wicket haul
AIREDALE and Wharfedale League champions Guiseley finished on a losing note when they crashed to their title rivals Adel on the last day of the season. Guiseley made just 106 as they chased an Adel score of 154 after John Francas had taken 5-36. Steeton's
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Skyrac AC Fellrunners
If you can get to the start line then the race is on" is the response fellrunners expect if they ever enquire about the possible cancellation of a fellrace. Thus no fellrunner doubted that last weekend's Dalehead race would go ahead even if competitors
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Wharfedale's Ted aiming for runners-up spot
Last week was the quietest for the Wharfedale Harriers club for several months with just one race being supported, the Moorcock Fell Race, the 18th BOFRA Championship race of the season. The event was won by Robert Hudson, his 10th championship victory
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Yarnbury celebrate their first league victory
N Ribblesdale.....8 Yarnbury............12 YARNBURY grabbed their first league win of the season at the second time of asking with a well deserved 12-8 victory at North Ribblesdale on Saturday. For the first time away from home in some 30 years the Horsforth
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News from the greens
RESULTS in the Wharfedale and Aireborough Bowling Association include: Saturday Singles, Division One - Myrtle Park A v Wharfemeadows A, Ilkley A v Armley Cons, Groe Hill A v Baildon A, Oak v Whinswood, Bingley Glen A v Shipley Club A. Division Two -
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Menston go up as champions
AN eight wicket haul by skipper Richard Taylor inspired Menston to the Division B title win and promotion in the Airedale and Wharfedale Cricket League. In the final game of the season Taylor tore into Calverley to reduce them to 84 all out with his 8
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'Please return my dad's medals'
A former Bradford Park Avenue defender is appealing for the return of his father's football medals after they were stolen. The gold medals are the only mementoes handed down by Stuart McCalman to his great grandchildren from his days as a full back in
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Catholics in new talks on schools
Priests and governors are to form a working party to consider the future of Bradford's three Catholic secondary schools. One of the three is likely to close because of falling numbers and the multi-million pound cost of planned building projects. Head
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A driver's bid to beat the Boot
ACAn irate motorist drove off from stunned traffic wardens with a Denver Boot attached to his car after being caught with a dodgy tax disc. Furious Ross Keenan decided to take the law into his own hands when the wardens refused to accept his plea that
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Murder charge over playing field death
A man was due to appear before Bradford magistrates today charged with murder after the discovery of a body on school playing fields. The 25-year-old man, from Allerton, was charged late last night after being questioned by detectives at Toller Lane Police
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Pair found guilty in 'drugswatch' case
Two women have been found guilty of dealing drugs from a Bradford house after the death of a teenage girl sparked an undercover police operation. Charleen Goodey was struck by a car after drinking alcohol and swallowing amphetamine powder during a night
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Steeton leave it too late
STEETON were left to regret their modest start to the season in the Airedale & Wharfedale Cricket League when their final win at home to Skipton left them tied with Guiseley at the top of the table. Both sides finished with 91 points after Guiseley
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Skiptonian's silver Olympic medal
CRAVEN Shooting Ground at Coniston Cold will be the scene of Olympic celebrations in the near future following the silver medal success of Ian Peel in Sydney. Skipton-born Peel, a 42-year-old textile worker who now lives in Great Harwood, won Britain's
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Something happening for our youngsters
RESIDENTS of Otley will be pleased to hear about two major projects about to get under way. Together costing around £300,000, the projects will vastly improve facilities for young people and community groups right across the town. A cyber caf for young
