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Baildon aim to find their touch
Knottingley travel to Baildon tomorrow in very different circumstances to their visit of April, 1998. Then the second-placed Jenny Laners only needed a draw to secure promotion from Yorkshire Division Four against their third-placed opponents, who needed
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It all points to Noble
Prop Brian McDermott has declared that Odsal stalwart Brian Noble would be the players' unanimous choice as the club's new head coach. His comments came just hours after current boss Matthew Elliott told the squad he was leaving at the end of the season
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Mike Priestley's North of Watford article "So selfish, and we all know who's to blame," set me thinking. Among the cascade of "junk-mail" I was looking at the other day was an item from a charity that cares for blinded and disfigured soldiers. It's
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Small firms get big help
Small firms in Bradford are being given a helping hand to win orders from larger companies. Yorkshire Enterprise Managers has come up with funding for an Approved Supplier Scheme (APSS). The scheme has been set up to help small firms meet the demands
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Village tells story of its past
A snippet in the Keighley News for September 29, 1862 headed 'Longevity in Cullingworth' reads: "There are now living in Cullingworth and the neighbourhood 22 persons, all of them working class, whose united ages amount to 1,758 years." This is just one
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Girl's £10,000 payout after PE class
A Cullingworth schoolgirl has won thousands of pounds in compensation from Bradford Council after falling in a PE class while two teachers were talking to each other. Sarah Waters suffered severe nerve damage and dislocated her right elbow when she fell
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Last orders fights increase violence
Drunken louts are causing an increase in violent crimes committed in Keighley, according to latest police figures. Fights breaking out after last orders in the town centre have contributed to an 11 per cent increase in the number of violent crimes compared
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School pool saved by Parish Council
Silsden's parish council is to take over Hothfield school's swimming pool, saving it from closure. After months of discussions over the council's various take-over and funding options the school's governors agreed on Wednesday night to pass the pool to
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Keighley News really hits the heights
The Keighley News really hits the heights - and young readers Hayley and Laura Marsden proved it. The sisters are pictured reading the KN at one of the highest spots in France - Le Brevent, which is near Mont Blanc - and is 2,525 metres above sea level
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Music: Bag that Cathedral
Spitfire pilots painted a cross on their cockpit for every Messerschmidt shot down, and hillwalkers "bag" every Monro that they climb. Steeton Male Voice Choir members collect cathedrals, adding to their list whenever they sing in one of the massive churches
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Book: Taste of Timmy's
Two men come to Keighley, get drunk on Timothy Taylors and sleep through an important business meeting at a local foundry. An everyday modern occurrence? Hardly, for this is a fictional account which features in a novel set during the Swinging Sixties
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Theatre: Schubert, Sheridan and Shaffer in Skipton
Drama, suspense, dance and classical music is on offer during public performances in Skipton this autumn. The Old Country is Alan Bennett's play about British exiles, presented by Skipton Little Theatre on October 3-7. Phone 01756 792695. Anthony Shaffer's
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - How the high minded (Zena Davis 22/9/00) become so distressed when a perceived challenge is made to their cherished value system. Ms Davis is to be congratulated on her eloquent espousal of Determinist and Collective Guilt theorem. These are, however
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Tributes to footballing hero Arthur
Tributes have been paid to Bradford footballing hero Arthur Farrell who has died aged 89. Mr Farrell had been part of the great wartime Bradford Park Avenue side and played alongside the likes of Chick Farr, Len Shackleton, and Ron Greenwood. The full-back
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Homes are set for a £4.5m revamp
A £4.5 million house improvement programme, based on the "worst first", was expected to get the go-ahead from Bradford councillors today. It will be spent over the next three years on windows, doors and roofs of 270 older, privately-owned homes in Manningham
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'Alhambra will stay a people's theatre'
Bradford councillors today pledged to keep the Alhambra "a people's theatre'' as its future came under review. But the option of a commercial chain owning and running the district's theatres and halls will be examined by a scrutiny committee in December
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Final thumbs-up for B&B
The Bradford & Bingley has been given the final thumbs-up for its conversion to a bank. The Building Societies Commission has officially confirmed the B&B's transfer to an independent financial Plc. It is the last hurdle to becoming a Plc before
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Bowls: Keighley boys pile on the pressure
Keighley bowlers fought out the final of Skipton's event of the season - the Norman Johnstone Handicap. The colourful character from Rolls Royce donated prize money for the competition some years ago, and Keighley bowlers have kept a grip on the title
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Golf: Mike Bradley captures Alliance win
Keighley professional Mike Bradley shot a four-under-par 63 as he partnered Silsden member Steve Hall to a winning net 59 in the first Bradford Winter Alliance event of the season at Silsden on Wednesday. Second in the professionals event - 13 shots adrift
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Soccer: Alliance League round-up
There were goals galore in the Alliance league with 47 scored in just six matches. Skipton led the way with a 12-1 win over newcomers Royal Oak. Ian Barnard scored four a John Allen followed up with a hat-trick. There was a brace for Ian Tyrer and solo
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Soccer: Craven League round-up
OXENHOPE set the scene for the rest of the league as they powered into the attack against Skipton Bulldogs. Steve Buckley gave them the lead after a number of easy chances had been missed. They were totally in command and added two more goals through
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Rugby League: Rangers grab late victory
Hillsborough A 16 Silsden PR 20. An understrength Silsden Park Rangers travelled to Sheffield to face Hillsborough Hawks A in their first away fixture of the season,and came away with the points after a hard fought match. In a gutsy display Rangers maintained
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Rugby League: It's tough at the top
Redhill U-16s 20, Albion 6 - Redhill played some fast aggressive rugby and showed why they are one of the top Yorkshire sides. Directed by an excellent stand-off and powerful forward play they scored 4 times in the first half with no response from the
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Cougars: Old boys prepare for reunion
COUGAR Old Boys will be returning to the club in force on Friday, October 6 - when the Supporters' Club holds its Ex-players' Reunion. Former players from the 50's through to the current era have been invited to meet and share memories with playing colleagues
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Lottery cash clubhouse opens
SILSDEN Golf Club members were celebrating this week after moving into their luxury new clubhouse. They have left wooden pre-fab building for a state-of-the-art clubhouse which is part of a £1 million development of the club with the bulk of the money
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Voices of victims are being heard at last
One priority in the '2020 Vision' launched earlier this year by Bradford Congress was to tackle crime and the fear of crime, with a zero tolerance of some offences. One area which is rightly at the top of the priority list is addressing the issue of cutting
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David's back to shackle Di Canio
Defender David Wetherall, who has yet to miss a Premiership match for Bradford City, returns to the side for tomorrow's visit to West Ham. Wetherall missed Monday's 7-2 Worthington Cup victory over Darlington with a groin injury but is recalled as the
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Matt finish!
Matthew Elliott looked a relieved man yesterday but it certainly wasn't because he was leaving the Bulls. After months of speculation linking him with seemingly every job in Australia he had a concrete offer on the table and was soon to be on his way.
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We want to forget Hammers horror!
Defender David Wetherall is determined that City avoid making the same mistakes that led to their 5-4 defeat at Upton Park last season. It was an extraordinary match in which the Bantams found themselves 4-2 up six minutes after half-time. Wetherall,
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City Toon in for a testing encounter
Bradford City have been handed a tough draw at Premiership rivals Newcastle in the third round of the Worthington Cup. The match at St James' Park is likely to be played on Wednesday, November 1. Newcastle have been revived under the management of Bobby
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On This Day
In 1758, Horatio Nelson was born. In 1856, St. Paul's Church, Pudsey, was consecrated. In 1950, the first telephone answering machine was tested by the Bell Telephone Co. From the Telegraph & Argus of September 29, 1975...New students arriving at
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Crackdown on families from hell
Action is being taken against roughneck residents of Parkwood Rise who are ruining their neighbours' lives. Three tenants of the high-rise flats have already been forced out by Bradford council and others are being targeted. Housing bosses are working
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Tumbledown farm goes for cool £500,000
A farmhouse and barn nestling in some of the most picturesque countryside in the area was sold at auction for more than twice its asking price. Haw Farm, in 15 acres of land at Swartha, Silsden, sold for £240,000 to a Silsden Family. About 250 potential
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Bound for the roof of Britain
Two fitness fanatics from Keighley will be taking to the heights of Ben Nevis next Friday to raise money for the British Epilepsy Association. Christine Daley and Kelly Thompson are making the climb as part of the drive by the No 7 health club, on Devonshire
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Making the punishment fit the crime
Victims of young offenders are helping to decide what punishments they should receive. Magistrates in Keighley and Bradford are making 'reparation orders' under new legislation which came into force in June. In the first three months courts have made
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What's on: Guide to Keighley district
LOCAL LISTINGS: Classical concert by young musicians from Chethams School of Music, Keighley Parish Church; October 10, 7.30pm; tickets on door. Judy Small, Australian singer performs at Bacca Pipes Folk Club; Ukrainian Club on Mayfield Road, Keighley
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Reviews: Music and Books
ALBUM: Cinerama Former Wedding Present frontman David Gedge has always treated the music business with an edge of cynicism. Never taking his career too seriously, despite once almost becoming a corporate tool himself, he is now content to leave those
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Review: Return of ald friends in Lancs street
THEATRE: Spring and Port Wine Watching Bill Naughton's Spring and Port Wine is like revisiting an old friend. Although the sixties kitchen sink drama set in Lancashire still feels very much of its time, it remains as popular and entertaining as ever in
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Theatre: Surrey hits the Keighley stage
A COWBOY promises a farm girl he'll take her to the box social in this scene from Keighley Amateurs' production of Oklahoma!. Richard Aldham and Katrina Wood are pictured preparing for the classic musical about life on the frontier in America's old west
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Boss moves ad across road
A Cleckheaton businessman who has been told he can no longer advertise on a giant hoarding board is to move his billboard to a similar site directly across the road. Gary Heginbottom, who owns Artisan Fireplace Design company, branded as "pathetic" the
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'Petticoat Lane plan may drive away traders'
Market traders could turn their back on Shipley if radical proposals to change the layout take place. David Gray, chairman of Shipley Market Traders' Federation, has warned that scrapping the familiar permanent covered stalls in Market Square in favour
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Down Memory Lane 0- with ian Dewhirst
MRS ANNIE SIMMONS, of Boundary Avenue, Sutton, has supplied this class picture at Eastwood council school, Keighley, in July 1930. She appears as young Annie Lever and remembers the names of most of the other girls: Janey Betts, Edith Haw, Jessie Wilson
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War is finally over for Private Frank
Robert Heaton's father Frank did not like to speak about his experiences as a soldier during World War Two. The trauma of losing many close friends and a serious gunshot wound to his head were too painful to recall. But thanks to the Telegraph & Argus
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Crime drives a gran from city
A disabled grandmother today said she had been frightened out of her home by a mugger who made off with her pension. Sheena Townsend is too frightened to leave her flat in West Bowling, Bradford, after her carer was attacked for the £200 allowance. Mrs
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Stadium scheme could be back on
The crisis-hit £25 million Odsal Stadium scheme could be back on today after a night of talks to salvage the deal. Sterling Capitol's bid to develop a stadium with 30,000 seats was on the brink of collapse yesterday after Bradford Bulls boss Chris Caisley
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Tributes to footballing hero Arthur
Tributes have been paid to Bradford footballing hero Arthur Farrell who has died aged 89. Mr Farrell had been part of the great wartime Bradford Park Avenue side and played alongside the likes of Chick Farr, Len Shackleton, and Ron Greenwood. The full-back
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Cycling: Oakbank riders lead the way
Mark Holden and Tim Charlton led a Keighley trio to victory in the Yorkshire Schools Hill climb Championships. The event was hosted and promoted by Oakbank Sports College with riders completing two rides up the school drive from the bottom gate on Ingrow
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I KILLED MARY GREGS0N
Lorry driver Ian Lowther was today jailed for life for the murder of Shipley housewife Mary Gregson 23 years ago. At a sensational climax to the case which has spanned four decades, Lowther pleaded guilty at Sheffield Crown Court. Lowther, 47, who was
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Rugby League: Junior round-up
Keighley Under-14s continued their winning ways with an 86-0 victory over Baildon. They wre devastating in attack with the whole17-strong squad dominating the taller opposition. they scored 11 tries and added four conversions. Try scorers were Martin
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Rugby Union: Injury takes its toll
York 20, Keighley 14 - Keighley had to hastily re-arrange Sarturday's game after Selby re-scheduled their cup match. They travelled to York for a non-league match to enable the club to have a fixture. Due to work commitments and illness, the Crusaders
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Soccer: Junior football round-up
Cross Roads Under-8s were recently presented with a new strip by Philip Sagar of Ventana Windows. Picture shows Back (from left): Ross Nobes, Joseph Bottomley, Paul Bottomley (assistant coach), robert Linden, George Nixon, Jack Sagar. Front: Stephen Hook
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Socer: Wharfedale Sunday League round-up
SILSDEN sliced through Regent Victory scoring a goal every three minutes of their game on Sunday. The onslaught brought the Cobbydale side a 32-2 victory. Regent's goals came from Jason Warrington and Richard Angus. Sandy Lane edged out Keighley Juniors
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Soccer: County Amateur round-up
Graham Bairstow in action for Phoenix Keighley Phoenix finally got their first points on the board with a 5-1 victory over Otley Town. Making a few changes Paul Ettenfield's side were always in command and Ben Furness headed home Mick Gillmartin's corner
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Rugby Leagtue: Amateur round-up
Keighley Town's Daz Lynham Calder Valley Rams 6 Keighley Town 50 Keighley Town's blend of youth and experience turned on a super show against the Rams, and the result was never in doubt. Forwards Ade Clough, Paul Scott and Brian Ingham made hard yards
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Rugby League: New boys crush Albion hopes
Keighley Albion 4, Thatto Heath 48 - Albion were boosted by last week's five-try scoring spreen as they welcomed unbeaten new boys Thatto Heath Crusaders to Crossflatts. Albion were without the inspirational Jon Gwilliam for the game and gave a full debut
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Angling: Big catch comes just too late
Steeton angler Simon Snowball landed a superb 17lb rainbow trout -- but his monster catch came 10 minutes after the match at Rygill Fisheries ended. The bumper fish was more than three times the weight of the winning fish, but Simon had to be content
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Trials riding: Dougie crashes - but takes British Crown
TRIALS World Champion Dougie Lampkin spent a night in hospital after suffering an injury while competing in the british Championship last weekend. Lampkin looked odds on to maintain his 100 per cent unbeaten run in this season's domestic championship,
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Soccer: Top job for Phil
FORMER top referee Philip Cole has been appointing to a senior post with the Association of Premier League and Football League Match Officials. Philip, from Riddlesden, was a referee for over 30 years and was a top level linesman for three years. He was
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Cycling: Ready for the Three Peaks battle
OVER 300 riders will set out on the gruelling Three Peaks Cycle Race on Sunday -- rated the toughest cyclo-cross event in Britain. Among the favourites will be Andy Peace (above), who was fourth last year and Robert Jebb who missed the 1999 race because
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I read with disbelief that DIAL in Dockfield Road, Shipley, is to close its workshops. I was unaware how helpful DIAL was to people less fortunate than myself until I became one of their full-time volunteer driver/helpers. I drove the DIAL bus which
