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'We'll be marked men in the First'
Ashley Ward today warned his Bradford City team-mates: "We'll be marked men next season". The Bantams centre-forward has become a reluctant expert on Premiership relegation. City will be the fourth club with which he has gone down from the top flight
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Gatecrasher Dean is Boro's biggest threat
Jim Jefferies knows all too well the biggest threat to Bradford City finishing their home campaign in winning style against Middlesbrough tomorrow. Forget Croatian ace Alen Boksic and his reputed £62,000 a week Premiership-topping wage. Dean Windass is
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Avenue bid to lay Radcliffe bogey
A long campaign finally comes to an end for UniBond clubs tomorrow and division one Champions Bradford Park Avenue are determined to lay ng a hoodoo. They face a trip to Radcliffe Borough, determined to break the Mancunian side's Indian sign over theme
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'Fans won't wind me up'
Dean Windass isn't bothered if the fans give him a hard time when he returns to Bradford City tomorrow. Windass is not sure what kind of reception lies in wait at Valley Parade after quitting the Bantams for Middlesbrough in a deal that will eventually
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A rapid response essential
The allegations made by a Keighley mother against the police who, she claims, did not come to see her daughter until 17 hours after she had been robbed in the street are rather worrying. This is a 13-year-old girl who had her mobile phone snatched from
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Obituary: Basil Pedley
Family history lives on in the walls of the Pedley family homes, despite the recent death of Basil Pedley. The funeral director from Cross Roads, who spent all his life in the Keighley area, died on April 28, at the age of 70. He died from cancer at the
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Museum boss brings fresh ides
The new manager of the Bront Parsonage Museum, at Haworth, sees taking over in the middle of the foot and mouth crisis as a challenge. Alan Bentley, 37, has been employed to lead and develop the museum, which 12 months ago was at the centre of a storm
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Minister praises hospital
A radical shake up of the NHS will provide doctors and nurses with more power to improve services, according to Health Minister Alan Milburn. Mr Milburn made the claim on a visit to Airedale Hospital last Friday, to see the improvements made in two key
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Lords offer lifeline for Community Health Councils
A health watchdog has given a cautious welcome to a decision that could ensure its future survival. Airedale Community Health Council (CHC) members are relieved that the House of Lords defeated Government plans to abolish community health councils nationwide
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Increase in funds
Overseas investment in Yorkshire and Humberside has shown a marked increase in the last year. Research by business advisers Ernst and Young shows the region is in joint sixth place in the UK for attracting inward investment over the last two years, an
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Bus trips will open moorlands
A bus service providing easy and safe access to the countryside around Haworth will operate on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. The service - the 812 Bront Scenic Tour - is being operated by the recently re-branded Bront Country Partnership (BCP), formerly
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Doctors pioneer high-tech records system
Doctors in Airedale are pioneering a high-tech system which will provide quicker access to patients' information in an emergency. The Bradford Electronic Record Development and Implementation Project (ERDIP) aims to improve care by ensuring a patient's
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On This Day
In 1904, the Prince and Princess of Wales opened the Bradford Exhibition. In 1923, Viscountess Mountgarret and Lady Harewood attended a meeting of the St. John's Ambulance Association in Bradford. In 1926, the General Strike began. From the Telegraph
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Dancers celebrate the dawn
Morris Men took their traditional hill dance to Keighley Tarn due to foot and mouth disease restrictions but still enjoyed the dawn experience. The May 1 dawn dance is traditionally held on the highest hill and the Oakworth Village Morris Men usually
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Cabbies claim rules will drive them out
Taxi drivers are being driven out of their jobs by over-zealous council inspectors, claim Keighley cabbies. They fear a threatened new wave of City Hall rules will lead to dozens more drivers hanging up their car keys. The town could instead be overrun
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Amanda in line for industry award
A former Keighley woman who beat leukaemia as a teenager, played piano for the late Princess Diana and made a chart-disc with Lesley Garrett, has been nominated for a top industry award. Amanda Thompson, 20, who won nationwide fame as a maestro on the
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Lund Park: Stone throwing youths reported
Gangs of Asian and white youths attacked each other with stones this week, it has been claimed. The stand off, involving 40 to 50 youths, broke out on Monday evening. Eyewitness Neville Steed runs The Orchard off-licence, in Fell Lane, which was yards
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Cobb and Jagger riding high with shop
Shipley is revving up for another business success story in the form of a new, improved motorbike shop. Cobb and Jagger, of Shipley, was established 25 years ago and is now moving to a new site on Saltaire Road, Shipley. The partners, Charlie Jagger and
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Lund Park: Polie accused of ignoring problems
A Keighley councillor has accused the police of avoiding Lund Park's problems In the wake of recent violent incidents Lynne Joyce (Labour Keighley South) called a meeting between Keighley police leader Chief Superintendent Derek Bonnard, councillors,
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Bus station: Demolition is under way
Digging in as work starts on Keighley's new 21st century bus station is veteran Keighley councillor John Prestage. He officially kicked off nine months of work to build a state-of-the-art covered concourse for local bus passengers. Buses are setting off
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Cuba mercy pair face jail threat
Two charity workers face ten years behind bars and $250,000 fines for trying to break a blockade and deliver desperately needed aid to Cuba. Daniel Werges -- a disabilities rights worker in Keighley -- and Simon Watson are set to face the wrath of the
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Hospital to get hi-tech scanner
Airedale Hospital's ageing X-ray equipment is to be replaced with state-of-the art equipment, including its first MRI scanner. Health chiefs have given the go-ahead for a scheme which will replace old equipment and enlarge the current radiology building
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£1 million netted for sport
Oakbank School has been awarded a huge £1 million cash injection to boost its sports programme and benefit the community. The school learned of its successful bid to retain its status as a sports college this week, and will be given £200,000 each year
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Jobs to go in factory closure
A rubber compound factory at Alston Road, in Keighley -- which employs 68 people -- is set to close in July. Parent company Watts Industrial Polymers, which acquired the Ondura rubber company for £5.5 million less than two years ago, is currently consulting
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I write to ask what has happened to the ancient carvings that were outside a bank on North Street. While I agree so far with all the latest innovations that are going on in the town centre, I believe the ancient stones had a place in ancient history
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Fire chief fury as school set alight again
Firefighters from around the district teamed up to tackle a serious blaze at a boarded-up school in Undercliffe last night. Around 25 firefighters from Idle, Odsal, Pudsey and Bradford were called out to the arson attack at Undercliffe Middle School,
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Unofficial rag mag is no joke
Student union leaders today urged people not to buy unofficial rag mags on sale in the city. The University of Bradford Student Union fears that conmen posing as students have been selling the magazines to unsuspecting members of the public. Official
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Sam's Victoria Cross is sold for £101,000
The gallantry of Bradford soldier Corporal Samuel Meekosha ensured his Victoria Cross smashed all expectations when it was sold at Sotheby's last night for £101,200. Cpl Meekosha, pictured, was 22 and serving with the West Yorkshire Regiment when he earned
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Leaders forced to play waiting game
Bradford Council leader Councillor Margaret Eaton is tipped to retain the leadership of her group in a secret ballot at City Hall on Tuesday. Nomination papers went out to Conservative councillors this week, though insiders say there is no challenge for
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Oarsome new bid to open up rowing
A Bradford club has won £50,000 to help it to find the next Steve Redgrave. Bradford Amateur Rowing Club (BARC), founded in 1867, is one of 30 clubs around the country taking part in Project Oarsome. The aim of the scheme is to introduce rowing to tens
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Community profits from new ERA
A nationwide scheme using business expertise to tap into the money of ethnic minorities is to start in Bradford. Backers of Employers Race(ing) Ahead (ERA) claim it is unique in the country because it is using a business-led approach to maximise the resources
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Clothing giant set for C&A's building
Clothing giant Next looks set to take over the old C&A building in the centre of Bradford. The store in Broadway is part of the proposed £200 million redevelopment of Central House, Petergate, Forster House and Midland House. C&A sent shockwaves
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'Court ignored my pain and suffering'
A disabled widow who was severely injured when her motorised wheelchair was struck by a drunk driver in a stolen car has criticised the legal system for "ignoring the victims''. Dorothy Hanson, 51, spent more than a week in Bradford Royal Infirmary after
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Husband cleared of murder sent to jail
A Pudsey man cleared of murdering his wife was today behind bars. Keith Hall, 45, was sentenced to four years in prison at Newcastle Crown Court yesterday for attacking his former neighbour Christopher Bennett. Hall, of Moorland Drive, was acquitted of
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Cricket: Selected teams
AIREDALE 1ST: (v Cononley home) meet ground 1.30. A Hayes, T Crossley, P Loftus, T Cox, C Alvey, M Allcock, G Wilmore, K Parfitt, Mozzam Khan, M Feather, M Quinlan. AIREDALE 2ND: (v Cononley II away) meet Marquis of Granby 1pm. J Pollard, A Loftus, A
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Soccer: Wharfedale Sunday League
Silsden and Keighley Juniors fought out a hard match in the Sunday Wharfedale football leagues New Bridge senior Sunday Cup. After a goalless first half it was Michael Ward who broke the scoring after five minutes of the restart, but Keighley pushed them
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Darts: Gary is the Keighley champ
Gary Thompson won the Keighley and District darts championship in front of a packed crowd at Leylands Club recently. Gary edged out Bob Brown 2-1 and Steve Ward 3-2 on his way to the final where he met Dave Wall. The final went with the darts to 3-3 before
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Badminton: Oakbank girls take title
Oakbank School badminton stars Emily Bond and Esther Trofa won the recent Bradford Schools doubles tournament. Elily (left) and Esther took gold in the Under-15 girls section with a 21-16 victory over Kara and Kristina Harris, also of Oakbank. Over 100
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Snooker: Silsden boys take the yellow
Steeton's Soldiers and Sailors B team have gone blond after gaining promotion in the league. The squad promised to die their hair if they got promotion and were as good as their word. "If they win the table next year they will will dye their hair blue
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Cougar: Crisis prompts player-walkout
COUGARS championship winning hopes were dashed this week as most of the senior players walked away from the club. Many are set to join championship rivals after staging an 'injury-strike' and refusing to play in last Sunday's game against Oldham. Coach
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Swimmer Lee sets new milestone
LEE Dart became the toast of West Craven Swimming Club on Sunday when he became the first member to achieve a National Age-Group Championships qualifying time while training and competing exclusively at the Barnoldswick-based club,(writes Tony Simpson
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Time to stamp out no-go areas
Keighley has earned a national reputation for making partnerships work. It has been achieved through a strong sense of community involvement and a willingness to volunteer. The town has also never been afraid to openly tackle difficult issues. It is these
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Akram flies in for Undercliffe debut
Yeadon have been warned to expect a warm reception when Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Akram makes his debut for Undercliffe. The Test fast bowler arrived in England this week and is raring to make a big impression on the Bradford League Division One.
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Caisley blast for stayaway Bulls fans
Bulls chairman Chris Caisley has hit out at the stayaway fans after the midweek win over Warrington attracted their lowest Super League crowd for almost two years. The gate of 9,663 was the worst since 9,525 saw the clash with London Broncos at Odsal
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A toast with the Toastmaster
A bride to be toasted her good fortune this week when she was presented with a bouquet of silk flowers. Louisa Spencer, 23, won the prize after attending toastmaster Michael Walton's stall at the Keighley News and Craven Herald wedding fair at Steeton
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Wedding: Mourle - Teale
Leg-spinner Tim Moule finally bowled his maiden over when tying the knot with partner Susan Teale at Skipton Register Office last Thursday. The bridegroom, younger son of Jack and Helen Moule, of Skipton, is an assistant accountant with Keighley firm
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Malawi challenge 'exciting but scary'
Two adventure seekers from Denholme are going on an expedition of a lifetime to Africa thanks to a special travel fund. Vanessa Barker, 16, from Whalley Lane and Sarah Mercer, 17, from Clapham Street are to travel to Malawi in July. The students at Beckfoot
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Couple go into Africa
A Braithwaite woman has spoken of her experiences accompanying her husband to his native village in Africa. Susan Gablack has visited the Cameroon four times in the past five years to meet her husband's family and friends. She was welcomed with open arms
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Piotr's new role
The Bradford Insurance Institute has appointed its youngest president, Karen Piotr. The 32-year-old, the Institute's 68th president, has been in the industry since 1986 and is also north east representative for the Society of Technicians in Insurance.
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Tables turned on trainee hairdresser
The roles were reversed for a Keighley College student who had a hair-raising experience to raise cash for a local playgroup. Trainee hairdresser Simon Petty offered to have his legs waxed to help Stepping Stones Playgroup raise enough cash to buy new
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Vicar in line for national award
A vicar who conquered the devastating effects of a stroke has been nominated for a national award. The Rev James Scantlebury, pictured, of the united benefice of Harden and Wilsden -- two amalgamated Church of England parishes -- has been put forward
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Pensioner paints a prize winner
A Keighley artist who only started painting two years ago has had a brush with success in a national competition. Lily Davies, 75, couldn't believe it when a painting she submitted to an art competition in The People's Friend magazine was chosen as one
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School is climbing to the top
Oakbank students climbed their way to the top in a recent inter-school climbing competition. The competition was held at Leeds climbing wall and Oakbank School's climbing club came away with some impressive wins. Year Eight pupil Tom Bolger, who is affiliated
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Folk hero heads to Haworth
A 'god' of the folk music world will this month fiddle with the Worth Valley's growing reputation as a centre for musical excellence. Dave Swarbrick's skill on the electric fiddle made him one of the key members of legendary folk-rock band Fairport Convention
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Lund Park: Yobs attack firefighters
YOUTHS tried to obstruct firefighters tackling an arson attack on a Keighley primary school. The blaze gutted a classroom at Holycroft Primary School at around 7.30pm on Saturday. Firefighters aided staff in salvaging teaching materials but some of their
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Lund Park: Teenage girl robbed by gang
A 13-year-old girl had to be treated for an asthma attack after being robbed by a gang of youths. Vicky Graham, a pupil at Oakbank School, was walking home with a 15-year-old female friend from another friend's house on Tuesday evening when she was confronted
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Bumper nine day faestival planned
Keighley Festival promises to be the biggest for several years as more outside organisations sign up to run events. The nine days of summer fun will include a massive sports carnival, Greek theatre, and a model boat and plane extravaganza. Festival chairman
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Pedestrain killed walking in road
Shocked motorists watched as a man walking along a busy road was involved in a fatal collision. A number of concerned drivers had called police after seeing Gareth Butterfield on the carriageway of the A629 Skipton to Cross Hills road. But before officers
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Families fight for action on 'no-go' estate
Vandals from the Braithwaite council-housing estate are turning a neighbouring community into a no-go area. People dare not visit friends living in streets around Braithwaite Road and police are urging people not to move to the area. These are the claims
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£18,000 unfair dismissal award
A former general manager of the Bradford & Bingley Sports Club has won more than £18,000 in a claim for unfair dismissal after he lost his job because it rained. Cliff Dennis, who worked for the club for 11 years, was made redundant after the board
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Woman injured in robbery
A woman was attacked by two armed robbers after they broke into her flat above a Steeton newsagents shop. She was struck about the legs and arms by the masked assailants, who were armed with a baseball bat and a spade. The woman -- who was treated for
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Games from the old schoolyard
Games played at a Keighley school have fuelled the pen of a local writer. Mavis Curtis, of Oakworth, was so fascinated by Ingrow Primary School's playground games when she researched the subject in the early 1990s that she decided to devote a book to
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Keighley man killed in South Africa
A murder investigation has been launched in South Africa after the bodies of a Haworth man and his wife were discovered in their fire-ravaged home. Police and fire officers were called to the burning house -- in Meyerton -- after the alarm was raised
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Asda pulls out of store battle
Store wars in Cleckheaton have taken an unexpected twist after Asda pulled out of plans for the town. The company says a lack of backing from Kirklees Council has affected its decision to build in Cleckheaton. The supermarket gianthad applied to construct
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School cameras to watch the teachers
A school plans to install CCTV cameras with a difference - they won't be watching for intruders but watching the teachers instead. Beckfoot Grammar School has been designated one of only 82 Training Schools in the country by the Government and will receive
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Forgiving widow's book out soon
A widow's account of her husband's tragic death and her forgiveness for his killers could be in the bookshops by the end of this month. Money made by Jo Pollard from Journey to Murder, Road to Forgiveness will benefit worthy causes in eastern Europe.
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Dowm Memory Lane with Ian Dewhirst
HERE are some of the 15 members of the Keighley Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps who attended a training course on seamanship at the Fleet Air Arm station at Donisbristle, Fifeshire, during Easter week in 1946. The photo was supplied by Norman Kelk, of Lawnswood
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Fangs a lot for helping to solve tough tusk task!
Tooth extraction was more like excavation for Keighley vets Andrew Greenwood, pictured, and John Lewis and their specialist team. The patients were ten-ton walruses and the team's task was to remove their massive tusks - each weighing more than 12lbs.
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Delight as mobility hell ends
A woman with disabilities is back on the road after a three-month benefits red-tape nightmare. Anne Woods, whose plight was featured in the Telegraph & Argus, had been stranded at her Dudley Hill home since February 10 while waiting to collect her
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Racing star to tell of winning formula
Grand Prix legend Jackie Stewart OBE is sharing his experiences of Formula One racing during a Bradford business conference. The triple world champion is star guest at Finding New Ways of Doing Business, being staged at the National Museum of Photography
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Murder probe after couple killed in blaze
A murder investigation has been launched in South Africa after the bodies of a Haworth man and his wife were discovered in their fire-ravaged home. Police and fire officers were called to the burning house in the suburbs of Johannesburg after the alarm
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Asylum hostel wins cautious approval
A decision about controversial plans for Heaton's first asylum hostel has been deferred. In a shock move, councillors decided they agreed with the hostel in principle and that asylum seekers should be offered good-quality residential accommodation in
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Cricket: Bradford Central League
RIDDLESDEN saw victory snatched from their grasp by the weather after restricting Adwalton to just 107 off 45 overs. In an outstanding bowling performance M Bailey took seven for 29 as he destroyed the visitors. He was backed up by excellent bowling from
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Fury over 999 call delay
A 13-year-old schoolgirl victim of a street robbery had to wait 17 hours before she was seen by police. And her mother, 35 year-old Lynn Graham, alleges police failed to record her 999 call reporting her daughter's attack. Vicky says she was robbed of
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Cricket: Craven League round-up
Steve Welch - Cullingworth Damian Rowell looked to have put Haworth on the way to a certain victory when the West Lane side was robbed by the weather. Rowell took five for 23 as the beleagured Carleton side, with just nine men, were dismissed for 62.
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Cricket: Aire-Wharfe League
STEETON skipper Alex Howarth smashed 10 fours and four sixes in an astonishing opending day innings of 108 not out against Beckwithshaw. The Summerhill Lane side reached 206-6 before the rain rescued the Beckwithshaw side. Silsden 1st XI were in a strong
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My hair stood on end!
Great-grandmother Joyce McCarton has become a VIP - after helping other Council tenants for 35 years. The mother-of-nine, who has lived in the same house in Holme Wood for 41 years, has spent the time improving the lives of others on the estate. And now
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Soccer: Silsden celebrate
Silsden celebrate-- Jason McNulty, Martin Rosser, Andy McGee, Adam Reed, Jimmy McCormack, Jimmy Christian, J Broadhead, Peter Hanson, Damien Whiteoak, Mick Ward, Martin McLennon, Dane Middleton, Paul Dowse, Graham Jackson
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Pace set to axe 450 jobs
Pace Microtechnology has announced the closure of its manufacturing plant in Saltaire with the loss of 470 jobs. The huge blow to Bradford's economy came as a shock to workers. It will see the company's manufacturing side move completely overseas with
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Soccer: Keighley & District Alliance League
ST ANNES produced an incredible second half fight-back to gain a draw against Royal Oak. The Oaks blasted out of the blocks in the first half to take a 3-0 lead but the Saints turned the tables in the second half, scoring three goals without reply. Keighley
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Soccer: Craven League round-up
OXENHOPE booked their place in the Premier Division league cup final with a thrilling penalty shoot-out victory over Cross Hills. Paul Sewell scored the opener for Oxenhope but Hills piled on the pressure and forced an own goal. As expected Oxenhope mastered
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Cricket: Search is on for Test stars
YOUNG cricketers are to be invited to meet England's Test players when they visit Yorkshire later in the year. The county's cricket development officer has extended an invitation through the Keighley Cricket Academy after a successful season of coaching
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Snooker: Pilky's take title against the odds
Pilky's A team have followed up their success on the pool table, by becoming champions of the Cross Hills and District snooker league. They have achieved what many would have considered nearly impossible by winning the first division with four minus handicapped
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Buster recalls the five-bob squad
FORMER player Dennis 'Buster' Mitchell, who was celebrating his 85th birthday on the day of the fans' meeting had little support for the players. "Sport should be in your blood, you should play it from inside you, from the heart," he said. He played with
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Cougars: Tough times ahead
Bob Chapman addresses the fans COUGARS face a tough few weeks and months ahead if the club is to survive -- and must find over £200,000 to get through to the end of the year. Most senior players this week rejected new terms as the club launched a drastic
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Cougars: Steve's heroes play with pride
Oldham 38, Cougars 4 - STEVE DEAKIN was forced to turn out a make-shift team after most of the club's professional players staged an 'injury-strike' last weekend. Many of the senior players claimed they were unable to turn out because of injury, but were
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Cougars: Steve Deakin's diary
FROM a personal point of view there are many people that need to be thanked for ensuring that the game went ahead against Oldham last Sunday. I am very grateful to the players from Oldham St Annes who answered the club's call for help at a tough moment
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Wharfedale end league season on high note
IN a game which was a microcosm of the fluctuating fortunes of a somewhat frustrating season, Wharfedale, after a an opening half of overwhelming dominance, but rather aimless direction, finally exploded with a spectacular scoring spree that eclipsed
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Craven Soccer clubs under fire
THE LIGHT at the end of a very long, dark tunnel for Craven & District Football League officials continues to flicker as uncertain weather and equally unreliable support from member clubs makes it difficult to bring a fraught season to some sort of
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Postivie start for new-look Skipton
IT rained on the coming out parade of the new-look Skipton side in Division A of the Airedale & Wharfedale League, but not enough to dampen their spirits or damage their morale. A home tie with Knaresborough suffered the same fate as most matches
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Dales RU derby brings fitting finale
nion's Dalesmen brings another season to a close on Sunday when the sons of the Wharfe and the Ribble meet at Settle. There are neither league points nor trophies at stake for this encounter, but the local rivalry which transcends league status will ensure
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - In the past month, I have had to take my two children on separate occasions to the emergency clinic in Manningham on a Sunday evening. They were both prescribed medicine which they needed to take immediately. The problem was that there are no chemists
