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Avenue defeated in Shackleton tribute
There may not have been any budding Len Shackletons on show at Horsfall Stadium last night. Nonetheless, the great man would have been pleased at some of the football served up by two of his former clubs in a tribute match to the Clown Prince of Soccer
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Witter wary of defeat
Junior Witter is fully aware that he has everything to lose and little to gain when he steps into the ring at Sheffield's Ponds Forge Leisure Centre on Saturday. The Bradford light-welterweight takes on Newcastle's Alan Tem-ple knowing that everybody
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Evans awaits his City verdict
Dutchman Michel Evans will discover his Bradford City fate within the next 48 hours. Boss Jim Jefferies has promised to give a verdict on the trialist striker by the weekend. He said: "Michel has done well so far and looks a really good athlete. He is
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Bulls rule out switch
Bradford Bulls insist they have no plans to turn their back on more than 100 years of rugby league history in the city and switch to the 15-a-side code. Leicester Tigers chief executive Peter Wheeler, the former England captain, caused a furore in league
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Ilkley artist in Leeds exhibition
AN exhibition, 'A View of the Landscape', by six Northern artists including one from Ilkley, is to be held from July 23-27 (10am-4pm) by kind permission of Phillips Auctioneers, Hepper House, East Parade, Leeds. The exhibition, sponsored by Masons Solicitors
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Wharfedale theatre awards
THE second annual Gala Evening of the Wharfedale Festival of Theatre attracted 110 at Otley Golf Club where awards were made to local theatre groups and individual performers. Following supper the Festival's chairman, Malcolm Pinder, began the awards
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Firefighter looks back over 30 years of saving people's lives
For as long as he can remember, fire fighting was all Richard Moxon ever wanted to do. His father fought fires during the 1939-45 world war and his mother was also employed in the fire service - as a cook. And even when his father was forced into an early
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Quakers step up campaign against 'Son of Star Wars'
QUAKER friends of Menwith Hill protesters are calling on sympathisers to write to Tony Blair and American president George Bush. The ten strong Quaker group in Otley has already written to the Prime Minister and Mr Bush and has pledged to do all it can
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Performers queue up to join folk festival
FOLK superstars The Hank Wangford Band will headline this year's tenth Otley Folk Festival. Other top names set to appear are The George Formby Society, The Albion Band and Show of Hands. Organisers of September's three day festival are already selling
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High Royd funds could run on
MONEY from any development of High Royds in Menston could be used across the whole of Aireborough claim community leaders. The future of any public money gained by the development of the hospital site is to be debated by the Aireborough community. And
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'Close off rat run' suggests action group
A NOTORIOUS rat run through a Wharfedale village should be closed off and made 'access only' for beleaguered residents, a pressure group has claimed. Old Pool Bank road in Pool-in-Wharfedale has been closed to through traffic since November last year
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Church rejects phone mast
CHURCH leaders have rejected controversial plans to site a mobile phone mast in the spire of their building. The Parochial Church Council (PPC) has rejected mobile phone giant Orange's plans for a telecommunications mast inside the spire at St Margaret's
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Children ask council to finish their track
BMX riders are keen to turn a new bike track at Yeadon Tarn into a top venue for the sport in the region - but say council help is needed for better facilities. The track was built and surfaced earlier this year by Leeds Leisure Services, working with
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Inquest told of attack by depressed husband
A man attacked his wife and then told hospital staff he had killed her, a coroner heard yesterday. Police were said to want to interview Christopher Holland, of Prestwick Close, Otley, in connection with the death of his 41-year-old wife Jennifer Holland
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'Area is deprived' bombshell
PARTS of Otley suffer the same level of deprivation as poorer parts of Leeds, it has been revealed. Areas of the Weston Estate, which totals around 1,000 homes, suffer housing and health problems with high levels of unemployment and people claiming benefits
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'Otley mart may not reopen this year' shock
OWNERS of Otley's only auction mart fear it will be next year before it reopens for business. But there are hopes that the mart, closed since February because of the foot and mouth crisis, will open shortly as a collection centre for animals destined
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On This Day
In 1553, Lady Jane Grey was deposed as Queen of England. In 1923, Bradford Corporation approved a scheme for the clearance of White Abbey area at a cost of £100,000. In 1989, General Jaruzelski was elected President of Poland. From the Telegraph &
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Currency affairs - more info call
It's official - Bradford businesses need more information on the Euro. A survey by NatWest Small Business Research Trust has revealed over 40 per cent of firms across the country feel they should be better informed on the new currency. The government
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SRB boost for firm
A Keighley hardware business is celebrating continuing success with the opening of a new £600,000 headquarters. Pickard Hardware has opened a new 8,000 sq ft, two-storey warehouse and office facility in Airedale Road with help from the town's Single Regeneration
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Hated road humps to be removed
SETTLE'S controversial speed bumps have been consigned to the scrapheap to the delight of residents. A packed Victoria Hall at Settle applauded highway chiefs at a meeting of North Yorkshire Craven Area Committee recently when the news that they were
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Residents lose fight over Penny Bridge
A DECISION to lift the weight limit to allow heavy goods vehicles to travel over Giggleswick's Penny Bridge has been upheld. The proposal to strengthen the bridge, on Station Road, and remove its weight restriction was agreed back in March, But after
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Needle find sparks drugs fears
USED syringes have been found at the entrance to one of Skipton's beauty spots. A local resident out walking his dog spotted the needles at the Gargrave Road entrance to Aireville Park opposite Rockwood Drive. County Councillor Mike Doyle said the problem
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University awards posthumous degree
FORMER headteacher of Glusburn School David Clough has been the first person to be posthumously awarded a Doctorate of Education from Leeds University. David, 55, of Skipton, was just tying up the ends of his thesis when, in May 1998, he had a stroke.
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Skipton will miss out on £2.4 million payout
THE Government has announced £2.4 million for Craven to try to revitalise the district in the wake of the foot and mouth epidemic - but Skipton won't get a penny. The European funding was announced this week by the Government Office for Yorkshire and
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Rescuer flies out to search for missing man
HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE search and rescue expert Andy Colau has rushed out to the island of Ibiza this week to help find a severely disabled man who has gone missing. Mr Colau, who is one of the founders of the search and rescue organisation K-9, set off
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MP Cryer says language is to blame for the riots
THE Labour MP Ann Cryer has remained defiant in her conviction that immigrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh should learn English. Her comments, in the wake of serious rioting in Bradford, have attracted criticism from within her own party and from some
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Authority must not shirk school responsibilities
The proposed closure of Otley All Junior School and Chippendale School, along with the proposed changes to Westgate, Ashfield and All Sants Infants Schools has been a major talking point amongst the Otley community for some time now. The arguments for
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Dalesfolk: Kitty North
THERE is no doubt it is an artist's kitchen. The fitted units, even the fridge and the microwave, are daubed in bright yellows, reds and oranges, with seafood motifs of crabs and prawns. With a rare beam of summer sun streaming through the windows, it
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Schools aim for better marks as key services privatised
THE imminent privatisation of much of the district's education service has been given a cautious welcome by an Ilkley school governor. Bradford Council bosses decided this week to award a ten-year contract to external education provider Serco QAA. From
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Around the local golf courses
Young Lizzie is Yorkshire champion Lizzie Brand, Ilkley Golf Club's talented junior, played in the Challenge Bowl at Otley Golf Club last week. She was joint third qualifier with a net 69 and was unfortunate to be knocked out of the first round of matches
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Town Centre Cycle Race is set for August 7
ON Tuesday, August 7, Otley town centre will buzz with all the action and atmosphere of a top sports event when the Otley Cycle Road Race takes place. The race is on a partly closed circuit round the town with plenty of action for the thousands who flock
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Lucy gets England call
IT is every young cricketer's dream to play for England and 14 year-old Lucy Denison is set to fulfil that dream. The Guiseley School pupil who captains Yorkshire Girls Under-15 team has now been selected for the England squad to play at Bradfield College
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Guiseley play Bradford City on Monday
GUISELEY will play host to Division One side Bradford City in a pre-season friendly at Nethermoor Park on Monday (7.30 pm). Guiseley manager Neil Parsley has arranged the game which will be followed by another on Friday, July 27, at home to one of his
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Survivors Yeadon make it to final
YEADON survived a traumatic, nail biting rain affected match to reach their second Priestley Cup final in three years. They saw off the challenge of the much vaunted Pudsey St Lawrence thanks to a match winning display by Damon Gormley and some cool heads
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Traders want future of market decided
Anxious traders are launching a campaign to secure their livelihoods amid fears that Shipley's indoor market could be shut. Officials at the Shipley Indoor Market branch of the National Market Traders Federation say though Bradford Council's lease agreement
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Response to Becky plea disappoints
Detectives investigating the murder of Bradford prostitute Rebecca Hall were "disappointed" with the response to a national television appeal to catch her killer. But today they reiterated an appeal to the city's prostitute population and their customers
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Aire we go for a great celebration
Flood victims washed out of their houses by last autumn's deluge are to celebrate returning home. Most of the 348 people who were evacuated from their houses in Stockbridge, Keighley, when the River Aire burst its banks are back home. And to celebrate
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Stars back city bid
Bradford's bid to become Capital of Culture is being given a celebrity stamp of approval. Big names appearing at the Alhambra and St George's Hall are being asked to sign a book showing their support for the bid. And other entertainment venues and sports
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Dad's death has left 'huge hole'
The family of a Bradford man who perished in the Lake District has told of how his premature death has left a 'huge hole' in their lives. Nadim Rashid's body was found in the Thirlmere reservoir in the Lake District on Tuesday. Today his family spoke
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W Yorks in top six for crime
Crime figures for West Yorkshire put the county sixth nationwide in the level of crimes per person despite an overall fall in incidents. The total number of crimes in the county fell by half a per cent to 258,908 between last April and this March - a
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Adam gears up for big award
Bicycling television presenter Adam Hart-Davis pedalled into Bradford to collect his honorary doctorate. The broadcaster, whose best known programme is the BBC2 show Local Heroes, met members of the University Bike Users Group after picking up his Doctor
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The club president!
It's a scarf that's been proudly held aloft by a former US president, a top TV comic and a best-selling novelist. If medals were given for promoting a local football team, Bradford-based Royal Mail customer liaison manager Chris Higgins would surely take
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Estate life to be improved
IT may well come as a shock to many people in Otley that parts of an estate on the north of the river suffer the same levels of deprivation as in the poorest parts of Leeds. Statistics have revealed that there are high numbers of people claiming benefits
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It's time to reopen some footpaths
THE school holidays are upon us and it is time there was a sensible opening of footpaths in Craven. The tourist industry has suffered long enough and needs a few scraps to survive through the winter. So many miles of farmland are bereft of animals that
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Success can be costly
IT is difficult to guess what the future holds for education in the Wharfe Valley. Bradford has now decided that the best way to deliver education to our children is to farm the services out to the private sector. In reality there was no choice. The dismal
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Berry leads race for T&A honours
Darryl Berry may have missed out on a place in today's Open Championship, but he is leading the way to be named top golfer in Bradford at the end of the year. The West Bradford 22-year-old saw his chance of playing at Lytham slip away after a second round
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Mr Noah, God and a cast of thousands!
Margaret Parkin reviews Otley All Saints Junior School's summer concert at All Saints Parish Church. Balloons, party poppers, Mr Noah and God - oh, and a cast of thousands too - well, at least 150. What was it? The annual summer concert presented by the
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Community bands together to raise cash for deaf children
A WOMAN is organising a trash and treasure sale to raise cash for the charity which is helping her young grandson. Audrey Hall, of Wrexham Road, in Burley-in-Wharfedale, says she wishes to give something back to the Elizabeth Foundation for deaf children
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Former pupil blasts 'shabbiness' of his old school's buildings
A former pupil of Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School has launched a scathing attack on the state of the buildings. But the head teacher says the school does what it can on a limited budget and has invited the former pupil to talk to him. Roger Graville
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Ilkley Moor will stay closed
ILKLEY Moor will not reopen this weekend - unlike much of the countryside in the Bradford and Leeds district. Local authorities have been ordered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to open public rights of way from 00.01am
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More young people are robbery victims
YOUNG people are fast becoming the most frequent victims of robberies, Weetwood Police have revealed. Just weeks after a survey carried out by a student found that many Aireborough teenagers lived in fear of older youths, police in the area have revealed
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Village school pupils will put traffic survey results to MP
YOUNGSTERS from Hawksworth have carried out their own survey about traffic problems in the village - and plan to send the findings to their MP. Pupils at Hawksworth C of E Primary School in Main Street conducted the survey as part of their geography studies
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Runner wins coveted sports scholarship
ASPIRING Olympic medallist Lee McCash gave a progress report to his sponsors at Barnoldswick and Earby Round Table, and there was some excellent news. Track and cross-country runner Lee, of Barnoldswick, has just had confirmation of a prized sports scholarship
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Youngsters help to tidy playground
ENTERPRISING youngsters in Gargrave who felt their playground needed attention have impressed the village by doing something about it themselves. The group of five 10 and 11-year-olds, Polly Roberts, Ella Burton, Leah Pompey, Melanie Ives and Rachael
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Craven firm unveils plans for expansion
A RETAIL company which started life as a market stall in Skipton is reported to be looking at major expansion. Ponden Mill is looking to raise enough capital to open 35 new stores a year by selling a major stake in its business. It is believed the Silsden-based
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Campaign launched to halt postcode anomaly
RESIDENTS in South Craven have been warned that their insurance premiums may be higher than necessary, because they have a BD20 postcode. District councillor Patricia Fairbank raised the subject of postcodes at Cononley Parish Council. She asserted that
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Business chiefs fear junction tragedy
A SKIPTON businessman is worried that a motorist will be killed if a mini-roundabout is not installed at the junction of Snaygill Industrial Estate and Keighley Road, Skipton. Roger Newhouse, who has unit 13 on the estate, said workers could queue for
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Drink plays part in youth disorder
A COUPLE out for quiet drink on Friday night were allegedly attacked by a gang of 13 to 15-year-old teenagers in Skipton. The married Gargrave couple were walking through the bus station towards Efes Kebab House at about 10.30pm when individuals from
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Restaurant to close in new trade blow
ADDINGHAM is to lose yet another business with the news that the village's fish and chip restaurant is likely to close in September. The Old Station Fish restaurant, on Main Street, has been serving up plates of cod and chips for 12 years but owners Sandra
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Wharfedale congregations about to say farewell to their clergymen
TWO prominent Wharfedale churchmen are both saying a final Amen to their congregations this month. After seven years as Superintendent Minister of the Ilkley Methodist Circuit, the Rev Peter Sheasby is leaving the area to take up a new position in Fulwood
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Festival's reader in link-up with rail travellers
ILKLEY Literature Festival is set to go off the rails - with a reader in residence speaking to commuters on trains. The reader, whose identity has not yet been revealed, will chat to passengers about what they are reading and why. The idea is part of
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Gazette readers dig deep to help Lily to get to London
GENEROUS Ilkley Gazette readers have responded overwhelmingly to our appeal to see a tireless charity fundraiser given the recognition she deserves. Last week we asked readers to dig deep in their pockets to help send 87-year-old Lily Watson to a special
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Soccer club's pitch is ploughed up in error
A COUNCIL blunder has left an Ilkley football club without the use of its pitch - just weeks before the new season is scheduled to begin. As preparations were being made, officials from Ilkley AFC were devastated to find that Bradford Council had scored
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The Curmudgeon
WELL, it can't be said that Teacher Tess is not a trier. For the past week, she has been trying everything she knows, pulling every string she can get her hands on. But despite all her efforts, the rabbit warren under her new garden decking gets more
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Hospital canteen price rise in not on
SIR - What's it coming to at Airedale Hospital when the staff and nurses are hit in the stomach by a decision announced by Airedale Trust to increase canteen food prices by 11 per cent followed by a 22 per cent increase in the New Year. This has come
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Hospital suite expands
A new renal dialysis suite at Dewsbury and District Hospital will be opened officially tomorrow. It doubles the capacity of the unit at Dewsbury, which is run by staff from the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Now 12 patients will be able to receive
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Townsfolk bid for a taste of the continent
Ambitious plans to create a social hub for the people of Bingley have been hatched by residents. A grand vision to build a continental-style plaza with cafe, fountain, sculptures and outdoor performance area was devised at recent workshops in the town
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PC Sports Airedale Junior League
Results in the PC Sports sponsored Airedale Junior Cricket league include: UNDER-11s Burley Grange 268-5; *Burley Langford 227-8. Burley Grange won by 41 runs. Guiseley 259-4; *Horsforth 171-9. Guiseley won by 88 runs. *North Leeds v Ilkley. Result card
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Wain the hero as Guiseley win the Denison Cup
The weather did its best to spoil the highlight of the Airedale Junior Cricket League season when Otley CC hosted the Denison Cup final on Sunday. Denison Cup holders Otley played host to Guiseley who had not won the cup in ten years. The last of their
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Guiseley School's girls beat all the odds
Against all the odds, Guiseley School's girls' athletic teams came back from the Leeds Schools' Athletics Finals with the two team trophies and the winners certificates for the second year running. Having missed the first league meeting in May, the junior
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Around the bowling greens
THREE of the Airedale Wharfedale Team Cup Competitions were concluded on Sunday, all three being held at Yeadon Park Bowling Club green. In the first final Shipley beat Farsley to take the Jennings Crackles Trophy for this year. The referee for this match
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Plenty of action for Grove Hill tennis teams
This month there have been plenty of matches for the Grove Hill tennis teams. Fortunes have been quite mixed with the Wharfedale A team winning two matches, drawing one and losing another. The B team have won two matches, drawn one and lost one. The C
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Moor opening still in dispute
A bid was today being made to keep scenic Baildon Moor shut amid concern over tests on hundreds of sheep culled last weekend. Bradford Council is challenging a recommendation from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to reopen the moor
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End of the line for driver
A legend of the Settle-Carlisle Railway has retired after 50 years working on the railways. David Parrinder, 64, had the honour of controlling some of the most famous locomotives of all time during his five decades' service. His long love affair with
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Hospitals to get £70,000 for cleanup
Hospital chiefs in Bradford have been awarded £70,000 of Government cash to clean up their act. The money, allocated as part of the NHS's Clean Hospital Programme, will be used to make Bradford Royal Infirm-ary and St Luke's Hospital cleaner and more
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Six men deny violent disorder
Six men have denied taking part in violent clashes with police on a Bradford estate when they appeared before city magistrates. Gary Hirst, 20, and his brother Paul Hirst, 19, both of Brassy Terrace, East Bowling, Bradford; Ian Rajch, 18, of Westbrook
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Riot shock for nurse
A man who was trapped inside Manningham Ward Labour Club as it burned down around him during the recent riots in Bradford was treated in hospital by his unsuspecting daughter after an angina attack. Steve O'Connor and his wife Maggie, right, were trapped
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I'm a 'leper',claims landlord
A landlord whose two businesses went up in smoke during the Bradford riots says he has been left to feel like a leper in the city he loves. Arthur Midgley said he has nothing but the clothes he stands up in after Arthur's Bar was burned out by rioters
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MP 'should be prosecuted'
Ann Cryer should be prosecuted for her outspoken stance on immigration, a Muslim councillor claimed today. The Keighley MP made the controversial comments in the wake of the Bradford disturbances and publication of Lord Ouseley's report describing a district
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MP backs fight for mayor referendum
An MP and leading local government expert today backed the fight to give the public a say on a "people's mayor" for Bradford. Support for a referendum on a mayor directly elected by the people swelled after the Council voted against giving residents the
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Tragic dad's rare heart death
A "wonderful" dad-of-two died in his sleep from a massive heart attack, aged just 32. Successful dog breeder Nigel Greenwood, pictured, died just hours after returning from a relaxing family holiday. Today his widow Claire, 29, told of her sadness at
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Connolly scoops Ilkley tennis title
Wimbledon may be over but the tennis season is still in full swing down at Ilkley Tennis Club. This is the busiest part of the year for the club. Arrangements are well in hand for the annual open tournament sponsored by Skipton Building Society and OHS
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - We think we speak for the majority of people in our area when we express our utter horror and feelings of despair and defeat at the news of the culling of more than 1,000 sheep from Baildon Moor and adjacent farms on July 14. This grazing area,
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Craven through the years
100 years ago THOUSANDS turned out for the first ever Skipton Hospital Gala. As its title suggests, the event was organised to raise funds for the Skipton and District Hospital, erected to commemorate the jubilee of the late Queen Victoria. The gala procession
