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Serious questions
THE announcement this week that Ilkley Moor could be off limits to members of the public until the end of the year began to raise some serious questions about the handling of the foot and mouth epidemic. Now there has been a remarkable about-turn and
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Caisley backs director plans
Super League bosses are set to bow to pressure to bring in an independent board of directors and hope the Rugby Football League - the game's governing body - do likewise. At present, four of Super League (Europe) Limited's five directors - chairman Chris
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Loan pair to stay with the Broncos
Bradford Bulls players Paul Sykes and Rob Parker are to remain with play-off chasing London Broncos until the end of the season. Both full back Sykes, who will be 20 a week on Saturday, and second row Parker, 20 next month, were originally on a six-week
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Mark earns debut by beating skipper!
Keighley's Mark Clarkson will make his Bradford debut in the Inter-Union match with Halifax-Huddersfield at Fixby this Sunday. Clarkson has been showing excellent form in the Scratch League as Keighley chase promotion back to Division One including the
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Carbone back in training with City
Benito Carbone was back in training with Bradford City today as they prepared for Saturday's Valley Parade friendly with Premiership Blackburn. The Italian was given "compassionate" leave to miss City's Northern Ireland tour and fly back home after his
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Councillor dubs rugby strategy 'outrtageous'
A STRATEGY for developing rugby in Leeds has been branded 'outrageous' for ignoring Otley Rugby Club. Councillor Phil Coyne (Lab, Otley and Wharfedale) attacked a report on improving rugby facilities in the city - entitled The Way Forward - for not taking
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Church minister finds persistance is rewarded
CELEBRATIONS were underway at a Burley-in-Wharfedale church after its redevelopment plans were given the green light. Worshippers can now look forward to state-of-the-art facilities at Burley Methodist Church. Architectural drawings were finally given
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Bobbies on beat wanted to combat rising crime
A CAMPAIGN to get more bobbies on the beat could be launched because of growing concern about crime in Horsforth. Town councillors are concerned at what they perceive to be a lack of policing and too much crime in Horsforth - and it was suggested that
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Villages are getting together in the common interest
BETTER public transport is a priority for isolated people in Wharfedale's villages, a meeting was told. Representatives from parish councils in Pool-in-Wharfedale, Bramhope and Arthington met in Old Pool Bank Village Hall to discuss how parish councils
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Celebrities give church their favourite recipes
PRIME Minister Tony Blair likes meatballs and tomato sauce, while the Bishop of Bradford favours lamb with pureed spinach. Bachelor boy Sir Jimmy Savile microwaves beans and soup while television quizmaster Richard Whiteley does something special with
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Have-a-go shopper, 64, takes on pickaxe gang
A 64-YEAR-OLD man out shopping with his wife gave chase to armed robbers at Otley's Safeway supermarket. Samuel Curzon ran to the aid of a security guard who was beaten with a pickaxe handle by the gang as he left the Westgate store with a cash box. With
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Great way to tempt back trade
Apart from the usual attractions, there are additional good reasons for people to come into the centre of Bradford this coming weekend. Tomorrow evening sees singer Talvin Singh appearing in Centenary Square at a free event. Channel 4 is setting up its
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Red fears are eased
Bradford IT security company ECSC has assured customers they have nothing to fear from Code Red. The firm says it already has a system in place to stop the new Internet 'worm virus', due to cause havoc from yesterday. The business spotted the loophole
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Town takes first step in securing much-needed cash
EARBY Parish Council has taken the first step in securing much-needed grant money for the town, but it will need active backing from the wider community if it is to succeed. At their meeting this week, parish councillors heard details of the Vital Villages
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Planners to visit site of new homes
PLANS to build two semi-detached houses at Glusburn have been deferred for a site visit after an outcry from local residents. Twenty nine letters of representation were received by Craven District Council in respect of the development on land to the east
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Boat trip owner looks at 'park and cruise' idea
QUEUING in rush hour traffic and fighting for that last elusive parking place could soon be a thing of the past as people are invited to sail into Skipton. Plans have been mooted for a "park and cruise" scheme where a water bus will bring tourists and
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New foot and mouth case is described as 'deeply disturbing'
FARMERS around Bolton Abbey found themselves in the foot and mouth spotlight yesterday (Thursday) after a case of the disease was confirmed in nearby Beamsley. The virus was found in cattle belonging to JT and LM Croft of New Hall Farm. The animals -
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Jury voices balcony concerns after murder acquittal
A JURY has acquitted former Settle man Raphael Catherwood of the murder of a 26-year-old man who fell 15 feet from a balcony in town and later died from his injuries. Judge Alastair McCallum directed the jurors at Leeds Crown Court to find Catherwood,
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Bemused market trader gives away his stock
MARKET stall holder Dave Cammack has literally been giving away his stock! Bewildered customers were handed £40 boots and shoes for free after they were asked how much they wanted to pay. Mr Cammack, who runs Salamander at the bottom of Skipton High Street
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Drug user was kidnapped and forced into prostitution
A SKIPTON drug user was kidnapped from the town's railway station, taken to Bradford and forced into prostitution and a life of crime, a court was told. Georgina Metcalfe, 25, of North Parade, was rescued by her family after they learnt of her situation
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Start of the grouse season is anything but glorious
FOR the fourth year running there will be nothing glorious about the 12th of August on the Duke of Devonshire's estate at Bolton Abbey. After years of depleted grouse numbers, partly due to the effects of a parasitic worm, the population is beginning
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TV's Whiteley to open new Ilkley bandstand
THE countdown is on to the official opening of Ilkley's bandstand - which will be performed by Richard Whiteley. The television presenter will cut the ribbon on the project on September 29. The date will also mark the handover of the bandstand from the
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Schools decision must be accepted
SIR, - Recent letters from Mr Ian Andrew and from Mr John Soussan are worthy of further comment. The editorial in The Wharfedale Observer (July 19) summed up the closure and consultation brilliantly. The consultation period has ended and both of these
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The Curmudgeon
SANITY rules once again in Beggarsdale. Teacher Tess has been forced to bow to country ways, Owd Tom has turned a nice profit, and the village has a formidable new character. Meet Fearsome Felicity. My reader (thanks again, Mrs C) may recall that, a couple
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Medical insurance has its flaws
SIR - In last week's medical diary, Dr. James Fleming suggested that private medical insurance may be the only way ahead and went on to say: "Looking at the way European countries have improved their health care systems over the last decade, the trend
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Operation on Target
A massive crackdown on crime has snared its 1,000th suspect, including another 25 arrests in Bradford. Operation Target has been stamping out crime in West Yorkshire since April and last week officers, led by Chief Constable Graham Moore, were back on
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Pupils lead fight to save 'green oasis'
Children in Bingley are fighting to save their oasis of greenery from developers. They have designed posters protesting about Bradford Council's new draft Unitary Development Plan (UDP) which earmarks Crow Nest field and Jer Wood as a housing site. The
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Bramhope stay top
A SPLENDID knock of 43 not out from Kevin Page assisted Bramhope to a four wickets win over Scarcroft which keeps them at the top of Division One. Bramhope put Scarcroft in to bat and soon had them in trouble on a surprisingly wet wicket. Mark Gregson
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Around the local golf courses
Ilkley Ladies in Robertson Cup It was a lovely golfing day for Ilkley Golf Club Ladies in the first round of the Robertson Cup resulting in below par scores. The standard scratch for the day went down to 72. The lowest gross in Division One was H Wilman's
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Otley Town AFC all geared up for the new season
Otley Town AFC have got new kit sponsoirs folr the coming season in McFarlane Transport. MacFarlanes will have their company logo on the front of the shirts. Moores Windows have also kindly sponsored training tops for the second team. The club is looking
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New optimism at Guiseley
THERE is a new found optimism at Guiseley AFC after some hard work in pre-season training has paid off with excellent performances in pre-season friendlies. Guiseley drew 1-1 with Huddersfield Town's Academy side on Friday night at Nethermoor Park, players
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Olympian Newton set for Otley
Hot on the heels of the Tour de France, cycling fever will hit Otley, on Tuesday (August 7) with over 60 top cyclists from across Britain, including Olympian Chris Newton, converging for the Chevin Cycles Otley Town Centre Road Race. Organised by Otley
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Marathon man Reid gets bronze Down Under
AFTER taking up marathon running when most people are considering winding down their sporting activities Yeadon's Reid Haddow has won a bronze medal in Australia. The 55 year-old former barber is well known throughout the area for his soccer activities
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Tony breaks British hurdles record out in Australia
VETERAN athlete Tony Bowman is over the moon after breaking a record at the world championships in Australia. Tony, 65, of The Poplars, Guiseley, has just returned home from last month's World Veteran Athletics Championships held in Brisbane. The runner
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£1m investment to bring 80 new jobs
A £1 million bid to breathe new life into a derelict site is set to bring scores of new jobs to Shipley. And the plans to develop the vacant site, which once housed a filling station, have been welcomed by councillors who say the scheme would be a major
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Shock 'lay-off' as 100 start holidays
Up to a hundred nightshift workers are believed to have been laid off at failing Bradford mill W&J Whitehead. Employees say they were only told the devastating news after finishing their last shift today before their annual two-week holiday. However
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Passers-by may hold key to sex attacker
Members of the public could hold the key to catching a Bradford park sex attacker, police said today. Detectives believe passers-by around Wibsey Park may have seen the culprit moments before or after he carried out the brutal early morning assault. A
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Villagers are delighted at new nursery
Parents in a village near Bradford can send their children to a neighbourhood nursery for the first time. From September, children in Cottingley are able to start their education before the age of five without travelling to another part of Bradford. A
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'Test tube' baby joy of couples
Rona and Adrian Woodhouse never thought they would get the chance to become mum and dad. But, thanks to a new unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary, they are now two of the proudest parents in Bingley. In November, Rona gave birth to Alia and Elliot - among
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I'm taking Ireland by Storm!
A Bradford-born singing star's latest album is taking the music world 'by storm'. Rebecca Storm has released I Want To Know What Love Is to coincide with a tour of Ireland and one date in England which starts in September. But far from being an overnight
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Where is our Lord of Manor? ask villagers
Concerned residents of Shelf are seeking their Lord of the Manor - to help protect their future. The residents of the historic village want to preserve landmarks such as the Stone Chair, a set of stocks, and the 19th century Clough Mill. Bradford businessman
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Children go free in bid to boost trade
Children are being offered free bus travel in a bid to lure families back into Bradford city centre. Bus company First Bradford is launching the offer over the summer holiday after passenger numbers dropped in the wake of last month's riots. It will mean
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A big hit 4 square
Owzat! Expect the cry to echo around Centenary Square for the next five days as cricket mania hits the city centre. Council leader Councillor Margaret Eaton, got Channel 4's Summer Tour under way by demonstrating her batting skills out on the crease yesterday
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Trapped in a battle zone
A Bradford lorry driver has blamed the British army for leaving him stranded on the edge of war-torn Macedonia. Trucker Mick Rhodes has been forced to live in his cab as he seeks a safe route home from the Balkans. The army have told him it is too dangerous
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Adapting with thieves
THIEVES, ever adaptable, have struck on a couple of new easy ways to make money. One is the stripping of roofs, walls and patios of Yorkshire stone - presumably to sell on to unscrupulous builders who don't bother asking questions. The other is the breaking
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The disease that refuses to go away
THERE is something bemusing to we Craven folk, who have seen more than 250,000 sheep slaughtered in two months, to watch the lead story on national television about 4,000 being culled in the Brecon Beacons. Truly the Settle cluster is the forgotten outbreak
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Yorkshire lose way against champions
Stubborn resistance from Surrey's lower order caused Yorkshire to lose their way at Headingley after reducing the county champions to 127 for six during a frenzied morning session. Surrey recovered yesterday afternoon to 278 and Yorkshire by the close
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Pace aces head home
Pudsey Congs fast bowler Naveed Rana-ul-Hassan may be playing his final Bradford League game of the season on Saturday. He has been invited back to Pakistan to take part in a training camp in Lahore ahead of the Asian Series involving his country, India
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Show time beckons for villagers
VILLAGERS are working their green-fingers to the bone in Burley-in-Wharfedale - as show time beckons. Plants are being lovingly tended and secret incantations said over marrows and tomatoes to ensure success in the annual Burley Show. People are hoping
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Cash for Wharfedale villages 'cut in two' by busy roads
VILLAGES across Wharfedale could be among those to benefit from a massive cash injection into traffic safety schemes. Bradford City Council aims to invest £350,00 a year for three years installing traffic calming measures in rural areas across the district
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Street party for 50th anniversary
NEIGHBOURS and friends gathered at a street party last Saturday to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of Burley Woodhead's oldest and longest-standing resident and his wife. Leonard Whetzel, who was born in Burley Woodhead in 1914, married Dorrien
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Wildlife experts celebrate births of new red kites
EIGHT new arrivals have brought delight to wildlife experts - despite a setback in the re-introduction of rare birds of prey in Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Red Kite Restoration Project has announced today (Thursday) that six pairs of kites released at the
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Tireless voluntary workers celebrate their golden day
COMMUNITY stalwarts Owen and Joan Peel celebrated 50 years of marriage at the weekend. The couple, of Cemetery Road, Yeadon, who are both 70, met while playing tennis and were married at St Margaret's Church in Horsforth. On Saturday, friends helped them
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Chapel faces big bill after roof thieves are foiled
THIEVES almost stripped a chapel roof of slate - but were disturbed before they managed to get away. Just days before, the owner of a house in Hawksworth returned to find men with a pickaxe loading his patio on to a van parked in his driveway. He blocked
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Fish die in mystery of a dried up village beck
A RESCUE operation was launched this week to save dying fish after a beck ran dry in Burley-in-Wharfedale for the first time in living memory. Officers from the Environment Agency set about moving crayfish - a protected species - upstream to safety. As
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Toilets beset by needles, vandalism and graffiti
CALLS have been made for public toilets in Otley to be closed after used needles and pornographic messages were found littering the floor. Otley businessman Ivor Hughes says the public conveniences at Cross Green have become a magnet for drug users and
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Car thieves burgling houses for the keys
HOUSES in Rawdon and Yeadon are being targeted by determined gangs of thieves, say police. Thieves, put off by sophisticated car alarms, are breaking into houses to steal car keys before making off with the cars. Now, police are telling people to keep
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Man died after being trampled on by cow
A FARM helper who was knocked to the floor by a herd of onrushing cows and then trampled on died later in hospital, an inquest heard. Leeds Coroners Court heard that farmhand Ian Brown, 57, of Moorland Crescent, Guiseley died in Leeds General Infirmary
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On This Day
In 1853, the Bradford Piece Hall closed. In 1901, the Queensbury and Great Horton tramways were opened. In 1914, Bradford newspapers published Sunday editions, just days before the outbreak of the First World War. From the Telegraph & Argus of August
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Cable boost
Cable firm Telewest Communications has posted encouraging financial results for the half year ending June 30. The owners of Yorkshire Cable added 21,000 households to its customer base and increased turnover by 24 per cent, from £522m to £648m, compared
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World conference delegate is the voice of UK youth
SO what do 18-year-old school leavers do in that long summer break before their first taste of university in October? Laze on a beach? Recover from their A levels? Maybe get a summer job? Or represent the young people of Britain at the World Conference
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GPs plan new surgery
DOCTORS have a remedy for the cramped conditions plaguing Hellifield patients with a new surgery planned for the village. Currently residents can see their GP at a branch surgery held daily in Brook Street but the building is proving inadequate without
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Village thinks big to win back tourists
A CABLE car could soar above Ingleton's Waterfalls Walk while model trains chug across the viaduct in an ambitious scheme to boost tourism. The village is thinking big in its battle to win back tourists following the foot and mouth crisis. The grand plans
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Children risk their lives on railway line
CHILDREN have been risking their lives playing on a railway line in Skipton where trains pass every 11 minutes. Youngsters from the Keighley Road area have been crossing the line to get to Burnside Recreation Ground which has more equipment than their
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City planners back school's expansion
PLANNING chiefs have been advised to give the go-ahead today to a proposed expansion of Ilkley Grammar School's Cowpasture Road site. Bradford Council planners have recommended that Keighley Area Planning Panel grants permission for the new buildings
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Yorkshire Day hangs on to its traditions
Ilkley's Yorkshire Day celebrations kept a traditional feel to them, despite the moor being closed during the festivities. Traditionally, residents and visitors alike walk on the moor and visit White Wells to bathe in the water, but because of the restrictions
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'Tests prove our sheep did not carry disease'
A FARMING family who says it was blamed for the foot and mouth outbreak at Middleton has proved this week that the rumours were unfounded. Ruth Brown, who owns two fields next to the infected Hill Top Farm, says a farmer's remark, reported in the Gazette
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Shock move will reopen parts of Ilkley Moor
LARGE parts of Ilkley Moor are to be opened to the public after six months of foot and mouth disease restrictions. As the Gazette went to press Bradford Council officials were frantically working out which paths on the moor could be opened up immediately
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Dalesfolk: Mike Winspear
MY old headmaster went ballistic when I told him I was planning a career in journalism rather than something "respectable" like architecture or the law. "Don't believe that old saying that as a reporter you will meet everyone from dukes to dustmen," fumed
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Sheep movement not to blame
SIR, - With regard to the report printed in your newspaper on Thursday, June 7, 2001, concerning the foot and mouth outbreak at Ilkley: I have been awaiting written confirmation of the results of blood tests before contacting you to set the matter straight
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Outstanding performances from Skyrac
The end of July has been a hectic time for the Skyrac AC's McDonald's boys' Young Athletes League team with their final two matches being held in Manchester and Liverpool on consecutive weeks. This has been due to their fourth league meeting at Burnley
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Around the bowling greens
Airedale and Wharfedale District Crown Green Bowling Association results include: Monday Singles: Division One -Guiseley Nuffield 202 (25) Wharfemeadows A 138 (5), Rawdon A 183 (17) Rufford A 174 (13), Farsley A 193 (22) Bramley Libs A 158 (8), Rufford
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Otley RUFC start at Moseley
OTLEY RUFC'S National Division One season starts with a trip to Moseley on September 1.The full list is: Sept 1 Moseley A 8 Manchester H 15 Birm/Solihull A 22 Henley H 29 Rotherham A Oct 6 London Welsh H 13 Cup 20 Coventry A 27 Worcester H Nov 3 Cup 10
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'Car-jack' attack at gunpoint
Police were today hunting a gang of 'car-jackers' who hurled racist abuse at their victims while holding them up at gunpoint. And they appealed to the public for help in tracing the stolen car in which the attackers escaped. The victims - four white men
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Disease strikes at farm
A farming family was devastated today after one of their cows was confirmed as having foot-and-mouth disease. John Croft and his wife Linda, of New Hall Farm, Beamsley, near Bolton Abbey, now face the destruction of hundreds of sheep and cattle. Their
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Groups' joy as £200,000 saves site
A £200,000 Government grant has secured the future of several Bradford youth organisations. The Bradford Award Centre in Undercliffe has been given the money to refurbish its crumbling premises, home to seven voluntary groups. The centre's 27-year-old
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Pride of the county
A giant loaf baked in the shape of a Yorkshire rose was unveiled in Shipley as the town became a focus for regional pride. A special programme of events was staged in the town centre to celebrate Yorkshire Day. The fun kicked off with a procession, accompanied
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Take cover, workers told
Workers helping to construct Bingley relief road have been told to cover-up or face disciplinary action. The move by contractors Amec is to safeguard the workers from the harmful effects of the sun's rays as the hot weather kicks in. James Weekley, spokesman
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Picking up some pointes
Budding Bradford ballet stars were given a masterclass by one of Britain's most famous ballet companies. Dance artist Gareth Griffiths, of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, was at the Alhambra Studio to coach youngsters from stage schools across the district
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Inquiry call as moor reopens
Ilkley Moor reopened today - despite fears it would remain shut until Christmas. Businesses in the tourist town were celebrating after a U-turn on the future of the moors which attract visitors from all over the world. Councillor Anne Hawkesworth, Bradford
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Roscoe Tanner in the Ilkley Open Tennis Tournament
WHEN the annual Ilkley Open Tennis Tournament got underway this week local hopes were pinned on John Chesworth in the evening singles. He and fellow former Ilkley member Martin Parkes were both making progress at the time of going to press. Both are currently
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - It beggars belief that serving police officers are now claiming for trauma and injuries following the Bradford riot. I thought that sort of risk went with the "territory", so to speak. I am also disgusted that a bus driver dumped my 87-year-old
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Craven through the years
100 years ago THE Leeds and Yorkshire Architectural Society visited Giggleswick School to see the new chapel being built at the expense of Walter Morrison. Members were given a detailed description of the chapel by the clerk of works. Giggleswick School
