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Millward on the attack
Bradford Bulls chief executive Abi Ekoku is refusing to be side-tracked by St Helens coach Ian Millward ahead of their big clash at Valley Parade on Saturday night. The Saints coach has had more than one snipe at the Bulls this week in national newspapers
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A blooming fine show from all!
JUDGES from Yorkshire in Bloom were greeted with the sun shining and birds singing when they came to inspect the area last week. Melvyn Reiley and John Clayton were conducting the spring judging for the competition. And for more than one and a half hours
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Unusual haul in village clean-up
A DISCARDED cash register and an abandoned cooker were among debris cleared from the leafy lanes of Arthington in the annual parish clean-up. More than 20 residents set out with bin bags to clear the roads and footpaths of Arthington at the weekend, including
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Headteacher's top class run is boost for new computer suite
PUPILS at a Wharfedale school were in no doubt who their hero was in the Flora London Marathon. Forget women's race winner Paula Radcliffe or overall victor Khalid Khanouchi who knocked four seconds off the world record as he broke the tape in 2hrs 05
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Jubilee knees-up on the cards after lottery boost
A GRAND golden jubilee knees up is on the cards for residents of two sheltered housing schemes - thanks to more than £1,000 from the National Lottery. The more than 70 older people who live at Lea Croft and Myers Croft in Otley, will celebrate the golden
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Students help fund hospice
HORSFORTH students have raised more than £1,500 towards a young persons' unit at Martin House Hospice. The seven second year business students from Park Lane College had to establish their own company as part of the Graduate Enterprise Scheme at Park
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Anger grows over site
AIREBOROUGH MP Paul Truswell is calling for a Guiseley DIY firm's transfer plans to be thrown out. Arnold Laver's plans to leave its current premises in the former tramshed at White Cross to a new site at Springhead Mills in Springfield Road. But Mr Truswell
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Shortcut becomes official
A SHORTCUT across the old railway line in Otley was due yesterday to become an official footpath. Changes to the definitive map to add the 50 yard section off Milner Bank were expected to be approved at yesterday's meeting of the city council's Public
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Pay a 'fiver' and invest in your history
PEOPLE are being urged to come up with a fiver - and invest in a piece of history. Yorkshire Stone setts, which will go around the base of the soon to be restored Otley Maypole, can be sponsored for just £5. And anyone who takes up the offer will get
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New schools face delay as major problems arise
SERIOUS problems have surfaced in the tendering process for work to remodel Otley primary schools. At an emergency meeting of Leeds City Council's Executive Board tomorrow, councillors will be told all tenders were higher than expected and did not represent
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Trade war fears
A Bradford-based corporation is worried it could become embroiled in a US trade war. America has imposed stiff import taxes on the steel industry to help its ailing industry and the EU is set to fight back. The British Wool Textile Export Corporation
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Save our homes, say protestors
PROTESTORS in Barnoldswick sent out a clear message to Lancashire County Council when they held a mass rally on Saturday. "Don't close Cravenside!" was the chant echoing around the Town Square, with the crowd cheering calls for the authority to abandon
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Neighbours demand action over 'drug magnet' flats
FLATS in Earby that are repeatedly vandalised, boarded up, strewn with rubbish and raided by the police are making life a misery for nearby residents. Now they are calling for urgent action from Pendle Council, which sold the building at 57/59 Colne Road
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'Green' society celebrates 21st birthday
THE Ecology Building Society has come of age - just as it is flying its nest. The Cross Hills-based "green" building society celebrates its 21st anniversary at the end of the month, and is looking forward to moving into new bigger premises in Silsden.
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Skate park idea wins support
RESIDENTS have urged Addingham Parish Council to act on youngsters' requests for a skate park in the village. A delegation of four young people attended the annual parish council meeting to remind members of plans to build a park which were mooted a year
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Drug users force scouts out of hut
THE discovery of used syringes close to Ingleton's scout hut has forced the pack to step up its search for new premises. Police found the syringes on April 1 and 3, close to the Mealbank scout hut, together with a number of beer cans. The hut has been
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Tough restrictions force cancellation of sheep show
RIBBLEHEAD Sheep Show has been cancelled this year due to uncertainty over regulations after foot and mouth. Food and farming minister Lord Whitty's announcement last Thursday that sheep and goats could go to shows from the middle of May, providing there
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Volunteers will help repair bridleway steps
A GROUP of volunteers will be reinstating bridleway steps in Wharfedale this weekend. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority's volunteers will be in action tomorrow (Saturday) building a number of steps on the bridleway between Grassington Bridge
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Jubilee group folds after project setback
SKIPTON'S Golden Jubilee committee has folded two months before the jubilee weekend after Craven District Council pulled the plug on its plans to build a commemorative bandstand in the canal basin. Members have reluctantly agreed to disband the group
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Green lane campaigners fight 'rearguard action'
A LOBBYING group, which formed in November, is making in-roads to rid the Dales of off-road vehicles. And news that the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and North Yorkshire County Council is considering imposing temporary traffic regulation orders
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Head teacher in plea after damage by skateboarders
A head teacher is appealing for skateboarders to stop vandalising school property after three new benches have been destroyed. The headmistress of Addingham Primary School, Jane Drake, is calling for the youths to stop entering the school at night and
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Thieves toss wheelchair into river
An Ilkley polio sufferer has condemned the 'despicable' thieves who stole her electric wheelchair - only to dump it in the River Wharfe. Joanna Watson, who contracted the disease when she was seven, is now urging other wheelchair users in the town to
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Ilkley precept sparks fresh attack on town's cash
A FRESH development over Ilkley's precept money has caused further conflict between City Hall politicians and the parish council. Former Council Leader Ian Greenwood has suggested Bradford should consider stopping payments to fund Ilkley Parish Council's
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Costly amount to spend on dilapidated centre
SIR, - Might I thank Gerald McGowan for his reply to my queries regarding the wisdom of the £300,000 loan being considered by the Labour party on the Otley Town Council. I am afraid that the headline above his letter does not make the £300,000 loan sound
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The Curmudgeon
THE village has been able to push aside - temporarily at least - our recent crime wave and concentrate of other things, bad (or rather sad) and good. And, for once in a while, the national media has done us a good turn. It has made us even more determined
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Tank you and goodbye!
One of Heckmondwike's most historical industrial structures is slowly vanishing from the skyline in a £90,000 demolition programme. The 120ft-high gas holder, pictured, in Wormald Street is being dismantled over a 16-week period. Built in 1953, the tank
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'Cathedral' loses roof
A landmark church in Bingley has been stripped to its shell. Demolition workers started emptying Mornington Road Methodist Church, pictured, - once known as The Cathedral of the North - in March and now the roof and rafters have been removed. Bill Reidy
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New trophy in memory of Chris Carter
The two foot high silver Chris Carter Trophy, commemorating the young Guiseley trials rider who lost his life in a car crash 16 months ago, will be the target for 127 top trials riders on Sunday at Dob Park, near Otley. This is where the fifth round of
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Saracens give Colts some experience at Manchester
Manchester 24 Otley Saracens 20 Saracens, without a fixture, arranged a friendly at Manchester, one of their strongest opponents and with several players injured they took the opportunity to give some of their Colts senior experience. Wingers Richard
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Yew Tree are felled by spot on Spurs
Yew Tree 4 Helperby Hotspur 6 Yew Tree's run of eight successive victories came to a sudden end after a late surge by a skillful Helperby outfit, who were clearly in the mood for a scrap for the promotion places. Unusually, Yew Tree started the more adventurously
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Wharfeside give Crown a thrashing
Otley Wharfeside 6 Crown Celtic 1 WHARFESIDE went into this game on a high after some good recent performances. With the referee pulling out late Otley found a good replacement in PHGS schoolteacher Pete Latham. Wharfeside started brighter, keeping possession
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Burley Trojans' season ends in disappointment as title slips away
Spa Athletic 3 Burley Trojans 3 Trojans picked up a point from an entertaining draw at Spa to bring the curtain down on another season which promised so much but once again failed to deliver. A return of two points from their last four games has seen
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Otley Town bow out to Campion in the County Cup semi-finals
Otley Town 0 Campion 2 Otley Town's West Riding County FA Challenge Cup run came to an end on Friday when fellow County Amateur League side Campion earned their place in the final with a 2-0 win at Woodlesford. In a scrappy first-half both Matthew Budden
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Relegation is facing the struggling Wharfedale team
THE Wharfedale snooker team are in second last place in Division A of the Yorkshire Inter-District League and relegation is now probable. After a promising start to this year's campaign the team has had a run of disappointing results and with only one
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Dancing in the streets
Bradford Council revealed today that it had been "overwhelmed" with grant applications for Golden Jubilee street parties. More than 100 organisations, including schools, residential homes and groups of people who want to organise Jubilee celebrations
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Court threat over 'crazy' £529 bill
A former chef is facing court action over a £529 bill from Bradford Council, which installed about 15ft of plastic waste pipe at his home. Michael Henry was staggered when he received the bill after a plumber estimated the job should have cost about £50
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A candid camera look at the mess
People who get in a lather over Bradford's litter or think there's more to rubbish than just overflowing bins are being invited to capture their anger or ideas on film. Trash Cam is the brainchild of the Bradford Environmental Action Trust and is open
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Nurse to help fight eczema
A specialist nurse has been appointed in Bradford to help children and their families cope with the torment of eczema. Lesley Matthews is the city's first eczema nurse and will help youngsters to understand the condition and how to manage it. Her new
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Hanging may have been 'cry for help'
A devastated mother told an inquest how she believed her teenage son was being bullied by schoolmates before he was found hanged at home. The inquest heard how 14-year-old Adam Grigg, also known as Adam Moore, was discovered hanging by his Sea Cadets
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Drivers call for new effort to catch killer
Taxi drivers who saw a colleague shot at their Bradford base today questioned police efforts to trace his killer. Six months after Mohammed Basharat was murdered at Little Horton Private Hire, staff said the dad-of-four would not rest in peace until justice
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'Thank you for finding my medals'
A D-day veteran was over the moon to be reunited with his stolen war medals - thanks to a football mad youngster. Mick Crossley, 81, was devastated when he returned from visiting his sick wife in hospital to discover burglars had snatched his cherished
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Further to recent letters regarding the "explosions" that we are constantly being subjected to. For the last 16 years we have lived in what was a very quiet and peaceful area of Heaton. We have had an abundance of wildlife which we strived to protect
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Countryside ban on foxes and 4x4s
FORGET the fox hunting issue - the big debate in the Dales is all about banning four wheel drive vehicless from so-called green lanes. These are routes which have been in existence for many years, often centuries, but have no proper surface. They are
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Ilkley given reminder of Chernobyl legacy
IT was a bad enough disaster in 1986 when the explosion and subsequent meltdown of the reactive core of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant caused the immediate deaths of 31 people. In the attempt to put out the fire and encase what was left of the reactor
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A;lex Smith reveals: I want Jess at United
Dundee United boss Alex Smith today confirmed: I want Eoin Jess. As first reported in the T&A, Jess could be involved in the transfer deal which brings on-loan goalkeeper Alan Combe permanently to Valley Parade. City's top-scorer began his career
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Grandmother makes a plea to Prime Minister
THE grandmother of a terminally ill youngster is appealing to the Prime Minister to help arrange a special trip to London. Jean Osborne wants to take her seven-year-old grandson, Matthew Downs, from Burley-in-Wharfedale, to the capital to see all the
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New bid to keep mast is facing fierce opposition
OPPOSITION is mounting to a fresh bid to keep a telephone communications mast in Otley. The One 2 One mast, in the grounds of Wharfedale Farmers Auction Mart, Leeds Road, has been up for two years - even though it was proved to be taller than the 15 metres
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Controversial flats will go to planning appeal
A CONTROVERSIAL three-storey flats plan opposed by Bramhope residents is to go to a planning appeal. Housing developer Cala Homes has appealed against the non-determination of its plan for 21 flats on land off Leeds Road and Wynmore Avenue. The planned
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Gardening business is smelling of roses
AN ENTERPRISING husband and wife team from Otley have come up smelling of roses by winning a place in the Northern final of the Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Seamus, 29, and Catherine Burrage, 26, from Bradford Road, set up their
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Flood victims celebrate £1m defences approval+
FLOOD victims are celebrating the announcement of £1 million for flood defences in Castley. Castley Lane people were delighted to hear that the Environment Agency has agreed to raise the sum for the embankment from the original estimate of £500,000 -
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Plan for a 'by-pass' is approved for the Bends
The long-running saga of Manor Park bends has taken a leap forward with the approval of a £5 million 'bypass' scheme. Bradford Council's executive committee gave its backing to major safety improvement works for the bendy stretch of road near Burley-in-Wharfedale
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Super Zoe heads for Hickstead
YOUNG Ilkley rider Zoe Newsham has qualified for the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead. Zoe, nine, from Denton, recently won the British Show Pony Society's open nursery stakes class at Birchingly Manor. The Moorfield School pupil has been riding
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Pensioner gets his operation - at last
YEADON pensioner Ronnie Holliday is recovering at home after finally getting his hip replacement operation. Mr Holliday, 71, had his operation cancelled three times before it finally went ahead on Tuesday at Leeds General Infirmary. "I went to see my
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Traders fear for future
MARKET traders in Otley claim they are being squeezed out of the town. They say rents have been put up to cover a drop in the number of stalls, that complaints have gone unanswered and that no attempt is made to promote the market. They are also furious
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Adopting the tidy approach
The population seems to be divided over litter. There are some who apparently see nothing wrong in throwing discarded fast-food cartons down on to the pavement or jettisoning an old mattress in a lay-by, and there are others who find such behaviour deeply
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On This Day
In 1865, the foundation stone was laid at the Annesley Wesleyan Chapel. In 1942, US aircraft bombed Tokyo. In 1949, the Irish republic was proclaimed. From the Telegraph & Argus of April 18th, 1977... The fourth Daffodil Meet of the Women's International
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Plans to attract moor visitors are being set in ancient stone
P PREHISTORIC stones are on Ilkley's very doorstep. With the advent of the Bradford International Festival almost upon the town, Bradford Council is looking for ideas and suggestions for historic tours of the Ilkley moors. The aptly named 'Trails of the
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Centre has good year despite foot and mouth
THERE can't have been a more turbulent time to launch a business than in the days when foot and mouth struck the Dales. But just weeks before the first confirmed outbreak in Craven last May, the new Skipton Tourist Information Centre (TIC) opened its
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Beck repairs win engineering award
EMERGENCY canal repairs, which prevented a flooding disaster from hitting Skipton town centre, have been praised. In November 2000, during one of the wettest autumns on record, 14 days of continuous rainfall caused critical damage to a walkway between
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Good response to debut Crucial Crew
YOUNGSTERS across Craven have been given crucial tips that could help save their lives. This week the district's first Crucial Crew event, helping children stay safe while at school and at play, was held at Play Away's Eshton Grange in Gargrave. In the
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Tourism fear over state of White Wells
Bradford's promotion of Ilkley as part of its Capital of Culture bid has been called into question. Members of the Ilkley Tourism and Town Manage-ment Committee raised the issue during a debate about White Wells on Tuesday night. The gents' toilets at
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Marathon dad raises £15,500 for research into rare disease
A FATHER who ran the London Marathon to raise money for research into a rare disease afflicting his two-year-old daughter crossed the finishing line with the brave tot on his shoulders. Mark Bourgeois finished the marathon in three hours 15 minutes and
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Boaters battle with bridge from hell
SIR - Every year my wife and I visit Skipton on our boat on the canal. It is a very pleasurable experience until we reach the "bridge from hell" - namely Bradley swing bridge. It becomes more difficult to open and close, and this year was no exception
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State of White Wells toilets 'a disgrace'
SIR, - It's time Ilkley folk realised that two people paying a sizeable rent to live at White Wells are often blamed for adjacent blocked toilets by visitors. Conditions at White Wells and the nearby Charity Baths are the worst I have seen since Eric
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Skyrac fellrunners on navigation skills course
Skyrac contains a relatively small fellrunning group but their navigational skills are such that the Fell Runners' Association entrusts Skyrac to mount the Spring Navigation Skills course which last weekend was held in Kettlewell. No less than 27 runners
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Roman makes it a hat-trick of Guyson titles
The first competition in the Airedale and Wharfedale Crown Green Bowling Association calender took place on Sunday when the Guyson International Trophy was staged at Ilkley Bowling Club, a superb setting for this very popular early season competition.
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Yarnbury fail to capitalise
Pontefract 16 Yarnbury 8 YARNBURY failed to capitalise on their supremacy in a game played in hard conditions underfoot with a wind blowing up the pitch. Yarnbury played against the elements and put in a resolute half with Lee and Galbraith putting in
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Uncontested scrums for Otliensians at Malton
Malton & Norton 0 Old Otliensians 0 The mid-week Aire-Wharfe Cup game at Keighley added to Otliensians' injured list and the first XV travelled to Malton with many regular second XV players. Three players failed to arrive for various reasons and the
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Late goal sees Guiseley beat promoted Town
Guiseley 2 Harrogate Town 1 A GOAL in the last minute of injury time gave Guiseley victory over promoted Harrogate Town who came to Nethermoor seeking the point to make them champions. They went away empty handed and although some made claims that they
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Otley's pride dented by Rugby Lions
Otley 32 Rugby Lions 36 IT was only pride which was dented at Cross Green on Saturday, Otley remained in seventh position in the league but it means that they may well need something from their last game, away to Exeter in two week's time, to remain there
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£7,000 for churches in Ron's debut run
A Texan preacher has raised more than £7,000 for three Shipley Methodist churches by running his debut London Marathon at the age of 68. The Reverend Ron Morris was raising money to enable improvements to be carried out at Hall Royd, Wrose and Crag Road
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£3m Hindu temple project takes off
Hindu priests are to fly from India to Bradford for special prayers to help launch a £3m temple. The project - at the 'gateway to Bradford' - is the brainchild of the Hindu Cultural Society of Bradford, based in an existing property in Leeds Road. More
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Sufferer's wheelchair wrecked 'for a laugh'
A polio sufferer has condemned "despicable" thieves who stole her electric wheelchair and dumped it in a river. Joanna Watson, who contracted the disease when she was seven, had her battery-powered chair stolen from outside her home in Ilkley. It was
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Paint your Dragon - but green, say fans
Railway buffs are getting steamed up about the re-painting of one of the most famous locomotives in the film world. The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway maintenance staff are preparing to give a new coat of paint to the Green Dragon - the engine which
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Terror of robbery victim, aged 76
A terrified grandmother spoke today of her fright after a teenage boy threatened to shoot her as she left a Bradford Post Office. Helga Cilbur had just walked out of the shop on New Hey Road in Bowling when a 16-year-old tried to rob her using a toy gun
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Ram-raiders flee in chase
Raiders rammed a police car after they were caught smashing their way into a designer clothes shop in Bradford city centre last night. A lone policeman saw the gang of three men using crowbars to break into AN-X in Upper Millergate at 10pm. The gang jumped
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Addingham find their target against Ripon Red Arrows
Addingham 5 Ripon Red Arrows 1 Addingham got back to winning ways on Saturday and completed another league double. Having slipped up against lowly Burley Addingham knew victory was vital in their quest for promotion. Once again they had to shuffle the
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Ilkley fortunes have taken a downturn
Ilkley 24 Huddersfield YMCA 31 This would surely be Ilkley's toughest assignment of the season. Huddersfield YMCA were already promoted and certain of the league championship. Ilkley's fortunes have taken a downturn in recent weeks, and from being promotion
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Ben Rhydding Ladies are given some lessons to learn in play-off match
Ben Rhydding 1 Birmingham University 5 After much preparation and hard work both on and off the pitch Ben Rhydding Ladies hosted Birmingham University in the first round of the National League play-offs. It was to be the steepest learning curve so far
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Dry land finally in sight for Castley
FINGERS crossed, the flood hit residents of Castley could have experienced the river coming into their homes for the last time. Having got planning permission from Harrogate Borough Council and the go -ahead from the Environment Agency, only the approval
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Craven through the years
100 years ago THE Herald reported how considerable progress had been made for a scheme of limestone quarrying between Cracoe Raikes and Linton by PW Spencer who worked the Lothersdale and Giggleswick lime-kilns - presumably Swinden Quarry which still
