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Parking dilemma
COMMUTERS in Ilkley could be excused for thinking that they may be getting a raw deal if new parking regulations are introduced. The proposals to ban all day parking from many streets cannot come too soon for those who want to attract more visitors to
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Jess talks to Forest
Eoin Jess is on his way to Nottingham Forest. City's top scorer last season is in talks with Forest over a free transfer move, which could go through later today. And it was also expected that City would finalise a compensation deal with Benito Carbone
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Appeal boosted by church beer festival
A CHURCH will stage a beer festival to raise money to restore a unique stained glass window. The Otley All Saints Parish Church Beer Festival will be held in November at the civic centre. And it is hoped the festival, the first the church has ever organised
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Dance area faces major hurdle
AMBITIOUS plans to create a new maypole dancing area in Otley have come up against a major hurdle. Despite getting £21,000 from the Local Heritage Initiative lottery funding, the cost of using real Yorkshire Stone has almost doubled the cost of the project
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Nurse Gwen recalls bygone times and shock treatment
Electric shock treatment and patients scrubbing floors are one woman's memories of a psychiatric hospital soon to close. The colourful history of High Royds Hospital at Menston will be lost forever next year when its doors finally close in spring. The
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Retirement means scaling new heights for Ian and co
A retiring teacher is set to scale new heights with his new found freedom. Ian Hill, 56, has worked at St Oswald's Junior School, Guiseley, for 20 years and now he has called it a day to spend more time being adventurous. Mr Hill plans to use his retirement
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Trust issues hospital pledge despite asbestos discovery
SMALL quantities of asbestos have been uncovered at the site of the new Wharfedale Hospital in Otley. Traces of brown and white asbestos were uncovered during routine testing of demolition rubble at the site at Newall Carr Road. The asbestos will now
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Yeadon airport may be expanded
A major consultation on the future of air travel which was launched this week, could see Leeds Bradford International Airport expanded. Secretary of State for Transport, Alistair Darling, is seeking the views of residents and industry officials on how
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Electoral wards all set for change
COUNCILLORS were due to meet last night to press ahead with proposals to bring in new ward boundaries. The Labour-led Leeds City Council is proposing to make major changes to the ward boundaries including the creation of a new Otley and Yeadon ward. And
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Any age and any size but can you blow your own trumpet
Any age, any size, any standard - it does not matter to the members of Otley Brass Band who need two new players. They urgently need to fill the position of a back row cornet and bass player. They have the instruments and are wanting musicians with any
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Archives must stay in the city
The attractions to the West Yorkshire Archive Service of centralising the archives from five West Yorkshire districts, including Bradford, at a new headquarters in Leeds are fairly obvious. The present five individual premises are said to be in poor condition
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Vandals target Ilkley Moor
VANDALS who have torn down trees on Ilkley Moor and left the area strewn with rubbish must not be allowed to set a precedent, says a walker. An Ilkley walker recently came across a smouldering camp fire, littered with discarded beer bottles - and discovered
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TV presenter joins the clamour to sign the protest petition
TV star Richard Whiteley has joined the campaign to save llkley's Coronation Hospital and he signed the petition at the Ilkley Gazette office. Meanwhile town leaders campaigning to save the Coronation Hospital say they cannot act until firm plans are
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White Wells clean-up
WORK this week got underway on thousands of pounds worth of refurbishments to Ilkley's historic White Wells bath-house. Following criticism by a number of organisations in the town, including Ilkley Parish Council and Ilkley Civic Society, Bradford Council's
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Pensioner punched as thieves take car
A pensioner was punched in the face and had his £20,000 car stolen by three men whom he suspects followed him. The incident happened at 11.40pm on Tuesday outside the man's Gomersal home. Police said the 62-year-old noticed his vehicle was being followed
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Trojans sign ex-Scots pro
Burley Trojans get their season underway next week with a challenging programme of friendly matches. They start with a testing trip to North East Counties outfit Harrogate Railway Reserves on Tuesday, July 30, kick-off 7pm. They then visit former rivals
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Guiseley will kick off with clash against the Terriers
GUISELEY AFC get the new season underway on Tuesday when Huddersfield Town will be the visitors to Nethermoor Park for a 7.30 pm kick-off. Guiseley have been in training for some weeks now under manager Neil Parsley, his assistant Clive Freeman and reserve
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My grotty garden!
An angry homeowner has nominated his own backyard as Bradford's worst 'grot spot' following 20 years of dumping by fly-tippers. Owen Hill, 49, voted for it in a Council survey to find the district's filthiest sites. Over the years, he has spent more than
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Role-model youngsters show the way forward
Young people, some of whom turned their backs on school, have found a new goal in life - helping other youngsters. The group of volunteers aged 12 to 19 stepped in to help the Allerton-based Childsplay Centre with work experience - some struggling with
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Picture postcards will help boost culture bid
Images of Bradford people are winging their way around the world on special postcards spreading the word about the district's Capital of Culture bid. Photomontages featuring pictures of hundreds of Bradfordians depicting district landscapes have been
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Pensioner's stress after burglary bid
A pensioner today told how she was rushed to hospital with suspected heart trouble after burglars attempted to break into her home. Kathleen Carlton, pictured, was asleep in her bungalow when a large rock crashed through her bathroom window at around
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Follow Renee up the career ladder
Bradford's only female firefighter is backing a drive to encourage more women to join the service. Renee Gregoire, pictured, who is based at Fairweather Green, says the fire service is a wonderful career for a woman and urges others to sign up. Would-be
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You're absolute stars!
Bradford's hospital chief today praised staff after hospital services in the city were again awarded top marks in the Government's performance ratings. Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust, which manages Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital, was given
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Ilkley Open tennis swings into action on Saturday
The Annual Ilkley Open Tennis Tournament gets underway again from Saturday, July 27, until Saturday, August 3. Tennis fans once again have the opportunity to watch top class tennis right here in Ilkley. The tournament is sponsored once again by OHS and
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Positive action was needed at the start
Finally there is a report to tell us why the foot and mouth outbreak reached our area when it could have been stopped. The Anderson Inquiry reveals that the Government was too slow in preventing the spread of the disease, something everyone, outside London
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Bulls star poised to fulfil a dream
The Bulls past and present will gather in Manchester next week for a feast of rugby union. Powerhouse winger Tevita Vaikona will fulfil a dream by joining up with his Tongan team-mates for the tournament which begins next Friday. And former Bradford hero
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Yorkshire batsmen sent crashing again
Yorkshire's brittle batting soon put them under the cosh at Guildford yesterday as Surrey took another big step towards dispossessing them of their Championship title. On a pitch which required some early care against the seamers, Yorkshire slumped to
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In at the deep end for diver Shipman
Bradford-trained Mark Shipman will be diving for gold today. The 29-year-old will be hoping to secure the host nation's first medal in the Commonwealth Games even before the opening ceremony begins. And the Olympian is confident ahead of the 1m Springboard
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Peacock hopes to play his part
After his last two matches, Jamie Peacock must be wondering what tomorrow will bring. The 24-year-old second row ended up on the wing in Great Britain's 64-10 mauling by Australia in Sydney, and he was a spectator during the closing stages of the Bulls
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Villagers mark birthday with packed celebrations
VILLAGERS marked the hundredth birthday of their church with a weekend of celebrations. Hundreds of visitors took the opportunity to drop into Hawksworth Village Meth-odist Church to see floral displays and an exhibition of mementoes. Church member, Nora
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It's not such a glorious twelfth for the grouse
THE owners of game shooting moorland around Ilkley and Otley have been cursing the person who coined the phrase 'Glorious Twelfth' in recent years. For August 12 in the last few years has been anything but glorious for those whose job it is to rear birds
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Popular event makes its return
While Leeds United chairman Peter Ridsdale was signing away his most expensive player his namesake scooped the top prizes in a flower contest. The rain held off and the crowds came out to see the 85th Arthington Show on Sunday. Peter Ridsdale, of Kirkby
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Role on summer Games
A student from Burley-in-Wharfedale will undertake the most high profile summer job of her life today - as a steward for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Alex McIntosh is hoping to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience when she looks after the crowd for the
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Homes decision provokes anger
MP Paul Truswell has condemned a decision to allow the building of homes at a former retirement home for priests in Horsforth. Mr Truswell, who is calling for a change in planning law to allow residents to appeal against controversial planning decisions
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Our Chloe is Body Shop's girl
A YOUNG woman from Otley is set to become the new 'face' of Body Shop - after winning a national competition. Chloe Ewart, 24, will also feature in top women's magazine Marie Claire after beating off hundreds of other hopeful models from across the country
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Our staff are going 'batty'
Staff at a Yeadon financial firm are being driven batty after discovering they have some unusual lodgers. When workers at Manor Financial Services started having to duck because of the number of bats that were flying through their offices they decided
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Council to benefit as All Saints is sold off
OTLEY All Saints Junior School is to be put up for sale - and the city council is to get the lion's share of the proceeds. The imminent sale makes it look almost certain that the North Parade complex will be sold off for housing and not turned into a
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On This Day
In 1898, Charlestown Cemetery was bought by the Baildon Local Board. In 1909, Louis Bleriot was the first man to fly the English Channel. In 1952, Puerto Rico became a commonwealth. From the Telegraph & Argus of July 25th, 1977... Shipley's popular
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Inland Revenue called to account over huge net loss
The Inland Revenue may have wasted millions of pounds on adverts, according to The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Just five per cent of accountants in the district have used the Revenue's new internet tax filing system, which is
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Lunch club members meet stars
A group of unlikely Ilkley thespians are preparing to make their big-screen debut in a movie which charts the daring success of the women of Rylstone WI. Five members of Ilkley Luncheon Club rubbed shoulders with the likes of Julie Walters and Helen Mirren
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Traffic headache could be treated by Christmas
The first stages of a major project aimed at ending Ilkley's traffic headache could be completed by Christmas - if residents give them the green light. Full details of an ambitious transport plan for the town were unveiled by representatives from Bradford
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Parish in scout land wrangle
CITY leaders should hand over a contested strip of land in Burley to the safekeeping of the Ilkley parish, it has been claimed. Ilkley Parish Council recently reclaimed Burley Scout Hut and the surrounding land on Peel Place, which was owned by the Ilkley
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Boss flies into 'terrorism' deportation
An Ilkley-based businessman has told how he was deported from America by immigration officials after telling them he planned to take flying lessons during his holiday. Bernard Burns, managing director of Keighley-based Silentnight Furniture, was ordered
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Plan to ban all-day town street parking
MOTORISTS could be left high and dry by a proposed ban on Ilkley town centre street parking. It will affect many local workers as well as those who leave their cars in residential streets all day while they commute to Leeds and Bradford by bus and train
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Letters To The Editor
Let's realise the worth of lollipop men SIR, - I was interested to read about the traffic problems faced by Pool Primary School, Guiseley School, Tranmere Park Primary School and Greenmeadows School and the need for pedestrian crossings. I was also interested
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Letters To The Editor
Concert band is facing the music SIR, - As the timpanist with Ilkley's prize-winning Concert Band I'd like to let readers know there are grave concerns about its future. Bradford Music Service has made a challenge to community music in Ilkley. The ensemble
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A wave of Mexican colour!
Youngsters have taken a leaf out of a top artist's book to create a colourful mural of the area in which they live. Pupils at Eldwick Primary School were inspired by Mexican painter Diego Rivieri's work and copied his use of oranges and greens for their
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Skyrac's men qualify for the plate final
Both Skyrac senior track and field teams took part in the first round of the North of England inter Club Track and Field Championships at the South Leeds Stadium. In the main Cup competition, the women finished a disappointing seventh, despite three particularly
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Elvidge cracks a superb century as Scarborough duo rock Lightcliffe
YEADON notched another excellent win in their bid to climb out of the relegation zone. Their win over fellow strugglers Lightcliffe saw them narrow the gap between themselves and Spen Victoria who could manage only one point from a draw, yo nine points
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Adel fight back as the title battle heats up
ADEL fought back as the title battle hots up in the Airedale and Wharfedale League. Adel pulled level at the top with Follifoot after a convincing win at Green Lane while Follifoot were restricted to four points from a drawn game with North Leeds. Neil
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Airedale Junior League scores
IN the PC Sports Airedale Junior Cricket League results include: Under-15s Green Lane 139-6 (J Pickering 111no); *Guiseley 121-5 (J Finch 31, C Davey 23). l Green Lane won by 18 runs. Colton 104-7 (A Gommerson 36, T Hardwick 20, L Hobson 3-14, J Smith
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Diver Rosie is all set for Euro bid
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale's Rosie Whiting, 18, a member of Bradford Esprit Diving Club, is all set to represent Great Britain at the European Swimming and Diving Champion-ships in Berlin at the end of this month. On Sunday, July 28, Rosie will compete in the
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Guiseley's veteran medal winner Tony is no armchair athlete
MOST retired folk with an interest in athletics will be sitting back preparing to watch the Commonwealth Games from the comfort of their armchairs. Not so retired probation officer Tony Bowman from Guiseley. The 66 year-old has just competed in the British
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Hall Park face Guiseley in the Waddilove final
HALL Park are the surprise Waddilove Cup finalists after beating Division A side Bilton in Sunday's semi-final. They will face Guiseley who must be favourites after reaching their fourth successive final. The last time Hall Park were in the final was
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Fitness fanatics to take on instructors
Gym-goers are helping boost the coffers of the Bradford Macmillan Appeal by taking on their instructors in a fitness challenge. People who train at Club Indigo, including members of the Bradford Bulls Team, are signing up for the scheme which is backed
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Drug addict is locked up for burglary
A heroin addict who burgled two homes while the residents were asleep has been locked up for a total of three years and three months. Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday how drug user David Howe was already the subject of a community rehabilitation order
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18 months for stone thrower
A 24-year-old man has been jailed for 18 months after he threw a stone at police lines during last July's violent clashes. Nadeem Bashir, of Lilycroft Walk, Heaton, was part of a group of up to 40 young men who began hurling missiles towards officers
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Game on for eager volunteers
What do three Bradford police officers, a student and a worker with the Experience Corps all have in common? All of them have swapped their normal duties for a once in a lifetime chance to take part in the Commonwealth Games in Manchester starting today
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Security project wins top marks
A pioneering project aims to reduce rampant vandalism and improve security at Bradford schools. The Secure Schools Initiative is a multi-agency scheme run by the police, fire service, Bradford Council, Education Bradford and building firm Bovis. It aims
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Neigh lad, you are flogging an iron horse!
The little three-wheeled Scammell mechanical horse was always admired for its pulling power. It scuttled about goods yards and from station to warehouse with tons of freight in its articulated trailer in the days of steam travel. If the driver was lucky
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Bulls fans reject TV blackout idea
Bradford Bulls fans today gave club chairman Chris Caisley a resounding thumbs down over his proposals for a local blackout of Sky TV coverage of live games. As revealed in yesterday's Telegraph & Argus, Mr Caisley said he would like to see a blackout
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'Don't let them pillage our past'
Documents charting hundreds of years of Bradford's history could be moved out of the district to Leeds or Wakefield. Parish records dating back to the 12th century, The Charter of Bradford granted by Queen Victoria and Charlotte Bronte's name in a marriage
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Big sister is Billy's only hope
Little Billy Broxup hopes his brave big sister Amy-Jo can save his life. Four-year-old Billy, pictured with his sister, has acute myeloid leukaemia and his best chance of survival lies with his sister donating her bone marrow for a transplant. The eight-year-old
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Marshall leads home Harriers in last road race
In the final event in the Harrogate and District Summer Road League, Ilkley Harriers tried to beat the handicap based on their own performances earlier in the League. Ian Marshall did best, finishing 28th in the 96 strong field. He was followed by: 39th
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Lady Captain's day at Bracken Ghyll
Bracken Ghyll: The Ladies of Addingham Bracken Ghyll all enjoyed the Lady Captain's Day which was held in bright, sunny conditions with a slight wind. This was favourable golfing weather and saw all the main competition winners reduce their handicaps.
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Peter's sports theory makes good business sense
ILKLEY GS School Sports Co-ordinator Peter Blackwell's winning ways with junior sports teams have been held up as an excellent example by a top businessman. So impressed with Peter's talent for getting the best out of youngsters his Ilkley neighbour Roger
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I was dismayed to read that Lord Ouseley had joined the worrying trend of condemning the rioters' sentences. "For many of the kids it was the most exciting night of their humdrum lives", is the most outrageous statement I have heard in a long time
