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Boxing: Vanzie not interested in 'silly bauble'
Bobby Vanzie is not interested in a re-match with Steve Murray. Bradford's British lightweight champion is tuning up for a WBO title eliminator in Manchester on September 28. And he has dismissed suggestions of a second bite at Londoner Murray who he
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Pudsey giants ready to rumble
One side of Pudsey could be in rapture tomorrow night, as the championship could be decided at the Britannia Ground. The two runaway leaders go head to head in the battle of Pudsey in a game that should pull in one of the biggest crowds of the season.
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Farsley keeper foils Bridges in deadlock
Farsley Celtic 0, Leeds United 0: Celtic came out with a lot of credit against a strong representative side from their Premiership neighbours Leeds United as the honours were shared at Throstle Nest. England hopefuls Michael Bridges and Seth Johnson were
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Future is in good hands
The young people interested in becoming members of the Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament have only just begun their training days, but already the organisation they hope to join is having a positive influence. All too often when Bradford is featured
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Crowds flock to gala
Keighley Gala has been hailed a success as crowds turned out in force to see Saturday's parade and visit the funfair. Organisers of the 126th extravaganza appreciated the support but urged more people to get involved next year to ensure it survives. The
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On This Day
In 1902, Edward V11 was crowned king at Westminster. In 1974, Richard Nixon became the first US President to resign from the office. In 1975, composer Dmitri Shostakovich died. From the Telegraph & Argus of August 9th, 1977... Undercliffe Cemetery
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Deal puts firm in the fast lane
Billing specialist Lexicon is celebrating its sponsorship deal with the Castrol Honda Superbike team after success at the recent European leg of the championship. Castrol Honda rider Colin Edwards closed the gap on championship leader Troy Bayliss to
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'Feeble' tribunals burden for firms
Employers in the district are being put under unnecessary pressure by tribunals, according to the Engineering Employers' Federation Yorkshire and Humberside. It says the number of "feeble" cases sent to employment tribunals is threatening the efficient
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The world at their feet
Fundraisers have been stepping out for Manorlands at home and abroad. Jenny McGuinness, Rachel Foster and Rupert Atkinson were sponsored to complete a ten-mile walk around Bront country and raised £560 for the charity. Mrs McGuinness said: "We wanted
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Firms to gain from windfall
Businesses in the district are set to benefit from a £25 million fund. Up to 100 fledgling small businesses could get a cash injection from the new Regional Venture Capital Fund, which is supported by regeneration agency Yorkshire Forward. The fund will
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Property assets ignored
Firms in the district wanting to increase profits should get rid of unwanted commercial property before sacking staff. Research by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has revealed many firms do not understand the importance of property assets.
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Financial needs of fans tackled
RBR Insurance Group has helped the Bradford Bulls launch its new financial services package. The Ilkley firm, which is made up of an insurance broking division and a financial services division, came up with Bradford Bulls Financial Services which aims
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Workers are so fed up
More than half of Bradford's workers are fed up with their job - with salary being cited as their greatest gripe Last month's pay disputes in the public sector, which led to the first national strike since 1979, may not be repeated in the private sector
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Lucy takes on the world
Keighley piano maestro Lucy McLellan will travel to Germany this month to take part in her most prestigious competition yet. Blackhill teenager Lucy (pictured) will take on pianists from 20 countries including world-leaders like China, Japan and Russia
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Haworth fire engines answer call in Azerbaijan
A redundant Haworth fire engine will soon be responding once again to emergency calls - in Azerbaijan! The vehicle has just been withdrawn from operations at the village's retained station after 12 years' service. Now it and another appliance from Brighouse
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Roast rat on menu for Africa trip
Black roasted water rat was on the menu for a theological student from a Keighley who is working in Mozambique. Emma Crabtree, 20, is a member of the Keighley Apostolic Church on South Street and is working abroad for seven weeks. She is set to return
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Uganda mission is a guide to the future
An assistant guider of Haworth Guides has returned from a three-week trip to Uganda. Claire Stoney, 22, of Lee Lane in Oxenhope, embarked on the trip to train 400 guides. Claire explained: "I was selected in November 2000 to take part in the Bangladesh
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Holy batcave! Residents may have to share school site
A colony of bats may have to be housed in any development at a former school site. The creatures have been discovered at the old Whinburn School building in Keighley, which until recently was being used as a pupil referral unit. Now the council - which
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Potholer to make last trip to cavern
A former Keighley man is making his final trip to Gaping Gill, the cavern that inspired his love of caving 50 years ago. Brian Varley, 70, who was born and bred in Keighley and now lives in Cottingley, was travelling to Ingleborough today with the Craven
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Watchdog 'banned' from village shop
A Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator claims he was banned from his village shop for reporting under-age drinkers. Simon Butterfield, of Thwaites Brow, had called police after an adult passed alcohol to children outside the Southams mini-market. Mr Butterfield
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Steve's war birds reach for the sky
Steve Thomas can think of little better than writing his name in the sky with smoke while indulging in a spot of aerobatics with his biplane. The 42-year-old from Oxenhope does, however, quite enjoy diving out of the sun with one of his fighter aircraft
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Market hall to get cash injection
Keighley Market is to undergo a long awaited facelift. Bradford Council is to inject a substantial amount of cash, believed to be in the region of £600,000, to refurbish the Market Hall. Yesterday Kathleen Sugden, chairman of the Market Traders Association
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Mixed feelings over bid for conservation area status
THE first step has been taken towards establishing a conservation area in Earby, but people in the town will decide if they want it. When Earby Parish Council met, most members backed a resolution from its environmental working group to designate a conservation
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Emma dances in front of 2,000 people
AN Eastburn dancer has proved herself a real star sharing the stage with Liberty X, Abs, Busted and Omero. Emma Waters, 11, took part in a dance contest organised by Blue Peter and performed live during its roadshow in Blackpool on Monday. The competition
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Music: Heroes 2
New bands rub shoulders with established outfits on a second compilation album from Keighley musician Johann Shepherd. Working Class Heroes 2, like its predecessor, aims to raise money for the Manorlands hospice. Johann has gathered tracks from 15 bands
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I have read with dismay the comments made by Keighley people following the Freedom Parade by the Duke of Wellington's regiment through the town . It strikes me that the complainers are very blinkered and narrow-minded in their outlook. Do they not
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Jobs saved in vehicle firm sale
Brighouse-based ambulance manufacturer UVG has been sold, safeguarding the jobs of the company's remaining employees. Administrators from Ernst & Young successfully completed the sale of the company to a consortium led by independent businessman Peter
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Lifelong pals plan a party to celebrate
Two women are celebrating their 46-year friendship by holding a fundraising party for the cancer ward where one of them is being treated. Jennifer Mercer and Brenda Atkinson, both of Denholme, near Bingley, have known each other since the age of two.
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Drunken brawl ends in court
A 23-year-old Baildon man involved in a restaurant fight was given a community punishment order for 200 hours. Bradford Crown Court heard how Gary Lillington punched James Walton in the face during an incident at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Harrogate Road
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We're doing the lot!
Young people across the district will have a DIY election for their history-making parliament, it was announced today. They will deal with the entire process from start to finish on polling day and one of them will take the top supervisory role of returning
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Are you the new Kate Moss?
Modelling scouts will be descending on Bradford's Kirkgate centre seeking out potential Kate Mosses and Naomi Campbells as part of the Telegraph & Argus Model Search competition. On Saturday, August 17, between 11am and 3pm, a team of spotters will
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Special student is a business master
A gifted student with cerebral palsy has praised the excellent support he received from Bradford Business School, which gave him a "level playing field" despite his disability. Steven Thoseby's condition never stood in the way of his attainment or participation
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Dying daughter's search for father
A woman who has been told she has six months to live is hoping Telegraph & Argus readers can reunite her with her father. Anne Kidd, 41, has lost touch with her father Dennis who was last known living in Bradford. Now fighting lung cancer, she has
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Overnight cell for 'helpful' optician
The former owner of a Bradford city centre opticians was locked up overnight while a judge decided whether he should be jailed for a spectacles scam. Over a period of two-and-a-half years in the mid-1990s, Stephen Penrose, who ran the Crown Optical Centre
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Heroin house gran freed
A grandmother who turned her small Bradford flat into a heroin 'safe house' has walked from court with a warning from the judge. When police raided Elaine Lewis's first floor home in Clayton, they discovered more than 400 individual wraps of heroin ready
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Taking steps on managerial ladder
The three youngsters are already well on the way to becoming football managers. Thomas Bailey, 17, Debbie Smith, 17 and 16-year-old Thomas Woodward, all members of Oakworth Juniors FC, have completed the FA Junior Team Manager's course. This covers such
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Academy team on a roll
Cougar Academy made it four wins in succession with a thrilling 34-28 victory over Whitehaven last weekend. The lead changed hands several times in a superb game which brought sweet revenge for the 56-12 defeat at Whitehaven in their third game. "The
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Cricket: Cowling Cup preview
Sunday sees this season's first cup final as the second teams of Barrowford and Embsay lock horns at Cononley in the Cowling Cup Final. The two have been at the head of the Third Division for most of the season. In their only meeting so far the Shires
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Cricket: Craven League round-up
Long Lee had to work hard to clear water from their ground before their game against Embsay could get off to a late start. The Shires Lane side were put in and from the first ball, which was dispatched for six by David Robinson, the tone was set. Rain
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Cricket: Long Lee lift title
Long Lee under 15's, finalists of the Rayleigh Hargreaves Cup for a second successive year, put last season's defeat by Steeton behind them with a victory over Airedale. Captain Steve Doane marshalled his bowlers well after winning the toss and asking
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Cricket: Batsman dies
Cricketer David Maxwell collapsed while playing in the Craven League and died on the way to hospital. David, 39, played for Foulridge 2nd XI and was well known to many players in the Keighley area. The club's 1st XI was playing at Cullingworth when news
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Cougars: Mighty Max shines in defeat
COUGAR coach Gary Moorby goes into Sunday's clash with Swinton with one of his biggest selection headaches of the season. After struggling to put out a team against Huddersfield Giants last weekend three players return from injury and have left him struggling
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Craven pacemakers beat the weather
DETERMINED efforts not to be beaten by the weather paid off for the Division One pace-makers in the J P Mewies Craven & District League last weekend, with both leaders Embsay and title rivals Oakworth defying the watery conditions to get a favourable
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Earby are all set for crucial derby match
"WE'RE into a run of form, everyone is starting to deliver their best and this is just the time for us to be playing a game like this." Earby captain Ian Clarkson has been in cricket far too long to deliver a 'we'll murder the bums' battle cry before
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - In reply to Mr Ray Robertshaw, general manager RSPCA (T&A, August 3). So the RSPCA are not responsible for stray dogs? Nor apparently for pigeons which have been shot, nor injured swans nor horses which have been tethered on waste land and obviously
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Taylor shines as Tykes build lead
Apprentice opener Chris Taylor and captain Darren Lehmann both batted in their familiar styles to give Yorkshire a useful lead over Warwickshire at Headingley yesterday. When bad light ended play for the day, Yorkshire were 304 for nine and 71 runs in
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Noble: You ain't seen nothing yet
With seven hard games left, Brian Noble believes the Bulls are still moving up towards top gear. With the battle of Leeds out the way, the season countdown continues tonight with a tough trip to The Shay. Physical encounters with St Helens, Leeds, Wigan
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City's bumper turn-out
City have reported a surge in ticket sales for the Wolves game since being given the all-clear by the Football League. They expect a large turn-out for Sunday's televised clash at Valley Parade - and are urging fans to turn up early to avoid congestion
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Play-off system 'a joke'
Jimmy Lowes today slammed the play-off structure that he claims is spoiling rugby league. The Bulls star believes the current system is unfair and unnecessary and was simply introduced "to copy the Australians". "In what other sport would you have a situation
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Weather fails to dampen Victoria week
Not even the bad weather could wash away the festivities in Haworth last week. The village had arranged their Victoria Week celebrations to coincide with Yorkshire day. Victoria Week ran from July 27 to August 4 with Yorkshire day falling last Thursday
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Walkers take on mountain challenge
A group of six intrepid athletes took on the National Three Peaks challenge to raise money for charity. Jason Nowell, from Glusburn, Ian Beresford, of Steeton, Chris Walker, Jim Walker and Roy Whittlestone, all from Burley in Wharfedale, and Gary Gilham
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Sue is flying high
A car stuffed with balloons won one lucky Riddlesden woman £200 of Marks and Spencer vouchers. Sue Montague took part in a competition to guess the number of balloons in a Ford Fiesta at Manorlands Garden Party. Burgess Ford supplied the car and filled
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Sally gets Jimmy's reward
A schoolgirl was rewarded this week for her charity work. Sally Wilkinson was presented with a special certificate from St James's Hospital, in Leeds, to thank her for her fundraising work. The 11-year-old raised £75 for the charity when she held a pick
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I just called to say 'you're a winner!'
Link Telecom has been named as the nation's top Orange Business Specialist performer. The firm, which has branches in Keighley, Bradford and Skipton, was one of the first UK dealers to be appointed as an authorised Orange Business Specialist just last
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Wedding: Jolley - Hollings
Married at St Stephen's Church, Steeton, were roofer Stephen Jolley and shop assistant Stacey Louise Hollings. Stephen is the elder son of Stanley Jolley, of Williams Road, Steeton, and Stacey is the only daughter of Helen Sendrowski, of Clough Avenue
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Wedding: Green - Dale
Married at Egton Bridge in North Yorkshire were John William Green and Dr Cynthia Mary Dale. John - a quality assurance & regulatory manager - is the only son of John W and Marion Green, of Duke Street, Beechcliffe. Cynthia - a research and development
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'I'll help build you a website'
A kind-hearted businessman is calling on organisations in the district to get in touch if they want a website. Chris Wilson, who runs Five Lane Ends firm Procare Computers, says he wants to help a non-profit making organisation by setting up a site for
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Wedding: Hanson - Hudson
Married at St John's Church, Ingrow, were service engineer Robert Mark Hanson and senior payroll supervisor Paula Frances Hudson. Robert is the younger son of Peter and Patricia Hanson, of Carr Lane, Riddlesden. Paula is the elder daughter of Pamela Hudson
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Wedding: Preston - Atkinson
Married at St James' Church, Cross Roads, were Low Utley couple Daniel Preston and Jaki Atkinson. Photo: Steve Myers Photography
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Blue beret on 'green line' duty
A Keighley soldier is among a United Nations contingent patrolling the famous 'green line' in Cyprus, which separates the republic from an area of Turkish occupation in the north. Paul Bradwell (pictured), 24, a lance corporal with the Duke of Wellington
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Ducks keep sea cadets afloat
Luckily it was good weather for people as well as ducks at Bolton Abbey on Sunday. BBC weatherman Paul Hudson was on hand to start Keighley Sea Cadets' annual duck race. Senior and junior cadets took part in the event, which raised about £1,300 for the
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Parsonage will host hawks
In 1841 Emily Bront rescued a Merlin Hawk fledgling and later this month the parsonage will again be host to wild birds. Emily found the Merlin hawk fledgling in an abandoned nest on the moors and reared him at the Parsonage. She christened him Nero and
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Batfacts - All you need to know
* Bats are not blind. Also, they can "see" in the dark by listening to the echoes of their high frequency calls * Bats do not build nests; they hang up or creep into cracks and crannies * Bats rarely live in belfries. They prefer somewhere quiet, not
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College gets new head
David Gates is the new principal of Keighley College. He succeeds Doug Hardaker, who has retired after 19 years in the post. Mr Gates has more than two decades of experience in the further education sector and moves from Swindon College, where he was
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Doctors are put on Legionnaires' alert
DOCTORS in the Keighley area have been placed on alert to look out for victims of Legionnaires' disease, the Keighley News can reveal. Letters have been sent to all GP practices warning of the illness, which has been contracted by two local men. The victims
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New community centre for estate
WEDNESDAY was a red letter day for residents on Earby's Northolme estate, with the official opening of their new community centre. Joan Heaton, who has lived on the estate for more than 50 years, performed the opening ceremony, together with the Mayor
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Council admits jubilee celebration was a 'cock-up'
SUTTON'S jubilee celebration on Sunday was a "major cock-up", organisers have admitted. The parish council on Monday night accepted complaints that the events they had arranged in the park were "badly organised" and that members "fell on their face" to
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Album Reviews
'Viva Bugged Out!' (Jon Carter Remix) A dance cd is only as good as the tunes the DJ picks. If it's one of those interminable Ministry of Sound/Gatecrasher/Ibiza compilations, then familiarity really does breed contempt. In the case of Mr Sara Cox, we
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Theatre preview: Seasonal crackers at Bingley
A medium, a mistress and around a dozen murder victims appear in the new season from Bingley Little Theatre. Among the eight productions are classic plays such as Blithe Spirit, And Then There Were None, Dial M for Murder and The Rise and Fall of Little
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Up and Coming events
Ballet, boogie and Buddy - just three of the flavours in the autumn dish at Bradford Alhambra. The Northern Ballet Theatre presents its world premiere of Wuthering Heights on Septem-ber 21-28 prior to UK tour. The adaptation of Emily Bronte's novel uses
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Down Memory Lane
The Oxenhope Industrial and Provident Society Limited prepares to trundle a meticulously-balanced display of Co-operative Corn Flower and CWS Marmalade through the village at the start of an Edwardian gala procession in Leeming. By the early years of
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Conman jailed after a £300,000 scam
A serial fraudster who conned thousands of people, pocketing more than a quarter of a million pounds, has been jailed. John Christopher Ineson, 52, of Highside, Starbotton, near Kettlewell, was found guilty of fraudulent trading and 28 counts of obtaining
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Driver found guilty of causing death
A drink-driver who mounted a pavement and knocked over a lamp post which killed a 43-year-old woman has been told he faces a prison sentence. Mother-of-one Kathryn O'Shea was standing at the junction of Norcroft Street and Handel Street in the Listerhills
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Disabled man 'left stranded at bus stops'
A young disabled wheelchair-user claims he is being left stranded at bus stops because drivers are refusing to lower the ramps for him to get on board. Babar Yaseen, pictured, of Ouzel Drive, Clayton Heights, uses the 645 and 646 buses to get from town
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Flying high with both feet on the ground
A high-flying banker with a pilot's licence wows the crowd at air shows - but he keeps his feet firmly on the ground. Steve Thomas, of Oxenhope, uses his squadron of scale model aircraft to achieve death-defying feats. They are one-quarter and one-third
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Bowls: Jacques cruises to merit victory
DAVID JACQUES cruised to victory in the Skipton Merit competition with a comfortable victory over Mick Higson of Cononley. The Keighley bowler raced to a 21-11 victory in the final at the Broughton road club after making a slow start, beating Sue Finnie
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Cougars rebuild shattered pride
Cougars 10, Huddersfield 34 - MAX TOMLINSON blasted through the Huddersfield Giants' defence as the potential which has bubbled away beneath the surface finally errupted in a stunning 50-yard break. For years Tomlinson has been one of Cougar Park's 'nearly
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Cricket: Oxenhope team picture
Oxenhope CC -- Back (from left): James Head, Brendan Ellison, Matthew Ellison, Stuart Jackson, Darren Hopkinson, Tony Ousey. Front: Josh Tetley scorer, Peter Ousey, Ian Jowett, Phil Hopkinson, Ian Dyson, Lee Humphreys capt, Gabey Humphreys team mascot
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Cricket: Aire-Wharfe round-up
STEETON just missed out on victory as they slipped to a one-run defeat at the hands of Guiseley on Saturday. The visitors scored 162-7 with Glen Taylor leading the way on 56. The game ebbed and flowed throughout the afternoon, but there was nothing as
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Cricket: Rain hits promotion bid
KEIGHLEY'S promotion hopes looked to have slipped away as rain denied them the chance of pulling off a vital victory over Salts last weekend. After torrential rain on Friday they endured the frustration of sitting out the day in glorious sunshine and
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Soccer: Silsden re-live cup glory
SILSDEN get a chance to re-capture the glory of their County Cup winning run when they take on East Bowling Unity in the West Riding Charity Shield tonight. The game is to be played at Cougar Park because development work is taking place at the County
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Trials Riding: Lampkin wins on home soil
DOUGIE LAMPKIN fought off a challenge from Graham Jarvis to win the British Championship trial on Addingham Moorside last Sunday. As rain lashed across the boulder-strewn hillside above Silsden, Lampkin found the going tough. He fell at the 11th seciton
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Charity tribute to international athlete
ATHLETE Kirstin Bailey is to set up a charity in memory of her fianc who died 24 hours after running in a British Championship Fell Race. John Taylor, 33, a member of the Bingley Harriers club, collapsed with heart failure in the early hours of Monday
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Jacques justifies League Merit favouritism
FAVOURITE David Jacques of Keighley continued his good form this season when he won the Skipton and District League Merit at Broughton Road on Sunday, (writes Peter Haworth). This was his first League Merit title and gives him an impressive double after
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We must not let tradition perish
Last weekend the annual charity extravaganza of the Keighley Gala parade was watched by many thousands of people. It brought joy to a huge number of people lining the route as families have done for one hundred and twenty six years. The gala is something
