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Good and bad news for the skateboarders
IT'S a great New Year message for skateboarders in Ilkley that they may have their own site by Easter (or not long after). But the news is not so good for youngsters in Addingham who are champing at the bit for their own facility. Despite the long-running
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Now it's time to focus on football
Avenue will have to get their minds back on football for tomorrow's trip to high-flying Stalybridge Celtic. Yesterday's home tie at Horsfall was abandoned in horrific circumstances after keeper Lutz Pfannenstiel was involved in a clash that left him unable
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City looking like safe bets
Nicky Law believes City have turned the corner as they head for Wolves. The Bantams go into the next stage of their Christmas slog with confidence buzzing from the 4-2 home win over struggling Stoke. Yesterday's victory - their second in a row at home
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New bid to stop Horsforth splitting
Horsforth should remain in one electoral ward otherwise it will not be fairly and properly represented, the Boundary Commission is being warned. Town Council chairman John Brodwell has submitted a letter to the commission to state why he believes that
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Bus bosses say sorry over access problem
A transport company has apologised to the family of a meningitis victim after a breakdown left them without a wheelchair access bus. First Leeds worked tirelessly to put two of their specialised low-floor buses back on the road after one broke down and
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The men who put out fires
Every day seven Otley heroes lead double lives - like Clark Kent they change in to their Superman costumes at the drop of a hat. These are the ordinary men who make up the ranks of Otley's retained fire fighters, working in the town's pubs and garages
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Otley's school revolution is hailed a massive success
OTLEY's schools have labelled this year's education reorganisation a success. Four schools in the townhad to accommodate children from the former All Saints Junior School, North Parade, and Thomas Chippendale School, Weston Ridge, which were closed as
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'Path to husband's grave is mud bath'
An elderly widow claims she has been prevented from visiting her husband's grave for the third year running due to the muddy state of Rawdon Crematorium. This is Lillie Watts third Christmas of agony at not being able to visit her husband Bill's grave
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Fund raisers give brave Eve her best present
AS most nine-year-olds eagerly unwrapped their gifts from Santa yesterday, one Yeadon girl has received the best present of all - news that her life-changing operation could be just months away. Eve McGuire suffers from a rare genetic condition and requires
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Building that must be limited
The forecast that property prices in the Aire Valley are likely to soar once the Bingley relief road opens will be encouraging for those who already own houses around Crossflatts and Bingley and have seen the value of them depressed (relatively speaking
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Grassington Festival reveals its 2003 programme
CRAVEN'S premier arts festival will have the magic touch next year. Grassington Festival is well known for bringing famous faces to perform in the Dales, and among next year's entertainers is well-known magician Geoffrey Durham, who will know the area
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Santa delivers lambs for Christmas
HERE'S a Christmas surprise for one Craven shepherd. Holly and Ivy were born a week ago - the result of a roving Romeo tup. The lambs belong to Allan and Janet Harker of Bend Gate Farm, Long Preston. "Last haytime the tup got into the field and this is
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Holiday giant buys local business
SKIPTON-based firm Dales Holiday Cottages has been sold to industry giant Hoseasons for an undisclosed sum. The company was founded by Stephen Lodge and is the sixth biggest cottage rental agency in the UK with 600 properties on its books stretching from
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Picture this - Ilkley snappers grab two top photo prizes
A pair of Ilkley photographers have earned top three prizes in a national Rugby Photograph of the Year competition. Matthew Lewis, 23, and Ben Duffy, 28, both of Simon Wilkinson Photography, Ilkley have won second and third places respectively in the
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Invitation offered to take the plunge at icy Wells
Brave-hearted revellers in Ilkley are being invited to greet the New Year by taking an icy dip at White Wells. The famous Ilkley Moor spa cottage will be open on January 1 and anyone who thinks they can endure the chilly spring waters of its ancient plunge
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Toby is bowled over and hits weight for six
A truly giant slimming challenge came to an end for Ilkley cricketer Toby Elkington on Saturday. And the 6ft 5ins bowler, who six months ago weighed in at 25 stone, is looking forward to a very happy New Year after shedding nearly six stone. Toby's monster-sized
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Ilkley gets its skates on!
THE New Year is to see an ambitious drive to transform dreams of a skate park for Ilkley's youth into reality by Easter. Members of the skate park steering group Pipedream's finance committee, William Whitaker and Hugh Brumfitt, are heading fundraising
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Letters to the Editor
Removal of lights 'not mentioned' SIR, - Christmas is the season of goodwill to all men and is also pantomime season. To deal with Councillor Phil Coyne's letter in last week's 'Wharfedale' first, on July 1 at the Environmental and Economic Development
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The Curmudgeon
IT seems a shame in this season of festivities to make people cry but, sadly, I might be about to bring the odd tear to the cheeks of young and old alike. For the do-gooders and the politically correct brigade have even got their interfering fingers into
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Settle defends its new supermarket
SIR - Earlier this month I attended the excellent exhibition and presentation by Settle and District Chamber of Trade, at the town's Victoria Hall. It was both positive and encouraging and showed that Settle's business community was facing the future
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Letters to the Editor
Teachers rise above the scrimping SIR, - Interesting things, league tables. If you take the results of the Wharfedale 'pyramid' out of the Bradford listings in the Primary School league tables, Bradford only slips a couple of places, but still doesn't
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'Valley house prices to soar'
Home-owners in the Aire Valley can expect the value of their property to soar when the long-awaited Bingley relief road opens next year, according to a new survey. The area has been identified as a hot spot for growth as the housing market across Yorkshire
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Dabill runs away with final round of Horsforth event
Cookridge teenager James Dabill ran away with the final round in the Horsforth Motor Club closed trials championship at Home Farm on Sunday. He won the tenth round in the series and beat all the adult competitors with a superb ride that cost just two
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Pool ace Healey shakes Salts with fine show
Pool AFC 3 Salts Old Boys 1 The semi-final of the Wharfedale FA Challenge Cup saw Pool AFC triumph to deliver manager Martin Denison further good news after the safe arrival of baby son James the previous day. With spirits high Pool took to the field
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Bronte House boys celebrate after lifting two major trophies
Young rugby players from Bronte House School at Apperley Bridge are celebrating after taking two major trophies and making one of the most successful starts to the season ever. The Under-11s squad has won two tournaments taking The Lewis Booth seven-a-side
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Otliensians fully merit their second league win of season
Otliensians 10 Castleford 7 OTLIENSIANS deservedly ran out winners against Castleford on Saturday by a goal and a penalty to a goal. With numerous changes from both the last game at Bramley and the side selected and players generously given up by the
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Superb Guiseley bridge the gap and fight back to snatch a draw
Guiseley 3 Bamber Bridge 3 The old adage of a game of two halves certainly applied here with a woeful Guiseley going 3-0 down in the first-half to visitors Bamber Bridge on Saturday. Bamber Bridge then had right-back Danny Kent sent off for stamping on
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Council dreaming of a greener New Year
Bradford Council is encouraging residents to have a 'green New Year' by recycling their festive waste. Christmas is the biggest recycling opportunity of the year with increases in eating, drinking and giving presents. Last year Bradford Council received
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Sovereign set to go back on air
A hospital radio station will be back on air in the new year after a successful appeal for new equipment. After a two-year break Sovereign Radio, the hospital radio station at Lynfield Mount Hospital, Heights Lane, Bradford, will begin broadcasting again
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School closure debate begins
Proposals to close two schools will be debated by councillors next month. Members of the ruling Executive committee will be asked to agree a plan to shut down Temple Bank in Daisy Hill, Bradford, a school for blind and partially-sighted youngsters, transferring
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Warning over 24-hour drinks
Police today warned revellers to be "sensible" as pubs and clubs were given the green light to open around-the-clock into the new year. While Bradford licensees welcomed a ruling allowing them serve continuously from 11am on New Year's Eve to 11pm on
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Blind mum's fears over moving house
A blind single mother fears she may be left homeless because Bradford Council does not class her as a "priority case". Mother-of-two Caroline Shaw is registered blind and has lived in Clayton all her life. When her private landlord gave her notice to
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Youngsters storm the music business
A soul band whose youngest member is just 11 years old is on the verge of the big time. The Yellow and Blues Band was formed when most of its members were pupils at Russell Hall Primary School in Queensbury. The young musicians have now moved up to Queensbury
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Boxing Day hunts - the end of an era?
Boxing Day hunts passed peacefully in the district yesterday amid a hot debate whether they will continue in their present form. Around 50 riders, including children, joined the Pendle Forest and Craven Hunt, pictured, which started at Gargrave village
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Row gives edge to Harrogate visit
NOTHING like a good spat to liven up a Christmas derby, (writes Tony Simpson). Wharfedale's National Division Two game against Harrogate at The Avenue tomorrow would not have suffered from an excess of seasonal goodwill had it been played last weekend
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Craven through the years
100 years ago Carleton Primitive Methodist Chapel was opened by the congregation's longest serving member, Miss NA Edmondson. The first foundation stone had been laid on the previous Good Friday. Designed by Mr James Hartley, the chapel was built at a
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A big year lies ahead for Craven
SO another year has slid past; a year in which the district has quietly but resolutely rebuilt in the wake of the foot and mouth crisis. The all-clear was finally given in January and strenuous efforts were made to restore the local economy. Future generations
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Defeat fails to sour Ingham comeback
Cleckheaton 12, Old Brodleians 20: There was no happy return home for Cleckheaton lock Dave Ingham yesterday - not in a playing sense anyway. The 22-year-old from Gomersal scored a second-half try as the hosts secured a 12-3 lead, but they conceded three
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School's joy as legacy is handed over
A huge cash legacy for education in Otley has been officially handed over to Prince Henry's Grammar School. Tony Hannam handed a cheque for 100,000 US dollars to the school following a bequest from his aunt, Doreen Hindle. Mrs Hindle was the sister-in-law
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On This Day
In 1927, Hammerstein and Kern's musical 'Showboat' opened in New York. In 1965, Singapore became a republic. In 1979, the Soviet Union executed Afghan president Hafizullah Amin. From the Telegraph & Argus of December 27th, 1977... The West Yorkshire
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'A nice little learner'
Teenagers at Buttershaw High School in Bradford are learning how to survive in the tough world of work with help from business leaders. Sixth-form pupils have received tips on how to present themselves and communicate with prospective employers under
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Huntsmen say 'we will be back' despite threat of legislation
HUNTSMEN may have attended their final Boxing Day meet if hunting with hounds is banned in 2003. The Government has vowed to push on with its hunting bill, and ministers could force legislation through the House of Lords using the Parliament Act. It is
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Couple try to recreate pub's Victorian glory
THE Craven pub in Skipton has been given a £55,000 facelift not to bring it into the 21st century but to put it back into the 19th! Licensees Michelle Crocombe and James Marren want to provide a similar service to that offered when the pub first opened
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End of an era for Meals on Wheels volunteers
IT passed without too much fuss or bother, volunteers setting out much as they had done for the past 41 years to deliver hot, nourishing meals to old people throughout Barnoldswick. Yet last Thursday, December 17, was a momentous day for the town, marking
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Lifeguard helps to launch charity swim
A LIFEGUARD from Skipton swam 24 miles in 15 hours to raise money for charity. Karen Driver, 31, head lifeguard at Aireville Pool, completed the challenge on Friday, starting at 7.30am and finishing at 10.30pm. Her effort marked the launch of the second
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Council agrees another precept rise
GLUSBURN Parish Council has been accused of spending money "like it grows on trees" after local taxpayers face another rise in their council tax precept. Members agreed to ask for £63,558 from Glusburn and Cross Hills residents to pay for its activities
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Betsy finds recipe for success in book world
NIGELLA of the north, Betsy Bell, has won the Independent's Cooker Prize, with her first culinary collection. Distress calls from student sons, Richard and Henry, prompted Betsy, of Langcliffe Hall, to write "Hard up and Hungry" - a cook book of hassle-free
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Governor's bequest secures school's future success
TEXTILE magnate Graham Watson has left paintings, works of art, jewellery, furniture and ceramics estimated to be worth at least £500,000 to Giggleswick School. Mr Watson, who was the managing director of Lister and Co, of Manningham Mills, died in November
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Farmer names herd after paper towel business!
SLIGHTLY larger than your average Andrex puppy but even stronger, longer and award winning! Farmer Gordon Beresford, of Halton West, has rebuilt his herd, culled during the foot and mouth outbreak, and named the animals after his diversification project
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Brawls break out on Builders' Friday
POLICE were rushed off their feet on Friday responding to numerous large-scale drunken brawls. The day, affectionately known as "Builders' Friday" due to the fact that many firms down their tools for a two-week Christmas break, sees workers heading for
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Ilkley pubs issue 'don't drink-drive' warning
CHRISTMAS and New Year revellers in Ilkley have been warned not to assume they will stay under the limit for driving by sticking to shandy. In a recent survey, trading standing officers discovered that shandies pulled in West Yorkshire had the highest
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Two-year-old dies in road crash
A TWO-YEAR-OLD girl from Embsay was killed and her sister seriously injured in a pre-Christmas tragedy on Monday evening. Robyn Lloyd was in a Peugeot car driven by her father, Jonathan, 35, involved in a three car collision near the turn-off to Embsay
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Children may get school escorts
CHILDREN at Addingham Primary School may be shepherded to school from central dropping off points to avoid the dangers of crossing the busy Bolton Road, parish councillors have been told. There will be a meeting of parents in the new year to try and establish
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Old county court will be sold when services merge
SKIPTON'S county court will be merged into the magistrates' court building in April as part of a major shake-up of services. Currently criminal and civil law proceedings are carried out in two separate courthouses, both on Otley Street, but it is felt
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Madonna is painted on the moor
A HUGE painting of the Madonna and Child set against a backdrop of Ilkley moor is to watch over baptisms at an Ilkley church. St Margaret's Church, on Queen's Road, has gained a £4,000 regional arts lottery grant towards its commission of a 10ft by 8ft
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Ilkley to Australia with Christmas in St Lucia
A family competing in a yacht race across the Atlantic have successfully finished in time for Christmas. The Campbell-Ross family, of Ilkley, have dropped their anchor at St Lucia after finishing in 99th position in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC
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Jingle of tills boosts town businesses
Shopkeepers' fears have eased after Ilkley customers started spending again in the run up to Christmas. The festive shopping period normally begins in October and builds steadily to a Christmas Eve rush. But up until two weeks ago all the signs were that
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Prestigious award for Ilkley reporter
THE Addingham-born journalist who told the world exclusive story of Royal butler Paul Burrell has won a prestigious national newspaper award. Mirror journalist Steve Dennis, who learnt his craft with the Ilkley Gazette, has been named Reporter of the
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Former pupil thanks school
A former pupil at an Ilkley preparatory school has surprised his old head teacher by returning to present a 'thank you' rose. Lloyd Almond, 12, presented the Christmas gift, named Happy Child, to Reverend Alex Munro at Clevedon House Preparatory School
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School sale may bring cheap homes
THE sell-off of the former Ilkley Middle School site on Valley Drive could prove good news for people looking for lower-priced homes. Education bosses want to sell off the site for housing but any developer will have to provide lower cost homes on the
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Addingham plan hits cost snag
THE scheme to construct a skate park in the village of Addingham has suffered a further setback with councillors expressing dismay at the mounting cost. Creating an access to the skating area from the Memorial Hall car park could cost almost as much as
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Going a little off course is no bar to success for Otley's Bridget
OTLEY Athletic Club held their traditional Christmas Handicap race last Sunday in the Timble area. The glorious sunny morning was ideal for running but major earthworks on Swinsty Dam required a revision to the usual route and this caused minor navigational
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Solid defence sees Menston Rangers cruise into the semi-finals
Catterick Village 0 Menston Rangers 3 For the second time this season Menston Rangers avenged a league defeat by progressing in the Spa Cup. Three weeks ago Catterick won 2-1 at Queensway despite being outplayed for the vast majority of the match. Here
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Superb victory sees Prince Henry's on Twickenham trail
RGS Newcastle 3 Prince Henry's GS 7 AFTER a 12-12 draw with Durham in the third round of the Daily Mail Schools' Cup, Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School's first XV knew they had to keep their good form going. As there were empty seats on the coach a
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Otliensians fully merit their second league win of season
Otliensians 10 Castleford 7 OTLIENSIANS deservedly ran out winners against Castleford on Saturday by a goal and a penalty to a goal. With numerous changes from both the last game at Bramley and the side selected and players generously given up by the
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Villagers' garden plan joy
The team behind a £65,000 community garden is celebrating after the Countryside Agency agreed to give the project the go-ahead and provide a grant. Baildon's Hall Cliffe Community Garden got the yes vote it needed for the scheme to become a reality. The
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Elderly on estate targeted by thugs
A young gang's two-year reign of terror has left pensioners in East Bowling fearing for their safety in their homes. Councillor Mukhtar Ali (Lab, Bowling) is demanding the police take action against the thugs - some thought to be as young as six - who
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Christmas memory of a delightful daughter
Dressing their Christmas tree was a time of powerfully-mixed emotions for Malcolm and Anne McKie - a time for tears and a time for smiles. For recalling the past and preparing for the future. A future without their bright, intelligent daughter Sarah,
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Traders are happy as city tills jingle
Business is booming for shops across the city with some shelves falling bare as the Christmas rush continues. And traders believe many shoppers are shunning the snarled up motorways around Bradford to shop locally this year. The biggest boost to the city
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En garde, Bond fans!
The sport of fencing has long had a reputation as a pursuit for toffs. It is known as a pastime for the upper crust and trainee actors, practised in public schools and drama schools and watched with some curiosity every four years when it occasionally
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Footballer saved by kiss of life
A footballer was saved by the kiss of life after being knocked unconscious during a Boxing Day match. Bradford Park Avenue's goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel stopped breathing three times after a collision in the UniBond side's game against Harrogate Town
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Craven officials happy with small back-log
A CRAVEN and District Football League programme already depleted by District Cup matches was further hit by the frost last weekend, with only three games surviving the chill, and officials will be keeping their fingers crossed that tomorrow's scheduled
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Going a little off course is no bar to success for Otley's Bridget
OTLEY Athletic Club held their traditional Christmas Handicap race last Sunday in the Timble area. The glorious sunny morning was ideal for running but major earthworks on Swinsty Dam required a revision to the usual route and this caused minor navigational
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Penalty clinches victory for Ilkley Seconds
Malton and Norton 0 Ilkley Seconds 3 ILKLEY looked to continue their run of wins against a Malton and Norton side seeking to gain revenge for the heavy defeat they experienced at Stacks Field earlier in the season. Ilkley have only lost one game this
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Ilkley's veteran pair celebrate their dedication to the club
A SPECIAL testimonial match was staged at Ilkley RUFC's Stacks Field ground on Sunday morning to mark the long service to the club of two veteran players. Chris Hems and Steve Williams have contributed much to Ilkley RUFC over many years and the popular
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News REVIEW oF 2002
January A £345,000 refurbishment of Otley's neglected public swimming baths got underway. But a former chairman of Otley Advisory Sports Council said the work would only return the Chippendale Pool to how it was 25 years ago. Work to the pool at Prince
