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These are grim days for our pubs
TARN House is far from the first and will not be the last public house in these parts to close its doors. Within the last two years The Bridge at Ingleton, the Horse Close in Skipton, The Bowerley at Bentham, the Goat Gap at Clapham all received planning
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Bees boosted by a swarm of fans
The Bees are expecting their biggest crowd of the season tomorrow as they bid to reach the quarter-finals of the Powergen Intermediate Cup. "We are hopeful that there will be over 500 there," said Bradford & Bingley RFC secretary Steve Oddy of the
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Energy the city can build on...
Although many people in Bradford appreciated the importance of the city's bid to be named European Capital of Culture 2008, others were highly sceptical. They considered it to be a waste of time and of money that could have been better spent elsewhere
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On This Day
In 1827, the Duke of Wellington became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. In 1839, the Vicar of Bradford, the Rev Henry Heap died. In 1976, St. James' Market in Bradford was closed. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 17, 1978... Wilsden Youth
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'Outlook is healthy'
The parent company of Skipton-based Dales Pharmaceuticals Ltd expects its results in the first half of the financial year to be down. In a trading update, veterinary and health product manufacturer Dechra Pharmaceuticals plc said it hopes to see an improvement
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Science goes up the wall
Three year-eight students from South Craven School -- Robert Sienkiwicz, Jack Darling and Richard Wilson -- composed and painted a science-themed mural for the science department. The students, who are part of the gifted and able workshop, were asked
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Designs put on animated film
Creative year four pupils at Lees Primary School got the chance to see their work on film when they were visited by a freelance animator. Each child was able to add in their own designs using laptops and other equipment. Animator Emma Lazenby said: "They've
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Cameras to cover crime blackspot
A scheme to provide CCTV cameras at a notorious car-crime hotspot was formally launched this week. Two cameras are to be installed, in Low Mill Lane and at the Keighley railway station car park. The cameras will be monitored 24 hours a day, all year round
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Pantomime prop is close to home
Widow Twankey runs a Chinese laundry in this month's pantomime from Keighley Amateurs. But the old-fashioned mangle she will use in family show Aladdin was manufactured a lot closer to home. Prop maker Peter Greenwood found a real mangle so the dame can
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Mother tells of blaze horror
A mother this week told how her family escaped death after her four-year-old child played with matches. Lorraine Hockey and her daughters Sophie and Sarah rushed out of their Braithwaite Avenue house, in Keighley, as it filled with smoke. Sarah, 15, had
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Welcome to the 'chat show' vicar
Comic duo David Baddiel and Frank Skinner have inspired a vicar to try their laid-back style to attract new worshippers. Vicar Derek Walmsley is to come down from his pulpit at St Mark's Church, Utley, for a session of ad-lib worship. He is sidelining
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Disney delight for KN winners
A family from Long Lee, Keighley, is looking forward to a trip to Euro Disney after winning a Christmas competition. Anita Shaw, from Harden Grove, was thrilled when she won the top prize of a four-day trip to the Parisian theme park. The competition
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Weighty challenge for caring couple
A couple are aiming to lose pounds in weight to gain pounds in cash for Manorlands. Simon and Vicki Harrison -- who together weigh in at over 30 stone -- hope their giant effort will raise at least £1,000 through sponsorship. In the past they have attended
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Community bus is saved
Health chiefs have saved Keighley Community Transport by making up a Bradford Council funding shortfall. Airedale Primary Care Trust, which runs GP and community health services, is giving £10,000 to the much-used charity. The news came this week as Bradford
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Shotgun gang raids Post Office
Parish councillors are calling for more bobbies on the beat after masked raiders armed with a shotgun tried to rob a village Post Office. The gang fired the gun at the glass security screen of the Post Office in Halifax Road, Cullingworth, at 10am on
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Vintage pram steals the limelight
WHEN Barnoldswick's Jean Leaver goes out on the town with granddaughter Sophie, it's the pram not the toddler that attracts all the attention. Bought brand new in 1965 for £49 - the equivalent of almost £1,000 today - the pram's quality has stood the
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Inspectors give school glowing report
WENDY Tracey, headteacher at Earby Springfield Primary School, has given a whole new meaning to the phrase "a glowing report". When she received the school's latest Ofsted report, she went through it page by page marking all the good points with a fluorescent
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Single site proposal for town schools
THE headteachers of Silsden's infant and junior schools are calling for new facilities to accommodate the growing number of children in the town. Aire View Infants School's Vicki Bottomley and Hothfield Junior School's Bill Bairstow say the current school
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Oarsman set for Atlantic challenge
INTREPID oarsman Mark Mortimer is preparing to row the Atlantic Ocean single-handed. Mr Mortimer, who is head of history and politics and master in charge of rugby at Giggleswick School, will set off from San Sebastian in the Canary Islands next January
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Week turns into 20 years for teacher
TEACHER Gillian Walton has spent 20 years at Ingleton Primary School and never had a day off. Not bad for someone who took the job intending to give it a week! Mrs Walton, of Giggleswick, has never missed a day in her career at the village school. She
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Vicarage plans approved despite objections
CRAVEN planners have given the go-ahead to an application to develop Hellifield vicarage and its grounds for housing. Plans to subdivide the vicarage to create two houses and to build one detached and two semi-detached homes in the grounds were approved
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Speeding drivers 'dice with death', say villagers
SOMEONE must die on the A65 near Ingleton before action is taken to improve the road, according to councillors. Members of Thornton-in- Lonsdale Parish Council say motorists are dicing with death on the busy stretch between Masongill and the bridge at
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Owner shuts up shop after 33 years
ONE of Skipton's longest surviving independent businesses to remain in the same premises and under the same ownership is closing down. Markham House has been operating on Court Lane under the keen eye of Clare Shepherd for the last 33 years, but the time
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Planners say inn cannot be used for housing
STIRTON residents have won their fight to stop the village's Tarn House being converted into housing. Craven District Council's planning committee went against an officer's recommendations and rejected plans to turn the 19th century building into six
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Police probe link between dead man and burglary
A 34-YEAR-OLD Gargrave man found dead in his home on Saturday is being linked with a burglary at a house in Skipton the previous day. A post-mortem examination has been unable to pinpoint the cause of Keith Timms' death and police are awaiting toxicology
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Cleaning up with comedy
Cleaning up their act to provide some family fun are Widow Twanky and Wishee Washee. Steven Clark and Peter Whitley play the comic characters in this month's pantomime from Keighley Amateurs. Aladdin is staged at Victoria Hall from January 25 to February
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King and I on way from West End
Ravishing, extravagant, lavish, sumptuous, magnificent, glamorous and spectacular. Just some of the words used by theatre critics to describe the new production of The King and I. The show comes direct from the West End to headline the new season at the
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The Curmudgeon
WORKING in my veg patch the other day - it had been frosty and dry for a couple of days so that I could at least see some earth above the ground water - I suddenly had a thought: "What would granddad think of global warming?" You see, I was taught the
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Cycle route boost is welcomed
Campaigners have welcomed moves to secure a stretch of land in Bradford which would enable a cycle route to be completed. Bradford Council's Executive Committee will be asked to apply for a compulsory purchase order on the land at the former Transperience
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Stanley dies after lifetime of sport
A keen local sportsman and former professional rugby player will be missed in Keighley following his death from heart and lung problems on Sunday. Stanley Welch, 72, of Granby Drive in Riddlesden, had a long and varied interest in sport. A one-time winger
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Silver bells to ring out at Saltaire
The bells at Saltaire's historic church will ring for the first time in more than a century, thanks to the generosity of the widow of the man credited with reviving the village. Maggie Silver, widow of Jonathan Silver, has pledged to underwrite the £30,000
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Mercy mission to help Aids children
Pit latrines and mud huts might not be everybody's idea of a holiday - but a Wyke grandmother is preparing for her second Ugandan mission. Sheila Dobson, 69, braved "primitive conditions" last year in Mattugga, near the country's capital Kampala, to help
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Councillors will take the stage
The crisis which has hit the Priestley Centre for Arts will be put under the "microscope" by councillors at a meeting in the theatre on January 28. Bradford Council's Regeneration and Culture Scrutiny Committee will switch its meeting from City Hall to
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Research doctor is awarded £340,000
A Bradford doctor has won a research award from the UK's leading blood cancer charity. Dr Waseem Qasim, 33, a paediatrician originally from Allerton and a former pupil of Bradford Grammar School, has won the Leukaemia Research Fund Clinician Scientist
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Gloves are off to boost bid for cash
Two top boxers have thrown their weight behind a charity ball by donating their gloves to raise cash. Bradford boxer Junior Witter, pictured, - the British and Commonwealth Light Welterweight champion - is supporting a Celebration Ball in aid of the Telegraph
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Drop in school targets sought
A school watchdog's view that Bradford's stiff education targets are unrealistic means they could now be toned down by Council chiefs. Ofsted says targets set for the numbers of pupils reaching agreed levels in national tests and GCSEs are too ambitious
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Appeal to drivers in rape hunt
Detectives hunting a New Year rapist in Bradford are desperate to trace two taxi drivers who picked up his teenage victim shortly before the attack. The 16-year-old suffered the horrific sex attack as she wandered through woodland in Baildon having earlier
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Engine delay due to staff shortages
The busiest one-appliance fire station in West Yorkshire will not receive an extra fire engine until later this year because of a staffing shortage across the brigade. Fairweather Green fire station, Bradford, was due to receive the appliance early next
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Cup hero's medal put up for sale
A Bradford City player's FA Cup Final winner's medal from the famous 1911 victory will go under the hammer next month. But the cash-strapped club, which celebrates its centenary this year, cannot afford to be among the bidders. The 15-carat gold medal
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Cricket: Bradford League Centenary
The Bradford Cicket League has produced a souvenir book which charts the history of the league. Keighley CC gets an impressive chapter in the book looking at the club's stars throughout the century of cricket. As well as taking a detailed look at the
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Rugby League: Silsden battle against the odds
Normanton Knights 58 Silsden Park Rangers 8 - Rangers drew stiff opposition in the GMB National BARLA Cup in the Conference side Normanton Knights. Always a daunting venue for any team, a weakened Rangers side was no match for the bigger and tougher Knights
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Soccer: Keighley Ladies
A first half hat-trick from Anna Spragg sent Keighley Ladies on their way to an 11-2 victory over Amaranth - which took them to third place in the league. The Keighley side hit a hot goal streak with Michelle Boyle opening the attack followed five minutes
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Soccer: Keighley Alliance
ONLY two games survived the weather in the Keighley & Aire Valley alliance League, but they provided plenty of excitement with a total of 19 goals being scored. The Fleece (Cullingworth) played only their sixth game of the season and entertained Cavendish
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Soccer: Craven League
There was a complete frost-out of fixtures in the craven League last weekend, with pitches too dangerous to play on. Although any postponements cause concern to league officials the first half of the season has seen most games go ahead. "We all know the
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Cougars: Moorby's diary
WE'RE back in action on Sunday and there is a real sense of anticipation down at the ground. The players have been a joy to work with during our pre-season sessions, their commitment and attitude has been outstanding. Paul Royston had been putting them
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Cougars: The journey begins
COUGARS begin their 2003 'Journey of Discovery' with a tough home clash against Doncaster in the Arriva Trains Cup on Sunday. After last year's marathon 'Season of Survival' they have dug deep, spent three months working on a tough fitness programme,
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Oxenhope get invite to Craven League
THE Craven Cricket League is set to benefit once again from the exodus from the Bradford Central League, with Oxenhope the latest club to apply for membership and be accepted for the 2004 season. At this stage the Bronteland team have not confirmed that
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Craven soccer to lose stalwart secretary
NOT a good week for the Craven & District Football League. Not only was the league programme virtually wiped out by frost, but also long-serving secretary Peter Marsden announced that he will not be seeking re-election to the most important job in
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Stiff tst for dalesmen at Esher
FOR a while at least, every Wharfedale match is a pressure game as the Greens seek to dig themselves out of the hole that is the relegation zone and going into the game at Esher tomorrow as clear underdogs does not lessen the urgent need for a win, (writes
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Bradford made a valiant attempt to gain the Capital of Culture award. But has Bradford over the last decade forgotten that the theatre arts are a large part of any culture? First the Library Theatre was closed making the survival of many amateur
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Craven through the years
100 years ago RENOWNED novel writer Cutliffe Hyne moved from Bradford to Kettlewell. He was the author of the rather appropriately titled "Captain Kettle" adventures. It was hoped that as the author intended to spend his summer months in the Dales more
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College is right to be delighted
The management team at Keighley College has every right to be ecstatic after being awarded the ground breaking contract to help young people learn new skills. Once again it is an example of the forward thinking of this area and of pioneering partnerships
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Pratt is shaping up well at Bulls
Great Britain international Karl Pratt admitted today that he has only just come to terms with the rigorous fitness schedules at Bradford Bulls. The 22-year-old, who was signed last month after becoming a free agent, started training with the World Club
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City will let feet do the talking
City aim to silence Ronnie Moore's taunts at Rotherham this weekend. The Bantams make the short hop to Millmoor hunting their first league double of the season. And once again the match has been spiced up by comments made by the Millers boss. Moore claimed
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No Yorks rap for skipper Lehmann
Yorkshire will not take any action of their own against their captain Darren Lehmann The Tykes skipper has been charged with a breach of the ICC code of conduct for making racial comments during Australia's latest VB Series match against Sri Lanka. Ironically
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Airport sets record
A record number of passengers flew from Leeds-Bradford International Airport in December. A total of 75,799 people flew on scheduled flights during the month, a rise of more than 39 per cent - 4,430 - than the previous highest figure for the period. The
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MP on fact finding mission
Youngsters at Denholme Primary School gave MP Chris Leslie a warm welcome during a fact-finding visit. The Labour MP for Shipley, whose constituency includes Denholme, toured the school for the first time since its redevelopment was completed. Mr Leslie
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Prize pupils get rewards
High achievers at Greenhead High School have been rewarded for their hard work at the school's annual presentation evening. Students from across the Utley school were awarded prizes to commend attendance, homework, good performance in their GCSEs and
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Think electric - On your bike
Young job seekers could soon be getting on their bikes - electric bikes. North Yorkshire council, whose domain includes South Craven, has launched a trial of machines for use by people in rural parts of the county. Under the "Wheels to Work" scheme, 50
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Driver's 14-year cancer ordeal
Three Keighley bus drivers raising money for cancer charities need not look too far away for inspiration - colleague Michael Cumbers has been battling with the disease for 14 years. Steve Brier, Brian Thorpe and Russell Wilkes, who work with Michael at
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Business park for foundry site
One of Keighley's major environmental eyesores will be flattened in a multi-million pound business park scheme. The derelict Dean Smith & Grace foundry site at Lawkholme Lane will be demolished and replaced with an industrial and warehouse development
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Silsden is safest town - Police Chief
A police chief has told residents in a town "gripped" by fear of crime that they are living in the safest part of the district. Acting Supt Martin Jordan told members of Silsden Town Council: "Public perception of crime is very high and people feel vulnerable
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School term times will remain the same - for now
PLANS to scrap West Craven's traditional Wakes Weeks and introduce a standard school year across Lancashire have been put on hold. The proposal to introduce a six-term school year across Lancashire were put out to consultation last autumn by the county
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Cricketers win funding to rebuild their clubhouse
GLUSBURN Cricket Club is looking forward to opening the new season in style with new purpose-built facilities. This week the club heard that it had been given £194,202 by the Sport England Lottery Fund to contribute to its development project. The money
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Paul's 1,000 miles raises £3,500
MARATHON man Paul Fenn must have run his way into the local record books after clocking up one marathon, nine half marathons and dozens of 10km or 10-mile road races in just one year. He covered 1,000 miles between October 2001 and October 2002, two thirds
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Brother hits out after emergency alarm fails
THE brother of a disabled woman cannot understand why emergency alarms in her council-owned bungalow did not work when they were needed. Dino Reardon says his sister, Patricia, a stroke victim, rang him in desperation on Saturday evening when a burst
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New head says dress code suits school's modern image
SIXTH formers at Skipton Girls' High School are being asked to swap their jeans and jumpers for a dark coloured suit in a bid to help create a new professional image for the school. The school's sixth form navy and white dress code was abolished about
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Brewery idea ferments into reality
THE fine, pure water of the Upper Wharfedale hills is being sourced to quench the thirsts of locals who appreciate a good brew or two. A new brewery, the idea of which has been fermenting in the minds of two Craven men for more than three years, becomes
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Pedigree pheasants perish in arson attack
SEVENTY pedigree pheasants and two ferrets were killed when arsonists attacked a Sutton farm in the early hours of Tuesday morning. They set alight a corrugated tin shed, known locally as the tin tabernacle, which contained hay bales, agricultural equipment
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Trader admits racial attack
A MARKET trader was ordered to serve three-months at a young offenders' institution after being found guilty of a racially aggravated attack on an Asian trader who worked across the road. Barry John Masters, 18, of Roughaw Road, Skipton, admitted a racially
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Out on screen
8 Mile Controversial rap star Eminem proves he can act in a 15-certificate film drama that reads a little like his own life story. He plays Jimmy, a white boy in the black-dominated world of Detroit hip-hop during the 1990s. Jimmy is a freestyle rapper
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Maggie heads for Otley club
Keighley musician Johann Shepherd is aiming for the top with his music promotion and production company. He wants Koe Music to be the biggest in West Yorkshire and eventually make its mark across the north of England. Johann, a member of Keighley band
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Dalesfolk: Anna Craven
THE aptly named Anna Craven has come back home after seeing a lot of the world, even by modern travel standards, but there is something that she has never seen in Upper Wharfedale. Curiously, her mother never saw it either and died at a ripe old age with
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - On behalf of The Big Issue seller who suffered an attack in the centre of Keighley last Wednesday, I have been asked to pass on his sincere thanks to everyone in Keighley who offered him assistance following the violent incident. He is extremely
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Police use of speed cameras
SIR - I refer to the letters in the Craven Herald from Mr Strange and Mr Peter Scott-Smith which have been brought to my attention as the recently appointed head of the police specialist support functions. The issues of speeding motorists raised in these
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Down Memory Lane - with Ian Dewhirst
In 1943 the 1st Haworth Guide Company, inspired by an appeal in "The Guide" magazine, raised the wherewithal for a hundred sycamore trees which they handed over to Keighley Corporation. This was the ceremony that March at the Sladen Valley Reservoir,
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Police hunting jewel mugger
Detectives today renewed appeals for help to catch a serial mugger who rips rings and studs from girls' pierced bodies. The robber has preyed on 11- to 16-year-olds as they are walking or travelling on buses before demanding or snatching jewellery from
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Crime is rising as police miss targets
West Yorkshire Police has failed to hit any of the crime reduction targets set out under its yearly strategy plan. The newly-released West Yorkshire Police Authority report makes depressing reading for the force, showing violent crime, robberies, house
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Help us keep order
Community-minded residents in Baildon are being invited to keep law and order in the village - by becoming volunteers with the police. Inspector Tony Walker, the officer responsible for recruiting people to take part in the Volunteers in Policing scheme
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Thousands due at city peace rally
Faith leaders are calling for a peaceful rally tomorrow when thousands are expected to gather in protest at a possible war in Iraq. And a robust police operation aims to ensure the rally is problem-free. Protesters will assemble in Lister Park, near Oak
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Drink-drive stupidity almost cost my son's life
A mother today told how her son was lucky to be alive after he was seriously injured in an accident with a drink driver. Geeta Blanchard called for zero tolerance on drink driving after her 20-year-old son Paul suffered multiple injuries in the crash
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Astronauts touch down at museum
It was one small step for man, but two small steps for the children when they met some real-life astronauts in Bradford. Six astronauts from the Mission Atlantis space crew touched down at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television yesterday
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Bradford picked to lead 'Festival of Britain'
EXCLUSIVE: Bradford has been invited by the Government to plan a nationwide Festival of Culture in 2008. Capital of Culture team director Paul Brookes has been contracted by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on behalf of all the other
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Bob Kelly - Rugby Legend
BOB KELLY, who died last Thursday, was one of Rugby League's larger than life characters - and man who held a unique claim to fame in International Rugby League. He was born in Tullamore, Co. Offaly in Ireland in 1927 and played Gaelic Football for Offally
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Cricket: Craven League cup draws
Draws for the Wynn and Cowling cup competitions in the Craven Cricket League were made on Monday and some intriguing ties were pulled out of the hat. Holders of the Wynn Cup trophy, Embsay, face a tricky tie down at Bradley whilst last year's beaten finalists
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Soccer: County Amateur League
Silsden continued their charge at the top of the County Amateur League with a 3-2 victory over Golcar United. After being 1-0 down at the break they came back with goals from Mick Ward, Jimmy Spencer and Gavin Finn. Steeton also kept their nose in front
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Athletics: Ladies lift silver
Keighley and Craven Athletic Club ladies took overall Silver in the final race of the West Yorkshire Cross Country League held at Cliffe Castle on Saturday. Before the final race the local ladies were in third place just behind Holmfirth, but they were
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Stanley Welch - Tribute to an all-rounder
Keen local sportsman and former professional rugby player will be missed in Riddlesden following his death from heart and lung problems on Sunday. Stanley Welch, 72, of Granby Drive in Riddlesden had a long and varied interest in sport. A one-time winger
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Motorsport: Biker Chris goes for the top
TEENAGE moto-cross star Chris Hay is aiming to take a big step up in the biking world after recording his first championship win. Chris, 14, a pupil at South Craven School, is back riding a Honda machine after buying the bike which won last year's championship
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Wilkinson lands World Championship place
HEBDEN'S Victoria Wilkinson booked a place in the Great Britain team for the World Cyclo-Cross Championships in Monopoli, Italy on February 1 when she finished runner-up to defending champion Isla Rowntree at the British Championships in Sutton Park,
