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Bury in mood to cause an upset
Queensbury face a tough task at Leigh Miners Rangers in the second round of the GMB Union National Cup. The National Conference Premier outfit are renowned for their open rugby and Bury will need to keep a tight rein on BARLA international loose forward
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New keeper Straker may be snowed in
Farsley Celtic are desperate to rekindle their bid for a promotion play-off place after some disappointing results and they could do that with a home victory over Kendal Town at Throstle Nest. The Cumbrians are currently eighth in UniBond Division One
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Littlejohn in for Law's merry men?
Adrian Littlejohn may be thrown straight in for his first league game for 15 months. Littlejohn has been offered a non-contract place to cover the absence of banned top scorer Andy Gray. The 32-year-old has over 400 games under his belt, but his last
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Bridge makes a return journey to Huddersfield
Bradford Bulls have sent stand-off Chris Bridge to Huddersfield on a month's loan. The Giants will throw the Academy international straight into their team to play Leeds Rhinos in tonight's Darren Turner testimonial match at the McAlpine Stadium. Odsal
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Jamie dealt a bad break
Jamie Lawrence could be out for two months after his cheekbone was fractured in a late-night incident. The City midfielder definitely misses the home game with Ipswich and is due to see a specialist next week. If he needs an operation, Lawrence is unlikely
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Don't tear the heart out of Bingley
The people of Bingley have every right to be alarmed at the proposals on the drawing board for the redevelopment of this historic community. Many of them will be looking forward to a traffic-free town centre when the relief road opens this September,
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Obituary: Mrs Clare Harrison - Leading naturalist
A founder member of Keighley Naturalist Society, Mrs Clare Harrison, has died aged 95. During her time with the organisation - formed in 1944 - she held various posts including lecture secretary and committee member, and for 35 years was the botanical
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Diamond wedding: Amy and Ronald Shone
Teenage sweethearts Amy and Ronald Shone celebrated 60 years of marriage yesterday. The couple, who met through church when they were just 16, have always lived in the Keighley area. They now live in Riddlesden. Amy, 83, who grew up in Stockbridge, says
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Headache for chemists
A pharmacist has warned that chemists in the Keighley area may be forced to close if the Government accepts new recommendations. A report published by the Office of Fair-trading says that regulations governing the way pharmacies are run should be scrapped
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On This Day
In 1901, Dr. Crippen poisoned his wife then cut her into bits and buried her in the cellar. In 1942, the Russian army captured Stalingrad from the Germans in a battle which cost more than a million dead. In 1955, the music company RCA introduced the first
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Disneyland magic
Enjoying the magic of Disneyland Paris are members of the Cross Roads and Long Lee Scout groups. They were among nearly 1,500 people from the Scout and Guide movements in the UK who spent the weekend at the resort. The party of local Beavers, Cubs, Scouts
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Institute under threat
Glusburn Institute may be pulled down or turned into flats if ways of making it pay for itself are not found, management committee members have warned. Treasurer Peter Seward said it was time to ask 'hard questions' about the viability of the grade two
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Rolf's cartoon is auction highlight
Rolf Harris is helping a Silsden School to raise funds by donating an original cartoon to their art auction. The flamboyant Australian artist was invited to Hothfield School's art festival, but because he couldn't attend he sent along one of his cartoons
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Crime fighting reward
Pupils of Hothfield Junior School, in Silsden, have been officially certified as crime-fighters. The youngsters have been honoured for their efforts in designing a logo for the town's Business Watch. PC Dave Brown, Keighley police's schools liaison officer
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John bids for place in skills elite
A Cononley man is hoping to make a cabinet fit for a trophy at a WorldSkills competition this year. John Lambert has battled against the best in the country to win a place on the UK team for WorldSkills 2003, a 4-day Olympic style event being held in
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Back our Safeway bid: Morrison
Bradford supermarket chain Morrisons today officially put its bid on the table for Safeway and said to shareholders: "Back us, its in your best interests." The company told both its shareholders and those of Safeway that it was pressing ahead with its
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Butcher told to hang up his apron
Red tape is threatening to stop Keighley boy Thomas Charnock working with his dad. The 16-year-old Bingley Grammar School student has been told by bureaucrats that he must hang up his apron at Charnocks Butchers in Bradford. His dad Allan, 54, has been
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Fairytale brought to life
The stories of Hans Christian Andersen will be brought to life this weekend by pupils of a Keighley dance school. Adults and children taught by Lynn Baglio will portray the timeless tales in their Dance Spectacular 2003. The 68 youngsters will recreate
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Sex attacker faces life sentence
A sex attacker has been told he could face a life sentence after he admitted carrying out three attempted rapes last year. Nicholas Wright, 20, was arrested in October by detectives investigating a series of attacks on women in the Bingley, Shipley and
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Hair erasing experience
Keighley Rotarian and author Maurice Baren had a close shave on Monday and he was delighted. He shed his facial and head hair to raise cash for charity. The sponsored effort coined in around £3,350 to be split between NCH and Rotary cause The Nepal Trust
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Shopping centre sold in £30m deal
Keighley's Airedale Shopping Centre has been sold for over £30 million. The complex has been bought by the Boultbee Group, an investment and development company. Asset manager David Revill described the acquisition as "an exciting opportunity". He said
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Chrildren's home plan abandoned
Plans for a new children's home in Oakworth have been abandoned -- due to two sewerage pipes. The shock announcement that Bradford Council is to withdraw an application for a children's home in the village due to technical problems was made at a packed
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Youngsters cook up celebrity treat
COOKING a meal for their favourite celebrity won four West Craven High School pupils a place in a Pendle young chef competition. Year eight pupils Emma Wray and Katie Berry cooked up a meal of homemade hotdogs and chips followed by apples dipped in chocolate
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Residents want hauliers to leave them in peace
CROSS Hills' Lynne Cooper doesn't have fairies at the bottom of her garden - she has wagons and fork lift trucks night and day. Mrs Cooper, of St Andrew's Terrace, has spent the past 10 years listening to noise emitting from Joda Freight - which includes
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Freya wins school's own Turner Prize
AN art student has picked up South Craven School's own version of the Turner Prize. Seventeen-year-old Freya Stansfield has been studying for AVCE Art and Design for two years and entered the competition, which recognises the work of sixth form students
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Villagers join forces to demand speed limit reduction
CONCERNED villagers and road users turned out in force to call for a cut in speed limits on the A65. Friday's meeting was called by Thonton-in-Lonsdale Parish Council which says it has seen years of serious incidents due to excessive speed through the
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Mum calls for junction improvements
A JUNCTION crossed by school children on a daily basis needs urgent work if an accident is to be avoided. Skipton parent Jill Wood, of the Old Saw Mill, Skipton Woods, told the Herald that the junction of Water Street with Mill Bridge was an accident
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Liz receives award for innovative work
AN Embsay woman has been presented with a prestigious award in the House of Lords for her work in nursing. Liz Barrett, who works as a clinical team leader in primary care for Airedale Primary Care Trust, was recognised by the Foundation of Nursing Studies
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Pilot parking scheme fails to impress park authority
A PILOT pricing structure in Grassington's Colvend Car Park designed to attract people to the village looks set to be scrapped. The national park is likely to revert to its original charges because of an estimated £5,300 in lost revenue. In January last
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Notorious bends could be removed in new road plan
AN air of mystery surrounds plans being drawn up for a new road that will cut out the bad bends at the notorious Cononley Lane Ends. Residents only learnt that plans for the road were in the pipeline when Cononley WI contacted North Yorkshire County Council
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Information bus faces uncertain future
A MOBILE information bus which serves residents in the far reaches of Craven could be scrapped as part of a cost-cutting exercise. The bus is a "front line service" and offers a facility for residents to pay their council tax and rent, carries a range
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Compromise lifts family's eviction fears
AN agricultural engineer and his family faced possible eviction from their home after falling foul of the national park authority. The problems came to light when John Kirkbride, who has lived at High Hall Farm, Appletreewick, since 1995, applied for
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Thieves target man in coma
A DIABETIC man who fell into a coma on a train was robbed as he lay unconscious on the floor. David Hanlon, of Gargrave, lost a rucksack full of personal effects for his late brother's friends. On Monday Mr Hanlon was returning home after spending a week
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Aladdin belts along at pace
Aladdin, Victoria Theatre, Keighley After 20 years it's hard to think of anything new to say about the Keighley Amateurs pantomime. It's consistently excellent: lively, polished, colourful, entertaining, with rarely a foot wrong and frequently an impressive
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Panto shoehorns children into show
Glusburn Youth Theatre blasts into the 21st century next month with the pantomime The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. And although there are 50 children in the show, there is still "space" for the audience at Glusburn Institute! Despite a rocket lending
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Dalesfolk: Philip Preston
THIS is about a man who I had expected to be in a towering rage. If I were in his shoes, I would be incandescent. But Philip Preston turned out to be one of the calmest, coolest, most laid-back fellows I have ever met. Philip, you see, is a taxi driver
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The Curmudgeon
AT first, we thought that it was structural damage caused by the high winds that have come in waves between the rain and the frost this awful Beggarsdale winter. But when we saw the canteen of my grandmother's bone-handled cutlery scattered over the backyard
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Clampers should follow police code
SIR - I was pleased to read in the Craven Herald last week, about the "unscrupulous" clamping contractors operating in the Skipton area. However, it would appear that not all businesses in Craven are committed to the police-backed scheme. On Saturday
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Housing plan may get the go-ahead
Councillors look set to approve a residential development in Birkenshaw. Kirklees Council has submitted an outline application for the houses on land off Croft Street in the town, to be discussed at a meeting of the Heavy Woollen planning sub-committee
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You're super Nova, restaurant boss is told
A restaurateur who has helped to raise thousands of pounds for a homeless charity has been praised by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Thanos Dimou, (pictured), owner of Bossa Nova in Shipley, travelled to Downing Street this week to a reception organised
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Pensioner attacked in brutal robbery
A pensioner was in hospital today after he was brutally beaten during a robbery at his home. The 73-year-old suffered head wounds, including what detectives described as a "severe eye injury", in the attack at a block of flats in Aspley Villas, Manningham
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Closure of hospital is celebrated
Art and a gala are among the celebrations planned to mark the closing of a Victorian hospital. Menston's sprawling High Royds Hospital will be closing its doors for the final time on Tuesday, February 25, before it is converted into a mini housing estate
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'Road changes dangerous' claim
Proposed changes to road layouts in Ilkley will cause more accidents, warn road-safety campaigners and civic leaders. Protesters have raised concerns about planned roadworks for Brook Street and Station Road. They claim that replacing the zebra crossings
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Mail man delivers a perfect post-script
Postman Robert Craig has become a real man of letters after getting his first novel published. Robert, 41, dreamed up the plot of his book Cover To Cover while delivering mail on his patch in Heaton, not far from where he lives with his partner and her
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Sorry for remark, says health boss
A health boss has apologised after he reportedly criticised some Bradford GPs. Dr Ian Rutter, who heads North Bradford Primary Care Trust, made the criticism at a national conference when he said the days were numbered for GPs who work on their own. The
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Back our Safeway bid: Morrison
Bradford supermarket chain Morrisons today officially put its bid on the table for Safeway and said to shareholders: "Back us, its in your best interests." The company told both its shareholders and those of Safeway that it was pressing ahead with its
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Rugby League: Town just miss out
Emley Moor 29 Keighley Town 22 - Keighley Town went down fighting at Emley moor at the weekend. They got off to a flying start, scoring after only the third tackle of the game. Stand-off Darren McNultty dummied his way through Emley's defence to sprint
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Soccer: Oakworth charter success
Oakworth Juniors have joined forces with local primary schools to hold a series of football coaching sessions during the February half term holiday. Oakworth, Nessfield and Haworth schools will provide the facilities whilst Oaks FC will provide the coaches
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Soccer: Athletic storm into quarter-final
Keighley Athletic stormed into the quarter-finals of the County Trophy with a 6-2 victory over Harrogate-based Claro Beagle. In difficult conditions, Athletic took an early lead through Paul Goodwin (pictured). Beagle soon equalised, further goals from
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Rugby Union: Highflyers show their class
KEIGHLEY 23 YORK 19 In a break from league action, Keighley entertained Yorkshire League One promotion candidates York at Utley. Both sides contributed in equal measures to a closely fought and exiting contest, with Keighley deservedly stealing the honours
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Rugby Union: Twickenham date beckons
SOUTH CRAVEN school's rugby team is just two games away from a date at Twickenham -- the headquarters of the game. The Under-18 team has swept all before them in the Daily Mail's School Rugby Union Vase competition. Last weekend they beat King Edward
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Cougars: Coach Gary Moorby's diary
CONGRATULATIONS to Thornhill Trojans, the amateur players conducted themselves in a very professional manner, and did their club proud with a great effort in Sunday's Challenge Cup game. The standard of amateur Rugby League has progressed tremendously
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Cougars: Ashton steps up a gear
Cougars 33, Thornhill Trojans 10 - COUGARS did just enough to ensure a safe passage to the fourth round of the Challenge Cup. Their performance was not as impressive as the previous week against Doncaster, but they are safely through into the next round
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Skipton CC on the upgrade
SKIPTON Cricket Club is aiming to establish an under-11 side as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. The club was in severe difficulties two years ago and has suffered two relegations in the Aire-Wharfe League, but there is a confidence in the club that
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - We grieve that this Government has smashed fundamental socialist principles regarding university education. Access to a decent education is a human right, not a privilege. Deepening insights and understanding of the world, ourselves and others is
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Craven through the years
100 years ago THE Herald took issue with an article in the Yorkshire Observer which complained about the proposed tramway line from limestone quarries to be opened by John Delaney on Threshfield Moor to Threshfield's new railway station. It raised concerns
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Big brother threat does not help
There's something quite sinister and threatening about the tone of a letter from Bradford Council's planning office to Silsden Town Council. The Town Councillors have taken the view that they are wrongly being blamed for the loss of ten jobs coming to
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Hidden timebomb of old conditions
OUR report of the Kirkbride family, who faced eviction from their home in the national park will send a frisson of horror through the Dales. The family bought their home in all innocence back in 1995. What they were not aware of was that technically they
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Struggling Avenue target new players
Avenue will have to take a massive step up in performance if they are to get anything from their trip to Gateshead. The 7-0 victory at the north-east athletics stadium last year now seems a long time ago as Bradford take on a rejuvenated side who have
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Hazel's loss is hospital's gain
A Cullingworth woman lost pounds in weight to raise pounds in cash for Airedale special baby care unit. Hazel Abbott lost two stones over the course of a year for a sponsored slim that raised £320 for the hospital. Hazel, whose two nieces and nephew all
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Dumped car campaign is stepped up
A former Keighley patrol officer has become the first policeman in the country assigned specifically to deal with the problem of abandoned cars. PC Vaughan Evans has been appointed Abandoned Vehicle Co-ordinator for the Bradford district, to try to clean
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Firms told: Do not fear the taxman
Fear of the tax man means small businesses are handing over more paper work than they have to, according to a accountancy expert. Nigel Westman, tax specialist at Little Horton Lane-based Clough & Company, said owner managers are handing over too
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Sister picks up Toby's award
An award recognising the achievements of a dyslexic boy has been won by his sister. The Toby Achievement Award was set up by Oldfield School in honour of Toby Lampitt, who -- as well as having dyslexia -- suffers from hearing problems. He was expected
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Children challenged to be noisy
Who says children should be seen and not heard? Certainly not youngsters at St Andrew's Church of England School, in Lustre Street, Keighley. The school's nursery section accepted the Chatterbox Challenge, a new campaign to raise money for children with
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Homes planned for hospital staff
Airedale Hospital has announced plans to build new residential homes for doctors and nurses. The Steeton hospital has applied for planning permission to build a three to four storey staff block and nine residential mews houses on the far side of its West
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Call for help to spin a yarn about famous firm
An author who is charting the history of a famous Keighley textile firm is appealing for ex-employees to come forward. Dr George Ingle has issued the plea in a bid to complete the final section of a book about worsted spinner Marriner's. The company,
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Objection to plans costs jobs - claim
Silsden Town Councillors were incensed when Bradford Council told them that because they had held up a planning application, ten jobs had been lost in the town. At a meeting of Silsden's planning panel, a letter was discussed which said that Silsden Town
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Nursery is wrecked by raiders
A crime-hit children's nursery in Keighley has vowed to carry on after thieves broke in at the weekend and left a sickening trail of destruction. Staff at Keighley Kiddicare, in Barlow Road, arrived on Monday morning to discover the property had been
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Burglary squad swoop
Detectives have seized £30,000 of stolen property from four addresses in Keighley. Officers from the Keighley police burglary team raided the homes, and a second-hand goods shop, early on Sunday morning. Six people were arrested on suspicion of handling
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Dying mum's message of hope
A grieving husband has told of his brave wife's four-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Donna McBride died last Friday, holding husband Robert's hand at their home in Longhouse Lane, Denholme. The 37-year-old was surrounded by her family - daughter Kirsty
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Inventor wants help with water project
A Silsden inventor is seeking help in his bid to turn water into electricity. Simon Goater has been working on methods of extracting power from one of nature's most readily available sources. And he is seeking help to try and put his theory, which he
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'War Zone' tenants take action
Tenants in Keighley flats have had enough of living in what they describe as a war zone and have set up an action group to sort out the problems. Residents at Bradford Council's Parkwood Rise met to discuss the problems in the tower blocks and ways to
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Show earns cash bonanza
Keighley Show last year was a massive success despite the scrapping of some classes due to continued foot and mouth restrictions. Members of the agricultural society, which organises the annual showpiece, heard this week that the event had been among
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Shock report reveals exploitation of young women
A two-year investigation has revealed the high level of risk young women in Keighley face from sexual exploitation. The Bradford Youth Services' report, called Invisible Forces, is based on interviews with 45 young women from Keighley and surrounding
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Tributes paid to retiring clerk
EARBY'S parish council clerk for the past 10 years has stepped down with a tear in her eye and a sideswipe at those too quick to criticise the best efforts of their hard working local representatives. Denese Edmondson has served as the clerk to Earby
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'Same few' commit most of town's burglaries
NINETY-FIVE per cent of domestic burglaries in Barnoldswick are being committed by a few individuals already well-known to the police. Sgt Chris Saville, in charge of the town's policing, said this week he was now convinced of that fact, adding that he
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John faces world competition
A CONONLEY cabinet maker is to test his skills against the best in the world. Twenty-one-year-old John Lambert has been selected to represent the UK at the Worldskills Competition in Switzerland in June. Mr Lambert is now in training as part of a 31-strong
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Institute could be sold for housing in 'worst scenario'
GLUSBURN Institute may be pulled down or turned into flats if ways of making it pay for itself are not found, management committee members have warned. Treasurer Peter Seward said that it was time to ask hard questions about the viability of the grade
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Surf and slurp at village's new internet cafe
AN internet caf facility has opened in Hellifield's Village Well community centre, known as Surf and Slurp. Every Monday and Wednesday between 10am and 12noon Village Well's computers will be available for members of the public to use. Committee member
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Established garage set to close as firm axes dealerships
THE Mercedes Benz and Daihatsu garage in Clapham is to close at the end of June unless new dealers step in to save it. Mercedes Benz manufacturer Daimler Chrysler is axing dealerships across the UK in favour of larger Mercedes centres in major cities.
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Head is leaving for inner city job
THE driving force behind Skipton's successful Parish Church School is leaving at Easter to face new challenges. Mike Latham joined Parish as headteacher in September 1994 and has helped it become one of an elite group of "highly effective" schools in
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Teenager mugged for mobile phone
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 14-year-old schoolgirl was robbed of her mobile phone. The incident occurred at 2.10pm last Thursday when the girl was walking past Herriot's Hotel on Broughton Road, Skipton. As she walked towards the town centre
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Lost bridal gown delays dream wedding
IT was a story of paradise lost, then regained for Skipton solicitor John Moody and his family when they flew off to the Seychelles for the dream wedding of their son Nicholas to fiance Alexandra Hancock. At the last minute the couple had swapped their
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Spot check reveals 80 per cent of taxis are defective
A SWOOP on taxis and private hire vehicles working in Skipton revealed that 80 per cent of them had defects. A multi-agency operation was carried out in the town on Friday night, where 20 taxis and private hire cars were inspected between 6.30pm and midnight
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Grace Notes is coming home
Grace Notes celebrate their 10th anniversary with a concert on home ground next Friday. The female harmony trio headlines at the Bacca Pipes Folk Club, in the Ukrainian Club, 9 Henry Street, Keighley, from 8.30pm. Tonight is a singers' night and February
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Ozzy's girl is rather good
Adrian Legg -- Guitar Bones Make no mistate about it, Adrian Legg is very, very good at playing the guitar. Most of the tracks on this, his eighth CD, demonstrate just how good he is. He has written three teaching videos about how to play the guitar and
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Dick Whittington turns again
Dick Whittington and his Cat drop into Harden this weekend to entertain audiences at the village's annual pantomime. The traditional family show is staged tonight, tomorrow, Sunday, and from next Wednesday to Saturday, at 7.30pm. There will also be Saturday
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Railway memoirs provide a glimpse of life in days gone by
A FASCINATING glimpse into a way of life now consigned to history shines from the pages of Hubert Hodgson's memoirs of a life on the railways. Now 95, Hubert, who lives in a sheltered flat in Kelbrook, is as sharp as a pin and looks back fondly on his
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - I recently received through my letter box a begging letter from Cancer Research, which was fair enough, after all they were not aware of a 90 year old's financial situation. If, however, Tony Blair, instead of putting billions of pounds into a war
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'Ludicrous' plans to rip heart out of town
Controversial proposals to build a supermarket on the site of Bingley's arts centre were today branded as 'ludicrous'. The scheme, which went on display today, is the result of public workshops and meetings aimed at coming up with a focal point at the
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Down Memory Lane
Members of Holy Trinity Church, Lawkholme, pose informally at one of their between-the-wars Sunday School festivals. Appropriately, these were held on the weekend of Trinity Sunday, usually in June. On the Saturday afternoon they would walk in procession
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Murder probe as body found
Detectives have started a murder inquiry after a woman's body was found at a house in Yeadon. The grim discovery was made just before noon yesterday at the modern semi-detached home in Sunnybank Court. Officers found the dead woman, who has not been named
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Bid to break drugs cycle
A pioneering Bradford charity is to begin treating newly-released prisoners in a bid to break the cycle of drugs and crime. The Buttershaw-based Ripple Project, which already runs a referral scheme where arrested people are given help with drug addiction
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Hero who helped to catch sex monster
A man who helped to catch one of Britain's worst paedophiles was among those presented with awards by the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire. The presentations were made to people recommended for an award under the Criminal Law Act 1826 by the judge in the
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Derek at the double for cancer charity
A runner who was told last summer that he may have only six months to live is ready to tackle two marathon races in two weeks. Derek Emsley, of Leslie Avenue, Yeadon, has terminal skin cancer and is determined to complete the London Marathon and the Three
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Priest stalker fails to get jail term cut
Lawyers acting for a spinster jailed after stalking a priest have failed in a bid to get the judge to review her sentence. Bernadette Quinn was brought back to Bradford Crown Court yesterday so her barrister could put arguments before Judge Geoffrey Kamil
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My heart goes out to family of hero
The owner of a raided Bradford travel agent's has said his heart goes out to the family of the have-a-go hero who was blasted to death by robbers. Wahir Iqbal, who set up Madina Travel in Lumb Lane four years ago, today appealed for Tasawar Hussain's
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Gun raid widow: Please find his killer
The heartbroken widow of murdered Tasawar Hussain broke down as she made a plea to catch the killers of her "wonderful, brave" husband. Pregnant Naila Hussain, 34, was comforted by members of her family as she made the desperate appeal for help at a lunchtime
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Athletics: Stanbury Splash
GALE force winds, two icy streams and pools of standing water turned last weekend's Soreen Stanbury Splash into a gruelling endurance test. An amazing 240 seniors and 50 junior runners took part in a spectacular event, with the seniors covering 7-miles
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Rugby Union: Second string power through
Colne and Nelson 1st XV 6 Keighley 2nd XV 20 - Keighley had to pull out all the stops to win this game on a very wet and windswept field, and only resolute tackling and driving gave them the win. They did not start well and Colne took advantage of a penalty
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Table Tennis: Keighley & District League
When the going gets tough, call for Rod Robertson, at least that's what first division side Ukrainians do. Playing for the first time in six weeks, Robertson was picked to play for a team only two points outside a relegation place and playing away at
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Soccer: Keighley and Aire Alliance
Shoulder of Mutton crashed to a heavy 7-0 defeat as they played host to the New Variety Club. The home side failed to score, but allowed in seven goals at the other end. In the first half they restricted the Variety club to two goals, but could not stem
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Soccer: Junior round-up
Silsden Under-14s A got the better of hard working Bingley side and went on to take a 3-1 victory. Dam Dowgill opened the scoring and Luke Scott headed home the second from a John Butcher corner. Ross Croad made the game safe and man of the match Butcher
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Soccer: Cobbydale crew are on song
Silsden reached the semi-finals of the League Cup, beating Campion 4-1 on a bumpy and tacky surface. Mick Ward gave Silsden the lead after 25 minutes when he got onto the end of an Andy Holden cross. Holden scored the second at the far post after good
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Rugby League: Cats cruise into Challenge final
Keighley Albion Cats 62 Slaithwaite 8 - It was a case of third time lucky for the Albion Cats last Sunday when they finally won through to the Challenge Cup Final. In the two previous seasons they had fallen at the semi-final stage but this time there
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Swiming: School gala is a success
The first Bingley Swimming Club schools gala saw parents pack Shipley Pool to cheer on teams from ten local primary schools. Keighley MP Ann Cryer presented the winners medals to Hothfield Primary School who will be joined in the final by Eldwick, Shipley
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Rugby Union: Tom gets the England call
Tom Rock will be lining up for England Under-19s against Scotland in the first game of Rugby Union's six nations championship today. Tom, from Sandbeds, Keighley, will line up against the pick of England's young rugby players for the match at Peebles.
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Cougars: Aiming for a Ram raid
AFTER cruising into the next round of the Powergen Challenge Cup, Cougars return to Arriva Cup action on Sunday -- with a tough trip to Dewsbury. Games at the Rams Stadium have always been tough encounters in recent years, but the new sense of optimism
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West Riding Cup pair in soccer spotlight
CRAVEN soccer action tomorrow embraces both league and cup matches, with the most important ties being the West Riding FA County Challenge Cup quarter-finals involving the two local sides who have reached the last eight. Silsden are the holders of the
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South Craven on Twickenham trail
SOUTH Craven School will visit Mount St Mary's College, Worksop in the quarter-finals of the Daily Mail U18 RU Vase after winning their Round Six tie at King Edward's, Morpeth 10-3 at the weekend. The team is now just two matches away from Twickenham.
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Smithson leaves Greens to rejoin Reds
GEORGE Smithson is back at Skipton. He has decided to return to the Sandylands club after a season with Wharfedale in which he confirmed his ability to play at National Division Two level with a number of first-team outings. In recent weeks his appearances
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Verity back to boost Greens at Fylde
HEDLEY Verity returns to first-team action at Fylde tomorrow for his first game since damaging his neck at Launceston in mid-November, (writes Tony Simpson). Fears for his career have been growing in recent weeks as a neck compression problem took longer
