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Let's keep our churchyard quiet
THE list of complaints by Skipton High Street shops of filth, excrement and broken glass they find outside their premises every day is a pretty damning indictment of the town. Probably Skipton is no different from a host of other market towns but it is
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Birky shock as Hesletine quits
Birkenshaw have been rocked by the surprise resignation of coach Richard Hesletine prior to their visit to Pennine League Premier Division leaders Siddal. The highly-rated Hesletine has guided Birky from Division One strugglers to Premier title favourites
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Great Dane knows what not to say
Claus Jorgensen believes the best way to help City's young guns is to keep his lip buttoned. The form of Danny Forrest, Simon Francis and Lewis Emanuel has been the talk of the town as the teenage trio grab the headlines for their magnificent efforts
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Forrest is Crystal-clear choice for striking role
City's strikers are sweating on who will partner Danny Forrest tomorrow. Nicky Law is set to keep faith with the local youngster up front against Crystal Palace. And that means either Ashley Ward or Andy Gray could dip out. Ward is still struggling with
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On This Day
In 1838, Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, made her debut at the Stockholm Opera. In 1875, composer Maurice Ravel was born. In 1945, American troops captured the bridge at Remagen on the Rhine. From the Telegraph & Argus of March 7th, 1978... The
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Museum trustees submit Lotto bid
IT'S fingers firmly crossed for trustees at Earby's Museum of Yorkshire Dales Lead Mining after they submitted a bid for £170,000 in Lotto funding. The museum, housed in the historic Old Grammar School, on School Lane, is half-way through a complete transformation
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Pensions crisis at Rolls as huge shortfall is revealed
WORKERS at Rolls-Royce's two factories in Barnoldswick face the prospect of higher pensions contributions after the aerospace giant revealed a £1.1 billion hole in its pension fund. The company announced it would hold talks with staff about ways of reducing
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Mystery surrounds motorist's death, inquest hears
A 90-YEAR-OLD retired Settle shopkeeper died after driving into the path of an oncoming car. Witnesses told an inquest how they had seen Herbert Speight's car drift over to the other side of the road seconds before it collided head-on with a BMW. The
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Vandals put footballers at risk of serious injury
LARGE shards of glass deliberately embedded in Cross Hills' football pitch could have caused serious injuries to the players, the club's chairman has warned. Barry Pearce painstakingly picked out a bucketful of broken glass from the pitch on Friday morning
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Highway bosses delay A65 closure
THE closure of the A65 at Gargrave has been delayed until after the May Day Bank Holiday due to pressure from local traders. Roadworks were scheduled to start at Easter much to the fury of local businesses keen to cash in on the holiday trade. The work
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Anger as rail bosses axe daily train services
RAIL network bosses are to axe the daily Leeds to Glasgow via Settle and Carlisle return service from September. However, the service will not disappear altogether, as it is scheduled to terminate at Carlisle and could start calling at more stations on
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Cheers to our working woman!
It would have been enough to have some of his predecessors choking on their pints. But Keith Waters, secretary of the Central Division Working Men's Club, looks on in pride as the club's newest member cues up at the snooker table. In the 99-year history
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Violent drug dealer banned from city for life
A violent drug dealer and robber, with a 25-year history of convictions, has been banned from much of Bradford for the rest of his life. Bradford Council successfully applied to magistrates for an indefinite anti-social behaviour order against 41-year-old
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Wharfedale forced to concede second best
Wharfedale 13 Henley 29 AFTER the belter at Bracknell, could there be heroics against Henley? The answer was 'Yes' for a while and then finally 'No'. In the end, for all their sterling competitive commitment up front and ferocious tackling at the core
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New pitch in hands of Football Foundation
HOPES of creating an all weather sports pitch in Skipton - of a similar spec to training grounds at Leeds United and Barcelona - are now resting on the results of bid to the Football Foundation. The full size, floodlit pitch and associated training facilities
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - Mike Priestley's North of Watford article (T&A, March 1) is a reflection of the feelings of every peace-loving citizen of Bradford. Mr Priestley rightly writes, "This city of ours can become a battleground, giving the bad guys what they want
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Craven through the years
100 years ago Fierce gales inflicted Craven with serious damage. In Skipton a large plate glass window of J Wade's grocer's shop was blown in; a Dutch barn near the Craven Heifer was blown right across the road, breaking the wires of the telegraph pole
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Let us play for 90 minutes, says Storton
Avenue head to Droylsden tomorrow with boss Trevor Storton hoping his side can complete 90 minutes of football. Bradford have suffered two abandoned matches in the past week and he is still fuming over the power cut that looks to have robbed his side
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We'll make Odsal fortress again, says Noble
Brian Noble today declared: I want Odsal to be a horrible place to visit. The Bulls take on Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on Sunday in what is set to be an emotional Homecoming encounter and Noble wants his side to make their spiritual home a fortress. Noble
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Theatre must be supported
At last, some encouraging news from Chapel Street. Although years of doubt about the future of the Priestley Centre for the Arts culminated towards the end of last year in a recommendation that this historic theatre should go into liquidation, it now
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Dechra's drop in profit
The parent company of Skipton-based Dales Pharmaceuticals has seen turnover soar to £92.4 million in its interim results. But Dechra Pharmaceuticals, which has seen turnover rise from £84.2m, has reported a drop in operating profits for the period ending
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Family's bee colony is wiped out by petrol fumes
A FAMILY who kept bees on their Earby allotment were shocked and upset to learn the colony had been wiped out by fumes from petrol poured into the hive. It is the second year running that the Sunley family's bees have been killed. Last year they assumed
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Call to close house for the homeless
A HOUSE offering accommodation to homeless youngsters in Bentham should be closed down, councillors said this week. Bentham Town Council heard there were still problems with noise and disturbance at the house in Main Street run by the charity Training
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Family firm celebrates 200 years in business
AUCTIONEERS, valuers and land agents Richard Turner and Son celebrate 200 years in business this year with an unbroken line of fathers and sons in charge. Well-known across Craven, the firm is responsible for the smooth running of both Bentham and Gisburn
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Park restoration chairman denies secrecy allegations
A GROUP which has raised money for and managed Sutton Park's pavilion for 25 years says it is being kept in the dark about its future. Barry Raye, the secretary of the Sutton Park Pavilion Committee, accused the parish council of forming a "secret society
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Pilot car parking scheme will continue
A PILOT car parking scheme in Grassington, due to be scrapped in April, is to remain in place for a further year with slight changes. Last January the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority bowed to pressure from the district's chamber of trade to alter
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The hole truth: it's moles multiplying
Farmers and golf course owners across the district are in a battle with an underground movement that is threatening to destroy their livelihoods. Landowners have been struggling to control a mole epidemic which has resulted in an explosion in the number
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Cups of cheer as bakery cafe saved
The owners of a village cafe who were told by Council planners it must shut are celebrating after the decision was overturned by the Deputy Prime Minister. Gary and Heather Petch, who run Spoilt '4' Choice, a bakery in Bradford Road, Idle, appealed to
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Council bids to get off to healthy start
Health bosses in North Bradford are looking for people to take part in a ground-breaking council to champion the rights of people who use health services in the district. North Bradford Primary Care Trust (PCT) is looking to set up a consumer council
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Ideas urged for church now empty
Residents and community groups are being asked to put forward suggestions for the future use of a disused Bradford church. Parishioners who worshipped at St Mark's Church, in Huddersfield Road, moved to nearby Holy Trinity Church in Low Moor last September
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Shoppers upset at closure of Co-op
The only food store on a sprawling Bradford estate is to close - sparking fears it will have a "devastating" effect on vulnerable and elderly residents. The Co-op store in Buttershaw is to shut in two weeks after staff were reportedly told it was not
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You've only £30? Go back to the States!
American tourist Victoria Clark's plan to spend three months visiting friends in Keighley ended up as just seven hours in Heathrow airport's terminal four. After a 12-hour flight from Houston, Texas, bound for a stay in the district, she was immediately
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Curtain goes up on new Priestley era
The new chairman of the board of the Priestley Centre was today getting down to the challenge of opening the theatre as soon as possible. Tom Sandford was elected chairman of the board of the Priestley Centre for the Arts Limited at an extraordinary general
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Wife 'stabbed and strangled'
A woman died after being stabbed and strangled, a police officer told an inquest. Gillian Oates, 42, was found dead by police officers at her home in Sunnybank Court, Yeadon, after they had been called by worried relatives who had been unable to contact
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Elections delay for schools shake-up
Controversial plans to close ten special schools have been shelved until after the local elections. Councillors had been due to debate the plan, with proposals for six new special schools, next Tuesday. Voters go to the polls on May 1 when a third of
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Wharfedale approach their doom
WHARFEDALE coach Peter Hartley is thankful for small mercies these days, (writes Tony Simpson). The fact that all his players came through last weekend's game without any injury problems - including centre Chris Malherbe after a long lay-off - is a boon
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Draw favours Craven League leaders
SKIPTON LMS' hopes of pegging back Craven and District Premier Division leaders Oxenhope Recreation were dashed when they had to be content with a single point from a 3-3 draw at the Bronteland stronghold, a result which very definitely favours the pace-makers
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Skipton waste their chances but cling on to victory
Skipton 13 Pocklington 8 ALTHOUGH Skipton fully deserved to win this game, at the end they were rather anxious as Pocklington staged a fight back, which, as in the previous week, was entirely due to Skipton's failure to convert chances into points. A
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Depleted Ribb are no match
York 39 North Ribblesdale 3 NORTH Ribblesdale travelled to Clifton Moor to take on a York side looking odds on to finish in the top two, with no fewer than 11 senior players absent due to holidays and an injury list of unparalleled length. With such a
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Referee shortage taxes league
REFEREEING headaches are seldom far from the top of the Craven & District Football League agenda and as the season moves into the crucial final weeks, there is no change to the troublesome status quo. The lack of officials to take charge of a full
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Wharfedale have no margin for error
WHARFEDALE coach Peter Hartley is thankful for small mercies these days. The fact that all his players came through last weekend's game without any injury problems - including centre Chris Malherbe after a long lay-off - is a boon for the Greens, who
