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Cup games floweth over for East Bierley
East Bierley hope they have solved their fixture conundrum. They were double booked this Sunday for cup matches, facing Baildon in a second-round Priestley Cup replay and Idle in a third-round Heavy Woollen Cup fixture. The Specialist Ducting Supplies
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Bookies write off City chances
City are the bookies' favourites to be relegated next season. The Bantams are quoted at only 5-4 with some national firms to drop from Division One, even shorter odds than Stoke, Walsall and newly-promoted Crewe. But chairman Gordon Gibb is happy to be
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On This Day
In 323 BC, Alexander the Great died aged 33. In 1892, "Sherlock Holmes" actor Basil Rathbone was born in South Africa. In 1956, the first ever football European Cup was won in Paris by Real Madrid. From the Telegraph & Argus of June 13th, 1978...
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Grattan's driving force dies at 90
Former Grattan chairman Robert Owthwaite, who was a driving force behind the company's rapid expansion during the 1950s and 60s, has died at the age of 90. The Bradford-born businessman played a key role in the growth of the catalogue giant which he joined
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Mayor boosts Elle-Mai appeal
A £5,000 appeal to send Barnoldswick toddler Elle-Mai Laithwaite for treatment at a special centre in Wales has got off to a flying start. Elle-Mai, aged two, suffers from cerebral palsy and her family is desperately hoping that the six-week stay at the
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Road safety calls stepped up after youngster is hurt
WORRIED residents have stepped up their campaign for greater speed restrictions outside their homes after a four-year-old boy was hurt at the weekend. Conner Hirst spent a night in hospital after he collided with a car on Wellhouse Street, in Barnoldswick
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Fireworks fly over celebration plans
PLANS to set off fireworks on three consecutive nights have ignited a row in South Craven. The Spence family, who run a business employing 40 people at Kildwick Hall, have put posters around the village announcing their intention to have a five-minute
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Quaker building work will disturb old graves
BODIES will have to be exhumed if an extension to the grade II* listed Settle Friends' Meeting House goes ahead. At a meeting of Craven District Council's planning committee, Coun Richard Welch said there were up to 19 bodies buried in the area covered
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Mill conversion is taking shape
CARLETON Mill will once again be ringing with the sound of voices - more than three years after it was closed. Novo Homes is forging ahead with its plans to turn the 130-year-old building into 51 luxury flats. Its show flat is now open for viewing and
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Passenger gets his paws under the table
WHEN Sophie Pattani opened the bonnet of the minibus she was driving after it ground to a halt, she was amazed to see a small cat sheltering inside the engine. The cat was unscathed and has now has made itself comfortable at Miss Pattani's home in Skipton
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Giggleswick's tipsters beat the stock market
IF your investments are looking a little feeble after the stock market falls of recent years, then a team of AS level Business Studies students from Giggleswick School might have the answer. The team has won a competition for schools investing a notional
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Audit fees make big hole in tiny budget
THE Parish of Burnsall is to be charged more than £100 for its annual audit this year - even though there are only two transactions going through the village's accounts. The village, which due to its tiny population has small parish meetings called by
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Leave Skipton High Street well alone
SIR - I read the article about the John Thompson Partnership's involvement (Craven Herald May 30) in the long-term development of Skipton and environs and about the welcome desire of that organisation to have meaningful intercourse with those upon whom
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Royalist Gladys gets letter from Prince
A dedicated Royalist in Cleckheaton is such a big fan of the famous family that she even has copies of Prince William's and Harry's birth certificates. Former Deputy Mayor of Spenborough, Gladys Kell wrote to St James's Palace to tell Prince Charles about
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Farewell to TT ace David
Stars from the world of motorcycling were among hundreds of mourners attending the funeral of Baildon TT ace David Jefferies today. Roads were sealed off around St Peter's Church in Shipley, where the service was relayed by speakers to the crowd outside
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Fireworks get city's festival off to a flier
A "Garden of Delights" sprung up in the heart of Bradford as the city's International Festival got off to an explosively colourful start. The stunning firework show, carefully choreographed to a dramatic soundtrack, lit up the clear night sky above Exchange
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City son is honoured by veteran MP Roy
Veteran politician Roy Hattersley will give the inaugural annual lecture to mark the work of Bradford's best loved author, J B Priestley. More than 100 people are expected to pack the University of Bradford's lecture hall tomorrow to hear Lord Hattersley
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New chief for city in forces shake-up
Bradford has been assigned a new top police officer under a shake-up of the county's commanders. Assistant Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell will oversee day-to-day policing in the Bradford district and across the rest of the county under a newly-formed
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Antony's death may do some good, says mum
The heartbroken mother of a teenager who was killed on an allegedly stolen motorbike, said today she hoped some good would come from the tragedy. Michelle Tidswell said she had warned her 18-year-old son Antony he would kill himself but he thought he
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'Golf club should not be developed'
Developing a green-field site for employment would halt regeneration in the city centre, lead to continued civil unrest in Bradford and destroy the fabric of society, a public inquiry heard. Objectors to a £110million scheme to create a business park
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'Did hospital bug cost my dad his life?'
A fit pensioner died from a flesh-eating bug just days after he was sent away from a casualty department with a box of painkillers, his family claims. Now his daughter is demanding to know whether he could have been saved if he had been admitted straight
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Cup defeat erodes Skipton CC joy
THERE'S a smile back on the faces of Skipton Cricket Club supporters after their top of the table clash in Division C of the Airedale & Wharfedale League produced an emphatic win over Leeds side Colton, although the jubilation was curbed following
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Skipton see red over Shield ban
SKIPTON are far from happy about the decision of the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union to include them in a list of 28 clubs who have been thrown out of next season's Yorkshire knockout competitions for failing to complete fixtures last season. Yorkshire
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Cynical attitude will cost us dear
THERE is a worrying air of cynicism about the Renaissance Market Towns project taking place in Skipton. Mutterings about consultants being paid large sums to come "up North" to try to sort out the town's problems have been made, others claim they have
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Managers queuing up for Farsley job
Farsley Celtic chairman Andy Firbank has sprung to the defence of his club, rubbishing reports that the club is in turmoil. The club postbag has been bulging since Celtic advertised the manager's job after the departure of Martin Haresign. So many candidates
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It's time to lead from the front
Congratulations to Assistant Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell on being appointed to a top post overseeing day-to-day policing in Bradford and across the rest of the county. It will be quite a challenge. The police have made good progress recently in the
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Visitors add to quarry complaints
VISITORS are joining residents in complaining about the number of lorries in Settle town centre. In a letter addressed to "Settle's newspaper", which naturally was delivered to the Craven Herald, visitor James Erickson from Portland, Oregon in America
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Deli wins battle to stay open longer
A DELICATESSEN in Sutton has been allowed to extend its opening hours and sell hot food on a Sunday for a trial period. Craven District Council's planning committee has revoked earlier conditions that restricted its opening times. In future the business
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Town to get broadband connection
THE latest in internet technology will arrive in Barnoldswick shortly. The date of the long-awaited BT Broadband connection will be decided today (Friday), now that residents and businesses in the town have reached the "trigger level" of applications
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Museum gives home to rare mill engine
A huge steam engine has been dismantled and moved to the Bancroft Mill Museum in Barnoldswick where enthusiasts hope it will become a working visitor attraction. The rare 350 horsepower engine was used to drive woollen weaving machinery in Bradley Mill
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Women enjoy the race of their lives
WOMEN from across Craven took part in the district's inaugural Race for Life on Sunday. Despite an inauspicious damp start to the day, the sun came out as the 1,400 participants gathered for the event, which was held at Broughton Hall, near Skipton. The
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Piece of rail history is up for sale
A REPLICA name plate of the locomotive which once plied up and down the Settle-Carlisle rail line bearing the name of a famous public school will shortly be hanging in Settle station. Thanks to the generosity of Giggleswick School, the Friends of the
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Too many houses would spoil, says council
SKIPTON could lose its character and become housing sprawl if all potential land sites were developed. That was the fear of Skipton Town Council after it considered Craven District Council's urban potential study. The document is a "comprehensive and
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Traffic light change causes long tailbacks
Changes to a set of traffic lights in Skipton sparked a long weekend of frustrating jams. Long tailbacks from Craven's first ever traffic lights installed earlier this year at the junction of Keighley Road with Carleton Road, caused tailbacks which at
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Town takes campaign on to the High Street
SKIPTON High Street is expected to be transformed into a continental style piazza for a weekend in a bid to encourage local people to see it in a different light. As part of the town's renaissance project, a community planning weekend on July 11, 12 and
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Craven composer saves coronation fanfares
WHEN orchestra directors hit a major snag in their plans to replicate the music of the Queen's Coronation as part of this year's 50th anniversary celebrations, they turned to a distinguished musician from Craven. The New Queen's Hall Orchestra wanted
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Child molester faces jail sentence
A CROSS Hills man faces an inevitable jail sentence after admitting indecently assaulting three young boys. At Bradford Crown Court yesterday (Thursday) David Lee Leach, 30, pleaded guilty to 28 counts relating to child pornography and gross indecency
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The law finally catches up with Arncliffe's church dodgers
ARNCLIFFE souls are not normally known for their lawlessness - but finally they have obeyed a law brought in more than 500 years ago. A new set of village stocks was opened and parish meeting chairman Sheila Foster had the dubious honour of being pelted
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The Curmdgeon
WE are a mite happier in the village this week - a very tiny mite - because the council has finally agreed to accept a delegation to explain just what plans it has for the old quarry. This, we suspect, has been earmarked as a rubbish dump for refuse from
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Villagers fight over chapel conversion
A controversial scheme to develop a derelict chapel in a Bingley district village is to be set in stone. Owner Noel McGurk wants to revamp the Grade II-listed Methodist church in Main Street, Wilsden, into 11 flats. The plan sparked petitions both for
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Modest David wins the numbers game
It is all adding up for a 14-year-old Shipley student. For many, maths is a numerical nightmare but David Lawson's dexterity for digits and his flair for figures has earned him a place on one of the most prestigious academic schemes in the country. The
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Racism claim in shortlist hearing
A lecturer who did not make the shortlist for a top job at Bradford University has accused a senior university figure of "waging a racist campaign" against him. Suresh Deman told an employment tribunal in Leeds that despite writing letters to the university
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Man lost eye after being shot in head
A motorist told how he had to have his eye removed after a bullet smashed through his head during an ambush in Bradford. Iqbal Singh, 27, told a jury how the bullet went through his temple, into his eye and out of his nose before it struck his front passenger
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Front-line soldier Nicky is 21 again!
Nicky Coward celebrated his 21st birthday with a solitary can of beer and a Burger King meal. Not exactly pushing the boat out - but not bad considering he was in the middle of the Iraqi desert. Now that he is back at home following his service in the
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Breakthrough in treatment of breast cancer
A major trial of an anti-cancer treatment on patients in Bradford has been hailed a huge success. Bradford Royal Infirmary was one of 65 UK hospitals involved in the breast cancer drug trial which involved giving an existing medicine in a different way
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Rachel is nursing her acting career
Bradford actress Rachel Leskovac's career is going from strength to strength. The 27-year-old, whose parents live at Queensbury, is playing the part of new staff nurse Kelly Yorke in the BBC TV drama series Holby City. "She's very pleased, but the filming
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We thought we would be burned alive, court told
A steward relived the terrifying night when a rampaging mob petrol-bombed his club and burned it to the ground. Last orders had been called at Bradford's Manningham Ward Labour Club when masked rioters started smashing windows and hurling petrol bombs
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Firm gets blame for traffic chaos
Council engineers said contractors were to blame for a series of blunders which led to traffic chaos on a major route out of Bradford. Furious residents demanded answers after traffic became gridlocked around the Odsal roundabout at the weekend when maintenance
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Minister is in the firing line
Top Government minister Margaret Hodge got a Grade A grilling about controversial student fees during a trip to Bradford. The minister for Lifelong Learning faced 17-year-olds who are wanting to go to university next year - but are frightened by the prospect
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Sleep deprivation still haunts Settle CC
FORMER Australian Test player Peter Sleep continued his outstanding record against Settle when he steered Read to victory by six wickets after the Marshfield side had produced a creditable display with the bat. After losing openers Paul Stafford and Keith
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Hunn lines up international trip
STUART Hunn booked his place in the England team for the Black Forest International Youth Games after the trial at Rimington Pike Lancashire, (writes Roger Ingham). The event is uphill only and as Hunn's strength is the descent, he had to brush up on
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - In response to your comment on June 9 about the Council providing waste-disposal centres for the public. Several weeks ago I was aghast to find my way barred to the household waste tip at Wyke. There is a barrier on the entrance that will not permit
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Craven through the years
100 years ago A SKIPTON youth performed a dare-devil cycling trick to the delight of the press when he rode backwards from Skipton to Keighley in under 50 minutes. But concern was expressed in the Herald that if such behaviour caught on, it would lead
