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Human rights and class detention
THE Human Rights Act certainly seems to be coming home to roost, emphasising that the rights of the individual are valued more than the rights of the group. Detaining terrorist suspects considered to be a danger to the nation is now illegal without cast
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New improvement company could help shape future vision of the town
A new improvement company could be formed to help rejuvenate business in Keighley. Chairman of Keighley Town Centre Management (KTCM) Cllr Andrew Mallinson wants businesses and Keighley Town Council to support the formation of a town improvement company
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Getting ratty
OF all God's creatures the rat must be one of the most maligned by humanity. While most of us are all too willing to cuddle guinea pigs, rabbits, gerbils, pet mice and even ferrets, brown rats produce a reaction of almost universal revulsion. Even white
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Yorkshire's tennis stars fade in final stages
A Yorkshire competitor may have failed to reach the finals of the Hastings Direct British Tour tennis event at Ilkley, but Jason Torpey of Hull and Alice Mackenzie of Huddersfield both continued their recent good form to reach the semi-finals. And Mackenzie's
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Pessimists made to eat their words
Keighley Cougars 10, Huddersfield Giants 34: This was a highly commendable performance from Gary Moorby's young Cougar squad. Down to just 16 fit players before the game and facing unbeaten Huddersfield, even the most die-hard Cougar fan would have been
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Ward gets into spot of bother
Farsley Celtic 1, Bradford City 1: As Chris Newton's powerful drive nestled neatly behind Aidan Davison in the City goal, the cries of "are you watching Ashley Ward?" began. And the jeer was coming from the Bantams fans and not from the supporters of
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Midfielder says City should do a Rotherham
Gareth Farrelly wants City to follow Rotherham's blueprint to survival. The on-loan midfielder is fed up with hearing how well the team have played and finishing empty-handed. He believes City could take a leaf out of the Millers' book to start winning
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Paston is ready to rejoin the struggle
Mark Paston is looking forward to playing in his first home game since September. The Kiwi international keeper missed training yesterday as a precaution with a slight groin strain. But Bryan Robson is confident he will be fit to face Rotherham - and
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The holiday camp where the chips are always down
Summer holidays to most of us mean lounging on a sunbed, watching television and taking it easy, but to 80 youngsters it could be a torturous six weeks. They have been lucky enough to obtain a place at Europe's only American-style fat camp here in Apperley
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Letters To The Editor
Why the wrong school is closing SIR - Leeds Education Authority shoots itself in the foot, even under its new management headed by Peter Ridsdale, who knows so much more about education than he knows about Leeds United Football Club. Falling numbers of
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Call for calm at tarn as fists fly
ANGLERS who start fights with canoeists could land themselves in hot water. In an attempt to bring peace to Yeadon Tarn, the Aireborough and District Angling Association has issued its members with a stern warning. The association, which has had the fishing
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Minister says farewell at an emotional last service
The minister of Burley-in-Wharfedale Methodist Church has bid a fond farewell to his congregation of the last eight years. Rev Philip MacDonald was presented with parting gifts and a lunch after concluding his final service for the church at its temporary
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Church is target again for vandals
Vandals have climbed onto a church roof and smashed an ancient memorial cross costing hundreds of pounds to replace. Church warden Brian Gill discovered the prestigious silver cross, which stood on the roof of St Oswald's Church, in Guiseley, lying smashed
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Youngsters skate into road danger
Ilkley children who have been getting their kicks by attacking moving buses appear to have moved on - to skateboarding down hills on to main roads. Fears about the possible consequences of the new trend were raised at the latest meeting of Ilkley and
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Outrage at store clamp plan
A supermarket's new initiative to clamp motorists using its car park has led to outrage from residents. Safeway's in Westgate, Otley, has put up signs restricting shoppers to two hour's parking with warnings that it will clamp cars staying for longer
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Heartbreak search for meningitis sufferer's new home
THE mother of a four-year-old who lost a leg after contracting a deadly virus, is battling to find a bigger house for her daughter's return from hospital. Danielle Skilbeck was a happy little girl running around and playing games until three weeks ago
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Betrayal of a brave soldier
When Sgt Steven Roberts went to do his duty as part of the British Armed Forces in Iraq early this year, his wife Samantha no doubt feared for her husband's safety, but like other wives and partners had faith that the Government would do their utmost
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Weather fails to dampen Victoria week
Not even the bad weather could wash away the festivities in Haworth last week. The village had arranged their Victoria Week celebrations to coincide with Yorkshire day. Victoria Week ran from July 27 to August 4 with Yorkshire day falling last Thursday
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Beer flows again at the Fleece
Melanie Wadwell, tenant at the Fleece Inn in Haworth, pulls the first pint after the reopening of the pub following refurbishment. The popular Timothy Taylor's pub, in Main Street, was closed for about two months for a massive £450,000 revamp. Work carried
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Kathleen turns back the clock for Cowling Gala
It was a golden day for Cowling as villagers celebrated the Queen's 50 years on the throne in style. Glorious sunshine and a host of attractions brought the crowds flooding to Cowling Jubilee Gala on Saturday. And it was a very special golden jubilee
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Rabia impresses the DJ's
Pupils at St Mary's C of E Primary School hit the right note with their designs for an entertainment firm's logo. The year six children at the Riddlesden school were asked to design a striking logo for disco firm Eclipse Entertainments. The five best
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Ciba to invest in city
A two year investment programme has been unveiled by Ciba Specialty Chemicals. Last month the Bradford firm was awarded nearly £50,000 by the Department of Trade and Industry to develop company/employee business partnerships on the site. Bradford South
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I just called to say 'you're a winner!'
Link Telecom has been named as the nation's top Orange Business Specialist performer. The firm, which has branches in Keighley, Bradford and Skipton, was one of the first UK dealers to be appointed as an authorised Orange Business Specialist just last
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Opening ceremony takes a look back
A former head teacher of Eastburn Junior and Infants School acknowledged the school's past and welcomed the future at the formal opening of its new building. Following the schools' reorganisation, work started at the school on a massive extension and
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Financial needs of fans tackled
RBR Insurance Group has helped the Bradford Bulls launch its new financial services package. The Ilkley firm, which is made up of an insurance broking division and a financial services division, came up with Bradford Bulls Financial Services which aims
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'I'll help build you a website'
A kind-hearted businessman is calling on organisations in the district to get in touch if they want a website. Chris Wilson, who runs Five Lane Ends firm Procare Computers, says he wants to help a non-profit making organisation by setting up a site for
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Children's £1,000 charity boost
Cowling Primary School has presented a cheque for more than £1,000 to charity. The school raised the money for LEPRA, the charity that seeks to combat leprosy, by holding a sponsored workout for the pupils. The children took envelopes home and asked for
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Changing with times to survive
The boss of a once famous textile business today told how it has withdrawn from the industry and redefined itself in an effort to survive. Just a decade ago, the Yeadon-based Leeds Group Plc employed about 1,800 people and turned over more than £65 million
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Getting a taste for the kitchen
Pupils at Glusburn Primary School got a pizza the action in the kitchen. The four and five-year-olds of the reception class paid a visit to Morrisons' supermarket, in Skipton, before getting stuck into a bit of Italian cooking for their families. The
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Obituary - Gerry Greenwood: Keen sportsman
A leading Keighley sportsman in the 1960s, Gerry Greenwood, has died after a long illness. Mr Greenwood followed in the footsteps of his late brother Jack - also a distinguished all-rounder on the local sports scene - playing cricket for Keighley and
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Wedding: Jackson - Robinson
Married at St Thomas's Church, Sutton, were David Jackson and Shelley Robinson. Photo: Steve Myers Photography
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Wedding: Gorton - Bramall
Two music students struck a chord when they met while both attending Durham University. And now the couple - David Mark Gorton and Anna Elizabeth Bramall - have married at St Mary's Church, Riddlesden. David - who is studying for a PhD in composing -
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Wedding: Dunn - Balmforth
A holiday romance led to wedding bells for David Dunn and Katy Lorraine Balmforth. The couple - who met while on holiday in Tenerife - married at Skipton register office. David - a parts manager - is the only son of Ann Dunn, of Wolverhampton, and the
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Third time lucky for straw race
A charity fundraising race which was postponed because it clashed with the World Cup final is set to take place this month. The annual Oxenhope Straw Race will be held on Sunday, August 18. Last year the race had to be called off because of the foot and
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Gala needs support to survive
The public is being urged to turn out in force tomorrow to support Keighley Gala. Organisers of the annual extravaganza - which last year celebrated its 125th anniversary - have warned that without the backing of townspeople the event could fold. Dwindling
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Pride races back to bill and coo
Pigeon racer John Hanson and his daughter Susan are flying high after one of their birds may have winged its way into the record books. Their prize racing pigeon, Hanson's Pride, was released in Bergerac, in the Dordogne region of South West France, to
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Action call for quagmire play area
A safe playground built after a three-year campaign by tenacious teenagers has never been used. The £46,000 kick-around area at Bracken Bank, Keighley has lain idle since it was built two years ago - because of regular flooding. Community leaders say
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Hat-trick for anniversary couple
Golden couple Jeffrey and Mary Clark are celebrating 50 years of marriage today. The anniversary comes as a family hat-trick after Mr Clark's grandparents and parents also reached their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple, of Damens Road, Keighley, have
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Councillors disqualified after refusing to sign code
TWO parish councillors have been disqualified after making a stand against a new code of conduct. Raymond Hundsdoerfer and Robert Hall, members of Thornton-in-Craven Parish Council, have refused to sign the document, along with a third member who has
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Elderly group wins jubilee award
SOUTH Craven Elderly Initiative Group has received a Queen's Jubilee award. The group, started in 1995, comprises representatives from a wide range of services for the elderly, who work together to solve individual problems and tackle local issues. The
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Rail strikes threaten Dales recovery
AN impassioned plea has been made to return disrupted rail services back to normal before it's too late. Settle Chamber of Trade chairman Tony Price has written to rail transport providers Arriva Trains Northern and the RMT Union, pointing out the problems
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Facelift gets hall back on its feet
FACILITIES at Eldroth Parish Hall have been upgraded to try to attract more people to use the premises. Built only two years ago using a grant from the National Lottery Commission, the hall's bookings were badly affected by the foot and mouth crisis,
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Plans for green burial site win support
A GREEN burial ground where owner and pet can rest in lasting togetherness is part of an ecological plan for Skipton. An application from Tarn Moor Estate to change the use of agricultural land between Brackenley Lane and the Craven Heifer public house
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Pubgoers say goodbye to licensees
AFTER nearly 19 years as mine hosts at the Clarendon Hotel, Hebden, Ken and Christine Lakin have served their last pint and bar meal. This week the pair moved to Threshfield where Ken said he would like to "take up an apprenticeship as a millionaire".
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Shopkeeper is an inspiration to others
A SILSDEN shopkeeper has proved himself a top fundraiser for an epilepsy charity. Paul Waddington, of Paul's DIY in Briggate, has raised £1,642 in his latest venture for the British Epileptic Association. He was the top contributor to the Out in the Open
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Hidden mineshafts pose a danger
GRASSINGTON Moor's warren of ancient mine shafts and the possibility of increased access in the future, could unearth pitfalls in public safety. The concern was raised at a recent meeting of the Grassington Moor Management Association, which felt the
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Festival idea backed by Ilkley group on tourism
TOWN tourism chiefs have given their backing to plans for an annual cultural festival to showcase Ilkley's attractions. Ward and parish councillor Anne Hawkesworth is now hoping to discuss her plans for a month-long event each August with Bradford Council
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Children from Chernobyl see the sights
Children from the radiation blighted country of Belarus have been enjoying a fun-packed first week in Ilkley. The group of 14 youngsters, who are staying with families in the area for a month's holiday, have hardly had a chance to catch their breath after
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Blitz on sewers cuts rat complaints
REPORTS of rats invading Ilkley streets are dropping after a blitz on the sewers to kill the pests with poisoned bait. In the first six months of this year, Bradford Council's pest control service received 755 district -wide complaints from people saying
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Ben Rhydding shop owners upbeat on 'park and ride'
DEBATE raged this week over a suggested £200,000 park and ride scheme which could see a ban on parking outside shops in Ben Rhydding. The provision of improved parking facilities at Ben Rhydding railway station has sparked varying opinions among residents
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Ilkley firm links with Bulls
WORLD Club rugby league champions Bradford Bulls have teamed up with an Ilkley company to launch a range of financial services for fans and their families. Bradford Bulls Financial Services (BBFS) will be officially launched at the match against local
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Winter warmers at the Playhouse
Two of this country's finest stage and screen actors will be appearing in a mix of classic and contemporary drama in West Yorkshire Playhouse's autumn and winter season. Tom Courtenay and Christopher Eccleston will appear at the Leeds theatre in artistic
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Friends drop in for vintage session
Licensees of a Keighley pub are calling on their friends to provide the entertainment. But Barbara and Alan Cowling's pals have more to offer than karaoke songs and party pieces. These friends are leading performers on the Northern cabaret circuit and
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The Curmudgeon
THESE have not been a happy two years for Ben the Bucket, Beggarsdale's demon gardener, who, as my regular reader (Mrs C) will know, gets his name from chasing horses along the bridleway, bucket at the ready. He couldn't do that last year because the
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Old rail line could have big future
SIR - David Joy wrote an excellent article on the Yorkshire Dales Railway in the Craven Herald (July 26). He raises, by implication, the need to have adequate access to the Dales, an access which can be restored by this railway at little additional cost
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Trust plan initiative to aid young
An initiative to help 14 to 25-year-olds get their lives on track has been set up by The Prince's Trust and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Route 14-25 aims to support disadvantaged young people in Calderdale and Kirklees, after research revealed pockets
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Developer in homes row with Council
Developers wanting to build a mini-housing estate are lining up for a battle with Bradford Council. Persimmon Homes is seeking a public inquiry after being told it must improve sewerage systems in Gilstead, near Bingley, if 66 new homes are to be built
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Aussies get in their Commonwealth Games training in Ilkley
The Australian squash team trained in Ilkley before heading for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. The team held training sessions at Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club where the renowned New Zealander Robbie Burnett is head of coaching. Besides having
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Adel go top as Burley and Rawdon shock
Adel went back to the top of the Airedale and Wharfedale league on a day when Rawdon and Burley provided the shocks. Battling against relegation both side produced excellent wins. Adel went back to the top after Stuart Howie had hit 69 to help them past
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Nine cap Will Musgrave strikes four international goals
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale teenager Will Musgrave has competed in his second International Hockey Tournament of the year at Under-16 level. The Ilkley Grammar School pupil who plays his hockey for the Ben Rhydding club, played in the First European U-16/U-18
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£250,000 nursery faces plans block
A company which has spent £250,000 converting a pub into a nursery may be forced to close before the first child toddles through the door. The former Bluebell pub on Leeds Road's junction with Carr Lane in Windhill, Shipley, has been renovated and kitted
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Joy for Lee as he weds at last
Former paratrooper Lee Clegg, who had a decade-long battle to clear his name after he was convicted of murdering a teenage joyrider at an Army checkpoint in Belfast, has found happiness after marrying his police officer fiancee. Corporal Clegg and Julie
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Ecstatic Ellen is walking on air
Daredevil granny Ellen McCunniff was on cloud nine for her 80th birthday celebrations. For the sprightly pensioner marked her special day by plunging thousands of feet from a plane in a tandem parachute jump. "My daughters arranged it for me," said Mrs
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Gareth, our hero!
The thousands who turned out to support Bradford's most famous son of the modern age proved they were true fans as the driving rain poured down on a sea of umbrellas. But despite the intermittent bad weather, people refused to take shelter in the nearest
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City's fate to hinge on League support
Bradford City's fate as a Division One club will be decided at a meeting of Football League chairmen tomorrow. Fans of the club are to travel to London to campaign for the chairmen to approve the club's bid to regain its division one status. And the Bradford
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Hide-out becomes children's haven
A secluded patch of greener, which has become a magnet for drugs and crime is to be transformed into an unlikely play haven for children. East Bowling's bobby on the beat, PC Mick Fawbert, has vowed to reclaim the land from gangs of yobs who are making
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Gunpoint robbery ordeal for student
Police today appealed for information after a student was robbed at gunpoint in a terrifying attack in Manningham. The 28-year-old student was walking home along Oak Lane at 10.40pm on Saturday when a white car - believed to be a Toyota with a part registration
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Family fight it out for TV holiday prize
A programme featuring a Bradford family going head to head with a family from Wales to try to win a dream holiday for life will be shown on Saturday. The Adamson family said they had been told not to disclose the outcome of the game show battle, which
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Show proceeds will help toy library
Talented youngsters at a Bradford performing arts school will dazzle in a display of dance and music to help save a threatened toy library from closure. Liz Davies, of Stardom School of Performing Arts, wanted to boost the Telegraph & Argus Save Our
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Golf: Around the clubs
Several clubs in the Bradford District Scratch League used Friday's blank fixture list ahead of Sunday's Open Championship to catch up on matches abandoned due to torrential rain on June 14. In the second division Headley and Cleckheaton conceded two
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Rugby League: Town Sevens a success
Odsall Sebergh won the action-packed Keighley Town 'sevens' competition with a narrow victory over Encoure Security. The organising club paid a big tribute to Keighley Cougars for allowing them to use the Cougar Park ground at short notice, helping to
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Bowls: David captures Ogden Trophy
David Cadwallader won the Ogden handicap Trophy in fine style last weekend. The Sutton bowler recorded a 21-14 victory over Sean Brennan of the Craven club on his home green. The competition was sponsored by Mr and Mrs Dowgill and was played in excellent
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Cricket: Craven League round-up
OAKWORTH are locked in a dogfight with Embsay in the battle for the championship - and showed no mercy on a make-shift Haworth side last weekend. Thirteen players from the Haworth club were away in Dublin as Jamie Rowell celebrated his 'stag party' and
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Cricket: Aire-Wharfe round-up
NEIL SPRAGG launched an impressive batting onslaught as Steeton piled up the runs against Collingham last weekend -- but found himself on the losing side. Spragg scored 126 as the Summerhill Lane club set a target of 286-9. He was backed up by Australian
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Cricket: Cullingworth grab place in final
DAVE ROBINSON grabbed a Keighley Cup final place for Cullingworth - in a thrilling 25-run victory over Oakworth. Robinson took five wickets to bring Oakworth's brave run-chase to an end. Earlier it had been an impressive middle-order partnership that
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Cricket: Robbo warms up
KEIGHLEY warmed up for this weekend's Heavy Woollen Cup final with an impressive league victory over Drighlington. The home side's batting attack found it tough going against the tight Keighley bowlers. Steve Reape bowled 12.4 overs which cost just 23
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Golf: Rhodes captues Bradford title
Keighley Golf Club's assistant professional Andy Rhodes won the prestigious Bradford Open at Hawksworth on Sunday. Andy shot a 72 in the first round and followed with six birdies in a three under par second round 68, to finish on 140, a shot ahead of
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Karate: Cain collects medal haul
Cain Canning has just returned from Iran where he helped the British team to gold medal position in the nation's Open Karate Championship. Cain, was part of the British squad which travelled to the Middle East state for four days of competition. He also
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Wharfedale snatch victory at the death
AN unremitting war of attrition ended in totally appropriate fashion at The Avenue when the umpteenth forward drive of a game which contained little else on a bitingly cold, gale-swept, rain-sodden afternoon ended in Wharfedale snatching a deserved 15
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Bulldogs appoint new manager
SKIPTON Bulldogs will have a new man at the helm next season following the resignation of manager David Critchlow. Robert Wooler, who has been with the club since the days when teams had 'right wingers' - in the footballing sense - accepted an invitation
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GB Schools call-up for Skipton cyclist
SCOTT Thwaites, who has just completed his first year at Ermysted's Grammar School, has been selected to represent the British Schools Cycling Association at the Westwood Homes Tour of Kerry in early August. This follows a successful season in which he
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Wilkinson relishes Games experience
THERE was no fairy tale factor in Victoria Wilkinson's appearance in the Commonwealth Games mountain bike competition at Rivington Pike near Bolton on Monday. But there was great satisfaction with her ride and even greater delight at being involved in
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Hole-in-one at Bracken Ghyll
BRACKEN GHYLL: The July Stableford took place in excellent conditions with Martyn O'Toole recording an ace at the 178 yard 6th hole. Results: July Stableford, Division One - 1, David Enion (15) 40; 2, Robert Hosier (11) 39; 3, Dave Gilbert (15) 37. Division
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Ben Rhydding Junior golfers make history
Ben Rhydding junior golfers made history at West Bradford by winning the Bradford Golf Union Team Championships for the first time in their history. Thirteen year-old Richard Atkins (net -7); 11 year-old Chris Atkins (net+4), 12 year-old Edward Cowen
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Craven through the years
100 years ago THE long anticipated Skipton-Grassington railway line was opened after 57 years of agitation. Four hundred guests boarded the train, which was decorated with union flags and bearing the placard "Success to the Yorkshire Dales Railway". A
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Residents express relief over Cravenside reprieve
RESIDENTS at Barnoldswick's Cravenside Home for the Elderly have expressed relief that their home has been saved. There is relief too for the staff at Cravenside, who value and enjoy their work with the elderly. "It's not just the money that brings us
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Developer buys primary school for £560,000
SETTLE CE Primary School was sold at auction on Friday for £560,000. After just a few busy minutes of bidding, the gavel fell as the building in which Settle children had been educated for almost 150 years was sold for redevelopment into seven houses.
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Gearing up for speed festival
THE Wharfedale Warrior, Wilkies Wasp, Smigwell Flyer, and The Coffin will be among those gravity powered vehicles hurtling down Skipton's Grassington Road at the weekend in a bid to become the Chapel Hill Festival of Speed champion. There will be fierce
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New setback in bid to provide safe route to school
A TEN-YEAR battle to create a safe walking route for children to and from Threshfield Primary School has gone back to the drawing board. News that proposals put forward by the county council have been rejected by the national park is particularly disappointing
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Armed robber threatens shop staff
A ROBBER held a shop assistant at knifepoint while demanding cash from an off-licence and general store in Skipton on Saturday. The incident happened at 7pm when a man walked into Emanessy's on the corner of Rowland Street and demanded cash from the female
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Ice cream proves a winner with Max
LABRADOR Max is always the first in line for an ice cream when vendor Michael Mautarelli makes his rounds. The 12-year-old dog from Cowling goes mad every time he hears Mr Mautarelli's van and makes a dash for his free cone before crowds gather. If he's
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Woman holds social worker at knifepoint
A MENTALLY ill woman held a social worker hostage at knifepoint in her Skipton home on Friday. The woman, who lives on Sawley Street, has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and no criminal charges will be brought against her. Detectives recovered
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Operation targets underage drinkers
UNDERAGE drinkers making a nuisance of themselves in Skipton are being tracked down and punished by local police officers. Operation Tanglewood has seen uniformed officers as well as Craven's drug and substance misuse worker and a team from the Craven
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Police try to regulate clampers
A CODE of practice to regulate wheel clamping in Skipton is being drawn up by the police. While it is voluntary, the police hope that anyone who seeks to control parking on private land by wheel clamping will sign up and have the police's official seal
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Group seeks grant to move historic stones
THE group behind a bid to preserve internationally significant archaeological treasures in Ilkley has got the green light to prepare a plan to move them. Although it is early days, the scheme could see the Panorama Stones moved from the overgrown and
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Yorkshire Day - still too new to garner traditional support
TODAY, we are told, is a time to sing the praises of all that is great about being part of the historic county of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Day is the area's very distinctive way of celebrating itself and this year will see, once again, the people of Wharfedale
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Traffic chaos in village leads to frayed tempers
TRAFFIC diversions in Burley-in-Wharfedale have led to confusion and confrontation as buses and cars roll through residential streets. Scheduled diversions for motorists and regular bus services were set up on Monday as Yorkshire Water made a start on
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Not quite enough romance
Romeo & Juliet - Kirkstall Abbey When it comes to modern versions of Shakespeare's tragic love story, Australian director Baz Luhrman threw out the rulebook with his astonishing movie version. The rj williamson company doesn't have Leo Di Caprio,
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Music: Oasis get the chemistry right
Oasis: Heathen Chemistry (big brother) It seems a millennium since Oasis first brought indie rock to the football terraces. The working class Mancunians soon transcended the alternative market and entered the world of townie fun pub Jukebox's, quicker
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City riots inspire a work of Rage
The rioting last summer in Bradford has fuelled a new stage drama featuring young people from the city. Red Ladder Theatre Company has spent several months working with people directly affected by the three-day incident. They have analysed news footage
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Blockbusters continue to hold sway
Summer blockbusters continue at Keighley Picture House this week in the shape of four movies showing every day. Men in Black 2 (PG) reunites Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones to fight another clutch of aliens in disguise. Austin Powers 3: Goldmember (12)
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The Curmudgeon
IT has been customary for many years for landlords of hostelries where tempers can sometimes run hot to ban the discussion of religion and politics. Not so the Innkeeper of the Beggars' Arms. For a start, he wouldn't dare. We locals all have strongly
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Malham Cove is such a treasure for walkers
At this time last year I wrote about a walk from Malham up to Pikedaw Hill and Nappa Cross. I mentioned then that later in the year another walk from Malham would be included in the paper but unfortunately the outbreak of foot and mouth disease last spring
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Full steam ahead for June on the Smoke Trail
When prize-winning novelist June Oldham decided to end her teaching career and focus on writing she knew it was a life defining moment. In the 30 ensuing years the Ilkley author has had a dozen books published, most with a 'thriller' heart and aimed at
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Letters to the Editor
SIR - My father, Harold Dewhirst, has died in his 95th year. The Keighley Retired Men's Forum (of which my father was speaker-finder for many years) sent an obituary, which was printed in last week's Keighley News, but there is one aspect of father's
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Letters To The Editor
Fighting for our architectural heritage Sir, - I am relieved that at last a parish councillor is prepared to support the architectural heritage campaign for the Coronation Hospital. Councillor Kate Brown could also have explained that the application
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Otley athletes do battle with the Snowdon ten
The Weekend saw three members of Otley AC competing in the Snowdon International Mountain Race, ten miles with 3,000 feet to the summit of Snowdon and back down. The conditions were good, warm but overcast, in comparison to last years 28 degrees recorded
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Local clubs in County Parks tournament
THE Yorkshire County Parks Association's Team Cup competition continues on Sunday, August 4, when the final rounds of the Brotherton Cup will be held. Local Airedale Wharfedale teams involved are Myrtle Park, who play Crossroads at Knowles Park and Shipley
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Yeadon's defeat by Baildon puts them in deeper trouble
DEFEAT by Baildon on Saturday keeps Yeadon firmly in the relegation dog fight. Saturday's home game with Spen Victoria is a vital clash with Yeadon needing to chip away some of the 12 point lead Spen have over them if they are to remain in Division One
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Get the St Andrew's flags out
COMMONWEALTH Games fans will have a local to cheer on this weekend but forget the St George's flag it's the St Andrew's flag you will need. Otley's Richard Allen will be competing for Scotland his mother's birthplace, in the triathlon event on Sunday
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Rain fails to dampen the enthusiasm at Ilkley Open tennis tournament
The Annual Ilkley Open Tennis Tournament got underway this week but Tuesday and Wednesday's play was dogged by rain. Games moved to the club's indoor courts. Tennis fans have however had the opportunity to watch top class tennis once again. The tournament
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Change of faces for this year's big cup final
THE Airedale and Wharfedale Senior Cricket League's Birtwhistle Cup final will take place at Calverley CC on Sunday with a 2 pm start. The trophy will be contested by Bilton and North Leeds bringing to an end Guiseley's recent domination of the competition
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Gala memories of years past
'A Gypsy's Revenge' was the title of this melodramatic young people's tableau moving slowly down Victoria Road in a 1930s Keighley Gala procession. The bystanders provide an unselfconscious survey of pre-war fashions, with most of the men wearing hats
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Lifestyle campaign in 'Oscar' success
A Bradford health and social care project which encourages Asian communities to live a healthy lifestyle has scooped top prize in the 'Oscars' of the caring professions. The Asian health and social care information project, run by Bradford Social Services
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'Elvis' comes to fund's aid
Fabulous Elvis prizes are up for grabs for the winners of a charity contest to find the best impersonator of the King. "Rockin' in the Chapel" takes place at St Margaret's Church, Ilkley, on Friday, August 16 - the 25th anniversary of the King's death
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Thieves steal champ's bike after victory
A former TT race champion from Bradford today warned trials bikers to be on their guard over the festive season after his vehicle was stolen. Thieves broke into Nick Jefferies's locked garage and stole his Beta Rev Three trials machine, which he had ridden
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Minister defends new 'top-up' fees
Bosses at the University of Bradford met Higher Education minister Alan Johnson to state their opposition to the idea of universities setting their own 'top-up' fees for students. The Government is proposing to allow universities to charge up to £3,000
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Fury as '£2m' vote is taken in private
Councillors voted behind closed doors last night to pay more than £2 million extra to the company operating the district's highways maintenance contract. The Executive Committee went into private session yesterday to discuss an extra payment to Atmos,
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India's rugby stars drop by!
Yorkshiremen are used to seeing Indian sports stars on the cricket pitch. But when 24 burly rugby union players from the Indian sub-continent, including a Bollywood actor, turned up for lunch at Bradford Grammar School yesterday, it came as a surprise
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Apprentice builder paralysed after fall
An apprentice builder has been left paralysed from the chest down after he plunged 25 feet from a ladder, a court heard. Timothy Hague, 20, suffered serious spinal injuries after he was knocked off an extended ladder by a falling piece of heavy guttering
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NOW say sorry, Mr Hoon
War widow Samantha Roberts today demanded that Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon apologises for her husband's death. A Ministry of Defence inquiry has revealed that Sergeant Steven Roberts was ordered to hand back body armour that would have saved his life
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Rugby Union: Tour heads to South Africa
Keighley RFU Colts flew out to South Africa this week on the sporting trip of a lifetime. The young rugby players have been fundraising to help offset the cost of the trip which will see them playing a number of games from their base in Durban and they
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Cougars: Wiles sparks revival
Gateshead 26, Cougars 30 - ONE storming move from Oliver Wilkes put the fight back in Cougar hearts after they came close to defeat by bottom club Gateshead Thunder. The young forward hammered into Thunder substitute Neil Thorman, then dragged him over
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Cricket: Bradford Central League
Oxenhope moved to the top of Division Two of the Bradford Central League after pulling off a 33-run derby victory over Cross-flatts. Riddlesden also moved up the table following their nail-biting nine run win over second placed Norwood Green. Cross Roads
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Cricket: Keighley ready for 'Woollen' final
SKIPPER Richard Robinson could hold the key to Keighley Cricket Club's fortunes in Sunday's Heavy Woollen Cup final. The Lawkholme Lane side face their biggest game for years when they take on Bradford League first division side Baildon at Liversedge.
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Trials: Dougie Lampkin hits home ground
WORLD trials champion Dougie Lampkin returns to his own doorstep when the British Championship comes to Silsden on Sunday. Dougie, who has dominated the sport across the world, is just three points ahead of Graham Jarvis in the race to the British title
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Soccer: Rachelle's World Cup dream
England international goalkeeper Rachelle Houldsworth is heading for Canada this month to represent England in the FIFA Under-19 Women's World Cup. Rachelle, who has just turned 18, is one of two goalkeepers named in a squad of 18 who fly out to British
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Robinson delight as Hill draw Keighley
Bradford's Dudley Hill's player-coach Chris Robinson today said he was overjoyed at the prospect of facing his old club Keighley Cougars in the Powergen Challenge Cup. The sides will meet at Parry Lane in the third round on the weekend of February 7-8
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North Ribb's winning form continues
SINCE Gordon Throup dusted off his boots, North Ribblesdale have been a changed side and their recent run of improved form was extended with their 32-5 Powergen Vase Round Four victory over St Benedict's at Grove Park. Ribb's early season matches tended
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Skipton boost survival hopes
SKIPTON gave their hopes of survival in Division B of the Airedale & Wharfedale League a welcome boost with a last-over, 23-run win at home to Pool. The success was only their second since May, the key being a useful all-round display in which Martin
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Ilkley Motor Club regain control of Larkspeed League
Ilkley Motor Club regained control of the Larkspeed Inter-Club championship series after dropping down to fourth place after low scoring in two rallies in recent weeks. However, on Sunday at Bolton Abbey was where it all came good. Press Officer Henry
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Ilkley Harriers
Saturday's International Snowdon fell race was attempted by members of Ilkley Harriers. First Ilkley Harrier home was Nick Pearce, who was 57th and fourth veteran in 1:23:38; and Jane Leather had a great run to finish 256th in 1:50:45. Second-claim Harrier
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Rain fails to put a dampener on tournament
The Annual Ilkley Open Tennis Tournament got underway this week but Tuesday and Wednesday's play was dogged by rain. Games moved to the club's indoor courts. Tennis fans have however had the opportunity to watch top class tennis once again. The tournament
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Letters to the Editor
Let's put the pride back in our village SIR - I have lived in Idle village most of my life. When you compare it with many other small villages that look really nice and tidy, I am sorry to say that there is no pride left in Idle. People go around either
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A lost opportunity?
IT'S been bad enough losing a school at the very heart of Otley, but to also lose the building, will be a disaster. If parents fail in their battle to reverse the closure of All Saints Junior School, North Parade, it seems the whole site will very quickly
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Freedom parade tainted by self-inflicted injuries
The odds are that right at this very moment members of the 1st Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment are on duty in some distant part helping to keep the peace and provide a safe and secure environment for those who live in that country. They are certainly
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Fruitful communication
Keighley-based Link Telecom has been appointed the region's only authorised sales outlet for an upgraded version of a product dubbed "Blackberry". The powerful hand-held device allows users to send and receive e-mails, and more effectively manage their
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Humbug warning on gifts
Keighley businesses are warned that the taxman is entitled to a slice of the pudding when employees are given Christmas gifts and bonuses. A recent increase in the minimum wage means more employees are now earning above the £8,500 threshold, which must
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Alliance set to go ahead
Local manufacturers attending meetings held over the last two weeks in Keighley and Bradford unanimously gave the go ahead to forming an alliance of manufacturing companies for the Airedale and Bradford area -- the only major area of Yorkshire without
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City to follow in footsteps of fair trading village
A Worth Valley village's lead in promoting Fairtrade is set to be followed by Bradford. Haworth became a Fairtrade village last December. A steering committee was formed to promote the status, numerous shops and businesses in the village agreed to sell
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All White on the night for Yorkshire
Craig White hit one of the greatest one-day centuries of all time against Surrey at Headingley to propel Yorkshire into the final of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy at Lord's on August 31 when they will meet Somerset. By a twist of fate, two days
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Pollard plunders 65 for Gomersal
Gomersal took advantage of Idle's week off to continue their challenge for the secondary title. An unbeaten 65 from Steve Pollard helped the second-placed side to six points with Brighouse the victims on a wet West Yorkshire Saturday. Brighouse could
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Standing's now going forward
Michael Standing is back in City's plans, insisting: Bryan Robson has made it a new club. Standing could get the nod to replace the suspended Dean Windass against Rotherham tomorrow. He came on for the last half-hour at Wigan - the first time he has played
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It's a winning formula!
CLOUDS cleared for a perfect day and the crowds turned out in their thousands at Weeton Show on Sunday. The mixture of show horses and ponies, showjumping and driving classes, racing ferrets, the Claro Beagles and bouncy castles attracted people from
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Yorkshire Day - still too new to garner traditional support
TODAY, we are told, is a time to sing the praises of all that is great about being part of the historic county of Yorkshire. Yorkshire Day is the area's very distinctive way of celebrating itself and this year will see, once again, the people of Wharfedale
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Helena plans to bake her way to a trip to Nepal
MONTHS of baking lie ahead for a Bramhope woman in her bid to set off on a trip of a lifetime. Helena Watkins is hoping to take part in a ten day trek in Nepal - in the foothills of the Himalayas. But before she sets off on the trip - which is being staged
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Bats force change to £7m flood defences
A bat inhabited cottage in the area has led to a £7million flood defence scheme being altered. The 150-year-old lock keeper's cottage in Lindley Woods is no longer abandoned - in fact it has hundreds of little guests. To Yorkshire Water's surprise it
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It's just not cricket if you are the newsagent
GETTING up at the crack of dawn, every day for more than 30 years has become a way of life for one Bramhope couple. But on Monday, newsagents Howard and Brenda Bell will be enjoying just their third day off in 33 years - after giving up their business
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Hospital picked for gym service
A soon to be closed hospital has been chosen as the venue to host a new gym service for people with mental health problems. High Royds Hospital, Menston, is set to close in spring 2003 but this week a new gym initiative was launched there. The new gym
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'Don't let this jewel slip out of public use'
A MEMBER of Parliament is spearheading a campaign to keep a closed Otley school for the community. Harold Best believes All Saints Junior School, North Parade, should not go for housing but be kept in public use - possibly for the library. And the Leeds
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Threat to demolish new home extension
A BUSINESSMAN could be forced to demolish part of his house after building it five feet higher than agreed. Several nearby residents and Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council have objected to on-going extensions and alterations to Green Acres in Moor Road
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On This Day
In 1851, artist Joseph Turner died aged 76. In 1871, one Albert L. Jones patented corrugated paper. In 1957, air flights between Moscow and London began. From the Telegraph & Argus of December 19th, 1978... Bradford's post offices are doing a roaring
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Property assets ignored
Firms in the district wanting to increase profits should get rid of unwanted commercial property before sacking staff. Research by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has revealed many firms do not understand the importance of property assets.
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Summer smiles lift Silsden spirits
Crowds flocked to Silsden Carnival at the weekend as the British summer made a long overdue appearance. Glorious sunshine and a host of attractions brought people flocking on to the streets to enjoy the festival atmosphere. And organisers say the bumper
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Deal puts firm in the fast lane
Billing specialist Lexicon is celebrating its sponsorship deal with the Castrol Honda Superbike team after success at the recent European leg of the championship. Castrol Honda rider Colin Edwards closed the gap on championship leader Troy Bayliss to
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'Feeble' tribunals burden for firms
Employers in the district are being put under unnecessary pressure by tribunals, according to the Engineering Employers' Federation Yorkshire and Humberside. It says the number of "feeble" cases sent to employment tribunals is threatening the efficient
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Firms to gain from windfall
Businesses in the district are set to benefit from a £25 million fund. Up to 100 fledgling small businesses could get a cash injection from the new Regional Venture Capital Fund, which is supported by regeneration agency Yorkshire Forward. The fund will
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Carving a name for themselves
Children at St Joseph's School, Keighley, carved out a lot of fun. The five and six-year-olds enjoyed a visit from sculptor Lancelot Bryan. Teacher Felicity Borghuis said: "The children all really loved Lancelot's workshop. They all carved their names
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MP accepts invitation
MP Ann Cryer visited Lees Primary School to open the school's new extension. The new building provides the school with two new classrooms and further alterations to other parts of the school have seen the provision of a new kitchen, staff room and office
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Pub crawl to mark brewer's birth
Real-ale enthusiasts are staging a pub crawl in Keighley on Tuesday to toast a brewery baron's birthday. Members of the Campaign for Real Ale's Keighley and Bradford branches plan to visit all nine Timothy Taylor town-based pubs. The event is to mark
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Police attacked in 999 row
A Keighley mum whose car was attacked by youths as she drove through the town has blasted the police response to her 999 call. Carolyn Spencer was forced to slam on the brakes when eggs hurled at her vehicle smashed across the windscreen. She and her
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'Lost' version of Railway Children is released
The 1970 film version of The Railway Children holds a special place in the hearts of many people. It is also credited with increasing the popularity of the fledgling Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. But two years earlier, just before the railway reopened
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Estate agency reported to racial commission
A HOUSE-HUNTER has complained to the Commission for Racial Equality against a Keighley estate agent. The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is currently investigating a complaint from Helal Ahmed about The Green Partnership. Mr Ahmed claims that he
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Heartbroken couple see baby taken away
A disabled Keighley couple have spoken of their heartbreak after their baby daughter was taken into care. Social workers took the little girl from Airedale Hospital before the 18-year-old mother was able to take her home. Bradford Council social services
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25 Years Ago
With heavy rain having caused severe flooding in various parts of the country it takes a little understanding whey the Wharfe, long recognised as one of the swiftest rising rivers in the north has not overflowed its banks or even threatened to do so.
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Traffic row rumbles
THE DIRECTOR of builders merchant and DIY chain Arnold Laver has told residents he does not want to upset Guiseley people, in a site meeting over the planned move to Springhead Mills. Director Andrew Laver faced strong opposition from residents and Aireborough
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Last gasp effort to save dolphins
Pigeon racer John Hanson and his daughter Susan are flying high after one of their birds may have winged its way into the record books. Their prize racing pigeon, Hanson's Pride, was released in Bergerac, in the Dordogne region of South West France, to
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Ramblers start new battle for Burley bridge
The Ramblers' Association is renewing a 104-year-old battle for a bridge to be built across the River Wharfe. The group is calling for urgent action from Bradford Council now that the Stepping Stones in Burley-in-Wharfedale have become hazardous. The
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Why death knell could sound for local events
A SHORTAGE of volunteers, rising insurance costs and increasingly restrictive health and safety regulations are threatening the area's community events. Some organisers also fear a knock-on effect of a £600,000 compensation payout to a bandsman who was
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Booze ban comes in on "Builders' Friday"
SKIPTON High Street and the majority of the town centre becomes a booze-free zone from today (Friday). The introduction of the ban, which prohibits the drinking of alcohol on the streets, has been timed for the start of the festive break. Today is "Builders
