A NORTH Craven pub has been ordered to remove plastic windows installed without planning permission. The Boar's Head at Long Preston was the subject of an appeal by Mr and Mrs K Attewell against a decision by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
A VILLAGE school celebrated a century at the heart of the community on Saturday. Long Preston School first admitted pupils on January 10 1898, and exactly 100 years later, more than 200 pupils, staff, governors, former pupils, teachers and villagers connected
A LORRY crash which ended in the deaths of six people at Sowerby Bridge more than four years ago was caused by the gross negligence of a transport manager, a court has heard. The heavily-laden truck with faulty brakes careered down a hill and ploughed
EVERY ornament in Audrey Holmes's tidy living room has its proper place - and it's stuck there, literally. Long-suffering Audrey, pictured, and her husband George have taken to glueing down their favourite mementoes to stop them being smashed to smithereens
THE mother of an Otley man who died at the age of 22 from a heroin overdose is appearing on an educational video being used in every school in West Yorkshire. Linda Smith, who lives in Hawksworth, near Guiseley, with her husband Raymond, watched her son
The name of Keighley will sail into history - aboard the replica of Captain Cook's ship End-eavour. Expert ropemaker Norman Kelk, of Lawnswood Road, has presented a unique collection of ropes to the crew of the ship, which is about to embark on the next
Medical staff at a Romanian cottage hospital are to be kitted out with new uniforms - thanks to Skipton Building Society. More than 1,000 of their cast-off uniforms - a new design was brought in this year - are being packaged and taken to the village
Earlier this year Debonair Holdings became the first UK company to have its ordinary shares quoted on EASDAQ, the new pan European stock market, raising over £28 million. As a young unquoted company, which has traded for less than a year in an untested
Innovative Bradford companies are ignoring the chance of picking up free cash to help launch new products. Up to £5,000 is available to local firms with new products under a grants scheme - but according to bosses at Business Link Bradford they are having
By Steve Tunsstall, Trinity Baptist URC and secre3tary of Central Keighley churches Together. Week of Prayer for Christian unity The annual Week of Prayer Services for Christian Unity, always held from January 18 to 25 inclusive, celebrates its 90th anniversary
The grandchildren of a Silsden man were so impressed with his courage after he suffered a stroke that they nominated him for a special award. On Tuesday Alan Creighton rece-ived the Stroke Association's Life After Stroke Courage award from Steeton vicar
PATIENTS under the care of a Skipton health centre could have their operations delayed indefinitely because of lack of funds. Doctors at the Fisher Medical Centre in Coach Street, have suspended all non-urgent waiting list admissions, so that money can
A RECORD crowd was at Threshfield on Saturday - complete with parking chaos in the village - as Wharfedale took on their downstream rivals, Otley, on Saturday. A glorious day, a big crowd, an exciting game and not a single act of foul play in evidence
I take up the editor's editorial comment in last week's Keighley News concerning policing in the area. His view that 'the confidence of many in this police division has been rocked' really does echo around Keighley and its outlying towns and villages.
ADAM LUCCOCK has got the call to join Yorkshire's Under-17's rugby union squad. Adam, 16, from Silsden, is a pupil at South Craven School and now plays his rugby with Wharfedale Rugby Club at Threshfield. He has also played for for the school team, Bradford
BRONTE School pupils have designed their own cycling club outfits - and found a sponsor to buy the new equipment. Dora Connolly and Becky Furness designed the shirts and visited companies throughout Keighley searching for a sponsor, then found him on
International runners Stevie Green, Andy Peace and Alfie Atkinson are expected to line up in tomorrow's major cross country event at Greenhead. Yorkshire's inter-county squad are expected to line up against the Keighley-based athletes who are favourites
There must be something in the air at Darlington that disagrees with the Dalesmen, writes Trevor Graveson. On the opening league Saturday Ribb travelled to nearby Mowden Park and came away on the wrong end of a 40-point score and unfortunately the process
WHARFEDALE 15 OTLEY 15 THERE have been matches of more lasting merit and skills but this Wharfedale derby at Threshfield, on Saturday, kept the crowd of 1,080 on edge until the final whistle. As was to be expected this was a hard fought Jewson League
THIS week we are carrying a story about the mother of an Otley man who died at the age of 22 from a heroin overdose. Linda Smith has taken up a promise her son, Graham, made, that if he successfully recovered from his drugs problem, he would go and visit
A GROUP of Ilkley pensioners has scooped a Help the Aged Millennium award of nearly £3,000 to help disabled people. The Wharfe Valley Community Project is organised by Nellie Thornton, Kathleen Wilson, Daphne Steele and Margaret Cook, who range in age
Community constables will not disappear from the streets of Keighley. That is the pledge from Keighley's police chief Supt Steve Priestley in a personal statement to the Keighley News this week. The statement came in the wake of a public outcry over reports
The claim of hospital dietician Kath Jones that it is really hard in this world to do something that's unique is food for thought. So, as we report on page three, with husband Steve and a team of adventurers Kath is off to attempt to conquer the Place
WE are disappointed by the comments of Peter Putwain, chairman of the Community Health Council, who accuses Airedale National Health Trust of over-reacting to a proposed merger with Bradford. Surely, as a politician, Mr Putwain knows that unless an early
SIR - Who is Barry Thorne trying to convince when he says that those who wanted to object to the proposals to build a sports area in Victoria Park "should have done so earlier"? (Keighley News, January 9.) All the schemes which have destroyed Victoria
I KNOW all our fans will give a real Cougar welcome to our new Aussie import. Brock McDonald is a real Australian sounding name, and at just 21-years-old he fits into our youth policy brilliantly. He flew in from Perth on Tuesday and although that is
A high-ranking politician has admitted branding Silsden's local councillors as 'donkeys' in an interview conducted by the BBC's Panorama programme. Cllr Jack Womersley has defended his actions, saying he did not mean them as an insult. However, Silsden
GRASSINGTON'S ambitious millennium project has received the royal seal of approval. The £600,000 scheme to transform the town hall was one of 10 projects in Yorkshire to receive a charter in the inaugural awards made by the Duke of York's Community Initiative
OAKBANK School is launching its development scheme for girl cricketers next month. The school, which gained Sports College status last year, has won the backing of the Women's Cricket Association who have sponsored the project with a £1,400 grant. Helen
Despite heavy conditions good open rugby was played between Queensbury and Worth Village A. Village opened the scoring after a cross field move was finished off by Andy Emmott; Chris Scaife converted. Queensbury came back strongly to score two tries and
MANY clubs managed to play despite a week of torrential rain which left other pitches unfit. Oxenhope Recreation took the opportunity to steal a march on their rivals by gaining two points from their match with Cowling. Playing up the slope Oxenhope set
WHARFEDALE 15 OTLEY 15 THERE have been matches of more lasting merit and skills but this Wharfedale derby at Threshfield, on Saturday, kept the crowd of 1,080 on edge until the final whistle. As was to be expected this was a hard fought Jewson League
AUSSIE signing Brock McDonald flew into Britain this week ready to boost Keighley's push for Division One honours. Brock, a 21-year-old from Perth in Western Australia, has already proved a big hit in his local competition, and was originally recommended
Health chiefs panicked and became hysterical over merger proposals with Bradford, says the head of the local patients' watchdog. Cllr Peter Putwain, chairman of Airedale Community Health Council (CHC), says the Airedale NHS Trust's senior officials were
A Glusburn church built at the turn of the century is to close later this month. All Saints' Church, dubbed 'the tin tabernacle', will shut after a farewell service on January 25 (3pm). The declining state of the building, coupled with a dwindling congregation
100 Years Ago: A WOULD-BE thief ransacked Skipton Parish Church in the search for cash, reported the Herald. The culprit attempted to gain entry via an external wall but eventually succeeded by forcing the wire netting protecting the Birtwhistle Memorial
Innovative Bradford companies are ignoring the chance of picking up free cash to help launch new products. Up to £5,000 is available to local firms with new products under a grants scheme - but according to bosses at Business Link Bradford they are having
Ambitious Keighley businessman Alan Rees has mounted a rescue bid to help save one of the country's biggest regional double-glazing firms - and at the same time double the size of his own company. Mr Rees, 45, whose Worth Systems in Keighley and Quickframe
Addingham 7 Skipton LMS 1 THIS could have been a tricky clash for an Addingham side missing Damion Smithson and Paul Chapman. However, the home side rose to the occasion with superb performances from Brian Wild, Andy Murray and Glen Riley. Although the
KARATE champs Paul Newby and Amjid Hussain are to represent England. Paul Newby is flying out to France this weekend with the national senior squad when he will compete in the prestigious Paris Cup. There they will take on the might over over 40 countries
It was a humdinger of a contest at Threshfield where a record league attendance of around 1,500 turned out in the January sunshine to see the Greens come near to erasing the memory of a disappointing 27-11 reverse at Cross Green earlier this season, writes
The apology by the Japanese for wartime atrocities does not go far enough, say local veterans. They want action, not words, from the former enemy for brutal treatment in prison camps between 1942 and 1945. Thousands of British servicemen died at the hands
Keighley hits the tourist trail again this week with the latest brochure selling the area. The second edition of the Bront' Experience features contributions from Lord Healey of Riddlesden, Are You Being Served? actress Mollie Sugden, who grew up in the
Frail and vulnerable pensioners will be put at risk if beds set aside for them are moved from Bingley to Airedale. Members of Airedale Community Health Council (CHC) - the patients' watchdog - unanimously opposed plans by Airedale NHS Trust to close 17
Keighley cancer sufferer Correena Done became a grandma this week during her final battle to beat the disease. A baby boy, weighing just over 5lbs, was born over the weekend, making one of Correena's last wishes - to become a grandmother - come true.
Richard Bell has died after a three month battle against cancer and will be buried today at Utley cemetery. Four years ago Mr Bell, of Elmwood Road, Keighley, underwent surgery at St Luke's Hospital, Bradford, to remove a cancer in his leg and went back
MOST people would be thinking of taking things easy after their 50th birthday but energetic John Garwell is preparing to cycle up an Alp or two! His dream of rubbing shoulders with Tour de France stars has come true thanks to a birthday surprise from
PENDLE Council is going "green" to the core, with environmental concerns set to underpin everything it does and how it does it. In recent years, "environment" has become a political buzzword and a useful vote winner for many councils. But now Pendle is
A TASK force has been formed to try to co-ordinate Skipton's plans for the new millennium. Local people are being asked how they would wish the town to celebrate the year 2000 and the Craven Herald has agreed to offer a £100 cash prize for the best suggestion
SHOPPING could be made easier for disabled people in a scooter scheme designed to make Otley more accessible. The town is currently being considered as a site for Leeds City Council's Shopmobility programme. It provides scooters which disabled people
Courtalds Textiles, which has the Weavestyle factory at Silsden, expects pre-tax profits for 1997 to be around £40 million. In a statement the company said retail demand during the autumn was "softer" than earlier in the year. But after strong ranges
Silentnight Holdings is in discussions with Spring Ram Corporation with a view to buying the Rest Assured bedding business. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of January for a purchase price of around £3 million. Silentnight, the Salterforth-based
Keighley's would-be entrepreneurs are being offered the free advice they might need to convince them to take the first steps into business. Research shows that at some point in their working lives more than 50 per cent of people consider setting up their
Despite the worst weather of the winter so far, a good selection of local businesses turned out for a meeting of Keighley Small Business Club last Thursday. Helen Catto from the Inland Revenue brought members up to date on the final 22 days before the
Local businesses are being warned to be alert after one company boss received what looked like a genuine invoice for £370. Chris Gibson, managing director of motor dealers Burgess Ford, was not taken in by the bill he received from United Media for an
MATTHEW ROBINSON has been selected to ride for England in the World Cyclo-Cross Championships to be held in Denmark next month. He was selected after taking fifth place in the Junior Section of the National Cyclo-Cross championship at Sutton Park, Birmingham
EDUCATION bosses have been slammed for getting their sums wrong in a review which could result in schools in Ilkley being closed. And an Ilkley school governor has warned that many other figures used to justify the education shake-up are open to question
IN many ways Ilkley is a unique town. The setting, in the tranquil lower Wharfe Valley, is God given, but the way the town has evolved over the years owes more to the activities of the people living here. Looking at the photographs and news reports in
Keighley hoisted themselves back to the top of the league with a convincing 44-7 win over visitors Ashington. They ran in six sparkling tries, all scored by their impressive backs and but for a rare defensive lapse mid-way through the first half, would
For the second time this season the Reds dominated a game against their Humberside rivals only to come away without the points, writes Andy Rhodes. With conditions perfect for rugby Skipton took the field with eight changes from the previous week. Burns
THE C A Rhodes Memorial for 1997 is to be made to Horsforth's Jonathan Clay as a special recognition of his racing achievements over many years and his administrative expertise. The Memorial was instituted in 1961 as a tribute to the memory of Charles
TELFORD UNITED 3 GUISELEY 2 GUISELEY'S chance of glory in this seaon's FA Trophy were blown away when they had to re-play their first round tie against Telford. Guiseley failed to press home their advantage in the first tie and paid the price. After Saturday's
I ALWAYS get depressed in the new year when I find out that, yet again, I have been omitted from the honours list. Perhaps it was just an oversight, or maybe they don't have a category for services to common sense and plain speaking. It may be just as
TWO of Keighley Boxing Club's brightest prospects have brought in the New Year with champion style. Leon 'Clogger' Clegg became Yorkshire and Humberside light-welterweight champion following a superb performance at Sheffield and Mark Kilroy began his
An intrepid couple are set to be among the first people to conquer a huge fissure in the Earth's surface. Steve and Kath Jones will be part of a 15-strong expedition team which will attempt to descend 8,500ft into notorious Low's Gully in the remote jungles
URGENT investigations are to be carried out into a washed out area of Skipton. For years, residents and businessmen near a part-blocked canal culvert on Ings Lane have complained about the mini river they face whenever there is a downpour. Tenants of
I ALWAYS get depressed in the new year when I find out that, yet again, I have been omitted from the honours list. Perhaps it was just an oversight, or maybe they dont have a category for services to common sense and plain speaking. It may be just as
ILKLEY Literature Festival's jubilee celebrations should prove to be a real Carry On. A show based on the life of comic actor Sid James is just one of the highlights promised for the festival's 25th anniversary 'party.' David Porter, the event's director
Something you see too much of is litter, but on Sunday I came across something I've never seen in West Craven before. On the disused railway line behind Earby's old station yard was a scattering of empty beer cans - nothing unusual in that - and beside
Leodiensians 51 Ilkley 8 THIS game proved to be a nightmare for Ilkley as they were comprehensively beaten by a much heavier and committed Leos side. Ilkley started well and were easily the better side for the majority of the first half. Forwards and
Karen Slater, of Kelbrook, claimed her third county title in the mud at Hull on Sunday to bring the curtain down on her club, Keighley Hill Runners, in style - for from this week the Hill Runners will disband and members will join the new Keighley and
A man who stabbed his sister-in-law to death in front of her three children has been sent to Rampton top-security hospital for an indefinite period. Bradford Crown Court heard on Monday how 27-year-old Naseer Aslam bought a sheath knife from a local sports
ILKLEY Literature Festival has turned to the young to ensure its continued success - Amy Young to be precise! Amy, 23, who hails from Norwich, is in for a busy 12 months as she organises Beyond the Ilkley 25 - the Festival's youth venture. She has been
Earlier this year Debonair Holdings became the first UK company to have its ordinary shares quoted on EASDAQ, the new pan European stock market, raising over £28 million. As a young unquoted company, which has traded for less than a year in an untested
Three long-serving employees of award-winning Timothy Taylor's brewery were rewarded at a special ceremony at the brewery's Albert Hotel on Tuesday. Draymen Sid Stanton and Ray Lambert, and brewhouse operative David Henfrey, were each presented with a
KEIGHLEY Colts started brightly despite having only 14 men - and ran out 20-7 winners over Bradford Salem. The Keighley side failed to use their wing men properly allowing Salem to open the scoring with a converted try under the posts. Keighley were drawn
WITH three regular players out of the side Silsden Under-15's got off to a sluggish start against rampant Bolton woods who hammered home two goals in three minutes. Usman pulled one back after good work from Adam Whiteoak and after Woods extended their
SKIPTON Golf Club's presentation night was tinged with regret as the club bade farewell to its top player, Ben Mallinson. Members will still see plenty of Mallinson, the Telegraph and Argus Bradford Union Player of the Year, as he is turning professional
I fought my first general election in 1955 at the age of 11. I cycled round the polling stations in Ripon collecting teller's slips to check off the vote against our central register. Twenty years later I was Conservative candidate in the "hopeless" seat
ILKLEY Literature Festival's jubilee celebrations should prove to be a real Carry On. A show based on the life of comic actor Sid James is just one of the highlights promised for the festival's 25th anniversary 'party.' David Porter, the event's director
Two people were sentenced for their part in a disturbance in Silsden's main street. Christine Byram, 36, of North Dene Road, Silsden, was conditionally discharged for 12 months after she pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour. Her partner, Mark Holmes
Keighley MP Ann Cryer plans to take her Saturday morning surgery to more local communities. She will also hold her first 'meet the MP' coffee morning so villagers can chat with her informally over a cuppa. Braithwaite, East Morton, Steeton and Oxenhope
Proposals to dump more rubbish at a controversial quarry were expected to be given the go-ahead yesterday. The Manywells Quarry tip, between Denholme and Cullingworth, is filling up rapidly. Operator West York-shire Waste Management (WYWM) wants to expand
Illegal road signs are 'cluttering up' Cullingworth and putting drivers' safety at risk. So fed up are villagers at the number of advertising boards, fly posters and sandwich boards that have sprung up over the autumn, that some signs have mysteriously
The future of Keighley's footpaths rest with the area's inhabitants. Bradford council's footpath experts want to know your views on the 400-plus paths which criss-cross the district, and how they should be maintained. Over the next eight months, the authority
Private Henry MacDonald will finally be honoured by his home town tomorrow. The soldier's name will be added to Keighley's roll of honour, 82 years after he was executed for desertion. The updated roll will be unveiled for Harry MacDonald, the soldier's
A BARLICK butcher made his own views on the latest beef scare known this week - much to the amusement of his customers and other passers-by. Banning beef on the bone was the final straw for Stephen Bell and the many regulars who frequent his small shop
