BROTHERS Jeremy and Paul Nolan were greeted by glorious sunshine last weekend for the start of the RSAC Scottish Rally. The event was the third round in the Mobil 1 British Rally Championship which started at 9am on Friday with the Keighley crew aiming
A flying man, a fiddling vicar, and a spire shaped like a space rocket all feature in a new book about country churches. Mike Priestley reports On the chancel wall of All Saints' Church in the East Yorkshire village of Pocklington is a much-worn plaque
DAVID BEHRENS talks to a Hollywood star who is convinced there is too much sex on our cinema screens Meg Ryan is on a one-woman crusade to bring romance back to the screen. Cinema today, she says, has too much sex, too much frankness and not enough sentiment
Parents whose sons or daughters are hooked on drugs are being offered help by a Keighley advice service. Project 6, which supports drug and alcohol abusers, is running a new course for relatives of addicts. Advice workers will provide information on the
Systems for carrying out maintenance work at Bradford District's outdoor pursuits centres have been branded "ludicrous" by a governor who claimed workmen had travelled more than 60 miles to mend a broken drain. Councillor Anne Hawkesworth (Con Ilkley)
INVESTIGATIONS on the Yeadon building site where a teenager was trapped for almost 12 hours in a collapsed trench have been completed by Health and Safety Executive officials. An inquiry was launched at the Henshaw Lane works after Rawdon man Jed Christie
TRADERS are getting tough on crime by joining forces with police to launch an Otley Town Watch scheme. Businesses are aiming to make the town a no-go zone for thieves and vandals who have been blighting the area in recent months. Organised gangs of shoplifters
BINGLEY HARRIER Mick Hawkins will be out to regain his crown in the William Hill Man v Horse marathon this weekend. In 1995 he was a member of the first team to beat the horses in a gruelling test over the Welsh moors, last year the horses won the annual
VILLAGERS fighting to get a bridge built over the River Wharfe at Burley-in-Wharfedale will be trying to 'walk on water' today to highlight their campaign. Members of the Burley Footbridge Committee will be attempting to cross the river using the stepping
Haworth mountain climber Simon Turner-Bottomley had achieved a life-long ambition in reaching the summit of the Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland before he tragically fell to his death last July, a Bradford inquest heard yesterday afternoon. Coroner
A protest march was taking place today by parents campaigning against the possible closure of Temple Bank School, Bradford. The school - the only one in Yorkshire for visually impaired pupils - has the axe hanging over it as Bradford Council considers
Belmont Silks, the Silsden-based weaver of fabrics for tie manufacturers, has taken delivery of a new high-performance loom as part of its long term investment plan. At a time when the textile and clothing industry generally has been suffering from an
O&K Escalators has gained further endorsement of its Inves-tors in People (IiP) philosophy following the success of the company's first reassessment since achieving IiP status in 1994. O&K was the first escalator manufacturer in the world to achieve
Keighley Business Forum has been chosen by the government to head one of 11 new Centres of Excellence being set up in Yorkshire and Humberside to improve training in high technology and information technology. The forum will receive £265,000 in funding
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Burley C of E First School's church status have received a real boost from Westminster. Village MP Chris Leslie has delighted everybody connected with the school by rejecting the prospect of a one-church school system for
Bradford Council was yesterday branded "ignorant, arrogant and hypocritical" over a 12-minute meeting to review the progress on proposed Odsal Superdome. Resident David Warburton, who attended the meeting of the corporate executive sub-committee called
I FORGET exactly which age we live in. The Jet Age, I believe, was last year. Or was that the Space Age? Are we this year in the Microchip Age or the Global Communications Age? Whichever is right, and I am open to correction, I would rather be living
Oakworth's Craig Bottomley lost out to Chorley's Pat Boyd in the battle of former champs chasing third spot in Sunday's third round of the BOFRA championship at Cracoe. Titleholder and Bingley Harrier Mark Kinch cruised to victory with Andy Wrench second
A GROUP of Burley Juniors football players have enjoyed their soccer so much that they wish to continue playing as Under-18s. In order to do this they need a few more players in their squad for the forthcoming seaosn in the Leeds Minor League Under-18
A SPLENDID bowling and fielding display by the Airedale and Wharfedale League X1 saw them gain revenge over the Central Yorkshire League who had beaten them by six wickets in the previous year's Yorkshire Leagues knock-Out Competition. In the first round
LAST week was one of the busiest of the season for members of Otley AC. On Sunday the popular Melmerby 10k attracted five Otley runners, best placed being Julian Mawson, who finished an excellent 14th out of 283 finishers in 36.16. Mick Jeffrey was 22nd
I CAN'T tell you enough how frustrating it was for me on Sunday to have to sit and watch the team lose at Warrington. I had to pull out of the game at the eleventh hour with a knee injury. I collided with another player in training on Saturday and I didn't
THE weather once again played havoc with the cricket programme but in the Airedale and Wharfedale League Rawdon took advantage of some hard work by their groundstaff to get their match underway and gain a victory which took them to the top of the table
FEW people need reminding of the vandalism, theft and anti-social behaviour which blights Otley town centre over most weekends. We have become all too accustomed to seeing the evidence left behind. And readers will be well aware of the spate of theft
WITH two wins at Pendle and Buttermere, and a second placing Veteran-40 at Culter Fell in Scotland, has secured Ilkley runner Jo Prowse the British Veteran's Over-40 champion title in the FRA Championships. The tough 12-mile course over heather and pathless
A Bradford couple have been cleared of inflicting grievous bodily harm on their baby son. But Quamran Younis, 21, and his wife Susan, 36, are still on trial on a child cruelty charge, which they have also denied. The city's Crown Court was told how Thomas
A NEW Wharfedale Hospital should be built at High Royds Hospital in Menston, a panel of health chiefs has been told. A consultation meeting on the future of Wharfedale General Hospital heard from Councillor Moira Dunn that the High Royds Hospital site
Former Keighley Cougars chairman Carl Metcalfe has accepted an apology from the author of a book about the club and has called off legal action. Mr Metcalfe had threatened to sue Brian Lund over drugs-related comments made in 'Daring to Dream - the story
It is unlikely that closed-circuit television cameras can be installed in Haworth. Villagers had hoped cameras could be installed in Main Street to improve community safety. But Bradford council official Trevor Green told Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury
FOR one young pupil at Otley's St Joseph's RC School, a most considerable danger of swimming in rivers was 'fish which bite'. The nasty fish obviously worried him, but as visiting lifeguard Louise Wells was quick to point out, there are many more serious
FRENCH swimmer Gilles Madelenat has a love of Ilkley and did not think twice about inviting his English friends to pop across the Channel for his wedding to Sophie Darrigade. For Gilles is a familiar face to Ilkley's swimming community. He has been a
There was foul play in Keighley town hall when Bonzo the dog came to town. Bonzo, the mascot of Bradford council's dog warden service, helped launch a new crackdown on dog fouling. Under new laws it is an offence for people to let their dogs foul footpaths
A demolition contractor has been landed with a bill for £13,000 after complaints from the public sparked a 12-month investigation by the Environment Agency. The painstaking inquiry, which included aerial photography and undercover surveillance, ended
Keighley town centre looks down in the dumps, says local TV and radio presenter Peter Levy. Oh no, it's not, says his on-air and screen verbal sparring partner - local lad and weatherman Paul Hudson. "It's brilliant." But the exchange of views on Peter's
Undersea treasure hunter Keith Jessop is notching up another first for Keighley. The man dubbed the 'Steptoe of the world's oceans' is to stage an after-dinner-speaker event at Cougar Park, Keighley, on Tuesday, June 23. Diners will watch a video of his
OAKWORTH and Haworth celebrate their 107th 'Worth Valley Derby' on Saturday -- with the Oaks keen to continue their recent run of victories. The first match between Oakworth Wesleyans and Haworth Wesleyans was played on May 13, 1893 when the Haworth boys
After the appaling weather of the day before it was a wonder that any play was possible on Sunday in the second round of the Cowling Cup -- but three local clubs made it through to the semi-final of the competition. Long Lee pulled off the shock of the
DRIZZLE gave groundsmen a headache last weekend, but the heavy rain just as matches were starting put paid to all but four of the games. Three of those succumbed to the weather later in the day. There was no play possible in the First Division. Three
SILSDEN went top of the Aire-Wharfe League first division -- in style, at the weekend. It is 21 years since the Cobbydale club last revelled in top spot, and they made not mistakes getting there. Due to poor weather their match against Illingworth was
THE Seidokan Karate team was on top form at the recent Durham and Middlesborough Open Championships. At Durham Sue Haraker was second and Richard Sellars third in the cadet kata. Matthew Denison was 1st and Bob Haraker 3rd in the junior kata and Richard
A GROUP of Burley Juniors football players have enjoyed their soccer so much that they wish to continue playing as Under-18s. In order to do this they need a few more players in their squad for the forthcoming seaosn in the Leeds Minor League Under-18
Steeton schoolgirl Laura Stephenson has her sights firmly set on a career as an international showjumper. The 15-year-old, who attends South Craven School, has just been chosen to represent England at an event in Cavan in Ireland. She has also qualified
Bradford council's handling of a planning application for housing at Freedom Mills, East Morton, is still being inv-estigated by the Ombudsman. A representative, having already taken statements from councillors, officers and angry neighbours, visited
Bradford Council is likely to change its grants system - following protests from voluntary groups across the district. Dozens of organisations have shut down or reduced their services after they failed to win the cash they wanted from the Council last
with Tom Smith How many times have you answered the telephone merely to discover that the caller is from a company trying to sell you double-glazing, computer software or something else that you previously had no idea you wanted? I don't really want these
During my radio debate with Peter Levy about the state of Keighley Town Centre, he asked a fairly pointed question. Actually it was more of a statement. " As editor of the Keighley News you would say that wouldn't you." In the short time available I tried
THE weather once again played havoc with the cricket programme but in the Airedale and Wharfedale League Rawdon took advantage of some hard work by their groundstaff to get their match underway and gain a victory which took them to the top of the table
COUGARS this week launched a £100,000 drive for the future -- and fans picked a stunning new strip for their team. The Cougar 'TeamBuilder' scratch card is at the heart of plans to develop the strongest squad in the First Division and push for Super League
Bradford Bulls hooker James Lowes succeeded in having his two-match suspension halved when he appealed to the Rugby Football League last night. The Great Britain international was banned for two games after being sent off during the 28-12 defeat by Wigan
ILKLEY'S Civic Society fears Bradford Council's school review could leave the town with an environmental headache. The society's concerns are not education-based, more the future use of school sites. The vice-chairman of the society, Helen Kidman, has
The head-teacher of Cull-ingworth First School says the best move for the school would be to a new site. Chris Irelan-Bunting says the school would benefit from a fresh start on a new campus, regardless of what is announ-ced by Bradford council on June
Ann Cryer MP has renewed the call for greater access to the open countryside and says that legislation is the way forward. In a letter to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, the MP says that current powers to provide access have had a limited effect
Married in the Dominican Republic were Carl Edward Mawer and Leanne Carter. Carl, a service advisor at Skipton Ford, is the youngest son of Harry and Audrey Mawer of Occupation Lane, Oakworth. Leanne, a staff nurse at Airedale Hospital, is the only daughter
Bride Ruth Helen Newsham landed a fortune on Saturday - Simon John Fortune! Ruth - only daughter of David and Jennifer Newsham, of Wheathead Lane, Keighley - was married at Exley Head Methodist Church to Simon, younger son of Jeffrey and Jean Fortune,
Bank clerk Janet Ormerod, formerly of Valley View Close, Keighley, was married in Peterborough to painter and decorator Mark Hamilton. Janet is the only daughter of Peter and Carole Ormerod, and Mark is the eldest son of John and Sue Hamilton. The bride
Car valeters Roy Crabtree and Tracy Crouch were married at New Church, Keighley. Roy is the eldest son of Harry and Pat Vickers, of Central Avenue, Bracken Bank, and Tracy is the youngest daughter of Brian and Irene Crouch, of Queen's Road, Keighley.
Budding journalists at Greenhead have left their mark with an exciting new school magazine. Students in the sixth form have been producing the Exclamation magazine since the start of the year. And the magazine - now in its third edition - has proved to
A man was taken to hospital with burns to his leg after removing a flaming grill pan from a house. Darren Croft, 33, was taken to Airedale Hospital for treatment to burns on his right leg. Firefighters from Keighley were called to the fire at 11.30pm
A Parish Council chairman has been 'ousted' a week after being elected - because he failed to sign a piece of paper. The election of Paul Bromley was declared 'illegal' as he did not sign a formal declaration of office as chairman of Silsden parish council
A search has been launched for memorabilia from the days when Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show rode into town. The world-famous outfit played to enormous crowds when it visited Keighley in 1891 and again in 1903-04. Now the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds
The annual Temple Street fair held by Keighley Disabled People's Council was washed out on Saturday by some typically British summer weather. Many of the stalls had packed up by 1pm, after a morning of constant rain had led to a dwindling number of people
A family of Thomas the Tank Engine fans from America steamed over to Keighley at the weekend to see the famous train in action. Hiroyuki Shamoto flew his family from their home city of Boston especially to see Tho-mas and friends performing on the Keighley
Members of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway are hoping that their planning application to change the use of a shop in Mill Hey, Haworth, into offices will win the support of Bradford council planners. Volunteers have been running the railway, which
Business people and tourism leaders have hailed the announcement of a new rail link with Airedale as a boost for the local economy. They are to gather to hear details of the new daily London to Skipton daily train service at a presentation organised by
Residents in Cullingworth are calling on police to stop skateboarders vandalising the village war monument. Young skateboarders have been accused of removing pieces of stone from the war memorial in the centre of the village, and using them as ramps.
A NEW Wharfedale Hospital should be built at High Royds Hospital in Menston, a panel of health chiefs has been told. A consultation meeting on the future of Wharfedale General Hospital heard from Councillor Moira Dunn that the High Royds Hospital site
ALMOST 20 years ago at the height of his powers boxing legend Muhammad Ali snatched a pretty five-year- old from the crowd. The boxer was promoting his world heavyweight fight with Larry Holmes at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and the rivals played out
THE annual Bradford Schools Senior Tennis Tournament saw Ilkley Grammar School enter two teams in a tournament which unfortunately only involved two other schools but still managed to produce an excellent standard of tennis. The action began with Ilkley
ADDINGHAM'S super street sweeper David Lawrence has scooped a top prize in the Street Cleaner of the Year Award for Yorkshire and Humberside 1998. Dave, 48, of Burns Hill, Addingham, has kept the village tidy for the past four-and-half years and was this
AN amusement arcade planned for Horsforth would encourage young people to gamble, it was claimed this week. Hundreds of residents have signed petitions and a local school and the town's civic society have already objected to the scheme proposed for a
A FATHER and son seriously hurt in a bizarre road crash may have been accidentally injured by a friend of the family, it has emerged. The twist of fate was revealed as the men recovered in hospital following Monday morning's accident near Leeds-Bradford
A PERMANENT arts centre for Otley is one of the possible future uses of the town's former magistrates' courts. Discussions are set to take place in the coming weeks over what the future holds for the building at Courthouse Street, owned by the Leeds Development
WHEN 500 Yeadon old folk leave the town in a fleet of coaches for their annual outing to the coast on June 20, they will be taking with them a brass band. For the trip this year, which is to Blackpool, marks the 50th annual outing organised by Yeadon
WORK is under way to prepare a document that could help preserve the character of Bramhope village in the face of future developments. The village parish council and a cross section of the community are to investigate the possibility of drawing up a Village
SUSTAINED pressure to improve road safety through Pool-in-Wharfedale is poised to spark action from highways chiefs. A delegation of parish councillors is quietly confident that a long-running campaign has finally pushed Leeds City Council into taking
LITTLE Jennifer Simpson from Yeadon cashed in on an amazing piece of luck after she swallowed a pound coin. The coin had stuck in her throat leaving her choking for breath and her parents feared the worst as they made a desperate dash to hospital. Her
WHETHER you take your running seriously or not, Sunday's 16th Annual Fun Run and Road Race in Ilkley is sure to provide ample incentive to get those knees up! The two races sponsored by Dale Eddisons Estate Agents, and organised by Ilkley and District
THE moment of truth for schools in the Ilkley district is only a few days away. Bradford Council's school review has been top of the 'agenda' for what seems an eternity - with twists and turns all the way. The aim of the review cannot be called into question
Riddlesden businessman Stephen Auker was so concerned after being the innocent victim in two 'road rage' incidents that he set up his own company to monitor driving behaviour. Now Stephen, of Grange Road, is offering his 'Safe Drive' service to companies
DURING the first four weeks of the summer holidays "Sports Roundabout" will be organising one week sports courses at St Mary's RC School, Menston, for children between the ages of 6-13 years. In the one week multi-activity courses children will have an
KEIGHLEY riders were to the fore in last weekend's West Yorkshire road Race Championships. The divisional competition was held over a Hilly 82-mile course at Denby Dale, Huddersfield and riders had to contend with torrential downpours throughout the event
An appeal has gone out to Keighley traders to put the sparkle back into the town's Christmas lights. The plea comes after the Town Centre Management Group secured additional funding which will almost double the money it receives from Bradford council
Tiny tot Hannah Jackson is her daddy's heroine after her life-saving dash showed coolness beyond her five years. Hannah raced for help from her remote moorland home when her dad Stuart collapsed after picking her up from Oldfield School. Stuart says he
The 19 year-old hammered 5 sixes and 12 fours as he provided the backbone of his side's innings with a scintillating knock. Town then took their turn at the crease and had the stuffing knocked out of them by Pool's overseas player Travis Rowe who took
DURING the first four weeks of the summer holidays "Sports Roundabout" will be organising one week sports courses at St Mary's RC School, Menston, for children between the ages of 6-13 years. In the one week multi-activity courses children will have an
Guiseley AFC manager Bobby Davison has lined up yet another pre-season friendly against Football League opposition to add to an already impressive list. Paul Jewell's Bradford City will visit Nethermoor on Thursday, July 23, when local fans will hope
I FORGET exactly which age we live in. The Jet Age, I believe, was last year. Or was that the Space Age? Are we this year in the Microchip Age or the Global Communications Age? Whichever is right, and I am open to correction, I would rather be living
I DON'T know if I am missing something but I have never been able to fathom the attraction of car boot sales. Whenever I set off in the car to go somewhere on a Sunday, expecting quiet roads, I end up fuming in a massive traffic jam behind queues of cars
HUNDREDS of young cyclists took part in the NE Schools mountain bike championships at Penistone Hill on Sunday, with local riders to the fore. In the Under-9's event, held over 15 minutes plus one lap, Ralph connolly (Holycroft School) was fourth behind
FURTHER restrictions to possible development at Ilkley College will soon be in place as Bradford Council slaps on Tree Preservation Orders for most of the woodland on the site. The college owners Bradford and Ilkley College Corporation (BICC) want to
The local government Ombudsman has ruled that Bradford council did nothing illegal in approving plans for a basketball and volleyball court in Victoria Park, Keighley. The town's gala committee complained to the Ombudsman about the decision. The gala
A woman fighting for her life after a gas blast ripped through her home could have triggered the explosion by lighting a cigarette. Fire investigators are probing the theory that Barbara Brown had been cleaning her cooker during the night and accidentally
I DON'T know if I am missing something but I have never been able to fathom the attraction of car boot sales. Whenever I set off in the car to go somewhere on a Sunday, expecting quiet roads, I end up fuming in a massive traffic jam behind queues of cars
Silsden has a lot to offer. It is a great place to live, midst town and country. It has a wide variety of facilities, but in common with other areas it does need more. It also has a great community spirit, and as often seen can band together to take on
I CAN'T tell you enough how frustrating it was for me on Sunday to have to sit and watch the team lose at Warrington. I had to pull out of the game at the eleventh hour with a knee injury. I collided with another player in training on Saturday and I didn't
As all the senior matches in the Ribblesdale Cricket League ended in a draw due to rain Settle's prolific batsman pro Surendra Bhave hit another century - carrying his bat for 101 not out - as his side totalled 195-5 away to Ribblesdale Wanderers who
WHAT a super show ... Tuesday night's performance really was something else, and I don't just mean the videos on the big screen. No doubt it was great for all the fans to watch the films of good times in the past, but now we are all looking to the future
REBECCA Jackson's fear of heights left her hopes of National Lottery stardom dangling in mid-air. Addingham-based Rebecca, 23, was all set to appear on the National Lottery Big Ticket show next Saturday, presented by Anthea Turner and Patrick Kielty,
A single mum today told how criminals have left her four-year-old son traumatised. Bradford youngster James Hewitt has constant nightmares after he and his mum Suzanne have suffered a crimewave. In two years, they have been burgled four times and had
by Chris Greenwood,20, of Oxenhope, a student at Univeristy of Central England , Birmingham where he is studying media and communications. Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
Guiseley AFC manager Bobby Davison has lined up yet another pre-season friendly against Football League opposition to add to an already impressive list. Paul Jewell's Bradford City will visit Nethermoor on Thursday, July 23, when local fans will hope
Cup After the appalling weather of the day before it was a wonder that any play was possible on Sunday in the Craven Cricket League's Cowling Cup Second Round, but all four ties started and finished. And possibly the tie of the round was at Wood Lane
Keighley Cougars bounced back from successive defeats to earn a hard-fought victory in an absorbing contest. Two tries in five minutes early in the second half were enough to earn Lee Crooks' side the important victory which rekindles hopes of a top-five
ILKLEY College chiefs have been accused of getting their 'timing and sums' wrong as the closure of the Wells Road campus draws nearer. The owners, the Bradford and Ilkley College Corporation (BICC), believe there are too few students to justifying retaining
Members of Oakbank Action Group have voiced concern over proposals to turn Parkside Middle School at Cullingworth into a secondary school. The action group says the proposed new secondary school in Cullingworth would mean a smaller, weaker Oakbank which
Governors at a Shipley first school, set to close under the education shake-up, say Bradford Council officials have given them a double kick in the teeth by proposing an "unprecedented" change. Devastated staff at Low Ash First School, Wrose, discovered
by Adrian Moore, of Long Lee Methodist Church In my travels I met a man who had been in charge of a City Mission. They had very little money but wanted a place in the country to take mothers and children for summer holidays. One of his ambitions was to
SIR - I wonder how many of your readers are aware that high doses of carcinogenic dioxin have been found in French meat. This is cancerous over the permitted legal level of one pictogramme per kilo. An average consumption of French meat leads to an intake
It is a great honour to be able to salute five-year-old Hannah Jackson for her actions when her dad collapsed at their remote moorland home. She followed the golden rule book - remembering her 'keeping safe' lessons from school - and probably saved her
FOR one young pupil at Otley's St Joseph's RC School, a most considerable danger of swimming in rivers was 'fish which bite'. The nasty fish obviously worried him, but as visiting lifeguard Louise Wells was quick to point out, there are many more serious
A SPLENDID bowling and fielding display by the Airedale and Wharfedale League X1 saw them gain revenge over the Central Yorkshire League who had beaten them by six wickets in the previous year's Yorkshire Leagues knock-Out Competition. In the first round
ROBIN LUSCOMBE is trailing in the British Sidecar Trials Championship -- the event he has almost made his personal property. Robin has won the title 10 times and is out to clean up an eleventh time this year, but one slip last Sunday was very expensive
Rain hit Aire-Wharfe Cricket League matches with no play in Skipton's home game against Beckwithshaw, the Guiseley versus Steeton and Illingworth versus Silsden matches restricted to 20 overs a side - Silsden going top of Division B with an excellent
Pub-goers, clubbers, those falling in and out of love and Big Issue sellers - everyone got a mention as the church shared Bradford's night life for the first time. A line-up of five clergymen including both the Reverend Robin Gamble and Bradford Cathedral
Speech therapist Louise Dale, younger daughter of Marjorie and the late Bryan Dale, of Oakworth Road, Keighley, married physicist Richard Corless, younger son of Ken and Judy Corless, of Honiton, Devon, at St Mark's Church, Utley. The bride wore an apricot
Married in a beachside gazebo at St Lucia were John William Abrahams and Caroline Denby. John, an engineer, is the elder son of William and Jacqueline Abrahams, of Bradford, and Caroline - a phlebotomist in the pathology lab at Airedale Hospital - is
Yorkshire Co-operatives trainer Julia Michelle Snowden-Mitchell, youngest daughter of Susan Evens, of Hothfield Street, Silsden, married information services consultant Karl Gundelach Samson, only son of Bjorn and Celia Samson, of Sydney, Australia, at
The annual Founders' Day celebrations for past and present staff and students will be held at St John's Parish Church, Ingrow, on Thursday, June 25 at 11am. The theme for the event, which will feature a school choir and musicians, will be 'Beginnings'
Less than half of school children in Britain do the minimum recommended 30 minutes daily exercise. The survey commissioned by Norwich Union Healthcare found that only one in eight children get the ideal amount of physical exercise per day and just one
A new scheme to help children stay safe near roads has been launched in Keighley. Children from Eastwood First School will be taking part in 'walk wise' - a six-week pilot scheme organised by Bradford council's road safety team. Pupils will be taught
Braithwaite woman Audrey Page has been honoured for her work helping other council tenants across Keighley. She has become the second recipient of an award dedicated to the late community campaigner Bob Pursell. The Bob Pursell Trophy is given each year
Airedale Writers' Circle is launching its annual Open Writing Competition this week. Anyone over the age of 14 can enter and this year's theme is 'The Job'. Manuscripts can be submitted in three catagories: short stories (maximum 1,500 words), poems (
Oakworth brother and sister Tony and Shelley Hudson are stepping out on Sunday to raise cash for the Leeds unit which has helped their little brother. Tony, 14, and Shelley 10, who will lead a 10-mile sponsored walk, hope the proceeds will top the £350
A US JUDGE has thrown out a £63 million lawsuit against Glusburn writer Simon Beaufoy and fellow creators of Oscar-winning film The Full Monty. The federal judge this week dismissed a copyright infringement claim filed in the US District Court by two
Antiques expert and TV personality Eric Knowles has agreed to be a celebrity contributor to the 1999 Bronte Experience tourism brochure. Preparations are well under way for the third annual edition of the popular full-colour brochure - the only tourism
Keighley College has successfully bid for more than £500,000 of government cash to fund innovative technical training. It has gained two grants from the Skills Challenge Fund to provide courses in environmental management and electronics. The Internet
VILLAGERS fighting to get a bridge built over the River Wharfe at Burley-in-Wharfedale will be trying to 'walk on water' today to highlight their campaign. Members of the Burley Footbridge Committee will be attempting to cross the river using the stepping
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Burley C of E First School's church status have received a real boost from Westminster. Village MP Chris Leslie has delighted everybody connected with the school by rejecting the prospect of a one-church school system for
