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• Precept set with humour

  OTLEY town councillors gathered this week to set the new annual charge for the residents of the town. read more

• West Park in last eight of NPI Cup

  Oakham 13 read more

• Otley crushed by rampant Leeds

  LEEDS 62 read more

• Hunter hits a high

  THE faith two local businessmen had in the snooker talent of Paul Hunter when he was a mere rookie taking time out from school to practice paid off at the weekend when the 19 year-old was a surprise winner of the Regal Welsh Open in Newport. read more

• Cross country girls on song

  BRONTE SCHOOL'S girls team raced to victory in the Bradford Schools Cross Country Championships. read more

• True grit gives Keighley the edge

  Keighley had to draw on all their resources of grit, determination and skill to snatch victory against a strong Darlington side with a late try by wingman Warren Knowles. read more

• Albion hands out swift lesson

  Keighley Albion produced a superb team effort to register their second league win of the season. read more

• Golfers' glory in the sun

  A four-man Keighley Golf Club team overcame a poor start to finish second out of 18 teams in the Yorkshire PGA Overseas Pro-Am tournament in Portugal last week. read more

• Junior rugby union

  Keighley Colts went down to a late converted try after holding a lead over Otley for most of the second half. read more

• Letters to the editor

  SIR - I was somewhat perturbed to read that Kettlewell is a "village divided on low cost homes" (Craven Herald, January 23). read more

• Readers' Letters

  SIR - My husband has suggested two alternative uses for the newly discovered air raid shelter in Victoria Park. read more

• Guiseley goalkeeper asks for transfer

  GUISELEY AFC goalkeeper Steve Dickinson has asked to be put on the transfer list at his own request. read more

• Time for the bowlers to bow out

  THE governor of the Maze prison in Northern Ireland, Martin Mogg, was last week pilloried for admitting he had been somewhat naive about security in the jail. read more

• Housing proposals too late claim

  Campaigners against housing development in Keighley have mixed feelings about deputy prime minister John Prescott's announcement that he favours new housing on urban sites. read more

• Family escapes house blaze

  A MOTHER who was alerted to a fire in the kitchen by her eight-year-old son was counting her blessings this week. read more

• Shelters become heritage park

  The air-raid shelters found under Keighley's Victoria Park are to be preserved for future generations. read more

• Stuntman ends up in court

  A STUNTMAN'S dive through an Ilkley restaurant window could have ended his lucrative film career, magistrates heard yesterday. read more

• Pub landlord faces conspiracy charge

  THE landlord of a Barnoldswick pub is among five people facing serious charges following an incident at the licensed premises in the early hours of Saturday. read more

• Top award for museum

  Keighley's Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT) has scooped a historic railway award for the second time in a decade. read more

• Ilkley MP tackles Minister

  ILKLEY MP Ann Cryer has tackled environment minister Michael Meacher about the impact of the Bradford UDP on the rural community. read more

On this day: Bradford District Archive