UniBond Division One leaders Bradford Park Avenue will be looking to bounce back from their midweek home defeat tomorrow, but will be severely tested again when Stocksbrige PS visit Horsfall Stadium. Avenue missed the chance to go eight points clear on
Bradford City have awarded professional contracts to three of their brightest youngsters. Striker Ben Jones, 18, defender Lewis Emanuel, 17, and winger Andy Lee, 18, pictured, are signing two year contracts after spells as scholars. Boss Jim Jefferies
Bradford Bulls have asked Super League to intervene to help them re-schedule their clash with Warrring-ton which is set to be played just two days after their Challenge Cup final appearance. Not surprisingly the Bulls are desperate to avoid the Bank Holiday
Firefighters from Keighley's Blue Watch raised £400 for Comic Relief with a sponsored head shave. Twelve of the watch decided on the skin-head look after firefighter Adam Paley announced that he would have it done if they could raise £50 for Comic Relief
Oxenhope under fives playgroup held an Easter parade and end of term concert on Tuesday. The children dressed up in Easter costumes and enjoyed performing songs and karaoke. Playgroup leader Barbara Revington says: "The children really enjoy our Easter
people were horsing around in Low Street on Saturday as the first Keighley Nags' National was staged. The pantomine horse race and day of family fun was organised by the Keighley Town Centre Management team. The idea came after town centre manager Sandra
An assistant Guide guider from the 1st Haworth Guides will be travelling to Bangladesh in late December to embark on a month-long community project. Claire Stoney, 21, from Oxenhope will be working in Dhaka and other areas of the country with a team of
The Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new director to drive forward its West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency. Former head of representation policy and research for the Chamber, Mary Walker, 45, pictured, will be responsible for an area covering
The Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates has been welcomed by Bradford Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The Chamber said it hoped the anticipated quarter point cut, from 5.75 to 5.5 per cent, would help the UK economy escape the same kind
The first group of students has been presented with certificates of achievement after completing a 12 week ICT training programme at a Keighley cyber caf. Cyber-Dine Computer Training & Gaming organised the course after securing funding support from
Yorkshire Co-operatives has announced record sales of £479 million during the year 2000 - a 19 per cent increase over the previous year. The society, now the fourth largest independent retail co-operative in the UK, reported profits of more than £11.7
A Keighley Internet pet store with the name thedogs-bollocks.co.uk has been shortlisted as a finalist in the best website category of the small business world's equivalent of the Oscars. The Daily Telegraph/usecolor.com Small Business Awards recognise
Steeton Male Voice Choir is to stage a marathon sing-along to raise cash for farmers hit by foot and mouth disease. Male singers from choirs and churches are being invited to join them for the six-hour relay. Different teams will sing at set times during
THE crisis has hit a traditional dawn service at Farnhill Pinnacle. Christians have gathered for worship at the spot every Easter Day for the past 17 years. But this year, due to footpath closures, worship instead will take place at Glusburn Park. The
Silsden has been forced to abandon plans for its annual carnival because of fears over foot and mouth disease. The carnival, which was set to be a day of family fun on July 29, on farming land at Jackson's Field, has been called off. Silsden Carnival
Several woodland and countryside areas closed to the public by Bradford Council to help prevent the spread of foot and mouth are being reopened from today. The move follows the issuing of new guidelines by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Historic East Riddlesden Hall will reopen its doors to the public this Easter. The 17th-century property -- in common with other National Trust sites in the region -- has been closed due to the foot and mouth crisis. The hall -- and its grounds -- was
Visitors to Brontland will be able to access the countryside this Easter without fear of spreading foot and mouth disease -- by taking the bus. An 812 service -- the Bront Scenic Tour -- will operate on Easter Day and Easter Monday, taking in the areas
The Bradford-born founder of a US messaging firm is the inspiration behind a new awards scheme being launched in the district. The enterprising spirit shown by Walter Bowes, who helped start Pitney Bowes in 1920 after emigrating to America, is exactly
A Keighley detective has been commended for his part in helping to solve a 22-year-old murder case. Det Con Nigel Spencer was part of the team which investigated the killing of Shipley mother Mary Gregson. He and five colleagues on Wednesday received
Nine new magistrates have joined the Keighley Bench. They were formally sworn-in at a ceremony at Bingley Courthouse on Wednesday. They are: Nirbhai Singh Bhandal, 56, a supply teacher, of Bingley; Rodney Stuart Breen, 55, of Bradford; Mrs Freda Conquest
The door of a run-down flat swung open to reveal a cloud of smoke and two surprised young men. One of them, a 21-year-old, was wanted in connection with a burglary and failing to pay a court fine. He was the latest goal in West Yorkshire Police's Target
More cops on the streets and fewer pushing pens - that's the promise from Keighley police following a major shake-up. This month sees changed working patterns for officers, new teams to target specific crimes and a clampdown on community problems. Savings
Stockbridge residents are calling on a flood defence committee to introduce measures that will stop a repeat of the devastation caused last autumn when the River Aire burst its banks. The newly formed Stockbridge Neighbourhood Development Group is urging
Angry residents of a rural housing estate have attacked plans to demolish their homes. TBradford council say they have to pull the houses down because structural engineers say they are structurally unsound. As the residents of the 29-house estate at Morton
A mass protest has been started by parents in Long Lee over the lack of secondary school choices offered to their children. They are frustrated that their first choice, Parkside Secondary School, is not available in spite of 70 children from Long Lee
A huge search was today underway for a Bradford man on holiday in Majorca who went missing while walking in the mountains. The alarm was raised when Ian Peter Smiddy, 65, who was on holiday with his wife Sheila, failed to return to their hotel from a
A Bradford policeman hunting a bone marrow donor for his sick daughter today called on the public for help. PC Dean Maddocks urged people to visit a donor open day, saying it could be the breakthrough needed to save eight-year-old Alice. The Bradford
Health chiefs are set to discuss plans to build full detoxification and residential rehabilitation facilities for the district's drug addicts. Bradford Community Health Council, the patients' watchdog, is driving forward proposals to create a unit at
Plans to turn a Baildon bakers shop into a pizza takeaway have been delayedby councillors after fears about road safety. Bradford Council's Shipley area planning panel yesterday examined Guiseley-based Meadowflare Ltd's proposed change of use for the
CRUSADERS junior teams travelled to Gloucester and Swansea last weekend. The Under-13's beat a big Cirencester team 33-12 with the Keighley backs particularly impressive, the forwards also showed lots of aggression and tenacity to secure quick ball. Tries
Crusaders 21, Old brodleians 3 - Crusaders' spring revival continued with a well-earned victory over old rivals Brodleians who earlier in the season had inflicted on them a defeat by 20 points to 8 at Hipperholme. It was never plan sailing for the Home
The deadline for responses to a vital public consultation exercise has been changed after hitting a major hiccup. Only three days before 450,000 people were due to get their say on the future of Bradford Council, some have not even received their questionnaires
Police are trying to stop a nightclub from renewing its entertainments licence after a man and a woman were injured in a shooting outside the premises last November. West Yorkshire Police have objected to an application by Angela Minott for the renewal
More than 5,000 new jobs are expected to be created over the next six years as Bradford today received a huge European cash injection. The jobs will be created over the next six years as £41 million of European regeneration money is injected into 14 deprived
MIDLAND staked their claim for runners-up spot with a 7-2 victory over Stockbridge on Sunday. Despite the emphatic scoreline it was not until they scored their fifth goal that they took complete control. Stockbridge opened the scoring only for the home
ANDREW HOLLAND clinched a victory for Cross Hills to put them level with Skipton Bulldogs at the top of the table after their head-to-head showdown with fellow title chasers Embsay last weekend. The South Craven side's 2-1 victory came as the league slipped
Cougars 6, Leigh 16 - NATHAN ANTONIK was carried from the pitch in the second minute of Cougars' top of the table clash with Leigh - and with him went the hopes of moving up to top spot in the league. His ankle injury was all the more frustrating because
Keighley light middleweight, Paul Doust followed up his impressive victory on the recent Keighley ABC-Keighley Lions show, with another notable conquest at Bradford's Ukrainian Club. Doust outpointed Dewsbury and Batley ABC's Tyrone McEnnery who himself
FOURTEEN-year-old Alistair Houldsworth is set to play his first county match after being selected for Yorkshire Under-16 boys. The team will take on a NE Counties team at Knotty Hill Golf Club in Sedgefield, County Durham next week. The Oakbank School
JENNY COWEN hit the sporting headlines this week with a superb performance in her first competition. Jenny, 9, a pupil at Haworth Primary School, won the national novice diving championship at Harrogate with a string of superb dives. The novice competition
CHRIS MEEHAN received a unique international call-up this week when hhe was selected for a British Isles 'Barbarian' rugby union team at Under-18 level. The team will take the place of Ireland in this year's Under-18 home nations tournament which is to
THIRTY young cricketers were presented with awards after completing winter coaching sessions organised by the Keighley Cricket Accademy. The stars of the future were presented with certificates, T-shirts and medals by Accademy officials, Yorkshire cricket
EIGHT-year-old Mary Fuller has beaten a string of older girls to win the Under-10 Bradford Schools table tennis championship. Mary (left), from Stanbury, is a member of the Bradford table tennis development scheme which meets at Oakbank School. Katie
COUGARS are set to launch a bid for promotion to the Super League and are set to join Widnes and Leigh in a drive to join the 'big boys' if they win the NFP play-offs this year. The surprise move will take place despite last week's defeat by Leigh which
CRAVEN Cricket league officials were holding a special Executive Meeting at Oakworth CC last night to consider how to cope with the foot and mouth crisis, (writes Tony Simpson). A new season, with new clubs and a new structure, is due to start on April
It has long been know that the fear of crime is probably the greatest issue affecting the quality of life of thousands of people up and down the land. In some cases the actual level of crime does not justify that perceived fear. This week a stage-managed
The Bees aim to continue their impressive away form tomorrow at Middlesbrough. Successful in only one of their first six away matches in North Division One this season, the men from Wagon Lane have since won three of their last four. "We must approach
Talented Ilkley rookie James Hanson can't wait for the Czech round of the European Touring Car Champion-ship at Brno on Sunday, April 15. Despite having to use an under-powered engine, the 23-year-old finished a superb third in the under-25 category in
In-form Bulls winger Tevita Vaikona has been ruled out of Sunday's return to Super League action against London Broncos at Valley Parade. Vaikona limped out of last week's Challenge Cup semi-final win over Warrington Wolves with ankle trouble and needs
The big boost for Bradford's more deprived areas, confirmed today in the form of a £41 million EU grant over six years under Objective Two funding, is a good example of what can be achieved when politicians and the business community work together. It
Michael Duxbury - whose father Tom founded Keighley joinery giant Magnet - has died aged 71. He died at Cookridge Hospital, Leeds, on Saturday after a brave five-year battle against illness. This week older brother Philip paid tribute. He told us: "Despite
Staff at Greenhead High School are throwing their support behind a former colleague who almost lost her grandson to meningitis. Pat Parrish's grandson Joel Birks, from Cononley, was left fighting for his life in November, 1999 when he contracted meningitis
An Easter Eggstravaganza at Silsden's Aire View School has netted more than £1,000 towards the cost of creating a new garden and play area. Youngsters entered the Easter spirit by turning an egg into something interesting, decorating eggs, designing their
Easter came early to the Worth Valley as hundreds of schoolchildren gave chase to a giant rabbit. Pupils from six schools took part in the bunny run this week at Haworth Primary School. Most of the 320 youngsters came from Haworth, Stanbury, Oxenhope,
The Heckmondwike office of Europe's largest lathe manufac-turing group is to play a key role in developing the firm's overseas business. Mike Berry has been appointed Director of Business Development Europe for 600 Lathes, whose parent group is made up
The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Cllr Stanley King, donned Keighley's mayoral robes -- last worn in 1974 -- at the reception for the first civic dinner in the town for over 70 years. At his side was Brian Welham, who last wore the robes 27-years ago as the
Demand for digital television looks set to increase according to research by leading set-top manufacturer Pace. A Gallup poll of 1,000 consum-ers for Saltaire based Pace Micro Technology suggests that more than 40 per cent of the British population plan
Keybury Security Systems' commitment to quality has been underlined with the promotion of Niomi King to the position of internal quality auditor. The move follows her successful completion of an Internal Quality Systems Auditing course to ISO 9001 standards
British Waterways has reopened the Leeds-Liverpool Canal to boaters. The move follows liaison with agricultural and environmental consultants, and the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. But until further notice most rural towpaths will remain
Government minister Alan Johnson talks to Dutch visitor Mirjam de Haar, outside the Bront Parsonage, in Haworth A Government minister visited Haworth to highlight tourist attractions in the area that are not affected by foot and mouth disease restrictions
The 20-year-old partner of a millionaire racing tipster has spoken out after he was jailed for two years for indecently assaulting his au pair. Tammy Connor, the mother of former maths teacher Kevin Booth's two children, told how he expected the
Disgraced millionaire tipster Kevin Booth has been jailed for two years for a sex attack on his Brazilian au pair. The maths teacher-turned successful racing entrepreneur has swapped his luxury Utley home -- complete with swimming pool and tennis court
Film crews were in Keighley this week to shoot scenes for a lavish new BBC period drama. Filming took place over three days at Keighley Railway Station on the Worth Valley line. David Suchet is among the stars of the production, The Way We Live Now, which
A man missing from his moorland tent home for six weeks, and feared dead by police, has made contact with his distressed family. Paul Jefferson has hand-delivered a letter to the home of two of his children in Wyke, Bradford. Now the rest of his close
Police descended on some of Keighley's most wanted this week. The town became the focus of the Target Initiative -- West Yorkshire's biggest ever crime crackdown -- this week. A total of 11 people were arrested in Keighley and several hundred in the whole
A massive 95 per cent of Keighley people want a Town Council, according to a survey by campaigners. The Keighley Voice group collected 5,188 signatures from townspeople supporting their desire for an elected body to run local services. The petition was
Parents have launched a mass protest after being told their children cannot attend the schools of their choice. Families in Long Lee are frustrated that their first choice, Parkside Secondary School, is not available in spite of 70 children from Long
SIR - It is interesting to note that yet again the KN is used as first port of call by your readers to have a go at the Council's Cleansing Services, this time over having an abandoned vehicle removed. As Mrs Simpson points out, she has not reported this
A trial took a dramatic turn yesterday when a man changed his plea to admit raping his dying girlfriend. A jury had heard that Jason Halliley, 30, carried out the drunken sex attack on Rachel Mooney, 27, when she was in a coma after taking a drugs overdose
A major public consultation is planned for ideas for a Bingley town centre renaissance, now the contract has been signed for the long-awaited relief road. Traders and the public will be invited to submit ideas for the development of the town centre at
A teenage girl who has an incurable illness, causing blindness, partial deafness and spine problems, had a dream come true when her hero Rolf Harris rang her up to say "Good Day!" The Australian TV star contacted Amy Stannard thanks to the Telegraph &
Student crimebusters were celebrating today after big-hearted benefactors set them on their way to Canada to work with the famous Mounties. The Telegraph & Argus revealed last month how a proposed fact-finding mission organised by Shipley College
A man missing from his moorland tent home for six weeks and feared dead by police has made contact with his distressed family. Paul Jefferson has hand delivered a letter to the home of two of his children in Wyke, Bradford. Now the rest of his close family
THIS reminder of generations of neat and tidy pupils who attended Keighley Girls' Grammar School was supplied by Mrs Ann Moran, of Harper Square, Sutton, who as Ann Shuttleworth stands fourth from the left on the back row. The form is 5A in 1962, and
Revellers are being invited to a night of Irish music to raise cash for children in care. Two social workers are staging the concert in June and hope to make £2,500 for musical instruments for fostered children to play at a music drop-in session. Liz
A major exhibition about Anne Frank due to visit Bradford this month has been scuppered by the temporary closure of its venue - Life Force. The popular exhibition - which pulled in 18,000 in a month when at Durham - should have been setting up home at
A discovery set to shake the roots of one of the world's great religions looks set to be confirmed by archaeologists from Bradford. After years of research, Dr Robin Coningham from the University of Bradford believes he has conclusive proof that the Buddha
Financial penalties have been imposed on train operator Northern Spirit because of its poor services. The West Yorkshire Passen-ger Transport Executive, which contracts out the services, has the power to withhold funding, if they are found to be unsatisfactory
Keighley Shamrocks -- Back (from left): Howard Wellwood, Adam Fradley, Mark Wormald, Ryan Hook, Joe Brady, Dave Hannan, Gavin Thompson, Gavin Finn, Mick Vickers, Paul Stewart. Howard Wellwood Jnr, Paul Storton, Steve Pamment, Dave Varley, Mostyn Hockey
The rocky £300,000 sponsorship deal between Bradford Bulls and Skylark has suffered a new blow after a cheque to the club bounced. Solicitors acting for Skylark owner Brendan Larkin wrote to the Bulls' legal team confirming the dramatic twist, just 72
With the Cheltenham Festival now cancelled completely, yet another victim of Foot and Mouth, this week's three-day Grand National meeting at Aintree takes on even greater significance as the showpiece event of the hard-hit National Hunt season. The meeting
Truck loads of foot and mouth carcasses are now arriving by the day in Bradford to be destroyed. Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foods (MAFF) gave the go-ahead for the military-style operation after discussions with Bradford
SILSDEN JUNIORS are to hold their fourth six-a-side tournament over two days in June. The event has grown over the years and about 650 players are expected to take part this year with teams travelling from Hull, Blackburn, Burnley, Doncaster and Leeds
MICK WARD added four goals to his total for the season as Silsden kept the pressure on Stanbury Park Rangers at the top of the Premier Division. Ward took his personal tally to 36, making him the league's top scorer, as they secured a 5-3 win over Royal
TWO defeats in a week have deal Phoenix's hopes of defending their championship title a severe blow. On Saturday they were looking to extend their winning run to seven matches, but ran into the might of third-placed Brighouse Town. Despite a tough battle
SUNDAY'S game was a sensational advertisement for NFP rugby league. Both teams produced some outstanding football for one of the biggest league gates that we have enjoyed for some time. The obvious disruption caused by the absence, through injury, of
THIS game had to be viewed as a potential banana skin on the footpath to possible promotion, particularly as Vandals had beaten York RI recently. With Skipton only 13-6 to the good at half time and having had the advantage of the elements it would have
THE CLASH of two in-form Yorkshire One sides resulted in an emphatic victory for Selby, who took a decisive hold on the game in the first quarter. During that period they moved into a 14-point lead and although the Dalesmen responded and achieved parity
WHARFEDALE'S well-merited victory at Ireland Road exacted satisfying revenge on a Nottingham side whose surprise win at Threshfield in December signalled the first true puncturing of the Greens' promotion hopes. And although the Dale led throughout in
SOUTH Craven School rugby union player Chris Meehan has been included in a specially selected Four Nations team to take part in an Under 18 tournament in South Wales starting tomorrow week. Fly-half Meehan, who plays for Keighley RU Colts, has been given
SKIPTON welcome back skipper Declan Hayes and key forward Myles McDuff for Saturday's rearranged league game against Leeds Corinthians at Sandylands. While the Reds will start as favourites to keep their promotion challenge alive, there seems likely to
MUCH-PUBLICISED suggestions that the Rugby Union is preparing to launch a multi-million pound recruitment drive in an effort to tempt high-profile Rugby League players into the England team have incensed Wharfedale's Director of Rugby, Michael Harrison
SIR - How come the council tenants of Buttershaw estate are suddenly so interested and concerned about its future? E Allen and V Rose seem to think it is their right that they and their children should be able to remain in council properties forever in
