UNFORTUNATELY in a town like Ilkley where a large proportion of the population is middle aged or above, the youngsters sometimes get overlooked. A major project like the bandstand on The Grove may be an attraction for those who would find a great deal
Bradford City Reserves 1, Newcastle United Reserves 2 - Valley Parade was treated to its first glimpse of Juanjo in Bradford City colours. The Spanish winger was rushed into the reserves to face Newcastle last night after City cut through red tape with
TALENTED teenager Alex Good from Otley has been named Yorkshire's young sailor of the year. Alex, 16, a pupil of Prince Henry's Grammar School, will find out later this month whether he has made the short list for the national title. And if he is one
TWENTY years ago, Otley Civic Centre faced a grim future. Run down and unloved, it was to be closed down and boarded up - but the then town council rallied round and secured a lease from owners Leeds City Council. A deal was struck and the town council
BELEAGUERED passengers on the Wharfedale line have given a tepid response to a new timetable, which will replace some services with buses. Hardest hit by the new timetable - which came into effect on Tuesday - will be passengers returning home each way
CAUTIOUS backing has been given to the residential conversion of a former brewery training centre in Otley. Concerns over a well used right of way and future conversions of other redundant buildings at Ashfield House stopped councillors from giving their
COUNCIL houses in Pool-in-Wharfedale are expected to have central heating fitted - but a ward councillor says the area's other tenants are being left out. Leeds City Council's Executive Board was yesterday expected to approve the installation of central
IT'S all systems go for Otley's first radio station - to be broadcast at the end of this month. Organisers of Wharfedale FM, which will go out for two weeks, are over the moon after securing a licence from the National Radio Authority. And now the race
Heart disease is one of the biggest killers in the country, and Bradford is notorious as a place where it claims a high number of victims. So it is good news indeed that the city should have been provided with a new £1 million state-of-the-art cardiac
Dozens of West Yorkshire businesses have given their backing to a new Bradford-based Knowledge Network for smaller firms. The SME Knowledge Network has been set up to share latest best-practice management skills with businesses with less than 250 employees
Working mums have no easy task trying to juggle roles as housemaid, cook, taxi driver and nurse, as well as having a career and earning extra money. But energetic Tracey Krupianka, who takes everything in her fast-paced stride, has gone that bit further
AN action group is campaigning to reopen the railway line between Skipton and Colne, over 30 years after it was closed. SELRAP - the Skipton East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership has launched a feasibility study into reinstating the 11- and-a-half mile
A RESIDENT of Barnoldswick's Victoria Road says the town's Silentnight bed company is abusing planning permission awarded more than 20 years ago. Malcolm Brown aired his anger at West Craven's Area Committee meeting this week. He said in 1980 the company
AN unlikely helper at South Craven's Out of School Club has retired from some of his duties this week. Jack Pepper, who will be 85 on Sunday, has been a volunteer helper at the Cross Hills club since it first started seven years ago. Mr Pepper, who is
A KETTLEWELL businessman has been disposing of his own rubbish as far away as Blackpool after the village's plastic sack collection service was withdrawn in favour of wheelie bins. Colin Hare, who runs Littlebeck bed and breakfast establishment with his
MAKING a birch-framed, oak-veneered wall cabinet in less than 18 hours was no trouble for a Gargrave man, who walked off with second prize in a national competition. Chris Manger, 19, of West Street, travelled to Ballymena, in Northern Ireland, for the
CRAVEN and parts of the Ribble Valley have moved a step closer to being declared foot and mouth disease free this week. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced the lifting of some protection zones in Skipton, Thornton-in-Craven
A SCHEME designed to give carers a well-earned break is failing in Ilkley because of a desperate shortage of volunteers. Bradford Social Services Shared Care Scheme aims to offer short breaks to children and adults with physical and learning disabilities
The official conservation area in Ilkley may soon see a major expansion in a bid to preserve the character and heritage of the town. This is primarily a bid to safeguard Ilkley from rapacious housing developers but there are also other implications for
THE catwalk may be calling for a young Ilkley girl as she has reached the finals of a national modelling competition. Francesca Rhodes, ten, of Curly Hill, hopes her face will fit for the judging panel of a competition, run by clothing store Mackays.
A MARINE biology graduate is set to take the plunge and help preserve aquatic life in Honduras. Susanna Phipp, 21, of Ilkley, is to travel to the other side of the world to take part in a charity venture in January. Susanna, of Rupert Road, will work
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Ilkley may switch to a new academic timetable with six terms a year instead of three. Education bosses are understood to be keen on the idea, which could boost academic performance and free parents from the expensive business of booking
ILKLEY'S £70,000 bandstand is being damaged by young skate-boarders - only weeks after it was opened. Paving stones on the platform of the bandstand, on The Grove, are being chipped away. More than £250 of damage has already been caused as skate enthusiasts
R.I.P The Dev. One of my favourite watering holes closed its doors on Sunday, another old-fashioned landlord/hotelier took down his Mine Host sign - and a lot of people were very sad indeed. Hugh Deery, owner of the Devonshire Hotel in Newmarket Street
Pioneering research is being carried out into a rare cancer which killed a young Bingley man - thanks to the proceeds of his memorial fund. Money from the Alex Boag Sarcoma Fund has already enabled a postdoctoral scientist to be appointed at London's
Dougie Lampkin cruised home to round off the Spanish national trials championship on Sunday at Viladecavalls, near Barcelona, where he took 17 points and second place in the event having already clinched the title last weekend. The 25 kilometre lap, and
Otliensians 35 Halifax Vandals 0 In their convincing win over Vandals Otliensians scored five converted tries and once again returned to not having their own try line breeched. Peter Gillson, captain in the absence of Richard Smith and Hugh Gumbs, scored
Pool 1 Clifford & Bramham 3 A SHOCK result saw one of the favourites, Pool, go out of the Harrogate League Challenge Cup to Second Division opposition Clifford and Bramham. The wedding of midfielder Andy Staniforth resulted in the spine being ripped
Golcar 2 Otley Town 3 OTLEY Town travelled to Golcar, near Huddersfield for this League Cup match and quickly stamped their authority on the game after a long throw from Lee Grice was flicked on for Joe Lunn to volley home to put the visitors into the
Ossett Albion 1 Guiseley 2 GUISELEY extended their winning run to four games at Ossett on Tuesday night but manager Neil Parsley thought they were "a little lucky" to do so. He said after the game: "Our mini run continues although I thought we got out
GUISELEY AFC have been hit by injuries as they prepare for their FA Trophy game against Stafford Rangers at Nethermoor Park on Saturday (3 pm). In last Saturday's league win over Kendal Town defender Simon Phillips sustained a knee injury early in the
The work of a former design lecturer is on display in Shipley Library. Landscapes, portraits and still lifes by Godfrey James, pictured, are on show until Saturday, November 10. The exhibition includes oils, water colours, pastels, signwork, photographs
Have you heard the one about the female Muslim comedian? No? Well, don't worry about it - until a year ago neither had anyone else. The comedian in question is Shazia Mirza, a 25-year-old former physics teacher, who has caused a bit of a stir since deciding
Spectacular fireworks displays are destined to light up the night skies in a mass celebration of Bonfire Night. Events are being held throughout the Bradford district starting tomorrow, with charities set to benefit from a host of displays. Emergency
The huge blaze at a Bradford primary could have forced it to close, the head teacher admitted today. Iqra School in Manningham was only a year old and had a relatively small number of pupils - 130 - when it was wrecked by arsonists. Now education bosses
Council services across the district could be decimated after thousands of staff voted to strike over plans to change their employment contracts. Public services union Unison is discussing the form and date of a strike after a majority of workers voted
A teenager yesterday became the youngest person to be sentenced for his part in last summer's Bradford riots. The 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to a charge of riot and was made the subject of a reparation order
Addingham 7 Ripon City Magnets 1 ADDINGHAM booked their place in the next round of the League Cup with one of their easiest victories for many years. Only good goalkeeping and complacent finishing kept the score respectable, as Addingham controlled play
SIR - I read with interest the report on the scandalous plans of the Cathedral Commissars to suck in the funds of voluntary organisations within Bradford in a vain attempt to sustain the white elephant that is Life Force. Following this I would draw attention
TO varying degrees, villages across the district marked the dawn of the new millennium. Bradley put up a fine stone boundary sign, Thornton-in-Craven put up a seat, Skipton formalised a walk round the town taking in various points of interest. Langcliffe
Pinning power was the key to a gold medal for young Bradford wrestler Brett Hawthorne. The ten-year-old, from Eccleshill, floored the opposition at the London Open, including the British and Scottish under-11 champions. He took first prize in his age
Former England tourist Matt Greenwood thinks Henry Paul, pictured left, has 'a big enough pair of shoulders' to cope with the pressure of being called up by his adopted country. The Bradford Bulls stand-off was named yesterday in an England squad of 26
Chairman Geoffrey Richmond has hailed City's cheap-ticket offer as a resounding success. But he said the club would spend the next week pondering whether to repeat the offer. Richmond, pictured, said: "There is a careful balancing act needed between keeping
Juanjo will begin his Bradford City life on the bench at Crewe tomorrow night. City boss Jim Jefferies is keen not to push his new recruit too quickly by starting him in the televised clash. Juanjo is well used to being a substitute under Jefferies -
GREEN-FINGERED residents in a Burley-in-Wharfedale street are keen to weed out a prolific plant which is threatening their prize blooms. Proud homeowners in St Philip's Drive say their horticultural efforts are being scuppered by the spread of Himalyan
A RAWDON man has been jailed for two and a half years after causing the death of his friend. Scott Pearson, 23, of The Chase, lost control of the Peugeot car he was driving after speeding around a bend and swerving violently when he thought he saw an
A BRAMHOPE man is to spearhead a new trust which aims to tailor health services to local needs. Martin Drury, 54, has taken on the role of chairman of the newly-formed Leeds North West Primary Care Trust (PCT). This will take over from the Leeds North-West
A £2.5 MILLION scheme to turn Arnold Lavers DIY store in Guiseley into a fitness club and flats has been given the green light. The 100-year-old, Grade Two listed former tram depot at White Cross, designed by Leeds architect Sydney Kitson, will be converted
In 1500, Benvenuto Cellini, Italian goldsmith, was born. In 1826, St.Paul's Church, Shipley was consecrated. In 1984, Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India. From the Telegraph & Argus of November 1st, 1976... The Very Rev. William Hugh
CONONLEY is taking steps to combat vandalism and unsociable behaviour by trying to relieve the boredom felt by local youngters. At a public meeting in early October, residents expressed their concerns at windows being smashed, eggs being thrown at their
DIARIES kept by a local botany enthusiast have been turned into a book which will help safeguard precious flora and fauna. Entitled A Flora of Craven, the book encompasses the work of botanist Joseph Norman Frankland in the 1950s, whose notes and diaries
MALICIOUS spoilsports kidnapped 10 of Ingleton's magnificent bonfire guys, bundled them into a car and left them for "dead" on Storrs Common. The bizarre attack took place just hours after the bonfire characters went on display ready for judging. Created
MORE than 120 people have been abused by members of their own family in Craven during the last six months - and that is just the incidents reported to police. This shocking statistic is one of the key reasons for the setting up of the Craven Domestic
SHOPPERS in Skipton will be asked to leave their thumbprints on the back of cheques and credit card till receipts in a bid to stamp out fraud. The Thumbs Up scheme is being piloted in Skipton town centre as one of only two shopping centres in North Yorkshire
A WOMAN in her nineties narrowly escaped injury after a stone was thrown through her bedroom window at a Skipton residential home. It is the third time that Ashfield House on Carleton Road has been attacked this month. On each occasion stones have been
FEARS that Ilkley could become a police free zone have prompted parish councillors to demand an explanation from divisional bosses. Parish councillor Michael Lynes told a council meeting that the recent departure of Ilkley's Inspector Paul Clynch had
A SET of public toilets in Ilkley, dubbed the most vandalised in the district, have been closed once again after an arson attack on Monday (October 29) night. The men's loos, at the Riverside Gardens, were broken into and filled with rubbish which was
SIR, - I would like the opportunity to reply to your correspondents, Mr Teale and Gordon Bradley, who support the military actions of the Government against terrorism. I wish to make clear, my purpose is to question and debate the propaganda used to justify
THEY are going down like flies. But here in Beggarsdale, we don't know whether to laugh or cry. What we do know is there will be some changes to be made... Five pubs in our neck of the Dales have closed in the past few weeks, a cause of much debate and
SIR - I have lived around the Dales all my life (40 years) and have ridden motorcycles for 32 years (I started young). Over the years I have suffered varying degrees of discrimination, most of which I have shrugged off with the philosophy that if I have
SIR, - I, like John Traynier in his letter to Ilkley MP Ann Cryer (Ilkley Gazette, October 11), was outraged at the MP's recent comments on solving local traffic problems. Let us be clear about this, 'Manor Park Bends' and 'Ilkley Bypass' are two separate
Asylum seekers and refugees new to Bradford will be welcomed by individual volunteers to help them settle in. The service, provided by the Red Cross, was started yesterday and will help refugees with practical tasks such as registering with a doctor,
Pocklington 16 Yarnbury 39 YARNBURY'S fly-half Steve Galbraith added to his impressive points tally this season with another 19 point haul in a 39-16 league win at Pocklington. Having been on the receiving end of close scorelines against Pocklington in
Beckwithshaw 3 Yew Tree 0 After last week's disappointing 5-2 home defeat by a superior Baildon Trinity side, Yew Tree faced just as tricky opposition in Premier League pacesetters Beckwithshaw Saints in this League Challenge Cup tie. Yew Tree welcomed
Robin Hood Res 1 Baildon Trinity Res 4 Baildon Trinity's home league cup tie against Robin Hood was called off an hour before the kick-off because the visitors could not field a first team. Bizarrely, they had a full side for the West Yorkshire Reserve
Otley 23 Worcester 40 OTLEY had every right to feel disappointed at gaining no reward from this exhilarating game, for they deserved at least a couple of bonus points which were denied them as injuries took their toll. Already without Simon Binns and
Pensioners have been invited to re-live golden holiday moments on a trip to "Bradford-by-the-Sea". Pupils at Skerton High School in Lancaster, have organised a five-day package holiday to Morecambe as part of a GNVQ course in tourism and leisure. The
In its heyday W&J Whitehead was a massive employer and one of the biggest worsted spinners and wool combers in the country. But that was more than 40 years ago, when 1,200 people helped the Laisterdyke mill prepare materials for export around the
Organisations and individuals, from solicitors to composers, are being invited to help make Bradford a more creative place. A network for the arts and creative industries in Bradford has been set up, born out of the work of Bradford Arts Forum. The network
One Bradford family is hoping to bring a little Christmas cheer to their street and raise money for cancer research at the same time. Every year Joanne and Phillip Royle, and Joanne's son 11-year-old Christian Raftery, of Westminster Terrace, Otley Road
A ten-year-old Keighley boy who is one of only three people in the country with a condition called Vanishing Bones Syndrome is being tested by doctors to see if they can find a cure. Joshua Leighton, of Spencer Street, was diagnosed with the illness in
Bookies are making Bradford singer Gareth Gates hot favourite to win through to the final of television show Pop Idol. Viewers will get the chance to vote for the 17-year-old on Saturday night when he competes with nine other contestants for a place in
Business leaders, traders and developers today gave a big welcome to proposals for a major company to spearhead the regeneration of Bradford city centre. The Urban Regeneration Company (URC) would be able to tap into funds from Europe, the Government
A Bradford scientist today warned world leaders they have "one last chance" to stop terrorists acquiring biological weapons of mass destruc-tion. Professor Malcolm Dando, pictured, from the University of Bradford, will call for governments to back stricter
The Priestley Centre for the Arts has been given a three-month lifeline - following the fantastic support from businesses and theatre-goers in Bradford. The theatre has raised £11,225 - enough to secure a "breathing space" and give it a strong footing
AN Ilkley woman is spearheading a new initiative aimed at improving the treatment of those with mental health problems. Louise Puddephat is one of two women taken on by Leeds Community and Mental Health Services to act as Service User Involvement Facilitators
100 years ago THE Liberal Club on Cross Hills Main Street was destroyed by fire. It was locked up at 10.30pm but the following morning a dyer's wagonner noticed smoke billowing from the building. The loss was untimely for the committee, which had been
