IT would seem rather far-fetched to imagine that winos and drunks, banned from the centre of Bradford, would hop on a train en masse to congregate at Ilkley's bandstand on the Grove. For one thing, the train service is so bad all the drunks would likely
Bradford's James Wattana saw his season take a turn for the better when he qualified for the final stages of the Regal Welsh Open. The twice former world semi-finalist, who is down to 32 in the world rankings, defeated Robert Milkins 5-3 in the final
Members of The Yorkshire Classic Motor Cycle Club lost a friend and stalwart of the trails bike scene with the death of Howard Midgley on Monday. Mr Midgley, 70, of Crossroads, Keighley, died in Airedale General Hospital after suffering breathing and
Baildon fast bowler Matthew Hoggard today flew out to India with England's one-day squad after having committed his long-term future to his native Yorkshire. Hoggard, who was 25 on New Year's Eve, has at his own request signed an extension to his Yorkshire
Bolton Reserves 3, City Reserves 3 - Jamie Lawrence and Gunnar Halle gave Nicky Law some good news at Bolton's Reebok Stadium last night. Both successfully came through their return from injury and pushed themselves immediately into contention for Law's
Club chairman Chris Caisley is urging Bradford Bulls fans to snap up tickets for their World Club Challenge match. The Bulls are meeting NRL champions the Newcastle Knights at Huddersfield's McAlpine Stadium on Friday, February 1. Caisley is worried that
Geoffrey Richmond today urged City fans to bolster the club's cause in their "critical" match with Portsmouth this weekend. The club is offering a cut-price ticket deal to season ticket holders to boost the Valley Parade crowd against the south-coast
Benito Carbone has returned to Valley Parade - although he is suspended for Saturday. As exclusively, reported in yesterday's Telegraph & Argus, Derby have decided against signing the Italian striker, pictured, who scored one goal in 14 appearances
Rachel O'Connor reviews Peter Pan at Leeds Grand Theatre, until Saturday, January 19. IT'S Panto time again and Leeds Grand Theatre has thrown up its annual offering. It always seems a pity that the Grand doesn't start its pantomime until after Christmas
A SPORTS writer and literary award winner has completed an account of his 25-year career as his 49th title. Chris Harte, 54, sports editor of the National Sports Reporting Agency, recently wrote a book on his experience of moving from The South to Menston
A COMMEMORATIVE book, street parties and a beacon on top of Otley Chevin look set to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Bramhope wants to run a week long festival and in Horsforth, ideas include a Jubilee Clock and celebrations at Horsforth Hall Park. Otley
OTLEY'S very own radio station is set to return - possibly twice this year. Wharfedale FM, which went on air for two weeks last year around Otley Victorian Fayre, could return to the airwaves as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations. And organisers
While the nation shares the grief of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and his wife over the loss of their premature baby, we are pleased to be able to turn over the coin and report a happier story - of an infant who has survived and is thriving against
The turn of the century was a time when the industrial era was changing beyond recognition, the face of the world we live in. For one remarkable Yorkshire man however, it was a time in which he chose to turn his back on the modern techniques of mass production
CAMPAIGNERS fear that a move to ban open air drinking in Bradford city centre could see the associated problems shifting to places like Ilkley. There are no plans to introduce a similar ban in Ilkley because it would spoil the fun of picnickers and pavement
THE cancellation of a bus over Addingham Moorside has sparked a row between the company and a passenger. Peter Horsefield was angered after operator Jackson's of Silsden axed the 903 bus service over Addingham Moorside last Wednesday afternoon. The firm
Old time stars will be treading the boards in style when they conjure up a music hall treat fit for a king. Stars of the stage Jimmy Cricket, The Bachelors and Billy 'Uke' Scott are just some of the music hall characters who will be making sure King's
A MAJOR row has broken out over the use of charity cash intended for old people in Ilkley. One parish councillor said he was 'filled with horror' about the use of the interest on a £41,350 fund held by the charity Age Concern in Bradford. At a meeting
SIR, - I had intended not to write again on this issue, but Miss Kerr in her last letter repeats her allegation that I used my 'office' for personal benefit rather than representing my constituents. She supports this argument by saying there had been
SIR, - It was almost funny (but not quite). On New Year's Eve I went to get something out of the car and was surprised to find that I had become the owner of (possibly) the only Volvo 440 Roadster in the country. The glass sunroof of my old bus had been
Traders in Cleckheaton are to enlist the police and fire service to help them stamp out problems of drugs, vandalism and petty arson in the town. At a meeting of Spenborough Chamber of Trade, president Keith Joplin, pictured, heard concerns from shopkeepers
Sheffield threw up a cliff-hanger for ten times world trials champion Dougie Lampkin and his Radson Montesa on Saturday when Spanish rising star Marc Freixa gave the Silsden rider food for thought by piling on the pressure right from the start of the
Skipton T U-16s 3 Baildon Trinity 2 In a game played sportingly in difficult conditions, Baildon Trinity Under-16s finally lost out to a late winner. The first-half saw the visitors come to terms with a soft surface covering a rock hard ground much the
OTLEY were disappointed to see their home game with Moseley called off at the last minute on Saturday. Otley coach Peter Clegg was keen to get the National Division One clash underway at Cross Green but the referee was not so sure. Despite the frost coming
GUISELEY AFC are hoping to be back in action on Saturday when they travel to Eastwood Town in Nottinghamshire. Their reserve team are hoping for a home game with Leigh RMI in the Lancashire League. Both sides had games cancelled last Saturday due to frozen
IT was match on despite the weather for those connected with Ilkley RUFC. Frost caused the cancellation of sports fixtures throughout the area but it could not stop the love match between Ilkley RUFC captain Ben McDonald and his bride. Ben and his bride
What has Bradford got that Liverpool, Canterbury or Bristol hasn't? Why should we be chosen above Norwich, Cardiff or Birmingham to represent Britain as a culture capital? These are questions the Government will ask when it decides which British city
Distant relatives from the opposite ends of the world met for the first time - thanks to the Telegraph & Argus. Julie Whittaker, 37, from Perth in Western Australia, was tracing her family tree after her grandmother, Elizabeth Starkey, of Shipley,
Crisis hit rail company Arriva Trains Northern has come under fresh attack from a transport chief over punctuality of its emergency timetable. Councillor Mick Lyons, chairman of West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority, said the company, which operates
Employing undercover professionals has rid the district of almost 180 illegally tethered horses in just two months. Councillors were being told today that since private contractors PPS were brought in last October, 175 horses had been moved by their owners
Bradford schoolchildren are working on a dance and drama performance as part of an exhibition aimed at building cross-community understanding and tolerance. Youngsters from schools across the district are undertaking the production with Sitakumari, director
A car park attendant was allegedly drafted in as a security guard at a hospital where unions complain protection for staff is already poor. The man, who has not been trained in control and restraint techniques, was patrolling corridors of Airedale General
A family of six injured when their Honda Civic was in collision with a stolen car were on their way home from a wedding reception in Bradford, it was revealed today. Five people were cut free from the mangled wreckage of the Honda Civic after it was in
Bradford Council workers have agreed at a mass meeting to call off strike action which would have crippled services across the district. The 1,500 staff who met in St George's Hall voted unanimously to accept a deal hammered out by the public services
For millions of die-hard soap fans, the goings-on in Coronation Street and Albert Square have almost become a religion. Now a village church is seeking to turn the tables by cashing in on the popularity of Britain's favourite soaps to boost their own
COUNCILLORS at this week's area planning meeting in Leeds were appalled to see a recommendation from officers to approve a controversial housing scheme at Pool-in-Wharfedale. Despite vigorous attempts at their last meeting to hammer home the fact the
Bradford Bulls prop Joe Vagana seems to be feeling sorry for the club's opponents even before the competitive action gets under way. The Samoan and New Zealand international, who is 26 later this month, said: "I don't know who they will kick to on the
Bradford Park Avenue 5, Whitby Town 0 - Bradford Park Avenue stunned their Premier Division rivals Whitby Town with a five star performance to top the UniBond Challenge Cup qualifying group with their one hundred per cent record intact. Manager Trevor
Robbie Blake has been ruled out for the rest of the month as Bantams boss Nicky Law hots up his hunt for a loan defender. City's top-scorer tore a stomach muscle as he stretched to shoot in the FA Cup defeat at Walsall. And the club fear Blake - who has
AS one door closes another one opens even further for the parishioners of St Mary's Church, Burley-in-Wharfedale. Part of the proceeds of the sell off of the now closed village Church of England school will go towards major improvements at the church's
SCHOOLS in Leeds, North Yorkshire and Bradford are set to benefit from nearly £400,000 aimed at improving security for pupils. Local education authorities are being encouraged to use the money on security measures such as fencing, CCTV and access control
A DEPUTY town crier - able to shout loudly and look good in white stockings - is needed by Otley Town Council. An ability to chase beggars out of town and sell wives is no longer required, but a penchant for marching and the skill to ring a bell is a
Parishioners went back to school with their hymn books this week as their church prepares to undergo a facelift. More than 70 worshippers from Burley Methodist Church attended 'Sunday school' as the weekly church services temporarily relocated to Burley
Shoppers flocked to an unusual New Year sale this week as the pulpit and pews from a church earmarked for renovation started to go under the hammer. Victorian pews and the pulpit from Burley Methodist Church were put up for sale on Saturday and the majority
MP Harold Best has thrown his weight behind calls to upgrade a pedestrian crossing in Pool-in-Wharfedale. Mr Best says he asked Leeds City Council to meet him at the Main Street crossing several weeks ago, but got a slow response from the council. He
TRADERS think it will only be a matter of time before they are taking the euro and they reckon Britain will soon make the change completely. Most traders are welcoming the move to make the UK European, especially those who deal with European companies
Improvements likely to cost hundreds of thousands of pounds could soon be on track at Horsforth station. Arriva Trains Northern has submitted plans for two detached waiting rooms and a ticket office to Leeds City Council to form improvements similar to
Wharfedale rail passengers face severe disruptions as Arriva Train Northern employees set to take strike action over pay. Services from Ilkley and Otley to Leeds and Bradford will be effected as strikes will be taking place on January 24 and 25, and February
FRIENDS, family and work colleagues of a woman tragically killed in a freak accident have planted a wood in her memory. Paige Richardson, 36, and her best friend, Annette Kinnear, also 36, were drowned at Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire in November,
A SELF-OBSESSED father poured red-hot oil over his own son's head in a bid to strengthen the relationship with the boy's mother. Little Jordan O'Connor will bear the scars of his father's cruelty for the rest of his life and wears a baseball cap to hide
THOUSANDS of pounds of community money could go into building a skate park or other facilities at a Yeadon 'no-go area' park. Concerned residents have already complained of gangs of youths gathering in Tarnfields Park at night, drinking and taking drugs
THE family of a former Otley man who died after being robbed and beaten outside his Shipley home said yesterday their lives would never be the same without him. Bryan Smith, who suffered from learning difficulties and would have been 42 tomorrow, was
SECURITY cameras could be installed at Otley Civic Centre in a bid to beat vandals. Town councillors are looking into the possibility of installing CCTV cameras both upstairs and downstairs at the Cross Green building. If everything goes to plan, it will
HARRY Potter fans will be turning up in their droves to take part in a marathon reading session. The back to back reading of all four Potter books is due to get underway at 9am tomorrow (Friday) in Otley. And dozens of people, including the Mayor, Councillor
ANOTHER giant golfball looks set to be built at the controversial Menwith Hill listening station - despite major concerns. Otley campaigners claim the new radome could dwarf the other 29 golf balls on the site and may be the largest in the world. And
In 1863, London's first underground railway opened. In 1916, the Bradford Recruiting Station was re-opened. In 1920, the League of Nations was established. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 10th, 1977... In its first year as an independent school
An accountancy firm whose Bradford roots go back more than a century has announced a merger, which will create the eighth largest practice in the UK. Baker Tilly has joined forces with Leeds-based HLB Kidsons to form a new firm, which will bring in annual
SCIENCE students in Ilkley are being offered the chance to help in the production of an advert to promote Science Year. The winning 30-second advert will be screened between March and May during the schools programming on Channel Four. To write and help
A donkey taxi man, the manufacturer of an invalid couch and a famous estate agent are just some of the district's colourful Edwardian characters who can now be uncovered on the new online 1901 census list. The historic records were compiled in March 1901
AN expert on extra-terrestrial phenomena is hoping that the return of walkers to Ilkley Moor will see a corresponding increase in the sightings of UFOs. Nigel Mortimer's popular UFO tours around the moor had to be suspended last year because footpaths
THE planned demolition of an Ilkley public house could be the ideal opportunity to provide the town with more 'affordable' housing, according to a district councillor. In a joint planning application, Miller Homes (Yorkshire) and Whitbread Group plc have
Three men appeared in court charged in connection with an attack on a Bingley shop last summer. Jordan Wilkinson, 19, of Preston Terrace, Crossflatts, and a 17-year-old youth who cannot be named, are charged with racially aggravated criminal damage and
The severe weather conditions across the region put paid to Burley Trojans chances of going to the top of the Harrogate League Premier Division at the weekend. Their fixture at Kirkby Malzeard fell victim to the freeze and the Reserves' local encounter
Otley Town U-13s 8 Eldwick U-13s 0 OTLEY Town Under-13s saw in the New Year with a home game against Eldwick in very unpleasant conditions. As one of only a few games to go ahead over the weekend Otley gave their Craven Aire and Wharfe Junior League title
WHARFEDALE clubs are looking forward to the Airedale International sponsored Wharfedale FA Challenge Cup semi-finals later this month. On Saturday, January 19, Rawdon Old Boys will entertain Pool AFC in one semi-final while cup holders Horsforth St Margaret's
As frost, rain and fog all contrived to wipe out the majority of fixtures over the weekend games in the Wharfedale Triangle League survived - some with the switching of venues. Yeadon Town's home game with Olicanian Academicals was switched to Ilkley
HARROGATE League side Pool AFC are all set to take on Horsforth St Margaret's in the West Riding County Cup fourth round at Arthington Lane on Saturday. Pool obviously go into the game as underdogs against the West Yorkshire League side but noone will
The family of a Shipley man, who died after being robbed and beaten outside his home, today said their lives would never be the same without him. Bryan Smith was described as a "loving and caring man and real character" who had overcome a string of obstacles
A farming couple whose livestock was wiped out in the foot and mouth epidemic are to travel to Africa to see how fellow farmers cope with hardship. Chris and Jane Hall's herd of 152 cattle and flock of 1,375 sheep were culled when a neighbouring farm
A damning list of reasons why a Bradford nightclub should be stripped of its drinks licence was just the "tip of the iceberg", a licensing committee was told. The committee panel, sitting at Bradford Magistrates' court, heard how there was "abundant evidence
A woman who claimed she was forced into prostitution and theft in Bradford to pay a drugs debt has died of a brain haemorrhage while in prison. Georgina Metcalfe, 26, of North Parade, Skipton, was convicted of theft by Skipton magistrates on Christmas
Support for Bradford's own Pop Idol Gareth Gates, pictured, is gaining world-wide support after the launch of a website dedicated to the East Bowling teenager. The new website is attracting hits from all over the globe, with messages of support for the
Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford has been urged not to make Bradford a "guinea pig" as it picks itself up after the worst riots on mainland Britain for 20 years. Council leader Councillor Margaret Eaton, Labour group leader Ian Greenwood and Liberal
A mum who thought she was infertile after receiving kidney dialysis has shocked doctors by giving birth to a 5lb 10oz baby girl. Tiny Megan Ioannides, pictured with mum Lorna, is the first baby to be born to a dialysis patient in Bradford's renal unit
SIR - I was very disappointed while visiting Hollywood Bowl to learn that under-18s are not allowed in after 6pm unless they have an adult with them. I feel this is an inappropriate time as there are many teenagers aged 15-18 who want to go out on an
