Manchester United Res 1, Bradford City Res 1: A last-minute equaliser, a winner disallowed in injury time, international strikers and a hard-fought point against Manchester United, this game had everything - except Robert Molenaar. The defender, expected
Ashley Ward prepared to put himself on the line again for City tomorrow, insisting: "I've never tried to beat a path out of here." Ward's on-off move to Barnsley may have dominated the headlines but the centre-forward has not let the speculation put him
Bradford skipper Robbie Paul believes the Super League champions will have to develop a mental toughness to match their physical prowess if they are to retain their crown. The Bulls launch their title defence tonight in the most difficult way imaginable
The Bees are desperate to get on the Wagon Lane pitch tomorrow and play some rugby. The awful weather of late has severely restricted their matches in the last two months and they are "champing at the bit" to continue their fight against relegation. Three
Village halls are vitally important to local communities. They provide a focal point for a whole range of activities, from mother-and-toddler groups to youth clubs, from jumble sales to keep-fit sessions. They are places where people moving into fast-growing
Claire Atkinson has swapped Riddlesden for a sunny winter in New Zealand. Claire, 18, has been staying in Christchurch city and is playing cricket for St Alban's Ladies. She enjoyed ladies cricket over here before her trip, and played for Wakefield, Yorkshire
Financial advisor Darren Midgley cod not believe it when he spotted a photo in last week's Keighley News of a mystery boy proudly clutching a haul of fish. For the beaming young lad, caught on film over two decades ago, was him! The photo resurfaced after
Keighley Vocal Union's "intelligent and well-tuned" performance at a prestigious festival brought it the first prize last weekend. The choir's women's section won second prize in its class during the Mrs Sunderland Musical Competition in Huddersfield.
Keighley College has hosted a regional competition in which entrants took the first step in their bid to become the UK's top trainee welder. Five competitors did battle in the SkillWELD 2002 contest at the college's Harold Town Fabrication and Welding
Andrew Sharp was a 25 a day man and like many smokers had tried all manner of things to kick the habit. The 38-year-old from Cross Hills had stuck on the patches, chewed the gum and tried the tablets. But a meeting with local hypnotherapist Gwyneth Moss
Pupils at Aire View School in Silsden learnt how to keep fit and healthy on Wednesday. The whole school enjoyed a series of talks and visits geared around the subject of health for a day. School nurse, Pat Scrivner, organised the day to promote healthy
A buyer is still being sought by administrators for the IMS Response's call centre operation at Steeton, near Keighley, where 100 workers were laid off last week. IMS Response, IMS Media and IMS Telecom were all part of the former IMS Group plc. IMS Telecom
A cheque was presented at Ingrow Primary School in support of a children's charity. The National Children's Homes (NCH) has set up a scheme in Yorkshire to raise money for those less fortunate. Aimed at schoolchildren, Cedric's Challenge, named after
Pressure from town centre bosses has prompted Bradford council to pledge an extra £5,000 to publicise Keighley. The cash has been found in addition to £2,000 already given by the council's Keighley Area Panel for promotional events. The donations were
In 1956, Stuart Feeny and his best pal, David Iveson, posed for a photograph in a break from playing in the fields at Green Bottom Farm, Newsholme, near Keighley. They were 11 years old, in short pants and lined up with David's dad, Richard and mum, Joyce
A new campaign to encourage businesses, particularly small to medium-sized firms to use the internet, has been unveiled. The campaign, by regional development agency Yorkshire Forward, starts as another Government-backed initiative for small businesses
Keighley Scouts proved on Saturday that they are top of the pots. Nine teams of youngsters from throughout the district competed in the Scouts' annual indoor cooking contest. Each two-strong team had a couple of hours to cook and serve up a three-course
Keighley firemen were making a special journey today to deliver a cheque to a New York fire crew who attended the World Trade Center on September 11. Keighley's blue watch was horrified to see footage of the terrorist attack and empathised with their
A gritty grandmother is calling on the public to do its bit to stamp out crime. Daphne Simmonds made the impassioned plea this week after she was robbed of her handbag in a supermarket car park. She said law-abiding citizens should stand as one to flush
A family fears a stream which gushes from under their home could undermine the foundations. Already the rear yard at Michelle and Andy Corcoran's home in Halifax Road, Keighley, has subsided. Stones have come loose from a buttress, which supports the
A terrified woman motorist has told how she was in fear of her life when car-jackers attempted to steal her car. The 47-year-old woman said she was left shaking with fear when the attacker tried to break into her Audi saloon car and then chased after
Gomez will tour the UK to promote its upcoming album In Our Gun and single Shot Shot. The band plays Sheffield City Hall (April 16) and Manchester Apollo (17). Tickets cost £15. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion performs at Manchester Academy on April 10 to
Yorkshire actors perform the 'Scottish play' in Skipton and Halifax this month. Shakespeare's blood-soaked tragedy Macbeth is brought to the stage in accessible style by Northern Broadsides. The "fast-paced, high-energy" production aims to portray the
The Edge of Darkness is described as "a good old-fashioned mystery" from the pen of Brian Clements. It sets a series of questions in the audience's heads and answers them over the next couple of hours. Why does a seemingly decent couple claim a girl with
SIR - The welcome end of the foot and mouth epidemic brings with it one real danger; the resumption of the cruel live animal export trade. The suffering of sheep and lambs in severely over-crowded trucks, often without food or water, for journeys which
Pannal Ash 1, Otley Town U-14s 17: On Sunday Otley Town Under-14s travelled to Pannal Ash, having not played, due to pitch conditions, for four weeks. It was a game that both players and supporters wanted to go ahead. Despite the rain and snow the pitch
A football fan whose life was saved by major heart surgery is raffling off a shirt signed by his soccer heroes in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Gordon Tinsley, of Baildon, was thrilled when he was given a glass framed Leeds United shirt signed
A peace procession along the path of destruction created by rioters is being planned as part of the Bradford Afghan Appeal. Church leaders from both Muslim and Christian communities hope to hold joint healing services along the route of devastation during
A survival fund set up to save a village hall which was being shaken to pieces by line dancing classes has topped £21,000. Problems came to light at the 127-year-old Clayton Village Hall when line dancers took to the floor and their noise drowned out
Daredevil fundraisers will be dangling off a landmark Bradford building before it is reduced to rubble. A group of students are organising a sponsored abseil down Provincial House in Centenary Square weeks before the bulldozers move in. The event on April
Children at schools across Bradford were tucking into fresh fruit today as they took part in Britain's biggest all-day breakfast to raise money for cancer research. Over the last three years the event, organised by Cancer Research UK, has raised a massive
"Feisty, ruthless and full of Yorkshire wit". That was TV presenter David Dimbleby's verdict on the 149 Bradfordians who made up the audience for the BBC's Question Time last night. The sound of thousands of clapping Christians was replaced with the reverential
Keighley Juniors hit an unexpected brick wall in the shape of a much improved Wigan side in the third round of the National Junior League Division Two competition at Lytham St Annes. Having beaten them 5-1 in the previous encounter they were surprised
Hull Dockers 22, Keighley Albion Cats 12 - Keighley warmed up for this weeks cup semi final with Dockers by suffering a narrow defeat in the last league meeting between the two sides this season. The match kicked off in typical February weather, cold
Northallerton 12, Keighley 6 - The home side's robust forward effort was too much for a depleted Keighley pack in cold, muddy, windswept conditions at Northallerton. The wind effectively nullified any advantage as Keighley kicked off with the slope in
Not a ball was kicked in the Craven League last weekend taking the total number of matches cancelled to 53 in the last five weeks. Only 19 of the scheduled 72 have taken place and with 88 cancelled earlier in the season the league has a backlog of 160
Cougars 32, Gateshead Thunder 10 - GARY MOORBY'S young squad gave the new coach his first victory since taking over at Christmas. Although the win, against a struggling Gateshead side, was far from convincing the progress his coaching staff are making
TEN members of Keighley Youth Bowling Club have been selected for Yorkshire following the annual county trials. Debbie Butcher and Stephanie Semianczuk will represent the Under-16s, in the Under-14s there will be John Butcher, Ben Eccleshall and Jenny
POWERLIFTER Martin Cartman won his fourth consecutive Yorkshire Masters title recently. Martin was lifting in the 90Kg class at Gateshead Sports Centre against seven of the region's top lifters. He pulled off a massive total lift to win the trophy and
TEN-PIN bowler Ben Barraclough was presented with awards to mark his 'maximum' at the Keighley club. Ben was bowling at AMF Bowl in Keighley when he scored an impressive 300-point game -- which requires 12 consecutive 'strikes' and is as rare as a 147
RUBY is among the first sports to give it's backing to 'Sport Relief' a multi-million pound charity fund-raising drive. The campaign was the idea of Comic Relief and BBC Sport and will see all sporting organisations coming together to raise money for
SKIPTON'S Kiwi scrum-half Duncan Brown misses his first game since arriving at the club at the beginning of last season when he takes a well-deserved breather tomorrow, when Northallerton are visitors to Sandylands. Brown took a knock last weekend at
SIR - Are we surprised what our youths get up to? In an age of advanced technology, we can no longer trust solely in the expertise of the parent to teach right from wrong. Although there is no panacea to solve our problems, I believe the answer lies in
Stuart McCall was today linked with the vacant manager's job at Hull City. The Bantams skipper is currently in his testimonial season at Valley Parade and does not expect to be given another contract when his current one-year deal runs out in the summer
The opening clash in the new Super League season will be like a cup final for Wigan ... but just another outing for the Bulls. That's the verdict of Bulls' Great Britain back row, Mike Forshaw, who believes that Wigan are jealous of Bradford's success
Mark Boothman, Jeff Noon and Dave Kaye aren't ashamed to admit they shed a tear when reaching the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. "Everyone was in tears. It was a very emotional experience," said 34-year-old Mark, of Green Avenue, Silsden. "We were so choked
Kelling - Bray Married at St John's Church at Ingrow on Sunday were Martin Paul Kelling and Alison Bray. Martin, an upholsterer at Knightsbridge in Bradford, is the elder son of Bryan Stringer of Riddlesden and Kathryn Davidson of Bingley. Alison works
Building a future for themselves in the construction trade are young men from Keighley. Arnold Dube and James Conner are among local people who have landed paid jobs as part of the £4 million regeneration of their community. The men are part of a small
In 1910, Bradford's Percy Illingworth MP was appointed Junior Lord of the Treasury. In 1932, American aviator Charles Lindbergh's baby son was kidnapped. In 1978, Charlie Chaplin's coffin was stolen from a cemetery in Switzerland. From the Telegraph &
schoolchildren cried "fowl" this week, when they pitted their wits against goal-keeper Billy Bantam. The Bradford City mascot visited St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Keighley, on Tuesday to challenge pupils to a sponsored penalty shoot-out. Pupils
Bradford City Football Club mascot Billy Bantam scored a hit with children at Oxenhope Primary School. The pupils took part in a fundraising penalty shoot out with the bantam when he visited the school as part of the club's community scheme. Each child
The home where the Bront sisters spent the first chapter of their lives has been put on the market. The humble property at 72-74 Market Street, Thornton, where Charlotte and her famous literary sisters Emily and Anne were born and spent their formative
A hospital trust is achieving and in some areas surpassing national average performance levels, according to a Government report just published. Performance indicators produced by the Department of Health show that Airedale NHS Trust is performing to
A book exploring the lives of Polish exiles living in Britain has been turned into an exhibition at Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley. Keeping the Faith focuses on the community that formed after Poland was invaded in the late 1930s and the Second World
Keighley News readers have confirmed the identity of Townfield House, which used to stand on the bus station site. People who remembered the house at the corner of Bow Street and Cooke Lane contacted the paper this week. They confirmed which of two photographs
Keighley lost one of its great characters when Arnold Angus died on February 20 at Airedale General Hospital. Mr Angus, 74, spent his life in Riddlesden and lived it to the full, enjoying a long career in the motor trade and a love of sport. Born at Morton
Workers' fears for floundering phone giant IMS worsened this week. Staff from the troubled telecoms firm in Steeton, which is currently in administration, have been given conflicting reports on when they will be paid. Administrators Arthur Andersen had
A mother of two was left homeless on the day of her father's funeral. Arsonists set fire to Michelle Wainwright's semi-detached council home in Woodhouse Walk, Keighley, in the early hours of yesterday morning, as she slept at a neighbour's. Her 61-year-old
Keighley's Airedale Shopping Centre has been sold for £30 million. And the new owner, London-based REIT Asset Management, this week pledged improvements to the prime town-centre site. The shopping complex is among 18 across the UK now owned by REIT and
A couple who run a bakery are set to retire, and joke that they'll have to carry on baking their own bread. Malcolm, 66, and Beryl Rowland have run the successful Beryl's Bakery, in Victoria Road, Keighley, for 42 years. They are shutting up shop today
UNRULY youths who congregate around a Keighley school now face being locked up. The school has threatened disorderly pupils and youths with the custodial sentences in a bid to curb trespassing. Oakbank School has been working with the police to stop young
A man from the Lawkholme area has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Keighley security guard. The 26-year-old was being questioned by detectives investigating the murder of Qadir Ahmed as the Keighley News went to press. Detectives have
He stuns audiences as one of the Black Swan Rappers with their "morris dancers at a rave" routine. He raises the roof as the frontman with rousing folk-rock band The Demon Barbers. But tonight he's on his own with voice, guitar, concertina and melodeon
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford: musical La Cage Aux Folles (tonight-tomorrow 7.30pm, tomorrow 2.30pm); Robert Powell and Liza Goddard in Alan Bennett's comedy double bill Single Spies (Tuesday-Saturday); children's show The Borrowers (March 13-16). Phone
We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz - again. The hit stage adaptation of the classic film is revived this month at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds. This acclaimed RSC version of the musical is billed as unsuitable for under-eights
Horse riders on the Spen Valley Greenway have asked Kirklees Council to re-examine a proposal to lay wood chips alongside the tarred cycle path. Rider Susan Hirst presented the Council with a 345-name petition asking for improved facilities for horse
A Bradford City fan has vowed not to take her sick father to a game again after their car was broken into during the match on Tuesday night. Elizabeth Allwood, 44, of Wilsden, returned to her car on Clifton Street, Manning-ham, after the Nottingham Forest
Trevor M Leach, of High Cote, Riddlesden, author of "Trams and Buses of Keighley in Old Photographs", has supplied these topical views of the interior and exterior of Keighley's bus booking and inquiry office when operated by the West Yorkshire Road Car
Is there a doctor in the house? Because we're about to open some old wounds... Everyone knows Bill Bryson's opinion of Bradford. The American author's tirade against the city in his book Notes From A Small Island has been well publicised since it first
Bradford's Capital of Culture campaign team is planning to place a plaque on the childhood home of JB Priestley. The bid team plans to commemorate the Bradford house as part of its work highlighting places of cultural interest in the district. The house
Outspoken former Cabinet minister Mo Mowlam will tell the inside story of her time in Government when she appears as a special guest at the Bradford Literature Festival. The popular politician, who was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, is just
An experiment in Bradford where misbehaving pupils were threatened with jail has attracted interest from White-hall officials. Other Bradford schools are also lining up to copy Laisterdyke High, which has successfully served pupils warning letters about
Embattled Minister Stephen Byers has promised to try to speed up the inquiry into the £60 million Odsal development. Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe has been told by Mr Byers that everything possible will be done. Mr Sutcliffe was given the assurance
Hard-working advertising staff at the Telegraph & Argus have swept the board at one of the country's top awards ceremonies. The team scooped eight prizes out of 22 categories at the Newsquest awards for advertising excellence held in Worcestershire
Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates let his younger sister Nicola, pictured, steal the limelight to help raise money for two worthy causes in Bradford. The fresh-faced 16-year-old made her first stop at Asda supermarket in Rooley Lane last night where she
Bradford Vision has been accepted as the area's official regeneration body - and secured a £17 million grant to improve life in the district. Government approval of the scheme was announced yesterday following the submission of a detailed action plan.
A terrified 84-year-old today told how thieves smashed into his Bradford home, showering him with glass and then threw a knife at him as he bravely tried to stop them snatching his car. The man - who is now too afraid to be identified - said he had been
Hunslet Warriors 56, Keighley Albion 0 - Albion had little answer to the table-topping Warriors who hit top gear after both sides tested each other in the opening minutes. Dean Creaser started the onslaught when he threw the ball wide to to second rower
Oakworth Under-8s B came from behind to secure victory against Wyke. Andrew Clark put them level just before half time and Jack Davidson got the winning goal. Davidson also shared the man of the match award with Joe Healey. Oakworth Under-10s A came up
SCHOOLCHILDREN throughout the Keighley area could soon be in training to become Britain's next Winter Olympic gold medal winners. Hot on the heels of Britain's golden success in curling at Salt Lake City Oakbank school is to organise a curling roadshow
ALBION CATS take on Hull Dockers in the semi-final of the Womens Challenge Cup at marley on Sunday with Saima Hussein (above) sure to play a big part in the outcome. The match kicks off at 2pm.
ANGRY coach Gary Moorby told his players they must do better -- despite bringing him his first victory since taking charge of the club in December. Last weekend's 32-10 victory over struggling Gateshead Thunder gave hardened fans something to celebrate
A helping hand from a senior professional helped a fledgling youngster carry off a national cyclo-cross title last weekend. Scott Thwaites, a year 7 pupil at Ermysted's Grammar School, was a doubtful starter in the British Schools' Cycling Association
WHARFEDALE make the trip to Stourbridge tomorrow for the second time this season in National Division Two, their primary ambition after the fruitless and expensive journey a few weeks ago being to get onto the pitch at Bridgnorth Road, (writes Tony Simpson
Recent events have undeniably thrust a dark shadow over the town. The fourth murder since last September of a young person from Keighley spread shock, fear and despair through the community. The flood of letters, phone calls and e-mails to our offices
