Yorkshire were given Prior warning of another possible disaster in their Championship match against Sussex at Arundel yesterday. Wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior knocked up a rugged 85 to guide Sussex to 392 all out and give them a first-innings lead of
Nicky Law today claimed David O'Leary could have few arguments over his Leeds sacking. While Law has had no cash to deal with at Valley Parade, O'Leary splashed out more than £90m in his four-year reign. And he paid the price for failing to deliver any
Skipper Robbie Paul says that the Bulls can send out a huge statement of intent by winning their table-topping Super League clash at St Helens tonight. "It is a very important game for us," said the 26-year-old New Zealand international. "If we win this
Undercliffe will be looking to recover from two narrow defeats last weekend when they take on East Bierley tomorrow. The players hope to wipe out the memory of a last- over loss to Pudsey St Lawrence and a tight cup exit to Baildon when Bierley visit
Junior Witter will have a hitman in his sights when he targets the Commonwealth title in London. Bradford's Witter aims to add the belt to his British one by beating Ghana's Laatekwai Hammond a week on Monday. It is the bill-topper on a benefit show for
Every West Yorkshire police officer on duty during Bradford's riots is to be honoured with a prestigious bravery award. In an unprecedented move, judges have jointly nominated all officers from the county's force and those from the British Transport Police
Three former Keighley sisters in law met up in Canada recently for the first time in 44 years. Pictured (from left) with a copy of the KN at Kakabeka falls near Thunder Bay, Ontario, are Marian, June and Ruth Waite, who now live on opposite sides of the
Two bank clerks have each issued a statement - "I do"! Jason Anthony Middleton, who works for the Yorkshire Bank, was married at St Stephen's Church, Steeton, to Alison Whittlestone, an employee of the Nat West. Jason is the only son of Tony and Margaret
Married at Keighley Shared Church were Jack Milnes and Maureen Lynne Archer. Jack - a self-employed tattooist - is the only son of the late Jack and Olive Milnes. Maureen - a retired nurse - is the only daughter of the late Norman Henry and Marjorie Armstrong
A young wordsmith at Cowling Community Primary School is flying high after becoming the first to receive of a new annual award. Year Six pupil Luke McCabe, 11, is the first winner of the Ivy Smith Award for Poetry. He received the honour in recognition
MORE than 250 balloons disappeared on the wind at Holycroft School last Friday. The balloon release was a double event to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee and to mark the inauguration of the schools new parents group. The 257 balloons were released
Children from the Worth Valley didn't "duck" the chance to raise money for charity this month. Youngsters from Lees Pre-school did a "toddle waddle" for half a mile around Cross Roads Park. The 18 children and their families wore red, white and blue during
Business failures in the district jumped by 33 per cent last month, according to professional services firm Deloitte & Touche. The total number of receiverships and administration appointments in the region rose to 12 in May, up from nine in April
The children of Hothfield Junior School at Silsden stepped out in celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Friday lunchtime saw the pupils parading through the town where, as well as marking the special occasion, they managed to raise almost £70 for
The clouds had more than a silver lining last week when the children of Aire View School at Silsden launched hundreds of golden balloons into the sky. The school held a 'Golden Garden Party' last Wednesday to mark both the Queen's Jubilee and the opening
Moslem leaders have apologised to the chairman of a community group for the reaction he received after a Union Flag, flying as part of The Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations, was set on fire. Keighley Muslim Association says it shares Denis Walton's
folk went mellow yellow last Friday as they raised cash for Manorlands hospice. While many people were painting the town red and white and watching England take on Brazil in the World Cup, schools and businesses in the Keighley area still dressed up and
Singing, sign language, sport and solo cornet playing were among highlights of this month's Keighley Festival of Learning. Around a dozen schools took part in a range of educational and artistic activities in their schools, in the town centre and even
Keighley Tarn was awash with boats on Sunday when the Keighley Model Engineering Society held its annual regatta. Hundreds of people visited the tarn throughout the day, many with the aid of the vintage buses which were laid on to take them up the hill
Couples tripped around the world during this year's Keighley Festival old-time dance. Dance organisers united to stage the event at their usual weekly venue of Victoria Hall. Guests from around Yorkshire and Lancashire came to demonstrate some of the
Two health trust officers have returned from China having spent five days vetting nurses for jobs at Airedale Hospital. Up to 23 nurses, currently working at a university hospital in Whuan, central China, could get places at Airedale. The hospital is
Pensioner Edna McMann was sure of a big surprise on her birthday last week. The helper from East Morton School, who has been off for a few months due to illness, was invited to the school to look around its new facilities. But when she arrived, Edna,
BBC Look North presenter Harry Gration took time out to help organisers of the Sarah McKie Memorial Fund sort the lots for a gala dinner auction. The charity, which is already half way to its target of £100,000, now has its sights set firmly on September
A rare collection of Bront books will go under the hammer at Sotheby's next month. The lots -- from a massive private library amassed over 40 years -- together are expected to sell for around £15,000. They are among 250 lots -- likely to realise at least
Shopkeepers in Keighley have taken a dim view of local authority efforts to brighten up a town centre street. Traders in High Street are furious after lamp-posts were stuck right outside their front doors. They claim that Bradford Council left them completely
Police in Brighouse are working with Calderdale Council in a bid to stop mass car rallies being held in the town. In January, the Telegraph & Argus reported the impromptu rallies, sometimes attracting up to 600 youngsters, were still taking place,
Rail users faced fresh travel headaches today as they were hit by the latest strike by conductors. Arriva Trains Northern said 55 per cent of services will run during the action by members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
This was how residents of Colenso Grove and Florist Street celebrated VE Day - Victory in Europe - on Saturday, May 12, 1945, technically a little late. Germany had surrendered on May 7, schools had enjoyed two days' holiday on May 8 and 9, and thanksgiving
A Bradford vicar today condemned vandals who laid siege to a church garden and chopped-down trees which had been planted just weeks earlier by parishioners. The Reverend Gordon Dey, Vicar of Tong Parish, said he was saddened by the attack on the gardens
A mother who is dying of cancer was set for an emotional reunion with her son today - thanks to the Telegraph & Argus. Teresa Kinsey, 56, who has been told by doctors she may have just weeks to live after being diagnosed with lung cancer, made a desperate
Oakworth Under-10s swept to victory in the Silsden 6-a-side soccer tournament last weekend. They went through the group stages without conceding a goal and went on to beat Foulridge Minors after a penalty shoot-out at the quarter-final stage. Fulledge
Keighley made good progress in the Bradford District Scratch League's top division on Friday, with an excellent 6-2 home win over Northcliffe. They are now six points clear of bottom team Woodhall Hills, who lost 2-6 at home to top of the table West Bradford
HAWORTH failed to repeat last year's success in the Wynn Cup whenthey slipped to a 74-run defeat at barrowford. Last year's beaten finalists saw the home side set a target of 173 with Damian Rowell the p8ck of the bowlers, taking 3-43. The Bronte side's
KEIGHLEY are looking to get their season back on track when they entertain Mirfield at Lawkholme Lane tomorrow. The side, which is enjoying its most successful season for years, suffered a double blow when they lost in the league and cup last weekend.
ST MARY'S school swept to victory in the Harrison & Clough Under-11 rugby tournament. Primary Schools from across the district took part in the competition held at Cougar Park and organised by the club's community officer, Jason Ramshaw. The action-packed
ATHLETES start an action-packed period by taking part in the Amateur Athletic Association Championships in Bedford this weekend. Matthew Watson will be competing in the Under-23 5000m and Oliver Brewer (right) is to run in the Under-20 steepchase. Oliver
STEPHEN DENNY has been called up to represent England at an international tournament in Saudi Arabia. The 15-year-old from Eldwick, is a member of the Oakbank Tabble Tennis Club, and trains with the Bradford Table Tennis Development Squad, based in Keighley
SUZANNE ROBERTS has been called up to represent England in the Commonwealth Games in Manchester next month. The 23-year-old hammer thrower has come through the Keighley-based Athletics Development Scheme and is now poised to break into the athletics '
Leigh 52, Cougars 16 - A FLASH of brilliance from Olly Marns produced a sparkling climax to the Cougar clash with Leigh. Marns, showed his Super League pedigree to collect the ball behind his own line, break clear and burst the length of the field to
HOME-GROWN player Stuart Calvert must consider himself the unluckiest player in the Cougar Park squad. The Keighley-based player had been looking to make a big impact on the NFP after shining in the club's youth teams in recent years. He had impressed
ADAM Oldfield will captain Skipton RFC next season in succession to Declan Hayes, who has been at the helm for the past two seasons. Oldfield preceded Hayes as captain and at that time became the youngest in the club's history. Now he faces the challenge
SKIPTON'S sixth defeat of the season in Division B of the Airedale & Wharfedale League has left them sharing the two relegation berths with Illingworth and they now need a major effort to avoid going down for the second successive season. Their five-wicket
There is something extremely heartwarming about the result of a simple talk and slide show to a group of young schoolchildren about mountains. Yet the glow is tinged with great sadness, for it transpired that many of the youngsters had never experienced
City's sacked players could be reinstated in time for pre-season training on Monday if an ownership deal can be struck. Chairman Geoffrey Richmond's four-man consortium, favourites to take over the club, reached an agreement with the players' union over
Bulls coach Brian Noble was hoping Bradford didn't have another 'Nightmare at Knowsley Road' in their table-topping Super League clash. The Bulls have lost seven of their last nine Super League matches there, and Noble says: "We must avoid a mad ten or
The leg injuries suffered by a nine-year-old girl who was struck by a bus as she tried to cross the enclosed bus lane in Manchester Road after jumping over railings again raises serious safety concerns. It follows a similar accident in which a woman was
Two life-long friends went Up Pompeii with their copy of the Keighley News. Irene Lock from Haworth (right) and Jean Ferguson from Ilkley basked in the sun as they visited the historic city ruins while on holiday in southern Italy. It was a sentimental
Disadvantaged groups in Keighley are being prescribed a dose of the great outdoors as part of a unique pilot project aimed at improving people's health. Yorkshire Water has joined forces with a local organisation called Walking For All in Keighley (WALK
Married at St James's Church, Silsden, were Karl Robert Curran and Charlotte Louise Ayrey. Charlotte - a business manager at Barclays Bank in Skipton - is the daughter of Isabel and Frank Ayrey, of Silsden. Karl - a sales engineer at Von Roll Isola in
Youngsters at Cullingworth Primary School have been drinking in the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations thanks to the generosity of villagers. Each of the 240 children at the school were presented with a free mug that has been specially made to commemorate
Timothy Taylor transport manager Paul Marklew briefs draymen Geoff Selby and Phil Kay just before they set off for Germany to deliver a special consignment of beer specifically requested by the Duke of Wellington Regiment. In a weekend highlight of the
New members are being sought by Haworth Brass Band in order to complete its line-up. The invitation to people comes as the long-established band prepares for summer performances. The musicians will play at Addingham tomorrow and at Haworth Primary School
STUDENTS became prima ballerinas for the day when a top ballet company paid them a visit. Students from Years Eight, Nine and Ten at Parkside Secondary School, in Cullingworth, received expert ballet coaching from the Northern Ballet Theatre, which is
A group of Keighley children were on song in the Airedale Shopping Centre. As part of the National Children's Week of Learning, 12 pupils from Braithwaite Special School hosted two signing and singing sessions in the shopping centre. The sessions were
A play against racism will be staged by Holy Family School thanks to £5,000 of lottery cash. The school was awarded money from the Awards For All fund and will be staging the play in honour of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The play, "Changing faces, Changing
It was Beckham and eggs for breakfast at Oxenhope Primary School last Friday. Pupils were offered the chance to go for a special World Cup breakfast and cheer on England in their quarter final clash with Brazil. Some 125 children each paid £1 for cereal
Jason Ramshaw was at Guard House School, Keighley, for a special two-way award ceremony. The school was presented with a prestigious education extra award and cheque for £400 by the rugby player for its work in out of school activities. Deputy head Jenny
Three high-flying A-level students have won top place in a national science contest. The group, Nazia Shah, Aysha Mayat and Vasim Ghafoor, who all study at Keighley College, beat off stiff competition to win top place in the competition, sponsored by
The first stage in a £900,000 project to build flood defences in an area engulfed by river water 18 months ago has started this week. Engineers from the Environment Agency are preparing land off Florist Street, Keighley, on the bank of the River Aire,
A Bradford business has won a major contract to supply 900 P&O Trans European uniforms. Initial Garment Manufacturing, which was set up nearly 70 years ago, will design and produce the P&O uniforms. The clothes, which are flame retardant and have
Strong Close nursery pupil Violet Kaye, four, shows off one of the mugs as children take part in the jubilee party.
In 1577, Flemish painter Rubens was born. In 1919, Germany signed the peace treaty at Versailles. In 1950, the USA football team beat England in the first round of the World Cup in Brazil. From the Telegraph & Argus of June 28th, 1977... A big weekly
Youngsters at Stanbury Primary School went yellow but were not in peril as they raised cash for Manorlands. Pupils and members organised a day of events based around a yellow theme as part of National Hospice Day. And they managed to raise £230, which
a wide-ranging taste of Asian arts and crafts was provided at Keighley's Sangat Centre. The community centre in Marlborough Street hosted a number of free events to celebrate Asian culture. The workshops and exhibition were held as part of Keighley Festival
Bradford's first cyber caf is up and running at the refurbished Sunwin Department Store. Sunwin has installed the state-of-the-art caf, which provides the latest broadband connection to the internet, as part of a £4 million improvement package at its
Organisers of this year's Keighley Festival say the success of the event can provide a boost for Bradford's Capital of Culture bid. Festival chairman Peter Halliwell said the eight-day festival had shown that Keighley had a vital role to play in Bradford's
New author Lesley Horton, pictured above, came second only to Richard Whiteley in the popularity stakes during her first book signing session. Richard signed about 20 books during a promotional visit to Reid's Bookshop, in Keighley. But Utley woman Lesley
They say that lightning doesn't strike in the same place twice, but for one Keighley couple a mysterious virus certainly did. Harry and Florence Greenwood appeared in the KN in March when they celebrated their golden wedding. The couple marked their 50
A village primary school that has campaigned for a new site is celebrating after council chiefs agreed to the move. Cullingworth Primary School has been lobbying Bradford council for a move to a new school since the change from a three to a two-tier school
Denholme Children's Gala is back with a bang to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The family fun day on Saturday, July 6, in Foster Park, will culminate in a giant firework display at 9.45pm to celebrate the monarch's jubilee. In a break from tradition
Sisters Hayley and Laura Marsden have received the prestigious Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award. Hayley, 14, and Laura, 13, are pupils at Oakbank School, Keighley, and were given their awards at a special presentation ceremony on Monday morning
The Queen's Jubilee baton comes to Keighley next Friday during its journey across the country. And the town's sportsmen and women want to make sure its brief stay is memorable. They have organised a morning of activities at Victoria Park tying in with
Children at a Keighley primary school are to conquer a dream following a classroom talk about mountains. Charlie Bhowmick had been invited to St Andrew's School to give a slide show about some of the world's premier peaks. And after learning that most
Young people in the Keighley area could be issued with proof-of-age cards. The initiative is aimed at stamping out sales of age-restricted products to children -- such as booze, cigarettes, fireworks, solvents and lottery tickets. The cards would be distributed
Keighley Nu Metal rockers Deepfill are back to make some noise with a series of local gigs next month. The local band, who throw rock, metal, funk and punk into the mix, play Pennington's Night Club in Bradford on July 4 as support to Violent Delight,
Victor Meldrew will not be seen at the latest stage production by the H-Club - but Will Werewolf will. One Foot in the Graveyard is the title of a light-hearted show due to be performed next Thursday to Saturday. The H-Club, the junior section of Keighley
The star of Eighties film Gregory's Girl plays the lead in a Tom Stoppard play now at Bradford Alhambra. The Real Thing stars John Gordon-Sinclair as a smart and witty playwright who finds the boundaries of life and art blurring as he falls in love. The
A cast of distinguished opera singers will be performing Pure Puccini at St George's Hall in Bradford tomorrow night. Singers including Eddie Wade and Michael Dewis (baritone), Julie Unwin and Naomi Harvey (soprano), and Wynne Evans and Mark Luther (tenor
40 Days and 40 Nights Despite an amazing hit rate with the chicks, Matt (Josh Hartnett) can't get over his last girlfriend. In desperation he decides to give up sex for Lent. That's 40 days with absolutely no sex at all. Trouble is, just a day or so into
Popular blues performer Emily Druce, pictured, returns to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway next month. The acoustic singer and musician will perform in the real-ale buffet car as it is pulled up and down the line by a diesel locomotive. Emily, from
Keighley's top young DJ is back on the decks and back with an album that bears a striking resemblance to a particular American rap star. DJ Smujj, aka former South Craven School student Matthew Birkett, is promoting his debut LP The Real Smujj Shady (
Britain's regional and local newspapers have been covering royal events assiduously for these past 50 years. On my visits to different parts of the United Kingdom since my Accession, it is the reporters and photographers from the regional press who turn
A group of Bradford carers who between them have notched up 500 years of fostering and provided homes for more than 500 children have been honoured at an awards ceremony. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Richard Wightman, presented certificates
Textile workers in Bradford are to launch a series of strikes and overtime bans in a pay dispute. Workers at the Bulmer and Lumb Group, Buttershaw Mills, Bradford, will be staging the first of a series of one day strikes on July 8. The move follows months
Bradford has the worst unemployment in the Yorkshire and Humber region, new figures show today. The district shares with Doncaster the bottom spot in the region's jobless league table. Unemployment is clustered into 'pockets of poverty', with some areas
Hundreds of entertainers are warming up for a major musical celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee year. The Bradford Council-organised extravaganza will be performed at the Alhambra Theatre on September 14, spanning 50 years of song. It will be a
Local Government Minister Chris Leslie will be asked to put pressure on the Government to speed up a decision on a powerful company which would spearhead the rebirth of Bradford city centre. Members of Bradford Vision - made up of the district's leading
A dog's coat was so neglected that it had to have an anaesthetic while the matted hair was clipped, a court was told. The Old English sheepdog, called Rosie, was found to be covered from head to tail in matted, dirty hair. Her owners, who admitted causing
Telegraph & Argus readers are to help disabled youngsters' dreams come true - by stepping in to save a holiday of a lifetime. T&A readers swamped a children's charity with offers of cash after a plan to take the six poorly youngsters and their
Pedestrians were today urged to use designated crossings on a guided-bus lane following two horror accidents instead of risking their lives by jumping over railings. A nine-year-old girl suffered serious leg injuries when she was struck by a double-deck
The head teacher of a Catholic primary school in Bradford has resigned after it became the fifth in the district to fail its Ofsted inspection. Poor leadership and unsatisfactory teaching were identified at St Francis RC Primary in Bolton. Catholic primaries
Eastern and western traditions came together in a play by school children set in the Mughal empire. The ground-breaking production has brought together several Manningham primary schools, and it will now be taken 'on tour' to youngsters in more rural
An MP today called for a top-level inquiry after a prison doctor was sacked for having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at high-security Armley jail. John Anthony Sykes, of Scholes near Cleckheaton, was fired from his job after a Prison Service
OAKBANK School's netball team represented Bradford in the West Yorkshire games last weekend and finished runners-up after some superb performances during the competition. Stephanie Robinson, a pupil at the school, played in the Bradford hockey team which
FATHER and son duo, Trevor and Richard Hargreaves won the Yorkshire Parks Doubles title in fine style after an excellent day's bowling at Rufford Park last weekend. The popular Cross Roads duo beat Carl Goodall and Peter Farmery of Eccleshill 21-14 to
The battle at the top of the First Division has the beginnings of a three horse race as the top three all won convincingly. Embsay were in good form on their visit to Haworth. The homeside batted first and were dismissed for a modest 66, which took 37.4
GRANT LINDSAY led Steeton to third place in the Aire-Wharfe League with a stunning bowling performance. The Australian captured eight wickets for 30 runs as Menston were shot out for just 47. Earlier Lindsay had scored 39 as the Summerhill Lane side reached
DOUGIE LAMPKIN produced a superb second-day performance in France to keep his World Title race on track. The champion slipped from top spot on the first day of competition as Spanish Rider Marc Colomer won the opening day at Ancelle at the foot of the
WITH just 12 points separating the top seven clubs in the Senior Division of the Jennings Ribblesdale League, the second half of the season promises to be an interesting affair, especially if summer eventually arrives and the puddings which have passed
VICTORIA Wilkinson, the affable runner-turned-biker from Hebden, saw her transition to pedal power come to fruition this week when the letter confirming her selection for the England team for the Commonwealth Games dropped onto the mat on Monday, (writes
SIR - I hope to reassure your correspondent L Grimshaw (T&A Letters, June 18) by stating that the investigation into the Bradford riots, Operation Wheel, is still very much ongoing. As well as those already dealt with, there is still a large number
