AS we report in this week's Gazette, the forthcoming Ilkley Design Statement may not have been produced in time to save former woodland on Curly Hill being built over. The plan to construct a house in what is now the garden of a house there - in the eyes
Nicky Law today poured cold water on reports that Portsmouth centre-half Carl Tiler could be on his way to City. Pompey director of football Harry Redknapp claimed there had been strong interest from the Bantams for the former Barnsley defender, who was
Exciting rugby is promised in the semi finals of the Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup. Queensbury are at home to Birkenshaw in an all-Premier Division clash that looks set to go all the way to the wire. 'Bury, riding high at the top of the Pennine League
Danny Cadamarteri was keen to put to the record straight as he dodged the lunchtime downpour in the Sunwin Stand entrance. "It's a vicious rumour that is completely untrue," he said. "I have never supported Huddersfield. "The first game I ever went to
Wibsey will be looking for improvement when they take on Knaresborough in a top-of-the-table clash. Wibsey, second in Yorkshire Division Six, entertain unbeaten-leaders Knaresborough at Beldon Lane. The home side were pummelled 52-3 when the sides met
NEW school buildings to replace ageing classrooms have moved closer to reality after winning council backing. Schools in Rawdon, Yeadon and Horsforth may move into state-of-the-art buildings in 2004 or 2005 after Leeds City Council's executive board agreed
AN ingenious way to let emergency services know medical and family details in a crisis has been launched in Otley by the Neighbourhood Watch group. The potentially life-saving Data Link scheme ensures that vital information is available about relevant
THE FIRST Village Design Statement in the Leeds area has gone on sale to residents of Bramhope. Bramhope recently became the first village to have its statement, which presents the views of residents on how the village should develop in future, adopted
CANOEISTS are calling for better access to the river - and they are hoping MP Harold Best will come on board. At the moment access to the Wharfe is strictly limited to organised groups and those with boating rights. Canoeists also have to compete with
This week marks a year since the foot and mouth epidemic was discovered in Britain leading to wide spread devastation in the district. The moors were closed, farmers' herds were destroyed and the auction markets were shut down for fear of spreading the
THE DOCTOR of a Yeadon pensioner who was turned away from his sought-after operation after seeking treatment abroad, has voiced concern about local surgery provision. Dr Makhan Thakur, of Silver Lane Surgery, Yeadon, fears the last-minute cancellation
TWO small hurdles remain before £500,000 flood defences can go ahead at Castley, near Pool-in-Wharfedale. Meanwhile, planned flood defences at Otley have temporarily been put on the back burner - for other more pressing projects to take place. The Environment
FARMERS will return to Otley's auction mart tomorrow - a year after it was closed because of the foot and mouth crisis. Strict bio-security measures will be in place and sales split into two - for animals destined for slaughter on Mondays and stock animals
The introduction of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) by some Bradford schools appears to be a very useful weapon in the battle to curb the activities of some of the most unruly pupils. Their apparent success in disciplining three 14 and 15-year-old
Ex-fireman Tom Shuttleworth and wife Mary stepped a rung back in time on Saturday when they arrived for their golden wedding celebration. For they were greeted by an axe-clutching guard of honour, in a re-enactment of their wedding day exactly 50 years
In 1908, during a violent storm in Bradford, a funeral hearse was overturned at Bradford Moor. In 1911, widespread concern as the electricity supply fails throughout Bradford. In 1987, pop artist Andy Warhol died aged 58. From the Telegraph & Argus
The opening of Keighley bus station prompted a local woman to recall her family's connection with a historic pub in the area. Joyce Anderton's grandmother Edith Riley ran the Queen Street Arms until it was knocked down as part of the 1960s town centre
A bid is being launched to extend the conservation area in Haworth. Haworth Village Trust is seeking the protective status for the park, Butt Lane and the old first school site. The group - which is putting its proposal to Bradford Council - fears that
Townfield House or not Townfield House? That is the question prompted by a local historian's concerns. The Keighley News last week carried a century-old photograph showing the then home of Victorian doctor William Dobie. Dr Dobie was pictured outside
Townfield is the most popular name among Keighley News readers for the new public area outside the town centre post office. The name, which recalls the site's history, beat five other suggestions in a vote among local people this month. Townfield polled
An award-winning Keighley museum has been hailed as the latest attraction to help boost Bradford's Capital of Culture bid. The BBC has been filming at the Museum of Rail Travel at Ingrow -- owned by the Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT) -- for a programme
Bradford & Bingley Estate Agents' HOME report has highlighted a continuing supply shortage in the district, it has been revealed. The shortage is set to create a log jam which is poised to drive house price inflation higher. The report reveals that
SIR - I write to you as a septuagarian, brought up and educated in the town, who spent some 30 years away from Keighley before returning 'from whence I came', some seven years ago. Like the school children you featured in your newspaper at the beginning
"These recent killings have not been random. While I'm certainly not condoning what is going on and there is always a potential for bystanders to get caught up, I do not believe there is a major threat to ordinary people in Keighley," she said. "The violence
SIR - It was very sad and depressing to learn that a town such as Keighley was once again in the national news for another violent murder which involved Muslim youths. My thoughts are with the family that has had to bear this painful episode. May God
SIR - I am reasonably comfortable with the 'multicultural society' this Island has developed over the last century. I am happy to rub shoulders with any human being of any race, religion or colour. I will tolerate moderate views which differ from my own
Keighley writer Lesley Horton will see her first novel published this summer by leading publisher Orion. The company plans a massive marketing push for the crime thriller Snares of Guilt prior to its June 20 release. The book was originally due for release
Ilkley Amateur Operatic Society's recent appeal for 'nuns' to appear on stage as part of the Society's production of The Sound of Music proved very fruitful. Would-be sister singers flooded into the Society's auditions. A spokeswoman for the theatre group
Bandits, sandstorms and a nine hour jungle trek in the dark did not stop two intrepid trekkers from having the adventure of a lifetime. Anne Harrison, of Cowpasture Road, and Beverly Smith, of Grange Estate, Ilkley, have just returned from a ten day 111km
HISTORY programmes are all the rage on television these days. How many Craven Herald readers realise that right here on their doorstep is one major chapter in the Civil War story? For Skipton Castle proudly flew the Royalist flag until almost the bitter
THE official adoption of Ilkley's Design Statement may come too late to save historic former woodland in Middleton being built upon. And objectors to a scheme to build a new house in the garden of a house in Curly Hill, Middleton, no longer have the backing
When Ilkley Amateur Oper-atic Society present The Sound of Music at the Kings Hall Ilkley next week the younger members of the society will be playing a big part. Over the last few years the Society has been encouraging younger members to take part and
A police chief pledged this week that a new initiative to move the division's police officers to Shipley would not mark the end of Ilkley Police station. Chief Superintendent Graham Sunderland, divisional commander of Keighley Police, told the Gazette
SIR, - Please allow me to respond to Mrs V Burland's letter in the Wharfedale Observer, February 14. Perhaps, like me, Mrs Burland should be feeling more than a little ashamed. Civilisation is thousands of years old yet it has taken recent Government
Keighley bands are uniting to play a concert in the town as an alternative to the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Montauk Island, Circus?, Fat Priest, Breene and The Negatives are on the bill for the June 1 gig at the Victor Wardman. Also playing will be The
ALBUM: Working Class Heroes Now That's What I Call Music compilations hit you with pop first, move through guitar bands and rockers then end with a big dose of dance. Johann Shepherd follows much the same formula on his new compilation album of music
From Hell Perhaps this retelling of the story of Jack the Ripper should have been named "From TV Times". For most of the faces wandering the streets of Victorian London have been seen previously in ITV dramas. Spot that Pitbull guy from London's Burning
SIR, - The Countryside Service Surgery held on February 2 was not part of the formal statutory consultation on the Countryside and Rights of Way Act. It was as well as and not instead of. It was not intended to be a formal meeting but a casual drop-in
Campaigners fear a green space in Bingley will be blighted by the construction of the town's relief road. Amec, the company building the £47.9 million route, is applying to store soil on land next to the South Bog, a site of special scientific interest
Leeds Corinthians 10, Old Otliensians 8: Otliensians travelled to Corinthians for their twice postponed Yorkshire League Three game and were looking to move back into the leading pack. Despite several late changes, Otliensians made an excellent start
Otley Saracens 62, New Brighton 12: WITH the non-arrival of first team opponents Moseley there was some debate about switching the Saracens' game to Cross Green but in the event the game went on at Pool Road. As a result both teams took time to settle
Pool Reserves 5, Yew Tree 1: After last week's convincing 6-3 victory at home to basement boys Red Arrows, Yew Tree were forced to step up a class to face the strongly fancied Pool Reserves. Pool Reserves certainly had an unfamiliar look to them as they
Burley Trojans 4, Kirkby Malzeard 3: A stunning goal from captain Nick Quaife 13 minutes from time gave Trojans three points in a pulsating encounter with a young Kirkby Malzeard side to consolidate their position at the top of the table. In a match which
OTLEY brothers Sam and Oliver Webster are to run for the City of Leeds in the Seven Cities Indoor Athletics Meeting in Dortmund, Germany, on March 16. The pair, who run for Bingley Harriers, will compete against teams from Leeds; twin city Dortmund as
West Leeds 14, Yarnbury 19:YARNBURY extended their unbeaten run to 15 games and moved into the quarter-finals of the Yorkshire Shield with an under-par performance at West Leeds on Saturday. Against a committed and well-prepared home side the Horsforth
March 4 marks the fortieth anniversary of the dramatic fire which gutted what was arguably Keighley's most impressive building, the Mechanics' Institute at the top of Cavendish Street. Designed by the famous Bradford architects Lockwood and Mawson, this
Detectives probing the murder of car dealer Philip Smith revealed today that they had already traced a number of witnesses as they turned their inquiry towards his friends and associates. A day after the body of the father-of-one was discovered in a lay-by
A vicious knife attack on a Keighley bus driver is to be reconstructed in a crime documentary to highlight the benefits of CCTV. A recording of the mugging, in which the Keighley and District Travel driver's face was slashed, was used by police to identify
A couple have been banned from keeping animals for ten years after a court heard how dead guinea pigs were found inside hutches at their home. A neighbour called in to look after their Labrador puppy while they were out was shocked to see two baby guinea
It will be the end of an era when florist John Gribbin sells his last bunch of blooms and shuts up shop as John Street Market's longest serving stall holder. The 69-year-old has blamed escalating rents and the need to sign a five-year lease for the premature
Ambitious plans to transform Bradford's Priestley Centre into a professionally-run multi-purpose arts centre have been revealed. The £70,000 venture would involve educational and corporate facilities, and provision for people to develop theatre and writing
Proposals for shopping in the £25m Vicar Lane Leisure Exchange have been thrown out in the face of opposition from city centre businesses. Developers of the leisure scheme, J J Gallagher, applied for planning permission to use an empty unit for retail
KEIGHLEY Cricket Club is looking forward to a superb season in 2002, members were told at the club's annual meeting. Chairman, Mr Bob Chapman, said that last season had ended in disappointment, but with Richard Robinson returning to captain the 1st XI
Keighley Albion 6, Milford Marlins 42 - A scond half blitz wrecked Albion's hopes of lifting the gloom on a disappointing season. Jon Gwilliam led the Albion attack in the opening period as the Keighley side matched the Marlins. They were just six points
Keighley 2nd 19, Brodleians 2nd 27 - Keighley had four new players in their team, but put up a spirited performance Brods who had put 50 points passed them earlier in the season. Once again the visitors' backs were just too quick and skilful for Keighley
Wakefield Cougars 13, Keighley 23 - Keighley eased into the last eight of the Yorkshire Shield competition with a good performance against an experienced but ageing Wakefield side The home team contained a number of former Wakefield senior team stars.
Playing for the first time in weeks against a physical Thackley Commercial on a very heavy pitch, Keighley Athletic slipped to a 5-3 defeat. They trailed 1-0 at half-time, then pacey striker Alex Familio was involved in an altercation with a Thackley
PLANS are being drawn up to launch an Under-18 league -- and bridge the gap between junior soccer and open age teams. Officials of the Keighley & District Sunday Alliance have given the go-ahead to the idea and now want to hear from any clubs interested
SILSDEN pulled off a nail-biting 1-0 victory over Horsforth St Margarets to book their place in the semi-final of the County Cup. Prolific striker Jimmy Hedges stroked in the only goal of the game, 15 minutes into the first half. His final touch came
A brief respite from the weather allowed a number of matches to be completed in the League last week, although looking at this week's forecast it is back to the rains again. Match of the day was at Oxenhope where the home side, second in the Silentnight
Whitehaven 14, Cougars 10 - THE look of total frustration on the faces of Cougar players as the final hooter sounded at Whitehaven told a story of abject disappointment. They knew they had been desperately close to pulling off the shock victory of the
DARTS champion Gary Thompson is set to take on the best in the world. The Keighley Individual title holder is set to play new Embassy World Champion, Australian Tony David, who became an instant celebrity after winning the title last month. The 34-year-old
PLANS are being draw up for a major renovation of Keighley's Greenhead Track - to provide athletics facilities fit for the 21st century. Coach John Woodcock is working with schools, community groups and sports clubs to get a £500,000 scheme off the ground
FRED Trueman will be guest of honour at the Coulthurst Craven Sports Centre on Sunday. The latest project for the former Test cricketer is to handle the formalities at the official opening of the new £10,000 cricket nets at the centre, which were recently
SIR - The Education Reorganisation section of the Council are about to put forward a proposal to build a replacement school for St Philip's, Girlington, on West Park recreation ground. The park is the only open green area in a heavily built-up and run-down
NOW that the foot and mouth crisis appears to be over, plans to stage farmers' markets in Otley have come to the fore again. Wherever they are held, the farmers' markets seem to be a runaway success. Simple to stage, yet very effective, the markets are
Lee Sharpe is winning the race to play at Gillingham tomorrow. Sharpe has recovered from the rib injury which sidelined him for three weeks although because of the two postponements, he only sat out the Wolves defeat. The midfielder returned to full training
Danny Cadamarteri today hooked up with hometown club City and declared: This is the clean slate that I need. The troubled former England under-21 striker travelled with the squad to Gillingham after agreeing a deal which initially runs until the end of
A TEENAGER who is fighting bravely against cancer wants his friends to visit him Christopher Hewitt, 19, has untreatable cancer of the pelvis and his mother, Helen is joining the call for visitors to his bedside at St James's Hospital, Leeds. She said
GENERATIONS of Menston people are celebrating the rescue of a popular green 'play area' from housing. Dozens of residents pro-tested to Bradford Council against its outline plan for a housing development on green land at Derry Lane. The council owns the
The oldest resident in Burley Woodhead has died at the age of 87. Leonard Whetzel, of Prospect Row, had lived in the village all his life and was the oldest resident living there. Mr Whetzel died from a stroke on February 13, 2002 he was a popular character
LIGHTS at a Burley-in-Wharfedale public house which earned it the nickname the 'Burley Illuminations' have finally been turned off. Residents of Wellfield Farm housing estate, which overlooks the pub made repeated complaints about the lights illuminating
OLDER people are being warned to be on their guard after a St Valentine's Day theft which left an elderly woman conned out of £200. A man, dressed in a navy coloured boiler suit and claiming to be a police officer told an elderly Guiseley woman that he
CAMPAIGNERS trying to get a footbridge across the River Wharfe at Burley-in-Wharfedale are celebrating their sixth anniversary. The bridge, which it is hoped will be built at Leather Bank, at the site of the stepping stones, will open the area up to walkers
TOP cook Antony Worrall Thompson has sent his good wishes to backers of Otley's farmers' markets. Town and farmers' leaders are due to meet today to discuss progress on plans to set up regular markets. And Mr Worrall Thompson, who helped launch a monthly
ARMED police and trained host-age negotiators were brought into Otley as three people were held at a house. The people were held hostage for four hours in a house on Inglewood Drive, ending in the early hours of yesterday morning. Police were called to
BRINGING trains back to Otley will be considered as part of a £75,000 study into public transport. Linking the town to Leeds Supertram, guided buses and a light rail link will also be assessed in the county wide investigation. Metro is expected to start
Peace campaigner Sylvia Boyes, 58, has been fined a total of £300 after being found guilty of two offences of breach of the peace. Mrs Boyes, a grandmother from Keighley, appeared at Helensburgh court in Scotland, while attending a three-day demonstration
Members of Keighley's Asian community have welcomed Ann Cryer's call to stop families extending their children's holidays into term time. The Keighley Labour MP had entered a House of Commons discussion with Education Secretary Estelle Morris during a
A man who claims the most running he ever used to do was from pub to pub if it was raining is taking on the challenge of a lifetime -- this year's Flora London Marathon. Warren Rochford, managing director of Keighley firm Sign and Design, has organised
A 21-year-old machine-setter who admitted trying to sell Ecstasy tablets in a Keighley nightclub has been jailed for two years. Richard Bloomfield, who had no previous convictions, was arrested by police after they were called to the Club 101 premises
Utley student Victoria Bowskill blames her dad for her passionate crush on all things Japanese. She was won over by the country when he returned from a business trip six years ago armed with Japanese goodies and photographs. And when her 24-year-old brother
A judge is to decide the fate of a Keighley widow who faces losing her home after building up a £39,000 debt on a £1,600 loan from a finance company. Grandmother Doris Armstrong, of Braithwaite Walk, Braithwaite, has until March 5 to settle the debt before
An electricity fault which has caused chaos in the Airedale Centre, Keighley, regularly plunging shops into darkness, was being mended this week. Repairing the fault first reported several weeks ago has meant digging up part of the pavement by the newly
Special lighting to deter drug addicts could be extended to more public toilets in Keighley. Shops and Bradford Council will be encouraged to follow the example of the town's new bus station. Dimmed lights have been installed in the station's public conveniences
Doctors are warning that a batch of bad heroin in Keighley is posing a potentially fatal risk to people injecting the drug. They say the bad batch of the drug going around Keighley and Bingley has led to a number of users developing infections and blood
l Yasser Hussain Nazir, 16, died after being shot on September 5, 2001 -- 14 people have been arrested in connection with this incident and police are pursuing inquiries. l Zaber Hussain, 21, stabbed on December 2, 2001 -- A 20-year-old has been charged
A man has been charged with murdering security guard Qadir Ahmed. Amjad Ali Azam, 20, from Surrey Street, in Keighley, appeared before Bingley Magistrates on Wednesday morning. Azam has been remanded in custody for a week and is due to appear again at
Chris Ingham reviews the Pirates of Penzance at Yeadon Town Hall. Aireborough Gilbert Sullivan Society brought the magic of the Savoy Opera, The Pirates of Penzance, to life last week with a production which was sufficiently D'Oyly Carte for even the
New witnesses have been traced and useful information gleaned following the murder of 24-year-old Qadir Ahmed. Police conducted a massive information search on Wednesday night, exactly a week after the death of the Keighley security guard. A team of between
Keighley people must stand together and come forward with information to root out the town's criminals. The powerful message is delivered today by Keighley's top policeman and the town's MP as the public reels in the wake of the latest murder of Qadir
TOILETS in Ilkley's Riverside Gardens, dubbed the most vandalised in the whole district, could soon be replaced by a superloo. Cleansing officers see the £50,000 move - which will probably lead to the demolition of the present toilet block - as one way
THE needs of old people in the Ilkley area are to be assessed by a part-time worker funded by the charity Age Concern. The researcher will be based at the ICVS offices in Riddings Hall, Riddings Road, to co-ordinate efforts to find the most effective
DOMINOES-mad John Mawson followed up his 48-hour non-stop charity marathon with another game - of darts. Mr Mawson and his partner Tony Gaunt raised £1,125 for the Annette Fox Leukaemia Fund by completing their sponsored domino marathon at 10pm last Sunday
Children are at risk of burning themselves on newly installed central heating pipes in Ilkley's council houses, according to residents. Ilkley's council houses are presently having central heating fitted but residents are unhappy because the council is
THE secretary of Ilkley Golf Club Arthur Hatfield has died suddenly aged 64. Mr Hatfield, who was born in Ilkley, had been secretary of the club for the past nine years. He was also at one time president of Ben Rhydding Sports Club where he was instrumental
q The Big Bang performs its hard-edged 60s covers at the Coniston pub, Idle, tomorrow. q Local duo Under The Covers plays tonight at Churchill's club in North Street. q Rock in its sweetest, strongest state comes from Swedish band The Soundtrack of Our
Sutton man Chris Blackie will sing about alpine flowers while helping his stage children escape from the Nazis next week. Meanwhile a young nun will sing about her favourite things, fall in love, annoy the Mother Abbess and make dresses out of curtains
Foul deeds are afoot in a Victorian household during the latest Keighley Playhouse production. And the couple who rescue a girl from a Dublin hospital may not be the Samaritans they first appear to be. The Edge of Darkness, which is staged on March 4-
"Look darling, there's a strange man at the window." "Don't get carried away, love." Gilly Rogers and Mark Simister try to keep their balance, left, in this scene from Bingley Little Theatre's latest production. They try to ensure Ian Wilkinson doesn't
SIR - I have returned from an inspiring meeting of Keighley Pride. This was aimed at all businesses in Keighley big and small to get together and make a difference in our town. We do not want to be known for the bad publicity; there are plenty of good
Hundreds of jobs could be created in a £20m scheme to build offices, over 100 new homes and a nursery in Brighouse. The ambitious project is planned for Clifton Mills north - part of the site of the former Firths Carpets, which closed before Christmas
HORSFORTH GOLF CLUB: Only the men have been able to play competitions lately, the ladies being hit by course closures and bad weather. The Men's February stableford was entered by 80 members and played over 16 holes. Division One - 1, M Beck (12), 34
THE Otley RUFC first team squad had to content themselves with a vigorous workout on Saturday when Moseley failed to appear for their re-arranged National Division One clash. The Midlanders found themselves caught up in the aftermath of a tragic accident
Aireborough Olympic Gymnastic Club is holding a display to commemorate its 25th anniversary. Over 100 gymnasts, girls and boys aged between 5 and 18, will be performing floor, beam, vault, trampette and tumble routines. Anyone can come and watch, in particular
Guiseley 2, Radcliffe Borough 1:THIS was a superb performance and result for Guiseley who have now gone six league games without defeat as Neil Parsley's men battle for a promotion play-off place. With Clive Freeman and Dave Henry missing from the side
A businessman is offering a cash reward to help catch the killer of Bradford auto-electrician Brian Hardwick. Detectives hope the money will spur people to come forward exactly three months after his death. The businessman has asked not to be named nor
A Sunday league footballer was branded a 'coward' by a Crown Court judge for breaking an opponent's jaw when he punched him from behind during a match. Adrian Leonard Yates, 34, pictured, appeared before Bradford Crown Court yesterday after he pleaded
Detectives today re-released photographs of nine suspects who have yet to be identified in poster campaigns following last July's riots in Bradford. They said they needed the public's continued support in putting names to the faces. Detective Inspector
Football fans are being given help in learning to know their offside from their origami thanks to special training at Bradford College. A new course to equip England fans with basic Japanese phrases is being put on for supporters making their way to the
A blaze which ripped through part of a Bradford mill complex is being treated as arson, police confirmed today. The fire which broke out at about 1am destroyed a market hall at Cannon Mills Shopping Retail Village in Great Horton. Fire investigators and
NEWLY formed Long Lee Cricket Club 3rd XI have secured major sponsorship courtesy of Skipton Properties Ltd. The sponsorship deal secures the long-term future of the team, which was formed this year to help nurture and develop the many junior cricketers
Schools are threatening to lock up unruly pupils in a pioneering crackdown in Bradford. Disruptive teenagers are being served with letters warning them they could end up in court - and in custody - if they don't dramatically improve their behaviour. Letters
Keighley Albion 66, Birkenshaw 0 - Albion consolidated their third place in the Premier Division with a comfortable win over Birkenshan -- and kept a clean sheet. The scoring was opened in some style by Laura Ackroyd who also converted her try. Saima
Oakworth Under-13s were beaten for the first time this season when they went down to Sandy Lane in the Leeds United Millennium Cup. They slipped to a 3-2 defeat despite an heroic performance, and held a 1-0 lead at half time thanks to a goal from Jason
League leaders Keighley Juniors over-ran fourth placed Baildon New Inn. They swept to a 7-0 half-time lead before Baildon settled and held Juniors to only two more goals. Paul Driver, Martin Bland and Adam Fradley all netted twice, Martin Ross and John
PRIMARY school children are preparing for their own Mini-Commonwealth Games, which will be part of Keighley Festival. Students from Oakbank Sports College are organising the event, and will be giving junior school pupils special coaching in the run-up
SAPPER Simon Hedley from Keighley has produced an impressive performance at an army ski championships in the French Alps. Simon was one of almost 300 servicemen and women stationed with the British Army in Germany to take part in the Armoured Division
FOOTBALLER Rachelle Houldsworth has been selected for England - and is to play in two friendly games against France next month. Rachelle, a student at Oakbank Sports College, took part in an England training camp last week and earned her place in the
COUGARS head into Sunday's re-scheduled game against Gateshead with team spirit at an all-time high after coming close to beating second placed Whitehaven last weekend. They were beaten by just four points, and were pushing all the way to the final whistle
SKIPTON were saying farewell to their Kiwi flanker Ria Rauputu today after their failure to persuade him to stay on at Sandylands. Even the possibility of playing at Twickenham in the Powergen Vase final was not enough to produce a change of heart in
WHARFEDALE go into their derby game against Harrogate at The Avenue tomorrow (2.30) fervently hoping that the size of the challenge will produce another inspired performance of the sort that Orrell and Plymouth were able to generate, (writes Tony Simpson
Helperby 5, Addingham 2: Addingham paid the price for one of their worst displays this season as they were well beaten in this league cup quarter final clash. With Richard Mills and Tim Marriot absent they were down to the bare bones of a squad, but that
The recent heart rending cries from the children at St Andrew's School to end the violence on our streets have fallen on deaf ears - or have they? There's no doubting that the latest brutal death has sent shockwaves rippling through the area and will
