AND so farewell to Skipton Swimming Pool - a source of great wonder to the town when it was built but distinctly showing its age in recent years. Many local people have spent happy hours there as carefree youngsters running around and ignoring the shrill
Nicky Law may be forced into adopting a new formation tomorrow because his left backs are all injured. City could line up with three defenders and five in midfield to cover the loss of Lewis Emanuel (hamstring), pictured, Wayne Jacobs (thigh) and Andy
The Bulls will be back to near full-strength this weekend for the visit of Halifax. Although 11 players missed training on Monday, only three will miss out when Bradford play their second home match of the season at Odsal on Sunday. Danny Gartner, suffering
RAF corporal Paul Michael Armitage is on cloud nine. He was married at Allerton, Bradford, to nursery nurse Amanda Louise Moran. Paul is the eldest son of Peter and Carolyn Armitage, of Heaton, and Amanda is the only daughter of Terence and Carol Moran
Bradford & Bingley's 'hole-in-the-wall' machines are being taken over. The bank has signed a deal with ATM operator Moneybox Corporation to manage and maintain B&B's 70 cash machines it operates across the country. Moneybox will replace the existing
Former Guides from half a century ago have been reunited. The gathering was sparked by a Keighley News story in April last year. We carried a photo of Guides from the 5th Keighley (Temple Street) company taking part in a Coronation Rally in 1953. The
A former Keighley woman who can recall some of the most historic moments of the last century - including the sinking of the Titanic and the General Strike - celebrates her 100th birthday on Monday . Mrs Iris Atkinson (nee Pitchford) was born at Otley
Companies in Bradford have the opportunity to manufacture or supply components for a 21st century naval gun. A hundred Northern defence businesses, including dozens from the Yorkshire area, were told about the £1 billion Ministry of Defence contract at
It was a bad hair day at Lees Primary School. The 190 pupils, plus staff, were invited to pay £1 each for Comic Relief to attend school wearing wigs, with sprayed hair or with objects in their locks.Head Jean Richards said: "We had to do a double take
Staff at Keighley firm Harrison & Clough raised £600 for with a variety of fundraisers on Friday -- and the total was made up to £1,000 by the company. Employees came to work in style wearing red clothes, fancy dress or having big hair for the day
In 1946, Aneurin Bevan announced the government's plans for a National Health Service. In 1963, the notorious Alcatraz prison in the bay of San Francisco closed. In 1989, Australia's Prime Minister Bob Hawke broke down as he confessed to adultery on TV
Bradford University has helped academics in the region produce the highest number of spin-off companies in the country. A new survey shows there were 29 new companies spun out of universities in Yorkshire and the Humber compared to 27 in London, 24 in
Adventure seekers at Greenhead High School had a week to remember when they took part in an outward bound trip to the Lake District. A group of 21 year eight students from the Utley school enjoyed a host of outdoor pursuits during their stay in Ambleside
A Keighley firm is providing vital help to a key member of West Yorkshire's fire team. E & S Feeds, more commonly known as Cobbydog, will be supplying food for Dex, a fire investigation sniffer dog. Stephen Leigh, a partner at the Dalton Works firm
Saucy lingerie and naughty toys are set to arrive in Bradford - with the opening of a new Ann Summers' store in the city. The firm that brought naughty negligees to the High Street is currently hunting for a site in Bradford City Centre and is looking
The leader of a Keighley-based patient watchdog faced with abolition this summer has branded government health ministers as "idiots". Chairman of Airedale Community Health Council Peter Putwain has accused health chiefs of not thinking through plans to
'Thomas' will be hauling trains on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway this weekend. And famous friends of the children's favourite will be at locations along the five-mile line. The Thin Controller will be joined by Percy, Diesel and the Troublesome
Keighley's own first ladies of folk music are performing next weekend with Britain's original "folk goddess". Grace Notes, currently celebrating their 10th birthday, are helping Julie Felix mark 40 years as a professional singer. They are sharing the
A Keighley soldier this week spoke of life on the front line as he and fellow troops were preparing to enter Iraq. Paul Williamson, of the Scots Dragoon Guards, was among more than 40,000 British military personnel on the Kuwaiti border awaiting the order
Licensees are hoping to strike a closer relationship with the police to make Keighley a better place in which to drink and socialise. It follows committee members of Keighley's pub and clubwatch scheme expressing serious misgivings with regard to the
A Keighley company is hob-nobbing with royalty. John Pickard Hardware has produced a revolutionary doorknob, which it wants to name Queen Elizabeth. Now the firm is writing to Buckingham Palace, seeking Royal assent for the move. The unique basket-shaped
Community and religious leaders are urging people to remain calm following the outbreak of war with Iraq. Senior Muslim and Christian figures issued the peace plea this week in a bid to avert inter-community divisions. And their appeal is backed by Keighley
A SCHEME to restore the canal locks on one of West Craven's most popular and picturesque stretches of waterway has come to fruition. British Waterways has invested approximately £70,000 restoring two sets of tired old locks at Greenberfield Canal, which
BARNOLDSWICK'S historic town hall could be restored to its former glory if planning permission is granted to turn it into flats. Plans to convert the building, on Jepp Hill into six, one-bedroom flats have been submitted to Pendle Council's West Craven
Good luck was in short supply for this black cat when she was hit by a car and left seriously injured. But the unfortunate feline has bounced back despite wandering around Barnoldswick in agony for days and having a leg amputated. Now staff at the surgery
AN hilarious adult comedy premieres on stage in Settle this weekend. Life Models features professional actors recently seen on TV and is the latest play from the pen of Giggleswick man Martin Lewton, an experienced playwright and the driving force behind
SETTLE'S Castleberg rock could be locked up at night to combat vandalism and litter, a parishioner suggested at the annual town meeting this week. Upper Settle resident John Fox suggested restricting access to the limestone pinnacle and the town council-owned
IF it's made in Yorkshire, chances are that it can be found in a new outlet in Bolton Abbey. This week saw the official opening of The Pantry on the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. The Marquess and Marchioness opened the new shop yesterday
AN Embsay-with-Eastby parish councillor has decided enough is enough and is declaring war on dog owners who allow their pets to mess in public places. Coun Trevor Kent is having bright yellow T-shirts made and printed up with the appropriate slogan: Pick
THREE Craven schools are set to benefit from a windfall payment from the county council. From April education chiefs have given the go-ahead to a budget of £35 million - £8 million more than the current year - to be spent in schools across the county.
Joan Armatrading -- Lover Speaks Incredibly it is now over 26 years since Joan Armatrading's first hit, Love and Affection, and it is a full 20 years since the classic Drop the Pilot. With Tracy Chapman taking over where Armatrading left off and with
A cruise liner docks in Sutton next month in order to bring some sunshine to the village. Sutton Amateurs will invite people on board for a light-hearted journey filled with songs from Cole Porter. The musical Anything Goes follows the adventures of crew
An almost traffic-free Cavendish Street, about 1935, fully justifies its claims as "a close rival to North Street for architectural effect, width and symmetry." Although the premises themselves remain little changed, the clarity of this view enables us
Former council officer Allan Hillary is expected to make civic history by becoming Bradford's first Liberal Democrat Lord Mayor. Coun Hillary, elected in the Bolton ward in 1994, is due to take over from Coun Richard Wightman in May, subject to the Council's
It cost Bradford peace campaigner Karl Dallas and two human shield colleagues $900 to hire a taxi from Baghdad to Jordan in the hours before the first US missile strikes against Iraq. They had to rip up their £4 bus tickets as all public transport was
Shadow Home Secretary Oliver Letwin emphasised that the war on Iraq is not against Muslims but a "tyrant" who poses a threat to world peace, when he visited Bradford yesterday. Mr Letwin was in the city on a pre-arranged visit to Bradford Conservative
Dougie Lampkin got back to his more familiar form when he recorded a clear win at an international invitation indoor trial in Bolzano, Italy, last weekend. Lampkin won the event from Marc Colomer, with the British rider producing the lowest score over
Keighley Town 6 Keighley Albion 17 - Keighley Albion just got the edge over rivals Keighley Town in a thrilling local derby. Albion had the look of a side expecting to stroll to victory, and in the first five minutes they probably thought that they were
Sutton Rascals Under-8s A pulled off a valuable 2-1 victory over Idle, their first win of the season. The victory was secured with pure determination Eddie Evans opening the scoring in his second game for the Rascals. Idle equalised just before the break
Cougars 22, Desbury 2 - PHIL STEPHENSON put the icing on the cake of a superb Cougar victory, with a break which would put many wingers to shame. The home grown forward shrugged off the Rams defence on the halfway line and sprinted for the posts. A slick
YOUNG Keighley pool players dominated the West Yorkshire junior team -- which came close to taking the County Championship crown. Two players from Pilky's Snooker Centre and four from the Reservoir Tavern team joined the 15-strong West Yorkshire Under
CHRISTINE PRESTON celebrated her birthday in style -- by running 31 gruelling miles. The member of Keighley Craven Athletics Club, won the women's pairs prize in the Wuthering Hike in a time of 5 hours 26 minutes with clubmate Rachael Sharples. The race
WHARFEDALE are still so deeply involved in the relegation dog-fight at the foot of National Division One that they have no scope for the deserved bout of back-slapping that their handsome and crucial win at Nottingham last weekend deserves,(writes Tony
SIR - In his letter to the Telegraph & Argus (March 15) Gary Lorriman ridiculed the French for not agreeing with the UK and US over Iraq and not committing troops. He pointed to France being in error because Iraq has defied the UN for 12 years and
100 years ago The outbreak of smallpox in Addingham had now reached five cases. The first had been discovered in February and at that time the medical officer had posted bills around the district recommending vaccination. Around 400 villagers had already
Avenue boss Trevor Storton believes his side are capable of ten wins in their remaining 11 games and a top-four finish. After his side tore apart Blyth on Wednesday, Storton is confident if they play to their ability there is no reason why they can't
Andy Gray aims to show Scotland boss Berti Vogts what he is missing. City's top scorer was not in the 18-man squad for the Euro 2004 qualifiers coming up against Iceland and Lithuania. Gray's omission came as a shock, especially after his scoring debut
Former Sunderland manager Peter Reid has been appointed caretaker manager of Leeds United following the departure of Terry Venables. Venables left the club today after a dismal run of six defeats from Leeds' last eight Premiership matches. The Elland
Ashley Ward may have kicked his last ball of the season after cracking a rib against Sheffield Wednesday. Ward is out for at least a month with the injury suffered in a clash with Dean Smith early in the second half. Teenager Danny Forrest will start
There were always going to be casualties on both sides in the war on Iraq, but the fact that the first British troops to die seem to have fallen victim to an accident or technical problem makes their deaths doubly tragic. Our thoughts must go out to the
Married in Cape Town were Mark Charles Dowson and Nicola Gayle Foster. Mark - a branch manager with PTS plumbers' merchants - is the elder son of Victor and Irene Dowson, of Riddlesden. Nicola - an analyst with Bradford & Bingley plc - is the elder
A Steeton couple returned to where they first met to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Denis and Joan Bedford - of Bobbin Mill Court - celebrated 50 years of marriage last Friday and were treated to an evening at the Alhambra Theatre and dinner
Riddlesden's St Mary's Primary School raised a whacking £1,000-plus with a Comic Relief extravaganza. Uniforms were ditched for the day in favour of anything red, there was a sale of red nose buns donated by staff and parents, a penny trail was set up
When the historic city of Prague faced its worst flooding in 150 years, a Skipton firm was there to witness the devastation. As water levels rose dangerously high and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from the Czech Republic city, disaster specialists
Children at Aire View Infants School, Silsden, have been involved in a heart-warming art project. The children, aged seven and eight, undertook the project outside of the normal curriculum following a visit from the Heartstone Project. The project hopes
Children at a Keighley special school experienced a wind rush during a visit by a group of musicians. The Arcadia Bassoon Quartet introduced students of Branshaw School to the excitement of live music. The students, who have learning disabilities, were
An elderly hospital patient died soon after being given someone else's medication by mistake, an inquest was told. Sarah Jane Hastie, 84, collapsed nine hours after the mix-up took place at Airedale Hospital last November. The widowed mother-of-four,
A romantic novel written by Farnhill woman Kelly Harte has been snapped up by a major transatlantic publisher. HMB is the company behind the massively-successful Mills and Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette romances. Kelly's book Guilty Feet is being published
A fun-filled celebration of Keighley and its people has been hailed as a huge success. Countless activities at locations across the town on Saturday launched the five-day festival, organised by Keighley Town Council. Community groups, businesses, churches
Tourist attractions are bracing themselves for an expected rise in visitors this season. And the conflict in the Gulf could have positive spin-offs for visitor numbers to honey-pots in the area, tourism bosses believe. Popular hot spots in the Keighley
Model railway enthusiasts made tracks for Keighley's Victoria Hall at the weekend. Over 900 visitors converged on the hall as the town's model railway club staged its annual exhibition. Although the attendance figure was slightly down on last year, organisers
A former taxi driver's claim that he was the Yorkshire Ripper's first victim is featured in a hard-hitting new book about the serial killer. John Tomey believes the man who brutally attacked him on the moors above Keighley in 1967 was Peter Sutcliffe.
Four stories written by Charlotte Bront more than 150 years ago are to be published for the first time. The short novels have been transcribed from Charlotte's tiny handwriting in notebooks at the Bront Parsonage Museum. One of the stories, Stancliffe's
Muslims and Christians gathered in Keighley on Saturday to promote unity. The well-attended event, at the Muslim Community Centre, in Emily Street, included shared food. It was organised by Ittehaad Community Association chairman Mohammed Saleem. He said
More than 100 Greenhead High School students protested against war in Iraq this week. Three sixth-form girls at the Utley school organised the peaceful demonstration on the school field during break time on Wednesday. The teenagers shouted "We want peace
These young people seized the seat of power in Keighley on Wednesday. Representatives from local secondary schools and the new district Youth Parliament convened in the town's council chamber. They took on the role of councillors in a session which brought
police formed a guard of honour in Keighley yesterday at the funeral of their colleague Hughie Brady. Dozens of officers gathered at St Joseph's RC Church, Ingrow, to pay tribute to the 44-year-old detective constable. The church was full to capacity
WARDENS at Barnoldswick's Gill Church have thought up a novel idea to help raise funds to provide disabled toilet facilities. Churchwardens Elva Frankland and Robert Lambert have got their hands on an old toilet and hope parishioners will throw their
CALLS for Earby's old fire station to be renovated have finally been answered. Pendle Council has agreed to spend £25,000 on refurbishing the building to provide an information centre similar to the Council Shop based in Barnoldswick. For several years
A MASSIVE consultation exercise is being launched to help shape future facilities and services in Cowling. The public is being invited to have its say on what provision and improvements it would like to see in the village. A "Planning for Real" consultation
DEVELOPING green field sites in Eastburn could solve Bradford's housing needs, developers have said. Bryant Homes, formerly Taywood Homes, claims that Bradford Council's plans to turn Silsden into an urbanised area will not come to fruition due to land
A BIT of the "Good Life" has found its way to the Cowling hillside. Elaine Owen and her partner, Graham Smout, have been transforming a derelict seventeenth-century farmhouse into a self-sufficient eco-friendly home for themselves and children, Nicholas
A WOODLAND project in Ingleton was officially opened on Wednesday. The steeply sloping area behind St Mary's Church has been transformed into a native ash woodland complete with increased access to the site, new benches and interpretation panels. A number
YOUNG skaters, bladers and bikers from Settle are needed to help boost fundraising efforts for the proposed new wheel park. The group behind the project also wants to find a consultant with wheel park experience to help it develop ideas. District youth
ALMOST 40 years ago Skipton's Urban District Council scraped together £120,000 to make a 10-year dream for an indoor community swimming pool at Aireville Park come true. Today that amount might not even buy you a house in town! The closure of the pool
MAJOR developments for two derelict spots in Skipton may finally come to fruition. Previous ideas for the Devonshire pub in Newmarket Street and for wasteland in Bay Horse Yard have fallen foul of planning authorities. But this week Skipton town planners
SKIPTON and Craven Lions launched a lifeline for local people this week. Primarily targeting elderly and disabled people, the Message in a Bottle scheme provides essential information for use by the emergency services, should someone be taken ill or found
SECURITY shy Skipton residents are allowing themselves to become easy prey for burglars. Between Sunday and Tuesday nine properties were broken into - and police say four of the burglaries could easily have been prevented. Officers are now touring the
POLICE are hunting for two men who tricked their way into an 82-year-old woman's home and stole her money. A man claiming to be from the water board called at the woman's house on Haw Grove, Hellifield, at 6.50pm on Tuesday. He said he needed to check
SCHOOL pupils across Craven staged mass walkouts this week to protest at the outbreak of war against Iraq. The first to take action were youngsters from Skipton's Aireville School on Wednesday afternoon. Despite the attempt of teachers to keep pupils
Turin Brakes -- Leeds University With the relentless rise of nu-metal and a new generation of Led Zeppelin fans cranking out the power chords it's incredible that Turin Brakes still make their voices heard. But to miss quote a balding, under-fire Tory
The album may not be out until late summer but the tour goes on for Keighley rock band Hush. Streets of Gold is the name of both the tour and the album as singer-songwriter Don Gaudiosi and his musicians ply the pubs. Hush play their covers/originals
AT last, a bit of peace and quiet in the Dale. All the criminals (we hope) have been arrested and the first rush of foodies to swamp the Beggars' Arms after its complimentary review has settled down to a nice steady trade. So with Easter very late this
SIR - I read, with interest, an article on the proposed reorganisation of Keighley Library in the issue of Keighley News dated March 7, 2003. I had the pleasure of using the excellent resources in the family and local history section of the library on
SIR - Further to the recently published correspondence relating to cycling on the newly "calmed" Keighley road, and come to think about it, all the other "calmed" roads in Skipton. In this age of traffic congested enlightenment, why is it that not one
A Bradford drugs dealer, who executed the "bully" he worked for by blowing out his brains with a double-barrelled shotgun was jailed for life yesterday. Nicholas Hickson, 32, (pictured) who claimed 6ft, 18 stone Philip Smith made his life a torture for
Children have been learning how everyday products can kill. Bradford charity the Chantelle Bleau Memorial Fund is targeting 5,000 children in nine schools this week with a campaign raising awareness of volatile substance abuse (VSA). The charity was set
Environmentalists are trying to fill a role with a difference - that of persuading parents across the district to ditch disposables and turn to towelling nappies. The great debate is hotting up as Bradford Environmental Action Trust (BEAT) advertises
The mother of a Bradford soldier today said she fears her son will be on the front line in Iraq. Christine Shackleton, whose son Sergeant Martin Shackleton (pictured) is an electrical mechanical engineer with the 3rd Battalion REME in the British Army
Up to 1,000 people turned out in Bradford city centre yesterday to voice their opposition to the war. Students walked out of lectures, schoolchildren deserted their classrooms and workers left offices to join together in protest at the conflict. They
OAKBANK badminton teams picked up two county titles when they took part int he Yorkshire Schools Championship recently. The Under-16 mixed team reached the final after winning at Giggleswick last year and in the final they beat Westfield School, Sheffield
Keighley 20 Malton & Norton 33 - The champagne is still on ice. Chasing the win they needed to ensure promotion as champions, Keighley slipped to their first league defeat since the 14th September and at the same time conceded the double to a lively
A REFEREE'S 'summit' is to be held at Cougar Park on Thursday in an attempt to solve the crisis hitting local league football. Bob Faley, head of referee development for the West Riding Football Association will speak on the topic "Refereeing - Where
TITLE challengers Bocking and Bingley Town met head-to-head in a titanic battle last weekend. Bocking powered into the attack and had the Bingley defence under pressure for long periods, but the first half ended without a goal being scored. Bingley fought
Crossflatts beat Britannia 6-3 with Spencer Harrison leading the way with four goals. Ronnie Cartwright and Matthew Hannan both scored one each. Horsforth St. Margaret's took the scalp of Baildon New Inn in a close contest. Horsforth took the first half
KEIGHLEY LIFTS face Silsden in the final of the Keighley Challenge Cup -- as the local soccer season reaches its climax. Lifts reached the final after racing to a 7-1 victory over Cowling at the weekend. Silsden found it a much tighter affair when they
Tension is taking its toll on the top teams as the run-in to the end of season gets underway. The top teams in each division struggled last weekend, with only Oxenhope Recreation managing to record a win after clawing themselves back from 2-0 down against
I'M SURE many Keighley people will have been shocked by the sudden death of local police officer Hughie Brady. He played amateur rugby league with Worth Village and Keighley Star, and also playd a couple of times for the A team down at Keighley Rugby
COUGARS aim to repeat their opening day success, by completing the 'double' over Doncaster Dragons on Sunday. After last week's classic victory over Dewsbury Rams Gary Moorby team are on a high, but can be under no illusions about what will be in store
SILSDEN football club are on a mission to bring top class soccer to Keighley -- for the first time in the town's history. The club has teamed up with officials at Keighley Cougars to use the Cougar Park ground and plan to move up through soccer's league
SKIPTON LMS were given a smart rap across the knuckles and a reminder about their future conduct in the shape of a collective fine and an individual ban when the West Riding County FA Disciplinary Committee met recently to consider the events which led
ALTHOUGH the weather was excellent and the River Aire was in ideal angling trim, the coarse fishing season drew to close last Saturday evening on a very quiet note indeed, (writes John Preston). A trip down the river from Carleton Stone Bridge to the
Somewhere out on the border between Iraq and Kuwait is tank driver Paul Williamson - one of the Desert Rats. Back home in Keighley his family and friends will be having their own thoughts, along with dozens of others in our very midst whose loved ones
