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  • Turn turmoil into positive action

    IN the midst of major changes Ilkley Parish Council has been thrown into further turmoil by the resignation of the parish clerk. In the second year of the controversial precept, all the councillors are up for re-election, making the future uncertain.

  • Golf: Berry is bidding to join elite

    If Darryl Berry played any other sport but golf, he would probably earn a living from it. Berry, 24, from Clayton, who represented England for the first time in February in Cadiz in a friendly tournament, is close to winning his first international cap

  • Soccer: Walsh to the rescue with late stunner

    Bradford Park Avenue 1, Wakefield & Emley 1: Danny Walsh dedicated his 77th-minute wonder goal to nagging assistant manager Ian Thompson. The midfielder unleashed a thundering 30-yard drive into the top corner to ensure Avenue's dominance at Horsfall

  • Yorkshire look to fill void left by White

    Yorkshire's director of cricket, Geoff Cope, may be forced to sign a second overseas player following the shock news that Craig White has had a piece of rib removed and will be out of action for at least ten weeks. Cope plans to hold urgent talks with

  • Molenaar keeps ball rolling

    Robert Molenaar is ready to step up his injury comeback by playing for the second time in 48 hours. City's reserves host Newcastle tonight (7.00), two days after a goalless draw with West Brom. And boss Nicky Law has indicated that most of the side from

  • Bulls are hit for six

    It's bring your boots time as injury-hit Bradford take on injury-hit Wigan this weekend. Brian Noble could be without up to six stars for Sunday's Challenge Cup semi-final against the depleted Warriors. At an Odsal press conference he revealed Joe Vagana

  • New scheme will reward Aireborough's youngsters

    Deserving Aireborough youngsters will be commended for their community work in a new awards initiative. The Aireborough Civic Society has re-launched its youth awards scheme after cancelling it due to a rise in anti-social behaviour in the area. It has

  • Eve aims to make a splash in the swimming pool

    Yeadon schoolgirl Eve McGuire is looking forward to swimming and staying with friends now that her life-changing operation is being planned for later this year. Nine-year-old Eve, who has Treacher Collins Syndrome, is jumping for joy at the news that

  • Vintage stuff as rally is a big success

    DRIVERS and navigators from the area proved themselves at a prestigious car rally at the weekend. Sunday's Ilkley and District Motor Club Rally, which started in Otley and took in 150 miles through the Dales, saw more than 60 cars take part from across

  • Giving the cross the old heave-ho!

    DOZENS of people turned up on Otley Chevin at the weekend to help pull the Easter Cross into place. More than 40 people are needed to pull the 32ft high cross into its place high above the town. Last year not enough people turned up on the allotted day

  • Injured troops fly home to Yeadon airport

    Injured troops from Iraq were flown into Leeds Bradford International Airport in Yeadon yesterday. Two of the servicemen were taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary to be treated for their injuries and another 11 were transferred to barracks across the country

  • Bus pass ruling just the ticket

    The 11 sets of Keighley parents who have campaigned for three years for free school bus passes for their children must be delighted and relieved today. Their persistence in pursuing their case was vindicated by the Local Government Ombudsman's decision

  • New site sees form go Global

    A company which recently relocated to Bingley has officially opened its doors. Global Display Solutions Ltd spent £40,000 relocating to Cottingley Business Park. It was previously based at five different sites and the firm said the move will boost turnover

  • Jobs boost

    Job prospects in the area are looking healthy, according to a new survey. The poll by recruitment firm Manpower found ten per cent of employers in Yorkshire and Humberside will be taking on staff in the period between April and June. The findings place

  • Internet challenge

    Firms are being urged to enter awards which could net them £40,000. The UK online for business/InterForum E-Commerce Awards aim to reward firms which have used the internet or information and communication technologies to transform the way they do business

  • On This Day

    In 1919, Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata was shot dead in an ambush. In 1981, IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands was elected as an MP. In 1989, riots erupted in Tiblisi, Georgia, USSR. From the Telegraph & Argus of April 10, 1978... The Labour Party

  • Pay deal may be a 'blessing'

    The increase in the minimum wage could be a "blessing in disguise", according to a financial expert in Bradford. Andrew Moore, entrepreneurial business services partner at financial advisors Grant Thornton, has urged businesses in the district to look

  • Volunteer eases strain on families

    Keighley people are to pass on their parenting know-how to help other mums and dads. A group of local people have trained as volunteers with the national charity Home-Start, which provides support for young families with children under the age of five

  • Happie to be on target

    A year-long appeal for new physiotherapy equipment has hit its £15,000 target. Physiotherapists started the Help Airedale Physiotherapists Purchase Important Equipment (HAPPIE) campaign last March to buy new equipment for the department. The £15,000 target

  • Driver wins clamping battle

    A couple have pledged to return to Haworth despite a confrontation with a car clamping company. But Peter and Joyce Cartner will never feel the same again about visiting the Bront shrine. Mr Cartner was cleared by Bradford magistrates of criminal damage

  • Armed robber attacks charity shop

    A charity shop manageress was attacked by an armed robber as she prepared to lock-up the premises. The 39-year-old woman was pushed to the floor by the assailant, who was wielding a scissors-type implement. The attacker fled with the woman's handbag and

  • Agnes gets a new lease of life

    A new ramp installed at the home of an 80-year old Keighley woman has given her a new lease of life. Mrs Agnes Simms, of Holme Mill Lane, had been trying to get a wheelchair ramp fitted in her garden for the past three years. Aire Wharfe Community Housing

  • Hospice calls for cash boost

    Sue Ryder Care at Manorlands managed to reduce its deficit by £21,094 in 2002, but is still urging people to support fundraising events. In 2001 spending was £66,877 more than income, but in 2002 the amount fell to 45,783, according to figures revealed

  • Tractor driver fights for life

    THE driver of a tractor in collision with a pick-up truck on the Aire valley trunk road was taken to Airedale Hospital with serious injuries. He is understood to have been thrown from the driving seat in the crash which pushed his tractor and trailer

  • Bid to raise cash for war victims

    An East Morton woman who has relatives serving in the Gulf is co-ordinating a fundraiser for the families of troops killed during the war in Iraq. Lynne Greenham is organising a day of fun events on May Day at two pubs in Keighley to raise cash for the

  • Birds of prey found in freezer

    Drug squad officers seized heroin, cannabis resin, two firearms - and dead birds of prey - after raiding a house in Keighley. Among the variety of birds discovered in a freezer was a buzzard with a ring on its left leg, which officers believe was stolen

  • Village anger at store closure

    Anger has erupted at plans to close a village store. The Co-op is shutting its Steeton Food Fair, blaming the decision on insufficient trade. But the move has caused dismay among villagers who claim the High Street shop - which will close for good at

  • Speed camera blitz on accident black spot

    Speed cameras are to be installed along a stretch of Halifax Road plagued by accidents. Six cameras will be put up within the next 12 months between Cross Roads and Hermit Hole. And police with mobile speed cameras will be on the road from Monday until

  • University lecturers in fear of killer virus

    HEALTH officials should consider closing Bradford College and Bradford University to protect Ilkley lecturers from a deadly virus, parish councillors have suggested. Parish councillor Audrey Brand told a meeting this week that she had been contacted by

  • Camera club snaps into action

    EIGHTEEN months of planning came to a successful conclusion at the weekend when Ilkley Camera Club held its Golden Jubilee celebrations. "Expectations were high," said president Stuart Parker. "The success of the event held over the weekend has exceeded

  • Thieves spoil plant displays

    THIEVES struck as Ilkley geared up for the spring judging of the Yorkshire and Humberside in Bloom competition. Tony Gilroy, chairman of Ilkley in Bloom, said plants had been taken from a garden on The Grove and from boxes on the Grove Promenade. "With

  • Pudding man is tempted back

    A Guiseley butcher who made his name by producing exceptional black puddings has joined the award winning Lishmans of Ilkley team. Simon Nicholson, 35, was named the Great Britain Black Pudding Junior Champion when he was just 18 years old and being trained

  • Brave Derek leads region's London marathon runners

    Wharfedale athletes will be out in force this weekend raising thousands of pounds for charity in the 2003 Flora London Marathon. Runners from Otley, Yeadon, Horsforth, Pool and Ilkley will be joining competitors from across the country on Sunday to take

  • Councillor's skatepark guarantee

    YOUNGSTERS in Ilkley will have their £60,000 skatepark this year, Bradford's environment boss has promised. District and Parish Councillor Anne Hawkesworth has put her reputation on the line by declaring a personal guarantee that the project will be completed

  • Thimberliggers reunion closer after call from NZ

    MUSIC promoter Michael Thompson's efforts to revive 60s band The Thimbleriggers has received a boost from Down Under. Former singer John Loveday hopes to meet his one-time band-mates next month during a visit to Keighley from his New Zealand home. He

  • Book Reviews

    Space - The Final Frontier Originally published to accompany the BBC series first shown in 2001 and now republished in large format paperback, this book is both a delight to look at and a great read. Broken down into bitesize chunks and covering everything

  • Letters to the Editor

    Wake up! Our world is shrinking SIR - Seasoned bus travellers of Wharfedale, beware! Your horizons are shrinking minute by minute! Soon you will be able to travel to the fringe of civilisation - (that's Ilkley, by the way, to the uninitiated!) - only

  • Quality vision for the future

    A Town Renaissance initiative, which is bringing investment into Huddersfield, is set to expand to Heckmondwike and Cleckheaton as well as Dewsbury and Batley. A vision of Kirklees being a top quality area in which to live, work and play has to be built

  • LGU Medal played for at Otley

    OTLEY: The LGU Medal was, as usual, played for over two separate days. The Sunday players, not surprisingly, achieved three of the four winning scores as the inclement weather on Tuesday generally wreaked havoc. Anthea Smithies returned to competitive

  • An exciting Saracens' display entertains a large crowd

    Otley Saracens 59, Selby 10 WHEN Bradford and Bingley had to play a postponed league game Saracens arranged a fixture with Selby, who are in Yorkshire One, and produced an exciting performance to entertain a large crowd in perfect conditions. Otley took

  • Trojans see title hopes fade with home defeat

    Burley Trojans 0, Pannal Sports 2 BURLEY Trojans saw their receding title hopes evaporate with a lacklustre display against opponents who now appear to be emerging as the main challengers to Ilkley. Trojans were without first team regulars Nick Quaife

  • MP talks about his work

    Shipley Labour MP Chris Leslie spoke to 120 members of school councils from across Bradford about his career and his role as an MP. The participants discussed how to improve their communities at a one-day conference. At the Celebrating School Councils

  • Down Memory Lane

    When Keighley loom makers George Hattersley and Sons Ltd closed down their foundry at North Brook Works in 1980, with a loss of two dozen jobs, managing director Edward Small appropriately called it "a sad end to an era." They had been producing castings

  • Teenage robbers locked up

    Two teenagers in a gang which targeted two 14-year-olds as they walked home have been locked up by a judge. A 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was made the subject of an 18-month detention and training order after he was convicted of

  • Search for owner of rare medal

    Police are appealing for the owner of a rare medallion featuring a ship sunk during the First World War to come forward. The medallion, marking a historic event which hastened America's entry into the war, was found by police in a car in the Thornton

  • Tasmin stages master class

    Young violinists were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience when they were coached by international musician Tasmin Little. The superstar, pictured here with pupils James Flanagan and Ben Lawson, visited Bradford Grammar School to give a masterclass

  • X marks the spot for biker Dave

    There are some strange goings on in the little known Bradford village of Xyris on the Hill. Motorcyclists are flocking to the Guide Inn, in Keighley Road, near Cullingworth, to have their photographs taken with the village sign. But if you've never heard

  • Man found injured

    Police are appealing for witnesses after an 18-year-old man was found unconscious with serious facial injuries. The man was discovered in Laverock Lane, Brighouse, at 11.15pm on Tuesday. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said there appeared to have

  • Officers to patrol hospital grounds

    Police officers are to patrol the grounds of Airedale General Hospital at Steeton. The two Special Constables will complement the security service - including closed circuit television - that already exists. The new initiative has been launched as part

  • Bowls: Season gets underway

    The bowling season is slowly getting into full swing with the Hebden Royd league kicking off first this season. This comprises three leagues with Cross Roads 'A' odds on to win Division One again. Other local teams in the top flight include Whins 'A',

  • Rugby League: Amateur round-up

    Keighley Albion 28 Emley Moor 14 - Albion travelled to Emley Moor looking for another league double. In the opening quarter Emley enjoyed the majority of possession but Albions defensive line was up to the task. Good progress was made by Ian Spencer,

  • Rugby League: Under-17s take Grand Final

    Cougar Cubs Under-17s 22 Hull Embassy 14 THE CUBS crowned a fantastic season with a superb second half performance to ensure they were crowned 'top team' in Yorkshire at Featherstone on Wednesday night. Embassy pipped Keighley for the league title and

  • Rugby Leqague: Juniors earn cup triumph

    Cubs Under-14s 20 Wibsey 18 - At last after three attempts the Cubs won the West Riding Cup. The final had everything with no quarter asked, and none given. One or two Keighley players seemed to freeze in the game and they lost influential loose forward

  • Soccer: Juniors for Valley Parade

    JUNIOR footballers will be stepping out on the turf at Valley Parade later this month as they go for cup final glory. The Craven, Aire and Wharfe League - which has 140 teams from under-11s through to under-17s - will stage two maches at Bradford City's

  • Soccer: Junior round-up

    Long Lee Under-7s were 6-0 winners at Sutton after a great first half performance. With quick passing from Josh Holt in midfield Long Lee scored goals from Liam Walsh, Sam Hallas and a quick-fire hat-trick from Declan Burke with some strong shooting.

  • Soccer: Keighley & Aire, Wharfe Alliance

    THREE HORSES ran out 7-2 winners over Silsden Athletic to make progress in the Jeff Hall Memorial Trophy. Athletic are suffering a run of poor form when they least want it, and Neil Liddle's two goals were not enough as Horses cruised into the semi-finals

  • Soccer: County Amateurs

    SILSDEN moved a step closer to the Premier Division championship when they crept two points closer to top club Brighouse Town. The Cobbydale Club beat Hemsworth 2-0 while Brighouse had to settle for a 0-0 draw at Campion. The win leaves Silsden just three

  • Netball: Parkside are district champs

    PARKSIDE SCHOOL netball teams have completed a very successful season. Three of the school's teams have reached the Bradford Schools League finals. the Under-13 and Under 15 teams were runners-up in their competitions and the Under-14s beat Bradford Grammar

  • Tennis: Club serves up a treat

    Anyone for tennis is the call from a Keighley sporting club that is looking to recruit new members. Keighley Lawn Tennis Club is ready to roll out the nets and dust down its courts for the start of the new season. And the club with more than a century

  • Athletics: Life's a beach for relay squad

    Keighley and Craven suffered a huge setback last weekend when they lost vital team member Len 'Tornado' Buxton just before the North of England 12-stage Road Relay Championships. Buxton decided that the K&C club was not meeting his needs and decided

  • Cougars: Arriva Cup D-Day

    COUGARS travel to Batley on Sunday knowing that victory will give them a place in the knockout stages of the Arriva Trains Cup -- and lay the ghost of their poor away form. The Bulldogs secured a 30-12 victory when they visited Keighley in February, but

  • Ilkley's Billy is first local in Baildon Boundary Way

    ILKLEY Harrier Billy Kerr was first local in Sunday's popular Baildon Boundary Way, 10th in 1h24:55; with Mark Iley close behind 13th in 1h26:07. Dominic O'Hooley ran about 1h32, then Sally Malir, who was 2nd lady, in 1h36; Julie Harvey; Keith Wood 1h51

  • Champion Ilkley A progress in Aire-Wharfe Cup

    Ilkley A 30, Otliensians 17 Ilkley's league championship winning second XV overcame spirited defiance from Old Otliensians in the first round of the Sulzer sponsored Aire-Wharfe Cup on Tuesday evening. In conditions perfect for open running rugby and

  • Pride of Leos is restored in a narrow Shield win over Ilkley

    Leodiensians 28, Ilkley 25 Ilkley travelled to North Leeds outfit Leodiensians for the second week in a row, this time to contest the second round of the Yorkshire Shield. They had passed through the first round in a walk over, Baildon having defaulted

  • Ilkley win place in League Challenge Cup final

    Ilkley AFC 4, Kirkby Malzeard 2 A Harrogate League Challenge Cup final place was at stake as the Booth's sponsored Ilkley AFC faced Kirkby Malzeard for the fourth time this season at West Holmes on Saturday. Thankfully, Ilkley proved too good once again

  • Community spirit can beat vandals

    It is nice to see the Yeadon community coming together to look after each other to fight a common nuisance. The mob-rule which the town is experiencing is spiralling out of control, according to residents' complaints at a meeting this week. The business

  • Chelsea trialist is out to impress

    Robert Wolleaston tonight has a second chance to impress City boss Nicky Law and earn himself a possible deal. City's reserves host Newcastle (7.00), two days after a goalless draw with West Brom. And Chelsea midfielder Wolleaston will be playing again

  • Cricket: The only way is up for McGrath

    It is hard to imagine now that at exactly this time last year Yorkshire were confident they would retain the County Championship and along the way rake in the cash from a new marketing set-up. Yet not only did they plummet to the bottom of the table without

  • Snooker: Bradford lift Yorkshire title

    Bradford have won the Yorkshire Inter-District Snooker League for the first time in five seasons. They clinched the title by defeating Huddersfield No 1 5-1 away at Springwood WMC. Bradford were three points ahead of Sheffield No 2 going into the final

  • Boxing: Witter-Hatton showdown put on hold

    Junior Witter will fall back on plan B after his summer showdown with Ricky Hatton had to be shelved. Hatton is out of action until at least August as he recovers from plastic surgery following his gruelling fight with Vince Phillips at the weekend. The

  • LBA says it will remain Yorkshire's number one

    Leeds Bradford International claims it will still be Yorkshire's number one airport despite a decision to build a new one in the region. Officials remain confident despite Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's decision last week to allow Peel Airports

  • New store could help to boost flagging confidence

    Reporter Lesley Tate gets detailed reaction from traders to contentious plans for a Sainsbury's in Otley TRADERS have shown their enthusiastic support for Sainsbury's plans to build in Otley. Last week, around three quarters voted in support of the supermarket

  • A little ray of happiness for brave fighter Danielle

    Nine months ago Danielle Skilbeck was battling a killer bug - but today she has regained her independence. The birth of her new baby sister Jamie Lee is just one of the many things the five-year-old is now able to enjoy. Last July Danielle was in a critical

  • Brave Derek leads region's London marathon runners

    Wharfedale athletes will be out in force this weekend raising thousands of pounds for charity in the 2003 Flora London Marathon. Runners from Otley, Yeadon, Horsforth, Pool and Ilkley will be joining competitors from across the country on Sunday to take

  • Villagers set to lose main bus service

    Villagers look like they will be losing their main bus service in just over a fortnight, despite a deluge of complaints to the bus company. An overhaul of the public transport system between Wharfedale and Leeds means that Pool residents look set to lose

  • Developer makes congestion charge call for busy A65

    THE developer of the High Royds Hospital site at Menston has this week made the sensational claim that congestion charging is the answer to heavy traffic on the A65. The London-based Raven Group believes its plans for the former psychiatric hospital cannot

  • £3m boost for county film industry

    Budding filmmakers in Bradford are set to get help from a £3 million injection. Regeneration agency Yorkshire Forward is ploughing the money into the region's media and film industry in a bid to develop production facilities and support skills and business

  • Virtual launch

    An Ilkley business was officially opened by Bradford's Lord Mayor - with the click of a mouse. Councillor Richard Wightman opened Virtual College new headquarters by clicking a mouse which opened a set of computer animated curtains to reveal the firm's

  • Wedding: Smith - Ayrton

    Married at St James' Church, Silsden, were Paul Smith and Jenni Ayrton. Paul - a doctor and cardiology registrar at Leeds General Infirmary - is the only son of Rodger and Pat Smith, of Banklands Avenue, Silsden. Jenni - a researcher with the BBC - is

  • JCT 600 profits are soaring

    Bradford motor group JCT 600 has announced record results. The company saw operating profits rise by £8.8 million in the year to December, up 24 per cent from the £7.1 million it recorded in 2001. JCT 600, which is run by father and son team, Jack and

  • New clerk on board for council

    A NEW full-time clerk has been appointed by Keighley Town Council to begin work next month. Miggy Bailey has jumped ship from Ilkley Parish Council after serving as its clerk for 13 years. The news was announced at a meeting of Ilkley's Parish Council

  • Mayor attacks 'difficult' councillors

    MAYOR of Keighley Martin Leathley has delivered a withering attack on his detractors at the end of his first year in office. Councillor Leathley slammed un-named councillors who he claimed had made the town council's last 12 months "difficult" and "unpleasant

  • Airedale - We're the tops 2!

    Airedale Hospital's Accident & Emergency department has been singled out as one of the best in the country. The Steeton trust received two letters from Government health chiefs praising its emergency services for "consistently high performance in

  • Airedale - We are the tops!

    Airedale Hospital has the lowest death rate in the region, according to a national report published this week. The Steeton hospital was named the top hospital in the Northern and Yorkshire region for low mortality rates in the Dr Foster Good Hospital

  • Children lead fight on crime

    People across Keighley were united this week in an effort to crack crime together. The second Keighley Partners Against Crime week saw a wide range of crime-busting events being held across the Keighley area. And organisers of the initiative say the week

  • Tributes to tragic footballer

    FURTHER tests have been carried out after the post mortem examination of a man who collapsed and died while playing football on Sunday proved inconclusive. Dave Mallett, 35, a father of two from Oakworth, was playing for The Nags Head team at Horsfall

  • Anger over son's attack

    THE mother of a pupil at Braithwaite School has expressed her disgust that no-one came to the aid of her son when he was assaulted in Keighley Bus Station. Susan Gray has criticised people for not helping out her 15-year-old son Matthew when he was subjected

  • Plan for £23m college of the future

    Keighley College has announced plans to move into a £23 million new campus next to the railway station. All 14,000 students would move to the purpose-built building in the college's former Dalton Lane annex. Hi-tech multi-media and advanced engineering

  • She's 63 and a class act with Chinese

    A teacher from Addingham is enjoying a new lease of life in deepest China - just when most of her contemporaries are thinking about taking it easy in retirement. Veronica Schmitt, who turns 63 this month, left her home in Chapel Street in February to

  • Disappointed campaigners to fight on

    ROAD safety campaigners in Ilkley have vowed to fight on for increased traffic calming measures after having their hopes dashed. Members of the Ilkley Community Against Speeding (ICAS) are bitterly disappointed by a decision to radically tone down a scheme

  • Work is halted on 20 moor road signs

    A scheme to introduce a string of new warning signs on the road between Burley Woodhead and Ilkley has been halted by Bradford Environ-ment chief Anne Hawkes-worth. Coun Hawkesworth, a district and parish councillor for Ilkley, has asked for the work

  • Out on screen

    Far from Heaven A painful slice of life in 1950s Connecticut is served up in this acclaimed drama. Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid play a couple with a seemingly perfect marriage and loyal circle of friends. But after Moore discovers her husband's guilty

  • Theatre review

    And a nightingale sang Susan Wood's geordie accent was perfect for the part of Helen in C.P. Taylor's World War II tale at Bingley Little Theatre. The story of family life was told through Helen's eyes, complete with the full sound effects of war torn

  • Album reviews

    Vivian Green -- A Love Story Yet another aspiring female soul singer-songwriter to emerge from America, Vivian Green successfully melts jazz, soul and R&B into a pleasing whole. Sounds familiar. But Green stands out by fusing contemporary hip-hop

  • Cross dressing royals come to town!

    A PAIR of warring families, medieval armoured warriors, an emancipated princess and a cross-dressing prince. These are the ingredients in the latest production from Bingley Gilbert and Sullivan Society. But the society's publicity officer Jackie Sugden

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - I was reading with interest about Asda's fears that they may not get planning permission to build a supermarket off Bradford Road. Of course they make a big play about the number of jobs they will create. My view is commercial interest sometimes

  • Worry over six-term school plans

    Schools chiefs were urged to go back to the drawing board in their plans to switch the pattern of the school year, which would affect Bingley schools. Members of Bradford Council's Education Overview and Scrutiny Committee discussed proposals for a new

  • Youngsters run schools' cross-country at Nunroyd

    OVER 300 athletes from ten schools took part at Nunroyd Park, Yeadon, in the Airedale and Wharfedale Schools Cross-Country Championships hosted by Skyrac AC. Results were: Years 5/6 Boys - 1, M Wood, Horsforth St Margaret's; 2, L Bradley, Fulneck; 3,

  • Missed chances cost Menston the points against bottom club

    Marton-cum-Grafton 1, Menston Rangers 1 A series of missed chances saw Menston Rangers draw with the Harrogate and District League's bottom club on Saturday. With four of the previous week's 14 unavailable there were rare starts for Mark George and Richard

  • Yarnbury defeat Division Two champions

    Yarnbury 41, Keighley 17 YARNBURY continued their current good form as they comfortably defeated Keighley 41-17 in a friendly contest. With most of their first team on tour in Belgium, Yarnbury still managed to field a strong line-up. They never looked

  • Guiseley squander their chances and suffer defeat

    Guiseley 1, Kendal Town 2: With the imminent reorganisation of the leagues following the decision to expand the Conference set up it is imperative that Guiseley finish in the top half of the UniBond Division One table. Performances like this certainly

  • Mum's web of support

    A mother has launched a Support Our Soldiers website backing the troops in the Gulf. Karen Webster, of Bingley, received a great reaction after an article in the Telegraph & Argus calling for a show of support for the forces. As the war enters its

  • Marathon men in capital challenge

    A Bradford doctor has joined a team of medics to take part in the London marathon and raise money to fight heart disease. Stepping out alongside GP Kevin Jackson, 40, of Carr Bottom Road, Greengates, will be former EastEnders actress Lucy Benjamin, who

  • Victory for parents in battle of the buses

    Parents in Keighley have won a victory in a three-year campaign for free school bus passes. Bradford Council has now paid them compensation after admitting it made mistakes. The deal was reached after 11 sets of parents of children at Parkside School,

  • Drivers sought in death blaze probe

    Detectives were today investigating whether a fire which killed a Bradford mum and her six-year-old son was linked to an argument outside their family home two days earlier. Four Bradford men and a youth - aged 17, 19, 20, 21, and 23 - were questioned

  • Stone fell on girl by accident, jury told

    A grocery store worker told a jury how he "accidentally" dropped a 47lb stone slab onto a 13-year-old girl's head, inflicting fatal injuries. Abbas Shabir Ali told how the incident happened after the youngster had lured him to an alleyway near his workplace

  • Child porn fiend faces prison

    A man was warned he faced jail after about 100 indecent images of children as young as six were found on his computer. John Sunderland admitted 19 charges of possessing indecent photographs of children when he appeared at Dewsbury Magistrates Court yesterday

  • Golf: Aroundthe clubs

    Silsden's Bob Thomas and Paul Egan shot a seven under par 62 to win the last Bradford Winter Alliance of the season, held at Keighley on Wednesday. Skipton pair Ben Mallinson and S Thornton were second on 63, and Branshaw's D Hirst and P Hollindrake were

  • Rugby Union: Keighlians ready to step up

    Keighley 19 Old Brodleians 8 In a useful pointer to next season's campaign in Yorkshire League One, Keighley added the scalp of the higher league's third placed team to that of the second placed side York, which they claimed at the end of January. It

  • Soccer: Wharfedale Sunday

    CROSSFLATTS kept their title ambitions alive last weekend - but not without a little help from the opposition. The Queen conceded three own goals while Spencer Harrison slotted home twice and Joe Lunn added the other goal in a 6-1 victory. Sandy Lane

  • Soccer: Craven League

    LOTHERSDALE ATHLETIC clinched the Division One title with a 3-2 victory over third placed Embsay Reserves. Dale knew they needed just one point to secure the title and launched an early attack, but Embsay were not going to lie down. Play switched from

  • Cougars: Hawks have wings clipped

    Cougars 21, Hunslet Hawks 8 - COUGARS turned in their most professional performance of the season to take revenge on Hunslet Hawks. They should have won at South Leeds back in February, but this time they made sure they did not throw away golden scoring

  • Cougars: Gary Moorby's diary

    VICTORY over Hunslet has really created a buzz at the club. At first we were looking at the Arriva Trains Cup as a 'warm-up' for the league, now we are within 80 minutes of qualifying for the quarter-finals and everybody is looking forward to this weekend's

  • Bracken Ghyll reduce subs for young players

    BRACKEN GHYLL: Bracken Ghyll Golf Club in Addingham has recently approved a reduction in the annual subscription rate for its Intermediate Category, ages 18-22, for the year commencing 1st May 2003 to £200. Players in the same age group who are in full

  • Ilkley thump five past Pateley

    Ilkley AFC 5, Pateley Bridge 1 AN emphatic victory for Ilkley on Tuesday night against a resurgent Pateley Bridge team who were unbeaten since the New Year started. Ilkley took the lead through top scorer Dale Hoyle after 20 minutes. Ilkley then conceded

  • Cup wiinners end with a flourish

    Ben Rhydding's Camilla Dyson ( white shirt) has her shot blocked by a Scarborough defender in a game which saw them finish second in the Yorkshire Premier League after winning the Yorkshire Cup the previous week by defeating Adel.

  • Letters to the Editor

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  • New college is an exciting opportunity

    A dictionary definition of the word exciting includes phrases such as 'to cause to become active', 'to stir up' and alternative words like 'thrilling'. To use the word exciting to describe the plans for a new college in Keighley is absolutely correct.