Cleckheaton still have hopes of a third successive promotion. Their dream of National League rugby in 2003-04 depends on their North Division One result at West park St Helens, and Macclesfield's match at Aspatria. Cleckheaton's treasurer Michael Tozer
Eight clubs are to leave the Bradford Central League at the end of the 2003 season. Oxenhope and Denholme Clough are to join the Halifax League in 2004, and Haworth Road and Sandy Lane will become new members of the Craven League. All four have officially
Bradford City Res 1, Newcastle Res 1: It was a split-second of impudence that showed the supreme self-belief of Simon Francis. The teenager feigned to cut inside and then accelerated the other way, leaving Greek international Nikos Dabizas trailing dolefully
David Wetherall believes City still need another win to guarantee First Division safety. The Bantams have lost three of the last four games and remain stuck on 49 points. They are nine ahead of the bottom three but skipper Wetherall warned: "We still
PEOPLE living along the A56 through West Craven and desperate for a bypass are being urged to join in a new consultation that could give the road scheme top priority. Equally, those opposed to a bypass of the villages along the A56 can express their views
NATIONAL park planners have rubber stamped their decision to grant Dry Rigg Quarry at Helwith Bridge a four year extension. The decision, officially approved at a meeting on Tuesday, extends the permitted life of the quarry from 2005 to 2009, and secures
AT a time in life when most people are thinking about taking things a little easier, 61-year-old Jane Peggs is doing just the opposite - and encouraging others to join her. Mrs Peggs has trained as a fitness instructor for One Step Ahead in Skipton and
EVERY week Helle Christiansen, a young Danish mother living in Skipton, travels with her baby daughter to spend an afternoon in Embsay. Their purpose is to visit Evelyn Heaton who, due to various health problems, is unable to go out. Not only does this
A RELIGIOUS body is planning to build a prayer and bible centre on land adjacent to Embsay's nature reserve if it can drum up enough public support to sway the planning committee. The 77-strong congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses from Skipton, Cross Hills
CONTRARY to rumours, Craven Art Club has not been dissolved but is on the up, with new leadership and a new regular meeting time. Despite its 60-year history, the club had seen a steady decline in membership in recent years to the point where its future
EASTER is almost upon us and with it will come the full blast of the tourist trade. And some sensible visitors will take away with them secrets about Skipton that have passed many Skiptonians by. For instance, who knows that a king of England might have
THE weekenders are back; brought down upon us early this year by the sensational, unseasonable, spring time sunshine. And once again, the question is being asked amongst us locals: Are they a) merely stupid; b) totally selfish to other people's needs;
Love and war are the main themes of Princess Ida, to be staged by the Bingley Gilbert and Sullivan Society. The production of the show will take place at Bingley Arts Centre from April 28 to May 3, at 7.30pm each night. For tickets or further details
Farnworth Brass Band and Shipley Citadel Brass Band present a concert at the Salvation Army Citadel in Shipley tomorrow at 6pm. Tickets cost £3, with children free, and can be booked on (01274) 220931 or 533259.
More than 200 people paid tribute to the former managing director of a Bradford firm at a memorial service. Textile magnate Graham Watson died last November aged 94. He was managing director of Lister and Co at Manningham Mills and a governor of Giggleswick
A man has gone on trial accused of being involved in the robbery of two teenagers. Craig Thomas and Richard Oxley were riding their Go-Peds in Buttershaw one afternoon in July 2001. Tahir Syed allegedly pulled up in front of them in his Subaru car. Prosecutor
Bradford's Yorkshire Eye Hospital and an Ilkley nursing home had a royal guest of honour when the Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra, arrived in the district yesterday. Crowds of cheering and flag-waving children at All Saints School, Ilkley, greeted
A charity which protects the welfare and rights of children in hospital has called for parents to fight for the full-time opening of a pioneering children's department at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Since the unit was built as part of a £4 million development
A runaway juggernaut ground to a halt when it crashed into the front of a house. The driver lost control of the Daf articulated lorry when he suffered a suspected heart attack and it smashed through the garden wall and came to rest against the front of
The family of a mum-of-four who died in a house blaze claim it is unfair to brand her an "anti-social neighbour". They say the hundreds of flowers and sympathy cards left for Denise Clough outside her home are proof she was well-liked on the Holme Wood
An attempt may have been made to "cover up" the circumstances surrounding the death of a three-year-old Bradford girl in hospital given too much potassium chloride, the High Court was told. The "extraordinarily high" amount of potassium was only publicly
The former buildings manager of a stricken Bradford firm has been awarded cash by an employment tribunal. Satpal Saggu worked for Goitside Renaissance Limited, which ran Woolston House on Tetley Street, until January, when he was made redundant. The tenants
A sombre Skipton saluted farewell to a war hero today. The funeral of Captain Philip Guy, one of the first servicemen to die in the Iraq conflict, took place in the town's Holy Trinity Church at noon. Atop the church tower where the 29-year-old Royal
A SEASON of Craven & District Football League action is starting to reach a climax, with the promotion and relegation issues now crystalising into clear-cut mathematical equations. The recent spell of fine weather has enabled the Saturday and mid-week
WHARFEDALE hopes of clinching their place in National Division One by beating Kendal at The Avenue tomorrow will suffered a major setback if, as expected, ever-present lock Anthony Capstick is almost certain to be ruled out with knee ligament damage.
100 years ago Cars speeding between Hellifield and Long Preston appear to have been a problem even 100 years ago. The Herald reported the case of a motorist charged with speeding at 20mph - in a 12mph limit! A report of a fire in the shop of Messrs Harrington
SKIPTON will be at a standstill today as the funeral service for Captain Philip Guy takes place with full military honours at Holy Trinity Church. After all the arguments over the rights and wrongs of the war, the town will pay its respects to a young
Thackley travel to Selby Town tomorrow to finish a Northern Counties East Premier Division match they started in February. One player looking to lead them to victory will be England schoolboy centre back James Riley. He was the scorer of the goal that
Farsley Celtic could be facing former England International and Bradford City winger Chris Waddle tomorrow. Waddle has signed for UniBond Division One side Stocksbridge PS, who Celtic visit. But the Celts have more pressing matters on their minds. They
If Andy Farrell plays on Sunday, don't be surprised. That is the verdict of Bulls full back Michael Withers, who is refusing to fall for the coaching mind games ahead of this weekend's Challenge Cup semi-final clash with Wigan. Warriors coach Stuart Raper
In 1689, the coronation took place of William of Orange and Mary, daughter of the deposed James II. In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as French Emperor and was banished to Elba. In 1961, Bob Dylan made his first live appearance in Greenwich Village
Bradford businessman Balbir Panesar has scooped the Business Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Mr Panesar, who has turned his firm - Garnett Street-based PEC Building Services - into a national success, won the accolade at the Business Enterprise Awards
AN indoor bowling club for the elderly and disabled could fold if someone doesn't step forward to run it. Ernest Petty, of Glusburn, has retired from the group after 14 years and the club has been temporarily suspended while another helper is found. Over
FANCY a break in sunny Barbados, relaxing on the beach sipping cocktails - or driving at breakneck speed in a high-powered rally car trying to avoid those picturesque palm trees? The last option is the one that appeals to amateur rally driver Tom Preston
A DIRECTOR of an Eastburn company said farewell to a lifetime's work on Friday when he left Landis Lund after 44 years. David Proctor, 60, of Parkwood Close, Skipton, started as an apprentice at the Eastburn company and left as the divisional director
STAFF and pupils at Steeton Primary School are keeping their fingers crossed that plans for a £750,000 refurbishment project are given the go-ahead next month. Headteacher Chris Newson told the Herald how pupils were literally "climbing the walls" because
A NORTH Craven woman concerned about the long term effects of spiralling house prices is researching the problem. Tracey Harrison, of Langcliffe, has received funding from the York and North Yorkshire Community Foundation to carry out a survey and feasibility
BIKERS claim discrimination is driving a vital source of tourist income away from the Dales while other motorists flout Craven's speed limits. Keith Leftwich and Cliff Rider, of Stainforth, are incensed by leaflets being distributed in North Craven. Believed
DREAMS of sporting facilities, employment opportunities, affordable housing and a thriving economy could become a reality in Settle. The town was named a Renaissance Market Town this week with experts assigned to drive forward a vision for the future.
A SOLICITOR who set up his business in a residential property faces prosecution if he has not moved out in six months. Neighbour Carmel Beazley told the committee that while she had signed a petition three years ago objecting to the house on Water Street
A DEVOTED wife who cares full time for her elderly ill husband says that without the support of the Carers' Resource support team she would struggle to look after him. Dorothy Dean, of Skipton, said she was horrified to learn that the personal support
AIREDALE was named as the top hospital in the region for low mortality rates this week. The news followed the publication of the Dr Foster Good Hospital Guide in the Sunday Times at the weekend. The guide, which covers every hospital in Britain, is the
A DRIVER was forced out of his vehicle by a car-jacker in broad daylight on Wednesday. The attack happened after the motorist, who was driving a Honda Civic car along Holme Lane in Sutton at around 2.30pm, pulled up to answer his mobile phone. A car,
PROSECUTION of Glusburn Parish Council for carrying out unauthorised work on protected trees should serve as a warning to other parishes. Reluctantly Craven District Council will take its fellow local authority to court for damage done to four beech and
SKIPTON fell silent as thousands of people paid tribute to Captain Philip Guy at his funeral at noon today (Friday, April 11). Local people lined the streets in order to pay their last respects to the Royal Marine killed in the Iraq war. He leaves wife
SIR - Readers who have followed the debate in the Craven Herald about motorbikes and 4x4 vehicles on tracks and moorland may be interested to know about the Yorkshire Dales Green Lanes Alliance (YDGLA). The alliance represents a wide cross-section of
Two burglars were chased after being disturbed during a break-in on 8.55pm on Saturday in Broomfield Terrace, Cleckheaton. They had tried to jemmy open a wooden door when they were disturbed. They were both white in their late teens, 5ft 10in tall and
Street traders in the heart of Bradford could be banned in a bid to make the city a ''quality'' shopping centre. A council chief believes the licensed pitches might "fetter" the city centre's redevelopment and all street trading should be stopped. But
Yeadon runner Derek Emsley will be an inspiration to his fellow competitors when he competes this weekend. The athlete has terminal skin cancer and is running the London Marathon - as well as the Three Peaks Fell Race on April 27 - to raise money for
Liz Bray does not feel complete without her guitar, which she began to play at the tender age of nine. And she wants to pass on her gift to children in care. Liz, a placement support worker for Bradford social services, is arranging a concert to help
The first three schools to be built in Bradford under the private finance initiative (PFI) will cost a total of £63 million, it has emerged. Salt Grammar at Baildon, Tong School and Buttershaw High are the three named as top priority in the first year
The first three schools to be built in Bradford under the private finance initiative (PFI) will cost a total of £63 million, it has emerged. Salt Grammar at Baildon, Tong School and Buttershaw High are the three named as top priority in the first year
A grocery store worker was jailed for life today for the horrific murder of a 13-year-old girl. Abbas Shabbir Ali was found guilty of luring the girl to a secluded alleyway then sexually assaulting her, strangling and bludgeoning her to death. He carried
NORTH Ribblesdale and Skipton close their league programmes tomorrow when they visit Bridlington and Ilkley respectively, with both teams facing a stiff test. League leaders Bridlington need a win to guarantee the Yorkshire One title ahead of challengers
WHARFEDALE open their Yorkshire Cup campaign on Tuesday when they entertain Cleckheaton under lights at The Avenue, the kick-off being put back to 7.30pm. The make-up of the Dalesmen's line-up will depend to some extent on events at The Avenue tomorrow
SIR - Your April 7 Comment about the proposed housing development in Sty Lane, Micklethwaite, was both timely and appropriate because it applies also to the whole of the surrounding areas this side of the Aire Valley in Bingley. The problem is that the
