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  • The value of a good tradesman

    HAD any trouble getting a good tradesman recently? The answer is likely to be yes. Indeed, one new report says that we will have to import painters and decorators from abroad by 2020 if trends continue. Qualified plumbers, joiners and electricians may

  • Injury anguish for Silverwood

    Yorkshire gained a first innings lead of 118 against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl yesterday but their day was marred by two dropped catches at a crucial stage and an injury worry to fast bowler Chris Silverwood. After his impressive start to the season,

  • Gray in the pink as he wins City award

    Andy Gray has been named the Telegraph & Argus/JCT600 Bradford City player of the year. The 15-goal top scorer pipped Claus Jorgensen for the accolade, which is voted for by the fans. The prestigious trophy caps a fine season for Gray, who succeeds

  • Biggest prize still to play for

    It is all very well winning the Challenge Cup, but the Grand Final is the top prize. Mike Forshaw brought the Bulls back down to earth with a bump with this stark admission as the team prepare for their Super League trip to Wigan tomorrow. And the veteran

  • Rachael heads for the top

    A Cross Hills girl is climbing the ladder to stardom after landing a job as a Pontin's Bluecoat. Rachael Mount hopes to follow in the footsteps of former Bluecoats such as Brian Conley, Eastenders' Shane Ritchie and Steps singer Lisa. Membership of the

  • Pipe organ takes centre stage

    A pipe organ produced by an old Cross Hills firm is now making music in a Netherlands school. The 1873 instrument has been transported to the school - at Uddel, near Apeldoorn - from a chapel in Carleton, near Skipton. Now John Laycock - a great-great

  • Railway Children reunion dashed

    A charity fundraiser who had hoped to reunite the cast of classic film The Railway Children for an event in Haworth this weekend has been told that only actress Jenny Agutter will be able to attend. Sunday's event is a fun day and sponsored walk -- taking

  • Leading adviser set for date with unions

    A leading adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer was due in Bradford today to talk to trade unionists. Ed Balls, special adviser to Gordon Brown, will be among the figures addressing a Transport and General Workers' Union conference for the textiles

  • Reward for adventurers

    Adventurous youngsters from Greenhead High School who took part in an outward-bound trip to the Lakes have been rewarded for their good behaviour. A group of 21 Year eight students from the Utley school were presented with certificates and T-shirts to

  • Nurse to the rescue on Africa trip

    A Cullingworth fundraiser had to put her nursing skills to good use during a trek across Kenya. Rachel Hopkins has returned from a once in a lifetime walk across the African country, which proved to have both highs and lows. The 36-year-old, who is a

  • Plea to honour dead artist

    Friends of a Keighley artist who died recently are calling for an exhibition devoted to his work. They believe painter and political activist Tom Kovic deserves a full "retrospective" at Cliffe Castle Museum. Such a display - if approved by Bradford council

  • Injured mayor is Badgered

    More than 50 people responded to the rallying cry of a leading first aid charity to help support its increasing number of services. St John Ambulance held an open day on Sunday, at its Keighley headquarters, in Russell Street, to attract potential new

  • Cocky theif thanks victim

    A DENHOLME woman has told how a brazen burglar strolled into her living room as she watched television and walked out with her handbag and purse. The cocky thief even thanked stunned Janet Fenton, 46, as she watched him take the items before strolling

  • Hundreds of guns handed in

    A firearms amnesty has proved a massive success. Over 400 weapons and 6,000 rounds of ammunition have been handed in at police stations across the region. Final returns are still being evaluated, but the haul includes hand guns, rifles, shotguns, air

  • Fiona is my girl lollipop

    Grandmother Doreen Stansfield continues to be an inspiration to her family. Come hail or snow, wind or rain, the 69-year-old dons her yellow coat, thermal gloves and peaked cap and sets out from her Haworth home to control traffic outside the village

  • Sat Wars giant returns

    Former Keighley man Peter Mayhew is to reprise his role as the loveable Star Wars character Chewbacca. Two decades after he last played the hairy hero, it has been revealed that the 7ft 3in actor is returning for the final movie. The news -- just announced

  • Message of thanks from the Gulf

    A 28-year-old Keighley man serving in the Gulf has sent a special message to everyone back home. Corporal Steve Taylor has thanked his friends and family for their constant support during his time in the war zone. Steve -- normally based at RAF Lossiemouth

  • Cutting it out for hospice TV

    A pub landlord has stubbed out smoking to raise funds for CCTV cameras at a theft-hit hospice. Barry Shaw, of the Fleece, Cullingworth, has kicked the habit to coin in cash through sponsorship. And within hours of starting his fag-free foray on Tuesday

  • Town clock is damaged again

    EARBY'S municipal clock needs repairing again after being struck by another vehicle. The double-faced clock is mounted on the front of the old fire station on Victoria Road, next to the town's bus station. When parish councillors met this week they were

  • Hopes are high that town centre pub may reopen

    WORK is under way at a once-popular Barnoldswick pub where the doors have stayed shut for over a year. The Seven Stars, on Church Street, was a firm fixture on the town centre circuit of pubs and clubs, but eventually could no longer compete with lower

  • Long-serving council clerk moves onto pastures new

    JAN Bland, Barnoldswick Town Council's industrious clerk for 14 years, has set down her pen to set off on foreign adventures. She visited a travel company's website to book a holiday and ended up landing a job. Now she is swapping the confines of the

  • Community mourns vicar's sudden death

    THE Rev John Dalby, vicar of Clapham with Keasden and Austwick, died last Thursday - six days after celebrating his 60th birthday on Good Friday. Rev Dalby had been priest in charge of Austwick for seven years before becoming vicar of Clapham and Austwick

  • Transplant girl will start Craven's first Race for Life

    BATTLING 10-year-old Rebecca Harrison has been asked to officially start the Skipton Race for Life fun run after organisers heard of her courageous fight against Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. The annual Race for Life events held across the country raise

  • New road surface causes problems for local riders

    A NEW road surface in Grassington is proving too smooth a ride for local equestrians who fear a serious accident could be imminent. That is the view of Grassington woman Susan Midgley after she tried to ride her horse on the state-of-the-art surface,

  • Globe-trotting pupils are put in quarantine

    TWO Giggleswick School pupils are studying in the school's medical centre as a precaution against the SARS virus. Before Easter the school advised students not to return home to Hong Kong or Guandong Province, China because of the outbreak of SARS (Severe

  • Green lanes ban is approved for trial period

    Off-road vehicles are to be barred from four green lanes in the Yorkshire Dales for a trial period despite strong objections from drivers and trail bike riders. Experimental traffic regulation orders will be brought into force to prohibit motor vehicles

  • Villages are open despite roadworks

    GARGRAVE is open despite the imminent closure of the A65 for roadworks. The essential £1 million repairs begin on Wednesday but motorists travelling from Skipton will still be able to get into the village and use the main car parks. In a bid to support

  • Councillor wins back seat after criminal conviction

    ROBERT Heseltine, who had to resign as a Craven councillor after being convicted of 12 charges of falsifying accounts, made a triumphant return on election night. Mr Heseltine easily won a three way contest in the Skipton South ward to return to the council

  • Surgeon cut artery 'blind' in operation

    A consultant surgeon claimed a patient "just faded away" despite her bleeding to death on the operating table having lost half the blood in her body, a court heard. Leeds Crown Court was told how urologist Hurais Syed, 48, cut an artery "blind" while

  • Dyson is named as Pace chief

    Troubled hi-tech firm Pace Micro Technology today announced its new chief executive - the man currently in the hot seat. John Dyson, currently acting chief executive at the Saltaire-based firm, assumes the role with immediate effect and will be paid £250,000

  • Down Memory Lane

    The significant point about this wintry photograph of a Riddlesden resident clearing snow is its date - it was taken on May 17, 1935! This was not a momentary freak, for the snow lasted for three days, was heavier than any during the previous winter,

  • Slim vicar is raising the roof!

    A priest has shed the pounds to raise £1,000 for roof repairs to his church. The Reverend Peter Mott, priest-in-charge at Keighley Shared Church, lost 13lbs in a sponsored slim during the period of Lent. The money takes the total already raised towards

  • Be a nappy happy dad, says expert

    Fathers who don't help in the care of their young children are more likely to hurt them as they grow up, a conference heard. Steve Biddulph, an internationally renowned author of parenting books including "Raising Boys", spoke at the "Involving Fathers

  • Calendar film has a date in Cannes

    Calendar Girls the movie gets its British premiere in Skipton before its general release on September 5. But the film will be unveiled to the world at the International Cannes Film Festival later this month with a special screening on May 15 - and it

  • T&A reporter wins praise from Prince

    Telegraph & Argus trainee reporter Andrew Hebden was named the winner of the Prince's Trust Local Reporting Award at a ceremony at St James's Palace. The Prince of Wales praised Andrew 23, for his inspiring story of an "unsung hero." The Prince, pictured

  • Man dies after beating in street

    A Bradford man has died in hospital two days after being found kicked and beaten in the street. David Hill, 35, pictured, of Yorkshire Way, Great Horton, had been left in intensive care after the violent attack in Chorley. His family said today he had

  • It's all back in the balance

    Bradford Council was deadlocked again today - after a tense election night. The Tories and Labour were neck-and-neck, with 36 seats each - down from 38 each at the last election. Election results in full The Liberal Democrats were again left holding the

  • Golf: Around the clubs

    Bingley St Ives - Ladies Section, Bessie Graham Qualifier: 1 Mrs J Taylor 102-28-74, 2 Miss S Gormley 94-20-74. Bracken Ghyll - The Easter Monday Social Competition was well supported, with 42 entrants playing a modified Texas Scramble in mainly fine

  • Soccer: Junior round-up

    Long Lee Under-12s matched their Under-11 side by clinching their second successive Crave League title with a 3-1 victory over Menston. The Keighley side took the lead when Sam Rooke scored after a magnificent pass from James Bailey. Some stern Menston

  • Rugby Union: Yorkshire call to home of rugby

    FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD budding rugby union star Scott Dyson has been selected to represent Yorkshire in the Royal Sun Alliance National 10-a-side tournament this weekend. The competition is being held at Rugby School and has attracted county teams from across

  • Athlewtics: Champion family

    FATHER and son running duo Barry and Damien Scholes brought the curtain down on a super season in the Kendal winter League. Damien (pictured) led the championship for much of the season but just missed out on the senior title in the final races. He claimed

  • Cougars: Gary Moorby's diary

    I WAS lucky enough to go to the Challenge Cup Final last weekend. Having previously watched finals at Wembley, Murrayfield and Twickenham, I have to say that the Millenium Stadium generated the best atmosphere I have ever encountered. With the roof closed

  • Rugby Union: Champion celebrations

    KEIGHLIANS are celebrating the club's most successful season for years tonight -- but the edge has been taken off the event by the injury of key player Carl Smith. Smith, 29, was taken to hospital after being injured in the club's last league game of

  • Champions Embsay make good start

    Craven League Cricket AS was widely expected amongst the cricket fraternity, the drawing of pretty white lines upon grass is very similar to a rain dance. After all the fine weather of the previous weeks, rain decided to put in an appearance on Thursday

  • Skipton off to a winning start

    Aire Wharfe Cricket SKIPTON launched their Division C campaign on a winning note at the weekend with a seven-wicket win over Alwoodley at Sandylands. Key to success was a top-class bowling effort from Andrew Fergie, who claimed 6-45 in 18 overs, the first

  • Scothern stuns champions Read

    JENNINGS Ribblesdale Cricket League action produced a fruitful day for the Craven contingent last weekend, with Barnoldswick and Michael Scothern claiming pride of place. Scothern has been plying his trade with the Victory Park men for a while now and

  • Three Peaks winner follows dad

    THE Three Peaks Race, one of fell running's premier events, was held for the 49th time on Sunday. Runners from Clayton-le-Moors took the honours in the men's and ladies' events over the gruelling 24 mile, 4,500 feet course which takes in the summits of

  • Ribb can salvage some pride

    NORTH Ribblesdale's name was last engraved on the Yorkshire Shield in the 1979-80 season, when the Settle side beat Pontefract 3-0 at Ilkley. Given the way the current season has unfolded for the Grove Park men, few would have backed them to be bidding

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - Is it not ironic when British troops of all ethnic origins have just risked their lives to topple the vicious dictator who has been likened to Hitler, we see the emergence of neo-fascist politics in the shape of the British National Party. Our servicemen

  • Craven through the years

    100 years ago THE question of what to do about Skipton's cattle market arose once more like the hardy annual it was. The Herald reported how medical officer Dr FE Atkinson had been advocating its removal from the streets in his report to the Local Board

  • A wake-up call for democracy

    Another local election, another low turn-out, another hung council in Bradford. It all seems depressingly familiar - although not in the least surprising. No-one seriously expected any great changes in the make-up of Bradford Council, although with an

  • Dyson is named as Pace chief

    Troubled hi-tech firm Pace Micro Technology today announced its new chief executive - the man currently in the hot seat. John Dyson, currently acting chief executive at the Saltaire-based firm, assumes the role with immediate effect and will be paid £250,000

  • On This Day

    In 1936, Ethiopean Emperor Haile Selassie fled Addis Ababa as Italian troops closed in. In 1952, jet-age travel began with a de Havilland Comet setting off from London to Johannesburg on the first scheduled flight. In 1972, FBI head J. Edgar Hoover died

  • London is - just capital!

    By Rebecca Wilson, 22, media and publishing student from Middlesex University, London Moving to London to go to university was the biggest step I ever had to make. Living in the quiet rural village of Harden, I knew that the big smoke would be somewhat

  • Ofstead hand out top marks

    A Silsden school has received a glowing Ofsted report. Inspectors described Hothfield Junior School as a "welcoming and harmonious community" and said it raised pupils' attainment through good quality teaching. Head teacher Bill Bairstow said he was delighted

  • Memorires wanted of railway battle

    This summer signals a special anniversary for Keighley's world-famous steam railway. The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is celebrating its 35th birthday. And bosses of the five-mile line, which opened thanks to the efforts of dedicated enthusiasts

  • £1.5 ,million payout for hospital blunder

    A couple are to receive £1.5 million to care for their son after claiming a hospital caused catastrophic injuries to him when he was born. Lyndon and Jacky Newton appeared at the High Court in London on Tuesday, to have an out of court settlement rubber-stamped

  • Golden Jubilee gong

    A lollipop lady from one of North Yorkshire's busiest patrol spots has been distinguished as part of the service's golden jubilee. North Yorkshire County Council celebrated 50 years of the service with a series of events on Tuesday, presenting commemorative

  • Drugs and guns seized

    Police found ecstasy tablets, air pistols, knives and martial arts sticks with chains when they raided a house in Keighley. Drugs team officers searched the house in Spring Street, Lawkholme, at 9.45am on Monday, and seized the drugs and weapons. They

  • Mystery of man's death on rails

    The death of a former Keighley man whose body was found on a railway line is being treated as suspicious. An investigation is under way after the body of Colin Hurt, 31, was found in a railway tunnel in Hampshire on Sunday. His parents, who live in Emily

  • Final plea fails to save carers' lifeline

    A FINAL plea to save a service that has proved a lifeline to thousands of unpaid carers across Craven has been ignored by health chiefs at the eleventh hour. Support services provided by The Carers' Resource are to be withdrawn following a "devastating

  • Railway should be reopened, says new study

    A MAJOR study funded by the Countryside Agency has come out in favour of re-opening the railway line between Skipton and Colne. The study looks at all closed railways in the region with a potential for re-opening and lists the Skipton-Colne line as one

  • Inspectors praise 'welcoming' school

    A SILSDEN school has received a glowing Ofsted report. Inspectors described Hothfield Junior School as a "welcoming and harmonious community", and said it raised pupils' attainment through good quality teaching. Headteacher Bill Bairstow said he was delighted

  • Locals urge refusal of care complex plan

    A CONTINGENT of objectors to a plan to build a care home complex in Sutton will be appealing to Craven district councillors on Tuesday to reject the scheme. The 60-bed care home and block of 50 apartments have been proposed for land adjacent to the cricket

  • Survey backs not-for-profit housing agency

    A NOT-for-profit lettings agency could be established in Settle if local landlords show interest in the idea. Langcliffe resident Tracey Harrison carried out a housing survey in and around the town looking at the effects on the community of the spiralling

  • Head takes on dream job

    A DREAM job is how Jill Wilson describes her appointment as head of Langcliffe Primary School. Jill, who has spent three years as a deputy headteacher in Colne and the last four years as a deputy in Haworth, took over the reins at the start of term. While

  • Ellie gets ready for charity jump

    A FEARLESS Skipton woman is planning to hurl herself from a plane at 10,000 feet in a bid to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust. Ellie Athea hopes to raise £45 to register to do the tandem parachute jump this summer and then a further £340 for the

  • The circus is back in town

    ROLL up, roll up - the circus is coming to town. For the first time in more than 30 years, the most famous name under the British Big Top is about to launch its first full tour of the country - with Sildsen as one of the venues. Billy Smart's Circus Theatre

  • Cavers return from China adventure

    THE prosperity of a remote area of China could be improved - thanks to the efforts of 14 members of the Craven Pothole Club. They have just spent four weeks in the Guilin area - close to the Vietnam border - investigating local potholes with a view to

  • Calendar Girls' film gets Cannes screening

    CALENDAR Girls the movie will be unveiled at the International Cannes Film Festival later this month, the Herald can exclusively reveal. There will a special screening on May 15, attended by the film's stars Helen Mirren and Julie Walters as well as Craven's

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - I have read several announcements, or should I say warnings, which will harm me and others around me. Smoking. Could I politely request dog owners not to deposit their faeces on the grass outside our homes, along with food containers. The rats are

  • Roadside litter is a modern scourge

    SIR - I have just read my copy of the two local papers I buy every Friday (The Craven Herald and the Barnoldswick & Earby Times) and in both of them there are photos of and articles about people who have been voluntarily clearing litter and rubbish

  • Plan to speed up patient services

    People with suspected heart disease will receive quicker treatment and patients with kidney failure will get dialysis nearer to home as part of improved health services. And cancer patients will not have to wait as long for diagnosis, health bosses in

  • Wesley's words are set to sound again

    The founder of the Methodist Church John Wesley will speak from the grave about Bradford at the city's cathedral later this month. His own words, spoken by an unseen actor, will ring out around Bradford Cathedral as part of a special service to commemorate

  • Time too short for review, say chiefs

    Fire chiefs are worried about the lack of time they will have to carry out a major review of the way fire cover is provided across the district. Bosses at West Yorkshire Fire Service headquarters in Birkenshaw will start the Draft Integrated Risk Management

  • Students honoured for effort

    Two Bradford students will receive awards for their efforts in overcoming difficult circumstances. Ramsarup Raju and Nasim Khan are two of five winners of the Adult Learners' Week Individual Award from 136 nominees across Yorkshire and Humberside. Miss

  • Holiday festival due to make big splash

    Skipton will be awash with people this weekend when the second Skipton Waterways Festival hits town. The canal promenade event will take place from noon tomorrow until Bank Holiday Monday and will involve bands, dancers, street entertainers, birds of

  • Odeon cinema is back on sale

    The site of the famous Odeon Cinema in the heart of Bradford is to be auctioned off because the owners want to wash their hands of it. The building next to the Alhambra Theatre looks shabby and neglected after standing empty for almost two years on one

  • School relives the Moravian arrival

    Pupils of Fulneck School re-enacted the arrival of the first pupils at the historic Moravian settlement in 1753. Dressed in period costumes, the nursery and junior school pupils formed a procession to mark the 250th anniversary of the school. Two shire

  • BNP wins seat in Calder

    The British National Party made another breakthrough in Calderdale as it secured its second seat on the Council. Pallet maker Richard Mulhall took the Illingworth seat from Labour's Zoe Marston. The Labour group leader, Coun Bob Metcalfe, also lost his

  • Rugby League: Academy get a tough lesson

    Leigh Academy 46 Cougar Academy 18 - Cougars were on the back foot from the opening whistle as Leigh came at them with pace and power. Finding space down the flanks, Leigh were 16-0 up after just 15 minutes. The Keighley youngsters steadied the ship until

  • Rugby League: Cats sign out with a whimper

    Albion Cats 12 Hull Dockers 14 - The Cats season ended with a whimper when they tumbled out of the play offs at the first hurdle last Sunday. After their Challenge Cup Final defeat by Bradford the week before it means a season of high promise has ended

  • Bowls: Locals shine for district

    LOCAL bowlers made an excellent start to the season when the Skipton Inter-District team beat Halifax 15-6. They clocked up victories in both the home leg at Keighley and away at Kingston which their were five winners, including skipper Chris Slater,

  • Athletics: Vets Peak of success

    LOS HELLAWELL (pictured) led the Keighley & Craven vets team to success in the gruelling Three Peaks race. He was fastest of the club's runners to complete the 26-mile mountain marathon, finishing in 23rd place, and clocking a time of 3 hours 42 mins

  • Cricket: Keighley claim a double

    KEIGHLEY crowned a great weekend with wins over Great Horton on Saturday and at Windhill on Sunday. Nathan Barrett was promoted to the first team an showed real style, scoring 58 affter opening with Matthew Bottomley who scored 36 in a 67-run opening

  • Cricket: Craven League round-up

    After weeks of summer-like weather the start of the cricket season worked like a rain dance in the Craven League. All games started but many were interrupted by rain, and two games in the first division were abandoned. Champions Embsay made a steady start

  • Soccer: Keighley, Aire & Wharfe Alliance

    Bingley struggled to raise a team for their match against Bocking, but put up a brave performance against the league leaders before going down 2-0. Cavendish played host to Shoulder of Mutton and after their heavy defeats they produced a much better performance

  • Soccer: Craven League round-up

    THE race for runners-up spot in the Premier Division looks like going to the last match of the season with the three horse race going all the way. Grindleton are currently in second place, but have to play Keighley Lifts tomorrow (Saturday) while Skipton

  • Soccer: Silsden claim a clean sweep

    SILSDEN go into tonight's County Cup final at Woodlesford, Leeds with the club on an incredible high. For the first time in the history of Keighley FA one club has won all the major Cup competitions with the Cobbydalers taking an astonishing clean sweep

  • Soccer: Oakbank claim district treble

    OAKBANK School has claimed three Bradford District soccer titles. The school's Under 14s, Under 13s and Under 12s teams took top honours in the tournament held at Bradford City's Valley parade ground last weekend. The Under 14s beat Beckfoot 4-1 after

  • Cougars: Club out to prove they're top cats

    COUGAR coach Gary Moorby expects to have an almost full squad available as they aim to keep the league momentum rolling on Sunday's trip to Chorley Lynx. Chris Hannah is out after being banned for one match and fined £75 for fighting during Good Friday's

  • Key win saves Wharfedale

    Harrogate 9 Wharfedale 27 WELL, the job was done and done so completely and compellingly that the delirious Dales' supporters were as captivated by the thrilling nature of the contest as by the momentous significance of the result. Safe at last, with

  • Dalesmen complete their great escape

    NEVER in doubt! Or so the Wharfedale camp would have it after the side had ensured National Division Two survival on Saturday with an emphatic 27-9 derby win at Harrogate on Saturday, (writes Tony Simpson). As expected, results elsewhere in the league

  • Justice for Harry took too long

    Setting aside any question of blame and liability, the tragic case of young Harry Newton raises a basic and perhaps naive question. Why oh why has it taken 13 years to reach the conclusion announced this week? Lyndon and Jacky Newton have been fighting