JUST occasionally a story comes along which makes us all splutter at the injustice of life and the imbecility of those in authority. Ambulanceman Mike Ferguson was travelling at 104mph as he raced to deliver an organ for transplant. He was in an official
Anthony McGrath was missing from today's championship match against Durham at Headingley after Yorkshire were asked politely but firmly by England not to pick their regular captain, despite a scan revealing that his side strain had cleared up. The news
Leeds pocket-rocket Rob Burrow today admitted the Bulls were the best team in Super League. The diminutive half back, who came on as substitute in the second half of last week's 48-22 hammering at Odsal, added that Leeds need to reach Bradford's level
Jimmy Lowes today admitted: Drugs in sport will not go away. But the Bulls veteran did say that the use of performance-enhancing drugs was not widespread in rugby league. In a week where two players have been banned by the RFL for the use of banned substances
The suggestion that congestion charges could be brought to Bradford should set alarm bells clanging violently in the city. Bradford has enough problems attracting people to live, work and shop in the city centre already without asking them to pay for
Saltaire set top box maker Pace has signed a deal to help media mogul Rupert Murdoch's expand his global TV empire. The Salts Mill company is providing a "substantial" number of boxes to Sky Italia, the new Italian satel-lite broadcaster. The TV company
A Keighley-based 'green-thinking' building society has announced a growth in assets to more than £45 million. The Ecology Building Society, which has its headquarters in Cross Hills, announced a 15 per cent increase in assets in the year ending December
In 1908, Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, was born. In 1959, the first hovercraft was launched on the Isle of Wight. In 1972, Japanese Red Army terrorists killed 26 people at Tel Aviv airport. From the Telegraph & Argus of May 30th
A flower festival at St Andrew's Church, Kildwick, at the weekend was a blooming success. The event, on a weddings and baptisms theme, attracted a large number of visitors. Guests included Bishop of Bradford the Right Rev David James, and his wife Gill
Members of St James' Church at Cross Roads were Beating the Bounds at the weekend. The historic act, which involves walking the extremes of the parish, historically was held to check the boundaries and ensure markers had not been moved by anyone laying
Youngsters at Cullingworth Primary School created their very own Never-Never land for this year's Rose Queen parade. Pupils donned fancy dress based around the theme of Peter Pan for the school's traditional end of term celebration. And there were plenty
A running team from a Silsden school romped home in the Bradford Schools' road relay. Hothfield Primary's boys' A U-11 team consisted of Henry Cummings, Thomas Cunningham, Benjamin Binks and Thomas Sessford (pictured left). Each runner had to complete
Pupils at Ingrow Primary School got their fingers green to complete the school's transformation into a primary school. Year five pupils have completed a 12-month project to re-design the school playground after it was left a featureless area with nothing
Learners from the Woodville Centre have joined forces with pupils from Riddlesden St Mary's CE Primary to give the school grounds a special garden makeover. The trainees and pupils planted seeds donated by the Woodville Centre, to enlarge a wild flower
Volunteers who ran a meals on wheels service have made their final deliveries after more than 30 years. Since 1970, the team has delivered hot meals in Haworth and Oxenhope to the elderly and infirm who could not always cook for themselves. But this week
More than 3,000 Muslims from across the country took to the streets of Keighley at the weekend in a parade to celebrate the birth of the prophet Muhammed. The now annual procession, which took place on Sunday, was hailed as a success by organisers Keighley
Young people from South Craven could hit the right note with organisers of a major music festival. A 3,000-drum spectacular is planned as part of the youth festival being held in North Yorkshire this summer. And people are being urged to take along drums
A Long Lee teenager has died in a road accident. Nicky Christopher Roberts, 18, was killed when the Ford Escort he was driving was involved in a collision with a Land Rover at Rylstone, near Skipton. Mr Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene of the
Youngsters at Eastwood Primary School have come up with some blooming bright ideas to raise cash for Manorlands. Staff and pupils at the Keighley school are holding a number of events, including a sports quiz, to raise money for the Sue Ryder Care hospice
A Haworth man has been left shocked and stunned after scooping £250,000 on the national lottery. The 25-year-old, bought the lucky dip Thunderball ticket from Sun Street Stores, Haworth, for last Saturday's draw and was one of two jackpot winners. Tony
Tribute has been paid to a popular hotel and restaurant manager who died suddenly. Brian Moyle died from heart failure at his East Morton home last Friday morning. This week shocked staff and customers at the Toby Carvery - formerly the Beeches - paid
Police in Keighley yesterday launched a massive crime-busting blitz. The special operation, part of the hugely successful Target initiative, involved more than 30 officers including members of the headquarters task force and special constables. Teams
A community housing trust has waged war on neighbours from hell after granting two possession orders. Aire-Wharfe Community Housing Trust has taken legal action against two of its residents, leading to their eviction. Karen Raine and her family, of 94
A SURPRISE bequest from a neighbour proved a turning point for artist Peter Webster. Already well known for his watercolours and woodcarvings, he turned his attention to miniatures after inheriting embroidery books and materials from friend Margaret Sarraff
TODAY (Friday) marks a special day for Barnoldswick's Victory Park - the 50th anniversary of its grand opening. Still a thriving park which has kept up with the times - boasting a wheelpark among its many features - the park was officially opened amid
WORK has finally started to prevent Cowling children trudging through raw sewage to get to school. The Herald reported on April 4 that resident Chris Kerrigan had discovered sewage in a puddle of water outside the primary school by using tracing dye in
The headmaster of Giggleswick School referred to characters in the third Harry Potter book when describing the education system in his speech day address. Geoffrey Boult said that many teachers felt like 'Dementors' from 'The Prisoner of Azkaban' had
THE fate of Skipton's historic county court building will be decided soon. The building is being sold and county court cases moved to the magistrates' court further down Otley Street. Tenders have to be with estate agents Dacre, Son and Hartley by noon
IRATE commuters are demanding a rethink after Skipton's only direct train to London suffered a timetable reshuffle and now takes half an hour longer to get to the capital. It means business people in Craven and Keighley can no longer get to London in
HOLIDAYMAKERS David and Joan Porter had a narrow escape after their charter jet was damaged by a severe hailstorm as it cruised at 34,000 feet. The couple, of Moor Crescent, Skipton, were returning from a two week holiday in Cyprus when the drama happened
She played a puppet who wanted to be a boy -- and now she's a girl who became a pop star. There's no stopping the former Cullingworth pantomime girl currently occupying the top ten of the pop charts again. Kimberley Walsh and her fellow Girls Aloud have
IT was a simple idea - so simple that no one had ever thought of it before. It was conceived by some very bright people with the backing of none other than the Prince of Wales. It could be about to cause a revolution for the future in Skipton, Settle
SIR - I refer to your recent article Craven Herald 'Police ask parishes for £500 to buy speed detector' concerning an approach made by local Settle commander, Sergeant Spence, to seek some contribution, in the form of funding from local parish councils
A builder who says he owes his life to the prompt action of paramedics after a serious accident has started a petition to help the ambulance worker who was speeding while carrying a transplant organ. David Drake was taken to hospital unconscious after
One of Keighley's rare royal visits took place on Tuesday, March 16, 1926, when Princess Mary - Viscountess Lascelles - officially opened a new electro-medical block at Victoria Hospital. Her arrival was greeted by enthusiastic crowds, the Parish Church
A paranoid schizophrenic has been locked up indefinitely in a mental hospital after killing his elderly mother with a hammer. Mohammad Fazal repeatedly struck 82-year-old Saira Bibi over the head while she laid on a sofa at their home in Agar Street,
A young Bradford actor is preparing to become a household name after landing a starring role in a new television drama being hailed as the British answer to the X-Files. Andrew Lee Potts, 23, has spent the past few years travelling the world making films
New York firefighters teamed up with UK sporting greats in Bradford to help fight heart disease. The two Americans teed-off in their own private duel with West Yorkshire firemen in a star-studded golf tournament aimed at raising £25,000 towards the cost
One man died and two passengers were seriously injured after a two-car smash in Bradford last night. The driver of a Suzuki Vitara, thought to have been 18 years old, was killed after his car was involved in a collision with a blue BMW on Canal Road at
The dad of top motorcycle racer David Jefferies today spoke of his "terrible sadness" at his son's death. Thirty-year-old David was killed instantly in a horrific accident in a practice session at the Isle of Man TT Races yesterday. A full-scale inquiry
Stalwart cricketer and former president of Glusburn cricket club has died aged 80, after a short illness. Jack Filkin started his career at Sutton cricket club, moving to Gargrave and captaining that side to a number of successes, and enjoying a spell
Denholme were on the receiving end of an incredible run-chase when Embsay paid their first visit to the club. After losing a two wickets for 28 runs, Embsay went on to plunder 317-5. Duncan Ward and David Robinson put on 162 for the third wicket before
KEIGHLEY are just two points behind top of the table Saltaire -- with everything to play for this weekend. The Lawkholme lane teamis on a roll after claiming maximum points over the Bank Holiday weekend -- and picking up the prize scalp of Bradford &
KEIGHLEY-based athletes showed their class at the Greaty North Junior Championships in Liverpool last weekend. Frances Noble (Under-20 L:ady) came fourth inthe long jump and sixth in the 100m hurdles, clocking a lifetime best of 15.84 seconds. Her sister
CROSS ROADS Bowling Club suffered the joys and pain of the crown green game during a see-saw weekend for the club. They are used to celebrating and on Friday night the club's a team, who are the reigning Yorkshire Parks' Brotherton Cup Champions, made
Local clubs Keighley and Bingley St Ives continue to struggle in the Bradford Scratch League's First Division, sharing bottom spot after both losing on Friday. Keighley went down 5-3 at home to Cleckheaton, while St Ives lost 6-2 away to Bradford Moor
Silsden Park Rangers 8 Victoria Vikings 16 - Silsden Park Rangers completed their season on Saturday finishing fourth in Pennine League Division Two, the highest ever finish for the club. The season was wrapped up with a home game against Victoria Vikings
Workington Town 8 Cougars 44 - SIMEON HOYLE orchestrated a virtuoso performance as the Cougars took the shine off Billy McGinty's return to rugby league. The former Wigan and Great Britain player has been coaching in rugby union, but returned to the XIII-a-side
A WINNING start set the scene for a great day's racing as Silsden Formula 600 rider Matt Horne revelled in the Bank Holiday sunshine on Monday. Horne opened up with a convincing win at Mallory Park in the 1300 production Class heat and blasted to an easy
CHRIS MELLING was taking another step along the road to regaining his Embassy World Pool Championship crown last night. The Keighley star of snooker and pool, known as 'The Magician' had reached the quarter-final of the competition at the Hilton Hotel
THE big Craven derby between Earby and Barnoldswick was the only Ribblesdale League fixture which failed to beat the weather on Sunday. While all round matches were reaching a conclusion, the umpires took the players off when a heavy shower interrupted
SIR - Could you please explain to me why some people taken to court for driving offences are fined a pittance for the same offence as others? You say in your Court File column that income is taken into account. Are most of these people in the Court File
100 years ago A NEW building in Settle to house a market, news room, public library and savings bank was approaching completion, and parts of it had already opened to the public. The principal room had been used to hold Messrs Smith and Doliers' lectures
Baildon must be sick of the sight of Paul Marlow. The all-rounder helped Hanging Heaton beat them in the final of the Heavy Woollen Cup in 2000, and then last Sunday, as skipper of Central Yorkshire League side Birstall he put in a sparkling performance
Nathan Joseph will not waste a second in the ring tomorrow night. Cruiserweight Joseph is after an early finish against Brian Gascoigne at Barnsley Metrodome - so he can start preparing for his next fight. West Bowling's Joseph is due to go again a week
Stuart McCall, the oldest swinger in the First Division, has been told to keep on playing. The City legend turns 39 next month but has been offered a new one-year contract by Sheffield United boss Neil Warnock. McCall joined the Blades last summer after
Voluntary and community groups in Bradford can take advantage of a website which tells them how to obtain free professional support. The site - www.professionals4free.org.uk - contains a host of information and advice to make it easier for organisations
Mike Austin has been appointed to a senior role with the United Co-operatives group based in Bradford. Reporting to him will be the heads of the Sunwin Motor Group, Sunwin Cash Processing Services, both Bradford-based and Concorde Contract Cleaning, which
The Skipton Building Society is to mark its 150th anniversary by creating a permanent reminder of its achievement. Totem Advertising, based at Broughton Hall Business Park near Skipton, created a new logo for use on publicity material throughout the year
New-age software will make it easier to get Bradford's long-term unemployed back to work, it was claimed today. The city's pioneering Call Centre Training Unit has taken delivery of a £40,000 PC package that aims to provide "quick-fix" computer training
It began as an experimental camp for around 20 boys on a tiny island. Now it is the biggest voluntary youth movement in the world. When Baden-Powell organised that nine-day Brownsea Island trial in the summer of 1907, he could barely have imagined what
The closure of Steeton Co-op had one reader delving into his archives and uncovering some photos from the shop's past. David Shearing, from Halsteads Way, Steeton, found some slides he had taken of the shop in Station Road during the 1960s. Says David
A woman who is fighting cancer held a music evening to top up her fundraising efforts to help fellow sufferers. Mary Toothill, from Keighley, handed over £3,758 to Airedale Cancer Support Group at a special music evening at the New Variety Club last Friday
Two Keighley athletes will be looking to bring back gold from Ireland's biggest sporting event next month. The pair will be among a staggering 7,000 athletes from 166 nations heading for the £30m Special Olympics World Games in Dublin from June 21-29.
A witness in the case of seven men accused of conspiracy to murder told police how the car he was travelling in with the victim was rammed by another vehicle. Security guard Nasar Ali, 20, was in the car with 24-year-old victim Qadir Ahmed when it was
A top-level meeting is being demanded in a bid to resolve once and for all Keighley's traffic turmoil. The call has been made by a leading local councillor, who warns that the town "will die a death" if action is not taken. Cllr Irene Ellison-Wood said
HERE in Craven we are surrounded by stone. Most of us live in stone houses and aspire to live in converted stone barns, we walk on stone pavements and often drive on roads where beneath the black bitumen lie beautifully dressed stone setts. Yet do we
Crime figures in West Craven were down by almost a quarter last year and are continuing to fall. New and more thorough police procedures for logging crimes have seen the figures rise in many areas, but active targeting of known criminals has helped West
STEETON Primary School has been recognised for its achievements in art. The school is one of 775 across the country to receive an Artsmark, which recognises schools that demonstrate a commitment to providing opportunities across all art forms from drama
SETTLE Primary School was declared officially open on Friday afternoon. Carolyn Bird, from North Yorkshire's education department, who worked on the new primary school project when it first was mooted seven years ago through to its conclusion on Friday
Craven Court will be losing two familiar faces when tea shop owners Tim and Anne Hemingway leave at the end of June. The couple have run Hemingway's Tea Shop in the Skipton shopping complex for nearly 10 years after moving from a smaller shop on Sheep
WORK is well under way on an £800,000 scheme to improve facilities at a Skipton school. Five new classrooms will be provided at Aireville School to relieve some of the pressure being caused by increasing rolls. There will also be new special needs facilities
THEY say everyone has a story to tell, but a Buckden man has waited until he was in his ninth decade before sharing his with the world. Jack Wood, a former builder, joiner and undertaker and sheep farmer, always had tales to relate on his life's experiences
CRAVEN'S first rescue centre for unwanted and abandoned ferrets is due to open later this year. Ferret enthusiast and editor of the UK's only magazine dedicated to the small creatures, Jenny Loweth, is setting up the venture when she moves from Gargrave
A MAJOR survey of the Skipton area workforce could shape employment policies of the town's top employer for years to come. Skipton Building Society is conducting 150 interviews to find out what attracts people to a job. The society has grown rapidly in
AN undercover police operation to catch a gang of purse snatchers in Skipton has resulted in the deportation of three illegal immigrants. The three were among a group of four Polish gypsies arrested in the town on Friday. They were put on a plane back
RENOWNED Giggleswick author Bill Mitchell, who has written more than a hundred books, is now seeing his work translated into Japanese. Two of his books were written following a visit to the remote island of St Kilda in 1988. One of them, a biography of
FOUR skydivers are taking a giant leap on Sunday to boost an appeal to send disabled Penny Roberts for further treatment at a specialist Miami clinic. Penny, who broke her neck in 1995 in a skydiving accident, needs to raise 20,000 dollars for the trip
JUST a few weeks after the first brewery in Craven for 100 years started production, a second small brewery is gearing up to satisfy real ale fans. The Wharfedale Brewery, has sunk a 58-metre borehole near Cracoe into the earth's crust tapping into the
A HIGH profile fundraising fair, which last month raised almost £3,000 for cancer research, could be under threat after volunteer helpers fell victim to car clampers. The wheel clampers struck in the car park at Skipton Town Hall while the Cancer Fayre
The Circus is back in town with a new guy parading around the ring. And as this troupe climbs the high wire of fame it aims to keep the hometown crowd happy. Circus, one of Keighley's brightest rock hopes, stopped playing last year following the departure
Some people go on holiday to get away from the neighbours from hell. But Ron and Yvonne, intent on peace and quiet, find such people in the caravan next door. The couples come to blows in John Godber's comedy Perfect Pitch, staged next month by Keighley
NOW my regular reader (thanks again, Mrs C) knows full well that "experts" and I rarely see eye to eye. As far as I can tell, whenever there is an expert spouting one point of view, there is always another about to spring forth to expound exactly the
SIR - Highfield SRB are to be congratulated on the new traffic calming measures in Highfield Lane but why, when dimpled slabs have been installed for those with sight impairment, have they not also lowered the pavement corners to allow for wheelchair
The University of Bradford has beaten off international competition to win a contract to train civil servants to keep the peace in war-torn Ethiopia. Directors of the university's centre for International Development are to fly to east Africa after proving
Bolton Woods resident Beryl Barker was so fascinated by the story of Anne Frank that she decided to write a play based on it. Now she is preparing to direct the drama, which is being performed later this year at The Priestley. The play will be produced
Road safety campaigners are furious at further delays over a long-awaited bypass at an accident blackspot. Bradford Council has revealed it will not resubmit a bid to the Government for the scheme at Manor Park Bends, near Burley-in-Wharfedale. The Council
An angry dad is demanding an inquiry after claiming an emergency doctor failed to respond when his young son became ill. Lee Golden claims it took nearly three hours for a private helpline company to contact an on-call GP - who then never visited or even
Bradford Mela has received a boost - from the other side of the Atlantic. The event, which this year takes place on June 21 and 22 and rounds off Bradford International Festival, has just been featured in the travel pages of the New York Post. Festival
Murder squad detectives have started a nationwide hunt for the husband of a former Bradford businesswoman found dead in her detached home. The body of Rajinder Boughan, 34, was discovered by police who forced entry into the house after they were alerted
Former Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond today refused to comment on claims that he faces a £2.3m tax bill. Mr Richmond and Martin Jones, another one-time club director, were taken to court by the Inland Revenue, one of the largest creditors when
Detectives were today investigating the cause of a massive fire that ripped though a Bradford mill last night. Up to 65 firefighters were called to the Cannon Mills shopping complex, off Great Horton Road, where a four-story building was ablaze. The fire
When David Jefferies first rode a motorbike at the age of seven, there was little doubt he was going to become a champion. Following in the rich legacy of father Tony and uncle Nick, David was to become the third member of the motorcycling family to hold
Cougar Academy 25 London Broncos 10 - COUGAR ACADEMY swept to their first victory overt the season -- claiming the scalp of Super League outfit London Broncos along the way. The disappointment of last week's narrow defeat was put behind them as they demolished
REBECCA LONG has picked up double gold in the 300m hurdles -- and is one of the country's top young athletics prospects. The Oakbank School pupil won the North of England Under-17 title to add to her victory in the Yorkshire Championship. Her winning
FORMER Keighley professional cyclist, Doug Petty, has been honoured for his part in helping tourism in Majorca. Doug played a flying visit to the Spanish sunshine island, with his wife Liz, to accept the award from Snr Lluck Tomas, Lord Mayor of the district
Things are obviously going pretty well at the moment, but rest assured no one is getting carried away , there are plenty of games to go and we must continue to work hard if we are to keep up our good form. One essential ingredient for success is 'Team
TABLE-TOPPING Cougars are looking to keep their 100 per cent league run alive -- with victory over Barrow on Sunday. A stunning second half display at Workington confirmed their place as top dogs in National League Division Two, and Gary Moorby's young
The frustrations of cricketers not being able to play due to the weather looked as though they were going to be tested yet again in Saturday's Craven League fixtures. However sterling work by groundsmen managed to get 75 per cent of grounds playable albeit
ROBERT Dilger put Upper Wharfedale's bowling to the sword in the Aire-Wharfe League derby clash on Bank Holiday Monday. He was 111 not out as Skipton set the Dalesman a formidable target of 265 for the loss of seven wickets. Upper Wharfedale never came
HOLDERS Embsay made it through to the second round of the Cowling Cup with a nine wicket win at the expense of 10 man Foulridge. Foulridge made 93-7 in their 45 overs with Warren Whitaker top scoring on 30 as the wickets were shared between four bowlers
EARBY have denied they are considering ending the contract of professional Steven Crook who was again called up for Lancashire and missed two games at the weekend. A spokesman for the club said that was never in prospect. The committee met this week and
The call by one of Keighley's most respected politicians for action to end traffic turmoil in the town must beg the question of the existence of a hidden agenda. Councillor Irene Ellison-Wood, a true voice of the people, has, like other representatives
