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  • Don't put the shutters up to shop protection

    THERE must be an acceptable way to render Ilkley businesses safe from ram raiders and other thieves without making the premises an eyesore or costing the earth. It cannot be fair to limit the protective measures shopkeepers are allowed to take without

  • Windass on target for City

    Dean Windass scored the first goal of his second coming as City drew 2-2 with Barnsley. Playing their second private friendly in three days, the Bantams came from a goal down at Oakwell, with Windass joined on the scoresheet by fellow new arrival Luke

  • Something to crow about

    It was the final straw for Dick Dastardly and his band of rogues when Buzz Lightyear and the Incredible Hulk teamed up against them in Menston's 2003 scarecrow hunt. This year's theme was good verses evil and more than 40 houses in the village had nasty

  • One year on and future still looks uncertain

    ALMOST a year after the permanent closure of two of Otley's primary schools, the former school sites are still waiting to be redeveloped. Thomas Chippendale Primary in Weston Ridge is up for sale, although the former playing fields will remain for community

  • Victory finally in sight for green belt campaign

    CAMPAIGNERS working to save a Yeadon beauty spot from developers have victory in sight - but they have warned not to be complacent. Aireborough MP Paul Truswell and the Keep Yeadon Banks Green group have fought for years to get the land put back into

  • Roundhouse appeal reaches its target

    A fire-ravaged Burley-in-Wharfe-dale landmark will soon re-open thanks to a "magnificent" fund-raising effort by the village. The Roundhouse, a listed building in Grange Park, suffered thousands of pounds worth of damage in a suspected arson attack back

  • TV series set for High Royds

    NUrses will be returning to a former Menston psychiatric hospital as it reopens as a working hospital for a new television series. High Royds hospital, in Menston, has been chosen as the venue for a new ten part drama series on Channel Four. The series

  • Worry of parents caught up in jab controversy

    A Bramhope couple is concerned for the health of their three-year-old son after being caught up in the private clinic MMR scandal. The parents, who not wish to be named, are among thousands who opted to give their child the separate MMR injections at

  • Bridge plans get backing from English Heritage

    AMBITIOUS plans to restore Otley Bridge to its former glory have received enthusiastic backing from English Heritage. If everything goes to plan, the much younger pedestrian bridge, tacked onto the side of the ancient bridge in the 1950s, will be removed

  • Sadness as Carol says goodbye

    It was a sad day for toddlers and staff as a Guiseley pre-school closed its doors after 25 years. St Peter's Pre-school, which is based in St Peter's Church on Tranmere Park, closed last Friday it will now be merging with Green Meadows Nursery, on Bradford

  • Landlord helps to save walker

    An Otley landlord helped fire and ambulance crews rescue an injured walker after hearing his cries for help. Landlord of the Royalty Inn, Graham Phillips, was taking his dogs for a stroll on the Chevin at 6.30am on Tuesday when he heard a cry for help

  • A blow for Bradford education

    It is most unfortunate that the proposed merger between the University of Bradford and Bradford College has collapsed. The plan to combine the two institutions seemed a sensible way ahead for both of them. Bradford University has suffered from a reduction

  • On This Day

    In 1841, the first edition of Punch appeared, as a weekly newspaper. In 1917, the British royal family adopted the name Windsor. In 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. From the Telegraph & Argus of July 17th, 1978... A Bradford headmaster

  • Former shed to be Asian wedding hall

    A former weaving shed in a Bradford mill complex is to be transformed into an Asian wedding hall. The dilapidated building at Shearbridge Mills, Great Horton Road, has been redundant for years. But now Bradford planners have given the go-ahead for it

  • Roundhouse appeal reaches its target

    A fire-ravaged Burley-in-Wharfe-dale landmark will soon re-open thanks to a "magnificent" fund-raising effort by the village. The Roundhouse, a listed building in Grange Park, suffered thousands of pounds worth of damage in a suspected arson attack back

  • TV series set for High Royds

    NUrses will be returning to a former Menston psychiatric hospital as it reopens as a working hospital for a new television series. High Royds hospital, in Menston, has been chosen as the venue for a new ten part drama series on Channel Four. The series

  • Something to crow about

    It was the final straw for Dick Dastardly and his band of rogues when Buzz Lightyear and the Incredible Hulk teamed up against them in Menston's 2003 scarecrow hunt. This year's theme was good verses evil and more than 40 houses in the village had nasty

  • Blistering heat draws crowds to 'fantastic' village gala

    Huge crowds enjoyed another glorious day at the fantastic Addingham Gala. In blistering heat and bright sunshine the annual parade set off down Main Street to the beat of the Eclipse Jazz band. Gala Queen Anna Richardson and her attendants Hana White,

  • Coronation Hospital may still have a chance of survival

    CHOICES for the future of the Coronation Hospital have been narrowed down - but input from Ilkley people could still change the destiny of the town's last hospital and its services. Members of the community learned last week that the current draft consultation

  • Hotel closure could damage Ilkley's tourism prospects

    FEARS are growing that Ilkley could be losing essential tourist trade to rival towns following the closure of another hotel. The Grove Hotel, in the town centre, was sold to property developers over the weekend - and follows in the wake of the closure

  • Chance to change hospital's future

    ILKLEY people will at last get the chance to have their say on plans for the Coronation Hospital at consultation meetings starting next week. Airedale Primary Care Trust (PCT) has announced public meetings in Addingham, Burley-in-Wharfedale and Ilkley

  • Letters to the Editor

    Is the relief road scheme viable? Sir,- As reported in last week's Wharfedale Observer, there is now little time remaining to raise objections to the proposed revisions to the Leeds Unitary Development Plan (UDP). If unchallenged, this will result in

  • 'Doctor fondled me while treating groin'

    A former inmate from Armley Jail has described how he was intimately fondled by a prison doctor he had visited about a groin strain. GP John Anthony Sykes, 48, is appearing in front of the General Medical Council's Professional Conduct Committee in Manchester

  • Andrew wins a silver medal in the English Schools' Championship

    There were some tremendous performances from the six local athletes who had made it through to the English Schools AA Championships at the Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, over the weekend. In the intermediate (Under-17) boys' long jump, 16 year-old Andrew

  • Poor fielding gets seconds off on wrong foot

    YEADON Second Team's cup final aspirations were blown out of the water when they produced an uncharacteristically poor fielding display against Bradford and Bingley at Wagon Lane in Sunday's semi-final. This allowed the home side to rack up a score of

  • Yeadon shattered as rampant Nazir bags all ten wickets

    Yeadon suffered on Saturday at the hands of Undercliffe's Jaffer Nazir who bagged all ten wickets in a superb performance as Yeadon were put out for 141. This was in reply to Undercliffe's 201-7 of which Chris Taylor made 24. Nazir bagged all ten wickets

  • Records broken by St Mary's pupils at South Leeds

    MENSTON ST Mary's RC School -designated as a Sports College - held its third annual Sports Day at South Leeds Stadium on Wednesday. The school broke with tradition three years ago after staging all previous sports days in their own grounds. The event,

  • Holders get geared up for their semi-final challenge

    GUISELEY prepared for their Waddilove Cup semi-final at home to Tong Park on Sunday in perhaps the worst possible way. They could gain only one point from a drawn game with neighbours Green Lane on Saturday. Meanwhile their opponents in Sunday's clash

  • Kind boss restores mobility to David

    A disabled boy's independence has been restored due to the generosity of a caring boss. Eight-year-old David Rhodes was devastated after his electric scooter was stolen when thieves made off with his mum's car. The scooter and other items were in the

  • Pirate A&E now in full sail, maties!

    A pioneering children's casualty, with a pirate ship theme, opened nearly every day last month after complaints it was almost always shut. The specialist accident and emergency department for children at Bradford Royal Infirmary was built in 2000 as part

  • Flying high!

    Two million passengers are expected to fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport this year - 12 months ahead of schedule. The target figure was only expected to be reached by the end of next year. And airport bosses trumpeted LBIA as one of the UK's

  • 50 years on...still top of the lollipops

    Lollipop men and women have celebrated 50 years of service to the city's children. And they attended a special forum to mark the golden jubilee. Organised by Education Bradford at Bradford City's Valley Parade ground, it was an informal event to give

  • Teacher's 836 porn pictures

    A man who was working as a teacher at the time of his arrest admitted to possessing hundreds of pornographic images of children as young as four, many of them classed as the most serious on the internet. And a BT employee possessed more than 500 indecent

  • New schools gain top marks from Ofsted

    Nine new primary schools were today revealed as a major success story of the Bradford schools reorganisation - they have all passed Ofsted reports with flying colours. The axing of middle schools left the district with 150 primaries. Most "grew" out of

  • Old school fries (well, boiled cabbage and bread, actually)

    Boiled cabbage was on the menu at an inner city Bradford school where pupils endured a 1903-style school dinner. Green Lane Primary in Manningham has a proud history as the first school in the country to serve up free school meals. Those early school

  • Bracken Ghyll Ladies enjoy Invitation Day

    BRACKEN GHYLL: On a hot and sunny Tuesday the ladies of Bracken Ghyll hosted their Invitation Day, with the following results: 1, G Witherington and S Atkins (46pts); 2, E Coombe and A O'Hara; 3, C Gains and V Sinclair; 4, J Wood and Z Hymas. Nearest

  • Third-placed Burley are still pressing for promotion spot

    WINS for Kirkstall and Rawdon have left things very much as they were at the top of Division B of the Airedale and Wharfedale League. Kirkstall lead the way with 57 points with Rawdon just two points adrift and Burley in third place with 48 points. Thackley

  • Aire-Wharfe League Scoreboard

    Division A NORTH LEEDS V BILTON Bilton: D Murray c Baker b Valentine 91, M Corish c Leech b Richardson 98, S Philips c Roy b Richardson 29, M Emerson b Valentine 40, I Y Malik 66no, D Shuffe 1no; Extras 14; Total 339-4. Bowling: N Richardson 22-3-126-

  • The club tournament sets scene for annual open tennis event

    The gods were smiling on Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club last weekend where for the second year in a row, the tennis finals day was blessed with glorious weather. As always there were some well-contested finals that kept the good turn out of members

  • International Selection for Orienteers

    As a result of some good performances at the British championships and the inter-regional competitions, several junior runners from Airienteers have been given international honours. Jack Wood (M14), Ben Stevens (M16), and Victoria Stevens (W14) have

  • Holders get geared up for their semi-final challenge

    GUISELEY prepared for their Waddilove Cup semi-final at home to Tong Park on Sunday in perhaps the worst possible way. They could gain only one point from a drawn game with neighbours Green Lane on Saturday. Meanwhile their opponents in Sunday's clash

  • Firebug menace is causing fear

    HARDLY a day goes past in Otley at the moment without yet another fire apparently being deliberately started. It seems as if the town is in the grip of a group of firebugs whose main pleasure it is to go around se-ting light to derelict buildings, rubbish

  • Local four get national recognition

    Four City of Bradford swimmers are preparing themselves for two top events after gaining national qualifying times. Alexander Belk (Baildon), Hannah Wharton (Thackley), Carey Senczyszyn (Ilkley) and Tierney Maude (Bradley) are in the top 40 in the country

  • Harker-Bell is on a Swiss roll

    The very much in-form golfer Neil Harker-Bell is in St Morritz, unofficially representing England in the International Mid Amateur Team Championship. The Bradford Union team skipper misses tomorrow evening's big Division One Scratch League clash against

  • Tykes fail to build on White century

    A violent breakfast time thunderstorm flooded Riverside today and held up Yorkshire's progress in their championship match against Durham. Yorkshire are due to resume the third day on two without loss in their second innings with an overall lead of 123

  • Bulls fans urged to pump up the volume

    Bulls chairman Chris Caisley is sick of reading about how quiet the club's supporters are at Odsal. And he wants Bradford's fans to make some noise at Sunday's Super League home match against Widnes Vikings. Caisley said: "We have a hard-core away following

  • Vanzie in fight to save career

    Bobby Vanzie will throw in everything to hang on to his British title - and boxing career - tonight. The Bradford fighter defends his lightweight belt in Dagenham against unbeaten Graham Earl, knowing there is absolutely no way back from defeat. Vanzie

  • Bishop helps to plant a bright future in garden

    A tree has been planted to mark the end of a year of upheaval and the success of the Otley school's reorganisation. Pupils and staff at All Sain-ts Primary School gathered to celebrate the first year in their brand new school. The anniversary was marked

  • Lucky escape from 'worst crash of the century'

    The mother of an Aireborough golfer has spoken of his lucky escape from one of the 'worst crashes this century'. Jan Allan, of Back Lane, Guiseley, is relieved that her 32-year-old son James and his two Yeadon friends survived the tragic Manchester minibus

  • Councillors' fears over church plan

    A proposed Mormon church is too large and could create traffic problems, according to parish councillors. Proposals to build a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the site of a former hotel in Menston have been recommended for refusal by Ilkley

  • School forced to close even though strike is called off

    OTLEY'S biggest school was closed today despite a planned teachers' strike being called off. The 24-hour action was due to take place today but was averted following 11th hour talks between the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and Education Leeds. But

  • Councillors' fears over church plan

    A proposed Mormon church is too large and could create traffic problems, according to parish councillors. Proposals to build a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the site of a former hotel in Menston have been recommended for refusal by Ilkley

  • Ram-raid row leads to call for new security measures

    THE row over whether shops in Ilkley can be protected properly from ram- raiders and other burglars without creating a major eyesore has been joined by the town's MP. Labour MP Ann Cryer has called for meetings between police and planners to develop security

  • School celebrates 50th anniversary

    STAFF pupils and parents are gearing up for a day of celebration tomorrow for the 50th birthday of Ashlands Primary School. Ashlands school officially opened on July 18, 1953, with Alderman W M Hyman, of the West Yorkshire Education Committee performing

  • Travellers dodge blockade and move on to town field

    A LARGE group of travellers set up home on an Ilkley playing field this week after managing to dodge two blockades. More than 20 caravans and other vehicles gained entry to East Holme Fields, opposite the Lido, by cutting through Ilkley Rugby Club land

  • etters to the Editor

    Speak up and we might save hospital SIR,- Some weeks ago in a letter to the Ilkley Gazette, Barbara Cussons suggested there was apathy amongst Ilkley residents, not many of whom appeared to take an active interest in the town's affairs. This suggestion

  • Athletics CLUB NEWS ROUND UP

    Skyrac AC Mid July brings the Wasdale race described by Bill Smith, fell racing's historian as simply "the toughest fell race". Runners take in five major climbs surrounding Wastwater: Whin Rigg, Seatallan, Pillar, Great Gable and finally Scafell Pike

  • James steers Adel to victory over Ilkley

    IN the Second Teams League Tom James steered Adel to a six wickets win over Ilkley with a good knock of 74 not out. Ilkley were dismissed for 141 as R Mumford claimed 4-32. After losing early wickets Steeton recovered to make 225-7 thanks to P Barrett

  • Kirkstall still lead the way but Rawdon keep up the chase

    WINS for Kirkstall and Rawdon have left things very much as they were at the top of Division B of the Airedale and Wharfedale League. Kirkstall lead the way with 57 points with Rawdon just two points adrift and Burley in third place with 48 points. Thackley

  • Aire-Wharfe League Scoreboard

    Division A NORTH LEEDS V BILTON Bilton: D Murray c Baker b Valentine 91, M Corish c Leech b Richardson 98, S Philips c Roy b Richardson 29, M Emerson b Valentine 40, I Y Malik 66no, D Shuffe 1no; Extras 14; Total 339-4. Bowling: N Richardson 22-3-126-

  • International Selection for Orienteers

    As a result of some good performances at the British championships and the inter-regional competitions, several junior runners from Airienteers have been given international honours. Jack Wood (M14), Ben Stevens (M16), and Victoria Stevens (W14) have

  • Youngsters enjoy their gymnastics competition

    Young gymnasts from Aireborough Gymnastic Club, at Benton Park School, Rawdon, competed in the annual inter-club competition on Sunday. In total 115 girls and boys, aged between five and 14, battled it out for medals, trophies and certificates. Gold medal

  • Guiseley FC make three new signings

    AS pre-season training gathers momentum and friendly games are set to be played next week Guiseley AFC announce three new signings. Manager Neil Parsley is hoping to add more names before the season gets underway. Last Thursday he signed former Bradford

  • War hero in oils is put up for sale

    A portrait of an heroic Lord Mayor of Bradford, lauded by Earl Haig and knighted by the King, is to go under the hammer. The painting of Sir Anthony Gadie, who was also a leading Freemason and Justice of the Peace, will be auctioned on Friday. He will

  • £500 will suit them to a tea!

    A social centre which had to close for a year after its meeting place was damaged by fire is the latest winner of a Water Works Award. Keighley Over 50s Project has been given £500 to spend on new equipment under the £10,000 scheme launched by Yorkshire

  • Mums in fight to beat baby-killer

    Researchers are to recruit Bradford mums-to-be for a study into a condition which kills three babies a week in the United Kingdom. Biomedical research charity the Wellcome Trust is funding the £1.3 million study into pre-eclampsia, which can be life-threatening

  • Firm's safety breach brings £4,500 fine

    A woman whose arm was crushed in a machine at a Keighley factory is still having reconstruction work to try to fix it, a court heard. Tracey Holt suffered multiple breaks to her right arm when her hand became caught as she tried to feed leather into a

  • Merger dream comes to an end

    A merger between the University of Bradford and Bradford College has collapsed. The two institutions today called off the deal, but insist they will continue to work closely together as partners. The breakdown follows 20 months of detailed negotiations

  • Athletics CLUB NEWS ROUND UP

    Ilkley Harriers Ilkley Harriers have won the Harrogate and District Summer Road Race League, for the first time, with a strong final performance at Thirsk last Wednesday evening. Many got there just in time, after battling through Yorkshire Show traffic

  • Young Calum conquers all at karate

    Students from Ilkley Karate Club had plenty to celebrate at the recent grading examinations held at the Ben Rhydding Methodist Church in Ilkley. Forty-three children were graded by Sensei Stan Knighton (8th Dan) a formerWorld and European Champion. Sensei

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - In reply to your article "Children pelt fire crews with stones" (T&A, July 14), my husband and I phoned the fire brigade and the police at the time of the incident. We knew the children responsible, their addresses and who their parents are,