JUDGING by the debate in the Herald office, there's going to be some heated discussions in future months over the "vision for Skipton", the ideas for the future of the town brought up by the Renaissance programme. What sparked us off was the declaration
Richard Wheatley won the Bingley Scratch Open with a breathtaking play-off eagle two and is now installed as firm favourite to lift the Bradford Open a week on Sunday. The Bingley event - open to anyone with a handicap of six or better - has become a
Bradford's Bobby Vanzie was left fuming after Luton's Graham Earl was lucky to claim his British lightweight title with a narrow points win in Dagenham last night. "I beat him and I was unjustly robbed," said Vanzie. The Bradford fighter twice wobbled
The Bulls have dismissed reports linking them with controversial Australian hooker Mark Riddell. There are strong rumours in Sydney that the Challenge Cup winners want the 22-year-old St George Illawarra star as a replacement for James Lowes, who is retiring
Scorching heat heralded another successful day for the East Morton Gala on Saturday. Visitors were treated to a variety of entertainment and were wowed by The X-treme motorbike stunt riding display team One of the organisers, Gill Clarke, said: "It was
What a day - again! Record crowds and a great afternoon for all. Every year the Cross Roads Gala is supported so well by local people and businesses, and this year was better than ever. The Superior Jazz Band set everything rolling in style with twin
A Keighley couple with a shared love of cricket are celebrating their perfect match during the last 60 years. Asa and Marion McIntyre will toast their diamond wedding anniversary next Thursday. The couple were bowled over by each other at a wartime dance
Married at Oakwood Hall Hotel in Bingley were Keighley couple Graham Collingwood and Sarah Sands. Graham - a cooler technician - is the eldest son of Walter and Cath Collingwood, and Sarah - a housewife - is the only daughter of Janet Smith. Bridesmaids
Married at Oakwood Hall Hotel in Bingley were Christopher Eric Blamires and Theresa Diane Lee. Christopher, a senior customer support officer for the HSBC, is the younger son of Rod and Margaret Blamires, of Clayton. Theresa, an administrator, is the
Keen horse riders Douglas Philip Meakin and Tina Ann Denton swapped bridle for bridal. They were married at St Stephen's Church, Steeton. Douglas - who works for Homeloan Management - is the only child of Fred and Sheila Meakin, of Embsay. Tina - who
In 1918, Nelson Mandela was born. In 1925, Adolf Hitler published his book Mein Kampf. In 1979, Joyce McKinney was arrested for kidnapping a Mormon missionary for sexual purposes. From the Telegraph & Argus of July 18th, 1978... Planning permission
Young musicians at Oxenhope Primary School have hit upon a shining idea that is sure to give Andrew Lloyd Webber a run for his money Pupils have recorded their own production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat on to CD. And they sold 80
Manorlands was buzzing on Sunday as the annual garden party got into full swing. The garden party is the single biggest fundraiser of the year for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder Care hospice and this year it did not disappoint, raising £18,000. Organiser Sally
It's a messy business, but somebody's got to do it. An Ilkley-based firm is moving into a new niche market - the specialised business of 'trauma cleaning'. So far, Verminix Solutions Ltd, which has now established offices around Yorkshire, has dealt with
An artist who unveiled his latest work at the Great Yorkshire Show is aiming to raise thousands of pounds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. John Mackie, who lives in Haworth, has produced a picture of "Haworth by the Moonlight", which he hopes will raise
A CHURCH congregation will be experiencing a touch of the Lone Star state over the next few weeks following an unusual job swap. The Rev Dr William Jenkins, from Houston, Texas, has arrived in the Keighley and Worth Valley Methodist Circuit as part of
Chicken carcasses spilled from an articulated lorry near to a zebra crossing, in South Street, Keighley, on Wednesday. The carcasses had poured out of the top of the trailer from beneath a red tarpaulin sheet. Carcasses landed in a large heap on either
Almost £175,000 has been spent on crime-fighting schemes over the past 12 months through Keighley Anti-Crime Partnership. Lawkholme, Silsden, Holycroft, Showfield, Woodhouse, Eastwood and Church Green were among areas to benefit. Police and council officers
A vintage Rolls Royce, once owned by a leading 20th-century artist with local roots, is to go under the hammer in America. The 1927 Phantom 1 Torpedo Tourer, pictured, is expected to fetch about £90,000 when it is auctioned at Bonhams, in Newport, Rhode
A Silsden man has died suddenly while on holiday in Turkey. David Hodgson collapsed and died from a suspected heart attack three days into a sunshine break at Olu Deniz. He was holidaying with his wife, Dorothy, and some friends. This week tribute was
A group of cyclists built up a head of steam to beat the Keighley and Worth Valley train. The 29 cyclists joined Keighley & District Travel's three busmen, who are cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End, on the five-mile challenge to race the train
Patients at Airedale Hospital are having to wait longer for an MRI scan due to a shortage of funds. The Steeton hospital trust says a lack of cash is creating a backlog for its Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner as it cannot afford to increase the number
Health trusts in Airedale and Craven have put in star performances in a survey by a national watchdog. Airedale NHS Trust -- which runs Airedale Hospital -- has been awarded the maximum three stars by the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) in its
Hospital chiefs in Airedale have revealed their salaries a year after they were criticised for keeping the figures under wraps. All members of Airedale NHS Trust board have disclosed their salary in the annual accounts for 2002-2003. Chief executive Bob
The image of Keighley's favourite modern day historian will be preserved for the future -- through a portrait displayed in Keighley Reference Library. Ian Dewhirst, who worked at the Library for 31 years, has been painted by an artist from Foulridge.
A former Keighley pub landlord has told of his fears that a man who stabbed him could be released from prison early and could go on to kill. Dale Liddon was jailed for life at Bradford Crown Court after a jury found him guilty of wounding with intent
A group of dirty diners have ruined Haworth's chances in Yorkshire in Bloom, claim its organisers. Judges from Yorkshire in Bloom visited the village on Tuesday to give their summer verdict of Haworth's entry in the competition. Mike Hutchinson, one of
A VISION for the future development of Skipton is starting to take shape with residents' ideas being drafted into a master plan. Suggestions put forward during the Renaissance Weekend are being pulled together into a blueprint of what the town could look
FEW vicars can say they have performed a blessing service over a gathering of narrow boats. And even fewer can say they carried out the service from a home-made pulpit floating on the Leeds-Liverpool canal. But that's what Gargrave's new vicar Rev Rod
THE axe will fall on Thornton-in-Craven's Love Tree after a second survey said it was in a dangerous state. As reported previously, parish councillors in the village commissioned a report on the historic lime tree, which is thought to be around 200 years
THOSE of us who remember dancing around the toadstool, calling the leader Brown Owl and the formal Brownie Guide Promise ceremony will be in for a big surprise come September. For 21st century Brownies will be a whole lot cooler - with new uniforms to
A STALWART of Glusburn Institute has been honoured for his sterling work. Allan Clough was made honorary president of the institute's management committee at its annual general meeting. Mr Clough, 78, from Cross Hills, has sweated blood and tears to keep
CAVE Rescue Organisation volunteers are taking part in the Three Peaks on Wheels challenge tomorrow (Saturday). More volunteers are still needed to help the team in the unique challenge to help a disabled man set a new world record. Ian Kershaw, of Maryport
THE Yorkshire Dales Falconry Centre is on the market for £975,000. Owners Chris and Suzanne O'Donnell are selling the award- winning centre, which they established in 1991. Based just off the A65 near Settle, it attracts more than 70,000 visitors a year
CRAFTING your own shoes is a rare skill but teenager Matthew Hart created his own unique boots during Settle High School's work experience week. Seventeen-year-old Matthew, of Clapham, who is studying an A-level in design technology, spent the week at
SERIOUS doubts about arrangements for the adaption of Skipton's Navigation House for people with learning disabilities were voiced last Thursday. County councillors at the Craven Area Committee meeting said they wanted service chiefs to look again at
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy with a mild form of autism has been suspended from St Stephen's School, Skipton, until October because teachers cannot cope with his disruptive behaviour. Michael Wloch was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in May but has never been
A CONTROVERSIAL one-way system is to be introduced in Gargrave on an experimental basis for 18 months. The new arrangement, which can be removed at any time during the trial if it proves unsatisfactory, will restrict traffic flows along East Street and
SKIPTON detectives have told how they launched their biggest ever child pornography investigation to trace a Cross Hills man who posted images of abuse on the internet. David Lee Leach was involved in an international paedophile operation, which came
STEETON'S Airedale Hospital has once again been recognised for the quality of its health services. It has been awarded top marks in the national NHS performance ratings. Airedale NHS Trust was given three stars for achieving the "highest levels of performance
A VISION for the future development of Skipton is starting to take shape with residents' ideas being drafted into a master plan. Suggestions put forward during the Renaissance Weekend are being pulled together into a blueprint of what the town could look
Oh! Snow! A magician casts the wrong spell and gets stuck inside the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The narrators soon discover the magician's presence has led to a big glitch in the story: no dwarfs. The heroine's friends must be enlisted
Skeletal Family are selling tickets from a Keighley shop for their "secret" home town gig this month. Just 200 tickets are available for the July 24 concert at the New Variety Club in Russell Street. The goth-rockers are treating the concert as a warm-up
ONCE a fortnight or so, Mrs C and I take a trip to the supermarket in Mar'ton where we stock up on the things we cannot buy or grow in the village without paying through the nose with Mean Mike at the post office. And for our sins, we tend to take with
SIR - It is very encouraging that the Yorkshire Forward Renaissance Market Towns programme selected Skipton as one of the first such towns to benefit from the allocation of funds for the long-term planning of their futures. Skipton's "Renaissance Weekend
A woman with a fear for heights is taking to the skies to raise money for a Bradford hospice. Amy Hillas, 22, is preparing to jump 13,000ft from a plane to raise funds for the Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope. Amy, of Denholme, is keen to help the hospice
Traders today pledged that Shipley Indoor Market hall would stay open - no matter who ran it. Their vow came as Bradford Council looked set to hand over responsibility for the market hall to the landlord London & Associated Properties. The market
These between-the-wars stallholders in Keighley Market are having fun with some giant bananas of compressed cardboard sent by Fyffes for advertising. On the right is Mrs Mary Heaton next to her husband Charles; the others are assistants. Charles and Mary
Young people on a deprived Shipley estate have been praised for rolling up their sleeves and sprucing up a derelict site to make way for a new youth club. The group, aged 13 to 19, of West Royd, rallied round friends to help them clean up land in Wood
Plans to demolish Odsal police station and snooker club and replace it with a modern restaurant and bar complex have been put on hold. Councillors at Bradford Area Planning Panel decided they could not approve the development at Wiltex House at Odsal
Parents in Bradford are spending thousands of pounds to help their grown-up children fly the nest. New research has revealed that 20 per cent of parents in Yorkshire have given their children cash to help them buy their first home. A further seven per
People refused benefits will receive expert advice on how to appeal after a Bradford support group was today awarded nearly £250,000 of lottery cash. The Manningham Project has been allocated £223,705 over three years to continue its work with tribunal
A Bradford charity that started out just 13 years ago has been short-listed as one of the country's charities of the year. And to top QED's remarkable success, chief executive Mohammed Ali is also up for a lifetime achievement award. The agency was founded
Joanna Kaye has been reunited with her blind cat Sophie after she went missing for 23 days. Sophie was found starving, dehydrated, infested with fleas and ticks, her eyes swollen and coat matted near the Leeds-Liverpool Canal at Silsden. The pair are
Some of the district's neglected historic buildings were today placed on a register by English Heritage to help save them from further decay. Five buildings, including Grade II* listed Manningham Mills, have been included in English Heritage's Buildings
Union bosses today said they feared hundreds of Bradford banking jobs could be lost to India or China through cost-cutting. Officials from two unions representing staff at Abbey National's Bradford offices said there were "very real fears" that call centres
KEIGHLEY kept up the fight at the top of the Bradford League with a victory over Lightcliffe. Australian Darren Docksey scored 23 in an important mid-innings partnership with Robert Hopkinson as they helped the total along to 177-9and then took 3-41 as
REBECCA LONG produced two personal-best performances to finish sixth in the All England Schools National Championships last weekend. Rebecca, a pupil at Oakbank School, set a new best time of 45.61 seconds to reach the final of the Intermediate Girls
Cross Roads have reached the last eight of the Yorkshire Cup after easily disposing of Armley Cons. They now meet old rivals Littlemoor on July 25 and must have their best chance of progressing to the final. It is fifty years since a local side (Airedale
ADIE POWIS set Cullingworth on their way to a bumper total against second placed Oakworth -- but still sipped to defeat. Powis scored 78 and was backed up by A Hodgson 60 and Chris Welch 34 as they reached 234-6. Graham Rankin was the most successful
PLANS for a new pavilion at Denholme Cricket club were dashed this week -- when Sport england pulled the plug on a £54,000 grant. The club had been working on a scheme to build a new HQ fit for the 21st century and other organisations in the district
YOUNG divers enjoyed success at the National Age Group Diving Championships held in Southampton. Fifteen-year-old Matthew Cowan claimed three titles, winning the 1m 3m and high board events in the boys under-16 section. His impressive performance was
Over 60 women and girls from Keighley will be taking part this weekend's 'Race for Life' event at Lister Park in Bradford. They will run the 5K event for 'TeamJackie' and aim to raise money for Cancer Research Charities and for Airedale Hospital's Haemotology
COUGARS will be desperate to put their last two performances behind them when they face Chorley at Cougar Park on Sunday -- but the Lancashire club will be determined to seek revenge for their one-point defeat earlier in the season. Having sensed there
TONY Speechley was in his element in the heatwave which accompanied Richard Addyman's Captain's Day at Skipton Golf Club to win the Division One prize with 40 points. Like the swallows which brighten up the course from May onwards but head south for the
PAIRS of centuries are becoming a regular fixture in Skipton's innings this season and there was another couple on Saturday as Ben Rhydding were blasted aside at Sandylands. A crushing win, and defeat for all their title rivals, puts Skipton six points
THERE were two battle royals in the semi-finals of the Wynn Cup on Sunday with both games going down to the last ball. Bradley and Cowling battled it out in sweltering heat at Haworth in a South Craven derby. Bradley batted first and set a challenging
NEIL Andrews pushed his century tally further, to 17, as the runs flowed freely on Saturday. He scored a superb 130 as Bradley rattled up 262-6 at Thornton-in-Craven. Neil Robinson was also in the runs with 54. The Booth Bridge Lane side made a decent
100 years ago MILL Style at Kirkby Malham, a notoriously steep hill 200 to 300 yards from the village, claimed another cycling fatality. The coroner stated that a noticeboard should be erected to warn cyclists of the sharp descent to avoid any more deaths
David Leach it is said was a man of previous good character before he started dabbling in Internet chatrooms. His electronic visits eventually led to the pervert sexually assaulting young boys and posting pictures of them on the Internet. It was said
Bradford and Bingley's promotion prospects in the Specialist Ducting Supplies Bradford League could well be decided over the next four weekends. Tomorrow they are at Division Two leaders Saltaire (82 points), a week tomorrow they are at Bankfoot, with
City are braced for a bruising start to pre-season against Partick Thistle tomorrow. The Bantams headed north today for the two-game Scottish tour as they increase the build-up to next month's First Division campaign. Nicky Law's side, who have played
The hopes for the future of any local community rest largely with its young people. They can make it or break it. Too often, it seems, it is the ones determined to do the breaking who set the agenda and make the headlines. Fortunately for the West Royd
Cullingworth Gala has been hailed as a huge success after about 1,000 people flocked to enjoy a day of family fun. Organiser Lesley Welch says she was thrilled with the high numbers who turned out to support the event. She said: "It was a really good
An Oxenhope couple celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary yesterday. George and Joyce Dykes, both 81, were married at Lowertown Methodist Church, on July 17, 1943. The pair knew each other through village life and started dating when they were 19
Puerto Rico was the honeymoon destination of newlyweds Darren Preece and Julie Sharp. Darren is the only child of David and Rita Preece, of Ingrow, and Julie is the younger daughter of Herbert and Agnes Sharp, of Fell Lane. The bride wore a shoestring
Two girls from South Craven School, Cross Hills, captured the headlines during a stay in Holland. Beth Gallagher and Miranda Pighills, both 17, spent a week in Dronten as part of an exchange programme with two Dutch students. As well as making the news
When youngsters try and emulate Bob the Builder they tend to use wooden bricks. But budding brickies joining Oldfield Primary School are using the real thing as part of an initiative aimed at confidence building. The school co-ordinated the bricklaying
Young footballers have scored crime prevention goals thanks to a business and police partnership. Keybury Security Systems agreed to sponsor an annual six-a-side football tournament for primary schools, organised by Keighley police. The competition, first
A couple are calling for a greater police presence in their "idyllic hamlet" after a woman was mugged walking along a country lane. Andrew and Judith Sharp, of Whitley Head, Keighley, say their community has been victim to a big increase in crime in recent
Being able to wear high-heeled shoes and knee-length skirts is a long-awaited dream come true for Laura Campbell. For the Crossflatts teenager, who had both legs amputated as a baby, has had new £20,000 cosmetic limbs fitted. Complete with beauty spots
Twenty-nine-year-old mum Anna Millington has become Keighley Fire Station's first female firefighter. Anna, who has a two-year-old daughter, Ryanna, was selected after a rigorous 13-week training course, at West Yorkshire fire headquarters, in Birkenshaw
Territorial soldiers from Keighley are about to go on a tour of duty in southern Iraq. They have almost completed two weeks of intensive acclimatisation and specialised training for the months ahead. The soldiers from the Keighley Platoon of Yypres (Duke
BARNOLDSWICK will be a lot quieter after the summer with the departure of town crier Kevin Griffiths. Mr Griffiths became town crier for Barnoldswick in 1998 as one of the town council's millennium projects. However, after five years he is having to resign
"WAKES - an annual holiday in any of various towns in northern England when the local factory or factories close, usually for a week or two weeks." That's how the Collins English Dictionary defines West Craven's annual two-week shutdown. It's a tradition
CHAMPIONING the rights of children is the drive behind plans to set up a home for four youngsters in Bentham. While the majority of Craven's children take their home lives for granted, other youngsters find themselves in desperately sad circumstances
A CARLETON School teacher has created a website based on the railway museum in York and which covers all aspects of the school curriculum. Stephen Leece worked on the project for around a year to create the site run through the STEM project - Students
CRAVEN'S Little Red Bus will take to the road shortly. The new dial-a-ride service starts on Monday July 28, and will offer extensive opportunities for individuals who have no access to suitable transport. A new co-ordinator will deal with requests for
AN ergonomically designed food preparation kit complete with grooved chopping board and weighted knives has won Skipton Girls' High pupil Emman Qattan £1,200 for her school and £150 for herself. Emman's A-level project was entered in Yortek's county wide
MORE trains will run on the Settle to Carlisle railway line after Arriva Trains Northern announced a £1.5 million investment package. The move has been welcomed by the Friends of Settle-Carlisle Railway, whose president Philip Johnstone pronounced it
Dry Land are itching to play their home town. The band -- whose members include former Fatal Joy musician Jason Greenwood -- is looking for a Keighley venue to host its "rock with a twist" after gigs around the country. Jason said: "We basically play
Laughter is the most frequent medicine during the forthcoming season at Bingley Little Theatre. Two farces, two comedies and a comedy drama are punctuated by a thriller, a melodrama and a drama. The programme begins on September 15-20 with Dry Rot, a
ONE of my favourite books was written by a Bradford chap who loved the Yorkshire Dales and the theatre in almost equal measure. I am talking, of course, about JB Priestley and The Good Companions. They don't write books like it these days: no sex, no
SIR - I would like to publicly thank all those people who have supported the calls for a crossing facility outside Lees Primary School. We have now been successful in our campaign (despite one or two minor hiccups on route), and await its appearance in
A prison nurse described how she entered an apparently empty and locked doctor's consultation room to discover the doctor and prisoner "very close together in a corner" behind the door. Dr John Anthony Sykes, of Scholes Lane, Scholes, Cleckheaton, is
A women's community centre in Bradford has officially opened after three burglaries delayed its launch. WomenZone, in Hubert Street, off Leeds Road, celebrated the opening with a party and day of activities. The centre, which has been funded by Sure Start
Students will continue to be the losers unless Bradford stops debating change and goes ahead with reform of sixth forms, an independent expert says. Stronger sixth forms will survive but small and poor-performing ones could see their funding withdrawn
A little girl's life-changing operation has been postponed until next year to give her the best chance of success. Nine-year-old Eve McGuire, who was born with a rare genetic condition, was hoping to have treatment this summer which would allow her to
Thieves escaped with 15 cars worth almost £200,000 after smashing their way into a Bradford hire company and making off with a safe full of keys. The gang carried off the heavy safe early on Sunday and forced their way inside it to get hold of the keys
As many of the world's top golfers found at the Open championship yesterday, howling winds are not the perfect conditions for golf. But you can add a sheer cliff-drop to the almost constant swirling winds at one Bradford golf course whose "hell hole"
Both Keighley and Bingley St Ives remain firmly rooted at the bottom of the Bradford Scratch League's 1st Division as the season draws to a close. Keighley went down 8-0 at Cleckheaton on Friday and St Ives failed to make any ground on the team above
SECRETARY of Oakworth Juniors, richard Hewitt, has received recognition for his outstanding work for junior football. Richard, has been secretary of the club since it was formed in 1991 and has also been a coach throughout that period, and recently received
OAKBANK Juniors have joined forces with the open age club, Keighley Shamrocks, and have arrived on the professional scene with a bang. The club have three players joining Bradford City on one year contracts int he coming season. Nico Earwaker will be
Wakefield Trinity 26 Cougar Academy 9 - Silly mistakes at crucial times handed the inititive back to the Trinity after Cougars had controlled the game, they should have won, for long periods. After the match coach Paul Hazlewood declared: "Wakefield didn't
There were two battles royal in the semi-finals of the Wynn Cup on Sunday with both games going down to the last ball. Bradley and Cowling battled it out in sweltering heat up at Haworth, in a South Craven derby. The former batted first and made 197-5
Cougars: York 48, Cougars 28 - YORK KNIGHTS handed out a sharp rugby lesson to the Cougars -- on and off the field. Despite the blistering heat of shimmering Sunday afternoon at the Huntington Stadium they stepped up the pace to out-gun the Keighley side
Don't think I am making light of our defeat last Sunday at York, but our day didn't end at the hooter. I was obviously disappointed and informed the players that the bus would be leaving at 5.45 promptly! I took myself off and sat sulking on the bus.
IT looks like being a season to forget for Craven's three teams in the Ribblesdale Cricket League. All three went down again at the weekend and have little other than pride to play for. Settle's season started so brightly but they candidly admitted that
SIR - I recently attended a consultation, one of many taking place at the moment to decide what is to be provided by special schools in Bradford in future. Education Bradford want to close Haycliffe Special School which I have over 20 years' association
