Council waste sites are to receive a facelift through a £2 million cash boost, following Bradford Council's first refurbishment project in Bingley. Extra funding has been allocated to improve the Council's seven household tips to try to increase recycling
The Bees have wasted no time in thrusting Tevita Vaikona into the spotlight. Their new signing from the Bulls has been named for his debut at inside centre for the North Division One derby against Morley at Wagon Lane. Bees coach Andy Bemrose said after
Eoin Jess is ready to stick the knife into his old club by breaking his goal duck tomorrow. Jess returns to City with Nottingham Forest, who will be aiming to become the sixth away side to win at the Bradford & Bingley Stadium this season. The Bantams
The way law and order is administered in this country is at the top the agenda for most people. At least, that's the general impression. Just about everyone has a view about the way the police do their job and, more particularly, about how they could
Top model stock car racers from across the country converged on Keighley at the weekend. More than 20 competitors - from as far afield as Coventry and Bournemouth - took part in the Champion of Champions meeting at Marley Stadium on Sunday. The event
Pupils had an exciting way of tackling lessons when they met a top Kiwi rugby team. The 350 students from Eastwood Primary, Keighley, faced up to one of the most menacing sights in sport -- the haka -- when the New Zealand A team visited Keighley's Leisure
A travelling musical duo fired the imagination of pupils at a Silsden school. Travelling by Tuba visited Aire View Infants School to give a musical performance, including the 1812 Overture complete with a cannon firing streamers across the hall. The pupils
A set of little beasts was tentatively welcomed at a Keighley school. Pupils at Parkwood Primary School were introduced to various tropical creatures, courtesy of rangers from Zoolab UK. The children were given the chance to handle giant snails, snake
Students from a Keighley secondary school aimed for the top during an expedition to reach the summit of the highest mountain in Britain. Every summer, Oakbank School organises a one-week "Bothy Crawl" expedition to the Highlands of Scotland. But this
Bosses at a Bradford finance firm have been taking extra trips to the theatre - to pick up important messages about diversity. Provident Financial has teamed up with the West Yorkshire Playhouse to take a creative approach on issues such as cultural diversity
FORMER Keighley Cougars player Jason Ramshaw is no stranger to Guard House Primary School -- but he had four special reasons for his latest visit. He was saying "goodbye" after finishing his last season with the town's professional rugby league team.
Health bosses at a top rated hospital have taken action to reduce the more-than-a-year-long waiting time for patients needing scans. Airedale NHS trust is to double the number of MRI sessions at Airedale Hospital, Steeton, from three half-days to three
Dads and daughters were in town on Saturday when a living doll came to Keighley. Barbie went along to the Conways Toymaster shop, in Cavendish Street, to spend the day with her young fans. She was dressed like a fairytale princess in a pink ball gown
A "magic" fundraising appeal to help Bangladeshi acid attack victims is to be used as a template to help raise cash in other parts of the UK. Dr John Morrison, founder of the Bangladesh Acid Survivors Trust, made the announcement after a charity event
Guides and Explorer Scouts from Keighley touched down in the UK again on Wednesday after a space-themed visit to Russia. The group of eight young people travelled to Korolev, near Moscow, to document the 11th International Space Olympics and learn about
Kiera O'Neill had a life saving bone marrow transplant before she was two years old. Now three, the Woodhouse girl, was diagnosed with mucopolysaccharidosis -- more commonly known as Hunter's syndrome -- and underwent a bone marrow transplant at Manchester
THE landlord of an Earby pub says it's "business as usual" despite the fact that the road outside his pub is closed. Nigel Flory, who has been landlord at the Punch Bowl for the past three years, is doing all he can to keep his business afloat while work
THE group responsible for setting up a wheel park in Barnoldswick is through to the finals of the Pride of East Lancashire Awards. The Victory Wheelie Park group will find out if they have won an award for the best community group in East Lancashire at
THE first of the area forums held throughout Craven was so poorly attended at Cross Hills that business was finished within the hour. Despite complaints about poor policing and the huge rise in council tax bills, there were very few people there to hold
AN area known as a 'green wedge' between Cross Hills and Sutton has been preserved after plans to develop land there were rejected. Craven District Council planning committee turned down the proposals for the land between the villages on the eastern side
THE escalating cost of insurance is putting a damper on a village's bonfire night celebrations. And unless a sponsor can be found to help out with cover for the annual fire and pyrotechnic display, the event could fizzle out in future years. At a meeting
AFTER spotting a picture of themselves in the Craven Herald's weekly flashback section, ex-pupils from Sutton Community Primary School staged a reunion 43 years after the photograph was taken. They took a trip down memory lane by paying a visit to the
SETTLE Voices community choir has been awarded £5,000 to fund its project to hunt out traditional and modern songs about life in Settle and the Dales. The choir heard this week that the Lottery Awards for All body was awarding the grant. The funding will
SETTLE will be brought to a standstill on Tuesday as the Save Our Town action group stages a protest walk. The retired vicar of Giggleswick, the Rev James Richardson, is leading the protest, which is calling for a ban on heavy goods vehicles through the
GREATWOOD School is gearing up for its 50th anniversary celebrations but needs some help. The school is looking for memorabilia relating to the school, such as old photos, artefacts or anecdotes of days spent at the school. An appeal has been made to
SKIPTON'S Christmas lights could be taken off the High Street and put up on the housing estates. The town council, which now has responsibility for running Skipton's Christmas lights, has threatened to leave the High Street in relative darkness because
A WOMAN who read of her boyfriend's marriage proposal in the BMD columns of the Craven Herald has said yes! Avid page two scrutineers will have seen a boxed notice in the personal announcements section. It was a marriage proposal with a difference as
SKIPTON'S unofficial parking amnesty is over. After more than six months without a traffic warden, new recruit Karen Maddox has hit the streets to restore order to the double yellow line system and bring those who overstay their welcome on the setts to
A 33-year-old man who plunged 100 feet to his death while walking in the Dales has been named as Andrew Cooper, from Brindley Court, Skipton. Mr Cooper died in Leeds General Infirmary on Tuesday October 14 after falling while walking between Clapham and
A crime-cracking operation carried out by four police forces on the borders of Craven yielded a number of arrests and a large amount of intelligence. Operation Outmost is a collaboration between officers in North and West Yorkshire, Lancashire and the
Six years, more than 100 gigs and umpteen line-up changes -- and Soulfish are still going strong. Keighley's popular soul classics band continues to impress with a bevy of autumn gigs around the county. The biggest is likely to be the Victoria Hall show
Having appeared in 25 plays and stage managed many others, Bingley Little Theatre's artistic director David Templeton is taking on a new role. The group's former chairman will make his debut as a director in the Simon Brett whodunit, Silhouette, at Bingley
The search is on for 'expert patients' to take part in a new health programme. North Kirklees Primary Care Trust is looking for people who have a chronic illness, such as diabetes or heart disease, to attend an Expert Patient course. The courses will
Council waste sites are to receive a facelift through a £2 million cash boost, following Bradford Council's first refurbishment project in Bingley. Extra funding has been allocated to improve the Council's seven household tips to try to increase recycling
Indoor market traders in Shipley are refusing to hand over £1,000 in service charges to Bradford Council amid claims they were kept in the dark before new landlords took over. The traders are angry they were not better informed by market bosses during
A £1.3 million programme of measures to improve facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists along the Toller Lane corridor has been given the go ahead. The series of measures from Bradford Council includes improvements to traffic junctions and
The controversial closure of ten Bradford special schools is a step nearer after the plans won backing from the Education Policy Partnership (EEP). It recommended the closure of the schools and their replacement with six new ones under the Government's
Matthew Eager and Zoe Clark were among high-achieving classmates from Tong School to collect awards at the school's annual presentation night. Hundreds of students who had gained success in GCSE and A-level exams returned to the school to collect certificates
Children as young as ten in Bradford could be referred for treatment under a new scheme aimed at young offenders with drug problems. The city has been chosen as one of ten to pilot a Home Office arrest referral scheme for under-18s, an extension of a
A chat between Keighley students and cosmonauts in space had to be cut short - because Russian premier Vladimir Putin was on the other line. The live link-up between the young Scouts and Guides and inhabitants of the international space station was the
Like it or not, the International Table Tennis Federation's new scoring system has produced some exiting matches in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League. An astonishing match between Stockbridge Spartans and Ilkley Road 'B' saw the spoils go
Albion were looking to maintain their fourth place in the Premier division when they travelled to Elland.Victoria Rangers. , 4 points behind leaders Rangers were determined not to miss any socring chances and slotted a drop goal after jusrt five minutes
RIPON 12 KEIGHLEY 38 - In a break from the league campaign Keighley overcame Yorkshire League Two strugglers Ripon with a blend of exciting efficiency mixed with a dash of abject mediocrity. Lack of a cutting edge cost them dearly in the opening exchanges
KEIGHLEY Ladies threw everything at Ossett in the closing stages, but could not get an equaliser and went down to a 5-4 defeat. They got off to a dream start when Becky Granger scored in the first three minutes, Ossett soon equalised and added a second
Travellers Rest 7 Wrose Albion 2 Only two matches were played in the league, one in each division. Travellers ran out easy winners in their match with Wrose Albion. Paul Carey had an outstanding came for Travellers crowning it with a hat-trick and further
Keighley Royal 1 Keighley Athletic 3 Athletic went through to the next round of the Keighley Cup with a generally dismal display against Royal. Despite moving comfortably into a 3-0 first half lead through Steve Kernan (2) and Antonio Familio. Chance
Keighley Minors kept their impressive run going with a 4-0 victory over Gooole and Thorne last week. Andy King was star performer and scored the final goal to secure a glorious victory. Other goals were scored by Andrew Conwaqy, Declan Corby and Mark
SIXTEEN-Year-Old Martin Shellabear has enjoyed an incredible first season in the world of clay pigeon shooting. The Parkside School pupil has gone from strength to strength after starting in the sport 12 months ago. He ended the season on ahigh, winning
NEW ZEALAND were given a dose of 'Cougar Fever' when the Kiwi's A team took on a National League 2 side on Wednesday night. With former Cougar coach, and ex-Keighley player, Peter Roe chief coach of the representative side there was plenty of local involvement
A Round One re-match of last season's Slater Marchant Craven FA Cup final might not have excited district officials when it was pulled out of the hat, but no-one could dispute that when the tie took place last weekend, it yielded an outstanding encounter
CRAVEN football action this week in the Devonshire Carpets Craven League brings another batch of knockout matches in the shape of the League Cup competition. Biggest test appears to be the one facing Intake, who have Oxenhope Rec as visitors. They will
100 Years Ago POLITICS dominated the Craven Herald of 100 years ago this week. The Skipton seat was held by the Liberals and the Conservatives met to decide who would contest the seat at the next election. Walter Morrison "who has long borne the brunt
THE threat of taking all the Christmas lights away from Skipton's High Street shows just how frustrated people have become with the refusal of those businesses who have much to gain to contribute even a tiny sum to their upkeep. Year in, year out the
A place in the first-round proper of the FA Cup is within touching distance for Bradford Park Avenue as they head for UniBond Premier Division rivals Runcorn FC Halton tomorrow. Avenue won the league meeting at the Halton Stadium this season but manager
Former Wigan and New Zealand coach Frank Endacott believes Bradford have got the deal of the century in signing Kiwi international Logan Swann. Endacott, who is Swann's manager, said: "The Bulls have got a great deal. Logan is the best back-rower in the
Simon Francis today jumped to the defence of under-fire City boss Nicky Law ahead of the critical home clash against Nottingham Forest. Law has come in for flak after a wretched run of seven games without a win which has plunged the Bantams to one place
In 1537, Henry VIII's third wife, Lady Jane Seymour, died after giving birth to a son. In 1648, the Thirty Years' war ended. In 1936, Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman was born. From the Telegraph & Argus of October 24th, 1978... The "organ they love
Former classmates have made a nostalgic return to the village school they left over 40 years ago. Several members of Sutton Community Primary School's "Class of 1959" took the trip down memory lane. The visit followed a hugely successful reunion earlier
Keighley-based Link Telecom has launched a campaign to clear-up confusion over new laws governing motorists' use of mobile phones. From the beginning of December, it will be illegal to hold a mobile phone while driving. Anyone caught flouting the law
Lothersdale Primary School pupils took shoe boxes rather than fruit and vegetables to their harvest festival. They filled boxes with useful items for children living through the winter in East European countries. Toys, sweets, gloves and hats were among
Bonfire and firework safety were top of the timetable for pupils at schools in Keighley this week. Greenhead High School teamed-up with West Yorkshire Police and the fire service for a community project warning children against playing with fireworks.
Keighley firemen were washed out on Saturday -- but one little boy was really suited. Proceeds of the firefighters' car-washing session will help ten-year-old Jack Aggus. It is one of several fundraising activities to buy a £1,500 suit, called a second
Four-year-old Maryam Nawaz requires dialysis throughout the night and is currently waiting for a kidney transplant. Maryam, who attends the reception class at St Anne's Primary School, was born with complex health needs, including renal disorder, a weak
A number of enforcement agencies came together this week in a bid to tackle vehicle-related crime in Keighley. Police, Trading Standards, Vehicle Inspectorate and Customs and Excise were out in force on Tuesday to carry out checks on vehicles using the
An Oxenhope soldier is helping to maintain security on Iraq's border with Iran. Lance Bombardier David Eskriett is serving with 40 Regiment Royal Artillery, part of the King's Own Scottish Borderers Battlegroup. He is seen close to a fortification being
Milkman Tony Ingham has found his ideal maid -- after proposing to her through the Keighley News. Tony, 62, popped the question by placing a notice in last week's personal announcements section of the newspaper. Tony said: "I thought it was something
A Keighley town-centre shop has launched an initiative to help stamp out under-age boozing. Bargain Booze is offering £200 cash rewards for information leading to the conviction of those selling alcohol to children. It follows incidents in which people
Daily commuter trains could be introduced on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway to help solve the town's road traffic chaos. The K&WVR preservation society has had discussions with town and parish councillors and local MP Ann Cryer over the idea
The Crime rate in Keighley is falling dramatically -- with robberies down by almost a half. The statistics showing the drop on last year's figures were revealed in a Strategic Intelligence Assessment at a police quarterly planning meeting. Supt Mark Whyman
POLICE in West Craven are stepping up their campaign to ensure this year's bonfire night goes off without a hitch after a phone kiosk in Barnoldswick was damaged by fireworks. A firework was stuffed through a hole in the window of an old- style British
SALTERFORTH Post Office is to reopen next month in the village's Baptist church. It used to be run by parish councillor Fiona Hanson from her kitchen in Moor View, but after deciding to move to Barnoldswick she closed the office on August 21. Since that
THE skies were filled with bright bubbles of colour when Lothersdale Under-Fives Playgroup released 200 balloons into the air recently.The event had been managed by the Skipton-based Pumpkin Card Company and was watched by the under-fives and children
FOOTBALLERS who played on Low Bentham's pitch when it was last used 42 years ago returned to the ground to see today's players contest a Craven Cup match. Eleven men who played on the pitch in the North Lancs league returned to Low Bentham for an afternoon
BENTHAM people will go to the polls on Thursday November 13 to elect a new Craven District Council representative. The vacancy arose following the resignation of long serving councillor John Pilkington after he was charged with child pornography offences
FIRST love often blossomed behind the school bike sheds - but Ermysted's plans to have its own area for love. The grammar school has now applied for a licence to hold weddings on its premises. Headmaster Tom Ashworth said someone connected with the school
THE purple "bin wagon" which can hardly be missed on Craven's roads has diverted more than 1,000 tons of waste from gardens away from landfill and turned it to compost. The company which recycles the waste is keen to reassure local people that even though
FOR the third successive year, Gargrave Business Initiative is organising a Guy Fawkes trail around the village. The event which raises funds for the organisation to put on things like the fireworks display and the Christmas lights will be held on the
LEAVING behind one of the most picturesque churches in the land is Canon Chris Hayward, who gave his final service at St Michael and All Angels' Church, Linton, on Sunday. Mr Hayward has retired to Burley-in-Wharfedale after 11 years at the Linton parish
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour will no longer be tolerated in Craven, the police have warned. North Yorkshire Police has joined forces with Craven District Council and Craven Housing to try to solve problems caused by anti-social behaviour and, in particular,
HETTON songwriter Jen Armstrong wowed judges including Coldplay's Chris Martin to win the chance to perform at a star studded event. Skipton Girls' High School student Jen entered the "Make It Break It" competition sponsored by Paul McCartney's Liverpool
SKIPTON'S market traders could be heading for a showdown with the council over plans to hold a farmers' market once a month. It could reawaken the bitter legal battles of more than 10 years ago, when the council and stallholders clashed over plans to
Singin' in the Rain -- Victoria Hall This is a musical that has to do what it says on the tin. There have to be songs, and there has to be rain. We got the first in a downpour of irresistibly tuneful songs from the classic film. And the rain? Well, there
SIR - Re "Audit" of Low Street in the Keighley News. Among the suggestions was one to flatten the grass mounds on Church Green, but I remember when the area was first landscaped - on the level. It quickly became an eyesore, litter everywhere, and grass
SIR - The people of Settle care about the quality of life in our ancient and modern market town and are increasingly disappointed and frustrated by the way in which "business" transport has clearly become its first priority. Settle is now exclusively
The first week in March of 1918 was a combined Business Men's Week and Submarine Week, raising funds for Keighley's contribution towards the war effort. The occasion was marked by Borough Band concerts and a parade of the 6th West Riding Volunteers and
The Lord Mayor of Bradford was presented with the first poppy to launch this year's Poppy Appeal. Barbara Allsopp, Poppy Appeal organiser from the Bradford branch of the Royal British Legion, presented Lord Mayor Councillor Allan Hillary, pictured, with
Experts at Bradford University could help shape the future training of surgeons and pilots with ground-breaking research. Dr Marina Bloj, lecturer in the University's Department of Optometry, has won a £120,000 grant from the Government's Engineering
Police in India are investigating the death of a Bradford businessman's father after he ate poisoned sweets on a train. And they are examining an allegation by Kiran Singh Birk that the young wife of his 75-year-old father, Balwant, could have been involved
Twice as many Bradford patients will now be able to benefit from a life-saving heart scanner after a charity appeal smashed through its target. The Heartbeat Appeal has raised £150,000 in just 18 months to buy and install a second heart scanner for Bradford
Schools in Bradford facing the biggest challenges should get more cash than those in better off areas, an education boss told the inquiry into underfunded classrooms. Councillor David Ward, executive member for education, said that instead of a 'level
Police launched a murder hunt today after a cricket club member was beaten to death next to the pitch last night. Detectives believe the 31-year-old victim was robbed as he walked up the path to Undercliffe Cricket Club at 10pm. He was discovered lying
Keighley 2nd XV 13 Otley 2nd/3rd XV 15 - Keighley were unable to beat this workman like team from Otley who had just too much pace in the middle backs and in the backrow forwards. Due to the cost of professionalism at Otley they now are only able to have
Keighley Shamrocks Under-10s drew 0-0 away to Cullingworth in an open game. Both teams created chances but were unable to score. Connor Beddoes made a brilliant stop for the Shamrocks in the last minute and Adam Shepherd had an inspirational game in midfield
Alsager Town 1 Silsden 0 Silsden's adventure in the FA Vase ended in defeat on Saturday but fans could not believe how they failed to equalise in the dying minutes . Deep in injury time Ben Furness went on a mazy run, twice he rode illegal challenges,
AT LAST it has been proved, size does not matter at all! This huge Kiwi second string were left looking little more than an ill-disciplined rabble by the Rugby League's basement boys. All credit must go to Peter Roe because the biggest difference between
Keighley golf caddy Billy Foster could hardly believe his luck at the World Match Play Championships last weekend. He has been carrying the bag of Danish golfer Thomas Bjorn who holed in one at Wentworth and promptly handed over his prize - a £37,000
MEMBERS of the Bismillah Karate Club picked up a string of trophies in the SKU British Open Championships. Carly Robinson took gold in the 6-4kyu Under-5ft section with Sarah Ahmed second inthe 6-4 kyu Under 4ft 6ins section. Jo-Anne robinson was second
WHILE the Craven soccer focus last weekend was on the Slater Marchant Challenge Cup, arguably the most crucial Devonshire Carpets Premier Division result of the season to date was unfolding at Grindleton. They were entertaining league leaders Oxenhope
SKIPTON RU club's new Kiwi signing Chuck Kepa faces a trial by ordeal at Sandylands tomorrow when the Reds entertain unbeaten Yorkshire Division Two leaders Beverley. The 25-year-old from the Frazer-Tech club in Hamilton is pitched in at the deep end
WHARFEDALE keep faith with the side which served them so well against Pertemps Bees last weekend when they entertain Esher tomorrow in the resumption of National Division Two league rugby. That situation means that the Greens will have an additional figure
SIR - I write in response to Marsha Singh MP's comments on overcrowding at Armley prison (T&A, October 17). What a shame these people have to share a cell which is only designed to house one person. If this is the only inconvenience they have to suffer
A toast this week to Fran Dawson, manageress of the Bargain Booze shop in the centre of Keighley. She has decided to tackle the problem of stamping out the sale of alcohol to under-age children. She openly admits that complaints have been made about the
