TRAFFIC calming measures proposed for Bolling Road in Ilkley appear to be giving a number of motorists the 'hump' in more ways than one. One can understand the general frustration of drivers when they are faced almost daily with new motoring curbs; some
Two Bradford runners with learning disabilities are hoping to strike gold at the World Indoor Athletics Champion-ships which began in Poland today. Thomas Poulton-White, from Allerton, and Rizwan Abbas Khan, a member of Bradford Airedale Athletics Club
Is this the unluckiest man in rugby league? Stuart Calvert has such a poor medical record that the insurance company have come to doubt the legitimacy of his many claims. The Cougars second rower has failed to complete more than a few minutes of rugby
Andy Gray has missed out on the Scotland squad for their Euro 2004 clashes against Iceland and Lithuania. City's top scorer (pictured), who netted for Scotland Future in Turkey last month, was not named in the 18-man squad for the two group games. Although
The first rural affordable housing survey in the district will begin in Burley-in-Wharfedale next week. Based at Ilkley Town Hall, Rural Housing Enabler Project officers Clare Hemming and Helen King are sending out questionnaires to all homes in the village
Residents in Burley-in-Wharfedale are celebrating after a Government inspector agreed to uphold a decision to stop a pub turning its 'garish' lights back on. The long-running saga of The Generous Pioneer has reached a new stage with the decision, which
ONE of the final chapters in the story of High Royds Hospital is being played out today as hundreds of items from the former asylum go under the hammer. A public auction is being held at the hospital itself with everything from patient hoists, dishwashers
GOOD sport Paul Cope got more than a red nose for Comic Relief last Friday when he spent ten hours in a bath of raspberry jelly. He'd been sitting there so long that his body turned red too! But it was all worth it of course - Paul's incredible effort
A RADICAL new format with more community input - that's what the chairman of Otley Victorian Fayre wants for this year's event. Councillor Nigel Francis (Ind) is awaiting the responses from 250 businesses in the town who are being asked for their views
The Otley and District Photographic Society held its 58th Annual Photo-graphic Exhibition at Otley Civic Centre from Saturday to yesterday. Central to the exhibition were some 300 prints and transparencies which were the members' entries in the twelve
A LOCAL headmaster has given a cautious response to Leeds City Council's £26 million budget increase for schools announced this week. The total budget for schools in the Leeds area for 2003/2004 will now be £279 million, an increase of 10.3 per cent from
STUDENT peace protesters walked out of school to demonstrate their opposition to war with Iraq yesterday. The ten pupils from Otley's Prince Henry's Grammar School were led by Sachin Sharma. The 19-year-old made national news two weeks ago when he was
The worst-kept secret of modern times was revealed today as the war against Iraq finally began just 90 minutes after US President George Bush's deadline for Saddam Hussein to quit the country passed. The manner in which it started should have made it
Morrisons bid for Safeway was in doubt today after it was referred to the Competition Commission. A spokesman for the Bradford supermarket chain - the only store group to have tabled a firm bid - said it was disappointed by the referral which was not
THERE were hair-raising antics across the region as Comic relief's Red Nose Day was celebrated in style. Even the Bishop of Bradford the Right Reverend David James joined in with the antics at Ilkley Grammar School. His tour of the area coincided with
A SHOPWINDOW on the artistic talent that exists in Wharfedale can be viewed at The Manor House in Castle Yard, Ilkley, until the end of the month. Members of Ilkley Art Club are staging its 94th annual exhibition in which almost one hundred examples of
ILKLEY Grammar School head Gillian James yesterday blamed BBC camera crews attending the peace protest outside the school for the escalation of events which saw her pupils invade the town centre. More than 400 pupils left the school grounds and marched
War protesters are planning a mass demonstration in Ilkley to mark the start of hostilities in Iraq. Peace campaigners are urging as many people as possible to join their Protest of Light to coincide with the start of military action. Their demonstration
Good luck was in short supply for this black cat when she was hit by a car and left seriously injured. But the unfortunate feline has bounced back despite wandering in agony for days and having a leg amputated. Now staff at the surgery where she is being
VICAR'S wife Rosie Tudge will be whizzing down Swiss mountain slopes on her skis tomorrow and Saturday. However, it will be no holiday for the wife of the Rev Paul Tudge, of All Saints Church, Ilkley. The 48-year-old mother of four will be attempting
Outspoken Ilkley MP Ann Cryer yesterday spoke of her decision to vote against the war - and her commitment to constituents and families caught up in the agony. She joined more than 138 rebel Labour MPs in Westminster on Tuesday night who said 'no' to
ILKLEY Grammar School was forced to close one of its main building and abandon lessons yesterday as hundreds of pupils staged a peace demonstration and walkout. Around 400 Year 9 to Year 13 pupils from the upper school building spilled into the town centre
Congestion charges needed in Otley SIR - The introduction of congestion charges is a great idea and should improve the quality of life for many Londoners. Let us hope it is implemented nationwide, especially in car-choked Otley/Ilkley. As a society we
Otley U-19s 34, Knottingley 0: Otley Academy Under-19s progressed to the quarter-finals of the Yorkshire Cup with a workmanlike performance against Knottingley. Conditions were sticky after heavy rain and matches the previous day despite which the game
Harrogate A 5, Otley Saracens 31: Saracens travelled to Claro Road to play this re-arranged Merit Table game which had been postponed four weeks ago due to frost. They took the field in summer-like conditions and made the perfect start pinning Harrogate
Spa Athletic 1, Ilkley AFC 3: Despite allowing Spa to take an early lead, the Booth's sponsored Ilkley gradually took control and progressed without too much difficulty to the semi-finals of the Harrogate League Challenge Cup. Welcoming back Braithwaite
IN the County Amateur League Premier Division the heat in the relegation battle has been turned up in the last few weeks with both Otley Town and Storthes Hall winning games. Only one team can be relegated this season as Keighley Phoenix resigned from
Otley 41,Bedford 32 OTLEY took a big step towards ridding themselves of any lingering doubts of their ability to retain their status in National Division One with this great win over Bedford. Saturday's clash at Cross Green was a hard-fought but most
Early morning commuters could find themselves stranded when the revised bus timetables come into effect at the end of the month. At least one service a day will be scrapped on ten Bradford routes from March 30 - many of which will be the first bus of
A team of lap dancers turned out at City Hall yesterday to hear councillors grant a year-long entertainment licence for their club. Bradford Council's licensing committee approved an application by the city's only lap dancing club, Monroes. The decision
Anti-war protesters brought traffic to a standstill today as they chained themselves to-gether across a main road in Bradford. The peace campaigners blocked Leeds Road in response to the overnight attacks on Baghdad. The group, of about 30 from a cross-section
JUST how much damage to Otley Victorian Fayre has been done by the cancellation of last year's event will not be known until the next time it is held. The inability of the police to provide a presence because of the firefighters' dispute at least has
Bradford Park Avenue 5, Blyth Spartans 1: A mere 188 spectators turned out for Avenue's best performance of the year as they hammered Blyth Spartans 5-1 in an enjoyably one-sided contest. Trevor Storton's men took advantage of a pitch perfect for their
Brian Noble today promised Bulls fans: We will soon be hitting top gear. Despite having to come from behind in three of their five games this season, the Bulls coach (pictured) is happy with the way his side are progressing given the current injury crisis
The brutal murder of a Wharfedale woman rocked a quiet country hamlet over six decades ago. Margaret Peel, 37, was found bludgeoned to death in the village shop she ran in Fewston and her murder still remains unsolved 65 years later. But the key to finding
A new housing officer for the district is aiming to improve living conditions for residents. John Hocking has been recruited as the new chief officer for Leeds North West Homes which manages council properties in Otley, Guiseley and Yeadon. He heads a
West Yorkshire Ambulance Service is £10 million in debt because of mismanagement of its NHS staff recruitment agency, a damning report revealed today. The Department of Health-backed agency, called NHS Professionals, was allowed to rapidly and massively
YOU can hardly call it puppy love. Hush Puppy love would in fact be nearer the mark for an Otley couple getting ready to tie the knot this spring. But the maxim that you can fall in love at any age could hardly be more true than for James Foster and Barbara
POTENTIALLY hazardous electrical fittings could force the closure of Otley Civic Centre. An electrical engineer's report has revealed that the whole building should be rewired to meet health and safety regulations. Electrical circuits are described as
OTLEY'S business leader has hit out at increases in the town's car parking charges. From the beginning of April charges at fee paying car parks will increase 50 per cent and the minimum length of stay increased to an hour. It will mean charges at The
In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte entered Paris after a year's exile on the isle of Elba. In 1819, the exclusive shopping mall, Burlington Arcade, was opened in London. In 1852, on the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, the author Harriet Beecher Stowe said:
NEARLY ten months ago, the future of Ilkley's Coronation Hospital was cast in doubt when health bosses announced they wanted to cut services. Today, the future of a hospital which has served the needs of Ilkley people for almost 100 years is still not
A WRANGLE between Ilkley Parish Council and Bradford Council over a strip of land at Peel Place in Menston rumbles on. The land allows access to the Scout Hut and is owned by the Bradford authority. The parish council has been paying rent to Bradford
Authorities have failed on speeding SIR, - The residents, as far as I know, have no feeling of propriety over any local roads, as suggested by Councillor Robinson in your council meeting report, but do have a right, unashamedly, to expect that councillors
At the Doncaster Half Marathon on Sunday morning Otley Athletic Club's Julian Mawson took the opportunity to demonstrate his improvement over recent months by finishing second overall in a field of approximately 300 runners. Tucking in behind the eventual
Yarnbury 32, Dinnington 12 YARNBURY have taken a giant step towards ensuring another season in Yorkshire One after a superb 32-12 victory over Dinnington. Dinnington have been somewhat of a bogey side of late for Yarnbury beating the Horsforth side in
Knottingley 29, Otliensians 3 Otliensians lost this Yorkshire Three clash by three goals, a try and a penalty to a penalty at Knottingley. In dry, sunny conditions, completely contrary to the mud and rain of the previous week, an open running game was
Pool Juniors 0, Guiseley Gremlins 3: Pool may be forgiven for their confident approach to this Wharfedale FA Junior Cup semi-final tie having beaten the visitors 2-0 in the league only two weeks previously. However, that was a much closer contest than
Mosslands School 1,St Mary's Menston 2: West Yorkshire champions Menston St Mary's marched into the last 16 of the Under-13 English Schools Football Competition when they visited Mosslands School, the Merseyside champions. In this last 32 of the English
Trafford 0, Guiseley 2: ALEX Nesovic netted twice as Guiseley secured victory at bottom club Trafford on Saturday. It took Guiseley just four minutes to breach the Trafford rearguard. David Cooke won a throw in on the right and in taking it quickly caught
A serial burglar was jailed for five years after hitting a householder on the head with a glass. The homeowner needed seven stitches to a cut after Michael Mohammed Keita smashed the glass over his head as they grappled in his kitchen. Leeds Crown Court
Bradford Council is advertising across Europe for private companies interested in a major contract investing millions of pounds into its beleaguered information technology. It would probably result in a partnership to deliver the £40 million project -
It may have been on the verge of dawn, but Professor Paul Rogers was alert and taking in every nuance of the first strikes on Baghdad - and more importantly its leadership. Sitting in his lodgings on the edge of Loch Ness in Scotland, where he is undertaking
MPs, senior politicians and community leaders today expressed their sadness at the outbreak of war and urged people in Bradford to stay calm. Former Bradford parliamentary candidate Mohammed Riaz who is advisor to Iain Duncan-Smith on ethnic affairs said
Trafford 0,Guiseley 2: Ales Nesovic netted twice as Guiseley secured victory at bottom club Trafford on Saturday. It took Guiseley just four minutes to breach the Trafford rearguard. David Cooke won a throw in on the right and in taking it quickly caught
Ilkley 58, Ripon 14: In front of their sponsors and in conditions so perfect it would be hard to beat a day like this Ilkley laid on a rugby fest for their faithful supporters. Stacks Field was a vision to behold, looked down upon by the glories of Ilkley
SIR - Re Jean Sands's letter commenting on declining moral values. When people complain about declining moral standards, it is often a criticism of relaxed sexual attitudes or laws, never mind mass starvation, exploitation, and injustices throughout the
