WE feel sorry for you, dear reader. No, honest, we really do! For there are not one, not two, not even three but four major consultation exercises each with public meetings going on at present. Another one has just finished and a fifth is just around
There are no calls for manager Trevor Storton's head despite a miserable time for Bradford Park Avenue in the UniBond Premier Division this season - but many fans are wondering now whether promotion to the new Conference North is such a foregone conclusion
Dean Windass could miss the next six weeks of City's relegation scrap. Windass, pictured, went under the knife today at the Yorkshire Clinic for a double hernia operation. It could rule him out of action until March. Bryan Robson confirmed: "Dean's been
The uneasy truce between Super League clubs over the salary cap level is almost certain to be shattered when the RFL announce their recommendations in six months time. "We'll certainly be back in battle again," said Bulls chairman Chris Caisley, who was
Married at St Saviour's Church, Birstall, were Robert Nicholas Craven and Rebecca Howsam. Robert -- a financial director -- is the only son of Michael and Elizabeth Craven, of Upper Mill Row, East Morton. Rebecca -- a primary school teacher -- is the
Eight members of Keighley Model Railway Club made tracks for Lincolnshire to view an historic layout. The contingent (pictured) visited the Gainsborough Model Railway Society's '0' gauge layout, representing the East Coast mainline in the 1940s and 50s
Students and teachers from Oakbank School fought it out in the Battle of the Bands. The contest, which was held in aid of Children in Need, was attended by more than 300 people. Six bands, one of which was fronted by head teacher Chris Thompson, played
Keighley Library played host to a film crew. The cameras, from the Basic Skills Agency, were filming children and mothers from the Step into Learning group, based at Victoria Primary School. The group is a pilot scheme run by Julie Fowley and Linda Gregory
An advisor at Ingrow's Vintage Carriage Trust Museum was awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours List. Richard Gibbon, pictured, who retired after 15 years as head of engineering collections at the National Railway Museum, York, in July, was given the
The annual New Year's Day sheepdog trials at Moor Lodge Farm, Oakworth, raised £900 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service. Thirty-seven handlers and their dogs entered the annual trials despite another day of harsh weather conditions. Last year, thick
A team of experts is to launch on Monday an in-depth investigation into flooding in Keighley. The main aim of the team is to analyse the risk, nature and scale of flooding, identify what needs to be done to reduce the risk of flooding and find ways to
A Keighley woman has been questioned by detectives about accusations she sold her baby through an Internet deal. The woman, aged 33, was arrested in Southampton, on December 11, where she had given birth to the little girl. The baby has been taken into
Sharp-eyed steam train anoraks can test their knowledge of locomotive engineering, if they buy a new 68p postage stamp. It has the image of a tank engine -- owned by the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway -- steaming magnificently forward. According to
YOUNGSTERS in Gisburn can look forward to some fun and games when an after school club is launched this month. Dilys Day, of Ribble Valley Schools Out Clubs, has successfully secured £10,000 from the New Opportunities National Lottery Fund to set up the
A FORMER Barnoldswick cotton mill could be demolished to make way for 21 new homes. Pendle Council's West Craven Committee has approved an outline application to knock down Hope Mill, on Skipton Road, and build a housing development in its place. Hope
PEOPLE in West Craven who commit minor crimes will face on the spot fines of up to £80 as part of a pioneering new scheme. The Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) initiative was introduced in Pendle on Monday and is aimed at tackling routine low-level offences
PLANNERS are being asked to rethink their decision to refuse a housing development at Aireside Mills, Cononley. Last month, Craven District Council's planning committee rejected an application to build 34 houses on the former Yorkshire Dales Ice Cream
SETTLE Primary School has welcomed its new headteacher, Richard Wright. Mr Wright, who was formerly headteacher at Kirkby Malham Primary School, succeeds Ian Parker who left last summer. "It is a great privilege to be headteacher at Settle Primary School
ONE of North Yorkshire's small Dales schools has marked its 150th birthday with a glowing Ofsted report. The governors and staff of Richard Thornton's Primary School at Burton-in-Lonsdale are delighted with the outcome of the recent inspection which found
A LOVEABLE, yet trying, terrier called Hamish brought excitement to Skipton's Aireville Park on Friday when he got himself firmly lodged in a rabbit hole for almost four hours. And when he was freed the muddy mut wagged his short tail and strained at
DISGRACED former councillor John Arthur Pilkington faces an "inevitable" jail sentence for possessing 30,000 images of child pornography. Pilkington, 61, admitted 12 offences when he appeared before Leeds Crown Court on Friday. Ten charges related to
MY dear old mum, rest her soul, was not a judgmental sort of lady. She enjoyed a laugh, even the odd glass of sherry, but she went to church every Sunday and rarely said a word against anyone. She did, however, treat with deep suspicion a certain class
AScientists at a Bingley firm have taken on their toughest ever challenge - to make sure the grass stays green beneath the proposed new roof at Wimbledon. Green-fingered experts from the Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) have been part of a multi-disciplinary
One of the world's most famous football clubs is to help publicise the disappearance of missing Baildon man Ian Walton. Manchester United will publish an appeal for information about Mr Walton, who went missing in Amsterdam on December 20, in its fan
Green party councillors are likely to get the message to 'shut up' when they try to cut the length of speeches at the full Bradford Council meeting next week. The Greens, who all represent Shipley West, want to reduce the length of speech times given
The co-ordinators of a network of toy libraries have warned it would be "extremely detrimental" to children if their main supplier had to shut. Karen Morris and Janet Jewitt, of the Bradford District Toy Libraries Network, were speaking in support of
The woman behind plans to build a centre celebrating Bradford's links with the world of spices has won an award for her vision. Jan Smithies wants to turn the former Odeon cinema building into Spice!, a visitor attraction, and educational and research
A brave shopkeeper shot in a raid has vowed to carry on working after grappling with another armed robber in his store. Vijay Patel, 41, had his knee and thigh bone shattered by the gun blast, leaving his leg two inches shorter, in the first raid at the
A dad who is only just beginning to walk again after a horrific hit-and-run car smash has been dealt a new blow with the discovery that his young son may also soon be unable to walk properly. Christopher Drake is slowly recovering after his right foot
Otley Saracens 48 Keighley 2nd XV 7 - Keighley went to Otley expecting a tough and challenging match against their 3rd team; this was to be their third encounter of the season. The game was tougher than they expected, as the Otley second string was sprinkled
Long Lee Under-12s A suffered New Year blues as they slipped to a 4-2 defeat at the hands of a strong Silsden A side. The visitors were first to hit home and were 2-0 up at the break as the Long Lee side struggled to get into gear. The home side picked
Long Lee Vic 3 Fleece 1 - Luke Argall opened the scoring for Victoria after a long through ball caught the Fleece defence napping. Five minutes later they were two up thanks to a goal from Lee Fickes, despite claims from Fleece that the striker was offside
BECKY GRANGER scored both goals as Keighley Ladies pulled off a vital 2-0 victory over Batteyford. The Batteyford side were fourth in the league just a place behind Keighley, had lost just three games and had drawn 2-2 with top club Tadcaster just before
A large crowd was attracted to Cougar Park for the County Cup tie of the round when cup holders and league leaders, Silsden, entertained Tyersal, second in the league and the only visiting team to win at Cougar Park this season. The Christmas break had
COUGAR chairman Neil Spencer this week backed plans for a revamped end of season play-off system for National League clubs. He has made no secret of that fact that he would like a return to 'first past the post' with the winners of each division getting
DARTS legend John Lowe is to take on the best of local talent in Keighley next week. Lowe, who won three World Championships in three different decades, is one of the most enduring personalities in the sport. He was crowned Champion in 1979, 1987 and
SEVEN members of Keighley Rugby Union Club's Under-16s team helped West Yorkshire to the Divisional Championship crown. The West Yorks team won the title for the second successive year, beating the North, South, East and Central divisions on two consecutive
SKIPTON RU's 35-7 defeat at home to Leodiensians paled into insignificance with the news that Ian Scrivin's neck injury, serious though it was, had reacted well to surgery and that he is now on the way to recovery. Although now entering a new year, Skipton's
NORTH Ribblesdale started the new year as they closed the old, continuing their run of success with a 23-10 league victory over Heath that adds impetus to what could well materialise into a serious promotion challenge. However, if points-scoring differential
FOR the third match in succession, Wharfedale turned in a performance full of vibrant self-belief and one of combative New Year resolution in recording a workmanlike and comprehensive 23-5 demolition of a gritty, determined, but eventually out-classed
THE first major Devonshire Carpets Craven League Premier Division crunch match of 2004 is the focus of attention tomorrow when leaders Grindleton take on the only unbeaten team in the division, Skipton LMS. With Bronte Wanderers still having a string
THE loss of three players with broken bones last weekend was typical of the misfortune that has bedevilled Skipton RFC this season. On the eve of their return derby game against North Ribblesdale in Yorkshire Two tomorrow at Sandylands (2.15), another
WHARFEDALE go into action at Stourbridge tomorrow with two of their most experienced and influential players operating on a knife-edge in terms of discipline, (writes Tony Simpson). In last week's win over Rugby, both Ben Wade and David Lister collected
The price we pay for so many cars SIR - Councillor David Heseltine states that cars are a fact of life and we should be making sure we have the best road system in place to accommodate them (T&A, January 5). In the same story your reporter mentions
100 Years Ago REV Walter Wynn of Earby gave an evening lecture in the Baptist chapel. The lecture was entitled, "My travels to the West Indies and what I saw there". Rev Wynn narrowly escaped volcanic eruptions in the Caribbean by a few hours. He exhibited
Judging by the state of the gardens and the exuberance of the building, this was Cliffe Castle not long after its presentation to the Borough of Keighley in 1949 by Sir Bracewell Smith, who had started his career as a local pupil-teacher before making
Alun Armstrong has a defiant message for the Norwich boo boys aiming to make his life hell tomorrow: Bring it on. City's on-loan Ipswich striker faces a torrid reception at Carrow Road against the league leaders. But Armstrong said: "I love all the boos
No doubt some representatives of all the parties at City Hall will have a degree of sympathy with the proposal from the three Green councillors for a cut in the length of speeches at the full council meeting next week. No-one appreciates having to sit
In 1951, the United Nations building was officially opened in New York. In 1969, Concorde made its first trial flight in Bristol. In 1972, the liner Queen Elizabeth was destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbour. From the Telegraph & Argus of January
Supermarket giant Morrisons today said it had enjoyed a bumper festive season after again posting record sales. In the six weeks to January 4, the Bradford-based company said total takings had been 16 per cent higher than during the same period last year
A travelling duo visited a Keighley school to provide the entertainment. Travelling by Tuba, who play to schools across the country, gave a fun musical performance to pupils at Holycroft Primary School. Head teacher Andrew Neal said: "It is a fun musical
Thirteen artists have completed Haworth's first exhibition of modern and contemporary art. Members of the group, who all come from the Worth Valley area, exhibited their work at Lees Lane Mill, Jacobs Lane. Chris McCarthy said he organised the event to
A dog handler was disappointed after bad luck and an incorrect whistle ruined her chance of glory on national television. Alison Salisbury, from Banks Lane, Riddlesden, and her border collie, Astra Sweep, were chosen to represent the North in this year's
Linda Cann may be a novice when it comes to kayaking but she is unfazed by the prospect of using one to tackle the river Kwai in Thailand. The 43-year-old hairdresser from Keighley will be facing many other challenges far removed from the comforts of
A parent-led support group for drugs addicts and their families has moved into its own office. Keighley Families Against Drugs (K-FAD) relocated to a new office at 26 Devonshire Street on Monday after nine months of searching for new premises. The group
A well-loved creature from Keighley's past will squawk again this month -- oh yes he will! Victor the parrot is being resurrected for a guest role in Keighley Amateurs' pantomime Dick Whittington, at Victoria Hall. The real Victor used to greet visitors
Linda Cann may be a novice when it comes to kayaking but she is unfazed by the prospect of using one to tackle the River Kwai in Thailand. The 43-year-old hairdresser from Keighley will be facing many other challenges far removed from the comforts of
A BARNOLDSWICK councillor is calling on Pendle to clean up its act. Town councillor Jennifer Purcell says rubbish is overflowing on the streets of Barnoldswick and claims the town is getting a raw deal from Pendle. She said: "I want to know the reason
TOSSIDE villagers are watching their new £500,000 community hall take shape. Work is now well under way on the project to replace the village's old, but well-used community hall with a purpose-built new one. The scheme was four years in the planning before
WITH the New Year now here, thoughts in Settle are turning to the children of Belarus, still badly affected by the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The catastrophe occurred before many of the youngsters were born, yet it still has far reaching
POLICE have issued a reminder to people who have purchased motorised scooters over Christmas to make sure they know the law. Motorised scooters - or Go-Peds - are classed as motor vehicles and as such require driving documents, insurance, road tax and
SKIPTON soldier Martin Williamson was among thousands of troops based in Iraq treated to an impromptu visit by Prime Minister Tony Blair. The former Aireville School pupil is a captain in the Adjutant General's Corps, attached to the joint helicopter
HAVING fulfilled its aim to bring extra trade to the village, the Gargrave Business Initiative is disbanding. But it hopes that a new committee will be formed to continue its vital work. The group was originally set up during the height of the foot and
TWO teenagers will be jetting off to Mexico this summer to take part in an international Guide project. Clare Johnston, 15, of Scargill, near Kettlewell, and Carly Metcalfe, 16, of Chapel Lane, Grassington, have never been abroad before so the 18-day
IN deepest, remotest Upper Wharfedale, an ancient tradition continues to draw folk out on a cold, wet January night. Once a year, the tiny George Inn in the hamlet Hubberholme becomes an auction room for an historic land-letting ceremony. Locals gather
SKIPTON'S Renaissance Market Town initiative is back on track after Yorkshire Forward agreed to fund vital research work. It will pay for a study to assess all the land in Craven which has potential for building and a second research programme to ascertain
A LIONESS and smaller zoo animals such as porcupines, marmosets and wallabies could be moving to the Yorkshire Dales Falconry Centre near Giggleswick. The animals currently live at Southport Zoo but could be heading for North Craven as zoo owners Doug
BENTHAM practice nurse Rachel Clay has won national recognition for her success in helping patients to stop smoking. Rachel reached the finals of a "Supporter of the Year" scheme thanks to her dedication in providing smokers with a consistently excellent
WELL-known vet and mother-of-three Di Stapleton collapsed and died during an aerobics class in Embsay on Monday evening. The cause of Mrs Stapleton's death is as yet unknown. Mrs Stapleton, 39, lived at High Skibeden Farm on the outskirts of Skipton with
The Rylstone WI women are poised to smash through the £1 million mark for leukaemia research - after setting out to make just £5,000. More than 200,000 copies of the second calendar featuring movie actresses Helen Mirren and Julie Walters were sold in
The Last Samurai Did Return of the King whet your appetite for another long, epic story of love, loyalty and bloody warfare? Then get along to Keighley Picture House where Tom Cruise goes into battle in 19th-century Japan (pictured). In this 154-minute
Fat Ollie's Book is the latest book in Edward McBain's long-running 87th Precinct series set on the mean streets of an American city. McBain practically invented the police procedural novel and has published dozens of books about Det Steve Carella and
I Shall Bear Witness -- Victor Klemperer An astonishing account of what daily life was like for a Jew living under Nazism in Germany. It provides a detailed historical account of the fear, hatred and sense of betrayal that marked out each day in the Third
Whodunits and farcical comedies have long been popular staples of each Keighley Playhouse season. The amateur theatre group combines both this month as it performs Agatha Christie spoof Murdered to Death. Peter Gordon's play is set in the requisite country
JUST before Christmas, a London-based "think tank" which tracks changes in the retail industry produced a damning report saying that Britain was falling under the influence of a new "feudalism." And the new robber barons, said the New Economics Foundation
SIR - At 6pm on New Year's Eve a car hooted loudly outside my house. I saw it was a taxi for my neighbour. He hooted loudly again so I popped out to tell him that I had a child trying to sleep upstairs. I suggested he could knock on the door. There were
SIR - Last month a meeting of Craven's planning committee over-whelmingly rejected plans to build 34 new homes on a flood-prone site in Cononley, overturning a recommendation for approval from its own planning officers. Local residents, who feared the
Highways officers are to look into road safety to protect children attending a proposed new infant school in Cleckheaton. Councillors deferred a decision on re-siting Whitcliffe Road First and Nursery School until a report on road safety had been drawn
A Shipley community group has got its hands on a new bus - two years after their previous one was destroyed by vandals. The specially-adapted minibus will be used by Kirkgate Community Centre Users' Committee to transport people to activities at the centre
The Archdeacon of Bradford leaves the city this weekend after tragedy left his brother-in-law's children without parents. The Venerable Guy Wilkinson and his wife Tessa are moving to Oxford to become full-time guardians of the children whose father, Jamie
An MP today branded as a "waste" the spending of £170,000 of taxpayers' money promoting referendums on setting up a mini-Parliament in Yorkshire and the Humber. Government officials have splashed out on glossy leaflets, a website and travelling to the
Keighley 26 Dinnington 10 - After the Christmas break from league action, Keighley picked up their form to record a well-earned victory over a lively Dinnington side. In an entertaining and highly competitive match it was the home side's power in the
Bronte Wanderers 3 Intake 3 A three week lay-off and the Christmas period clearly took its toll as Bronte made a poor start to the game, allowing Intake a good early chance that was well saved by Heath Maddocks. Not surprisingly it was the visitors who
Dougie Lampkin stormed to a dramatic victory and took control at the top of the World Indoor Championship when he won last weekend's event at the Sheffield Arena. In front of an 8,000-strong capacity audience, Dougie was in no mood to disappoint his home
SKIPTON LMS stole a march on their title rivals Grindleton and moved into top spot in the Devonshire Carpets Craven League table thanks to a 4-1 win at Bradley last weekend. With Grindleton denied an outing by snow at Grassington, LMS took full advantage
