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  • The rise and rise of Homeloan

    HOMELOAN Management was just a twinkle in Skipton Building Society's eye at the start of the last decade. Who would have thought that a dozen or so years later that the young child would be bigger than the parent? Homeloan's rise and rise has been good

  • Storm at plans for homes at hospital

    Think again - that was the message given to councillors yesterday about a scheme to build 560 homes at a former hospital. Leeds Plans Panel (West) had been advised to approve the controversial plans - despite more than 650 letters of objection from people

  • All-postal ballot is a bad idea

    The Government ruling that Bradford voters should have an all-postal ballot imposed on them for the Council and European Parliament elections in June is a very bad idea indeed. All the political parties on Bradford Council agree about that. So does the

  • On This Day

    In 1556, over 800,000 people were killed in an earthquake in China. In 1924, the first Labour government was formed under Ramsay MacDonald. In 1997, a woman was awarded a then record of £186,000 damages for Repetitive Strain Injury ( RSI ) From the Telegraph

  • Chairs sent to Romanian youth camp

    A Keighley school sent 30 chairs to a youth camp in Transylvania on Monday. Parkwood Primary School donated the school chairs to the Vlahita youth camp, based in the Harghita Mountains of Transylvania, through the Christian charity Outreach. The special

  • Students head for iceland

    Sixth formers from Holy Family and Greenhead schools, in Keighley, will be swapping the heat of a British summer for the geothermal heat of Iceland. Pupils from the associated sixth form will be joined by colleagues from Childwall Comprehensive, Liverpool

  • 'Abbey still committed to the city'

    Banking giant Abbey today insisted it was committed to Bradford - by unveiling a new set of charitable priorities for its community work in the district. The embattled bank last week announced it was axing 74 jobs in Bradford as part of a move to shift

  • Pub regulars dine in style for charity

    A charity was raising its glass this week after pub regulars raised a staggering £2,200. A black tie Indian Night at the Busfeild Arms, East Morton, last Friday, was organised with the help of the BritishIndian Association for Yorkshire Cancer Research

  • Hopes rise as Joshuas re-grows bone tissue

    A 12-year-old boy who has one of the rarest diseases in the world -- only 200 others have vanishing bones syndrome -- has started to re-grow tissue. New bone has been discovered in the spine of Joshua Leighton, reversing the disease which struck him three

  • Fears of fraud in postal voting system

    Fears of election fraud have mounted after the Government controversially ruled that voters will use an all-postal ballot to elect councillors and Euro MPs in June. The experiment to scrap the traditional ballot box system in four regions, including Yorkshire

  • School is on track with science

    A model railway set was just one of a number of exhibits during Science Week at a Keighley school. Pupils at St Anne's Primary School each undertook different projects as part of the national celebration this week. Several speakers also came to the school

  • 400 jobs under threat

    More than 400 jobs at two food plants in the Keighley area remained under threat this week after one of the district's biggest food manufacturers went into administration. Chicken products manufacturer Bront Foods, with premises in Cullingworth and Haworth

  • Greenhead to rebuilt on present site

    Greenhead High School is expected to remain on its current site as part of new multi-million pound plans to rebuild secondary schools in the Bradford district. Last summer new sites for the school were looked at as part of Bradford's inclusion in the

  • Monkey magic at New Year party

    Kung Hei Fat Choi! -- or Happy New Year. A Keighley restaurant owner has celebrated the Chinese New Year by surprising his customers with a little bit of monkey magic. Tam's Cantonese Cuisine, in Cross Hills, offered a traditional five-course meal with

  • BBC films local man's fascinating life story

    PUPILS at Gisburn Road School in Barnoldswick were in the spotlight on Thursday when a BBC television crew paid a visit. The television company was filming a documentary about ex-pupil Jack Pearce, whose life story reads like a script from a Hollywood

  • Locals 'left behind' in West Craven housing boom

    HOUSES in West Craven are being snapped up as soon as they hit the market, but local residents claim people from outside the town are getting offers in first. Estate agents confirmed there was a property boom in Barnoldswick and Earby, but denied priority

  • Couple tell of 'ghost' plane mystery

    A VISITOR to Barnoldswick was astounded to see a large grey aeroplane appear out of the mist near the Rolls- Royce factory - and then vanish. The plane looked as though it was going to hit both her car she and her partner were travelling in, as well as

  • Road is an 'accident waiting to happen'

    RESIDENTS in Barnoldswick are calling for urgent action over an unmade road saying it is an accident waiting to happen. Householders on Cavendish Street claim the unsurfaced road is hazardous for both cars and pedestrians. But Lancashire County Council

  • Father and daughter killed in bike accident, inquest hears

    VERDICTS of accidental death have been recorded on a police sergeant and his daughter. David Thomas McHugh, 43, of Heckmondwike, and his daughter Laura, 15, of Haworth, died after falling from a Honda motorcycle on the A65 near Austwick on June 28. Both

  • Vets could move into institute by the summer

    A VET is a step closer to expanding into Glusburn Institute after details of the suggested lease were debated at this week's parish council meeting. Andrew MacGregor, owner of Ashlands Veterinary Centre in Ilkley, approached Glusburn Institute back in

  • Legal advice sought to end washing line dispute

    THE row surrounding the hanging of washing in the back streets of Skipton may be taking a step nearer resolution. Pegging washing out in the back streets has been a tradition in the town for decades, but this practice was thrown into doubt after a dispute

  • Pupils celebrate Chinese New Year

    CHILDREN at Settle Primary School celebrated the Chinese New Year with class activities and oriental cuisine at dinner time to welcome the year of the monkey. The pupils enjoyed stories, art activities and games and on Tuesday they enjoyed a Chinese meal

  • Coroner warns climbers to take care

    A CORONER has urged climbers to exercise extreme caution when tackling limestone cliffs in the Dales. Geoff Fell was speaking at an inquest into the death of 33-year-old Andrew Cooper, who fell 40-feet down a crag near Austwick. Recording a verdict of

  • Taxi drivers hit back against racist passengers

    TAXI drivers in Skipton are being subjected to a torrent of racial abuse and discrimination. The liaison group of taxi drivers, police and Craven District Council, which issues licences, heard that racist passengers are refusing to be taken in a taxi

  • Former landscape designer takes on Dales parish

    INGLETON and Chapel-le-Dale have a new vicar. The Rev Charles Ellis will be inducted into the parish of St Mary's, Ingleton, and St Leonard's, Chapel-le-Dale on April 15. Mr Ellis, who is 53, is currently team rector of Rossendale Middle Valley in Lancashire

  • Town Hall could house new art gallery

    PART of Skipton Town Hall is to be turned into an art gallery and new entrance to the Craven Museum. Councillors have hailed the project as "giving the town hall back to the people" and said it would stop the historic building being seen as nothing more

  • Pensioners pay the price for TV licence quirk

    TWO sisters living in warden controlled accommodation pay different rates for their television licences - because of a quirk in the criteria. Doreen Larsen, 71, who lives in Princes Drive, Skipton, is not eligible for a discounted rate for her television

  • Elderly couple awoken by bedroom burglar

    AN elderly couple were horrified when they woke up to find a burglar standing at the bottom of their bed. The couple, who live in Princes Drive, Skipton, had left a kitchen window open when they went to bed. "It was a terrifying ordeal," said Det Con

  • Pete's in the panto - Oh yes he is!

    One question is asked when Keighley Amateurs release the tickets for their annual pantomime: "is Peter Whitley in it?" Answer "Oh yes he is" and the bums will be on seats quicker than you can make a custard pie. Peter has been bringing the house down

  • Theatre Reviews

    Storywriter -- Victoria Hall Back in the 1980s HYT were slick, surprising, spellbinding and splendid, and deserved all the praise I regularly gave them. Then I made a critical comment about the length of two of the youth theatre's flagship productions

  • Ban aim for Capital gain

    The Pipers make their London debut on January 31 as they play at the renowned BarFly Club in Camden. They hope to follow in the footsteps of bands that started out at the venue before achieving chart success and critical acclaim. Their predecessors include

  • Panto goes pop

    Pantomime has its own Pop Idol this year in the shape of East Morton man Paul Nowland. He returns to Ilkley theatre group Up-Stagers for another "funny and frivolous" stint as a Dame. "Regulars will be eagerly waiting to see which pop star he transforms

  • Charming Coward tale

    Eighteenth century France is the setting for a lesser-known Noel Coward comedy coming to Bradford Alhambra. The Marquise tells of an influential aristocrat who insists on marrying his daughter to a man she does not love. The father hopes to stifle the

  • Dalesfolk: Tom Brown

    EVEN before we met, everyone was telling me that plain Tom Brown was a very nice guy, the sort of pleasant young fellow that, even at a family funeral, you would be pleased to meet. The sophisticated young lady who suggested him as a subject for this

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - Very often I read your letters to the editor. Obviously such communications are published to make people think. Here is a letter designed to do just that. This has got to be one of the most clever of e-mails. Someone out there has too much time

  • 'Back bid for town council'

    Decision-making in Baildon could be transferred to local people if a plan to introduce a town council gets the go-ahead. The proposal to introduce "home rule" to the village could see responsibility for footpaths, street lighting, playing fields and other

  • School's top marks for effort

    A primary school condemned for its 'serious weaknesses' despite gaining some of the best results in Bradford, has seen major improvement. The Government school standards watchdog Ofsted said in 2001 that Oxenhope CE Primary School had 'serious weaknesses

  • Shoppers stranded as store bus goes

    A bus passenger today predicted that large numbers of shoppers would be affected after a service which stopped near Morrisons in Westgate, Bradford, was cut from today. The changes to the 845 service are part of a wide-ranging review of 100 bus journeys

  • Dog warden reins in team of huskies

    A dog warden is swapping patrolling the streets of Bradford for sledging on the snows of Sweden to help people with motor disorders. Stephen Wilkinson, a Bradford Council dog warden, will spend a week being pulled by a team of huskies in sub-zero temperatures

  • Close-up view of justice

    Bradford's magistrates are giving the district's ethnic minorities the chance to witness court cases from the other side of the Bench. The city has been chosen as one of 12 to take part in a national project where people from ethnic minority groups will

  • Gun crime is well below national trend

    New gun-crime figures suggest West Yorkshire is a safer place to live than other parts of the country. The level of gun crime in the county is well below the national average, according to the latest Home Office statistics. Offences involving firearms

  • Rugby League: Albion suffer shock defeat

    Keighley Albion 12 Victoria Rangers 16 - Keighley Albion went down to a shock defeat at the hands of Victoria Rangers. Albion had the upper hand in the early exchanges but failed to capitalise on a number of chances. Both defences were solid, however

  • Rugby Union: Second string blast home

    Keighley 2nd XV 24 Ilkley 2nd XV 7 - Keighley played with authority against an Ilkley side which is not accustomed to being beaten. Keighley were strengthened with the inclusion of Soren a young Danish international in the front row on a visit to Keighley

  • Rugby Union: Crusaders grab cup win

    Keighley 25 Knottingley 21 - Keighley made heavy work of their Yorkshire Shield tie with visitors Knottingley, providing their spectators with plenty of anxious moments before securing victory late in the game. There was little in the early stages to

  • Soccer: Keighley Ladies - Team Picture

    KEIGHLEY LADIES - Back (from left) Neil Farley (manager), Francis Nichol, Becky Grainger, Claire Atkinson,Lorna Burnett, Natasha Mulligan, Sian Sugden, Anna Spragg, Paul Evans (assistant coach). Front: Lyndsay Munro, Lisa Connoly, Maria McArdle, Michelle

  • Soccer: Craven League

    Bronte 5 Intake 0 - Bronte were determined to make up for their poor performance against Intake a couple of weeks ago and were hoping their keeper wasn't in quite as good form. Bronte should have gone 1-0 up after ten minutes but for a good low save which

  • Soccer: County Amateurs

    SILSDEN 3 HEMSWORTH MW 2 - Silsden were almost back at full strength before the late withdrawal of Gavin Finn but the inclusion of coach, Paul Schofield hardly weakened the side. But the unfortunate Schofield lasted only one minute - and he didn't even

  • Weightlifting: Powering to British date

    POWERLIFTER Gavin Ripley has his sights set on a place in the British Championships later in the year -- and has produced a massive lift as he prepares for his title bid. Gavin, a member of Keighley Weightlifting and Powerlifting Club, based at 'The Gym

  • Lady Luck still smiling on North Ribblesdale

    NORTH Ribblesdale's luck continues to hold in the Powergen Junior Vase, with the Settle side picking up another home tie in Round Six on February 7. The Grove Park men will have ground advantage against Biddenham, a club based in a village near Bedford

  • New Greens' milestone sparks fond memories

    A LOT of water has flowed over Linton falls since Wharfedale started out on the Rugby Football Union's Courage league structure in the 1987/88 season, (writes Tony Simpson). Tomorrow the Greens play their 300th league match at Bracknell and while there

  • Downgrading Cannabis does not mean it's safe

    The British Medical Association is extremely concerned that the impending downgrading of cannabis will send out the message that reclassification equals safe. It does not. The shift from being a Class B drug to a Class C drug in simple terms means that

  • Morley swoop to get Benton back

    Scrum half Scott Benton could well be playing against the Bees a week earlier than expected. The England international has left Cleckheaton to join his former club Morley. Cleckheaton, level on points with the Bees at the top of North One, are at Wagon

  • Avenue are rocked by Benn departure

    The big question for the followers of Bradford Park Avenue will be who will lead the team in tomorrow's re-arranged UniBond Premier fixture at Stalybridge Celtic after the shock departure of Wayne Benn. The midfield dynamo and club captain put in a transfer

  • Bulls in serious danger from Penrith

    Penrith Panthers have named 16 of the 17 players that triumphed in last year's NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final in an 18-man squad for the World Club Challenge clash with Bradford on February 13 at Huddersfield. Australian sides have a history of coming

  • Ronnie told to gooal get 'em

    New signing Ronnie Wallwork will be urged to get forward and help out City's under-pressure strikers against hot-shots Crystal Palace tomorrow. Wallwork, out of favour at West Brom, has signed a one-month loan contract and goes straight into a team that

  • Jungle moves indoors

    Children at a Keighley school will come face to face with jungle animals each day. Clare Hughes, an artist-in-residence, has been working with pupils at Our Lady of Victories Primary School on a textile project. The pupils each made their own square with

  • Ofsted sheds light on classroom improvements

    Considerable improve-ment has been made at Oxenhope Primary School according to a new Ofsted inspection report. The glowing report said it was a good school, which provided good value for money. It also said the school "no longer has serious weaknesses

  • Hidden danger of diabetes uncovered

    More than 300 Keighley residents dropped-in on a special health roadshow. The roadshow was held at Keighley Bus Station from 10am to 4pm last Thursday and was organised by Airedale Primary Care Trust (PCT). The event gave people the opportunity to learn

  • Methodists consider closing churches

    Keighley parishioners are facing up to the threat of mass church closures. The news follows a meeting of the Methodist Church Keighley and Worth Valley Circuit, which agreed to set up a feasibility study into looking at having only one Methodist church

  • Serenade in the station

    Keighley Amateurs youngsters took a break from pantomime rehearsals to sing for shoppers last weekend. The children (pictured) returned to Keighley bus station to perform popular songs from musicals during Saturday lunchtime. Many of the children -- members

  • Billy's a loyal Cougar fan

    The loyalty of Keighley Cougars fan Billy Todd would be difficult to match. The great-grandfather has been following the town's rugby league club, through thick and thin, for almost 80 years. Billy still attends all the home games, although he has made

  • Trotwood steps in to help Ocean

    A Keighley rock musician was "promoted" to play in chart band Ocean Colour Scene after it lost its bassist recently. Roger "Trotwood" Nowell played for the popular group for the last few days of its pre-Christmas tour of Ireland. Roger is usually the

  • New car park planned for hospital

    A new 120-space car park is set to be built at Airedale Hospital to help relieve chronic congestion. The move follows countless complaints to Airedale NHS Trust about insufficient parking spaces for visitors, many of whom are forced to park on Skipton

  • D-day due for £23 milion college bid

    Keighley College will discover next week whether government cash is available for its planned new £23 million campus. The Learning and Skills Council will reveal whether it will provide the bulk of funding for a purpose-built complex next to the railway

  • Service station to double in size

    A Keighley service station is set to undergo a £400,000 redevelopment. The shop at Almar Self Service, in Hard Ings Road, will be doubled in size, with many new lines -- including alcohol -- being introduced. A state-of-the-art conveyor car wash, able

  • Bone re-growth hope for rare disease boy

    A 12-year-old boy who suffers from vanishing bones sydrome - one of the rarest diseases in the world - has started to re-grow bone tissue. New tissue has been discovered in the spine of Joshua Leighton, who is undergoing a course of experimental treatment

  • Citroen cars targeted by thieves

    Something strange is happening to Citroen cars in Barnoldswick. Owners are returning to their vehicles to find unusual parts have mysteriously disappeared. And police suspect that someone somewhere is giving their old Citroen a makeover. One car was stripped

  • Couple celebrate diamond wedding

    A FORMER headteacher of Austwick Primary School and his wife celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary next week. Philip and Margaret Hamby, who live in Giggleswick, enjoyed a wartime wedding 60 years ago after meeting in a convalescent home where both

  • Anger at plans to convert pub

    ANOTHER North Craven pub is under threat after a planning application was submitted to turn the Flying Horseshoe at Clapham Station into eight apartments. In recent years the Goat Gap on Newby Moor, the Cross Streets at Austwick and the Bridge at Ingleton

  • Pool loses vital funds as vandals torch paper trailer

    VITAL funding for Settle Swimming Pool has gone up in smoke after vandals again set fire to a paper recycling trailer. The trailer has been torched several times since the collections began and it is a matter of great concern to those involved in the

  • Dog dirt spoils new playground

    CHILDREN constantly have to avoid dog dirt when playing at Skipton's Ginnel Park playground. The playground was opened in December with new play equipment and has become a big hit with local children. Some youngsters were even spotted playing on the slide

  • Australian choir enjoys its visit to Skipton

    THERE was quite a coup for Skipton on Saturday as it ranked right up there with Salzburg, Vienna, Prague and York as a venue for a concert by the Australian Children's Choir. The choir, whose patron is the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, was held

  • Head's delight over Ofsted report

    HEADTEACHER of Skipton's Christ Church School Helen Davey says she is "absolutely thrilled" with its Ofsted report, published this week. An inspector visited the 120-pupil school in November and concluded its effectiveness and value for money were good

  • Pauline takes up swim challenge

    A CHARITY that supports workers in the hospice movement should be £1,000 the richer following a Kettlewell woman's sponsored swim in two weeks' time. Pauline Thompson, of Roebuck Bungalows, is the director of the St Columba's Fellowship, a Christian charity

  • Discount reductions could fund affordable housing

    AN increase in council tax for owners of second homes could lead to more affordable housing initiatives in the Craven area. Craven District Council has decided to reduce the council tax discount offered to owners of second homes from 50 per cent to 10

  • No escape from council tax rise

    CRAVEN council tax payers will have to dig deeper into their pockets this year to find the additional funding the county council says it needs to balance its budget plans for 2004. The county council wants to increase its portion of the council tax bill

  • HML expands with 400 new jobs in Ulster

    SKIPTON company HML, which employs 650 people in the town, has given British workers a vote of confidence by deciding to open a call centre in Londonderry. It has decided not to follow the trend for setting up call centres and administration centres in

  • Family maintain bedside vigil as injured woman flies home

    JANET Tempest, of Broughton Hall, who was seriously injured after falling from a camel on an African safari, has been flown home by air ambulance. Mrs Tempest, 73, who has been unconscious for 15 days, arrived at Leeds-Bradford Airport from Nairobi yesterday

  • Student ousted from presidency for rule breach

    A FORMER Skipton Girls' High School student enjoyed a landslide victory when she stood as president of one of the oldest debating societies in the world, only to be ousted a few days later. Ruzwana Bashir, 20, followed in the footsteps of five British

  • The Curmudgeon

    NOW then, kiddiewinks, a column about culture (like what you call kulcha) brought about by a collision of towering genius, modern technology, and a product of the modern education system. The genius came from Wolfgang van Beethoven who, in my humble books

  • Digital revolution leaves us behind

    SIR - Looking at your editorial of the 16th about the local inability to obtain BBC digital services, I couldn't agree more, not being able to see the Alan Clark diaries till later in the year irritated me somewhat. However, I have been pursuing this

  • Down Memory Lane

    These machine tools were being delivered by mobile crane through the Lord Street windows of Keighley Technical College early in 1967, for use in the training workshops. At that time the college taught more than 5,000 students from as far away as Settle

  • Jane heads for war-torn Israel

    A Bradford woman is preparing to fly to war-torn Palestinian areas of Israel in a bid to highlight the plight of its people. Jane Gregory, who has lived in Manningham for five years, will be joining other members of the International Solidarity Movement

  • Plane flies in for anniversary

    An historic aircraft which delivered essential goods to British troops occupying parts of post-World War Two Berlin will be flying into Leeds-Bradford International Airport to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-day landings. The Dakota DC3, the only one

  • Man, 72, convicted over ramraid haul

    A 72-year-old grandfather has been convicted after police investigating a ram-raid gang found stolen property at his home. Arthur Conway, who had no previous convictions, was fined a total of £500 after he admitted handling stolen goods for the gang who

  • Alicia had designs on raising £700 gift

    The artistic talent of a four-year-old girl has boosted the Save Our Play appeal by £700. Little Alicia Jerger, of Carleton-in-Craven near Skipton, designed a Christmas card which was used by Gargrave firm Johnson & Johnson Wound Management to send

  • Players given a heads up!

    Spotting young footballing talent from across the district and developing them into Bradford City stars of the future is the key to the club's success. That was the message from City players Wayne Jacobs and Danny Cadamarteri and former Bantam Ian Ormondroyd

  • Garden rose is our Summer memorial

    A heartbroken couple today paid tribute to their baby daughter who died at just a month old after complicated heart surgery. Little Summer Boyce was born weighing 5lbs 4oz at Bradford Royal Infirmary and was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary's intensive

  • Postal-vote dispute going to the Lords

    The House of Lords is to be asked to overturn a Govern-ment decision which will see votes cast in this year's local government elections cast entirely by post. The Electoral Reform Society today vowed to lobby the Lords to overturn the decision to make

  • City Hall IT staff reveal strikes

    Two days of strike action are to be held which could severely affect services provided by Bradford Council. Computer staff employed by the authority have told the management they will strike for 48 hours on February 26 and 27 unless their dispute is settled

  • Post boxes raided by mail thieves

    Royal Mail bosses have been forced to stop using street mail boxes in parts of Bradford because they are being raided by a gang. About 1,000 items of post have been stolen from 'bag boxes' - used to store mail for postal workers to collect on their rounds

  • Athletics: Holmes goes for the top

    FIVE times English Fell Running Champion Ian Holmes will be pitting his wits, and stamina, against the top fell athletes in the country on Haworth Moor this weekend. The 21st Soreen Stanbury Splash has attracted a top field with Holmes aiming to complete

  • Table Tennis: Keighley & District League

    Nemesis B and Red Rose A locked horns for an enthralling relegation battle at the bottom of Keighley & District Table Tennis League Division One. Despite home advantage, Nemesis started badly with two defeats as firstly Keith Lee got the better of

  • Soccer: Junior round-up

    Sutton Rascals Under-9s B team played their first game after the Christmas break and came up against a very strong Wyke team. Wyke won convincingly with a 6 - 1 scoreline. Eddie Evans scored the consolation goal for rascals in the closing minutes. Sutton

  • Soccer: Wharfedale Sunday League

    Top-of-the-table Crossflatts ground out a 1-0 victory over Esholt Victoria. Lee Bailey scored the only goal to keep Crossflatts' title hopes on course. In an even first half, a below-par performance saw Crossflatts fail to convert their chances and they

  • Soccer: Variety a class act

    Wilsden 0 New Variety Club 6 - Variety played their first league game since December 14, but were too strong for a spirited new-look Wilsden side. Mark Westfall opened the scoring on his return, and completed a hat-trick before half time. In the second

  • Biek racing: Appleyard new boy lifts top title

    EIGHTEEN-year-old Kieran Clarke, a new member of the Appleyard Racing Team has been named most promising young rider in the country. Kieran added his name to the roll of honour when he was awarded the Octagon Motorsports Trophy for the most promising

  • Trials: Dougie bounces back to form

    Dougie Lampkin scored an important and morale-boosting victory over his indoor championship rivals, when hepulled off a comfortable win in France last weekend. Lampkin, who had failed to qualify for the final in Germany last weekend, bounced back with

  • Cougars: Ready for Arriva clash

    COUGARS are winding up for a big opening day clash with Halfiax when the Arriva Tains Cup gets underway next weekend -- and could spring a major surprise. Halifax, who were relegated from Super League last season, have been installed as favourites to

  • Competitive friendly lifts Skipton

    SKIPTON'S rearranged visit to Baildon may have been billed as a 'friendly' fixture, but there was more than enough competitive edge in the game to make an overdue 24-18 win worthwhile. Baildon opened with the slope of their ground in their favour and

  • Dalesmen serve up a treat

    WHARFEDALE'S 13-9 win over table-topping Sedgley Park enabled devotees to enjoy one of those special occasions which replenish pride and deliver a warm glow of satisfaction. More importantly, the win brought two very useful points in the team's bid to

  • North Ribb get closer to Twickenham

    NORTH Ribblesdale may have welcomed a Manchester side from a ground with the same Grove Park name, but there the similarity between the two sides ended as the Settle side moved forward into Round Six of the Powergen Junior Vase with a 34-8 victory. Simon

  • Letters to the Editor

    Please restore our civilisation SIR - Our road has become a bombsite. We have empty houses, fly tipping and, worst of all, vandalism. Most of the houses on this street are privately owned, yet we are unable to park outside them because of vandals. Most

  • Craven through the years

    100 Years Ago THE people who ran Skipton Workhouse, the Board of Guardians, had an interesting debate on the number of pubs in the locality. They said that as many workhouse inmates were there as a result of drink, they supported the magistrates, who