THEY may be fed up to the back teeth of the problems caused by skateboarders all over the village, but the latest development in the skate park story will stick in the throats of many people in Addingham. The handing over of the cash needed to buy state-of-the-art
Last weekend did not turn out quite as planned for Beckfoot School pupil Aaron Hussain Dad. The 15-year-old ice hockey player was guesting for Sunderland, who were representing England in an international tournament in Holland. However, due to delays
Eccleshill Utd 1 Goole 5 A poor second-half display saw Eccleshill swamped by visitors Goole in their Northern Counties East Premier Division clash at Plumpton Park. United took a deserved lead but were pegged back late in the first half. They had dominated
OTLEY'S largest public venue is at risk of losing its public entertainment licence. Unless work is carried out immediately on its up to 40 years old electrical systems, Otley Civic Centre could be closed as a public venue. The town council, which is currently
TELEVISION gardener Alan Titchmarsh entertained delegates at a hugely successful amateur theatre conference in Ilkley. More than 100 delegates from the Little Theatre Guild (LTG) of Great Britain visited Ilkley during the weekend for the 58th Annual Conference
A RAWDON church has been stripped of thousands of pounds worth of paving slabs. Determined thieves wrenched 70 square metres of stone from pathways at Trinity and All Saints Church, New Road Side, sometime overnight on Monday. The theft was discovered
OTLEY faces potential economic disaster unless it makes the most of its riverside, warned consultants this week. Unless the town cashes in on its most valuable asset and develops it with a mixture of housing, eateries and businesses, it could find itself
Morrisons today took its first major step since taking over Safeway by announcing the sale of a package of 19 stores to supermarket rival Waitrose. The deal includes the disposal of 18 former Safeway stores including the one in Westgate, Otley, plus the
TELEVISION gardener Alan Titchmarsh entertained delegates at a hugely successful amateur theatre conference in Ilkley. More than 100 delegates from the Little Theatre Guild (LTG) of Great Britain visited Ilkley during the weekend for the 58th Annual Conference
PENSIONERS and community groups are making good use of a minibus paid for by local organisations and fundraising efforts in memory of an Ilkley resident. Ilkley and District Council for Voluntary Service has unveiled its new 11-seater minibus with wheelchair
A fight to save the "last remaining field" in Burley seems doomed after an Inspector ruled against the wishes of local people. An inquiry into the fate of Burley House Field has decided against the views of the community council which wanted to see the
NEW cherry trees on The Grove proved a hit with the Ilkley public after arriving from Holland yesterday. Council workers spent the day planting the 13 new trees which will take the place of 11 old ones which have been removed as part of the pedestrian
A plan to build a house on Ilkley's Queen's Drive Lane could improve the area, a developer has claimed. He made the statement to an appeal hearing at Ilkley Town Hall yesterday where the owner of the land, Robert Bennett, challenged the initial decision
A millionaire benefactor has left more than £75,000 in her will to benefit the people of Burley-in-Wharfedale. Mrs Daphne Sharpe, who lived in the village, has left a total of more than £4m to friends, relatives, charities and good causes. And Mrs Sharpe
DESPERATION has turned to celebration for an Ilkley mum-of-four who will collect her first class law degree a week on Saturday. With four growing children to feed, Ruth Wood feared the worst when her police constable husband was struck down with cancer
Why all the fuss about a new library? SIR, - May I please reply through your paper to the front page article on the new library. I cannot understand Councillor Graham Kirkland causing such a fuss over the building of a new library. Only a few months ago
Shutters reconsideration is welcomed SIR:- Following the latest raid on my shop I was contacted by Kate Brown from the parish council who, I am delighted to say, has advised me that the council is now willing to consider an open form of external shuttering
Whilst sensible people were tucked up indoors watching the Six Nations Rugby runners from Airienteers had to cope with gale force winds and driving rain at the British Orienteering Championships last Saturday. The championships were held on the fells
LADS from the Otley area are certainly enjoying a successful rugby union season. Otley RUFC's Junior Section is proud to announce the success of two of their players. brothers Tim and Chris Mobbs who have made it into the England squads for their respective
The parents of a young cancer victim who died last week have urged organisers of a major fundraising event in the city to go ahead with their plans. Eight-year-old Robyn Brooks finally lost her fight for life in New York. News of Robyn's death after a
A new state-of-the-art fire station in Bradford is set to become a reality within a year. Fire authority bosses have been given the green light to buy and demolish a pub on the site to make way for the multi-million pound development off Leeds Road. Bradford
Bradford City Football Club was today in a desperate race against time to prevent it going out of business within a week. There are only six days left before a £300,000 lump sum, injected by chief executive Julian Rhodes to keep the club alive during
Whilst sensible people were tucked up indoors watching the Six Nations Rugby runners from Airienteers had to cope with gale force winds and driving rain at the British Orienteering Championships last Saturday. The championships were held on the fells
Ilkley's under-11 rugby team travelled across to the west coast at the weekend. Despite Southport's physical size and the ability to put out two sides most weekends, Ilkley played with total commitment winning 45-5. After a night at Charnock Richard and
Ilkley RFC Under-7s and Under-8s enjoyed a well organised and successful tour of East Yorkshire. Over 20 boys and accompanying parents were entertained by Hull Ionians on the Saturday and took part in a mini Rugby festival at Driffield on the Sunday.
MENSTON Bowling Club members are looking forward to Thursday, April 1, when the 2004 bowls season begins. Their first Airdale and Wharfedale League match will take place on Saturday, April 10. Social bowling will become a regular occurrence taking place
EARLY indications that overseas players would not be able to coach in local clubs in the coming summer have been dispelled somewhat. Clubs may sign an overseas player for season 2004 from anywhere in the world but, if the club then wants that overseas
PARENTS in Horsforth, Yeadon and Rawdon could be forgiven for tearing their hair out after hearing the latest twist in the PFI (Private Finance Initiative) schools saga. Residents in each of those areas should be looking forward to building work starting
Logan Swann is back on his feet again. The Bulls' Kiwi international back rower, who has been out of action since rupturing his medial knee ligament against Penrith, began light running this week as he bids to be fit for Easter showdowns with Leeds and
Bryan Robson is trying to make a deadline-day swoop for Manchester United starlet Chris Eagles. The City boss wants to borrow the 18-year-old, pictured, until the end of the season - but can only do so if other players are unloaded from the squad. As
A FATHER and son team is helping to keep Grove and Rawdon's next production in the family. Dad Ian Clarke and son James are taking to the stage for next month's My Fair Lady at Yeadon Town Hall - and to make it a real family affair Ian's wife Christine
When John Bradley died of a heart attack at the age of 47 his wife and four children were left reeling. With no sign of ill health he simply went to work one day and never came home. And his sudden death two and a half years ago left his wife Amanda and
STRONG winds nearly closed the Otley to Askwith road last week by bringing down a tree over Weston Lane. The incident, which happened during stormy weather last Friday, left the route only barely passable. Police were quickly at the scene to put up warning
VILLAGERS in Bramhope are celebrating after a housing developer's plans to make last minute changes to new homes were turned down. Residents in Parklands and neighbouring streets had campaigned hard against Consort Homes' bid to alter its scheme at Silvertrees
A millionaire benefactor has left more than £75,000 in her will to benefit the people of Burley-in-Whar-fedale. Daphne Sharpe, who lived in the village, has left a total of more than £4m to friends, relatives, charities and good causes. And Mrs Sharpe
Bradford City FC, which is no stranger to crises, appears to be facing its worst one yet - one which could see the club going into liquidation and out of business. It is difficult to believe that this is the same club which just a few short seasons ago
A GOVERNMENT commissioned report recommending an increase in house-building could have an impact on the future of green field sites around Ilkley, says a councillor. The newly-released final report of the Barker Review of Housing Supply recommends the
DISGRUNTLED village chiefs in Addingham have added their voices to the growing discontent over the adoption of village design statements. After being instructed by members of the parish council, Clerk Pam Boulton said she wrote to Bradford Council planners
Last week, residents of Ilkley had access to free checks for diabetes. Next weekend they will be offered free walk in Blood Pressure checks. Philip Chinque, of the Rotary Club of Ilkley, said, "Doctors, nurses and health professionals will be available
TOYTOWN hero Noddy is all set for a new adventure in China - helping to teach his young fans English. But the Eastern adventure has come has no surprise to Gillian Baverstock, the Ilkley-based daughter of Noddy's creator, Enid Blyton. Mrs Baverstock said
VILLAGE leaders have urged health chiefs to speed up the process of providing a much needed new medical centre in Addingham. The plan to provide the state of the art clinic was announced in May last year and the site, on the Memorial Hall car park, has
THE wildest dreams of skateboarders in Addingham are about to come true - but only if they can behave themselves over the next few weeks. Since the village skate park was opened last year, youngsters have complained about a lack of equipment on which
Old Otliensians 40 , Skipton A 0 In the friendly against Skipton A, Otliensians were able to call upon a stronger side than first anticipated. Playing into a gale force wind, they soon established their intentions to play enthusiastically despite the
Otley Town 1, Wibsey 1 Because Champions and current League leaders Silsden have already been accepted into the North West Counties for season 2004/05, it may be that for this season alone, the County Amateur Premier League will decide on a single relegation
THREE young members of the Aireborough and Wharfedale Judo Club won medals on Sunday at the Yorkshire and Humberside Closed Judo Championships. These were held at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford. Armughan Syed won a bronze medal in the 38kg
GUISELEY AFC were left kicking their heels on Saturday when their Nethermoor Park pitch became waterlogged and unplayable. Their home UniBond Division One game with Leek Town had to be postponed. This has now been re-arranged for Tuesday, March 30, with
EARLY indications that overseas players would not be able to coach in local clubs in the coming summer have been dispelled somewhat. Clubs may sign an overseas player for season 2004 from anywhere in the world but, if the club then wants that overseas
Orrell 28, Otley 14 ORRELL presents an inhospitable spectre with its clubhouse razed to the ground following a fire and no sign of hospitality for visitors other than a notice amongst the programme adverts, easily missed, inviting supporters to a church
Ageing Shipley Health Centre is to be sold to a private company for redevelopment - and then leased back to the medics who operate there. The 30-year-old Alexandra Road building, which is owned by North Bradford Primary Care Trust (PCT), is no longer
A disabled man not expected to live beyond his teens has been nominated for an award at the age of 43 to mark his dedication to a village fund-raiser. Graham Inman, who suffers from a rare condition of the nervous system, has spent 30 years helping to
An entertainments group that already owns the rights to Noddy now wants to buy another children's favourite - the Mister Men, created by a Cleckheaton-born author. Chorion has been trying to clinch a multi-million-pound deal with the family of writer
The head of a nationally-acclaimed Bradford school is to go to Lancashire for a year to help put a struggling school on its feet. The head of Challenge College, Gareth Dawkins, is going to Moorlands School near Blackburn, which went into special measures
A community centre will undergo a transformation after being awarded £200,000 to provide better facilities for children and adult learners. Bolton Woods Community Centre will use the money to fully refurbish its premises in Livingstone Road and build
A Bradford NHS health chief has given evidence against a former Bradford breast surgeon accused of "dishonestly and deliberately" misrepresenting his career. David Jackson, chief executive of Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust, appeared before the General Medical
A Bradford-born theatre director told a High Court judge yesterday of her "bitterness" that she was not given credit for her part in writing a smash hit West End play. Pam Brighton told the court that she played a full part in the writing of Stones In
The Government has been accused of trying to "bully" an independent elections watchdog into scrapping ballot boxes in Bradford. Shipley MP and elections minister Chris Leslie warned that the House of Lords must "back down" in the row over the introduction
An innovative route for pedestrians and cyclists will wend its way to Bradford city centre in what is believed to be the first project of its type in Britain. Work will soon start on the £3 million 'Living Street' project which will include a landmark
City of York lls 4, B Rhydding lVs 2 Last Saturday, Ben Rhydding Fourths travelled to York to play their penultimate game of the season with once again key players missing. In atrocious weather conditions Ben Rhydding started very slowly and were soon
The eagerly awaited Harrogate League Senior Challenge Cup semi-final between Addingham and Ilkley fell foul of the weather on Saturday as the Addingham pitch was waterlogged. This was a blessing for both sides as the inclement weather would have spoiled
Kirk Deighton U-10s A 1, Ilkley U-10's Blues 0 The final matches of the season were played at the same venue as last season's final matches. Last year the teams won the league title here and all of the Ilkley contingent were hopeful of the same result
Ilkley 26, Leodiensians 10 Even standing on the touchline was a hazardous occupation as these two old rivals laid on an exciting and absorbing encounter played in the teeth of a gale blowing straight across Stacks Field. Ilkley eventually came out on
These dangerous road markings SIR - I know it has been a while since the road markings were changed at the junction of Rooley Lane (A6036) but using Odsal roundabout since does not feel safe. The new road layout was completed at the end of August 2003
