IT had to come. The construction of a protective barrier on a picturesque lay-by by the River Wharfe on Denton Road seems the only solution to the repeated problem of gipsy invasion. Residents and anglers have complained until they are blue in the face
Horton Park notched a rare sporting success in the South Bradford Primary Schools' Euro 2004 tournament. Representing Switzer-land, in an event organised by the South Brad-ford Sports Co-ordinator (SSco) scheme, they defeated a gallant Bow-ling Park (
Iestyn Harris today becomes a Bradford Bull and will make his debut in the home match against Wakefield on Sunday week. The contract binding the former Leeds Rhinos star to the Headingley club in the event that he quit rugby union is believed to be unenforceable
GENERATIONS of pupils and teachers swapped stories as they said an emotional farewell to a 130-year-old Yeadon school. Hundreds of past and present staff and students swarmed into Yeadon South View Junior School last Saturday for a special memorabilia
GUISELEY In Bloom has hit out at heartless thieves who ransacked a new display just days before the summer judging. Volunteers for the group completed planting work on a plot at the corner of Renton Avenue and Otley Road last Saturday, and were delighted
A MIXED residential and business development on the site of the former Silver Cross works in Guiseley would put an unbearable strain on the area's facilities, claims Aireborough MP Paul Truswell. Owner, The Woodford Group, wants to build 100 flats and
AN investigation is under way after a body was recovered by firefighters from a blazing shed in Yeadon. The dead man is believed to be a 42-year-old from Yeadon with a partner and two children. Police have not yet named the deceased. A post-mortem revealed
Bradford University has scooped a contract with Yorkshire Forward to enable businesses to exploit its world-class research, it was announced today. The University will become home to another of the regional development agency's pioneering Centres of Industrial
IT'S a simple wedding photo but it clearly means a lot to retiring deputy head teacher Maureen Shackleton. The snap which she has on display is not of a family member but of a former pupil, and it was sent with a note from the girl saying how well her
Bradford Council will be exclusively run by the Conservative group for the next two years after power-sharing talks with the Liberal Democrats broke down. The authority's powerful executive committee - which includes Ilkley councillors, Martin Smith and
Vandals have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage in Burley-in-Wharfedale in an evening of destruction. Windows were smashed and blooms were torn out of flower beds on Friday night. Restaurateur David Woolley was left counting the cost of the apparently
ROAD safety campaigners have enlisted the help of aristocracy in a bid to save lives on a road branded as the most dangerous in Britain. The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire were the first people to sign a petition calling for the reduction of the speed
THE end of Ilkley's recurring gipsy nightmare could be in sight with the granting of permission for a barrier which would seal off their favourite camping site next to the river Wharfe. Every year gipsies camp on the lay by next to the stepping stones
Councillor replies on D-Day 'oversight' SIR, - I feel that I have the right to reply to two letters published in the Gazette of June 17 regarding the opening of the nature reserve at Addingham and its dedication to the D-Day landings anniversary. In reply
Councillor replies on D-Day 'oversight' SIR, - I feel that I have the right to reply to two letters published in the Gazette of June 17 regarding the opening of the nature reserve at Addingham and its dedication to the D-Day landings anniversary. In reply
FIRST the calendar, then the film - and now the book. The Calendar Girls Story tells the true story of the women whose risqu calendar led them from Yorkshire to Hollywood - in their own words and illustrated with previously unseen photographs. Five years
Vandals have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage in Burley-in-Wharfedale in an evening of destruction. Windows were smashed and blooms were torn out of flower beds on Friday night. Restaurateur David Woolley was left counting the cost of the apparently
THE end of Ilkley's recurring gipsy nightmare could be in sight with the granting of permission for a barrier which would seal off their favourite camping site next to the river Wharfe. Every year gipsies camp on the lay by next to the stepping stones
Three local multi-events athletes, each representing West Yorkshire, were in outstanding form at this weekend's North East Schools Combined Events Championships. These were held at the South Leeds Stadium with the counties of West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire
ADDINGHAM managed to escape most of the bad weather but they could not prise out the final Bardsey wicket which would have given them victory. In a rain affected game Addingham perhaps batted too long in taking their full 50 overs. They finished on 204
ON a day when the rain played havoc with the programme Burley managed to extend their lead in the race for promotion to Division A. Pool won the toss in a reduced overs game and they elected to bat. They were however soon under pressure at 13-2. The sustained
Shipley Stride walkers boosted the Macmillan Cancer Relief appeal by almost three times the amount raised last year. This year's event, backed by the Telegraph & Argus, has already seen organisers receive more than £14,500 - and they are expecting
Chief executive of the NHS Sir Nigel Crisp will visit Bradford tomorrow to learn more about how health bosses are training the doctors of tomorrow. Sir Nigel will deliver a keynote speech at a national conference being hosted by Bradford City Teaching
Three schools are celebrating after attaining specialist technology status. Challenge College, Frizinghall, Queensbury School, Queensbury, and St Joseph's College, Bradford, will receive the status from the Department for Education and Skills in September
A 91-year-old widow has received an apology after she was wrongly sent a letter threatening her with eviction. Edna Moorhouse, who moved into Derby Place in Thornbury last December, was shocked when she got a letter from North Bradford Community Housing
Police have apologised after a single mother was left helpless in bed as burglars smashed their way into her home. Mother-of-two Chelsea Muff, 25, said she had to wait 40 terrifying minutes for police to arrive following an urgent 999 call to report intruders
The family of teenager Donna Healey, who was last seen alive more than 16 years ago, hope today to get the go-ahead to finally lay her to rest. An inquest into the death of the 18-year-old from Bradford, who disappeared in March 1988, was due to be opened
One of Bradford's new BNP councillors has been sacked from his job. Arthur Redfearn was yesterday removed from his position as a driver with West Yorkshire Transport Services. The company described his political stance in relation to his job as "inappropriate
Valley Parade owner and former Bradford City chairman Gordon Gibb has flatly rejected a last ditch appeal to let the club play rent-free at the stadium next season to save it from closure. And he criticised the administrators for "leaving the negotiations
COLIN Montgomerie is backing local golfers Pam Henderson, Julie Dundas and Daniel Reeve from Rawdon Golf Club and calling on others to hit the green for Macmillan Cancer Relief this summer. He is asking them to take part in the Longest Day Challenge 2004
On Sunday, Sue Bickerdike ran 47m54s for the Rainton 10K on Sunday, getting under the elusive 48min mark for a PB. There were excellent conditions for the very enjoyable and well organised Settle Hills Fell Race, seven miles with 1750ft of climb. Geoff
The Airedale and Wharfedale League's Eddie Nelson Under-13 six-a-side competition was staged at two clubs this year. The grounds at Ilkley and Ben Rhydding were used for the competition which was eventually won by Burley-in-Wharfedale. Final group positions
This challenge to Bradford motorists SIR - If any prospective new learner-driver wants to practise hazard manoeuvres he or she should do a spot of Oak Lane cruising. They can brush up on their reflexes driving behind the drivers who never signal left
City's players began pre-season training today after crunch talks at Valley Parade. The squad emerged without comment from a meeting with the adminstrators just after 11am. But boss Colin Todd, who sat down with the players to keep them informed with
AN under siege playgroup has had to cancel its annual trip because of the damage being caused by burglars and vandals. Ducklings Pre-School Learning Centre has been broken into six times since Christmas despite installing extra security. Last weekend
Vandals have caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage in Burley-in-Wharfedale in an evening of destruction. Windows were smashed and blooms were torn out of flower beds on Friday night. Restaurateur David Woolley was left counting the cost of the apparently
It's hard to believe that it might be over at last. Despite all the efforts of the ever-generous fundraising people of Bradford and the huge amount of practical and moral support they have given over the past troubled months, the football club which means
FIRST the calendar, then the film - and now the book. The Calendar Girls Story tells the true story of the women whose risqu calendar led them from Yorkshire to Hollywood - in their own words and illustrated with previously unseen photographs. Five years
ACTHE end of Ilkley's recurring gipsy nightmare could be in sight with the granting of permission for a barrier which would seal off their favourite camping site next to the river Wharfe. Every year gipsies camp on the lay by next to the stepping stones
A CALL was made this week for The Grove in Ilkley to be made a permanent one-way street. During recent pavement work only traffic travelling west to east was allowed to use the road. And Angela Hill, of Woodroyd Gardens, Ben Rhydding, was so impressed
Mindless vandals have scrawled graffiti over one of Yorkshire's best loved beauty spots. Shocked walkers on Ilkley Moor have discovered that ancient rocks have been defaced by louts. The hooligans have used white gloss paint to leave their mark between
A CALL was made this week for The Grove in Ilkley to be made a permanent one-way street. During recent pavement work only traffic travelling west to east was allowed to use the road. And Angela Hill, of Woodroyd Gardens, Ben Rhydding, was so impressed
YEADON battled the elements and their opponents to emerge with another six valuable points on Saturday. On a day when only two games were played in their division of the Bradford League Yeadon made it 16 points out of the last 18 and that was without
First Teams Division A NORTH LEEDS V BECKWITHSHAW Beckwithshaw.- B Quick c Richardson b Khan 43, R Wilkins c Hollis b Richardson 8, S Walmsley b F Khan 63, R Knellor c Kellaway b Wales 7, S Bank 10no; Total 135-4. Bowling: N Richardson 8-4-22-1; F Khan
THE Wharfedale Aikido club, based at St Mary's School, Menston gained major successes at the British Aikido Association National Junior Championships at the National Indoor arena, Birmingham. In the under-10s age category they produced the overall National
IN very wet and windy conditions at the AAA's Under-20 and Under-23 Championships at Bedford, Horsforth's Andrew Staniland won the silver medal in the Under-20 men's long jump with a leap of 7.17m. This was into a headwind of 1.5 metres per second. Andrew
GUISELEY AFC have certainly hit the target with their new sponsorship deal. They are to be backed by the UK's leading independent express delivery company Target Express. The company has over 50 depots throughout the country and is the country's largest
Bradford Council's all-Conservative executive has been assembled. Labour and the Liberal Democrats have refused to take seats on the powerful decision-making body. It has left the city with, in effect, a Conservative-run authority. The executive has the
Heritage chiefs say a Bradford mill is leading the way in a crusade to save historic buildings from decay. But Manningham Mills, which is Grade II listed and has been on English Heritage's At Risk register for the past five years, must stay on a buildings
Bradford City's former chief executive Julian Rhodes was today locked in talks with the club's administrators over a last ditch rescue package. Mr Rhodes was believed to be meeting representatives from administrators Kroll at a location away from Valley
ADDINGHAM managed to escape most of the bad weather but they could not prise out the final Bardsey wicket which would have given them victory. In a rain affected game Addingham perhaps batted too long in taking their full 50 overs. They finished on 204
ON a day when the rain played havoc with the programme Burley managed to extend their lead in the race for promotion to Division A. Pool won the toss in a reduced overs game and they elected to bat. They were however soon under pressure at 13-2. The sustained
