MISBEHAVING youths are probably the biggest source of worry to many law-abiding residents. It's not just the fact that their behaviour is loud, their language shocking, the likelihood of them committing petty acts of nuisance and vandalism high; it's
Nadeem Siddique has set himself a two-year target to become a British champion. The ambitious Bradford fighter believes it is a realistic aim - and his words are backed up by Boxing Board of Control secretary Simon Block. He was at the Nottingham Ice
Silsden's FA Cup exploits in their first season on the non-league ladder earned them plaudits but on the day of the second qualifying round they will be back in league action. Flixton are the visitors to Cougar Park in the North West Counties Division
Bradford Park Avenue face the proverbial banana skin tie as they enter this season's FA Cup competition and it will be no comfort to them being drawn at home. The squad are looking forward to the second qualifying round game after a confidence-boosting
Dean Windass has urged his City team-mates to make some noise. He reckons they need to get more vocal to be in with a shout of beating Barnsley. Windass admits he was as much to blame as anyone for the dismal LDV Vans Trophy loss to Accrington. But nobody
Last month's 40-12 hammering by the Rhinos at Headingley could prove to be the turning point in the Bulls' season, says stand off Iestyn Harris. Coming on his maiden return to his former club, the crushing defeat was excruciating for Harris, but he was
Not surprisingly, residents of Cottingley are extremely concerned about the extra traffic clogging up the village since the opening of the Bingley relief road. It's a problem that was widely predicted by those who know the area and those who try to travel
JOE BRADY scored the goal which earned a drawn for Keighley Shamrocks in Division One. They were 1-0 down at Wakefield City when Brady stepped up with his life-saver. Keighley Lifts just missed out on the points in a five goal thriller. They were 3-0
EXTRA time goals from Tom Applebee and James Nettleton booked Silsden's place in the first round proper of the FA Vase. After suffering the disappointment of defeat in their FA Cup replay against Holker Old Boys in midweek the Cobbydale side bounced back
DANNY MOORE won the Luther Featherstone Trophy at Silsden Bowling Club on Sunday. Braving cold wet weather Danny, a member of Skipton's Devon club beat Trevor Hargreaves of Keighley Bowling club 21-17 in a close game. Earlier it had been 'Dan the Man'
ALMOST 900 children from 58 schools tookpart in the Cross Country Challenge series organised by Bingley Harriers. The ninth annual event was the biggest ever with 895 young athletes taking part. The event has also thrown up a string of talented stars
KEIGHLEY CRICKET ACADEMY has put the district's kidney unit well on the way to buying a pioneering patient monitor. They presented a cheque for £1,150 to the Renal Unit at St Luke's Hospital in memory of Zatoon Kamal, who was a dialysis patient on the
Keighley 20 Yarnbury 8 Keighley produced their best form of the season in beating a workmanlike Yarnbury side. The return of Danny Horne added steel both in attack and defence and the weight and power of prop Paul Sinfield, back after a two week absence
FIFTEEN-year-old Matthew Cottam is celebrating a sprint double after picking up gold medals at the West Yorkshire Junior Athletics Championships. Matthew, who attends South Craven School and runs for Bingley Harriers, won the 100m and 200m in one of the
Flash floods which brought chaos to homes and businesses across the district were caused by "inadequate" maintenance of rivers, drains and sewers, councillors have been told. An independent report into the flooding, which left parts of the Aire Valley
Children as young as eight and nine are packing fake guns in their schoolbags. Chief Insp Simon Atkin, of Keighley police, revealed that the police had major concerns because of the realism of the guns. He said: "There are children as young as eight and
A senior nurse has been charged with murdering three women patients at Airedale Hospital. The nurse, 51-year-old Anne Grigg-Booth, formerly of Farling Top, Cowling, has also been charged with the attempted murder of a 42-year-old man. She is facing a
Award winning chef Stephanie Moon has cooked all over the world but she will be returning to her roots when she appears at Skipton Local Produce Festival next weekend. Miss Moon comes from Tosside and went to Settle High School and Craven College. She
THE Skipton branch of the Royal British Legion is planning a big parade through the town next year to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War Two. The war in Europe (VE Day) ended on May 8 and in the Far East (VJ Day) on August 15, but the date
THEY were once thriving, offering an inexpensive place for mums to meet and toddlers the opportunity to develop their play and learning skills. But this autumn, for the first time in many years, there is not a single voluntary playgroup in Skipton. Three
A SKIPTON councillor mounted his own surveillance operation and has accused the police of ignoring their powers to counter bad behaviour. District councillor Mick Hill told Craven District Council's community services committee he felt the police were
Local Keighley Shared Church, Church Green: Keighley Vocal Union performs with instrumentalists from Bingley Grammar School (tomorrow 7.30 pm). Tickets £5, on the door or phone 01535 604595. St Anne's Church, North Street: Bradford choir Chordiality,
Local favourite Peter Whitley plays the King for the second time in his amateur theatrical career while last year's leading lady returns to play the "I". They take the demanding roles of a Siamese monarch struggling to adopt Western values and a Welsh
SIR - I was so sad to read about Soraya Ahad's experience in Keighley and so glad to read Ann Cryer's brave analysis of what must be achieved now and in the future. Perhaps the Town Council could invite young people from within the different communities
A nursing union chief today welcomed a Telegraph & Argus campaign to end violence and abuse towards NHS staff. Susan West is regional officer for the country's largest nurses' union, the Royal College of Nursing. She said: "People always assume it
Residents say a housing development they once welcomed has been altered and will damage their quality of life. The development of 26 houses and bungalows and 20 flats, on the site of the former Oakdale First School in Wrose, Bradford, was approved by
KEIGHLEY LADIES pulled off a 3-0 victory over Bradford City's A team to stay at the top of the table. Strikers Maria McArdle and Fatima Khatun gave City a hard time in a fiery opening period, but City's defence held fim withsome fine play from 14-year-old
Sutton Under-10s B lost 4-0 at home to Wyke although the score line did not Sutton's effort. They played well defensively and held Wyke to 0-0 until well after half time. George Meehan made good saves while man of the match Harry Tosney and Daniel Hall
Residents in Cottingley are being given the chance to have their say on plans to help relieve traffic congestion and tackle rat-runners through the village. More than 1,800 questionnaires are being sent out to people in the village by Bradford Council's
Bingley Town 2 Keighley Athletic 3 - Two closely matched teams produced another exciting contest, but Athletic have something of an 'Indian sign' over Bingley and although the home side fielded a very strong team it was Athletic who eked out the win.
DANNY MOORE won the Luther Featherstone Trophy at Silsden Bowling Club on Sunday. Braving cold wet weather Danny, a member of Skipton's Devon club beat Trevor Hargreaves of Keighley Bowling club 21-17 in a close game. Earlier it had been 'Dan the Man'
A desperate mother fears her 13-year-old daughter, who has been missing from home for almost two weeks, may be being kept against her will. Sinead Howard went missing on Saturday, September 18, just days after celebrating her mother's birthday with her
West Craven Warriors Under-14's 0, Cubs 52 -- Relegated from last years premier division, West Craven found life in division one to be just as daunting when they came up against a rampant Cubs side who were in devastating form. Kelly was first to cross
A man had to have emergency surgery after being slashed in the face with a machete in an apparently motiveless attack. Steven Hirst, 43, was walking in Talbot Street, Listerhills, at about 10pm last Sunday night when he was set upon by two men armed with
ALMOST 900 children from 58 schools tookpart in the Cross Country Challenge series organised by Bingley Harriers. The ninth annual event was the biggest ever with 895 young athletes taking part. The event has also thrown up a string of talented stars
The search was beginning today for a new chief executive for Bradford Vision. Sharmila Gandhi yesterday announced her resignation after two and a half years to move to Spain with her family. Today Bradford Chamber of Commerce, which has two members on
KEIGHLEY CRICKET ACADEMY has put the district's kidney unit well on the way to buying a pioneering patient monitor. They presented a cheque for £1,150 to the Renal Unit at St Luke's Hospital in memory of Zatoon Kamal, who was a dialysis patient on the
Keighley 20 Yarnbury 8 Keighley produced their best form of the season in beating a workmanlike Yarnbury side. The return of Danny Horne added steel both in attack and defence and the weight and power of prop Paul Sinfield, back after a two week absence
A mother whose daughter died in a country-lane car smash has hit out at the sentence given to the drunken driver who killed her. Matthew Fish is beginning four and a half years in jail after running away from the wreckage of his crashed car leaving two
FIFTEEN-year-old Matthew Cottam is celebrating a sprint double after picking up gold medals at the West Yorkshire Junior Athletics Championships. Matthew, who attends South Craven School and runs for Bingley Harriers, won the 100m and 200m in one of the
COUGAR coach Gary Moorby is busy rebuilding his squad ready to take on NL2 next year -- with the club determined to bounce straight back from relegation. His priority is to re-sign most of the current team as he lays the foundation for the 2005 squad,
NORTH Ribblesdale must travel to Yorkshire Division Two rivals Scarborough in the second round of the Powergen Junior Vase. Last season North Ribblesdale went all the way to the final, held at Twickenham but face a stern test of their ability to repeat
SHELL-shocked Skipton face a difficult task if they are to make a swift recovery from a hammering at West Leeds. Barnsley are the visitors to Sandylands tomorrow, and the south Yorkshire side have made an unbeaten start to the season after winning promotion
IT hasn't taken long for Wharfedale to thrust their New Zealand recruit Daniel Snee into the first team spotlight. They travel to Blaydon in the Powergen Cup with a side that has a hint of the experimental about it. Snee comes in at centre as spikey young
Liversedge have surpassed their own expectations in the FA Cup but are hungry for another pay-day and have a chance of progressing past the second qualifying round after being handed a home tie. UniBond Premier side Prescot Cables are the visitors for
Having exited the FA Cup at an early stage, Guiseley are aiming to capitalise on the fact that many of their UniBond Premier Division rivals are still involved when they host Bishop Auckland tomorrow. They have played two games fewer than some clubs but
Joe Simpson and Roger Raper both have opportunities to stake their claims for a regular place in Bradford and Bingley's starting line-up tomorrow. Simpson is included at full back for the Powergen Cup second-round tie at Harro-gate, while Raper comes
KEIGHLEY LADIES pulled off a 3-0 victory over Bradford City's A team to stay at the top of the table. Strikers Maria McArdle and Fatima Khatun gave City a hard time in a fiery opening period, but City's defence held fim withsome fine play from 14-year-old
Sutton Under-10s B lost 4-0 at home to Wyke although the score line did not Sutton's effort. They played well defensively and held Wyke to 0-0 until well after half time. George Meehan made good saves while man of the match Harry Tosney and Daniel Hall
Sandy Lane bounced back to form against Esholt with a first half hat-trick by Richard Hibbert and two goals from Ben O'Melia helping them to secure a 6-0 half time lead. The second half saw Esholt lift their game with goals from J Dores and M Kitchen.
Bingley Town 2 Keighley Athletic 3 - Two closely matched teams produced another exciting contest, but Athletic have something of an 'Indian sign' over Bingley and although the home side fielded a very strong team it was Athletic who eked out the win.
Oil rig supplies firm chairman Philip Wood reflected on an eventful first year in charge at MOS International and admitted: "I knew nothing about the history of the company or its internal problems when I came here." Mr Wood said he had achieved a turnaround
West Craven Warriors Under-14's 0, Cubs 52 - Relegated from last years premier division, West Craven found life in division one to be just as daunting when they came up against a rampant Cubs side who were in devastating form. Kelly was first to cross
CYCLISTS braved thick clouds and howling gales on the Three Peaks Cyclo-cross race last weekend. Bingley Harriers athlete, Robert Jebb, clocked up his fourth consecutive win in the gruelling 38-mile race in a time of 3hrs 4mins 52secs. The race takes
COUGAR coach Gary Moorby is busy rebuilding his squad ready to take on NL2 next year -- with the club determined to bounce straight back from relegation. His priority is to re-sign most of the current team as he lays the foundation for the 2005 squad,
Vandals have destroyed a natural well by smashing coping stones -- exposing a 5ft square hole filled with about 4ft of water. Stirling Moore returned home to High Spring Road, Thwaites Brow, Keighley, from a weekend away, to find youths had destroyed
A music teacher from Keighley was unfairly sacked from her job at one of Britain's top schools. Westville House Preparatory School, in Ilkley, is now facing a compensation bill after losing a case against Barbara Boothroyd, its former director of music
A mosque today announced the unprecedented move of inviting BNP members and supporters to the Keighley building in a bid to build bridges between different faiths and communities. Through the pages of the Keighley News, members of the Medina Mosque, in
INSPIRATIONAL cancer survivors have raised over £50,000 to help other victims of the disease. Pauline Turner, who suffered from ovarian cancer, and her husband John joined with Robin Maude, who had bladder cancer, and his wife Janette, to host a grand
AS the Bishop of Leeds came to admire St Stephen's new building, Ofsted inspectors declared the Skipton school "very good". The Right Rev Arthur Roche visited on Wednesday to see the new facilities and unveil a plaque. After a mass at St Stephen's Church
PLANS to alter a pub in the oldest area of Skipton have failed to find favour with local councillors. Skipton Town Council's planning committee looked at the proposals for the Royal Oak on Monday. Councillors raised no objections to making internal alterations
THE Craven and Dales landscape which attracts visitors in their droves throughout the year is being highlighted by Yorkshire's favourite gardener Alan Titchmarsh. In a BBC TV series which began this week - British Isles: A Natural History - the former
INSPECTORS have confirmed that North Yorkshire's police force has made significant improvements since a dismal initial report ranked it among the worst performing in the country. The force had claimed that the inspection, in 2003, came before major policy
CRAVEN'S first joint base for emergency services is still on the cards although financing the venture is proving to be a sticking point. Back in January The Craven Herald first highlighted the fact that talks had been taking place between the fire, ambulance
A SENIOR nurse at Airedale General Hospital has been charged with the murder of three elderly women patients. The charges follow a long-running investigation into a series of suspicious deaths at the Steeton hospital. Ann Grigg-Booth, 51, had been suspended
PLANS outlining the future for health care across Craven will be unveiled next week. After years of uncertainty the Craven, Harrogate & Rural District (CHARD) Primary Care Trust will announce the outline summary case for two new facilities, one at
POLICE are still in the dark over the identity of this woman (pictured) whose body was found in a stream near Penyghent last week. She was discovered shortly before 11.30am on Monday September 20 by walkers, 30 yards from the entrance to Sell Gill Hole
Yasmin -- Pictureville Cinema, Bradford Many people in Keighley know about Ken Glenaan's film, shot on location in the town, but few will get to see it as things stand. A crime, because modern-day cinema needs this sort of film as an antidote to the saccharine
Jazz, folk and the Beach Boys can be heard at Glusburn Institute this month in a series of concerts. The Ken Marley Trio kick off the season tomorrow by playing revamped jazz standards and a tribute to Benny Carter. Beach Boys Inc perform a tribute to
SIR - A meeting was held on September 13 which was attended by businesses in the coach street area to discuss the proposed plans by Skipton Renaissance Market Town Initiative. We feel that Craven District Council is not fully open and transparent about
A Bollywood movie mogul is setting his sights on Bradford as the basis for his next project and hoping to find new talent in the city. Film-maker Mahesh Bhatt has been talking to budding film-makers at script-writing classes and giving talks at the National
Sandy Lane bounced back to form against Esholt with a first half hat-trick by Richard Hibbert and two goals from Ben O'Melia helping them to secure a 6-0 half time lead. The second half saw Esholt lift their game with goals from J Dores and M Kitchen.
Schoolchildren's bright ideas could shape the future of Bradford. At the start of term, students from specialist business school Laisterdyke High were set a challenge to come up with creative solutions for tackling a range of local problems, including
JOE BRADY scored the goal which earned a drawn for Keighley Shamrocks in Division One. They were 1-0 down at Wakefield City when Brady stepped up with his life-saver. Keighley Lifts just missed out on the points in a five goal thriller. They were 3-0
A man who exploited two girls for his own sexual pleasure has been jailed for seven years and nine months at Bradford Crown Court. Rodney Smith, 58, was convicted by a jury five weeks ago on three specimen charges of indecent assault and one of rape.
EXTRA time goals from Tom Applebee and James Nettleton booked Silsden's place in the first round proper of the FA Vase. After suffering the disappointment of defeat in their FA Cup replay against Holker Old Boys in midweek the Cobbydale side bounced back
A charity appeal for volunteers has been welcomed by a motor neurone disease sufferer who relies on the care of her husband. The Motor Neurone Disease Association is launching a volunteer programme in Bradford to help people like Diane Kendall, of Clayton
The parents of a baby boy who died at Bradford Royal Infirmary after allegedly being given a large dose of morphine are threatening legal action. Seven-day-old Talvin Singh died in the hospital's special care baby unit after being born by caesarian section
Bradford Council faces the possibility of legal action from today with around 70 per cent of its buildings failing to meet new disability access legislation. The authority says 46 of its buildings are now fully compatible with the Disability Discrimination
CYCLISTS braved thick clouds and howling gales on the Three Peaks Cyclo-cross race last weekend. Bingley Harriers athlete, Robert Jebb, clocked up his fourth consecutive win in the gruelling 38-mile race in a time of 3hrs 4mins 52secs. The race takes
A FORMER Test cricketer has joined Giggleswick School's sports staff Mark Greatbatch, played 41 Test matches for New Zealand plus 84 one day internationals (earning man of the match awards in four of them) between 1998 and 1996. He made his debut against
Bullying caused my breakdown SIR - I want to congratulate Sally Clifford for her article highlighting the problem of workplace bullying (T&A, September 23). As a former local government manual worker myself for nearly 20 years, I suffered bullying
100 years ago THE trustees of the Hugh Smith charity, in Cowling, had announced the sale of property and was offering financial assistance to students during the coming season. Twelve students studying at Leeds University, Keighley Trade School, Skipton
A candle of hope was lit this week with the issuing of a statement by three workers at one of the main mosques in Keighley, who say they consider it a duty to speak out and work practically to bring about positive change. In an unrelated move, a bid was
