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  • Ilkley have serious plans for education

    Ilkley Rugby Union Football Club have taken another major step forward with the appointment of David Duxbury as their new full-time Community Rugby Development Officer. A former Ilkley player who has played little this season because of back problems,

  • Tykes' lapses proving costly

    Yorkshire were made to pay a heavy price for their early generosity to Essex opener Will Jefferson on the first day of the championship season at Chelmsford yesterday. The 6ft 10in right-hander survived a run-out chance before he had scored and was then

  • Oleksewycz earns Avenue a point

    Bradford Park Avenue 1 Hinckley United 1 An early penalty set Avenue on their way against Hinckley in their penultimate home fixture in the Conference North but the visitors pegged them back to prevent a rare home win this season. A strong appeal was

  • Guiseley celebrate a famous success

    Guiseley 1 Halifax Town 0 A penalty in the dying seconds of the first half was the difference between the sides as UniBond Premier Division Guiseley overcame their more illustrious near-neighbours Halifax Town at Fleet Lane in the West Riding County Cup

  • Fielden makes case for defence

    Stuart Fielden isn't blaming the Bulls' worst ever start to a Super League season entirely on their defence. "It's not all down to that, although it is a big factor," said the Great Britain prop. Attempting to explain a playing record of four wins and

  • New safety measures at 'suicide junction'

    A spot dubbed 'suicide junction' is to get safety improvements after warnings that someone could die if action was not taken. The junction, which links Moor Lane, Station Road, Prospect Road, Station Approach and Southfield Road has been highlighted as

  • Young Kazakhstan violinist shines in front of judges

    A YOUNG musician from one of the former Soviet republics has helped the 2005 Horsforth Competitive Festival of Music, Drama and Dance come to a rousing close. Nine-year-old Raim Amanbaev was flown over especially from Kazakhstan by his aunt, Camilla,

  • Campaigners step up fight to save Pool housing complex

    A CAMPAIGN to save a sheltered housing complex in Pool-in-Wharfedale is gaining momentum -- producing a 500-signature petition in a fortnight. A delegation of elderly tenants from Wharfedale Court and their relatives also raised concerns at Monday's meeting

  • Trio are jailed for torture of workmate

    THREE Otley men who kidnapped and sadistically tortured a teenage workmate have been jailed for a total of 17 and a half years. Simon Ellwood, 19, was bound and gagged, suspended from a moving van, nailed to a floor and doused with petrol during his terrifying

  • Wharfedale pays its last respects to Iraq hero

    THE people of Wharfedale were united in grief last Friday as they gathered to say farewell to a hero. The funeral of Royal Air Force pilot David Stead, 35, took place at All Saints Parish Church, Ilkley. More than 300 comrades-in-arms, family, friends

  • Prison for men who ran illegal slaughterhouse

    A FATHER and son who ran a squalid, illegal slaughterhouse on the outskirts of Ilkley, and a man who botched Halal killings, were all jailed for animal cruelty last Thursday. District Judge Roy Anderson heard how Harold Gray, 62 and his son Michael, 31

  • Three main parties unite in stance against BNP

    WITH electioneering beginning in earnest this week, the three main contenders for the marginal Ilkley seat unusually see eye to eye on one vital issue. Abhorrence of the British National Party (BNP) and its leader, Nick Griffin, who will also contest

  • Letters to the Editor

    Traffic lights lead to congestion, but there are some simple solutions SIR, - It is difficult to understand how the traffic lights on Skipton Road at the bottom of Victoria Avenue in Ilkley can be described as 'reducing congestion'. The problem in that

  • Otley come unstuck down at the Old Deer Park

    London Welsh 20 Otley 14 OTLEY came unstuck at Old Deer Park where they found the home side keyed up in their fight for survival. They found great difficulty in raising their game, even in the second period when, with the slope in their favour, they enjoyed

  • Two more pubs set to ban cigarettes

    Two more pubs in the Bradford district are set to ban smoking completely. The Narrow Boat at Skipton, and Bar t'at, at Ilkley, will ban cigarettes from May 9. Symposium at Idle and Coopers Brasserie at Guiseley have already taken the plunge as the owners

  • DJ's date with royal approval

    A budding Bradford DJ is to share the stage with international artists at a star-studded music festival. Manessa Faal, of Drub Lane, Cleckheaton, is to showcase her singing and DJ talents alongside superstars such as Will Smith and Craig David at this

  • Small shops are jewel in city's crown

    Martin Carlton will always remember the day the earth moved beside his jewellery shop on the edge of Centenary Square. It was the day the cityscape dramatically changed for ever as giant Provincial House vanished in a controlled explosion to make way

  • Web diversity in your hands

    Bradfordians are to celebrate the country's cultural diversity by recording their experiences on their very own website. Technophobes will join computer wizards in special workshops to create their own website composed of cultural practices, ideas, talents

  • Fewer 'Specials' tread the streets

    Hundreds of part-time police officers have disappeared from their West Yorkshire beats. West Yorkshire Police have 265 fewer Special Constables than in 1997, according to Home Office figures. But the police, who are planning a big recruitment campaign

  • 'We're worried for the future of our children'

    A support group for children with Down Syndrome and a Bradford special school which has scooped numerous awards are fighting plans for a massive shake-up of special education across the district. Bradford Council is proposing to close ten special schools

  • More countryside tracks opened up

    Walkers, cyclists and horse riders will have the chance to enjoy some of the district's most breathtaking landscapes on a trail which will join a national leisure route. New paths will be created joining existing bridleways and footpaths to form the "

  • Car stolen with baby still in the back seat

    A terrified mother watched in horror as her car was stolen and driven off at speed with her young son in the back. Incredibly the one-year-old boy was found safe and well after the mother flagged down a passing motorist and pursued the car thief. During

  • College lecturers' strike is called off

    An all-out strike at Bradford College - which was sparked by 122 proposed redundancies and pay conditions - has been suspended after managers agreed to save 66 academic jobs and improve lecturers' wages. Last month the Telegraph & Argus reported how

  • Ilkley's juniors sparkle in Open

    The Ilkley Junior Squash Open, showed the improvement in a number of Ilkley's budding squash players. Hannah Dean, was too strong in the Under-15 girls, winning the title by beating fellow Yorkshire player Grace Smith. Sean Thorton, showed how much he

  • Berrett back to defend crown

    Halifax squash player Marcus Berrett is back at the Ilkley Tennis and Squash Club, this weekend to try to retain the BSPA Ilkley squash open, he won last year. Berrett is seeded No 1 for the tournament. He is a former England international, having made

  • Ben Rhydding Ladies gain victory over a battling Chester side

    Chester Ladies 0 Ben Rhydding 2 After the long travelling over the last few weeks this trip to Chester felt like a local derby! With many years together in the Northern Premier League prior to being promoted to the National League, these two teams have

  • Ilkley create history with promotion at first attempt

    Street Work Soccer 2 Ilkley AFC 3 A top-of-the-table clash, with too much at stake for both teams to generate a footballing spectacle, saw Ilkley battle to victory and secure a promotion place from Division Two of the West Yorkshire League at the first

  • Major change

    ALLOTMENT holders in Otley could be about to see a major change in the way the town's nine sites are managed. A recent survey came up with a list of necessary and wished for improvements at the sites that was quickly revealed as totally outside the town

  • Road rage

    ROAD rage incidents of the worst sort are thankfully things which do not happen too often. However, Ilkley seems to suffer from an altogether more subtle form of road-related angst which manages to hold every bit as much aggression but thankfully so far

  • Hull KR, Hill and happiness for Hallas

    All eyes will be on Bradford Dudley Hill on Sunday, May 1 when the amateur side attempt to pull off a shock at Hull KR in the quarter-final qualifying play-offs for the Northern Rail Cup. Hill drew the League One giants after finishing top of group six

  • Bees lack buzz as Wharfedale progress

    Wharfedale last night showed the strength in depth that goes with being an established National League club. In a game where both sides had only a handful of first-team starters, they beat Bradford and Bingley 32-0 at The Avenue in the second round of

  • the number one choice

    Donovan Ricketts will not be on trial when he finally starts his first game for City on Saturday. The Jamaican keeper makes his long-awaited debut against Brentford - nine months after arriving at Valley Parade. With Paul Henderson unlikely to play again

  • Wharfedale pays its last respects to hero airman

    THE people of Wharfedale were united in grief last Friday as they gathered to say farewell to a hero. The funeral of Royal Air Force pilot David Stead, 35, took place at All Saints Parish Church, Ilkley. More than 300 comrades-in-arms, family, friends

  • New access dinghy makes it plain sailing for youngsters

    YOUNG people with learning difficulties and schoolchildren are set to benefit from a new dinghy at Otley Sailing Club. Thanks to a grant of around £4,000 from global outsourcing company EDS Ltd, the club has been able to buy an access dinghy. It is the

  • Balance must be struck

    With pressure on available building land in the Bradford district growing and the land itself becoming more costly for developers to acquire, housing developments are becoming increasingly high-density and taller. There are more and more three-storey

  • Boss could be top UK entrepreneur

    The boss of a Bradford-based executive recruitment agency has been nominated for the national Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Glen Hall, managing director of the Write Research Company, is in the running for the award sponsored by Ernst & Young and

  • 'Fill in lido and build new leisure centre' call

    THE open air swimming pool in Ilkley should be filled in to provide space for a new leisure centre for the town, one resident has urged. The shockwaves which emanated from the closure of Bodies Gym continue to reverberate around the town with various

  • Precept cash to be spent on riverside footpath

    THOUSANDS of pounds from Ilkley's parish precept will help revamp a popular riverside footpath in Ilkley. Ilkley Parish Council has agreed to spend £3,500 from its Special Projects pot on the footpath between Beanlands Parade and the suspension bridge

  • Dangerous road to get safety measures

    ROAD safety campaigners on one of Britain's most dangerous roads are celebrating after a promise of road safety improvements from highway bosses. A package of safety measures will be installed on the A59 at Beamsley near Bolton Abbey after a highway study

  • Middleton is given protection status at last

    THE final hurdle has at last been overcome in the battle to give Middleton protected Conservation Area status. Bradford Council's Keighley Area Committee has declared Middleton a Conservation Area - and would-be developers and residents are being warned

  • Ilkley seeks return of historic Roman stone

    ILKLEY is demanding the return of two historic stones from religious leaders who removed them from the town several years ago. Residents, historians, archaeologists and a councillor have banded together to issue the call for the relics - including one

  • Letters to the Editor

    Time for repairs to Jubilee Clock to be questioned SIR, - .As I read with dismay the placards around the town proclaiming the cost of the repairs to the clock (£100,000 plus), I wonder who these people are who arrive at such figures one or two things

  • Privacy fear over plans for houses

    Residents claimed their privacy would "be destroyed" if 24 properties were built next to their gardens. Homeowners in Chapel Road, Crossflatts, near Bingley, fear the three-storey buildings would overlook their homes with several of the planned top-level

  • Aireborough's superb display in Aire-Wharfe Cup victory

    Aireborough 29 Bradford Salem IIs 5 Braving the wind and rain Aireborough still managed to put in their best performance of the year as they beat Bradford Salem's second string last Tuesday evening in the Aire-Wharfe Cup. With the home advantage going

  • 'Stop the mindless morons'

    Two cricket clubs are calling for tough action after being plagued by terrifying attacks by young vandals. Both Shipley Providence Cricket Club, in Coach Road, Baildon, and Saltaire Cricket Club, based in Roberts Park, have suffered vandalism, damage,

  • Charity invests £500,000 in city's projects

    A national charity is launching a ten-year £500,000 investment plan to improve the lives of Bradford communities. Policy research unit the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has chosen Bradford as the location for three major projects over the next decade. The

  • 'Autumn start' for Broadway builders

    The new owners of the planned Broadway shopping scheme expect to take possession of their land in Autumn. Westfield will be ready to move on site as soon as the £20 million project preparing the infrastructure for the shopping centre is finished. The

  • Georgie is set to walk again

    A paramedic paralysed in a road accident and told she would never walk again will prove medics wrong later this year when she embarks on a sponsored challenge. Georgie Hurst, 33, suffered horrific injuries when the car she was in crashed on a road near

  • Craftsman's labour is a work of art

    A memorial to two baby brothers which had been destroyed by vandals is being restored to its former glory. Yobs smashed ten stained glass windows after going on the rampage at St Peter's Church in Birstall, last summer. The damage included a memorial

  • Waiting list is worst in the district

    More than 140 people have waited more than six months for treatment at Airedale Hospital, new figures reveal. More people needing operations are being dealt with within six months at Bradford's St Luke's Hospital and Bradford Royal Infirmary than in Airedale

  • Pensioners will give candidates a grilling

    Pensioners are being urged to make their voices heard at a debate being held to allow them to quiz Bradford candidates in next month's General Election. All the main political parties have confirmed they will be sending candidates to the event which takes

  • Body on the moors: Two are charged

    Two people were due to appear in court today, charged with the murder of a Bradford man whose dismembered body was found on moorland eight years ago. A 38-year-old woman of Bierley, Bradford, and a 39-year-old Batley man are accused of the murder of Leonard

  • Ilkley's Emma runs for Yorkshire in fell race

    Emma Barclay ran for the Yorkshire team in the Inter-County Fell Champs at The Wrekin, Shropshire, on Sunday. In Saturday's Lancaster Three Bridges 10k, five Harriers ran: John Atkinson 41st in 38.24; Terry Lonergan 51st and 2nd V55 in 39.16; Cath Wolfenden

  • Ilkley come down to earth after a good win over Pontefract

    Keighley 30 Ilkley 7 The nursery rhyme about when he was good he was very very good and when he was bad... springs to mind. Following the master class against Pontefract the week before the Dalesmen were greeted by a fierce numbingly cold northerly blowing

  • Letters to the Editor

    All schools need a helping hand SIR - Regarding your front page article about the cuts in budgets for inner-city schools (T&A, April 8), on the face of it this seems a disgrace. But we must not forget all the schools in Bradford require adequate funds