Bradford Park Avenue head to the Midlands tomorrow to face Nuneaton for their penultimate game in the Conference North, and they are in buoyant mood after a home draw against Hinckley in midweek. "We were pleased with the result on Wednesday and I'm sure
Those people who have had their cars taken by teenagers, driven at high speed around estates just for the fun of it and left trashed might wonder why the law does not come down harder on the young criminals than it did on 18-year-old Steven Stewart and
Screen star Jenny Agutter is to celebrate the centenary of the publication of the book which helped catapult her to stardom. She is to retrace the steps which she took 35 years ago in the making of the movie The Railway Children, in Haworth. The novel
Zulu warriors descended on Silsden to teach schoolchildren the art of African song and dance. The Mighty Zulu Nation dance troupe visited Hothfield Junior School to launch the school's summer term enrichment programme. The programme is entitled The World
Silsden will have CCTV cover by the end of this month. District councillor Andrew Mallinson, pictured, told Silsden Town Council that three new high-tech cameras had been acquired and Silsden was the first on the list to benefit from them. The machines
A Keighley mother has accused the BNP of hijacking her daughter's traumatic experiences for its General Election campaign. The mother, whose daughter fell victim to a sex abuse gang, has demanded the party stops making her ordeal a political issue. The
Jekyll and Hyde -- Bradford Alhambra Take a bit of Oliver!, a bit of Les Miserables and a lot of Sweeney Todd, and you've got the flavour of Jekyll and Hyde. But this musical starring Paul Nicholas isn't as good as any of those shows, and isn't quite
FOR THE first time in a decade, I am struggling this week with what to say in this hallowed space (I hallow it, even if some readers don't). Not because I am lost for words but because there is a certain process underway nationally that, quite frankly
Frightened residents on a street who are being subjected to "juvenile terrorism" say they have been forced to use barbed wire to protect their property. Teenagers drinking, taking drugs and being aggressive to residents are among the activities residents
The first steps are being taken to set up an organisation which will return civic pride to Bradford. A meeting is being organised to set up a civic trust or society to preserve the city's architectural gems and encourage stunning modern designs. Letters
A pilot scheme to provide transport for youngsters in isolated areas is to be wheeled out to other areas. The Wheels 2 Work scheme provides scooters for 16 to 25 year olds in Denholme and Cullingworth who struggle to travel to work or college. Funding
Food producers from Bradford are being urged to safeguard the future health of the city's population by getting involved in school dinners. Bradford Council's in-house caterer Education Contract Services wants more local farmers and producers to supply
Leisure bosses criticised by a group of active pensioners angry at shock price hikes have bowed under pressure and slashed their fees. More than 138 members of Pudsey Active Life Group signed a petition in protest when Leeds Leisure bosses put up the
Outspoken left-winger Tony Benn is one of the reasons why Tory local Councillor Kris Hopkins is bidding for a place in the corridors of power at Westminster in the election. Coun Hopkins, the deputy leader on Bradford City Council, says the veteran former
Bradford Council's recycling chief has vowed to try harder after complaints that recycling schemes are a mess. Concerns were raised following the authority's bid to recycle more waste even though many residents claim existing collections are not being
A woman accused of the murder of a man whose torso was found on moorland eight years ago, was yesterday granted bail when she appeared in court charged with his murder. Tracey Cameron, 39, of Dunsford Avenue, Bierley, made her first appearance before
The family of a 21-year-old Bradford man killed when his car hit a lamp-post as he fled police are demanding a full inquiry into his death. They say they need to know the circumstances surrounding the accident and are demanding answers. Umar Ahmed, of
Celebrating his first birthday this week at home with his family, Tristan Hickey looks just like any other baby - happy, alert and smiling. But for Tristan and his family his big day was a double celebration because just weeks ago the tenacious tot was
A Bradford taxi driver was arrested on the M62 with ten kilos of heroin in the boot of his car, a court heard yesterday. Undercover detectives tailed Ibrar Ahmed to Manchester where he picked up the drug at a supermarket car park. The jury at Leeds Crown
JUNIOR soccer stars from St Stephen's School took the honours in the finals of the Keighley Primary Schools Football League. The Skipton school was invitd to join the competition to even up the numbers and turned in strong performances throughout. In
CRICKET kicks off the season this weekend with a full programme of matches around the local leagues. Craven League officials expect it to be one of the most open competitions for years with the current champions, Barrowford, looking to retain the title
THE Worth Valley League's first cup competition, the Keighley Merit, is to be played at Whins Wood on Sunday. The competition, sponsored by Brian Potts (Decorators) of Oxenhope, gets underway at 9.30 and the draw is- 9.30am: P Anderson v J Haker, A Bowning
Keighley 30 Ilkley 7 - Revenge was sweet for Keighley as they atoned for their heaviest defeat of the season in December at Stacks Field, Ilkley with an impressive victory at Utley. Three top class first half tries and some inspired goal kicking by stand
Keighley Ladies 2 Goole Town 0 - Yorkshire Shield (semi-final) KEIGHLEY Ladies reached the final of the Yorkshire Shield with a 2-0 victory over Goole Town. The opened the scoring in the opening minutes of the match when a superb cross from Natasha Mulligan
Steeton put up a strong battle against Ardsley Celtic, before slipping to a 5-4 defeat. They were 3-0 down at half time, but fought their way back intothe game with Arron Drake and Stuart Airdrie both scoring two goals. However, Celtic edged the win with
Premier Divison Cup: New Variety Club 5, Three Horses 3 - In a scrappy first half New Variety had more possession but couldn't convert their chances and Jamie Rowell grabbed the lead for Three Horses with a back-header over Variety keeper Neil Ackroyd
OVER 250 runners took part in the second of the Bunny Run series of races this week. Mark Buckingham won the event in a time of 17min 9 seconds ahead of John Hennigan (17:31), with Bingley runner Rob Jebb third in 17:40. Other top local finishers included
KEIGHLEY is set to become the centre of the cycling world in 2005 - with a bumper package of activities taking place throughout the summer. Top cycle trials riders will be heading to area on the third weekend in July when a round of the World Bike Trial
Cougars 31 York City Knights 42 - GARY MOORBY will have nightmares about his side's battle with York City Knights for as long as he is involved in rugby league - and probably a little bit longer! Fans will remember it as the game that was won - signed
SETTLE begin the new Veka Ribblesdale League season at home to Great Harwood this Saturday with a simple message from skipper Andrew Davidson: "Let's continue where we left off." The Dales side have improved their league position in the top division for
SIR - I'm very sorry that Eleanor Wakeling is offended by the poster "National Atheists Day: 1st April" outside our church in Utley. We hoped the poster would be seen as light-hearted, rather like an earlier poster when we parodied the sign at the Roebuck
DOCTORS are, by nature, a cautious bunch. They don't like to stick their heads above the parapet and years and years of dealing with the sacrosanct ethic of patient confidentiality means their natural inclination is to keep quiet even on matters of wider
Esham Pickering has promised to unload 12 months of frustration when he headlines in Bradford. Pickering, who tops the May 8 bill, has special memories of the Town & Country Club where he won the European super-bantamweight title in January last year
Defending champions Pudsey Congs are hoping to have their overseas player in place by the start of the SDS Bradford League campaign tomorrow. They have signed Pakistani all-rounder Shehzad Butt, but Congs skipper Matthew Doidge is not certain exactly
Bradford & Bingley must stay on the right side of a difficult balancing act tomorrow at Wagon Lane. They know that not only must they defeat National League Three North champions Halifax - a hard enough job in itself as they haven't lost all season
Paul Deacon is hoping that the Bulls shake off their Jekyll and Hyde nature on Sunday at home to Hudders-field Giants. The diminutive scrum half is still baffled by their display last weekend when they lost 35-32 at Warrington Wolves - the Bulls' fifth
Colin Todd has warned City against free-wheeling to the end of the season. The Bantams face fourth-placed Brentford at Valley Parade tomorrow and Todd is adamant there will be no slacking off. "If I detect anybody not being totally committed, and I don't
Hotels group chairman Robert Peel today said Bradford had "more opportunities than any other UK city" as he unveiled his company's annual results. Mr Peel, whose Peel Hotels group owns the Midland Hotel, said he wanted it to be at the heart of the regeneration
Keighley Gala Committee has vowed to go ahead with this year's extravaganza despite a second attack in successive weeks on its equipment store. Procession signs and float material were stolen in a burglary less than a week after most of the gear was torched
Two people have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose skeleton was found on the moors above Oxenhope eight years ago. Tracey Cameron and Graham Haylett, both 39, appeared at Bradford Magistrates' Court yesterday charged with the murder
Keighley College bosses are looking for a "back-up" site for their new £25 million campus. They say delays in buying vitally-needed land for the new college in Dalton Lane are jeopardising the viability of the project. College principal David Gates claimed
Four patients at a private hospital have been told to "behave or else" after persistently misbehaving on a village bowling green. The day-release patients from the Willows Nursing Home, in Skipton Road, Steeton, are being served with Acceptable Behaviour
HISTORIC Craven Herald articles written by a well-known Earby character more than 80 years ago have been brought back to life. Earby and District Local History Society has transcribed the articles and they can now be seen on the group's website. First
A £60,000 transformation has taken place at Barnoldswick's West Craven Sports Centre to make it accessible to all. Today (Friday) marks the official launch of the new look centre, which was selected as one of just 150 facilities across the country to
SETTLE residents have shown they are not afraid of trying something new in the culinary world, even when it's allegedly the world's most expensive vegetable. Hop shoots, a delicacy which is sometimes called hop "asparagus", arrived exclusively into Booths
SILSDEN is to get a £10,000 closed circuit television camera within the next month. Craven Ward district councillor Andrew Mallinson relayed the good news to Silsden Town Council last Thursday. He told members the camera would be in place for an initial
ANY new homes built in the Yorkshire Dales National Park will only be available for local people with a need to live there. From this week, planning applications received by the national park will be judged against this new policy. The idea is to prevent
CAMPAIGNERS pushing for a 40mph speed limit on the A59 at Beamsley may have got their wish after county councillors agreed to support the proposal. All six county councillors at North Yorkshire's Craven Area Committee backed the proposal to cut the speed
DOCTORS across Craven have blasted health officials for providing an out-of-hours service that may be putting patients at serious risk. Since October the responsibility for out-of-hours cover lies with Craven, Harrogate and Rural District (CHARD) Primary
Twenty-five acres of grounds, hundreds of rare plants, a sculpture park and a magnificent children's adventure playground are just a few of the delights that await you at Newby Hall and Gardens near Ripon this year. This week the Keighley News brings
Local: Sutton Village Hall: musical Hello, Dolly! (tonight/tomorrow 7.15pm). Tickets from Londis Store, Sutton. Christchurch, Skipton: spring recital by Keighley Vocal Union (tomorrow 7.30pm). Phone 01274 561579. Bingley Arts Centre: Bingley Gilbert and
The "Second Summer of Love" of 1989 will be recalled next Saturday when a new music night begins at Victoria Hotel. Four local thirtysomethings are organising Love Spreads -- hopefully a monthly event -- to play the music they grew up with. The records
Riddlesden man Ian Hewitt is again treading the boards with Leeds theatre group LAOS, this time in Jesus Christ Superstar. But this year he's in a different place as the society -- whose shows rival professional productions -- moves to the West Yorkshire
SIR - Does the planning department care that Ingleton, as a village, is disappearing due to over-development? They are even building in the conservation area. When I came to Ingleton, 70 years ago, this was a beautiful little village and look at it now
Demolition experts today started to bulldoze flats once dubbed "the worst in Bradford". The team has moved in to flatten the derelict buildings in Woodend Crescent, off Leeds Road, Shipley. The structures will be replaced by about 140 properties which
Grandma and breast cancer survivor Renee Hoyle is a perfect role model. The 66-year-old from Wibsey has been catwalk choreographer for a cancer support group's annual fashion show for the past four years. And with just a fortnight to go before models
The country's top developers are to tour Bradford's mills with a view to turning them into trendy homes. Around 150 people from around the country will attend the 2005 Mills Conference in June and get a tour of city's industrial architectural gems. Organiser
A leading Yorkshire-based furniture store is to move into the premises left vacant when one of the UK's biggest retailers went into administration last year. John Peters Fine Furnishings has bought the former Courts store at the Forster Square retail
Bradford Council looks set to agree a £158 million upgrading of its ailing computer systems next week. The authority's executive will be asked to give approval for computer experts to embark on ten years of refitting and rebuilding. The project will affect
A hardcore of teenagers is responsible for more than half of all car thefts in Bradford. Just 20 lads are causing mayhem stealing hundreds of cars, tearing round estate roads and then dumping the vehicles on backstreets. Police are keeping tabs on half
Keighley Golf Club starts the new season after an extensive programme of work throughout the winter that has seen the construction of four new tees, extensive drainage work on the holes that run parallel to the River Aire and redesigned bunkers the four
Oxenhope put in their best display of the season against Carleton to beat them 6-0 at the recreation ground. It was a fantastic team display and Dan Moriarty starred as he scored 4 goals, Johnny Broadbent and Simon Knaggs also scored for the Champions
Winsford United 4 Silsden 0 - Silsden travelled to Cheshire knowing a draw would keep them in the promotion race - but could not cope with the hope team's Winsford had been defeated twice by the Cobbydalers this season, but although they were cautious
SILSDEN beat Derbyshire side New Mills 2-0 on Tuesday evening to second three vital points. Andy Holden and Dale Hoyle hit the target in a match which saw Adam Reed return to the side and produce a top performance. Manager Andy Geary said: "Everyone worked
COUGAR coach Gary Moorby hopes his side can put Sundays stunning last gasp defeat by York City Knights behind them when they travel to Workington on Sunday. They were leading 31-12 with just 16 minutes to go and the Knights defied the odds to run in 30
VIRTUOSO performances by Mary Wilkinson and Jonny Pawson resulted in a brilliant double for Skipton Athletics Club in last Sunday's fell-racing championship extravaganza staged over the Wrekin Hills in Shropshire (writes Roger Ingham). In what was arguably
IN addition to his success as part of the winning Oxford Blue team in the Boat Race last month, Hebden's Andrew Hodge retained his status as national champion at Hazewinkel, in Belgium earlier this week. He and his rowing partner Peter Reed, also an Oxford
WHAT looks like being one of the most open competitions in recent years in the J P Mewies Craven and District Cricket League starts this Saturday. Barrowford, looking to retain the title they won for the first time last season, have retained the services
Some drivers need speed cameras! SIR - I write with reference to the letter from Richard Bentley regarding speed cameras on St Enoch's Road (T&A, April 6). I am a resident who lives at the top of St Enoch's Road with a young child, and welcome speed
100 Years Ago CHRIST Church in Skipton attempted to bring about more sympathetic relations with the working class by holding a meeting to discuss the poor and the church. The vicar of Gargrave led the event and the clergy of the parish left the pulpit
