Shipley member Fred Linkogel was the talk of the clubhouse after holing in one on the picturesque seventh during last week's Henry Robinson Trophy - a fourball competition for rabbits. Fred talked his way through the shot in detail to an enthralled audience
All six Yorkshire bowlers got among the wickets against Leicestershire at Grace Road yesterday but the most deserving of them was medium pacer Anthony McGrath, who bowled the longest stint of his career and was rewarded by picking up two of the most important
All-conquering Albion Sports clinched their third trophy of the season with victory over AFC Pudsey in the Bradford Sunday Alliance Senior League Cup final. An edge-of-the-box screamer from Steve Smith in the second period of extra-time proved the decisive
New signing Ben Harris won't arrive in time to help avert a mounting injury crisis at the Bulls after red tape surrounding his work permit delayed his departure from Australia until Monday. Harris, who will wear the No 13 jersey, had been named in the
The heavens opened as Horsforth celebrated VE day at the end of the Second World War. And 60 years later they opened again with a vengeance as the residents commemorated the anniversary. Organisers had left no stone unturned in their attempts to ensure
THOUSANDS of minute pieces of stained glass are to be painstakingly restored before being returned to the East Window of Otley All Saints Parish Church. The five panels and upper tracery of the 150-year-old stained glass window were removed from the Kirkgate
Countdown star Richard Whiteley has been inundated with get well messages after being rushed into intensive care suffering from pneumonia. The 61-year-old presenter, who lives at Burley Woodhead, was yesterday said to be in a stable condition at the Bradford
Findel plc, the Burley-in-Wharfedale-based home shopping and educational supplies business, has posted record results. The company reported turnover up by nine per cent to £458.1 million for the year to the end of March with pre-tax profits racing ahead
Councillors today condemned the planned closure of a bank on a "thriving" high street. The Yorkshire Bank in Main Street, Cross Hills, near Keighley, is to close on Tuesday, September 6. It is one of 100 branches being closed nationally by the National
A NATURE lovers' group which has been keeping a close eye on Wharfedale's wildlife for 60 years hopes to sow the seeds of environmental awareness in future generations. As it celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Wharfedale Naturalists is trying
A PROPOSED housing development on a site lying just beyond Ilkley's Conservation Area was branded as a mix between a casino and a Spanish holiday resort by objectors this week. A tower almost 50 feet high was proposed as the centre piece of a courtyard
'Traders are abusing car boot sales' SIR, - I recently had the misfortune to spend a Sunday morning at a car boot sale for the first time, and hopefully the last. We were there raising much needed funds to help send a container of humanitarian goods to
Family objects to plan for radio mast at Menston SIR, - It has come to our notice that planning permission has been submitted to Bradford Council for the construction of a 15-metre telephone mast with three antennas, transmission dish, radio equipment
The 26th Otley Chevin Fell Race, sponsored by Clearview Windows and Ashton House Oak and Pine Furniture will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday, June 1, from the Market Square. When an event has the pedigree of the Chevin Race it is fascinating to look back
Aireborough 13 Hornsea 12 Aireborough's Yorkshire Silver Trophy semi-final victory over Hornsea will see them face newly-crowned Yorkshire Three champions Barnsley in the final at Ponefract RUFC on Sunday, May 22. In one of the most frustrating and disheartening
IN a rain affected Priestley Cup match Yeadon felt the full force of Richard Robinson as the Keighley batsman plundered 74 runs off 117 balls to set his side up with a score of 199 for nine. Yeadon, without opening batsmen David Leather and James Todd
WHEN the two promoted sides met in the Airedale and Wharfedale League Chris Shepherd bagged a hat-trick to put a spoke in Burley's wheels. Tong Park had set a target of 180 but Burley had little hope of reaching the target when Shepherd removed their
One of the best known personalities in northern motorcycle trials sport, Brian Carter, passed away at his Guiseley home on Tuesday afternoon. Brian (pictured left) was a member of the Yeadon-Guiseley Motor Club for almost four decades in which time held
Hotshots U-14s A 3 Hotshots U-14s B 0 CRAVEN League officials were left scratching their heads trying to remember whether this remarkable match at Valley Parade was the first time two teams from the same club had ever made it to the final. In the end
More than one third of Bradford's pavements are classed as not up to standard in Government statistics released today. The Department of Transport's national road survey up to the end of last year shows 37 per cent of paths inspected in 2003-04 were unsatisfactory
Bradford's hospitals are the best performing in West Yorkshire for their patient care, according to new figures. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke's Hospital, was the only hospital trust
A couple say they are considering selling their house because of persistent flytipping near it. When Anthony and Karen Compton bought their house in Lidget Green 16 years ago, it faced an open field where their children would play football and rounders
A director of an abattoir who allowed hundreds of chickens to suffer and die in crates whilst waiting to be processed has been ordered to pay £1,500. And the company, Yorkshire Poultry Products Ltd, was sent to the crown court to be sentenced after Bradford
Parents have made emotional pleas for an under-threat school to be saved. Education bosses behind the plan to shut St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, in Jermyn Street, off Church Bank,came under fire from parents, councillors and an MP's representative
YOUNG Joe Dowley was the penalty hero who put Ben Rhydding Hockey Club's Under-11 team through to the National Finals in Nottingham on Sunday, May 15. They will play against teams representing East, West, South and the Midlands. A weekend of excitement
Hotshots U-14s A 3 Hotshots U-14s B 0 CRAVEN League officials were left scratching their heads trying to remember whether this remarkable match at Valley Parade was the first time two teams from the same club had ever made it to the final. In the end
Having made decison to leave the Harrogate League in search of a new and higher challenge, following two highly successful seasons, Ilkley FC has continued to progress through the FA Non-League pyramid by gaining promotion from Division Two of the West
Last Sunday was the wettest first round in memory for the Airedale and Wharfedale Cricket League's Waddilove and Birtwhistle Cup ties. Many games were settled by bowl-outs, one by the toss of a coin and several by Duckworth-Lewis style reduced target
THE fate of two housing developments in Wharfedale has been decided recently and there have been positive reactions to their different fortunes. The proposed 19-home scheme at Hollingwood has been rejected by planners who took on board the objectors'
Yorkshire Martyrs are celebrating a second successive league and cup double. And what is more the under-16s, under skipper Ashley Onitiri, have gone through the season unbeaten for the second campaign in a row. In the cup, Yorkshire Martyrs beat Bradford
Colin Todd will waste no time in beefing up his City squad for next season. The League One campaign ended only five days ago and the play-offs kick off tonight. But Todd is well on with his plans to bring in new recruits this summer. With the new transfer
A PRODIGIOUS walker from Otley is planning a final cross-country pilgrimage for charity. John Drake, of Ilkley Road, has clocked up thousands of miles over the years as he's trekked across different parts of the UK for good causes. But on Sunday he will
A NATURE lovers' group which has been keeping a close eye on Wharfedale's wildlife for 60 years hopes to sow the seeds of environmental awareness in future generations. As it celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Wharfedale Naturalists hopes to enlist
LAST week's General Election threw up its fair share of drama in our area - with both the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives securing gains. The Lib Dems' Greg Mulholland took Leeds NorthWest by winning a large share of the vote from both Labour and
GUISELEY needs a major park and ride facility if it is to avoid serious road congestion within the next few years. And thousands of new parking spaces for train passengers are needed across the city to encourage more people to use public transport. Those
LANDOWNERS and residents in Arthington fear their peace and quiet is set to be ruined by the scream of off-road vehicles. Householders living beside two new potential rights of way -- along Allums Lane and down Mawsons Lane -- raised their fears with
The proposed closure of the Yorkshire Bank branch in Cross Hills, which is among the first 22 named of 100 British branches scheduled for the axe within the next 18 months, is another blow to a semi-rural community. Who knows how many other rural and
Experts are investigating claims by an amateur archaeologist from Bradford that he has found an important ancient monument on Ilkley Moor. Two weeks ago Gordon Holmes, 52, who has been scouring local landscapes for signs of ancient sacred sites for three
MORE than 2,000 households and businesses in Ilkley and Ben Rhydding were left without electricity for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon following a power cut. A spokesman from Yorkshire Electricity Distribution Limited (YEDL) said 2,042 customers were
LAST week's election triumph for Ilkley's sitting Labour MP Ann Cryer was a great personal victory which bucked the national trend, but the contest will be mostly remembered for all the wrong reasons. In the first place the count had to be moved from
"GET your motor runnin'. Head out on the highway. Lookin' for adventure. And whatever comes our way." These are the immortal words from the beginning lines of the classic song "Born to be Wild" released by Steppenwolf in 1968. And motorcycles, highways
TV Countdown star Richard Whiteley has been inundated with get well messages after being rushed into intensive care suffering from pneumonia. The 61-year-old presenter, who lives at Burley Woodhead, was yesterday said to be in a stable condition at the
THE Government has given the go-ahead to a housing plan which aims to help solve the problem of exorbitant house prices in Addingham. The plan, to build 17 affordable homes in a 64-unit development at Low Mill, has been allowed by the Office of the Deputy
THE long-awaited replacement for Ilkley's Coronation Hospital could be abandoned or scaled down amid possible national changes to the health service. After years of campaigning, a lengthy public consultation process and reassurances from the health trust
Little Jacob Jackson has endured more than most in his short life. Jacob was left unable to walk or talk after being struck down by a mystery stroke two weeks before his third birthday. Doctors feared he would never regain a normal life after the seizures
Last Sunday was the wettest first round in memory for the Airedale and Wharfedale Cricket League's Waddilove and Birtwhistle Cup ties. Many games were settled by bowl-outs, one by the toss of a coin and several by Duckworth-Lewis style reduced target
When soccer boss Jason Lynn heard that desperately-ill Lily Cater may not survive to be five he immediately thought of his own two small children and knew he had to pitch in and help. Mr Lynn who runs Bradford based five-a-side football company, SoccerCity
Health chiefs have approved plans to close down two inner-city medical centres in Bradford and transfer doctors into new state-of-the-art premises. Dr Gilkar's practice at Manchester Road Medical Centre and Dr Mall's practice at Park Road Medical Centre
A terrified family have barricaded themselves behind the knife-scarred door of their high-rise home after repeated attacks and harassment by a gang of yobs. Disabled Martin Turner and his daughter, Samantha, have left their home just once in the last
The 26th Otley Chevin Fell Race, sponsored by Clearview Windows and Ashton House Oak and Pine Furniture will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday, June 1, from the Market Square. When an event has the pedigree of the Chevin Race it is fascinating to look back
WHEN the two promoted sides met in the Airedale and Wharfedale League Chris Shepherd bagged a hat-trick to put a spoke in Burley's wheels. Tong Park had set a target of 180 but Burley had little hope of reaching the target when Shepherd removed their
ILKLEY'S Richard Hammond is the reigning British Kick Boxing Champion in the middleweight division. The 21 year-old Nottingham University student,won the title by working his way through four rounds and then knocking his opponent out in just 18 seconds
New day centres are so important SIR - Plans have been unveiled for a £6 million housing project (T&A May 7), a joint venture between Bradford Council and Methodist Homes Housing Association with the Department of Health contributing £2.8 million.
NO matter which side of the debate you come down on over the increase in housing that's taking place across Aireborough, the need for improved public transport seems clear-cut. Communities the size of Guiseley and Menston simply can't keep taking large
