Widow Betty Brannan has turned crime-buster after a bogus official conned his way into her Shipley flat and stole keepsake jewellery. The 75-year-old grandmother, who has since been reunited with the bulk of her treasures, is now backing police to warn
Medics from the district have been showing their foreign cousins how it should be done. A surgery team from Airedale General Hospital at Steeton have been in Seville, Spain, to demonstrate how to make the prospect of an operation a better experience.
Junior Witter's trainer Dominic Ingle has scoffed at accusations that the Bradford fighter cannot last the pace. Witter struggled during the second half of his long slog against Andreas Kotelnik in Nottingham last weekend. Despite taking a points decision
Farsley kick off their pre-season warm-up fixtures with a visit from a Leeds United XI tomorrow and could have as many as four new signings on show. With Celtic manager Lee Sinnott away on holiday, assistant John Deacey will be the main man in the Throstle
The pre-season is in full swing for Bradford Park Avenue and they make the short journey to Doncaster to take on Armthorpe Welfare tomorrow for what will be their third warm-up game. Having blown the short close-season cobwebs away with a 4-0 win over
A former Bradford Lord Mayor will be revisiting his days at City Hall to help conduct tours of the historic site. Councillor Stanley King is hosting the tours as part of Bradford Council's Bradford City Centre Guided Walks Programme. The events offer
Wayne Jacobs prepares to face City tomorrow with his new club Halifax but insists: "This game is not just about me." The friendly at The Shay will be a strange experience for Jacobs, who recently brought down the curtain on 11 years of loyal service at
Holly Clarke has finally received a call to New York for the pioneering medical treatment that could save her life. The desperately ill five-year-old, who is battling Batten's Disease, is one of just two children in the world at the moderate stage of
A massive fundraising drive has been launched by Bradford catalogue giant Grattan. Members of staff at the company are aiming to raise £100,000 to be divided between the Marie Curie Hospice in Leeds Road and the Bradford Macmillan Cancer Relief fund.
A highly-respected tree surgeon made a "genuine mistake" when he chopped down a protected tree, a court has decided. Bradford magistrates heard how Robert Holmes immediately reported his error to the Council, after the incident on the site of the former
The priest who led the funeral of Aimee Wellock described the teenager as "an absolute chatterbox" who would be entertaining the spirits in heaven. Aimee, 15, tragically died after an argument on fields near her home in Canford Drive, Allerton, Bradford
Former Bulls stars Jimmy Lowes and Tevita Vaikona are to take part in the Tetley's Cross-Code Challenge. Lowes will don a Bulls shirt for the first time since the 2003 Grand Final victory over Wigan while Vaikona, currently playing rugby union for Saracens
For two minutes yesterday Bradford's communities stood shoulder-to-shoulder in silence to remember the victims of the London bombs. More than 1,000 people of all ages and religions converged in Centenary Square, in the city centre. Thousands more in the
FORTY jobs are to be axed at Airedale Hospital, Steeton, in a bid to reduce its £5 million debt. The plans were revealed at an Airedale NHS Trust board meeting. The trust is £5.4 million in the red - £3.3 million of which is an overspend from last year
PLANS to build affordable homes in Grassington have been deferred for a second time by the planning committee of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Despite calls from members to judge the planning application for eight homes on Garrs End Lane
GARGRAVE landscape gardener Chris Myers is only days away from discovering whether he has been awarded a coveted gold medal at this year's Royal Horticultural Society garden show at Tatton Park in Cheshire. The show takes place from July 20 to 24 at Knutsford
SKIPTON'S Islamic community has condemned the bombings in London and said the perpetrators have sinned against God. Mohammad Saghir, vice-president of the Skipton Islamic Society, said that the Koran was clear in forbidding the murder of innocent people
SETTLE and Barnoldswick lock horns for the third successive season in the Ramsbottom Cup semi-final this Sunday at Marshfield. The North Craven side won at their West Craven rivals on their way to winning the Ramsbottom Cup last season. But the year before
EIGHT Craven League clubs are expected to attend a disciplinary meeting on July 21 for failing to fulfil the criteria required by the England and Wales Cricket Board's child welfare policy. Since the Herald revealed the 15 clubs who had failed to meet
100 Years Ago SKIPTON Hospital Gala attracted large crowds but the Herald commented: "Generally speaking, the bill of fare was plentiful and attractive; for instance, the pierrots, gymnastics display and comic band. There was, however, too much of the
NEW plans to develop Skipton town centre are unveiled in the Craven Herald today. More details can be found at the public consultation exercise being held at the Town Hall from Sunday. We urge people to visit the exhibition, view them with an open mind
SPONTANEOUS applause burst out from the crowd gathered at Skipton Cenotaph as veterans from World War Two led a parade through the town. The ever-dwindling numbers of those who gave service during the last war lined up, perhaps for the last time, to mark
South Craven School's First XI cricket team have had mixed fortunes in recent matches. Against Huddersfield New College (136-6 ) the school lost by four wickets after South Craven had declared on 135 for 8. Brothers James and Robert Wilkinson top-scored
It was a bitter sweet weekend for Keighley as they took on teams from both ends of the Bradford League spectrum at the weekend. On Saturday Keighley took the short trip to Windhill and were clinical in their demolition of the basement club. The home side
GOLFERS will be turning out in force to back Phil Stephenson's Testimonial Year. A fundraising tournament is to be held at Branshaw Golf Club on Friday, July 22, and there are still places available for teams of four to take part in the event. There will
Here are members of Sutton Baptist Church singing jubilee hymns to the strains of the Keighley Salvation Army Band (sadly just out of sight on the right) on a fine June Saturday in 1936. They had just walked in procession round the village to celebrate
Record takings of around £1,400 helped make this year's sun-kissed Cullingworth Gala one of the best ever. Proceeds will go to the sports club, while other village organisations will keep profits from their stalls on the Gala field. The sports club again
Jojo the clown, volunteers and staff at Airedale Hospital are already spurring people on in a fundraising appeal to refurbish the hospital's children's unit. The appeal team needs to raise more than £600,000 to provide a new ward with improved facilities
Keighley Sea Cadets and the Multiple Sclerosis Support Society have been chosen as the charities for this year's town Mayor. Making his announcement Cllr Tony Wright said: "These groups need help because they are smaller charities. It is national groups
Kildwick -born singer Clare Teal has won the best vocalist prize in the British Jazz Awards. She took home the jazz "Oscar" after beating well-established performers like Cleo Laine and Val Wiseman. Clare, pictured, who last year signed the biggest-ever
Friends, family and teachers yesterday attended the funeral of schoolgirl Aimee Wellock. Mourners attended the service at St William's Roman Catholic Church, Bradford, to say goodbye to the 15-year-old, who attended Parkside School in Cullingworth. Aimee
A Keighley soldier has received an Iraq operational medal from the Prince of Wales. Sgt Johnathan Rowland -- a Royal Dragoon Guard based in Munster -- was among 31 troopers to be presented with medals. The prince, the regiment's colonel-in-chief, praised
An Apollo astronaut's helmet and space-station food helped local teachers reach for the stars earlier this week. The equipment was unveiled at the official launch of Keighley College's hi-tech STAR Centre. Teachers were invited along to see the £1.5 million
Keighley's Special Olympians have come home with an impressive clutch of 29 medals from this year's national games. The team of eleven athletes brought back at least one medal each from the seventh national games at Glasgow, which ran from July 2-8. They
An extra 400 places could be created and 20 new staff employed by the major expansion of a Keighley educational project. The Russell Street Project has secured funding to extend its services and offer a wider range of courses. And as part of the reorganisation
Town councillors have demanded a stronger police presence around schools in Silsden after two ten-year-old girls fell victim to a sex pest. The call came at last week's council meeting after councillors learned of two reported incidents in which a middle-aged
Tuesday's freak thunderstorm brought with it this tornado-like phenomenon in the skies above the Worth Valley. The photograph, left, was taken by Cullingworth resident Elaine Taylor, whose 11-year-old son Joshua spotted the spectacle while playing with
Keighley and district joined with the rest of the nation yesterday in remembering those killed and injured in last week's London bombings. Offices and shops fell silent at noon as people left their work places to stand on the streets in a show of solidarity
SIR - I would like to make a complaint about the lack of music shops in Keighley. After the closure of the V.Shop, we are now left with just Woolworths, which, if I may say, don't cater for the ever growing popularity of a wider range of categories of
Out of town: Bradford Alhambra: Footsteps Theatre School in revue Wicked (tonight/tomorrow). Phone 01274 432000. King's Hall, Ilkley: Upstagers present Summertime Special show-songs concert (tonight/tomorrow 7.30pm). Tickets on the door. Priestley, Chapel
Riddlesden opera singer Neil Baker next weekend performs his last local concert before heading off to study in Amsterdam. Neil plans to spend two years on his final stint of operatic training before becoming a full-time professional singer. He has already
A project to unlock the history of Heckmondwike's impressive festive illuminations hopes to shed light on the event's beginnings. Neil West and Kim Strickson have begun gathering stories, memories and photographs for an exhibition later this year. But
Construction work is to start on new apartments set to transform the Shipley skyline as part of a radical architectural development. The futuristic buildings are part of the ambitious regeneration of the historic Victoria Mills site on the banks of the
Robin Kay, who is re-joining Bradford & Bingley in a new role of academy manager, will be in charge of the club's development squad as well. The team, also known as the Barbarians, will play in a newly-formed Northern Clubs' A Team League next season
Lashings - the world's best club cricket team - are bringing their star-studded line-up to Bradford on Monday, August 29. They will be playing an Idle CC International XI at Cavendish Road in a 40-overs-a-side contest (2pm). Already confirmed for the
Yorkshire's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final showdown with Northamptonshire at Headingley tomorrow gives Matthew Hoggard the opportunity to make a big impression for his county before joining England next week in the battle for the Ashes
Former Bulls stars Jimmy Lowes and Tevita Vaikona are to take part in the Tetley's Cross-Code Challenge. Lowes will don a Bulls shirt for the first time since the 2003 Grand Final victory over Wigan while Vaikona, currently playing rugby union for Saracens
When the weather is hot and dry it's only natural that we want to spend more time outdoors and throw open our windows to let the summer inside. But we can often forget that when our lives spill out into our gardens and yards we sometimes become a bit
A former editor of the Telegraph & Argus and a man at the centre of a major dispute in British newspaper history has died. Born in Shipley in 1934, Peter Harland was in his early 30s when he became Editor-in-Chief of the T&A. And he later played
Crippled marathon runner Chris Cariss is on the road to recovery after spending £31,000 on operations to get him back on his feet. The 30-year-old from Eldwick had already overcome a rare lung condition to become one of Britain's best marathon runners
A woman is determined to help cancer victims after her sister and father battled with the disease. Shelley Dutton is holding a charity event to raise funds for Bradford Royal Infirmary's Cancer Support Unit and Breast Care Unit after the illness devastated
A homeless 35-year-old man has gone on trial accused of breaching a lifetime restraining order banning him from having any contact with a teenage girl or her family. The banning order was imposed on James Edmundson back in 2002 and a jury at Bradford
Iestyn Harris knew exactly what he was doing when he signed a clause agreeing to return to Leeds Rhinos rugby league club, it was claimed as the Bradford Bulls star's High Court contract dispute with his former club drew to a close. Mr Harris terminated
Psychopathic fire-raiser Jamie Bradshaw was today facing a life sentence for a trail of 13 arson attacks across Bradford. Would-be fireman Bradshaw, 24, was branded "an extreme danger to the community as a whole" by a judge. His counsel Sarah Barlow told
For two minutes yesterday Bradford's communities stood shoulder-to-shoulder in silence to remember the victims of the London bombs. More than 1,000 people of all ages and religions converged in Centenary Square, in the city centre. Thousands more in the
Noisy neighbours were today warned: "Turn it down or face the courts." The warning came as a summer clampdown on nuisance noise began across the district. The number of complaints has soared as people who leave windows and doors open to stay cool are
A turning point for British Muslims SIR - To be greeted by armed police at Leeds railway station as I stepped off the train brought home the reality of the London bombings. This was not a disaster that had taken place in the distant confines of the capital
Yorkshire's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy quarter-final showdown with Northamptonshire at Headingley tomorrow gives Matthew Hoggard the opportunity to make a big impression for his county before joining England next week in the battle for the Ashes
Wayne Jacobs prepares to face City tomorrow with his new club Halifax but insists: "This game is not just about me." The friendly at The Shay will be a strange experience for Jacobs, who recently brought down the curtain on 11 years of loyal service at
The priest who led the funeral of Aimee Wellock described the teenager as "an absolute chatterbox" who would be entertaining the spirits in heaven. Aimee, 15, tragically died after an argument on fields near her home in Canford Drive, Allerton, Bradford
Noisy neighbours were today warned: "Turn it down or face the courts." The warning came as a summer clampdown on nuisance noise began across the district. The number of complaints has soared as people who leave windows and doors open to stay cool are
COUNCILLORS in Barnoldswick have urged residents not to be "merchants of doom and gloom" to avoid putting people off visiting the town. The call has come following a number of complaints about policing and high-profile spates of vandalism. Councillors
parking problems at Horton-in-Ribblesdale are to be addressed by the parish council. Members have agreed to set up a sub-group who will push for residents' parking, the prosecution of illegally parked cars and better signage. At a meeting of the council
ERMYSTED'S is to submit a bid to become a specialist school in science with mathematics. The Skipton grammar school was unsuccessful in an earlier bid for specialist status in maths and computing, but is optimistic that it will meet with more success
THERE are some significant changes to the plans put forward last year as part of the Renaissance Market Towns project but the council still aims to build a multi-storey car park in Sackville Street. However it has abandoned plans for a "multi service
A FARMER has blamed rail bosses for the derailment of a passenger train - and the death of eight bullocks. David Thompson claims he has been warning Network Rail of the potential disaster for more than 10 years. The accident comes as the National Farmers
SKIPTON'S Commercial Inn has become the area's first pub to have its opening hours extended under the new licensing rules. The landlord of the pub Paul Anthony Mills applied to vary his opening times under the Licensing Act 2003. The decision had to be
EMBSAY farmer Michael Wallbank feared he was going to be faced with a scene of horror when he saw a light aircraft come down on his land on Sunday evening. Instead he found the pilot and passenger shaken but unhurt and the Maule aircraft in which they
THE former chef of notorious Sildsen restaurant Bonapartes has found that the curse of Gordon Ramsay has not escaped him. Tim Gray, 23, from Skipton was sacked from his job at Herriots in Skipton this week one day after the Channel 4 programme Ramsay's
Olympic and world champions Chris Hoy, Craig MacLean and Victoria Pendleton will be in action in Barnoldswick this Sunday competing in the Science in Sport Sprint Challenge. The Challenge takes place between 11am and 12pm on closed sections of Skipton
ANDY Hodge refused to get carried away after the Great Britain coxless four won the third and final leg of the World Cup series in Lucerne last Sunday. Victory completed a trio of World Cup wins for the team but the Hebden rower emphasised that the toughest
THE Wilkinson wonders of local fell racing - Mary and Victoria - lead the Great Britain women's team to a glorious triumph in the European Mountain Running Championships at Heiligenblut, Austria, last weekend (writes Roger Ingham). It was the first ever
SKIPTON'S Islamic community has condemned the bombings in London and said the perpetrators have sinned against God. Mohammad Saghir, vice-president of the Skipton Islamic Society, said that the Koran was clear in forbidding the murder of innocent people
SIR - Last Friday, July 8, whilst most people went about their business on Skipton High Street, a historic gathering was being held nearby at Craven District Council's Granville Street offices. The landlord of the Commercial on Water Street had applied
PRIME ministers, presidents, pop stars and bandwagon-jumping politicians by the score have spent a lot of time this summer talking about Africa and its poverty. Forgive me for the cynicism but the emphasis in that sentence lies on the word "talking".
The Craven and District League U17 team went down to Huddersfield during their most recent Joe Lumb match. The 96-run loss at Broad Oak saw Craven lose the toss and struggle with the ball as Huddersfield made a high-scoring 257-7. The most successful
AFTER over 13 hours of play under the blazing sun at Silsden Playing Fields the Valley's leading Lady Mixed Pairs event was won by Anne and Keith Coppen of Silsden. They narrowly defeated Less Foster (Cross Roads) and Jean Smith (Keighley) 21-18 in an
After several weeks of league games between 16 primary schools the top teams played off in the competition finals this week. The matches were umpired by Katherine Shepherd of Oakbank school and Alex Hall, PE teacher at Greenhead High School, a current
Steeton returned to winning ways with an impressive win at home to Collingham. The visitors piled up a total of 241-6, but on a good track with a lightning fast outfield it was a reachable total. Neil Spragg took 3-43 on a tough day for the bowlers. Five
THE league is investigating the behaviour of spectators during the match between Riddlesden and Gargrave at Riddlesden. Gargrave's secretary, Ray Jones, who is also their first team captain, but was scoring due to an injury, told Monday's league meeting
OAKWORTH threw open the race for the league title after they pulled off an impressive victory over leaders Barrowford. On a weekend when the weather turned up the heat the leaders of top three divisions were beaten and Oakworth pulled their victory out
Cougars 28, Blackpool 20 - COUGARS are confident their last-gasp victory over Blackpool Panthers will rebuild their shattered confidence and put some pride back into the shell-shocked side. Despite looking every bit as good as most of the teams they have
Keighley Tennis Club is searching for Britain's brightest young tennis stars - and hopes to find a new Andrew Murray or Maria Sharapova. The club is already running a successful junior coaching programme with almost 60 young people from 6-16 taking part
Silsden are gearing up for life in the top flight of the North West Counties League after beginning pre-season training last week. And they are aiming to hit the ground running in the league programme after fixing up six pre-season friendlies -- beginning
CYCLE RACING is set to return to Victoria Park as part of a big build-up to the Tour of Britain Cycle Race in September. The sportKeighley organisation is putting together plans to make the professional tour event - the biggest cycle race in the British
COUGARS are set to drop the club's 'Cougar Dice' fundraising lottery - and join forces with the Bradford Bulls' money raising scheme. The shock move has been taken after falling income from the Keighley club's lottery scheme left them looking at alternative
In the aftermath of the terrible tragedy in London last week one point should be made clear. Those who carried out these attacks, just like others before them from all backgrounds, colours and creeds, are just plain evil and criminal. There is no other
The Lees and Cross Roads 29th Gala was a real sizzler, with temperatures soaring. Lees Primary School and field were trimmed in festive flags as always and the 5-a-day Fruit and Veg Gala was up and running. Leading the procession was the Revolution Show
A change from Saturday to Sunday heralded one of the most successful ever galas at East Morton. Organisers were delighted with the crowds for both the procession and events on the village recreation ground. Villagers came out in force to join the procession
Crowds flocked to this year's Manorlands Garden Party, helping the event raise more money than ever before. The sun-kissed afternoon of games, stalls and enter-tainment brought in £21,320 on Sunday for the Oxenhope hospice. Around 2,000 people came through
The process to buy land to help the relocation of Keighley College can now go ahead. Bradford Council executive has given the go-ahead to begin one of the major projects highlighted in the recently published Airedale Masterplan. Negotiations are continuing
Emily Bront's Wuthering Heights is not best remembered for its blazing heat and cloudless skies. But that is what faced pupils from Stanbury Primary School when they stepped out on to Haworth Moor to act out scenes from the novel. The performance was
Backstreet Boys -- Never Gone Personally I didn't care whether they'd gone, stayed or retired to Lytham St Anne's -- then again, I was never a teenage girl. Now for those old fans, probably hitting their quarter-century, the boys are back with an album
July is a busy month for OperatorSix -- who last night opened Paul Weller's sell-out Bradford gig and on July 26 support Ocean Colour Scene in Keighley. And the four-piece will also appear for the first time at Guidefest, Keighley's rock festival, which
