Bradford Council has put pressure on the Government to slap a total ban on smoking in public places. In line with the Telegraph & Argus Clear the Air Campaign, the Council wants to see no exemptions when legislation is drawn up to stop people smoking
THE DAYS of hapless passengers waiting in the cold and wet for late or cancelled buses could be over - at least according to regional transport bosses. The introduction of Metro's high-tech - and very costly - Yournextbus information system means that
A cyclist who is still juggling schoolwork and training has taken a massive step towards fulfilling her Olympic Games dream. Benton Park School sixth former Anna Blyth, who has only been cycling competitively for three years, took the cycling world by
Yorkshire Phoenix's alarming slump in the Totesport League continued under the Derby floodlights last night when they lost by five wickets to Derbyshire Phantoms. It was Yorkshire's sixth consecutive defeat in the competition and their tenth in 11 matches
Leeds Rhinos' former Australia international Chris McKenna has been unveiled as Jamie Peacock's replacement. With Peacock's departure to Headingley already confirmed, the Bulls today made the expected announcement that the 30-year-old former Queens-land
The ban on smoking in public places needs to be a blanket one. Anything else is bound to lead to confusion and be more difficult to enforce. That is the gist of Bradford Council's response to the Department of Health's proposals to make exemptions to
ACCLAIMED British novelist Fay Weldon is returning 31 years after appearing at the first ever Ilkley Literature Festival. She is returning next month to shed some light on her continuing fascination with social conventions and gender politics. Acclaimed
ILKLEY has been hit by panicking petrol buyers - and the situation looks set to get worse before it gets better. Petrol stations in the area have already faced the prospect that they might run out of fuel, and one garage sold its daily amount in just
Guiseley 0 Salford City 1 AFTER winning the UniBond Club-of-the-Month award for August things have gone decidedly downhill for Neil Parsley's Guiseley side. After being presented with the award they have not won a game - crashing to unspectacular defeats
A pub licensee will be saying goodbye to the "traditional boozer" that has been his pride and joy for more than a quarter of a century. Peter Naylor, 58, of the New House at Home in Little Horton Lane, Bradford, believes he could be the longest-serving
Roadworks aimed at improving the safety of school pupils are actually putting many children in extra danger, a head teacher has warned. Christina Briggs said work to alter a junction, install a puffin crossing and mini-roundabout close to Cottingley Village
A charity launched by a Shipley businessman in memory of his son is set to raise thousands of pounds at a glittering black-tie event. Since Mohammed Sabir, of the Aagrah group, organised his first fundraising dinner dance 23 years ago, he has helped raise
Plans for a 'living' sculpture have been unanimously thrown out by councillors after the design came in for heavy criticism. Councillors said they were surprised the officer presenting the reports on the £110,000 Geoblossom sculpture could keep his face
Sausage-maker Darren Spauls could soon be sending his bangers abroad thanks to sizzling sales at home. The 31-year-old, who trained as a legal executive before giving it the chop to become a butcher, makes 6,000 sausages a week to be sold across the counter
It wasn't the most glamorous start to a show by a living legend. Before the lights had dimmed Dionne Warwick walked on stage wearing jeans and what looked suspiciously like a cardigan, chatting to the crowd as if she was a warm-up act. She introduced
Four drug traffickers who smuggled £7 million of hard drugs into the UK to be sold in Bradford were today starting prison sentences totalling almost 80 years. The gang members, who planned to make fortunes from the huge haul of heroin and cocaine, were
Airienteers held their premier event of the year last weekend when almost 1,000 runners from all over Britain - plus some from Europe - converged on the Yorkshire Dales for two days of orienteering competition. On Saturday, runners competed for The Dales
York 28 Ilkley 7 With eight changes to York's programmed team Ilkley might just have gone into this game with some optimism. York had brushed Goole aside the previous week and, seemingly like most of the clubs in this division, had strengthened their
Ilkley AFC 4 Ripon City Magnets 2 Ilkley got their second win of the season as a result of a gritty performance against Ripon City Magnets on Saturday afternoon. They took the lead about two minutes in, as Ripon conceded a free-kick on the edge of the
The SDS Bradford League are set to "move into the 21st century". At the moment the league is run by a 14-strong management committee who are answerable to the clubs. However, a forthcoming extraordinary general meeting wants to put in place a more streamlined
Bradford Park Avenue powered their way into the second qualifying round of the FA Cup with a four-goal blast at Padiham last night. After Saturday's 1-1 draw at Horsfall Stadium, manager Gary Brook was forced into a couple of changes. Dean Jones was injured
Owen Morrison has been told to look somewhere else for first-team football. City have instructed the out-of-favour winger to find a loan move. Colin Todd confirmed: "Owen asked me what the situation was and I've told him he can go out on loan to get some
IT'S fame at last for Rawdon singer Liz Herbert who has been snatched out of the chorus for her moment of fame in the Gilbert and Sullivan opera 'Iolanthe'. Liz, at short notice, has agreed to take on the role of Fairy Queen for the production at Guiseley
THOUSANDS of people enjoyed a selection of vintage and classic cars in Otley at the weekend. The best ever Otley Vintage Transport Extravaganza at Knotford Nook also included a range of entertainment for the children and hand made crafts and tasty snacks
A CENTRE of rugby union excellence now looks certain to be built in Bramhope. Leeds planners have approved a scheme which would see a bigger, two storey clubhouse, 215 parking spaces and five new pitches created on West Park Leeds (formerly West Park
HERO pilot David Stead, killed when his RAF Hercules transport plane crashed in Iraq, has been awarded one of the highest honours in flying. The married 35-year-old from Burley-in-Wharfedale has been honoured with the Air Force Cross for flying critically
A decision on whether Ilkley Parish Council should be allowed to split into three is expected within weeks, it has been revealed. The Electoral Commission has been studying the case for the split which would give independence to Burley and Menston, and
THOUSANDS of people are expected to start descending on Otley today for the start of the Black Sheep Folk Festival. During the four-day event, pubs, clubs and church halls across the town will become venues for the very best folk acts. More than 80 events
HARD-working volunteers are celebrating today despite missing out on top honours in Yorkshire in Bloom. Both Otley and Guiseley came second in their respective sections while Horsforth - despite being placed last out of seven - was praised by the judges
Motorists headed for Otley from the surrounding areas this week in a frantic bid to find petrol as the panic at the pumps took hold. As massive queues formed in Leeds and Bradford and a large number of garages ran out of supplies, many drivers visited
A Shipley-based design group has disclosed that it is working on projects which have topped the £1.5 billion mark, with more than a third of the work in Bradford. The Robinson Design Group, which employs 120 people, undertakes more than 1,000 projects
INTERNATIONAL singing star Anne Nolan was treated to a day of sampling Ilkley's attractions when she came to open a major art show in town at the weekend. The singer, one of the original line-up of the Nolans, was the special guest invited to open the
UP-TO-DATE information on bus services has finally arrived for Ilkley passengers, and new services may be on the way. West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, Metro, has unveiled a new £9 million satellite link system which can send information on
HERO pilot David Stead, killed when his RAF Hercules transport plane crashed in Iraq, has been awarded one of the highest honours in flying. The married 35-year-old from Burley-in-Wharfedale has been honoured with the Air Force Cross for flying critically
A NURSING home has brought back top honours in the Yorkshire in Bloom competition while Ilkley and Addingham were again highly placed. Addingham came joint third in the small country town section of the prestigious regional competition, and Ilkley, fresh
VANDALS have been trashing a play park only four months after £50,000 was spent revamping the area. Bradford Council spent the money on the park at Backstone Way, off Valley Drive, using money provided by developers of new houses further along the road
PLANS for a 160-seater fish and chip restaurant and takeaway on sensitive Ilkley green belt land are likely to be sunk by district planning heads. Bradford Council's Keighley Area Planning Panel is today expected to oppose Betterfish Ltd's plans for a
What a difference a crowd made to Otley's big day SIR, - On behalf of Otley Rugby Club, I would like to thank the town and district for the support enjoyed at Cross Green last Saturday for the visit of Harlequins. What a difference a large supporting
'No need to panic over that handsome plant ragwort' SIR, - Your piece about ragwort last week was interesting, but it also spread a lot of unnecessary alarm. Ragwort isn't suddenly going to jump up and get us! It has always been here, throughout the British
Airienteers held their premier event of the year last weekend when almost 1,000 runners from all over Britain - plus some from Europe - converged on the Yorkshire Dales for two days of orienteering competition. On Saturday, runners competed for The Dales
Old Otliensians 27 Hornsea 8 Old Otliensians welcomed the Hornsea team to Chaffer's Fields on Saturday in the second of their league games. Conditions were much more favourable and after the previous week's win at Hemsworth, confidence was high amongst
ON the day Bilton clinched the Airedale and Wharfedale League title there were mixed feelings for Ilkley bowler Richard Harrison. The former Burley paceman achieved a lifetime best all ten feat against Steeton but saw his side relegated to Division C.
Otley 15 NEC Harlequins 18 Otley's Cross Green ground brought back memories of the visits of the famous All Blacks with the ground packed with 3,417 spectators for the visit of the mighty Harlequins on Saturday. It was a sight to behold and the majority
A prototype of a computer game that will allow players to redesign the heart of Bradford city centre has been launched. The game, called PlastiCity, has been developed to give Bradford residents a "hands on" role in the regeneration of the city centre
City centre workers are at the forefront of a new personal safety campaign. Staff at the employment agency Connexions in John Street, Bradford, were the first to benefit from a video demonstration by the City Centre Street Wardens service. The idea, based
A woman who has been spearheading the work of the organisation tasked to breathe new life into Bradford communities, has been made its chief executive. Elaine Appelbee, who has been acting as the boss of Bradford Vision since January, was officially given
A notorious troublemaker in Shipley who was put under citizen's arrest by a magistrate has been electronically tagged and placed under curfew. Tariq Ali, 20, is not allowed to leave the home he shares with his mother in Hollins Road, Girlington, between
Bradford Council has put pressure on the Government to slap a total ban on smoking in public places. In line with the Telegraph & Argus Clear the Air Campaign, the Council wants to see no exemptions when legislation is drawn up to stop people smoking
A driver found guilty of causing the death of three of his young passengers in an horrific smash has been warned that a prison sentence is "virtually inevitable". Amjid Rehman had been showing off to the others in the car before he lost control of his
Ilkley Harriers Norman Bush won a Bronze medal at the Fifth World Masters' Mountain Running Championship, at Skiddaw on Saturday, with 52:48 for the M65 course. In M40 Phil Chappell was 165th in 77:15 and Morgan Williams was 176th in 80:32. In the M45
Railway 0 Ilkley Blues U-11s 4 Ilkley began the new season in impressive fashion to record a comfortable away victory over their main rivals in the division. fter dominating the first-half with their flowing passing game without scoring and goalkeeper
THE ECB Women's Club Twenty/20 Cricket Competition became a round robin Fifteen/15 tournament because Kent Invicta dropped out leaving only three teams. This left Olicanians Cricket Club disappointed as they were to have staged some of the games along
ON the day Bilton clinched the Airedale and Wharfedale League title there were mixed feelings for Ilkley bowler Richard Harrison. The former Burley paceman achieved a lifetime best all ten feat against Steeton but saw his side relegated to Division C.
Our aim is to keep families together SIR - I was surprised and disappointed to read your editorial (T&A, September 3) reinforcing a commonly-held misconception that Social Services are in the business of separating children from their families. The
Before the end of the year people in Otley should be given the chance to vote on the future of their Civic Centre. The town council, which rents the Cross Green building from Leeds City Council, is currently consulting on various options for the dilapidated
