Aspiring Olympians from the City of Bradford Swimming Club are packing their bags as they embark on a week's training in Hungary. The elite youngsters, aged between 11 and 19, are using the trip as a team-building exercise and as preparation ahead of
Bradford City reserves 1 Shrewsbury reserves 1 Donovan Ricketts came through unscathed in his first game for two months. But it needed a late equaliser by Kevin Sanasy to rescue the Bantams in last night's Pontin's Holiday League Cup clash. Heavy rain
Mick Withers is determined to put last year's nightmare behind him when the Bulls face Leeds Rhinos in a Grand Final rematch at Old Trafford on Saturday. The Australian full back had a horror outing in 2004. He went into the match carrying a stress fracture
WATER supplies across Otley and Menston are to benefit from a major £1 million investment. The laying of two miles of underground water main along Bradford Road is expected to start on Monday, October 24 and be completed by April next year. It will act
AIREBOROUGH'S MP is urging Leeds planners to throw out a scheme to build 200 homes and offices on a Guiseley factory site. In a letter of objection to Leeds City Council, Paul Truswell warns that the proposed mixed use development of the old Brook Crompton
Hopes of setting up a permanent community radio in Otley have been dashed after an application for a full-time licence was turned down. Wharfedale FM was one of hundreds of local stations from around the country to apply for a licence which would give
PARISH councillors past and present have gathered in Arthington to bid farewell to clerk Tom Kennedy. Mr Kennedy was seen off at his final parish meeting after two decades of service by a surprise gathering of former councillors. He was also presented
After the July 7 bombings there has been an inevitable increase in race-hate incidents because of a lack of understanding by many people of the difference between fundamentalists or those who twist religious texts to suit their political agenda and genuine
Two of the world famous Calendar Girls visited Airedale hospital to unveil a new garden for patients of the cancer ward. Angela Baker and Lynda Logan attended the official opening of the new Centenary Garden on Sunday. Keighley MP Ann Cryer cut the ribbon
Cash raised at a charity concert in Keighley is being creamed off by the local authority. A chunk of the £2,255 coined in for Diabetes UK at Saturday's Victoria Hall event will go into Bradford Council coffers. Bands Soulfish and The Big Bang performed
Nine suspected drug dealers were arrested on Wednesday in a series of police operations across Keighley. Two men and two women -- aged between 24 and 32 -- were arrested behind the retail park in Hard Ings Road. They were held on suspicion of offences
College bosses have struck a deal with a Keighley business to buy its land occupying the site of their proposed £24 million campus. But the delay in the purchase of Richard Craven electrical supplies wholesalers, at the corner of Bradford Road and Dalton
A 22-year-old Keighley woman, who was sacked by her boss via text message, has been awarded £6,800 in compensation. Charlie Yates, of Calversyke Street, was sacked by her employer at Veronica Ltd, in Highfield Lane, Keighley, in May after taking holiday
A Keighley man was last night leading a rescue team in an 11th hour bid to find survivors of the earthquake in Pakistan. As the clocked ticked by for their planned return this weekend, ex-Greenhead High School pupil Stefan Hopkins 40, was making a final
Festival headliner Maya Angelou at the King's Hall on Wednesday, October 5 There are people in this world who believe if they put their mind to it, they can achieve anything, learn anything and be anything. Such people are few and far between and when
DRUG users, vandals and other offenders could find themselves barred from a night out in Ilkley as licensees get tough on town centre troublemakers. While some campaigners around Ilkley want to bring CCTV into Ilkley Town Centre as a deterrent for vandalism
THE four war memorials in Wharfedale are to get a spruce up hopefully in time for the Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday, November 13. And the bugle call is going out for people to help with this year's Poppy Day appeal in Ilkley, which will take place
AN Ilkley schoolgirl was launched on to the glittering stage of movie stardom yesterday when she was officially unveiled as one of the four leading actors in a forthcoming blockbuster film. Following in the phenomenally successful footsteps of Harry Potter
TWO helicopters were called to rescue a man who was trapped for four hours between rocks at Ilkley Moor. The 28-year-old's long ordeal was brought to an end by members of the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association, the ambulance service and a crew from
Housing developments 'a timebomb for residents' SIR - , I wonder if the residents of Guiseley and Menston have realised the full nature of the time-bomb that is being detonated under their feet. First of all, the Government has robbed us of a large acreage
The Big Bang/Soulfish -- Victoria Hall Kicking off a great night of live music on Saturday, The Big Bang stormed into their set, giving us some pounding versions of 1960s hits from The Kinks, Rolling Stones and The Small Faces among others. Although most
The Decorator -- Keighley Playhouse At first glance there didn't seem to be enough plot to keep this three-person comedy going through two acts. But strong characterisations, strong production and occasional strong language contributed to a entertaining
Buy one -- get one free! That's the offer from the reformed Montauk Island as they play host to Bon-Rourkie at all performances The other band, formed by Montauk's bass player Simon Rourke, has faced the same problem finding gigs. Montauk drummer Stuart
Otley Athletic Club Sunday saw nine Otley Athletic Club members take part in the Harewood Ten Mile Trail Race, which attracted a field of more than 600 runners. Conditions were described as cool, with a few muddy patches. The first Otley runner home was
Bramley 3 Old Otliensians 12 Old Otliensians faced a difficult game at Bramley on Saturday and were determined to maintain their 100 per cent league record against a team recently relegated from Division Three. It wasn't long before Otliensians' pack
Burley Trojans 3 Kirkby Malzeard 2 BURLEY Trojans produced a tremendous battling performance to snatch a rare victory over old foes Kirkby Malzeard but they left it late. Leading 2-1 with only two minutes remaining Trojans found themselves pegged back
Guiseley 0 Bradford Park Avenue 3 Avenue won this match by virtue of some clinical finishing whilst Guiseley created a host of chances, especially in the first 20 minutes, but couldn't get past Craig Parry in the Bradford goal. The former England U-19
Regulars at a Bradford pub have raised a bumper amount of cash for cancer patients for the seventh year in succession. The fundraisers from the Dog and Gun in Wibsey handed over more than £3,000 to Dr Chris Bradley, the lead cancer clinician for Bradford
Keighley is turning the clock back to celebrate 700 years of market trading in the town. And to help mark the historic landmark, a special beer has been brewed. The first pint of Charter Ale, produced by micro-brewery Goose Eye, based at Ingrow Bridge
One of Bradford Council's top highway engineers - who had a passion for motorcycling - has been killed in a road accident. Phil Sawley, from Skipton, was riding his motorbike on the A65 between Austwick and Ingleton, in the Yorkshire Dales, when it was
The widow of Shipley soldier Sergeant Steve Roberts said today she is "confident" that the investigation into his death is being carried out adequately. Samantha Roberts was responding to reports that new evidence had emerged suggesting attempts had been
A vast air dome will light up the night sky tonight for the first time in Centenary Square as Bradford leads four other cities at the launch of a £5million year-long arts festival. The Stratosphere, a 60ft spherical projection screen and one of only three
St Helens Rugby League Club has apologised to a Bradford Bulls fan and his young son who say they were threatened by rival supporters at last week's crunch Grand Final eliminator. Vince Butler went to the match at Knowsley Road with his son Kane, nine
A morning watching one of the bloodiest gangster films in history may not seem a likely way for senior churchmen to pick up tips on storytelling. But 13 bishops, including the Bishop of Bradford, have been doing just that. The tops clerics attended a
Silsden Park Rangers 24 Liversedge 16 - Silsden Park Rangers continued their impressive start to the season with a hard fought victory over Liversedge. Rangers enjoyed the best of the early exchanges with plenty of good field position. They failed however
Bradford Salem 9 Keighley 13 - Keighley maintained their good form with a well merited victory over neighbours Bradford Salem, full back Matthew Cox's second half try proving decisive in a close and hard fought match. They trailed by six points to three
Premier Division: Bingley Harvester 1 Three Horses 5 - Three Horses won for the first time this season with goals from their man of the match and Jamie Rowell (2), Steve Perryman, C Smith and B. White. Keighley United 3 Eastwood Tavern 1 Both sides were
Bronte Wanderers 5 Embsay 1 BRONTE WANDERERS kept up their challenge at the top of the table with a comfortable win over Embsay. They went behind to a goal early in the game, but four strikes from the unstoppable Dave Armstrong gave them a comfortable
Steeton 3 Marsden 0: Steeton maintained their push for promotion with a comfortable home win against struggling Marsden, who put up a spirited effort against the Summerhill Lane side. With injuries and other commitments, manager Paul Ettenfield had to
A good all round team performance saw Cowling Under-10s through to a 4-1 victory at Skipton, with all the players contributing. The scorers were Jacob Hough (2), George Sellers and Luke Allsop with one each. After a terrific performance Daniel Brigg was
Junior footballer Christian Paulat-Brigg has been snapped up by a professional club. For the goalkeeper (above) it is the start of a dream come true after signing for his favourite team, Burnley. But it was a case of third time lucky after having had
COUGAR coach Gary Moorby was sacked after a meeting with club officials - and Chairman Neil Spencer has offered to sell the club. At a meeting with their head coach on Tuesday evening Mr Spencer and club Chief Executive, Colin Farrar, warned that cuts
Ilkley Harriers It was a busy weekend of racing for Ilkley Harriers. On Saturday the Langdale Horseshoe Fell Race, over 14 miles with 4000ft of climb, was the the final counter in the English Fell Championships. Ilkley's ladies team was second to Keswick
BEN Rhydding Golf Club's junior team had a glorious triumph at the North East Regional finals of the Sunday Telegraph Junior Team Golf Championship. Playing at Cookridge Hall they won their way to the English final at Brockett Hall, Welwyn Garden City
Ilkley B 14 Roundhegians 5 Ilkley B beat Roundhegians B, outscoring them by two tries to one in a well-contested fixture at Roundhay. However, late re-arrangements had given a somewhat makeshift appearance to Ilkley. Both sides were mobile and sought
Old Crossleyans 30 Ilkley 5 The Dalesmen's occasional travel sickness kicked in on this trip deep into the high Pennines on a miserable Autumn Saturday. Halifax is the home of the Old Crossleyans club, their pitch wedged in tightly between housing estates
HEALTH bosses have said they will be carrying on with changes to services at Otley Wharfedale Hospital. Despite protestations from senior consultants and MP Greg Mulholland, the health trust said this week that orthopaedic surgery would be moving from
IT is welcome news that Bradford Council is to spend money on sprucing up the war memorials in the district. It is only a year ago that Addingham's war memorial on Main Street had to be restored after a vandal attack. The memorial on The Grove in Ilkley
City are hurting but not panicking after their derby loss, Mark Bower insisted today. The Bradford-born centre half appreciates how the fans are feeling in the wake of Huddersfield's victory at Valley Parade. But he is adamant the defeat - City's first
A VIRTUALLY blind pensioner is poised to overcome the odds and perform on the Guiseley Theatre stage later this month. Ron Wells' eyesight has deteriorated steadily since he contracted glaucoma 17 years ago. But the 72-year-old bass is determined to sing
Just over two decades ago the future looked bleak for Otley Mills with the end of more than 200 years of textile activity. The mills, which at their peak had employed more than 1,000 people, had succumbed to the decline in the textile industry which was
A MAJOR redevelopment of the former Silver Cross site in Guiseley looks set to be approved in the near future after planners decided the scheme was "almost there." Although the application to build housing and offices on the former factory site has been
ORTHOPAEDIC surgery is to end at Otley's Wharfedale Hospital, despite pleas from consultants and the area's MP. The three surgery sessions will be transferred temporarily to Leeds General Infirmary and the Nuffield Hospital before a permanent move to
A SUPERMARKET attack involving a 19 -year-old autistic man has sparked an inquiry by Leeds Social Services. Shoppers and employees at Otley's Waitrose store were left stunned after the man, who also suffers from learning disabilities, lashed out at members
Jobs could be lost as Bradford's economy faces further difficulties in the coming months, Bradford Chamber of Commerce has warned in its latest quarterly survey. It shows that sales and orders in the dominant service sector continued to fall in the three
A hospice is stepping up security measures after a spate of thefts of its charity boxes. More than half a dozen collection containers belonging to Manorlands have been taken from shop counters in the past two months. Now the Oxenhope Sue Ryder care home
The porcelain thrones in a Keighley pub are fit for a king and queen. Staff at the Livery Rooms, in North Street, are flushed with pride after winning acclaim for the quality and standards of their toilets in the Loo of the Year 2005 awards. The JD Wetherspoon
A former Keighley man is on his first rescue mission with his specialist sniffer dog Rocky. Margus Part's mother Edith Thompson was this week both proud and fearful as her son searched for earthquake survivors. Margus and Rocky headed out to Pakistan
Politicians, community leaders and clergy gathered this week to express sympathy for the victims of the Pakistan earthquake. The dozens of Keighley people from various races wanted to show their solidarity in the time of crisis. Muslims and Christians
A certain amount of discipline is needed faced with the bewildering variety of events on offer at the LitFest - or Feast as my keyboard keeps wanting to type. This week it has been music, poetry, history and geology. Music first. If you have seen Amadeus
A LEEDS United fan staged an autograph-seeking vigil outside the club's Elland Road ground as part of his tribute to a well-known Ilkley man who died tragically earlier this year. River View resident David Woods bought a Leeds shirt from the club shop
A TRAFFIC-calming roundabout in Ilkley could be causing accidents instead of stopping them, parish leaders fear. And the person in charge of the district's highways believes the roundabout, on Cowpasture Road, could even have been put in the wrong place
Local: Keighley Playhouse: sex comedy The Decorator (tonight/tomorrow). Phone 0845 126 7859/01535 604764. Cullingworth Village Hall: CADS theatre group perform A Tribute to the Stars (tonight/tomorrow 7.30pm). Tickets from Cullingworth Pharmacy. Sutton
Local people have been urged to try Keighley Amateurs' latest musical even if they haven't heard of it. Producer Keith Marsden said Little Me was better than many well-known shows and would thoroughly entertain its audience. He said the comedy musical
SIR - The college has planned for a new campus in the town, with the site being at the top of Dalton Lane. This will be a landmark building and will have 21st century facilities for our future learners and employers. The plan has been very well received
Ilkley traffic lights turn 'is a planning disaster' SIR, - What boundary has Addingham Parish Council crossed (letters, October 6)? Let us not forget Addingham was far more productive a century ago than Ilkley. Enough of our importance. I agree wholeheartedly
West Park 19 Yarnbury 0 West Park edged out a lacklustre Yarnbury side in this much anticipated local derby game, leaving Yarnbury second bottom of Yorkshire Two. Park proved far too strong for a disappointing Yarnbury side in this much anticipated but
London Welsh 24 Otley 28 OLD Deer Park has never been a happy hunting ground for Otley. One win in seven visits, even losing 20-14 at the tail end of last season when they were beating all before them, makes this victory one not be scorned despite Otley
Aireborough 23 Hessle 0 Giving an inspiring and hearty performance Aireborough once again put a substantial amount of points past a reputable Yorkshire Four side. With coach Carbutt captaining his side Aireborough saw considerable changes in their winning
This Austrian Cedes-Stoll trackless was photographed at Lees -- the school can just be glimpsed at the far left. The year was almost certainly 1913, and this the vehicle which Keighley Corporation Tramways took initially for a three-month trial period
Lecturers are set to strike again at Bradford College over pay. Last-ditch talks will take place next week to see if two days of industrial action can be averted. The Bradford branch of NATFHE (The National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher
A new campaign has started to tackle racist and homophobic hate crimes in Bradford. Police have teamed up with Bradford Council, primary health care trusts and the fire service to raise awareness of the problem and encourage people not to suffer in silence
A Bradford councillor is pressing for an urgent investigation into NHS dentistry in the district. Councillor Mukhtar Ali wants Bradford Council's Health Improvement Committee, of which he is a member, to find out why the problem of gaining access to a
Hundreds of Bradford relatives of victims of Saturday's devastating earthquake are flying out to help in any way they can. Most are taking with them bundles of cash and goods donated by friends and relatives in the city. One Bradford family has managed
Around two parents a day are being fined in Bradford for failing to send their children to school. Education bosses have handed out 89 fixed penalty notices to parents since tough new powers to crack down on truancy were introduced. However more than
Cubs Under-15s 54 Guiesley 14 - For the third week in a row the Under-15's put more than half a century of points on the score board, but they didn't have things all their own way in the early stages as it was the visitors from Guiseley who scored the
Carl White was ultimately the difference between the two teams as title hopefuls Embassy 'A' and Nemesis battled it out in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League. The eighth game proved to be the pivotal point in the encounter when Embassy's
Haslingden St Mary's 4 Cross Hills 1 - Six weeks ago Cross Hills hosted this fixture and were comprehensively beaten 6-1 by a much fitter and more confident side - and Haslingden must have been looking forward to heaping more of the same on the men from
Silsden 0 Ramsbottom 0 - After a run of narrow defeats Silsden went some way to rebuild their confidence when they held the Lancashire side to a goalless draw. Following the retirement of Hoyle, a classic target man, the team has had to adjust. In a league
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Ben Tate has become one of the youngest British Ju-Jitsu champions. Ben, who lives in Riddlesden and attends Glusburn Primary School, took part in the sport's British Championships last week and won the Under-8s Ground Fighting event. The
COUGAR coach Gary Moorby was sacked after a meeting with club officials - and Chairman Neil Spencer has offered to sell the club. At a meeting with their head coach on Tuesday evening Mr Spencer and club Chief Executive, Colin Farrar, warned that cuts
Ben Rhydding Ladies 1 Not'ham Highfields 2 Last season Nottingham Highfields had provided extremely strong opposition and so Ben Rhydding Ladies were expecting a tough encounter on Saturday. As it was, the game could so easily have been won by Rhydding
Burley Trojans 3 Kirkby Malzeard 2 BURLEY Trojans produced a tremendous battling performance to snatch a rare victory over old foes Kirkby Malzeard but they left it late. Leading 2-1 with only two minutes remaining Trojans found themselves pegged back
Sandy Lane 0 Ilkley AFC 4 On a wet October afternoon, Ilkley travelled to Keighley to play Sandy Lane, looking to avenge a 3-2 opening day defeat. The surface was extremely quick due to the rain, which helped both teams pass the ball with conviction but
Majority's wishes just don't count SIR - How very sad to read the letter from John Pashley in Mike Priestley's weekend North of Watford section, in particular regarding the Odeon Cinema building, and the way in which decisions are being taken with no
From the tone of an exchange of letters between MP Ann Cryer and Bradford Council leader Margaret Eaton it is clear there is no love lost between the two in the debate over the future of Keighley College. It is also quite apparent that petty tit-for-tat
