Ghostly tales and gruesome stories about Skipton's hidden past were brought alive last night as twilight set on the historic town. Dressed in black top hat and sombre frockcoat, tale-teller Simon Entwistle embarked on the first of a spine-chilling series
Parishioners could end up worshipping in a cow shed if a campaign to save their village church fails. East Carlton villagers, led by farmer George Rice, are trying to save 72-year-old St Bartholomew's Church from closure after the Rector of Guiseley,
The story of a classic 1920s car which can be seen weaving its way through Ilkley's streets has been unveiled in a new book. Eric Rance, of South Parade, vowed to restore his 1925 Trojan Utility when it was passed on to him 36 years ago. Mr Rance, a retired
Councillors in Kirklees are being urged to give their "seal of disapproval" to proposals to build factories on open land near Birkenshaw. Residents have already fought off one attempt by the Prince's Soft Drinks company to build a factory in Cross Lane
Business is booming at the Bradford & Bingley since its members put it on the road to becoming a bank. The building society, whose members voted for it to convert at its annual meeting in April, is all set to float by Christmas 2000 if members vote
Bradford today unmasked its biggest-ever theatrical coup - a record-breaking run of the smash-hit musical, The Phantom of the Opera. The show, from the same producers as this summer's hit Oliver!, will fill the Alhambra Theatre for four and a half months
Former England captain Mike Denness chaired the ECB pitch panel which arrived at Trent Bridge today to monitor the third day's play in Yorkshire's championship clash with Nottinghamshire. The panel was convened on the recommendation of pitch consultants
Coach Matthew Elliott has a full strength squad to choose from as Bradford Bulls prepare for their last three matches of the season including the potential record-breaker against Leeds a week tomorrow. Try scoring full back Stuart Spruce and forwards
My previous visit to Highbury witnessed City lose a 1973 cup-tie. It was my first experience of sitting at football (I still hate it) and of fancy prices (adult ticket, programme, T&A City Flyer train fare totalling almost £4!). It was also my first
Arsenal 2, Bradford City 0; Richard Sutcliffe reports from Highbury. With just 17 minutes on the clock and Bradford City already two goals behind and gasping for breath against a menacing Arsenal side, it looked like being a nightmare in north London
The Alhambra has done it again. In 1997 it was home for many weeks to a superb production of Les Miserables that played to large houses. This year has seen a long, equally successful run of the acclaimed Oliver!, with Gary Wilmot. And now it has been
How can you spice up your marriage? It's a much-asked question by many a couple. And they will be pleased to know that now there's guaranteed answer: do a bit of bungee jumping or parachuting. Scientists have discovered that taking up dangerous sports
Watchdogs today called for tougher laws to protect patients after it was revealed a former Yeadon GP jailed for indecently assaulting women could work as a family doctor again. Gerald Walmsley was jailed for three-and-a-half years in November for indecently
Tories today launched a last-ditch drive to get plans for Bradford Council's radical shake up shelved. They say the Council should take more time over the move and consult the public properly before it is made. The Tories will ask the Council's Chief
A Romanian nurse is returning home with a fleet of ambulances bought by Rotary clubs across the Bradford district. Liliana Chisalescu, 32, has spent the last five months receiving paramedic training with the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service
People with cataracts are having their sight restored at a new centre in Bradford. The service at Westwood Park Clinic at Clayton Heights is the only place in the Bradford area where people can have cataracts removed without going to hospital. The centre
A pioneering campaign to encourage more builders from the ethnic minorities has won funding worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. YouthBuild started in Bradford as a pilot project in 1997 and has since created 11 keen apprentices for local employers
Forecasters today predicted a sunny and dry Bank Holiday weekend for the Bradford district. Temperatures are expected to reach at least 23 degrees and there is no sign of rain for the last summer holiday weekend of the century. Roadwatch groups are already
A Bradford Council officer is understood to have agreed a settlement with the authority over a complaint of race discrimination which was due to go to an industrial tribunal. But it is understood a gagging clause may have been agreed in negotiations between
Businesses and local organisations are being urged to back a £155,000 project to set up closed circuit television in Skipton. Partnership cash will help the Craven Community Safety Partnership convince Home Office chiefs to hand over the bulk of the cost
The veteran Yorkshire comedian Joe Black has died, aged 81. The Yeadon-born star was famous both on stage and screen, and appeared in theatre from Bradford to the West End. His best-known roles included the title character in Jack Rosenthal's Ready When
Mark and Heather Shelley are giving up their Millennium Eve celebrations - to look after other people's children. The couple, who run a nursery in Cowling, are throwing a lifeline to parents who want to party but have no-one to look after their offspring
A record number of Bradford teenagers today learned they have gained top GCSE results. And the number of students passing the exams has continued to rise. An impressive 100 per cent of high-flying students at Bradford Grammar School achieved five or more
Golf: Bradford provided a real sting in the tail as they beat Teesside 22-14 to take third place in the Yorkshire Inter-Union League. The fixture looked to be drifting away from them as Teesside won two and halved two of the first five foursomes matches
Athletics: Former world marathon champion Richard Nerurkar from Menston will be bidding to win the coveted Bradford 10k race. The international ace has been included in the Yorkshire team to contest the Inter- Counties title, which is being run in conjunction
Goalkeeping hero Gary Walsh believes Bradford City should take heart from their second half display at Arsenal despite slipping to their second defeat in just five days. The Gunners were 2-0 ahead after just 17 minutes with goals from Patrick Vieira and
Asians in Bradford are being urged to become organ donors to help avoid massive problems for people who need transplants in the future. The call follows the launch of a national campaign called Pass It On backed by the Department of Health. Organs are
Families are stepping up their battle to block a plan for a taxi booking office near their homes. They want Bradford Council to put the brakes on the proposed change of use for a shop in Queensbury. The residents believed they had won their fight at last
Two temporary court rooms could be added to Bradford Crown Court in a bid to reduce a huge backlog of cases. The £14.4 million court centre in Drake Street was heralded as a showpiece building when it opened seven years ago. Now its eight courts are struggling
An accident blackspot in Rawdon is being improved due to the efforts of three Horsforth councillors. Work has started on the entrance to Rawdon St Peter's Primary School, the site of a number of road traffic accidents in recent years. The work includes
Plans for a multi-million pound Sainsbury's community store in the heart of Otley town centre have been submitted to planners this week. The supermarket giant aims to build a store with a 20,000 square foot sales area on a site largely occupied by the
