Bulls coach Matthew Elliott has heaped praise on teenage starlet Leon Pryce who he believes can play a key part in getting his side to a second successive Grand Final. Pryce, who will be 19 next month, scooped two top national awards as the best young
Leeds Rhinos have been forced to prepare for their most important match of the season against the Bulls in the absence of head coach Dean Lance. Lance has been required to attend all three days of an industrial tribunal to defend himself against accusations
Peter Beagrie is ready to put his injury problems behind him and battle for Bradford City's cause. The 34-year-old winger has started only one Premiership match this season after picking up a torn calf muscle but would love to be included in their line
AN ELDERLY man is putting younger villagers to shame with his determined efforts to keep Burley-in-Wharfedale spick and span. Wilf Dean, 89, has put a valiant effort into helping Burley Community Council keep the village in top condition. He is a stalwart
THE History Channel's exhibition on local history - Photos for the Future - opens at the Royal Armouries on October 10. It's the second time the Leeds-based museum has been chosen by the History Channel for this regional exhibition of photographs. Photos
SPORTS clubs from all parts of Aireborough have got together to form a new organisation for supporting and developing sport in the area. Twenty-eight representatives of more than 18 clubs and leagues attended an inaugural meeting organised by the Aireborough
RIVER authority officers are interested in an Otley businessman's plan to build a flood barrier at the scene of drowning tragedy. The Environment Agency has said it will consider a plan by Stuart Thompson, who runs a haulage company on East Chevin Road
RESIDENTS living near a former Victorian orphanage are renewing their battle to stop it being demolished. Following initial pressure from householders, Wimpey Homes has submitted revised plans for redeveloping the former St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Orphanage
STUNNED passers-by were bowled over as a cricket team exposed their googlies in a floodlit naked match. Team-mates decided to let it all hang out after a boozy celebration to mark the end of the season at Ben Rhydding Cricket Club. Andrew Jennings, the
INDUSTRY in Aireborough has been dealt a second major blow in a month as bosses announced the closure of a Rawdon textiles factory, with the loss of more than 40 jobs. Just weeks after Guiseley pram manufacturer Silver Cross cut its workforce by almost
TOP Hollywood movie directors are being targeted by the publishers of an Otley policeman's first book. Aspiring author Colin Campbell has his first novel Darkwater Towers published next month - and his publishers, who are already hailing him as the next
AN OLYMPIC cycling star who beat all the odds to win bronze in Sydney has told school children of his pride of winning a medal, writes John Baron. Jon Clay, from Horsforth, visited children at Pool CofE Primary School yesterday to give a talk on Otley
In 1066, William the Conqueror and his army landed in England. In 1909, the Bradford Town Hall extension was opened by the Lord Mayor, James Hill. In 1986, Lloyd Honeyghan became world welterweight boxing champion after deafeating American Donald Curry
IT is impossible to live in Ilkley without being affected by the Moor, defining the southern horizon, its brooding presence looming over the town. Even a smattering of local history tells you that many of the town's older buildings are made from stone
WHILE most of us could work up a sweat just thinking of exercise, one woman has been going for the burn for almost 20 years - and enjoying it. Aerobics instructor Maggie Gilbert has been helping the women of Wharfedale stay toned and honed for 18 years
"THE fight is not yet over" was the message to supporters of Barnoldswick's Rainhall Road Primary School this week. A public meeting was held at the school on Monday after Lancashire County Council's education committee voted last week to close the school
THOUSANDS of pounds of council taxpayers' money could be spent on buying Glusburn's former Baptist chapel in a bid to secure the future of the village's institute. The chapel, which closed its doors earlier this month, was built next to the institute.
A RURAL community joined forces this week to battle to save its water supply. Yorkshire Water has announced plans to close the Keasden water treatment works and abandon the spring which feeds 37 households. The utility giant plans to lay new pipes and
SUPERMARKET chain Booths has announced this week it will start work on its Settle foodstore early in the new year. The purpose-built supermarket is scheduled to open in time for Christmas 2001. Booths' 10 year search for a site in Settle has been controversial
THE Almost New Shop on Skipton's Coach Street has been forced out of business after 33 years because it cannot compete with the increasing number charity shops in the town. The shop has raised money for local groups and charities such as the deaf and
HOUSEHOLDERS in Malhamdale each face a £40 bill to fund legal action over the village green. Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council has warned that its precept is likely to treble from an average £19 per household to around £60 to meet the costs of its successful
RADICAL plans for a one-way loop system around Skipton Town Centre have been drawn up to try to reduce the number of accidents caused on narrow roads and pavements. County Councillor Mike Doyle said he wanted to see action to improve Skipton's traffic
HUNDREDS of people in Ilkley are to be invited to have flu jabs in time for winter following the launch of a Government campaign. For the first time ever, the immunisation campaign is being aimed at people aged 65 and over. In previous years the vaccine
A TOURIST leaflet describing Ilkley as a 'village' is at the heart of a wrangle with Bradford Council's top marketing executive. And members of a group set up to manage Ilkley's tourist trade say they were left aghast at Owen Williams' reaction to the
Justin Brooker, one of the brightest stars in the Bradford Bulls line-up, has turned to an Ilkley company to plan his life after rugby league. Although only 23, and with an exciting rugby career ahead, Justin has already decided to plan for his long-term
ILKLEY - one of the most popular tourist areas in the Bradford district - will have new state-of-the-art toilet facilities next week. The present toilets in Brook Street have been completely refurbished, at a cost of more than £100,000, to cater for the
DESPERATELY needed repairs to pathways, gulleys and roads on Ilkley Moor will have to wait because of damage caused by heavy rain. Parish councillor Patricia Stevenson has written to Bradford Council's countryside bosses with a list of complaints which
VANDAL attacks at a public toilet in Ilkley could force the closure of the whole block, cleansing bosses have warned. A carefully planned campaign of destruction - including underwater setting cement being poured into toilet bowls - has been carried out
SIR, I am surprised to read the letter from Mr King (Observer, September 14) criticising Coun Graham Latty for calling a meeting to inform local people of how best to object to the development of 117 dwellings on the former Yorkshire Electricity site,
SIR, - I am writing in response to your front page report last week, regarding complaints about the former Ilkley college development. Residents of Deaconess Court received a letter in December, 1999, from Crest Homes. The letter stated that inconvenience
Two Brighouse hairdressers are to travel to Berlin as part of a team representing Great Britain in the World Hairdressing Championships. Andrew Petty, 22, of Shipley, and Dominic Stables, 20, of Rayner Drive, Brighouse, work at Taylors in Bethel Street
N Brighton.......7 Saracens.........11 OTLEY Saracens suffered again from the club's lengthening injury list and had to make a number of changes for this Merit table game. The home side had a strong front five but the young front row of Chris Burns, Scott
BURLEY TROJANS....0 PATELEY BRIDGE....2 BURLEY Trojans surrendered three points to Pateley Bridge with a woeful display on The Rec on Saturday. In their first home fixture of the campaign, the home side were second best throughout and had stand-in 'keeper
Phoenix..........5 Otley Town...1 THERE was much talk before the game about the 'demise' of last season's Premier Division champions in the West Riding County Amateur League. Languishing pointless at the bottom of the table there was some belief in the
SEVENTEEN Year-old Guiseley badminton player Dawn Johnson won a silver medal in Switzerland at the weekend. Dawn, a pupil at Guiseley School, was competing for England in the junior international Swiss Open at Lausanne. She and her partner Claire Millward
GUISELEY.....3 LINCOLN.......2 GUISELEY'S patchy form continues. They followed their FA Cup defeat by Farsley Celtic with a 1-0 win over their great rivals at Throstle Nest just days later but then crashed down to earth again when they visited high flying
ONE of Wharfedale's best-known restaurants could be demolished and houses built in its place. If planning permission is given, Monkman's Bistro with Bedrooms could be razed to the ground. Bowlength Ltd and Consort Homes have this week put in a planning
TRAFFIC chaos and further delay to the building of Wharfedale Hospital in Otley could be on the cards, it has been claimed. Town councillors are furious that amendments to the area's planning blueprint say the development of 400 houses in the east of
AMATEUR runner Keith Thompson is about to jet off on the mission of a lifetime by running the New York marathon, following the tragic death of his three-year-old daughter. Mr Thompson joined leukaemia charity the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust a few
AMY Edmondson may be watching with envy as Britain's top athletes go for Olympic gold in Sydney - but the swimmer is hoping to make a splash at the next games in Athens in four years time. The 13-year-old Horsforth School pupil has been selected to swim
Community leaders are joining forces in a bid to cut drunken behaviour on the streets of Shipley. Members of the Shipley Town Centre Development Partnership agreed unanimously to apply for a by-law banning alcohol consumption in Market Square and places
Schools in Bradford were today warned they could face massive compensation claims from bullies and their victims because of "nightmare" new human rights laws. Education insurance specialists, Smithson Mason Group (SMG), said the legislation could leave
Parents and teachers have demanded immediate action after a string of fatal accidents outside their school. The Friends of Thornton Grammar School is spearheading a campaign to reduce speed along Thornton Road and install a new crossing to save pupils
A German Shepherd dog was imprisoned in a nailed-up garage for 12 months, it was learned today. The animal, which was fed through a hole in the door, may now have to be destroyed. Terry Singh, manager of Bradford Council's dog-warden service, pictured
A new restaurant is rising from the ashes of a derelict pub and will create jobs for local people - thanks to the New Deal for Communities. The former Piste and Siglu pub in Manchester Road has been bought by restaurateur Shoukat Ali who plans to open
Bradford could have a new 100,000 sq ft department store to revitalise the city centre. Developers are hoping to demolish buildings at the bottom end of the city -- and replace them with shopping malls and public squares. They are in detailed negotiations
A Bradford bootlegger is to lose everything he owns after a judge ordered him to sell his house to meet a massive tax bill. David Waddington, 44, must sell his Silsden bungalow to pay customs and excise £79,957 in duties he avoided paying on cigarettes
Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley has pulled the plug on a multi-million pound deal to redevelop Odsal stadium. Mr Caisley says he will not continue with the £20 million scheme with Bradford Council and developers Sterling Capitol because, he claims
FYLDE coach Mark Nelson has given Wharfedale a solid vote of confidence as they look ahead to a testing National Division Two trip to Bracknell tomorrow. The Berkshire side are building a reputation for a fairly uncompromising, robust style, but Nelson
IT IS that wonderful time of the year again, the time of mist, mellow fruitfulness, and, best of all, peace and quiet. A blanket of silence hangs over the Dale and we can all breath again the air as it used to be before the cars and the coaches came in
WHY is it in an age when rocket scientists can put satellite telescopes into space, biologists can make exact replicas of grown animals in a test tube and British athletes can actually come back from the Olympic Games with medals instead of tacky souvenirs
Chris Melling, who came within a minute of being thrown out of the Challenge Tour Event One Northern qualifiers in harrogate, ended up being one of the stars of the tournament. The 21-year-old from Keighley, whose lift was delayed from Brad-ford, where
The Yorkshire trio of Darren Gough, Craig White and Matthew Hoggard jetted off today on the first part of their winter cricketing mission. They are part of England's 14-man squad heading for Nairobi for the ICC Knockout Trophy,. The competition involves
Matthew Elliott ended months of speculation about his future by announcing today that he is leaving Bradford Bulls at the end of the season to take up a position with a leading club in his native Australia. Elliott, who recently signed a two-year deal
A NEW rail link from Bradford to Leeds/Bradford Airport could be created if funding for a new study is released by the City Council. Highway officials in Bradford could be allowed to spend an extra £300,000 this year to improve community safety and the
THE new head teacher of one of the area's top schools has pledged to make it one of the best in the country. Steve Jex, right, has just taken over as head teacher at Horsforth School - and although he has been impressed by what he has seen so far, he
CHILDHOOD sweethearts Heather and Andrew Field chose one of the world's greatest landmarks for their wedding after seeing a bird's eye view of it years earlier. The Yeadon couple, who met as teenagers at Benton Park School, Rawdon, were married against
HEALTH chiefs have failed miserably in their attempts to build a new Wharfedale hospital, it has been claimed. Graham Hoult, lay member of the Leeds North West Primary Care Group, says he warned against the Garnett's Mill site in Otley at last year's
OTLEY is in a strong position to get funding worth up to £1 million. The town lost out on the first round of the Market Towns Initiative launched earlier this month. But hopes are running high that the town is in a excellent position for the second round
A DISABLED pensioner claims he was forced to tend to his own injuries after trying in vain to call an emergency doctor for several hours. Seventy-five year old Tom Bell, of Park Grove, Yeadon, had to use his own sparse first aid knowledge to dress a deep
HOSPITAL plans for Otley are in turmoil this week - after talks broke down between health chiefs and landowner Garnett, writes Lesley Tate. Fresh negotiations are under way to secure an alternative site for a new Wharfedale Hospital and the health trust
A CIRCUS boss has opted to appear at Leeds Crown Court facing charges of common assault, affray and criminal damage. Jeffrey Mackie, 55, currently living at Circus King's winter quarters, at Honington Junction, Grantham, Lincolnshire, appeared before
This newspaper has a long track record of pressing for work on the redevelopment of Odsal Stadium to be progressed as a matter of urgency. We fought long and hard to expose the constant delays and prevarication that surrounded the ill-fated Superdome
Bosses have been warned to take advice before clamping down on workers over poor attendance. The Yorkshire division of the Engin-eering Employers' Federation is concerned at the risk of firms reacting to rising absenteeism with over-hasty rules. It has
Justin Brooker, one of the brightest stars in the Bradford Bulls line-up, is already planning his life after Rugby League. Although only 23, and with an exciting rugby career ahead, Justin has already decided to plan for his long term future when his
A decision is expected soon on which of the bidders will run West Yorkshire's Small Business Service (SBS) franchise. Bosses from Bradford are backing a West Yorkshire partnership bid to run the service against competition from other groups. The West
EARBY parish councillors fed up of waiting for answers over apparent funding anomalies for the "Earby Go!" programme are threatening to call in the Local Government Ombudsman. "Earby Go!" was the name given to a range of projects overseen by the Earby
SILSDEN'S swimming pool has been saved after school governors took the plunge and gave permission for the town's parish council to take it on. The learner pool, in the grounds of Hothfield Street School, closed earlier this year because the school could
THE road through Settle town centre will be closed for three weeks in October forcing heavy lorries to use the bypass and Buckhaw Brow to reach their destinations. Now, the Trucks Out of Settle Action Group is arguing that if the route is good enough
LOCAL businesses are being given the chance to rescue Christmas in Skipton through a £20,000 campaign launched this week. Residents will be facing a miserable show of Christmas lights if the appeal is not successful because at the moment there is not
RESIDENTS in Gargrave who were forced to put up with raw sewage in their back yards for three days have criticised the length of time it took Yorkshire Water to respond to a blocked sewer. Mavis Thomas, of Neville Court, said she had reported a "serious
A NEW guide revealing fascinating facts about the history of Burnsall's St Wilfrid's Church has been produced by a local resident. Dot Scriven, of Holesbeck Farm, Hartlington, who is a Parochial Church Council member, has put together a booklet called
HEBDEN'S familiar Old School clock could strike once more after being silent for 11 years. Local couple Iain and Amanda Geldard are spearheading a restoration project with the help of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust. The clock is on the bell tower
HARDY cattle breeds such as Highland and Aberdeen Angus should be encouraged to graze the higher slopes of the Dales to counter the damage done by sheep according to a national park report. Fewer cattle are grazing the Dales, raising fears that the ecology
TARMAC has said 50 jobs are expected to remain at Cracoe's Swinden Quarry. The statement comes a week after the Herald revealed redundancies were to be made at Swinden and Threshfield quarries despite the former being given an extension to its life to
WITH her pond full of frogs, anybody might be forgiven for thinking Maggie Gilbert is in search of her Prince Charming. But the aerobics teacher (pictured above), who is happily married to her husband, Dave, is simply hopping mad about the creatures.
SHEEP are causing red faces in the toilet block near the White Wells Cottage on Ilkley Moor, parish councillors have been told. "It is not very nice when you are sitting there and sheep come through the door," Queens Road resident Frazer Irwin told the
STUNNED passers-by were bowled over as a cricket team exposed their googlies in a floodlit naked match. Team-mates decided to let it all hang out after a boozy celebration to mark the end of the season at Ben Rhydding Cricket Club. Andrew Jennings, the
SIR - What do I as a retailer pay nearly £9,000 in rates per year for? Car parking: Car parking is seriously inadequate and is throttling the town. Skipton is losing out to other towns and cities where car parking is better provided for, more organised
Singer Laura Judge hopes to light up the stage this week - literally! She is one of four soloists taking part in the Ilkley Upstagers charity show, Back and Forth, to raise money for Churches Together in Ilkley and Children In Crisis. Laura, from Bingley
PROBABLY the finest bowler in the history of English cricket will hold court at a special dinner in our patch next month. Former Yorkshire and England paceman Freddie Trueman will be the guest speaker at the Olicanian Cricket Club's sportsman's dinner
WHARFEDALE Ramblers CC played five games out of the ten scheduled this summer. Cup commitments and bad weather saw prestigious games against Chesterfield, Otley, Men of Derwent and Sheffield Collegiate go to the wall but of the five played Ramblers won
BRAMHOPE Cricket Club are busy celebrating their magnificent title win in their first season in Division One of the Wetherby and District League. The championship was gained on Saturday in a match delayed from the previous week due to the fuel crisis.
Although, for many, this summer may not be remembered as a classic in terms of the weather, it has certainly been good for the fell running fraternity, the great majority of races having been run in ideal conditions, mostly dry and pleasantly warm. After
THE gruelling Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross race will take place on Sunday for the 40th time. A number of local riders will contest this the toughest of cyclo-cross events which starts from Helwith Bridge at 10 am and climbs the peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside
ILKLEY Tennis and Squash Club will be hosting a Dunlop/Slazenger sponsored squash afternoon on Saturday, October 7, featuring three of the world's top ten players. Simon Parke (world no 4) will play Peter Marshall (world no 9). The other match will be
THE development work at Bracken Ghyll Golf Club, which is commanding much attention, is producing lots of interest from paying visitors with a corresponding increase in enquiries for future membership. The prospect of the added nine holes, which is scheduled
Hornsea .............7 Aireborough....42 FIVE tries from No 8 Tony Exley gave Aireborough a comfortable victory in their opening league game. Having to defend staunchly in the early stages, Aireborough held out and slowly grew in stature to be well on
FOUR would-be Tim Henmans have begun their drive to reach the top in the world of tennis - with a perfect match between a West Yorkshire school and the Lawn Tennis Association. Woodhouse Grove, at Apperley Bridge, has been selected by the LTA to play
Otley............17 Moseley.......38 THE Otley players will be disappointed with their performance last Saturday. They were never so far behind Moseley as their play in the last quarter, indeed throughout the match in flashes, amply demonstrated. There
A HOST of best-selling authors will be on hand this weekend to launch the biggest ever Ilkley Literature Festival. The event, which runs from September 30 to October 22, boasts a star-studded line up of top writers including Inspector Morse creator Colin
A MOTHER has spoken of her distress after her young son was attacked by three youths on a bus. Clark Burton, 12, was hit on the back of the head and verbally abused while he was travelling on a hopper bus between Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale. Clark
A Bradford couple claim their dream home has turned into a nightmare after delays and bodged jobs by builders cost them thousands of pounds and weeks off work with stress. John and Elaine Guy saved up for years to buy their Bryant home in Rushcroft, Cote
A man who was left with a seven-inch slash wound to his throat after he was attacked in a pub was told by doctors he was only "a millimetre from death". Mark Conley had 24 stitches put in the gaping wound on the left side of his throat which narrowly
Lives could be saved in Bradford thanks to a £351,000 Government cash boost which will bring faster treatment for heart patients. The city's Bradford Royal Infirmary has been chosen to pilot an initiative to guarantee swift tests and treatment for people
SIR - With reference to the proposed site off Canal Road earmarked for a new development, may I propose that Rawson Market be placed there as the chosen shopping facility? The Market could thus be restored to its former glory, meat, fish and greengrocery
IT is difficult not to feel hugely disappointed at the breakdown of talks between Garnett's and the health trust over the building of a new Wharfedale Hospital. The trust has said it is negotiating for another site in the town and is still fully committed
100 years ago CRAVEN was in the thick of general election campaiging, with the Herald unashamedly backing Conservative candidate Walter Morrison. The burning issue was Home Rule for Ireland, with the Liberals backing devolution and Conservatives taking
