THE young girl was clearly distressed. Standing at the road side, tears were running down her face. She was dressed in the uniform of a local school and would have been about the same age as my daughter. It was dark, cold and raining. The natural reaction
Bradford always looked the better side, but took their time to stamp their authority on the game as they scored a 3-1 Yorkshire League Division One success over Gainsborough Rose at Lincoln. In the opening minutes Bradford mounted several promising attacks
Bradford City are tackling the stumbling blocks that will crop up from sharing a home with their rugby league neighbours. Bantams managing director Shaun Harvey revealed that plans were already being drawn up to make the move as smooth as possible. Several
New Bulls coach Brian Noble has welcomed the move to Valley Parade during the Odsal re-development. The former Great Britain skipper was a member of the Bradford Northern side which played a handful of games at the home of their soccer neighbours during
Bradford City could take up to a fortnight to appoint a successor to Chris Hutchings. Chairman Geoffrey Richmond today revealed that plenty of names had been thrown into the hat to take over the Valley Parade post. The latest candidate to be linked with
Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley believes the club's move to Valley Parade can act as a launch pad towards bigger things. Doubters have already questioned whether Bulls fans, many based south of the city, will put up with the anticipated increased
PUPILS and staff at a comprehensive school are feeling shock after the sudden death of one of their classmates. Lawrence Hammond, who would have celebrated his twelfth birthday next month, died after an accident involving a Volvo T5 estate on Rawdon Road
DEVELOPERS at the centre of a controversial housing plan which has angered more than 400 Guiseley residents have been told to go back to the drawing board by planning chiefs. Persimmon Homes' plans for 92 flats five storeys high, six houses and 10 maisonettes
LIFE has started at 40 for writer John Metcalfe. After 25 years of submitting film and television scripts without success, Mr Metcalfe looks as if he has finally cracked it, a day after his 40th birthday. Filming started last week on a short movie he
RAIN falling in the wrong place meant flood warnings were not given, it has been revealed. Because heavy rain fell in Otley and Pool-in-Wharfedale - instead of the more usual Grassington and Addingham - triggers were not set off and warnings were not
A MISSING stretch of footpath which forces children to cross the road twice on their school route will not be replaced in the foreseeable future. Villagers were informed that a footpath would not be created on Station Road, in Burley-in-Wharfedale, at
RESIDENTS fighting to stop a mobile telephone mast going up in Horsforth are this week celebrating after the applicant withdrew the application. Residents of Broadway and Stanhope Drive had opposed plans by One 2 One to put a 465 foot mast directly opposite
AN accident blackspot in Yeadon could be improved - if plans for 64 houses on the old gas works site off Gill Lane are approved, writes John Baron. Traffic lights would be installed at the developers' expense at the notorious Gill Lane- New Road (A65)
There is bound to be a great deal of relief felt across Bradford that the deal to develop Odsal has been signed at last. It has been a long, sorry saga since the days when the hugely ambitious idea of a Superdome was first suggested and everyone became
Industry employers could be missing out on valuable IT-trained recruits by ignoring the over-50 workforce. The Yorkshire branch of the Engineering Employers' Federation, said the so-called "silver surfers" were increasing their use of technology faster
A streamlined wool board is in fighting shape to take on the challenges of competition after a difficult year for the industry. Speaking at the annual conference of the Wool Marketing Board, chairman Frank Langrish said that while the previous 12 months
THE latest exhibition at The Gasgoine Gallery features the work of former Leeds Polytechnic head of Fine Art Willy Tirr. A Tribute to Willy Tirr - exciting abstract watercolours - is at the gallery in Bolling Road, Ben Rhydding, from November 15 to December
WEST Craven Business Park has been hailed as the most important and significant development for Earby since the industrial revolution. The park is to be built in fields on the northern outskirts of Earby with access from the A56. The site covers 12 acres
MEMBERS of Barnoldswick Horticultural Society hit out this week after hearing rumours that the rate they pay to hire out the town's civic hall would be almost tripled. An air of gloom hung over the society's late show at the weekend with the news they
TWO major surveys are to be carried out across South Craven to discover what residents think the area is lacking. Every home in Cowling, Cross Hills, Glusburn, Kildwick, Farnhill, Cononley, Bradley, Sutton and Lothersdale will receive a questionnaire
THREE green-fingered ladies are throwing in the 'trowel' this week and stepping down from the Ilkley in Bloom committee. Patricia Shankley, Pat Baker and Margaret Welsh (above, left to right), have all decided to retire from the committee after a decade
THE MP for Ilkley Ann Cryer is demanding a change in planning laws after accusing developers of seeking fast and easy profits. "The law as it stands is wide open to abuse by devlopers. Local authorities are left to fight totally inappropriate detailed
DYNAMIC Dance is an exciting new weekend dance event for anyone interested in dance and dance music. It will take place in Ilkley on Saturday and Sunday, November 18 and 19. Yorkshire Dales Workshops have organised workshops throughout both days where
GARGRAVE residents have won their first battle to get better train services in the village. Villagers and visitors will once again be able to catch a train for a day trip on the Settle to Carlisle line after promises were made to members of the Aire Valley
A DAM, constructed in the canal at Skipton to save the town from a deluge of water should the wall between the beck and canal collapse, may stay in place for another six months. The dam by the Royal Shepherd was put in after the wall behind the castle
MYSTERY surrounds the shooting of a runaway beast in Ilkley on Sunday night. Police and vets were called out after a bull was seen in the Craiglands car park, before heading towards Tesco and the town centre. They caught up with the creature on Cowpasture
SCHEMES to combat the problem of homelessness in Craven have received funding boosts which guarantee their short term future. The cash coincides with a campaign to increase the number of people who help those on low incomes to enter the private rented
A TARGET of £20,000 for Skipton's Christmas lights has finally been reached thanks to the hundreds of businesses and individuals who contributed. Fresh AM's Mark Reason raised about £8,000 from his sponsored world record broadcast and on air auction.
A CAMPAIGN to transform an unused field in Addingham into a children's playground has received an unexpected boost from Bradford Council. Although the council had previously said it was unable to pay for the playground it has now agreed to help design
THE group established to ensure the future of the Kings Hall/Winter Gardens complex in Ilkley was officially launched at the weekend. Following a reception at the complex, The Friends' constitution was ratified with Jim Horsley, of the Ilkley Music Hall
AN Ilkley couple have been accused of manipulating the planning system in order to build a house in the Green Belt. But Raymond and Rita Robinson have amassed wide local support in their bid to turn a former derelict barn in Skipton Road into their new
THE company wanting to build houses on a former research centre in Ilkley have reduced the number of homes they now want to build. Bellway Homes Limited originally wanted to put 78 flats and houses on the site of the former International Wool Secretariat
IT is a lucky man, whatever his job in life, who can come up with a quote like this: "I am a round peg in a round hole - I could never want to do anything else." It is even better when the man involved is a member of a distinguished profession which,
THERE was only one policeman for Ilkley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Menston and Askwith in 1875. Ilkley Local Board decided to seek the advice of the police superintendent about an application for more policemen. They needed two or three men taking into account
SIR, - I have just caught up with the Ilkley Gazette for October 26 and was greatly interested to learn that there is a descendant of General Sir Henry Havelock living in Addingham, Mrs McLachlan. Your article mentioned that Havelock was not a typical
An urgent investigation is being carried out after one of Yorkshire's most picturesque riverside spots was found to be polluted. Officers from Bradford Council's Countryside Unit are investigating what has fouled famous Harden Beck, near Bingley, an area
SATURDAY'S victory was the first for Guiseley since Neil Parsley took over the reins. He was encouraged by his team's performance and said he was hoping to have a new signing in place in time for Saturday's game at Winsford. "I expect to have a new signing
FA Umbro Trophy - First round. Guiseley 4, Eastwood Town 1. "THAT'S it then", pessimistically declared a Guiseley supporter when Eastwood Town scored with their first attack in the eighth minute. And after five successive defeats without a goal scored
IT was a great day out at Welford Road for Otley and their supporters. Four coaches plus car travellers went down to Leicester and the approach of the players and the behaviour of the followers was commented upon over the loudspeaker at the end of the
Stallholders have called for town centre bosses to scrap a controversial idea to move Shipley's outdoor market. But its consultation process - launched in September - will be completed before a decision is taken on whether to press forward. If the £100,000
Stars of the cycling world will gather on Saturday in memory of a Bradford sporting hero who died after an incident outside a city nightclub. Olympic gold medallist Jason Quealley and bronze medal winner Jon Clay, of Horsforth, will be among the big-name
Birkenshaw councillors were today hopeful the village could provide continued residential care for its elderly citizens, despite the closure of a local care home. Councillors feared care could be severely damaged after they claimed Kirklees Council ignored
A UN inspector has visited historic Saltaire to rule on its bid to be put on the same cultural footing as the Egyptian Pyramids. And despite visiting during the flooding, when large parts of Roberts Park were under water, those behind the bid believe
A highly-respected former company director has been given a suspended prison sentence after he admitted his involvement in a series of asset-stripping transactions. Richard Etherington, 63, tried to make arrangements for his retirement from the construction
Work on a £7 million scheme to cut traffic congestion on one of Bradford's busiest roads begins this week. The Quality Bus Initiative will see guided bus lanes introduced along a two-kilometre stretch of Huddersfield Road and Manchester Road, together
The mother of a Bradford girl shot in the eye today declared she had lost faith in the justice system after a 14-year-old boy was cleared of the wounding. Sue Margison's 12-year-old daughter Jenna was hit with a pellet after an air rifle was fired from
Flood-hit farmers and struggling hauliers have given a cautious welcome to Chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-Budget statement, but warned it did not mean the threat of action over fuel prices was over. Mr Brown delivered a raft of proposals in yesterday's
A year ago Dr Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz started to research his family tree on his appointment as Germany's Ambassador to Britain. And the trail has brought him to Bolling Hall Museum in Bradford - the birthplace of his grandmother - where yesterday he
WEATHER permitting, Wharfedale will be hoping to re-launch their National Division One challenge at Esher tomorrow, although whether the game will go ahead is still the subject of some doubt. The Esher pitch still had some standing water on it in mid-week
SKIPTON Bulldogs landed a plum home tie in Round Three of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup when they were paired with holders Storthes Hall from Huddersfield. Their opponents have won the competition for the past three years and been in the final
SCOTLAND'S International season got off to a winning start last weekend against the USA but Saturday's Test against World Champions Australia will be a more accurate gauge of how much they have learned from their summer tour to New Zealand. In both Tests
LEGAL experts are warning businesses to be extra vigilant and not to allow themselves to be open to negligence claims caused because of computer viruses. Robert McGough, an E-commerce specialist at Ilkley firm Last Cawthra Feather, said with more than
HOW is it children can ask the most profound and fundamental questions with a complete air of innocence? "Who put the sun and all the stars up in the sky?" asked my five-year-old the other day. Now that is one heck of a question to put to someone who
AROUND a year ago, Crest Homes (Northern) Ltd arrived in Ilkley telling us that their acquisition of the Ilkley college site was a great benefit to the community. In a deal worked out with the college owners, Bradford and Ilkley College Corporation and
Bradford City favourite Stuart McCall happily signs a young fan's shirt at the official opening of the Up Front superstore at Valley Parade. Caretaker boss McCall was joined by Stan Collymore, Dean Windass, Peter Beagrie and chairman Geoffrey Richmond
CANADIAN police have made a fresh appeal for help in identifying a mystery Yorkshire man who lost his memory in a street mugging. It is now a year since the man - who speaks with a middle class Yorkshire accent, and believes his name might be Philip -
A DIETING dog from Burley-in-Wharfedale has shed so many pounds she has won the regional final of a national slimming competition. Cocker spaniel Muffin, of Wrexham Road, used to weigh a portly 4stone but has since slimmed down to a svelte 2stone, earning
A VILLAGE is divided over plans to build houses on the last petrol station in the area. While some Bramhope residents say the loss of the Leeds Road Shell Garage in the car-intensive village will inconvenience drivers, others living near the garage claim
POLICE have come up with an alternative to the traditional police station - parking in a lay-by. In a bid to cut crime and increase their presence, a police car will frequently park up in a Guiseley side road. Weetwood Police has announced one of their
THE Rotary Club of Otley has presented a new marching snare drum to Prince Henry's Grammar School band, who will be heading the Otley Armistice Day Memorial Day Parade on Sunday for the second time. The presentation was made after the club heard the band
A PARTIALLY sighted woman was conned out of cash by a man pretending to mend roofs. The woman, who is registered blind, invited the man into her home on Tuesday last week just after 11am after being told some roof slates needed replacing. She had mistakingly
THE tragic deaths of dozens of Horsforth people, when a mine collapsed and crushed them in the 19th century, could be commemorated with a memorial plaque. Horsforth Town Council's Environment Committee is hoping to revamp the picturesque Hunger Hills
PUB landlords have decided to call time on under-age drinkers with the adoption of a national proof-of-age card. Members of Otley and District Pubwatch - backed by Otley Community Policing Team - have adopted the Government's Citizen Card, to ensure cigarettes
PUPILS and teachers at a Burley-in-Wharfedale school were forced to flee their classrooms after water poured into the building during last week's floods. Burley Oaks School, on Langford Lane, fell foul of the harsh weather last Wednesday afternoon when
A SECOND week of flooding has meant commuter hell for passengers travelling to and from Wharfedale this week. As Wharfedale Newspapers went to press, trains between Ilkley and Leeds were still not running after severe flooding at Kirkstall. And at the
A BURLEY-IN-WHARFEDALE pub landlady was dramatically rescued by an air ambulance after falling while trying to protect her premises from the recent floods. Babs Hern, 46, who runs the Red Lion, on Main Street, tripped and banged her head as she tried
A couple whose house has been devastated by flooding from the River Wharfe claim that they have been forgotten by emergency services. Adrian and Alison Denman who live in Castley, near Pool-in-Wharfedale, say they have had no warning of any floods, despite
A DILAPIDATED village playground in Wharfedale will receive a new lease of life, thanks to a £17,000 National Lottery grant. Outdated and ramshackle play equipment next to Old Pool Bank Village Hall will be ripped up and replaced with new, safe equipment
A tree from Farnley Hall will be used to make Otley's new maypole. Estate owner Major Nicholas Horton-Fawkes has offered a tree from the estate to make the maypole destined for Cross Green. Now, the town's two Morris sides behind the scheme are looking
MORE than £300,000 is set to be spent on Otley's Chippendale Pool. The council cash, which comes after the bitter blow of losing out £1.6 of lottery funding, has been earmarked to be spent on urgent repairs to the heating and filtration system. In addition
A MAGPIE had a lucky escape when firefighters rescued it from behind a gas fire. The unlucky bird had apparently fallen down the chimney in Pool-in-Wharfedale and got wedged behind the gas fire. The animal-loving house owners only became aware that something
CHRISTMAS has officially arrived in Otley - more than two months early. A Christmas tree went up yesterday in Market Place - although it will be several weeks before it is decorated and lit. And bearing in mind it was February before last year's tree
SAINSBURY'S has been told to smarten up its supermarket scheme for Otley. The plan for a 20,000 sq ft 'community store' was welcomed by city councillors this week - but the developers were told the scheme must improve before permission is granted. Members
HEALTH chiefs are forging ahead with plans to rebuild Wharfedale General Hospital on its present site - but have warned the money-men will eventually decide where it will be built. In an effort to move the project on, Leeds Health Authority is backing
AN ATHLETE has the world at his feet after defying the odds to scoop bronze at a national powerlifting championships. Lee Lawson, aged 25, right, who has Down's Syndrome, carried off the prestigious prize at the National Powerlifting Championships for
The private sector has been told to embrace technology but warned not to let it ruin creativity and innovation during the Bradford Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner. President of the Chamber, Judith Donovan CBE, cited changes in the Chamber's constitution
Business failures in Yorkshire rose by 140 per cent in October signalling a worrying trend, according to a professional services firm. Figures by Deloitte and Touche show the region saw 19 receivership and administration appointments last month, compared
In 1880, Idle Hill reservoir, Bradford, was first filled. In 1891, the Boys' Brigade was founded in Bradford. In 1918, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated. From the Telgraph & Argus of November 9, 1975...Vandals have struck again at Raphael House - Bradford's
We all have our own favourite gardening reference books - but each year a new batch of them tempts us into bookstores in the autumn, just in time for Christmas. I don't know about you, but I usually end up referring back to my old favourites. The Expert
HOW is it children can ask the most profound and fundamental questions with a complete air of innocence? "Who put the sun and all the stars up in the sky?" asked my five-year-old the other day. Now that is one heck of a question to put to someone who
A SERIOUS accident occurred on Bramhope Moor at the house of a gamekeeper. The man's wife had just finished giving her son, aged six, a bath, and he was sitting on the rug in front of the fire without his clothes, while his mother went into another room
SCHOOL dinners, once hated by many a child, are now a treat for pupils at Barnoldswick's West Craven High School. Not only can children listen to their favourite music while they eat, but can also forget queuing with a new swipe card system, which has
RESIDENTS in three South Craven villages are to urge police chiefs to give them another community constable. Eastburn, Steeton and Silsden are served by one full time and one part time officer, as well as cover from Keighley. But residents in the three
A BUY-a-brick scheme has been launched to help Settle raise the last £10,000 towards the refurbishment and redevelopment of the town's Victoria Hall. The community has to find the last few thousand pounds to put the finishing touches to the £400,000 project
WIGGLESWORTH'S Hilary Shaw has taken over as leader of the Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland. Mrs Shaw was installed as president of the organisation last Saturday in a ceremony attended by nearly 2,000 women from around the world
SKIPTON will become a safer place to live and work after the final cameras were installed for the town's CCTV system this week. The cameras, which should help identify shoplifters and public order offenders, have been requested by local businesses and
AN ILKLEY man is on the crest of a wave after two radio stars reunited him with a piece of his past. Frazer Irwin last stepped aboard the historic frigate HMS Trincomalee as a 12-year-old schoolboy determined to make it as a deck hand for the week. He
A MONTH-LONG arts festival featuring music, dance, film and theatre kicks off in Ilkley this weekend with a classical guitar concert at Myddleton Lodge. Czech guitarist Vladislav Blaha will appear on Sunday (November 12) at 7.45pm at the Lodge on Langbar
POLICE are hunting three men after a Skipton resident was threatened with pickaxe handles. The incident happened at 8.10pm on Monday in Stirtonber on the Rockwood estate. The man, who asked not to be named, was leaving his home and had just got into his
THE service responsible for looking after Bradford Council's huge buildings stock was exposed today as being 'a shambles'. A damning confidential consultants' report warns the authority's crumbling council homes, schools and other public buildings will
THE type of religious education Ilkley's children will receive in the next five years is being discussed. Representatives of the Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Baha'i, Buddhist, Jewish and Sikh faiths have been meeting with education officers and councillors
THE owner of Ilkley's famous Box Tree restaurant Madame Helena Avis has been shortlisted in the annual Premier Crew restaurant awards given by Harpers and Queen magazine and Mot and Chandon. The awards are meant to recognise individuals who give particular
A MAN well-known in Ilkley for his tireless charity work has died aged 68. Jeffrey Martin, pictured right, died peacefully at Ardenlea, Marie Curie Cancer Care home, after a two-month battle against liver cancer. Mr Martin has been praised for his commitment
AN Ilkley councillor wants to see charges abolished on the car park on Railway Road, Ilkley, to help solve the town's traffic problems. Councillor Anne Hawkesworth, who is City Hall's environment chief, said that the car park had been hardly used since
THIEVES who gained access to a house on Wheatley Road, Ilkley, through the ground floor window, swiped car keys and made off with a blue four-wheel drive Land Cruiser. As the occupants of the house slept, the thieves also took a mobile phone and a black
POLICE are urging residents to keep an eye on their garden furniture after a spate of recent thefts. Overnight between last Monday and Tuesday, thieves made off with a heavy stone sun dial worth £800 from the back garden of a house on Eaton Road, Ilkley
AN ILKLEY woman has died after her car collided with another in windswept conditions just outside the town. The 73-year-old died after her VW Golf was in collision with a Saab 95 Estate as the pensioner was driving towards the town along Hangingstone
ILKLEY College developers Crest Homes (Northern) Ltd has left the town abruptly after selling off its uncompleted site for more than £30 million. The unexpected move is surrounded with uncertainty over the completion of the site and sees the company escape
SIR, I am delighted that the Leeds Health Authority Board voted unanimously to accept the Outline Business Plan and particularly the recommendation that the hospital should be built on the current site in Otley. The most important thing now is that the
HERE is nothing quite like two feet of water in your front parlour to tell you who your friends are. And your enemies too. So as Beggarsdale struggled to recover last week's floods, the Dunkirk spirit emerged in finest fettle. Apart from one incident,
THE education authority has come under fire this week for failing to provide enough non-selective school places for Skipton youngsters. In addition, parents who are forced to send their children to schools in other towns and villages because of the lack
A town centre bobby has been appointed in Cleckheaton to help stamp out problems of vandalism and minor crime. Despite crime figures falling during the last year, PC Penny Ayres has been recruited as crime project manager. House burglaries in Cleckheaton
WITH Bradford Salem involved in a re-arranged League game and no home fixture being available in the pool, Otliensians had a week off which certainly helped the injured and walking wounded. The Second XV match at Salem was cancelled due to a waterlogged
TOP women's squash player Carol Owens has moved up a ranking while she's been training at Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club. Unfortunately for her coach, Ilkley's Robbie Burnett, he can't claim the success for Carol moved up a rank when the number one
A closed circuit television system which sparked controversy over its impact on century-old lime trees, is about to be switched on. Conservationists hit out at the £128,000 system this summer, when it was revealed the trees, which are a feature of Skipton's
The oldest and youngest schools in the district are forming an unlikely partnership to raise standards. On the face of it Bingley Grammar School would appear to have little in common with its new partner. Founded in 1529, it is the oldest secondary school
One lucky youngster will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to light up the city of Bradford this Christmas. The Telegraph & Argus and Bradford Council have teamed up for a competition in which the winner will join Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq in
The children of a Bradford couple who died four years ago when a 200-year-old ash tree fell on their car are set to receive substantial compensation. Paul Holliday, 33, and his common-law wife Elaine Bell, 40, were killed in the freak incident when the
A 41-year-old father was stabbed to death after he tried to stop a row over a game of pool, a court heard. Bradford Magistrates' Court was told how Gary Elwood had been trying to calm an argument over a pool table at the Tempest pub in Holme Wood, Bradford
CISTERCIAN Monks invariably come into the spotlight when the rain falls heavily on Settle Golf Club, for it was the good brothers who were responsible for creating the drainage system which transformed part of the course from a lake into workable land
THE floods which have been causing havoc in the Craven district are gradually dispersing, but the legacy of the recent rains will be felt for some time to come by the Craven & District Football League. Last weekend only three matches beat the weather
SIR - As another pointless debate begins on the continuing destruction of our city centre, the proposed demolition of the Odeon building, the comments of architect Vijay Taheem give a view of the future. Buildings in a city centre are landmarks and are
100 years ago SKIPTON was in the grip of an outbreak of scarlet fever and all schools in the town had been closed. An emergency meeting of the council's hospital committee was held to discuss isolating patients. Ironically Skipton was building a hospital
