Queensbury face a tough test at home to Hull Dockers in the second round of the League Express National Cup. Bury will have to pick themselves off the floor after their shock Bradford Cup exit last week against West Bowling A in order to see off the challenge
It is very welcome news that the ambitious plan to revitalise the area around Forster Square, Petergate and Broadway has taken a major step forward with the signing of the redevelopment agreement. Although it is expected to be two years before all the
The first of 16 new Northern Spirit electric trains was in operation on the Airedale and Wharfedale lines last Friday. The introduction of the trains has been delayed by work at Leeds City Station but the first of the three-car electric trains -- 333s
Budding young football stars at Haworth Primary School have scored a new kit thanks to a ringing endorsement from British Telecom. The school is one of 20 in England to receive a designer label football strip as part of BT's national sponsorship of sport
Nessfield Primary School toasted its silver jubilee in style with a day of sterling celebrations. Youngsters and staff at the school formed a large 25 in the playground with silver change they had brought in especially. The coins will be totalled up to
These budding stars of the future wowed classmates and staff alike at a talent contest at Oakbank topsite. The competition featured a host of singers, dancers and musicians, the best of which will go through to a grand final to be held in the next few
A rallying call has gone out to recruit helpers for the campaign for a Town Council for Keighley - to beat any general election deadline. Organisers of the Keighley Voice campaign have set themselves a target of collecting 5,000 signatures before the
Cowling villagers can own a piece of the new community centre when it is built. Buy a Stone is the latest scheme to raise money for the state-of-the-art centre, designed by architects Paul Foxley, of Foxley Architects, and Richard Pearson, of James Hartley
Community leaders behind a pioneering initiative to bring education to the doorsteps of people in Braithwaite are calling for more people to take advantage of the scheme. Members of the Braithwaite People's Association say they would like to see more
A safety-conscious Bradford company has won a prestigious award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Esso Petroleum Company. Matthew Webster, 22, a contracts supervisor with road surfacing and civil engineering company, Frank
A Braithwaite man walking to London to raise money for single dads has been keeping in touch with the Keighley News. Michael Thompson, who has an 11-year-old daughter Kirsty, wants to start a support group for single dads in Keighley. He is backing a
Keighley fire chiefs are looking at ways to crack down on a huge increase in arson attacks on cars in the area. The fire service has been alarmed by the rise in the number of car fires in Keighley, which have jumped from six in the first quarter of the
Keighley and District travel has entered the digital age by pioneering a system designed to make its buses a safer place to travel. It is the first operator in Yorkshire to fit a state-of-the-art digital security camera systems on all of its new buses
Manorlands is hoping to turn waste paper into cash to provide its patients with greater support. The Sue Ryder Care home, in Oxenhope, is to start recycling used papers and magazines and use the money it receives to buy new, more comfortable mattresses
A series of 'gang-attacks' by boys as young as 12 is being is being investigated by police. They all happened in the Lund Park area of Keighley last weekend, and police say the incidents may be linked. As a campaign for better lighting was stepped up
Neigh! Keighley is to stage its first ever town centre horse race. Oh no they're not. Oh yes they are and what's more its being held on Saturday March 31. The pantomime horse race and a day of family fun are being organised by Keighley Town Centre Management
Britain's climate of political correctness is to blame for the lack of action over the failure to act on Asian domestic violence victims. The claim was made by Keighley MP Ann Cryer, who is leading a campaign to help more Asian women trapped in violent
Peace campaigning grandmother Sylvia Boyes, 57, was yesterday dramatically cleared of plotting to damage a Trident submarine while it was waiting to be tested in a dock. Minutes after being found not guilty by a jury at Manchester Crown Court Sylvia,
Last Sunday he played for a TV audience of tens of thousands. But last night Bradford's John "Boy" Walton lined up on the oche as part of a pub darts team in front of just 30 people And that was a big crowd for the Broomfield pub in Cleckheaton. "Normally
A former Bradford publican held on drugs charges in Thailand could face the death penalty, it was revealed today. However, experts said Kevin Quill is far more likely to receive a lengthy jail term if guilty of the offence. In a letter to the Telegraph
Traders in Heaton have protested business will slump if Bradford Council extends yellow lines as part of a road safety scheme. The row erupted after Council officers said they wanted to put a pedestrian refuge on busy Emm Lane between Heaton Road and
A woman whose leg was broken in three places when two motorbikes smashed into her on a bridleway has hit out after being told the teenage riders would be reprimanded. Alix Raven-Sarai, 38, said she was furious when she found out that the teenage boys
Lindley Swifts 38 Keighley Town 22 Keighley Town got little reward for plenty of effort in a tough Pennine division one encounter with newly crowned Yorkshire Cup winners Lindley Swifts. Town slumped to their first away defeat of the season by 38 points
Keighley Rugby Union 1st XV: Back (from left): Chris Weatherill, Richard leach, Nigel Curr, Andy Bennett, Leigh Sugden. Middle: Derek Feather, Tim Brunskill, Dave Pullen, Mark Lister, Lee Gorden, Rob Riley, Paul Sinfeild, Peter Lee-Gallon, Tony Fella,
Bocking FC -- Back (from left): Jeff Chaplin, Mark Clarke, Ian Smith, Kevin Neale, Brian Foulger, John Greenwood, Richard Townend, Andy Walker, John Hutchinson, Bob Ginty. Front: Anthony Chaplin, Phil Howley, Steve Ginty (Captain), Dave Nelson, Steve
JIMMY McCONVILLE hammered in four goals as Skipton swept to an 11-1 victory over Stockbridge. Skipton's goal machine clicked into gear early in the match and they were 7-1 up by the break. They added a further four goals without replay after the break
TWIN-POWER lifted Keighley & Craven Athletics club to silver medal position in the Under-17 grils section of the West Yorkshire Cross Country Championship. Two sets of twins were included in the six-girl squad which chased home the Bingley Harriers
FRED TRUEMAN is backing a multi-thousand pound big to build a new cricket pavilion for Cross Roads Cricket Club. The club, which is also celebrating its centenary, has played on at least three grounds over the years, but is now set to make a permanent
SIR - The principle of "a fair day's pay for a fair day's work" should apply to all employees, including Bradford's refuse collectors. But who decides what a fair day's work is? I have been doing this, for the past 30 years, as part of my job, through
Frost is the obvious threat to tomorrow's matches, but that won't be a problem in the National League One clash between Leeds Tykes and Otley. The undersoil heating at Headingley has been on since Wednesday. Tykes, second in the table behind Worcester
Bradford's Joe Johnson will quit professional snooker at the end of the season if his results do not improve. The 1986 world champion has lost all five of his matches this season and is in danger of losing his record as the oldest member of the sport's
Wendy Kestin was left with a lasting souvenir of her first visit to Bradford City - a bruise on the side of her head. It was hardly the friendliest of introductions to football and some would have been put off for life. But Wendy, pictured, happily went
Bradford Park Avenue go into tomorrow's derby with Harrogate Town at Horsfall Stadium with two influential defenders still out injured. Neil Bagshaw, awaiting trials with Bolton, is ruled out with a toe injury, and a pulled hamstring is side-lining Paul
Bradford Bulls chief executive Abi Ekoku has laughed off reports that England scrum-half Paul Deacon may be on his way to arch-rivals Leeds Rhinos. There have been repeated rumours of a possible raid for the 21-year-old who, despite being first choice
Matt Clarke today issued a "come and get me" plea as his Bradford City stand-off rumbles into a sixth week. The fed-up goalkeeper is no nearer to finding a new club than the day he was dropped for Gary Walsh at Newcastle. Clarke has not played for City
Job prospects in Yorkshire & Humberside should continue to rise in the first quarter of the year a key survey revealed today. Manpower's Quarterly Survey of Employment Prospects shows that local companies are expected to take on more staff continuing
Patients have less chance of dying in Airedale Hospital than anywhere else in the northern and Yorkshire region. It has the lowest mortality rate, despite having one of the lowest staffing rates, the Sunday Times Good Hospital Guide has revealed. And
In 1793, Louis XVI of France was sentenced to death. In 1912, 1,085 men were engaged to clear snow in Bradford. In 1915, a Zeppelin bombed towns in East Anglia. From the Telegraph & Argus of January 19, 1976... John H Stracey, whose world title victory
Local war hero Jack Webb has died at Manorlands, aged 80, following a brave four-month fight against lung cancer. Mr Webb was born in Oakworth, and when he was younger enjoyed playing football for local team Bronte Rovers. After he left the army, he worked
Well-known Keighley musician Charley Johnson (centre) has died aged 80. Charley - who was born at Worth Village - was a talented accordionist, organist and pianist. Prior to 1939 and in the post-war years he played in various dance bands, including the
Two former pupils of the old Haworth junior and senior schools are seeking classmates for a reunion. People who attended the schools between 1935-45, and remember Mr Roebuck and Mr Phalp, are being sought. The reunion - at Haworth British Legion Club,
Fears are growing for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from home for about two weeks. Charmaine Louise Hodgson, from Drewry Road, Keighley, was last seen at 11.30pm, on January 4, outside her home. Her mother, Pam, said her daughter had not run
An appeal has been launched to raise a whacking £3 million for church schools in the diocese. The cash will be used to help maintain and improve the voluntary-aided schools, for which the Bradford diocese pays 15 per cent towards the cost of buildings
Keighley MP Ann Cryer called on the Asian community to brand forced marriages as un-Islamic, when she spoke at a special conference in Bradford on the issue. Mrs Cryer, who is spearheading a campaign to help women married against their will, was one of
Domestic violence kills two women every week in the UK. Women of any religion, culture or social class can face physical, sexual, psychological or economic abuse from someone with whom they have an intimate or family relationship. It is often harder for
A former rock musician famous for his alternative forms of worship is to be the next vicar of Oakworth. And the Rev Tom Allen - whose use of video screens and contemporary dance has packed churches - pledges to introduce his inimitable techniques to the
Sir - Last September a photo in the KN showed four people at Niagra Falls, Canada. I recognised the name of the Canadians so I phoned KN to see if I could get the phone number of the Keighley couple who were in the picture. Eventually I received it, results
A mother-of-three has lodged a complaint against Bradford Council for leaving her family to live with a 'horrendous' damp problem. Black spores and mould started to appear on the walls of childminder Caroline Taylor's ground-floor flat in Marley Court
Life in flats, dubbed the 'cell block' by residents, is so grim Bradford Council is refusing to send anyone there. Shipley MP Chris Leslie said the Windhill flats were dank and miserable and corridors smelly and frightening. And the Council's area housing
A PART of Keighley which is currently undergoing drastic changes, this view of Bow Street at its junction with North Street was photographed on August 9, 1902 -- King Edward V11's Coronation Day -- hence its rather festive air. The mayoral party, preceded
Bradford schools will receive an extra £22 million for building and repair work over the next three years. The Government New Deal for Schools money comes on top of the massive £171 million schools reorganisation building programme already underway. But
The sister of missing Bradford man Michael Allison today made an emotional appeal for him to return home. Speaking for the first time since he disappeared after a Christmas party, Pat Cockburn, described the wait for news of her brother as a "nightmare
Bradford health chiefs today urged Muslims making the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca to protect themselves against meningitis. The warning follows the outbreak of the W135 strain of the disease last year after the annual Haj to Saudi Arabia. Two
A Bradford woman is over the moon after scooping the star prize in a competition to train as an American astronaut. Kate Southern, 39, from Idle, struck lucky when she won the out-of-this-world prize live on Chris Evans' Virgin radio breakfast show. The
Keighley grandmother Sylvia Boyes told today how she had been prepared to go on hunger strike if she had been jailed for plotting to attack a nuclear submarine. Mrs Boyes, 57, was found not guilty at Manchester Crown Court of conspiring to damage the
Keighley Albion 36 London Skolars 14 Albion wasted no time letting Skolars no there would be no repeat of their victory earlier inthe season. After just four minutes Mark Adams broke their defensive line before passing to the supporting Neil Jordan who
Keighley and Craven Athletics Club has captured a county Cross Country title - and their Under-17s girls team almost made it a double gold. The men's team totally dominated West Yorkshire's four-race series to deny the big guns of Bingley and Leeds. Chris
A cancer victim is still waiting for radiotherapy treatment a year after he went to his GP with symptoms of the killer disease. Allen Cooper, 72, was first referred to a specialist last February after his doctor suspected he was suffering from prostate
Oakworth Under-12's lost their unbeaten league record, going down 4-3 to Eccleshill B. John Butcher opened the scoring for Oaks before Eccleshill fought back to lead 3-1. They added a fourth at the start of the second half and although Oliver Gee scored
TABLE TOPPERS Bay Horse and Woodend Rovers met in a hard fought game - with leaders Bay Horse drawing first blood. Ian Cooper gave them the lead and by half time they were two goals to the good with Andy Thornton also hitting the back of the net. In the
STEETON are through to the quarter-finals of the County Trophy after 2-1 victory over Whitkirk Wanderers. They are now carrying the banner for the whole of the Keighley district in the County FA competitions, after securing the hard-fought win. Goals
FOR THE first time since the opening day of the season a full programme of matches took place in the league - giving slight relief to the fixtures secretary. However, many more full weekends will be needed before the horrendous backlog starts to be reduced
Cougars 22, Featherstone 22 THOUSANDS of Cougar fans were stunned into silence as 'Featherstone Flyer' Jamie Stokes blasted up the touchline in the last minute of extra time of Sunday's thrill-a-minute White Rose clash. Martin Wood had just added the
Dougie Lampkin slammed home his third world indoor chamioonship victory in five days after jetting from the heat of the desert state of Dubai to Gremany last weekend. Freezing temperatures in Koblenz didn't stop the Silsden rider who hammered the opposition
Sunday's game against Featherstone was a great advertisement for NFP rugby league, particularly for the neutrals in the crowd. From our point of view, it was a disappointing opening 30 minutes, but despite this, we maintained our unbeaten run thanks to
TEN YEARS after joining the Cougars Martin Wood is on the threshold of becoming the club's 'Millennium Man' with a total of 1,000 points. His six points from three goals in Sunday's spectacular 22-22 draw with Featherstone have left him needing just 24
At last. The issue of Asian women and domestic violence is finally being recognised and put on the national agenda. This situation comes in the wake of the issue of forced marriages also being recognised as a form of violence against women. A key player
