Bobby Vanzie has been compensated over his European title farce - and promised the fight will DEFINITELY go on next month. Vanzie is still reeling after opponent Sandro Casamonica pulled out through injury on Tuesday, just four days before they were due
Six days after a last-over boundary in the dark handed the home side victory, Spen Victoria visit East Bierley once again. Asif Mir hit a cover boundary off Gareeb Razak with two balls to go to hand East Bierley a one-wicket victory in the first round
Bradford Bulls 86, Kazan Arrows 14 - The idea of the Damart Russian Tour is twofold - to give the visitors more experience and to see at what level Kazan Arrows and Lokomotiv Moscow might enter the Challenge Cup next season. Lokomotiv gave Dewsbury a
Surrey continued to dominate play at Headingley but Steven Kirby provided some crumbs of comfort for Yorkshire before they were left in utter despair again as openers Matthew Wood and Scott Richardson were out off the last eight balls of the day without
Bradford Bulls fans have formed an independent supporters association (BISA). Their intention is to foster a better understanding between clubs and fans both in Bradford and in the wider rugby league community. BISA chairman Michaela Greasley said: "We
Bradford's small and medium sized enterprises are more optimistic about the economy says a report. The findings from market information company Taylor Nelson Sofres show business leaders are happier than four months ago. The results reveal one in eight
The buyout market in Bradford suffered a slump in the first quarter of the year. New figures from the Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR) revealed a drop in MBOs in the region. The research shows the market failed to recover from the slow finish
Bradford is set to reap the benefits of a radical new service aimed at helping the jobless. Jobcentres across the country are being revamped to help them deliver the new Jobcentre Plus service - and Bradford has been chosen as one of the first to change
The smallest house in England may be no des-res, but it's home-from-home for stained glass artist Rod Beaumont. He will be spending most of his time in the 11ft by 7ft 5in bijou property at Leeming, near Oxenhope, where he has set up his studio. Rod will
The winning entries in a Haworth photography competition will be going on show all year round in a special calendar. The contest was organised by the Haworth Festivities Committee in conjunction with the Bront Parsonage Museum, and entrants were asked
Business is booming for a Keighley firm that says British is best! Graham Johnson has seen sales of his Union Jack goods soar as Brits prepare to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee and cheer on England in the World Cup. What started out as a hobby 18
Skateboarders in Cross Hills say they have nowhere to go and have had enough of being labelled as yobs. A group of young skateboarders spoke on Wednesday of their annoyance at the lack of facilities in the area to pursue their sport. They are unhappy
Villagers are being urged to stand up and fight to save a field from development. A number of Sutton parish councillors have voiced their concerns over the future of a field which has a long tradition of use by locals. The Alvic field may be lost to Sutton
A Keighley school is taking steps to combat dehydration among pupils after parents were angered by the withdrawal of school milk. Parents across Keighley were outraged when a change in Local Education Authority policy meant that children in years three
Keighley Community Transport is relocating because staff have had enough of the persistent attacks on themselves and the vehicles. In recent months they have been pelted with stones and bricks at the charity headquarters in Holycroft Street. Bosses at
An error in distributing postal votes has led to disruption in two polling districts in the Worth Valley Ward. Bradford Council Elections Unit spokesman Andrew Mather said: "Seventy-two people who had applied for postal votes in the Bogthorn and Exley
A man had his ear bitten off after being attacked in a pub toilet. The 62-year-old man was set upon shortly before closing time at the Three Horses, Fell Lane, on Wednesday evening. He was taken to Airedale Hospital, where yesterday he was undergoing
A PROBLEM play area in Barnoldswick will be ripped out and residents asked what they want in its place. The Clough Mill play area, off Walmsgate, has been a source of problems virtually since it was installed in 1987. Its secluded location, behind the
MORE than 3,000 crimes were committed last year in Craven, representing a 15 per cent increase, the equivalent of one extra crime per day. Between April 1 2001 and March 31 2002, a total of 3,147 crimes were recorded. These included 175 burglaries from
THE Princess Royal paid two visits to Craven this week. First she opened the Mission to Seafarers' Shop in Craven Court, Skipton, on Tuesday, and then visited Giggleswick School yesterday (Thursday) A crowd of around 200 people gathered in Skipton to
AN emotionally charged service to reaffirm and bless a Barnoldswick couple's 30-year-old wedding vows was held at Airedale Hospital's Chapel of the Good Shepherd - the first service of its kind to be held there. When Linda and Larry Mallaburn tied the
Keighley Picture House: About a Boy Hugh Grant swaps smooth cad for sarky lad in this version of Nick Hornby's thirty something best seller. Grant, minus the annoying public schoolboy floppy fringe, plays Will Freeman who lives off the royalties of an
THEATRE: Fatal Attraction - Keighley Playhouse Mention the title Fatal Attraction and you think of Michael Douglas getting kinky with Glenn Close in a lift and then living to regret it. Keighley Playhouse's production of the play with the same name may
EXHIBITION: Bond, James Bond I first got to know 007 during eight-hour trips to the cinema watching the movies back to back. The Picture House was the Esaldo and the Classic in those days, and Sean Connery hadn't yet handed back his Walther PPK. I darted
SIT UP, kiddiewinks, and pay attention. A history lesson on, would you believe, the War of Jenkins' Ear. Now I don't suppose anyone educated after 1960 has ever heard of this but, in 1739, Britain went to war with Spain because some damned johnny foreigners
Jim Crosbie has coldly gone where none of his staff has been before. For the 41-year-old, pictured, spent more than an hour in sub-zero temperatures to see if Bingley's famous thermal undies are as hot as they're cracked up to be. And after chilling out
Bradford is one of the country's truancy hotspots which will be tackled by new Government measures. A £66 million crackdown on truancy and bad behaviour in schools was announced yesterday. Measures include anti-truancy sweeps in 80 hotspots like Bradford
Bradford businessmen and women are being urged to dust down their gladrags for one of the highlights of the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Can... Cancer Research Appeal calendar. Bradford HSBC has teamed up with Schofield Sweeney Solicitors to fund a
A Bradford women's rugby league star has been helping children at Lidget Green Primary School get to grips with rugby skills. Chantel Patrick, pictured, who scored a hat-trick for Bradford Thunderbirds in their Challenge Cup victory, has been holding
An open day held at Bracken Ghyll Golf Club, Addingham, was a great success, with a large number of visitors enjoying their introduction to the clubhouse and course on a fine bright day. A dozen new members signed up on the day, bringing the total since
The Skipton Inter-District team is back in business tonight with a game against Huddersfield. The re-formed team has a good chance of putting up a better performance than in recent years, but their opponents are a high-quality outfit. The home team is
The search is on to find female cricketing stars of the future. Bradford Ladies Cricket Club is looking for new members to boost the club, and aim to reach the top level in the game. Over the year the club has had a number of players who have gone on
Detectives today released another six photographs of Bradford riot suspects as the latest step in Britain's largest criminal investigation. Officers heading Operation Wheel - the police inquiry into the July 7 disorder - have now published 212 pictures
A season of frustration for First Division's Lothersdale 'A' where the constant search for a regular third player has hampered their campaign, finally ended in the disappointment of relegation, confirmed by a 6-4 defeat at Oakbank. Never one to go down
A man who encouraged others during the riots in Bradford and stood by as a Labour club was looted last July has been locked up for three years. The city's crown court heard yesterday that Alam Khan was one of the first people to hand himself in after
Three men have been quizzed by police investigating allegations of election misconduct. They were arrested yesterday in Manning-ham, Bradford, after a complaint was lodged with officers. After questioning they were released on police bail pending further
Bradford's internet community racked up a double triumph at the Yorkshire Internet Awards last night. The Telegraph & Argus site, This Is Bradford, added another honour to its collection when it was named one of the county's Top Three Information
Keighley Albion Cats 46, Barrow Ladies 16 - The Cats wrapped up their season with this comprehensive victory over Barrow which assured them of third place in the Premier Division. After a rest of several weeks the Cats were virtually at full strength
A blind woman fighting gangrene in her foot has been cleaned out of her life savings by a 'calm and friendly' conwoman who offered to help her. Irene Barr was left in tears after the woman knocked on the door of her Bradford home claiming to be from Bradford
Keighley 20, Wet Leeds 22 - Keighley players and supporters must still be wondering how they came to lose this close encounter against lowly West Leeds. Even allowing for the fact that a handful of first choice players were missing, it was a disappointing
Yarnbury 19, Keighley 16 - Keighley were bundled out of the Yorkshire Shield in a tense and dramatic finale to this evenly balanced semi-final. The home side held a 3 point lead at the end of a largely forgettable first half, with stand off Steve Galbraith
Keighley Athletic were party poopers when title-chasing New Rover visited town on Sunday. After Athletic's poor recent run Rover would have fancied their chances, but Athletic put in a sprightly first-half performance and deservedly took the lead when
PLANS to form an Under-18s league next season have had to be scrapped because of lack of interest -- but officials are planning to expand the open age section. "We thought the idea of keeping youth teams together as they reached an open age level would
Keighley Juniors beat arch rivals Silsden to win the Cookson Cup. The 3-0 victory set Junior up for a possible treble with the league championshipand New Bridge Cup still to come. Silsden have been battlingwith the Keighley side all season, but could
CHAMPIONS Oakworth got a big wake-up call when they travelled over the border to Barrowford. The Red Rose side has been recruiting hard over the winter, and also have two Australians in their line-up. They set a target of 186-6 with Dean Wedding scoring
AMJID IQBAL swept to power-lifting success at Gateshead International Stadium last weekend. He won the 75kg bodyweight class in the Yorkshire and North East Championships with a total lift of 540kg. During the event he completed all nine lifts to beat
Cougars 26, Featherstone 40 - A BRILLIANT opening 10 minutes was the highlight of a brave performance by the Cougars. They were a team transformed, showing sparkling handling skills, determined running and breathtaking scoring. It was real training ground
WHARFEDALE'S John Lawn will lead Yorkshire when they begin their defence of the Tetley's Bitter County Championship against Durham at The Avenue, Threshfield a week tomorrow. Hooker Lawn, who collected the trophy when Yorkshire beat Devon at Twickenham
IT'S election time, and that often sparks local newspapers to exhort their readers to use their vote, no matter how it is cast. However there may be even more pleading this year as politics, and in particular local politics, has become increasingly irrelevant
Mark Bower wants to tie up a deal to stay at City - but has turned down their first offer. The Bradford-born centre-half, who emerged as one of the biggest pluses of the last campaign, is hoping to agree a three-year contract before he flies off on holiday
The Seeing Is Believing series of visits by business leaders to local community projects is an excellent idea which in the ten years of its existence must have opened the eyes of a great number of decision-makers to the opportunities available to them
In 1865, President Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth was killed by federal soldiers in Virginia. In 1937, German aircraft bombed the Spanish town of Guernica. In 1911, Bradford City were FA Cup winners. From the Telegraph & Argus of April 26th,
A couple who met while both were working at Steeton Hall Hotel were married on Saturday . John Foster - who now works at Weavers Restaurant, Haworth, married Fiona Chapman, of Mike King Entertainments. The ceremony was at St James's Church, Silsden. John
Married at St Mary's Church, Riddlesden, were Stephen Mark Hamilton and Julie Anne Clayton. Stephen - an antique restorer - is the younger son of Malcolm and Shirley Hamilton, and Julie - a biomedical scientist at Airedale Hospital - is the younger daughter
Residents of Kildwick are to throw open their garden gates to the public on May 5. And Mick Steventon has been working hard to get the picturesque Jacobean walled garden of Kildwick Hall ready in time. Head gardener Mr Steventon said: "We have spent a
Talented local youngsters put on a dream of a performance in an all singing and dancing show. Pupils from the Alice May School of Theatre Dance - which runs classes in Silsden and East Morton - put on a dazzling show at Bingley Arts Centre. A cast of
ThIS little chap, with the cheeky smile, poses proudly with the 'Queen' in his back garden. He had just been fitted with his light blue satin page-boy outfit for a school re-enactment of the Queen's Coronation. His role was to lead the royal entourage
Guides from the 5th Keighley (Temple Street) company are captured on film during a Coronation Rally in 1953. The photo has been loaned to us by Mary Smith (nee Spencer), who is pictured standing fourth from the left. Mrs Smith is keen to hear from fellow
Arsonists have targeted a Keighley family's home for the second time in under week. Last Thursday night the porchway of the house, in Nightingale Street, was devastated by fire. And on Wednesday evening this week rubbish was placed against an outside
A Keighley man returned to Britain this week after searching for survivors in the rubble of a war-ravaged West Bank refugee camp. Stefan Hopkins spent several days with a rescue team in the Jenin camp, the heart of which has been decimated by Israeli
COURT proceedings could be taken against a developer on the Crossings business park, off the Kildwick roundabout. On Monday, Craven District Council's planning committee will be asked to authorise officers to pursue an injunction against Skipton Properties
IN the same year that it celebrates its 25th anniversary, a Silsden firm has received a Queen's award for enterprise. Brett Harris Ltd, the pioneer of the lightweight, compact sleeping bag, is one of 131 UK recipients of the awards, which are announced
CINEMA is returning to Settle, 50 years after the closing titles last rolled in the town. Four films will be shown at the Victoria Hall, with the first scheduled for June 7, as part of a pilot study to see if audiences support it. Although the title has
THE stalemate at Hellifield Station has reached unacceptable levels, the parish council heard. Villagers want to see their station either developed into a heritage centre, sold to someone who will develop it, or the owner made to pay back all the grants
MORE than a million pounds is being spent at Aireville School, Skipton, to provide a modern, fully equipped environment for its growing number of pupils. For the first time in 15 years, the popular school has been able to embark on a major building programme
AN Upper Wharfedale after-school club will be drawing its last breath soon if help with staffing is not forthcoming. GASP, the Grassington After School Playscheme, is suffering from the problem of finding staff and volunteers to run the sessions in the
Bradford's very own Pop Idol Gareth Gates will be joining fellow stars Will and Zoe for two nights at Sheffield Arena on October 12, 13. For details phone 0114 2565656. p The Square Chapel Centre for the Arts is staging Portraits in Song, celebrating
Last Wednesday saw the opening of the Musical My Fair Lady, in the Lower School Hall at South Craven School. Sutton Amateurs capably handled the story of flower girl Eliza Doolittle, who is plucked from poverty and trained to become a lady by the enigmatic
SIR - David Blunkett's long overdue decision that refugees arriving in this country should be required to pledge themselves to the values and customs to which we are devoted has suggested to me that the idea could be extended (on a purely voluntary basis
SIR - I read, with some disappointment, the article concerning the Jubilee Committee in the Craven Herald. It is a pity that there will not be anything in Skipton to mark this event. I don't think that it matters whether one is a royalist or republican
A charitable trust set up to manage Kirklees Council's sports, leisure centres and swimming pools is up and running following the final appointments to its eight-strong board. Kirklees Active Leisure, a not-for-profit trust, will manage ten centres, including
Mrs Ryder has supplied this picture of a group of leaders and cadets of the wartime Girls' Training Corps, who appear to be outside the former United Methodist Free Church in Cavendish Street. Keighley's was the 329th company to be formed in June of 1942
Health chiefs have hailed the new Wharfedale Hospital as a "cause for celebration" as the long-running battle for modern facilities in Otley finally draws to a close. At a meeting of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust board yesterday, bosses said the
A fire officer will pay a moving tribute to a dedicated member of his watch who died while trying to save children from a burning house. Terry Calpin is to speak about the bravery of his colleague Jeff Naylor on the 19th anniversary of the fire which
Class sizes in Bradford are the same as elsewhere in the country - but some education experts say the numbers are still not good enough. Class size figures just released place Bradford in the middle of national statistics and numbers for Yorkshire. Bradford's
The editor of the Telegraph & Argus was among media representatives at a special reception held by the Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle last night. Editors and broadcasters from across the country took part in the event staged during the
Keighley Albion 'A' 30, Sowerby Spartans 24 - Albion looked to have thrown away this match with a lacklustre first half performance but they finally delivered in a close and entertaining fight-back after the break. In the opening minutes Sowerby got the
Long Lee Under-15 B completed their promotion season with a 5-1 victory at Bolton woods. Goals came from Thomas Abberton, Thomas Gill, Michael Donohoe and Ibram Bham (2). Oakworth Under-11s brought the curtain down on their season by extending their unbeaten
BRONTE wANDERERS clinched the Division One title with a 2-0 victory over the Shepherds Arms. The win over the Lancashire club followed a 2-1 mid-week victory over Bradley. In Saturday's game Bronte started well and took an early lead through Rye Bailey
Silsden's championship hopes evaporated when they were beaten at home by Brighouse Town on Saturday. They needed a good win over the league leaders to keep any realistic hopes of the title alive. Now they have to concentrate on the 'big one' -- the County
RIDDLESDEN first team started the season with maximum points in the Bradford Central League. A late flourish from Brookes, who rattled up 46, rescued a shaky batting performance and he was also on form with ball. He took four wickets for 43 runs as Wilsden
KEIGHLEY CC launched their season with style, clocking up victories in the league and Heavy Woollen Cup. On Saturday they faced the might of newly-relegated Brighouse in the Bradford League and dismissed them for 118. The home side reached 49 without
Haworth schoolboy Thomas Marshall took the first steps on the road to his dream of playing for Leeds United last week. Eight-year-old Thomas from Lees Lane met officials from the Elland Road club on Friday and signed a junior contract. Thomas has joined
Sheffield Eagles 35, Cougars 14 - AFTER being humiliated at the Don Valley Stadium early in the year this Cougar defeat looked almost a victory. January's 60-0 hammering came on the week that Gary Moorby took over as coach and there was nothing of credit
PHIL STEPHENSON is out of action for three months after breaking in bone in his face during Sunday's National Cup clash with Sheffield Eagles. Stephenson, who has been the outstanding performer in the Cougar's roller-coaster season so far, suffered three
SKIPTON will be hoping that their new Kiwi signing is as successful as Duncan Brown has been for their Sandylands neighbours when they launch their Airedale & Wharfedale League Section B programme against Ilkley at home tomorrow. Brown was a model
FELL runners are a special breed, but participants in the Three Peaks Race are a class apart. To tackle a course that embraces 24 miles of hill running and involves an estimated 4,500 feet of climbing and descent requires huge supplies of mental and physical
WITH a number of important issues still to be settled in the various sections of the Craven & District League, the closing days of the season contain some crucial meetings. The derby match at Sandylands between Skipton Bulldogs and Skipton Town will
SKIPTON Bulldogs and Skipton Town will meet tomorrow at Sandylands in the Silentnight Premier Division of the Craven & District Football League, newly crowned champions for a third successive season taking on the team from the bottom of the pile,
SIR - Regarding the reports from horse riders claiming to be harassed by motorists, I can only express my heartfelt sympathy. It would appear that every other road user is fair game for these idiots these days: old people crossing the road, mothers with
100 years ago A scheme to divert Colgarth Hill, Airton was devised to relieve the strain on horses traversing the steep climb. The Herald claimed the road was 'one of the ugliest looking places in the whole district abounding in ups and downs'. The new
The vast majority of people know that alcohol is extremely dangerous. But as the government and forces of law and order launch various initiatives to tackle drugs abuse issues, alcohol seems to have been put on a back burner. As more and more 'pop politics
