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  • Maxwell predicting a Seasiders special

    Someone's due a hammering and Jason Maxwell thinks it might be Whitby Town. The bustling striker will play his 200th game for Avenue at home to the Seasiders and is predicting this could be the game where Bradford hit top form. "We have been winning a

  • McCall issues rallying call

    Stuart McCall today urged City's fans to stick with the club through the crisis as he plotted to add to their misery. McCall makes an emotional return tomorrow in Sheffield United colours, acutely aware that another bad result will plunge his old club

  • Pupils reap harvest of healthy eating

    Children at Parkwood School, Keighley, collected money for charity as part of their harvest festival celebration. Donations were given to Children in Need after the festival assembly. Parents, staff and children at the school were also given a talk on

  • Hindenburg: Mary recalls aairship visit

    A former Keighley resident who was born in the year the Titanic sank is 90 today. Mary Moore, who now lives in Keighley Road, in Steeton, has vivid memories of the 1926 general strike, as well as recalling seeing the Hindenburg fly over Farnhill. Mrs

  • Searching for Hindenburg pictures

    Photographic evidence is being sought by an historian about one of the most unusual aviation incidents to happen in the Aire Valley. Oliver Denton is researching the famous flight over Keighley and Skipton in 1936 of the German airship Hindenburg for

  • Obituary: Tony Gleeson: Former Holy Family headmaster

    A former Keighley head teacher has died after a short battle against cancer. Anthony Gleeson, known as Tony), who was head at Holy Family School between 1974 and 1979, died at home aged 67. Mr Gleeson, pictured left, moved at the age of 35, with his family

  • Children in Need - Caring students see red

    Nine Keighley College students on a BTEC First in Care course did their bit for Children in Need. A shortage of Pudsey Bear costumes and miserable weather didn't deter the three groups of three girls, with their collection tins and buckets. Dressed in

  • Children in Need - Develish Angels

    The patients and staff at Airedale Hospital didn't know which way to turn when they were confronted by both devils and angels who wanted their money. Around 22 first year admin and health trainees at the hospital put on their fancy dress costumes for

  • Children in Need - Penny Trail

    Caring pupils at Holycroft Primary School in Keighley coined in cash for Children in Need. The youngsters boosted the annual BBC charity appeal by making a penny trail - using coins they had donated - around the playground. About 350 pupils - including

  • Children in Need - Coppering up!

    Youngsters at Hothfield School in Silsden collected coppers for Children in Need. Pupils each placed coins on lines in the hall. By the end of the day all lines were covered, and £165 was raised for the annual charity extravaganza. Coppering up are, from

  • Safety fears on school buses

    A PARENT is concerned that school buses are being overcrowded following an incident where children were injured. Linda Jennings, of Changegate, Haworth, said that at the end of October her daughter was hurt and taken to hospital after her school bus braked

  • Super Mum - Mum is my best friend

    A Silsden girl wants everyone to know how proud she is of her mum. Abby Young, 12, contacted the Keighley News after reading about the paper's search for special parents or carers. Readers under 16 were invited to write in and explain why they thought

  • Council to buy speed gun for police

    Keighley Town Council could soon splash out almost £3,000 to buy a radar speed gun for local police. Watch Committee members voted unanimously earlier this month to fund the scheme devised by police fundraiser Inspector Tony Walker. Under the proposals

  • Big Band set for a hot night

    Lund Park will be bouncing with big band beats when 46-piece combo Hot Aire swing into town next month to raise winter temperatures with an evening of toe tapping tunes. The concert, which has been arranged by the Lund Park Community Group, is set to

  • Computers blamed for £4 million blunder

    Computer blunders by Bradford Council staff helped contribute to £4 million of benefit being paid to people who were not entitled to it. An ageing computer system has been partially blamed by council bosses for the massive over-payment. Just a third of

  • Amy's star night at the Palladium

    Keighley youngster Amy Harper sang solo at the London Palladium this month as part of a big-budget musical. The 11-year-old Holy Family School student took centre stage in the showcase presentation Life on Earth. Amy, of Greengate Farm, had to travel

  • Arsonists destroy community buses

    A prominent local politician has hit out at police in the aftermath of appalling arson attacks on community minibuses. District councillor Barry Thorne said he was "completely dismayed" when he heard about the torching of two Keighley Community Transport

  • Proposals afoot to establish cultural heritage centre

    A FORMER school in the centre of Barnoldswick could have a new future as a "cultural centre" for the town. Last night (Thursday), Pendle Council's Executive committee was due to consider proposals to develop the former Rainhall Road School, which closed

  • Barber won't be splitting hairs over the last 35 years

    THIS month marks 35 years since Peter Wilkinson first picked up the clippers at his Barnoldswick barber's shop, and he has no intention of putting them down just yet. Now 55, Peter still remembers his first customer at the little shop in Church Street

  • New lease of life for old garage site

    AN "unsightly and possibly dangerous" garage site in the conservation area of Sutton is to be transformed into a two storey house. Plans to develop land off North Road behind the Black Bull pub were passed by Craven District Council's planning committee

  • Prolific writer opens school's new library

    CELEBRATED author Gervase Phinn officially opened Bradley Primary School's new library on Wednesday. Mr Phinn entertained the pupils and guests with extracts from his books and poems, using a puppet to illustrate his stories. The children dressed as their

  • Woodland tribute will ensure Edith's name lives on

    A NEW wood will be sprouting soon in North Craven in memory of a retired school teacher's late wife. Keith Bradshaw, of Dale Bank, Ingleton, provided the Woodland Trust charity with the funds to buy 17 acres of land to plant with indiginous trees to create

  • Historian seeks out local Zeppelin witnesses

    AN historian is on the hunt for pictures of the famous German airship, the Hindenburg - as it flew over Craven. The mighty airship, equal to the length of eight jumbo jets, emblazoned with 70 feet high Swastikas, cruised over the district - twice. The

  • New outlets put life back into shopping centre

    CREDIT where it is due! After a long bleak period with numerous empty units, Skipton's chief shopping centre Craven Court is back in business. Six new shops have either recently moved in, or plan to in the near future, bringing a welcome economic boost

  • Authors sift through 400 years of school life

    A SHORT history of Burnsall School has been captured in paperback to commemorate its 400th anniversary. Local men Alan Stockdale and John Townend have compiled the 100-page book, which includes both old and recent photographs. It takes the reader through

  • Noise notice slapped on crowing cockerel

    "FOWL" play is being called on Craven District Council for serving a noise abatement notice on a chicken. The order was made by the environmental health department after it received complaints from a resident in Eastby, but the move has raised the hackles

  • Youngster receives letter from the Palace

    AN Embsay youngster can claim to have possibly the most famous pen friend in the world after receiving a letter from the Queen. Five-year-old Lydia Midgley wrote to Her Majesty to offer her sympathy after the Queen Mother died. Lydia, the youngest of

  • Community group proposes turning rectory into village hall

    A HALF-million pound price tag has not deterred a community group from planning to buy a vacant rectory and turn it into a multi-functional village amenity. The idea has been mooted by the newly-constituted Carleton Community Association - formerly the

  • Reviews

    Book: Night Watch Terry Pratchett may have lost the Britain's Bestselling Novelist crown to JK Rowling, but he is still the best at what he does. That is, writing novels that while pigeon-holed as fantasy, deal with a realistic personalities and real-life

  • TV celebrities for Sutton panto

    No professional pantomime would be complete without a TV personality or two. Bradford this year has former Emmerdale actress Malandra Burrows, Halifax boasts Darren Day, and Colne has a former Bill star. Sutton Amateurs are getting in on the act by using

  • Society rises to church setting

    Princess Ida Over the past three years Haworth West Lane Baptist Amateur Operatic Society has grown into its new home. Exchanging a traditional curtained stage for an amphitheatre-like church room certainly called for radical changes. But the challenge

  • Christine to wow fans at Parkside

    Singer-guitarist Christine Collister has won many plaudits since turning solo in 1992. And no wonder, for the previous few years saw her performing with the Richard Thompson Band, Bert Jansch and Loudon Wainwright III. Christine also achieved success

  • The Curmudgeon

    THE Curmudgeoness and I sat in the kitchen the other night doing one of those mind-taxing chores which make this time of the year such a minefield: drawing up our Christmas shopping list. And we were stuck at the name of Westmorland Will, our mate from

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - I am enraged at your article about Kent businessman Michael Hobbs buying his wife a £75,000 cottage in the Keighley area. There are many people in this area who would love to buy a £75,000 house. The problem is that rich southerners like Mr Hobbs

  • True culprit behind flooding

    SIR - The stepping stones at Gargrave do not cause an increase in flooding in Gargrave. The true culprit is the weir behind Aire Bank Terrace. If its width is measured it is found to be 18-20 metres wide. The bridge in the middle of Gargrave has an underspan

  • Coroner 'took £185,000 from clients'

    A coroner stole more than £185,000 from the estates of clients at his solicitors' practice, a court was told. Skipton Coroner Jeremy Cave, 53, denies 10 counts of theft from the beneficiaries of dead clients between 1990 and 2000. Teesside Crown Court

  • Fire strike on as deal is blocked

    An eight-day strike by firefighters started at 9am today as the Government was accused of wrecking the chance of a last-minute peace deal. Ageing military Green Goddesses were providing emergency cover from barracks in Manningham and Thornbury in Bradford

  • Table Tennis: Keighley & District League

    Embassy 'A' continue to dominate the Keighley & District Table Tennis League First Division with another fine win, this time 10-0 at home to Lothersdale 'B'. The Champions were in fine fettle with consistent performances from Peter Kirby, Andrew Crabtree

  • Rugby League: Amateur round-up

    Westgate Redoubt 5 Keighley Albion 4 - Spectators flooded onto the pitch to join in the 'Battle of Westgate' as Albion's top of the table clash with the Wakefield side descended into a farce. The referee lost control early in the game as he allowed a

  • Rugby League: Cats bare their claws

    Albion Cats 20 Townville Panthers 8 Keighley Albion Cats recorded one of the most stunning victories in their history when they dumped Wakefield Townville Panthers out of the Challenge Cup. For those not overly familiar with the women's game the significance

  • Soccer: Keighley & District Alliance

    ONLY two Alliance League games went ahead because of the Keighley & District Cup. BCA United played host to Shoulder of Mutton who just had the edge in a tight game. Shoulder opened the scoring only for BCA to equalise. They swapped goals again to

  • Soccer: Bocking cruise in Sunday Cup

    Bocking were too strong for Stockbridge Rangers in the Keighley & District Sunday Cup. In the first half Stockbridge managed to limit the score to 3-1, but Bocking ran riot in the second half, scoring six goals without reply. Darren Midgley bagged

  • Snooker: Melling grabs tour title

    AFTER winning the European Professional Pool title Chris Melling has secured victory in snooker's first Challenge Tour event The 23-year-old is aiming for a place on the senior snooker tour and his 6-2 defeat of Tom Ford in the final at the Towers Snooker

  • Boxing: Clegg ends super show

    LEON 'CLOGGER' CLEGG brought the curtain down on a superb night's boxing at Holy Family School on Monday. Clegg renewed his rivalry with Sheffield's Kevin England. The pair recently set the South Yorks city alight with a 'slug-fest' which Clegg finally

  • Cougars: Ramshaw Testimonial

    EUROPEAN professional pool champion, Chris Melling, is to make a guest appearance during a speed pool competition to raise money for Jason Ramshaw's Testimonial Fund. Melling, who is the current speed pool champion, will visit the pool event which is

  • Cougars: Dragons clash in opening match

    COUGARS will kick off next season with two home games, if preliminary fixtures are accepted. Clubs throughout the Northern Ford Premiership have been sent details of the planned fixture schedule which is still open to change, but if it is accepted the

  • Schools athletes gather for Skipton challenge

    ONE of the highlights of the local schools sporting calendar will be staged in Aireville Park tomorrow when over 500 young athletes are expected to take part in the Harrogate-Craven Schools Cross-Country Championships. For the Under 14, Under 16 and Senior

  • Letters to the Editor

    SIR - The recent demolition of the former building society building and the proposed demolition of the police headquarters should make way for some decent shops to be re-introduced to the centre of the city instead of more restaurants and bars. Someone

  • Carleton sets its sights high

    WHEN it comes to grand ideas, there have been few grander in recent years than the plan hatched in Carleton to buy the vicarage in the village and convert it into a new hall for the residents. The building itself is valued at half a million pounds and

  • McCall plays his cards right

    Stuart McCall dreaded he would be banned from his City "homecoming". McCall has been on the brink of a one-match ban after totting up four yellow cards. And he was so worried about missing tomorrow's emotional return, he even had a word with the referee

  • Rhinos have no takers for Pratt

    Leeds Rhinos revealed they are yet to receive an offer for Bulls transfer target Karl Pratt. The utility back is widely believed to be the extra player the world club champions are looking for to strengthen their squad for Super League VIII. Despite a

  • No more costly mistakes

    The families and friends of elderly people in Bradford currently fighting cost-cutting closure plans for three Council-run care homes will no doubt feel inclined to redouble their efforts after learning that the authority has been giving money away in

  • German students drop in

    Three German students are spending a month in Keighley on an exchange scheme. The 19-year-olds are here to gain work experience, improve their language skills and develop an insight into the world of commerce. One of the students, Sonja Ruther, has joined

  • Investment pays off

    Long Lee Primary School is celebrating after being awarded the prestigious Investors in People certificate. The national accreditation has come following a rigorous assessment period, which entailed an examination of systems and procedures and interviews

  • On This Day

    In 1907, the liner Mauretania completed her maiden voyage to New York. In 1923, Former Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith spoke to a meeting in St. George's Hall, and the speech was transmitted by land line to Central Hall. In 1955, Elvis Presley signed

  • Name game winner

    Keighley people didn't let the grass grow under their feet when it came to naming the town's new bus station. They inundated the Keighley News with suggestions for the paved triangle between the station and post office. The most popular idea -- Townfield

  • Childrenin Need - Disney riddles

    The Skipton Building Society in Silsden held a fancy dress day to raise money for Children in Need. Staff at the building society put on their costumes and had a competition for customers to guess the character and the theme of the day. Customer service

  • Children in Need - Eggheads scramble cash

    A pair of Keighley schoolboys had a smashing time in the town centre raising money for Children in Need. Matthew Heseltine, 13, and 12-year-old Nicky Ling from Branshaw Mount raised £200 for the charity by inviting members of the public to throw eggs

  • Real sporting chance

    An IT solutions supplier is helping a disabled sports association hit the net in style. Bradford-based Systemnet is designing and hosting the website for the Bradford Sports & Recreation Association for People with Disabilities (BSRAPD). The firm,

  • Children in Need - Sir join tufty club

    A teacher at Oakbank School who agreed to shave his head for Children in Need misunderstood when pupils told him they would leave it completely bear. English teacher Stephen Hall laid down the gauntlet to students last week, handing them an opportunity

  • Life's a beach for sinter revellers

    Revellers cast off the winter blues and swapped scarves for sunglasses to raise money for a local hospice. It may have been cold and wet outside but that didn't stop more than 100 people from dressing up in their best summer gear for a fundraising beach

  • Residents to pay extra for Town Council

    Keighley residents face paying almost £11 more in tax next year to pay for the town council. The figure is more than double that of the average precept levels estimated for the eight other town and parish councils in the Bradford district, with Ilkley

  • Rain delays road opening - again

    Rain has been blamed for delaying the reopening of a major Keighley road. Busy Oakworth Road -- closed four months ago -- was due to open to through traffic this week. But Yorkshire Water said wet weather had sunk hopes of completing the £800,000 sewer

  • Open letter to the arsonists

    SIR - This letter is for the attention of the person (or the people) who decided it would be fun to set fire to a Keighley Community Transport vehicle. Not only did they set fire to the small vehicle used daily by the Dial-A-Ride service but the severity

  • Pervert doctor jailed for five years

    A Keighley doctor who thrashed a teenage girl's bare buttocks with a coathanger and subjected her to a degrading sex assault was sentenced to five years yesterday, as a judge branded him "a potential risk to women". Psychiatrist Darren Holds-worth looked

  • Supplies chief scoops top award

    THE head of the supplies department at Steeton's Airedale Hospital is celebrating this week after scooping a top award for his profession. Graham Beck, 43, was awarded the Millennium Award for excellence in providing and developing the supplies profession

  • Blueprint aims to turn Settle into a boom town

    A BLUEPRINT to boost jobs and businesses around Settle aims to transform the area. A list of ideas drawn up to foster commerce in the town combined with the existing attractions of the Dales, the Three Peaks and the Settle to Carlisle Railway could make

  • Film pair go on tour with Ronan

    AN Embsay filmmaker has directed a short film to be included in pop star Ronan Keating's new video. Ronan Live, Destination Wembley 2002, includes a short film, directed and produced by Ian Smith, who followed the pop star throughout the UK leg of his

  • Craven schools are the top in the north

    SKIPTON Girls' High and the Ermysted's Grammar are ranked as the first and second top schools in the northern region according to the Sunday Times. The list collates recent exam results and ranks them in a national order, rather than the existing Department

  • Imposing hotel could be turned into housing

    STIRTON'S Tarn House country hotel is being sold to developers who hope to convert it into housing. The demise of the restaurant and hotel business has been blamed on last year's foot and mouth crisis, with not enough people returning to support the venture

  • Hamlet moveds into 20th century

    Hamlet - West Yorkshire Playhouse Christopher Ecclestone has made his name playing a string of heavyweight roles for the camera. For his first Shakespearean foray on stage the Salford-born actor, known for his appearances in Cracker and Our Friends in

  • Turbine warning for town

    A Bingley man has warned that proposals to increase the height of wind turbines on Ovenden Moor, Halifax, could have a visual impact on people living in the town. Electricity company, Power-Gen, is consulting the public over plans to replace the present

  • Army lends a hand

    Youngsters at Glenaire Primary School in Baildon had an army of helpers this week as soldiers and airmen completed odd jobs for them. Recruits in Army training have to do an element of community work and the Bedfordshire-based young people travelled to

  • Scouting history

    One of the boys in this 1920s group of Scouts at St Mark's Church, Utley, is Mr Tom Shearing, aged 90, now of Derby. His outstanding memory is of their visit to the great Imperial Jamboree at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924. The Keighley

  • Protests but hospital plans given go-ahead

    Plans for a community hospital and medical centre in Manningham have been given the go-ahead. The complex will include an 18-bed rehabilitation hospital, GPs' surgeries and outreach clinics. It will be built on Westbourne Road, Bradford, on the open space

  • Millionaire Mark aids bright sparks

    A computer millionaire whose career was forged as a pupil at Bradford Grammar School has donated thousands of pounds to give others the same chance. Mark Richer won a scholarship to Bradford Grammar under the old state-funded direct-grants system. That

  • Boy burglar 'tied up after raid on a van'

    A man admitted using a rope to bind a teenage boy from his shoulders to his ankles and detaining him against his will overnight after discovering that his mobile home had been burgled. Donald Fisher, 55, and his wife were returning to their camper van

  • Heat is on for Trust gardener

    National Trust gardener Jill Saunders is trying to keep her cool as rising temperatures cause chaos in the flower borders at East Riddlesden Hall. She reckons the British weather is definitely getting warmer and wetter which is great news for bugs and

  • Doctor is jailed for assaulting girl, 19

    A doctor who indecently assaulted a teenage girl was jailed for three years. Darren Holdsworth, 36, of Keighley, had admitted that he attacked the girl, who later tried to commit suicide, at his flat in Glasgow on November 8 and 9 last year. Sentencing

  • Benefits errors 'will never be eliminated'

    Mistakes which result in the overpayment of benefits will never be totally wiped out, councillors were told. Bradford Council's director of customer services, Wallace Sampson, told members of the authority's social care and housing scrutiny committee

  • Stuart's £15,000 gift to city burns unit

    No one will ever forgot what happened at Valley Parade on May 11, 1985, least of all former Bradford City idol Stuart McCall. The midfielder's father, Andy, was in the crowd on the day of the fire disaster, as what should have been a celebration turned

  • Athletics: School runners pass army

    Oakbank cross country runners took top places in the army's inter-schools championships held at Beverley, near Hull. A total of 70 teams from across the north of england took part int he competition, travelling from Liverpool, manchester, Newcastle, Sunderland

  • Rugby League: Junior round-up

    Ovenden Under-16s 14 Cubs Under-16s 24 - Keith Shackleton opened the scoring for the Cubs with a classy opening try. He took the ball from a scrum just 10 metres from his own line and powered through three tacklers before sprinting 75 yards to score.

  • Rugby Union: Keighley on top

    Keighley 57 Pocklington 8 Bottom of the table Pocklington offered only token resistance as Keighley logged their sixth consecutive league win to strengthen their position at the top. For the first 10 minutes the visitors' flattered to deceive, their forwards

  • Soccer: Junior round-up

    Sutton Rascals Under-9s A gave a good all round solid performance in difficult conditions to beat Shipley 4-1. Goals came from Luke Jackson (2) Daniel Appleby and Michael Cummins with Jackson and Appleby sharing the man of the match award. Oakworth Under

  • Soccer: Silsden girls suffer

    Leeds United Ladies showed their class on Sunday with an emphatic 17-0 victory over Silsden Ladies in the second round of the County Cup. Kristie Reynolds had a great game in goal for Silsden making many fine saves as Leeds dominated the first half. They

  • Soccer: Cowling book semi place

    COWLING reached the semi-final of the Keighley FA Cup with a 6-4 victory over Silsden Athletic in an all-action game. They didn't click into gear until Athletic had taken a 1-0 lead, but the goal stirred them into action and they replied with two from

  • Soccer: Craven League

    OXENHOPE are on fire at the top of the Premier Division, and hammered home their advantage with a 6-1 victory over Intake. They were soon making inroads in to the Colne side's defence and David Collier broke the deadlock in game which even saw goalkeeper

  • Soccer: Boys of the Rovers

    TWO former Long Lee Juniors footballers have taken the first steps on the ladder to becoming Premiership soccer stars. Dale Feather, who was playing with the Under-9s and Matthew Pearson was turning out with the under-10s when their ability was spotted

  • Derby clash is key Craven Cup pairing

    TOMORROW'S first-round matches in The Devonshire Carpets Cup provide the focus of attention in the Craven & District Football League, with some interesting looking ties. Pick of the bunch in the Premier section will be the meeting of local rivals

  • Old-boy Pears returns to test Dalesmen

    DAVID Pears returns to The Avenue tomorrow when he attempts to steer Esher to victory over Wharfedale in National Division Two. The former Dalesman leads a side in buoyant mood after their 19-7 win over Harrogate last week and coach Peter Winterbottom

  • Craven through the years

    100 years ago AN Addingham grocer appeared in court for selling adulterated preserved peas. Numerous counts of food poisoning had occurred from the food stuff which had contained copper. The case followed a number of similar incidents across the country

  • Town has had enough of yob culture

    Those who believe this town can be held to ransom by a small number of cowardly yobs - or misguided young people as some may describe them - are mistaken. They appear to be under the misapprehension that they are 'bullet-proof' and are free to carry out