James Lowes has won an award from the readers of Rugby Leaguer and League Express. The Bradford Bulls hooker has been named Tetley's Super League Mature Player of the Year, polling 33.74 per cent of the votes. Second in the list of players who were over
Nicky Law is still scratching his head about what to do with his attack. The Bantams boss is desperately short of strikers ahead of the clash with the high-flying Eagles tomorrow. Ashley Ward is slowly coming back to fitness but the Palace game will come
Bradford Dudley Hill have been 'promoted' to rugby league's 'fourth division'. They are one of ten teams included in National League Three, which starts its inaugural season on Saturday, May 3. The other clubs to come through the rigorous selection process
The new report revealing the extent of drug dependency among new-born babies in Bradford is shocking. More than nine in every thousand infants born at the BRI were suspected of being dependent on illegal drugs. In other words last year 67 babies born
Taking time out during a trip to New York to catch up on events back home is surveyor Ian Hayfield. His copy of the Keighley News was a vital companion as wife Kate went on a shopping blitz around the Big Apple. Ian is a director of Hayfield Robinson
Supermarket giant Morrisons might have bitten off more than it can chew with its takeover bid for rival Safeway, city analysts have warned. Yesterday the Bradford business revealed a £2.9 billion offer for the country's fourth biggest grocer had been
Skewered moles, mutilated heads and Keighley families' washing are among images on show at an art gallery. Jane Fielder is exhibiting 100 of her pictures for the next six weeks at Keighley College's Arts Factory. She is bringing together four separate
A "nave" drug user who died after begging friends to give him some heroin was unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled. Christopher Wilson had been drinking heavily before being injected with the drug at his Keighley flat, the Bradford hearing was told.
Trading standards officers have warned small businesses and groups in Keighley to ignore demands to register information under the data protection act. They have been inundated with complaints about a scam where local companies and organisations have
A woman's chance purchase of a home safety device saved her life and also that of her husband. For the carbon monoxide detector began ringing within ten minutes of Glenis and Keith Allan switching it on at their home in Harewood Road, Keighley. The level
The brother of a teenager shot dead at a petrol station said this week that new five-year minimum jail sentences for illegal gun possession were not long enough. Mohammed Sadique, (pictured) whose 16-year-old brother Yasser Hussain Nazir was murdered,
A Big Issue seller has been attacked by an eight-strong gang who sprayed him in the face with CS gas. The assault on Wednesday followed weeks of tormenting by a group of young people. His badge and bag of magazines were taken. Now Keighley Town Centre
Oxenhope author Robert Swindells has made it into Who's Who after almost 30 years of writing children's books. The prize-winning writer is among 1,000 people added to this year's edition of the world-famous handbook of well-known people. Along with film
ONE million people -- that's well over the entire population of Leeds -- came Christmas shopping in Keighley. The magic seven figure tally was passed for the first time ever in the history of Keighley's Airedale Shopping Centre. Special "footfall" counters
RESIDENTS have objected to plans to transform a workshop site in Cowling into a housing complex. The car dealer Walter C Brigg has submitted an application to build 15 four-bedroom houses on the site of its existing workshop at Lane Ends in the village
A GRANT of almost £47,000 has been promised to a North Craven business to establish a green composting project. The cash from European funding will go towards setting up the project at Growing with Grace, an organic nursery at Clapham. It is hoped that
A PROMOTIONAL shopping voucher found attached to parking tickets in Skipton's Waller Hill and Keighley Road car park left one visitor scratching her head. Jean Robinson parked her car in Craven District Council's bus station car park, paid 60p for a ticket
A SKIPTON taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint by a passenger during what police have described as a "desperate attack." The robber held a nine-inch blade to the driver's throat and demanded money and the black Toyota taxi. The frightened victim was cut
The Homecoming/The Question Christmas came early for me with excellent novels to review, including the latest volumes of Cynthia Harold-Eagles's saga the Morland Dynasty. The Homecoming, the 24th volume of the story of a Yorkshire family, begins in 1885
Snapshots of a perfect life will be presented in the latest stage show from Keighley youth theatre HYT. The Bridge to Utopia takes the 26-year-old group back to Victoria Hall for its first large-scale production of 2003. The youngsters have worked closely
WHEN it comes to property, prices have gone through the roof in 2002. The Craven Herald's quarterly survey of house sales compiled from Land Registry figures show that the average price of a house in Craven rose by 32 per cent in 12 months - meaning the
Police in the Dewsbury division, including the Spen Valley, arrested 153 people in a week. Between January 1 and 8, one person was arrested for robbery, eight for burglary, 17 for theft, 28 for assault, 15 for criminal damage, five for theft of a motor
A young Shipley family rescued from their home after an arson attack are still waiting for Bradford Council to find them somewhere to live. Julia Abbey and her two children, Bethany, six, and four-year-old Ben, have been staying at her father's one-bedroom
Overlapping its wagon, which has had to be extended on the left, this lathe for turning naval gun-barrels was manufactured by Dean, Smith and Grace Ltd during the First World War. The photograph, by Hall and Siggers of Keighley, was supplied by Mr Balderson
A horrified Bradford mum has demanded an apology after she claimed to have found a cockroach in a tin of stewed steak. Sue Healey said she made the grim discovery when she sat down to eat the John West meat with her 17-year-old daughter Charlotte. As
A computer centre for disabled people in Bradford is facing closure after the Council refused it a grant. Last year the Disabled Access Technology Association (DATA) in Bowling received £92,000. But in this year's awards to voluntary groups the charity
Photographs of Bradford's industrial heritage, including mills and sewage works, are set to go under the spotlight - in Finland. Critically acclaimed photographer Ian Beesley, pictured, will be opening an exhibition in the country where interest in Bradford's
A group of supporters of the Priestley Centre for the Arts has launched a rescue plan to save the theatre from closure. The group, made up of former members and others involved in the Priestley, have presented a business plan to a bank and hope to secure
The singer from former Bradford band Terrorvision is known for his trademark gold tooth. But not many people know he got it after a cycling crash caused him to lose three teeth. Now Tony Wright is backing a campaign to transform an old railway line into
FORMULA ONE Stock Car racer, Frankie Wainman Snr, has qualified for the Live Action Indoor Series which takes place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham this weekend. The competition is part of the Autosport Show, the world's biggest racing
Keighley 30 Beverley 3 - Keighley's young number eight forward Peter Schofield marked his return to first team duty after injury with a well taken hat trick of tries as the side strengthened its lead at the top of Yorkshire two. The late arrival of the
SILSDEN reached the quarter-final of the West Riding County Challenge Cup - as their fourth round game against Brackenhall United ended amid violent scenes. Police were called to escort the visiting Huddersfield team out of the area after threats were
DARTS star Gary Thompson staged a thrilling comeback to win the final of the Bradford & District Open competition. Gary, who plays in the Keighley Super League team and is also a member of the Yorkshire County team, faced the best in the district
BARNOLDSWICK Cricket Club hopes of making their bid for honours next season on a Victory Park pitch where the ball comes onto the bat at the same pace as the quicker wickets in the Jennings Ribblesdale League have been dashed. Despite National Lottery
BARNOLDSWICK United and Silsden, Craven's challengers in the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup, had mixed fortunes in the draw for the quarter-finals to be played on Saturday, February 1. Holders Silsden have been drawn away to the winners of tomorrow's
A ROW erupted this week when the Lord Chancellor, the man in charge of our judicial system, advocated that burglars ought not be sent to prison for first or second time offences. There were howls of outrage and those seeking to make political capital
Victoria Rangers are pulling out all the stops to try and ensure their first-round GMB Union National Cup derby tie is played tomorrow at Newlands Sports Ground (2.00). The pitch has already been forked and Vics are expecting a huge crowd against Bradford
Dundee United are ready to rescue Andy Tod from his Bradford City exile. Talks are underway for Tod to return to Scotland on a free transfer. City are also still keen to bring back goalkeeper Alan Combe after his superb loan spell last season. But that
In 1917, William Cody, "Buffalo Bill", died aged 71. In 1918, laws were passed in Britain and the USA giving women the right to vote. In 1937, Britain banned its nationals from joining the International Brigades in Spain. From the Telegraph & Argus
Proving that the Keighley News is out of this world is soldier Tommy Thompson. He is seen clutching his favourite read - and a photograph of his son Kurtus - at the NASA Space Centre in Houston, Texas. Tommy - a corporal with the Duke of Wellington Regiment
The Royal British Legion held a special double presentation evening at its Lord Street headquarters. The evening at Hollingsroyd House was arranged as a thankyou to chairman Peter Faulkner and the Cadets who had collected most money during the poppy appeal
Married at Cyprus Gardens in Florida were Steve Allan and Rachel Kitson. Steve - a security guard with Group 4 - is the son of Michael and Jo Allan, of Harrogate. Rachel - head receptionist at the Devonshire Arms, Bolton Abbey - is the daughter of Ray
Stars at Silsden Methodist Church have raised £385 for the Candle-lighters over Christmas. Over two hundred silver stars were sponsored to adorn a Christmas tree in the church in memory of people who had died. Each star was dedicated to someone and messages
A Riddlesden woman who has thoroughly enjoyed her career in the kitchen at Eastwood School has praised the staff and pupils. Unit manager Irene Moses has spent 20 years working at the school, and as she left on Tuesday for the last time she said she had
A couple who stumbled across two old cartoon books during a clear out have donated them to the West Yorkshire Air Ambulance to raise funds for the charity. Ted and Liz Whitlock of Cross Hills came across the two books of Sir David Low's cartoons and decided
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway enjoyed a record-breaking end to its 40th anniversary year. Staff on the five-mile line had one of their busiest ever Christmas periods. The award-winning real-ale bar did record trade, and extra mince pies had to
A model airship found at Riddlesden is to be reunited with its owner following a Keighley News appeal. The giant radio-controlled craft was discovered in the grounds of the Riddlesden and Morton United Services Club - known as the Applegarth - on New
Scenes shot on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway feature in a major ITV drama being screened this weekend. Crews spent two days filming at Oakworth Station last May for a new adaptation of the DH Lawrence classic Sons and Lovers, which is being shown
The Keighley News has helped to save public toilets from closure at a top Brontland beauty spot. A report in the KN on December 27 revealing plans by Bradford Council to close the toilets on Penistone Hill, near Haworth, was used to help persuade members
Many customers of collapsed Keighley travel firm Skyline Atlanta are unlikely to get their money back. Holidaymakers who paid the company by cheque or cash must wait until liquidators are appointed. But even if customers make a claim they are unlikely
Community groups in Keighley are being asked to count the amount of dog dirt in their neighbourhoods. It is one task on a 60-point checklist introduced by Keighley Anti-Crime Partnership to help groups improve their communities. They can also check how
MEET Malcolm and his magnificent money-spinning mop. In just under a month, 14-year-old Malcolm Dutton will wave goodbye to the wild and woolly hairstyle he's been cultivating for a year, and it's all for a very good cause. He will go under the shears
PIXIE dust was the secret weapon used by West Craven councillors to extricate themselves from a bizarre planning wrangle over a children's Wendy house. Urging fellow councillors to "chuck out" a proposal to remove or re-site the Barnoldswick playhouse
A CARE home owner who plans to build a state-of-the-art elderly complex in Sutton came under fire from residents on Monday. Around 40 villagers, mostly from the Crofters Mill development, challenged Philip Burgan, chairman of Maria Mallaband Nursing Homes
SILSDEN people have been "disadvantaged" by a lack of consultation over plans to increase the town by a third, a councillor has claimed. Coun Mike Elsmore's accusation threatened to halt a six-month public inquiry into Bradford Council's planning blueprint
A COUPLE, wanting to promote their business by erecting a directional sign, claim they have been waiting for 10 months for a decision by Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Stephen and Andrea Taylor live in High Bentham and Stephen's sandblasting
BUILDING work on Skipton's £3.9 million swimming pool and fitness centre has reached the half way stage and the complex should be open to the public in July. The plush new centre will contain a 25 metre six-lane pool, a learner pool with variable depth
A TEAM of archaeologists has unearthed a rare find which has laid hidden in the Dales for more than 3,000 years. The discovery of a Bronze Age ring cairn and other items of historical importance at a site near Kettlewell, follows two years' work by Dr
THESE young explorers are already counting down the days when they can swap the wilds of the Yorkshire Dales for the breathtaking scenery of Peru. The six girls have been chosen by the Yorkshire Schools' Exploring Society to take part in the trek through
THIS week will see the end of an era for Stirton's Tarn House Country Inn as last orders are called for the final time. Tarn House has been run as an hotel for the last 30 years but current owner Lindsay Ackroyd recently announced that the business was
EIGHTY years of smelling the greasepaint is being celebrated by a local thespian group. Grassington Players, founded in 1923, is marking the occasion with a dinner dance on February 1 - the date members' first trod the boards. The party is being held
Hugh Cornwell, Joe Brown, Peter Green, Charlie Landsborough and Joe Longthorne appear in person at St George's Hall this winter. Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Glenn Miller and Abba will only appear to appear. The Bradford venue begins
A visitor from Nashville rounds off a season of top folk and soul in Haworth this winter and spring. Clive Gregson, a one-time collaborator with recent Haworth performer Christine Collister, plays on May 24. He is just one of a line-up from Spiv Promotions
Two principal performers in this year's Keighley Amateurs' pantomime were recruited after being seen in productions elsewhere. Lynsey Whittam and Ambrose Griffiths join regular Keighley performers in the traditional family show Aladdin. Rachel McMahon
WELL, the celebrations are all over. Such as they were, that is, for one survey last week showed that more than 80 per cent of us had a quiet night in on New Year's Eve. Could this be, I wonder, that we would prefer a night of execrable television to
SIR - When most people move home it is simply a matter of finding the right home in the right location. For those of us with special children we have the added guilt that our children's educational, social and emotional development will be affected by
SIR - Last week you reported briefly on a spillage of chicken offal outside Hellifield Institute, which occurred late at night on Friday December 29. The story did not end there, and shows no sign of ending. Craven District Council's emergency number
A team of doctors is withdrawing from Denholme. Sessions at the Anne Street surgery provided by doctors from the Wilsden and Culling-worth practice will cease from Saturday, February 1. But a Thornton practice which also covers Denholme is to double the
Bradford is the second worst area in the region for babies born suspected of being hooked on drugs. A new report, looking at the Northern and Yorkshire region, showed Bradford Royal Infirmary had more than nine babies per 1,000 born suspected of being
Doctors and nurses at Bradford's hospitals are battling to treat dozens more cases of pneumonia and flu as patients struggle in the winter cold snap. Ten extra beds have opened at Bradford Royal Infirmary, while 16 extra medical beds and ten additional
Bradford Council Tax payers will be asked to fork out more than £2 million this year towards improvements to flood defences in Yorkshire. Members of the Environment Agency flood defence committee have voted for a ten per cent increase in the levy on local
House builders have warned that Bradford workers could abandon the district because of a huge shortfall in the number of homes built in the next decade. Developers say Bradford Council's plans for the next 15 years will leave the area with 4,000 fewer
A chemical worker has been ordered to pay a colleague more than £1,000 in damages after hurling racial abuse about in the locker room. Stephen Brear admitted making the foul comments while working alongside Clement Hanse, pictured, at Ciba Speciality
Embassy 'A' issued a 'hands off' warning to any team contemplating an attempt on their status as Keighley & District Table Tennis League Champions with a crushing 10-0 home win against Terriers 'A'. Captain Neil Foley started with a 21-16, 21-12 defeat
KEIGHLEY and Craven Athletics Club ladies performed well in the snow of the TCA Overden fell race near Ogden Reservoir last weekend. Christine Preston (left) was second in the ladies race, followed home by Hillary Barber in third place. Stanbury runner
Rotherham 18 Keighley Town 24 - Keighley Town got their New Year off to a great start with a hard fought win at Rotherham. Keighley started the better of the two sides and were first onto the scoreboard thanks to a well worked try from the McNulty brothers
FROST was the winner in the Craven League last weekend -- with only six matches being completed. Many grounds were frozen solid, but the conditions may have given Oxenhope's title hopes a boost as their closest rivals, Skipton LMS, were beaten on a rutted
A young hot shot from Keighley is aiming high in his bid to join the clay pigeon shooting elite. Martin Shellabear, 15, from Harden Grove, Long Lee, took up the sport just six months ago. Since then the sharp shooting pupil at Parkside School, Cullingworth
Dougie Lampkin was cruelly robbed of his eighth successive victory at the Sheffield indoor trial, when his machine misfiered just yards from the finishing line. Lampkin had eight thousand home fans on the edges of their seats as he drew level with Cabestany
KEIGHLEY rugby league legend Bob Kelly died this week, aged 75, after suffering a stroke. The popular Irishman made Keighley his home after travelling to England in the late 1940's. He came from the village of Tullamore in Southern Ireland and had served
Tom Haughey has been snapped up by Super League outfit London Broncos, and is preparing to join his new club for pre-season training in Australia. Tom, who is 21 this month, has been with Wakefield Wildcats for the last four years after being signed on
SKIPTON'S appeal against a two-point penalty for playing Mike Richards against Beverley in September before he had been properly registered with the Northern Leagues has been thrown out by an RFU Disciplinary Committee. The penalty was initially implemented
SIR - Further to the report on December 27 headed "Valley house prices to soar", the Bingley relief road is designed to take the heavy traffic away from the town centre and will not help commuters travelling by car from Bingley to Leeds. The trains are
100 years ago THE committee in charge of Settle Workhouse discussed whether or not to pay for improved lighting in the building. The report revealed that during the course of a year the workhouse admitted 3,000 tramps and bathed them under the light of
Some of the questions devised in the 'visual audit' of neighbourhoods in Keighley may raise a few cynical eyebrows. Questions will be asked about the validity of some of the issues, such as people being asked to sniff and record traces of urine and count
