THE Scottish Parliament has just spent £80,000 on a desk for its reception area. Normally this little titbit from the Sunday papers would pass us by with a grunt or a sneer, but it seems somewhat apt to raise the issue as the question of a regional assembly
The Bees are suffering from a pack crisis as their season enters a critical phase. "We have major problems in the front five," said their director of rugby Geoff Cooke ahead of tomorrow's North two east home game against Horden. "Prop Darren Cockburn
Claus Jorgensen got a flea in the ear from Nicky Law the last time City played at Wimbledon. The Dane was collared by the manager for pushing forward too often. Jorgensen doesn't expect a similar ticking-off at Selhurst Park tomorrow as he looks to extend
Jimmy Lowes has warned that tomorrow's trip to Wilderspool will be as intimidating as a visit to Odsal. The Zoo, where he has gone head to head with current Wolves coach Paul Cullen in the past, is a volatile, crowd-on-top-of-you venue and the veteran
Stefan Magnusson is on stand-by to replace Aidan Davison in City's goal against Wimbledon. If Davison fails a late fitness test on his injured groin, boss Nicky Law will choose between Icelandic international Magnusson or throwing in non-contract keeper
Children are in the front line of the drugs war. They are targeted by ruthless dealers eager to introduce them to drugs use and get them hooked on a habit which will dominate and undermine their lives, possibly for many years and in some cases only until
In 1812, Author Charles Dickens was born. In 1959, the Idle Picture Palace closed showing its last film The Silent Enemy. In 1977, Amnesty International accused Uganda's General Idi Amin of killing thousands of Ugandans. From the Telegraph & Argus
Keighley Scouts were put to the test. Eight teams from troops throughout the district took part in the annual quiz. The four-strong teams were tested on Scouting and general knowledge. The event, at the district HQ in Haworth, was won by the 2nd Keighley
A Keighley school and Umbro have teamed up to teach pupils football skills and raise funds for new equipment. All the children at St Andrew's Primary School were taught the basic football skills including control, passing, dribbling and teamwork. Simon
Children at the Cavendish Lodge Nursery, in Keighley, have taken up the Chatterbox Challenge. The national challenge, sponsored by Tesco, has been organised by I CAN, a charity which aims to help children with communication difficulties. To take part,
Keighley patients with suspected cancer are being referred to hospital specialists within the recommended time. But heart patients are among those waiting too long for an appointment with a hospital consultant. Figures revealed by Airedale Primary Care
A Keighley museum that has had a starring role in award-winning movies has received its own artistic plaudits. The Vintage Carriages Trust, which owns the Museum of Rail Travel at Ingrow, has scooped the newly introduced Heritage Railway Association Interpretation
Plans are being developed for the inaugural festivities to celebrate the history and spirit of Keighley. The first holding of Keighley Day will be on Wednesday, March 19, with events starting on Saturday, March 15. The theme will be to celebrate who and
A Keighley College student has helped to produce a unique Lowry-styled sculpture. Jonathan Peel was among winners of a welding competition who constructed the stainless steel object at Salford Quays, near the Lowry Centre. The sculpture -- called The
A young Glusburn actor will have an audience with royalty in Bradford this month. Christopher Town has won a leading role in a spectacular production of the musical The King and I. Lees children Darcy and Erin Isa were also given roles in the show following
Tributes have been paid to a well-known master tailor who ran a business in the district for more than 35 years. Pawlo (Paul) Walowka, who has died aged 80, followed his dream to set up a tailoring shop after he came to England as a refugee in 1947, following
Motorists and bus passengers in Keighley suffered hours of misery when snow showers brought the town centre and other roads in the area to a standstill. Snow began to fall during Monday afternoon, causing many workers to leave early. Combined with school
A Morris dancer has urged the Keighley public to contact their MP to show their opposition to a parliamentary bill which could outlaw all live music. The Licensing Bill, due to be debated in the House of Commons next month, aims to revolutionise the existing
An eight-month-old cat will be hoping to be on his worst behaviour next week to land a national feline title. Simba, described as a tearaway by his owner, will be looking to land first place in the Felix Best Personality category at this year's inaugural
RESIDENTS in Barnoldswick are fed up of feeling their foundations shake as heavy lorries ignore a weight restriction to access a factory in the town. Homeowners from Penyghent Way, on the town's Monkroyd estate, told local councillors that 45-ton HGVs
DRY Rigg Quarry at Helwith Bridge is seeking permission to continue works until 2009. The quarry employs 15 staff on site and provides additional jobs in associated haulage, contract and supply industries. It currently has permission to operate until
AN elderly passenger was forced to crawl on board a train at Horton-in-Ribblesdale station while the conductor looked on, it has been reported. According to parish councillor and trustee of the Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust, Wilf Fenten, "scowling
AN auction sale held on Tuesday raised £750,000 for Giggleswick School. It was the main beneficiary of Bradford textile magnate Graham Watson, who died in November leaving the contents of his Heaton Rise home to the school. The sale of the Graham Watson
EASTBY'S Mason's Arms newest proprietors hadn't even unpacked their bags when foot and mouth first struck the nation on February 19 2001. Phil Lowther and Carole Wreford had moved up from Windsor just three days before the first outbreak and saw all their
POLICE and highways have hit back at claims they are not doing enough to curb high speeds on Craven's roads. Letters published in the Craven Herald have called for more static speed cameras as a deterrent to speeders. Reader Peter Scott-Smith asked why
THREE hours of snow on Monday brought gridlock to roads around Skipton. At one point the roads to Harrogate, Grassington, Earby and Settle were all blocked - and roadworks on Keighley Road only added to the problem. Traffic Sergeant Les Moorhouse said
AIREDALE NHS Trust looks set to break even by the end of the financial year - despite a forecasted £2.1 million deficit. But the news does not safeguard the future of services at Skipton Hospital which are still under review. The trust has identified
MAJOR roadworks earmarked for the centre of Gargrave will result in the busy A65 being closed for up to a month. Residents and traders have been shell-shocked by the news that the main route through Mid and North Craven is to become a no-go zone from
Massive Attack -- 100th Window In a world of throwaway Pop Idols, where celebrity is more important than making original music, it's with open arms we welcome back Bristol's Massive Attack. Five years on from the last album, Mezzanine, the band hook-up
IT'S the middle of the night, and the phone rings. Outside it is thunder and lightning and it is pitch-black. Without thought, the call recipient finds his rucksack, gets into his waterproofs, checks his equipment and heads into the middle of nowhere
SIR - Dr James Fleming is right to call for a debate on the question of assisted suicide, raised by Reginald Crew's visit to Zurich, which was necessary to avoid his relatives being charged with a criminal offence. He has done a great favour to people
This l92Os men's concert party features stalwarts of Fell Lane Methodist Chapel. On the back row, from left to right, stand Allan Shackleton, H Harker, J Shires, J Rhodes, Ellis Brown, J Shackleton and J Walker. At the front sit Percy Drake, R Hodgson
If sewing machines conjure up rather old-fashioned images, then take a look at a new Bradford art exhibition. Art graduate Naseem Darbey, pictured, creates portraits and pictures using a sewing machine, directly on to pieces of wallpaper. Amazingly, she
Students are being recruited in the battle to expose drug dealers. A special police telephone line has been set up so they can give information anonymously. The sixth formers at Oakbank School in Keighley are being urged to shop people pushing drugs as
A new football club has been founded near the seat of the Bradford riot of 2001. And the Sportsweb Soccer School is the work of four young people who describe themselves as "from the streets" and are being honoured for their achievement. Baasit Arif,
It was meant to be a quiet game of golf for pensioner Alan Haley and his pals. And when one of the group's shots soared close to some fellow golfers ahead on the second fairway, the player held up his hand as a gesture of apology. But the wayward stroke
For 50 years steeplejack Bert Wilkinson has been on top of his job. He has climbed 290ft high chimneys, delved down wells and even had a pint named after him. But after all the ups and downs he is hanging up his hammer and chisel and retiring from George
The owner of a jewellery shop in Bradford was taken hostage with his wife and forced to open their shop by four raiders in the early hours today. They were seized at their home in Clayton at 4am by the gang and driven to their shop, MI Jewellers, in White
RUNNER John Taylor , who died last year, is to be remembered at a memorial race on Sunday. The race 'John's Run' will start from Penistone Hill at 11.30 on Sunday with proceeds going to the John Taylor Foundation Trust, which aims to riase awareness of
Keighley Albion Cats 0 Bradford Thunderbirds 16 - Although Keighley were beaten in their rehearsal for the Women's Challenge Cup Final it would be difficult draw any firm conclusions from the game. For a number of reasons the Cats were half a dozen players
South Craven School's netball stars have enjoyed incredible success with Emma Clarke representing West Yorkshire Under-16s and being selected for the North of England performance squad. Kirsta Royston has represented West Yorkshire at Under-14 level and
PARKSIDE school athlete Lucy Mayho took the West Yorkshire schools cross country championship by storm. The 15-year-old runner was 18.5 seconds up on the second placed athlete after an impressive run. From the gun she settled into third place, but by
A GOAL in each half secured all three points for BCA Utd when they played host to Albert in an evenly fought contest. New Variety Club were far too strong for Silsden Athletic, scoring five in each half. Silsden's only goal in the 10-1 defeat came in
OVER half last week's league programme had to be abandoned despite an afternoon of bright sunshine - once again grounds were frozen solid and unsafe for play. Division One leaders Lothersdale did go ahead and returned to form with a 7-1 victory over Skipton
SILSDEN swept into the semi-final of the West Riding Challenge Cup -- with a 5-1 victory over Storthes Hall. They now face a tough tie against Horsforth St Margarets as they bid to reach the final and a chance to retain the title they won last season.
Dougie Lampkin saw his lead in the Indoor World Championship disappear when he could only manage third place at last weekend's fifth round staged in Barcelona. He only just made it through to the final after beating Graham Jarvis in two dual lane races
CYCLIST David Broadley has been selected for the Great Britain Under-16 youth team. David (above), who was recently spotted a potential star of the the future and invited to join British Cycling's World Class Start programme, is to take part in trials
BURNLEY fan Iain Beattie proved he was a true Clarets supporter by getting to the match despite having two bandaged feet -- and although his team crashed to a 5-2 defeat by Reading, he thought it was worth all the effort. The 45-year-old season ticket
IT WAS great to see - and hear - the Cougar Army in great voice at Dewsbury last weekend. They put the home supporters to shame and all our players said how the 'Cougar Roar' really gave them a lift. For one or two of the lads it was the first time they
COUGARS are out for revenge against Sheffield Eagles on Sunday - to lay the ghosts of last year's nightmare defeats. The Keighley side was beaten 60-0 by the Eagles, after one of the most humiliating performances of recent years, at Don Valley in the
DAVID Pears will make a surprise return to the Wharfedale side tomorrow in their crucial survival match against Penzance Pirates at The Avenue (2.15), (writes Tony Simpson). Pears has been playing for Esher this season and played a crucial role in defeating
Avenue will aim for their first ever home victory over Ashton United when Gerry Quinn's outfit come to Bradford tomorrow. Jason Maxwell makes his long-awaited return from a fractured cheekbone as the home side look to end a nine-game winless streak on
Shontayne Hape has promised Bulls fans: I'm fired up and ready to show you what I've got. The former junior Kiwi (pictured) will make his competitive debut at Warrington tomorrow in the Powergen Challenge Cup fourth round and is desperate to impress.
A new interpretation of Emily Bront's classic novel Wuthering Heights can be seen at the home of the late author. Rosalind Whitman's etchings based on the book are on display at Bront Parsonage Museum until April 27. The artist was at the museum on Saturday
Three pupils from Oakbank School, Keighley, have been honoured for their sports-based voluntary work. The trio - pictured from left -- Rachel Butterfield, Dan Bancroft and Michelle Cartwright, have received Youth Sport Trust Millennium Volunteers (MV)
An award-winning portrait studio in Shipley has given Bradford College photography students a helping hand. Venture Portraits, which is based on Windsor Court, has given £20,000 of photographic equipment to the college. The move will allow students, which
Staff and pupils at a primary school celebrated successful French teaching with a day of themed activities. Nessfield Primary School, Keighley, decided to unite the whole school and enhance the pupils' French lessons with the educational day last Thursday
Soldiers who are covering for Keighley's striking firefighters have been honoured for their service in the war-ravaged Balkans. They received medals from the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Richard Wightman, in recognition of their danger-strewn stints
The trust is looking to cut costs as it faces ending the financial year with a half million pound deficit. Health chiefs at Airedale Primary Care Trust are tightening up expenditure on drugs and the number of operations the trust commissions, to avoid
A heart-warming tribute to one of Haworth's most famous figures has been sent by a Japanese admirer. But the object of Akemi Taguchi's affections is not one of the Bront sisters who lived in the village. The interpreter and English teacher penned her
Keighley has had fewer robberies in the past year than anywhere else in West Yorkshire. Figures released this week show there have been 155 offences since April last year. The tally is 2.5 per cent down on the corresponding period in 2001-02. Det Chief
At a time when settling disputes has taken on international importance, students at Greenhead High School have come up with their own form of diplomacy. They are starting up a peer mediation scheme to help fellow students resolve problems in an amicable
Six people were found in possession of cannabis during a crime-busting operation at Keighley Railway Station on Wednesday. Police -- using a drug-detecting sniffer dog -- swooped on suspect passengers boarding and alighting from trains. The six-hour venture
FIREFIGHTERS who turned out to a chip shop blaze in Kelbrook were disgusted to receive verbal abuse. The Earby firefighters were subjected to shouts of "scab" and abusive hand gestures from two or three men, first as they were leaving the fire station
A "BARLICK Bellman" is the impressive handmade trophy awaiting the winner of this year's Barnoldswick town criers' contest. Commissioned by Barnoldswick crier Kevin Griffiths and made by wood carver John Adamson, of Hebden Bridge, the unique trophy stands
THE owners of land in Eastburn, which Bradford Council wants kept undeveloped for the next 15 years, took their battle to a public inquiry on Tuesday. Peter and Jean Lloyd, of Greenfield Farm, objected to the designation of their property as "safeguarded
ONCE every five years a script drops through the letterbox of Cononley actor Peter Armitage that he finds impossible to refuse. ITV's drama "The Second Coming" was one of them. In the drama, Peter plays Frank Baxter, whose son, Steve, finds out he is
SUTTON could join the list of villages boastting a skate park. Children, parents, councillors and local police are joining forces to look at the possibility of creating a facility in the local park. The move follows complaints from residents of Crofter's
UNFAZED by cameras and microphones three-year-old William Roberts was undaunted by the return of the BBC Child of Our Time team. The crew captured the Giggleswick youngster attending nursery and playing at home with his siblings Alice and Charles. Presented
BY day he can be seen replacing light bulbs and changing wheels, but by night he swaps his overalls for a uniform and stab-proof vest to go out on the streets chasing criminals. Skipton's Brian Cook is employed at the town's police station as a full-time
THE seemingly never-ending string of roadworks on Broughton Road, Skipton, have proved more than just a nuisance for Ogden's building suppliers who have been forced to close down because of lost trade. Owner Dave Ogden said the long queues of traffic
THE new warden at Parcevell Hall comes with the best pedigree of all - that of being awarded best cook in 1990. Beverley Seward, 44, recently took over officially at the hall in Appletreewick after first becoming deputy warden last January. She has been
HOPES of buying a new boat to take disabled people on pleasure cruises have been dashed by a failed lottery bid for £130,000. Skipton and Craven Action for Disability launched an appeal in July to replace its ageing Marjorie Charlesworth boat because
Folk fans have been spoiled over the past 18 months with gigs by veterans like Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Dave Swarbrick. Now is the turn of the next generation of folk musicians to impress music lovers in the Worth Valley. Kathryn Roberts and
A Keighley schoolteacher will cook up the comedy in pantomime next week at St George's Hall, in Bradford. Carl Murray plays the dame, Sarah The Cook, in Drama Unlimited's production of Dick Whittington. Carl, who works at Our Lady of Victories Primary
THE great Beggarsdale crimewave continues but, this week, the forces of law and order have had a stroke of luck - thanks to an incident straight out of the Keystone Cops. The week before last, an attentive reader might recall, the Dale was agog with the
SIR - The article regarding dumped cars provided some hollow amusement, particularly the assertion that, once an abandoned vehicle is noted by the Police and the Council, then it is 'removed instantly' by a private contractor. We have just had an abandoned
Governors and staff at two closure-threatened Liversedge schools have been told no children should be taken to a demonstration at Kirklees Council's meeting on Wednesday. The instruction came from the Kirklees Director of Lifelong Learning, Gavin Tonkin
Children are being invited to watch strongman 'Big Dave' Gauder haul a double decker bus on his own as part of a lesson on defying the bullies. The former World's Strongest Man is touring West Yorkshire with a powerful anti-bullying message. In a session
The groundsman of a Bradford League cricket club is demanding tougher action be taken against the "scum" who have vandalised its pitch and facilities. Damage, estimated at hundreds of pounds, has been caused after thugs smashed sight screens, broke windows
Detectives hunting the knife-point rapists of a 15-year-old Bradford girl have arrested a man in Birmingham in connection with the incident. The 34-year-old was arrested by police yesterday. He has been released on police bail. The girl was beaten and
An MP today slammed Leeds-Bradford Airport's consultative committee for backing major expansion plans which could include a 300 metre runway extension. Paul Truswell, whose constituency includes the airport area, called for "meaningful consultation" and
An art collection built up over 40 years by a Bradford man fetched a staggering £757,842 - all to benefit his old school. The Graham Watson collection - paintings, furniture, pottery, glass and silver - more than doubled its expected asking price after
Detectives are checking for forensic links between the murder of Bradford teenager Rebecca Hall and a convicted murderer and rapist. Detectives are to re-examine the evidence in the case after John Taylor, murderer of 15-year-old Leanne Tiernan, of Bramley
A jewellery shop owner and his wife were today snatched from their beds at gunpoint by an armed gang and forced to open up their store before being bound, gagged and dumped in a car. Witnesses who freed the couple said that the owner had been beaten up
Bracken Ghyll - Robert Hosier followed up his January Monthly Medal win by taking the Monthly Stableford as well. Results were: 1st Division: 1 Robert Hosier 45pts, 2 David Enion 39pts, 3 Roger Lucas 38pts; 2nd Division: 1 Mark Holden 40pts, 2 Charlie
Embassy 'B's 10-0 defeat of Nemesis 'A' enabled the Bingley team to leapfrog into second place, level with Oakbank in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League First Division. Tony Boyd was pushed to three by Dave Newberry 21-19, 20-22, 21-8 and
Bank Top 26 Cowling 18 - After having beaten Bank Top at home by one point Cowling were looking to complete a double, but it was not to be. The South Craven side led 18-12 at the break but could not contain Bank Top down the slope despite periods of heroic
LEODIENSIANS 3 KEIGHLEY 31 There were anxious faces in the Keighley camp as the second half of this intriguing game began. In spite of Keighley's almost total domination of the first half they had no points on the board and the home sides' sole venture
Dewsbury 12, Cougars 6 - COUGARS were cheered like victors after pushing Dewsbury all the way in the Arriva Trains Cup. Gary Moorby's side dominated for much of the game, but could not get the vital score which would have given them at least a share of
SKIPTON'S hopes of claiming one of the promotion places in Yorkshire One slipped by the wayside some weeks ago, but that fact will not prevent them straining every sinew tomorrow at Utley when they take on arch-rivals and league leaders Keighley. Having
BARNOLDSWICK United have been drawn against West Riding County Amateur side Littletown in the semi-finals of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup, while holders Silsden face a re-match of last season's quarter-final when they take on Horsforth St Margaret's
SIR - Last week your paper published photos of eyesores of Bradford. There will be another to add to your list before long in the so-called residential area of Springholes Lane, Thornton. My daughter, two grandchildren (one in a pram and a three-year-old
100 years ago AN inmate of Skipton Workhouse wrote to the Board of Guardians requesting a weekly wage. The woman stated that she worked hard from 7am until 8pm and if she was paid but 2s 6d a week she could put some money aside and hopefully get a position
It seems to be the case that no matter how much snow falls it sends out a signal to a great number of drivers to ignore every rule of the road. The moment it snows, be it a dusting or a few centimetres, all bets are off for normal courtesy at roundabouts
