Donovan Smillie aims to bring another boxing belt to Bradford next month. And success could also fast-track him up the rankings towards a potential shot at the domestic title. Smillie tops the bill at Pennington's on Sunday, June 15 when he takes on Mike
Claus Jorgensen will not be staying at City. The club have given up on trying to re-sign the midfielder after his agent Frank Gray turned down their new contract offer. Norwich are favourites to snap up the Dane although Burnley are also interested. He
The 2003 Origin clash was launched last night with all parties delighted with Odsal as the choice of venue for the Yorkshire versus Lancashire clash. The two sides will converge on the historic ground on July 2 for a one-off encounter which will act as
Chief Reporter Lesley Tate looks back at the 36 years of service by former city councillor and Lord Mayor Graham Kirkland, who recently lost his seat on the council COUNCILLOR Dr Graham Kirkland is probably one of an elite few who can claim he was once
A Menston artist is set for success after selling nearly half her paintings in the first night of her debut exhibition. Margaret Harvey, of Moor Lane, has been painting since the age of 11 but it was not until her retirement that she began to take her
Not everyone acknowledges the benefits of complementary medicine including KATE O'Connor's friend - until the two of them decided to join the crowds visiting the Spring Complementary Medicine Festival in Ilkley. Here, Kate reports on what led to his change
Police chiefs are urging Yeadon residents to give them proof that a 40-strong mob of youngsters exists. Sergeant Colin Haigh has patrolled Yeadon town centre for the past two weeks to catch the mob of youths allegedly responsible for terrorising the area
THE circus rolled into town this week with a glittering line-up of acrobats, high-wire walkers, trapeze artists and clowns. Billy Smart's circus at East Holmes field promises a show for the new millennium - no caged-up tigers, miserable elephants or long-suffering
SIBLINGS Tom and Sarah Ramsden have already helped to raise more than £2,000 for the good causes helping them battle cancer. The pair have Hodgkin's Lymphoma and decided that they should raise money for the three organisations helping them. Tom, 22, who
Wharfedale's very first search for a Pop Star ended with a melodic bang at Ilkley Grammar School last weekend. Four finalists battled it out for musical supremacy at the school's Upper Hall on Saturday, May 10, including 18-year-old Grammar School student
ARSONISTS have forced the demolition of the majority of one of Otley's last remaining industrial buildings. The old tannery in Gay Lane suffered extensive damage last month when it was set alight by arsonists, believed to be a group of teenagers. And
CATTLE and sheep will be making a triumphant return to Otley Show on Saturday. After a break of two years, because of the foot and mouth epidemic, the show's biggest crowd pullers will be back in force. Janet Raw, show secretary, said: "The majority of
OTLEY'S new mayor has been labelled disrespectful after failing to turn up to his own mayor-making ceremony. Councillor Nigel Francis should have accepted office at Monday's annual meeting of the town council - but couldn't make it because he was on holiday
The idea that house buyers on new estates should purchase their own wheelie bins is ludicrous. We pay our ever-soaring, inflation-busting council tax to have various services provided, and one of the most important of those services is the disposal of
A Bradford fridge manufacturer celebrated its 75th anniversary by announcing plans to increase its output by 50 per cent. Idle-based George Barker & Company (Leeds) Limited hopes to see production increase from around 8,000 commercial units to as
ORGANISERS of the annual village pantomime in Addingham want residents to shout out: "Oh no it isn't!" when they hear that the event is in jeopardy. Every year the pantomime has been organised by the Friends of Addingham Primary School (FAPS) but a shortage
CUTS in bus services which are leaving Burley and Menston people stranded are to be investigated by parish councillors. Services operated by bus company First were altered on April 27, and while the frequency of some services in the area was increased
Wharfedale's very first search for a Pop Star ended with a melodic bang at Ilkley Grammar School last weekend. Four finalists battled it out for musical supremacy at the school's Upper Hall on Saturday, May 10, including 18-year-old Grammar School student
Last respects will be paid to one of the longest surviving veterans of the First World War tomorrow. Former Yorkshire Dragoon cavalry man Edwin Clark, of Ilkley, died peacefully on Saturday, aged 106 - ending a life which had spanned three different centuries
THE floral charms of Ilkley and Addingham have bloomed over the rest of Yorkshire in the first round of this year's Yorkshire in Bloom contest. Volunteers who tend the flowerbeds and green spaces in Wharfedale were thrilled to hear yesterday they had
A landmark hotel could be demolished and a new one constructed on the site. An application to knock down the Five Flags Hotel, Manywells Brow, Cullingworth, has been submitted to Bradford Council planners. The outline application seeks the demolition
SILSDEN head Division B of the Airedale and Wharfedale League following their eight wicket win over Ilkley. Ilkley were restricted to 162-9 with former Horsforth stalwart John Roberts and New Zealander Darren Crook each claiming three wickets. Anthony
GUISELEY were on the wrong end of a one-man performance by Beckwithshaw's Ben Quick on Saturday. The former Knaresborough all-rounder inflicted the first defeat of the season on Guiseley in what was virtually a one man show. He was dropped a number of
IT was another dismal day for Yeadon in terms of results but after their confidence boosting Priestley Cup win over Saltaire their batsmen had obviously benefitted. Batting first at Woodlands on Saturday Yeadon made an excellent start through club coach
PRINCE Henry's Grammar School rugby union player Danny Care has had a tremendous season. Danny, who plays rugby for the school as well as for Otley Rugby Club, made progress through the selection process for the England Schools' 16 Group team. Danny was
Otley 19,Driffield 18: The silverware travelled home to Cross Green on Thursday following an exciting Yorkshire Colts Cup Final staged at Hull Ionians. Otley had the advantage of a slight slope in the first-half and started well errors costing Driffield
BIRTWHISTLE Cup holders North Leeds had a relatively easy passage into the second round when they defeated Pool by five wickets on Sunday. Pool made 160 all out and were thankful to a knock of 50 not out from M Towers for giving the score some respectability
IT was an easy passage into the second round of the Waddilove Cup for trophy holders Guiseley. They dismissed Upper Wharfedale for a mere 131 with skipper Mark Ross claiming three for 14 and Chris Underwood three for 37. Guiseley went on to forge victory
Police are looking for two teenagers suspected of attempting to steal from an 88-year-old householder. Detectives say the elderly man was kept occupied by one man on his doorstep in Bradford Road, Shipley, while the other searched the house on Friday.
Pupils at Lidget Green Primary School have been honing their artistic skills as they prepare for Bradford International Festival. The children have been involved in workshops making costumes for the Lord Mayor's Carnival Parade on June 14. And they have
Parishioners have leapt to the defence of a Queensbury vicar accused of blundering his way through a funeral. As reported in the Telegraph & Argus, widow Tracy Kendall claimed that a catalogue of errors by the vicar of Holy Trinity Church turned her
House buyers Tammy and Darren Midgley have moved on to their new estate with a bill of more than £22 to buy their own wheelie bin - and a two-month wait to get it. Now the couple, who will have to pay more than £1,000 a year council tax for their home
The boss of Bradford's privatised education service has reaffirmed its commitment to the district after a year-long behind-the-scenes wrangle over cash. Mark Pattison, managing director of Education Bradford, told councillors its parent company Serco
Developers tasked with breathing life back into Bradford have said the city is full of potential. Two months ago, Alsop Architects were handed the brief to regenerate Bradford by the city's Urban Regeneration Company, which aims to attract new investment
Pool Mills are finding things a struggle once again and they were dismissed for 130 as Addingham's Chris D'Arcy took four for 18 off 13 overs. He had excellent support from Simon Farrand, Ben Silverthorne and Chris Campbell who each bagged two wickets
Division A MENSTON V GREEN LANE Menston.- G Thompson c----b Britton 36, D Lester b Britton 84, N Taylor b Clark 37, R Burton not out 48, M Bredenkamp not out 35; Extras 20; Total 260-3. Bowling: T Clark 16-1-86-1; N Allitt 14-1-77-0; B Britton 11-2-51
IT was an easy passage into the second round of the Waddilove Cup for trophy holders Guiseley. They dismissed Upper Wharfedale for a mere 131 with skipper Mark Ross claiming three for 14 and Chris Underwood three for 37. Guiseley went on to forge victory
SIR - Late on Saturday afternoon, travellers pulled on to one of the few bits of green land on Sticker Lane - in front of what used to be Aerospace. Within 48 hours they had churned up all the grassed area and thrown beer bottles, pizza boxes and other
THERE was a great deal of argument between councillors at this week's annual meeting of Otley Town Council - not least about the failure of the new Town Mayor to turn up to his own installation ceremony. As the council now stands, the Labour and Liberal
BIG spenders descended on Ilkley for a monthly auction in town which saw a pair of oil paintings sell for £9,400. Organisers at Andrew Hartley's saleroom in Ilkley reported the mood of the auction room as bucking the general economic gloom with more than
Baildon has put itself on the local sporting map with storming starts to the summer season - in both golf and cricket. While Baildon Golf Club's big guns are taking few prisoners at the top of the Division One Scratch League, across the road, the guys
Michael Vaughan scored his first century of the season for Yorkshire at Northampton yesterday in conditions very similar to those he may find in the first Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's in a week's time. And the power and grace of many of his strokes
RACHEL O'CONNOR reviews The Manfred at the King's Hall, Ilkley on Sunday night. He strutted onto the stage not looking a year older than when he fronted the chart topping group Manfred Mann. No, we weren't looking through rose-tinted spectacles - Paul
A Guiseley singing group have pulled out of a high-profile trip to the Waterford International Festival in Ireland. Guiseley Amateur Operatic Society's production of Me and My Girl was of such a high standard when it was staged at Guiseley Theatre in
THREE people from Wharfedale have been caught up in this week's devastating terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia. Paul and Valerie Middleton, of Ben Rhydding, were woken in their Riyadh villa by the sudden rattling of windows at around 11.30pm on Monday.
Wharfedale and Aireborough have triumphed in the first round of the Yorkshire in Bloom competition. Guiseley and Hawksworth have come first in their categories and Otley has come a close second in the Spring judging of the contest. Guiseley took first
A youngster who had her legs amputated after contracting meningitis has battled against the odds to take her first steps. Nine months ago Danielle Skilbeck was in a critical condition and doctors at St James's Hospital were forced to amputate the lower
In 1856, Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was born. In 1972, an attempted assassination of Governor Wallace of Alabama, USA, left him partially paralysed. In 1988, the USSR began pulling its troops out of Afghanistan. From the Telegraph
A SAFER and environmentally-friendly way for children to get to school is being launched by an Ilkley school. Ben Rhydding Primary School is encouraging pupils to walk to school instead of being given a lift by parents or relatives - with its very own
Campaigners hoping to save The Wheatley Hotel found out exactly what they were up against this week when plans from housing developers were finally made public. The proposals, from Pool-in-Wharfedale based Antler Homes, would see 22 new homes created
THREE people from Ilkley have been caught up in this week's devastating terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia. Paul and Valerie Middleton, of Ben Rhydding, were woken in their Riyadh villa by the sudden rattling of windows at around 11.30pm on Monday. Oblivious
Individual towns' needs 'ignored' SIR, - Bramhope's signs on the A660 are not the only ones to disappear (see your report on May 1 about Clive Fox's concerns). The wooden white-painted traditional 'Welcome to Otley' sign on the A660 approaching Otley
Health comparisons not relevant Sir, - With regard to the plea for 'some understanding' from the chief executive of Airedale NHS Trust (Ilkley Gazette, May 1). I sympathise with Mr Allen and recognise that he will be under pressure to make savings. However
A Batley man has been cleared of raping a young woman in his home. Graham Hirst, 39, of Norfolk Street, was found not guilty of the offence after a jury at Bradford Crown Court took less than an hour to reach their unanimous verdict. During the three-day
Yorkshire 30 Lancashire 32 AN error-strewn display by Yorkshire saw them concede this Roses clash at Otley's Cross Green and with it a place in the semi-finals of the County Championship. Yorkshire still had a chance to win deep into stoppage time but
Some fell races are parsimonious with prizes (even on Boxing Day) others are munificent and thanks to continued sponsorship by Clearview Windows of Otley the Chevin Fell Race continues to be a shining example of the latter. Neil Clayton, who with Skyrac
HORSFORTH produced an excellent batting performance to overcome the Upper Wharfedale score of 224 for five. For the Wharfedale side J Agars with 54, P Drinkall with 42 and J Hastings-Trew with 47 all played their part. In the face of this onslaught M
Division A MENSTON V GREEN LANE Menston.- G Thompson c----b Britton 36, D Lester b Britton 84, N Taylor b Clark 37, R Burton not out 48, M Bredenkamp not out 35; Extras 20; Total 260-3. Bowling: T Clark 16-1-86-1; N Allitt 14-1-77-0; B Britton 11-2-51
A chip shop owner fears major roadworks at weekends on a main route in Bradford will cripple his business. Raymond Gawthorpe, pictured, said his weekend earnings would be hit when Bradford Council closes off the whole of Odsal Top roundabout for roadworks
A Government planning inspector has called for school attendance figures in Ilkley after hearing that too many pupils will be chasing too few places at schools in the town. Philip Asquith will consider the figures next week as part of the public inquiry
Contraceptives are being issued to pupils at a Bradford school under a ground-breaking health scheme. Condoms and the morning-after pill plus advice on sexual health, diet, and drugs are available from doctors and nurses for youngsters at lunchtime clinics
A mobile bar has won a top award from real ale connoisseurs. The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway refreshment carriage has been awarded the Pub of the Season accolade by members of Keighley and Craven Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The bar, part of
The Lord Mayor has praised the generosity of people across the Bradford district after his appeal topped £100,000. The fund was launched a year ago by Councillor Richard Wightman to raise money for children's cancer charity Candlelighters. He watched
It was like a scene from TV's Robot Wars. Weird, wonderful and the downright odd contraptions were on show everywhere. But these inventions were for more than just fun and certainly not for fighting - they were the culmination of months of hard work for
Business and community leaders in Bradford were stunned today to discover Yorkshire Forward has snapped up the derelict Odeon site for about £2 million. The regeneration agency says it has bought the key city centre site to help the rebirth of the city
Ilkley A 16, Otley Tongans 15 A roar that could be heard at Ben Rhydding station went up when Nick Greenbank's third attempt at a penalty goal sailed straight and true through the posts to seal a one point victory over local rivals Otley Tongans in the
Addingham AFC's first team have won promotion for two successive seasons and will now play in the top flight. The squad which celebrated this success is pictured, back row, left to right - Simon Charlesworth, Tim Marriott, Mark Ridley, Andrew Dobson,
Ilkley Harriers hosted a five mile road race, the second counter in the Harrogate and District Summer Road Race League. The evening was a great success, with a record 62 Harriers racing amidst a record field of 292. After racing over the Middleton hills
SILSDEN head Division B of the Airedale and Wharfedale League following their eight wicket win over Ilkley. Ilkley were restricted to 162 for nine with former Horsforth stalwart John Roberts and New Zealander Darren Crook each claiming three wickets.
GUISELEY were on the wrong end of a one-man performance by Beckwithshaw's Ben Quick on Saturday. The former Knaresborough all-rounder inflicted the first defeat of the season on Guiseley in what was virtually a one man show. He was dropped a number of
Students from Ilkley Karate Club had plenty to celebrate at the recent grading examinations held at the Ben Rhydding Methodist Church in Ilkley. Thirteen students were graded by Sensei Stan Knighton (8th Dan) a former World and European Champion. Sensei
Phil Sant blasted a superb 103 as Ilkley totalled a massive 305 for nine against Calverley in their Birtwhistle Cup tie on Sunday. Another veteran John Ward gave support with 55. Calverley replied with 180 all out with Ward completing a fine all round
