Karl Pratt is hoping a run-out off the bench against Widnes on Sunday will help him press his case for selection in the forthcoming showdowns with St Helens and Leeds. Pratt has been a spectator since suffering a serious shoulder injury in the opening
If the local environment is to be rescued for the future from the litter louts and vandals who seem determined to ruin it, then we need the younger generation to take it to their hearts. It is thoughtless youngsters who are often blamed for creating the
EXHILARATION and a touch of sunburn were on the faces of the women who finished Craven's Race for Life on Sunday. Two thousand women arrived at Broughton Hall estate to walk, jog or run the five-kilometre course while raising money for Cancer Research
CHURCHES in Craven are bucking the trend of collapsing attendances at services. A report by Christian Research states that attendance at Anglican churches in the countryside has collapsed by more than a third in the past 10 years with average congregations
JUST days after a guide showed patients at Airedale Hospital were the most satisfied in the country, a widow called for a surgeon to be sacked after her husband died following a routine operation. Susan Andrews' husband, Michael, who ran Premier Arms
ACCORDING to the Bible, Saint Paul had his epiphany on the road to Damascus and decided it was time to convert the Roman Empire to Christianity. Thus the history of the western world was re-written. Sadly, few ordinary folk are saints, and very few have
Enid Blyton character Pip the Pixie looks poised to become a hit cartoon for toddlers. Noddy is currently drawing in the pre-school viewers every morning on Channel 5, and now Chorion, the company which owns the Blyton characters, is in talks to launch
Bradford University chiefs are celebrating after becoming one of the top 10 universities in the country at getting students into jobs. In the Times Good University Guide, Bradford is seventh out of 99 with a rate of 83 per cent employability - the best
A ten-year-old girl has been hailed as an example to her generation after she started a campaign to clean up a Bradford beauty spot which has been blighted by burned-out cars. Leane Holland got so fed up with criminals dumping cars in woods near her home
Christian leaders of all denominations throughout Bradford have issued statements saying that support for the British National Party's divisive political message is incompatible with Christian religious beliefs and practice. More than 133 leaders of Anglican
Campaigners today pledged to battle on after looking set to lose a legal effort to stop a children's home being built. They vowed to take the fight all the way to the House of Lords if necessary to prevent the home going ahead at Netherlands Square, Low
One of Bradford's most respected and successful company bosses today called on the city's business community to throw its weight behind the Telegraph & Argus Save Our City Appeal. Jack Tordoff, founder and chairman of the Bradford-based motor empire
STEETON will be hoping that their long-awaited 115-run victory over Illingworth on Saturday may be the trigger needed to kick-start their Airedale & Wharfedale League Division B challenge. Batting first Steeton made a fine 223 runs in their 50 overs
DEVONSHIRE Carpets Craven League members will have their structure for 2004/5 on the agenda when they hold their annual meeting at Skipton RFC on Tuesday, with arrivals and departures influencing how the league should be set-up. Watching with keener interest
Why can't drivers read the signs? Sir - On TV the other morning it was reported that cameras are going to be installed on bus lanes. If Bradford gets them, a lot of local motorists will be upset. I was a bus driver for 30 years and saw a lot of motorists
EMBSAY Parish Council has got itself into hot water for writing out a cheque for £15,000 to Embsay School for improvements. The matter is now being probed by standards officers and while phrases like "acting unlawfully" sound serious - and indeed they
Bobby Vanzie WILL fight Graham Earl for the British lightweight belt next month. After weeks of to-ing and fro-ing, an agreement has been reached and the two rivals will stage their eagerly-awaited re-match on the Matt Skelton bill at London's York Hall
Avenue boss Carl Shutt was planning for the forthcoming season as founder members of the Conference North when he appointed his assistant Ian Roscrow. Like the manager, the No 2 once pled his trade at Sheffield Wednesday but he has more experience in
East Bierley must be wondering when their luck is going to change. After an injury-ravaged 2003 in which they finished equal ninth, the former Bradford League one-day kings could now be without skipper Richard Gould - one of their mainstays of a disappointing
Feeble batting followed by another injury to one of their fast bowlers put Yorkshire under the cosh on the second day of their championship match against Nottinghamshire at Headingley yesterday. Bowled out for 164, Yorkshire trailed by 229 after the first
Paul Heckingbottom wants his future decided within the next four days. Sheffield Wednesday remain hot favourites to land the City player of the year and expect to complete a deal very soon. Hull and Barnsley are also monitoring developments. Wednesday
TELEVISION sports presenter Gabby Logan had the pupils of Ermysted's Grammar School sitting up in their seats as she told them tales about Des Lynam and David Beckham. Mrs Logan was the main guest at the school's annual speech day on Monday. She took
NEWCOMERS are more likely to appreciate the Dales than older residents. That is one of the findings of a perception survey carried out by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. It found that residents who had lived in the area for more than 20 years
RESIDENTS in Skipton's Broughton Road area want to know why they have been singled out for a washing line ban. A group of seven homeowners, who had received letters from North Yorkshire County Council banning them from hanging out washing on their back
PHOTOGRAPHS displaying the devastating consequences of road accidents are being shown to motorists caught speeding on Craven's roads. The police, fire authority and ambulance service have teamed up to carry out Operation Siren, which gives speeders the
THE doctor's dilemma has cast a long shadow over Beggarsdale and caused one of the biggest eruptions of anger that I can recall in recent years. Even the WI got in on the act by staging its monthly debate on the motion, This house is tired of being ripped
SIR - Writing anonymous letters to people with whom you disagree is, amongst other things, an act of supreme cowardice. I am therefore surprised that a Skipton supporter of the BNP, the one political party which according to its literature, stands for
Textiles are in Bradford's blood. Not just historically. But as part of the here and now. And the city's textile designers amount to a powerhouse of talent which can still make its mark. A new exhibition Design for Living: Contemporary Textiles from Yorkshire
Hundreds of people have entered the Telegraph & Argus competition which gives them the chance to become a catwalk star. Altogether 561 entries poured in for our Modelsearch 2004 competition - almost twice the number last year. The competition is being
A life-saving appeal to find a bone marrow donor for a seriously-ill Bradford man has added an extra 1,500 names to a vital marrow register. While Zahier Kazmi is still waiting for the results of tests to find out if any of the new donors are a match
A new central food bank is to be set up in Bradford to help feed the needy. Volunteer Lashman Singh has called on charities and community groups to support his plan for a co-ordinated operation to deliver donated food across the district. Mr Singh, of
Trailblazing detectives who investigated the Bradford riots are hoping pioneering evidence-gathering techniques could be adopted nationwide. A team who worked on the Operation Wheel inquiry yesterday met Home Office officials to try to bring the system
Robbie Paul's a science fiction fan, Christa Ackroyd is passionate about the Brontes, and the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Allan Hillary, just loves adventures. Their favourite reads were revealed to coincide with the launch of the Bradford Book
League Division One table, with the three leading clubs all recording away wins. Leaders Oakworth travelled over the hill to Cowling and dismissed the home side for 144, with Gareth Frankland top scoring on 31 as Dale Hoyle claimed 5-40. The Cure Hill
SETTLE posted their biggest total when they reached 269 against Barrow in 1909, but the Veka Ribblesdale League side put that tally at risk on Saturday with an outstanding display at home to Blackburn Northern. The Marshfield men reached 244-5 on Saturday
100 Years Ago AN application was lodged with an authority called the Light Railway Commission to build a railway line linking Barnoldswick with Gisburn. The Herald commented that the railway line had long been discussed, but it was now a practical matter
