SPEED cameras, which work on the principle of reflected light, have generated more heat in the last few years than almost any other driving issue. As they mushroom alongside roads all over the country powerful voices are raised against them in principle
PUBLIC toilets in Otley are facing the axe - because of repeated vandalism. The London-based owner of the Orchard Gate shopping complex says mindless vandalism, including smeared excrement on walls, could force the closure of the toilets. Waterbridge
A campaign to get Channel Five throughout the Wharfe Valley is being launched this week. All three Wharfedale ward councillors, Matt Palmer, Chris Greaves and Dale Smith, have joined forces to get the service for the "forgotten" areas. This week Coun
They feared she might never walk again. But just months after the crash which nearly claimed her life, brave Emma Danskin took to the dance floor. The teenager, who last year was fighting to stay alive, celebrated her 18th birthday by boogying with friends
MENSTON is facing the prospect of another 450 houses being built in the village, according to Bradford's planning blueprint. But residents in Burley-in-Wharfedale will be celebrating because the Department of the Environment inspector has turned down
Keighley has been named among the top fastest growing wealth spots in the UK. The investigation, which looked at growth in people's earnings, puts the area fifth nationally. The Affluentials 2004 survey, by Barclays Financial Planning, reveals that nearly
CANCER surgeon Ian Hutchinson -- aka Mr January -- is hoping to get pulses racing and temperatures rising with his latest procedure. He has been asked to surgically remove his clothes alongside a group of Keighley men getting their kit off for a charity
Vast areas of green belt land across the district have been saved from new housing and building in a report by government inspectors into Bradford's planning blueprint. One of the biggest winners in the district is Silsden, after the inspector recommended
A rookie firefighter who was on his first day's duty with Keighley's Blue Watch has been praised for his actions when he was called to an horrific death blaze. Trainee firefighter John Hodgson was among fire officers who frantically searched the flaming
The death of an 81-year-old patient in Airedale Hospital two-and-a-half years ago is being investigated by police. The Keighley News learned this week that the death of Frederick Craven is one of a number being studied by a special police team who are
THE GORGEOUS gardens of Ilkley have been commended by Ilkley in Bloom in the annual local gardens competition. The four categories of Private House Garden Visible from the Road, Residential Care Home Gardens, Commercial Premises Gardens and Best Florally
They feared she might never walk again. But just months after the crash which nearly claimed her life, brave Emma Danskin took to the dance floor. The Burley-in-Wharfedale teenager, who last year was fighting to stay alive, celebrated her 18th birthday
Keighley singer Sarah Shackleton is no stranger to the professional stage after appearing in West End theatres like The London Palladium and Her Majesty's. She presents a rare local concert on July 31 when she performs "songs from the shows" in Korks
Sir - I write this letter out of sheer exasperation with this country's 'road safety' policies. After returning from a holiday abroad, I found yet another set of totally useless road humps while driving back from the local airport. I say useless, because
Council chief and scouts are still locked in battle over hut Sir:- I feel it necessary to write on behalf of our Parish Council to explain to village residents the up to date position with our scout leaders, following Martin Ellis's letter last week.
MENSTON gained a vital win over relegation rivals Hall Park on Saturday on a day when fellow relegation prospects Rawdon gained a winning draw at Otley. Hall Park were restricted to173-9 as Martin Knowles took 3-43 off 15 overs and the Taylor's Rob and
OTLEY RUFC are back in training for the new campaign after their excellent performance last season. Not one to sit on his laurels Coach Peter Clegg has made a number of new signings. The rest has been very short for the club's six players who recently
A charity that offers emergency beds for the night to young homeless people is celebrating awards success. Nightstop UK, based in Shipley, was highly commended in the UK Charity Awards. It was up against Barnar-do's which won the category for a study
Passengers will have their say on a major revamp of public transport in Bradford city centre. Metro, the body which oversees buses and trains in West Yorkshire, is planning large-scale improvements at Bradford Interchange. They have invited the public
Bradford Council balanced its financial books last year despite a massive overspend by its social services department. The department forked out £3.4 million more than it should have done during the year 2003-04. Most of the cash was spent on paying for
Police were today blitzing a Bradford estate with posters in a bid to solve the murder of Lennie Fulbirg. Officers were delivering leaflets to 500 homes in the Bierley area, appealing for people with information about his death to come forward. Mr Fulbirg
A private company at the centre of a raft of complaints in Bradford for the quality of the out-of-hours care it gives to NHS patients has been criticised by the Health Service Ombudsman. Primecare is the subject of three complaints for its out-of-hours
City centre drivers in Bradford could soon face more changes to their journey to make way for the £300 million Broadway shopping development. It follows the advertising of three traffic orders which aim to improve Barkerend Road, Church Bank, Bolton Road
Bradford City's staff and players have agreed to work for another week without pay. As talks continued with former chairman Gordon Gibb to secure an agreement on the Valley Parade stadium, administrators requested that all the club's employees take another
SILSDEN held out with a stubborn last partnerhsip to deny Steeton maximum points from their 'derby' clash last weekend. After losing thre early wickets John Akrigg and Neil Spragg forged an impressive partnership. Akrigg scored 46 and Spragg reached 48
Under-17 Cup Finalists Haworth and leaders Oxenhope produced a cracking match. Oxenhope's Anthony Geraghty led with a stylish 40 before Sam Roberts had him stumped off Chris Hey, who took 3-23. The total of 113-6 was within Haworth's grasp as Peter Gower
COWLING grabbed a thrilling one-run victory as the weather took a heavy toll on the Craven League programme. The nail-biting clash at Cullingworth defied heavy rain in the morning and saw a stringof impressive performances with both bat and ball. A solid
Life is tough at the top as they say and that is certainly true from our point of view at the moment - half of our league programme completed and only one win to our credit. Nobody expected an easy ride and we are certainly not getting one. Experience
TEAM Appleyard racer Keiran Clarke had to call on all of his experience as rain hit the British Superbike Championship at Knockhill. The Scottish circuit was damp but drying and the 24 competitors lined up with an assortment of tyre choices Clarke started
OTLEY AC's Ian Fisher wears the No 1 vest with some pride and justifiably so for he stormed to victory yet again in the Otley Motors Otley Ten Mile Road Race. Despite not including a Yorkshire Championship this year the Otley race attrac ted even more
BURLEY were shocked by their surprise three wicket defeat by the relegation threatened Illingworth. It was the first league defeat of the season for table toppers Burley and with Tong Park gaining a win they cut the gap to eight points. Despite a fine
Sixteen year-old Ashley Woodhouse from Ilkley Karate Club achieved his long term ambition by successfully completing a six hour mental and physical endurance for his black belt examination in Warrington,Cheshire. He along with many others was graded by
Ilkley Rugby Club face a tough away fixture at Pontefract to kick-off the season. Training has started in earnest with sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 7 pm. The serious stuff follows a couple of months of fun training which many club regulars
Bradford won five titles at the West Yorkshire Youth Games at Leeds Metropolitan Univer-sity's Beckett Park complex. Two of the victories came in the diving - in years Three, Four and Five and Nine, Ten and Eleven - and they also triumphed in the girls
Yorkshire Phoenix had victory snatched from their grasp by a brutal innings of 91 from former England all-rounder Mark Ealham as Nottinghamshire Outlaws raced to their 208 target with one ball to spare at Trent Bridge last night. Samit Patel's winning
City have been handed a home tie with Notts County in the Carling Cup first round. The game will take place on Wednesday, August 25, the night after Leeds host Huddersfield in a West Yorkshire derby. City crashed out at the opening hurdle at Valley Parade
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats will be confident underdogs when they make the short trip to Odsal on Sunday, says head coach Shane McNally. Last weekend's ruthless 41-22 demolition of a below-strength and below-par St Helens was the sort of result the ever-improving
THE dangerous bends at Manor Park are to get speed cameras in another bid to reduce accidents in the area. The Government has agreed to fund 21 new speed cameras in Bradford as part of a campaign to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on
WHARFEDALE anglers and quarry operators Hanson have joined forces one last time to help an appeal for a disabled Otley boy. For the last decade Hanson has sold fishing permits for its restored lakes at the old quarry site off Bridge End, Otley. Each year
THE ORGANISERS of Yeadon Carnival breathed a collective sigh of relief as heavy rain stopped in time to allow thousands to enjoy the event. Delighted at scoring a triumph in the face of some foul weather earlier in the day, organiser Steve Maw said: "
Menston is facing the loss of Green Belt and a massive impact on its infrastructure with the proposals to allow an extra 450 houses to be built there. The news is being branded "appalling" by Wharfedale councillor Chris Greaves who is warning of dire
BUSINESS leaders in Otley are urging Leeds City Council to reconsider controversial road 'improvements' planned for the town centre. Otley Chamber of Trade and Commerce is calling for the rethink after carrying out a consultation with traders and companies
MOURNERS and newly-weds could face parking fines under new proposals for Otley town centre. To make way for the new Sainsbury's store in Bondgate, changes to junctions, parking and crossings are being planned for the town centre. There could be no waiting
Today new powers come into force which allow police and trading standards officers to clamp down on alcohol-fuelled problems across the country. Drink is one of the major social problems which contributes to the perception that streets are not safe after
The former Bradford businessman heading the campaign against a Yorkshire assembly today claimed he was winning support from the business community. John Watson, a former president of Bradford Chamber of Commerce, said the backing from firms was a major
A couple celebrated 21 years of marriage last weekend by renewing their wedding vows at remote Bront shrine Top Withens. Stuart and Liese Andrews, 45, of Redditch, Worcestershire, spent the weekend in Haworth to celebrate their anniversary. And as a gift
A special tea party is to be thrown next week to celebrate the 40th birthday of a well loved pony. Around 80 guests will enjoy a cream tea at the farm where he lives, with Prospero tucking into a carrot cake next Saturday. Prospero, who has retired from
A HORSE-riding project in Ilkley which caters for disadvantaged children is facing closure after thieves made off with equipment worth £12,000. During the break-in at the stables of Sue's Crew, based at Upper Austby Farm, Langbar, 20 of the group's 23
A 'SPECIAL' area of Ilkley will be preserved thanks to a Government inspector's decision to back planning chiefs. Department of the Environment inspector Chris Watson has dismissed an appeal from Spellman Developments over a site at Cranford, Parish Ghyll
A tranquil crescent on the edge of the Green Belt has been turned into a building site because of work by Yorkshire Water, villagers are claiming. Residents of Endor Crescent, Burley-in-Wharfedale, say they have endured a nightmare of noise and disruption
A campaign to get Channel Five for Burley and Menston is being launched this week. All three Wharfedale councillors have joined forces to get the service for the "forgotten" villages. Matt Palmer, Chris Greaves and Dale Smith are working together in a
Menston is facing the loss of Green Belt and a massive impact on its infrastructure with the proposals to allow an extra 450 houses to be built there. The news is being branded "appalling" by Wharfedale councillor Chris Greaves who is warning of dire
THE dangerous bends at Manor Park are to get four speed cameras as part of a bid to reduce accidents in the area. The Government has agreed to fund 21 speeding devices in Bradford as part of a campaign to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries
THE head teacher of Ilkley Grammar has reiterated the school's hard-line on drugs after a sharp-eyed teacher spotted a suspected cannabis deal taking place on the premises. The substance was seized, one boy was excluded for a day while another, an unnamed
RESIDENTS in Addingham, Ilkley and Burley-in-Wharfedale can breathe a sigh of relief after the publication of the Government inspector's report into the Bradford Unitary Develop-ment Plan (UDP). Appeals by developers to release large swathes of land from
Let's find out what the real options are SIR, - over the past few months, the future of Otley Civic Centre has become one of the most important issues concerning the whole town. I feel that the time has come for the political tennis to stop and for someone
Cold Pursuit -- Jefferson Parker Jefferson Parker isn't as well known as many US crime novelists but he deserves to be with page-turning cop thrillers like this. His story of a San Diego detective investigating the murder of an ageing tycoon has an eventful
London Town - Victoria Hall As usual the script was original in HYT's latest theatrical production, but this time the songs were someone else's. No less than Paul McCartney in fact as his post-Beatles songs punctuated the portrayal of a school trip to
Members of Wet Paint were astonished when they reached the third round of Pop Idol follow-up The X-Factor. The Keighley rock band sang in front of Simon Cowell, pop manager Louis Walsh and reality TV star Sharon Osbourne. The band states: "After branding
OTLEY AC's Ian Fisher wears the No 1 vest with some pride and justifiably so for he stormed to victory yet again in the Otley Motors Otley Ten Mile Road Race. Despite not including a Yorkshire Championship this year the Otley race attrac ted even more
WHAT started out so promisingly for Yeadon on Saturday ended on a dismal note with defeat by Brighouse. This misery was compounded by a further defeat on Sunday in a 27 over thrash with Drighlington. On Saturday they had looked in an excellent position
First Teams Division A GUISELEY V BECKWITHSHAW Guiseley.- M Ross lbw Rimmington 0, S Ross c - b Gott 44, R Johnston c - b Anderson 11, R Whitaker c - b Rimmington 8, S Dickinson c - b Gott 27, I Chaplin c - b Gott 34, P Eachus st - b Quick 10, J Finch
BURLEY were shocked by their surprise three wicket defeat by the relegation threatened Illingworth. It was the first league defeat of the season for table toppers Burley and with Tong Park gaining a win they cut the gap to eight points. Despite a fine
TWO young footballers by the name of Danny Forrest are set to go head to head when Guiseley AFC open their pre-season friendlies with a game against Bradford City on Friday, July 16. In the game, which kicks-off at 7.30 pm Burley-in-Wharfedale raised
THREE local rowers, two of them oarsmen who learned their skills on the River Aire as fellow pupils at Bradford Grammar School, celebrated victory at the Henley Royal Regatta. Guiseley's Edward Johnson and Debbie Flood and Eldwick's Richard Hardy won
Four students at a Bradford school for the deaf are celebrating after scooping full marks in their sign language exams. The 17-year-olds were the first pupils at Thorn Park School for the Deaf, in Thorn Lane, Heaton, to take the NVQ level three exams
Northerners won't be stuck for a word or two during a game of Scrabble now that words such as 'wazzock' and 'chelp' have been allowed onto the scoreboard. Dictionary publisher Collins has included thousands of regional words in its latest edition of Collins
A woman accused of murdering her partner after stabbing him in the back with a kitchen knife claimed she had acted in self-defence, a jury heard. Bradford Crown Court was told Julie Harris, 34, attacked Graham Carter because she was "acting in her defence
A jinxed motorist today vowed he would never drive again after smashing into the same house for the second time. Eric Williams, 61, has pledged to stop driving for good after blacking out at the wheel of his Ford Escort and ploughing into the living room
A prolific 13-year-old criminal could today become the youngest person to be made the subject of an anti-social behaviour order in Bradford. Council and police chiefs were going to court to seek an interim ASBO in a bid to control the behaviour of the
A crackdown has been launched on booze-fuelled yobs who cause mayhem in Bradford. Police and trading standards officers will tackle alcohol-related violence which blights city centre streets. Key targets will be pubs, bars and nightclubs which promote
The father and son convicted of murdering have-a-go hero Tasawar Hussain today failed in their appeal to reduce the minimum term they must spend behind bars. The judgement came as the father-of-two's grieving widow travelled to London to receive an award
It was a bitter sweet weekend for Keighley CC's 1st XI. Saturday saw a trip to Salts where defeat would have seen the home side overtake Keighley in the league. Batting first, the Keighley innings took a familiar pattern with a lively run rate but losing
TREVOR and Richard Hargreaves enlisted the help of Yorkshire Champion Stephen Pickles to win the Valley Trebles competition. The local 'dream team' from the Cross Roads club dominated the final on a rain-swept green at Denholme to win 23-9 as they swept
Couars 16, Halifax 37 - TIME is running out for the Cougars as they stare relegation in the face. Months after the euphoria of gaining promotion to National League One, they face the real prospect of taking the slide back down. They have just one league
EVERY game is a 'must win' contest for Cougars after they went down to a 37-16 defeat at the hands of Halifax last weekend. On Sunday they face another tough contest at Batley and know they will need to step up a gear if they are to defeat the fourth
FA CUP fever is set to rock the district after Silsden FC won a place in the world's top club competition. The 'Cobbydale' team has come from the lower ranks of the Craven League in just a few seasons -- and now dream of becoming Cup giant-killers to
MENSTON gained a vital win over relegation rivals Hall Park on Saturday on a day when fellow relegation prospects Rawdon gained a winning draw at Otley. Hall Park were restricted to173-9 as Martin Knowles took 3-43 off 15 overs and the Taylor's Rob and
First Teams Division A GUISELEY V BECKWITHSHAW Guiseley.- M Ross lbw Rimmington 0, S Ross c - b Gott 44, R Johnston c - b Anderson 11, R Whitaker c - b Rimmington 8, S Dickinson c - b Gott 27, I Chaplin c - b Gott 34, P Eachus st - b Quick 10, J Finch
TWO young footballers by the name of Danny Forrest are set to go head to head when Guiseley AFC open their pre-season friendlies with a game against Bradford City on Friday, July 16. In the game, which kicks-off at 7.30 pm Burley-in-Wharfedale raised
Make 4x4 drivers pay extra tax Sir - The 'polluter pays' principle has much to recommend it and I do hope it soon applies to the drivers of the large 4x4s, or sports utility vehicles, that are now an ever-growing sight on our roads. On a 12-mile journey
PROPOSED changes to parking and pedestrian crossings in Otley to tie in with the town's new Sainsbury's store have been met with universal horror. Leeds City Council plans to ban parking along Kirkgate, make Bondgate three lanes and introduce a crossing
The greatest selling point of this area is undoubtedly its green belts. As pointed out in the Airedale Masterplan it is vital that the natural environment of Airedale is protected and even developed to preserve the identity of the towns and villages -
