Colin Todd will not demand a specific Christmas bonus from his City players. The Bantams kick off a busy month with Tuesday's long haul to play-off rivals Bournemouth - the first of seven games between now and January 3. It will be a test for the small
National League Three North's first West Yorkshire derby of the season takes place tomorrow - and it could hardly have had a better build-up. Leaders Halifax have won all eight of their league fixtures this season, while visitors Bradford and Bingley
Many local clubs will be hoping that the end of the Tri-Nations will see a significant number of amateur players returning to the game. There can be no doubt that the competition fired the imagination and was well supported but now it should be back to
Local interest will focus on the Northern Counties East Premier Division derby at Clayborn tomorrow when Liversedge host Thackley as the Bradford clubs go head to head. The home side are 13th in the table with Thackley trailing fourth from bottom. An
Another good victory last week kept Guiseley on the coat tails of the leading pack in the UniBond Premier Division and they intend to stay in touch by taking maximum points tomorrow. They have home advantage over lower mid-table Matlock Town but Guiseley
Farsley Celtic could top the UniBond Premier Division tomorrow if they extend their eight-run winning streak and wobbling Workington slip again. Second-placed Celts livened up life at the top last Saturday with a 2-1 win at leaders Workington. The Cumbrians
Mark Hobson fears the consequences of losing his British and Commonwealth titles would be career-threatening. Hobson puts his cruiserweight belts on the line against former champion Bruce Scott in Huddersfield on December 17. The home-town fighter knows
School can be a terrifying experience for any child who is perceived to be in any way different. Whether it's their behaviour, appearance or determination to study that sets them apart, they risk being bullied. The Telegraph & Argus has highlighted
Keighley's first solar-powered bus shelter has been installed on the Braithwaite bus route. The shelter in Braithwaite Avenue, at Guard House Ring, collects sunlight during the day to power lights at night. The shelter, the first of its kind in Bradford
A mother whose daughter was a victim of sex grooming by adult men in Keighley has called for a "safe house" for young women in the same plight. The identity of the mother of four cannot be revealed because her daughter, now 16, is a witness in a police
An Ingrow school was celebrating yesterday after getting top marks in league table results. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School received the excellent marks for this year's national league tables for Key Stage 2, seven to eleven-year-olds. Each school
Unsuspecting motorists are being targeted in what is believed to be an elaborate insurance scam. Drivers are facing claims of thousands of pounds for whiplash injuries following accidents which allegedly were "engineered". The major fraud alert has been
DOG owners in West Craven who let their pets foul footpaths and parks are being warned they could face a fine of up to £1,000. A team of 30 specially trained officers have been patrolling the streets in shifts, handing out £50 on-the-spot fines to anyone
MARKET traders are being uprooted and a one-way system will be put in place during major construction work on a Skipton building next month. A £3 million project at High Street House, at the bottom of the High Street, means part of Newmarket Street will
A HUGE surge in police council tax two years ago has paid off, claims North Yorkshire Police Authority. Authority member Jean Anderson told a policing plans and budget meeting that three years ago the force was offering a "fairly mediocre" service. She
THRESHFIELD Primary School climbed to the top of the class this week by achieving a perfect score in the year six attainment tests. All 15 pupils taking the tests in English, maths and science gained a level four or above, giving the school full marks
PLANS which would see the biggest change in the Skipton landscape for more than 200 years face growing opposition. The chairman of the committee charged with overseeing Skipton's renaissance plans has launched a surprising attack on the proposals and
A wife told a jury how she had to fight for her life as her cheating husband tried to murder her by forcing her into a box of giant fireworks. Margaret Donaldson, 57, described how her love cheat husband Bryan lured her into a disused cottage. Donaldson
Neil Young -- Greatest Hits Someone once said that what Neil Young writes isn't very complicated, but my God he hits the mark every time. How many other musicians that began over 40 years ago can still claim to have relevance today? From the ten minute
If you fancy singing in a rock band then Keighley outfit Angel Chain Diaries might want to hear from you. But if you do approach them just make sure your talents are good enough to rival the band's existing members. These boys know how good they are and
THIS is one of those columns where I could use double the available space. I left the interview laughing, which is always a good sign, but also with a slight sense of awe. For I had just encountered a rare phenomenon: an entrepreneur who likes to put
SIR - Mr Ian Watson's attempted reassurances regarding the present state of Keighley lending library leave a very great deal indeed to be desired. So 4,000 new books is "more than any other branch library in Bradford district" gets, is it? I should hope
A developer will go to battle at a public inquiry next week in a bid to win the right to build a £100 million business park at West Bowling Golf Club. Landmark Development Project will tell a Government inspector at the inquiry in City Hall on Tuesday
Prince Charles today pledged his ongoing support to a Bradford village by offering a personal donation to help fund ambitious plans for regeneration. The undisclosed sum has been made by the Prince of Wales to the Cottingley Cornerstone Centre project
The brave widow of PC Ian Broadhurst revealed how she had kept her husband's police helmet on top of the TV at their home in Birkenshaw as a constant reminder of him. Eilisa Broadhurst, 26, told how a month after he was shot she had still been expecting
The cold-blooded killer of PC Ian Broadhurst had been on the run from police in the US for nearly a decade when he shot dead the Bradford traffic policeman. Bieber was wanted for allegedly setting up the contract killing of Markus Mueller, 29, in February
Hospital staff claim they are still in the dark about the future of their jobs after meeting health chiefs. Bradford Royal Infirmary staff met chief executive of Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust David Jackson yesterday to find out what
The brutal murderer of Bradford traffic policeman Ian Broadhurst will spend the rest of his life behind bars because of the gravity of the execution-style killing. American bodybuilder David Bieber, who could have used a string of aliases during his seven
An Australian consortium has become the new owner of Bradford's huge Broadway shopping development. The £200 million scheme has been acquired by the Australian Westfield Group - regarded as the world's biggest shopping centre developers. And today the
Cubs Under-14s 26, Townville 10 - A lively start saw the visitors take a six point lead, but the Cubs were rewarded when Haythornthwaite touched down after a good passing move. Sustained pressure paid off when Anderton dived over from acting half and
Steeton were left to face the agony of a cup exit on penalties after dominating their match with Otley Town. After last week's poor show in the Keighley Cup the Summerhill Lane side produced the kind of gutsy performance that manager Paul Ettenfield had
Keighley Athletic 2, Stanbury Park Rangers 4 - Stanbury fought back to overturn a one-goal first leg deficit to progress to the next round of the cup after an exciting tie between two closely matched teams. The home side were left to rue a ten minute
Garforth Town 2 Silsden 3 Brazillian World Cup star Socrates was on a plane back to South America when Silsden rolled in to town to take on his new club - and he missed a stunning game. The Leeds club hit the headlines when the soccer legend produced
VICTORIES by Ashley Goodchild and James Kellett were highlights of Keighley Amateur Boxing Club's annual charity show on Friday. The sell-out event promoted in conjunction with Keighley Catholic Youth was a resounding success with 11 entertaining contests
Skipton Swimming Club's Jamie Harrison smashed the 100m fly record by nearly three seconds in a time of 63.32 seconds on his way to winning gold in the last Airedale and Wharfedale District Gala of the year. The club's medal tally for the night was four
PAUL Newby made up for his World Karate Championship disappointment of two years ago by clinching gold in Mexico recently. The Silsden star won the 60-kilo category in front of 25,000 spectators in Monterrey to clinch the sport's ultimate prize. His triumph
Quality of care is paramount Sir - How sad it is to again hear of the dreadful care and standards within the care industry ('Nurses struck off', T&A, November 29). It seems strange that every year residential and nursing homes are inspected by the
IT should come as little surprise that the spotlight has turned on one of our small village schools and its viability called into question. With only 16 pupils at Langcliffe - and that will be just 11 next year - it was inevitable that the county council
Silsden face another early start tomorrow as they return to action in the North West Counties Division Two with a home clash against Oldham Town. The game will kick off at 2pm due to continued problems with the floodlights at Cougar Park. Two of the eight
Avenue boss Carl Shutt has named only a provisional squad for the Conference North roses clash at Lancaster City because he wants to unveil two new players. A big forward and a central midfielder are his targets and one has trained with the side this
The Bulls are back in pre-season training, with all players not involved in the Tri-Nations reporting for duty just six weeks after the Grand Final defeat by Leeds Rhinos. New recruits Ryan Hudson and Andy Lynch joined established first-team stars Joe
Colin Todd is trying to bring in a couple of Premiership starlets in time for the Christmas rush. Todd wants another striker and midfielder on loan to boost City's resources for a month that will test their League One ambitions. With Zema Abbey suspended
United Co-operatives is to inject £4.2 million into its staff pension scheme as the first stage of a ten-year bid to eliminate its deficits. The initial payment over and above the necessary contributions, follows previous additional sums over the last
Keighley Ukrainian Association is stepping up its support for fellow countrymen as they battle for democracy. The 42-member association is backing calls for the Ukrainian election to be rerun. The Russian government was accused of fixing the recent poll
Rock singer Paul Weller will begin his rearranged national tour with a concert at Victoria Hall, in Keighley. The Modfather will play the gig, originally planned for November 5, on February 13 and then go on to play 15 dates around the UK. Tickets for
A group of village morris dancers has begun a massive drive to improve the image and boost numbers in their traditional pastime. Oakworth Village Morris Men are fighting back against a tide of sniggers, jokes and people poking fun -- with a recruitment
FESTIVE shoppers will be writing to the Airedale Centre manager -- not Santa -- with their Christmas wishes. Susan Mendoza is opening up suggestions for the design of the centre's Christmas tree to the people of Keighley from next year. Her idea came
SUTTON residents voiced their concerns about plans to build new homes and apartments at Greenroyd Mill, on Main Street. At a public meeting on Monday residents were invited to view plans for 69 flats and 31 houses submitted to Craven District Council.
SOUTH Craven School has been knocked back in its application for foundation status. The North Yorkshire School Organisation Committee - a body made up of key education providers - said no to the plans on Friday. The Cross Hills school currently holds
PARENTS at a small Craven school are ready to campaign to save it from closure. Only 16 children attend Langcliffe School, near Settle, but they could be forced to move elsewhere if North Yorkshire County Council decides to go ahead with the closure process
Santa and the Snowman -- IMAX cinema, Bradford Ideal for the festive season, shorter than a pantomime but just as funny, and no cross-dressing -- that's this hilarious short film at Bradford's IMAX cinema. It's an adventure that's both frantically funny
Aladdin -- Sutton Village Hall IT'S panto time again -- oh yes it is, and you could do a lot worse than taking the kids along to Sutton Amateurs' Aladdin. Ok, so the jokes have more corn than the Jolly Green Giant, but my young nephew - and the other
Local: Sutton Village Hall: Sutton Amateurs in family pantomime Aladdin (tonight/tomorrow 7.15pm, tomorrow 2.15pm). Tickets from Londis Stores, Sutton, or phone 01535 632289. Bingley Arts Centre: Yorkshire comedy The Cracked Pot (Monday-Saturday 7.30pm
A Noel Coward story rescued from oblivion by a modern playwright comes to Keighley Playhouse three years after its West End debut. Star Quality was staged in London with a cast including Penelope Keith, Una Stubbs and former Bill actor Russell Boulter
LATER, it was described by Rowena, the Rev Rupe's wife as a "somewhat unfortunate altercation." But then, Rowena has always been a gentlewoman. Cousin Kate, the sub postmistress, was much more direct: "It was like two cats on heat fighting in a back alley
SIR - I am the wife of the firefighter who received the Skipton retained firefighter of the year award for his dedication and commitment to the service (featured in the Craven Herald on November 12). In bewilderment, I would like to respond to your article
An exhibition telling the story of a world-famous Bradford band will pay tribute to its drummer who died suddenly. Robert Heaton, pictured, was with New Model Army for 15 years. He died on November 4 at his home in the city, after suffering pancreatic
A Bradford man who helped expose the Far-Right British National Party's violent and racist agenda is making a donation to a Holocaust memorial after a harrowing visit to a Nazi death camp. Andy Sykes shot to national attention after featuring on the BBC
The Woman's Royal Voluntary Service is seeking volunteers to make sure hundreds of elderly people in Bradford have a very happy Christmas this year. The service needs people to help put up decorations, buy Christmas shopping or even just spend some time
A teenage mum wept as she told a jury how she knelt by her dying boyfriend and begged him not to leave her after she had stabbed him to the heart. Distraught Katie Mooney, 19, told a jury at Leeds Crown Court that Nicholas Morton stumbled and fell to
A Bradford sports club has won grants of more than £1 million to transform its ground into a state of-the-art community facility. Manningham Mills Sports Association has secured £1.1 million to get more people from the community involved in sport. The
An ambulance worker is keeping her 11-year-old nephew off school after claiming he was repeatedly bullied. Kyle Greenall, who lives with his aunt Tracey McNamara, has learning difficulties. He suffered swelling and abrasions to his head in the latest
The Telegraph & Argus Christmas Toy Appeal will give a Bradford Council care home child more than an extra gift this season - it will pass on the priceless message that people care. Steve Richardson, assistant unit manager at a children's home in
City Hall accountants were today examining the fine details of the Government's £485 million spending settlement with the authority. What they find will not only affect how the authority spends its money next year but will also give a strong indication
MEMBERS of Branshaw Golf Club have been celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of their clubhouse. The building, which is a popular social centre, opened in November 1979 and replaced an old wooden 'shack'. During the club's presentation night
Keighley Albion 30, Illingworth 26 - Albion turned on a superb performance despite being without several regular first team players with long term injuries. Current Premier Division leaders Illingworth had lost only once this season, but were beaten by
Keighley 29, North Ribblesdale 6 - Two well taken tries in each half ensured victory for Keighley in the non-league meeting with Yorkshire League Two side North Ribblesdale. Whilst all were scored by the backs, it was the forwards who paved the way to
Oakworth Under-13s drew 2-2 with Bankfoot Villas in their top of the table clash. Villas took an early lead and in the second half they extended their lead to 2-0 before a goal from David Jack Rumboles quickly followed and with only minutes to spare Lloyd
KEIGHLEY Ladies Development team stay top of the table after securing a 2-0 victory over Republica. Playing up hill and against a biting wind Keighley battled for possession with Becky Graner, Linsay Munro, Isabel Moorehouse and Sophie Taylor pinning
Oxenhope 3, Bronte 4 - Playing uphill in the first half Bronte got the perfect start with an excellent turn and strike from Joe Blacka to give them the lead. Oxenhope soon hit back through Joel Gallagher and followed up with a second to put them 2-1 up
TOM HOPPER is one to watch in the world of cyclocross racing. Tom, who is backed by Terrain Cycles of Cross Hills won the junior section of the Yorkshire Points Cyclocross competition at Myrtle Park, Bingley last weekend. He set a blistering pace around
NICKI WHAITES has qualified as an ABA boxing coach - one of only a few women to hold the coaching certificate. Nicki, 27, started using boxing training to work on her own fitness, and became hooked on the sport. Now she helps train young boxers at the
COUGAR coach Gary Moorby was celebrating this week after pulling off one of the LHF National League's signings of the season. This week he clinched the signature of Aussie loose forward Daniel Harvey from Canterbury Bulldogs - the NRL Premiership Champions
ERMYSTED'S Grammar School took the plaudits at the Harrogate-Craven Schools Cross-Country Championships last Saturday, winning a remarkable four out of five team titles at Skipton's Aireville Park. But for a handful of points, the Skipton school would
WHARFEDALE coach Peter Hartley believes it is vital that the Greens bounce back from their first league defeat in seven matches with a win at home to Blackheath this Saturday. With two potentially tough matches to follow which will take Dale up to the
100 Years Ago PRESSURE continued to be put on the owner of Skipton Castle, Lord Hothfield, to relent and allow Jerry Croft (better known to us as the Town Hall car park) to be used for a new Skipton cattle market. The good lord had refused to countenance
Ted Cheek is probably the district's oldest community contact volunteer. At the age of 84 he decided to offer his services, as one of 14 volunteers, after hearing about the needs of the contact point in Denholme. Thankfully, his age was not a barrier
