The days of the "puff huts" are no more for new nonsmokers Sharon Brennan and Shirley Firth. Bosses at Bradford Royal Infirmary, where the pair work, ultimately aim to phase out the smoking huts altogether as it goes totally smoke-free. But the
REPORTING acts of vandalism is never anything but unpleasant. The fleeting pleasures the deed gives to the vandal are baffling to most people but occasionally an act of destruction is so unspeakably vile that it defies any attempt to understand the mentality
Avenue this week tried to sign City stalwart Wayne Jacobs in their desperate bid to stave off relegation. Manager Carl Shutt made the approach but was unsuccessful. Shutt said: "I spoke to Wayne Jacobs this week to see if we could get him on loan until
Clayton coach Richard Hesletine is confident that full back Damian Hunter and goal-kicking centre Mark Schofield will recover from the knocks suffered in last week's win at Westgate Redoubt in time to play tomorrow. Clayton face Siddal in the quarter-finals
Cleckheaton are "going for broke" in their bid to survive their first season in National League Three North. The second-from-bottom club have named back-row forward Oliver Akroyd at full back in their clash at fellow strugglers Dudley Kingswinford. "Our
After the bad news of plans to shed 270 jobs at Filtronic plc's Saltaire factory by shifting production to China comes the rather better potential news of the creation of a possible 260 other jobs at another branch of the company in Otley Road at Charlestown
A Bradford firm that started out making coal sacks in the wake of the Second World War has taken over a major North Yorkshire packaging business. Storsack UK Ltd, based in Buttershaw, has completed the purchase of Dorton Packaging, in Thirsk, a paper
SKIPTON'S Wetherspoon pub will be a smoke-free zone by May next year. The pub giant announced its plans to ban cigarettes in all of its 650 pubs amid fears that customers are shunning smoky bars. Sixty pubs will become smoke-free this May while The Devonshire
AFTER seeing the unfolding tsunami disaster, Kirkby Malham resident Richard Foster felt he ought to do something to help. Seeing an unopened box of After Eight mints, he decided to sell them on internet auction site e-Bay and put the proceeds to the relief
TWO Craven schools are celebrating after being granted "specialist" status in sports. It unlocks the door to extra finance for Aireville School in Skipton and Upper Wharfedale School in Threshfield and establishes them as centres of excellence for sport
A DEVASTATED husband has paid tribute to his "loving and fun-going" wife, who died after a car crash last Thursday. Steven Welsh said if there were only two words he could say to his wife Stephanie - the mother of his two young sons - they would be "thank
CHARITY, they say, begins at home. But there had not been much of that in the Old Vicarage until a week or so ago, according to inside information leaked from the "downstairs" bit of Maggots-Moneygrubber's domain. You see, Maggots has convinced himself
SIR - The article relating to the finances of the North Yorkshire Police Authority (Craven Herald January 21) leaves me seething. Jeremy Holderness (clerk to the authority) stated that they began building a substantial reserve in 2002-3 rather than raising
Bradford could have its first 18-year-old MP under new plans unveiled by the Government. Current election rules prevent anyone under the age of 21 from standing for office but ministers say they will now press for change. The decision comes on the back
Friends of student David Plunkett, who was found dead in a canal, have organised a fundraising abseil in his memory. The search is now on for volunteers to leap down the side of Bradford's Central Library on Saturday, March 12, to raise cash for the city's
As a devout Christian, the Reverend Jonathan Barker is committed to keeping Sundays special. But unlike most vicars he believes the way to do it is to get shops in his community open for business on the Sabbath day. Mr Barker is vicar at St John the Evangelist
A trainee nurse has told a jury that a teenager's head struck the ground with a terrible noise after he was felled by a single blow to the jaw. Christina Barton gave first aid to Jose Augusto as he lay fatally injured outside The Town House Club in Leeds
A leading hi-tech company has unveiled plans for a "modern urban village" for staff as part of a new development which would create 260 skilled jobs. Taking its model from Victorian Saltaire, Filtronic Components has submitted plans for a new development
A WEST Craven teenage rugby player completed the first part of what he hopes will be a unique double this week. Tom Handforth, of Barnoldswick, made his debut for Lancashire under-18s at rugby league on Wednesday, playing against Widnes under-18s. And
WOUNDED pride should fuel Wharfedale this Saturday as they seek to gain their first double of the season at home to Esher (writes Mike Crowther). The Greens under-performed badly in last week's North Yorkshire derby at Harrogate in front of a sizeable
Hats off to these charity workers SIR - I would like to commend Mr Yousaf Razaq and his team at the Human Relief Foundation for undertaking such a superb job in the field of charity work. They are constantly in the media and I believe for a Bradford-based
Donovan Smillie is ready to get serious. The Bradford middleweight makes his ninth home-town appearance in the Town & Country Club bill on February 13. But this will be his first appearance as English champion - a title that has given his career extra
Colin Todd has called off his pursuit of a Premiership striker because the player won't leave London. The City boss had been looking to bring in the pacy frontman on loan this week. But Todd dropped his interest when the intended target made it apparent
Junior Witter is heading for America. Witter's next fight, when he will defend his European light-welterweight title against Italy's Gianluca Branco, will take place in Los Angeles on February 19. Promoter Mick Hennessy has not yet revealed details of
Keighley Cougars officially launched their season at a function at the George Hotel in Huddersfield yesterday, with coach Gary Moorby in optimistic mood. "Hopefully it marks the start of our climb back," said Moorby. "Three seasons ago when I took over
A trimmed down Jamie Langley is out to prove a point in 2005. The Normanton-born loose forward was strongly linked to an off-season trade to Wakefield as part of the Bulls' attempt to bring Gareth Ellis to Odsal. But rather than trying to prove the club
PRO-HUNTING campaigners want to de-seat Pendle's Labour MP Gordon Prentice in the forthcoming general election. Mr Prentice has been named in a top 10 hit list of MPs they want to defeat in marginal constituencies. According to the Sunday Telegraph, husband
TWO intrepid travellers who took part in a charity drive to The Gambia in a £100 banger have arrived back home triumphant. Bob Crombie of Little Stainforth and his brother-in-law Simon Boon, who now lives and works in Australia, set off from Bob's home
SKIPTON Town Centre needs to be improved to secure its future success and prosperity. That was just one of the conclusions of a public consultation undertaken on potential improvements to the town. This week members of Craven District Council's community
SKIPTON'S Belle Vue Mills could be transformed into a hub of homes, shops, offices and restaurants. The sprawling mill has dominated Skipton's sky-line since the 19th century and is set to have a complete facelift under plans submitted by local developers
A charity which designs and makes clothes for disabled people is making a desperate plea to Bradford businesses to save it from closure. Friends of Fashion Services for Disabled People, based in Baildon, will close if funds can't be found. The charity
An MP today said it was "hugely disappointing" that a dispute over who is responsible for the upkeep of the Bingley relief road was delaying schemes to reduce traffic problems in the Aire Valley. And Shipley Labour MP Chris Leslie slammed Bradford Council's
The keys for a controversial new children's home have been handed over to Bradford Council. Builders have now finished construction work on the home in East Morton. Sky View, at Carr Bank, is a two-storey building with eight single bedrooms, two bathrooms
Scores of protest letters and a petition of around 800 names were being presented at City Hall today in a bid to 'embarrass' planners. Residents of Bierley are demanding that permission for a low-secure psychiatric unit near their homes be revoked, even
Rotary Clubs across Bradford districr have collected more than £30,000 in notes and coins donated to bucket collections for the victims of the Tsunami disaster. The ten clubs in the Bradford group raised £32,000 in response to the Boxing Day tragedy which
Thousands of pensioners who petitioned to get free bus travel face an increase in concessionary fares. West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority members will be recommended by officers at their next meeting to agree an increase of 5p to 35p. The increase
Young rugby league players are to embark on a trip of a lifetime when they leave for Australia next month. After two years of fundraising, youngsters from Dudley Hill Juniors under-13s squad will be swapping Bradford for Bondai where they will play games
Veteran Telegraph & Argus reporter Olwen Vasey has scooped an international award for her unwavering commitment to journalism. Olwen, who has worked as a reporter for almost 40 years since leaving school, was the only British winner of an 'Unsung
Normally being the first band on the bill is something artists try to avoid. Normally - but the opening slot on the annual NME tour is one of the most hotly contested places in British music. Previous occupants include Coldplay and last year's Mercury
Plans to move a drug rehabilitation clinic into Bradford city centre have run into a major stumbling block after protests from shops and organisations. Bradford City Centre Steering Group - which represents all the city's main organisations - has submitted
In a world where national security has been pushed to the top of the agenda, the economic consequences are now set to be felt closer to home. Filtronic Components has been supplying microwave parts to the defence industry for more than 20 years. But in
ATHLETES from Craven schools excelled at the finals of the North Yorkshire Schools Cross-country Championships at Tadcaster last Saturday, with three runners winning county titles (writes Roger Ingham). Sam Hutchinson, of Ingleton Middle School, won the
THE Craven Herald and the Craven FA are joining forces to set up a new sportsmanship trophy next season to help combat growing indiscipline and the refereeing shortage in local football. A £200 cash prize and trophy will be presented to the team that
100 Years Ago SKIPTON Conservative Association held its annual meeting when the president Walter Morrison criticised the members for being tight-fisted. He said it was a scandal that the party in Skipton should give such meagre aid to the organisation's
