Avenue manager Carl Shutt insists that if any of his squad did not gain confidence by last Saturday's thumping win over Conference North leaders Southport they are in the wrong job. The rock-bottom Bradford side humbled Southport in the 3-1 victory -
Lovemore N'Dou believes Junior Witter can handle any of the world's best. The Bradford light-welter is ready to make the next step after his impressive American debut against N'Dou. That victory earned him a three-fight deal under Oscar De La Hoya - and
West Bowling are back in knock-out action tomorrow when they entertain Sharl-ston Rovers in the fourth round of the GMB National Cup at the Bankfoot Oval (2.00). Bowling must put last week's heartbreaking one- point Powergen Challenge Cup extra-time defeat
The Bulls may be all-but propping up the Super League table after opening the season with morale-sapping back-to-back defeats, but that hasn't shaken Mick Withers' typical Australian optimism. The prolific try-scoring full back, who makes his return against
Silsden Moor man Robin Oldfield passed away on February 15, at the age of 44, after a long illness that he took on with enormous courage and a total lack of bitterness. Robin was born in York and spent his first five years there. The family then moved
Two weeks of festivities are set to begin in Haworth to celebrate a movement to promote fairly traded goods. The annual Fairtrade Fortnight event will start on Tuesday and run for the first two weeks of March. Highlight of the festival will be the screening
The price of a 17th century mansion overlooking the Aire Valley has been slashed by more than £1m. Grade II listed Kildwick Hall is now on the market at £2.25m, cut from its asking price last summer of £3.5m. It has been re-marketed by Dacre, Son &
A new set of six postage stamps, to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Charlotte Bront, was launched yesterday by Royal Mail. And getting a first view were staff at the Bront Parsonage Museum, in Haworth, where Charlotte died on Saturday March
A parish clergyman and her husband will visit the Sudan to strengthen links between two dioceses. Rev Jenny Savage, from Haworth Parish Church, her husband Ed and Rev Paul Bilton, set off to the African country today for a three-week exchange trip. They
A 33-year-old man from Keighley was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of possession of crack cocaine. The arrest was part of Operation Crack Down as nine properties were searched across Keighley and Bradford, including two in Parkwood and Beechcliffe
More than half of Keighley's schools decided not to open yesterday after snow fell through the night. Teachers managed to reach some other schools to ensure children were able to attend lessons as snowfall continued. Greenhead High School recorded almost
Carl Metcalfe, who was jailed for offering to supply fake Ecstasy tablets, has had £400,000 of his assets frozen by criminal investigators. Metcalfe, 61, the former chairman of Keighley Cougars rugby league club, is serving an eight-year prison sentence
A MARKET officer is to be put in place to bring improved organisation to Skipton market. Craven District Council has decided to transfer responsibility for the management from its licensing section to the town centre manager Chris Aldred. He will be holding
A TEENAGER rescued from a house fire in Barnoldswick has died. Doctors had hoped that Andrew Fenwick, 18, would pull through, but despite their efforts he did not recover. Now the firefighters who battled to save his life are hoping the tragedy will motivate
HOPES for a "flagship" extra care complex in Settle have been sunk after a bid for funding to the Department of Health failed. The complex, which had been earmarked to replace Lower Greenfoot elderly person's home in Settle, would have provided accommodation
A PROPOSAL to establish a Chamber of Trade for businesses in South Craven is to be put forward at a special meeting next week. The initiative has migrated south from Creative Rural Enterprises (CRE) which is based in Settle. The CRE was formerly known
DIVERSIONS put in place due to a road closure in Bolton Abbey have caused difficulties for drivers in this week's snowy conditions. They claim that the alternative routes have not been gritted despite the likelihood of additional traffic. The problems
Body Language -- Bingley Little Theatre Alan Aykbourn's farce Body Language was a popular choice with the large, first-night audience The play, set in a clinic for the surgically enhanced, was first staged in 1990, but remains topical today. No-one faltered
Glen Tilbrook -- The New Variety Club This was an awesome gig by the former Squeeze frontman. He took to the stage with his guitar and began to belt out new songs, Squeeze classics and the occasional cover. Of course it was the songs lifted from the Squeeze
More than 50 young people from Keighley, South Craven and Skipton are involved in the local amateur premiere of the hit musical Les Miserables. Skipton youth theatre Little Saods is staging a slimmed-down "school edition" of the epic show from Monday
The grandson of a Bingley artist who studied at the Royal College of Art opened an exhibition of work by sixth formers from across the Aire Valley last night. The students, from Bingley Grammar School, Oakbank School in Keighley and South Craven School
Businesses are booming in Bingley following the opening of the relief road, a new report claims. But Shipley is not doing so well, councillors have heard. A report by Bingley town centre manager David Dinsey says the relief road has been a key to unlocking
The performance of regional airports like Leeds Bradford has been praised in a report from the Civil Aviation Authority. Leeds Bradford has seen passenger numbers nearly treble in the past 15 years, reflecting a massive growth in the use of regional airports
A couple banned from owning a cat for five years after admitting a charge of cruelty to an animal have been told that they can keep their family dog. Graham and Carolyn Wroot's cat Snowy was left untreated despite being so badly hurt he eventually had
The search is on for 50 dancers to take part in one of the biggest community musicals Bradford has ever seen. The event, a choral concert reflecting different aspects of life in the district, is part of the ambitious Bradford: The Mus-ical project. Organisers
Next year's council tax will go up by 3.97 per cent for people across the Bradford district, it was decided last night. It means householders like Leanne Hellmich and her partner Michael Turner, of Heaton, living in a 'Band B' house, will have to find
Hillside 42 Keighley Cats 14 - Keighley travelled to Oldham to face rivals Hillside Hawks. Tension was high even before kick off as the appointed Ref failed to show. A stand-in referee blew the whistle to begin a very fractious game of rugby. Keighley
Not since the 2000-2001 season when Embassy won the title by a single point from Lothersdale 'A' has there been such a closely fought race for the Keighley & District Table Tennis League Division One Championship. League Champions and current leaders
Keighley 13 Dinnington 3 - Keighley's third win in a row after their mid winter loss of form, hoisted them into fifth place in the league and away from the relegation zone into which they had slipped. As anticipated, second from bottom Dinnington provided
Osset 1 Keighley Ladies 2 MARIA McARDLE grabbed three vital points for the Ladies with a classy late goal. The game against Osset looked to be heading for a draw when they won a corner with eight minutes to go. Captain Michelle Harrison took the kick
Salt Old Boys 0, Keighley Lifts 2 - LIFTS are fighting all the way in their bid to lift themselves out of Division Two. After a hit-and-miss start to the season they have been stringing some good results together and are now in fourth place in the table
Skipton LMS 2, Oxenhope 3 - Oxenhope fought out an exciting match with last season's champions In the early play Oxenhope were well on top but missed several chances to take the lead. The first goal went against the run of play when the Oxenhope defence
Nelson 0, Silsden 4 - Silsden closed the gap on the league leaders with a comprehensive victory in a pulsating local derby at Nelson. Dale Hoyle was back to his best adding another hat-trick to his season's haul to complement Matthew Bland's strike early
BUTCHER Richard Arndul was star of the show when Keighley boxing club and Keighley Albion RFL staged their annual boxing promotion last weekend. Arndul cut his powerfully built opponent, Tom Hinchcliffe of Kelly's ABC, Leeds, down to size to score an
YOUNG footballers in Africa are flying the Long Lee colours after being given an old strip by the club. Former referee Billy Westfall has built a close relationship with people in Gambia where he and his wife Ann take regular holidays. "We've been going
COUGARS have been draw against Russian side Strela Kazan in the Powergen Challenge Cup - with the Russians due to visit Cougar Park next month. The team was the first Russian club to enter the competition in 2003 when they lost 20-16 to Hull amateur club
CROSS Hills under-12s have won the Craven, Aire and Wharfe Junior League in only their first season. They clinched the title with three games to go after winning ten games and losing only once. Highlights of their march towards glory include a 3-2 win
A SKIPTON teenager has been picked to play for the Lancashire under-15 rugby union team. Matthew Pickles, aged 15, is a pupil at Stonyhurst College in the Ribble Valley, near Clitheroe, and is one of seven pupils from the college who have been selected
SCORES of budding athletes took part in an inter-schools cross-country event at Skipton's Aireville School last Saturday. Approximately 250 pupils from 11 local schools took part in what was the Aireville School Sports Partnership's first major event.
Why were police so unhelpful? SIR - In response to your recent report on police cutting down on car crime, I would like to inform readers of what the police did not do when our car was stolen on February 11. We were visiting relatives in Thornton and
APOLOGIES are all the rage. It is the British equivalent of Shia Muslims flagellating their backs with chains. The more abject the apology, the better. Some apologies are wholly appropriate. There's nothing wrong with putting your hand up, accepting that
Revenge is in the air tomorrow at both Wagon Lane and Moorend in National League Three North. Bradford and Bingley face Kendal hoping to atone for what Bees coach Geoff Wappett calls "our worst performance of the season" at Mint Bridge. Kendal triumphed
City today beefed up their midfield by snapping up Marc Bridge-Wilkinson on loan from Stockport. The 25-year-old goes straight into the squad for tomorrow's trip to Walsall where injured Nicky Summerbee and banned duo David Wetherall and Lewis Emanuel
Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust's failure to win its bid to be designated a specialist centre for gynaecological cancer is deeply disappointing - not least because this city has a higher-than-average number of deaths from this disease. It is a bitter blow
More than 250 jobs still hang in the balance three months after two Bradford factories were put up for sale by their parent company. Initial Wear4work in Legrams Lane and Initial Garment Services in Northside Road employ 266 staff between them. Both are
A West Morton woman is taking to the airwaves in Essex. Emma Carrick (pictured) will next week take on the role of senior broadcast journalist with the GWR group. Emma's previous jobs on radio lead back to her University of Lincoln days, when she worked
Soldier Andy Martin is on a downward slope, and he's delighted! He has been taking part in the army's UK ski championships in France. Andy -- a warrant officer (class two) from Silsden -- competed in some of the world's toughest cross-country races, testing
Local accordion players will again host the instrument's North-Central championships this weekend at Glusburn Institute. Cross Hills accordion teacher Harry Hinchcliffe and his students are organising the competition for the eighth year. Harry, who runs
A church centre which helps some of Keighley's neediest people has issued its own SOS. Soaring demand for food parcels has left the Salvation Army cupboard bare. Now church bosses are appealing to the public for donations of tinned and dried foodstuffs
Tributes have been pouring in for a stalwart Silsden Football Club fan who died suddenly last week. A minute's silence was held at the home game against Blackpool Mechanics on Saturday in respect of Ian Michael Mitchell. The 40-year-old collapsed and
Local people could get cheap paint thanks to the expansion of a successful scheme run by Keighley Furniture Project. The charity is seeking funding for a worker to co-ordinate its planned paint recycling and community distribution initiative. The project's
SKIPTON'S war memorial could be fully renovated in time for July's celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. But the architect in charge of the project has warned that the schedule is tight. Skipton Town Council has
A CRAVEN councillor has warned he will seek to prosecute the operators of Skibeden landfill site for allowing rubbish from the tip to be blown across the countryside. Robert Heseltine said he was fed up of asking for the tip on the outskirts of Skipton
Local: Victoria Hall: Pentagon Dance Band plays during old-time dance (tomorrow 7.30pm). Phone 01535 681763. Skipton Town Hall: Little Saods youth theatre in musical Les Miserables (Monday-Saturday 7.15pm, Saturday 2.15pm). Phone 01535 653331. Bingley
Keighley's new blues club is establishing itself with a new name and a monthly line-up of national and international acts. The Spectrum Blues Club opens its doors on March 11 with US band The Spikedrivers playing Delta roots music. The three-piece band
IT is not easy to make a connection between modern psychiatry and Ben the Bucket, Beggarsdale's demon gardener. The very fact that he gets his name from chasing horses up and down the bridleway, bucket in hand, in the hope of free horticultural nutrients
Sir - I was saddened to read that the town's war memorial is to be fenced off as the youth of today has no respect for those who fought for the freedom of our country. Surely the town council can find somewhere for the skaters to build a proper skate
SIR - At a time when the Chancellor seems to be suggesting that we cannot expect the Government to look after us in our old age and we must take responsibility ourselves, I thought I would allow the readers an opportunity to scrutinise my investment strategy
Conservationists fear plans to infill a disused quarry to upgrade a golf course will wipe out an orchid once thought extinct. Campaigners say Woodhall Quarry at Calverley is one of just two sites in the north of England where the early marsh orchid grows
Heart patients in the district are among the first in the country to be helped back to health with exercise classes. Bradford Royal Infirmary is offering specialist classes to patients with heart failure, a condition which leaves people, usually over
The Bishop of Bradford has voiced his concerns about impending cash cuts at a hostel for homeless men aged between 18 and 65 in the city. The Right Reverend David James is patron of the Assisi Project in Leeds Road, which has been told by Bradford Council
A lecturers' union has declared a trade dispute with Bradford College in response to plans to axe more than 100 jobs. The National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education met with about 500 members this week and agreed to declare they
Petitions signed by hundreds of campaigners will be presented to Bradford Council by villagers battling to keep their green fields. People in Heaton have set up a website and raised £500 towards employing a planning consultant to protect land at Ashwell
A new website, which identifies crime hotspots, could help Bradford people clear up their communities. The www.beatcrime.info site, devised by West Yorkshire Police Authority, allows people to find out how many and what type of crime has happened in the
A private school in Bradford has lost its battle to bring back corporal punishment. Bradford Christian School, in Bolton Woods, was one of four to take an appeal to the House of Lords yesterday. A delegation of teachers and parents claimed at a hearing
Bradford women will have to travel for some cancer operations after Leeds was chosen to host a specialist centre. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had hoped to continue major surgery for gynaecological cancers, including cervical, ovarian and vaginal
Saint Josephs 16 Keighley Town 12 - Keighley Town dropped valuable promotion points in a close encounter at home to St Josephs. Both teams started off well and created early chances, but it was the Saints who were to break the deadlock after only five
Oakworth Under-8s A didn't recover from a poor start against Menston which saw them go two goals down. In a much better second half performance Oaks piled on the pressure and had the majority of the play but could not find the net. Menston scored a third
Oakworth Juniors 3 Silsden 3 - Oakworth Juniors ran out winners after fighting their way back from 2-0 down against Silsden who seemed to be cruising into the final of the Keighley FA Sunday Cup. Mark Price scored after 60 minutes to make it 3-0 and his
Hull KR 36, Cougar 6 - A hat-trick of tries from livewire stand off James Webster gave Hull Kingston Rovers a National Rail Cup double over the Cougars. The Australian crossed three times in the first half as the Robins ran out winners in a game played
Dougie Lampkin started well in t he latest round of the Indoor Trials World Championship in Milan - but ended the night in fifth place. Dougie (above) cleared the first section which all the other competitors failed, but after section four his luck faltered
THE Greens travel to bottom side Nuneaton this Saturday desperate for a win to ensure their stuttering start to this year does not turn into something more alarming (writes Mike Crowther). Wharfedale have only won twice in 2005 and have lost five of their
100 Years Ago THE committee looking into establishing a cattle market on what we now know as the Town Hall car park reported back. If progress was slow then it was due to the infinity of details to be arranged. The works would cost £5,600 and the good
A raw and distressing side of life in the area has been brought back into the public eye this week by the good souls at the Salvation Army. The weekly demand for food parcels by needy people in our midst is on the increase. So much so that the calls for
