More than 3,000 people in Bradford quit smoking in a year after visiting a service designed to help people kick the habit. New NHS figures show the Stop Smoking Service in the district helped 3,317 smokers successfully quit. The figures, published
The gulf between the First and Second Divisions in the Bradford League is not that wide says Manningham Mills skipper Mahboob Hussain. And he can back up that controversial statement by pointing out that his side has so far beaten Cleckheaton and Baildon
Yorkshire left-arm fast bowler David Lucas virtually guaranteed that his contract will be extended to the end of the season by capturing six wickets for 20 runs on his first-team debut against Leeds-Bradford Universities at Headingley yesterday. Australian
Probationary cops were keeping watch in Keighley yesterday as part of an operation to slam the brakes on travelling criminals. More than 50 probationer constables were in the town, and at Shipley, using special equipment to identify suspicious vehicles
Customers at a popular caf took the owners at their word when they invited them to their sun-kissed wedding. Eighteen of them dug deep, spending nearly £2,000 a couple to join Roger Sutcliffe, 37, and 22-year-old Carol Hargreaves, who own Big Fellas Caf
POLICE in Barnoldswick have launched a search to find six volunteers to help them keep an eye on crime. The volunteers are needed to help monitor the town's new CCTV system, which will go live later this summer. The operators would be based at Barnoldswick
A HUGE new area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park opened to the public for the first time on Saturday. The move came as the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000 was launched in the Upper North West and North East England. And to mark the occasion
NATIONAL parks should be given more powers to protect the landscape from damage caused by off-road vehicles according to the Council for National Parks (CNP). The CNP wants national parks to be able to impose vehicle restrictions on green lanes and other
A COWLING woman has warned elastic bands dropped in the street could be dangerous for children and animals. Carol Ogden, of Gibb Street, has picked up more than 25 of the bands in the village and around Skipton and was alarmed to see a young boy, around
AS the country braces itself for a scorching summer, a local mother has praised the bravery of her daughter who paid the ultimate price for sunbathing. Elizabeth Holmes' daughter, Imogen Potter, died last week after a five-year battle with skin cancer
PETE the Mar'ton postie, who hurtles round the dale in his van dropping off mail and parcels at the outlying farms, calls in at the Beggarsdale post office of a morning (before opening hours, that is) and takes a cuppa with Cousin Kate. Usually, they
SIR - I read with interest an article in the Craven Herald a few weeks ago that Aireville Swimming Pool was going to extend its gym. Although I applaud this decision and congratulate them on their success, there is one thing I feel Skipton desperately
Essentially little has changed over the last hundred years - this was Fell Lane in the early l900s. Described in the mid-nineteenth century as having presented "the gloomy appearance of depopulation and decay", Fell Lane revived largely due to the employment
A deaf centre has scooped the first £500 cash award from a new community scheme. Bradford Deaf Centre was allocated the cash through the Water Works Community Awards, a joint initiative by Yorkshire Water and the Telegraph & Argus. The scheme hands
More than 3,000 people in Bradford quit smoking in a year after visiting a service designed to help people kick the habit. New NHS figures show the Stop Smoking Service in the district helped 3,317 smokers successfully quit. The figures, published today
A police community support officer who had to stand trial for swearing at a man he claimed had viciously attacked him has been cleared. Trevor Foulds had been suspended form his position with West Yorkshire Police pending the outcome of the trial brought
Bradford's crime-fighting hotshots have unveiled ambitious new plans to make the district's streets safer. A new three year community safety strategy has set out how organisations like the Council and the police intend to build on recent success which
A Rover motor dealership has closed because of "structural faults" leaving motorists with new cars concerned about their warranties. The closure of the outlet is a further blow for customers coming so soon after the manufacturer went into administration
Thousands of women will be putting on their running shoes this weekend to help find a cure for cancer. The starting pistol for this year's Telegraph & Argus-backed Race For Life in Lister Park, Manningham, will raise vital cash for Cancer Research
DOUGIE LAMPKIN is in America this weekend as the World Trials Championships takes its action to the US. He is currently lying third in the championship, but his Honda-Montessa is making a bid for the American market where the leading two-stroke machines
The rearranged Under-17s Cup and League match between Cup Holders Haworth and Airedale finally went ahead. A knock of 45 from Josh Lewis and a solid 30no from Joe Milner set up a testing 121-4 for the Airedale club. As ever Peter Gower toiled hard for
PAUL SPRAGG battled out a big-hitting innings to lead Steeton to victory in their derby clash with Silsden - but just missed out on his century. With his side on 99-4 after 24 overs Steeton looked to be struggling, bu t Spragg teamed up with Gary Boulton
SIX members of the Cougar Cubs took their first steps on the road to rugby league success when they represented the district. The members of the Cubs Under-12s team were selected for the Bradford & Keighley Service area team after undergoing trials
WEST Riding County FA have capped a successful 12 months with a major award from The FA. They won first prize in the Club Development section at the 2004-05 FA Football Development Awards held at Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane ground. The award followed
COUGARS have another weekend off as they prepare for a tough encounter with Dewsbury Rams. They should have been making the journey to Gateshead this weekend, but that game has been postponed until June 19 at the request of the North East club. But despite
HEBDEN rower Andrew Hodge continued his unbeaten run in 2005 when he was part of the British coxless four team that won the first series of the World Cup Regatta last Saturday. Hodge stroked the boat which won comfortably on the Dorney Lake, near Eton
SETTLE Cricket Club professional Robin Morris has had his contract terminated by mutual consent. The committee accepted his short letter of resignation on Tuesday night in which the Indian all-rounder stated that a shoulder injury which he had been suffering
ON the face of it Royal Mail's demand to put up the price of a first class stamp to 47p is an outrage. This is a company making £2 million a day, whose directors have awarded themselves massive bonuses (you may have read that bit before). But on closer
Bulls starlet Matt Cook is delighted to be getting another crack at international rugby - although he admits the return to under-18 level will take some adjusting to. Cook, an age-grade international in both union and league, is among four Bulls in the
City have the man in mind they want to replace Paul Henderson. The club were expecting an answer today from the 24-year-old goalkeeper, who they have not named. Colin Todd is keeping his cards close to his chest but said: "He has played at a good level
Paul Deacon wasn't taking any phone calls the day after the Bulls last played St Helens. With Bradford trailing 26-28 in the dying minutes, Deacon - seemingly believing the scores were tied - kicked a drop goal. After missing with a second shot that would
Anyone wanting to stop smoking in 2005 has a much better chance of being able to do so than was the case some years ago. Then, not only were would-be stoppers expected to brave the withdrawal symptoms alone, without any back-up, but there was also less
Textiles companies in Bradford are losing tens of thousands of pounds a year in productivity because workers lack basic skills, says a leading organisation which promotes training. Leeds-based Skillfast-UK, which helps employers in textiles, clothing
Gardeners in Haworth are being urged to spruce up their premises to brighten up the village. Organisers of Haworth in Bloom are running three competitions again this summer but have made slight changes to attract more entrants. The team is offering cash
Installations engineer Chris Ashton is a man with a mission in life. For the past two years he -- together with his wife Wendy -- has combined holiday trips to the Gambia with deliveries of vital educational equipment to a school in the African outback
Vandals have struck at a junior football club's playing fields. Two converted containers used as changing rooms were broken into and a generator dragged across the site. Tuesday's incident is the latest in a series of attacks on property at the Bront
Nurses at Airedale Hospital are urging patients to ask them about their cleanliness in the fight against MRSA. Staff at the Steeton hospital are telling patients that "it's OK to ask" them if they have washed their hands as part of a drive by the National
A voluntary worker from Keighley who died in October will be honoured at an awards ceremony today. The partner of Dennis Langford will be presented with a special certificate by the Lord Mayor of Bradford in recognition of his outstanding 20-year service
Speeding motorists in Keighley could avoid fines and licence points if they agree to take a training course. Bradford Council has teamed up with West Yorkshire Police and Kirklees Council to launch a new scheme which gives drivers caught speeding the
POLICE in Barnoldswick have launched a search to find six volunteers to help them keep an eye on crime. The volunteers are needed to help monitor the town's new CCTV system, which will go live later this summer. The operators would be based at Barnoldswick
COUNCILLORS in South Craven have called for support in a bid to halt the closure of the Yorkshire Bank, in Cross Hills. Sutton councillors Ken Hart and Stephen Place have asked Craven District Council's overview and scrutiny committee to put pressure
DEVELOPERS believe they have come up with a solution to a controversial planning development in Skipton. Initial plans to turn the building formerly occupied by Northern Costume Hire on Raikes Road into six homes and two integral garages sparked objections
TWO people have been banned from a Skipton estate by a county court judge following action to protect residents by Craven Housing Association. Judge Lingard sitting at Bradford County Court granted an injunction, with the power of arrest against Darren
SIR - I am an 11-year-old girl who had the great experience of being involved, at Temple Newsham, Leeds, with 5,000 women and girls to run and raise money for a very needy cause, Cancer Research UK. As an 11-year-old I am glad that I am aware of these
A fellow worker of a man accused of starting 18 fires told a court how he was alerted by the accused man to blazing machines at their firm. Would-be fireman James Anthony Bradshaw denies starting 18 fires, three of which put lives in danger. Bradshaw,
Volunteers will be reaching out to help Bradfordians after three months of charity work in Central Asia. Nine youngsters from across the UK and nine from Uzbekistan are undertaking three months of volunteer work by immersing themselves in a range of community
A former takeaway owner was jailed for a year yesterday after one of the country's worst salmonella outbreaks affected 324 people, including an 18-month-old baby. Bradford Crown Court heard it happened because of poor conditions at the Shimla Kebab House
A vicious assault on a young man on a busy Bradford street in broad daylight is thought to have been racially motivated. The 20-year-old Polish man was hit with a hammer and a plank of wood during the brutal and sustained attack by a gang of Asian men
This is the first glimpse of new plans for Bradford's flagship £300 million Broadway centre, set to open to shoppers in 2008. The picture, revealed today by the Telegraph & Argus, shows the light, airy and modern structure that will sit astride half-a-million-square
Harewood Hillclimb will be the scene of red hot motorsport action on Sunday with a string of Keighley-based drivers leading the way. A total of 150 competitors will be racing at the venue's fourth event of the year, a round of the OMS Racing Hillclimb
Jamie Cunningham just failed in his bid to win the Yorkshire ABA Merit at Low Moor . He lost to 17-21 to the eventual winner, Graham Hickey of Elland, in a close game. The Silsden PF star had qualified at Broughton Road, defeating Phil Anderson of Keighgley
Wins on both Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday saw Keighley move to the top of the Bradford League Second Division. Yeadon were visitors to Lawkholme Lane on Saturday in an important top of the table clash. Batting first, Yeadon crashed 41 in the first
THE Craven League Champions, Barrowford, are aiming to become the first Lancashire club to win Yorkshire's champion of champions competition. They were in sparkling form when they entertained the York Senior League champions, Easingwold, at the Bull Holme
Glusburn had the edge in their derby clash with Cowling - winning by six wickets. Cowling built a respectable innings of 167 with No7 batsman Simon Spencer scoring an impressive 47. The homesters were rocking slightly at 64-4 but didn't lose another wicket
Oakworth golfer Keith Lofthouse, who plays off 19 handicap, scored his first-ever hole in one at the weekend - after more than 40 years of trying. Keith, a member of Bingley St Ives Golf Club, was on a trip to Morecambe Golf Club's open weekend with a
HANNAH Robertshaw took the plaudits for Skipton Swimming Club at the No Frills Meet hosted by the City of Sheffield Swim Squad at Ponds Forge last weekend. Club swimmers got the chance to rub shoulders with Olympic swimmers like world champion and record
SCORES of athletes young and old took part in the annual Shortbank Olympics in Skipton on Tuesday to raise money for charity (writes Roger Ingham). Whether it was in fell-racing, sprinting, cycling or even roller-blading events on the town's Shortbank
So important to wear a seatbelt SIR - Over the Bank Holiday weekend I noticed more and more news items about bad driving. Many people really do not understand what they are doing wrong but their actions usually have a knock-on effect. Last week I was
100 years ago THE auction of the 171 acres and buildings of the Aireville estate in Skipton was an anti-climax. It had been built in 1836 by solicitor Henry Alcock and bought by John Bonny Dewhurst in 1873. It was being sold after his death. The auctioneer's
