Andrew Taylor has crowned his first month of senior football with an award. The City defender is today named as the Telegraph & Argus/Bradford & Bingley player of the month for August. Taylor, on a season-long loan from Middlesbrough, came to
TOP cyclists were cheered on beneath sunny skies as they sped through the streets of Wharfedale last week in the Tour of Britain six-day cycle race. Spectators lined the streets of Arthington, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Otley and Ilkley to catch a glimpse of
THE VISIT of a major television personality, the launch of a Wharfedale nature guide and other big happenings are planned as a naturalists' organisation celebrates its 60th year. Wharfedale Naturalists' Society is now in its diamond anniversary season
Residents are celebrating after the last-minute withdrawal of a planning application which they feared would overshadow some of the oldest houses in their village. People from Burley-in-Wharfedale were preparing to do battle against the scheme for seven
GLORIOUS sunshine helped attract what organisers believe was record-breaking numbers to the 60th Bramhope Show. Last Sunday's good weather allowed the anniversary show at the Robert Craven Hall to proceed in fine style, despite a last-minute hitch with
NEXT week the people of Guiseley will be given their first glimpse of plans to create a 200 home and light industrial complex on a former factory site. The first details have just been released of a mixed use residential housing development for the 16
Large pieces of public artwork are generally a good thing. They are an important part of the street scene and cityscape, adding interest plus a distinctive character and style to urban landscapes which otherwise would look much the same as anywhere else
Round the world cyclist Alastair Humphreys has nearly completed his epic journey - but still has more than two thousand miles to pedal before he is back in Blighty. The 29-year-old from Airton, near Skipton, has just finished four years on the road by
Bracken has always been with us. It is much older than man, with a history going back to the Carboniferous Age, when even Britain was tropical. A most successful species, it is found today around the globe, from Europe to the Antipodes and from China
THE visit of a major television personality, the launch of a Wharfedale nature guide and other big happenings are planned as a naturalists' organisation celebrates its 60th year. Wharfedale Naturalists' Society is now in its Diamond Anniversary season
THE BID to gain separate parish councils for Ilkley, Burley and Menston is being held up by Government concerns about the public consultation, it has been claimed. Despite indications that the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is in favour of splitting
A 'MISSING' Ilkley landmark is about to make its return to the area along with a 17th copy of a Roman altar which was removed from historic Myddelton Lodge several years ago. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds says it plans to reinstate a milestone which
All trains on the Wharfedale line will be cancelled this Sunday and on Sunday, September 18. Network Rail says it is taking the decision as a precaution, so that its teams can carry out vegetation clearance to minimise any problems of falling leaves in
Bradford Council is to begin a process which could see historic Ilkley Moor passed into the hands of a charitable trust. City Hall chiefs admit the £15,000 they spend each year on all the authority's moorland sites, including the 1,670 acres at Ilkley
A group of 169 fitness fanatics took part in the 13th Ilkley Triathlon on Sunday which was based around Ilkley Swimming Pool. The test of endurance took place with a 500 metre swim in the indoor pool, a nine mile bike ride and a three mile run. This year's
Eccleshill Reserves 4 Burley Trojans 1 BURLEY Trojans early season promise continued to evaporate as they slumped to a heavy defeat at league newcomers Eccleshill Reserves. The former North East Counties Reserve Division side, stung by their opening day
Aireborough 37 Stanley Rodillians 3 After a successful pre-season Aireborough went into the first game of the season with confidence, not complacency. Facing a side that last season finished mid-table in Yorkshire Division Four, Aireborough are due to
Britain's new licensing laws were branded a shambles today as hundreds of people awoke to the fact that their local could stay open until midnight or later in only two month's time. More than 50 applications from publicans wanting to vary their hours
A pioneering project to make Bradford children more creative will be unveiled at a historic castle later this month. Youngsters from around the district will descend on Cliffe Castle in Keighley for the launch of the Creative Partnerships scheme. Bradford
Hundreds of people are expected to discover the district's heritage and architectural gems in special open days this weekend. The Heritage Open Days will include buildings of almost every style character and use. And Britain's biggest heritage watchdog
Health workers in Bradford have condemned a call for the Government to reject a ban on smoking in bars which serve food. While many groups - including the Telegraph & Argus with the Clear the Air Campaign - are calling for the Government to go a step
A jury was today due to be shown CCTV footage taken on the night a teenager was shot at while sitting in his car outside a Bradford nightclub. Tyrone Bailey, 18, has already told Bradford Crown Court how several shots were fired at him outside the Function
One of the district's renowned artists is urging youngsters to express themselves by entering the Big Draw Competition. Saltaire artist Darren Baker, 29, is encouraging the city's youngsters to draw their futuristic vision of Bradford as part of the Telegraph
Three companies responsible for a worker plunging 12 metres to the ground in an accident have been ordered to pay more than £15,000 in fines and costs at Bradford Magistrates' Court. David Gardener, 41, suffered serious injuries when he and his colleague
A driver caused the death of three teenage passengers after "showing off" prior to a horrific smash, a jury heard. Amjid Rehman lost control of his Suzuki Swift car on a series of dips and smashed into a tree and stone wall, killing three of his five
Ben Rhydding Golf Club juniors have won the Bradford League Division One title for a second time and are also in the North East regional final of the Sunday Telegraph Junior Golf Championships with a possible trip to La Manga in Spain in the offing. The
B R Ladies lls 3 Skipton Ladies 2 In warm conditions, Ben Rhydding Ladies second team squad ventured out for their first game of the new hockey season determined to set their stall out. Last season having missed taking the North Feeder League title by
Eccleshill Reserves 4 Burley Trojans 1 BURLEY Trojans early season promise continued to evaporate as they slumped to a heavy defeat at league newcomers Eccleshill Reserves. The former North East Counties Reserve Division side, stung by their opening day
Following some excellent performances at the National Age Group Swimming Championships held at Ponds Forge in Sheffield in which she reached four finals and recorded eight personal best times, Ilkley swimmer Sian Morgan has been invited onto British Swimming's
Ilkley 9 Sheffield Tigers 23 The opening encounter of the 2005-6 league season looked on paper to be Ilkley's toughest assignment. Tigers have found ways of caging players of international calibre with experience at higher levels in the league system.
It's no fun being deaf in Yorkshire SIR - My husband and I thought we would try and sell a few things at car boot sales. What a bad idea. There needs to be a serious influx of education of the English language in Yorkshire. I am deaf and the trouble started
Playwright Alan Plater will be appearing at the Ilkley Literature Festival on October 9 so it is fitting that it is one of his plays that Ilkley Players will be giving as their next production. Festival organisers and Ilkley Playhouse have arranged for
TOP cyclists were cheered on beneath sunny skies as they sped through the streets of Wharfedale last week in the Tour of Britain six-day cycle race. Spectators lined the streets of Arthington, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Otley and Ilkley to catch a glimpse of
Residents are celebrating after the last-minute withdrawal of a planning application which they feared would overshadow some of the oldest houses in their village. People from Burley-in-Wharfedale were preparing to do battle against the scheme for seven
ANOTHER Ilkley public house has applied to have its hours of opening extended by Bradford Council's Keighley and Shipley licensing panel. Following a similar application by The Crescent Hotel, Johnsons, on Brook Street, applied for extended hours to sell
INTERNATIONAL star Anne Nolan will come to Ilkley this weekend to open the British Society of Painters' Autumn Exhibition 2005. Anne of The Nolans pop group fame, will be the guest of honour at the opening of the all-week exhibition at the Winter garden
A WEED which can poison and potentially kill horses and other livestock has again been spotted sprouting in Wharfedale. The feared ragwort - often identified in summer by its yellow flowers - has appeared in the Ilkley area again this year, despite efforts
CHRISTMAS lights in Burley, a fence around an Ilkley playground and Wharfedale societies are to benefit from £21,000 of parish precept cash. Ilkley Parish Council has agreed to hand out £18,619 from its awards and special projects funds, and has ring-fenced
'Vale of Wharfedale is not the place for theme park' SIR, - I refer to the article regarding Andrea Webster and her proposal to build a 'Christian' theme park in the beautiful vale of Wharfedale. To build such a totally out of keeping monstrosity on a
Triathlon novice praises backroom event staff SIR, - The Ilkley Gazette will undoubtedly be writing up about the Ilkley Triathlon held last weekend and I hope some appreciation will go on record towards all those volunteers who made for such a superb
A NUMBER of issues in the Airedale and Wharfedale Cricket league are going right down to the wire with the championship and relegation issues in Division A still to be decided. Although Guiseley were beaten and thus relegated on Saturday their victors
TWO local young ladies have their eyes set on future Olympic success after superb rides in the European, World and British Cycling Junior and Youth National Championships. Otley's Lizzie Armitstead and Rawdon's Anna Blyth brought back a bundle of medals
Guiseley 0 Blyth Spartans 2 WINNING the UniBond Team-of-the- Month Award for August it was perhaps inevitable that Guiseley would lose this match and when the team appeared without Simon Parke and his so successful stand-in Chris Clarke the home attack
Otley 16 Bedford 16 HAVING lost both games against Bedford last year Otley should feel pleased to share the points but after soaking up periods of great pressure the were a little disappointed to concede a penalty with just two minutes remaining, having
Parks throughout Bradford should have permanent staff to reassure residents about their safety, a national campaign group has said. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) says a return to the days of the on-site park-keeper is
A former classical music student turned club DJ is hoping to set the charts alight with his debut album. Singer-songwriter Michael Jay spent more than a decade splitting his time between Cyprus and his adopted home-town of Shelf. Originally from Northumberland
The devastating emotional and financial impact of house fires is highlighted in a new campaign. The hard-hitting fire prevention initiative, launched at Shipley Fire Station yesterday, revolves around the message: "A fire does not have to kill you to
These artist impressions show the final version of the £110,000 sculpture chosen to be built at the gateway to Manningham to symbolise the 'rebirth' of the district. The 26-feet tall Geoblossom 'living' sculpture will be sited at the junction of Hammstrasse
A Bierley mum has given birth to her third baby - just four weeks after discovering she was pregnant. Claire Stirk, 27, and partner Steven Johnson, 30, are now the proud parents of two-week-old Lily Cynthia - born on August 24 in Bradford Royal Infirmary
Frightened residents, plagued by illegal car racers and violence on their street, are threatening to withhold Council Tax if they do not get help. Some homeowners in Woodhall Road, Thornbury, Bradford, are so terrified by the nightly incidents they have
A group of 169 fitness fanatics took part in the 13th Ilkley Triathlon on Sunday which was based around Ilkley Swimming Pool. The test of endurance took place with a 500 metre swim in the indoor pool, a nine mile bike ride and a three mile run. This year's
Ilkley AFC 2 Robin Hood 5 Ilkley turned in an extremely disappointing performance on Saturday against Robin Hood Athletic, as they slumped to a 5-2 defeat at home, which gives them just one point from their last three games. They might look to a mounting
SOME of the England women's Test match side who recently mirrored the men's game by taking on the Aussies in an Ashes series and winning will be playing in Ilkley on Sunday. The Women's National Premier League Twenty/20 finals will be played with games
A NUMBER of issues in the Airedale and Wharfedale Cricket league are going right down to the wire with the championship and relegation issues in Division A still to be decided. Although Guiseley were beaten and thus relegated on Saturday their victors
THE arguments for and against wind farms are many and involved, but in purely environmental (if not aesthetic) terms it would be hard to argue against the benefits of such a completely 'clean' and free power source. However, the case that went before
THE plight of the inhabitants of New Orleans must have touched everyone's heart in the past few days. People who had precious little to begin with by mainstream American standards had it all violently swept away by the devastating inundation of their
Femi Fehintola cannot wait to tuck into an enormous fry-up on Saturday morning. Because a plateful of bacon and eggs will signal a job well done the night before in Sheffield. The unbeaten Bradford Moor featherweight faces his biggest test on the Clinton
First-teamer Matt Cook, highly rated propping prospect Matt James and tough second-rower Craig Copzak will all be missing from the pack when the Bulls Under-21 academy side begin their play-off campaign at home to Warrington Wolves tonight. "Those three
Esholt have won the Division Two second teams' title in the SDS Bradford League. They clinched the championship at home to Idle, who collapsed from 105 for two to 161 all out in the face of some inspired bowling from Stuart Houlbrook (7-50). Michael Birts
Bradford-born Anthony McGrath completed 1,000 first class runs for the first time in his career as Yorkshire took charge of the first day's play in their final home championship match of the season against Worcestershire at Headingley yesterday. McGrath
Adrian Morley arrived at Odsal yesterday licking his lips at the thought of playing alongside fellow Great Britain internationals Jamie Peacock and Stuart Fielden - if he gets in the team, that is. With Joe Vagana, Paul Johnson and Brad Meyers already
Experienced Musical Director Sylvia Shepherd is leading her flock of five talented nuns to the theatre this month. Sylvia is taking her first role as MD for the Northern Academy of Performing Arts for their production of 'Nunsense A-men!' later this month
PRESSURE is mounting on council chiefs to overturn a decision to centralise Otley's Chevin Ranger service - with more than 1,000 people signing a petition supporting the call. But time is running out for those fighting the plan as the last warden based
AIRPORT bosses are trying to find out why permission has been granted for a wind farm which could interfere with their air traffic control system. Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) and the Civil Aviation Authority both warned that building eight, 320ft turbines
A long-established specialist metals firm in Bradford has ditched its venture capitalist partners and acquired the shares in a management buyout. A management team from Osborn Metals Ltd in Low Moor has completed the buy back of shares from Lloyds TSB
Plans have been announced to kick start the next stage of a £1 million project to turn a defunct railway line into a new leisure trail. Plans have been submitted in preparation to commence work on the next section of the Great Northern Trail, between
