A TRUE life drama is always as good as, if not better than a playwright's drama and Yeadon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society was presented with such a situation. One of their up and coming young actors, Jamie Rogers, was to feature in 'When We Are
ANOTHER debate over late pub drinking hours in Menston has ended in an amicable compromise, after objections from residents. The Fox, on Bradford Road, has settled for a scaled-down version of its proposed extended drinking hours, after negotiations at
MUCH vaunted plans to re-house police officers in the centre of Horsforth have been dealt a potentially killer blow. Ever since the new library at the Mechanics Institute on Town Street was announced, councillors and Horsforth and Aireborough MP Paul
OTLEY'S most famous son Thomas Chippendale has been put behind bars - and not everyone is happy about it. The statue of the world famous cabinetmaker, next to the old grammar school on Clapgate, has been fenced in by railings as part of extensive renovation
OFFICIALS of Guiseley Football Club turned up on Saturday to find a trail of damage with six double glazed windows in the clubhouse they share with Guiseley Cricket Club smashed. Volunteer workers arriving at the club on Saturday morning found a number
BUDDING Beckhams in Pool-in-Wharfedale could be about to reap the benefits of a £300,000 sports improvement project. Pool Sports Development Group (SDG) is pushing ahead with a move aimed at building on the village's thriving football, cricket and tennis
A £500,000 environmentally friendly visitors centre could be built on Otley Chevin. Lindsay Marsden, treasurer of the Chevin Eco Centre group, told Otley Town Council's Environment and Economic Development Com-mittee that a feasibility study had been
A mother who narrowly escaped a serious crash when driving with her young son is calling for action to tackle speeding teenagers who are using Otley as a race track. Interior designer Lia Martinucci, who stars on ITV's 60 Minute Makeover, was confronted
The general decline in attendance figures at football matches across the country is proving to be a worry for many clubs besides Bradford City. Even Premiership clubs are suffering from the downward trend. A report from the Football Governance Research
Fay Weldon in Conversation Craiglands Hotel, Sunday WITH many years of writing about the lives and struggles of women to her name, Fay Weldon's work is as difficult to categorise as ever. Refusing to fit in with the 'feminist' label, and rejecting technical
A GROUP of Menston residents are fed up and angry after being without a telephone service for almost three weeks. Several villagers living on Buckle Lane and Oakridge Avenue, near the Bradford Road junction, have not had a landline service since Tuesday
THE father and sister of an Ilkley woman killed in a car crash this week spoke of their anguish at the repeated delay of a court case which arose from the accident. The parents and sister of Rachel Scantlebury learned last week that it will be almost
Council crossed boundary SIR, - I see from the Gazette (September 29) that Addingham is too small a stage for the Addingham Parish Council. They have unilaterally extended their parish boundary so as to include people living in the West Ward of Ilkley
What must it feel like to win an event for ten consecutive years? Perhaps only those who run for Borrowdale Fell Runners know because last Sunday they won the Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay for the tenth consecutive time. The Hodgson family first organised
Otliensians 40 Sheffield Oaks 0 OLD Otliensians took the field with a strong side and once again captain Richard Smith found himself leading his pack from the back row along with the ever reliable Robert Arbuckle and youngster Marcus Keinhorst. The only
Wakefield-Emley 1 Guiseley 3 GUISELEY marked their 600th encounter in the Northern Premier League with a fine win over Yorkshire rivals Wakefield-Emley. Their 600th game in this league saw them notch their 262nd win having drawn 160 and lost 178. They
Car parking charges are set to rise at a hospital to help claw back a multi-million-pound deficit. Airedale NHS Trust estimates the hike to staff and visitors to Airedale Hospital at Steeton near Keighley will bring in £90,000. It will be pumped into
Thousands of people aged 65 and over in Bradford are once again being reminded to ward off flu by having a free flu jab this winter. Around 48,000 people in Bradford have received letters reminding them to get their flu jabs this year. The letter asks
Curry houses from across the city are asking people to munch a Madras, devour a Dopiaza or knock back a Korma to help raise money for a good cause. Several of the city's restaurants are taking part in the charity Scope's Curry Week to support disabled
A schoolboy has suffered a major setback in his crusade to bring about better play facilities on his home estate. Robert Moore, of Festival Avenue, raised a 120-name petition in July demanding a skate park and swings in the middle of Hawthorne Crescent
The Lord Mayor of Bradford, pictured inset, has praised the generosity of people in Bradford as her charity appeal fund grows. The appeal in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Bradford's Special Burns Research Unit has already smashed through the
Firefighters from Bradford have turned up the heat for a red-hot charity calendar. Twelve men and one woman more used to saving lives than posing for the cameras have stripped off in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for deserving causes. Crew members
Road safety chiefs have "cured" some of Bradford's most dangerous junctions. Research led by the West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership has shown a significant reduction in smashes at accident black-spots throughout the district after traffic calming
A 53-year-old child abuser has been sent to prison for 18 months after he admitted repeatedly molesting his victim over an eight-week period. Raymond Carr got to know the 12-year-old girl in 1998 and began indecently assaulting her after she went to stay
Ilkley Harriers Ilkley Harriers fielded two teams in the prestigious Ian Hodgson Fell Relays on Sunday, on the high fells circling Brotherswater in the Lake District. The Ilkley men's team had their best ever result, 19th overall in 4 hrs 25:41 The Ilkley
B Rhydding Ladies lls 0 Morpeth Ladies 1sts 0 After a gruelling three hour journey to Morpeth the ladies did well to take the field in positive mode despite a reduced warm up and stressful start. Morpeth always provide sticky opposition as they are a
Belper Ladies 1 Ben Rhydding Ladies 0 This was a disappointing start to the League season for Ben Rhydding Ladies. With a reduced squad due to injury and some unavailability, Rhydding were always going to have a challenging time against newly promoted
A story to fill the city with pride SIR - With regard to Sheila Ognissanti's letter (T&A, October 1) about the Teachers' Television programme featuring Carlton Bolling College, I wonder how she could be so confused as to say 'Bradford was once again
WHEN Hamlet lists the unacceptable travails and tribulations of life in his famous soliloquy beginning 'To be or not to be', 'the law's delay' features prominently among the many 'whips and scorns of time' for it is a truism to say that the wheels of
Picking an all-rounder of the year for either division shouldn't be too difficult after the 2005 SDS Bradford League season. East Bierley's Jaffer Nazir topped the bowling averages and was an impressive seventh in the batting in Division One, while it
Donovan Ricketts is back in training with City. The Jamaican goalkeeper has been crocked for six weeks since breaking a bone in the top of his left foot. Ricketts has missed the last ten games after suffering the injury in a challenge with Rotherham striker
Adrian Morley is aiming to make history by becoming the first English player to win Super League, NRL and Challenge Cup honours. Morley, who won the NRL with Sydney Roosters in 2002 and the Challenge Cup with Leeds Rhinos in 1999, has his sights firmly
Dean Windass will still have a shout in Monday's West Yorkshire derby - from the dug-out. City's top scorer is banned from the televised showdown with Huddersfield Town after clocking up five yellow cards. But Windass intends to do his bit from the sidelines
Undercliffe Cricket Club stalwart Ziarat Hussain reckons that Asian players need to show more dedication if they want to break into county cricket. Hussain, a guest speaker at the Bradford Junior League's prize-presentation at Cleckheaton Sports Club,
As derbies go this was a classic that had every conceivable ingredient, inc- luding a winner deep into stoppage time for Bradford Park Avenue. It was the third clash between the near neighbours in 15 days but the first one won by Avenue. Farsley Celtic
BUSINESS and housing plans for a former mill site in Horsforth have been lodged with Leeds City Council. Developers have already held a public exhibition of the outline plans for 5,000 square metres of business units and up to 150 new homes at the site
A woman described as the "life and soul" of her residential home has died shortly after celebrating her 100th birthday. Kitty Bairsto, who gave up smoking at the age of 96, amazed friends and relatives with her determination, good health and positive
A DAKOTA became the last ever aircraft to land at Leeds Bradford Airport's original runway this week. Airport workers and original airline stewards lined up to see the 44-year-old Dakota DC3 land at runway 09/27 on Monday. An impressive arch of water
Bradford faces tough choices if it is to reduce its "worryingly high" levels of economic activity and the number of jobless who receive incapacity benefit, according to an influential think tank. Despite steady growth in employment over the past decade
GEOFF KINDER reviews Alfred Brendel's concert at the King's Hall, Ilkley Alfred Brendel is rightly acknowledged as one of the world's truly great pianists and it was an honour for the Ilkley Concert Club that he agreed to provide the first recital of
ANOTHER debate over late pub drinking hours in Menston has ended in an amicable compromise, after objections from residents. The Fox, on Bradford Road, has settled for a scaled-down version of its proposed extended drinking hours, after negotiations at
AN Ilkley business which was forced to re-invent itself after the foot and mouth disease outbreak has won a prestigious tourist award. Husband and wife team Tim Edwards and Paula Hunt considered selling up because the restrictions on movement on Ilkley
THE source of pollution which turned an Addingham beck the colour of tea is still being investigated by officials from the Environment Agency. Officers were called by a member of the public on September 18 after it was noticed that Town Beck in the village
SCHOOLS in Ilkley are having to turn children away despite assurances there are enough places for youngsters in the valley, says a councillor. Ilkley parish councillor and new All Saints Primary School governor, Councillor Andrew Walbank, says three children
PARISH leaders in Addingham have taken the first steps in a bid to provide the village with its own independent grass cutting service. Gordon Campbell, chairman of the parish council, said that members had identified the areas of the village which needed
THE search is on for a mystery benefactor whose legacy allowed an Ilkley school to buy the statue pictured above. The statue is called 'Learning Hand in Hand' and it takes pride of place in the school grounds along with a statue of birds by the school
Library ramp user thanks her campaign helpers SIR, - Last week's Wharfedale Observer reported the installation of the library wheelchair ramp giving me the access I have been asking for the last ten years. I hope that other wheelchair users will also
Otley Town 3 Honley 1 OTLEY Town's first team were in West Riding County FA Challenge Cup action at The Old Showfield on Saturday. They needed extra-time to see off their visitors Honley in this first round tie. In a low quality but open game Town advanced
A FORMER Yeadon man, well-known in local soccer circles, has organised a charity soccer match to be played on Sunday. Dave Fell, now from Eccleshill, suffered a brain aneurysm at his home three months ago. He was rushed to Bradford Royal Infirmary and
Otley 33 Sedgley Park 27 OTLEY achieved victory with a first-half hat-trick for Dave Scully, not his first but he cannot recall the year of his last, each time rising from a bunch of forwards after happily joining the melee. Nathan Bland also touched
Bradford scientists are developing a lifesaving vaccine for newborns to guard against a bug which kills 100 babies a year. In 2003 3,500 babies in West Yorkshire were colonised with Group B Streptococcus (GBS), the most common bacterium affecting babies
Pensioners are celebrating cheaper water bills after battling with Yorkshire Water to get meters installed. Elderly residents living in an affordable housing complex at Maple Court, Bingley, are saving £100 a year thanks to the new meters which reduce
An inquiry into the high number of baby deaths in Bradford held its fourth meeting yesterday The Bradford District Infant Mortality Commission was set up by Bradford Vision to examine how the number of infant deaths in the district might be cut after
The success story of a Bradford school which came out of special measures is being screened on television to inspire other teachers. Carlton Bolling College in Undercliffe was condemned as failing by Government inspectors in September 2002. But the school
Patients with sexually transmitted infections in Bradford are not being treated quickly enough, pushing up rates of STIs in the district. The problem is highlighted in a Terrence Higgins Trust report published today that shows just 38 per cent of people
Bradford MP Gerry Sutcliffe and Bradford City supporters are calling on more fans to show up for home games to help keep the club afloat. Bradford City Supporters' Trust and the Bradford South MP have issued a rallying cry to fans to get themselves down
Bradford will host contemporary "amoeba-like" sculptures next year as part of a unique art swap involving the city's famous son David Hockney. German artist Otmar Alt has been invited to construct his work in Bradford's Centenary Square and Lister Park
Bradford could have the country's first privately sponsored Islamic city academy as part of a massive shake-up of its state schools. A senior Government officer said Bradford schools needed "a radical solution" to end a history of low standards of achievement
Murdered dad-of-four Shazad Hussain never lived to see his son. Little Armaan was born ten days after his father was gunned down as he sat in a car in an alleyway behind Amberley Street, off Leeds Road. And today, Armaan's mother has spoken for the first
Ilkley 12 Bradford Salem 5 James McBirnie and Ian Mackenzie scored the two tries that were sufficient to knock high flying Bradford Salem off top spot in the league. Both were high quality tries manufactured as a result of a substantial team effort. The
Ilkley Res 3 Hartshead Moor 2 Ilkley AFC were without a game on Saturday due to County Cup commitments, and the club's attention was focused on the emerging talent in the Ilkley Reserve team who entertained Hartshead Moor. This was the Reserve team's
Ben Rhydding 3 Timperley 3 BEN Rhydding Men's First XI began their North Premier League campaign with a hard-fought draw against Cheshire-based Timperley. This was a feisty affair that ended in controversial fashion. With the score tied at 3-3, Ben Rhydding
Kippax Athletic 2 Burley Trojans 4 BURLEY Trojans gave their season a much needed lift when they emerged triumphant from their tough trip to West Riding County Amateur side Kippax Athletic in the County Trophy. Whilst results have not gone their way in
OTLEY'S most famous son, Thomas Chippendale, has been fenced in - and not everyone is happy about it. The statue of the world famous cabinet maker has stood in Clapgate, next to the old grammar school, since 1987. But in recent months as part of the restoration
