DIL JO BHI KAHEY (cert PG, 143mins) in Hindi with English subtitles. After enduring almost two and a half hours of intense boredom, I left the cinema auditorium eager to get to my computer and release my anger and aggravation on the innocent keyboard
Work has begun on the long-awaited £300 million Broadway shopping scheme as newly-appointed contractors moved on site. Birmingham-based DSM Demolition has begun stripping the interior of existing empty buildings as a prelude to the biggest demolition
Bradford Park Avenue will feel like they are walking on air as they journey to Runcorn FC Halton for a UniBond Premier Division noon showdown tomorrow following a massive win in midweek. Avenue had to come from a goal down and bounce back from an 89th-minute
Colin Todd has not made up his mind who will fill in for Dean Windass against Huddersfield. Andy Cooke and Danny Cadamarteri are fighting it out to lead City's attack alongside Steve Claridge in Monday's derby. Like a soap opera plot-line recording two
Shontayne Hape is confident he has what it takes to be the Bulls' Lyon-tamer. Hape will tonight go head-to-head with St Helens' star Aussie centre Jamie Lyon as the Bulls bid for a fifth consecutive Grand Final appearance. Lyon underlined his world-class
Concerns expressed in Bradford that the creation of a privately-sponsored Islamic city academy could hamper efforts to improve integration are wholly justified. Councillor Phil Thornton, chairman of Bradford Council's Young People and Education Improvement
A Government minister has heaped praise on Bradford Chamber of Commerce for its work in revolutionising export documentation. Trade minister Ian Pearson made his comments after being given a demonstration of how documents can be processed in less time
A newly-opened hedgehog sanctuary has been so successful that its owner has come across a prickly problem. Since Marianne Crowley, pictured, opened the Crystal Sanctuary at her home two months ago, she has taken in more than 20 spiky customers. But once
A farm-based micro-brewery pioneered its new ales among beer aficionados. Cullingworth-based Old Spot Brewery had two brews to test the taste buds at last weekend's Keighley Beer Festival. The brewery, which has operated for just a few weeks at Manor
Car parking charges at Airedale Hospital are to double. And it is not only visitors who will have to fork out extra cash to see their sick loved ones, staff will also be hit with an increase in their parking permit charges. At a meeting on Wednesday,
A knife-man who threatened to harm himself and others in a busy Keighley street was talked into giving up his weapon by a young policeman. PC Ben Pearson even discarded his baton and belt to gain the trust of the man, who was armed with a 7in-long kitchen
Two classmates of Aimee Wellock have unveiled a memorial bench in her honour. Melissa Kirkbright, left, and Emma Hepworth, both 15, raised £139 after organising and running a bun sale and a guess the name of the teddy competition. Half the money went
AT the age of 63 not many people would be thinking of taking an exam and certainly not one in dry stone walling. But for Enid Borthwick, of Threshfield, the lure of learning new skills proved too much and she's just qualified at craftsman level one in
EMBSAY pensioner Evelyn Smith is the inspiration behind a new telephone system invented by her grandson which is designed to give elderly people more independence. The 86-year-old, who used to run the village shop and a B&B until six years ago, lives
ONE of the unlikeliest churchmen ever to grace the Dales retires this week. The Rev Al Hodge, Upper Wharfedale Chaplain and based at Burnsall, didn't even believe in God as a younger man. "I wasn't an agnostic, but a full blown atheist. I decided that
THOUSANDS of households will be eating healthily this week after a successful Skipton food and drink festival. From locally farmed beef to pies made from pheasant and game, from honey to wild seeds, and from organic vegetables to specially flavoured olive
A SUSPECTED case of foot and mouth at Gisburn Auction Mart has proved to be a false alarm. Bells started ringing when an animal from an unidentified farm near Harrogate, which had been sold through Gisburn Mart last Thursday, arrived at a slaughterhouse
TEN months after being rejected for foundation status, South Craven School may have a second bite at the cherry. Governors at the Cross Hills school have revealed a consultation process is under way, after which they will decide whether to make a second
Annie -- Bradford Alhambra Not many musicals can last almost three hours yet still keep hundreds of younger children in their seats and well-behaved. But when this foolproof family show opened on Monday, the only sounds from my two were singing and excited
Local Keighley Playhouse: sex comedy The Decorator (Monday-Saturday). Phone 0845 126 7859/01535 604764. Bingley Arts Centre: Bingley Gilbert and Sullivan Society and Yorkshire Building Society Brass Band play rhythm and blues-style concert (tomorrow/Sunday
Looking rather over-awed by the splendour of Keighley Town Hall, these Fell Lane children were presenting Mayor J W Wardle with the £5 11s 0d they had raised towards the Spitfire-Hurricane Fund in the late summer of 1940. The photograph was supplied by
Another two Bradford schools are planning to become privately-sponsored independently-run city academies, it has been revealed. Rhodesway School in Allerton and Carlton Bolling College in Undercliffe have both submitted expressions of interests to the
A new campaign aims to cut deaths and disability from strokes in Bradford. The Stroke Association has called on Bradford's hospital bosses to treat strokes as a medical emergency and improve the care they provide to stroke patients. It claimed if urgent
A Russian maths student will be able to do his home studies again - after suffering for months from a mystery buzzing in his flat wall. Now housing officials have apologised after finding the cause of the noise which even drove Andrey Shynkarenko and
A 30-year-old man who was accused of sexually assaulting two young boys has been acquitted by a jury. Neil Watkin, of Irwell Street, East Bowling, Bradford, was alleged to have groped the youngsters, who were aged 11 and 12 and cannot be identified for
A five-year battle over a neighbour's high hedge could soon end. Barry Pickersgill will hear on Monday whether Kirklees Council will order the fast-growing Leylandii to be chopped back under new anti-social-behaviour powers. The 61-year-old retired licensee
A fresh inquest has been ordered by the High Court into the death of a diver from Bradford who went missing. Father-of-two Richard Hartley, 43, failed to resurface after an exploratory dive around a shipwreck off the coast of Anglesey on July 17, 2003
Riddlesden - October Stableford: First Division: 1 Brian Dean (37 points), Brian Brooksban (36), 3 Steve Boast (36). Second Division: 1 Ray Taylor (41), John Court (39). Third Diviison: 1 Neil Pickles, 2 Andy Bennett. The final of the Jack Smith Trophy
Skirlaugh Bulls Under 17's 14 Cougar Cubs 15 - A Joe Milner penalty got the Cubs on the score board after five minutes in this tough Humberside encounter. Good handling by the backs saw Tim Bibby cross the white wash for a try converted by Milner. Before
Under-17 A: Bingley 4, Baildon 0; Long Lee 2, Queensbury 2; Silsden 1, Bolton Woods 3. Under-17 B: Menston 5, Eccleshill 1; Sedbergh 9, Stanningley 2. Under-16 A: Clayton 1, Bolton Woods 1; Shipley Lions 1, Bingley 1; Wilsden 7, Hebden Bridge 1. Under
Denhome United 0 Steeton 6 - Steeton progressed to the second round with a comfortable win against spirited local rivals Denholme who had the better of the early exchanges. Things started to settle down for the Summerhill Lane side when Hollindrake opened
PARKSIDE School runners clocked up a string of successes at the Myrtle Park Cross country Championships organised by Bingley Harriers. Sisters Hannah and Lucy Mayho won their events with Hannah taking the Year 9-10 title and Lucy winning the Years 11/
POOL ace Martin Chapman has helped win the European Seniors Black Ball title for England. Martin, from Haworth, is one of the district's top players and is a member of the pool Pro Tour. He travelled with other members of the tour, Steve Evans from Northampton
Skipton travel to Moortown on the back of a morale-boosting win over Castleford. All the indications are that the Yorkshire Division Two will be a tight league this year, with no team looking outstanding, points gained away are valuable. Last week's win
COACH John Lawn reckons his side could be facing their biggest test of the season when they travel to Moseley tomorrow. Impressed by the Birmingham side last season, he fancies them to be right up at the top this year. "They will ask some questions of
University has so much to celebrate SIR - I realise newspapers use headlines to attract readers and that it is always a challenge to dream up a headline that will attract attention when interpreting detailed data on Higher Education. However, it is unfortunate
Teenager Aimee Wellock wanted to change schools to avoid being bullied. Her application was successful and she moved to Parkside School -- only to be bullied again, mainly due to the skin condition she suffered. The torment lasted from 2003 to earlier
WHAT a curious world the NHS lives in. The PCT, the body which governs and pays for NHS primary care treatment in Craven, is spending more than it should. The reason is that our hospitals are, it seems, too efficient. Instead of the long waiting lists
Keighley may be at the wrong end of the Yorkshire Division One table but they are predicting a close run thing tomorrow at fourth-placed Bradford Salem. The visitors, who are third from bottom, are traditionally slow starters due to player unavailability
Amir Khan describes him as the toughest sparring partner he has faced. His trainer reckons Gary Sykes, England's No 1 amateur featherweight, is the best he has worked with. Promoter Frank Warren is said to be watching his progress closely. Sykes, from
A pensioner with cancer has thanked kind doctors in Airedale for curing his fear of hospitals. All his life Ferenc Nagy, of Green Way, in Glusburn, has been afraid of hospitals and doctors, but when he was diagnosed with cancer, in May, he had no choice
A Long Lee woman has just returned from trekking along the Great Wall of China in aid of a learning disability charity. Sandra Carter walked eight miles a day for six days along sections of the famous wall, raising at least £3,700 for Mencap. The walk
A new children's home is to be officially opened by royalty. Prince Edward's wife -- Sophie, The Countess of Wessex -- will perform the ceremony at the Sky View House residential home, in East Morton, this month. The new purpose-built home houses eight
The long-awaited £25million scheme to replace Keighley College is facing the axe, according to MP Ann Cryer. She claims delays in talks and a party political row are threatening delivery of the project, which is central to the Airedale Masterplan's redevelopment
Tragic teenager Aimee Wellock moved to a Cullingworth school to escape bullies, but was instead picked on by fellow pupils for nearly two years, her former head teacher has admitted. Dr Tony Rickwood, of Parkside School, said Aimee suffered at the hands
Three exhausted businessmen are back in the arms of their loved ones after escaping bomb blasts in Bali. Hugh Sugden, 38, Neil Cullen, 47, and Philip Jarman, 43, thanked their lucky stars when they arrived home to Steeton and Silsden unscathed, after
EXTRA police officers will be provided in Barnoldswick and Earby as part of a new neighbourhood policing team stationed in West Craven. The shake-up follows a review of policing by Pendle's new Chief Inspector Richard Debicki. The number of police officers
SETTLE Town Hall could be transformed into a one-stop-shop for local services. At a meeting of Settle Town Council this week, Craven District Council's chief executive Gill Dixon outlined plans for a major transformation of the listed building which could
CRAVEN College has escaped the worst effects of £600,000 cut in its budget for older students, its principal has revealed. Alan Blackwell said he was relieved that the 20 per cent reduction in Government-funded places had not led to a drastic loss in
CROSS Hills postmistress has gone for gold after winning a top post office award. Sharon Latta, who has worked at Cross Hills Post Office for nearly 23 years, scooped the gold sales award for the north in the Best Post Office Awards 2005. Mrs Latta was
IN the aftermath of a conviction for a violent rape in South Craven, police have revealed serious assaults across the area have increased by nearly 60 per cent over the last year. Eighty-four serious assaults, including actual bodily harm (ABH), were
ONE of the most picturesque churches in the Dales has been restored for future generations The final phase of a £210,000 restoration programme at the 15th century Church of St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malham, was marked by a special service on Sunday
HEALTH bosses have approved measures to avoid a forecasted £4 million deficit. Craven, Harrogate and Rural District Primary Care Trust says it is facing financial difficulties because patients are being dealt with more quickly than expected. "This is
THREE businessmen have revealed how they cheated death when the Bali bombs exploded just yards from them. Business partners Neil Cullen, Philip Jarman and Hugh Sugden were being driven towards Kuta Square in the heart of the island's tourist area when
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Ryan Binner put his rugby playing skills to use after he tackled a suspected shoplifter to the ground in Skipton High Street. The teenager was helping out on the underwear stall outside HSBC when the drama unfolded on Friday. The Aireville
THE former chairman of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and a governor at Kettlewell School has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting young girls. David Knight, who became chairman of CND in 1997 and has attended several major disarmament
All Woman The songs don't come much more diverse than on this three-disc compilation raising money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Styles range from soul, jazz and blues to disco, soft-rock and hip-hop, as modern as Joss Stone and Missy Elliott and as
Peter Whitley may be playing seven characters in his latest musical -- but the leading role is played by two separate women. Barbara Boothroyd plays the older Belle looking back on a life spent striving for fame, fortune and social standing. Meanwhile
Mojo Buford, Fats Domino, Big Mama Thornton, Howlin' Wolf -- you haven't made it in the blues world unless you have a nifty name. So we can be sure that Catfish Keith is the real thing when he plays Spectrum Blues Club, in Keighley, next Friday. The musician
SIR - I am in the pink. I have pledged my support for the Breast Cancer Campaign's national "Wear it Pink" day. And I urge others to give their backing to the event, on October 28. Last year companies, schools, universities, clubs, associations, local
SIR - The Herald informed its readers of the problems of the road collapsing between Skipton and Rylstone. It amazes me that the Highways Agency are making this out to be such a massive problem and expense. We now have to endure traffic lights for a year
Derelict wasteland at a major gateway into Shipley is spoiling people's first impression of the town, it has been claimed. Land off Leeds Road which is currently occupied by travellers has been branded a damaging eyesore. Shipley East ward councillor
Under-aged drinkers and their families on two Shipley estates are to get help from a special education week. Problems facing young drinkers will be highlighted next week by Bradford North Primary Care Trust and supported by the Shipley and Frizinghall
Rangers are patrolling a new trail along a former railway which opened in the summer to a chorus of complaints from nearby neighbours. The 12 volunteers, who have bought their own jackets, hope to be the eyes and ears to any vandalism or trouble making
A gunman involved in a spate of mobile phone robberies in a Bradford park has been locked up. Kevin Johnson, 22, was arrested in August after police launched a manhunt following a series of incidents in Bowling Park. The city's crown court heard that
Work has begun on the long-awaited £300 million Broadway shopping scheme as newly-appointed contractors moved on site. Birmingham-based DSM Demolition has begun stripping the interior of existing empty buildings as a prelude to the biggest demolition
More traders are being urged to open on Sundays in Bradford to make it a bustling centre seven days a week. All new tenants in the Kirkgate centre are being asked to sign up to Sunday opening, and the district's market traders are being polled by the
Seven new teams in a 30 team Keighley & District Table Tennis League shows how popular the sport is becoming locally. However, top match in Division One for the first week of the 2005-2006 season featured two long time League members, Embassy 'B'
OAKWORTH'S Liz Bland will probably never forget 2005 for a variety of reasons, but the long suffering bowling partner of Yours Truly - Roy Sanderson - has at last had something to smile about. The 'Dynamic Duo' teamed up to win the End of Season Handicap
Keighley 31 Huddersfield YMCA 17 - Keighley took a long step on the road to re-habilitation with an impressive and crucial victory. It was the side's first league success of the season and hopefully will herald the start of a winning run. The visitor's
Under-16 Girls: Long Lee 2 Oakworth 2. Under-14 Girls: Oulton 0 Silsden 1. Under-12 Girls: Oakworth 0 Bradford PA 0. Under-11 Yellow: Queensbury 3 Wilsden 2, Bingley 8 Eccleshill 2, Sutton B 3 Eldwick 1, Guiseley Blues 0 Horton Park 6. Under-11 Blue:
While not quite at their best Cowling Under-10s eventually overcame a useful Kings Park Wildcats team 4-1. Scorers were Jacob Hough (2), George Sellars and Josh Wood with one each. Man of the match was Jacob Hough. Keighley Shamrock Under-7s continued
Stoneclough 2 Cross Hills 2 - Following their free weekend the previous week, a new look Cross Hills side returned to league action against fourth placed Stoneclough from Bolton. Hills, propping up the league before the game after having only managed
Premier Division: AC Victoria 7 Three Horses 4 - The final scoreline didn't reflect how close this game really was. Vic took the lead through a Ryan Sollitt header before Horses equalised. Tony Cooper and Liam Houldsworth both scored excellent goals to
OXENHOPE piled on the pressure at the top of the Premier Division with a stunning performance against Carleton. They ran in six goals as they swept to victory in a one-sided game. The win puts top club Skipton LMS under pressure after they moved ahed
Silsden 1 Ashville 3 - How much last season took out of the Cobbydalers is starting to be revealed - as they start to look as much under pressure as Everton. They have crashed out of the FA Cup and out of the FA Vase at the first attempt and are lacking
SUPER-FIT runner Rob Jebb has won one of the toughest prizes in the world of athletics - the Buff Skyrunner championship. The seven race series includes the toughest mountain aces in the world and ended with the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon
MARK Casson, who plays off scratch, set a new Bentham course record when he shot a 67, three under par, in the October medal. The stiff breeze and the lack of run provided difficulties for some players but Mark's only problems were self inflicted when
Wharfedale winger Simon Horsfall, pictured left, has been named National Two player of the month for September. The captain of last season's Yorkshire Under-20s, Horsfall, a student at Newcastle University, has scored five tries in four league matches
100 Years Ago CHRIST Church in Skipton reopened after being closed for four months for a refurbishment costing £1,700. A subdued tint had replaced the somewhat cold and austere appearance of the stonework but the biggest change was the removal of the
