Dr Abdul Bary Malik JP is a Justice of the Peace, President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association and Chief Executive of Asian Disability Awareness Action in Bradford. Here he asks whether the definition of "free speech" needs re-assessing. Muslims in all
A Haworth company has won a £1 million contract to supply insignia to UK military forces over the next four years. Wyedean Weaving Company beat off strong international competition to secure the MoD contract for rank markings, epaulettes and embroidered
A Bradford company has announced a 41 per cent increase in its annual turnover after making two major acquisitions. Belgravium Technologies, designers and manufacturers of real-time data capture systems for the logistics industry, saw its turnover
National League Three North leaders Bradford & Bingley are annoyed that their clash at home to third-placed Nuneaton a week tomorrow has been postponed. The match has been put back to Saturday, April 29 because the Midlanders have three players -
Mark Hobson reckons he is an easier opponent for Enzo Maccarinelli than Johnny Nelson. But don't be kidded into thinking that Hobson is only making up the numbers at a packed MEN Arena in Manchester tomorrow night. The pair go head-to-head for Maccarinelli's
From a "worst case" deficit forecast at one time of up to £22 million to an actual one of £2.9 million is no mean achievement for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It deserves praise for recouping such a large sum in just over a year.
The multi-national firm which runs Bradford's schools and Council computing services made pre-tax profits of more than £91 million last year. Serco saw its profits rise by 28 per cent and revenues rise by 38.1 per cent to £2.26 billion in 2005. The company
A Bradford company has announced a 41 per cent increase in its annual turnover after making two major acquisitions. Belgravium Technologies, designers and manufacturers of real-time data capture systems for the logistics industry, saw its turnover rise
Actress Jenny Agutter is once again returning to the railway that helped catapult her to stardom 36 years ago. She will be guest of honour at the Cystic Fibrosis Trust's annual Railway Children Walk and fun day on April 30. The walk encompasses locations
A businessman fears he could lose thousands of pounds a month because another company is stopping heavy vehicles getting to his garage. Christopher Jackson, proprietor of CJ Motors on the Bridgehouse Mills industrial site, in Haworth, said Skipton Properties
Greenhead High School has fired a warning to parents and pupils after Government figures placed it on a list for having the most prolific truants. The school is one of nine in the district being targeted as part of a national crackdown, which could see
Old and new haunts will feature in this summer's sequel to last year's Keighley Festival ghost walk. Tour guide Malcolm Hanson is seeking stories of modern-day ghosts to spice up his trek around the town centre. He wants Keighley people to tell him about
Cash-strapped Airedale Primary Care Trust may be forced pay a "reserve" of £3.7 million in the next financial year to the area's strategic health authority. Trust board members found out about the proposal at this week's meeting. The trust is currently
A hospital manager has hit out at the lack of respect shown today for nurses and doctors. Gaving Anderson, manager of the accident and emergency unit at Airedale Hospital, told of how medical staff are regularly harassed or threatened by difficult and
A haulier desperate to support its local gala can't because of insurance constraints. R McDowell wants to offer some of its 70 lorries to provide floats in the popular annual procession through Keighley. But the Valley Road haulage and distribution firm
A Haworth company has won a £1 million contract to supply insignia to UK military forces over the next four years. Wyedean Weaving Company beat off strong international competition to secure the MoD contract for rank markings, epaulettes and embroidered
A mystery "saboteur" thought to have a grudge against a moorland pub has been revealed. Since last Christmas pub landlord Karl Rowlett has been trying to discover who has been taking down signs directing people to the pub at Oldfield near Haworth. One
HE's cheaper to buy than a roadsweeper, gets in places where no brush can reach and will happily take nothing but Mars bars in payment. Meet Charlie Brown, the latest weapon in the fight to keep Barnoldswick tidy. Without any training, the two-year-old
EARBY'S New Road Community Centre will not have a new manager for at least a month, prompting concerns that it will be "closed by stealth". The admission comes as retired boss Roy St Pierre joined a chorus of protests against the delay to find his replacement
HISTORY is in the making again at Dalehead, in the Forest of Bowland, as work to renovate the tiny church gets under way. Contractors have been stripping out the aged internal furnishings to make way for a brand new heating and lighting system which will
CRAVEN'S unique past is being dug up and recorded by a team of experts. The local volunteers, led by Dr Roger Martlew from Leeds University, are using state-of-the-art satellite navigation techniques to build up a precise picture over the vast expanse
RESIDENTS in Lothersdale say around 40 new telegraph poles being erected in the village are a blot on the landscape. BT is in the process of erecting the poles on private land at Side Gate to accommodate a new housing development. Residents say the first
A PROGRAMME to repair memorial headstones at local cemeteries is on target to be completed by May. Craven District Council said this week that excellent progress was being made to reinstate headstones at four cemeteries and churchyards in the district
"WE'RE winning the war," says Steve Place, the councillor who might be called Craven's dog poo tsar. He is the council's portfolio holder for protecting and enhancing the environment and his remit includes keeping Craven's streets free from dog fouling
USERS of the 581 bus from Ingleton to Horton-in-Ribblesdale are confident their service has been reprieved. The 581, along with several others across Craven, was part of a transport review carried out by North Yorkshire County Council. A £311,000 shortfall
FORMER Steeton woman Penny Roberts is busy training for her next event. Penny, who was paralysed in a sky diving accident 11 years ago, will take part in the Derbyshire Dash and Dangle in May. The event will see her taking part in a 50-mile cycle, a high
VILLAGERS in Embsay are hoping it will be third time lucky when they get their new elm tree. Tree surgeons removed the existing Chinese elm on Wednesday after a huge split had developed along the trunk - leaving it precariously poised to come crashing
Keighley Playhouse's latest production is described as a witty and fast-moving comedy verging on farce. Nobody's Perfect concerns aspiring novelist Leonard whose only successful relationship is with his daughter. He is unable to do in real life what his
A 61-year-old grandmother described today how she fought a tug-of-war over her newsagent's shop takings with a masked robber as he hacked at her counter with a claw hammer. Mohinder Kaur was behind the till with her 16-year-old granddaughter when the
These employees of the West Lane Burling and Mending Company at Haworth have obviously used their Christmas trimmings to decorate their workplace in celebration of the Royal Jubilee of King George V in 1935. Haworth itself held an open-air service and
Crack cocaine addict Lily is learning to be a mum again, thanks to the help of drugs workers. Lily, 35, admits her two children, a girl aged 13 and an eight-year-old boy, missed out on treats while she was spending her money on drugs. But now they are
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will end the financial year £2.9 million in the red. Most of the deficit - £2 million - relates to costs involved in shedding 27 administrative jobs at the trust's headquarters. The remaining £900,000 relates
A father of four has been found guilty of fly-tipping after dumping rubble, concrete and plastic bags into woods near Heaton, a court heard yesterday. Taxi driver Sabir Hussain, 43, of Bishop Street, Heaton, Bradford, denied dumping the rubbish into the
Bradford University bosses have welcomed a cash boost of more than £2 million to open up access to students from poorer backgrounds. The university, ranked as the most socially inclusive in the country, has received an extra 23 per cent in cash from a
All four primary care trusts in the Bradford and Airedale district will go smoke-free on National No Smoking Day next week. From next Wednesday, no smoking will be allowed on any PCT premises or in their grounds. The move will apply to staff, patients
A man who scrounged tens of thousands of pounds in benefits has pledged to sell his home to help repay the money. Trevor Bayles, 42, of Silver Birch Close, Wyke, pleaded guilty to three offences of benefit fraud last month. The self-employed driving instructor
Government Minister Hilary Benn commended the Telegraph & Argus and the people of Bradford yesterday for their swift and continuing response to the devastating earthquake in Kashmir and Pakistan. The Secretary of State for International Development
Councillors setting Bradford's annual budget refused to fund education chiefs' £675,000 shortfall. Conservative group proposals for Bradford Council to make up the Education Bradford's shortfall in its contract were met with resistance by the other political
Bradford's council tax payers will see their bills rise by just over four per cent from April. It means those living in an average Band D property will pay an annual bill of £1,146.57 - up £45.46 - although most Bradford residents will pay less. Those
The employer and landlady of a convicted killer who raped a ten-year-old boy have attacked the probation service for failing to give them full details of his past history. Stephen Ayre, 44, assaulted the boy while out on licence from prison after serving
A couple ensnared in a passionate sex triangle were today beginning life sentences for a chilling and brutal murder. Scheming lovers Tracey Cameron, 40, and Graham Haylett, 40, must each serve at least 20 years in prison for luring Lennie Fulbirg, 49,
Mary Fuller, the 13-year-old England international and Oakbank Table Tennis Club member, put in one of her best performances at an open junior championships at Essex 4-Star in Harlow. Mary reached two finals in the under-18 girls competitions, winning
They may be the bottom two teams in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League's First Division but the clash between Ukrainian 'B' and visitors Embassy 'B' served up some top class entertainment. For Ukrainian's, Peter Holbrook played very well
Wakefield 1 Keighley Ladies 5 - Keighley bounced back from defeat at Knaresborough with an impressive performance at Wakefield. After surviving early pressure from the home side Midfielder sophie3 Taylor latched onto a loose ball and showed quick thinking
Premier Division Keighley Athletic 0 Stanbury 4 - Neither team was able to score in a finely balanced first half, but five minutes into the second period Stanbury began to stamp their authority on the game. Dave Armstrong opened the scoring, and 15 minutes
Northern Plant Hire Cup: Grassington 3 Oxenhope 2 (Extra time) Oxenhope's attempt to see the club's two teams reach five cup semi-finals failed in the mud at Grassington. In a scrappy game Oxenhope had given themselves a two-goal advantage with 20 minutes
SUPER GRAN Veronica Kennedy has been crowned a rowing World Champion - at the age of 71. Veronica, who has six children and 17 grandchildren, suffered a stroke three years ago and only took up indoor rowing last October. Her son, Stephen, competed in
COUGARS head to Rochdale, looking for revenge, this weekend with their confidence sky-high after a thrilling encounter at Oldham last week. They came within a whisker of beating the NL1 side who only rescued victory with a last-gasp drop goal. After the
MATTHEW Watson finished Yorkshire's top runner in the senior men's race at the English National Cross-Country Championships last Saturday (writes Roger Ingham). The Bingley Harriers runner from Embsay came 13th out of more than 2,000 competitors in the
AIREVILLE School pupil Melissa Greaves is continuing the tradition of cycling success in her family. Her brother is a national champion and her grandad a former world record holder. Now Melissa has a series of titles under her belt, having won Yorkshire
EARBY Cricket Club has been left searching for a new professional with just weeks to go to start of the new season. Members of the Ribblesdale League club were told this week that Mohammed Ayub, the club's paid player for over two seasons, had been refused
JOHN Lawn has sprung a surprise by elevating Oliver Renton ahead of David Lister in the second row for the trip to struggling Stourbridge tomorrow (writes Mike Crowther). If anyone has been a fixture in the Dale line-up over the last few years it has
100 Years Ago SHAREHOLDERS in the Yorkshire Dales Railway received their first dividend, albeit a modest one. Chairman Walter Morrison said that traffic in minerals, merchandise and livestock using the line had all risen again but passenger traffic had
One of the saddest indictments of our times comes via comments from Gavin Anderson, manager of the Accident and Emergency unit at Airedale Hospital. Mr Anderson, who is also a senior nurse, says people don't seem to have the same kind of respect that
THE county councillor with the responsibility for rural bus services writes a cogent and reasonable letter in this week's paper outlining the principles behind the council's attempts to cut its subsidies to rural bus services. Buses tick the right green
Bradford Park Avenue go into tomorrow's home game against Gateshead determined to start the post-Gary Brook era with a fighting display. Acting manager Brian Crowther said: "We know we have a battle on our hands with teams below us and around us winning
Catalans Dragons aren't going to be a ship without a Rudder, according to Andy Lynch. The Bulls prop is relishing the prospect of tackling the French outfit in their own backyard tomorrow night. Much has been made of the fact Catalans are missing their
Aaron Wilbraham has double the reason to be an instant hit at Valley Parade. Wilbraham goes straight into the side against Blackpool tomorrow hoping for the right result to help City - and his full-time club MK Dons. The lanky striker can boost the survival
A Haworth company has won a £1 million contract to supply insignia to UK military forces over the next four years. Wyedean Weaving Company beat off strong international competition to secure the MoD contract for rank markings, epaulettes and embroidered
An initiative to ensure people in the developing world get a decent chance to compete on the global market is being backed by a village. The Haworth Fairtrade group is taking part in Fairtrade Fortnight, which starts on Monday. It will distribute 14 notebooks
A campaign to clean up the district will start this weekend and Silsden and Steeton will be two of the first places targeted for "The Big Sweep". The Big Sweep is Bradford Council's largest ever clean-up campaign and Silsden and Steeton will get the once
Traffic experts will decide the fate of a project to develop a former factory site, which would help change the face of Keighley. Members of the Keighley Area Planning Panel agreed in principle with proposals for the old Wask engineering site, on the
GRASSINGTON fire crew celebrated an historic day this week as the station's status was officially upgraded to retained. Years of hard work and dedication have been rewarded as crew members will now receive up to £2,500 a year to provide round-the-clock
LOCAL headteacher Brian Beresford has turned his hand to a new skill - writing school musicals. Mr Beresford, who lives in Skipton, wrote his first musical play, Samson Power, in 2004 as a performance project for youngsters at Whalley CE Primary School
SKIPTON town councillors are going back to school next week - as part of a review of the play facilities it provides within the town. They will be talking to both parents and children about how they want to see the play areas develop in the future. The
SKIPTON Building Society is one of the most profitable in the country, its chief executive said this week. John Goodfellow praised the group's outstanding performance when commenting on its annual report. It showed the Skipton and its 16 subsidiaries
CRAVEN is bucking the trend by collecting almost every fine it imposes for environmental offences. But it is being encouraged to issue more fines to people who drop litter or leave dog mess on the streets. This week the minister for Local Environmental
NETWORK Rail is to accelerate its track renewal work on the Settle and Carlisle line, helping to secure the future of the route. Originally scheduled for later this year, part of the renewals programme is now set to start on Monday and will last four
STAFF working at Airedale Hospital have "major concerns" over the hospital's new £10 million mental health facility. The unit, which is currently under construction at the Steeton site and which should be open by Christmas, will free up mental health
A QUICK-thinking Skipton man saved the life of a fellow motorist in the early hours of Sunday morning. Twenty-three-year-old Philip Hudson pulled injured driver William Scott from the wreckage of his Renault Clio just seconds before it was engulfed by
Regina Spektor -- Mary Ann meets the Gravediggers and other short stories Both the album title and the artists' name -- (Regina Spektor, methinks that's not her real name) -- suggest something of a Goth record in the offering but NO! From the first opening
The Ice Queen -- CADS A sparkling confection of comedy, song and dance was served up by the Cullingworth Amateur Dramatics Society (CADS) last week during their pantomime. Written and produced by Pauline Wood, the talented cast took on their various roles
OperatorSix, one of Keighley's brightest musical hopes, is playing down its links with the town. Material publicising the band's latest West Yorkshire gigs describes the members' origins as Bradford. Two of the members, Darren Akeroyd and Ian Atkinson
Local: Former Bronte Middle School, Oakworth Road, Keighley: Kydz youth theatre in comedy-drama Spies (tonight/tomorrow 7.30pm). Phone 01535 219705. Keighley Playhouse: comedy Nobody's Perfect (Monday-Saturday 7.30pm). Phone 0845 126 7859/01535 604764
SIR - Well, its that time of year again. Oh, no it isn't! Oh, yes it is! And once again the Oakworth Methodist pantomime (Red Riding Hood this year) was a joy to watch. What brilliant scenery, with the special water feature -- and the uv scenes were amazing
SIR - There has been much public and media interest in the subject of subsidies for rural buses, some of it producing more heat than light. The debate is important, and wide-ranging public discussion is vital. May I, as the elected member responsible
Bradford could get its first city living forum as more and more people choose to set up home a stone's throw away from their work and play. A new report on city housing going to councillors next week shows there is a need for Bradford to increase its
Two men who have lost loved ones to suicide are setting up a self-help group in Bradford to help others come to terms with their loss. Guy Milnes, from Haworth, is one of the founder members of a Bradford branch of the Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
A judge has sentenced a 38-year-old Bradford man to life imprisonment after he injured two friends with a camping axe. Edward McHugh had been drinking with Malcolm Yule and Roy Benjamin at Mr Benjamin's flat in Oak Avenue, Manningham, but after an argument
Keighley RFU Under-17s start their National Cup campaign on Sunday when they take on a powerful Wilmslow side. The Utley outfit won the Yorkshire Under-17 Division One title to book their place in the National competition and Wilmslow were champions of
Keighley Town 16 Queensbury 10 - DAZ LYNHAM put Town on their way to victory with an impressive opening try against Queensbury. Coach Dave O'Connor added the goal to give his side an emphatic start to the game. After Queensbury had eased back into the
Cougar Cubs Under 15's 16 Townville Tigers 10 - Cougars took the points in the battle of the big cats. Both teams started this game level on points at the top of the table, having only lost one game each. After a hectic first five minutes Tigers center
Cowling Under-10s beat Shipley Pumas 5-0 despite failing to click into top gear. Scorers for Cowling were Luke Allsop, Josh Wood, Liam Daffern, Jacob Hough and Oliver Williams. Josh Wood was man of the match. Keighley Shamrocks Under-7s produced a fine
Steeton 1 Littletown 2 - Steeton suffered yet another set back with this defeat, which sees the top two teams pulling away with games running out. They were made to pay for missed chances and were caught out from set pieces in each half. The homesters
Skelmersdale United 4, Silsden 1 - For the majority of the first half the Cobbydalers made a mockery of league standings with a brand of slick movement and sharp passing on a surface fit for a snooker final the mesmerised the league's top side. They created
Liam O'Reilly produced an explosive contest at the recent boxing dinner show organised by Keighley Amateur Boxing Club and Keighley Albion ARLFC. O'Reilly (above) suffered a cut to the bridge of his nose in the second round against W Hopkins of Liverpool
KEIGHLEY crews enjoyed success in the Legend Fires North West Stages Rally last weekend. Local councillor Andrew Mallinson was in action in his Subaru Impreza 4wd rally car and there were two other crews in the impressive start line-up on Blackpool's
THE district's biggest boxing fan finally met one of the game's all-time greats recently. 'Boxing John' Gethins has followed the fortunes of all the big names in boxing, and counts some of the best known British boxers as personal friends. He has met
Oldham 25 Cougars 24- A STUNNING performance by the Cougars warmed travelling fans on a bitterly cold afternoon at Boundary Park. Even a last-gasp drop goal from John Hough could do little to cool the enthusiasm of a committed display that came close
Our duty to keep the NHS public SIR - This Government is seriously dismantling the National Health Service and has admitted there is no limit to the amount of NHS work they are prepared to hand over to the private sector. The NHS is being replaced by
COUGARS head to Rochdale, looking for revenge, this weekend with their confidence sky-high after a thrilling encounter at Oldham last week. They came within a whisker of beating the NL1 side who only rescued victory with a last-gasp drop goal. After
Volvo have spent a lot of time and effort in recent years convincing us they are more than just makers of big estates. They've lavished a lot of attention on their convertibles (the C70), compact estates (V50) and especially their 4x4s (the exceptionally
