Bradford & District | Archive | 1999 | May
Schoolgirl mums are to bring home their experiences to other youngsters in an innovative sex-education project in Bradford. more...
A confession. I am not especially a fan of football - or of any other team sport, for that matter. Never have been, either as spectator or participant. more...
Residents have sent a strong message to Bradford Council that they want quality rather than quantity on the former Transperience complex at Low Moor. more...
Police in Bradford have started a manhunt for a dangerous convicted paedophile after he failed to appear for sentencing before a Crown Court judge. more...
The Lord Mayor of Bradford was celebrating today after the appeal he launched in memory of his premature twin babies smashed the £100,000 mark. more...
The relentless increase in the number of teenage mothers is very worrying. However many campaigns are launched to get across the message, the number of youngsters becoming pregnant continues to rise along with the number of abortions. more...
Allotment holders face blockades as families try to stop them driving past their homes to take manure to their plots. more...
A teenage drug addict who robbed a newsagents shop at gunpoint has been jailed for 21 months. more...
Investors opening Skipton Building Society accounts in the south will have to stump up more cash from today in a bid to ward off carpetbaggers. more...
A security guard has been barred from working in Bradford Job Centres after he racially abused a woman who was attending an interview. more...
From inside a peeling gin palace in London's Soho, two old soaks observed the leather-capped figure strolling outside. more...
In-form Steve McNamara admits the Bulls are entering the unknown when they make their first visit to Gateshead's Thunderdome tomorrow. more...
Manager Paul Jewell has vowed to prove the bookmakers wrong after Bradford City were made favourites for relegation in next season's Premier-ship. more...
Police are appealing for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Keighley home since February to make contact with her worried family. more...
Winners of the Keighley News' Cute Kids competition, in which photos were taken at Morr-ison's supermarket by Picturesque Studios, were: 1 Sian Morrow-Reid, Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley; 2 James Francis Smith, also of Braithwaite Avenue; 3 Adam Zafar, Devonshire Street, Keighley, and Niall Walsh, Bromley Grove, Exley Head. All receive framed photographs. more...
Keighley Police are investigating an apparently unprovoked assault on a youth which left him needing hospital treatment. more...
Hundreds of antiques-collectors flocked to a fund-raising valuation day at East Riddlesden Hall on Wednesday. more...
Barnardos is seeking volunteers in Keighley to help young people with disabilities. more...
The auction of a print of what is said to be the best goal scored at Turf Moor, the home of Burnley Football Club, raised £200 at a fundraising night for Manorlands. The event - a 70s and 80s night - was organised by Keighley woman Rachel Mace in memory of her mother Kathleen Hopkins who died at the Oxenhope cancer-care hospice in January 1997. more...
Two men threw wet towels on a blazing bed after lightning struck their 18th-century farm. more...
A pub is counting the cost of last Friday night's torrential downpour. more...
The Rev Michael Chapman has become the new President of Keighley Churches Together. more...
Children have been raising funds for the Kosovo refugees. more...
Shoppers have won their campaign to persuade a top supermarket to change its parking fees. more...
England Worthside Ltd, which supplies equipment for the drinks industry, has recruited two women engineers. Louise Critchley is a Modern Apprentice in welding and fabrication, and Jodie Allwood has responsibility for research and design. more...
Two bottled ale brands at a historic brewery are being given a facelift by Keighley-based OPM Labels. OPM has produced striking new labels for Hardy Country bitter and Royal Oak premium ale, the flagship bottled beers of Dorchester-based Eldridge Pope plc. more...
Peter Black Holdings has entered into a conditional agreement to buy the Marks & Spencer footwear division of Fii for a total consideration of £5.15 million. The first £3.75 million will be paid on completion from existing resources, with the remainder in stages up to January 31 2000. more...
Astonishing revelations about a parachuting tragedy at Haworth more than 90 years ago are contained in a new book. more...
The quirky side of local history is investigated in a new book by Ingrow woman Marie Campbell. more...
A lorry driver who was on his way to buy a lottery ticket knocked down a pensioner, an inquest heard. more...
A paramedic who began his career at Keighley ambulance station is heading Down Under. more...
ENterprising students at South Craven school have beaten other schools in the area by winning an award for their business know-how. more...
Oakbank School headteacher John Roberts says he is looking forward to the future as an 11-18 year school and is confident staff will make it a success.He was speaking on Wednesday at the school's annual presentation evening where prizes were presented by BBC TV weatherman and former Oakbank pupil Paul Hudson. more...
The number of patients waiting for an operation at Airedale Hospital has dropped by 167 people since last year. more...
A heroin-addict who brandished a four-inch-long knife at a female petrol station cashier has been jailed for four years. more...
A man who suggested Keigh-ley College run its own comedy course is to have his first play performed on the stage. more...
A new `uncompromisingly modern' footbridge is to be built across the Leeds-Liver-pool canal. more...
An action-packed day for all the family is promised by organisers of this year's Keighley Gala on Saturday, June 5. more...
A war of words has broken out after allegations of intimidation at last week's council elections. more...
Residents in East Morton had a lucky escape on Monday evening when a flaming car narrowly missed their own vehicles. more...
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Hundreds of Bradford City fans gathered in Keighley on Monday to salute their heroes. more...
Winners of a children's writing contest run by Airedale Writers' Circle were presented with awards on Tuesday night. more...
LABOUR has lost control of Otley Town Council. more...
TWO schools have won almost £90,000 to forge hi-tech links with pupils and teachers across the region. more...
THE search is on for Yeadon's pantomime principal boys of yesteryear. more...
SCHOOLCHILDREN are backing a campaign for better sporting facilities at Guiseley AFC as part of their Literacy Hour lessons. more...
TODAY the Wharfedale Observer calls on the people of Otley to unite against the hated `Welcome to Leeds' signs at the entrances to the town. more...
BURLEY Middle School is riding the crest of a wave as it celebrates further national recognition. more...
TODAY we are asking people to rise up against the ridiculous `Welcome to Leeds' signs at the entrances to Otley. We are asking everyone who lives in the town to make their feelings known and present a united front to the city council and say - `you're welcome to Leeds, we live in Otley'. more...
OTLEY Action for Older People is taking to the road in its determination to tackle the particular transport needs of local people. more...
THE jobs of 100 workers at Guiseley pram firm Silver Cross still hang in the balance today. more...
FROM a steam engine to a flight simulator, from pygmy goats to shire horses, this year's Otley Show is bringing both traditional and new elements together for family entertainment. more...
NOW that the local elections have come and gone it's a relief to be able to discuss political topics without falling foul of regulations design to ensure fairness in the media. more...
A FORMER Yeadon man travelled to Guiseley last week with the new UniBond Premier League soccer champions Altrincham and, although joyous at his side's achievement, he was unhappy to see that his old school had been demolished. more...
MARGARET Parkin was devastated when her supply of fig jam dried up - but thanks to an Otley trader's international connections she now has plenty to put on her toast. more...
MAJOR awards have been distributed to successful competitors at the 56th Horsforth Competitive Festival of Music, Drama and Dance. more...
PROTESTERS fighting plans to build more than 100 homes in Pool-in-Wharfedale have been told the green belt land will be developed - the only question is when. more...
AN Otley lorry driver is helping to take two uniquely-designed shower units to help refugees from Kosovo in Albania. more...
WADDILOVE Cup holders Knaresborough were shock losers when this season's competition got underway losing to Skipton by five wickets. more...
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IN a tense climax to the National Orienteering Championships on Sunday, local runners Alistair Wood and Tony Thornley teamed up with Dave Chapman from Roundhay to become Men's Over-45's champions. Running against more fancied teams from all over Britain, tha Airienteers team won the coveted title in the Lakeland woods of Holker Hall. more...
THE PC Sports sponsored Airedale Junior Cricket League has got underway with matches in all sections. Addingham's Michael Sant took the batting honours with an un beaten 102 against Otley Town in the Under-17 section. more...
AFTER four weeks Yeadon stand proudly at the top of the Bradford League's Second Division having nothced three victories following their opening day wash out against Keighley. more...
HALL Park's Robert Murphy will skipper the Airedale and Wharfedale League in their first round White Rose Trophy competition game against the Bradford League at Ilkley CC on Sunday, May 16. more...
GREEN LANE, new members of the Millet Printers Evening Cricket League, let down the other ten member clubs with their last minute withdrawal from the competition. more...
TRACEY Mahoney wrecked Lawnswood's innings with a 5-18 return as the home side were dismissed for a mere 67 in reply to Pool's 173-8. more...
Airedale and Wharfedale Bowls Association results: more...
TWINS Paul and Daniel Hinchcliffe have been crowned UK champions after beating players nationwide. more...
MEMBERS of a South Craven Women's Institute are getting tough on the causes of cancer by volunteering their services for trials into a strain of the disease which kills thousands each year. more...
A CORONER has urged council bosses to take action over an accident blackspot after an Earby motorcyclist was killed in a collision on the busy stretch of road. more...
A POPULAR and successful Barnoldswick event could be in jeopardy this year, as too few people struggle with too much organisational work. more...
SKIPTON residents claim their television viewing has been interrupted by nearby building work. more...
TWO Craven teachers have won £500 for their schools after reaching the regional finals of a groundbreaking new awards scheme. more...
MOBILE phones are an important technical breakthrough in the Dales with more and more people relying on them. more...
100 years ago: Ticket holders who had been granted access to Skipton Castle Wood were being urged to assist in keeping order. RB Barrett, of Skipton Castle, had written to the Herald in an attempt to stop wanton damage and mischief. He said the previous week a pheasant and a duck's nest were raided, the eggs being within days of hatching. He added that it was likely many others had been similarly damaged. On the previous Friday three boys had been caught red-handed robbing a thrush's nest and were being dealt with by the police. Mr Barrett feared Lord Hothfield would eventually close the wood to everyone. more...
EVERY Thursday evening a great roar of the printing press at Bradford marks the start of the production of another 21,000 copies of the Craven Herald. more...
I WAS delighted when I was asked to write an article to celebrate Local Newspaper Week for syndication in local papers around the country. Not just because it gives me a golden opportunity to communicate with more people in my own words, rather than those which others choose to attribute to me, but above all because I am a great admirer of local newspapers. more...
IN the brilliant French novel Clochemerle, the residents of a small provincial village are up in arms when the town council puts up a urinal in the village square, right in front of the church entrance (the English translation is well worth reading!). more...
THE first scouts arrived some time ago, on Easter Monday to be precise. We heard them coming long before we saw them. more...
THE Yorkshire Dales National Park is to prosecute an environmental charity for the unlawful removal and disturbance of the limestone pavement at Winskill Stones near Langcliffe. more...
THE mother of a heroin addict has told how she felt a sense of relief when her son was arrested after trying to hold up a newsagent's store with a hypodermic syringe. more...
YOU have been warned - Craven District Council is clamping down on those motorists who continue to disobey the rules regarding parking on the market setts. more...
CRAVEN police chiefs have revealed their plans for the area for the next 12 months. more...
ELDERLY residents of Skipton are celebrating the reopening of a much-loved Skipton facility. more...
A FOUR-LEGGED fire alarm has been given the credit for saving the lives of a North Craven family. more...
A STUDENT from Settle High School was presented with a special award after completing 12 years of school without a single day missed. more...
A WEEKEND of mixed weather put a dampener on the Settle Sheep Shambles, but couldn't deter locals and visitors from supporting the community event. more...
RESIDENTS in Silsden are demanding action after a series of disturbing pranks by youngsters and adults. more...
SETTLE were the only Craven side to progress in the Ribblesdale League's Ramsbottom Cup when they crushed Edenfield by 62 runs at Marshfield. more...
BARNOLDSWICK finally welcome their professional Raja Arshad into their ranks this weekend. more...
IT was a good weekend for Skipton in the Aire-Wharfe League with victory in both Waddilove Cup and league encounters. A wet, slow wicket proved once again to be Skipton's trump card as they came through by five wickets against Knaresborough. more...
LEAGUE and Cup victories keep Steeton as the only Aire-Wharfe team with a 100 per cent record with Aussie Matthew Pinninger already close to 250 runs from just four innings. more...
WYNN Cup holders Carleton went through in double quick time at home to Jimmy Nelson's. more...
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