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Ilkley,Otley News

Letters to the Editor

Anti-speeding group annoy  more...

£50,000 housing cash for play park

CHILDREN in Ilkley are to benefit from thousands of pounds worth of play facilities as more council cash generated from new housing comes home to the town.  more...

Council gives extra £5,000 to festival after seeing plans

PARISH councillors have agreed a controversial proposal to give an extra £5,000 pounds funding to the Ilkley Summer Festival.  more...

How Ilkley man took on Everest's `Death Ridge'

THE North Ridge of Mount Everest is universally acknowledged as the most difficult and dangerous route up the world's highest mountain. It is sometimes known as `Death Ridge'.  more...

Red flags go up in bid to seek new sites for masts

PLANS for mobile phone masts in Menston and Ilkley are being opposed by Ilkley parish council planners.  more...

Car parking puts a hitch into railway path plan

A PLAN to create a cycle, horse and footpath using the line of the former railway from Bolton Abbey to Addingham could have hit the buffers before it has gathered steam.  more...

Talented performers bring the 99th festival to life in sparkling concert

The 99th Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts brought hundreds of top-class performers to Ilkley last week.  more...

Addingham springs ahead in Yorkshire in Bloom

ADDINGHAM is in contention for a prize in this year's Yorkshire in Bloom competition - but 2004 national winner Ilkley has two rivals to beat to take top place again this year.  more...

Church's last gasp cash bid

A CHURCH is drawing close to completing an ambitious £640,000 scheme to rebuild its parish hall.  more...

Changing plans

ACCORDING to Addingham Parish Council chairman, Gordon Campbell, the Airedale Primary Care Trust has so far come up with nine different plans for the new village medical centre. Such a claim might lead to the observation that the draughtsman's costs alone could have paid for at least one community nurse for a year.  more...

Ilkley,Otley Sport

Ilkley RU youngsters enjoy sporting and cultural visit

THIS year, Ilkley RFC's Under-13s ventured abroad for the first time to compete in the Tourni de Bocage at St Lo in Normandy in an international tournament which attracts teams from across northern France and others from the South of England.  more...

Weather again hits Waddilove Cup

BAD weather conditions again hit the Airedale and Wharfedale League's Waddilove Cup competition. Again some results had to be decided by a bowl out or on the faster run rate.  more...

Awards are presented to Ilkley RUFC players

Ilkley Rugby Club held their annual Players' Dinner on Friday evening in the clubhouse. Turned into a splendid dining room for the evening the club provided an excellent venue with luxury catering layed on by Pauline and Elaine and their crew.   more...

Kirkstall are busily making their way to the top of the tree

BAD weather once again hit the Airedale and Wharfedale League programme and only four games were completed throughout the three divisions.  more...

Action packed weekend for Ilkley Harriers runners and riders

Ilkley Harriers have had another action-packed week. This started close to home at Esholt for the second race in the Harrogate Road League, staged by Dragons RC. A total of 70 Harriers were out, helping Ilkley to third team overall and retaining their leads in the ladies and lady vets team competitions, and with the male vets team now a close second overall.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Features

Blackpool's heyday recalled

It's autumn at Glusburn Institute next Wednesday in the shape of a bittersweet comedy by leading playwright John Godber.  more...

Irishman hits town

Performing at Victoria Hall on June 11 is leading Irish singer Dominic Kirwan as part of a 15-day national tour.  more...

Dvd reviews

Churchill -- The Hollywood Years  more...

What's on this week

Out of town:  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Letters to the Editor

Sir - I was saddened to read of John Hulse's death in the Keighley News today and my deepest sympathies go to Mr Hulse's family.   more...

Down Memory Lane

This group of members of the Keighley and District Chamber of Trade in the early l960s includes -- sitting second and third from the left -- two Mayors of the late Borough.   more...

Teacher faces jail after sex assaults

A 51-year-old school teacher is facing a prison sentence after pleading guilty to a series of indecent assault charges.  more...

Police chief's town centre pledge

Keighley's new £4 million police headquarters will open next month.  more...

Pupils get a hat - to head off cancer

Pupils at a junior and infants school are wearing hats at playtimes in a bid to protect themselves from the sun's ultra-violet rays, which can cause skin cancer.  more...

Station and hotel are top projects

Restoring Keighley Railway Station and developing a hotel and leisure complex in North Street have been revealed as the top projects to lead the regeneration of Airedale.  more...

A brush with the Brontes

A new art exhibition, designed by students from Keighley College, has been launched at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.  more...

Health trust appoints new chief

A top-level director in Leeds has been appointed the new chief executive of Airedale NHS Trust.  more...

New Mayor takes office

THE leadership of Keighley Town Council has passed to former deputy mayor Councillor Tony Wright.  more...

Head gets a helicopter surprise

Head teacher Helen Wilson's closely-guarded secret of a retirement present dropped out of the skies at her school last week.  more...

Smallest house is sold

Little Dorrit -- believed to be the smallest house in England -- has been sold.  more...

Stealing a march on gala apathy

Gala bosses fear this year's procession could be short of marchers following a shortage of interest.  more...

Country route is on the right track

Elsie Hollingsworth took a trip down memory lane when a defunct rail track was re-opened as a new country trail.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Sport

England call-up for dynamic duo

FRIENDS Mary Fuller and Carly Robertson have been called up to represent England -- at different sports.  more...

Rugby League: Girls make it a double

RUGBY players from South Craven School made it a local `double' in the girls national finals of the Powergen Champions Schools rugby league competition this week.  more...

Rugby Union: Pub backs Union club

PUB group J D Wetherspoons have given their backing to Keighley Rugby Union Club.  more...

Tennis: Club aims for summer of success

KEIGHLEY Tennis Club, one of the oldest in Yorkshire, is pushing the boat out to top their success of 2004.  more...

Cougars: Inspiration needed

Cougars 12 Swinton Lions 30 - THERE is nothing mediocre about Paul Ashton, he is either inspirational or has a nightmare.  more...

Cricket: Craven League

RAIN wrecked Cullingworth's hopes of victory after they dismissed Foulridge for just 57.  more...

Cricket: Cowling Cup

Several Cowling Cup ties had to be put back to this Sunday when the weather again took its toll.  more...

Cricket: Keighley stay on target

Rain halted Keighley's attempt to continue their promotion campaign at Manningham Mills on Saturday.   more...

Cricket: Aire-Wharfe League

Silsden 1st XI were thankful for the rain after struggling to a total of 114 after losing their first three wickets for just eight runs.  more...

Bowls: Star lifts Classic crown

GREAME WILSON picked up the Arthur Bairstow Classic title at Keighley Bowling Club on Friday.  more...

Golf: Around the clubs

Bracken Ghyll - The Rabbits team has started the league season well with two wins, 2-1 away to Fulneck and 3-0 at home to Halifax, and a narrow defeat 2-1 away to Halifax.   more...

Cricket: Junior round-up

OAKWORTH Under-17s secured an eight-wicket win over Airedale in a game given added spice by the presence of former Oaks, Paul Quinlan and Josh Lewis in the Airedale team.  more...

Otley,Ilkley News

Pressing issue

THERE can be few more pressing issues for parents than the education and welfare of their children.  more...

Letters to the Editor

Antiquated law to blame for inspector's decision  more...

Mill site plans will transform the waterfront

THE owners of the Garnett's mill site in Otley have unveiled plans which could see it transformed into a retirement village, offices, a small hotel and houses.  more...

New school's opening has a familiar ring

AS AGE gaps go you don't get much bigger.  more...

Fire hit pub set to be repaired

AFTER sitting boarded up for nearly three years a pub between Bramhope and Pool-in-Wharfe-dale could soon re-open.  more...

Governors launch scathing attack on education chiefs

GOVERNORS have blasted Education Leeds over a shake-up in special needs education in Aireborough.  more...

Councillor launches rescue bid for Yeadon Carnival

Threatened Yeadon Carnival looks set to be saved after a last-minute rescue attempt by a former Mayor of Otley.  more...

Hawksworth top of the tree in `Bloom' contest

IN BLOOM groups from Wharfedale and Aireborough have scored four top three spots in the competition's Spring Judging.  more...

Chairman of Sport England praises work of school partnership

LORD Patrick Carter, chairman of Sport England, has praised the work of the St Mary's School Sport Partnership on a recent visit to the Menston school.  more...

Crowds flock back

RECORD entries and thousands of visitors made Otley Show on Saturday a rip-roaring success.  more...

Otley,Ilkley Sport

Gutsy Aireborough make their mark in Trophy final

Aireborough 24  more...

Jon promoted to referee in Football League

HORSFORTH soccer referee Jon Moss has been promoted to the National List of Football League Referees. He successfully came through his interview and from next season will be officiating in the Football League.  more...

Weather again hits Waddilove Cup

BAD weather conditions again hit the Airedale and Wharfedale League's Waddilove Cup competition. Again some results had to be decided by a bowl out or on the faster run rate.  more...

Kirkstall are busily making their way to the top of the tree

BAD weather once again hit the Airedale and Wharfedale League programme and only four games were completed throughout the three divisions.  more...

Season's best for Bethany as she prepares for NE Championships

Following the hectic county championships weekend, things settled down somewhat before next week's North of England U-20 Championships. Nevertheless, there was some significant action from local athletes around the country.  more...

  
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