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Stories for 13 January 2006

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Victoria's working to recruit success

A 23-year-old Bradford single mother is setting up her own recruitment company with the help of a London-based group which promotes entrepreneurship.   more...

Trading is tough in smoke-ban pubs

A company which has several pubs across the district has revealed that trading has remained tough at premises where it has banned smoking.  more...

Agency pledges to abide by rules

A West Yorkshire estate agency has agreed to abide by the terms of consumer protection legislation after a number of complaints were received about the company.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Low Moor saga goes on and on  more...

Councillor faces child sex charges

A Bradford councillor faces trial on sex charges, including attempted rape, against two young girls.  more...

Please help our sons to live

Two dads have made a desperate appeal for bone marrow donors who could save the lives of their seriously-ill sons.  more...

£400m deal over schools of future

A consortium has been awarded a £400 million contract to refurbish and rebuild every secondary school in Bradford.  more...

Pregnant killer is released from custody

A 15-year-old girl convicted of killing Bradford schoolgirl Aimee Wellock was released from custody because she is heavily pregnant.  more...

'Superbug figures are getting better'

The number of people catching MRSA in Bradford's hospitals is falling, even though latest figures show the Trust is failing to meet tough Government targets.  more...

Joginder's 60 miles of hard road

For most people a trip of 60 miles will mean taking the car.  more...

Schools' sex abuse list checks 'robust'

Education bosses say "robust" systems are in place to prevent sex offenders working in the district's schools.  more...

Clare has pregnant pause at the library

A young couple whose baby was born in the car park of a library came up with a fitting name.  more...

Stars lining up for Sharon

The organisers of a charity concert to raise cash for the family of shot PC Sharon Beshenivsky have added more top names to the star-studded line-up.  more...

Volunteers are delighted with space to grow

Volunteers at a Shipley-based not-for-profit company will be celebrating when the store opens a new extension next week.  more...

Road rage mum left sleepless in Shipley

A mother is at the end of her tether after suffering four sleepless nights caused by roadworks outside her home.  more...

Pagan image that will turn students to stone

A craftsman wants to teach people how to carve their way into our pagan past.  more...

Final decision due over mill's revamp

Councillors are set to make a decision on final plans to develop Sugden Mill in Brighouse.  more...

Village history expert dies, 90

A former Telegraph & Argus community correspondent and local stalwart has died after a short illness.  more...

Mystery over animal deaths

Dog-owners walking their pets at a beauty spot have been warned to keep a tight rein on their pets after the deaths of animals who had been exercised there.  more...

Proud Mohammed in line for an `Oscar'

A father-of-three from Bradford is in the running to win a national accolade for his volunteering work.  more...

Girl `upset' after visit to dentist

A manager has described to a jury how a teenage girl who claims she was groped by her dentist was "quiet and upset" when she came to work in the minutes after the alleged assault.  more...

Nick's spearheading disabled jobs drive

A Bradford University academic is spearheading a scheme to help people from the city with autism and Asperger Syndrome succeed in the workplace.  more...

The public needs reassuring

Every parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle wants to know that the children in their family - indeed, that all children - are safe in school. It is clearly a huge disappointment that Education Secretary Ruth Kelly is not able to offer that reassurance.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Brown lands a shot at big time

Joe Brown will be thrust into the firing line against League One leaders Swansea tomorrow.  more...

Trophy hunter Harris out to complete the set

Iestyn Harris today admitted he is desperate to complete a treble and rule the world.  more...

Smillie is banking on a quick gym fix

Donovan Smillie hopes a change of gym will mean an upturn in his fortunes in 2006.  more...

Wappett in plea to the stayaways

Bradford & Bingley's head coach Geoff Wappett is calling on fans to back his team's bid for promotion from National League Three North.  more...

'Now give me a league victory'

Bradford Park Avenue manager Gary Brook is demanding "same again" from his players as they prepare for the long trip North to Gateshead tomorrow.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Features

Family secrets revealed

A family get-together does not go as planned at Keighley Playhouse this month as long-hidden truths tumble out.  more...

What's On this week

Out of town   more...

Gig nights a boost to local music scene

Twice-a-week gig nights are now being organised at Keighley's CJ's Bar by experienced members of the town's music scene.  more...

Panto Review

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -- Colne Municipal Hall  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Write last chapter in saga of area's traffic snarl-ups

The saga of finding a solution to prevent traffic snarling-up the roads in and around Keighley has got more twists and turns in it than any spaghetti junction.  more...

Down Memory Lane

Here is the final scene of "Sleeping Beauty", as presented in the mid-1930s in the new Keighley Girls' Grammar School assembly-hall by pupils of a junior department which at that time also taught boys.  more...

Letters to the Editor

SIR - I would like to agree that the recycling system using the green boxes from Aire Valley Recycling is very poor, especially now that they are only to come every fortnight.   more...

Hooded rapist jailed - 17 years on

A retired police chief involved in the hunt for a rapist nearly 17 years ago has spoken of his delight following the conviction this week of the brutal attacker.  more...

Cheers - I'll have a pint of my own beer!

Enjoying a pint of his very own beer -- entitled Wilkie's Wobbler -- is Keighley cricket club member Brian Wilkinson.  more...

Land deal boost for college

The main stumbling block to building the new £23.5 million Keighley College campus has been removed.  more...

Mum leads Casey's Corner fight

The mother of a nine-year-old girl killed in a road accident has started a counter-petition in support of building a playground in her memory.  more...

Farewell to shot policewoman

hundreds of police officers joined with members of the public on Wednesday to line the streets of Bradford as they paid their final respects to PC Sharon Beshenivsky.  more...

Plans to improve town's traffic

Work to improve three town centre traffic-jam hotspots in Keighley is likely to be complete by the summer.  more...

Vintage railway gets visitor boost

The number of passengers carried by the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in 2005 rose by 5 per cent compared to the previous year.  more...

Boffins invent aids for disabled

When Margaret Courtney could no longer lift her walking frame into her car, she feared a loss of independence and a limitation of her active social life.  more...

Vintage bus service fails to get backing

A proposal to run a vintage bus on a route in Haworth has been opposed by a body which markets the area.  more...

Staff a credit to hospital

The chief executive of Airedale NHS Trust has identified the performance of staff as the major factor in the scooping of a national award.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Sport

Cougars: Gearing up for new season

COUGARS swing into action with their first pre-season game of the campaign on Sunday - when Batley take on the new look Keighley side.  more...

Motorsport: Josh aims for the top

FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Josh Hastings has been setting the world of Karting alive with a string of impressive drives.  more...

Rguby League: Saima mominated for award

Keighley women's rugby leqgue star Saima Hussain has been nominated for a Sony Sports Personalaity Award.  more...

Athletics: Call for young to b-Active

Children in Keighley are being encouraged to `Be Active' at the West Yorkshire Sports Hall Athletics trials in Bradford next month.  more...

A century of sporting memories

100 YEARS AGO  more...

Rguby League: Albion edge derby

Keighley Albion 10 Keighley Town 0 - The largest crowd at Highfield for many years witnessed a superbly competitive and hard fought encounter of which both teams should be proud.   more...

Rugby Union: Opening salvo sinks Keighley

Keighley 0 York 17 - The die was cast early on for Keighley when they leaked 17 points in as many minutes straight from the kick off. There was every indication that the 40 points drubbing at York in November would be repeated.  more...

Rugby League: Injury blow to cup hopes

Keighley Cougar Cubs 8  more...

Soccer: Bullets hit their target

Alsager Town 3 Silsden 1 - Silsden were undone in the opening twelve minutes by the rapid fire of the `Bullets' - a reference to a former ammunitions works int he Cheshire town.  more...

Soccer: Hills hold out for draw

Cross Hills 5 Bootle (Cumbria) 5 - It was the third time the teams had met this season with the honours having gone to the Cumbrians in the previous two outings.  more...

Soccer: Craven League

Oxenhope 3 Bronte Wanderers 2 - A Bumper crowd turned out to see a pulsating local derby between two of the top teams in the Craven Leavue.  more...

Soccer: Athletic march on

West Riding FA Sunday Trophy: Keighley Athletic 7 Marsh United 4 - Athletic progressed to the last 16 of the County Trophy following an entertaining contest with Marsh Utd of Huddersfield.   more...

Soccer: Junior round-up

The Shammies Under-13s B maintained their position at the top of the table with a convincing win away at Nab Wood. The Shammies took their time to settle in this game and it was not until half way through the first half before Jonny Greenwood opened the scoring. Liam Fothergill and Jack Bilney made it 3-0 before half time. In the second half the Shammies controlled the game and went on to score a further five goals through Adam Williams, Danny Holmes, jack Bilney, and Liam Fothergill (2). Man of the match was Liam Fothergill and the manager's award went to Matthew Robinson. There was also good performance from Richard Driver in goals and the defence was solid throughout.  more...

Skipton,The Dales Features

The changing world of the vet

MANY once "respectable" professions, including my own, have achieved a pretty grimy image in the eyes of the general public these days. People as a rule are distinctly underwhelmed by the reputation of politicians, lawyers, journalists and estate agents. Even doctors get sued with monotonous regularity.  more...

Skipton,The Dales News

Across The Years

100 Years Ago  more...

Broadband for all? Not so fast!

SIR - The headline to one of the articles in last week's Craven Herald, `Broadband is now available across Craven', is extremely misleading. The opening statement "Every telephone exchange in Craven has been enabled for broadband" is undoubtedly true. However, this does not mean that every property can access it!  more...

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Mill could be razed to make way for housing

SKIPTON looks set to lose another mill to housing.  more...

School wins garden cash

A SOUND station, weather centre and willow classroom will be part of a new £43,000 science and nature garden to benefit local school children.  more...

Town's vision moves forward

COUNCILLORS will debate the next steps in the Skipton Development programme in light of the results of the summer consultation next week.  more...

Legion forms band to honour ex-servicemen

DREAMS of having a Royal British Legion band in Skipton could soon be a reality.  more...

Have your say on parking policies

CRAVEN District Council wants the views of residents, businesses and employers on its approach to car parking.   more...

Boys outnumber girls in Herald birth notices

BABIES born in the Craven area during 2005 were most likely to be named William, Mollie, Oliver or Emma.  more...

Athletics legend opens school's gym

SKIPTON Girls' High School pupils have no excuse for not taking part in this year's Great North Run.  more...

Silsden steps into debate on farmers' markets

CONTROVERSY over Skipton's farmers' markets could pave the way for a neighbouring town to hold the event.  more...

Housing boss faces major challenge

CRAVEN'S affordable housing shortage was under the spotlight after a visit by the head of a Government commission.  more...

Residents renew their demand for parking ban

RESIDENTS of Hall Croft, Skipton, are calling for cars to be banned from parking on nearby Brook Street so they can get to their homes more easily.  more...

Speeding motorists are putting villagers in danger

A COWLING mother-of-two has called for traffic calming in the village, stating that residents are "dicing with death".  more...

£58m programme of work unveiled to safeguard railway

THE Settle to Carlisle railway line is to close for nine days to herald the start of a £58 million investment programme.  more...

Dog fouling problem `getting worse'

A SETTLE town councillor has hit out over the amount of dog mess in the town and says the problem is getting worse.  more...

Pioneering partners give businesses a head start

LOCAL entrepreneurs can now bring their business dreams to fruition with help from two pioneering organisations.  more...

Parade lacks one vital ingredient

IN recent years there has been a growing interest in our past. Family history studies are booming, with magazines and television programmes dedicated to the subject. And there has been a growing awareness of the sacrifices made by past generations which has translated into a glut of documentaries and research into World War One, culminating in fascinating interviews with the last handful of survivors, now well past their centenary of years and close to death.  more...

Skipton,The Dales Sport

In-form Dale aim for first victory over Orrell

WHARFEDALE coach John Lawn has warned his players not to make the same mistake twice ahead of Orrell's visit to the Avenue tomorrow (writes Mike Crowther).  more...

Simpson kick gains revenge for Ermysted's

A 13TH minute penalty from centre Mark Simpson took Ermysted's Grammar School through to the next round of the Daily Mail Vase as they gained revenge over local rivals Giggleswick School.  more...

Roe's mission is to give youth a chance

NEW Keighley Cougars coach Peter Roe believes the key to future success lies with the club's youngsters (writes Mike Crowther).  more...

Barlick keep feet on the ground after great win

BARNOLDSWICK Town manager Lee Boyer warned his side not to get carried away after their 4-1 win at seventh-placed Eagley lifted them out of the relegation zone.  more...

Craven League football results

All this week's results from the Craven League.  more...

  
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