Stories for 7 April 2006

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Firms keep troops snug on front line

Soldiers involved in conflicts at trouble spots across the globe are staying snug in freezing conditions thanks to two district companies.  more...

Could you help run Yorkshire Forward?

The search is on for three outstanding people to help shape the region's future.  more...

Warning over rules on noise at work

The Royal National Institute for the Deaf and the TUC are warning employers and employees to start taking hearing safety seriously following new regulations on the Control of Noise at Work introduced this week.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

St George's plans are hardly feasible  more...

Couple escape inferno death

A teenage couple were just minutes away from death last night as they became trapped behind a locked door in their burning flat.  more...

Nurse scalded in a 'grudge' attack

A nurse was badly injured by a patient who threw scalding water into his face.  more...

Family steps in to buy historic library

A Baildon family has saved a decaying landmark from the threat of demolition.  more...

'I'm sorry I killed boxer with heroin'

A man who killed a former professional boxer by injecting him with heroin has been shocked into giving up the drug.  more...

Masterly musical is simply 'Loverly'

They call it the greatest musical ever written and last night Sir Cameron Mackintosh's fabulous team showed us why.  more...

Holly's trip to USA called off

Terminally-ill Holly Clarke has been forced to postpone a trip to New York to help with vital research into her killer disease, as her condition has worsened.  more...

TV show sees Girls get really Aloud!

Bradford pop star Kimberley Walsh is part of a fly-on-the-wall documentary about the private and professional lives of her band Girls Aloud.  more...

Bar aims to bring back lap-dancers

The owners of a popular bar in Bradford's West End want to bring in pole dancing.  more...

Friends' sterling service

A band of volunteers is celebrating its 25th anniversary and raising an amazing £500,000 to improve patient care at a Bradford hospital.  more...

`Missing' patients waste surgery time

Too many patients are missing their appointments, wasting both GPs' time and NHS money, according to health bosses.  more...

Rebuilding efforts of charities go on

Six months have passed since an earthquake struck Pakistan and parts of India killing thousands and leaving millions homeless.  more...

Hundreds back canal proposal

Hundreds of people have backed ambitious plans to build a new canal between Shipley and Bradford which could bring thousands of jobs and homes to the district.  more...

`My Race for Life will be for Susan'

A breast cancer survivor will be joining this year's Race for Life fundraiser in memory of her brave friend who died battling the disease.  more...

Play areas to be set aside in mill conversion

A major mill conversion has been given the go-ahead on the condition that £75,000 will be spent on creating play areas.  more...

'Will nobody take a chance on me?'

A schoolgirl determined to make a career in plumbing has sent off almost 150 applications without success.  more...

How to be sure eggs is eggs!

Consumers are being warned to wise up to an egg-coding system by West Yorkshire Trading Standards officers.  more...

Drug service moves into its new home

A new health centre which includes a drug misuse service has opened in Bradford city centre.  more...

Absentees must mend their ways

A common complaint among patients at GP surgeries is that they can't get an appointment at short notice or at a time convenient to them. They would stand a better chance if so many appointments weren't taken up by other people who then fail to turn up.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

Macca's staying at Bulls

In-demand Steve McNamara is staying with the Bulls.  more...

Hot-shot Wilko is feeling the buzz

Watch out Brentford - bogeyman Marc Bridge-Wilkinson is coming back to haunt you.  more...

Smith eyes Grand prize

Trainer Sue Smith is hoping Grand National dreams will become reality for her talented gelding Ross Comm.  more...

Bees aim to finish season like Lions

Bradford & Bingley are still in the box seat for the automatic promotion place from National League Three North - just.  more...

Hussain tipped for a British title fight

Jamil Hussain is predicted to rise rapidly up the British rankings after taking a major scalp on his professional comeback.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Business

Keeping warriors warm

Keighley label specialist Nilorn Calmon UK is launching an attack on designer army apparel.  more...

Steeton is the new Ilkley

A residential development on the site of an historic mill is proving a huge hit.  more...

Link lift major mobile contract

Link Telecom has secured a major contract to replace Bradford Community Housing Trust (BCHT) Group's whole mobile phone network, including handsets and insurance.  more...

Norris leads team to award

The Keighley branch of plumbing company PTS has won a coveted prize.  more...

Dedicated staff honoured

Two Keighley gas workers who between them have notched up half a century of service have been commended.  more...

Firm is tickled pink

Thermal giant Damart is in the pink.  more...

DSG goes back on show

Dean, Smith and Grace is preparing for its first appearance in several years at the country's leading manufacturing technologies exhibition.  more...

KONE gets VIP visit

A business in Keighley got the VIP treatment when the Lord Mayor of Bradford came to visit.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Features

Dracula play should have a bit of bite

Bingley Little Theatre's youth drama group, Kaleidoscope, presents the spooky musical The Dracula Spectacula.  more...

Bands can beat a path to pub for jam events

A Keighley pub plans to build its new jam session into a recruiting centre for local bands.  more...

What's On this week

Local:  more...

Book Reviews

Faithless --Karin Slaughter  more...

Theatre Reviews

Dolly West's Kitchen -- Bingley Little Theatre   more...

Keighley,Bronte Country News

Reprieve this bus service and start listening to users

Taking a bird's eye view of bus services within Metro's area of responsibility, the 713 service from Keighley to Silsden is probably just a titbit not worth a second glance.  more...

Down Memory Lane

Early in 1934 the Right Honourable Viscount Halifax officially opened the new Greenhead premises of the Drake and Tonson's School, previously located in Strawberry Street and soon to be known as Keighley Girls' Grammar School.   more...

Letters to the Editor

SIR - I'm not an expert on local politics, but I can't help but notice that Keighley Town Council seems to come in for a lot of stick in your readers' letters.  more...

Gran held under new terror law

Two Keighley grandmothers have become the first people in the country to be arrested under new anti-terror legislation.  more...

Hairdresser ordered to restore historic frontage

A hairdresser has been ordered to replace a new shop front in a famous Keighley street.   more...

Man's account used to launder eBay scam cash

A man allowed his bank account to be used to launder more than £2,000 from an eBay scam.  more...

Footballers rescue driver

SILSDEN footballers turned rescuers when they came across the scene of a serious accident as they returned from a match on Tuesday night.  more...

Hospital heading to £3.8 million debt

Hospital trust bosses expect to be about £3.8 million in the red by the end of the financial year.  more...

Last post for Cliff

A first class sub-postmaster who has worked at Steeton for just over five years will serve his last stamp tomorrow.  more...

Stef flies out for world's toughest race

A Keighley man left the UK this week in readiness for a race dubbed the world's toughest.  more...

New college will be built - say bosses

A new Keighley College building will "definitely" be developed and a plan to merge the college with another centre will also be pursued -- according to a management announcement.  more...

Film shot in Keighley is released

A film shot extensively in Keighley has been released on DVD.  more...

Public afraid of the dark

People are scared of walking home alone at night, fearful of gangs of youths hanging about the street, a survey has revealed.   more...

Parents angry after son brings home drug smoking guide

A 13-year-old boy returned from a community centre with instructions on how to smoke heroin.  more...

Operatic society in search for pianist

The show won't go on for a Haworth operatic society if it does not find a new pianist within the next couple of months, according to the group's secretary.  more...

Children perform Bronte opera

An opera about the Brontës as children -- written by pupils from four schools in the district -- has premiered in the church where the father of the young Brontës was vicar.  more...

Budgie's great escape

Two women from West Lane have voiced their gratitude and delight after a kindly stranger rescued their pet budgerigar.  more...

Twenty held in drug crackdown

More than 20 people were arrested in Keighley town centre as part of a two-day police operation.  more...

Keighley,Bronte Country Sport

Cougars: Set to swoop on Eagles nest

COUGARS launch their league campaign at Sheffield tonight - determined to get off to a flying start.  more...

Cricket: Keighley club gets top award

Keighley Cricket Club has become one of a select number of clubs across England and Wales to achieve Clubmark status.  more...

Sport: On your marks for 2012 games

YOUNG people from Keighley are taking part in a project designed to help make Britain's 2012 Olympics the best ever.  more...

Cycling: Bronte leads revival

Braving strong winds on Saturday, the managing Director of Neophix engineering John Driver, rode a 10 mile time trial on the Boroughbridge course in 25mins 45secs.  more...

Boxing: Newby set for second fight

SILSDEN boxer Paul Newby will step into the ring for his second professional fight at Leeds Town Hall on Thursday.  more...

Cougars: Rovers return not a happy one for Roe

Featherstone Rovers 44 Cougars 10- IT'S always a pleasure for sportsmen to put one over their former clubs.  more...

Soccer: Foulger saves the day

Squires Gate 1 Silsden 1 - Keeper Martin Foulger pulled off a string of fine saves in a game that was largely dominated by a strong Squires Gate side still reeling from a heavy defeat at the hands of the Cobbydalers less than a month ago.   more...

Sport: Primary pupils shine

Over 20 primary school students from the Keighley, Bingley and Ilkley area were selected to take part in a Multi-Skills Camp selection evening at Oakbank School recently.  more...

Rugby League: Missed chances cost Cubs

Cubs Under-16s 4 Milford Marlins 14 - The Cubs were left to rue a string of missed chances in a pulsating, evenly contested game that effectively ended their season.  more...

Table Tennis: Embassy wrap up title

Embassy `A' wrapped up the First Division title with two matches to spare following a top class away victory against Lothersdale `A' in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League.   more...

Orinteering: Treble champions

Orineteering club, Airienteers, have three British champions after last week-end's championships held at Midhurst in Sussex.  more...

Bowls: League swings into action

The Worth Valley Bowling League kicks off this weekend with opening matches tonight and tomorrow but a break for Easter next weekend.  more...

Skipton,The Dales News

From the archives of the Craven Herald

100 Years Ago  more...

Vicar has big plans for his church

SKIPTON'S historic Christ Church is looking for good Samaritans to step forward to help give the site a £50,000 facelift.  more...

Survey reveals extent of house price problem

A HOUSING needs survey has highlighted a need for 370 cheaper homes in Skipton and the surrounding district over the next five years.  more...

Farewell to North Yorkshire Police

North Yorkshire Police Authority meets today (Friday) to, in effect, vote itself out of existence.  more...

Council critic joins Tories for election

VETERAN campaigner Bob Leakey and the chairman of a group which has protested against rises in local taxes are candidates for the local council elections on May 4.  more...

Grant is shot in arm for Craven's museums

MUSEUM facilities in Craven have taken a "quantum leap" thanks to a windfall of over £200,000.  more...

The wedding of the year goes off without a hitch

WHEN school pupils Sara and Louie exchanged vows then said `I pretend I do' all of Threshfield School started celebrating the wedding of the year.  more...

Pub unveils its expansion plan

A SKIPTON pub aims to double in size - by taking over the shop next door.  more...

Level crossing decision is "rubber stamp job"

SOUTH Craven councillors will have one last ditch attempt at keeping Kildwick crossing in the county council's imminent transport plans, but believe it is now just a rubber stamp exercise.  more...

Minister tours the seamier side of town

GOVERNMENT minister Jim Knight was dodging dog dirt and litter while on a tour of Skipton's grot spots.  more...

Childcare group faces uncertain future

THRIVING Skipton childcare provider Hopscotch Plus is facing an uncertain future with the resignation of two full-time members of staff.  more...

Dales gives harsh welcome to dry stone wallers

Dry stone wallers braved the worst of Yorkshire's elements to restore part of the Dales' farming heritage.  more...

Limestone beef is best says Dales farmer

A LOCAL cattle farmer is reaping the benefits after choosing to produce quality before quantity.  more...

Village gets its post office back

EMBSAY Post Office, which has been closed since July last year, will reopen in new premises next month.  more...

Skipton,The Dales Sport

Settle pitch problem puts Craven derby in doubt

SETTLE Cricket Club do not believe their pitch will be ready for their first home game of the season against local rivals Barnoldswick (writes Mike Crowther).  more...

Clements makes full first team debut

BLINDSIDE flanker Andrew Clements has been rewarded with his first starting place in the Wharfedale lineup for tomorrow's visit of Esher.  more...

Threlfall stars for Cambridge in Varsity match

FORMER Craven Minors player Brendan Threlfall won the man of the match award as Cambridge University won the 122nd Varsity match last Sunday.  more...

Eastburn co-driver gains national academy spot

CO-DRIVER Seb Marshall, aged 17 of Eastburn, is the youngest person to be picked for the new Motor Sport Association British Rally Academy.   more...

  
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