MEN across the district should know their vital stats. That’s the message from Bradford district and Craven health chiefs. They say there are seven key numbers every man should be aware of – 37, 150, 5, 14, 10, 120/80 and 75. * The risk of
by Ian Brand ALMOST without noticing, spring has been left behind; the Bluebells and Ramsoms have set seed and the House Martins have returned to our eaves. Early summer has arrived and what better symbol than the Foxglove? Suddenly growing rapidly
GUISELEY AFC have added six-foot striker Gabriel Johnson to their squad for the coming season and he arrives at Nethermoor hoping to maintain his prolific strike partnership with Aaron Martin. The pair were at Brighouse Town last season with Johnson
Happy debutant Jordan Thompson says the Yorkshire dressing room are delighted with the end result to day two against Surrey at Guildford, with the hosts closing on 290-8 as play finally got underway following first day rain. Thompson, from Yeadon
WALKERS are preparing to make a bee-line for Otley. The town will hold its 2019 Walking Festival from Saturday, June 22 to Sunday, June 30 - and the organisers say it will be 'bigger than ever'. This year's event features 55 walks and related
NHS Blood and Transplant is this National Blood Week (June 10 to 16) urgently calling for more men to start donating at donor centres in Leeds and Bradford. New figures show that only 46 per cent of the active blood donors at Leeds and Bradford
AIREBOROUGH Civic Society is urging people to leave their cars at home for Clean Air Day. The call comes as the group steps up local efforts, following tests conducted on the A65 and A658 last summer, to reduce environmental pollution and improve
JACOB Birtwhistle won the men's ITU World Triathlon Series race in Leeds as home favourites the Brownlee brothers suffered a disappointing afternoon on Sunday. Australian Birtwhistle, a Commonwealth Games silver medallist, pulled away on the run
ERIC Sutton, a well-known sportsman in the Bradford district, has died in St James' Hospital, Leeds, aged 87. Born in Otley, Eric kept wicket several times for Yorkshire Seconds from the mid-50s until the early 60s, playing alongside many who would
AN ILKLEY man is issuing a call to arms for help in improving the appearance of a main gateway into the town. Roger Yaxley, a member of Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club, has lived in Ilkley for three years and says he loves the town, however, he is
AN INTERACTIVE ‘listening’ garden will open at Harewood House this month. Pleasure Garden, based in the estate’s Walled Garden, has been created by Australian musician Genevieve Lacey. More than 30 ‘audio interventions’ have been hidden around
AN MP has praised the RSPCA for protecting animals in Aireborough and Horsforth. Stuart Andrew (Con, Pudsey) attended the animal welfare charity’s annual drop-in at the House of Commons recently, when he heard from RSPCA inspectors about their frontline
OTLEY Lions Club have helped sheltered housing residents celebrate the refurbishment of their building. Leeds City Council completed a major revamp of Union Court, costing just over £2 million, last winter. Otley Lions visited more recently, at
LAST weekend saw a packed programme to celebrate 50 years of Civic Twinning between Ilkley and Coutances. A group of 24 crossed paths with dignitaries visiting the Normandy beaches before docking in Portsmouth on Saturday morning and arriving in
IT has been another busy few weeks for the Airecentre Pacers, with dozens of runners competing in a host of local races, with some impressive performances. First up was the Apperley Bridge Canter on Thursday, May 30, a multi-terrain race of around
