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Speeding drivers caught in operation

5:16pm Thursday 20th November 2008

Speeding drivers have been fined and an arrest was made in several police operations in and around the Ilkley area.

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Late-night shopping launched

5:18pm Thursday 20th November 2008

A late Christmas shopping night has been revived by traders in Ilkley this year.

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Boundary change bid 'nonsense'

Coun Martin Smith

2:26pm Thursday 20th November 2008

Changing a town’s political boundaries would be a costly waste of time, according to a district councillor.

'Better buses on the way'

Councillor Ryk Downs

4:04pm Tuesday 18th November 2008

Better buses are promised for passengers on one of the best-used routes in Wharfedale.

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Friends have fundraising off to a T!

Pictured at the Lido wearing one of the T-shirts is eight-year-old Ben Bearpark.

11:01am Saturday 15th November 2008

A poster from one of the giants of the Railway Age is again being used to promote one of West Yorkshire’s most popular tourist attractions.

Buckets of fun as collectors go Pudsey mad

Guiseley School pupil Billy Rebecchi, 13, had his head shaved watched by Kieran Spratt, 13, Sam Denning, 13, Patrick Giles, 13, and Ben Birss, 12

8:00pm Friday 14th November 2008

Wacky hair-dos and bad dress sense were rife in Bradford as the annual Children In Need fundraising day hit fever pitch.

Teenager died after cold virus attacked heart

Ilkley Grammar pupil Paul Lockwood who died aged 15

10:36am Friday 14th November 2008

Tributes have been paid to a “fun loving” schoolboy who died suddenly after falling ill from a cold virus.

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Moors study may get £2 million

Gavin Edwards, archaeology museum officer at Ilkley’s Manor House Museum

5:50am Thursday 13th November 2008

A £2 million grant could help experts understand the riddle of the strange carved stones which pepper the moors above Ilkley.

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Bids made to overturn tree orders

3:43pm Monday 10th November 2008

Planning bosses are being asked to over-rule objections to two tree preservation orders.

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Spring date for roof work

10:15am Saturday 8th November 2008

Work to repair of the roof of the Winter Garden building in Ilkley is due to take place in the spring.

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Very commendable intentions by the police but they no longer have the backing of the courts in terms of punishing offenders to make it worthwhile! Most offenders will get an £80 fixed penalty fine or if they do make it to court a very lenient sentence! − finemess, Bradford

City centre crime blitz launched »

My feeling is we have to put the emphasis on young, home-grown players and make sure that they get the best coaching and development and get into SL when they are ready. But that doesn't mean getting rid of all the overseas players. As people have said, overseas players have contributed massively to our game and raised the bar immensely. − micksey, Wibsey

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Sam Burgess, pictured, says Glenn Morrison and Joe Vagana have had major influences on the careers of young Bulls players
Burgess: Foreign stars helped make me the player I am

Bulls star Sam Burgess has hit back at Ricky Stuart after the Australia coach blamed England’s World Cup failure on too many overseas players in Super League.




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