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Will luck hold for Ingrow Seconds?
Ingrow Seconds are through to the semi-finals of the Mewies Solicitors Craven & District League's Cowling Cup – and they haven’t bowled a ball yet! In the first round, their opponents Long Lee Seconds cried off. Then in the second round, they knocked
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Line-up finalised for double-header cup final
The Upper Airedale Junior Cricket League have announced the first of their 2010 double-header cup final days. It will be at Silsden Cricket Club on Sunday. At 9.30am, the under-13s from Wilsden and Oxenhope will contest the John Hindle Memorial Cup
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Lampkin shows there's life in the old dog yet
Silsden’s Dougie Lampkin delivered the right results last weekend at Fort William. He pressured world trials champion Toni Bou on Saturday and grabbed a bagful of championship points on Sunday, splitting fifth-placed James Dabill and Scarborough MRS
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Brown's amazing week capped by double first
Danielle Brown is believed to be the first Para-lympian archer to be selected to compete in the able-bodied Commonwealth Games. The Lothersdale bow-woman has been named in a 12-strong England team for the Games in Delhi on October 3-14. Also selected
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Funding comes through for Silsden
Silsden Football Club chairman Sean McNulty expressed delight after the Cobbydalers received crucial funding for ground developments – and revealed he had feared for the club’s future had it not materialised. The North West Counties League outfit have
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Inspired tyre choice
In his third season of competition, Bradley amateur race car driver Rupert Reader scored his maiden victory in the 2010 Monoposto Championship at Snetterton, following an inspired tactical decision to switch to rain tyres seconds before the start
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Feast of runs at Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Rathmell and Wrigglesworth Cricket Club, due to a shortage of players, had to reduce a Sunday game to a Twenty20 contest. However, visitors Waddington outplayed the weakened hosts by 27 runs. Rathmell and Wriggles-worth’s annual trip to Lancaster Gregsons
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Walker's half-century frustrates leaders Ilkley
Skipton proved a thorn in the side of Aire-Wharfe League Division Three promotion contenders Ilkley last Saturday. Ilkley’s lead at the top was reduced when they only managed to take four points off their opponents, despite some top-notch batting by
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Skipton show no mercy to basement boys
Oxenhope remain anchored at the bottom of the Upper Airedale Junior League's Pro Coach Academy Under-15 League after a 69-run defeat at Skipton, who made a sterling 154-4. Josh Mullinder rattled 37 and Izaak Beck another 34 in the high score. For
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Myers joins select list after Handicap victory
Stuart Myers of Cononley completed the individual competition four-timer when he won the Skipton Bowling Association’s League Handicap at Cross Hills Bowling Club last Friday evening. He joins Arnie Ripley and Chris Slater, who have won the League Merit
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Simon wins again at Settle
There has been much activity this week at Settle Golf Club at the foot of Giggleswick Scar. In a closely-contested event, where two shots covered the top six, victory in the Millennium Cup went to Simon Murgatroyd, his second trophy in eight days!
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Spragg is super at Ghyll
Roy Spragg had two shots lopped off his handicap after he returned a staggering 80-21-68 to win the Seniors’ June Medal at Ghyll from Garry Roberts (76-12-62). Despite a two-shot handicap reduction, Roberts (80-12-68) was again unfortunate two days
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MP drops in for an open-day cuppa
The weather could not have been better for Pendle & Craven Croquet Club’s open day. A succession of visitors were all keen to try the game and, while Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson couldn’t spare the time to play on this visit, he did accept a brew as
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Survey reveals decline in brown trout population
It looks like the Environment Agency have started their annual fish survey on the River Aire as a boat and several people dressed in wetsuits were observed just above Carleton Stone Bridge on Monday morning. Hopefully the results gathered this year will
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Bradley seize summit after rivals' encounter ends in tie
As the halfway point of the Mewies Solicitors Craven & District League season has been reached, all the divisions look to have some mouthwatering scraps to come in the second half. Two of the joint leaders in Division One, Cullingworth and Crossflatts
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Settle's victory bid foiled by cruel deflection
Settle first team’s match at Padiham in the Houldsworth Ribblesdale League ended in agonising fashion with defeat off the last ball from an overthrow with one wicket remaining. The visitors got off to a dream start with a third score in the nine-ties
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Gargrave Primary going to game's birthplace
Gargrave Primary School have secured a place at Rugby School – the birthplace of rugby union. The North Yorkshire school were runners-up in the Yorkshire regional finals of the Tag To Twickenham Competition at Pontefract, and will accompany
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Eagles show control to defeat Skipton
In the Upper Airedale Junior League’s CartaSport Under-11 Division, Skipton’s 59 runs scored were pegged back by the loss of nine wickets to give a total of 187-9. Their opposition Silsden Eagles scored 57 but lost only two wickets in a more
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Barnoldswick Town hold Summer School
Barnoldswick Town’s Summer Soccer School will be held on the weeks of August 9-13 and August 16-20 (10am-3pm). Coaching will be from two qualified coaches and other attractions during the first week include a free football, a trip to Turf Moor and
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Cross Hills' gutsy losing effort
The men’s and ladies’ teams from Cross Hills Tennis Club were in action again last week, playing the last round of matches of the first half of the Bradford & District Association season. The ladies’ team took on second-placed Heaton and lost 4-0,
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Stan pips his son to award
Cowling Harlequins’ player-coach Stan Greenwood won person of the year in Pennine League Division Six. Stan pipped his son Daz Greenwood to the title by a single vote. Harlequins start pre-season training next Wednesday (7pm) at South Craven School
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Great escape bid by bird
Our neighbour, Susan, has got a rather strange flower in her garden. It’s a foxglove, it’s light pink and at the top of the stem, above all the normal foxglove flowers, is one big flower; the same colour pink with the same brownish freckles, but it
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Flower displays help Barnoldswick to bloom
The first of thousands of flowers have been planted in Barnoldswick as part of the town council’s “Barlick in Bloom” initiative. Town councillors helped to hang 130 baskets and a pair of two-tonne planters – bought by Pendle Council’s West Craven Area
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Surgery 'is not closing'
Ingleton Surgery is not going to close. That was the message from Dr Ralph Sullivan when he attended a meeting of Ingleton Rural Community Association amid rumours about the surgery’s future. However, the meeting was told that while the surgery would
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Sheep Day set to bring crowds flocking in
Real sheep are to return to Skipton Sheep Day after a break of four years. Live sheep have been missing from the event since 2006 when restrictions on their movement were brought in. Organisers filled in with other entertainment, including replacing
