A man says he is lucky to be alive after a ‘drive-by shooting’ in Guiseley. John Waite was left shocked but unharmed after being hit by an air rifle pellet which appeared to have been fired from a passing car. But he is warning that
GUISELEY AFC’s former Huddersfield Town defender Anthony Lloyd went into the New Year with hope and optimism after ending 2009 on crutches following a shattering leg injury. Lloyd had been ever present for Guiseley this season when he was injured in
Just a quick glimpse at any NHS fact sheet about breast cancer makes for truly sobering reading. The most common cancer in the UK, it affects about 46,000 women (and around 300 men) mostly, but not only, in the over- 50 age bracket, a year.
A new breast cancer screening service is to be introduced at Wharfedale Hospital as part of a Leeds-wide health improvement drive. From October, the Otley hospital will expand its current, symptom-based service to provide routine breast screening
It was lovely to see the pictures in the Wharfedale Observer (January 7) of the children sledging and I couldn’t help but think of our car park here at Wharfedale Hospital which at times in the last few days has been like a skating rink despite
1885 DURING the week ended Saturday some excellent skating was obtained on Yeadon Dam. Last Thursday afternoon upwards of 1,000 persons were enjoying this exhilarating pastime. A party of gentlemen from Leeds were also engaged in that thoroughly
Africa! It had never been high on my list of places to go. The Alps, the Arctic and frozen wastes are more of a magnet for me. I knew it would be primitive and I’m not even a camper. The thought of trekking down a field to fetch water or take a shower
Springtime changes to bus services should give passengers from Pool-in-Wharfedale a more reliable service. That is the view of Metro chairman Councillor Ryk Downes (Lib Dem, Otley and Yeadon) over proposals that would affect the 757 (Leeds
Care services for children across Leeds have been branded “inadequate” for the second time in six months. A new report from the Care Quality Commission and Ofsted concludes that, while services for looked-after children in general were judged to meet
A Bramhope schoolboy is hitting the mark after becoming a national archery champion. Eight-year-old Joe Fairburn, who took up the sport when he was just five, is the new under-9 national indoor champion competing at the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall
The hastily re-arranged SPEA FIM World Championship Indoor trial was the only bike event on the northern calendar on Saturday evening but the big question; would the riders, and the 6000 plus spectators managed to make the trip to Sheffield. They did
Blyth Spartans 1 Guiseley 2 GUISELEY travelled north on Tuesday night for their FA Trophy clash at Blyth Spartans and left the north east coastal town covered in glory with a home game against either Gainsborough Trinity or Tamworth in the third round
A potentially dangerous craze of dazzling aircraft pilots with lasers has been outlawed under new legislation, it was announced this week. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which has campaigned for a change in the law, said the move was in response
