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  • Duo’s commitment to walk 500 miles

    Two teenagers have walked more than 500 miles from John O’Groats to Manorlands hospice. David Lewis and Ryan Mitchell, both 17-year-old Oakbank School pupils, took four weeks and three days to finish their marathon trek in aid of the hospice. David’

  • Baptism for minister of town’s New Church

    Keighley New Church, at Braithwaite village, welcomed a new minister on Sunday. The Rev Christine Bank conducted her inaugural service and baptism. The pastorate is her first following her ordination last month at the annual national conference of the

  • Choir on song so others can hear

    The mighty male voice singers of Steeton are renowned for having an ear for a good performance. Now they are helping other people hear after raising money for special equipment at Airedale Hospital. Steeton Male Voice Choir last week presented £1,420

  • No strings attached with these puppets

    Visitors to a Brontë shrine enjoyed a bonus — with no strings attached. Outdoor puppet theatre company Frolicked presented a specially commissioned show, at the Parsonage Museum, in Haworth. Informal interactive performances were given in the Parsonage

  • Sponsor backs BIG K bike challenge

    A main sponsor has been secured for the Brontë BIG K Mountain Bike Challenge. Dalesway Mobility and Stairlifts, of Skipton, has pledged its support to the September 21 event, in aid of Manorlands. The challenge covers a 31-mile route — for riders aged