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  • Armed robbers strike at store

    Armed robbers have escaped with about £1,100 in cash from Haworth Spar store. The two men, wearing balaclavas and brandishing a hammer and crowbar, forced staff to open the safe and hand over the money. They then fled in a red Ford Escort. The staff

  • Castle’s £3m bid clears a hurdle

    A bid for funding to restore and conserve the beauty of Cliffe Castle’s grounds has cleared a hurdle. Bradford Council had applied for support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to bring the Keighley park back to its former glory. Its application

  • No ‘exception’ for homes plan

    Controversial plans to build 20 affordable homes in a conservation area in Cowling have been rejected by planning chiefs. Craven District Council’s planning committee voted six to two against Skipton Properties’ plans to develop the greenfield site in

  • Woman treated for smoke inhalation after cooker blaze

    Firefighters tackled a blazing cooker on the 10th floor of Leylands House in Parkwood Rise, Keighley. They were called to the high-rise complex yesterday afternoon after an automatic fire alarm sounded. The fire caused smoke damage and paramedics treated