Keighley district’s six children’s centres have been saved from the axe. Centres in Highfield, Strong Close, Braithwaite, Silsden, Haworth and Exley Head will each lose one per cent from their budgets. But Bradford Council, which provides the funding
Vine Tavern, off South Street, Keighley: The Nomads (tomorrow); Beerhouse Boys (March 25). Cricketers Arms, Coney Lane, Keighley: St Patrick's weekend with Phoenix and Rakish Paddy (tomorrow/Saturday); Captain Hotknives (Tuesday); Moose Knuckle (March
Plans to close or transfer Oakworth’s Holden Hall have been shelved to the joy of its users. The proposals, which sparked an outcry when announced by Bradford Council as part of its budget cuts, were reversed following calls by residents and councillors
There'll be an American flavour to three of the upcoming sessions at the Baccapipes Folk Club. The Keighley club will host Debra Cowan and John Roberts at its regular venue on Friday next week. American performer Debra will perform traditional and
A rock concert in Keighley will raise money to send a troupe of disabled local cheerleaders to America. Bands across the region including Keighley pop punk's Dead Message will perform at Victoria Hall. Proceeds will help the Jewels whose
Explosive blues is promised tomorrow from a band whose founder was voted best instrumentalist in last year's British Blues Awards. The Son Henry Band brings together an Alaskan blues guitarist with a driving Scottish rhythm section to present boundless
A Keighley band is set to release the album it recorded in California two months ago. You Had Me At Hello were invited to cross the Atlantic by US power-pop band Army of Freshmen. The Keighley musicians recorded six songs at Satellite Studios in Ventura
PlayTape Promotions will present a gig called Young and Unsigned at Sunnybank Club in Silsden tomorrow. The event will feature four bands - The Masqueraders, These Colonies, Rosa Flood and Paper Smiles. The doors will open at 7pm. Tickets will be available
George Johnson won three trophies for his first prize wins in the under 15s solo, under-17s romantic and under-17s sonatina classes. Pupils of Long Lee piano teacher Maureen O'Hara were successful at the recent Robertshaw Festival. Other results: Sanderson
Steeton Male Voice Choir will be in concert in Bingley Parish Church, with solo bas-soonist Charlotte Crossley, on Saturday March 19. The event begins at 7.30pm. Tickets are £7 including re-freshments, and can be bought on the door or by call-ing Len
An evening of drama and comedy is promised as Silsden Community Productions (SCP) performs two plays on March 30-April 2. The youth section Take 1 will perform Michael Scanlan's Give and Take featuring stories from around the world. The stories will
All Saints Church, Bingley: Steeton Male Voice Choir (Saturday). Also St Margaret's Church, Ilkley (April 2). Exley Head Methodist Church, Keighley Airedale Male Voice Choir (March 26). Bingley Arts Centre: Bingley Little Theatre in touching drama
Keighley Cougars unveiled their new cheerleaders at Sunday’s opening league game against London Skolars. Their debut clearly boosted both crowd and team spirits, as Cougars romped to a 66-6 victory. The Cougars Cheerleaders and Dance Academy has
Keighley’s Jenny Cowen was the Great Britain team’s toast of Turin after impressing in the European Diving Championships last weekend. The 19-year-old City of Leeds member (pictured), who was a late call-up, notched a personal best in the ten-metre platform
Adverse publicity has been attracted by Ted Having read the KN for nearly 40 years, I can’t think of another story in that time which has made me as incredulous as your lead article from last week’s edition, on Ted Evans claiming it was the
The last thing any town or village needs in harsh economic times is any extra reasons to stop people from visiting shops or tourist attractions. One sure way of damaging the reputation of any centre is to have beggars and boozed-up troublemakers on the
Mike HellawellOur Lady of Victories Church writesI know we live in a celebrity society but I must admit I was a bit surprised the other morning listening to a local radio station. The announcer asked people to phone in if they had actually touched someone
Farmer David Holmes has been jailed for six months for breaching his third ban on keeping animals. Holmes, of Fairdale, Hainsworth Farm, Hen Holme Lane, Silsden, where he owns 90 acres of grassland, was sentenced after continually ignoring court orders
Cougars have been handed a huge fillip ahead of Sunday’s trip to Gateshead with the news Luke Helliwell has not broken his leg.ahead of Sunday’s trip to Gateshead with the news Luke Helliwell has not broken his leg. Player-coach Jason Demetriou had feared
During the late summer and autumn of 1940 the Keighley and District Spitfire-Hurricane Fund raised £11,600, which paid for both a Spitfire and a Hurricane and still left something over for the RAF Benevolent Fund. Unlike the special money-raising weeks
A Keighley primary school has won an award for being welcoming to parents, families and visitors. Nessfield School received the Inclusion Chartermark following a visit by Education Bradford reviewers. Nessfield is one of only 16 schools in the district
Key Stage Two children at Keighley’s St Andrew’s CE Primary School have stocked up the school’s library to mark World Book Day. One pupil from each class in years three to six visited Waterstone’s, in Bradford, to choose new books, after discussing with
Cougars are set to join forces with their amateur neighbours as part of an initiative designed to increase youth participation in rugby league. Keighley Albion Juniors, Keighley Cougar Cubs and West Craven Warriors are expected to join the
Danielle Brown’s hopes of repeating her Commonwealth Games heroics at the London Olympics might have been dashed before they even got started, but you won’t hear the Lothersdale archer complaining. The 22-year-old announced herself on the world
Boozed-up troublemakers have been threatened with a ban from Keighley town centre. Five people – including three women – have been served with Anti-Social Behaviour Contracts (ABCs). If they continue to cause problems, the authorities will seek a ban
A 58-year-old woman with serious health problems was given a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to stealing more than £27,000 from a former employer. Rita Palfreyman, who walks with a stick, redirected payments from the company she worked
Students curried favour with diners as they raised money for relief work in Pakistan. Students from University Academy Keighley took part in the annual Balti Challenge at the town’s Balti House restaurant. The sixth formers prepared food, cleaned the
Silsden 1 Maine Road 3 Although the Cobbydalers once again failed to get any points in their struggle to avoid relegation on Saturday, they did enough to suggest there was still hope. Once again manager Reape experimented with another striker. This
A 37-year-old woman jailed for masterminding a burglary at her sister’s home has been ordered to pay back almost £20,000. Shabana Ismail was led sobbing to jail in September last year when she was locked up for 28 days. Ismail, a mother-of-two, of Worth
Silsden 0 Colne 4 Andrew Tinker’s hat-trick put the skids under Silsden at the Asda Foundation Stadium in last week’s local derby. The home side struggled to contend with the windy conditions and suffered another disappointing defeat
Keighley school pupils shrugged off wet weather to complete a ten-mile charity walk to sponsor a child in the developing world. The 14 students from Holy Family Catholic School’s 10P tutor group followed a route alongside the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.
A care worker has been locked up for five years for luring a teenage girl to an underpass at night and sexually attacking her. Adil Sharaz fled the country on bail and was re-arrested at Manchester Airport when he returned from Pakistan, Bradford Crown
Steeton Primary School pupils have been digging into the village’s past. Children in years three and four carried out an archaeological dig after being told the site manager had discovered an old helmet while working in the school’s wild area. Further
Keighley Gala procession has been saved thanks to an influx of volunteer helpers. But the route of the annual parade will have to be moved drastically to beat traffic regulations. The procession will now miss out North Street and Cavendish Street and
Sutton C of E Primary School has handed over a cheque for £320 to Cancer Research UK, in memory of teaching assistant Michele Turner. Money was raised through a sponsored walk to Lund’s Tower, with the proceeds being split between Cancer Research and
It’s only mid-morning and these Keighley actors are ready for bed! The Big Soup Theatre Company are dressing in pyjamas all week to raise money for Comic Relief. The members – who have learning disabilities – and staff were able to go
Steeton’s got talent. Pupils at the village primary school demonstrated their skills at a talent show and curry night. The event raised more than £600, before expenses, for the school laptop fund. Families, friends and teachers were entertained by
Meet the school dinner ladies in Keighley who have started a club to keep children off the streets of their estate. They will be serving up games, arts and crafts at the Red Kite Club every Wednesday. All six women work at Merlin Top Primary School,
A Keighley man now living in Japan has spoken of the terrifying moment the country was hit by a massive earthquake. English teacher Warren Crundall was sitting at a school desk preparing materials for a lesson when the quake, measuring nine on the Richter
