Another of Keighley’s many lost public houses, the Ship Inn at the bottom of West Lane, was demolished in 1969 after owners Bentleys Yorkshire Breweries Ltd proposed to let its licence lapse – its frontage, by then, had to be shored up with timber!
Demolished in 1984, its site now a corner of Morrison’s car park, the Britannia Hall in Market Street was one of Keighley’s most impressive Victorian buildings. Memories of its declining years have tended to obscure its varied historical significance
Described at the time as “the most picturesque survival of eighteenth century Keighley”. The Fleece Hotel – formerly the Golden Fleece – in Low Street was demolished in 1934 to make way for a new Marks & Spencer ‘super store’, which opened
Public Events Today: Morton Meet, conversation, refreshments, £1, East Morton Memorial Institute, 2-4pm. Tomorrow: Coffee morning, Keighley Shared Church Hall, 10am-noon, shoppers’ service, 10.30-10.50am. Saturday: Coffee morning, Keighley
On alternate Tuesdays the Mobile Library is by the bus terminus at Thwaites Brow from 3.45 to 4.15pm and on Long Lee Lane by the surgery from 4.20 to 4.50pm If you need to contact the Village Hall you can e-mail longleevillagehall @gmail.com or go
Saturday: Sutton Ramblers meet at 11.30am for a day at West Witton for the Burning of the Bartle and a pub meal. Call (01535) 637055 for more details. Tuesday: Sutton Ramblers meet at Herriot’s in Skipton at 6pm for a Stirton circular. Sutton
Coming up this August Bank Holiday weekend is Silsdenbury Fest a free event run by volunteers for the local community. Taking place in the park there will be two days of musical entertainment made up of tribute and local bands, a funfair which will
Sunday: 10.30am Morning Worship at Riddlesden United Reformed Church, led by James Greig. Tuesday: 2pm, autumn fair planning meeting at Riddlesden United Reformed Church
Today: Yoga, 1.45-3pm Community Centre. Worth Valley Contact Point, Changegate, Haworth, noon-4pm. St Mary’s Church, 7pm choir practice (new members welcome), 8pm Compline Quiet Time. Friday: Worth Valley Contact Point, Changegate, Haworth, noon
Thursday: Oakworth Police and Community Contact Point, 647574. The Contact Point is open 1.30-3.30pm in Holden Hall. You can also e-mail contactoakworth@yahoo.co.uk or by phone on 644001 if you are unable to get to the contact point. Sticky Fingers
Sunday: Keighley New Church, Braithwaite village: Today’s service, beginning at 10.30am, will be led by the Rev Christine Bank. Tea and coffee will be served after the service in the church hall. There is also home-made produce on sale. To hire the
Today: Weenyboppers at Haworth West Lane Baptist Church, classes at 10.30am continue throughout the school holidays, booking essential, contact Karen Davidson on 642848. Book exchange at the Community Centre, 9.30-noon, plus Little Ladybirds Baby
Friday: There will be no Coffee Morning due to children’s holiday club. Sunday: 10.30am, Trinity Family worship will be led by Rev Fred Rich and will be followed with refreshments.
Sunday: Today’s service, at Exley Head Methodist Church will be at 10.30am, with Sunday Gang for the children. Monday: Slim and Trim aerobics class – Need to get fit and lose weight? Why not join Joe at Oakbank recreation centre 7-8pm for a good
On Saturday our 2nd XI cricket team is at home to Foulridge. The match begins at 2pm. Refreshments will be available all afternoon and there are homemade sandwiches in the tea interval. This week’s match ball sponsors are Andy Whitaker and Jack Hamilton
Play in the Park, Cornerstone Play scheme 10am-12pm Friday and next Tuesday. Graphic Design Class, Bingley Youth Cafe. 7-9pm on Friday and 30th. Cook and Eat in Bingley Youth Café next Wednesday 3.30-5.30pm. Five-a-side at Beckfoot school Wednesday
On Sunday, Lees Methodist Church will have its popular Cafe Church at 1pm, and everyone is invited to this more informal meal and act of worship. It will be led by the minister, the Rev Sandie Exley-Watts. There will be no 10.30am service. On Bank
A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 3, at 7pm, at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, at the top of Walton Street, to discuss the gradual refurbishment of the main street recreation ground. The meeting is open to all residents, organisations
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South Craven School pupils were up bright and early to find out their results last Thursday, with the school opening its doors before 8.30am. Among those delighted with their efforts was Sutton student Matthew Simons, who gained A stars for his
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Nervous and excited students were able to pick up their results envelopes at Oakbank School from 8am last Thursday. Staff were on hand to offer congratulations, reassurance and guidance. Reema Haque, from Exley Head, said she was happy and
An Oxenhope pupil is celebrating the news his impressive A-level haul has gained him a place at Oxford University. Bradford Grammar School pupil Richard Baugh got an A* in Biology and As in Maths and Chemistry, ensuring his place at the prestigious
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Residents are being urged to join the second phase of the Braithwaite Blitz on Wednesday. They will be handed gloves, tabards and litter pickers so they can take part in a community clean-up. Joining residents will be police, ward councillors
A celebratory event is being held on Saturday to mark the official reopening of Keighley’s Cliffe Castle Museum. The Grade II listed building was closed to the public for 15 months for a £570,000 refurbishment. Work included the restoration
Cancer Support Bradford & Airedale is in the pink – and it’s urging others to follow suit! The charity is asking people to hold pink-themed fundraising events at home, work or in school. Community groups are also encouraged to get involved
A Cullingworth man was charged with drink-driving following a road accident in nearby Harecroft on August 14. Police attended the incident, and while speaking to the 41-year-old driver, they smelled alcohol. The man failed a roadside breath test
Life will be a beach for Cross Hills Co-op staff tomorrow. They are dressing-up for an in-store beach party to raise money for the Carers Trust, the Co-op’s charity of the year. Muhammad Walli, manager at the Main Street outlet, said overall
Robert John Steele, of 22 Neville Street, Keighley, was ordered to pay £140 for offences of receiving stolen goods and failing to surrender to custody, for which a community order had previously been imposed Adele Louise Barrett, of 27 Pepper Hill
Otley made short work of Harden, whose relegation from Division One was all but sealed when they were dismissed for 100 by Ricky Halloran (4-37) and John Brough (3-10). Josh Atkinson (51no) and Stewart Smith (30no) saw Otley home after Richard
Keighley under-25s won the Keighley Cup T20 competition at Lawkholme Lane last Sunday, beating Harden in an exciting final by seven wickets. They needed ten to win off the last over and triumphed with one ball to spare. George Gill (50) and
Keighley & Craven Athletics Club runners were to the fore as Gargrave Show Fell Race enjoyed a record turnout of 156 runners last Satur-day. Beth Roberts was first girl in the under-nines and also first runner overall in her age group.
Wetherby 0 Oxenhope 3 Oxenhope got their West Yorkshire League Premier Division season off to the start manager Paul Brearey demanded, claiming all three points. They dominated their opening fixture and played some fast, slick football on a
Silsden’s Steve Newns is eyeing a £10,000 jackpot after qualifying for a big national final. The 52-year-old (pictured) made it through a regional round of the inaugural Angling Trust Riverfest at Mirfield and is now targeting the first prize in
After reading Joe O’Keeffe’s letter in last week’s paper – Work together in a common cause for good of society (Keighley News, August 15) – I tried to imagine what those who may disagree with his views would offer up in their defence this week.
Residents in Worth Valley and Bingley areas have been warned about e-mail and telephone scams targeting the area. Neighbourhood Policing Team members have received numerous complaints about attempted scams, although as far as they are aware no-one
The announcement a discount fashion store will create 50 jobs in the town when it opens next month has been described as “excellent news” for Keighley. TK Maxx will open a new branch in the former JJB Sports unit at Keighley Retail Park on September
Oakworth Juniors Football Club is staging its annual open day. The September 1 event – at the Bronte playing fields, from 10am – features matches for all age groups, and culminates with the Sue Hewitt Memorial Trophy game, in aid of Manorlands,
I was taken aback by the letter by Joe O’Keeffe last week – Work together in a common cause for good of society (Keighley News, August 15). He shows his ignorance of the parlous state of the town council, with its obsession for preventing the public
Airedale’s clinical commissioning group (CCG) is urging people in need of repeat prescriptions for the bank holiday period to act immediately. It said forgetting would put unnecessary strain on GP out-of-hours services. Dr Phil Pue, accountable
A once-vacant pub is now bucking the trend and planning to expand. The historic George Hotel in Cullingworth is proving so popular with punters since it re-opened, its owners now hope to extend its kitchen facilities to “keep up with customer demand
To my knowledge, gas from fracking is predominantly methane. I can tell you that we have been producing methane for hundreds of years, but nobody has utilised this gas, free for the British public to use. Rubbish dumps have been emitting this
Cullingworth Conservative Club could soon undergo a major makeover if a new planning application is approved by Bradford Council. The club, which is based on Station Road and dates back to the 18th century, wants to build a new entrance foyer,
We now read Bradford Council must save a further £14 million during the next three years. Might I humbly suggest it starts saving immediately by dropping its ludicrous residents’ permit scheme? Introduced ostensibly to save £150,000 per annum
A housing developer has moved to allay concerns raised by ward councillors regarding proposals for new housing in Cullingworth. Commercial Estates Group (CEG) has this week clarified details of its plans for houses and industrial units on the 38
A Keighley woman who was parliamentary secretary to Bradford West MP George Galloway has appeared in court charged with misconduct-related offences. Aisha Ali-Khan, 33, who worked with the Respect MP, faces accusations of encouraging misconduct
Detectives are investigating whether the death of a pensioner, who was savagely attacked by a gang outside his home almost two years ago, was murder. Keith Alder was beaten with baseball bats and kicked unconscious in the brutal, unprovoked attack
Multi-million pound plans to build a new A&E unit at Airedale Hospital have been criticised by Steeton Parish Council and residents. The hospital trust hopes the new, larger facility will help reduce waiting times – in the past year, the number
The cheek of the man asking people to risk their lives being firefighters – Union anger at fire strike plea (Keighley News, August 15). If our MP is so keen on others risking their lives, why doesn’t he volunteer? He has still one month of his
by Ken R Smith, Keighley Quaker Meeting We need to develop confidence in God’s love. When we pray to God we can be confident that he does care for us and he will answer our prayers but not always in the way we think or even the way we want.
A motorist led police on a dangerous “slalom” in Keighley as they pursued him, Bradford Crown Court heard. Supermarket worker Zaheer Malik, 22, hit two vehicles, did handbrake turns, slewed his Volkswagwen Golf 180 degrees and drove on the pavement
Iconic items owned by Lothersdale Olympic archer Danielle Brown and fellow medalist Andy Hodge are to go on display at Craven Museum in Skipton. Danielle, who won the women’s gold in archery at the Paralympic Games, has handed over an archery target
A former Keighley councillor has appeared in court on charges of tax fraud and acting as a company director when disqualified. Robert Payne, 38, made his first appearance before Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court yesterday to face six charges.
There’s a new crew on the fitness scene in Keighley! Four local women have set up Yorkshire Fitness Crew, with classes around the Keighley area. Angela Fish and her fellow session leaders hope to generate a disco party atmosphere, with the
The Tarn is a beauty spot that is used by hundreds of people each day for bird spotting, walking or running around the path. Kids and dads sail boats and anglers love to fish. Lots of people have their food and drink sat on the picnic tables or
As I have to travel to various hospitals, my husband and I often find we are in need of a taxi as parking is always a problem at certain times of the day. Unfortunately, we have had experiences with some firms – not Keighley Metro, I hasten to
The story on last week’s front page – Union anger at fire strike plea (Keighley News, August 15) – whereby retired fire-fighters and members of the public are to be recruited to cover any possible industrial action, is very much of concern to us all
Paul March believes signing Paul Handforth is a statement of intent as Cougars seek to guarantee their Championship status at home to Halifax tonight (7.30pm). March’s men are set to come up against the experienced play-maker, who will join Keighley
An annual coffee day in aid of Manorlands drew crowds to a Haworth house. Kath Neal has staged the event at her Dimples Lane home since 1993, and it has continued to grow. During her latest gathering on Tuesday, she said: “It’s been really,
Steeton Hall Hotel will close at the end of this month. Owner Punch Taverns confirmed this week the Station Road premises would shut on the August 31 weekend. The nine-bedroom hotel is being marketed for sale. Last week, the Keighley News
Keighley’s frighteningly high level of poverty has been well spotlighted in recent times. As readers will be aware through stories that have been carried in this newspaper, the town’s Salvation Army is experiencing unprecedented demand for its
Haworth Cricket Club will host a match and family fun day on Sunday in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The event is organised by club member Simon Perryman, whose father, Kevin, died from the disease four years ago. He is being
Volunteer workers at Airedale Hospital have been thanked for their efforts. A special gathering was staged in a marquee at the hospital grounds on Tuesday to pay tribute to the unpaid team. Andrew Catto, executive medical director of Airedale
Keighley youngsters taking part in an enterprise competition will today, Thursday, put the finishing touches to furniture they designed themselves. Three teams of teenagers will tomorrow present their completed products to a panel of local business
1:12pm Holy Family School, Keighley, results are in. Well done to all the students. Click on the link. http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/education/gcses2013/10628821.Holy_Family_Catholic_School__Keighley/
An animal rights group turned up outside a Bradford court to protest at the trial of an Oxenhope farmer who killed two dogs... only to find he had already been sentenced. The trial of farmer Simon Tidswell was due to start on Monday, but he entered
News Keighley could lose its police cells will be greeted by many with anger and disbelief. The loss, in recent years, of our magistrates’ court and town centre police station still riles many residents. Now, the threatened closure of the relatively-new
Plans to transform Keighley’s Victoria Hotel into shops and flats have been welcomed by politicians and regeneration bosses. But the potential boost for town centre trade is tempered by disappointment Keighley will lose much-needed hotel space.
Tackling immigration is more important than tackling crime, according to a survey conducted by MP Philip Davies. Mr Davies, who has been Conservative MP for the Shipley constituency – which includes Cullingworth and Denholme – since 2005, recently
Airedale Male Voice Choir will perform at Scar Top Chapel at 7.30pm on Saturday. Tickets cost £5, including refreshments, and are available either on the door or by calling (01535) 602915.
Keighley councillor Jan Smithies has run for election in the past... but now she’s running for charity! She has signed up for a fun run to support disabled athletes through the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s Appeal. The 3km and 5km races next month
Keighley ranks among the most deprived areas of the county, according to a charity set up to tackle poverty in the town. Patrick and Liz McDonnell, who set up Living Lights Christian Outreach, say some families they deal with spend almost half
Fears have been expressed this week Keighley Police Station’s cells could be closed due to cost-cutting measures by the West Yorkshire force. Top brass have confirmed they are reviewing custody facilities due to significant budget constraints.
