A village church was packed for the funeral this afternoon of a popular former school worker found dead at home last month. Family, friends and colleagues of Sarah O’Neill filled St James’ Church, in Cross Roads, for the service. Moving tributes
looks back at some of the stories that made the headlines in 2013. January An athlete, a businessman and a pensions reformer – all from Keighley district – were among those recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Steeton-born Paralympic
Now seldom mentioned, Stanley O Buckmaster KC was elected Keighley’s Liberal Member of Parliament in 1911 after the death in office of Sir John Brigg. The resulting by-election drew a crowd of 8,000 into a Keighley skating rink to hear a public
Homely fun in the Grove Mills canteen in 1948 as Wilfred Pickles apparently records his popular radio programme ‘Have A Go’. In fact, this photograph is not quite what it seems – Wilfred and the Crown Film Unit were making ‘Golden Fleece’ for the
In March 1942, the Keighley News could only announce a royal visit to ‘a North-Eastern factory’, but this turned out to be the Royal Ordnance Factory at Steeton, popularly known as The Dump. Here Queen Elizabeth, the late Queen Mother, is greeted
An environmental charity is offering to help Keighley schools set up tailor-made green projects through the new Shaping Spaces programme. Bradford Environmental Education Service (BEES) can work with the youngsters on projects either in the school
Planning applications received by Bradford Council include: Harden – Land at 407373 438103, Ryecroft Road, amendment to planning permission 13/021895/FUL Haworth – Former Ivy Bank Mill, Ivy Bank Lane, variation of condition three of permission 11/05489
There is bingo at The Dickie Bird on Tuesdays starting at 8pm and on Wednesdays there is a quiz and Strike It Lucky starting at 9pm. There is a free supper at both events. The local art group meets in the Village Hall on Tuesday and Friday afternoons
St Stephen’s Church was beautifully decorated for Christmas and the children of the Sunday school presented a delightful nativity play. St Stephen’s Sunday School will meet this Sunday at 10am
The next meeting of the Civic Society will take place in the Methodist Church on Thursday, January 9. Maurice Baren will give an illustrated talk entitled My Life with Flowers. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7.30pm followed by refreshments
Friday: Worth Valley Contact Point, Changegate, Haworth, noon-4pm. Youth Club, 7-9pm, Community Centre. Sunday: Oxenhope Methodist Church, service at 10.30am. Fitness class with Sam Reeday, 9.30am, Oxenhope Community Centre. Monday:
Thursday: Oakworth Police and Community Contact Point is open every Thursday, from 1.30-3.30pm in Holden Hall, contact 647574. Oakworth old people’s welfare group meet in Holden Hall from 1.45-3.30pm. Sunday: Christ Church, eucharist service
Sunday: Church service at Keighley New Church, Braithwaite, at 10.30am, 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 after the service. To hire the church
St John’s Church holds a single service of all-age praise on Sunday at 11am, with refreshments afterwards. Holy communion, using the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, is celebrated at 10am on Wednesdays. For baptisms and other enquiries, phone the
Saturday: Hall Green Church Book Point is open from 1-4pm. Zumba class today at 10am at West Lane Methodist Church’s Grimshaw Centre. A 6½-mile circular guided walk sets off from Oxenhope Railway Station at 10.30am led by Anthony Green to walk round
On Sunday at St Andrew’s Church there will be a service of holy communion at 8.15am and a family communion for the Feast of the Epiphany at 10am.
Sunday: Service, Exley Head Methodist Church, 10.30am, with Sunday Gang. Monday: An Ofsted-inspected pre-school playgroup operates every day, Monday to Friday, in the room below the Exley Head Methodist Church, from 9am-noon and from 12.15-3.15pm
Members of the congregation of St John the Evangelist, Cullingworth, will share in a joint covenant service for both churches at the Methodist Church, Dellside Fold, Cullingworth, on Sunday at 10.30am. There will be no service at St John’s Church.
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway will be continuing its mince pie specials until Sunday. For more information, kwvr.co.uk, or contact (01535) 645214. The Cross Roads and Lees Ladies Group meets at St James’ Church Hall, Cross Roads, on the
Trains on the Airedale line were delayed this morning after high winds caused damage to a level crossing barrier at Cononley. The problem was reported just after 7am. A spokesman for operator Northern Rail said: “Trains had to travel slower
