A range of tipples will be on offer at a wine-tasting evening in Keighley as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. Award-winning Co-op Fairtrade wines from Argentina will be served on March 1 in Central Hall, Alice Street. During the 7pm to 10.30pm extravaganza
Kris Hopkins MP saw students building up their skills for the future during a visit to Keighley Campus Leeds City College. The Housing Minister called into the campus’ construction department, which houses carpentry, plumbing, brickwork, joinery
Thermal-wear giant Damart spread a little warmth at a busy railway station. The company, whose warehousing facility is at Steeton, donated thermal clothing to Northern Rail staff at Leeds. And infrared technology was used to highlight to commuters
Free training is being offered to Keighley takeaway owners in a drive to make their food healthier. The initiative has been launched as fears continue to rise about the number of people across the district classed as overweight or obese. More than
Silsden vicar the Rev David Griffiths spoke about the Tour de France at the weekend. He led a presentation about the famous race during an event on Saturday to mark the official reopening of Silsden Town Hall. The presentation included a talk
Keighley district people volunteering to be part of the biggest sporting event to visit the area can now take the last step towards realising their ambition. The next stage for people wanting to make history and become a Tour Maker for Yorkshire
A romantic drama featuring music by the Beatles will be shown at Keighley Picture House on Wednesday. Keighley Film Club is billing the 7.30pm screening of Across The Universe as a ‘Valentine’s Special’. The film is set in the 1960s against
An aspiring young student scriptwriter from Keighley will have one of his creations featured in the world’s first crowd-sourced narrative feature film today. John Thornton, 20, from Riddlesden, wrote a short screenplay called Getting Ahead Of Yourself
Interns are helping with a range of useful tasks at the Bronte Parsonage Museum. Roles have included preparing exhibits for the 2014 season, helping with marketing and improving the Haworth museum’s social media presence. The Bronte Society
The world’s only screen-surfing international amateur film festival is returning to Keighley. The River Aire Ten Minute Amateur festival (RATMA) is again being organised by students at Keighley Campus. They are inviting people across the world
Tea with the Brontes will look a little different when the Parsonage Museum reopens. Staff have changed the collection of the china teacups in the Bronte family’s dining room as part of the museum’s annual overhaul. Collections manager, Ann
A Keighley dad whose family’s newly-bought pet puppy had to be destroyed due to a rabies scare has spoken of their heartbreak. The 30-year-old father of two young children said they had travelled to Peterborough to collect and pay for the Shih
A musical evening hit a high note for Yorkshire Cancer Research. The night, organised by the charity’s Keighley and Craven committee, raised £1,200. About 100 people enjoyed an evening of songs from the shows by Encore, which offered its services
Line-dancing fans are being invited to step out for Keighley athletes with disabilities. Bradford Disability Sport & Leisure is organising a line- dancing extravaganza in Centenary Square, Bradford, on April 12. Proceeds will go to the
A Cross Hills mother who was helped by a food bank is appealing to others to support the charity. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, says she was referred to the food bank at a particularly low point in her life. “My husband had just
A tag rugby day to support a Silsden teenager who broke his neck playing the sport will now help others with spinal injuries. It will take place from 10am on May 25 at Keighley Rugby Union Football Club. The fixture was originally started to
A bleak picture of lengthy road closures and queuing traffic was painted to businesses at a Craven meeting to discuss the Tour de France. Highways and emergency planning officers from North Yorkshire County Council said they wanted people to be
Bradford Council planners assured a Keighley public meeting that crucial Tour de France logistical information will be released in time to help communities prepare for the event. They were addressing concerns that precise details on road closures
A care group that runs nursing homes at Steeton and Cross Hills plans to recruit more than 100 new staff this year. Czajka is creating most of the jobs within its community care division. “The jobs are a direct result of the increase in the
A major Keighley employer has given a vote of confidence to Airedale’s economy by applying to build a new warehouse on land beside its town centre site. Long-established building firm R N Wooler and Co wants to transform the brownfield site behind
