A busy main road through Keighley was blocked for over an hour late this afternoon following a three-vehicle crash. A Honda, Hyundai and Vauxhall van were involved in a collision in Skipton Road, at the junction with Earl Street. Police, called
A woolly bike project is steering a course to Haworth. Yarn artist, Cassandra Kilbride, famous for her crochet street art, is holding workshops at the Bronte Parsonage Museum. The sessions, on May 27 and 29, are among 20 being held across Yorkshire
Cyclists from across Keighley and the Worth Valley are being urged to get involved in an arts festival being staged in the run-up to the Tour de France. A host of activities will take place as part of the Yorkshire Festival 2014, which runs from
Road closures along the Tour de France route could come into effect as early as 5am on the day, according to details given to Keighley town councillors. The latest information was provided to members of the council’s watch and transport committee
Keighley, Haworth and Ilkley have been earmarked as three of the preferred locations to serve as key focal points for Tour de France spectators. Bradford Council this week confirmed the company organising the Spectator Hubs has identified the three
A Keighley woman who works four days a week with Bradford District Care Trust has been shortlisted for an award. Courtenay White, 20, is a finalist in the Regional Advanced Apprentice of the Year awards, run by NHS Health Education Yorkshire and
Stanbury Village Primary School pupils are the latest group of youngsters to assemble a giant letter destined for use in a Hollywood-style sign. Year five and six youngsters were shown how to create a large letter ‘U’, helped by a pair of teachers
Places can be booked now for a free six-week reminiscence group in Keighley for people with dementia or memory loss and their carers. The My Memories And Me sessions will be held at Keighley Healthy Living in Scott Street on Mondays from March
Keighley people caring for relatives with Alzheimer’s are campaigning to make the town ‘dementia friendly’. Families have met with professional workers and councillors to discuss how to make life easier for those with the condition. They want
Completion of Craven’s planning blueprint by the end of the year has been listed as a priority by the district council. It has just approved a four-year Council Plan, beginning in April. Among its priorities is the finalisation and adoption
Appeals have been lodged after two separate planning applications in Keighley West ward were rejected by Bradford Council. Plans for a first-floor side extension at 66 Bracken Bank Grove were thrown out, with the council saying it would have an
A Fairtrade project has given pupils at Oakworth Primary School food for thought. The theme was adopted for the half-term by year three, and youngsters took part in a range of activities. Mike Armstrong – ‘Baker Mike’ from Sainsbury’s in Keighley
A Worth Valley school paid homage to the Sochi Winter Olympics by adopting a wintry theme for its annual cerebral challenge. Stanbury Village Primary dubbed its latest ‘cerebrathon’ ‘The Mind and Body Winter Olympics’. All of the school’s 100
Daring escapes, Olympic triumphs and looking at the horror of the Holocaust were among highlights of a school trip to Berlin. Students from Parkside School in Cullingworth learned about many aspects of German history during their visit to the country
A Keighley woman who was Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s oldest female member has died. Mother-of-three Sally Milner, who used to live in Nessfield Drive, Exley Head, was 100 years old, and was a resident at Herncliffe Nursing Home. During
A well-known Keighley man who was born and lived in the area all his life has died aged 84. David Keighley, above, was headteacher at Eastburn Junior School for 16 years, until his retirement in 1989. But the great grandfather entered teaching
Keighley district residents who own old photographs of unidentified soldiers from the First World War have been offered assistance from a military history initiative. The Men of Worth Project wants to use its tried and tested research skills to
District residents wanting to ensure they can kick their old drug or alcohol habit for good have been offered help. A free course operated by the group Keighley Choices is due to resume next month. Weekly sessions will be run in conjunction with
This may not be the most exciting of photographs, but a tranquil impression of the former traffic-free, tree-lined approach to Keighley along Skipton Road. Both the Mechanics’ Institute clock-tower and the Parish Church can be seen in the distance
Princess Mary – by then the Princess Royal – returned to Keighley on May 19, 1943, during fundraising Wings for Victory Week. She is seen below with Mayor, Tom Snowden, in the Town Hall Square, where she ceremonially marked an indicator at the
Princess Mary – Viscountess Lascelles – on the left, inspects a Girl Guides guard of honour lining the drive of the Keighley and District Victoria Hospital on March 16, 1926. She had come to officially open a new electro-medical block, where she
Keighley’s Girlguiding movement turned out in force for its annual Thinking Day celebration. Sunday’s event featured a parade – led by the City of Bradford Pipe Band – and a service at the Shared Church, attended by Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and
Organisers of this year’s Keighley BigK 10K are urging people to sign up for the Manorlands money-spinner. The plea has been issued amid concerns about low entry levels for the March 30 run and walk. “Entries so far have not been disastrous
Three footballers swapped their boots for running shoes to raise money for Manorlands. Brothers Steven and Adam Procter and their 29-year-old cousin, James Hordern, completed the Yorkshire Marathon last year, raising more than £2,000 for the Sue
Keighley News editor Richard Parker will swap jobs for a day... to become a trolley dolly! As revealed last year, Richard is going the extra mile to help ensure the paper’s Million for Manorlands campaign hits its target. Sue Ryder, which runs
Keighley politicians related their childhood memories of a Victorian arcade when it was reopened last week following its restoration. The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Coun-cillor Khadim Hussain, unveiled a plaque commemorating the renovation of the
A new machine installed at a Haworth company is proving a boon. The unit – at Airedale Springs, in Bridgehouse Lane – provides a state-of-the-art measuring system. A ‘floating’ camera gives ultra-accurate measurements and consistent results
Bosses of an Oakworth factory say Bradford Council’s decision to support the business could secure dozens of jobs during the next decade. Linear Composites had applied for planning permission to turn an area of land at its Vale Mill, Mytholmes
Thermalwear giant Damart – whose warehousing facility is at Steeton – has donated £1,000 to improve a park. And the company, which employs about 250 staff at its warehouse site off Station Road, has given warm clothing to the volunteers carrying
A growing Keighley company has taken on its first engineering apprentice. Luke Summers will operate a newly-installed £40,000 machine at Viking – a tapes, adhesives and abrasives distribution firm based at the Coronation Business Centre in Hard
Keighley Mayor Coun Sally Walker visited the weekly gathering of networking group BNI Airedale Aspire. Coun Walker and husband Martin mingled with business people at the 6.30am Keighley Central Hall meet. During the event, it was announced
A professional boxer is striking out in support of a Keighley charity that helps feed deprived people. Intouch Foundation, which runs a weekly soup kitchen in Church Green, has appointed Adil Anwar as its second official ambassador. Mr Anwar
Older people from Keighley’s Ukrainian and Italian communities gathered for the launch of the district’s latest well-being cafe. The venture, which is being held once a month, is aimed at vulnerable senior citizens in Keighley with a European background
Town residents enjoyed a coffee morning in a Keighley community centre designed to help bridge the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims. The event was staged by Keighley Muslim Association in the centre attached to the Emily Street Mosque. Organiser
Five transport firms operated by an animal by-products processing group have been stripped of their operating licences following a public inquiry into their failures to comply with haulage regulations. And Senior Traffic Commiss-ioner, Beverley
Religious poet and furniture firm boss Aslam Khan now has an international audience for his writings after appearing on a satellite TV show. Mr Khan, 57, began writing naats – Islamic poems to be recited – only a year ago after a religious dream
Two people were freed from a car that overturned in Denholme last night. One man was taken to hospital, but he was not thought to be seriously injured. The crash happened on Long Causeway at about 9.30pm. Firefighters from Fairweather Green
Women’s World Day of Prayer will be celebrated in Keighley and South Craven. Services are being held locally and globally on March 7. The theme for this year’s Day of Prayer is Streams in the Desert, featuring prayers for Egypt. A service will
A new cooker is now in place at Keighley’s Ukrainian Cultural Centre thanks to a grant dished up by Bradford Council. A £500 Community Chest award was received towards the cost of the equipment. Irene Cyhanko, from the volunteer team that runs
A spokesman for Keighley’s Ukrainian community has condemned the killing of dozens of protestors in the capital city of Kiev. Retired architectural technician, Nick Lajszczuk, who lives in Keighley, said those responsible for shooting dead the
Labour councillor Keith Dredge will defend his Keighley West seat at the May council elections. The 56-year-old was elected to Bradford Council in 2010 with a 162 majority. “I live in the ward and always bang the drum for it,” said Coun Dredge
