The number of compensation claims made against Bradford Council after pupils suffered injuries at school almost doubled in a year. Children being hit by a swinging school bell, whacked in the mouth by a hockey stick and tripping over a chair led
Cinema entrepreneur Charles Morris has spoken of how he is still in love with the whole business of showing films to the public – more than a quarter-of-a-century after becoming involved. All six cinemas he now runs, including the Picture House
An annual mascot race that was the brainchild of a Manorlands fundraiser is on firm ground for at least another three years. International financial services organisation Foresters, which has been the event’s main sponsor since 2009, has signed
South Craven MP Julian Smith has pledged to continue raising concerns about the off-grid gas industry. He said the All Party Parliamentary Group on Off-Grid Gas, of which he is a member, was working to reduce the costs faced by consumers and tackle
An independent company led by a Keighley resident has announced it is now casting for its 2014 production. King Cobra Theatre, which was set up to work with West Yorkshire actors who have learning disabilities, is planning to stage a modern-day
Keighley mind-reader Liam Rowbotham is combining his talents with a close friend from Lancashire to perform a one-night show in Haworth. Liam will team up with Robert Driver to stage the night at West Lane Baptist Church on March 22. Robert
Keighley youngsters could play the Lost Children in a professional production of Peter Pan in Halifax. Enchanted Entertainment is looking for performers aged six to 16 to perform alongside Tracy Beaker actress Dani Harmer. Anyone who attends
A group of men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary in Haworth. PC Eddie Irving, of Bingley and Worth Valley Neighbourhood Policing Team, told Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish councillors that despite this February 26 incident at
A Keighley man who was a member of Skipton’s Escape Healthclub has been banned by magistrates from going near it after verbally abusing the owner. Perwaz Asghar, 39, was handed a restraining order by magistrates after admitting using threatening
A 28-year-old Cross Roads man who blamed a life-threatening head injury for his impulsive acts of theft has been given a community sentence for stealing from an outdoor wear shop. Joseph Atha took a £220 Rab jacket from CC Outdoors at Grassington
Music fans won’t get the blues about a Keighley club’s new ticket offer! Keighley Blues Club is offering two gigs for little more than the price of one. Tickets for a concert by the internationally-known Kat & Co on March 14 cost £10 for
A marine from Keighley has been awarded a medal for gallantry by the RSPCA for the part he played in the daring cliff-top rescue of a pony. Chris Mahomet swung into action alongside four other Royal Marines and members of the Cornwall Fire and
The new Summer Jam music festival coming to Silsden this year is aiming to recapture the buzz of the community events that inspired it. Event organisers say they will be bringing back some of the most popular acts. The camping festival on Riverside
Half-term holiday fun was on offer at key district visitor locations last week. East Riddlesden Hall and Haworth’s Bronte Parsonage Museum both staged special events to keep children occupied during their time off school, and the Sue Belcher Community
A Cross Roads-based charity has been forced to accommodate more cats that were dumped at its shelter. Five cats were left at Yorkshire Cat Rescue on the same day in two incidents. The first four were abandoned on February 19. “The woman turned
Police called to the scene of an alleged rape attempt in Keighley saw a woman sobbing on her knees in the street, a jury at Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. The area was cordoned off after “numerous calls” were made by nearby residents about
Haworth Village Trust will hold its next meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday. The group is meeting in The Old White Lion. Haworth Village Trust is a charity, which was set up to help improve life for people in the area and to safeguard the village’s
South Craven MP Julian Smith has produced his annual report. The document summarises his work last year, both in the constituency and at Westminster. “I believe it is important that MPs are as accessible as possible and this – my third annual
The owner of a riding school, left with a bill for thousands of pounds after her tack was stolen is holding a race night to help replace the items. Saddles, stirrups, bridles and hats were among the dozens of items stolen from St Ives Equestrian
A Brontë Society spokesman has confirmed the organisation will be looking into a complaint about an “unsightly” security camera system, installed in the Parsonage museum’s grounds. She was responding to Haworth resident Justin Ponter, who said
The annual meeting of Keighley Town Centre Association will be held on March 13. The meeting will run from 2pm to 3pm at the association’s office at 68b North Street. Members are asked to e-mail ktcm@bradford.gov.uk or call 01535 618095 to confirm
A bright flashing sign depicting elderly people is destined to appear in West Lane, Haworth, after councillors gave the traffic-slowing measure the green light. Keighley Area Committee voted in favour of installing a Vehicular Activated Warning
The new guidebook for the Brontë Parsonage Museum is now available. The 48-page volume, available from the museum in Haworth, is the first to be published since 1998. It was prepared following last year’s major refurbishment of the historic
Bobbie Alridge, of 167 Queens Road, Keighley, was ordered to pay £135 for stealing toiletries and chocolate from B&M Stores Mark Stephen Kelly, of 24 Airedale Mews, Silsden, was ordered to pay £305 for speeding Waqar Hussain, of 45 Canal
A Cross Hills micro-brewery is toasting an addition to its range – a smoked beer. The first batch of Kour – so named because the malted barley comes from the Czech Republic, and the Czech for smoke is ‘kour’ – is about to go out from Naylor’s Brewery
South Craven’s MP is urging communities to “list their local”. Julian Smith said residents could seek to have a pub listed with their local authority. If the owner wished to sell the hostelry, the community would then have six months to produce
Organisers of a popular annual Oxenhope event say they face an anxious wait due to the closure of the pub that traditionally hosted a key part of the major fundraiser. Oxenhope Straw Race secretary, Jane Barrett, said she was informed on February
