A woman was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg this afternoon after falling down steep banking at Riddlesden. The casualty had plunged down the slope, in Elam Wood Road, while out walking her dog and was unable to move. A crew from
New licensees at the Bay Horse pub in Oxenhope are holding a fundraising event for Manorlands. Jimmy and Karen Mawdsley, who took over as mine hosts just before Christmas, are staging a race night at the pub from 8.30pm tomorrow. There will
Councillors agreed to give £50 to the group in charge of efforts to restore an historic Haworth building. Members of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council approved a recommendation to award the cash to Bronte Spirit, which has been campaigning
A Bracken Bank shopkeeper has launched a petition in support of a school’s campaign for safety improvements at one of its exits. David Mortimer, who runs Bracken Bank Stores, said more than a dozen people had added their signatures within the first
Tickets are now on sale to see Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra in Bradford later this year. The piano master will be playing St George’s Hall at 7.30pm on November 21, and is joined by acclaimed British artist Marc Almond, who
A Blues band fronted by a Los Angeles-born vocalist is due to perform at Keighley Blues Club this month. Kat & Co features former Columbia recording artist, Kathleen Pearson, and will be playing on March 14, along with guest trio Siren &
Visitors have flocked to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway this weekend for its Winter Steam Spectacular. Among the stars of the show has been the USA S160 loco, affectionately known as Big Jim. The locomotive – built for heavy freight
Dates for the second Haworth Steam-punk Weekend have been confirmed. Organisers say the 2014 installment of the celebration of this literary and sartorial genre will take place during the weekend of November 21 to 23. As last year, the event
Friends of Airedale have spent £34,000 on equipment to move patients more easily. Most of the money has gone towards the purchase of two bariatric wheelchairs. Chairman, Eileen Proud, said: “These motorised chairs are capable of transporting
The jobs of more than 100 police community support officers across the district have been saved by a £3.6 million boost. West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson has pledged to pay an extra £2.9 million, supported by £770,000
Deliberately trying to catch out councillors by filming them without warning is wrong, according to a member of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council. Members were debating legislation designed to ensure transparency in local government
A performer who soared from X Factor golden boy to national treasure will soon entertain audiences in West Yorkshire and Lancashire. Joe McElderry is taking his 24-carat voice on tour with his 2014 Set Your Soul Alive nationwide tour. Since
A Keighley disability group’s campaign for equal taxi fares was highlighted on TV. A representative from People First was seen taking undercover private hire rides across the district to check out their charges. The ‘spy in the cab’ wanted
Children and parents at Bradleys Both Primary School have raised £506 to help the people of the Philippines still struggling after the last November’s typhoon. They are supporting the Skipton Craven Rotary Club’s project to provide Shelterboxes
Manorlands is urging people who missed out on a ballot place in the Great North Run to take part with the Sue Ryder team. The charity has a number of guaranteed slots available in the world-famous half-marathon on September 7. Manorlands’ Keighley
