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  • Keighley firefighters tackle Riddlesden blaze

    Firefighters tackled a grass blaze near Riddlesden golf course late this afternoon. The fire affected an area covering about 30 square metres, in Elam Wood Road. One crew from Keighley fire station and a specialist wildfire unit attended, and

  • Couple’s diamond celebrations boost Manorlands

    A Keighley couple celebrating their diamond wedding asked for donations to Manorlands instead of gifts from friends and relatives. Patrick and Henrietta Duff, of North Dean Avenue, marked the occasion with a party at Keighley Civic Centre last

  • Woodfest to return

    Organisers of the annual Woodfest music festival have revealed the date of this year’s event. The open-air festival will be held for the sixth year running at Highcliffe Farm, Lees Moor, on July 25 and 26. Proceeds of the event above Cross

  • Row as roadwork covers up setts in Haworth

    Discontent over Bradford Council resurfacing work along part of the Tour de France route is continuing to rumble on. The Keighley News reported a fortnight ago on how councillors and local residents were annoyed at the quality of the work carried

  • Children get creative with hard-boiled eggs

    Pupils at Eastburn Junior & Infant School produced eggs-traordinary creations. Youngsters took part in a house competition to decorate hard-boiled eggs as characters and then place them in settings. “The children put lots of effort into

  • Dunwells play in Yorkshire again in aid of Manorlands

    Upcoming folk band The Dunwells (pictured) are to perform at a Keighley club in aid of Manorlands. The band comes to the Octagon fresh from a 50-date tour of the USA to promote their first album Blind Sighted Faith. The Guiseley quintet appeared

  • Committee gives go-ahead for Keighley road improvements

    Councillors have approved a £150,000 package of road improvements for Haworth, Parkwood, Woodhouse and central Keighley. The town’s Area Committee last week agreed to spend the cash on major resurfacing work as part of a £2.8 million fund for highway

  • Eggstra decorations impress judges

    Pupils and their families responded creatively and imaginatively to a school Easter egg decoration contest. Members of Ingrow Primary School’s council arranged the competition, in which they challenged their fellow pupils to send in their own decorated