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  • Grass fires on Keighley steam railway

    Keighley fire crews were called out twice on Easter Monday to tackle fires started by steam trains. Cinders from the locomotives set light to banking on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Firefighters used beaters to extinguish three 10-metre lengths

  • Book maps out history of Haworth

    Haworth historian Steven Wood has turned from photographs to maps for his latest book. He has gathered almost 100 old maps revealing various aspects of the Haworth, Oxenhope and Stanbury areas. The paperback follows Steven’s two previous books

  • Exhibit provides an alternative view

    An alternative view of Brontëland culture is highlighted in a new exhibition in Haworth. The Other Side showcases the work of contemporary artists and designers from the Keighley area. The exhibition, part of the Yorkshire Festival Fringe, runs

  • Tour artwork to reflect role of women

    One of the giant works of land art due to be created in the Worth Valley for the Tour de France will adopt a women’s emancipation theme. Members of Worth the Tour group were updated on the latest news from the Fields of Vision project at their

  • Call to clean up grubby signposts for Tour

    A councillor asked whether Bradford Council would be cleaning up the road signs and milestones in his parish before the Grand Depart arrives in the village. Coun Derrick Hopkinson, of Oxenhope Parish Council, said: “Many of these signs are looking