CHARITIES making a lasting difference to communities in the district are being urged to apply for grants of up to £10,000 from the charitable arm of the Keighley News. The Gannett Foundation, which is operated by the US company that owns the KN
A group of Keighley carers accused of defrauding an elderly Cracoe woman out of more than £500,000 have pleaded not guilty to the allegation. Six women from the Keighley area and a man from Shipley formally denied the conspiracy to defraud charge
A WHEAT bag burning in a microwave caused an elderly woman to suffer smoke inhalation in the early hours of Friday morning. Keighley firemen were called to sheltered accommodation in Townend Close, Cross Hills where the wheat bag, sometimes used
A LAND Rover was stolen outside an address in Halifax Road, Cullingworth, today. Police said the black Defender XS905 Station Wagon (pictured) was taken between 2.30am and 3.15am. It has the registration plate YF60 VZB. A police spokesman
KEIGHLEY Amateurs are holding open auditions for all the principal roles in their next pantomime. The group said it was looking for “top class local talent” to fill the roles in Cinderella next winter. The classic panto characters include the
A HAWORTH pub has been sold off to a new company as part of a major deal. The Old Sun, in West Lane, has been sold by Greene King brewery to Hawthorn Leisure. It is one of 275 properties across the UK to have acquired by Hawthorn, which is run
FARM animals have been stolen in recent weeks in Haworth. Police are investigating reports of livestock being removed or moved without the owner’s permission, mainly around the Ebor Lane area. A police spokesman said: “If you witness or have
TICKETS have gone on sale for a show presented by the star of the Great British Bake Off, which promises to deliver an evening of "fun stories, demos and audience participation". Paul Hollywood will visit St George's Hall in Bradford to
A BRADLEY resident who has dedicated most of his life to bringing the delights of music to the community has celebrated his 80th birthday.Frank Smith is musical director for both Keighley Vocal Union Singers and Nelson Arion Male Voice Choir, and says
MANCHESTER-based five-piece group, The Travelling Band, will be in Leeds this October as part of their latest UK tour.The outfit is about to release its keenly-anticipated third album, called The Big Defreeze. The band's last album, Screaming is Something
LONG-serving Keighley Amateurs member Keith Marsden has been elected president of the society. He follows in the footsteps of his friend Geoffrey Rundle, who filled the role for many years until his death in October 2012. Keith has made a huge contribution
THE Keighley Playhouse has prepared an appetising menu of theatrical entertainment for its new 2014/15 season. From the start of next month, shows on offer will include The Ladykillers, a stage play adaptation from a classic film involving five &lsquo
