A CHURCH service to honour the work of journalists and celebrate the importance of free speech will take place at All Saints Church, Main Street, Bingley, tomorrow. The Rev Canon Bev Mason will take a service drawing on text used at the journalists
MAY I through your letters page thank the people of Keighley and district for their generosity when Keighley Lions Club took Father Christmas on his sleigh around the area. May I also thank Colin Appleyard and his drivers for their service, and
WHILE it is pleasing that since 2010 more than 3,100 young people in Keighley have started apprenticeships – Keighley’s jobless total falls again (Keighley News, December 25) – Kris Hopkins MP fails to mention small and medium-sized businesses can
I READ the article in your publication – MP call for breakaway vote (Keighley News, January 8) – with great interest and jubilation. I think a new Airedale and Wharfedale District Council to cover the Shipley constituency and Keighley & Ilkley
SIX years ago, residents of Summerhill Drive and Summerhill Avenue in Steeton were forced by Bradford Council to have the named streets adopted, paid for by householders. Since the streets were made up (we have never been officially told the streets
COUNCILLOR Adrian Naylor has raised the alarm that, worryingly, Bradford Council is looking to make a saving of £50,000 on the grass cutting of local bowling greens following the release of its budget proposals for 2015/16 – Bowling clubs at risk with
ON October 17 2014 I wrote to your paper with regard to the amount of money Bradford Council was prepared to spend on events and facilities outside City Hall whilst Keighley seemed to be receiving crumbs from the Bradford table. Not so, says Councillor
IN THE wake of the recent appalling events in Paris, supposedly in the name of Islam, I should like to tell you about a Muslim woman, aged 20, the same age as my daughter, whom I met recently on the bus from Keighley to Bradford. We began talking
LONG-AWAITED plans for a one-way system to ease congestion in Keighley town centre will go before the town’s area committee next week. A report to members says that despite a number of minor interventions to improve traffic flow, a more radical
Keighley teenager Alfie Moses has been selected for the UCI Cyclo-Cross Championships at the end of the month. He is part of a four-strong British Cycling squad for the junior men's race in the Czech Republic. The 12-strong team for Tabor also
A MAN was attacked and robbed of his mobile phone in a Keighley town centre street. The 35-year-old was walking along Devonshire Street when he was approached by a man, who pushed him to the ground. During the altercation the victim dropped
THE trial of three home carers accused of fleecing a wealthy housebound widow is due to resume tomorrow after one of the jurors fell and hit his head. The case, in its second week at Bradford Crown Court, did not sit today following news that a
Republica 0 Silsden Ladies 9 SILSDEN Ladies got the new year off to a good start as they completed a double over Republica. The heavy pitch and strong wind made for testing conditions, but Silsden overcame them and went ahead when Harriet Brewer
Broomhill 4 FC Polonia 2In the only game to beat the weather in the Keighley area, Broomhill eased their way to a comfortable victory against Marley rivals FC Polonia with man of the match Andy Tanner scoring a brace. This was an entertaining game between
KEIGHLEY'S James Lund is one of two City of Bradford Swimming Club members who have been selected for the Yorkshire and Humberside Triathlon Academy for 2014-2015. Lund, 15, and Reuben Mantle, 13, of Bingley have been picked following exceptional
CHRIS Melling was beaten in the quarter-finals of the $113,500 (£74,807) Joy Cup World Chinese 8-Ball Masters pool tournament in Qinhuangdao.Having come through the qualifying stages, the 35-year-old from Keighley fell 13-11 to Yang Fan but admitted on
ONE boy in the Bradford district could have been groomed or abused by as many as 33 different men, police have revealed. The shocking case was discussed by police and councillors at a meeting which looked at whether enough is being done to combat
ORGANISERS of the 2015 Keighley Business Awards gave sponsors and potential entrants an insight into the contest at a launch event last night. (Jan 13) The event kicking off the third annual Keighley Business Awards took place at Keighley Campus
