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  • Silsden walks launched

    A SERIES of walks in and around Silsden will be launched this weekend.Rambler Allan Friswell has devised short circular walks using the many miles of public footpaths in the town.Each Silsden Stroll is waymarked and maps will be available from several

  • Hockney movie to be screened at Keighley Picture House

    KEIGHLEY Film Club is hosting a film covering the early years of famous artist David Hockney.Hockney, directed by Randall Knight, is described as a joyful, sensitive, intimate and candid docu- portrait of the Yorkshireman.The screening at Keighley Picture

  • Keighley MP welcomes border exit checks decision

    A DECISION to reintroduce exit checks at the UK border has been welcomed by Keighley MP Kris Hopkins.Home Secretary Theresa May told the Commons the move was part of the Government's fight against global terrorism.Mr Hopkins said: "This will allow

  • Keighley blood donor sessions

    KEIGHLEY donors are being urged to give blood this month.Two sessions are planned in the town as part of the latest series being staged across the region by NHS Blood and Transplant.Victoria Hall hosts the sessions next Friday (Mar 13) and on March 30

  • Tributes to Denholme stalwart

    TRIBUTES have been paid to a stalwart of Denholme cricket and Conservative clubs who has died after an exceptional innings.Raymond Greenwood, 93, was a member of the Conservative club for 75 years where his father William was secretary for 43 years until

  • Cobbydalers brave elements to hit six of the best

    Silsden u-18s 6 Long Lee u-18s 1 Incessant rain and a strong wind made playing conditions difficult, which worsened in the second half. Facing the wind, Silsden went a goal down in the 12th minute to a fine strike from the edge of the box.

  • French band brings sound of Texas to Keighley Blues Club

    FROM FRANCE with the sound of Texas come Big Dez as they headline Keighley Blues Club.The French band will perform at the club’s regular venue, the Keighley Cougars Hall Of Fame, tomorrow. (Mar 6)Big Dez, regarded as one of the finest European festival

  • Classic heavy-metal comes to the Groovy Happening in Haworth

    THE GROOVY Happening will be louder than usual as it plays host to an AC/DC tribute band.Highway To Hull’s members include Keighley musicians Mick 'The Metal' Walsh on guitar and Charley 'Otto' Cunz on vocals.Along with Andrew Steele, Jon Bagshaw and

  • Parkside's first tour is big success

    ALMOST 30 students from Parkside School covered themselves in glory on their first rugby union tour, The 28 Year Eight and Year Nine students set off for the Lake District last Friday morning, playing in a seven-team tournament at Keswick that afternoon

  • More cup woe for Cross Hills

    A WEEK after being knocked out of the Northern Plant Hire Trophy by Trawden Celtic, Cross Hills have been the victims of a much bigger shock in the Mastab's Craven League Premier Division Cup. They lost 2-1 at home to mid-table Trawden Celtic in

  • Ladies have got the power at Keighley gym

    A GYM in Keighley is proving that powerlifting is not just for big bulky men. NRGym, based on Greengate Road, entered a ladies team at a competition in Colne on Sunday – and they won first place in the guest lifters category. It is a sign of

  • No excuse for saving your life with a 20 minute walk each day

    HERE HE goes again, I can hear you all saying already. “Get active”, “Do more exercise”, “Eat better”, “Don’t drink too much or smoke”, “Bet he even bores himself”.Well I’ll be honest, I do sometimes. But when you feel passionately about something then

  • Boost for Keighley Women's Aid

    KEIGHLEY Women's Aid has received a £1,500 boost.The charity has been presented with a cheque by Dawn Emsley, president of Ilkley Rotary Club.Keighley Women's Aid is one of her two chosen charities for the year, the other being the Stroke Unit at Airedale

  • Improvement work at Braithwaite church

    WORK is being carried out in the grounds of Keighley New Church at Braithwaite village.The project aims to improve access between the church and hall and create a better car park surface.Ben Guest of FB Guest has supplied a large quantity of materials

  • Keighley children go potty for charity

    PUPILS at Parkwood Primary School in Keighley have gone potty – and they're all delighted!Children have grown daffodils as part of Marie Curie's Mini Pots of Care fundraising initiative.And their efforts raked in £918 for the cancer charity.All the school's

  • Crosswaite triumphs at Addingham Moorside

    MARTIN Crosswaite left the warmth of the Busfield Arms at East Morton on Sunday to win the third Yeadon-Guiseley Motor Club closed trial at wet and windy Addingham Moorside. Crosswaite attacked every section on every lap to produce a clean ride

  • Oscar wins gong for Horizon

    SILSDEN'S Oscar Hancock, who is only four and was making his debut, was presented with a man of the match award by Great Britain's only 2012 Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones in the first sparring competition of the domestic calendar at Bradford's

  • Ibrahim makes it a happy birthday in the ring

    KEIGHLEY’S Ibrahim Nadim celebrated his 16th birthday with a victory in the Junior ABA Championships. The Bury Amateur Boxing Club member defeated William McFail (Collyhurst & Moston Lads) in the North West Regional first round 44kg category

  • Long Lee pupils get taste for learning

    LONG Lee Primary School pupils proved they have an appetite for learning.Year-four youngsters explored the science behind melt in the middle chocolate puddings.Marks & Spencer helped host the special activity day.The children also learned how to create

  • Scottish flavour to Eastburn school activities

    D'YE ken what's been happening at Eastburn Junior & Infant School?Class-two pupils enjoyed a Scottish-themed day to celebrate a topic on the Katie Morag stories.The children dressed in tartan or as characters from the books, made origami Loch Ness monsters

  • Performance leaves Keighley children spellbound

    CHILDREN were left spellbound by a performance of The Magic Feather.Andy Burton, from Slaithwaite-based Satellite Arts, entertained youngsters at Strong Close Nursery School in Keighley.The story – about a bus driver's efforts to trace the owner of a

  • Anniversary celebration at Ponden

    THIS scene, from a postcard dated 1910, shows Scartop Charity or Sunday School anniversary, held on the second Sunday in June, traditionally in the open air when the weather allowed.Ponden Mill appears in the background, with the choir and participants

  • Postcard view from Stanbury

    THIS postcard view, photographed from Stanbury a century or more ago, includes several notable features.In the centre foreground stands the Silent Inn, once popular with farmers, gamekeepers and sportsmen during the grouse-shooting season. Despite gaining

  • Serving teas to Bronte Country visitors

    THIS is Haggate Nook, the buildings seen on the bend in the road behind the Silent Inn, featured elsewhere on this page. Here, between the wars, Fred Jackson had a grocer’s shop on the left, while the large Teas painted on the right indicates one of a

  • Solicitors' firm expands Keighley office

    A SOLICITORS' firm has expanded its Keighley office as part of a centralisation programme.Makin Dixon has shut its Skipton outlet and moved two of the three staff to the Cavendish Street branch.Eight people are now employed in Keighley.The firm has also

  • New lettings manager at Keighley estate agency

    ASHLEIGH Neville has been appointed lettings manager at Dacre, Son & Hartley's Keighley office.She will be responsible for existing landlord clients as well as expanding the branch's rental portfolio."This is a great career move because it gives

  • Harrison on board to bring back touch of Cougarmania

    COUGARS have confirmed Simon Harrison as a non-executive director at the club for the rest of this season in an appointment that could become permanent. Harrison, who is a director at Keighley-based A1 Stairlifts, is aiming to bring a touch of

  • Keighley optician focusses on easier life

    A KEIGHLEY optician is focussing on an easier life after clocking-up 40 years' service. Graham Dickson, who works at Vision Express in the Airedale Shopping Centre, is going part-time. The 59-year-old has been presented with a pin badge, at

  • Haworth couple re-launch their vintage crockery hire business

    A COUPLE who moved to Haworth have re-started a business which hires out sets of vintage crockery for people wanting to add a touch of whimsical class to their functions.Howard and Katie Shelmerdine, of Ivy Bank Lane, originally began the business in

  • Sutton go under cover after receiving ECB recognition

    SUTTON in Craven Cricket Club are the proud owners of a brand new set of wheeled covers. They have been awarded them by the England & Wales Cricket Board and NatWest Cricket Force for their fine work on and off the field. The £4,000 gift

  • Silsden searching missing sparkle

    Silsden 0 Congleton Town 3 The Cobbydalers' run of five wins on the trot at the start of the year is beginning to look like a dream after a draw against bottom club Bacup was followed by this defeat against mid-table Congleton. Is it just a

  • Keighley top of the pile in clean sheets

    KEIGHLEY may be sixth in Yorkshire Two – but they do top one chart. They have now kept four clean sheets this season, which is two more than any other club in the section. The Rose Cottagers defeated Sheffield Medicals 29-0 at Utley on November

  • March: Cougar Park can help us tame Lions

    iPro Sport Cup first round: Keighley Cougars 64 East Leeds 0 PAUL March called on his side to make Cougar Park a fortress as they look to book a big day out at Blackpool. Keighley started their season well by blitzing amateur outfit East Leeds

  • Cullingworth refuse to be blown off course

    Cullingworth Youth 4 Horsforth St Margarets 3 Youth withstood a second-half comeback from Horsforth St Margarets in a thrilling match to claim all three points. In spite of near gale-force winds, both teams played some good football. Shooting

  • Web boost for South Craven bookworms

    SOUTH Craven bookworms can now access more titles online from North Yorkshire's library web pages.Two hundred new books have been added to the 7,000-plus already available for download by library members.So far this financial year, the county's libraries

  • Moorland pub above Keighley to stage music festival

    A FIRST-ever music festival is to be staged at a moorland pub above Keighley.Nearly 40 acts are lined up for the inaugural Moorfest 15, which will take place in a field at The Three Acres.Mark Hudson – who runs the pub and restaurant, formerly Quarry

  • Keighley MP blasts council tax increase

    KEIGHLEY MP Kris Hopkins has slammed Labour-ruled Bradford Council's "reckless and short-sighted approach" after it imposed a 1.6 per cent council tax rise.The Tory MP said the authority had rejected an offer of Government support to freeze

  • Fears over 50-plus-home development plan at Cullingworth

    MORE than fifty homes could be built on a village's former station yard.Outline permission is being sought for a development of up to 53 houses on the site in New School Lane, Cullingworth.Three residents have so far objected online to the application

  • Police seize motorcycle from rider in Highfield, Keighley

    A TEENAGER caught committing motoring offences while riding a motorbike in Highfield had his vehicle confiscated by police.Officers from the Bradford District Antisocial behaviour bike team spotted the 18-year-old riding the bike without a helmet along

  • East Riddlesden Hall's house steward retires after 28 years

    THE MAN responsible for East Riddlesden Hall and all its historic contents has retired after 28 years.House steward Mike Freeman has been a familiar sight to visitors to the National Trust manor house and its grounds for almost three decades.The house

  • Keighley-district youth centres facing change

    THREE Keighley-district youth centres are facing changes to the way they are run.The Haworth and Silsden centres, plus Denholme Youth Cafe, are among seven youth venues across Bradford being scrutinised by the council.Members of the local authority's

  • Keighley event to promote Fairtrade

    FAIRTRADE will be the focus of a community event in Keighley this weekend.About a dozen stalls will be set-up in the Airedale Shopping Centre on Saturday (Mar 7) promoting the ethical trade.The 10am to 3pm extravaganza launches efforts this year by Keighley's

  • Planning file

    PLANNING applications received by Bradford Council include:Cullingworth – Woodfield House, Woodfield Road, non-material amendment to permission 14/03386/HOUEast Morton – 7, 8 & 9 St Luke's Terrace, change of use from agricultural land to domestic curtilage

  • Haworth fire station plans to be revealed at public meeting

    DETAILS of plans to transform the former Haworth fire station into an emergency hub could be revealed next week. Residents leading the campaign will hold a public meeting at Haworth Primary School on March 12 at 7.30pm. The campaigners will

  • Keighley marks World Book Day

    KEIGHLEY-district libraries are staging activities today (Mar 5) to celebrate World Book Day.Pupils from St Anne's and Victoria primary schools in Keighley will be visiting the town's library, in North Street.And at Silsden Library, youngsters will be

  • Cats poisoned after swallowing antifreeze in Ingrow, Keighley

    KEIGHLEY people have been warned of an antifreeze poisoning incident in Ingrow which affected two cats – one of which died.A spokesman for the RSPCA said they were notified of the incident in Cromer Avenue last Tuesday. (February 24)She said one of the

  • Keighley bride's heartbreak as mum dies day before wedding

    A BRIDE went ahead with her emotion-charged wedding in tribute to her mum who had died the previous day.Joanne Preston had considered postponing the marriage ceremony following the devastating loss of her mother, who was just 48.But after consulting with

  • Rescue dog is chuffed to bits with his new owner!

    A DOG dumped with smelly, overgrown hair is really chuffed with his new home. Keighley heritage railway boss Matt Stroh has taken in the white Shih Tzu called Bentley following his rescue by an animal welfare charity.. West Yorkshire Dog Rescue

  • Homeless 'shame'

    KRIS Hopkins MP praises charities, councils and voluntary organisations helping the homeless while mentioning the Government has given more than £1 billion towards costs incurred in helping the homeless – MP Praise for charities (Keighley News, January

  • Unable to feed kids

    LAST week I met a constituent who was in total despair. His Jobseekers’ Allowance had been ‘sanctioned’; in other words, his benefit payment had been stopped. He had no money for food. It was not only him who could not eat, but his family as

  • My campaign pledge

    AS WE approach the General Election – which I consider to be the most important General Election in recent times – I want to assure the other candidates in the Shipley constituency I will not be making any personal attacks or campaign negatively about

  • The worst kept secret

    I READ, with little surprise, your story ‘Mayor not going to stand at polls’ (Keighley News, February 19) This must have been one of the worst kept secrets in the chamber and for the wider public audience, especially in light of the wealth of information

  • Traffic grinds to a halt

    JUST got round to reading the article on congested roads –Traffic-choked roads revealed (Keighley News, February 26). Average speed down to 12mph in Bradford Road during the morning rush hour. Who are they trying to kid? On the few occasions I

  • No 30mph signs up

    I READ with interest the article in this week’s paper – Safety fears fro school children (Keighley News, February 26). The statement “there is a 30mph speed limit in the area around the school” is absolutely untrue as there is no signage at all