PEOPLE willing to improve a historic part of Keighley have been encouraged to gather at Utley Cemetery next month.The Keighley Community Support group plans to stage a clean up of the cemetery on Sunday August 13 from 3pm to 6pm.Equipment and refreshments
A TRIP to Grange-over-Sands for Parkside School students was not for a sunbathing and swimming.The A-level geography students took part in the residential visit to develop their coursework question and collect data for their chosen subject.Teenagers from
KEIGHLEY and South Craven businesses are being urged to take advantage of free expert advice.An informal Pop-up Business Advice Cafe will be held at Steeton Hall on Tuesday July 25 from 9am to noon, hosted by the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership
WORK is expected to start this winter on demolishing the former Keighley College building in Cavendish Street.Council bosses say a planning application will be submitted shortly and preparatory work on the tendering process will also get underway."
POLICE and council staff are taking to the streets in Keighley to discuss local concerns with residents. Neighbourhood Policing Team officers will be joined by Bradford Council’s Neighbourhoods staff and ward councillors for the on-street surgeries.The
HAWORTH'S Central Park is flying the flag.It is among five Bradford Council-run parks across the district to again receive the coveted Green Flag Award.The scheme, run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy on behalf of the Department for Communities
THE BURIAL chamber for a stone age VIP has been discovered in Silsden. Archaeologists recently excavated the barrow created for an “important individual” at least 4,500 years ago and found items including an ancient urn. The experts described
DESPITE a Wimbledon to forget, Oxenhope tennis player Francesca Jones is looking forward with confidence as she prepares to leave the junior ranks behind.Jones found the going tough on the grass courts of the All England Club last week, exiting the first
PLANNING applications received by Bradford Council include:Keighley – 28 Cavendish Street, alterations to shopfront, replacement of or repairs to windows, removal of shutter and interior refurbishment; 31 Aireville Street, single-storey rear extension
PEOPLE still have a chance to respond to a public consultation being staged to find a way forward for Haworth's at risk public loos.Bradford Council has indicated it intends to withdraw funding from the two public toilet blocks in Haworth Central
COUGARS secured their place in the League One Super Eights with a 92-6 home routing of Oxford. Craig Lingard watched his side run in 16 tries in a victory that backed up the second half performance at Workington (when they came from behind with 12 men
WORKING Keighley parents with children aged three or four are being urged to check their eligibility for additional free childcare.All youngsters that age are eligible for 15 hours' free childcare, but from September some could qualify for twice that.Parents
THE World Cup dream is over for Keighley’s two England internationals, as they bowed out at the semi-final stage to a rampant Australia side.Matt Ross and Ben Stead both started for England at the Student Rugby League World Cup in the semi-final against
GERMAN accordion players will join a top South Craven orchestra for a joint concert on August 19.Craven Accordion Orchestra will welcome Orchester Musika Akkordia from Berlin for the performance at Skipton Town Hall.The award-winning Craven group, based
UNDER-fives across Keighley will continue to receive support with their reading thanks to a £1.2 million funding boost.The Arts Council of England cash will finance the Book Trust's ongoing work in the Bradford district, through the popular Bookstart
AWARDS have been presented to libraries, schools and pre-school groups who made exceptional contributions to Bradford Council’s annual Rhyme Challenge.More than 3,500 families successfully completed this year’s challenge in 300 childcare library settings
HARDEN beauty spot St Ives is renowned for its wildlife.Everything from deer to rabbits can be seen at the popular site.But even volunteer guardians of the estate were left open-mouthed when they heard about the latest creature to be sighted there – a
FLAMES kept the crowds happy as Keighley Fire Station held its first community fun day for several years.Popular attractions at the Bradford Road station included a chip pan fire demonstration and a re-creation of a road traffic accident where firefighters
A PIONEERING safety initiative is being launched in an area of Keighley where youngsters are deemed to be at the second highest risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the whole of Bradford district. Three schools are taking part in the venture
SILSDEN boss Danny Forrest was impressed as his side came from a goal down to defeat Campion on Saturday.Silsden's response cancelled out Lee Bradshaw's opener, with strikes from Joe Gaughan and Mark Trueman allowing them to lead at the break.Despite
HALF-centuries from Steeton's David Robinson and Andrew Foulds couldn't stop Skipton from picking up their third win of the season in Aire-Wharfe League Division Two.Having won the toss and chosen to bat, hosts Skipton scored 245-7.Joe Stead (
