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  • Youth dig in to win marathon cup tie

    CULLINGWORTH Youth only had 11 players for their first-round Keighley & District FA Sunday Cup tie at unbeaten Myrtle Park, and had to play for 120 minutes.Youth also missed a penalty in the second half but, despite the marathon tie ending at 1-1 after

  • Reid all about it as Silsden lose unbeaten record

    Hallmark Security League Division One: Holker Old Boys 1 Silsden AFC 0SILSDEN'S 17-match winning in the league came to an end when Holker Old Boys broke away to score in the second minute of injury time.However, the visitors' disappointment was

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    KEIGHLEY Art Club was attended by Mark and his daughter Chloe of Skipton Art Shop, which is located near the zebra crossing in Newmarket Street.They are part of the family team in the shop, which opened 20 years ago. Last year, a staff member gave us

  • Redundancy fears at escalator firm KONE

    REDUNDANCIES are feared at the Keighley offices of international escalator and lift manufacturer Kone.Kone’s UK communications department this week confirmed the company had “initiated the consultation process” with employees at the premises off Dalton

  • Crackdown on rail fare dodgers on Airedale line

    RAIL operator Northern is cracking down on fare dodgers on the Airedale line. Anyone not buying a ticket before boarding a train will face a £20 fine, or 'penalty fare'. Or passengers could have to fork-out double the cost of a single ticket

  • Bliss volunteers distribute gifts on Airedale unit

    VOLUNTEERS from a charity which supports parents of premature and sick babies distributed gifts to families on Airedale Hospital's neonatal unit.The Bliss Airedale team handed out chocolates and cards, plus knitted items produced by supporter Rita

  • Call for rethink in plans to scrap Cross Hills railway station

    NORTH Yorkshire bosses should think again about scrapping plans for a Cross Hills railway station, says a parish councillor.Cllr Gill Birks has demanded the county council allow South Craven parish councils and regional transport bodies planning groups

  • Christmas saved in Silsden

    A JOYOUS mule-tide is promised for Silsden folk this weekend following a desperate search for a donkey.Organisers of the town’s annual Roving Nativity issued a Twitter appeal this week to find a live donkey for the event on Sunday.A chalk board went up

  • Tree surgeons offer free Christmas trees

    FREE Christmas trees are an offer to worthy causes from Keighley Tree Services.The company, based in Halifax Road at Cross Roads, is inviting people to suggest individuals, charities or schools that deserve a tree.The company says it will buy five 10-

  • Final countdown to Christmas lights switch-on

    A FINAL countdown has begun to Keighley's Christmas lights switch-on.Coronation Street star Antony Cotton – who plays popular character Sean Tully in the long-running soap – will help push the plunger to illuminate the town's displays.But the

  • Man arrested in connection with carjacking

    A MAN has been arrested in connection with a carjacking in Wilsden last week.A popular vet in the village was attacked with a hammer and had his Audi RS6 taken in the robbery.Police arrested a 30-year-old man last night in connection with the robbery,

  • Keighley taking part in weapons surrender

    KEIGHLEY police station is acting as a collection point in a national firearms surrender.People are being urged to hand-in guns, and other weapons including knives, at the Airedale House building.The initiative, which runs until Sunday (Nov 26), aims

  • Christmas fair to be held in Keighley church

    A KEIGHLEY church will be holding its annual Christmas fair early next month.The event will take place at Exley Head Methodist Chapel, in Wheathead Lane, from 11am to 1pm on Saturday December 2.A spokesman for the event's organisers said: "The

  • Concern over access plans for new Silsden Primary School

    MORE than 50 people attended a special meeting in Silsden to discuss plans for the town’s new primary school.The town council called the meeting to gauge residents’ reaction to controversial proposals for a two-storey school building on a hill above Silsden