MOTORISTS and bus passengers have been warned to be aware of snow in parts of the district this evening. (Nov 24) A spokesman for The Keighley Bus Company said shortly before 5pm that it was snowing on high ground in Haworth and Oxenhope. He
KEIGHLEY and Craven people are being urged to choose the right service to help them stay well this winter.NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are reminding people to choose the right service if they become unwell.Advice
PLUMHALL, a popular draw at gigs in Keighley and Haworth, are back to hosting concerts at Cruck Barn in Appletreewick.The Yorkshire-based songwriting duo of Michelle Plum and Nick Hall are bringing a host of touring acts to the barn at the Craven Arms.This
A BARN on a farm near East Morton was the unusual venue for a Sicilian rock band.Cirrone’s music brought an authentic touch to a night of Sicilian-themed food for diners in the barn.The private function was arranged because the trio of young musicians
A CHARITY shop in Keighley will celebrate its fifth anniversary tomorrow. (Dec 1)Yorkshire Cat Rescue's store, in Cavendish Street, first opened its doors in December 2012.Since then the money it has raised has played an important part in helping
OSCAR-winning cinema screenwriter Simon Beaufoy is moving into TV with two new high-profile projects.His planned collaborations with Danny Boyle and the BBC follow his work scripting a movie about 1970s tennis players Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.That
A KEIGHLEY rock band will play a gig in Leeds on Sunday, December 3 as part of a national tour.As Sirens Fall will headline the Key Club – a regular venue for nationally-known bands – with support from fellow Keighley outfit Your Illuminations.As Sirens
A LANCASHIRE hot pot will help warm up Glusburn concertgoers this weekend.Legendary folk and comedy group the Houghton Weavers are across the border to perform at Glusburn Institute.Previous December visits to the community and arts centre by the long-established
A NEW team of volunteers is helping create a digital record of every Keighley News article about men who died during the First World War.The Men of Worth Project has recruited townspeople to transcribe hundreds of wartime articles so the information can
A HOUSE building firm behind a new development in Keighley has solved a little problem for Santa, caused by newer homes having no chimneys!Barratt Homes, responsible for the Vision housing estate off North Dean Avenue, is helping Santa deliver festive
THREE Keighley primary schools will go online for the second project as part of the Children’s Year of Safety.Pupils at Laycock, Merlin Top and Our Lady of Victories schools will look at cyber safety during the winter term.This will follow a successful
Anyone attending Sunday's Keighley Christmas lights switch-on? If so, buy a copy of the Keighley News from our merchandisers in the Airedale Shoping Centre and get a free goody bag, including a sharing bag of SeabrookCrisps worth £1.50 alone.
VOLUNTEERS from North Yorkshire’s 33 community-managed libraries gathered this month (November) to celebrate their success, share ideas and look to the future.In April this year 21 community libraries joined those already in operation as part of a revamp
BRANWELL’S bicentenary year is drawing to a close, so our final free Tuesday talk of the year, on December 5, will see our learning officer Sue Newby deliver ‘a retrospective’ on the troubled Branwell Brontë. We’ve enjoyed discovering more about him this
DURING the quieter winter months at East Riddlesden Hall, Jackie our house steward and her team of volunteers are kept busy with important conservation work and cleaning. This makes sure that the house and collection are in excellent condition year-round
BRITISH commanders declared an assault on the Canal du Nord during the Battle of Cambrai as a complete success – but not for Haworth-born Sgt James Lynch.The West Riding Regiment infantryman was killed during the attack on November 20, 1917. The jubilant
CHILDREN and staff at a Keighley district primary school threw themselves into the spirit of this year's Children in Need appeal and raised £887.On November 17 Sutton Community Primary School staged a fun-filled day to generate this cash.Children
AWARD-WINNING Canadian blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter JW Jones is to play Keighley. JW will appear at Keighley Blues Live on Friday December 8 as part of an 18-date UK tour promoting his latest album High Temperature. The musician
THE veteran chairman of the board of Keighley's Timothy Taylor Brewery will retire from his post next month. (Dec)Charles Dent will be stepping down as chairman at the company's next annual general meeting on December 15, after 37 years of serving
IT’S CHRISTMAS party night at the Groovy Happening on Saturday December 2 with DNA, Milestone, Emily Sargant and the Sheratons.Regulars celebrate the season by presenting their annual cheque to Manorlands, this time representing £5,100 raised during the
AN INSPECTOR has heaped praise on Glusburn Community Primary School staff who teach its youngest children.An assessor from the Basic School Quality Mark gave a clean bill of health to the school’s Early Years unit.The school currently holds BSQMs for
ASDA is cutting the price of unleaded petrol and diesel by up to 2p per litre at its Keighley filling station. The supermarket chain, whose Keighley store and filling station are in Bingley Street, this morning announced it was slashing prices
AN OUT-of-this-world festive adventure with Santa is promised at the Victoria Theatre.Santa’s Mixed Up Martian will be staged at the Halifax theatres’s Green Room Bar from Thursday to Saturday, December 7 to 10.There will be multiple show times over the
