A CHILDREN'S literacy charity which works with pupils in the Keighley district has had a hugely successful year.Beanstalk helped about 530 children in Yorkshire and the Humber.And support was provided by around 150 volunteers.The charity provides
Keighley FA Supplementary Cup quarter-final: Oxenhope Reserves 3 Keighley Veterans 0OXENHOPE Reserves secured their place in the semi-finals with victory over a determined and experienced Keighley Veterans side. The soft, wet Marley pitch cut up as the
A KEIGHLEY teenager is one of the first young people in the country to finish a demanding employability skills programme, and has earned a distinction in the process.Omar Khan, an 18-year-old Beckfoot Oakbank School pupil from Knowle Park, finished the
A DOMINANT second-half display saw Keighley Town march into the semi-finals of the Keighley FA Sunday Cup in a 6-0 win at Throstle Nest United.Town were guilty of some bad finishing in a below-par first-half performance which saw the deadlock unbroken
A COVETED accolade has been served-up to North Yorkshire's school catering service.The team has received the Soil Association Food for Life silver award.The honour recognises a commitment to serving food which is fresh, environmentally-sustainable
A HAWORTH veteran of the Second World War in Burma has died, aged 90.Brian Mitchell had been in Herncliffe Care Home, Keighley, but before that he lived in Charlotte Court, off Lees Lane, Haworth for about 30 years. He died at Herncliffe on February
THE latest annual jobs and careers fair will be staged at Keighley College at the beginning of next month. The college will host the event from 2pm to 6pm on Thursday March 1. Last year, more than 40 businesses attended the fair with hundreds
JUST over 4,000 new companies were formed across the Bradford district last year, latest figures show.West Yorkshire-wide, 16,604 businesses were launched – down from 17,837 in 2016.But the total number of registered companies in the region has risen,
A COMEDY stage drama composed by a playwright and broadcaster originally from Keighley has embarked on its second tour.The Chef Show, which enjoyed a hugely successful run at venues across northern England last year, was written by Nick Ahad.The innovative
INCREASING numbers of workers across the region are getting on their bikes.More than 25 firms have now achieved 'Bike Friendly Business' accreditation from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority CityConnect programme.Companies have received free
HELP to Buy equity loans are proving hugely popular at a Keighley housing development.Almost half of the properties at Barratt Homes' Vision scheme, in North Dean Avenue, have been bought through the initiative.And across the district, 1,079 Help
Cougars pair Harry Aaronson and Lewis Fairhurst have been selected in the initial 26-man England Universities squad.Coached by former Keighley assistant coach Richard Tate, the students will face GB Police, GB Teachers and UK Armed Forces in the RFL President
A KEIGHLEY cheerleading squad has been chosen to represent England in a worldwide competition in the USA. Team X-Treme led by teenage cheerleading ace Siân Reid, is sending its Team Diamonds youngsters to the US Finals in Chicago this April.
West Yorkshire League Division One: Aberford 6 Oxenhope Rec 1OXENHOPE’S winning run of five games on the bounce came to a shattering halt with a mauling at the hands of a team they had knocked out of the League Cup only a month ago. Since then Aberford
AT least 50 people made the most of a national initiative and visited Keighley’s Markazi Jamia Mosque over the weekend. The mosque, in Emily Street, was one of more than 200 mosques in the UK taking part in a scheme called Visit My Mosque on Sunday
KFC'S Keighley restaurant was among those forced to close as the fast-food chain ran out of chicken. The Hard Ings Road outlet was shut for four days. It has reopened today, but with a limited menu. A spokesman said the restaurant hoped to
A PARADE of fashion spanning 100 years will celebrate a Haworth shop’s centenary and help improve conditions for people with dementia in Keighley.The event, making 100 years of Firth’s Boutique, will raise money for the Dementia Friendly Keighley (DFK
SILSDEN Whitestar kept up the pressure on leaders Settle United with a thumping 6-1 home victory over Sporting Keighley in the Skipton Body Repair Centre Craven League Premier Division.Silsden were only 2-1 in front at half-time but established their
