A FAMILY is paying its own heartfelt tribute to Manorlands.Relatives of Russ Fearnley, who was cared for by staff from the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice and spent his final hours there, are taking on the Keighley BigK 10K to raise money.And they are urging
A FORMER professional dancer is taking the plunge to celebrate her 83rd birthday.Mavis Richardson – known to her friends as Magic Mavis – aims to swim the equivalent of her years, in lengths at the Keighley pool.And she is raising money for Dementia Friendly
Yorkshire Hockey Association Division Five North: Leeds University Fifths 1 Airedale Seconds 1FROM the push-back Airedale began strongly with a determined drive from Libby Marsh. The team followed her lead and applied high pressure on the Leeds defence
A CROSS Hills care home has issued a special lunch invitation.Older people in the community are being offered a free meal at Anchor's Townend Close as part of an initiative to tackle loneliness.The scheme aims to give elderly people on their own the
West Bowling A u-14s 44 Keighley Albion u-14s 4ALBION began their pre-season campaign against familiar rivals West Bowling with optimism high after a recruitment drive seeing an influx of players.However, with Bowling having only 13 players, they were
SCHOOL pupils from Keighley braved miserable weather to complete a key part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award.Nine students from Holy Family Catholic School were congratulated for finishing their two-day D of E bronze expedition.A spokesman for their school
Menston u-18s 0 Steeton u-18s 4STEETON'S young guns returned to action with a fine performance in a match played at Otley.Missing usual keeper Elliot Wilson, Jack McCormack and Harrison Houldsworth filled the void with a half each in goal as they
PEOPLE who were married at a church in Cowling have been invited to lend photos of their big day to organisers of a wedding celebration weekend.Holy Trinity Church is arranging the event and is keen to hear from people who were married at this building.The
A FORMER detective will be the speaker at the latest in a series of public coffee mornings organised by a Keighley nursing home.Chris Binns will be at Norwood House Nursing Home, in Greenthwaite Close, on Wednesday March 7. He will talk about his trek
STAFF and residents at Hanover Housing Association schemes across the country – including Keighley – are celebrating raising a bumper amount for charity. They together coined-in £50,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support with a series of events last
YOUNGSTERS will soon be able to go on an adventure in Devonshire Park with their parents, childminders and teachers.The Keighley park’s Friends group is creating a story trail, which will be made available as a leaflet or booklet for families, schools
HEALTH and social care professionals, charity workers and manufacturers were among those attending an open day yesterday to launch a brand new Keighley mobility aid showroom. The facility in Beckside House, Pitt Street, was developed by KL Stairlifts
KEIGHLEY have added more experience to their ranks by signing 32-year-old Adam Greenwood.The all-rounder, who has spent 17 years playing senior cricket at Gomersal, joins his former Oxford Road team-mate Richard Gould and Keighley old boys Paul Quinlan
PEDAL power is bringing in the cash for Manorlands. Three cycling events last year together raised £24,000 for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. Sponsor All Terrain Cycles ran a prize draw to boost the coffers, with a voucher for £100 of cycling
JANE Eyre will dance into audiences’ hearts in Northern Ballet’s stage adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel.The production, which was unveiled to great acclaim in Charlotte’s bicentennial year, will be performed at Leeds Grand Theatre from March
THE chance to gain a money-spinning tie later in the competition is the carrot for Cougars as they enter the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup at North Wales Crusaders on Sunday.Keighley coach Craig Lingard admits the tricky third-round draw at their unpredictable
THE WICKED Witch of the West posed atop the iconic clock tower of Leeds Town Hall to promote the return to the city of the hit musical.Wicked will be staged at the Grand Theatre from June 13 to July 7 as part of its UK and Ireland tour.Amy Ross plays
WHILE there is no well-used Latin word for a 160th birthday, that is what one local brewery will be celebrating this year.So I thought I would look at a potted history of our current Keighley brewing scene and discovered a few more birthdays along the
THE Thompson brothers delivered a one-two finish in the Ilkley Moor Fell races on Sunday.The Wharfedale Harriers pair of Alex (14) and Will (15) dominated the two-mile under-17 and under-19 challenge race in conditions that resembled a mudbath.Both boys
TRAE O’Sullivan has been told to stay patient in his recovery from concussion which has kept him sidelined for more than a month.The Cougars prop has not featured after sustaining the injury in the second pre-season game against his old club Batley.And
TEN Tonnes will support Rat Boy and Stereophonic on a tour coming to the First Direct Arena in Leeds on March 10.Radio presenter Huw Stevens called Ten Tonnes a “really special artist” and one critic said he promised to be a blistering act this year.In
MANORLANDS has benefited from the opening of a new salon in Keighley. A launch event for Beauty and Body Temple raised £128 in support of the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. The cash was coined-in through a raffle. Around 30 people attended
BIG Girls Don’t Cry is a touring show celebrating the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.It will be performed at the Municipal Theatre in Colne on March 10.The singers and band are set to authentically recreate the group’s iconic sound with 60s
SOUL Temptations will be at the Octagon club, on Bradford Road, Sandbeds, on March 9 to perform Tamla Motown music.Other tribute shows coming up at the Octagon include Mark Summers as the young Elvis Presley on May 4, Revival playing Abba on March 23,
BUSINESSES across Keighley and Airedale are being urged to enter a prestigious awards scheme.Accolades are up for grabs across ten categories and there is a coveted, overall Business of the Year honour.The annual Keighley & Airedale Business Awards have
POPULAR ballroom couple Anton du Beke and Erin Boag return to the Alhambra Theatre on March 14.The couple from Strictly Come Dancing will present their 10th touring show From Broadway To Hollywood promising exciting new choreography, sparkling costumes
ONE OF the most popular musicals of all time will be presented by Sutton’s Green Hut Theatre Company this spring.They will recreate the dangerous alleys and taverns of Charles Dickens’s Victorian London for the family show Oliver! at Sutton Village Hall.Keighley
A MAN who was jailed for abusing women over a 26-year period has been told he will not face any further action after more allegations came to light. John Wilson, 71, of The Bungalow, Florist Street, Stockbridge, is currently serving a 21-year jail sentence
CRAIG Lingard has welcomed the decision not to suspend any of the four players who were sent off in the Cougars' friendly at Bradford.Samir Tahraoui and Ryan Wright saw red for Keighley, while Elliot Minchella and Ethan Ryan were dismissed for the
REBECCA Kenna reckons that she has seen the future of women's snooker.The Keighley woman, who has climbed to No 3 in the world rankings after reaching the semi-finals of the British Open last weekend, is referring to Nutcharat Wongharuthai.Kenna,
A FATHER-of-eight died after falling on a chip pan, Bradford Coroners’ Court was told Anthony Medd, from Oakworth, died aged 72 on July 31 last year, at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield. The cause of his death was put down to multiple organ
A DISTRAUGHT mum has spoken of her heartbreak after she discovered the grave of her young daughter had been 'desecrated'.Andrea Walker found soil spread on the plot and ornaments broken and scattered.The damage was caused after a new grave was
