FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in a greenhouse at Silsden.The flames also set alight to neighbouring fencing and trees.One crew from Keighley Fire Station was called out late this morning to deal with the incident, at Claymore Rise.Firefighters used a hose
A SEARCH has begun for Keighley's 'good eggs'.Organisers of an International Women's Day event are seeking nominations for unsung heroines in the town.The Good Egg Awards will be presented at the event – at Highfield Community Centre in
PHOTOGRAPHED for a rather faded postcard in its earlier years, the Oakworth Mechanics’ Institute had opened in 1891 on the site of the village’s first Methodist chapel of 1822.After this had been superseded in 1858, the future Mechanics’ Institute committee
THIS unusual grocer’s shop in Riddlesden, demolished in 1972, stood at the bottom of Bar Lane – the clue to its original use as a toll-house.It had been a prominent feature for a century and a half, although tolls had last been collected there in 1868
BUILT by the New Britannia Lodge of Oddfellows in 1853, the Britannia Hall in Market Street was one of Keighley’s most imposing Victorian premises.An early attempt to anticipate town planning, members of the New Britannia Lodge of Oddfellows bought the
THE two immediate reactions on learning of the impending closure of the Marks & Spencer store in Low Street were that this is another nail in the coffin of a depressing Keighley shopping centre – which seems to be escalating in a downward spiral
I WOULD like to thank Bradford Council (which has been starved of money by the Government) for planning to close the public facilities in the Keighley area, or rather letting them stay open at the expense of the local parish council rating system –
EIGHTY per cent of the electorate in the Keighley and Ilkley constituency of John Grogan voted to leave the EU. So why is he backing staying in the customs union and the single market? He who represents the electorate must do as he is told, not
I WAS surprised to see the letter from Henry Pettinger praising the activities of Bradford Council in gritting his route to work – Grateful for true grit (Keighley News, February 15). I can assure him that had he lived where I do and not on a south-facing
‘GRIDLOCK has to be tackled’, ‘Bridge call to ease road nightmare’. These are two recent headlines acknowledging the unacceptable traffic problems in South Craven, which are not new and have been with us for many years. A protected corridor
IN response to your front page news regarding Premier Care – Ambulance crew finds ‘dead’ gran was asleep (Keighley News, February 8) – I feel that you should print a positive response to this company. Premier Care looks after and cares for my terminally-ill
Thought for the Weekby Elaine Marshall, St Mark's ChurchThe Women's World Day of Prayer service will be held on Friday, March 2, at Trinity Church, Fell Lane, at 2pm, and has been prepared by the Christian women of Suriname – entitled All God&
THERE were two seemingly unrelated items in last week's (February 15) Keighley News which could actually have a connection.The first is the very interesting find of the German map, which makes it obvious that the Luftwaffe knew full details of the
SURELY there can be nothing more emotive than the loss of a child.And the tragedy is even greater when that child is snatched away in their formative years.You can understand, then, the heartache felt by Andrea Walker when she discovered the damage caused
NORTH Yorkshire County Council has agreed a council tax increase of 4.99 per cent.The figure, which includes a two per cent social care precept, will equate to a rise of just under £5 a month for the average household.County Councillor Gareth Dadd, the
TOO many men at the BBC are paid "eye watering" salaries, says a district MP.And he claims their pay should be reduced to match that of their female counterparts.Philip Davies, whose Shipley constituency includes Cullingworth and Denholme, said
A "TRANSFORMATIONAL" year will be reflected on when a rail campaign group stages its annual general meeting. Skipton-East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership (SELRAP) chairman Peter Bryson will present a report at the meeting, on March 12. Earlier
HEALTH trust bosses have hit back at claims that they've acted "recklessly" in setting-up a new company to run some services at Airedale Hospital.UNISON accuses the trust of forcing 350 staff out of NHS employment and misleading them over
KEIGHLEY-district gardens are again being opened-up to the public as part of an annual initiative.The National Garden Scheme, founded in 1927, raises money for several charities.Its inception has a close association with nursing, after Liverpool merchant
