A set of rare badges reflecting one of the most turbulent times in trade union history is to be auctioned to raise cash for cancer sufferers. The 29 enamel badges belong to Martin Emmerson, who spent 19 months on strike 22 years ago in the Silentnight
Top Keighley band Skeletal Family have split for the second time. Three members left only weeks after the launch of the goth rockers’ latest album. The split grew out of a row over a present Skeletals’ member playing a separate concert with former members
Young people who have bravely coped with serious illness will be honoured and rewarded in Keighley tomorrow evening. Catherine Livsey, 25, Lewis Parker, 14, Estelle Dickinson and Rebekah Judson, both eight, and Eleanor Nolan, 11, have been put forward
The death of an experienced motorcyclist fulfilling a dream to ride round the infamous Nurburgring racing circuit, in Germany, was “a tragic accident”, a coroner has said. An inquest in Bradford heard that 46-year-old Phil Bennett, of Harden, had been
Keighley 16, Heath 10 This was an entertaining, albeit nail-biting game of rugby. Keigh-ley, with two changes in the pack, realised that in order to win they needed to contain what is probably the best back unit in the division. Heath, strengthened
Three Keighley district cyclists top the Yorkshire Cyclo-Cross Points Series after the latest round at Temple Newsam last weekend. Victories for Tom Moses (junior), Matt Denby (veteran) and Joseph Moses (youth) at the Leeds-based Jonathan Noble
Irreplaceable tools used by the craftsman who works alongside the footpath in Bolton Abbey’s Strid Wood have been stolen. Thieves escaped with the prized specialist collection stored in Richard Law’s Land Rover, which was stolen from outside his home
Cougars have been engulfed by a major ‘feel-good factor’ as preparations for the new season gather momentum. Chairman Neil Spencer says the signs are good ahead of the start of pre-season training on Tuesday, November 24. The club’s recruitment drive
A person was seen running away from the scene shortly after a car crashed into a telegraph pole and caught fire early this morning. Firefighters were called to Laycock Lane at around 1.30am to deal with the blaze but it had burnt itself out. They disconnected
Keighley-born Billy Foster has been voted the overwhelming winner of the HSBC Caddy of the Year Award. The former Holy Family School pupil, who is currently on the bag for Lee Westwood, capped a memorable season when he received the accolade during the
Councillors agreed to investigate funding a group which provides a vital service for people unable to use public transport. They expressed support for Keighley Community Transport’s Dial-a-Ride facility. Community Transport manager Stephen Shorten told
An excited smile won Long Lee girl Hannah Clough the title of Keighley News Baby of the Year. Readers were captivated by Hannah’s face among dozens of entrants in the annual competition. The prizes — a 20 x 16 inch framed portrait and a trophy — come
A refurbishment programme for Keighley town centre is aiming for a successful second round national lottery bid. Bradford Council conservation officer Christine Kerrin told Keighley Town Council that £2 million of lottery cash could become available
Silsden have confirmed caretaker boss Chris Reape as their new manager. Reape has landed the job on a permanent basis after improving results, despite the club suffering a player exodus. The former Cross Hills player and manager is delighted to get
A Keighley woman whose dog went missing from her garden has appealed for someone seen picking her up to return him. Jean Soans, of Malsis Road, said Poppy, a ten-year-old black cocker spaniel, went missing on October 21. After she advertised his disappearance
Members of a school science club have celebrated their group’s third birthday. The club, at Holy Family Catholic School, in Keighley, runs during lunchtimes, supported by teachers Andrea Pritchard and Claire Weston. Members presented a surprise birthday
A man was punched in the face while travelling on a train between Shipley and Keighley. British Transport Police are appealing for information following the assault on Wednesday, October 28. The 22-year-old man, from Keighley, was hit in the face after
Oakbank School is challenging children to design a chocolate box good enough to sell to the French. As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, 60 year nine and ten pupils at the Keighley school will be tackling the task on Wednesday. Each teenager will
A farmer banned for life from keeping animals was caught with cattle at the Skipton livestock market, a court heard. David Holmes, 53, admitted breaching two disqualification orders by having control and custody of animals when he appeared
Sixth-form students have been enjoying their studies outside the classroom on a series of geography field trips arranged by their school. A group of 14 Holy Family Catholic School pupils participated in the trips, designed to aid preparation for their
A shopkeeper slashed a man with a knife after a gang demanded cash over a debt. The owner of the Hanover Furniture Centre, a business in Hanover Court, Keighley, used the knife when Ansar and Rehan Iqbal, Khalid Azam and Arfan Hussain threatened him
Greenhead and Oakbank students who are trained to help diffuse conflict in their schools took part in an idea-sharing event. They were among more than 50 youngsters from across Yorkshire and Lancashire who gathered at the National Media Museum in Bradford
A teenager accused of attempting to murder seven people in Keighley town centre is to be seen by a psychiatrist. Bradford Crown Court was told yesterday that fitness to plead might be raised by the defence for 19-year-old Raheem Nawaz. Nawaz, of Wilmer
More than 360 children from schools across the north of England took part in the annual Malsis Cross Country. Twenty-two schools from as far afield as Windermere and Yarm were represented. Andrew Raikes — co-ordinator of sport at Malsis School, in Cross
More than 300 people lined the streets for Silsden’s first Remembrance Day parade — led by war veterans — for more than 30 years. Former soldiers, firefighters and youth group members marched from Silsden Park to the war memorial for a service where
Handicraft exhibits created by pupils at Oldfield Primary School went on display. The school staged its second annual show and parents were invited along to see the youngsters’ work. Categories included handwriting, photography, decorated buns, edible
Almost 200 young people joined hundreds of adults for Keighley’s Remembrance Sunday parade. They marched through the town to Keighley Shared Church for the annual service of remembrance. Afterwards the parade proceeded to Town Hall Square for the traditional
A Silsden pensioner has described as “filth” a questionnaire sent by her landlord. Patricia Wolsey, 71, was asked whether she was a lesbian, a transvestite or a transsexual. Mrs Wolsey says housing trust Incommunities had no right to pose what she termed
The sound of music could be heard from Nessfield Primary School, in Keighley, as children sang their hearts out to raise money for Children in Need. The sponsored sing kicked off the school’s ‘Music Week’ on a high note. The school hall
Memorials have no place in new church After reading the Keighley News I must add a few comments to three articles, all concerning the blood-bath of the First World War. The vandalism to the war memorial in Foster Park, Denholme: are
It should come as no surprise to discover that around 20 parking tickets a day are being handed out to Keighley motorists by wardens. There have been plenty of warning shots fired and you don’t need a degree in traffic management to work out that the
Although not the clearest of old photographs, this one gives an unusual mundane view of Lund Park, Keighley, normally remembered through the picture-postcard prettiness of its Edwardian ornamental pond and rustic nooks. Opened in 1891, the gift of mill-owner
Rev John Hudson, Methodist Minister, Keighley Shared Church writesOnce again it was a privilege to be part of Keighley’s Remembrance Day Service and Parade last Sunday. Many attended this or similar events, not only in our own local area, but throughout
St George's Hall, Bradford: Former Oasis guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthur's band The Vortex with White Light Parade and Young Loves (tonight). Phone 01274 432000. Vine Tavern, off South Street, Keighley: Soul band Stax Mafia (tonight); covers band
Love is back in the air in Laycock thanks to singer Steve White. He has returned to the Village Hall to perform romantic classics every Sunday from 2-5pm. (From November 15) People can take drinks and listen to songs by the likes of Lionel Richie
The new band with original Skeletal Family members Anne-Marie, Stan and Trotwood will play Keighley on December 28. Tickets £10 from the Musicians Centre at Keighley railway station and Aire Valley Guitars in the Royal Arcade. The quintet's live
Harden Congregational Church: Harden Players in medieval Mystery Play (until tomorrow, 7.30pm). Tickets from Harden Post Office. Haworth West Lane Baptist Church: comic operetta The Gondoliers (until Saturday 7.30pm & Saturday 2.15pm).
Glusburn-born screenwriter Simon Beaufoy is penning a true story about a man who cut off his own arm. The climber had to amputate part of his arm to free himself from a rock during an expedition in Utah. Simon is writing the script for 127 Hours,
An exhibition in Settle features images by a Bradley artist who died this month. Alec Pearson is among five printmakers whose work features in Printlink at the Museum of North Craven Life. Themes include the Pennine Way, railways, canals, heritage
