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  • Knitting group is in need of more wool to make clothes

    A knitting group in Lees that is busy producing clothes for pensioners has made an appeal for wool. The group at Lees Methodist Church is running out of yarn. Members, who live as far away as Exley Head, Cullingworth and Oakworth, have been

  • Cat charity set to change its name

    Haworth Cat Rescue is to change its name to reflect its expansion over the past few years. The charity wants a name that demonstrates that it now covers 700 square miles across three counties. The decision comes as the group, which has an animal

  • Man rescued from smoke-logged bungalow

    A man has been rescued by firefighters from a kitchen blaze at his Keighley home today. Crews at Keighley station were alerted by an automatic alarm at the man’s bungalow in Otley Street at about 7am and had to break their way in through a side

  • Keighley man's marathon challenge

    A former Keighley Cougars player who moved to the US is to run in the Parkersburg half marathon. David Cox lives in the small town of Little Hocking, Ohio, and works in nearby Parkersburg as an installer for Steers Heating & Cooling. David

  • Lord Mayor climbs into the Treetops

    A civic visit was child's play for the Lord Mayor of Bradford when he dropped in to a children's centre. Coun Dale Smith wanted to see how Treetops was serving pre-school children and their parents from across the Worth Valley. Coun Smith,

  • Firefighters tackle car blaze

    Firefighters were called out to deal with a car blaze in Slippery Ford Lane, Oakworth, late last night. It is believed the vehicle, which was burnt beyond recognition, had been deliberately set alight. One crew from Keighley Fire Station attended