Two top former models will be on hand to offer expert advice at a fashion event in Keighley. Belinda Alexander – who modelled for the Queen’s official dressmaker, Sir Norman Hartnell – and ex-international catwalk star Jo Wilson, now a leading
A Denholme father-of-three who loved motorbikes was given one last ride as scores of bikers accompanied his hearse to Nab Wood Crematorium on Friday. Mark Bennett died tragically on September 1, two months after a fall off his Triumph Thunderbird
A veteran Yorkshire cricket fan has completed an unbeaten century. Mother-of-three Sally Milner (pictured, left), of Nessfield Drive in Keighley, celebrated her 100th birthday at a party with friends and family held at Branshaw Golf Club. She
A speech and language therapist from Airedale Hospital will talk about stammering at an event next week. The free presentation on Tuesday will explain why stammering occurs, the difficulties faced by people who stammer and how the specialist team
by Billy Clayton, St Barnabas RC, Thwaites Brow Friends don’t always agree. One of my favourite times at school was when we had a class debate. We studied a subject, then listened to arguments for and against a proposition, asked questions
Kris Hopkins MP has not, as yet, responded to my reasonable request to speculate on the effect of what another influx of economic migrants from Bulgaria and Romania will have on the employment prospects for the unemployed and the already overstretched
Seeing Mr Cameron is so keen to protect our countryside, I suppose he would not mind a few hundred gable ends getting built nine feet away from his home? And for good measure, a wind farm to improve the view from his window. And to enhance all this
I am attempting to contact members of my family who live in the Keighley area. Gilbert Horton 1905-1951 (my uncle) married Doris Reid, whom I think is deceased, but they had three daughters (my cousins, whom I have never met). Their names are Margaret
Has anyone noticed the amazing facial expressions captured in the Keighley News sports pages? The look on someone’s face as they are being rugby tackled, bowling or hitting a fast ball, taking a Taekwondo kick, being boxed or any of a dozen more sporting
Last Wednesday at Wetherspoons with some of my friends, a friend took a phone call from someone they knew well. During the phone call, while he was telling her of the main things reported in the Keighley News, she asked if there was anything else
I believe we are a tolerant nation, as demonstrated by centuries of gradually absorbing peoples from around the world. However, I think the niqab is a step too far. Have any other cultures within the UK demanded the right to hide/cover their
An international warrant has been issued for the arrest of the so-called ‘White Widow’. She will never be caught if governments like ours continue to let these full-face veils be worn. She could stand in a shop anywhere but France and not be recognised
Whilst I am not saying we ought to choose a person’s clothing, I do think the full-face veil is very impersonal at colleges and in group lessons as you cannot see expression. But if it is said it’s choice to wear this, then bikers should be able
Just what is going on within Keighley Town Council? Each member must by now be aware of the crisis they face. Recent events calling for the internal auditor to tell them whether they are operating legally – reports the clerk finds vexatious – and now
Town councillors will vote on a list of protocols to regulate how members of the public film its meetings. Keighley Town Council has already agreed it should investigate arrangements to have its meetings filmed professionally. It has also agreed
A man was taken to hospital following a fire above a Keighley town centre shop. Firefighters responded to the blaze in a first-floor property above Bargain Booze, in Cavendish Street, at 3pm on Tuesday. Firefighters and police officers closed
As a retired police officer, serving the majority of my time in Keighley, I am dismayed at the latest news regarding the situation, as explained in this week’s Keighley News – ‘Policing numbers are safe’ (September 26). Firstly, the statement from
This week’s public meeting regarding the future of Keighley’s main post office provided the sort of rhetoric you would expect from such a gathering. This was the first opportunity in open debate for town residents to hear ‘from the horse’s mouth’ about
It’s very difficult to be anything but positive about the pioneering plans for a clean energy complex in Keighley. The potential benefits it would bring to the town far outweigh any possible negatives. It will be the biggest development, in the
Police are hunting two men riding off-road bikes after a vulnerable teenager was subjected to a knifepoint robbery. The 17-year-old victim was forced to hand over his mobile phone after he was threatened by the two bikers. The teenager was
Daniel Muir, of 60 Sun Street, Haworth, was banned from driving for 26 months – to be reduced by 197 days on completion of a course – and ordered to pay £376 for drink-driving George Albert McDicken, of 3 Main Street, Haworth, was given a community
The annual Cononley Beer Festival will take place this weekend in the newly-refurbished village institute. The event opens tomorrow, from 8pm to 11pm, and on Saturday, from 5pm to 11pm. It is free to enter, but beer tokens have to be bought
Airedale Hospital’s managers have officially approved an investment of £6.3 million to develop a new accident and emergency department. The go-head for the major scheme was given by the board of directors at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust last Wednesday
The fight to stop paedophile sex groomers has gone mobile, thanks to the efforts of a Keighley man. Skipton Road resident, Shakeel Aziz, has developed a new smartphone app, which is specifically designed to spread the anti-sex grooming message.
Keighley Ramblers are staging a five-mile walk on Sunday. Starting from the lower public car park at St Ives in Harden, the route follows a canalside footpath to Hirst Woods at Saltaire, and then the River Aire back. It is particularly suitable
Hundreds of mourners packed a village church to say their final farewells to a teenage crash victim from Denholme who had just beaten cancer. Family and friends, many wearing pink, gathered at St James’s Parish Church in Thornton on Monday for
Keighley’s deputy mayor has announced his resignation with immediate effect. Lionel Lockley had been a town councillor for eight years, but was only formally made deputy mayor in May. He said he was saddened to be leaving the council, adding
Manorlands will benefit from a book-signing session on Saturday. Author Mandy Sutter is donating £1 from every copy of her debut novel – Stretching It – sold at the session to the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. The book-signing sessions, being
Craven and Pendle RSPB group meets on Wednesday. Peter Guy will present ‘A Year – The Video Diary Of A Naturalist, Part Three, filmed in Lancashire, Colonsay and Norfolk. The meeting is at Skipton Town Hall, starting at 7.30pm.
Cowling and District Art Club will hold an exhibition in St Andrew’s Church from 10am on October 12. Refreshments will be available, and proceeds are for church funds. The club meets at the Cross Hills Village Centre on Thursdays at 7pm, and all
Hall Green BookPoint at Haworth is staging an open day on Saturday. The event – at the Christian bookshop and library in Bridgehouse Lane – will feature 20 per cent off new stock, including books, gifts and cards, and items to buy or order from
Cross Hills Library and Customer Services Centre will host a Feel Good drop-in event from 10am to 1pm on October 10. Representatives from clubs and societies will be on hand to give information about their groups, and there will be taster sessions
Keighley Town Council members will tonight decide on a proposal to set up a complaints and grievance panel. The resolution has been put forward by Councillor Gary Pedley and is being backed by Coun Judith Brooksbank. They are recommending the
The Worth Valley bowling season came to a great conclusion with divisional cup finals, the end of season doubles and the veteran cups all completed in three days last weekend. In the Third Division final for the Chairman’s Cup at Broughton Road
Wilsden Athletic bounced back brilliantly to record a thumping 6-1 win at Carleton in the Mastab's Craven League Premier Division. Athletic lost 3-0 at home to Trawden in their previous league game but the win sees them enter the top half of the
Keighley & District Referees’ Association welcome FA Premier League referee Bobby Madley as their guest speaker next Thursday at Silsden AFC. Madley (pictured) started his refereeing career in the Wakefield District leagues in 2002 and was
Keighley youngster James Lund took individual silver as Ermysted’s Grammar School sparkled in the sunshine on the Lakeland Fells above Kendal in the sixth English Schools Championships. The Keighley & Craven Athletics Club member came runner-up
Cowling Harlequins 56 Greetland All Rounders A 14 Cowling Harlequins won their third game on the bounce to maintain their 100 per cent start in Pennine League Division Seven. They overcame their old rivals in fine style, with Ben Pickles and
Hunslet Old Boys 54 Keighley 0 Keighley ended up on the wrong side of a totally one-sided Pennine League Premier Division game. From the first whistle, the visitors started poorly, knocking on from the kick-off and repeating the error on their
Keighley player-coach Paul March has backed full back James Craven to prove a major success at Cougar Park next season. With major doubts surrounding the future of Craig Moss due to work commitments, March signed Craven from Dewsbury Rams on a
Dad David Driver leapt into action when his wife started to give birth at home. He helped deliver the baby in the bedroom as an ambulance controller gave instructions over the phone. “It all happened very quickly,” said assistant Explorer Scout
Cougars chairman Gary Fawcett is urging fans to snap up season tickets and help secure a four-figure donation to boost squad funds for next season. A major supporter of the club, who wishes to remain anonymous, has vowed to pour £3,500 of his own
The sight of three suspicious men in Haworth has prompted a police appeal for anyone who may have caught them on camera. A report was received at 9.25pm on September 22 of up to five suspicious men in Ghyll Drive. The person reporting the situation
A family has demanded safety procedures are improved at a Keighley secondary school after a teenage boy was knocked unconscious during a classroom fight and then further attacked as he lay prone on the floor when the teacher left the room to raise
It is back to the future for the derelict site earmarked for Keighley’s high-tech clean energy complex. For the land, at Marley, was once the hub of the town’s power production. Gas works opened on the plot in 1876 and remained in operation
Keighley’s main post office is haemorrhaging more than £200,000 a year. The shocking statistics were revealed by a Post Office boss during a heated public meeting this week. It is costing just over £2 to generate every pound of income at the Towngate
St Anne’s Church in Keighley was full on Tuesday for the funeral of Riddlesden man Sam Hill. More than 200 people gathered to pay tribute to the 22-year-old, who died last month while on holiday in Magaluf. Family, friends and well-wishers
A £120 million ‘clean energy’ complex will create a staggering 600 jobs for Keighley, it has been revealed this week. Three plants for recycling waste could be constructed on the derelict former gasworks site in Airedale Road, alongside the Aire
