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  • Psychic night at cricket club

    A PSYCHIC night is being staged at Steeton Cricket Club. The event – on Friday, February 15 – will feature leading medium Chantelle Lockhart, known as Yorkshire’s Angel. Admission to the event is £10, if pre-booking, or £15 on the door

  • Skipton hosts a play about the Brontes from a son of the town

    THE BRONTES head for Skipton this month as the town’s Little Theatre hosts Blake Morrison’s play We Are Three Sisters. Skipton Players will present the story of the sisters’ lives from February 19 to 23 in a play inspired by Chekhov’s classic Three

  • New guides to district’s tourist draws

    A NEW range of guides has been produced to the district’s tourist attractions. Around 45,000 copies of the booklets are being distributed across the UK in a bid to attract more visitors to the area. The 36-page Visitor Guide showcases a range

  • Cougars make double loan swoop

    KEIGHLEY Cougars have made a double loan swoop on Championship side Featherstone Rovers. Forwards Jimmy Beckett and Spencer Darley have joined the League One side on a month’s loan deal. Both will be available for Leeds Rhinos’ visit to Cougar

  • Health chiefs in ‘check on your neighbour’ plea

    PEOPLE are being urged to check on vulnerable neighbours during freezing conditions. The three Bradford district and Craven clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have issued the plea as health services gear-up for the remainder of the winter.

  • Extra help for patients with life after cancer

    A PILOT project has been launched in the district to provide more help to patients who have undergone cancer treatment. The initiative aims to ensure all patients are aware of the support available, and have access to it. West Yorkshire

  • It's all gone swimmingly for Sutton CP children

    PRIMARY school youngsters were praised for their strong performance in an inter-school swimming gala. A group of 20 pupils from Sutton Community Primary School's year's four and six took part in South Craven Swimming Gala. The contest was staged

  • FINANCIAL ADVICE: Preparing for a no-deal Brexit

    BY ROHAN DAY, OF ARMSTRONG WATSON Preparing for a ‘No Deal’ Brexit WITH the Brexit deadline fast looming, at the very minimum businesses should actively consider how their business model and processes would stand up in the event of a no deal

  • Cougars' recruitment drive gathers pace ahead of new season

    KEIGHLEY Cougars are taking shape a week before the Betfred League One big kick-off, according to head coach Craig Lingard. Cougars' recruitment drive continues at a pace, with Lingard busier than a football manager on transfer deadline day as he

  • Mason: Steeton can benefit from new Cougars era

    ROY Mason says his Steeton side can tap into the feel-good factor around Keighley Cougars' takeover. After an autumn of uncertainty, including players and staff not being paid, the rugby league side were taken over by former chairman Mick O'Neill

  • Legend Hallas can't wait for new Cougars era

    A KEIGHLEY rugby league legend says he can't wait to help kick off the second coming of Cougarmania this weekend. Derek Hallas, now 85, played centre for Keighley RLFC in two spells, scoring 75 tries in 175 appearances between December 1953 and

  • Forrest: We are tougher now after tricky spell

    THERE was only one game played in the Hallmark Security League Premier Division last Saturday due to the wintry weather, although Silsden had no game anyway. The Cobbydalers travel to the Fylde Coast on Saturday to re-play Squires Gate, after the

  • Earby boxer turns pro and is ready to "put on a show"

    EARBY's Josh Holmes is eager to "put on a show" as he begins his career as a professional boxer. Josh, 23, a former West Craven High School student, turned professional and signed a contract with his manager Kevin Maree in January. Josh's first

  • Multi-storey parking proposal for station

    PLANS FOR a multi-storey car park to solve overcrowding problems at Silsden-Steeton railway station have been welcomed. But local councillors have warned of 16 months’ misery for Steeton villagers as commuters struggle to find alternative spaces