KEIGHLEY councillor Abid Hussain is on a second mercy mission to help Burmese refugees in Bangladesh. He is being accompanied on his visit to camps near the Burmese border by fellow politicians from Keighley and Bradford. Cllr Hussain flew to
A LAST ditch effort to find a buyer for Cross Roads Post Office has failed, with the premises confirmed to be shutting its doors on April 16. A customer notice posted on the post office's Facebook page announced the news earlier this afternoon.
Matilda The Musical – Bradford Alhambra MATILDA has been a huge hit with children and adults since the Royal Shakespeare Company first adapted Roald Dahl’s novel 16 years ago. And no wonder, when this bewitching show has you rooting for its pint-sized
WILSDEN Community Post Office has been spruced up with a £7,500 lottery grant. Volunteers running the facility in Main Street this month spent cash from the National Lottery Community Fund re-fitting the shop area. Wilsden Parish Council chairman
A KEIGHLEY councillor has handed over a £28,000 cheque to charity. The donation, to the Bingley-based Down Syndrome Training and Support Service, is the last of the funds raised during Cllr Abid Hussain’s year as Lord Mayor of Bradford. His civic
ICONIC train Bahamas will be a star attraction at the Spring Gala on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. The restored steam locomotive, which recently returned to the mainline, will pull carriages up and down the line during the March 8-10 event
PRIVATE landlords and letting agents in Keighley are being warned to stick to the law over smoke alarms. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service says detectors must be installed on every storey of a rented property. And landlords are required
VISUALLY-impaired people in Keighley could be eligible for a free specially-adapted audio device. The British Wireless for the Blind Fund provides a range of equipment, including CD players and digital radios. They are produced with tactile controls
AN AMERICAN father and daughter discovered the final resting place of an ancestor while visiting Oakworth. Kent Sunderland, from Kansas City, America, and his daughter Jenn Mayhew who now lives in London, located the tombstone of Martha Pearson
MODEL-rail enthusiasts will be making tracks for Keighley next month. The town’s model railway club is staging its annual exhibition, on Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10. The event is returning for a third time to University Academy Keighley
THE CHAIRMAN of Bingley Moor Partnership has defended the way predators and pests are killed and buried after an animal welfare charity slammed the methods. The League Against Cruel Sports took photographs of dead foxes on Bingley Moor Estate, which
SNAPSHOTS from Keighley’s musical past been revealed from the Keighley News archives. Photographs mostly from the 1980s and 1990s showcase the town’s strong tradition of local musicians creating their own rock and pop. Bands regularly played
B IS FOR Brownie and not Brexit. I’ve been itching to publish a really good brownie recipe for ages. They are appropriate to eat with a cold glass of milk or cup of strong coffee, and are guaranteed to get you through even the grimmest of afternoons
HOSPICE supporters are straining at the leash in readiness for a fundraising event. A canicross – cross-country running with dogs – is being held to coin-in cash for Manorlands, at Oxenhope. The event – organised by Skipton canicross group, Running
Recipe for Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ingredients 170g/6oz dark Fairtrade chocolate, chopped 200g/7oz unsalted butter 450g/14oz light brown sugar, Fairtrade 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 eggs 250g/8oz plain flour 6 tablespoons
FIGHTING with My Family (12a) was released on February 27 and is written and directed by Stephen Merchant. This movie should not be short of laughs! We see Paige who is born into a tight-knit wrestling family. When Paige and her brother Zak gets
THE FEBRUARY meeting of the Airedale Writers’ Circle dealt with animal-related verse. It began with Martin’s dimly-recalled line “the bold ferocious mien of the mother duck” from his 1950s schooldays, with a poem, Ducks, written in a prisoner-of-war
THE WEDDING Present will play the O2 Academy in Leeds on April 6 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their major-label debut album Bizarro. The UK tour is part of a busy year to build on the popularity of 2017’s George Best 30 album, commemorating
LOTHERSDALE Young Farmers staged their annual presentation evening. Trophies were handed out across several categories at the event, at Herriots Hotel in Skipton. Presentations were made by the club’s past president Cathie Cromarty and chairman
SUE Balcomb gave two talks at a meeting of Keighley Soroptimists. The first, Campaign Bootcamp, outlined a free training programme – Everyday Activism – which helps people develop campaigning skills. More details can be found at campaignbootcamp.org
