DRIVERS had a lucky escape on Sunday afternoon when high winds sent a tree crashing into the main road in Sandbeds. Nearby resident John Throup alerted police after seeing the roadside tree fall across Bradford Road opposite Hargreaves’ garage.
JEREMY Taylor, a Keighley Art Club favourite, describes himself as a jobbing painter now that he no longer teachers art at Shipley College of the venues. He feels that he has more freedom and choice of subject material following this change in career
YOUNG students from South Craven School honed their skills with the professionals at Leicester Tigers. The group took part in a Tigers Matchday Coaching Clinic and then joined a 25,000-strong crowd for the Gallagher Premiership fixture against Wasps
Dearne Valley 0 Keighley Albion Ladies 96 AGAIN Albion travelled away with a depleted squad of ten to Dearne Valley in the semi-final of the Challenge Cup Plate. They were expecting a tough match with such low numbers but they romped to victory
West Yorkshire League Division One: Oxenhope Rec 3 Featherstone 2 AFTER two consecutive league defeats Oxenhope got back to winning ways in a hard-fought game with Featherstone. In a scrappy encounter that was not helped by the weather or conditions
MORE than 200 people attended an event in Keighley to celebrate International Women’s Day. A host of organisations was represented at Saturday’s gathering, at the civic centre. “It went really well,” said organiser Diane Law, community development
A KEIGHLEY man is taking on a mountainous challenge for charity. Joe Kutny is trekking to the base camp of Everest, the world’s highest peak. He is raising money for Manorlands, the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. Joe will begin his challenge
THOUSANDS of steam rail enthusiasts flocked to stations along the Keighley and Worth Valley line to enjoy the railway’s annual gala at the weekend. Operations manager Noel Hartley said they were delighted with the numbers which were around 20 per
ALL four teams at the top of the Craven League won their games on Saturday. Braces by Josh McNulty and Sam Stansfield helped Premier Division leaders Silsden Whitestar cruise past Carleton Sports Club 7-1 at Ramper Park on Saturday. John Beckwith
A DYNAMIC new play about revolutionary theatre director Joan Littlewood can be seen in Keighley on Wednesday, March 20. The drama explores the relationship between Littlewood and her one-time husband and partner Jimmy Miller, aka Ewan MacColl.
A SPELLBINDING night is promised at Bingley Arts Centre in the annual Hey Presto show. Bradford Magic Circle will host their annual family magic show Saturday, March 23 at 7.30pm. Spokesman Mark Wild said: “This year we have really pulled out
FREE events are being held at a Keighley arts centre to celebrate Women’s History Month. The Orange Room at Keighley Creative Space will host ‘meet & make’ sessions on Mondays March 18 and 25 from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Informal events allow
THE END of the rainbow will be in Colne this Easter as the Muni Theatre hosts a pantomime version of The Wizard of Oz. Shone Productions Ltd will present the show about Dorothy and her adventures on Sunday, April 14. Children’s TV favourite
Old Rishworthians 17 Keighley 19 KEIGHLEY claimed victory from a titanic struggle between two teams hovering at the bottom end of Yorkshire Division One. To add to the difficulties, both teams were handicapped by injuries. The game started
