A WALL crashed down on two vehicles at Silsden today. Torrential rain brought down a section of the garden retaining wall at Weavers Walk. A Mercedes and a Volvo estate parked beneath it were both badly damaged. No one was injured. Firefighters
BUSINESSES are being urged to put themselves forward for a prestigious annual awards scheme. Entries have now opened for this year’s Keighley and Airedale Business Awards. There are nearly a dozen categories in the initiative, now in its seventh
I THINK we probably all agree that we need a police presence in Keighley town centre. However, I disagree with the proposed demolition of the remaining former college building and the construction of another brand new HQ for the police on the site
WE now have a wonderful green space in North Street where the old college building used to be. Let’s keep it that way – can we get a green belt order on it? Perhaps we could have a bandstand cum performance area there, a few benches, some gardening
WITH reference to the story, ‘Another Broadway’ fear over town site (Keighley News, March 7), some years ago Bradford Council boasted in the KN that the same team that oversaw the Broadway development in Bradford would be overseeing the East Parade
I WOULD like to reply to Bradford Council’s response to my letter last week about litter in Keighley. I understand we have had cuts district-wide however the difference between Keighley and surrounding areas is on an extremely different level.
I WAS born in Keighley, and have lived here all my life. It was a great thriving town. We had a Keighley Council then. I could cry when I see the litter and dirty areas in our town. I walk down Lord Street twice a week and the green area that is
IN RESPONSE to last week’s letters. Firstly, I fully appreciate the concern of Helen Hallam and other residents over the council tax increases from Bradford Council. Unfortunately, at the budget setting meeting the other week, it was made clear
HERE is another superb selection of readers' photos. E-mail your contributions to alistair.shand@keighleynews.co.uk.
JUDSON’S was a cottage that overlooked a level field in a curve of the North Beck. It served as a refreshments stop for walkers along the beck. One such visitor was Sir Isaac Holden, at the age of 89. In the 1960s it was known as the Newsholme
Jonathan Smith runs Where2walk, a walking company in the Yorkshire Dales. Jonathan has written his own book, the Dales 30 which details the highest mountains in the Dales. He also runs one-day navigation courses for beginners and intermediates
