Archive

  • A lesson in Victorian mill life for Eastburn pupils

    EASTBURN School pupils have been learning about life for children working in 19th-century mills. The youngsters visited Bradford Industrial Museum as part of a project about the philanthropist, Titus Salt. Class teacher, Heather Allister, said

  • Rain does not dampen riders' spirits at Post Hill trial

    THE forecasted rain duly arrived on Saturday afternoon but failed to put a damper on West Leeds Motor Club's first novice and beginner's trial at Post Hill near Pudsey. The ground was muddy before the 39 competitors departed on the first of four

  • A £30m-plus National Lottery boost for Keighley

    MORE than £30 million of National Lottery funding has been ploughed into Keighley since the initiative began nearly 25 years ago, new figures show. Several hundred grants have been awarded to a range of projects. One of the biggest single payouts

  • Bragging rights shared in derby clash

    Steeton u16s 2 Silsden u16s 2 STEETON started the brightest with neat build-up play down the right from Daniel Ambler and Lewis Gardner resulting a cross to the far post. This was met by Alfie Rutherford, who's header went straight into the goalkeeper's

  • Early success for anti-dog fouling scheme in Oakworth

    A SCHEME designed to cut down on dog fouling in Oakworth has been heralded an "early success" by its creators. Councillors Luke Maunsell and Mark Curtis, who represent Oakworth on Keighley Town Council, commented after their Keep Oakworth Tidy initiative

  • 'Dumb' Cougars recover to gain draw in capital

    KEIGHLEY Cougars continued to claw back their 12-point deficit with a hard-earned 18-18 draw at London Skolars in Betfred League One. After a poor showing in the first-half, the Cougars rallied after the interval in a dominant second-half display

  • Cracking down on child images

    A NEW campaign has been launched to tackle the viewing and sharing of indecent images of children online. West Yorkshire Police has joined forces with a child protection charity and partner organisations to stage the region-wide initiative. Social

  • Creative Space for artists

    A KEIGHLEY arts project played host to local councillors as it launched a new service for the public. Keighley Creative Space unveiled the Orange Room, a creative learning and teaching facility, at its town centre premises in the former Sunwin House

  • Hope in bid to save acclaimed Keighley STAR Centre resources

    COMMUNITY groups interested in ‘adopting’ resources from an acclaimed facility are being sought. Keighley College announced last month that it was closing its loss-making STAR Centre, plus the adjoining Fab Lab. But bosses at the Bradford Road

  • Alpacas call to see residents at Silsden care home

    A CARE home welcomed two more-unusual visitors. Therapy alpacas Sovereign and Pumpkin called at Summerfield, in Silsden. Residents had the chance to stroke and feed the duo, from Oxenhope-based Thornwood Alpacas. “The alpacas wandered around

  • Comic Con fans flock to Keighley

    FROM across the galaxy they came – to Victoria Hall in Keighley. Superheroes, space warriors and cartoon characters descended on Keighley on Saturday (March 16) for the third annual Comic Con. Subtitled Con Aire, the convention attracted hundreds