THE daughter of a Keighley man who died of an undiagnosed heart condition finished an arduous challenge less than two months later to support British Heart Foundation. Martin Thompson, who had lived in Long Lee, died suddenly on February 12 aged
NEW ways of cracking down on plastic use are in the bag for a supermarket giant. Morrisons – which has a store in Worth Way, Keighley – is offering paper carrier bags to all its customers. The scheme is being rolled-out next month following successful
AN organisation is celebrating 20 years of delivering work experience and skills training opportunities. Over the two decades, Xperience has delivered more than 190,360 placements across the district and in neighbouring council areas. Most have
A PROPERLY supervised bonfire night is among the new public entertainments being planned by Keighley Town Council. The news was delivered as part of a report on the activities of the council's events and leisure committee over the last civic year
REPAIRS and renovations are due to start on the Keighley Town Council-owned civic centre, in North Street. Councillors and members of the public were updated on the state of the building at the Keighley Annual Town Meeting yesterday evening. (April
YOUNG visitors to a Silsden housing scheme this Easter will be encouraged to do their bit for wildlife. Free Friends of the Earth packs are being given away to children at Saxon Dene. The packs – available from the sales office at the Barratt
THE tenth instalment of an annual plant sale in Oxenhope which has raised thousands for charity is being staged at the end of this month. People are welcome to come along to the event held by Mavis Clements in her home at 48 Gledhow Drive. She
A HARDEN sports turf research firm has added to its growing list of accolades. STRI Group collected two honours at the Association of Landscape Contractors of Ireland Awards. The scheme celebrates exceptional landscape projects. STRI – together
THE mayor of Keighley has defended his conduct in office after a previous mayor accused him of letting Keighley down by failing to attend civic events. Oakworth resident Graham Mitchell, a former councillor who served as town mayor twice, criticised
HILDRED (Harry) Harpin was a local artist, writer and teacher who in later life became a Catholic priest. Known as Padre Francesco in Assisi, where he spent the last 18 years of his life, he should perhaps be better known as the Painting Padre.
AN apprenticeship scheme in Keighley is proving a huge success. Over the past year, Keighley Business Improvement District (BID) has funded several apprentice posts in the town. The initiative has enabled students to take advantage of training
A DERELICT home which was blighting a nearby business has been demolished, shortly after a Keighley News article highlighted problems being caused by the building. Parkwood House was knocked down over the course of two days, beginning on Tuesday
THE credentials of the company behind plans for a Keighley waste to energy burner have been challenged in the House of Commons. Keighley MP John Grogan called Endless Energy “cowboys” during a Westminster debate he tabled on regulation of waste
A KEIGHLEY woman is planning a dream holiday thanks to a £1,000 prize. Debbie Wharton will head to Italy with her husband and daughter after winning a competition at the town's Airedale Shopping Centre. "Italy is a very special place for us,"
Abbey Hey 1 Silsden 2 GOALS from Aidan Kirby and Joe Mitchell sealed a Silsden win over already-relegated Abbey Hey in the Hallmark League Premier Division. With Abbey Hey having lost their previous seven games, the game seemed set up for
HATS OFF to Cullingworth children for their end-of-term stage performances! On the last day of term children from years one and two at Cullingworth Primary School presented the musical Hats Off. They performed twice, for fellow pupils and proud
A VILLAGE organisation is on its marks for a race night. But the Oakworth Community Trust event will feature bicycles, not the traditional horses. The event – on Saturday, May 4 – will celebrate the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race, which passes
AFTER four sets of preliminaries in the Skipton area, where several fancied runners bit the dust, the eight finalists assembled last week for the final of the Jeff Clark Memorial Floodlit Handicap at Gargrave where the green was in excellent condition
Yorkshire Division One: Bradford Salem 24 Keighley 40 ALEX Brown ended his last game as Keighley captain – and possibly his last ever game of rugby – with a revenge derby win. Keighley had lost the opening game of the season in Yorkshire Division
