A THRIVING group for children and young people with Down's syndrome is among the first regional winners in a new funding programme spearheaded by a housebuilder. Down Syndrome Training & Support Services, based in Bingley, has scooped £1,000
KEIGHLEY College has one of the lowest gender pay gaps in the region. The Bradford Road site – and Leeds City College, of which it is a part – recorded a 0.5 per cent median pay gap for last year. Of the 1,280-plus staff at the colleges, just
MORE THAN half a million pounds will be spent on road resurfacing in the Keighley constituency this year. Keighley Area Committee has approved a priority list of roads in Keighley, Ilkley and surrounding villages that most need resurfacing or less-expensive
DONATIONS to a charity are on the up thanks to a stairlift company. Acorn Stairlifts is giving £10 to Marie Curie for every stairlift it installs over a six-week period. The firm – based at the Millennium Business Park in Station Road, Steeton
ANOTHER dig into the Keighley News archives has unearthed a second set of pictures of bands from Keighley’s recent past. Dawnwatcher, Teenage and the Wildlife, Single File, Lively Arts, Whipping Post and Paris Effect were all hugely popular at some
MORSES Club has cracked the code to successful fundraising. The company has received the Keighley BigK 10K top-fundraiser award for the second year running. Teams from the Birstall firm together coined-in £5,000 through sponsorship in the event
VANDALS broke the windscreens of five Royal Mail delivery vans in an attack on Keighley sorting office. The vandals threw stones over the security fence into the car park at the depot on Oakworth Road on Tuesday night last week. The
Silsden Whitestar 5 Oxenhope 1 CRAVEN League champions-elect Silsden Whitestar showed why they are unbeaten this season as they outplayed Oxenhope to go through to the Keighley Cup Final with a comprehensive 5-1 victory. The home side started
Biltong Ingredients 2kg lean beef 60g whole coriander seeds 60g flaked sea salt 15g whole black peppercorns 50ml malt vinegar Method 1. Cut the meat against the grain into 2cm-thick strips. 2. Toast the coriander
CONTINUING with last month’s meat curing theme I thought I’d share with you a Biltong recipe that I’ve been experimenting with this month. The delicious South African speciality is becoming increasingly popular in the UK – it’s similar to Beef
WHILE firefighters battled with four moorland fires three miles east of Addingham Moorside on Sunday, the 56 competitors in the Yeadon-Guiseley club's third closed to club championship trial at the Silsden venue sweltered in almost tropical heat.
HOUSEBUILDER Barratt has put in a five-star performance. Barratt Developments Yorkshire East and West has achieved the top rating in an annual customer satisfaction survey for the tenth consecutive year. The survey, by the Home Builders Federation
AFTER weeks of speculation Bradford Council has announced that Bingley Music Live will not run this year. A release by the council this afternoon says the 2019 festival, which was due to be held in Myrtle Park in late August, would not be going
Nelson 1 Steeton 1 A TOBY Jeffrey strike deep into first half injury time wasn't enough for Steeton as Nelson fought back to gain a share the points in Hallmark Security League Division One North. After the previous Tuesday night’s long trip
THE ILLUSIONIST will wow the crowds at Glusburn Institute on May 3. The Illusionist is the name of the latest film at the village’s community and arts centre, starting at 7.30pm. In 1900s Vienna, mesmeric entertainer Eisenheim’s magical abilities
SNAKE Davis, one of the world’s top saxophone players, is blowing into Glusburn on Saturday April 27. He and his band will be playing 25 classic songs that are known the world over for the iconic saxophone solos at their heart. The solos on many
YORKSHIRE Water is upping the compensation it pays to customers for loss of supplies. It and six other water companies will now automatically fork-out extra money to households suffering disruption for 12 or more hours. The move comes after
POND LIFE (15) screens from April 26 and is set and filmed in South Yorkshire. It stars Esme Creed-Miles, Angus Imrie (the lead in The Kid Who Would Be King) and other well-known actors Shaun Dooley, Siobhan Finneran, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Sally
CONONLEY Sports Club advanced to the final of the Northern Plant Hire Trophy with a 2-1 win against Broomhill at Bronte Fields on Saturday. Cononley's two goals came from man of the match Mish Allen and Chris Lumsden, while Tyler Brigg was on the
Hanley Town 1 Silsden 0 SILSDEN crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Hanley Town for the first of four games in eight days as the season comes to a close in the Hallmark Security League Premier Division. The weather was glorious in the Potteries but
East Leeds Ladies 14 Keighley Albion Ladies 52 KEIGHLEY Albion ladies travelled away in high spirits to Featherstone to play East Leeds in the Women's Rugby League Association Plate Final. East Leeds scored within five minutes, filling the
LES MUSICALES is the title of this year’s spring concert from Haworth West Lane Baptist Amateurs. The group will perform songs from a selection of shows including Annie Get Your Gun, Chess, Oliver!, The Music Man, Guys & Dolls and Anything Goes.
TWO teenagers have been arrested following a robbery at Denholme Co-op on Monday. The boys aged 16 and 18 were arrested in connection with the incident, in which three axe-wielding raiders snatched cash and cigarettes. Shipley Neighbourhood Policing
Barnoldswick Town 0 Silsden 2 SILSDEN made the short trip to Barnoldswick for their derby game in the Hallmark League Premier Division, having already lost to their neighbours twice before this season. Danny Forrest brought in goalkeeper Alfie
CROSSFLATTS Village were denied a swansong finish to their Bradford Sunday Alliance Premier Division campaign after opponents Ventus Celtic Yeadon United conceded because they couldn’t raise a side. Village, who clinched the league title last Sunday
