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  • Fears for staff after second Co-op raid

    THE CO-OP must do more to ensure the safety of their staff following the fifth robbery in the past few weeks at a local store, says an MP. Philip Davies demanded action following the second “despicable” attack by axe-wielding raiders in less than

  • Great actor starts forgetting lines

    KEIGHLEY Playhouse promises to take its loyal audiences behind the scenes for its penultimate play of the hugely-successful current season. The theatre group is staging classic drama The Dresser, written by Ronald Harwood and directed by Robin Martin

  • Rita back at the uni for Frank

    A CHANCE meeting and a mutual love of Willy Russell’s Educating Rita was the spark for a new production of the ever-popular play. Jessica Johnson is in Bradford playing Rita White, the Liverpudlian hairdresser aiming for a better life at the Open

  • Water safety tips issued as lives are lost

    PEOPLE across the district are being urged to take extra care when near water. The Royal Life Saving Society UK has issued advice after recent incidents on waterways across the country claimed at least three lives. The society warns that while

  • Guitarist to head NSF Controls’ music unit

    A KEIGHLEY manufacturer is switched on when it comes to making music. It has recruited guitarist Jason Boardman to spread the word about its specialist products for guitarists. Switch designer and manufacturer NSF Controls is building on its

  • Unsaid but not unsung

    THE LITTLE Unsaid will play the Live Room, Saltaire, on Sunday May 5 to promote latest album Atomise. The new release from the London/Aarhus based alt-folk-leftfield rock band reflects upon an atmosphere of division and unrest that has crept into

  • Artmagic are back together after seven years

    RICHARD Oakes from Suede performs in Bradford this month with his other band Artmagic. The band can be seen at Sorm Studios on May 11 to promote their latest album and singles. Richard has played since 2012 in the duo Artmagic with Alison Moyet

  • Peace or protest at Skipton show

    THE ERA of peace, protest and love will be recalled in Skipton on Sunday May 5. Andante Live will present Blowin’ in the Wind which combines the vocal harmonies of Vee Sweeney and Mark Rowson. The pair, who play 16 instruments between them, will

  • Sex offender installed software cleaning App on smartphone

    A PAEDOPHILE has appeared before Bradford Crown Court for illegally installing a software cleaning App on his phone to wipe its internet memory. Stephen Pollitt, 58, breached a Sexual Harm Prevention Order in a matter of days by failing to tell

  • Anna draws inspiration from the landscape she loves

    CURIOUS cows peering over dry stone walls, two smiling Swaledale sheep greeting each other, a group of flat-capped farmers chatting at the mart – this is the world of artist Anna Tosney. Anna, who grew up on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and later

  • Arrest after man found with multiple injuries in Keighley

    POLICE were called to a report of an injured man in Church Street, Keighley, just after midnight today. (April 24) A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said the man, who was in his fifties, was taken to hospital where he was found to have multiple

  • Rejection for Silsden riverside holiday park

    PLANS to build a holiday park on land between Silsden and Steeton have been turned down by Bradford Council. A senior planning officer this month rejected the application to place caravans and cabins on a site off Keighley Road. Reasons included

  • Worth a new beer to protect urban river

    A KEIGHLEY brewery has dedicated a special beer to volunteers who look after Keighley’s urban river. The River Worth Friends ale has been created by Wishbone Brewery to help spread the word about efforts to protect the river’s lower reaches.

  • Bronte celebrations continue through to summer

    THE BRONTES and their men are the subject of the latest Parsonage Unwrapped evening in Haworth. The Bronte Parsonage Museum is again opening after hours for a special event in its library to delight literary enthusiasts. The evening is one of several