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  • Coach Craig Lingard leaves Keighley Cougars

    Keighley Cougars have tonight announced the shock news that they have parted company with head coach Craig Lingard. Lingard had been in his third season at the Keighley helm following a troubled winter during which players and staff had gone unpaid

  • Tragic death of boy, 4, electrocuted by a desk lamp

    A FOUR-year-old boy died when he was electrocuted by a modified desk lamp in a caravan where he kept his toys, an inquest heard. Oliver Walker was found by his mother grasping the black desk lamp on the floor of a caravan his family were using

  • Accolades for Keighley midwife

    GLOWING recognition has been delivered to a Keighley midwife. Sharyn Lock, of DalesMidwifery.com, has picked-up two accolades. She received an Iolanthe Trust Midwives Award to fund a trip to Germany, to extend her knowledge of normal breech births

  • Keighley estate agents in Yorkshire's top three

    KEIGHLEY estate agency Holroyds has won a clutch of awards for the work of its Keighley and Bingley branches. TV house property expert Phil Spencer announced the company’s gold and bronze wins during the prestigious ESTAS customer service awards

  • Zoe is the queen of dog grooming

    A LEADING dog groomer from Keighley has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award. Zoe Duffy, from the long-established Look North Grooming and Training Centre, received the accolade while attending the International Grooming Conference. She was

  • Institute chairman role for housing chief

    GERALDINE Howley – group chief executive of Incommunities – has been elected chairman of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) governing board. She received more than 97 per cent of the vote in a members' ballot. Mrs Howley, who was CIH president

  • Stepping out to raise funds for Manorlands

    AROUND 150 walkers put their best foot forward to raise money for Manorlands. They took part in the second Wharfedale Pub Walk, which followed a ten-mile circular route from Threshfield. Seven pubs featured on the route. The event, supported

  • Hargreaves continue to dominate doubles scene

    THE holiday weekend is a busy time for local players and it begins early on Friday as the Aire-Wharfe Association holds the Guardian Merit Trophy at Yeadon Park. Entries are still been taken. The Skipton Prelims for the Yorkshire ABA’s Merit will

  • Home-shopping giant supports charity's birthday celebrations

    HOME-shopping giant Damart – whose warehousing facility is at Steeton ­– staged a week-long series of fundraisers to mark a charity's fifth birthday. Staff collected silver coins, and organised a raffle and tannoy bingo, in support of The Silver

  • Apprenticeships for district's young people to be showcased

    AN open event is being staged to showcase the range of apprenticeships on offer in the district. Anyone leaving school or college this summer is encouraged to attend to learn more about the opportunities available. The event is being hosted by

  • Suri's four-wicket haul not enough in Steeton defeat

    STEETON suffered a 107-run defeat at the hands of Bardsey in Aire-Wharfe League Division Two. Steeton won the toss and put Bardsey into bat, as Tom Franklin (79) and Jo Milner (63) put a 110-run partnership for the fourth wicket to guide Bardsey