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  • Housing staff take the plunge for charity

    FOUR staff from Keighley social housing group Incommunities took the plunge to raise money for charity. Chief executive Geraldine Howley and colleagues Adrienne Reid, Greg Robinson and Mark Crane tackled the Great North Swim. They covered a mile-long

  • Hawaiian flavour at Lees event

    THERE was a Hawaiian flavour to a coffee morning at Lees. Aloha Hawaii was the theme for Saturday's event, at the Methodist church. Stallholders donned costumes, and a gift stall featured items related to the islands. Around 60 people attended

  • How trout and bats help keep the River Worth healthy

    NATURE lovers can learn how the health of local wildlife reveals the health of a Keighley river. The River Worth Friends are organising an ecology talk on Wednesday June 19 by experts on trout and bats. The Cobbles & Clay café in Main Street,

  • Smiles at a final gala in Riddlesden

    THERE WAS plenty of joy at Riddlesden Gala on Saturday despite the 36-year-old event coming to an end. Downpours failed to stop the fun as superheroes took to the streets for what could be the last-ever procession. Knowledge that the

  • Jakovlevs leaves Silsden

    SILSDEN have continued their summer rebuild with the departure of a long-serving goalkeeper. Callum Jakovlevs joined the club in July 2016 before leaving to join Prestwich Heys in September last year. Jakovlevs then rejoined the Cobbydalers in November

  • Don makes noise about long Hush

    LONGTIME Keighley musician Don Gaudiosi has released a retrospective album marking the 20th anniversary of his musical project Hush. An Unconventional Journey 20 features songs written by Riddlesden man Don and recorded with the various line-ups

  • Magical time for kids promised in the Night Garden

    IN THE Night Garden will entertain children at Bradford Alhambra this month. The live version of the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies show can be seen on Saturday June 29 at 10am, 1pm and 4pm, and on Sunday June 30 at 10am and 1pm. In the Night Garden

  • Sutton's Fun Day to take place in village park

    AN AGILITY course is being added to the popular dog show at Sutton Fun Day on Sunday. The Crufts-style course, with hoops and ramps, will be in addition to the usual classes for most handsome dog, prettiest bitch, fancy-dress dog and best-dressed

  • Fun is the goal for Oakworth Juniors Football Club event

    OAKWORTH Juniors Football Club is staging its annual fun day. And organisers hope as many people as possible from the community will turn out to show their support. The event takes place at the club’s ground, off Goose Cote Lane, on Sunday

  • Steeton's A team lose out to Gargrave

    THE quarter-final stages in the Skipton League’s team KO events have been reached and these will be completed on Tuesday, July 2. In recent rounds in the main event for the Clarkson Cup, there were easy wins for SPF A and Devonshire while favourites

  • Cross Hills man in birthday bike challenge

    A CROSS Hills man is celebrating his 40th birthday in style – by cycling more than 1,200 miles. Ben Wood is riding from Ilkley to Bedouin in Provence, France. He and fellow fundraiser Andy North are raising cash for children’s cancer charity,

  • Bun sale to help Charlotte’s medical treatment

    A KEIGHLEY woman is again holding a cake and bun sale to raise money for her granddaughter’s life enhancing medical treatment. Proceeds from June Wormald’s three-times-a-year sales help pay for 12-year-old Charlotte’s trips to the Klimkovice sanatorium

  • Jaymi is a fantastic Joseph in musical

    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Leeds Grand Theatre THE UNSTOPPABLE juggernaut of family entertainment rolls back into West Yorkshire – and it’s had a sparkling new paint job. Although this feelgood musical rarely changes much

  • Hardcastle suffers concussion in poor night for Cougars

    Hunslet 34 Keighley Cougars 0 KEIGHLEY Cougars recent run of poor form continued with a heavy defeat at Hunslet in Betfred League One. In truth, the game was a dour affair played in horrific conditions as shown by the poor completion and execution