MEMBERS of a Haworth group are riding high after winning a clutch of medals in an overseas competition. A four-strong contingent from Haworth Riding for the Disabled (RDA) took part in a Special Olympics in Hamm, Germany. And the riders came
SOUTH Craven volunteers are being sought to help with an annual summer reading challenge at the county's libraries. North Yorkshire County Council is seeking people aged between 13 and 24 to get involved with the initiative. They will assist
A BALL held in memory of a farmer has raised over £18,000 for Manorlands. The event was staged as a thank-you to the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice for the support given to the late Keith Fairhurst and his family. Mr Fairhurst died last year, aged
THE MURDER Capital will play Leeds and York as part of a UK tour promoting debut album When I Have Fears. The album is released on August 16, following the band’s July 23 gig at The Crescent in York and before the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds
A GLUSBURN schoolgirl and her grandma have teamed up to raise funds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Gracie Garnett, a year six pupil at Glusburn Primary School, and gran Irene Moses made £300 by selling knitted Easter chicks and sewn bookmarks.
A NEW art class for beginners starts at East Morton in September. Sessions will be held at the village institute on Wednesdays, between 11am and 1pm. The fee for the multi-media class is £9.50 a week, payable termly, including coffee and biscuits
KEIGHLEY support agency Roshni Ghar has been presented with the Dementia Recognition Award. Dementia Friendly Keighley granted the accolade in recognition of Roshni Ghar striving to become dementia-aware as it helps local women with mental health
THREE Hong Kong university students have been gaining an insight into the work of Keighley social housing group Incommunities. The trio has been on a nine-day visit to the area, shadowing staff and discovering more about the group's services and
CHAMPIONSHIP One leaders Keighley travelled to Batley hoping to further cement their first placed position - but were well beaten by seven wickets. Skipper Paul Quinlan won the toss and opted to bat first. Without the experienced Richard Gould to
HOME-shopping giant Damart – whose warehousing facility is at Steeton – has given a £5,000 boost to The Silver Line. The cash will help fund the charity's free, confidential helpline for older people, aimed at combating isolation and loneliness.
A COMMUNITY group is offering over-55s the chance to learn how to use hi-tech devices. Worth Connecting will give tuition on using tablets, iPads, laptops and smartphones at Hainworth Wood Community Centre. Worth Connecting spokesman tutor Andy
WEST Leeds Motor Club ran at Post Hill on Saturday where 39 competitors enjoyed a multi-class four lap ten section novice and beginners championship trial. Jeff Prior and his team trudged the hillside course with flag bags to plot the sections.
BASTILLE can be seen at St George’s Hall, Bradford, on December 3 as they promote their new album Doom Days. The “grippingly confident” album was released in June and is described by the band as a record of hope for turbulent times. The tour
FUNDRAISING for Manorlands is on the slide – and the hospice is delighted! More than 300 daredevils took the plunge at the weekend when a zip slide was set-up from South Craven landmark, Sutton Pinnacle. And the venture coined-in about £50,000
AN annual run in aid of Manorlands is on course to be a summer sizzler in the fundraising stakes. Nearly 750 runners took part in the Solstice Saunter, around the Bolton Abbey estate. And although proceeds from Friday’s event – which sold out
PERFECT running conditions described the weather at the 2019 Hawkswick Dash fell race. It was overcast with a variable breeze, in stark contrast to the previous day where the sun had baked the south facing fell side, making the course dry, dusty
KEIGHLEY Albion Ladies pushed Super League opposition hard in an attempt to make history in the Challenge Cup. Albion narrowly lost 26-24 to Wakefield in the quarter-finals, despite holding a lead as the clock ticked to its final moments. With
JORDAN Aitchison admits his try-scoring home debut at home to London Skolars was a long time coming. ‘Aitch’ came through the ranks at the Cougars from a young age as both a Cougar Cub and then the club’s reserves team. Since turning 16, he has
THE THREE fancied sides made it safely through to the Wynn Cup semi-finals without too much fuss. Bingley Congs played Foulridge for the second day running, this time at Beckfoot Lane. The Noyna visitors were restricted to 90 as skipper Neil
