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  • Grass banking blaze on Aire Valley Road

    FIREFIGHTERS closed of part of the Aire Valley Road to tackle blazing grass on banking this morning. The crew from Keighley Fire Station were called at 11.43am following reports that banking near the Beechcliffe roundabout, in the direction

  • Captain marvel Hargreaves steers Cross Roads to semis

    THERE was good news for bowlers when both Cross Roads and Broughton Road qualified for the semi-finals of the Yorkshire ABA events on August 3. In the premier event for the Yorkshire Cup itself, Cross Roads produced a great effort to defeat previous

  • Congs on top after super Silsden victory

    BINGLEY Congs II are four points clear of Mewies Solicitors Craven & District League Division Three, after they saw off Silsden in the top-of-the-table clash by 52 runs. Bingley went first and rattled up 219-7 with Andy Blackburn (59) and Tom Parker

  • Hussain helps Crossflatts stay top after victory

    CROSSFLATTS remain two points clear at the top of Mewies Solicitors Craven and District League Division One, after winning a dress rehearsal for the following day’s Wynn Cup semi-final. They restricted Oakworth to 101 with Joe Copperwaite top scoring

  • Woman taken to hospital after Cross Hills road crash

    THE MAIN road through Cross Hills was closed for an hour this morning after a crash involving two cars. A BMW 3 Series was involved in a collision with another vehicle at around 8.45am on Station Road near the junction with Primrose Street.

  • Crossflatts set up potential derby in cup final

    FOLLOWING their four-wicket victory of the day before on the same ground, Crossflatts must have been quietly confident of reaching the Wynn Cup final. The Rhysworth Park side went first against Oakworth and, in their 20 overs, rattled up an impressive

  • Manorlands garden party raises £13,000

    PERFECT weather encouraged thousands of people to flock to this year’s Manorlands Garden Party. The visitors helped kind-hearted volunteers from a host of local organisations raise £13,000 for the Oxenhope hospice last Sunday. Manorlands senior

  • Circus fun at Cross Roads Gala

    ROLL UP, roll up, it’s time for Lees and Cross Roads Village Gala! Villagers adopted a circus theme for this year’s popular family event in the twin village. As usual there was a procession up Halifax Road and along Haworth Road to the gala field