KEIGHLEY Asda workers and the town’s MP John Grogan joined a march in Leeds protesting at plans by the supermarket giant to change employees’ contract terms and conditions. The demonstration was organised by the GMB union. Mr Grogan said proposals
A KEIGHLEY woman is seeking fellow crafters to help her raise money for Cancer Research UK. Mary Hambleton-Nutt will demonstrate her skills in jewellery making during a fundraising day she is organisingin the Airedale Shopping Centre on September
BIKES have helped babies thanks to the strenuous efforts of two men from Sutton’s parish church. The curate of St Thomas’s Church and the vicar’s husband were sponsored to cycle 150 miles along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath. The Rev Brian
STUDENTS at South Craven School have been congratulated for a 'brilliant' set of results in A Level and BTEC subjects. Headteacher, Martyn Hill, said: "We are delighted to report that 35 per cent of students who studied A Levels gained the top grades
AMBULANCE and private hire drivers with a Keighley firm will keep dementia to the forefront of their minds. Transcare Services UK Ltd has received a Dementia Friendly Keighley award recognising its efforts to support passengers with the condition
A FAMILY fun day will be held on August 25 to support a woman overcoming bone cancer. Proceeds of the event at Oakworth Football Club, which includes a six-a-side football tournament, will help pay for house adaptations for Gemma Wilkinson.
HOLY Family School in Keighley paid tribute to its sixth-form students following publication of the A-level results. It described the pupils as "a wonderful cohort of students and a real credit to the school". "We are extremely pleased for
A MAIN road deemed to be a major risk for crashes is to be closed so safety work can be carried out. The busy A6033 between Oxenhope and Hebden Bridge is rated by the Road Safety Foundation as one of the country’s 50 ‘A’ routes with the greatest
BECKFOOT Oakbank School in Keighley said it was delighted with its students' "great" post-16 results. Seventy-six per cent of all year-13 students achieved grades between A* and C – and ten per cent were top A* and A. The average grade for
TEENAGE volunteers will next week collect much-needed toiletries and kitchen items for people in need. Young people from the National Citizens Service (NCS) will be at Keighley’s ASDA supermarket to ask shoppers to buy the items in the store and
KEIGHLEY-Made, the town’s new ‘voice of business’, plans to get more teenagers into manufacturing. The group will encourage young people to seek jobs with Keighley’s world-beating companies rather than going out of town. Keighley-Made member
POLICE are investigating a report of an assault in Haworth on Tuesday afternoon. A man allegedly crossed Rawdon Road and attacked a 20-year-old man walking to catch a bus, at about 2.30pm on August 13. The victim was not injured.
A MAN had to be freed by firefighters after his right hand became trapped in a machine. Firefighters spent about 45 minutes dismantling the machinery, at Damart in Steeton, to release the man. He was taken by ambulance to hospital with an injury described
By David Richmond of Armstrong Watson TALKING to one of my colleagues recently, he was bemoaning the fact that his pound wouldn’t go as far this year when he goes on holiday to Spain; the pound in his pocket would buy less ice creams, pizza and
AIREDALE Hospital is “overburdened” and “operating at full capacity”, say health trust bosses. And they have highlighted the pressures it will face to deal with a rising population in the area. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has outlined
FROM being on the books at Leyton Orient as a teenage goalkeeper, to just being named team manager at Keighley Cougars, Frank Levy has enjoyed a rich sporting life. The 60-year-old Londoner, father of current Cougars back-rower Aaron Levy, says
KEIGHLEY Cougars reserves head coach Dean Muir says he's gutted for his squad after they missed out on a place in next season's new reserve grade competition involving Super League sides. The Rugby Football League (RFL) have revealed the 15-team
DANNY McGee says he is confident of success for his Keighley side this season following an encouraging summer. The Keighley head coach says despite a lot of changes to the squad during pre-season they have prepared well for the opening game of the
PLANS to create a nature haven on a grass verge in Oakworth have sparked a row with neighbours. Residents fear a bench proposed for the verge would attract anti-social behaviour and affect their privacy. A public meeting to discuss the overgrown
A DESPERATE search has been launched for vacant sites in Keighley to help growing companies prosper. Landowners are being urged to offer derelict land for the building of vitally-needed business and industrial units for new and existing firms.
