A TRIO scaled the heights to raise cash for Manorlands. Sajjad and Mohsin Sadiq and Patrick McDonnell, founder of the Living Lights charity in Keighley, climbed Ben Nevis to boost the coffers of the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. And together they
A KEIGHLEY optician will cross continents to train medical professionals with international charity Vision Aid Overseas. Locum optician Humma Khalid, who works at Specsavers Keighley, will travel to Zambia with the charity in September. She will
A RIDDLESDEN woman who lost her daughter to meningitis is urging teenagers to get vaccinated before starting university. Keighley town councillor Andrea Walker is backing a call by local GPs for new students to have their measles, mumps and rubella
A TWO-way traffic system has been restored to a Keighley town-centre junction. Vehicles heading down Albert Street had been prohibited from continuing along the final section into North Street. But the restriction has now been lifted by Bradford
A KEIGHLEY filmmaker is making a documentary about people who have moved to the town from afar. Scott Coulthard wants to speak to migrants from years past who have settled in the town and have interesting stories to tell. The movie he
RIDDLESDEN’S own Ann Lister will be highlighted in history walks during Keighley Arts and Film Festival. Historian, writer and storyteller Irene Lofthouse will don period costume to relate the story of mill owner Rachel Leach. She will tell how
ANOTHER rail-fare hike has been condemned by campaigners and the town’s MP. Fury has greeted the Government announcement that regulated ticket prices will rise by up to 2.8 per cent from January. Keighley MP John Grogan says the latest increase
A CULLINGWORTH tattooist has won an international prize for her work helping women with breast cancer. Lucy Thompson uses her skills to recreate nipples for women who have lost their breasts through mastectomies. She recently travelled to Belfast
TEENAGERS in Keighley quizzed an MP on hot topics as part of their National Citizens Service work. The community volunteers spoke with Shipley MP Philip Davies about issues such as feminism, Brexit and how young people could tackle homelessness.
BINGLEY Weekender is a music festival taking place from August 30 to September 1 at the Bradford & Bingley Rugby Club. Organisers set out to bring globally-acclaimed artists to the town while advocating brilliant local bands and artists.
KEIGHLEY-based sight airedale has donated a wind-up radio for a blind child in Kenya. Annette Gregory is pictured (right) presenting the radio to Linda Calpin, of charity Mama Na Mtoto – which provides support to mothers and babies in outlying Kenyan
MESSIAH and madrigals, blues and swing – all these feature in the autumn season at Silsden Town Hall. The Friends of Town Hall promise a melodic extravaganza during two concerts in September to kick off the “exciting and diverse” programme. The
THIS walk takes in the lost village of Wharram Percy in the Yorkshire Wolds. Start from the car park near Bella farm on minor road off B1248 south of Wharram le Street. Rejoin the road and turn right, over a brow through open fields to drop to
OAKWORTH Village Hall was spruced up as villagers got stuck in for a Working Day. The 15 residents worked on a long list of tasks ranging from sorting shelves full of goodies to giving the entire building a deep clean. One of the top priorities
YO HO ho and a barrel of rum... and gin, vodka and whiskey. Oakworth Community Trust has adopted a swashbuckling pirate theme for its Spirits Festival on September 6 and 7. The event is the latest of several themed parties organised
IT MAY not feel very Christmassy, but we know how popular the Santa Specials are. We’ve had a record number of tickets sold in the few weeks since we opened the bookings, so please do visit the website to book soon if you would like to meet Santa
WHAT IS the first thing you think of, when you think of Pisa in Italy? Is it the Leaning Tower of Pisa? The Tower of Pisa is the campanile – the freestanding bell tower, boasting seven bells on its eighth floor – of the cathedral of the Italian
A CARAVAN has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Firefighters were called out to deal with the burning vehicle, which was parked in High Street, Keighley, at about 8.30pm yesterday. One crew from Keighley Fire Station attended and
AN 18-year-old Keighley man has been charged with multiple offences including a robbery in Bradford and burglaries in Kirklees and Leeds. Ashley Robinson, of Aireworth Street, was remanded in custody to appear before magistrates today.
