STUDENTS at Beckfoot Oakbank School chalked-up some top-class GCSE results. The school – in Oakworth Road, Keighley – saw an increase in the number of pupils achieving one or more of the highest grades, eight and nine. And numbers gaining distinction
WORK IS due to begin on September 9 on creating new business units off Hard Ings Road. The eight start-up units will be erected on a Royd Way site that combines existing vacant land and an unused corner of Keighley Cricket Club. The site is being
ACTORS and singers are being recruited to perform along the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway as part of a major festival. Keighley Arts and Film Festival (KAFF) is producing the theatre piece entitled Time Train for performances on Saturday, October
HOLY Family School in Keighley said it was "really pleased" with the performance of some of its GCSE students. "They have attained exceptionally well and we are very proud," said a spokesman. "For the second year running, we have seen improvements
A TOP Peruvian chef is heading to Haworth as the village celebrates a milestone. Martin Morales, of London restaurants Andina and Ceviche, will be giving a demonstration and signing copies of his cookbooks. His appearance is part of two days
CHILDREN from East Morton and Farnhill are taking part in a professional production of the ballet Swan Lake. The three youngsters from Keighley’s Sara Packham Theatre School will perform with English Youth Ballet at the Grand Opera House in York
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SOUTH Craven School at Cross Hills has paid tribute to the "superb achievements" of its year-11 students. Headteacher Martyn Hill described the GCSE results as excellent, with 77 per cent of students achieving a grade four or better in English and
A FIREWORKS display company is on cloud nine. Optimum Fireworks, based at Riddlesden, has won a coveted title for the fifth time in six years. It has once again been declared the nation’s Firework Champions. The team was up against two other
STEETON crashed to a 1-0 home defeat to Cleator Moor Celtic in the North West Counties League Division One North. The Chevrons were given an early left-off when Celtic's Darren Little was brought down by Steeton's Elliot Scott in the penalty box
TWO members of a Haworth slimming group have been declared Women of the Year. Mandy Dennett and Katrina Dobson – who both attend Slimming World sessions at the Baptist Church, West Lane, on Thursdays – were described as inspirational. Mandy has
COMPLIMENTARY massage treatments will be offered to cancer patients at Airedale Hospital as part of an initiative being launched next month. Specialist therapists from the Coniston Hotel Country Estate and Spa, at Coniston Cold, will provide the
TWO charity music events which had to be cancelled earlier this month due to bad weather have been rearranged. Both Rock the Castle and Proms at the Castle were scheduled to take place on August 10, but heavy rain and a forecast of stormy weather
By David Porter, Financial Planning Consultant, Armstrong Watson "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." As romantic
A SUCCESSFUL businessman took his own life after he was treated with anti-depressants and other drugs for anxiety and insomnia. At an inquest into the death of Silsden-based Ghd founder Martin Penny, 63, his family described their concerns about
REBECCA Kenna says she was awestruck by some of snooker's legends as she made her own first appearance at the Crucible. The Keighley potter kicked off her new season by realising her dream of playing at the sport's spiritual home in Sheffield.
OXENHOPE A have won the Aire-Wharfe Tuesday Pairs KO event with the suspected easy win over Greenbottom A at Baildon where they had three winners out of four and were best served by Trevor and Lorraine Douglas. Trevor Hargreaves, of Cross Roads,
MICK O'Neill says he is sad Odsal will shut its doors next month but would welcome any Bulls fans to watch Keighley Cougars home matches with open arms. From next season, Cougars will be the Bradford district's only professional rugby league side
A BLUEPRINT for the future of Haworth, Stanbury and Cross Roads has been unveiled. The three villages’ joint parish council has published a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) outlining its vision for the next 11 years. Parish councillors
A SEVEN-year-old Keighley girl has raised more than £1,000 for charity after climbing the Yorkshire Three Peaks. Freyja Roads tackled the hills over three days, camping overnight between each climb, to raise money for Mind and Shelter. She
