By Andrew Mitchell, Tax Partner, Armstrong Watson Skipton WHAT do Abraham Lincoln, Howard Hughes, Pablo Picasso and Jimi Hendrix all have in common? Apart from being famous, they all died without making a will. However it’s not just the rich and
THE CAST has been revealed for the first stage production of Kay Mellor’s gritty 1990s TV drama band of Gold. Gaynor Faye, Laurie Brett, Emma Osman, Shayne Ward, Kieron Richardson, Sacha Parkinson and Andrew Dunn will star in the show at Leeds Grand
THE KING And I will bring glamour to Leeds Grand this autumn as the sumptuous musical tours for the first time in several years. Leeds will see the critically-acclaimed production that was a hit on Broadway, won several Tony awards and had a record-breaking
SUE LOWRY will be at the Bingley Arts Centre in October 4 to present her popular tribute show Patsy Cline and Friends. She will perform as the famous singer in a show that also features Buddy Holly sound-alike Marc Robinson appearing as Hank Williams
TRUMPET ace Miguel Gorodi will perform at Jazz at Heart, Leeds, on October 12 following the release of his debut album Apophenia. The album features original compositions he wrote for his group featuring leading British musicians like Gareth Lockrane
BRITAIN’S Got Talent star Shannon Parker will perform in the title role of Chantry Dance Company’s new version of the Alice story. Alice – Wonderland Through the Looking Glass can be seen at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax, on Thursday October 3.
DEMENTIA Friendly Keighley members enjoyed a trip to the seaside. The outing to Morecambe was organised by the Bentham Line, Leeds-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership. It was in celebration of National Dementia Carers Day. The group – pictured
THE FOUNDER of a new body representing the town’s manufacturing companies has promised a “Keighley revolution”. Paul Moore spoke after Keighley-Made was launched this month with an inspirational event attended by bosses from dozens of successful
KEIGHLEY has struck gold. After years of achieving silver gilt in Yorkshire in Bloom, the town has taken a gold award. And it also won its small-city category in the prestigious floral contest. This week, delighted members of
THE SIMON Serailler novels are among of the pleasures of British police procedurals, multi-stranded tales as much about the detective inspector’s family as they are the crimes. Susan Hill is a master storyteller, making even the most mundane incident
Nothing Ventured – Jeffrey Archer Life imitates art – or in the case of actor’s latest novel, art imitates art. His new hero was originally created by the fictional hero of previous Archer novels. Archer and his millions of readers followed that
PLASTIC Free Keighley has appointed a Community Leader to further its work. Alison McLean was given the post as the campaign group held its inaugural meeting at Keighley College and discussed ways to reduce the use of single-use plastic in
A KEIGHLEY funeral director is organising a cabaret and a dinner dance to raise money for Lourdes pilgrims. Melia Powell Funeral Service will host the event on October 19 from 7.30pm at the Rendezvous Hotel in Skipton. There will be
WE SHOULD be drawing a sigh of relief as we cease the period of seven-day per week running, but once we finish the summer intensive service, we turn the railway over to our Civil Maintenance volunteers. They take time off their day jobs to maintain
THE WELCOME Project is offering over-55s in Keighley a further chance to learn how to use computers and other devices. Andy Sheppard from the project led an initial course at the Hainworth Wood Community Centre during the summer. He said: “The
A MEASURE aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour in Keighley town centre will continue for at least another three years. Members of Bradford Council’s regulatory and appeals committee have agreed to expand the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO
KEIGHLEY-district schools are being urged to get involved in a campaign raising awareness of the potentially-fatal blood condition sepsis. New educational resources have been produced to help spotlight the condition and its signs. The Schools
