AN ECLECTIC set of entries to Parkside School’s annual talent contest saw Queen hits, magic tricks and ragtime music. George Hague took first place in Parkside Has Talent by playing his own ragtime composition on piano. A school rock band played
A KEIGHLEY charity shop has drawn-up a list of ‘prohibited items’ after an upsurge in goods it’s unable to sell. The Sue Ryder outlet in Cavendish Street says damaged and other unsellable items are being left outside the premises. And the charity
ROYALTY came to rock Fallfest – and the marquee was packed with fans wanting to sing along. Queen tribute act The Bohemians were the headliners for this year’s festival in Glusburn with tickets selling out weeks before the weekend began.
VELMA left Scooby-Doo at home for a day when she visited Specsavers in Keighley. She was at the store – at Queensway, in the Airedale Shopping Centre – as part of an event focussing on the importance of eye health. Youngsters had the chance
A KEIGHLEY woman had her head shaved at work to raise cash for local animal charities close to her heart. Helen Wilkinson was watched by colleagues at NSF Controls Ltd, based at Ingrow Bridge Works, as she shared her locks to also raise awareness
VAPING is to be banned in Keighley’s Airedale Shopping Centre. The use of all e-cigarettes in the popular precinct will be prohibited from Tuesday (Oct 8). Centre manager, Steve Seymour, said the move was in step with bans imposed at many other
THE WOMAN whose persuasive powers led to Keighley library being built will be brought ‘back to life’. Mrs Carnegie will speak about how she encouraged husband Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish/American industrialist, to give away his fortune to
A NEW partnership aims to strengthen the voice of older people in the district. The Bradford District Positive Ageing Partnership currently comprises more than 15 voluntary and community-sector organisations which support, provide services for or
AIREDALE Writers Circle in September investigated what differentiates teenage from adult fiction, having revisited favourite childhood books in July. We had a go at writing a scene in the two genres which got our writer’s cogs working hard. The
WE WELCOME in the autumn with a lovely new carpet in our cinema foyer and a media board which will be showing all your favourite trailers for upcoming film. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, released on October 18 just in time for Halloween, is
A WOMAN hopes to reunite a Keighley family with their ancestor’s medals. Tracy Morgan-Humphreys is a granddaughter of Sergeant William Tyner who died from burns as a prisoner of war. He died in Japan in 1945 following an Allied bombing of a steelworks
A FULL English brought in more than £200 for the Ataxia UK charity at Crosshills Social Club. Volunteers at the club in Main Street raised £209 during two days of serving breakfasts in return for a £3 donation. Club secretary Anita Robertson
PARKSIDE School students have been calculating the advantages of going to university. They took part in special maths, English and geography lessons at Leeds Beckett as part of the Cullingworth school’s ASPIRE2b programme. The year seven students
SILSDEN Moor farmers Jeff and Judith Throup have no reason to feel sheepish about their latest success. A shearling ram sold for 1,500 guineas at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual show and sale of Bluefaced Leicester rams and females. The ram – bred
KEIGHLEY Healthy Living is inviting people to learn hand weaving as part of craft sessions at its premises in Scott Street. The sessions, entitled Threads of Life, will start on Tuesday October 22 from 10am to noon, and are free to anyone aged over
KEIGHLEY Laboratories staff held their annual bake sale in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The company, based in South Street, raised £200 as part of the charity World's Biggest Coffee Morning campaign. Employees baked tasty treats from chocolate
THE OXENHOPE Community Café celebrated its first birthday after a year establishing itself as an essential part of village life. The café, which attracts up to 25 people each week, is held in the Methodist Church and is also supported by the village's
CLIFFE Castle park and museum volunteers are helping kickstart a new social group for men. The Lion's Den is part of the UK Men's Sheds Association which sets up community spaces where men can "connect, create and converse". Cliffe Castle Support
BEAUTY and the Beast is just one of the shows coming up in Halifax this autumn. Joining Dame Adam Stafford and comic Josh Benson at the Victoria Theatre from December 14 to January 5 are Jenny Perry in the title role and Richard Anthony-Lloyd as her
JOHN D Anderson was the speaker at a meeting of Keighley Soroptimists. He described research he’d carried out on women of the British Empire who had died in active service during the First World War. Mr Anderson spoke about the various military
LEARNING has entered a new chapter at a Keighley school. Children’s author and illustrator Dave Cousins visited Merlin Top Primary as part of a nationwide tour. He gave year-six pupils an insight into the world of crime writing. Using a series
PEOPLE in ‘at risk’ groups are being urged to take-up the offer of a free flu jab. GP practices across the district are currently inviting those eligible for a free vaccination to book an appointment. People in the at-risk category include those
SILSDEN manager Danny Forrest is excited to welcome new recruit Marko Basic to the club, as he hopes to freshen things up after three "unacceptable" performances. After a solid start to life in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division,
