A CHARITY tractor run is taking to the roads again. The annual Christmas Bronte Tractor Run is being staged on Sunday, December 29. Proceeds from the event – now in its 19th year – will go to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. “Although it’s called
PROCEEDS from Christmas tree sales at a historic hall are being ploughed back into maintaining the National Trust site. Money raised through the initiative at East Riddlesden Hall will be used for restoration work on the 17th-century building, care
GOOD causes across the Keighley district have received an early Christmas present. More than two dozen groups and organisations are sharing in a community cash windfall from the Co-op. Together they have been awarded nearly £80,000. Some of
THE RIVER Worth Friends were ale and hearty as they celebrated a successful second year. The group held a litter-pick along the banks of the river’s lower reaches as their last event of 2019. The day finished with a taste of a new beer created
AIR pollution in Keighley and across the Bradford district means people have an increased risk of death equivalent to smoking up to 95 cigarettes a year. That’s the stark warning from charity the British Heart Foundation, which has carried out
MANORLANDS fundraising is on the slide – and the hospice is delighted! A new zip wire event is being staged to coin-in cash for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. It follows the success of a similar event earlier this year, at Sutton Pinnacle, which
PEOPLE across the Keighley district are being urged to share their organ donation wishes with family this festive season. The plea has been issued after it was revealed that 239 people in West Yorkshire are facing Christmas on the waiting list for
KEIGHLEY residents are being urged to adopt small areas of their neighbourhood to keep clean. They are being invited to join community-minded people who already clear litter from streets and pavements near their homes. The Clean Streets of
A CARE trust is paying tribute to people who contribute to its work. Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is staging a festive afternoon tea on Tuesday (Dec 10) as a ‘thank you’. More than 40 members of the community who are involved in
EQUIPMENT has been donated to Airedale Hospital in memory of a man who died last year. The family of Jim Tattersall, who had been a patient at the Steeton hospital, has presented it with a so-called CoaguChek INR machine. Dr Zhenya Yankova, a
START this walk from the Shepherd’s Rest Inn a short mile west of Lumbutts. Roadside parking. From a gate opposite the pub a broad path bears left across the moorland of Langfield Common. Immediately crossing a flagged packhorse route
By Stephen Ferrie, VAT Consultant, Armstrong Watson BACK in the dim and distant past I began my tax career as an HM Customs and Excise trainee VAT officer. Armed with my brief case emblazoned with ‘ER’, I was often approached with suspicion,
PEOPLE from across the district whose lives have been touched by the NHS are being invited to attend a carol service. Members of the public are being encouraged to join NHS staff, their family and friends plus members of partner organisations at
HOUSES could be built on the site of the former ‘Idiot Hut’ social club in Oxenhope. A planning application has been submitted to Bradford Council for five houses with parking spaces, gardens and an access road. The land off Watson Close in
AS a player for the likes of Bradford City and, as a manager, Danny Forrest is used to game after game over Christmas. But this year, as Silsden boss, he can look forward to a little bit more time off from the pressures of life in the dugout.
‘HANDS off our countryside!’ That was the resounding message this week as an environmental campaign group revealed plans to up its battle against housing on greenfield sites. Silsden’s Campaign for the Countryside is planning a major fundraising
DESPITE having almost 500 games under his belt as their manager, Steeton's Roy Mason concedes the 2019-20 season so far has been one of his toughest. He blames a high volume of players used, a frustrating summer of recruitment and a large reliance
'I NEEDED a new challenge'. That was the honest assessment of the reason behind Paul Royston's move away from Keighley Cougars after working with them on and off for nearly 25 years. He has now moved on to Betfred Championship side Batley Bulldogs
JAMES Whitcombe says his England experiences can only hold him in good stead as he looks to break through into the Premiership. The Keighley-born prop has just returned from a three-day training camp with the England Under-20s. The 19-year-old
A SCENIC rest spot on the outskirts of Oakworth has been given official protection thanks to Oakworth Village Society. They have persuaded Bradford Council to make the Jubilee Garden on Keighley Road an Asset of Community Value. The
SILSDEN'S Danny Whitaker has been drafted in as a late replacement for a prestigious national televised boxing tournament. The 'Big Dawg' will face the unbeaten Jonathan Palata in the Ultimate Boxxer 6 live on BT Sport, after replacing Sean 'Big
