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  • Work on Hard Ings Road hit by delays

    WORK to widen Hard Ings Road in Keighley has been delayed due to unexpected problems found during the rerouting of underground pipes and cables. Bradford Council and contractors this week pledged to work hard to make up for the delay by bringing

  • Keighley students shine in partnership

    FOUR Keighley College students with special needs are excelling in a pioneering partnership with a Steeton firm. The quartet – Tom Waddington , Kassam Khan, Ahdnan Younis and Max Soundy – is taking part in weekly work placements at Acorn Stairlifts

  • Missing Keighley teenager is found safe and well

    MISSING 15-year-old Keighley boy Marcus Gallimore has been found safe and well. Keighley police issued the update today after yesterday appealing for information on the teenager's whereabouts. Marcus had last been seen at his home address on

  • Keighley housing group’s £9,000-plus boost for charity

    CARING staff at a Keighley social housing group raised more than £9,000 for charity last year. Incommunities workers took part in swimming, rowing, baking and walking activities – and a zip wire challenge. Proceeds went to various local and national

  • UPDATE: Tributes to volunteer king Gary Pedley after his death

    KEIGHLEY's voluntary sector was in shock this week following the sudden death of one of its most stalwart workers. Gary Pedley, who died on Monday night, was the long-time chief officer of Keighley Volunteer Centre as well as a former deputy mayor of

  • Keighley man ready to fly to Australia to fight bush fires

    A KEIGHLEY firefighter hopes to fly to Australia to help fight the bushfires devastating the country. Michael Gissing would be among hundreds of serving and retired UK firefighters travelling Down Under to support beleaguered Aussie fire crews

  • Crackdown staged on law-flouting motorists in Keighley

    POLICE teams have staged a crackdown on law-flouting motorists in Keighley. Officers from Operation Steerside were joined in a day of action by colleagues from the Neighbourhood Policing Team and the West Yorkshire roads policing unit. The initiative

  • Police appeal for help to trace missing Keighley teenager

    POLICE are appealing for information to help trace a missing teenager from Keighley. Marcus Gallimore, 15, was last seen at his home address on December 28. Enquiries indicate that he went to London and is using the rail network to travel around

  • King Richard returns home as he re-signs for Keighley

    KEIGHLEY Cricket Club have welcomed home their most influential player from the past three decades by re-signing legend Richard Robinson from Yeadon. Robinson is the All Rounder Cricket Bradford Premier League’s all-time highest run scorer with

  • Hardy runners tackle muddy quagmire at 2020 Stanbury Splash

    THE 2020 Stanbury Splash certainly lived up to its name after heavy and plentiful rain the previous night ensured that the 6.7 mile course was muddy at best and a deep sploshy grass and mud combo at worst. As if the additional water and deep mud