COUNCILLORS have paid tribute to former Lord Mayor Barry Thorne with the current mayor describing him as “Mr Keighley”. The heartfelt tributes in the council chamber at City Hall came just a day before mourners packed Keighley Shared Church
THE 2020 Tour de Yorkshire - which will pass through Queensbury among other areas of the Bradford district - promises to be the toughest edition yet as riders tackle the climbs of Buttertubs and Grinton Moor made famous by the Tour de France in 2014
GREGGS has given £1,089 to Dementia Friendly Keighley after holding events across the region last autumn, as the latest in the bakers’ ongoing series of donations to the charity. Greggs retail operations manager Jeni Gerhardt called at the DFK office
EIGHT teachers from Long Lee Primary School are heading to Spain. The group will spend next month’s half-term holiday in the country learning the language. During the trip, which is an Erasmus+ project funded through the European Union, the teachers
KEIGHLEY music promoter Saby Khan has been invited to work with a member of US hip-hop group the Outlawz. The former Keighley College student said he would be making a video and arranging concerts for rapper Nutt-so. The Outlawz were created
MORE money is to be invested in tackling fly-tipping after councillors warned it was a problem affecting the whole district – from urban areas to countryside lanes. Sites around Keighley and the Worth Valley are among hotspots for the illegal dumping
COMMUNITY leaders have welcomed news that the Tour de Yorkshire will once again include the Worth Valley and South Craven. Competitors in the acclaimed cycle race will follow a route which takes in Leeming, Haworth Main Street, Oakworth – featuring
AIREDALE Hospital’s cancer unit has received a £1,000 donation. The cash has been presented through a Good Cause Award from Bettys and Taylors. John Hennighan, who works for the company, nominated the department for an award in tribute to the
CAWTHORNE is a popular village with various amenities on the edge of Cannon Hall estate. At the end of Church Street in the village centre turn left on Hill Top, and follow the road around to curve down past the school. Just beyond, turn right
CAN YOU believe we are nearing the end of January? It doesn’t seem like five minutes since we were rushing around shopping, frantically wrapping presents and carving turkeys . January is a time for new beginnings and New Year’s resolutions. Most
A CAT rescue organisation has made a desperate plea for people not to let kittens out until they are neutered or chipped. Yorkshire Cat Rescue, based at Cross Roads, recently went to the aid of a tiny kitten found on a street after being hit by
STUDENTS at Parkside School in Cullingworth have spoken of their experiences at the World Scout Jamboree in America. Oliver Rhodes, Maisie Pickard and Zoe Capstick were among 4,000 UK Scouts joining many thousands from across the world. During
OXENHOPE Sue Ryder hospice Manorlands has been given a £4,021 boost. The donation was received from Ilkley Golf Club, after captains Grahame Preston and Susan Atkins chose the hospice as their charity of the year. Manorlands community fundraiser
SINGER-songwriter Katie Spencer is starting a regular acoustic music evening at the Sparrow Bier Café in Bradford. The free-entry event will kick off on February 5 at 7.30pm with headliner People Poems, which is the alt-folk project of Leeds musician
SCOTTISH jazz duo Ian Millar and Dominic Spencer are due to perform at Cononley Village Institute, Main Street, Cononley on Saturday, February 15. Ian, on saxophone, and Dominic on piano, have been performing together for a number of years playing
AN open day is being staged to showcase a village community building. The event will spotlight facilities at Morton Institute. And visitors will be able to learn more about the range of groups that meet there and the activities which take place
GRAPHIC film showing a naked man as he was being beaten to death was shown to a murder trial jury at Bradford Crown Court yesterday. Prosecutor Richard Wright QC warned the panel that the mobile phone clips of Mohammed Feazan Ayaz were “shocking
A MAN who thought the stun gun he bought on eBay was a powerful torch has been sentenced to a 12-month community order. Yasir Khan was being “more stupid than sinister” when he openly purchased the prohibited firearm, Bradford Crown Court heard
