AN event is being held in memory of a popular former Keighley GP. Ceilidh for Carolyn is being staged in tribute to Dr Carolyn Gill, who died in December, 2018. Proceeds from the event – at Silsden Town Hall on Saturday, March 14 – will go to
TWO ACTS will make their debut at the next Groovy Happening on February 1. The music night at the Parkside Social Club in Haworth will also see the return of popular group Black Horse Fairy in their new incarnation as a duo. Black Horse Fairy
BUILDING with LEGO was more than just child's play for competitive students from South Craven School. They used the plastic bricks during a challenge day involving STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects. The seven youngsters
A KEIGHLEY charity has raised over £2,300 to help a youngster who was born blind. Sight airedale launched an appeal in 2014 in support of Connor Wrighton, now six. He has cerebral palsy and optic nerve atrophy, a condition where optic nerve fibres
OXENHOPE Recreation knocked holders Silsden Whitestar out of the Keighley and District FA Challenge Cup on Saturday. Oxenhope, who won 2-0 at Silsden, gained revenge for their defeats at the hands of Silsden in the final two years ago and in the
APPRENTICES from a cement works learned unique skills while helping restore a historic steam locomotive. The young men were invited to spend three days working alongside volunteers on 'Coal Tank' at Ingrow West railway station. The little engine
WATERCOLOUR artist Jane Austin brought multiple prints of frost scenes so that each member of Keighley Art Club could easily follow her instructions. She took the photos herself on the tops at Halifax, where her studio is based. We were assured
KEIGHLEY'S flagship department store Beales was under threat this week after its national bosses put the company into administration. The 23 stores around the UK, including the one next to the Airedale Shopping Centre, will remain open while administrators
CAST members from a panto spread some cheer on the Airedale Hospital children’s ward. Four stars who were treading the boards in Aladdin provided a tonic to young patients at the Steeton site. The quartet was comedy star Rikki Stone as Wishee
SILSDEN travelled to Garforth Town after winning the reverse fixture 7-1, but a depleted squad failed to repeat the trick on Saturday, falling to a 3-0 Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division defeat. The visitors were without
A FOODBANK is being launched at Haworth. Anyone in the Worth Valley struggling to get enough to eat can access the service. The foodbank – at West Lane Baptist Church – will be open on Tuesdays and Fridays, between 2pm and 3pm, from February
KEIGHLEY COUGARS continued their fine pre-season form with a 68-10 mauling of fellow Betfred League One outfit, Coventry Bears, at Cougar Park. The game served as a testimonial for long serving back rower Josh Lynam, a Keighley lad who has now been
OAKWORTH residents hope to create a permanent reminder of one of the village’s most important historical figures. Margaret Wintringham was the first British woman to become an MP in the Houses of Parliament after winning the seat for Louth
KEIGHLEY Town Council is planning to recruit two new members to represent its Bracken Bank and Ingrow ward. The vacancies have come about due to the death before Christmas of long-time local councillor Barry Thorne, and the resignation this
THE FLUTTERING of the heart sends people dizzy with excitement and laughter in Keighley Playhouse’s latest production. The excitement comes for the characters in the theatre group’s first play of the winter, Side Effects, and the laughter comes
KEIGHLEY Cricket Club have delved into the transfer market for the third time in three weeks with the capture of teenage wicketkeeper batsman Sam Massheder. Eighteen-year-old Massheder already has a good level of experience at Bradford League level
