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  • Cougars will face Siddal if they can solve Newcastle riddle

    KEIGHLEY Cougars will fancy their chances of a good run in the Challenge Cup this season, after they or Newcastle Thunder were handed an away tie at National Conference League Premier Division side Siddal in Round Four. The Halifax amateur side

  • New Keighley micropub is given the go-ahead

    PLANNING approval has been given for a new micropub in Keighley town centre. Bradford Council has given the go-ahead for the conversion of the former 2nd Time Around charity shop, at 62 Cavendish Street. The charity has relocated to a unit in Low

  • Friends step out in support of Oxenhope hospice

    FOUR friends put their best foot forward to raise money for charity. Maddy Feather, Helena Roberts, Mia Jacobs and Kaye Fenton took part in a ten-mile sponsored walk from Glusburn to the Bingley Five Rise Locks. And the girls – all year-nine

  • The best place to find Belgian math prog rock

    THE GURU Guru will headline at Keighley's Exchange on February 25, with support from Trigger Thumb. A spokesman said: "Belgium-based math prog rock outfit the Guru Guru are one of our favourite bands to play The Exchange and we're all giddy to welcome

  • Silsden Whitestar hammer Grassington in crunch clash

    SILSDEN Whitestar came up trumps to beat Craven League Premier Division rivals Grassington United 4-0 at Silsden AFC on Saturday. Whitestar strikers Sam Stansfield and Josh Metcalfe scored all the goals, with Stansfield netting a hat-trick and

  • Steeton shattered as victory snatched away in relegation fight

    STEETON were left frustrated as they let slip a two-goal lead at home to high-flying Shelley in the North West Counties Division One North on Saturday to draw 3-3. It was always going to be a tough match for Roy Mason’s men. Shelley are the division

  • Auditions announced for "spectacular" Joseph musical

    A SPECTACULAR version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is promised by Keighley Musical Theatre Company. The group is organising a workshop on March 4 for children and adults wishing to be in the musical when it is staged this October

  • Cougars caught in a storm as Thunder game postponed

    KEIGHLEY Cougars will have to wait until next weekend to play their Challenge Cup Third Round tie at home to Newcastle Thunder, after Storm Ciara put paid to any hopes of play yesterday. The referee inspected the ground yesterday morning and due

  • Charity shop raises £100,000 for relief work

    KEIGHLEY charity shop Fresh Waters, in Bridge Street off the High Street roundabout, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a series of offers on the theme of 10. Also applying at the Fresh Waters furniture warehouse in Goulbourne Street,

  • Man arrested after Keighley stabbing

    A 22-YEAR-old man was arrested following an alleged stabbing in East Parade, Keighley, on Saturday at around 4.30pm. The man was remanded to appear in court this morning, charged with wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article in a

  • Beales store in Keighley to close within eight weeks

    KEIGHLEY'S Beales store department store is one of a dozen across the UK due to be closed. The company's administrator KPMG this week announced it would close 12 of the stores after efforts to sell all 23 failed. The 139-year-old business collapsed

  • Pupils in pyjamas for bedtime stories in school

    THERE were bedtime stories in the morning for children at Cullingworth Village Primary School as they arrived in pyjamas. Both children and teachers were invited to wear pyjamas and take their favourite bedtime story for the launch of the Bradford

  • Hattricks to perform big band music in Haworth

    Gerry and the Hattricks will perform at Haworth Parish Church on Saturday February 15 from 7.30pm. The musical programme from the 17-piece big band and vocalist Douglas Edmondson will include 1920s treats. Tickets will cost £8 on the door, with