FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in a bin chute at a high-rise block of flats. Crews from across the district attended the incident, at Ebor Court, in Westgate Gardens, Keighley, today. The fire was on the third floor of the building. A hose
A YOUNGSTER is marking his sixth birthday by taking part in a fundraising bike ride for Manorlands. Sam Miles-Turner aims to clock-up 100 kilometres this month in support of the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. He was inspired to take-up the challenge
OPERATORS of a quarry in Denholme have been given an extra decade to work – and then restore – the site. Ten Yards Lane Quarry, run by Birks Royd Stone, is one of the major flagstone suppliers in the area. Its previous planning permission included
By Keighley’s Mike Armstrong, an award-winning master baker with a big passion for baking. See facebook.com/bakermike001 APPLE Charlotte is often described by those who don’t know better as a classical French dessert. It was actually named
REGIONAL transport bosses have hit out at a cut in funding for maintaining roads. West Yorkshire Combined Authority says Government transport maintenance support for the region is being reduced from the current £46.7 million to £36.5m in the coming
FAIRTRADE Fortnight is going online. A range of activities is on offer as part of the initiative, which begins on Monday (February 22). Bradford Council is supporting the venture, which this year is focussing on climate change. Free resources
IT’S elections – but not as we know them. Confirmation has been provided that local elections will take place, on Thursday, May 6. However, polling stations will look very different. A number of changes are being made to ensure voting is
TOBIAS Rawcliffe is a man on a mission. He aims to run 2,021 miles this year to raise £2,021 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. His mammoth effort is in tribute to the late Phil Stephenson, the Keighley Cougars rugby league star who
A HAWORTH woman has been crowned Miss Voluptuous UK. Amy Louise Walker took the title following a virtual contest, in which she was up against 16 other hopefuls. She also won five ‘side awards’, including Role Model and Miss Congeniality
KEIGHLEY Soroptimists have planted trees to help celebrate the centenary of their organisation. They joined with the Aire Rivers Trust for the session, near Silsden. “These trees contribute to the celebratory 100 Soroptimist International of
IT was December 30, 1936, and thousands of Yorkshire men, women and children braved the bitter cold on the steps of Bradford Town Hall to witness the arrival of their own superhero, ‘the one armed rider’ Walter Greaves. Bradford born Walter, who
KEIGHLEY Cougars head coach Rhys Lovegrove thinks this is the most open League 1 season for a long time, but admits he has "no idea" whether there will be a prize at the end of it all. The decision on whether to implement promotion and relegation
