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  • Keighley forum hears about railway's construction

    KEIGHLEY Men's Forum heard about the development of the Great Northern railway line in West Yorkshire – and particularly Queensbury. Richard Kunz – with a talk, Over the Mountain to Queensbury – described how pressure from wealthy late-19th-century

  • Praise for Silsden community garden

    A TRAILBLAZING community garden has been hailed as a huge success. The site was created alongside Silsden fire station, in Elliott Street, last year so that residents and visitors had somewhere they could relax. Features include seating, shrubbery

  • Keighley trio on trial for terror offences

    MEMBERS of a “fascist” cell made pistol parts on a 3D printer, encouraged terrorism and celebrated extreme right-wing attacks around the world, a court has been told. Using a telegram channel called Oaken Hearth, members exchanged terror manuals

  • Craven's RSPB group to meet

    AN international event will be in the spotlight at the next indoor meeting of Craven's RSPB group. The branch welcomes speaker Mark Pearson, who will give a presentation on Champions of the Flyway – the World's Greatest Bird Race. "This event

  • Minibus boost for award-winning Keighley project

    AN award-winning Keighley charity has been gifted a minibus after a community transport scheme reached the end of the road. Drug and alcohol agency Project 6 is among several organisations to receive a vehicle, following the closure of the Community

  • Feedback is sought on care services during pandemic

    FEEDBACK is being sought from people across the region about their experience of care services during the pandemic. The plea has been made by the Care Quality Commission. Research carried out by the commission reveals that nearly three quarters

  • Car broken into and property stolen in Keighley street

    A CAR was broken into and property stolen in Park Avenue, Keighley. West Yorkshire Police say the incident happened sometime yesterday (January 19). For vehicle crime prevention advice, visit westyorkshire.police.uk/advice/vehicle-crime/vehicle-crime

  • Remembering 'Mr Keighley' three years on: PHOTOS

    TODAY (January 20) marks the third anniversary of the death of renowned local historian and former Keighley News columnist, Dr Ian Dewhirst. Here, Tim Neal – of Keighley and District Local History Society – examines the life and legacy of the man