FIREFIGHTERS tackled a bedroom blaze in Keighley this afternoon. Crews were called out to the semi-detached house, in Shann Crescent, at about 3.10pm. One occupant was taken to Airedale Hospital as a precautionary measure after inhaling some
By Keighley’s Mike Armstrong, an award-winning master baker with a big passion for baking. See facebook.com/bakermike001 ONE of Yorkshire's best-known pastries has to be the Wilfra apple cake. It is actually more a pie than a cake, which is
A LONG-awaited scheme to build a footbridge over the A629 – that has seen little movement for years and almost doubled in cost – will finally move ahead after a £9m cash boost. Earlier this year the future of the plan, aimed at linking Steeton
SOUTH Craven Community Library at Cross Hills is taking part in an initiative designed to help young children open up about life-changing events. The Main Street premises and other libraries across North Yorkshire are making available packs of
A HAWORTH woman is hosting her latest annual coffee day in aid of Manorlands. Kath Neal is staging the event at her Sowden's Cottage, Dimples Lane, home on Thursday August 18 – between 10.30am-4.30pm and 6.30pm-9pm. Everyone is welcome.
HEALTH and care workers in the district have been recognised for their work. More than 60 nominations from across the Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership were spotlighted. Tribute was paid to individuals, teams and projects
MORE pupils were excluded from schools in the Bradford district last year for breaking Covid-19 rules than almost anywhere else in the country, new data has revealed. Department for Education figures show there were 494 temporary exclusions from
A POIGNANT event has been held at Airedale Hospital for families affected by the loss of a baby. A service included readings from three mums and by the hospital's lead chaplain, Liz Maitland. Cullingworth Community Choir sang. Babies' names
DAREDEVILS are being urged to take the plunge to raise money for a Cross Roads-based charity. An abseil down the 164ft tower of Wakefield Cathedral is being staged in support of Yorkshire Cat Rescue. Entry to the event – on September 24 –
PANTO is returning to Keighley's Victoria Hall – oh yes it is! Following a two-year break due to the pandemic, Keighley Musical Theatre Company is presenting Jack and the Beanstalk. There will be eight performances, between January 28 and February
PEOPLE living in the Keighley district who are deaf or hard of hearing are being asked to share their views on standards of care. The Care Quality Commission is collating people's experiences of GP surgeries, dentists, hospitals and care homes.
A MINIATURE manuscript by the 13-year-old Charlotte Bronte has returned to her home in Haworth, 200 years after it was written. The last of more than two dozen of the famous “little books” known to be in private hands was bought by a charity in
HOSTS Keighley won the Keighley Cup T20 competition in front of a large crowd. And there were two memorable achievements by home players in the final against Oxenhope, with Keighley’s overseas star Noah McFadyen scoring 100 not out to win the man
