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Tenants flocking to join loyalty scheme
More than 4,500 tenants in the district's former council homes have signed up to a loyalty card rewards scheme. The Bradford Community Housing Trust (BCHT) venture offers cardholders savings at high street stores, local restaurants and attractions, and
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MP attacks dress-code murders of women
Keighley's MP has raised concerns about the murder of women who fail to wear niqab or burqa veils in Basra. Labour MP Ann Cryer said the same Koranic interpretation of women's dress code in Keighley should be deployed in the Iraqi city. In the Commons
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Homes can be built on site of disused church
Planners have approved an outline application to demolish a disused Sandbeds church and replace it with a residential development. The decision was made at last Thursday's Keighley Area Planning Panel meeting, despite opposition from residents. A petition
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Police name attack victim
The man who died earlier today following an incident in Keighley on Sunday morning has been named. He was 31-year-old Kevin O'Brien, of Keighley. He had been battling for his life in hospital since he was found in Oakworth Road, at about 1.45am. A
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Attack victim dies
The 31-year-old man who was attacked in the street in a suspected robbery in Keighley on Sunday morning has died. A post mortem examination will be carried out later today. Three people are still being held by police in connection with the incident.
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Grandma Kim goes out to bat
Kim Sykes first appeared with Keighley Playhouse in 1983 as the maid in Blithe Spirit. Then a young mum, she is now a proud grandmother who last appeared at the Playhouse six years ago. Next week Kim is back as part of the cast of cricket and relationships
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Band pipes up new members
A band is seeking to drum up new members. The City of Bradford Pipe Band - which recruits from the Keighley area - is keen to hear from anyone interested in joining its ranks. Currently the pipes and drums outfit has around 18 playing members. Secretary
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Urban Bluesmen are in the city
An acoustic punk folk group from Keighley will join bands from across the world this month in Brixton. The 21st Century Urban Bluesman will play the "Outlaw Night" hosted by renowned band Alabama 3. The Bluesmen are three veterans of the local music
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Police swoop on 'drugs house'
About 200 cannabis plants were seized in a raid on a terraced house in Keighley yesterday. Officers from the town's neighbourhood police unit and Bradford District Drugs Team swooped on the house in Devonshire Street. Drugs team chief, Det Insp Neil