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Deadline looms for Star awards
Residents have another week to nominate someone as a Community Star. The award scheme aims to recognise the unstinting work of volunteers in the communities. Groups and individuals can be nominated for the six separate awards before March 14. The awards
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Unlucky Silsden plan fund-raiser
It's been an unlucky season for Silsden Park Rangers, who lie bottom of Division Four and are resigning themselves to relegation. Their coach, John Sutcliffe, has been unavailable due to work commitments. And his replacement, player-coach Dave Webster
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Fight is on to halt relief road scheme
Parkwood residents have protested against potential damage to the nearby wood by a proposed bypass. They expressed opposition to the proposed Keighley eastern relief road at a meeting held by a local politician. The residents are now collecting signatures
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Trafford too classy for Silsden
Trafford 3 Silsden 0 The class of Trafford eventually told in the second half when the Cobbydalers were striving to pull a goal back in their loss to the league leaders last week. Although Trafford dominated possession in the first half they only had
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AC Victoria win top of the table clash
Gale force winds made playing football almost impossible in the Keighley & Aire Valley Alliance League on Sunday but the story of the day was AC Victoria's win against Stanbury Park Rangers in a Premier Division top of the table clash. Stanbury Park
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Moorside re-opened for motor sport events
Yeadon-Guiseley Motor Club unlocked the gates that secure Addingham Moorside on Saturday afternoon to stage the club's first novice and beginners trial of the year, nine months after the Silsden venue was closed to motor sport under local authority orders
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Thai boxer visits Oakbank pupils
World champion Thai boxer Rachael Mackenzie met students at Oakbank Sports College last Friday as part of Sky Living For Sport, a national initiative organised to inspire young people through sport. Mackenzie met a group of boys aged 11-14 to share with
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Back Chat
An interesting weekend is in store for the Keighley Cougars as they play host to quality French side Toulouse. It should be an interesting encounter for Barry Eaton and his men, and the head coach has said as much. "It will be intriguing for the club
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Sunday football club attracts 'The Hitman' to dinner
Boxer Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton will be making a guest appearance at a sportsman's dinner for Crossflatts Football Club. The club's third annual dinner will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Bradford on Friday, March 28. All of the tickets for the event
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Sandra surprised by Mother's Day treat
It was an extra special Mother's Day treat for health care support worker Sandra Fairburn from Silsden on Sunday. She was the guest of honour at the Northern Rail Cup clash between Keighley Cougars and Whitehaven having been selected as the winner of
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Cougars to host French side Toulouse in Challenge Cup
Keighley Cougars will face non-English opposition when French team Toulouse travel to Cougar Park on Sunday for a Carnegie Challenge Cup tie which kicks off at 3pm. Toulouse Olympique play in the French Elite Championship, which is similar to the National
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Wonderland of fair trading
Staff at the Co-op store in Silsden joined in the company's Fairtrade celebrations. Julie Dudman and manager Andrea Brown dressed as the White Rabbit and Alice in Wonderland. They were among workers who served ethically-produced refreshments during
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Award for pulling prime pints
Karen Bradley and Gary Riley, pictured, who took over at the New Inn, Cononley, just over six months ago, have picked up a prestigious Cask Marque Award for the quality of their cask ales. Cask Marque is an independent organisation responsible for monitoring
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Caring George is best boy in town
A 15-year-old boy dedicated to Silsden community life has received a prestigious town award. George Barclay, former chairman of the Silsden Youth Council, has received the Edwin Bottomley award for community involvement. The award was created by Silsden
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Teenage drinking den is flattened on police advice
A disused industrial building in Silsden which sheltered trouble-making youths has been demolished. Since Tunnicliffe's Yard, near Sykes Lane, had been vacated, boozed-up teenagers had been accused of gathering there to vandalise property and abuse residents
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Have a coffee to help pilgrimage
A Keighley group which takes young people on an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes is preparing for its next trip. Group 58 - local branch of the Handicapped Children's Pilgrimage Trust (HCPT) - is heading to the French shrine at Easter. A party of seven
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Hannah on run again
A runner from a Silsden-based company is getting set to take on the London Marathon for charity. Hannah Peacock, 29 - who works for Habasit Rossi, a conveyor belting manufacturer - said that running the 26-mile event on April 13 would be a big challenge
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Alice was stalwart of village
A stalwart member of the Labour Party, Alice Watcham, has died aged 92. Mrs Watcham, who lived in Sutton all her life, was presented with a long service certificate last year, signed by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair. She had been a party member
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Tribute to popular Bob
Popular Keighley man Bob Rushworth has died, aged 88. Although born at Idle, Bradford, he moved as a young child to the Keighley area - his father Charlie worked at Harrisons Mill, in Dalton Lane. After leaving school Bob joined Keighley Lifts as an
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Driver crashed car in front of police
A service engineer collided with two parked cars when he turned into a cul-de-sac, followed by a police patrol car. Officers had been behind his VW from Goose Cote Lane, Oakworth, after Paul Lynch pulled out in front of them - forcing them to break to
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Motorist admits drink charge
Police saw James Spencer's Land Rover weaving over the centre white line of the road and back again and later stopped him in Long Lee Lane, at Keighley, magistrates were told. Spencer, of Scar Top, Oakworth, who pleaded guilty to drink-driving, was banned
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Banned driver is given work order
A disqualified driver has been ordered to carry out 150 hours' unpaid work by Skipton Magistrates. Christopher John Ibbitson, 27, of Clayton Hall Road, Cross Hills, pleaded guilty on Friday to driving while disqualified and without insurance on February
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Maurice, 70, has second close shave
Haworth man Maurice Baren had a close shave when a routine screening uncovered cancer. He had a second close shave last week when he shed his hair and beard for charity.The author, horticulturist and Rotarian raised £7,000 for children's charity NCH
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Teen admits PCSO threat
A teenager who threatened to break the neck of a police community support officer blamed his behaviour on the amount of alcohol he had drunk. Tom Hadfield-Abosch, 18, of Ribble Court, Silsden, admitted using threatening behaviour on January 5, in Kirkgate
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Of Mice and Men -- Keighley Playhouse
Serious drama is packing out the Playhouse this week as GCSE students take up the spare seats. "Serious" doesn't mean "worthy and boring" in this gripping portrayal of John Steinbeck's American classic. Geoff Whitley's production is a perfectly-paced
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Reunion is all set for ex-pupils
Tickets were released this week for the sequel to a hugely successful school reunion event. Last year's "Skool's Out For-Ever at Bronte" attracted more than 950 people and raised more than £7,000 for Manorlands. It was held to mark the closure of the
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Fight on to stop plan for blocks of flats
residents in Oakworth are fighting plans to build 12 one-bedroom flats on the site of a former council depot. Oldfield-based firm Spellman Developments has applied to build the pair of two-storey accommodation blocks on land known locally as the old
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Interactions -- Keighley Arts Factory
Keighley Arts Factory's yearly open exhibition is a far cry from the annual displays by local art clubs. Many of these artists are also amateurs but they're more confident, varied and imaginative. As a result Interactions is well worth a visit even
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Ofsted brands high school as ‘inadequate’
A Keighley secondary school whose overall effectiveness has been described as "inadequate" by Ofsted inspectors has been given a year to improve. A notice-to-improve has been handed to Greenhead High School after it achieved the bottom grading in three
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A round of brickbats and bouquets as you have your say
Unhealthy and filthy eyesoreAs a local inhabitant, tax and ratepayer, I feel the time has come to ask whoever the relevant authority is about their concerns regarding the ongoing eyesore at Flappit Springs. How much is it going to cost me and the other
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Commercialisation of saints is not all that bad if...
Alec Aspinall of All Saint's Church writesAll I wanted was a birthday card but when I arrived at the shop I was astounded to find the place crammed to the doors with people buying wildly expensive Valentine cards! Perhaps it is the same on Mother's Day
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Wider issues need answers and actions
Staff and management at Greenhead High School are feeling miffed at what they see as an unfair Ofsted inspectors report. The school has been given a year to improve after it achieved the bottom grading in three categories and satisfactory in most others
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Display of rockets and coloured lights
These are the local gentlemen of the committee which, in July 1919, organised Keighley's celebrations to mark the signing of the peace treaty after the Great War. From left to right on the back row they are T W Wilson, A Butterfield, J R Wilson, J Hugill
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Amy's theme for a dream
Keighley teenager Amy Harper will give thrill seekers a musical break from white knuckle rides. She will spend the summer singing with a show group at the Drayton Manor theme park. Amy, from Rose Meadows, Fell Lane, has been booked by leading entertainment
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Ice time with the TV skaters
Torvill and Dean are joined by celebrity skaters as TV's Dancing on Ice travels to the nation's arenas. Performing from the current series are Suzanne Shaw, Gareth Gates, Linda Lusardi and Chris Fountain They are joined by past competitors Clare Buckfield
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Starr struck circus in Silsden
Circus Starr comes to Silsden on April 13 to raise money for Airedale hospital. The annual "big top all-human circus show" is performed at 2.30pm on the town's car boot site. The family show has raised £9,000 for the hospital over the past few years
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Grace Notes and other Tykes' folk faves
Keighley harmony trio Grace Notes join top folk comedian Sid Kipper for a special concert next month. Meanwhile local singer-songwriter Steve Tilston has lined-up performances in the region's folk clubs. And Celtic dance group Shooglenifty kicks off
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MUSIC from March 6
* Welsh T Band plays blues at the Vine, off South Street, Keighley, tonight. Also acoustic duo Eric Harrison and George Clapton (Friday), Recovery (March 13). * Baccapipes Folk Club hosts singers night (Friday) and Mary Humphreys and Anahata (March
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Desperate couple hang on as house falls apart
A family desperately fought to keep a house together during last Friday's storm. Adrian Walker heaved on a washing line to stop a window frame flying away into the night at his home in Long Lee. His pregnant wife, Julie, called 999 after a large part