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Moses optimistic after Dutch trial
Tom Moses did as well as any of his compatriots when he competed in the World Cyclo-Cross Championships last weekend. The British junior champion from Keighley was keeping up with his ambition of finishing in the top 20 halfway round the six-lap course
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Ali lives up to name with county title
Keighley youngster Muhammad Ali has been crowned Yorkshire winner of the National Schoolboys’ Championships. The 12-year-old with the sport’s most famous name triumphed in the 36 to 38kg final against Doncaster youngster Lewis Booth and goes through
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Keighley must back up work-rate
Keighley 6, Skipton 15 Skipton completed a Yorkshire Division One double over Keighley with a good overall performance that brought two tries, a penalty and a conversion to Keighley’s two penalties. The mid-table game had the added spice of being a
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Date set for Good Shepherd Fun Run
Holy Family Catholic School’s Good Shepherd Fun Run takes place on Friday, March 13. Pupils from years seven and eight — together with younger children from St Anne’s, St Joseph’s and Our Lady of Victories primary schools — will follow a route along
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Safety call from power firm
Electricity bosses are urging Keighley schools to screen a hard-hitting safety presentation. CE Electric UK has sent a DVD to all secondary schools in the region promoting the “Stay Away, Stay Alive” message. The company said children were putting their
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Victorians are brought back to life
Children at St Andrew’s Primary School, in Keighley, have stepped back in time. Year five pupils have spent ten weeks learning about Victorian times. Visiting drama teacher Amanda Harris helped bring the Victorians to life for the youngsters. The two
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Daniela working with poor in South American care home
A former Holy Family Catholic School pupil is witnessing the poverty and neglect experienced by some of the poorest inhabitants of Argentina. Daniela Laughlin, 18, of Spring Gardens, in Keighley, is working in a care home in the city of Posadas. The
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Pupils get planting for healthy eating
Schoolchildren were helped to build wooden plant boxes as part of a £50,000 community investment project. The initiative at Lees Primary School was supervised by local food and gardening hero Steve Thorpe and was the first to be funded by the Cross Roads
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TV presenter speaks at IT conference
Use of modern technology in the classroom will be the focus of a conference being held today. TV celebrity Johnny Ball will be the main speaker at the event, being staged by Education Bradford’s curriculum ICT team. A presentation will be given by Wilsden
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Education health awards presented
Pupils and staff from several Keighley schools have been recognised in an annual health and economic wellbeing awards ceremony. The event, held by Education Bradford, saw six schools in the town rewarded along with two businesses and Keighley Library
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Village primary is ‘outstanding’
Lothersdale Community Primary School is outstanding in every respect. Ofsted inspectors visited the 99-pupil school in October and gave it top marks in every category, from overall effectiveness to personal wellbeing and development. They said: “Lothersdale
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Sweet idea to help disabled
Sweets and samosas, books and baking will help Keighley schoolchildren raise money for disabled athletes. Year seven students at Greenhead High School will make the items and sell them around the school. The cash will help send teenage athletes — including
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Council of Mosques promises action plan to help pupils at Greenhead
Mosque representatives have spoken out after Bradford Council’s leader said they must share the responsibility of improving the educational standards of pupils at Greenhead High School, in Keighley. Two weeks ago Conservative councillor Kris Hopkins
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Councillor is suspended for bullying
A parish councillor has been suspended from public office for bullying his council clerk. Ian Fulton has been barred from Glusburn Parish Council for a month for being intimidating and using threatening language towards parish clerk Judith Naylor in
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Strategic plan’s official launch
A strategic plan for Haworth,Cross Roads and Stanbury will be launched on March 1. Cllr Huxley informed the parish council that its parish plan was now at the printers. “This has been a massive effort,” he added. The document will set out the parish
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Rhianna snaps to it for contest success
A year five pupil at Oxenhope Primary School has been rewarded for her contribution to a photography contest. Rhianna Thomas, nine, participated in “My Favourite Thing in Oxenhope”. She was judged the winner, with her photograph of the beck running
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New budget now agreed
Members of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council agreed a total council budget of £31,290 for the 2009/10 financial year. The budget, accepted by five votes in favour to four against with two abstentions, compares with the 2008/9 budget of
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Police happy at low crime
A total of 22 criminal offences committed in the Worth Valley were reported to police between October 1 and December 31 last year. The figures were revealed to Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury parish councillors by Insp Andy Longden. He told them the
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Fairtrade event is a recipe for success
AN EVENING celebration to mark Fairtrade Fortnight 2009 will be staged in Oxenhope. Haworth Fairtrade Group is organising the Chuffin Fair, at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway’s Oxenhope engine shed, in Mill Lane, on Saturday, February 28. Attractions
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Captain’s ale is fine, says skipper McGrath
A Cullingworth brewery has dedicated a beer in honour of Yorkshire County Cricket captain Anthony McGrath as part of his benefit year celebrations. Old Spot Brewery, in Station Road, has created the new tipple called Captain’s Ale, which will officially
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Proposals for park are being drawn up
A long-term plan for major improvements to one of Keighley’s best-known parks is being drawn up. Residents and community workers hope to build on research carried out among people last summer over the future of the town’s Lund Park. Their wish-list
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Night of rock in aid of hospice
A group of creative multimedia students from Park Lane College Keighley has organised a rock concert in aid of Manorlands hospice, in Oxenhope. The Project Rock event is at Victoria Hall, Keighley, tomorrow, from 7pm to midnight. The concert — sponsored
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Six teenagers win seats on parliament
Keighley has six new youth parliament members. More than 11,000 young people voted district-wide to elect a total of 30 representatives on to Bradford and Keighley Youth Parliament. Six seats were available in each of five constituencies, including
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Bid to put railings around war memorial
Metal railings are set to be built around the war memorial in Keighley’s Town Hall Square. The proposals have been put forward by Keighley Town Council. A planning application has been submitted to Bradford Council by Keighley town clerk Miggy Bailey
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Woman, 20, was throwing wide punches
A 20-year-old Steeton woman lost her temper after being thrown out of a Skipton club, a court heard. Rachel Sellars threw punches at the door staff after being carried out of The Strata, Keighley Road, on December 20. Skipton Magistrates heard last
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Boss is fined for illegal waste
A skip hire company boss has been ordered to pay a total of £1,265 for illegally dumping waste on Bradford Council land. Neil Bland, 32, owner of Town & Country Skips, in Denholme, pleaded guilty to the offence at Bradford Magistrates’ Court. He was
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Market entrance closed for nine days
The main entrance to Keighley market hall will close on Monday for nine days as part of improvement work. The market itself will remain open as contractors build a canopy at the Low Street end of the building. Bradford Council said the entrance was
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Fawcett adds nous to Keighley board
Link Telecom’s managing director Gary Fawcett has officially thrust his business know-how into Keighley Cougars. He becomes the third member of the club’s board, joining chairman Neil Spencer and chief executive Colin Farrar. Spencer said: “It is particularly
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Moves to bring vital services closer to neighbourhoods outlined for councillors
Services for children and young people in villages like Cullingworth and Denholme are being made more local. Efforts to bring such services closer to neighbourhoods were outlined last week to councillors. Members of Shipley Area Committee were presented
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Snow hit beer event is back on
The Keighley Cougars’ KC Club will stage its first ever beer festival at Cougar Park tomorrow evening. The event, which begins at 7pm, will take place in the Hall of Fame. The festival should have been staged in early December but was postponed at
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Cougars out to steal Gateshead's Thunder
Keighley Cougars kick off their new season on Sunday with boss Barry Eaton insisting: We’re ready to shock some people. First up are Gateshead Thunder in a Northern Rail Cup clash at Cougar Park. Their opponents lifted the National League Two title
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Jail for paedophile who abused three girls
A paedophile who got sexual kicks from exerting control over his young victims has been jailed for four years. James Hindle, 42, was convicted by a jury of four offences of indecent assault and two of sexual activity with a child. He pleaded guilty
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Pervert made girl sit at dunce’s table
A young girl, who complained that she was being assaulted by a pervert teacher was made to sit at a dunce’s table, a court heard. For the then headmistress of St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, in Keighley, Sister Eugenie, didn’t believe her story or
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Zero tolerance bid on street drinkers
Anti-social boozing in public has worsened since Keighley’s town centre wardens were scrapped, it is claimed. Now a zero-tolerance approach is being proposed to crack down on the problem. Keighley Area Committee has asked for the town council’s help
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Random Hand take a deep breath
Pinning down Random Hand for an interview is about as easy as catching a unicorn. Even a quiet period for the band sees them trekking around the country playing gig after gig. Now, in the month they launch their second album, activity is even more intense
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Travelling Band take a rest in Haworth
The Travelling Band return to Haworth this Saturday with guitar-laden country folk pop. Mancunian Americana is on offer from the six-piece band, in the vein of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. The band was formed from a collective notepad and West
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Brand new set and CD for Analogues
Brand New Analogues' performance this Friday at Victoria Hall will promote their latest EP. The Keighley rock trio sold out the first run of the CD within three weeks of its release. They plan to record a follow-up this April and have taken bookings
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MUSIC from February 5
New Variety Club, Russell Street, Keighley: Random Hand, Sounds of Swami, The Knockout, The Skints (tonight); Fifteen Stories (February 13); Quireboys & Cowboy Chords (March 6). Baccapipes Folk Club: singers night (Friday 8.30pm) and female harmony trio
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Snowbound after cold snap bites
Snow and ice brought chaos to the Keighley district this week. A major council gritting operation kept main roads and many pavements clear on Monday. But countless minor and higher-level routes were impossible to negotiate. And further snow and plummeting
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From hospital food to vandalism - you have your say
Heritage pushed into a corner Pupils and staff of Our Lady of Victories School are to be commended for having taken Keighley’s “fire and wheels” sculpture under their wing but its effective removal from public view still touches a raw nerve
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Tribute acts rock Skipton
The Mart Theatre in Skipton has booked several tribute acts, including U2UK, paying homage to Irish rock legends U2 on February 20, ABBA2 showing off their ABBA impressions on February 27, Floyd2 in tribute to Pink Floyd on March 6 and Talon performing
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Embrace drummer helps young musicians
The drummer from top rock band Embrace is passing on his skills to young Keighley musicians. Mike Heaton spends a day each month working with bands at Dalton Lane rehearsal studio Jam on Top. He passes on his knowledge of the music business as well
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South Craven MP to quit
South Craven MP David Curry announced last night that he is not to stand at the next general election. Mr Curry – who was elected in 1987 - was a Government minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major and, following the Conservative defeat in 1997
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Les Miserables star role for Simon Shorten
A former Keighley man has landed one of the most coveted stage roles in the West End. Simon Shorten is one of the youngest actors to play leading man Jean Valjean in the musical Les Miserables. He is officially in a minor role but plays Valjean when
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Fairy steps into limelight in Glusburn panto
Last year's fairy is stepping up into the title role of this year's Glusburn Pantomime. Charlotte Byrne will play Snow White in the family show on February 16-21 at the village institute. Also returning is South Craven School student Ellie Walton
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Keep Flappit open, say demonstrators
Motocross bikers, quad riders, 4x4 drivers and spectators gathered at a protest at the Flappit off-road site near Cullingworth on Sunday over the proposed closure of access to the site. The 100 enthusiasts braved freezing conditions to state their opposition
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Accident verdict on tragic worker, 23
a verdict of accidental death was returned by the jury at the inquest of construction worker Steven Allen. The 23-year-old, from Highfield Road, Keighley, died after a scissor-grab piece of machinery closed on his head in March 2007. He was taken to
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Step up to the mic in Oakworth panto
Mic's coming to the Oakworth Methodist Church panto this year -- in fact a whole set of mics! The children will be making themselves heard thanks to a dozen new radio microphones. The equipment was bought with a grant from Bradford Council's Keighley
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Ministers and mice in Cullingworth's Cinderella
Ministers and mice come to the stage in this year's Cullingworth pantomime Cinderella. More than 20 children from CADS will play farmhands, rodents, and members of the Queen's government. The youngsters, ranging from six-year-olds teenagers, are joined
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WHAT'S ON from February 5
Harden Congregational Chapel: Harden Players in pantomime Aladdin (tonight-Saturday & February 12-14, 7.30pm, both Saturdays 2pm). Tickets from Harden Post Office. Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth: Alter Ego, abstract paintings by Victor Buta based
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Cash call for Broadway show
Sponsorship is being sought for a songs-from-the-shows concert featuring many Keighley performers. Heaton Amateurs will stage From Broadway with Love on March 12-14 at Bradford Playhouse. It is being organised by Heaton's chairman Steven Clark, a
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Wise words set tone for future
“There is a saying that to educate a child it takes a whole village, therefore we need to involve everyone in the village to improve standards including the school, council, voluntary and statutory bodies, parents, businesses and so on”. Those wise words
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ALBUM: Random Hand
“Twelve brand new tracks of triumphant ska/metal mash up from the notorious Yorkshire oiks!” declares the cover of Inhale/Exhale. Thoughts of what a ska/metal mash up could possibly sound like race through my mind and my curiousity is quickly resolved
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DVD: Doctor Who -- The Next Doctor
In the fourth Christmas special saw the Doctor face not only Cybermen but also himself, in a snowbound Victorian London. Was this new Who -- played by David Morrissey -- a future regeneration or a version he doesn't remember? Either way, they have to
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ALBUM: Magic Moments -- Definitive Burt Bacharach Collection
I've got a double album of Bacharach hits and I love every epic, lush, melancholy, defiant, joyous, tear-stained one of them. This new triple album features most of those unforgettable songs, by the likes of Donne Warwick, Dusty Springfield and Cilla
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A light taste of Gingerbread on Playhouse stage
Neil Simon's light play about a lush and her pals is portrayed by Keighley Playhouse on March 9-14. The Gingerbread Lady portrays the return home from a drying-out session of a recovering alcoholic. She is greeted by her friends, an out of work actor
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Talking about Sophie Hannah
Keighley author Sophie Hannah has been shortlisted for a book award that ties in with World Book Day. She is among 10 writers on the 2009 Book to Talk About final list, with The Fantastic Book of Everybody’s Secrets. The shortlist is the result of World
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Let 'Em Eat Cake -- Opera North
Maybe three hours with just one interval had its longeurs and not all the music was utterly inspired. But Opera North are to be congratulated on their immaculate timing of Gershwin's's second American musical about the absurdities involved in an election
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Strictly Come Dancing -- Sheffield Arena
This live version lost none of the glitz and glamour of the TV series, with elegant dresses, sparkly tops and a smattering of sequins. Celebrities from past years of the BBC celebrities returned to the floor with their professional partners.. We were
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Freddie Cougar is on the pull again
Keighley Cougar’s furry mascot Freddie has got a lorry load of worry off his mind. In a bid to demonstrate his new found fitness Freddie has pulled off a massive challenge — shifting a lorry. There’s just no stopping Freddie now that he’s shed some
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GAME: Lord of the Rings Conquest
When I first saw this Xbox 360 game I thought it would be a role-playing game with slow fighting and too little action. But it's not, it's effectively Star Wars Battlefront but with Lord of the Rings storyline and characters instead. You play through
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CRIME NOVELS: Run For Your Life, Cold in Hand, All the Colours of Darkness
James Patterson's latest hero, New York cop Michael Bennett, is back after tackling a terrorist siege in Step on a Crack. Run For Your Life gives Bennett more domestic tribulations as the single father's 10 children come down with a virulent
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Inspectors say school is ‘inadequate’
Keighley’s Holy Family Catholic School has been criticised by Government inspectors and issued with a notice to improve. The inspection team graded the overall effectiveness of the 923-pupil secondary school as “inadequate”. This means it will
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We are the signposts which God uses
Henry Pettinger od Airedale Church writesLast week, a builder friend of mine who is not a church attender was talking with me about “church”. What this person had noticed was the sense of community that there was within a particular church, and (he
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Ponden puddle scene was set for a rip-roaring era
This was Ponden Reservoir under construction in the early 1870s, showing the puddle trench forming a vital preliminary for its 220 yard embankment, which would need to hold back 212,500,000 gallons of water. The Ponden puddle trench had to be dug to
