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Joe scores an own goal
A Keighley soldier achieved his goal when he marched proudly on to the football pitch at Leeds United to receive his medal last weekend. Private Joe Ward, 22, has just completed a four month tour of duty in Afghanistan where he was the lead scout for
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Climate change vigil will end just in time for X Factor final
An Oxenhope resident is staging a candlelit vigil in Keighley town centre this weekend to draw attention to the threat posed by climate change. John Drury has planned the event for this Saturday evening on Church Green to coincide with the international
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cryer has a brush with her expenses
Keighley MP Ann Cryer claimed almost £400 for two digital radios for her second home in London — and £18 for a toilet brush. The expenditure came to light as Mrs Cryer volunteered to give access to her expenses claims ahead of them being made official
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Grant to get Oxenhope project off ground
Oxenhope Football Club have received an early Christmas present with news they are to receive a £20,000 grant from the Football Foundation to develop their Recreation Ground. The project to develop the village club’s lower pitch to West Yorkshire League
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Moses brothers riding high for Bradford event
Confidence is high in the Moses family for this weekend’s National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series in Bradford. Oakworth-based Tom, 17, and Joseph, 15, head to Peel Park for Sunday’s fifth round with the North of England titles safely under their belts. Bronte
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Keighley on a roll at halfway
York 3, Keighley 14 While this was never a game to savour, a gritty performance by Keighley earned them their sixth league success in seven games, hoisting them into fifth place and only two points behind third- placed Castleford. Most attempts at
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Green light road death
An elderly Denholme woman died in a road accident after stepping into the road at a pedestrian crossing where the traffic light had turned green, an inquest heard. Emily Ellerton, 80, of Forrester Court, walked on to the crossing, in Main Road, after
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Lees Primary seeking hat-trick
Lees Primary School’s under-11 boys’ team have already won two titles this winter and are hoping to make it a hat-trick. Under the guidance of coach Noel Chipman, the Cross Roads-based youngsters have lifted both the Keighley and District and the West
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Woman died after overdose
A Keighley woman died after an overdose of anti-depressants, an inquest heard. The hearing in Bradford was told Anita Drennan, 45, of Victoria Road, had been a drug user and was on a methadone programme. A summary of circumstances surrounding her death
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‘wicked’ rapist is jailed by judge
A 38-year-old man has been jailed for 11 years for the “calculated and wicked” sexual exploitation of a vulnerable young girl. A judge told Michael Ackroyd he played sinister mind games with the child to make her feel isolated before abusing and raping
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Psychiatric report is ordered on farmer convicted of animal welfare offences
A judge has asked for a psychiatric report on a farmer convicted of a catalogue of animal welfare offences involving pigs and bulls on his farm. Harry Sutcliffe, 53, of Bingley Road, Cullingworth, has previously admitted 23 counts of offences against
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Kyla Brox returns to Keighley
Kyla Brox, the Queen of British Blues, returns to Keighley Blues Club with her band on December 18. She arrives on the back of five well-received albums and numerous festival headliners playing funky, jazz-tinged blues. A spokesman said: "Kyla has been
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MUSIC from December 10
Vine Tavern, off South Street, Keighley: singer Leanne King (tomorrow); The Beerhouse Boys (December 18). Cricketers Arms, Coney Lane, Keighley: comedy singer Captain Hotknives (tonight); Red House (tomorrow); Dr Brown's Bluesy Christmas (Saturday);
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Appeal for witnesses after man attacked in broad daylight on busy road
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attack on a 48-year-old man which took place in broad daylight on a busy Keighley road. Three men with a baseball bat attacked the victim as he left a property in Skipton Road, at 2pm, on Tuesday of last week.
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WHAT'S ON from December 10
Keighley Playhouse: Christmas comedy A Kick in the Baubles (until Saturday, 7.30pm). Phone 08451 267859. Bingley Arts Centre: Bingley Little Theatre in comedy Farndale Avenue Townswomen's Guild's A Christmas Carol (until Saturday, 7.30pm). Phone 01274
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Forklift truck driver is fined £1,500 after colleague died following a fall
An employee at a Cross Hills haulage company died two months after falling from a forklift truck. Francis Roberts had been lifted on the forks of the truck by a colleague at Joda Freight Ltd when he overbalanced and fell three metres on to a concrete
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Keighley Vocal Union carol concert
Keighley Vocal Union will perform their annual carol concert at Keighley Shared Church on December 17. The 7.30pm concert will feature Elland Silver Band and the choir of Eastern Junior and Infant School. Tickets on the door.
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Oxenhope horror film released
A horror film shot at a former radio station on Oxenhope Moor can be seen on the Internet. The Oxenhope Experiment lasts 14 minutes and was filmed in black and white by film students. It was produced by a Stellular Films, made up of students at the
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A murder in Lothersdale
There'll be a violent death at Lothersdale Village Hall on December 19. A murder mystery will be staged at the hall from 7.30pm to raise money for the Macmillan Cancer Appeal. The event is being organised by Emily and Beccy Durham who will run the
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Haworth history book published
A new book relates Haworth's history from prehistoric times to its modern-day tourist fame. A History of Haworth: from Earliest Times has been written by local historian Michael Baumber. He focuses on both Haworth and the hamlets of Near and Far Oxenhope
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Haworth Brass Band plays for Christmas
Haworth Brass Band performs its annual concert this Saturday in Haworth Parish Church at 7.30pm. Guest performers are Bruce and Linda Russell, and Beverly Shuttleworth with Musical Youth. I Choir chairman Graham Richardson said: "The music has barely
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Bronte sisters host "at home" day
The Bronte family hosts an "at home" day this Saturday in Haworth. Actors from the Woodlands Drama Group in Harrogate will visit the Bronte Parsonage Museum. They will portray the sisters and their family in short scenes throughout the day in the period
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Wall damaged by patient to relieve stress
A man suffering drug induced mental illness twice damaged a wall in Lynfield Mount Hospital, Daisy Hill, Bradford, where he was a patient because it relieved him of stress, magistrates heard. Phillip Hodgson, now living in Fair Isle Buildings, Keighley
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Santa and elves at Eureka!
Santa's Magical Toyshop is the main attraction this month at Halifax children's museum Eureka!. Children can visit Santa's workshop to help with the elves' preparations before meeting Santa in his grotto. The attraction -- which costs £1 per child -
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Woman gives £100 for Angie’s children
An anonymous woman has donated £100 to the children of tragic Bracken Bank mother Angie Wilcock. Single mother Angie died last month from breast cancer leaving four children, aged 11 to 21. Friends, neighbours and other townspeople raised £3,674 for
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Bradford museum hosts Christmas films and crafts
The National Media Museum in Bradford this month hosts festive movies and Christmas-themed family activities. Films include Home Alone and The Snowman for £1 each, with art activities, plus Disney's new movie A Christmas Carol and Santa vs the Snowman
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Primary returns to good level in report
A primary school has been rated “good” by education inspectors. Three Ofsted inspectors visited 15 lessons at Crossflatts Primary School, in Morton Lane, and held meetings with staff, governors, pupils and parents over two days in October. Their report
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Students just fail to get to final of UK chef challenge
Two Oakbank School students were highly placed in the Quality Standard Beef and Lamb Young Chef Challenge. Daniel Sykes came second and Chanel Whittingham was highly commended in the regional competition. They were judged on their recipe development
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Stab victim Sarah says thanks to hospital
A mother-of-one who had to have an emergency bowel operation after she was stabbed outside a Keighley pub has thanked staff at Airedale Hospital with a £1,400 cheque. Sarah Wade, 44, and six other people were attacked by a knifeman outside
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Abusive man given fixed penalty fine
A Lawkholme teenager has been fined £80 for verbally abusing a police community support officer. The officer had detained the 19-year-old, from East Avenue, while patrolling outside Keighley Bus Station. The man, who had been standing with a group watching
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See our garden design contest
More details can be revealed this week of the fantastic gardening competition which could win £500 each for two schools plus a gardening pack for winning pupils. Strategic Team Group has just secured a £2.7million first phase redevelopment project on
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Shoeboxes go to needy children
Children at Hothfield Junior School have filled 69 shoeboxes to help youngsters in Bosnia and Eastern European countries. They filled the boxes with items like hats, scarves, gloves, pens and pencils as part of Operation Christmas Child. The annual
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Peter aims to revive weaving tradition
A 69-year-old weaving fanatic is single-handedly trying to bring back the lost art form that once made Bradford district famous. Peter Mitchell, who owns two handlooms, has transformed an old coal store in Back Kirkgate, at Silsden, into “Peter’s Weaving
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New head believes in taking pupils out into the country
Steeton Primary School children are getting a lesson in nature as their new hill-walking head teacher takes learning outdoors. Nearing the end of his first term as head at the school, John Cooper, 41, has signalled his new tenure by making theatre trips
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£1.5M seized by fraud team
A total of £1.5 million in cash and assets has been taken from criminals locally in less than two years. The figure was revealed as detectives in the Airedale and North Bradford police division’s POCA (Proceeds of Crime Act) launched a series
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Friends mourn car crash victim
Tributes were flowing in yesterday to “bright and bubbly” Danielle Heggarty, 20, who died in a head-on collision on Tuesday. As flowers and card were laid at the crash scene at Otley Road, High Eldwick, it was learned she would have been celebrating
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Golden chance to hit criminals hard in their pockets
There’s a not to be missed golden opportunity to hit the criminals we all suspect are in our midst hard in the pocket. It comes in the wake of the results of weeks of planning based on good intelligence which has taken the fight to criminals in our area
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Respect for neighbours to Christmas lights - your views
Tolerance and respect for your neighboursI’ve noticed that people from different cultures are having trouble living alongside of each other. I’ve lived at my current address for well over 20 years. Over the last few years a lot of Asian people have
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Consider the words when singing carols
Rev Derek Walmsley Vicar, St Mark’s Utley writesSilly, Inaccurate and Embarrassing?” The Bishop of Croydon caused a stir in the press last week by saying that some Christmas carols are “silly, inaccurate and embarrassing.” He has ruffled some feathers
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Importance of displaying wares at new Co-op
Displaying its wares attractively was obviously important at the Broomhill branch of the Keighley Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd soon after its opening in 1928. A great deal of care has gone into arranging this fruit stand, while the CWS tea counter
