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Astronaut lands in the space club
Children at a school Space Club were treated to a visit by a Russian cosmonaut. Former mission control centre employee Alexander Martynov answered the questions of excited Oakworth Primary after-school Space Club children during a visit to their school
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Sale to consortium saves Cougars
The future of Keighley Cougars has been secured. It has been confirmed that the business and assets have been sold to a consortium of local businessmen who are fans of the club. The administration deal was negotiated by business rescue, recovery and
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Father welcomes probe on tragedy
The father of a Hillsborough victim who made legal history when he was allowed to die with dignity, has welcomed the first stage in a new probe into the disaster. Allan Bland, whose 18-year-old son Tony was critically injured in the crush of football
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Speeding motorists are targets of police action day in village
Motorists speeding through a village have been targeted in a Neighbourhood Police Day of Action. Twelve drivers received £60 fixed penalty tickets and three points on their licences for travelling at 30mph through a 20mph zone in Stanbury. Another motorist
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Nell is ‘deserved’ winner of award
An award in memory of a former area housing manager known as “Mr Keighley” has been presented to Baildon tenant Nell Merrifield. She received the Gerry Pickersgill Award in a ceremony at Keighley’s New Variety Club. The accolade, presented annually
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Boy Skater is warned
A skateboarder who caught the eye of Silsden’s town mayor after footage of him in Silsden memorial gardens was posted on You Tube has received a warning from police. Sgt Jo Beecroft, from Craven Neighbourhood Policing Team, said the youth had been given
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DVD: Churchill's Bodyguard
The Second World War is portrayed through the eyes of Winston Churchill's bodyguard Walter Thompson in this documentary series. Thompson foiled several assassination attempts as he travelled with Churchill around the world visiting other leaders.
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GAME: Tony Hawk Ride
What always made the Tony Hawk games fun was you didn't have to know about skateboarding or have any skill. All you had to do was button-bash. Now you can't do that. You have to stand on a special skateboard in your living room and actually
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Crackdown on car crime is a success
Police in Keighley seized seven vehicles on Tuesday for having no insurance and recovered a stolen mini digger worth £12,000. They were conducting a Bradford-wide operation designed to cut crime and make roads safer. Since Monday police officers, together
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Schools closed due to snow
Greenhead High School and Holy Family School in Keighley - plus Oldfield Primary - are closed today due to the snow. The conditions brought commuter chaos to the area this morning. Main roads were generally clear but motorists were struggling
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Ten-home garden scheme is given go ahead by the planning panel
Plans to build ten houses in a garden at Cark Road, Keighley, have been approved. Members of Keighley Area Planning Panel said they had “no problems” with proposals to develop the three and four-storey family homes in the back garden of a property called
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Elderly woman taken to hospital after house fire
A 93-year-old woman was taken to hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation following a blaze at her home late last night. A faulty vacuum cleaner is believed to have sparked the fire at the terrace property in Victoria Road, Keighley, shortly