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Beer festival at Sandbeds, Keighley, is a heady success
An inaugural beer festival was a heady success. Around 700 people attended the three-day event, organised by Oxenhope’s Bridgehouse Brewery. More than 50 ales, from as far afield as Orkney and Cornwall, were on offer. And there was a strong line-up
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Subjects see their portraits up close at Oakbank School
Subjects of some of the artwork created by Keighley school pupils came to see their portraits on display at an annual exhibition. The event took place at Oakbank School. It included an oil painting of a Keighley army veteran created by Robyn Nichol
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Seeking future Wimbledon champion at Ingrow Primary School tennis taster
A Keighley primary school hosted an introduction to tennis session that might possibly have inspired a future British Wimbledon champion. Adam Cox, of Skipton Tennis Centre, visited pupils at Ingrow Primary School only a few days after Andy Murray
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Bosses delighted with success of Keighley Show
Keighley Show bosses have hailed Saturday’s event a success. Chairman William Mitchell had appealed for public support after the disappointment of last year, when the event was cancelled due to the saturated state of the showground following the
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Steeton Primary School’s Cup kings and queens triumph
Steeton Primary School’s boys’ and girls’ teams won the top trophies in this year’s South Craven Football Cup. The soccer tournament involved teams from Steeton, Eastburn and Silsden’s Hothfield primary schools. Steeton spokesman Kevin Wheeler
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A recently retired Riddlesden teacher has taken over as president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers
A recently retired Riddlesden teacher has taken over as president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL). Alison Sherratt taught at Riddlesden St Mary’s Primary School until the end of last term. She had been at the school since
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Police help Keighley youngsters to get kicks in holidays
Keighley Neighbourhood Policing Team helped youngsters get their kicks during the school summer holidays. It worked with Keighley’s Jitsu Club to provide Ju-Jitsu sessions for ten to 13-year-olds at the town’s Holy Family School. Funding was
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Keighley Amateurs are to perform Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Whistle Down The Wind
Keighley Amateurs are to perform Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Whistle Down The Wind. The group – which is in its centenary year – is among just a few amateur societies granted rights to stage the production, which enjoyed a long and successful
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Keighley man Paul delighted to get top cop post
Keighley man Paul Kennedy has been appointed Assistant Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police. Mr Kennedy (pictured), who joined the police in 1988, previously served with Cumbria Constabulary. His responsibilities will include community
