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Man stole power tools from work vans across the county including in Sutton
A man stole more than £15,000 of power tools from work vans across the county including Sutton, magistrates heard. Stephen Britton, 43, admitted eight thefts between June and September, 2012, when he appeared at Skipton Magistrates Court on Friday
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Two men are to stand trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of conspiracy to burgle branches of the Co-op, including Oxenhope’s
Two men are to stand trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of conspiracy to burgle branches of the Co-op, including Oxenhope’s. John Fish, 37, of Carden Road, Tyersal, Bradford, and Anthony Farrer, 38, of Ramsden Avenue, Scholemoor, Bradford, plead
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Former Keighley district councillor appears in court on three tax fraud charges
Former Keighley district councillor Robert Payne has made a first appearance at crown court on tax fraud charges. Payne, 38, now of Knowle Avenue, Blackpool, appeared at Bradford Crown Court for a preliminary hearing. A trial date was set for
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Bedroom fire in Wilsden
A fire broke out in the bedroom of a house at Wilsden. Crews from Bingley and Fairweather Green fire stations were called out to the blaze, in Shay Lane, at about 3.30pm last Thursday. The fire had started in a first-floor bedroom of the two-storey
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Keighley’s poppy appeal has collected £33,400 in the past year
Keighley’s poppy appeal has collected £33,400 in the past year. Organisers say they are delighted with the amount and thank everyone who gave their support. “We bucked the trend by being one of the few towns in the country to increase donations
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Cyclists toe the canal path to raise cash in tribute to Cross Roads horse rider Fiona Rook
A team of local cyclists raised around £600 for a brain injury charity by riding 135 miles along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal towpath. The quartet rode in tribute to Cross Roads horse rider Fiona Rook who is being cared for by the Brain Injury Rehabilitation
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Boxing star Amir Khan's guest appearance at a sell-out charity event in Keighley
Boxing star Amir Khan made a special guest appearance at a sell-out charity event in Keighley, which raised more than £14,000. He assisted with an auction during the event, which was called ‘A Night of Giving’ and took place at Victoria Hall on
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What's On - from September 11 2013
Music Laycock Village Hall 07773 637335 bronteblues.com Bronte Blues Club hosts Bonfanti/Milner Quartet (tomorrow) Exchange Arts Centre, Russell Street, Keighley 01535 661591 exchangearts.co.uk Beer Festival (tomorrow to Monday) with Bar Steward
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Lester Simpson – one third of leading folk group Simpson Coope & Boyes – performs at Keighley’s Baccapipes Folk Club
Lester Simpson – one third of leading folk group Simpson Coope & Boyes – performs at Keighley’s Baccapipes Folk Club tomorrow. Singer-guitarist Paul Downes promises a sensitive-yet-fun performance on October 4, while Longhill Ramblers perform
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Singer-songwriter Den Miller is inviting Keighley fans to join the backing choir for one of his new songs
Singer-songwriter Den Miller is inviting Keighley fans to join the backing choir for one of his new songs. Den, who regularly plays Haworth and Keighley, will record his fifth album later this month at Calder Recordings, near Hebden Bridge. And
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Comedy duo kick-start Keighley Beer Festival
The Bar Steward Sons Of Val Doonican are always assured of a warm welcome in Keighley after amusing audiences at the town’s annual Aire Do. The Barnsley comedy boys are back in town tomorrow to help kick-off this year’s beer festival at the Exchange
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Top performers at Keighley Blues Club
Top performers from the UK and the States -- and our own district -- headline during the new season at Keighley Blues Club. From the USA comes Samantha Fish, who is regarded as one of that country’s best young blues/rock guitarists. Samantha
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Otley Brass Band will again stage a Christmas concert in town's Methodist Church
Otley Brass Band will again stage a Christmas concert at Otley Methodist Church, performing along with its feeder band Wharfe Brass, on December 14. Otley Brass Band, founded in 1973, performs a regular series of concerts throughout the year, ranging
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Tornadoes blow into Leeds on Saturday
A popular Billy Fury show is touring the country to mark the 30th anniversary of his death. Halfway to Paradise -- the Billy Fury Story, coming to Leeds on Saturday, features music from Billy’s longest-serving backing group, Fury’s Tornadoes.
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‘Telephone exchange between living and dead' Steve Holbrook appears in Keighley
Making his annual visit to Victoria Hall in Keighley, on October 1, will be medium Steve Holbrook. He will attempt to pass messages to people in the audience from relatives who have died. Steve specialises in a type of clairvoyance he claims
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Silsden driver guilty of refusing to give sample
A 60-year-old Silsden man told magistrates he tried his best but was unable to provide a urine sample after being arrested for being drunk in charge of a car. But Derrick Dennis Bower was found guilty by Skipton magistrates who heard he had been
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Keighley area planning file
Planning applications received by Bradford Council include: Denholme – Doe Park Activities Centre, Foster Park View, new disabled access path from clubhouse/car park area, relocation of two containers and installation of 1.8-metre-high fence to secure
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Historian won national prize for one act play
Keighley historian Clifford Whone stands third from the left in this group of staff at Holycroft Senior Council School in 1939. Others on the back row are, from left, Mr Harrison, Clifford Dibb and C H Smith, with (front) Miss Molineaux, Miss E
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Diary dates - September 12 2013
Public Events Friday: Coffee morning, Keighley Shared Church Hall, 10am-noon, shoppers’ service, 10.30-10.50am. Saturday: Coffee morning, Keighley Shared Church Hall, 10am-noon. Saturday: Coffee morning, staged by Keighley Thwaites Brow
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News from Thwaites Brow, Long Lee, Park Wood
There is bingo on Tuesdays at the Dickie Bird starting at 8.30pm, a quiz and Strike It Lucky on Wednesdays from 9pm. A free supper will be served at both events. The local art group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1.30-3.30pm in Long Lee and
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News from Sutton
On Saturday there will be a coffee morning at 10am in the community centre. This will include a variety of stalls and a raffle. On Tuesday the Mothers’ Union meets at 2pm in the community centre for a ‘memories session’. Sutton Art Club meets
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News from Steeton
St Stephen’s Church is having a harvest supper and ceilidh tomorrow at 7pm. On Sunday the harvest festival will be celebrated. There will be said communion at 9am followed by the harvest festival at 10am. The church will be open from 2-4pm to view
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‘Come for a free check on your blood pressure’ in Keighley
Free blood-pressure checks will be on offer in Keighley on Monday. The session is being staged by Bradford District Care Trust’s men and boys’ health team, in conjunction with Barclays. The checks will be on offer between 9am and 3pm in a room
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News from Silsden
Silsden Amnesty Group will hold its annual coffee morning on Saturday between 9.30am and 11.45am in Silsden Methodist Church. You will be able to find out more about the work of the group and in particular the action they are taking to help Filep Karma
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News from Morton, Riddlesden
Sunday: 10.30am, Riddlesden Christian Churches shared service, at Riddlesden United Reformed Church. Monday: 10.30am, exercise class at Riddlesden United Reformed Church. Tuesday: 7pm, Keighley and District Photographic Association meets at
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News from Oxenhope
Friday: Worth Valley Contact Point, Changegate, Haworth, noon-4pm. Youth Club, 7-9pm, Community Centre. Sunday: Oxenhope Methodist Church, service at 10.30am. Aerobics fitness class with Sam Reeday, 9.30am, Oxenhope Community Centre.
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News from Oakworth
Sunday: Christ Church, eucharist service, 9.30am, followed by tea and coffee in the church hall. There will be a Heartbeat service at Christ Church this evening at 7.30pm. This is a service for the combined churches of the village. St John’s Church
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News from Laycock
Sunday: Keighley New Church, Braithwaite, service, 10.30am, led by Gwendolen Rowe. Tea and coffee will be served after the service in the church hall. There is also home-made produce on sale after the service. Tuesday: An gentle exercise class
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News from Haworth, Stanbury
Friday: Zumba at West Lane Methodist Church from 9-10am, contact Melanie on 07962 341938. Scar Top Chapel revival prayer meeting from 7.30-8.30pm. Haworth Cinema New Season opens with Man of Steel (12A) at 7.30pm at West Lane Baptist Church. Adults
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News from Glusburn
The Community & Arts Centre (Glusburn Institute) is having a heritage day this Saturday, from 1.30-4.30pm. There will be tours of the building, classic cars, a vintage cafe and an exhibition featuring Glusburn and the local area in bygone days.
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News from Fell Lane
Friday: 10.30-noon, Trinity coffee morning. Sunday: 10.30am, Trinity family worship will be led by the Worship Group. Wednesday: 10-11.30am, Trinity Toddlers.
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News from Farnhill, Kildwick
St Andrew’s Church – On Sunday there will be a service of holy communion at 8.15am and 10am. Farnhill Methodist Church – The monthly coffee morning will be held on Saturday from 10-11.30am. Cakes, bric-a-brac, knitted items, greetings cards, books
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News from Exley Head
Sunday: Exley Head Methodist Church, service at 10.30am, with Sunday Gang for the children. Monday: An Ofsted-inspected playgroup operates every day, Monday to Friday in the room below the Exley Head Methodist Church, from 9.15-11.45am, during
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News from Denholme
Ann Jay invites you to a coffee morning in aid of the Shared Church window fund this Saturday, from 10am to noon, at 31 Westhill Avenue, Cullingworth. There will be a bring and buy stall, raffle and coffee with cakes and biscuits. Morning service
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News from Cullingworth, Harden, Wilsden
Harden parish council meets tonight at 7.15pm, Memorial Hall, Harden There have been a number of thefts in the area of bicycles and the police have advised to keep bikes in a locked shed, or if left outside, out of view and secured to an immovable
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A fundraising walk around Silsden, in aid of the Manorlands hospice, is to be held for a second time
A fundraising walk around Silsden, in aid of the Manorlands hospice, is to be held for a second time. Organisers from the town’s Punch Bowl pub are inviting everyone to join them for the 3.5km ramble on Sunday. The first walk in 2011 – entitled
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News from Cross Roads
Haworth, Cross Roads & Stanbury Parish Council has made a request to Bradford Council to become a ‘Neighbourhood Area’. This status would mean the parish council – and the parish residents – would have a bigger say on future building and administration
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Cameras can combat lunatic drivers
I am in complete agreement with the couple in the Keighley News article – Couple’s plea to help cut speeds (August 29). I also live in Bogthorn on the main Oakworth Road, and can confirm on occasions cars reach speeds between 40-70 miles per hour
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Seven councillors walked out without listening to us
On Thursday, September 5, I handed in a petition with 1,587 signatures which called for Keighley Town Council to be more transparent to allow, as a matter of principle and democratic transparency, filming of the council meetings. So it is with disgust
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Plan to develop a country park for Keighley
A Friends of Damems group is to be formed to help develop the riverside area into a country park. Keighley people are being invited to a meeting on Monday to set up the support group. Members will work with residents, councillors and local
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Unsung heroes of Keighley community are honoured
A caring Keighley youngster has received an accolade for the help he gives to older people. Seven-year-old Keelan Hussain was among the winners in Incommunities’ annual awards. He won the Rising Star award for his work helping the elderly in
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A Haworth resident was thanked for her years of service to her village’s parish council
A Haworth resident was thanked for her years of service to her village’s parish council. Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council chairman Coun John Huxley, paid tribute to Rosemary Key, who has resigned due to family commitments. Coun
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Hawksworth revved up for Indycar test
Jack Hawksworth has been handed the chance to demonstrate his skills at the highest level of open-wheel competition in the United States. The talented young Culling-worth driver is to make his test bow in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Rahal Letterman
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Bradley plunge to foot of table
The Division One championship may have been won but relegation will be decided in the last round of matches at the weekend. With Cullingworth moving to the Halifax League next season, only one side will be demoted, and four teams are fighting to
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Rooke swoops as Steeton win
Steeton 2 Storthes Hall 1 Steeton had to come from behind to grind out a tough 2-1 win over a young, spirited Storthes Hall side, who, with a bit more composure in front of goal, could have taken a share of the points. Steeton welcomed back
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Manorlands to benefit from coffee morning
Keighley Thwaites Brow Townswomen’s Guild is holding a coffee morning this Saturday at Long Lee Chapel. From 10am to noon, it will include cake, book, bric-a-brac, bring-and-buy and tombola stalls and a raffle. Admission is £1, including coffee and
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Keighley off to winning start
Keighley 26 Wibsey Warriors 18 Keighley got off to a winning start in their first game in the Pennine League top flight, with two late tries being enough to see off Wibsey at Rose Cott-age. Playing with the slope in their favour in the first
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Diver Cowen back after injury
Cross Roads’ Mat Cowen, who has recovered from a back injury, is returning to where it all began this weekend in the Red Bull Cliff Diving Championships. The 25-year-old landed on his back last month in the final warm-up to the United States leg
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A six-mile guided walk will explore part of the Worth Valley
A six-mile guided walk will explore part of the Worth Valley. People are welcome to go along and enjoy the route by meeting Anthony Green at the entrance to Oakworth’s Holden Park at 10.30am this Saturday. The walk is free, although those taking
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Denholme's Rebekah lifts European title
Teenage sensation Rebekah Tiler has been crowned European youth champion after a record-breaking performance in Lithuania. The 14-year-old from Denholme set new European under-15 records in both the snatch and clean and jerk as she secured three
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Fawcett predicts better time for Cougars next season
Gary Fawcett has declared himself confident that Keighley Cougars will not be fighting relegation again next season as they gear up for a pivotal campaign which could shape the club’s future. Paul March’s side only safeguarded their Kingstone Press
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Keighley's Leah is national champion
Keighley’s Leah Moorby has continued her stellar year by becoming British champion last weekend in Manchester, just two weeks after picking up a European medal for Great Britain. The 13-year-old was successful at the National Cycling Centre in
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Recent actions of Council have started to worry me
I wasn’t aware that the oft-displayed incompetence and profligacy of Bradford Council was contagious but the recent actions of Keighley Town Council have started to worry me. Our civic centre now appears to be losing tens of thousands of pounds
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Two Keighley men who met in jail have escaped immediate prison sentences for a housing scam
Two men who met in jail have escaped immediate prison sentences for a housing scam. Abdul Kai, 70, was serving eight years behind bars for drugs smuggling when he encountered Shakil Ahmed, described by a judge as “clearly a dishonest man.”
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We didn’t put our lives on the line for arguing a case
I am writing to you to express my dismay and disgust at the ending of a statement given and read out to Keighley Town Council’s general meeting last Thursday (Sept 5). Although I cannot recount the exact words It was along the lines of “our armed
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Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court file
Alexander Pavlovic, of 3 Windsor Avenue, Silsden, was given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £60 for failing to disclose information to the Department for Work and Pensions in order to gain benefits payments Ashley Reece Bell, of
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Why did ‘film’ campaigners leave immediately after vote?
For many months now, we have been subjected to an orchestrated campaign which we understood was to obtain permission to film the real business proceedings of Keighley Town Council in order to ensure complete transparency. Last Thursday evening
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Entrepreneurs are showing an interest in re-opening or redeveloping Keighley's derelict Braithwaite Tavern
Entrepreneurs are showing an interest in re-opening or redeveloping the derelict Braithwaite Tavern. Agents marketing the Braithwaite pub, which has been closed for about eight years, have received a positive response to their latest sales efforts
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Police arrested a 33-year-old man suspected to have destroyed a section of wall at Green Baptist Church in Haworth while drink-driving
Police arrested a 33-year-old man suspected to have destroyed a section of wall at Green Baptist Church in Haworth while drink-driving. A police spokesman said: “At 00.54 police were called to reports of a collision where a car is believed to have
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First textile mills in Yorkshire were built 200 years later
I was interested to see the claim in last week's Keighley News that there was a mill at Lees in 1571. The same claim is made on an information board in Cross Roads Park but there the mill is said to have been on the site of Cross Roads Co-op rather
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Fantastic work to help town alcoholics
Project 6 is renowed for the fantastic work it does in the town. The drug and alcohol advice agency has deservedly won top-level praise for its efforts. Revelations this week regarding the extent to which its workload has increased are quite startling
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Airedale Hospital gets £1.5m ‘emergency’ funding
Airedale Hospital has been given almost £1.5 million to deal with any “emergency demand” it will face in the upcoming winter months. The money is part of £250 million funding announced by the Government on Tuesday, which will be used for both short-term
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Pressure on our green spaces
Increasing pressure is being put on our green spaces as the seemingly insatiable demand for housing continues to spiral. Across the district, more and more sites are being targeted by developers. In an ideal world, so-called brownfield sites
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Keighley Town Council has moved a step closer to allowing its meetings to be filmed
Keighley Town Council has moved a step closer to allowing its meetings to be filmed. Councillors agreed to two recommendations – one just “in principle” – during a heated meeting at the town hall. They agreed the council should look into making
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Two hurt as car flips over in Cullingworth
Two people were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in crashed into a wall and overturned. The accident happened shortly after 1pm last Thursday in Keighley Road, Cullingworth, near the Guide Inn. The driver and her passenger were
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It was bankers who caused our problems, not workers
In response to Leo Robinson’s letter – Drastic measures have been forced on the government (Keighley News, August 29) – I would like to remind him it was the bankers who caused the problems, not the working people, and this Tory government allowed
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Labour Party petition on wages in Keighley
Keighley Labour party – together with the town’s Trades Council and district councillors – staged a stall on Saturday in support of the living wage campaign. People were invited to sign a petition. Spokesman Henri Murison said: “Most of the many
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Keighley road victim’s leg injured
An 18-year-old pedestrian was injured when he was involved in a collision with a car in North Street, Keighley. The man was believed to have suffered a leg injury in the accident outside the KTCA offices at around 2.15pm last Wednesday. Police
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Silsden councillor urges people to have a say on new homes plans for Keighley area
Local people concerned about plans for thousands of new homes across the Keighley area must make their views known this winter, warns a Silsden councillor. Adrian Naylor urged residents in his ward to express their views to Bradford Council once
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Costly row ongoing at Airedale Hospital has so far cost the taxpayer £430,000
The trust that runs Airedale Hospital has revealed that a three-year dispute with one of its doctors has so far cost the taxpayer in excess of £430,000. Legal fees and the cost of replacement staff while the dispute continues has led to the bill
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A former South Craven soldier and a Yorkshire Regiment colleague who were gunned down by a rogue Afghan policeman were unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled
A former South Craven soldier and a Yorkshire Regiment colleague who were gunned down by a rogue Afghan policeman inside their checkpoint were unlawfully killed, a coroner has ruled. An inquest heard that Sergeant Gareth Thursby, a former pupil
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Fashion show at West Drive Chapel in Oxenhope
A fashion show will be held at West Drive Chapel in Oxenhope next Thursday from 7.30pm. The event will be hosted by Oxenhope Methodist Women's Fellowship. Patricia Clough last week gave a talk to Fellowship members about men and the theatre.
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First aid, but Braithwaite woman of 80 dies
A woman in her 80s died at a house in Bankfield Walk, Braithwaite, on Monday afternoon. Keighley firefighters were called at about 3.20pm because a pan had been left on the cooker. They found the woman unconscious inside and gave her first
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Man, 98, man taken to Airedale Hospital after accident in a Keighley department store
A 98-year-old man was taken to Airedale Hospital after an accident in a Keighley department store. The man banged his head after his carer stumbled and lost his grip on the wheelchair while on an escalator at Beales in Hanover Street. A fire
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Police are appealing for witnesses after two attempts to break into Wilsden Medical Centre
Police are appealing for witnesses after two attempts to break into Wilsden Medical Centre, which left the building with a smashed window. Between 11.25pm on Friday, August 30, and 3am the next day, suspects used scaffolding around the centre,
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Special Olympics athletes from Keighley will be invited to a civic reception
Special Olympics athletes from Keighley will be invited to a civic reception at City Hall in Bradford. The Lord Mayor of Bradford will host the event to honour the 27-strong Bradford squad's success in the recent national games. The athletes
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Denholme biker father dies following accident
A 43-year-old father-of-three has died suddenly – nearly two months after he suffered serious leg injuries in a freak motorcycle accident. Mark Bennett, who fractured a leg in three places when he lost his balance and fell under his Triumph Thunderbird
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60 years of married life for Cullingworth couple
An encounter near London’s Old Bailey has led to 60 years of married life for a Cullingworth couple. Victor and Betty Haydon, of Hallowes Park Road, are celebrating their diamond wedding today. They met when Victor was working as a police officer
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Keighley library to host heritage day highlighting cycling in the 50s
Cycling during the 50s in Keighley will be highlighted at a Heritage Open Day on Saturday at Keighley library. It will be among subjects showcased by local groups in history displays at the upstairs Local Studies Library. Taking part will be
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Townsfolk have a say on Keighley scheme to convert waste into “clean energy”
Plans for a multi-million-pound Keighley scheme to convert waste into “clean energy” go out to public consultation this month. A special exhibition is being staged to display the proposals and give people the chance to comment. A formal planning
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Soaring toll of of drink and drug victims in Keighley
A Keighley charity that helps people kick drugs and alcohol has seen its workload rocket by 75 per cent. And poverty in the town has been cited as a major factor behind the upsurge. Increasing numbers of those seeking assistance are users of
