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Man damaged the door of his ex-partner’s Sutton home when he tried to force his way in
A man who damaged the door of his ex-partner’s home when he tried to force his way in has been ordered to pay £250 compensation. Anthony Tavernier, 31, used his weight against the door of the flat in Old Institute, Mill Street, Sutton, splitting
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Parents across South Craven are being urged to give their views on cost-cutting plans
Parents across South Craven are being urged to give their views on cost-cutting plans which could hit school transport services for fare-paying pupils. North Yorkshire County Council needs to save £92m in the four years ending on March 31, 2015
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Oakworth woman Anne Blades scoopes silverware at show
Oakworth woman Anne Blades scooped silverware at Craven District Fuchsia & Geranium Society’s 30th annual show, at Gargrave Village Hall. She won the Allan Waddington Trophy for the best bush/shrub fuchsia and the President’s Trophy for best
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Diary Dates - September 19, 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 and second hand books, Buddha
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News from Thwaites Brow, Long Lee, Park Wood
There is bingo on Tuesdays at the Dickie Bird now starting at 8.30pm, a quiz and Strike It Lucky on Wednesdays from 9pm. A free supper at both events. The local art group meets on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1.30-3.30pm in Long Lee and Thwaites Brow
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News from Sutton
Sutton WI had an interesting illustrated talk by Maureen Pinder. This was about trekking to Everest Base Camp. Competition winners were Pat Rogers, Pam Booth and Mary Wall. There will be an outing to Wensleydale Creamery on Tuesday and a coffee
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News from Steeton
The coffee morning held at Steeton Methodist Church on Saturday raised the magnificent sum of £535 for Airedale Hospital’s new A&E department. Sincere thanks to everyone who contributed in any way. The Methodist Church will be holding its harvest
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News from Silsden
The Ladies’ Circle’s first meeting of the autumn programme, a “Pamper Night”, which was very well attended, showed what local firms have to offer. Destinations, Body Fix, Serenity and Premier of Silsden and Body Shop at home all had tables and were
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News from Morton, Riddlesden
Sunday: 10.30am, morning worship including communion at Riddlesden United Reformed Church, led by the Rev Way. Monday: 10.30am, exercise class at Riddlesden United Reformed Church. Wednesday: 2pm, Fellowship meeting at Riddlesden United Reformed
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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
Police and Community Contact Point is open from 1.30-3.30pm in Holden Hall, e-mail contactoakworth@yahoo.co.uk or by phone on 647574. Oakworth playgroup, Oakworth Methodist Church, open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings during
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News from Laycock
Sunday: Keighley New Church, Braithwaite, service at 10.30am, led by the Rev G Clarkson. Tea and coffee will be served after the service in the church hall, with home-made produce on sale after the service. Tuesday: A gentle exercise class to music
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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. Saturday: Hall Green Church Book Point is open from 1-4pm. Zumba class, 10am at West Lane Methodist
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News from Fell Lane
Trinity Church will be holding a coffee morning next Friday, September 27, from 10.30am-noon. Homemade cakes, tea and coffee will be served and there will be a book and puzzle stall too. All proceeds will go to MacMillan Cancer Care. Trinity Church
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News from Farnhill, Kildwick
St Andrew’s Church, service of holy communion, Sunday at 8.15a. and 10am. Tea and scones will be served in the Parish Rooms from 2.30-4.30pm and the church will be open to visitors. Farnhill Methodist Church’s coffee morning held last Saturday
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News from Denholme
Tickets for a live Haley Sisters concert at the Mechanics’ Institute on Saturday, October 19 will be on sale from next Monday – adults £5, U16s £3 – from Denholme Post Office or phone (01274) 833086 or 833521. The Rural Crafters are having a fabric
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News from Exley Head
Sunday: Exley Head Methodist Church, service at 10.30am, with Sunday Gang for the children. Monday: Ofsted-inspected pre-school playgroup operates every day, Monday to Friday in the room below the Exley Head Methodist Church, from 9am-noon and
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News from Cullingworth, Harden, Wilsden
Wilsden Gardening Association has a lawn rake available for hire free of charge. Please call at the WGA hut, Sundays between 10am and noon. There are two free compost tubs to anyone interested, together with three potted begrenia plants (saxiphrage
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News from Cross Roads
St James’ Church, Cross Roads, is hosting another of its popular Soup & Sandwich Social lunches on Saturday from 11.30am until 1.30pm. There will also be a bring and buy stall as well as cakes and hot and cold drinks. The fantastic annual Bronte
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News from Cross Hills
A Songs of Praise-style celebration of great English hymns will take place in St Peter’s Church, Cross Hills, this Saturday. The event will start at 7pm and everyone is welcome.
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Keighley MP Kris Hopkins is thinking pink for Breast Cancer Campaign
Keighley MP Kris Hopkins is thinking pink to raise money for the Breast Cancer Campaign. He is urging local people to join him on October 25 by taking part in the annual Wear It Pink day. He wants people in schools, colleges and businesses
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Hundreds queue as TK Maxx opens new store in Keighley
Hundreds of shoppers queued for the opening of Keighley’s new TK Maxx store today. The doors of the outlet, at Keighley Retail Park in Hard Ings Road, were opened to the public this morning. The first 500 customers each received a £10 gift
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Keighley man injured in North Yorkshire death crash
A 48-year-old Keighley man was injured in a three-vehicle crash which has claimed the life of a passenger in one of the other cars. The Keighley motorist, who was slightly hurt, was driving an Audi A4 estate which was involved in a collision with
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Fun activities to integrate new senior pupils from different schools staged in Cross Hills
A fun-filled day of activities to integrate new senior pupils from different schools has been staged in Cross Hills. The year 12 induction took place at South Craven School. It was arranged to help break the ice between the newly arrived students
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Keighley woman opens fitness centre in former dance studio in town centre
A Keighley woman has opened a fitness centre in a former dance studio in the town centre – where a former user was served with a noise abatement notice. Sarah-Jane Fortune is offering classes in yoga, pilates, kettlebell and boxercise at Yoga-Wellbeing
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Householders in a Lawkholme cul-de-sac have demanded their neighbour removes a path she is building on the road.
Householders in a Lawkholme cul-de-sac have demanded their neighbour removes a path she is building on the road. Residents of at least four houses in Back Kirby Street have asked Bradford Council to intervene to stop the work being completed.
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A chance to learn more about Buddhism is on offer in Keighley this weekend
A chance to learn more about Buddhism is on offer in Keighley this weekend. The Buddha Land Centre, at 1 Lawkholme Crescent, is holding an open day from 10am to 2pm on Saturday. A spokesman said: “Although our door is always open on a Saturday
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Lates tstep in returning Keighley’s North Street to its original Victorian glory given go-ahead.
The latest step in returning Keighley’s North Street to its original Victorian glory has been given the go-ahead. Plans to restore the front of the Keighley Volunteer Bureau to its original state have been approved by Bradford Council. The
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Cowling vodka thief re-sentenced
A Cowling man who stole two bottles of vodka from Cross Hills Co-op while on a community order for similar offences has been re-sentenced. Mark Blackburn, 37, stole the vodka, with a total value of £39.18, from the Main Street store on August 22
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Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court judgements file
Lee James Horsman, of 10 Elmwood Road, Bracken Bank, was banned from driving for a year – to be reduced by 91 days on completion of a course – and ordered to pay £240 for drink driving and driving without a licence and insurance Paul Lee Guy, of 169
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Denholme armed robber jailed for ten years after raid on Keighley family
An armed robber has been jailed for ten years for a terrifying gang raid on a family in their own home. Fruit importer Mohammed Anwar suffered a heart attack when four masked men burst into the house in Redcliffe Street, Keighley, at 10.30pm on
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Richard’s craftwork really helps tell a story for sessions at East Riddlesden Hall
The expertise of a Farnhill resident has provided East Riddlesden Hall with the perfect accompaniment for its popular storytelling sessions. Richard Law has completed a wooden storytelling chair, which is now in the hall’s Discovery Garden.
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A group has installed its first five dog waste clean-up stations in South Craven
A group has installed its first five dog waste clean-up stations in South Craven. Glusburn & Sutton Dog Fouling Focus Group was awarded £3,351 by Craven Council earlier this year to provide 15 stations. Sponsorship has been provided by five
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Craven wants to be Cougars first choice
James Craven is relishing the challenge of establishing himself as Cougars’ first-choice full back next season following his arrival from Dewsbury on a one-year deal. The 24-year-old has spent the past three-and-half years at his home-town club
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Cliff diver Cowen impresses in Wales
Mat Cowen improved once again to record his best finish so far in the Welsh leg of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. The Cross Roads man came fifth in front of his home crowd in Anglesey, building on his previous best placing of seventh at
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England call for Oakbank's Zara
Zara Knappy, a Year 12 student at Oakbank School, has been selected for the second time this year to represent England in the British and Irish Junior Mountain Running Home International Championships. The 17-year-old from Oakworth will compete
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Weakened Oxenhope pay the price
Oxenhope 0 Leeds City 3 Oxenhope went into this game without eight of their regular first-team squad due to injuries, suspension and unavailability, including their usual strikeforce of Michael Garnett and Dan Moriarty. So when the score was
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A passionate plea for peace
by Jean Gale, parishioner, St Anne’s Catholic Church, Keighley The heated arguments as to the rights and wrongs of military intervention in Syria have gone on and on. Meanwhile the agony of the Syrian people continues unabated. Above
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We are not sheep that have to follow America every time
What on earth does the government think it is doing bringing fracking into this country. We do not need this at all. Don’t they realise that this in the end will cause the earth to crack and we will be in a real mess. Why on earth Mr Cameron and
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An awful lot is being done to help those people in poverty
I would like to counter some of the claims in the letter by a Labour party member Luke Maunsell. He pointed out issues around unemployment, poverty, and so forth for a small but growing minority of Keighley residents. At the end of the letter
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Taylor in a hurry as Steeton win
Harden’s brief stay in the Aire-Wharfe League top flight ended with a crushing defeat by champions Beckwithshaw after being bowled out for 83. Mark Taylor was a man in a hurry for Steeton at home to Kirkstall. Needing nine runs to qualify for
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Why fight? The developers always win
In last week’s Keighley News, Councillor Adrian Naylor urges people in Steeton, Silsden and Eastburn to have their say on local development. He feels that new housing will have an effect on schools, transport and sewerage and does not want to see green
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Aim is to make council accountable
Why did ‘film’ campaigners leave immediately after vote? The petition was about the public’s right to film. If someone wants to film part of a planning meeting to report back to neighbours, why shouldn’t they? Or if they wish to film and share
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There can only be a political solution to the Syria civil war
Find me one person in this country who is NOT deeply uncomfortable with what is happening in Syria! The issue is how best to respond. It is clear that the vast majority of the British public and MPs ‘get it’. The use of punitive military action
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No more killing of innocent civilians in US-instigated war
So our MP is angry that thanks to Ed Miliband we did not dash headlong into another America-instigated war against a small nation that has never threatened us. As for chemical weapons, has he forgotten that the Yanks killed thousands with Agent
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Oxenhope win Radley Trophy final
After a struggle, Oxenhope BC won the Yorkshire ABA’s Derek Radley Trophy for mixed teams. They defeated Garforth Rec B by nine points at Almondbury BC, Hudd-ersfield in wet and windy weather which made things difficult for both sides. Oxenhope
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A rearguard action against transparency campaigners
Again we see some councillors making another attempt to fight a rearguard action against members of the public who have campaigned for transparency within Keighley Town Council. Should theses councillors be asking themselves the real reason why
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For the record, council didn’t debate the ‘filming’ petition
I write in response to the letter from Andrew Roberts (Keighley News, September 12) and to set the record straight. Council debated a recommendation from the policy and governance committee regarding the filming of meetings; council did NOT debate
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End of a problem plaguing Denholme?
A meeting today could help bring an end at last to a problem that has been plaguing residents in Denholme for years. Plans will be discussed for a new bio filter bed at Omega Proteins, which it is hoped will reduce noxious odours emanating from
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Post office is lifeblood of a neighbourhood
Recent years have seen the culling of many post offices across the country. Post Office Ltd, like any other business, wants to make money and in these tough times needs to save on costs where it can. But the importance of branches to communities
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Visitors will see if they can cut it in Airedale Hospital’s theatre department
Visitors will see if they can cut it in Airedale Hospital’s theatre department. People can try their hand at being a surgeon during an open day this Saturday. A host of other hands-on activities will also be on offer at the event, between 11am
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Keighley man, 32, appears in court accused of sexual offence
Mohammed Ansar, 32, of Highfield Road, Keighley, has appeared at Bradford Crown Court accused of a sexual offence, and assault with intention to commit a sexual offence. He will next appear in court on November 19. He was granted bail on condition
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Volunteers plan to set up a food co-operative in Keighley
Volunteers plan to set up a food co-operative selling fruit and vegetables at low prices from Keighley community centres. They will begin with stalls at Highfield Community Centre and Keighley Asian Women and Children's Centre in Lawkholme. The
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Stockbridge woman admits arson charge
A 35-year-old woman pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered. Samantha Downton, of Spring Street, Stockbridge, will be sentenced on November 1. The offence took place on June 5 when a house
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Visitors enjoy history going on display in Keighley
Hundreds of people went along to historic buildings in Keighley on Saturday as part of the national Heritage Day. Around 300 visited Keighley Library to see a host of displays about many aspects of local history. The displays by around a dozen
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Cullingworth residents have a say on new estate housing
Cullingworth residents can tomorrow have a say on plans to build new houses and industrial units at Manywells Industrial Estate. The company behind the proposals, Commercial Estates Group, will hold a public consultation at Cullingworth Village
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Keighley gets light-hearted stick in Bradford gig by comedian Jason Manford
Keighley came in for some stick during a gig in Bradford by top comedian Jason Manford. But Keighlians in the audience at St George's Hall last Friday gave as good as they got from the Bradfordians. The audience banter, sparked by Manford asking
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Wall project at East Riddlesden Hall is completed
Torrential rain slowed down but failed to stop a team of volunteer drystone wallers, who rebuilt a 200-metre stretch of wall in the grounds of East Riddlesden Hall. People involved with the two-and-a-half-year project – in which the hall linked
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A 22-year-old Riddlesden man who died on holiday in Magaluf has been described by one friend as “the best person you could imagine”.
A 22-year-old Riddlesden man who died on holiday in Magaluf has been described by one friend as “the best person you could imagine”. Sam Hill died of head injuries after a fall last Wednesday although the Foreign Office has not confirmed any details
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A man who murdered a Wilsden tourist in a botched robbery 20 years ago in Florida gets 40 more years
A man who murdered a Wilsden tourist in a botched robbery 20 years ago in Florida has been re-sentenced to a longer term behind bars. Aundra Akins, who was only 14 when he gunned down Gary Colley in 1993, was given 27 years in 1997 – the maximum
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Keighley-district entrants in Yorkshire in Bloom pick up impressive haul of awards
Keighley-district entrants in Yorkshire in Bloom have picked up an impressive haul of awards in this year’s contest. The 2013 results were announced at a ceremony at York Racecourse on Tuesday. Keighley won a silver-gilt rose in the competition
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Cullingworth 'miracle baby' of 1985 weds sweetheart
Rebecca Louise Sawley was hailed a miracle baby when she was born 13 weeks prematurely in 1985. She weighed less than a bag of sugar and had to spend three months at Airedale Hospital. Last weekend Rebecca was married at St Luke’s Church in East
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Keighley nursery worker shaves her head for charity in memory of her brother and aunt
A nursery worker shaved her head for charity in memory of her brother and aunt. Gemma Parker, 24, of Keighley, lost her aunt, Karena, 20, to cancer of the bone, in 1996. And three years later she lost her brother, Ben, 12, to a cancer of the soft
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Concert pianist John Briggs to face new sex claim
Concert pianist John Briggs has been charged with a new allegation, claiming historic sexual abuse of a boy. The world-famous musician will face the fresh allegation when he next appears at Bradford Crown Court. Briggs, 65, of Little Lane,
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Postal deliveries suspended to Keighley homes amid dog attack fears
Dozens of Keighley homes had their postal deliveries suspended for two weeks following fears of a potential dog attack. The action affected 36 addresses in Rose Meadows, off Fell Lane. But a spokesman for the Royal Mail said on Tuesday that
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District councillors joined disabled athletes and their supporters in Keighley to raise an estimated £1,000 for charity with a fun run
District councillors joined disabled athletes and their supporters in Keighley to raise an estimated £1,000 for charity with a fun run. Keighley West ward councillor Jan Smithies was sponsored to run three kilometres at Marley sports ground in
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Keighley firefighters are set to join colleagues in a national strike
Keighley firefighters are set to join colleagues in a national strike on Wednesday. The Fire Brigades Union has announced its members will walk out between noon and 4pm, in a dispute over planned changes to pensions. Last month the Keighley
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Braithwaite coffee is a cancer fundraiser
A coffee morning is being held at Keighley New Church, Braithwaite Village, this Saturday in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The 10am to noon event is being organised by Hollie Igoe, a young member of the congregation. Coffee and homemade cakes
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Denholme crash victim ‘had beaten cancer’
Tribute has been paid to two friends from Denholme who died in an horrific high-speed crash. They were travelling in a Misubishi Lancer Evolution which went out-of-control and ploughed into a hairdressing salon. Two of the victims have been
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Fight started to save Keighley’s main post office
A fight has been launched to save Keighley’s main post office. Campaigners have called a public meeting in the town to rally support. Union bosses say the popular post office – yards from Keighley bus station – is poised to be shut, putting
