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Preserving a crucial part of our heritage
We are very proudly a railway and tourist attraction with a national reputation, thanks in no small part to The Railway Children film putting us on the tourist map. Because we are the only complete standard-gauge branch line railway that remains
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Keighley man admits child sex offences
A 36-year-old man is being held behind bars to be sentenced next month for raping and sexually abusing a young girl. Steven Banner, of Thwaites Brow Road, Keighley, pleaded guilty to 11 offences at Bradford Crown Court today. They included
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Class of ’53 are captured for the Queen’s coronation
During Coronation year in 1953, Keighley school classes were photographed (left). This was Miss Mawson’s class at Riddlesden St Mary’s School, sent in – complete with commemorative folder – by Graham Moore, now in Northampton, who sits on the left
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Ramble on and help out Manorlands
People are being urged to put their best foot forward for Manorlands. A countryside ramble, first held seven years ago, is again being staged in aid of the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. The organising team is spearheaded by Peter Bashforth, whose
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Demonstration to be held over Middle East in Keighley
People who are against the building of Jewish settlements in Palestine plan to stage a demonstration in Keighley next month. Supporters of the Bradford Palestine Solidarity Campaign say they will be outside the entrance to Sainsbury’s supermarket
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Carnegie library celebrated
Advantage was taken of the festive atmosphere of the 1902 Coronation Day to celebrate the memorial stone-laying ceremony at Keighley’s budding Carnegie Free Library – the first in England substantially paid for by the Scots-born American industrialist
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A week to promote community spirit and raise cash for local charities is being staged by a Keighley bank branch
A week to promote community spirit and raise cash for local charities is being staged by a Keighley bank branch. Yorkshire Bank, in North Street, is inviting people to get involved in the initiative, which starts on Monday. The itinerary will
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An annual Keighley event to help break down barriers between religious communities takes place this month.
An annual Keighley event to help break down barriers between religious communities takes place this month. Everyone is welcome to attend and learn more about different faiths at the Keighley Interfaith Trail, on Saturday, September 28. A spokesman
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Historic tableaux are paraded through town
During the afternoon of Coronation Day in August, 1902, Keighley Sunday Schools organised a procession of some 30 historical tableaux. An estimated 30,000 lined the streets to watch, including 12,000 Sunday School children who sang ‘God Save the King
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Solicitors in Silsden are again supporting Will Aid
Solicitors in Silsden are again supporting Will Aid. During November they will waive their usual will-making fees and instead invite people to give a donation to charity. The campaign – now in its 25th year – supports nine UK charities, including
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Keighley and Worth Valley Railway needs more volunteers
More volunteers are “desperately” needed if one of the area’s top tourist attractions is to keep running at current levels. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway has experienced another bumper summer, but the success has left volunteers and staff
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More than a dozen young riders went along to the first Cycle Keighley session
More than a dozen young riders went along to the first Cycle Keighley session last Saturday. Among the 13 youngsters honing their cycling skills were two who were still riding bikes on stabilisers. Head coach Richard Taylor said that by the
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Keighley dog owners are urged to go Green
A Keighley dog owner has set up an anti-dog fouling initiative in Keighley after hearing of its success elsewhere. Jane Hudson persuaded Bradford Council to provide more than £2,000 to get the Green Dog Walkers scheme off the ground. She is
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Keighley supermarket staff got on their bikes to support colleagues on a cross-country cycle ride
Keighley supermarket staff got on their bikes to support colleagues on a cross-country cycle ride. Eleven workers from Sainsbury’s cycled more than 2,103 miles around the UK visiting 120 of the company’s stores. The Big Ride group, including
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Walking to the shrine
Haworth Moor Start: Haworth Distance: 6.5 miles Map: OS Explorer OL21 South Pennines This is a walk on good moorland paths leading to a famous literary shrine. Start from Penistone Hill Country Park, the car park is on Oxenhope-Stanbury
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Keighley-area schools face closure during strike action
Up to 90 per cent of schools across the district could close on October 1 if a strike by two of the biggest teaching unions goes ahead. The strikes are the latest move in the campaign by the National Union of Teachers and the NASUWT over government
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Keighley community stalwarts to be presented with their medals
Community stalwarts who have dedicated their lives to helping others are receiving their British Empire Medals from the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Dr Ingrid Roscoe, this month. Sheila Bamford, left, from Keighley, was recognised in the
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Keighley folk invited to have say on Bradford Council cutbacks
Bradford Council leader David Green has warned that the district faces “stark and difficult” choices affecting the local services as the authority tries to find £88m savings in two years. Coun Green has said no services will be safe under cuts
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Efforts to improve play facilities in Woodhouse and Spring Bank will be discussed next week
Efforts to improve play facilities in Woodhouse and Spring Bank will be discussed next week. Play opportunities for children and young people are on the agenda of the area's neighbourhood forum. For several months councillors and residents
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Mini scarecrows were created from recycled materials during an autumn crafts workshop in Keighley
Mini scarecrows were created from recycled materials during an autumn crafts workshop in Keighley. The session, at Keighley Healthy Living, was staged by the Carers’ Resource. “It was part of a series of monthly sessions to help carers and
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People from across Keighley district raised thousands of pounds in Sunday’s Great North Run
People from across Keighley district raised thousands of pounds for charity by taking part in Sunday’s Great North Run. Among those who completed the famous half-marathon were a couple supporting Pancreatic Cancer Research. Virginia Griffith
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Unusual Americans are coming to town for Keighley Beer Festival
Next week sees the 25th Keighley Beer Festival, from Thursday to Saturday at Central Hall on Alice Street. To mark the 25th event this year’s souvenir black T-shirts have a shiny silver festival logo on the front. These T-shirts will be available to
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What's On - September 19, 2013
Music Sunnybank Social Club, Silsden Singer John Fitzpatrick (Saturday); female singer Faye Peel (September 28) Exchange Arts Centre, Russell Street, Keighley 01535 661591 exchangearts.co.uk Tribute band Guns or Roses (Saturday); Macc Lads tribute
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The Manc Lads perform tribute to prankster punk provocateurs Macc Lads at the Exchange Arts Centre, Keighley
The rudest, crudest, lewdest, drunkest band in Christendom can be seen in Keighley on September 27. The Manc Lads will perform their tribute to prankster punk provocateurs Macc Lads at the Exchange Arts Centre in Russell Street. The “beer-swilling
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John Fitzpatrick plays at Sunnybank Social Club in Silsden
Performing at the Sunnybank Social Club in Silsden this Saturday will be John Fitzpatrick. John competed in the Yorkshire Got Talent Show in 2009 and the following year represented Yorkshire at the Blackpool Command Show. Hailed as a pocket
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Regulars at the Punch Bowl pub in Silsden braved rain and wind to raise money for Manorlands
Regulars at the Punch Bowl pub in Silsden braved rain and wind to raise money for Manorlands at the weekend. The Silsden For Manorlands event attracted 34 people to run or walk 3.5km around the town last Sunday. Punch Bowl licensee David Smart
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Dr David Allen, retired university lecturer and historian, will be the speaker at a meeting next week of Oxenhope Antique and Collectors Society
Dr David Allen, retired university lecturer and historian, will be the speaker at a meeting next week of Oxenhope Antique and Collectors Society. His talk, “Boxing Clever”, will cover all types of boxes and include information on snuff taking in
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Christmas appeals launched in Keighley
Two charities have launched their Christmas appeals in Keighley. Samaritan’s Purse is again urging people across the town to fill shoeboxes with gifts to be sent to needy children. And Support Our Soldiers (SOS) is distributing parcels to troops
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Keighley is set to get a jobs boost when a national homeware store opens a branch in a disused bowling alley
Keighley is set to get a jobs boost when a national homeware store opens a branch in a disused bowling alley – creating more than 60 jobs. Dunelm Mills has been given the go-ahead by Bradford Council to transform the AMF Bowling building at Alston
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Operator Six, one of Keighley's longest-established bands, play town centre venue
Operator Six, one of Keighley's longest-established bands, is playing a town centre venue on Saturday. The band is on the bill of the first-ever rock concert at Keighley Playhouse in Devonshire Street. Headliners of the 6.30pm gig are We Are
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Johnny B hosts special Keighley evening
It's no tall tale that local performer Johnny B is touring the country, recording and organising a special gig in Keighley. Johnny has already played a couple of dates of his Between Love & Sorrow tour which he says will be visiting most UK
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Keighley smokers are being urged to stub out the habit as part of “Stoptober”
Keighley smokers are being urged to stub out the habit as part of “Stoptober”. The month-long stop-smoking campaign begins on October 1. Public Health England figures show that 21.5 per cent of the district’s adult population are smokers.
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Airedale Hospital concern over number of self harming cases
More than 600 children, some as young as nine, have been admitted to hospitals in the district after self-harming in the last three years, new figures reveal. A total of 609 children were admitted to Airedale Hospital and Bradford Royal Infirmary
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A Steeton youngster struck it lucky at a hospital open day where he picked up the top prize in a children’s treasure hunt
A Steeton youngster struck it lucky at a hospital open day where he picked up the top prize in a children’s treasure hunt. Seven-year-old Charlie Best won a giant teddy after taking part in the event at Airedale Hospital. He and the other children
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Airedale Hospital expansion plan is given go-ahead
A multi-million pound plan to almost double the size of Airedale Hospital’s A&E unit has been given the go-ahead by Bradford Council. The scheme, which would see the demolition of the existing emergency department, is expected to cost £6m.
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Community group leaders and civic heads gathered in Keighley Shared Church for Keighley Town Council’s annual civic service
Community group leaders and civic heads gathered in Keighley Shared Church for Keighley Town Council’s annual civic service. Keighley mayor Councillor Sally Walker was unable to attend Sunday’s event due to illness, so Coun Margaret Ward, herself
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Family pays tribute to Denholme teenager killed in crash
The family of a Denholme teenager killed in a crash has this morning paid glowing tribute to her. Jade Best, 19, was a back-seat passenger in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution which went out-of-control and ploughed into a hairdressing salon in Thornton
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Time to be a real hero in Halifax Eureka!
Children can this weekend learn whether they have what it takes to be a real-life superhero. Halifax children’s museum Eureka! will challenge visitors to find out just how super they are on Saturday and Sunday during the Superhero Weekend.
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Businesses and groups across Keighley are staging fundraisers for Macmillan Cancer Care
Businesses and groups across Keighley are staging fundraisers for Macmillan Cancer Care. Lavender Fields Emporium, in Cavendish Street, is staging a Macmillan coffee morning on Wednesday. And alongside the 9am to 11am event, a “Great Lavender Fields
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Keighley area parents back meningitis appeal
Two parents who both lost children to meningitis are supporting a campaign to raise awareness of the deadly disease. They are backing national Meningitis Awareness Week, which began on Monday. Oakworth man Ian Wilkinson’s son Kyle died, aged
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Former St John Ambulance premises in Keighley could soon be converted into flats
The former St John Ambulance premises in Keighley could soon be converted into flats under new plans received by Bradford Council. Shahid Rasool has applied to turn the building, on Russell Street, into nine one-bedroom flats. St John Ambulance
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Members of a Keighley music ensemble want to put themselves on the map as they begin their autumn rehearsals.
Members of a Keighley music ensemble want to put themselves on the map as they begin their autumn rehearsals. The Bandwagoners are seeking a voluntary publicity manager to help spread the word about their activities. The group, based at the
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Stanbury solar panels proposal approved by councillors
Proposals to install 32 ground-mounted solar panels in Stanbury were recommended for approval by parish councillors. Members of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council said they would be prepared to see the devices installed at Buckleys
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Plans to build 46 houses in the grounds of Malsis School, Glusburn, lodged with Council.
Outline plans to build 46 houses in the grounds of Malsis School, Glusburn, have been lodged with Craven District Council. Two separate applications include outline plans for five homes on a yard site to the west of the school and 41 on land to
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Singing stars to join in the fun of Glusburn Proms night
Two well-known Craven singers will perform in Glusburn this Saturday as part of this year's bigger-than-ever Fallfest. Sarah Fox and Nikki Barrett will perform alongside Airedale Symphony Orchestra during a Last Night Of The Proms concert.
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A grave look at life, love and laughter in Bingley
The tale of three Jewish widows who meet once a month to visit their husbands' graves is performed this week in Bingley. The Cemetery Club looks at what happens after widower Sam meets Lucille, Doris and Ida and begins to fall for one of them.
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Young Keighley musicians urged to come forward for event
Young musicians up to the age of 18 are being encouraged to enter a contest organised by Keighley Rotary Club. The group is looking for people to take part in its Young Musician Competition, which takes place at 2pm on Saturday October 5 in Keighley
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Steeton Male Voice Choir will perform at a Bradford church
Steeton Male Voice Choir will perform at a Bradford church on Saturday when its autumn season begins in earnest. Tickets for the 7.30pm concert at St Saviour’s Church, Fairweather Green, will cost £8 from (01274) 560400 or £9 on the door. The
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Keighley driver who wrote off friend’s car banned from road
A 21-year-old Keighley man who took his friend’s car for a cruise around Skipton and ended up crashing it and writing it off has received a driving ban and a community penalty. Provisional licence holder Stephen Wilson was banned for 18 months,
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Keighley's Cliffe Castle Museum hailed as “unbelievable” by government minister
Cliffe Castle Museum was hailed as “unbelievable” by a government minister when she toured the recently-reopened treasure house. Culture Secretary Maria Miller was shown round the Victorian mill owner’s mansion last Friday by museum manager Daru
