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TK Maxx attracts hundreds to new store opening
Hundreds of shoppers queued for the opening of Keighley’s new TK Maxx store. Doors of the Keighley Retail Park outlet in Hard Ings Road were opened to the public last Thursday, with the first 500 customers each receiving a £10 gift card. The
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Three peaks walking team collect total of £2,500
Manorlands hospice has received a cheque for more than £2,500 from a group of determined fundraisers who completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks walk this summer. The cash was collected by the ‘Herald Angels’ – comprising Louise Head, Gemma Aldersley
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NHS boss sees staff in action
A senior civil servant spent several days at Manorlands to see frontline care staff in action. Five Department of Health (DoH) bosses visited Sue Ryder hospices across the country as part of the initiative. They shadowed staff and saw first-hand
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Ingrow girl Courtney Gill needs your vote
A Keighley teenager has made it to the finals of a national beauty pageant. Courtney Gill, 16, who is studying for a travel and tourism qualification at Keighley Campus Leeds City College, is competing in Miss Teen Galaxy UK. Courtney said:
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John takes on role of forum president
The new president of Keighley Retired Men’s Forum is Utley resident John Cockerill. Mr Cockerill stepped into the year-long post as the long-established group began its autumn season. The forum meets at Keighley Playhouse in Devonshire Street
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Accident death verdict on Ingrow man who drowned on moor
A man drowned after falling into a hidden drainage channel while out walking on isolated moors above Keighley, an inquest heard. Nicholas Craven, 55, fractured his ankle in the fall and is thought to have either lost consciousness through the pain
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UKIP withdraws party whip for Godfrey Bloom as he vows to see out term as an independent
A UK Independence Party MEP – whose constituency includes Keighley – claims a controversial comment that sparked a national furore was “a joke”. Godfrey Bloom has had his party whip withdrawn after branding a room full of women “sluts”. And
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New Cullingworth houses rejected due to lack of car parking
Plans to build houses in the car park of an apartment building have been refused by Bradford Council because they would take spaces away from the current residents. The Old School House in School Street, Cullingworth, was converted into 18 apartments
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Another Haworth customer brands mobile phone signal ‘a joke’
Another Haworth mobile phone customer has complained about being left without a service after a Worth Valley telecoms mast was decommissioned. Earlier this month, the Keighley News reported how Graham Smith, of Sun Street, had to cope with a poor
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Barnoldswick angler is fined
Fishing without the correct number of licences landed a man with fines and costs of more than £1,000. Kevin Black, 41, was caught by a water bailiff at Raygill Fishery in Lothersdale on May 25 with just one licence for his four rods, Skipton magistrates
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Former Keighley drug addict gets curfew for stealing meat
A 44-year-old Keighley woman has been given a curfew by Skipton magistrates after admitting stealing £37 of meat from Morrisons supermarket. Paula Mary Cameron, whom the court heard was a former drug addict with a number of previous convictions
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Councillor punched and kicked in mobility vehicle road-rage incident
A Craven councillor became the victim of a road rage incident when he overtook a man in a mobility vehicle, magistrates heard. Coun Ady Green was chased to his home in Cowling on May 22 last year, where he was punched and kicked by Ryan Gunnigle
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Sutton man, 69, jailed for child sex games
A 69-year-old man who played depraved sex games with a young girl more than 30 years ago has been jailed for five years. Andrew Armstrong blindfolded his victim to repeatedly abuse her, telling her it was “our little secret”, Bradford Crown Court
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Keighley man injured in fatal accident
A 48-year-old Keighley man was injured in a three-vehicle crash that 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 a
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Mass being held for former Keighley pupil
A Keighley school was due to hold a mass yesterday morning in memory of a former pupil who died tragically aged just 22. Students and staff at Holy Family Catholic School were remembering Sam Hill, who died while on holiday in Magaluf. Mr Hill
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Keighley man jaces jail for raping girl under 13
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 in Keighley, pleaded guilty to 11 offences at Bradford Crown Court on Friday. They included
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Keighley Islamic group rallies to the defence of Muslim women
A Keighley Islamic group has rallied to the defence of Muslim women wishing to wear the full face veil. Keighley Muslim Association said this type of clothing – also known as a niqab – is a personal choice and worthy of respect. The subject
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God's gift for those in need
In my final year at primary school we had a general knowledge test every week and were given ten questions to answer. One of them was, “What is a cornucopia?” The answer was a horn of plenty filled to the brim with lots of different kinds of fruit
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White starling a rare garden treat
I am sending a photograph of a partly-albino starling taken in my garden on September 14. It was sitting on my bird table with a large flock of starlings and appears quite healthy. Sometimes, they may be attacked by other birds. What a wonderful
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Wildlife gets a boost
News of funding to create two wildlife habitats in Keighley district is welcome indeed. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust announced this week it will be using the cash to create so-called wet woodlands – important to animals and plants – at Marley and Steeton
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Assurances over the police very welcome
Assurances of West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner regarding the impact of any divisional changes are welcome. But, regrettably, they are likely to be greeted with a great deal of scepticism by many people across the considerable area
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Letters to the editor
People won’t have ever seen anything like the Tour Congratulations on your excellent coverage of the build-up to next year’s visit by the Tour de France. It’s nice to see some enthusiasm for one of the biggest events ever to hit Keighley. As
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Car seized from Keighley man
A Keighley man had his car seized by police after being caught driving erratically for a second time. The 35-year-old had his vehicle seized in Gilstead after being seen driving erratically and at high speed. He had already received a Section 59
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Man in 90s hurt in Steeton collision
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man in his 90s suffered “potentially life-threatening” injuries following a collision in Steeton. The accident, shortly before 10.50am last Wednesday, left the pedestrian with serious leg injuries and
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Rare wildlife habitats planned for Keighley
New funding will allow a rare wildlife habitat to be created in two different locations in Keighley district. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has received £35,366 from a body that distributes cash raised from a tax on rubbish dumped in landfill sites
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Police plea for help to trace missing Keighley man
Police are appealing for help to trace a missing Keighley man. David Bland, 25, disappeared from his home in Hainworth Wood Road yesterday afternoon. He is described as white, around 6ft 2ins tall and slim. He has a scar on his cheek and
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Hawksworth tipped to make grade at IndyCar level
Jack Hawksworth has confessed that his maiden test outing in a fully-fledged IndyCar was “a dream come true”. The Cullingworth driver made such an impression that he has been tipped to enjoy a bright future in the United States. Hawksworth’
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Steeton survive Lepton comeback
Steeton 3 Lepton Highlanders 2 Steeton played some of their best football of the season in the first half but eased off after the interval and almost let Lepton back into the game. With Danny McNulty unavailable and Andy King injured, Michael
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Oxenhope given bunch of five in defeat
Oxenhope 1 East End Park 5 Oxenhope’s slide down the table continued, their cause not being helped by being reduced to ten men after just five minutes when stand-in full back Steve Davies was shown a red card. It came following an ill-timed
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Keighley youngsters take star plaudits
Keighley district youngsters were among the top awards at the Upper Airedale Junior Cricket Association’s annual presentation night. An estimated 400 players, parents and guests packed into the Rendezvous Hotel in Skipton where former Yorkshire
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Fantastic four from Ingrow & Worth Valley
Ingrow & Worth Valley ran away with it in the second half to win 4-1 at lowly Cross Hills Reserves and climb to fourth in the only Mastab's Craven League Division Two match played. Joe Barker was the only player on target for the hosts.
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Mistakes cost Keighley dear against Sharlston
Keighley 12 Sharlston Rovers 46 Last year’s Pennine League Premier Division, Yorkshire Cup, National Cup and Pennine Presidents Cup winners Sharlston were just too good for Keighley at Rose Cottage. Playing up the slope in the first half, the
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England team gold for Keighley runner Zara
Oakworth’s Zara Knappy won team gold with England on Saturday in the British and Irish Junior Mountain Running Home International Champ-ionships held in the Achray Forest in Aberfoyle, Scotland. She finished seventh overall in the under-20 junior
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Make your vote count for Keighley News Restaurant of the Year 2013
The Keighley News is now running its 2013 Restaurant of the Year competition. People can choose their favourite local eatery by picking up a copy of this week's Keighley News and filling out the voting coupon on page 21. Restaurants in the
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Keighley Cougars recruitment drive not over yet
Paul March is satisfied his Cougars squad are shaping up as a force to be reckoned with as he sets his sights on making further additions ahead of the 2014 campaign. The majority of March’s squad have committed themselves to the club for next season
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Moses claims top-three honour in Tour of Britain
Oakworth’s Tom Moses claimed third place in the young rider category final standings of the Tour of Britain. The under-23 cyclist, who was recently long-listed for the World Championships, produced a strong performance in the country’s top road
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Breeze blown away by royal invitation
Silsden award-winning junior football official Mike Breeze says he is “staggered” and “amazed” to be invited to Buckingham Palace. Breeze, who retired this summer after 21 years as secretary of the Craven, Aire & Wharfe Junior League, has been
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Inquest hears driver lost control of car at speed
Three occupants of a car – two of them from Denholme – were killed when the driver lost control at speed, an inquest heard on Monday. Driver Jonathan Adam Ruthven, 27, of Longhouse Drive, Denholme; soldier Daniel Hague, 32, of Hill Top Road, Thornton
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Silsden bow out after FA Vase battle
Silsden 2 North Shields 4 (aet) The Cobbydalers again bowed out at the first hurdle but at least this year they put up a fight. North Shields, who top Northern League Division Two, came into the tie on the back of a superb unbeaten league record
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Drivers cut out of cars on busy Keighley road
Two drivers had to be cut out of their cars by firefighters before being rushed to hospital following a serious crash on one of Keighley’s busiest roads. The incident happened shortly before 2pm on Tuesday in Skipton Road, between its junction
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Crime Commissioner vows to protect Keighley bobbies on the beat from latest cuts
Top brass have categorically denied radical new cost-cutting measures announced this week will have any impact on front-line policing in Keighley. The pledge was issued amid growing fears far-reaching proposals unveiled by senior officers could
