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News from Thwaites Brow, Long Lee, Park Wood
There is bingo on Tuesdays at the Dickie Bird, 8.30pm, a quiz and Strike It Lucky on Wednesdays from 9pm. The Long Lee and Thwaites Brow Neighbourhood Forum, the Village Hall on Thursday, October 10 at 7pm. Items for discussion will be Police and
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News from Sutton
Jane Lloyd thanks everyone who gave their support to the Macmillan coffee morning on Sunday. She also thanks businesses who gave prizes and sponsored the event, which raised £842.
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News from Steeton
Steeton Methodist Youth Club will meet on Tuesday in the Church Hall from 6.30pm to 7.45pm when they will be baking. There is a 70p entry charge. The Methodist Church’s service on Sunday at 10.30am will be taken by Mrs Gladys Stephenson. There
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News from Morton, Riddlesden
Monday: 10.30am, exercise class at Riddlesden United Reformed Church Wednesday: 2pm, Fellowship Group meeting at Riddlesden United Reformed Church. All welcome. Morton WI secretary, Mrs Yvonne Todd, welcomed 27 members to the monthly meeting. The
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News from Silsden
Pied Piper Pre School runs from Monday to Friday, 9.15am to 12.15pm for children between the age of two and five with funded places for three and four year olds at St James Church –piedpiper-preschool.co.uk or phone Dawn Arrowsmith on 01535 654930.
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News from Oakworth
Monday: Oakworth Scouts, Holden Hall, 7pm. Sonia’s Legs, Bums and Tums, Oakworth Juniors clubhouse, 6.30-7.30pm. £3 per session. Contact Sonia on 07958280291 Slim and Trim aerobics class with Joe, Oakbank recreation centre, 7-8pm. Contact Joe on 07719186964
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News from Laycock
Tuesday: An exercise class for the over-60s and/or less mobile in the Village Hall, 1.45-2.45pm. Contact Kath on 01535 959019 or 07950 005080. Yoga classes, Village Hall, 11am-12.30pm. Contact Barbara on 665910 Braithwaite Village Crafters meet on
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News from Haworth, Stanbury
Monday: West Lane Baptist Church drop-in for coffee, lunch and Christian fellowship from 10am onwards. Haworth Parish Church Bell ringing practice, 7.30pm. Haworth Brass Band rehearsal, 7.45pm. K9 Capers dog training, West Lane Methodist Church Hall
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News from Glusburn
An annual meeting at Glusburn Institute will be held on October 11 at 7.30pm to discuss the new season of indoor bowling. There will also be complementary refreshments.
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News from Fell Lane
Monday: 2pm, Meeting Point with Mercury Movie Makes, £2 per head. Wednesday: 10-11.30am, Trinity Toddlers.
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News from Farnhill, Kildwick
Farnhill Methodist Church’s Harvest Festival service last Sunday raised £88 for the Salvation Army in Keighley. The Village Pump – the over-50s group, meets in the lower hall at Farnhill Methodist Church on Wednesday, 2pm-3.30pm. The local
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News from Exley Head
Monday: An Ofsted-inspected pre-school playgroup operates every day, Monday to Friday in the room below the Exley Head Methodist Church, 9am-12pm and 12.15pm-3.15pm, during term time. They offer free places for children from two years whose circumstances
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News from Denholme
The village history group meets on Wednesday at 7.30pm in the Mechanics Institute. The group will hear a talk entitled ‘On the poppy trail’. All are welcome to attend. The Hayley Sisters will perform at the Mechanics Institute on Saturday, October
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News from Cullingworth, Harden, Wilsden
The Scarecrow Festival committee would like to thank all those who made a scarecrow and took part in the recent weekend. Donations of £500 each have been given to Manorlands and Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service. Harden parish council meets at Memorial
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News from Cross Roads
On Tuesday, the Lees and Cross Roads Church and Chapel Ladies Group meets at St James' Church, Cross Roads. This week their guest is well-known, local, prize-winning gardener and Community Worker Steve Thorpe. All ladies welcome, 7.30pm start.
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News from Cowling
Cowling Companions meet on Wednesday, October 9, in Cowling Village Hall at 2pm. The speaker and slideshow presenter will be Lara Oddie, of Oddies Bakery, Colne.. The price is £2.50 including homemade refreshments. There are only a few seats left for
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Raising a glass to Keighley's silver beer festival
Silver celebrations ensured Keighley Beer Festival was a delight for real ale enthusiasts from across the world. The event, now in its 25th year, attracted 1,200 people, including visitors from as far afield as Germany, Denmark and New York.
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Volunteer drivers and reception staff appeal for Manorlands
Manorlands is appealing for volunteer drivers and part-time receptionists. People with their own cars are needed to transport patients to and from the Oxenhope hospice’s day therapy unit, which runs from Monday to Thursday. “The unit offers
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Diamond geezers at animal feeds company for Manorlands
Keighley business Whitakers Animal Feeds is out to prove it’s a diamond geezer. The firm has signed-up to a Manorlands fundraising challenge marking the Sue Ryder charity’s 60th anniversary. Organisations are being given £60 by the Oxenhope
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Double tops for darts guest day for Manorlands
Manorlands was the fundraising target of an evening with darts legend Bobby George. The event, at the Bradford and Bingley Sports Club, coined-in cash for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. An undisclosed amount has been handed over by organisers
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Manorlands open day invite to get involved
Manorlands is opening up its doors to the public later this month. The Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice is inviting people to visit the Hebden Road centre to glimpse what’s on offer. Although labelled a tea party, the event – on October 11 – will
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‘Dedicated’ David gets Keighley coffee bar surprise party
A young Keighley coffee bar employee’s hard work and dedication has been rewarded with a surprise party. Colleagues of David Meyrick at Coffee Love, in Keighley Market Hall, secretly organised the event. He has been a part-time member of staff
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Keighley district coffee mornings help cause a stir
Keighley-district created a stir for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Businesses, schools and groups across the area held fundraising events as part of the annual Macmillan Cancer Support initiative. Staff swapped suits for aprons at the
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Jail threat for South Craven firms abusing recycling service
South Craven businesses that dump cardboard in council recycling sites are being reminded they face hefty fines if caught. Craven District Council has seen an increase in the amount of cardboard being taken to its ‘bring’ sites during the past
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Catering company Swift to recognise work of Keighley's Ken
A Keighley man has been rewarded for 20 years’ service with Sodexo. Ken Swift was among more than 100 employees from across the UK and Ireland to receive long-service awards. The recipients were treated to a VIP trip to London, where they enjoyed
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Harden turf event is now ‘must go’ fixture
A world-renowned turf research company at Harden recently opened its doors to greenkeepers and groundsmen from across the UK. The two-day event at STRI – formerly the Sports Turf Research Institute – was designed to give industry professionals
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Denholme turbine plan objections are dismissed
Planners have recommended proposals for a 34-metre-high wind turbine on green belt land in Denholme should be approved. Omega Proteins had applied for the device for its animal-rendering plant based at Erling Works in Half Acre Road. Twenty
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Unanimous approval for Oxenhope agricultural building
Councillors have unanimously approved plans to develop an agricultural building and access track in Oxenhope. Members of Keighley and Shipley Area Planning Panel considered an application for Marsh Top Farm in Marsh Lane. Proposals for the
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Restriction placed on Cowling bungalow lifted
A local occupancy restriction placed on a three-bedroom bungalow in Cowling has been lifted after councillors agreed the nature of the village had changed. The Section 106 obligation was originally put on Stoney Croft in Fold Lane 20 years ago.
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Eighth appeal in Cullingworth turbines battle
A new appeal lodged against Bradford Council’s decision to refuse permission for a 65-metre-high wind turbine in Cullingworth means there are currently eight active appeals to get turbines built in Airedale. The councillor in charge of planning
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Older people in Keighley could have a free holiday at Blackpool
Older people in Keighley could have a free holiday at Blackpool. The Fred Towler Trust is again treating 50 people from across the district to five days in the seaside resort. They will be taken by executive coach on June 8 to a hotel, where
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Plans submitted for £120 million energy complex in Keighley
Plans for a £120 million ‘clean energy’ complex in Keighley – which will bring nearly 600 jobs to the town – have now been submitted to Bradford Council. Three plants for recycling waste would be constructed on the derelict former gas works site
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Keighley Tarn Friends group’s list identifies priorities
Newly-formed Friends of Keighley Tarn have drawn up a list of improvements to work on. The priority will be to campaign for a footpath at the side of the road linking West Lane with the tarn. Members will also meet with Bradford Council highways
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BMX track among partnership ideas around Braithwaite
Environmental activists are submitting grant bids for three schemes on neighbouring land between Braithwaite and the North Beck. Keighley West Environmental Partner-ship wants to provide play facilities, improve a footpath and showcase the valley
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Bigger Keighley venue booked to cope with huge interest in project
The venue for the launch of Let’s Grow Keighley has been moved due to huge interest from residents and groups. Central Hall in Alice Street has now been booked for Monday’s public meeting. Let’s Grow Keighley is a wide-ranging initiative that
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Haw-earth plans for unused land in Haworth
Members of a new Haworth community project will soon be digging for victory to transform derelict, unused plots of land into busy hives of food production. Main Street resident Ashna Yates, a Haworth parish councillor, has set up the Haw-Earth
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Volunteers clear rubbish from Cliffe Castle, Keighley, museum grounds
Volunteers recently gave up their time to tidy up the grounds of Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley. Clean-up organiser and Keighley resident Leo Robinson, along with five other helpers, worked for two hours to collect 12 bags of rubbish. Mr
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Worth Valley Horticultural Society Results (first in class)
Dahlia Championship 3 vases, 3 blooms in each vase, one variety to a vase, 3 distinct classifications to be used: J Oxley; 1 vase, 1 bloom giant or large decorative dahlia: M Cunningham; 1 vase, 3 blooms decorative miniature dahlias: M Cunningham;
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Bloomin’ good show success in Haworth
Visitors to Haworth would have been forgiven for thinking it was the height of summer thanks to a horticultural show. The Worth Valley Horticultural Society held its flower and vegetable show in the village’s community centre, and there were nearly
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Poppy Appeal boost by Keighley staff
Unite union members working at the Keighley waste depot in Royd Ings Avenue donated cash towards a collection for the Poppy Appeal. Union representative, Joe Booker, said the £31 given by the workers last month was supplemented by a further £20
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An auction of historic signs from a Braithwaite pub failed to attract interest
An auction of historic signs from a Braithwaite pub failed to attract interest from a single buyer. Nobody bid for the two tin signs bearing the face of Keighley brewery tycoon Timothy Taylor during Saturday's auction in Ilkley. The signs were
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Keighley volunteers reach new heights for charity
Supporters of a mobile soup kitchen that operates in Keighley have hit new heights to raise about £5,500... with a sponsored climb up Mount Snowdon. A group of 18 people from Keighley, including eight UAK students, took part in the successful ascent
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War hero toasts special new beer in Keighley
An inspirational soldier who cheated death in a Taliban bomb blast visited Keighley to launch a special new beer. Corporal Andy Reid, who lost both legs and his right arm in the attack, visited Timothy Taylor brewery to give his seal of approval
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Good Samaritans praised for aiding paralysed Barnoldswick woman
A paralysed Barnoldswick woman has praised Good Samaritans in Keighley who helped when her car broke down. Joyce Edgar, who has motor neurone disease and relies on a ventilator, was travelling through Keighley with two carers. The group stopped
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Keighley air cadet on cloud nine after receiving top award
A Keighley air cadet is on cloud nine after receiving his movement’s top accolade. Jonathan Snowden has been appointed the Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet for West Yorkshire. The ambassadorial role will involve him representing and promoting air cadets
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Lund Park hosts lantern parade
Lund Park Community Group is organising a lantern parade around the green venue on December 14. Lantern Beats will start at 6pm, with singing and drumming by local people. The procession will finish at the bowling green hut for tea, coffee
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Tour is ‘wonderful experience’ for all
Keighley residents are anticipating a “wonderful experience” with the visit of Le Tour next year. The town will be the second district venue to welcome cyclists after they have raced through Silsden. They will be riding along Skipton Road and
