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  • Are these two the youngest governors?

    TWO Keighley pupils are believed to have become the youngest school governors in the country. Eleven-year-olds Joseph Igo and Jamie Hutchinson have been elected to the governing body at Long Lee Primary School. The pair, who already work as managers

  • Revamped private ward ‘top of range’

    The private ward at Airedale Hospital has reopened following a major facelift. The ward now features 11 fully refurbished suites, modern bedroom furniture, new en-suite bathrooms, direct dial telephones and flatscreen TVs with freeview. A private lounge

  • ALBUM: Billy Fury -- Wondrous Story

    It's hard to comprehend the sheer adoration Billy Fury generated in the 1960s. The history books will plaster stories of Beatlemania and our obsession with Elvis but I feel Billy Fury has been overlooked somewhat. Fury was the British Elvis and his

  • Lent lunches raise £960

    The last of a series of six Lent Lunches sponsored by Central Keighley Churches Together was staged last Friday. Each meal involved a team from one of six local churches preparing a simple lunch for members of the public. The food was served by young

  • Morris men seek dancing recruits

    "Are you proud of being an Englishman?" That's the question being asked by Oakworth Village Morris Men as they desperately seek new dancers and musicians. They want people to go along to Monday rehearsals in Oakworth or watch performances this Monday

  • Warning to farmers after disease outbreak

    Local farmers are being urged to check restrictions on animal movements before sending stock to market. The plea follows an announcement that the district has been included in a surveillance zone for Bluetongue disease, following a confirmed case in

  • Wuthering Heights is screened

    The Brontë Parsonage Museum is screening the 1992 film version of Wuthering Heights as part of its contemporary arts programme. The screening is at the West Lane Baptist Centre, in Haworth, next Friday, at 7.45pm. The film stars Sinead O'Connor, Ralph

  • Keighley feels the Power

    John Power began his career as bass guitarist with legendary Liverpool band The La's. He later became frontman for Cast, one of the most influential British bands of the nineties. He be playing material by both bands as well as new solo material during

  • Festival success for young pianists

    Pupils of Long Lee music teacher Maureen O'Hara were successful in the recent Robertshaw Festival. Piano solo results: Mary K Dawson trophy, under-nines, Gaynor Yates; John Reddiough trophy, u-11, Georgina Lorriman; Sanderson trophy, u-10 beginners,