Keighley, England News

Plans to build a new state-of-the-art accident and emergency department at Airedale Hospital have this week been welcomed by ward councillors.

Smoke and flames were coming out of the unoccupied property's roof and first-floor windows when firefighters arrived at the scene, at the junction of Fell Lane and Wheathead Lane.

A new era of health management will see more people treated and cared for in their homes, rather than away from their loved ones in a hospital bed.

At this month's glittering ceremony at Octagon Live in Sandbeds, awards recognising the outstanding achievements of firms and individuals were handed out in ten categories.

Club members and supporters made big bids for a host of prizes at the clubhouse in Utley.

Fire crews are investigating the cause of a blaze early today that left a house in Keighley in a dangerous state.

A Keighley fashion designer said he was "overwhelmed" at the prospect of having his work showcased in London next month.

Sergeant Julie Gray of Ilkley Neighbourhood Policing Team urged Ilkley residents to continue making sure their cycles are properly secured.

Proposals to make Silsden Town Hall accessible to people with disabilities have been deferred after Bradford planners admitted they had not followed their own planning rules.

NOTE: I had a reaction to a new medication today, but I started feeling better later in the day.

A Muslim group aims to raise A 100,000 during the holy month of Ramadan to go towards the building of a new mosque.

A predatory paedophile who plied two young girls with drink and drugs so he could have sex with them has been jailed for ten years.

It took a Yorkshirewoman to bring the scandal of gangs of men prey on vulnerable young girls to public attention and turn the tide When seven men were found guilty of a catalogue of offences including rape, A trafficking and organising A prostitution in Oxford yesterday, one woman was listening to the news intently.

MERCURY MOVIE MAKERS: Wednesday evening was Transport Night and members brought films they had made of different types of transport, which proved very interesting.

Officers have recommended that all five applications - including controversial plans on fields at Keighley and Steeton - are approved at a meeting on Monday.

Eight acts are tuning up to go head-to-head in a battle to share a bill with Primal Scream, The Human League and The Fratellis.

A steam locomotive will go on public display in the Bradford district for the last time this weekend before it is stripped for its A 776,000 overhaul.

The prize for Best Drama went to popular series Last Tango in Halifax, a witty and touching tale of mature love and romance, much of which was filmed in Keighley and Skipton .

Barack Obama's administration has just released a statement stating that any American soldier who openly professes his Christianity can now be subject of a court-martial and may even face imprisonment and a dishonorable discharge.

Memories of her late father and the "fantastic" care he received at Manorlands will be spurring on an advertising rep as she tackles the gruelling Yorkshire Three Peaks Walk.