Keighley

At last! ?9m refurb of Keighley railway station gets green light

Network Rail has been given the green light to carry out £9 million of renovations to the Grade II listed building.
Community leaders have welcomed the news, and are calling for the scheme – first mooted years ago – to go ahead without any further dela…

700 Keighley-district schoolchildren learn vital safety lessons

The youngsters took part in the annual Stay Safe project, held for a tenth time at Keighley College.
Seven hundred Year 6 pupils – from 15 primary schools – participated in the event, which was staged over four days.
The initiative brings together a ra…

Lorry driver died as he put his arms out to stop trailer rolling

A HGV driver was trapped between two lorry trailers in a horror rollaway incident while he was working.
David Lyth, 45, became trapped between the two trailers in a rollaway incident while he was working at the 3D Trans Ltd yard in Widnes. He was emplo…

Wilmslow driver clocked speeding on motorway appears in court

Alan McBride, of Hawthorn Grove, Wilmslow, was caught driving a vehicle on the M606 southbound in Bradford on December 28, last year, exceeding the 50mph speed limit.
The 54-year-old pleaded guilty at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court on July 4 t…

M606 speeder was caught driving at 70mph in 50mph zone

Farzana Mati, 58, was sentenced at Bradford and Keighley[1] Magistrates’ Court.
She was clocked speeding at 70mph in a 50mph zone of the M606 southbound on November 20, 2022.
Mati, of Lancaster Place, Blackburn, was handed five driving licence points a…

Junior doctor died after another driver swerved head on into …

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA junior doctor died after another motorist swerved head-on towards an oncoming livestock lorry which then ploughed into her car…