Popular river footpath to reopen after MP’s call for action

Repairs to a popular riverside footpath are finally soon to be complete after Keighley MP Robbie Moore urgently called on the Environment Agency to undertake repair work following the footpath being closed for months. After a retaining wall to the River Worth was discovered to be unstable last year

MP meets contractor after "serious mistakes" at Back Beck

Local MP Robbie Moore has visited Back Beck in Addingham to speak with contractors at the site. The meeting follows news that the Bradford Council contractor had mistakenly pumped concrete into a beck where trout breed, destroying both the pool and its wildlife. Addingham Environment Group ac

Reduced hours for Keighley Police Station helpdesk

Keighley's MP Robbie Moore has described the reopening of Keighley's Police Station Helpdesk at reduced hours "disappointing". The facility, at the town's police station in Royd Ings Avenue, had been shut due to staff shortages, however the Helpdesk will now be operational from 10th July, betw

Robbie Moore MP condemns Council's planned closure of Rix House

Local MP Robbie Moore has condemned Bradford Council plans to close a care home for adults with learning disabilities. Last week Bradford Council confirmed that Rix House, in Keighley, will shut by the end of October. The council said it was "doing everything it can" to support residents and their

Ilkley Lido: MP in bid to stop travellers camping next to pool

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore is calling for more to be done to stop travellers returning to camp on land next to Ilkley Pool and Lido. Mr Moore said concerns raised by the public about the site by Ilkley Pool and Lido led to the facility closing on Friday.  A local resident, who asked

MP raises "deep concerns" over potential ticket office closures

Local MP Robbie Moore has raised the potential closure of ticket offices in Keighley and Ilkley with Rail Minister Huw Merriman. During an urgent question to the House of Commons, Mr Moore said that he was "deeply concerned" by the proposals and urged residents to make their views known by submitti

Celebrating 75 years of the NHS

5 July 2023 marks 75 years of the National Health Service. Treating over a million people a day in England, the NHS touches all of our lives. When it was founded in 1948, the NHS was the first universal health system to be available to all, free at the point of delivery.