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Archived news items

This is a list of archived news stories relating to the Bronte Country area. For more recent items, please see the main news section of the Bronte Country website.

• Charity mountain bike challenge back on track (event cancelled; see also March 2022)
  (news item added August 2021)


• The Bronte Birthplace gets a blue plaque - at last!
  (news item added July 2021)


• Last of main coronavirus restrictions removed
  (news item added July 2021)


• Bronte Country reopens for business following coronavirus lockdown
  (news item added July 2020)


• Tour de Yorkshire back in Bronte Country again
  (news item added May 2019)


• New partner announced for Bronte Sportive in 2019
  (news item added December 2018)


• Accordion extravaganza goes "Around the World in 80 Minutes" for Manorlands
  (news item added October 2018)


• Cycle events raise over £15,000 for Manorlands
  (news item added September 2018)


• Circus Starr returns to Bradford
  (news item added September 2018)


• Local stone auction to help build hospice funds
  (news item added August 2018)


• Brontes star again at Bradford Literature Festival
  (news item added July 2018)


• Details of Bronte charity cycling events announced
  (news item added June 2018)


• Grand Charity Show details announced
  (news item added May 2018)


• Stage Four of the fourth Tour de Yorkshire follows a familiar route through Bronte Country
  (news item added May 2018)


• Abbeyfield's Fern House raffle raises funds for local charity
  (news item added April 2018)


• BBC charity "Big 50" sofa challenge visits Bronte Country
  (news item added March 2018)


• Accordion anniversary concert raises funds for charity
  (news item added October 2017)


• Tim Peake's Soyuz capsule arrives in Bradford
  (news item added October 2017)


• Details of cycling "day of action" announced
  (news item added September 2017)


• Bronte Sportive 2017
  (news item added July 2017)


• Sunbridge Wells officially opens
  (news item added June 2017)


• Dragon Boat Festival hailed a big success
  (news item added May 2017)


• The Tour de Yorkshire returns to Bronte Country
  (news item added April 2017)


• The Flying Scotsman visits Bronte Country
  (news item added April 2017)


• Bronte Country website celebrates 20th anniversary
  (news item added February 2017)


• "To Walk Invisible" boosts visits to Bronte Country
  (news item added January 2017)


• "To Walk Invisible" previews in Hebden Bridge
  (news item added December 2016)


• Sunbridge Wells complex opens for business
  (news item added December 2016)


• A "curious" new brand arrives in Haworth
  (news item added October 2016)


• Exploring the Brontes at the Morley Arts Festival
  (news item added September 2016)


• Cyclists required for Bronte Sportive charity cycling event
  (news item added July 2016)


• Haworth goes back to the 1840s for BBC drama
  (news item added June 2016)


• Friday the 13th - lucky for some at the Haworth 1940s Weekend (?)
  (news item added May 2016)


• Funding approved for Old School Room roof
  (news item added May 2016)


• New premises for Jack's Barber Shop
  (news item added May 2016)


• Charlotte's bicentenary celebrated in Bronte Country
  (news item added April 2016)


• Haworth parsonage recreated on Bronte moors
  (news item added April 2016)


• New Bradford beer festival details announced
  (news item added April 2016)


• Ribbon Circus reopens as Hebden Bridge bounces back from floods
  (news item added February 2016)


• Multiple floods hit Bronte Country
  (news item added December 2015)


• New Broadway shopping centre opens in Bradford
  (news item added November 2015)


• Capital of Curry team honoured at Bradford Business Conference
  (news item added October 2015)


• The Wizard of Oz comes to Bronte Country
  (news item added October 2015)


• The Tour de Yorkshire comes to Bronte Country
  (news item added May 2015)


• Bronte bicentenary celebration details announced
  (news item added April 2015)


• Bronte Parsonage Museum announces Easter 2015 events programme
  (news item added March 2015)


• Local company sponsors Haworth 1940s Weekend for 2015
  (news item added February 2015)


• New premises for Ribbon Circus
  (news item added January 2015)


• Details of autumn workshops at Ponden Hall announced
  (news item added August 2014)


• The Tour de France comes to Bronte Country
  (news item added July 2014)


• Haworth Hub Tour de France programme announced
  (news item added June 2014)


• Haworth Park bandstand officially opens
  (news item added June 2014)


• Worth Valley group announces "coast to coast" charity cycle ride
  (news item added June 2014)


• Jack's Barber Shop opens in Hebden Bridge
  (news item added May 2014)


• Summer Jam announces Teenage Cancer Trust as chosen festival charity
  (news item added April 2014)


• BBC charity tandem ride visits Haworth
  (news item added March 2014)


• Petition launched to save Queensbury Tunnel
  (news item added February 2014)


• Group protest against closure of Haworth Park public conveniences
  (news item added February 2014)


• Sue Ryder announces "Le Camping" charity fundraising cycling event
  (news item added January 2014)


• Bronte Society celebrates 120th anniversary
  (news item added December 2013)


• New "Worth the Tour" website launched
  (news item added October 2013)


• New "We Are Art" website launched
  (news item added August 2013)


• Sue Ryder announces "Ride Le Route" charity fundraising cycling event
  (news item added July 2013)


• Top publicity award for Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
  (news item added July 2013)


• Participants sought for local Sue Ryder 10K
  (news item added February 2013)


• Leeds to host opening of the 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ
  (news item added December 2012)


• Details of Christmas Fair announced
  (news item added November 2012)


• Local produce film premiere to take place in Keighley
  (news item added November 2012)


• Book launch: "We Wove a Web in Childhood"
  (news item added November 2012)


• Local bid launched to save Bronte Birthplace
  (news item added October 2012)


• Ashley Jackson plate to raise church roof funds
  (news item added October 2012)


• Haworth 1940s Weekend raises over £12,000 for Help for Heroes
  (news item added September 2012)


• Details of Starlight Hike announced
  (news item added September 2012)


• Leeds based literary prize launches "crowdfunding" campaign
  (news item added July 2012)


• Cyclists required for Bronte Sportive charity cycling event
  (news item added July 2012)


• National Churches Trust awards a £20,000 grant to Haworth Parish Church
  (news item added July 2012)


• Details of Manorlands 1940s garden party announced
  (news item added July 2012)


• Haworth Church restoration goes ahead
  (news item added June 2012)


• Details of Holywell Green community day announced
  (news item added May 2012)


• Eagle Intermedia sponsors beers for Bronte Country
  (news item added March 2012)


• Details of Haworth Beer Festival announced
  (news item added March 2012)


• Haworth 1940s Weekend will go ahead in 2012
  (news item added February 2012)


• Bronte Country website celebrates 15th anniversary
  (news item added February 2012)
• Helen's Bronte walks get off to a promising start
  (news item added January 2012)


• Series of “Bronte by the Fireside” events launched at Brook House
  (news item added October 2011)


• New "Haworth Couldn't Wear Less" calendar goes on sale
  (news item added October 2011)


• British Science Festival arrives in Bradford
  (news item added September 2011)


• "Public Spaces Forgotten Places" - photography exhibition opens in Keighley
  (news item added September 2011)


• Plans for Positive Bradford Day announced
  (news item added September 2011)


• New studio opens at Grange Fell
  (news item added July 2011)


• Police box lands in Haworth Park
  (news item added June 2011)


• Bonnie Greer to visit Haworth
  (news item added May 2011)


• Bradford to host British Science Festival in 2011
  (news item added November 2010)


• Haworth Parish Church Faces Fund Raising Challenge
  (news item added November 2010)


• East Riddlesden Hall Needs Your Help
  (news item added October 2010)


• Book Launch: Letters to Charlotte by Caeia March
  (news item added October 2010)


• Haworth Wall of Art Details Announced
  (news item added June 2010)


• Book Launch: Yorkshire in Watercolour by Les Packham
  (news item added May 2010)


• "Bronte Scenic Tour" Bus Service Details Announced
  (news item added April 2010)


• Bronte Dewsbury 200 Festival Details Announced
  (news item added September 2009)


• "Common Sense" Regeneration Plan Launched by the Bradford Civic Society
  (news item added July 2009)


• Ensemble Diamanté to Play Saltaire
  (news item added July 2009)


• Bradford Bus Tours Announced
  (news item added July 2009)


• Bronte Parsonage Museum Celebrates 80th Anniversary
  (news item added August 2008)


• Bronte Birthplace Sold
  (news item added June 2007)


• Bronte Birthplace for Sale
  (news item added June 2007)


• Bronte Country website celebrates 10th Anniversary
  (news item added February 2007)


• Local tour business to compete for regional prize
  (news item added February 2007)


• Haworth "twinned" with Machu Picchu
  (news item added October 2005)

For more recent items, please see the main news section of the Bronte Country website.

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