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A KEIGHLEY man who credits creative writing with helping him recover from drug and alcohol addictions has performed at a prestigious festival.

WHEN Keighley man Mickey Thompson lost a close friend to drugs 25 years ago, his world fell apart.

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A SHORT film produced by a Keighley team could be screened at a top festival later this year. Sully Lad, which is currently being edited, is set for submission to Raindance – the biggest indie film festival in the UK – this autumn. The film is based on the true story of a young man caught-up in crime in Keighley battling to resume a respectable life. Producer is Mickey Thompson and director Bob Jordan and Sully is played by Simon Pickles, of Ingrow. Skipton Court featured in the filming. Also involved in the project was award-winning East Morton-based hip hop entrepreneur Sabi...

A BRADFORD poet who organised a competition for children to appreciate their teachers through poetry has been inspired by the pupils’ work. Sharena Lee Sati’s project was selected as part of the Response2 grants, awarded by Bradford Council to people working in the district’s creative industry. Many children responded, each creating a poetry postcard under the theme ‘Heroes Are Teachers’, and others have the chance to enter before the closing date in May. “I was deeply inspired by our teachers throughout lockdown and how they lifted our children's spirits up,” said Share...