IT looks as if Ilkley, Craven and Wharfedale Wards are each in line for a windfall of £100,000 from the sale of Leeds Bradford Airport. It would be churlish to look a gift horse in the mouth but it is worth considering the change of attitude which has
125 years ago Another special effort was made to still further reduce the debt of Saint Margaret's Church, Ilkley, which at present stands at around £2,500. The preacher was the Very Reverend Purey Cust, the Dean of York, who delivered two powerful
SIR, - I have been reading with interest recently the debate that is now gathering pace over the proposed Wharfedale Trail. As stated in the Comment' section of the Ilkley Gazette on July 5, I happen to be one of those people looking in from the outside
Ilkley RFC are to visit Sweden at the end of the month for the third consecutive year to participate in the annual Swedish Tens rugby tournament. Organisers Tom Gillon and BJ Fowler are taking a representative team in addition to a veterans side to compete
STREET lighting officers have rejected a coroner's call for lights at the spot where a 12-year-old Addingham schoolgirl died in a horrific accident. According to statistics published by Bradford Council, Amy Howard, who died in December, was the only
A MAJOR refurbishment of the King's Hall-Winter Garden complex in Ilkley could result from the windfall provided by the sale of Leeds Bradford Airport. Three million pounds of the money received from the sale of the Leeds-Bradford airport will be shared
TESCO protesters took their message to Ilkley's most prominent landmark in a bid to get more people speaking out against the proposed new store. More than 40 people braved the rain on Sunday to head for the Cow and Calf Rocks and unfurl a huge protest
PLANS to authorise the new road in Burley Woodhead - built without permission - have been rejected by the village parish council. All members of Burley-in-Wharfedale Parish Council recommended refusal for retrospective planning permission for the road
THE two bodies paying for a public consultation over the proposed Sustrans path from Addingham to Bolton Abbey said this week they had no problems with it despite claims that it is flawed. Opponents of the proposed bridle, footpath and cycle way have
DESPITE an unpromising start to the day the Addingham Gala was once again bathed in glorious sunshine for the popular annual event. This year the theme for the Gala was The World of Children's Literature and the day started with the competition for
THE complex issue of car parking in Ilkley has been placed in the hands of a parish council project manager. Former Ilkley Parish Council chairman, Councillor Brian Mann, this week was the latest member of the council to become an overall project manager
EVER-RISING Wharfedale house prices are beginning to show the first signs of slowing down since November 2005, according to a recent national survey. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reported on July 12 that in Yorkshire and Humber
KNOCKING down a large Ilkley house and replacing it with 19 apartments will improve the area rather than produce a blot on the landscape, planning officers have decided. The scheme, by Ilkley-based developer Leeds and Bradford Homes, will result in a
A BATTLING mum who won the fight for an extra crossing patrol outside an Addingham school is asking for a volunteer to act as a reserve lollipop man or woman. Fiona Mann was so angry when a car narrowly missed her four-year-old son, James, as he crossed
An Ilkley councillor is urging former council tenants in the town to show off their creative talents at a special home and garden show coming up. Tenants of the Bradford Community Housing Trust (BCHT) who have a garden, floral display, patio or room
