A dance studio in Ilkley which was gutted by fire is to re-open its doors this weekend. The Joze School of Dance and Fitness will be officially opened by Hairspray musical star Leanne Jones after months of work to bring the premises back into operation
A wrangle over a charity’s plans to build “homes with support” for over 60s on a former Ilkley school site is set to go on – more than six months after the scheme was submitted to planners. Methodist Homes for the Aged (MHA) hopes to build the 56-apartment
One of Ilkley’s most outspoken residents is calling on other citizens to get involved in the Gazette Letters page as he finally lays down his pen. Frazer Irwin, of Queen’s Road, has been a regular contributor to the Gazette’s letters page since
Price rises of any sort are generally accepted as a fact of life. Anecdotes along the lines of ‘I remember when a pint of milk cost tuppence’ are ten a penny, and surely few people these days ever really expect the price of anything, from utilities bills
Talks between union officials and bus company First were continuing yesterday in a bid to avert a second day of strike action in Leeds. Drivers for the firm, which serves communities in Aireborough and Wharfedale held their first day of action last Saturday
Singing a popular carol to the tune of Yorkshire’s favourite anthem is old hat in Wharfedale, despite surprise elsewhere at a university professor’s research. Professor Jeremy Dibble caused a stir this week by revealing that one of the most
Reflecting on yet another successful Victorian Fayre in Otley, it is easy to assume that the annual event has been entertaining townsfolk and visitors alike since...well, Victorian times. But the reality is much more hard-nosed than that. The
A disabled biker died when his specially modified motorbike crashed at a cross roads, seriously injuring his grandson and killing another motorcyclist. Ilkley grandfather Gordon Thackray, 58, who was riding a bike he had adapted so he could use it with
Children at a Burley-in-Wharfedale school thought of underprivileged youngsters when they put gifts under the Christmas tree. Jack Crabtree, Aly Laxton, George Mobbs and Jack Blundell show off some of the toys collected by pupils at Ghyll Royd School
NEW Year rail fare rises will hit the Wharfedale Line’s leisure travellers the hardest, a passenger group has revealed. Train operator Northern plans to raise its fares on January 2, with the biggest local rise expected to hit off-peak travellers buying
