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  • Splashing out for Lido, a top asset

    Going by some of the worrying points raised several months ago about the state of Ilkley Lido and the scant promotion of one of town’s finest assets, a big boost such as a lottery fund one would not go amiss. The Denton Road pool is one of an increasingly

  • MP speaks out against Sharia

    Women should come forward if they feel “coerced” by Sharia councils, a Government minister said as she vowed they would never be recognised in law. Helen Grant told MPs there was nothing to stop people using religious councils to reach agreements

  • Tributes paid to ‘tireless’ Ilkley community stalwart

    A “tireless” community figure who pioneered and served many organisations in the Ilkley area has died at the age of 88. Tributes have been coming in from community organisations and residents for Geoffrey Vere MBE, of Kings Road, who died in hospital

  • Latest planning applications

    The following planning applications have been received by Bradford Council: BURLEY-IN-WHARFEDALE: Demolition of former NHS health centre and construction of 37 dwellings, laying out of access roads and other associated works, at Ron Lawton Close