Any question over supermarket chain Tesco being able to build a new supermarket in Ilkley could finally be at an end. The main opposition group, Irate, disbanded not long after the planning inspector’s decision in 2010. The realisation that
A new Indian takeaway will open in Otley next week – and begin raising money for Wharfedale Hospital. The Saya takeaway, on Westgate, is opening for business on Wednesday and will donate half of its first week’s proceeds to Wharfedale Hospital.
Unveiling the Secrets of Anglesey’s Ancient Rocks will be the subject of a talk to Wharfedale Naturalists Society on Tuesday. Paul Kabrna will give the talk at Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley, starting at 7.30pm. He has spent a lifetime studying
A former Ilkley woman has drawn on her own experiences of living with a rare genetic illness to pen her first novel. Anna Lickley, 38, has neurofibromatosis 2, a condition which causes tumours to grow on her nervous system. She was diagnosed
The West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner has called on Policing Minister Damien Green to allow West Yorkshire Police, and other forces, to keep the money generated from criminals. Mark Burns-Williamson, who has spearheaded the campaign
Staff at the Bettys Café Tea Rooms in Ilkley are celebrating their part in contributing towards the company’s record-breaking charity donation total of £100,367 – a whopping £20,000 over the sum raised last year. Staff at Bettys in Ilkley raised
Wheatfields Hospice will round off its 60th anniversary year in festive style this month. The Sue Ryder home, which provides care for people across the region suffering from incurable illnesses, is holding its Christmas Fair at St Chad’s Parish
The fourth Burley Festival Moor Run took place on Saturday, November 9, and despite the wettest race yet 153 competitors all finished the course. There was a mixed field of very keen harriers from as far as Sheffield, through to people of all ages
Twenty scouts from Menston have completed a two-day mountain biking trip for their Expedition Challenge badges. The scouts, aged ten to 13, cycled from Menston to the Blackhills Scout Campsite near Cottingley and back again, over a variety of terrain
Addingham Community Library will hold a quiz night, with pie and peas supper in Addingham Memorial Hall on Tuesday. A vegetarian option is available if organisers are told in advance. Guests are asked to bring their own drinks and glasses. Tickets
A social enterprise and shop local movement is being launched in Addingham with the village’s first-ever Christmas market at the end of this month. Totally Locally says more than threequarters of a million pounds a year would be pumped into the
Government minister Francis Maude met with local residents in Aireborough when he visited Rawdon and Guiseley Conservative Club. Mr Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, was welcomed by Pudsey MP Stuart Andrew. The event
Members of Ilkley Cycling Club had the honour of presenting the match ball at one of the quarter-finals of the Rugby League World Cup last Friday. Just before the match between New Zealand and Scotland kicked off, a group of 20 riders rode a lap
Councillors have welcomed the official opening of Rawdon Library which is being run by volunteers. The three ward councillors, Graham and Pat Latty and Paul Wadsworth, gave the Friends of Rawdon Library a helping hand in September when they donated
A last-ditch attempt to block plans for a bigger Tesco store in Ilkley has been rejected by the Secretary of State. Ilkley and Keighley MP Kris Hopkins asked for Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, to call in
Doncaster 1 Ben Rhydding 2 Ben Rhydding eased their relegation fears with their first Investec Ladies Conference North win of the season on Saturday. Rhydding pressed high and put the Doncaster back line under constant pressure as they looked
Ben Rhydding 4 Leeds Gryphons 5 Ben Rhydding were made to pay for an insipid first-half performance as they suffered an agonising Men's North Premier League defeat. They lacked any spark and were guilty of naivety as they were torn apart by
Ilkley's Tom Adams achieved another convincing victory in the Harriers v Cyclists fell race, a unique event organised by Bingley Harriers where competitors are free to choose whether they race on two feet or two wheels. Adams chose to run and man came
Ilkley Cycling Club’s charity cyclocross event proved to be a big attraction on Sunday. Event organiser Kevin Barrett, who had spent several months liaising closely with Bradford Council, devised an excellent course based around Ilkley Lido.
Ilkley Dynamo 3 Yeadon Crown 1 Holders Ilkley Dynamo secured a place in the semi-finals of the Wharfedale & District FA Sunday Cup after a hard-earned victory against Yeadon Crown. The visitors were willing to move the ball around and,
A plan to build four-storey homes could secure the future of a historic Ilkley hotel by generating cash for improvements including a new spa. Former Victorian hydropathic establishment The Craiglands Hotel, on Cowpasture Road, is “running at an
A day after turning 21, Imogen Dickinson challenged herself to a week’s sponsored silence raising £300 for Children in Need. As part of Ilkley’s Outside the Box team she did a silent shift at the cafe on Saturday, even managing to serve customers
The Grove Bookshop will be joining forces with Ilkley’s new pub and brewery, The Flying Duck, to host an evening with author Neil Hanson next Thursday, November 28. Mr Hanson’s new book, The Inn at the Top, is the story of his time as landlord
Bradford’s Conservatives have named Councillor Mike Gibbons as the district’s next Lord Mayor – as long as he gets re-elected in 2014. The Ilkley ward councillor has been designated to take over the role from current Lord Mayor, Councillor Khadim
The president of an Ilkley cricket club is appealing for the return of a flying duck weather vane which was the “crowning glory” of the club’s pavilion. The metal weather vane in the shape a flying duck is missing from the roof of The Olicanian
Ilkley 67 Hullensians 13 A week off from league rugby gave this improving Ilkley side another opportunity to show what they’re made of against comparatively lowly opposition. The Yorkshire Shield, a trophy once worth winning for the right to
Ilkley start their countdown to Christmas on Saturday when they visit Bridlington. Head of rugby Rhys Morgan has highlighted the next four matches as being a crucial barometer of his side’s SSE Yorkshire Division One promotion hopes. The trip
The following planning applications have been received by Bradford Council. BURLEY-IN-WHARFEDALE: Single-storey extension to back of existing detached 4 bed house, 14A The Copse. BURLEY-IN-WHARFEDALE: Construction of 2-storey side and single-storey
The Otley branch of the Royal British Legion is celebrating raising more than £12,700 from this year’s Poppy Appeal. The total collected to date for the appeal stands at £12,765. The Legion’s Otley branch would like to thank all of its volunteers
