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  • More work for volunteers as austerity bites

    Ilkley’s already busy voluntary sector could find itself taking on a lot more work as austerity begins to bite. So far, the town has retained most of the frontline services of Bradford Council, despite quite extensive cuts to funding in recent

  • Nominate a super-mum to win Ilkley boutique Christmas prize

    A hair and beauty boutique in Ilkley is searching for a local super-mum who deserves a treat in the run-up to Christmas. No. 1 Hair & Beauty Boutique, in Crescent Courtyard, is celebrating the launch of its new Laura Mercier products by offering

  • Ilkley Homemakers' festive fair for Marie Curie Cancer Care

    This year the Ilkley Homemakers are raising money for Marie Curie Cancer Care at their Grand Charity Christmas Fayre on Saturday. The fair will be held at the Clarke Foley Centre, Cunliffe Road, from 10am to noon, and entry is free. Many other

  • Petition calls to keep Wharfedale greenbelt boundary

    A 2,000-signature petition calling for Wharfedale’s green belt boundaries to remain as they are will be handed over to Bradford Council in December. The petition was started by Ilkley ward councillor Anne Hawkesworth (Ind), in response to concerns

  • Pinocchio comes to Ilkley

    Pinocchio the pantomime is coming to Ilkley… and it’s free! All Saints Church in Ilkley, in association with Saltmine Theatre Company, is inviting all primary school children and their families to come and see the UK touring production of Pinocchio

  • Young Ilkley singer records song penned after riots

    A young singer songwriter has recorded her hard-hitting song about the 2011 London riots after impressing classmates and teachers with her composition. Ilkley Grammar School student, Rhiannon Forbes-Wake, was among Year 10 students asked to produce

  • Otley shop assistant's going bald in memory of Ella

    A Wharfedale supermarket worker is undertaking a ‘hair-raising’ fundraiser for a cause very close to her heart. Otley Sainsbury’s employee Kate Hobson is aiming to raise £500 for Leeds General Infirmary’s children’s heart unit by having her hair

  • Ben Rhydding bridge player with PHD in sonic boom has died

    A long time member and president of Ilkley’s Olicana Bridge Club has died at the age of 84. Leslie Booth Jones, known to most as Les, died peacefully at his home in Ben Rhydding on November 8. His great love was bridge, and he had been a member

  • Bradford Council is in top five of recyclers in the county

    Bradford Council figures in the top five of councils in Yorkshire and Humberside for household waste recycling. Recently released government figures show that Bradford, at 51.85 per cent, is one of the top recyclers in the region. Bradford

  • Boost for Ilkley cricket club as it gets £46,000 grant

    An Ilkley cricket club is set to receive its biggest ever grant as part of a Sport England programme designed to protect the playing fields of England. The £46,000 grant, funded by the National Lottery, will allow Olicanian Cricket Club in Denton

  • Ilkley hotel owner wants town on best spa map

    The owner of Ilkley’s Craiglands Hotel wants to put the town back on the map as the county’s top spa destination. Mike Chawla says the Cowpasture Road hotel is performing very well, despite a planning consultant’s report claiming it is currently

  • Ilkley Brewery triumphs at Made in Yorkshire awards

    Ilkley Brewery triumphed last night (Thursday November 27) at Insider’s inaugural Made in Yorkshire Awards by winning the Food and Drink Manufacturer of the Year category, sponsored by R & B Group. Held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, this

  • Major cut in funding puts Ilkley youth services in jeopardy

    A youth and community body is in talks over the future of a youth centre in Ilkley, amid plans by Bradford Council to slash spending. The voluntary sector may have to step in to continue running services such as Ilkley’s Warehouse youth centre

  • Ilkley celebrates Christmas lights switch-on

    Ilkley’s town crier rang in his final Christmas lights switch-on before he retires from the role. After more than a decade of calling the public’s attention to the big switch-on in the town centre Chris Richards was himself the centre of attention

  • Planning file - 28 November 2013

    The following planning applications have been received by Bradford Council: ADDINGHAM: Installation of air source heat pump in cellar with exhaust through existing coal shute to outside, 18 Church Street ADDINGHAM: Change of use from butchers shop

  • Ilkley Rotarians out in force for super typhoon fundraiser

    The combined efforts of two Rotary clubs and a donation from the Ilkley Rotary Inner Wheel Club raised over £2,000 to help the survivors of the disaster in the Philippines. Rotary Club of Ilkley and the Rotary club of Ilkley Wharfedale raised the

  • Stars of blues get awards during Ilkley concert

    A concert turned into an awards ceremony as two awards finally caught up with blues musicians in Ilkley. The packed King´s Hall was not surprised to be treated to one of the Blues Band’s very best evenings last Thursday. The night featured

  • Labour man set to battle for Keighley and Ilkley seat

    Former Selby MP and Burley-in-Wharfedale resident John Grogan has been selected by the Labour Party to contest the Keighley and Ilkley seat in the 2015 General Election. Mr Grogan, 52, was Selby MP from 1997 to 2010, but decided not to stand in

  • Bower wants Lions to roar in Trophy

    Mark Bower does not want Guiseley to sit back in Saturday’s big FA Trophy derby at Halifax Town. The Nethermoor boss knows that the Shaymen have the best home record in Skrill North but reckons that his improving Lions have enough about them to

  • Holmes hat-trick powers Dynano

    Ilkley Dynamo 7 Cottingley 0 This second round tie was switched to Ilkley at the last minute due to a waterlogged pitch at Shipley and deadly Dynamo took full advantage. They made an early impression on the game and drove forward at regular

  • Ilkley's Kate lands national title

    Kate Nixon had a super Sunday at the National Table Tennis Championships in Preston. Nixon won the girls cadet doubles with Kate Cheer after earlier losing to her partner in the singles final. The talented 13-year-old Ilkley Grammar School

  • Ilkley facing tough promotion test

    Ilkley’s rugby players have been warned to expect a thorough tests of their promotion credentials at Stacks Field on Saturday. The second-placed Dalesmen take on a Dinnington side that has climbed to fourth in the Yorkshire One table on the back

  • Ilkley's Georgia pipped in GB bid

    Georgia Malir narrowly missed out on Great Britain selection after a brave run in the second race of the British Athletics Cross Challenge series. Six places in the team for the European Cross Country Champion- ships were up for grabs and the talented