Ilkley Film Festival has just announced a change to the schedule of a sold-out film with music concert. Organisers want to make everyone who has bought tickets to the British Sea Power supported From the Sea to the Land Beyond film screening aware
We all understand the pressures local government is under to balance cutting costs at the same time as trying to maintain the level of services they deliver. It’s a finely-tuned balancing act, and no matter how hard they try, councils often find
Pavement clutter, such as A-boards and shop displays, are a major problem for blind and disabled people in the district, Bradford Council has been warned. Now, following a forthright debate during a health and social care overview and scrutiny
After 14 years as chairman of the Bradford Cathedral Council Arthur Francis will retire from the role when this current term of office comes to an end on March 31. On Sunday at Evensong at 4pm in the Cathedral members of the Chapter, College of
Children across the Wharfe Valley are being invited to “get creative” with Ilkley Carnival’s programme cover competition. For over a decade, local school children have been asked to paint or draw a design in the theme of the Ilkley Carnival to
Singer and lute player Helen Atkinson will bring a programme of Renaissance music to Ilkley on Saturday. She began playing the lute as a teenager, when the early music movement was still young. As an adult, living and working in Oxford, Helen found
The past 18 months have seen amateur theatre groups up and down the country staging the heart- warming play, Calendar Girls, about the Yorkshire WI ladies who stripped off to create a calendar raising funds for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
A councillor says she has grave concerns about any further reductions in highway maintenance budgets. Councillor Anne Hawkesworth (Ind, Ilkley) says the issue is one of the most important the community is facing, although not as emotive as causes
Former chairman of Ilkley Parish Council Alec Goodall Henderson, 86, passed away peacefully in Airedale Hospital on January 29, after a long period of decline. He is sadly missed by his widow Muriel, and his son Ian, and many other family members
A cast of 40 students showed their talent as they staged a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth for three nights. Pupils at St Mary’s, Menston, brought the performance to the school stage under the guidance of their drama teachers, Claire Andrews
A councillor has presented images of rubbish in shop doorways and rusting street furniture to colleagues in a bid to trigger debate on maintaining standards of care for Ilkley town centre. Councillor Mike Ridgway gave a presentation to Ilkley Parish
A dad sent home from hospital with painkillers for back pain was found dead in bed the next day, an inquest in Bradford has heard. Geoffrey Bates, who was 38 and lived at Apperley Road in Apperley Bridge with his partner and children, had woken
One in three people phoning a Bradford Council helpline to request social care are not having their calls answered, according to a new report. The Council’s Adult Services Access Point acts as a first point-of-call when an elderly or disabled person
A group of year nine students at Ilkley Grammar School recently enjoyed the thrill of seeing their artwork displayed in the school grounds. The group of artists, who started their work in year eight, used their iPads to capture images, simplify
A church hopes to raise more than £200,000 in a bid to create soft play facilities open to all local families including disabled youngsters. Christchurch, on The Grove, Ilkley, is pressing ahead with plans for the “Dan’s Den” play facility this
The following planning applications have been received by Bradford Council. ADDINGHAM: Air-source heat pump in cellar drawing air through below-ground-level duct on south side and exhausting through below-ground-level duct in existing coal chute
Tom Collard will again be handed the key role of stand-off as Ilkley look to extend their 14-match unbeaten run. With Josh Kimber ruled out of the Yorkshire Division One trip to Pontefract by a chest infection, Collard retains the number ten shirt
Pool cricketer Tom Lester, who also plays friendlies for the Hawks, has been selected to play for the British Army on their two-week tour of St Lucia at the end of the month. The 17-year-old, whose mum Sally lives at Apperley Bridge and dad ‘Ted
Ilkley 20 Old Brodleians 13 There was a real atmosphere of tension hanging over Stacks Field for the visit of Old Brodleians. A 17-13 reversal at Hipperholme was one of the Dalesmen’s rare defeats early in the season. This added to the
Strong winds gusting at up to 70mph caused chaos in many parts of the district. The worst weather came between about 4pm and 10pm last night, with trains and flights cancelled, trees uprooted, roads closed, power lines falling down, and debris
Old Otliensians 14 Wetherby 11 Yorkshire Division Four leaders Old Otliensians extended their unbeaten run to 15 games against an in-form Wetherby side who are pushing for second place. Wetherby were keen to apply press-ure, but the early exchanges
Five Ilkley Motor Club crews tackled the testing Riponian Rally on Sunday. The event, staged by the Ripon Motor Club, was the first round of this year’s ANCC Forest Rally Championship Starting at Thirsk Cattle Market the crews had to tackle the
Durham University 2nds 3 Ben Rhydding 5 Ben Rhydding continued their good run with a third-successive North Men's Premier Division win. This was a huge game and Rhydding rose to the challenge and played the better hockey against the university
Guiseley Football Club has been accused of trying to push ahead with major alterations without talking to residents and neighbours. The club has submitted a plan that would see three new stands, additional turnstiles, toilets and catering facilities
An MP was given an impromptu acting lesson when he took to the stage during a visit to a drama group. Stuart Andrew was persuaded to take part in rehearsals when he visited Guiseley Theatre to see the preparations for a forthcoming production of
Beer connoisseurs who turned out in force to sample real ale, cider and perry at Ilkley Beer Festival have helped organisers raise thousands of pounds for good causes. The successful festival, organised by Ilkley Round Table, attracted more than
Ilkley Parish Council’s proposed precept rise of 22 per cent has been branded “the wrong call at the wrong time” by the town’s MP. Ilkley MP Kris Hopkins said the above-inflation rise would generate deep anger across the town. The planned increase
