This undated photograph is of the Commercial Inn, Esholt, which is well-known to Emmerdale lovers as The Woolpack. Esholt was used for outdoor shots in the Yorkshire Television drama series Emmerdale Farm, later to become Emmerdale. The TV
THIS group of pensioners were busy packing their sombreros for a holiday to Spain in January 1993. The residents of Moor Court Old People’s Home were, left to right, Mrs Mary Bell, Mrs Ethel Balmforth, Mrs Rhoda Birkin, Mrs Jenny Holden, Miss Ada
TOOLS and a lawnmower were taken during two break-ins at Pool-in-Wharfedale. The burglaries took place at the outbuildings of properties on Arthington Lane.
DESIGNER craft goods will be on display in Otley. This month’s Designer Craft Fair takes place at Otley Courthouse from 9.30am to 1pm on Sunday, January 25. The event will feature crafts created by the stallholders, and the cafe will be open
MENSTON Action Group is seeking further urgent donations towards a forthcoming judicial review in its campaign against large housing developments in the village. The group, which has been campaigning against the housing developments on Derry Hill
125 Years Ago — 1890 AT THE West Riding police court Margaret Fallen was summoned for having assaulted her husband. Edward Fallen, fish hawker, said on the 7th inst. he left Leeds for Horsforth and his wife travelled by the same train. Before
OTLEY CAMERA CLUB: Stephen Dean LRPS, who judged the Portrait Competition, was invited to explain the different qualifications available for photographers. The results of the competition were, for the projected images: first – Andy Hoyle’s
ST PETER’S CHURCH, ADDINGHAM: Over the past two weeks, we celebrated great events in the Christian story spanning over a third of a century. On the first Sunday of the New Year, we were at last able to sing We Three Kings as we celebrated the
BLUE SUEDE Dudes have become victims of their own success. The Keighley-based rock ‘n’ roll revivalists don’t have time to play all the gigs that have been requested. The trio of long-time musicians, Dale Kitson, Roger Kirby and Lee Kitson,
BRASSNeck Theatre was delighted to present the Otley branch of Macmillan Cancer Care with a cheque for £1,500 at their AGM in December. Macmillan representative, Roz Hutchinson said the donation was wonderful and had ‘taken her breath away’.
A LADIES' choir is looking for new sopranos and contraltos to join weekly singing sessions and take part in local concerts. Menston-based choir Ladies Please’ currently has 24 members and sings on a weekly basis at the Fairfax Club, Main Street
THIS year’s Addingham Pantomime is Puss in Boots and will takes place at the Memorial Hall, next month. Rehearsals are well underway and we are looking forward to welcoming everyone to come and see our award-winning pantomime group. Performances
ARTIST Graeme Willson will lead a tour of his exhibition at Ilkley’s Manor House Museum next month. On Thursday, February 5, the Ilkley-based artist will take guests to his nearby studio to see his latest work in progress and offer a guided tour
A FORMER Flying Squad officer will join other Ilkley Amateur Operatic Society recruits in turning to a life of crime as part of a band of dastardly buccaneers. New pirates were press-ganged onto the stage, thanks to an appeal in Weekend last year
Book Review The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton, published in paperback by Picador at £7.99. Review by Anna Simpson TRANSPORT yourself back to the canals of 17th century Amsterdam with Jessie Burton's magical descriptions of the city's material complexities
AWARD-winning Ilkley author, Alan Reynolds, has had his fifth novel published by Yorkshire publishers Fisher King. Based in the sleepy Cotswold village of Drayburn, it's another gripping thriller, full of intrigue and finger-nail biting tension
Ilkley Concert Club: Joshua Ellicott and Malin Christensson, King’s Hall, Ilkley THE solo lieder recital is a challenging genre to bring off successfully. Many years ago the accompanist Graham Johnson created the Songmakers’ Almanac, a format where
The Halle New Year Viennese Celebration St George's Hall, Bradford Sunday, January 4, 2015 THE Halle's traditional Viennese New Year Concert has long been a much loved highlight of the Bradford orchestral series. This year's amiable Master of Ceremonies
STAFF at Airedale Hospital are appealing for any friends or relatives of a Keighley man to come forward following his death earlier this month. Kenneth Thomson, who was 76, died on January 4 and has no known next of kin. Anyone with any information
WORLD class cyclists will be racing through Wharfedale once again this year - in the Tour de Yorkshire. Ilkley, Menston, Otley, Pool-in-Wharfedale and Arthington will all feature on the route of the third, Wakefield to Leeds section of the race
THE chief executive of etiquette and society guide publisher Debrett’s returned to her old school in Menston for an A-level presentation evening. Past St Mary’s student, Joanne Milner, joined students, parents and staff at the school for the annual
A FORMER Ilkley Baptist minister who taught at Oxford has published an academic study of the New Testament. Rev Dr John Morgan-Wynne has produced an in-depth study of one of the major speeches of the apostle Paul. Paul’s Pisidian Antioch Speech
ILKLEY Choral Society has lost its last founder member. Ilkley Choral Society was formed in 1949 and gave its first concert in Ilkley Parish Church on December 16 that year – a performance of Handel’s Messiah. Among the sopranos that evening
STEETON Male Voice Choir members were due to sing their farewells to two long-serving members on January 14. The singers were invited to perform at the funerals of Silsden man Frank Place and Ilkley man Gordon Sugden. Choir spokesman Eric Parker
NOMINATIONS are being sought for an award that recognises extraordinary service within Otley. Each year Otley Town Council presents an Achievement Award to individuals, both adult and youth, who have made an outstanding contribution to the community
THREE motorists have been issued with tickets for speeding at Bramhope. Police officers issued the penalties on Kings Road.
A STORY about the unearthing of a family secret will be Otley Film Society’s next presentation. French film The Past will be screened at Otley Courthouse at 7.45pm on Thursday, January 22. Admission costs £4.
OTLEY Chamber of Trade wants to replace its logo. The business group is inviting suggestions for a fresh design from members, with the winning entry to be announ-ced at its AGM in March.
LITTLE Red Riding Hood managed to escape from the Big Bad Wolf to visit youngsters at Yeadon Library. Charlotte Thornton took time out from rehearsals for the Yeadon Charities Association production to read the gripping fairy story to a young audience
