THE Lord Mayor of Bradford will help mark Bradford Toy Library’s 40th anniversary at Hollins Hall Hotel in Baildon. The charity, based at St Luke’s Hospital in Little Horton Lane, loans specialist toys and play equipment to children with special needs
A GOLDEN Globe-nominated French film will be shown at Otley Courthouse tonight. The Past, directed by Asghar Farhadi, focuses on estranged couple Ahmad and Marie as they meet up in Paris to finalise divorce procedures. Things take an unexpected
AN EVENING of sweet soul music will be held at Otley Courthouse on Friday, January 30, when The Solicitors play Motown and Stax songs from 8pm. Tickets cost £10-£12. Proceeds will benefit the venue.
A FUNDRAISING curry night will be held at the Red Pepper Restaurant in Otley on Tuesday for the Town Mayor’s appeal. Starting at 6.30pm, the evening costs £10 per person. The restaurant is donating £5 per ticket to the mayor, Councillor Nigel Gill’
PALOMA Faith has announced a return to seven spectacular woodland locations this summer as part of Forest Live, the Forestry Commission’s outdoor concert series. The independent programme organised by the Forestry Commission aims to bring forests
ILKLEY-based public relations consultancy, Approach PR, is celebrating after securing a new business contract with Keighley-based chemical manufacturer and distributor, Airedale Chemical. The Cross Hills chemical firm, which had a turnover in excess
HOT on the heels of last year’s send-up Albert Einstein Relativitively Speaking, Tangram Theatre present their favourite great mind impersonator and comic-song stylist at Carriageworks Theatre on Saturday, January 31. The show is called Charles
OTLEY residents are being invited to say who they think should become a new Honorary Citizen. Nomination letters for the honour, which goes to individuals who have provided outstanding service to the town, should reach the Town Council by noon
ALL Saints Church in Ilkley is delighted to host one of the world’s most well-known Christian singer/songwriters, Lou Fellingham, at the church on Saturday, February 28, 2015 as part of her current winter tour. More used to touring Europe, Canada
PROCEEDS from carol singing by Otley Rotarians is to be shared out between three charities. The Rotary Club of Otley Chevin raised £1,800 by singing in the run-up to Christmas and donations will go to Macmillan Cancer Support, Martin House Children
CAMPAIGNERS fighting Bradford Council’s backing of major housing developments in Menston face fresh uncertainty after the first stage of a High Court legal battle began on Monday. Menston Action Group (MAG) appeared at the High Court in Leeds to
MENSTON-based female choir Ladies Please is looking for new members. The 24-strong choir sings every Thursday at the Fairfax Club, Main Street, Menston, for two hours from 7.30pm. The choir spokesman said: “An ability to read music is not essential
A COUNCILLOR has welcomed funding announced by the Government to shut down illegal developments. Cllr Colin Campbell, who represents Otley and Yeadon, said the Planning Enforcement Fund is a £1 million pot of cash that local authorities can apply
LEADING folk singer Martha Tilston will bring the winter to an end with a national tour. Martha, a member of the Tilston-Boyle folk dynasty which has roots in Keighley, plans to build on success of her last album The Sea. BBC Folk Award-nominated
TEENAGE campaigner Nathan Popple joined forces with a candidate in the forthcoming elections to check out accessibility to local shops. Nathan, who has cerebral palsy, visited shops on Town Street in Horsforth with Labour’s Parliamentary candidate
A TALK about local religions and beliefs will be given at Pool-in-Wharfedale next month. The History of Pool Group event, its first of 2015, takes place at Wharfedale Court, on Main Street, on Tuesday, February 3. Running from 7.30pm to 9pm with
PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Orr will give a talk at Otley Library next week. Dr Orr, whose work has been showcased at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, Wakefield, and in HMP Leeds, will discuss her Saturday Girl portraits from 7pm to 8pm on
SINGER-SONGWRITER and poet Andy White will perform in Otley next week. The Northern Irish artist will play at Korks Wine Bar from 8pm on Friday, January 30, supported by Plumhall and Little Rach. Tickets cost £8 in advance or £10 on the night
HISTORIAN Mike Dixon will give a talk at the Clarke Foley Centre on Disappearing Ilkley on Saturday, February 21, from 7.30pm to 9pm. Tickets cost £5 and will raise money for the centre’s automatic doors fund.
VOLUNTEERS and sponsors are being sought to help out at Horsforth Beer and Cider Festival. The annual event will take place on Friday, March 6 and Saturday March 7. To work or help with set up and take down contact Lucy Thornhill at horsforthbeerandcider
THE Academy of Northern Ballet is hosting open days on Sunday, February 1, and Sunday, February 15, at its home in Leeds city centre for young people interested in pursuing their passion for ballet with professional training. The free open days
A FAMILY of mice has moved into Ilkley’s Manor House Museum and Art Gallery for the winter months. Visitors to the museum, on Castle Yard, can hunt for the small toys which are hidden at different spots in the building. The mice will regularly
A DOCUMENTARY movie such as the recently released Hockney usually consists of archive footage into which are spliced talking heads and contemporary clips. Young film-maker Charlie Lyne has come up with a new take on this formula. Beyond Clueless
THE new year at Ilkley Playhouse was off to a flying start with a sell-out run of the fringe performance of Circle Mirror Transformation. It appears audiences have an appetite for good theatre as tickets are selling well for the next Wharfeside
THE first Grassington Festival 2015 events have been announced, and tickets are now on general sale. On Wednesday, June 24 there is a spectacular evening in store at a ‘Last Night of the Proms’ event, with Skipton Building Society Camerata and
ADDINGHAM Pantomime Group’s production of Puss in Boots is gearing up for opening night on Friday, February 13. A strong cast of principals and an enthusiastic chorus of children are ready to put on what they believe is a show not to be missed.
REHEARSALS are well under way for Ilkley Grammar School’s upcoming Beatles-inspired production Penny Lane. Based on a story of five girlfriends who gradually grow apart and then come back together, Penny Lane spans a storyline from 1960s childhood
by Fr Christopher Phillips, Assistant Curate, St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley AT THIS time of year, we quite often try to make resolutions. I wonder whether you have made any, and how you are getting on? A few weeks into January, it’s not unknown
Brin Best, Wharfedale Naturalists’ Society (wharfedale-nats.org.uk) WE HAD a new visitor to our garden this week in the form of a blackcap, which spent a few minutes in the hawthorn tree looking for the last few withered berries of the autumn crop
THE story of former Ilkley resident, Richard Lampert, whose courage after suffering a stroke at the age of just 18 has been recognised with a national award, will offer hope and inspiration to many. It is estimated that there are about 152,000
THE Tour de France Grand Depart was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the last few years. The wonderful scenes of well-wishers lining the route through Wharfedale as the world’s greatest cyclists fought their way up our hills and across our
A STINGING increase or good value for money? As a mathematician, I’m always amused at the way politicians use percentage figures to beat their opponents about the head, because these are so misleading. The Lib Dems say Labour’s Otley precept for
IT IS unfortunate that Mr Pentelow (Letters 15 January – Waste Disposal) did not read my earlier letter properly. Had he done so, he would know that my issue is not with Leeds City Council in isolation, but with a system which allows local authorities
IT IS time for a dose of reality for Penny Mares and the Otley Labour Party over Otley Civic Centre. Inconvenient though the facts are for them, the demise of the Civic Centre began due to the years of neglect by the Labour-run Leeds City Council
I THINK Sir James Munby, the most senior family court judge in England and Wales, should be congratulated for his comments about the “great evil” of female genital mutilation. He has urged local authorities to be pro-active and vigilant in taking
A TINNITUS awareness event will be hosted by the the audiology team at Airedale Hospital on Thursday February 5. A senior audiologist will give a talk in the lecture theatre at the hospital from 1.30pm until 2.30pm, and members of the audiology
AGEING lamp posts on an Ilkley street are expected to be replaced if councillors give the go-ahead for £60,000 of work today. The replacement of ‘non-compliant’ street lighting columns on Grove Road, as well as Keighley’s West Lane, is recommended
THIS year’s Ilkley Beer Festival is fast approaching, but there are still opportunities to get hold of tickets and benefit from last year’s fundraising. Ilkley Round Table is again aiming to raise thousands of pounds for good causes with its annual
A BUSINESSMAN has lost four stone in weight but also gained £900 for charity in a sponsored slim. Ilkley resident John Dobson weighed in at 26st 7lb before he began his sponsored effort last year. He wanted to lose weight to improve his health
A STROKE survivor supported in his recovery by the community of Ilkley has been given a prestigious award in recognition of his courage. Richard Lampert was just 18, and an A-level student at Ermysted’s Grammar School in Skipton, when he was struck
AN ILKLEY resident is warning people to be on their guard for online conmen after losing £35 to a fake courier company. The woman answered an offer of a free television and laptop on the Ilkley page of international website Freecycle - a non-profit
A DAD-OF-TWO from Ilkley had been making a second attempt to reach a mountain peak in the Russian Caucasus mountains when he fell to his “tragic and untimely” death, an inquest heard last Friday. Experienced hiker John Stiles, 53, had been hampered
VOLUNTEERS who have worked on Addingham’s welcome to the Tour de France, a fundraising beer festival and coordinated a life-saving local group were welcomed at 10 Downing Street by Prime Minister David Cameron. In recognition of their contribution
SNOW caused disruption overnight on Wednesday with Leeds Bradford Airport forced to shut. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow for Yorkshire and the Humber on Wednesday. Leeds Bradford Airport closed at 4am due to the wintry
YOUTH services, voluntary sector support services and councillors are hosting a network meeting for community groups at 7pm at Addingham Memorial Hall, Main Street, next Thursday. The event is being set up by Bradford Council officers and ward
FRUIT trees for the community have been planted by Guiseley in Bloom. Members of the group joined forces with a Leeds Parks and Countryside team to plant young trees in Springfield Park close to Aireborough Leisure Centre. The 12 apple and
COUNCILLORS have welcomed a delay in the decision on parking arrangement at a Horsforth primary school to allow current problems to be improved. Horsforth councillors Brian Cleasby and Chris Townsley say expanding Broadgate Lane Primary School
KIND-HEARTED Guiseley people have raised more than £1,800 to help a young girl who is battling a rare form of cancer. The community rallied round to hold a fundraising gig in aid of 11-year-old Millie Gallant, who is being treated for a rare form
GREEN Party supporters in Otley and Yeadon have been celebrating the party’s national surge in popularity. The party now has more members than both the Liberal Democrats and Ukip – with the combined total for England, Wales and Scotland standing
A HISTORIC corn mill is to be demolished despite attempts to save it. This week ward councillor Chris Townsley spoke of his bitter disappointment that the government allowed demolition of the 18th century Horsforth mill, one of the town’s oldest
THE planned expansion of St Oswald’s School in Guiseley has moved a step closer with the granting of a contract for the building work. A two-storey extension will be built over the summer to house four new classrooms and other facilities to enable
THE following planning applications have been received by Bradford Council. Addingham: Construction of single storey rear extension, 6 Aynholme Close Burley-in-Wharfedale: Construction of detached dwelling with access from West View Avenue, 72
COULD you write a 20-30 minute play, requiring no more than four actors and simple staging? An exciting new playwriting competition, launched last October by the Walter Swan Trust, opens for submissions on February 1. The competition is run
STAFF at a Rawdon-based British cooling specialist have received long service awards - notching up hundreds of years between them. Airedale International, which was formed in 1974, rewarded more than 35 long-serving employees at an annual lunch
OTLEY’S MP has accused the Town Council of taking out a “grossly irresponsible” lease on its new base. Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland, for Leeds North West (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) said the ten-year agreement for the Otley Core Resource Centre will
AN ILKLEY events company has picked up a major national wedding award. Box Tree Events, the events arm of Ilkley’s renowned Box Tree Restaurant, won Best Events Team in the national finals of The Wedding Industry Awards on Thursday held at the
ILKLEY Literature Festival, the largest, longest-established and most prestigious literature festival in the North of England and a firm favourite with thousands of local people, is facing losing all of its annual funding from Bradford Council.
THE following applications have been received by Leeds City Council: Bramhope: construction of four detached dwellings, new access road, boundary wall, landscaping and associated works. Leeds Road. Bramhope: one new detached single-storey prefabricated
A YEADON minicab driver is take a 939-name petition to Leeds City Council calling for all private hire vehicles to be allowed to use bus lanes. Mohammed Sajaad says the current regulations are unfair as hackney carriages are allowed to drive in
A SCHEME to create improvements for pedestrians and to make a Guiseley road one way has attracted widespread feedback from local people. Leeds City Council is inviting residents to come forward with their views about the proposals, which will create
AN act of ‘wanton vandalism’ has left a junior football club in Otley reeling. Weston Lane Juniors Sports and Social Club’s training area is unusable after a car repeatedly drove over it, cutting deep ruts all over the grass. The incident happened
MORE than 300 runners braved snowy conditions on Haworth Moor as Tom Adams won his third Soreen Stanbury Splash title on Sunday. Keighley's 16-time race winner Ian Holmes (Bingley Harriers) was once again to the fore as he was first over-40 veteran
CROSS Roads trials rider Phil Disney won Horsforth DMC's opening event in the Simon Green Championship series at the Parkwood Offroad Centre in Tong on Sunday.He beat Leeds rival Chris Hunt and Summerbridge electrician Danny Gamble, while Keighley's Aaron
POSTPONING last Saturday’s Vanarama Conference North derby against Bradford Park Avenue will hit Guiseley in the pocket.But, although the re-arranged date of Tuesday, February 24 will not attract as many through the Nethermoor gates, the Lions boss Mark
Ilkley 22 West Hartlepool 6IF this was horse racing, the official going would have been bottomless. A team of helpers had forked the worst bits on the quagmire of a Stacks Field pitch from 9am when the game was declared on. A morning of sleet and rain
Ben Rhydding 1 Brooklands 2nds 3 Despite the Arctic conditions, Ben Rhydding managed to play host to the North Premier League leaders on Saturday. It was a high-quality game and Ben Rhydding came away wondering when their luck will change,
TALENTED all-rounder Harry Maslen has narrowly missed out on international selection.The Ilkley youngster finished fourth in the English u-20 Indoor Combined Events Championships at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. For the top three there
ILKLEY will face a stern test of their promotion credential when they visit Percy Park on Saturday.The two sides go into battle level on points but the Newcastle side hold second-place in North East One by virtue of a superior points difference.Ilkley
