TORY MP Philip Davies – whose Shipley constituency includes Menston and Burley-in-Wharfedale – has one of the best parliamentary voting records in the country. New figures show he has voted in 88.5 per cent of the 156 Commons divisions since last
ATTEMPTS are being made to return an old family Bible to descendants of the man who owned it. Maureen Green found the Bible, which had belonged to Albert Cole, in the loft of a house she moved into in Harrogate. Albert, who was born in Leeds
AN MP took a trip to a fast food outlet to learn about its contribution to the local community. Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough, went to McDonald’s in Guiseley to meet franchisee Pritpal Singh and his team. Mr Andrew
ILKLEY Grammar School student member of Upstagers, Alexander Wright, received his very own curtain call last week. Alexander, 14, had been invited to Bradford Town Hall on January 27, for a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award(DoE) presentation evening, but
A FUNDRAISING book sale will be held at Otley Buttercross next month. Otley Lions organised the Friday, March 13 event to raise money to support a fellow Lions club’s aid trips to Gambia, one of Africa’s poorest countries. The sale will run
YOUNGSTERS were given a sweet treat when a large chocolate snowman was donated to the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund at Leeds General Infirmary. The snowman was originally won by pub regular Alan Garforth in a Christmas and New Year Charity Draw
THE Lister’s Arms pub in Ilkley has gained the top rating for its levels of hygiene in the council’s Scores on the Doors programme. The pub in South Hawksworth Street was awarded a five star rating by the council’s inspectors. Scores on the
COMEDIAN and ornithologist Bill Oddie has joined calls for Bradford Council to end grouse shooting on Ilkley Moor. The celebrity birdwatcher and TV presenter expressed concern at the damage being caused to the moor’s wildlife by shooting. Ban
Angela Cunningham visits The Hedgerow Florist and Coffee Shop in Threshfield WE walk into The Hedgerow and it feels just as refreshing as… well, a hedgerow. Tall jugs and buckets of blooms and foliage sit in a shady corner filling the room
IN TIME for Mother’s Day and in celebration of SOS mothers, a group of local artists are hosting a Charity Art Exhibition in Addingham next weekend. This free exhibition will take place on Saturday, March 7, from 11am until 2pm at Addingham’s Memorial
FUNDRAISERS who support Macmillan Cancer Support’s work were invited to the charity’s Shipley centre for a look behind the scenes to see exactly how their money is spent. The Ilkley-based fundraisers were also joined by the Lord Mayor of Bradford
A NEW Government crackdown on companies behind unwanted cold calls has been backed by Ilkley Conservative MP Kris Hopkins. As a result of legal changes announced yesterday, from April 6 firms will be more at risk of facing fines of up to £500,000
HEAD teachers at a Rawdon school are warning about the potential impact of a government funding shortfall. Delia Martin and Steve Dixon, co-head teachers at Benton Park School, have spoken out in support of comments made by the Labour prospective
A FORMER Ilkley Gazette employee has spoken of her tough experience of appearing on a television show which sent participants “back to the Stone Age”. Kym Hall was part of Channel 5’s 10,000 BC, which selected 20 modern-day British people for an
THE popular Dales village of Grassington is to host the inaugural Wharfedale Beer Festival in November with proceeds set to benefit local community groups and other good causes throughout Upper Wharfedale to the tune of more than £10,000. The recently
THE Annual General Meeting Pool-in-Wharfedale’s Village Hall will hold this month. The event takes place from 7pm on Tuesday, March 17.
ILKLEY resident Colin Speakman has been honoured by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation. Colin Speakman, 73, received a Transport Campaigner Award at the House of Lords on Monday. It was presented by MP Zac Goldsmith at the foundation’s tenth anniversary
THE line-up has been announced for a university’s seventh annual journalism week. Leeds Trinity University, based in Horsforth, will give a platform to a selection of broadcasters, newspapers, magazines and online media outlets. The event, which takes
A LEADING Liberal Democrat who has been involved in drafting general election manifestos will fight the Ilkley seat in May. Gareth Epps has been selected by the party to try to wrest the constituency from Tory MP Kris Hopkins. Mr Epps (pictured), who
A CAMPAIGN to form a town council for Guiseley has taken a step back after it was dropped from the agenda of a decisive meeting this week. The issue was to have been discussed at a full meeting of Leeds City Council on Wednesday. Campaign co-ordinator
A WHARFEDALE MP has led a team of politicians to victory in a fundraising rugby league match. Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North-West) captained the Political Animals in a game against The Journalists last Sunday. The game, played at the
FORMER Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer discussed hate crime and trolling with students in Horsforth. Sir Keir gave his views on a range of issues during a visit to Leeds Trinity University. The distinguished barrister was in the town to
FORMER Ilkley MP Ann Cryer is to stand for election in Ilkley in this spring’s district council elections. Labour Party members in Ilkley have invited the veteran politician to campaign for the Bradford Council seat. Mrs Cryer, 75, represented
THERE appears to have been a taste test going on when this photograph of three young Ilkley brownies (left) was taken in 1994. They are Louisa Wright, seven, Gemma Barritt, seven and Melissa Wood, eight. l First World War bulletins by Richard Thackrah
125 Years Ago - 1890 Messrs Wm Oddy (landlord of the White Cross Inn) and Benj Grange, attended the Guiseley Local Board meeting and complained that Tranmire Beck, the water from which was used by them for domestic and drinking purposes, was made unfit
COUNCILLORS are calling for a controversial one-way system in Otley to be ‘suspended’. Otley Town Council leader Councillor John Eveleigh (Lab, Ashfield) raised the issue with the leader of Leeds City Council, Cllr Keith Wakefield (Lab, Kippax
AN OTLEY school’s rugby team is celebrating making it to the final of the Yorkshire Cup. The under 15 team at Prince Henry’s Grammar School reached the ultimate stage of the competition in emphatic style, beating Crossley Heath School 40-5 in the
AN ANTI-BLOODSPORTS campaigner has been fined by magistrates after admitting he disrupted grouse shooting on Bingley and Morton Moor. Luke Steele, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of obstructing people engaged in a lawful activity by trespassing
CHILDREN from Abacus Nursery and Preschool in Ilkley paid a visit to Outside the Box Cafe, on the corner of Bridge Lane and Church Street, to present money they raised for the community cafe. The youngsters presented a cheque for £182.70 to the
