A SUCCESSFUL veterinary practice is celebrating a landmark. Anne and Andy MacGregor took on Ashlands Veterinary Centre in Ilkley 15 years ago, and this week toasted the occasion with staff. The Leeds Road centre was established in 1991 by Geoff
A NEW permit system for rubbish tips across Leeds will come into force next month – and residents in Otley are already predicting trouble. Leeds City Council has announced it will be issuing vehicle sticker permits to restrict the use of its eight
POLICE are investigating a racially-aggravated incident which led to a fight on a Bradford-bound train. British Transport Police (BTP) officers want to speak to anyone who witnessed the on-board incident, which took place on the 6.10pm Leeds to
NATIONAL Apprenticeship Week which starts on Monday has been welcomed by a Wharfedale councillor. This year’s event will include a number of events in the Leeds area, including an awards ceremony at the Civic Hall next Tuesday. Councillor
THE bleak-looking future of Otley Citizens Advice Bureau will be discussed by town councillors next week. The Otley office has been told by Leeds CAB that its drop-in advice sessions will end this year as part of a wider shake-up. The council
A 90-YEAR-OLD woman was airlifted from above Lindley Wood Reservoir with a suspected broken ankle. Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association attended the incident on Tuesday at 12.35pm after being called out by the ambulance service to assist them
AN arts centre in Otley is seeking new board members to help it continue to grow. Now in its 11th year, Otley Courthouse has an annual turnover that is almost double what it started with in 2004. The venue, run as an independent charity committed
LEEDS Bradford Airport has announced a partnership to keep its runways free from ice during winter. The airport is working with Leeds-based LNT Solutions which is providing its third generation runway de-icer GEN3. Richard Duncan, airside operations
THE governors of Westville House School have announced the appointment of a new head teacher. Ian Shuttleworth will take up the reins of the independent Ilkley school on September 1, succeeding Rosey James. Neil Brown, chairman of governors
ILKLEY MP Kris Hopkins has strongly criticised Bradford Council for its decision to increase Council Tax by 1.6 per cent and refuse Government support to freeze it at its current level. At a meeting last week, the authority’s ruling Labour group
A WOMEN’S cycling group has raised £2,000 for an ovarian cancer charity as members get ready for a long-distance charity ride. Cycling group The Understated raised more than £1,900 with a raffle, jewellery, cakes, bric a brac and ‘swishing’ event
A WHARFEDALE food shop and cafe is challenging pie lovers to a meaty challenge. The Local Pantry, near Pool-in-Wharfedale, is inviting customers to try and polish off its Big Porker – a 1lb, locally produced pork pie served with mushy peas.
MOTHER’S Day and Easter gifts and cards will feature in a fundraising sale in Otley. The event runs from 11am to 2pm at the Otley Core Resource Centre, on Orchard Gate, tomorrow and will include cakes and crafts. It has been organised by Macmillan
OTLEY’S MP has been criticised for voting against plans to stop MPs taking second jobs. Labour’s bid to ban MPs from holding paid directorships, consultancies or trade union roles was defeated by 68 votes in the House of Commons last week.
HEARTLESS vandals have destroyed a tree planted in memory of a woman by her family. A young oak planted to honour the memory of Patricia Anne Jackson was snapped in two during a spree of destruction at Nunroyd Park on Saturday night. The hooligans
POLICE are asking Ilkley residents to help them spot criminals as the town was again hit by burglaries and attempted break-ins. There were 50 crimes in Ilkley last month, according to police figures - among them 11 house burglaries or attempted
SUPPORTERS of Ilkley’s Manor House Museum have condemned plans by Bradford Council to sell off the historic treasure. MP Kris Hopkins labelled the plans “scandalous”, and local figures are lobbying Council Leader, David Green, stressing that the
Ben Rhydding 1 Formby 1BEN Rhydding produced a battling performance to secure an away point which has helped to drag them out of relegation trouble.They moved up to tenth position and their form over the last three matches has strengthened the belief
Bingley 4 Ilkley Dynamo 1DYNAMO let in three goals in the final ten minutes to suffer their fourth defeat of the season in what had been a highly-competitive game.Bingley opened the scoring early in the game but Dynamo soon hit back. Danny Henderson fired
Ilkley Town 3 Thornhill 3ILKLEY and Thornhill featured in a six-goal thriller for the second time this season at Ben Rhydding on Saturday.Ilkley started really well and found the slick surface was suited to their passing game. Adam Fowler squandered a
Bradford & Bingley 22 Ilkley 39IN an amusing article in the match programme, Ilkley were described somewhat dismissively as ‘Betty's Boys' but as the final whistle blew, the only fat rascals on view were in the Bees’ back-line.Ilkley were the more disciplined
ILKLEY title-chasing rugby players have been warned to keep up their standards.With five games to go they are just one point behind leaders Sheffield ahead of Saturday's home game with Dinnington.While Ilkley were beating Bradford & Bingley 39-22 at Wagon
On March 9 at 7.30pm vets Hiren Shah and Sara Jones from Myerscough Veterinary Group will host a talk about their recent visit to Goa as part of ‘mission rabies’ to eradicate the disease from the local dog population. The talk, held at their own
