EASTER Sunday lambing can be viewed by visitors to a Washburn Valley farm next weekend. The Washburn Heritage Centre organised event takes place at the Ryder family’s Scaife Hall Farm on Sunday, April 5. Participants should meet at the centre,
AN Ilkley church was packed for a public forum on the recent controversial letter penned by Church of England Bishops which urged congregations to vote in the General Election. Taking part on Tuesday night were Bishop Nick Baines of West Yorkshire
BUILDING society branch colleagues in Ilkley have been in the saddle to raise money a cancer charity. They raised over £450 for Yorkshire Building Society’s Hour of Need campaign, which will enable Marie Curie Nurses to provide even more vital
TWELVE Ilkley Grammar School students competed in the area final of the National Mock Trial Competition, which took place at Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, March 21. The competition, which has been running annually since 1994, introduces
AN MP has demanded the Government be honest with the public over rising immigration and admit it cannot be controlled while Britain is still a member of the European Union. With open borders across the EU, no-one can claim to be able to control
A COMMUNITY library is set to spend hundreds of pounds on books after re-ceiving a grant from a councillor. The independently-run Rawdon Community Library has been given £475 to be spent on new books and bindings. The funding has come from
GREEN Party candidates will be standing for every Otley Town Council ward this year. The party’s Otley & Yeadon branch has announced the move, a first in its history, on the back of a surge in national support. Its candidates in May will include
AN MP is accusing a council of a “disgraceful cover up” over the future of sheltered flats in Bramhope. Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland says a Freedom of Information request has shown that Leeds City Council made false statements and misled
A CIRCUS skills workshop and a magical puppet show will be among the attractions on offer at Otley Courthouse over Easter. The fun begins on Tuesday, April 7, with Wizards, Eggs and Mythical Things – a chance for children to make their own Harry
STEAMPUNK is coming to Otley and aspiring artists can get involved. A display of Steamwork-inspired paintings, drawings, photos and crafts will go on show at Otley Courthouse next winter. The In-House Arts group, which holds monthly exhibitions
A ‘QUIRKY’ tale about two friends who become fathers later in life will be presented in Fewston next month. The Unlikely Dads, by Kate Bramley, will be performed by Badapple Theatre Co at the Parochial Hall on Thursday, April 30 at 7.30pm.
GARY BARLOW became an honorary Yorkshireman on Sunday when he revealed details of his new musical based on the story of the Calendar Girls. The Take That frontman was the surprise guest in Burnsall Village Hall, close to where the story of the
MORE than 80 people attended the Rotary Club of Otley Chevin’s 26th Anniversary Charter Dinner. The event, held at the Chevin Country Park Hotel, featured guest speaker Frank Flaherty, former long-serving manager of Harrogate’s Majestic Hotel.
ILKLEY Soroptimist president Dr Sue Butler welcomed members from clubs in Yorkshire to the Charter Dinner at Ilkley Rugby Club. The guests also included the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Mike Gibbons and the Lady Mayoress, Elizabeth Sharp;
THOUSANDS of pounds of road maintenance work for two streets in Ilkley could be agreed by Bradford Council today. Highways officers have shortlisted work on Ben Rhydding Road and Constable Road in its priority list of maintenance work for 2015/
A LOCAL financial adviser features in a top guide to UK professionals working in legal, financial, accounting or mortgage advice, to be published in the Sunday Telegraph this weekend. Barry Orr, from from SMG FS Ltd, qualified for inclusion in
WELFARE advice services for the Bradford District’s poorest communities will continue for a further three years due to an additional £3 million from Bradford Council. The funding from the Public Health department aims to target the link between
HEALTHWATCH organisations across West Yorkshire are working together to highlight issues around information about, and access to, NHS dentists in the region. Andrew Jones, from Healthwatch Bradford and District, said: “We hear a lot from people
ILKLEY Carnival has added a four-legged feature to its May Day event line-up. Hoping to top last year’s event, which raised over £14k for local causes, the 2015 fantasy and fiction themed day will see its first ever fun dog show on the carnival
OTLEY Historical Society will hold its AGM in the Bridge Church’s Manor Room from 7.30pm on Thursday, April 9. It will be followed by talk on The History of the City of Varieties Music Hall, guest admission £2.50.
A NEW manager is in charge at Sainsbury’s Otley, 34-year-old Paul Mitchell, who has worked for the company for the past 12 years. He said: “I have heard great things about Otley, one being that it is a Fair Trade town. I am really looking forward to
OTLEY councillors re-stated their support this week for a last-chance bid to get the Civic Centre re-opened. The business case for Venue 21, a scheme that would turn the town’s historic building into an entertainments hub, has now been lodged with
A SPECIAL Easter video message made by American evangelist Billy Graham will be shown in Otley next week. Local Bible-based fellowship Calvary Otley will screen The Cross at its first floor Fellowship hall at 48 to 52 Westgate on Good Friday, April
Ilkley 62 Northern 0 THE weather did its best to spoil this game, but even seeing four seasons in the same day did nothing to disrupt Ilkley’s progression as contenders for promotion. The Dalesmen notched ten tries to put a poor Northern side
