A small team of journalists fighting a constant battle to bring out newspapers in the face alarming lack of resources and investment; a general manager and advertising staff trying to generate revenue in a highly competitive market place, and a handful of printing staff producing readable pages against all the odds.
As reported last week, 86-year-old musicals star Pat Kirkwood died on Christmas Day at the Kitwood Nursing Home in Ilkley. Here MEL VASEY talks to her close friend, author and royal biographer Michael Thornton, and traces the glittering career of the legend of stage, screen and television.
THE appalling summer weather claimed its biggest victim so far when this weekend's game fair at Harewood was called off.
THREE grammar school students have launched their own website in a bid to attract sponsors for their life-changing trek in Africa next summer.
A new hall for sport and drama at Ghyll Royd School will be completed by the end of August.
THE return leg of Ilkley Grammar School's first Spanish Exchange began when 17 Spanish students and their two teachers arrived in Ilkley.
ADDINGHAM Primary School rugby team are the winners of the Leeds Tykes tag rugby competition. They beatten other teams to take the trophy at the Ikley Grammar school pitches beating Burley Oaks in the final.
