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Allocation system serves only to prolong the agony

11:28am Thursday 4th March 2010

The niggling suspicion that the issue of finding enough places for local children at Ilkley Grammar, despite all the assurances, was going to raise its ugly head, has been justified.

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Time is running out for college courses

11:00am Thursday 25th February 2010

The announcement heralding the closure of Bradford College’s Bridge House centre in Ilkley was a shock to staff and students this week – and yet perhaps not entirely a surprise.

Public safety is paramount

10:21am Thursday 18th February 2010

One sexual offence near a train or bus station would be cause enough for concern, but the fact that a usually low-crime area like Burley-in-Wharfedale has experienced six incidents in the space of three months means people in the village are understandably worried.

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The big planning divide

1:23pm Thursday 11th February 2010

The new year has brought a peculiar form of planning blight to Ilkley. A flurry of applications regarding large developments in the town has brought uncertainty to the future of its landscape and divided public opinion.

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The value of truly independent councillors

11:06am Thursday 4th February 2010

THE DECISION of Ilkley Parish Council’s chairman this week to act as an independent will thrust the issue of party politics in local councils back into the spotlight.

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Positive signs for Ilkley town centre

11:49am Thursday 28th January 2010

The disappearance of long-established businesses and names from the town centre has become a sad fact of the current economic climate.

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Time to make yourself heard

8:29am Friday 22nd January 2010

After a year that has seen complaints about noise from aircraft flying overhead very much on the radar again, residents now have a chance to speak out.

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Time for a fresh look at parking in Ilkley?

4:30pm Thursday 14th January 2010

A big shock for motorists used to a decidedly more lax approach to parking rules in Ilkley town centre was anything but a surprise to those in favour of a crackdown when Bradford Council sent in its enforcement officers.