Ilkley news, sport, entertainment and local information from Ilkley Gazette

Poetry project will carve niche in Pennine landscape

9:40am Monday 23rd August 2010

Young people will be working with leading Yorkshire poet Simon Armitage on a project placing verses of a poem across a permanent trail of stones spanning the Pennine Watershed landscape.

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Festival nets more BBC heavyweights

1:10pm Thursday 29th July 2010

BBC world affairs editor John Simpson and political commentator Matthew Parris have confirmed they will appear at this year’s Ilkley Literature Festival.

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More big names line up for Ilkley Literature Festival

10:10am Thursday 22nd July 2010

Further famous names, including seafaring heroine Dame Ellen MacArthur, have been added to the line-up for this year’s Ilkley Literature Festival.

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Record sponsorship for Ilkley Literature Festival

11:50am Thursday 15th July 2010

Ilkley Literature Festival has bucked the economic trend by attracting more corporate backing than ever.

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Poetry to get high profile at festival

7:20am Wednesday 30th June 2010

Poetry is set to take centre stage at Ilkley Literature Festival this year as plans are put in place for creative writing projects.

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Stars come out for Ilkley Literature Festival

9:27am Thursday 10th June 2010

BROADCASTING legend Sir Michael Parkinson, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle will be among the big names at this year’s Ilkley Literature Festival.

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LitFest is big business for Ilkley

9:43am Thursday 22nd October 2009

Bumper ticket sales for Ilkley Literature Festival resulted in a booming trade for businesses in the town.

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Young poets rewarded in LitFest competition

9:15am Thursday 22nd October 2009

Young poets from all over Wharfedale have proved their literary mettle by taking part in our Litfest writing comp-etition.

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