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Real need for crossing

12:22pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

One of the biggest considerations given to the building of a new school is providing a safe route for children to get to school.

Great strides for Ilkley

7:30am Saturday 28th August 2010

Hosting the launch of what is becoming an increasingly significant outdoor pursuits festival could make great strides ahead for Ilkley in capturing more of the walking and cycling tourism trade.

Hospital project looks more secure

10:30am Thursday 19th August 2010

The announcement that those with the power to build a new hospital for Ilkley have set their sights on one particular site significantly raises hopes that the ‘Coronation’ will be rebuilt.

Tip rules are absolutely rubbish!

12:13pm Thursday 12th August 2010

You wouldn’t think taking rubbish to the tip would be particularly problematic.

A credit to their communities

1:08pm Thursday 5th August 2010

Guiding is so well established all over the world that it’s hard to imagine the controversy that once surrounded the concept. Now celebrating its centenary, the movement was by no means warmly welcomed by everyone when it was first mooted.

Healthy sign

11:00am Thursday 29th July 2010

With national money saving cutbacks now coming in thick and fast, it stands to reason that until the first brick is laid, there will be many doubters about the replacement of Ilkley’s Coronation Hospital.

Housing pressure

The Government has been urged to invest £3.2bn in a house building programme

3:21pm Thursday 22nd July 2010

Ilkley is far from being alone in having a short supply of genuinely affordable homes for people born and raised in the area, and those who want to downsize after spending much of their lives here.

Site news sets up juggling act

11:10am Thursday 15th July 2010

THE apparently thin veil of secrecy over the second site for the Coronation Hospital may have been lifted, but it seems likely that the major planning wrangles facing Ilkley will go on for some time to come.

What next for Ilkley Grammar School?

9:12am Thursday 8th July 2010

The government’s decision to drop phase three of the Building Schools for the Future programme – thus condemning the pupils and staff of Ilkley Grammar School to several more years on a cramped, no-longer-suitable site – raises more questions than it answers.

Sporting legacy

11:27am Thursday 1st July 2010

As England’s footballers limp home from the World Cup, the excitement and hopes of many sporting fans begin to fade.






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