TENANTS of former council houses in Ilkley face higher rents and service charges as a five-year rent guarantee with a housing trust comes to an end. People living in council houses in Addingham, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley and Menston were promised
A MAN has been found dead after going missing from his Ilkley home. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: "At around 1.30pm on Tuesday, February 26, police received a report that a 40-year-old man was missing from his home in the Denton area.
AN Ilkley couple's dream of establishing an eco-village on the site of a former isolation hospital has been shattered by a Government planning inspector. While the inspector rejected Harrogate Council's argument that the development would constitute
A PARISH councillor has warned that creating a team of community volunteers in Addingham could prove problematic. The prospect of a stand-off between voluntary organisations in the village was raised by parish councillor Danny Palmer. "I think some
ONE of Ilkley's best known estate agent businesses is undergoing a major restructuring. Simon Thornton Limited, of The Grove, has been taken over by a company called Thornbanc Limited. Simon Thornton, who is a director of Simon Thornton Limited, told
PLANNERS are still studying the objections to a plan for a café bar on the edge of Ilkley town centre and have still not set a date for the decision. Objectors to the plans to convert the former Grove restaurant to a café bar called Darwin's hoped Bradford
A VETERINARY centre is warning owners to protect their pets after cases of killer animal diseases in the region. Ashlands Veterinary Centre on Leeds Road is calling on owners of dogs, cats and rabbits to have their pets vaccinated after research by an
STAFF at an Ilkley company are gearing up for a gruelling canal side cycle challenge in aid of charity. The workers from Optident, based in Valley Drive are dusting off their bikes and polishing bells as they prepare to take part in a 127-mile ride
Yorkshire U-17s 5 Lancashire 0 YORKSHIRE U-17s, captained by Burley-in-Wharfedale's Richard Rhodes, enjoyed a 5-0 victory in their annual Roses clash with Lancashire at Driffield RUFC. The score told very little of the game itself. Yorkshire came
Ben Rhydding 2 Manchester 2 Ben Rhydding visited bottom of the table Manchester before Christmas and secured a hard-earned 4-3 victory against an experienced Asian-based side. The return match was a must win for the Ilkley side who had only recorded
Ilkley Town 3 Horbury Town 1 What a strange game is football! Having stumbled to a dismal defeat at the bottom placed team last weekend, Ilkley Town produced a gritty and determined performance to overcome second-placed Horbury Town at West Holmes
MAGISTRATES have imposed two suspended prison sentences and 100 hours of unpaid work to a Keighley man who took and damaged car in Burley while banned from driving. Benjamin Christopher Bulmer, 24, of Caledonia Road, Keighley, was give the concurrent
Otley Saracens 19 Ilkley 40 A warm Otley welcome greeted officials, spectators and players of Ilkley ahead of the renewal of the match played in memory of Ilkley player Tim Bucknall, who died at the young age of 28 almost 29 years ago. Of late, and
Ben Rhydding Ladies 2 Nottingham Highfields 0 After defeat by league leaders Cannock Rhydding were keen to avenge this and improve. The game began at a ferocious pace. Rhydding's midfield and defence stood firm with excellent performances from Rachelle
