Visitor facilities are set to take shape at Ilkley’s most prominent landmark after gaining approval from Bradford Council planners. Planning officers have given the go-ahead for a kiosk café owner to convert a former Yorkshire Water building by the
It is good news that plans for new visitor facilities at the Cow and Calf Rocks have been approved. The bad news is that they are much scaled down plans from the original which would have seen a truly modern visitor centre and café. The former Yorkshire
Scott Thwaites proved to be a winner both on and off the circult at Otley’s Town Centre races. The Burley-in-Wharfedale ace found time to have a chat with Ilkley Cycling Club’s Will Tench before he took part in the under-12 race. Will
Ilkley scrum half Kirk Arundale was in fine form for Indonesia in the HSBC Asian 5 Nations Division Two competition in Jakarta. He emerged as the event’s second top scorer with 28 points and scored a last-gasp try against Pakistan to win the play off
Ilkley will begin their defence of the Yorkshire Shield with a potentially tricky tie at Heath. Both teams are in Yorkshire Division One next season, Ilkley finishing fourth from bottom last season while Heath were third from the top. Ilkley won the
A man found kneeling in a praying position by his bed died from a heart disease his family knew nothing about, an inquest has heard. Robert Spink, 45, of Aireville Terrace, Burley-in-Wharfedale, was found dead in his bedroom by his father who had gone
Food safety standards are on the up across the district, according to an environmental health boss. Latest statistics from Bradford Council’s environmental health team, reveal 59 of the last 150 businesses across the district to undergo a food safety
Come on in – the water’s fine! Ilkley Lido was the place to be on Monday, as people tried to cool off as the temperature soared. After a slow start to the season, Catherine Rayner, who works at the Lido, said the weather this week had seen things pick
Controversial plans for three 80-metre-high wind turbines at Chelker Reservoir have been scrapped, it has been revealed. Kelda Water Services (KWS) had wanted to replace four 45-metre-high turbines with three 80-metre structures to power Yorkshire Water
