Ilkley 24 Horden 14 THIS match had been billed by coach Rhys Morgan as a potential banana skin. He wasn’t far wrong. Horden arrived at fortress Stacks Field with minus three points, no wins but a bagful of guts, tenacity, a big pack and some
YOUNG footballers celebrated the handover of a Bradford Community Fund grant to help set up their new village academy with a mini ‘Mexican wave’. Children joined parents, coaches and supporters at the presentation of £250 from the fund to the new
YOUNG musicians struck the right note when they competed in a Rotary event. Nine entrants from Benton Park, Guiseley and Horsforth schools took part in the heat of Aireborough Rotary’s Young Musician of the Year. A spokesman for Aireborough
INCOMMUNITIES has jumped 103 places to 59th in the Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index for 2015. The housing group is the most improved employer to be named among the top 100 places for lesbian, gay and bisexual people to work. Incommunities
THE Leeds & Bradford Endometriosis Support Group is to hold its first ever Endometriosis Primrose Ball 2015 This event is to raise both funds and awareness for Endometriosis UK while celebrating the many women who live with this invisible disease
AN ADDINGHAM man is training hard in preparation for his seventh half marathon. Graeme Pullan, 52, of Main Street, will take part in the Sheffield Half Marathon, on April 12. He is using the event to raise money for The Revival Centre in Matugga
AN MP has stressed the importance of raising the issue of caring for the dying during a Westminster Health Forum seminar. Stuart Andrew, who represents Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough chaired the forum which looked into future priorities for
NEW figures show that overseas visits to Yorkshire jumped last year when the region hosted the Tour de France Grand Depart. From January to September the number of people visiting from abroad increased by 12 per cent to 1.08 million who spent £465
NATIONAL charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is asking the public in Wharfedale to pick up their running shoes to raise money for hearing dogs, by applying for a place in this year’s Great North Run on Sunday, September 13. The charity is offering
A HOST of celebrities have put pen to paper to to raise funds for a Yeadon-based national epilepsy charity. Ilkley-born TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh is among those taking part in National Doodle Day in aid of Epilepsy Action. His work will feature
STAIRLIFT specialist, A1 Stairlifts Services, is giving something back to the community with 12 free fully fitted stairlifts throughout 2015. The Keighley business is calling out for nominations from the public and, for 2015, A1 Stairlifts has
CAMPAIGNERS in Horsforth are calling on local people to help farmers and workers in developing countries by supporting Fairtrade Fortnight. Organisers of the national event, from February 23 to March 8, are asking shoppers and businesses to choose
AN MP is backing an attempt to stop horses illegally straying around the fields of Yorkshire. Menston and Burley-in-Wharfedale MP Philip Davies wants councils to have powers to detain a horse tied up or roaming illegally in any public place. Mr
A TWO-DAY winter jumble sale will be held in Otley this week. The event takes place from 9am to noon at the Otley Aged People’s Welfare Centre, on Crossgate, on Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7. A fundraiser for the Otley Over 60s
ILKLEY Candlelighters annual May Ball will take place on Saturday, May 9 from 7.30pm, at Rudding House in Harrogate. The theme will be the Hollywood classic film High Society with live entertainment by king of swing Gary Grace and his band.
A Wharfedale luncheon club is looking for new members. Otley Ladies Luncheon Club meets monthly at Korks Wine Bar, on Bondgate, and has a variety of speakers lined up to discuss everything from corsetry to guide dogs. Previous meetings have
THE LONG-DELAYED inquiry into the Iraq War should be published “immediately” according to a Wharfedale MP. Greg Mulholland has said that it is unacceptable that the Chilcot Inquiry, set up back in 2009, is to be delayed yet again. Inquiry chairman
AN ARTHRITIS charity is thanking everyone who has helped fund vital research over the past year. The Otley branch of Arthritis Research UK holds collections throughout the year in local supermarkets and, during 2014 a total of £1273 was raised
A FIVE-mile walk will be led by Ilkley Soroptimists in March signifying the distance women and girls walk in their daily quest for water in the world’s poorest countries. Local Soroptimists will set off from Ilkley Old Bridge at 9.30am on March
A FREE online library has been launched to give answers to thousands of legal questions. The facility, containing advice based on more than 3,000 questions, has been set up by LCF Law, which has offices in Ilkley, Leeds and Bradford. The library
A MULTI-MILLION pound government funding scheme could help Leeds Bradford airport, according to a councillor for the area. Otley and Yeadon councillor Colin Campbell has welcomed £56m funding to help regional airports secure new flight routes over
A KITCHEN company has launched a campaign that will see hero community causes rewarded with cash prizes. Magnet Trade is looking for nominations from causes who are the ‘Magnet of the community’ and £10,000 will be split between the ten most worthy
A LAUNCH evening for True Cycling — the new name for Otley Sportive — will be held in Otley this weekend. The event, for the community cycle races organisation’s supporters, sponsors and friends, will take place at North Bar Social. The launch
OTLEY Historical Society will hear a talk about the life of Lady Randolph Churchill next month. Born Jeanette Jerome, ‘Lady Randy’, as she was sometimes referred to, was the wife of Lord Randolph Churchill and mother of the British Prime Minister
ILKLEY Business Forum chairman, Steve Butler, attended a Northern Powerhouse Reception at the invitation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. The reception, at 11 Downing Street, took place on Tuesday and was attended by more than
RAWDON Community Library will host a dementia information session next weekend. The one-hour event, at 11am on Saturday, February 7, is part of the Alzheimer’s Society awareness-raising Dementia Friends programme. Otley-based Dementia Friends
