ONE of Aireborough’s unique landscape features is being celebrated with a new walk leaflet. In 2016 Aireborough Neighbourhood Development Forum reported that the Guiseley Gap, had been “lost from official documents and local understanding.” But
A NEW President has taken over at the Rotary Club of Otley Chevin. George Duncan has taken on the role, succeeding Stuart Angus, and received the chain of office at a recent handover ceremony. Both are looking forward to the club’s 30th Charter
THE PEOPLE of Otley will play an influential role in shaping the future of the town’s arts centre. The Courthouse’s expansion plans, which include creating a new 300 seat auditorium, received a major boost in December when Leeds City Council confirmed
AUTHOR Diane Setterfield will be upstairs at The Flying Duck on Church Street, Ilkley on Thursday, January 31to celebrate the launch of her new book Once Upon a River. Set in an inn on the banks of the Thames, on Midwinter’s Night 1899, it tells
A NEW series of lunchtime classical recitals will start at Otley Courthouse this month. Third year students from Leeds College of Music will perform at the venue, on various instruments, over the next few months. The first recital takes place from
THE #IlkleyHalf Marathon, organised by Ilkley and District Round Table, is delighted to announce its lead event sponsor: SportsShoes.com. SportsShoes.com is the UK’s leading online specialist retailer. Race Director, Nick Helliwell, said: “Our
More than 80 years have passed since this image of pantomime dancers was captured in Yeadon. The picture, from Aireborough Historical Society's website, was taken during a production of Robinson Crusoe in 1936. The names of almost all the dancers
Review: Pixels Ensemble at the King’s Hall, January 16, 2019 PIXELS Ensemble are a group of instrumentalists who get together in a variety of combinations to enjoy making chamber music. For this concert, Ilkley welcomed a pianist, a string trio
ILKLEY Playhouse became a puppet-makers workshop last weekend as their Junior Greenroom drama students performed the children’s classic Pinocchio at sell-out performances. Audiences were delighted with the colourful and charming retelling of the
ALAN Ayckbourn: a name that always sends our box office into a frenzy. Ilkley Playhouse has a history of his productions selling out before you can say… well, before you can say Alan Ayckbourn… and we think that our next production, Haunting Julia,
AN initiative has been launched to make places such as cafes and museums more welcoming to new mums and their babies. Training will be offered to staff, and participating businesses and community organisations will display stickers demonstrating
125 Years Ago – 1894 Through the generosity and benevolence of a lady visitor to Ilkley, Mrs Maxwell, the whole of the employees of the Midland and North Eastern Railway Companies were entertained to an excellent supper on Friday evening. With
LEEDS Playhouse is flying into 2019 with a Yorkshire tale of boy and bird, and a national tale of family and heartbreak as Kes and random begin rehearsals. Full of energy and life, actors Lucas Button and Jack Lord, who have just finished working
TWO Yorkshire family history organisations, each providing a wealth of information on people living in the area in in times gone by, have merged. Wharfedale Family History Group and Keighley Family History Society, both of which have been in existence
CHRIS Barber was just nineteen when he formed his first New Orleans band in 1949. Four years later, he joined forces with clarinetist Monty Sunshine, guitarist Lonnie Donegan (later the “King of Skiffle”) and trumpeter Ken Colyer. Pat Halcox replaced
THE latest novel by an author who lives on the edge of the Bolton Abbey estate,which is centred on events around Skipton in the Middle Ages, has earned the seal of success from readers. Amanda Taylor’s ‘The Falcon with a Virgin’s Face’ was published
ILKLEY Literature Festival’s first events of 2019 have been announced. Bestselling novelist Salley Vickers and Leeds West MP Rachel Reeves are coming to Ilkley for the first Ilkley Literature Festival events of the year. Salley Vickers returns
ONE of the leading figures behind the low carbohydrate movement in the UK came to Skipton at the weekend and heaped praise on a local voluntary group. Dr David Unwin, a Southport GP, gained international recognition after achieving outstanding results
ILKLEY Soul Club returns to the Hollygarth on Leeds Road, on Sunday (January 27) following a change in personnel. Due to work and personal commitments one of the co founders Barry Innocenti has stepped down from running the club. Fellow co founder
