ROTARIANS in Otley have enjoyed a visit from one of West Yorkshire’s Deputy Lieutenants. The Rotary Club of Otley Chevin welcomed David A Pearson as the guest speaker to their recent, thirtieth Charter Anniversary Dinner at the Chevin Country Park
The Froebelian School in Horsforth is celebrating the success of its Year Six pupils. The school says every pupil has worked with determination to achieve excellence in the 11 plus entrance exams to a selection of the top independent schools in
CORONER’S officers are appealing for information to help trace the relatives of John Michael Evans from Ilkley. Mr Evans aged 74 of Colbert Avenue died at his home. There are no suspicious circumstances and his death is believed to be from natural
A PARLIAMENTARY candidate for Leeds North West is demanding action to help the country’s town centres. The Liberal Democrats approved a plan to ‘future-proof’ the UK’s high streets at its recent Spring Conference in York. The party’s Leeds North
AN ANCIENT story led to the building of a Yeadon Mill as its owner tried to recreate machinery described in the Bible. Wesleyan preacher William Starkey wanted to power Leafield Mill using a perpetual motion device based on the “wheel within a wheel
A PLAY about Agatha Christie’s famous disappearance will be performed in Otley next month. Where is Mrs Christie? explores the real-life mystery surrounding the renowned thriller writer’s eleven ‘missing days’ in 1926. The discovery of her crashed
WHARFEDALE residents will soon be able to enjoy a freshly made pizza in Bramhope. A new pizza shop is due to open at the Bramhope Village Bakery - where it will operate in the evenings - on Friday, March 29. The venture, from the bakery’s owner
THE Romanian drama Graduation is Ilkley Film Society’s next screening on Sunday, March 31 (8pm at Ilkley Playhouse). Romeo is a doctor, known for his integrity, living in a small town in Transylvania. When his daughter Eliza is assaulted the day
THIS year is the 80th anniversary of the release of the cinema classic, The Wizard of Oz. The heart-warming tale of Dorothy and her quest to get home to Kansas is as charming, funny and uplifting as it ever was. Ilkley audiences can delight in the
125 Years Ago – 1894 Information has been given to the police to the effect that a man of the name of Michael Kenny is missing. He is a person about thirty years of age and has been living at Beanlands Parade, Ilkley. It is supposed that he has
A BREXIT debate in Otley has been postponed. The event, due to take place on the afternoon of Friday, March 22 will now be held on Friday, March 29 - the day the UK was originally meant to leave the EU. The postponement was made so that a wider
ROADWORKS on the busy main route through Bramhope will begin next week. Drainage is being installed on the A660 Leeds Road, near the Kings Road roundabout, from Monday, April 1 with the scheme expected to last three weeks. The work is part of
Neglect by a GP contributed to the death of an 86-year-old woman who was inadvertently given monthly doses of vitamin D tablets every day, a coroner has ruled. An inquest heard that Eileen Cowles was given her monthly dose of two colicalciferol
YEADON-based Green Lane Cricket Club has been busy in the past couple of years rebuilding its junior section. The club, who have a ground in Nunroyd Park, is encouraging both girls and boys into starting a new sport. With more girls joining the
By Andrew Mitchell, Tax Partner IT has been announced by HMRC that penalty notices for taxpayers who failed to meet the 31st January tax return deadline will not be posted until April. HMRC have blamed this delay on Brexit! What else? These
BEATING the teams around them is vital for Guiseley to boost their survival chances, starting with this weekend's clash at Hereford, according to joint-manager Marcus Bignot. Guiseley have not played since losing 1-0 to Southport on March 2 due
THE strong links between Ilkley RFC and Ilkley Grammar School have paid off as the school's Under-15s team recently won the Yorkshire Cup and reach the semi-finals of a national competition. The Ilkley Grammar School side just missed out on reaching
THE Bring and Take competition, which marks the start of the golfing season at Ilkley Golf Club, was thwarted by heavy rain this year. However, 72 ladies enjoyed a lunch and some congratulatory prize giving in the clubhouse. Vicky Downs won the
