AN OTLEY nursery has been ranked as one of the best in Yorkshire. The Little Green Frog Day Nursery was rated, based on reviews by parents and carers on the daynurseries.co.uk, as one of the ‘top 20’ in the region. The nursery has received the
AN ‘IMPRESSIVE year of excellent photography’ has been celebrated by Aireborough Camera Club. The group, winding up its activities for the 2018-19 season, held its Annual Dinner and Presentation Evening at Bradford Golf Club in May. The entries
A CARE trust has been told it requires improvement. The Care Quality Commission inspection gave Bradford District NHS Foundation Trust the same rating as 18 months ago. In areas of safety, effectiveness and being well-led, the trust was told
A SOULFUL blues singer from Teeside is preparing to wow music fans in Otley. Emma Wilson and her band are set to take the stage at Otley Courthouse on Saturday, July 13. The singer made waves on the British blues scene in 2018 when she performed
THE Methodist Church in Burley in Wharfedale is the venue for a concert by the Fairfax Singers, one of the most popular choirs in the area. The concert, on Saturday, June 29, will be raising funds for the Burley Bridge Association towards the construction
AWARD-winning author and alumna of Leeds Trinity University Dorothy Koomson is returning to Leeds to deliver a talk at the University, following the publication of her recent book Tell Me Your Secret. Dorothy studied Psychology and Public Media
A PRIVATE nursery in Burley-in-Wharfedale is celebrating the news they have won a Day Nurseries Top 20 Nursery Award 2019. The award highlights the most recommended nurseries in each region of the UK, with Esscroft Private Nursery in Ilkley Road
NINE new businesses are now working in the 150-year-old cottages of Ilkley Manor House. Together they make up the Castle Collective and they will be holding the first of their shared Open Doors days on Saturday, June 22 from 11am to 3pm. Everyone
A LOCAL minimal waste shop, Waste Not, in Burley-in-Wharfedale, has now been open for a year. Waste Not offers customers packaging free food and cleaning product refills into their own containers, alongside a wide range of every day alternatives
ANDY Sharpe, a committed local fundraiser and Ilkley resident, has chosen to fundraise for Outside the Box in his latest efforts. Andy has been fundraising since 2012 raising over £70,000 for many local charities. He has now selected to support
A GROUP for people who feel lonely or isolated is returning to Church House, Ilkley. The Natter group, run by members of All Saints Church, will resume in Church House on Wednesday, June 19 at 10.30 am. The Rev Pat Reid said: “Natter is a group
NINE new governors have been elected to Airedale General Hospital. They will have an important role to play in helping the hospital to think about how it might make its services better for local people and will act as a link between the hospital
A PLANTING and weeding party is taking place to help create a sensory garden at High Royds on Buckle Lane, Menston. With all the stonework for the specially commissioned High Royds Sensory Garden now complete tons of soil and compost have been delivered
A FUNDRAISING coffee morning will be held in Otley this week. The event take place at the Methodist Curch from 9.30am to 11.30am on Friday, l4 and proceeds will go to Martin House Children's Hospice. The hospice's Otlay Area Friends group, who
BRADFORD Council has announced it will introduce Ilkley's new parking scheme on July 29. The move - which includes the introduction resident parking schemes, on street parking charges and increased tariffs at South Hawksworth Street car park - comes
YOUNGSTERS from Ben Rhydding Golf Club enjoyed the first of the four coaching lessons available to new juniors. The junior season started in late April and continues through to October with lessons from a local professional for first time juniors
ERIC Sutton, a well-known sportsman in the Bradford and Wharfedale districts, has died in St James' Hospital, Leeds, aged 87. Born in Otley, Eric kept wicket several times for Yorkshire Seconds from the mid-50s until the early 60s, playing alongside
By Andrew Mitchell, Tax Partner, Armstrong Watson THE government’s tax take from inheritance tax (IHT) exceeded £5.2 billion in 2017/18, almost double what it was less than ten years ago. The main reason for this increase is that since April 2009
PAUL Jubb and Maia Lumsden have just been announced as the first two wildcards for the 2019 Ilkley Trophy, taking place at Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club, starting on Monday and running until Sunday, June 23. Hull-born Jubb was the first ever
OTLEY'S Jason Moss has been named in Talk Rugby Union's National League Two North Team of the Season. Moss, who has been recognised for his sterling work over the season, was picked as the tighthead prop in the front-row. Two former Otley players
HORSFORTH-based Yarnbury RFC have announced a new coaching team for the coming 2019/20 season, which will see the departure of long-serving Bob Hood. Tom Gilchrist has been appointed head coach, having previously worked as an assistant coach to
THE longest days of the year are here and, taking advantage of the evening light, are the annual Ilkley Cycle Races, which this year will be held next Wednesday. A back-to-back programme of races will run from 5.55pm into the night, bringing the
FRESH calls are being made for HGV travel to be curtailed in parts of Wharfedale. There have been a number of attempts to introduce a 'lorry ban' in places like Otley and Pool-in-Wharfedale in recent years - though none have progressed. The
