KATIE Swan, long regarded as a player to keep an eye on, caused the big shock of the Ilkley Trophy today. The 20-year-old Bristolian, who won her first matches on the ITF Women’s Futures when she was just 15, defeated second seed Pauline Parmentier
THE FRIENDS of Otley Lido are holding an auction of promises to generate vital funds. The group, working on plans to get a heated outdoor pool opened on the site of the old lido at Wharfemeadows Park, needs £25,000 to complete the project’s current
A HOUSING and care provider with accommodation in Burley-in-Wharfedale wants to help more older people combat loneliness. Ensuring good mental health and wellbeing is as important in older age as it is at any other time of life, particularly as
STAFF from an Ilkley estate agency have marked Children’s Hospice Week by passing another major milestone in their support of young people with life-shortening illnesses. Linley & Simpson, which also has branches in Horsforth and Pudsey, handed
FOUR Old Otliensians regulars grabbed the chance to strut their stuff on the big stage at Twickenham Stadium all over again. Prop Rob Arbuckle, 41, 23-year-old back-row Joe Armitage, Paddy Phipps, 22, and Toby Keep were rewarded for their dedication
THE DONKEY Sanctuary Leeds is promising a ‘great day out for all the family’ at its Summer Open Day. The event takes place at the charity’s centre on Swan Lane, Eccup from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, July 7 and is free to enter. Gala games, a bouncy
A STREAM of people toured more than 60 interest group tables at the Clarke Foley Centre at the annual Ilkley & District U3A Meet the Leaders event on Saturday.. Existing members renewed their involvement in groups and new members signed up. A
CHILDREN at an Otley school have been going ‘wild’ for nature. Dozens of pupils at Ashfield Primary took part in a Wildlife Makeover day last week. The event was organised and led by local teacher and wildlife-enthusiast Neil Griffin of Wildlife
THE new Addingham Gala Queen and her entourage have been picked for this years event on July 13th. The parade with a theme of ‘A Musical Extravaganza’ will be setting off down Addingham Main Street at 1pm. The new Gala Queen Orla Rose McShane
ILKLEY Community Enterprise, the local charity that runs Outside the Box, has ambitious plans to make the Victorian Arcade in Ilkley an extra special food destination. The charity, which purchased the building after it was put up for sale by the
MEMBERS of a creative business hub in Ilkley are looking forward to sharing their wares with the public at a celebratory Open Doors day on Saturday [22 June] from 11am to 3pm. The Castle Collective is made up of tenants of the 150-year-old cottages
EVOCATIVE images from an Otley school’s past will be on show at a 100th anniversary exhibition next weekend. The display at Prince Henry’s Grammar School on Saturday, June 29 is part of a wider programme of events that have been organised to celebrate
THREE thousand, five hundred ducks will take to the river in Burley-in-Wharfedale on Sunday for the annual duck race. The yellow plastic ducks are released into the River Wharfe to race downstream on the current to the finish line. The ducks
Fifteen people turned up to help plant the Sensory Garden and do other necessary weeding at High Royds Memorial Garden last Saturday. Friends Chairman Ron Sweeney said: “ It was great to see such a turnout. “It is through volunteers that what
SUMMER planting has been taking place in Yeadon. Aireborough Civic Society (ACS) volunteers carried out the work last week when 700 plants, from Leeds Parks department, were planted around the town centre. Clive Woods from ACS said: “We had postponed
TO conclude four years of commemorating the centenary of the First World War in Menston, a book entitled ‘Echoes of War: Menston Reflects on the Great War’ is to be launched by the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Mr. Ed Anderson on Friday, June
THE continuance of motor cycle trials at Halton Gill was assured on Sunday when 81 competitors drove up Littondale to the remote Dales venue that has been the centre point for the national White Rose Trial for many years. The quantity was great
