A MAN has been jailed after seriously injuring two men - including one of his friends - in a horror crash in Ilkley. Aaron Menzies, 25, of Aire View, Brunthwaite Lane, Silsden, appeared before Bradford Crown Court yesterday to be sentenced, with
LEEDS Bradford Airport has been briefly closed after a drone was spotted. A spokesman for the airport said: "At 12.55 today, an inbound flight spotted a drone on approach to Leeds Bradford Airport. "The necessary safety procedures were immediately
LINDSAY Kitching, the Rotary Club of Ilkley’s secretary is moving on to pastures new. After ten years’ service Lindsay is moving to Richmond to be nearer her daughter and will join her as a member of the Rotary Club of Richmond. President David
A SEARCH is on for the district's 'healthcare heroes'. Bradford district and Craven clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are seeking nominations as they honour those making a difference to communities' health and wellbeing. Accolades will be
THROUGHOUT the year children from Year 2 at Ashlands Primary School in Ilkley have been going to visit residents at Chesterton Court in Railway Road, Ilkley. They play games, sing songs and chat, as well as enjoying juice and a biscuit. On Thursday
SCHOOLCHILDREN produced their own interpretations of 'joy' when they created artwork for an exhibition in Rawdon. Ten primary schools and two high schools took part in the two day annual art exhibition at Trinity Church, organised by Aireborough
AN early watercolour of Bolton Abbey (circa 1798)by Turner is one of a number of ‘golden age’ works of art being placed on show to the public at Gainsborough’s House, in Sudbury, Suffolk. The Bolton Priory painting pays homage to the landscape of
CHILDREN from Menston Primary School enjoyed a ‘camping day’ in which they learned a lot about the outdoors and also had a lot of fun. Activities included marshmallow toasting, setting up a camp fire, pitching tents, paddling and picnicking. The
GHYLL Royd School, pre-school and nursery has been shortlisted as one of the top independent schools in the country for a second consecutive year. The nursery and prep school have been nominated for the Best Small School award, in the Independent
ST Mary’s, Menston sixth form student Tom Allan was awarded The Barbara Ward Award at the Celebrating Young People Awards Ceremony held at the Curzon Cinema in London’s West End on Wednesday, July 3. The Celebrating Young People Awards honour the
A FULL seven-concert orchestral season has been announced for St George’s Hall in Bradford. The 152nd Bradford International Classical Music Season will start this autumn and run into 2020, along with the 32nd Chamber Concert Season. Adam Renton
Review: Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales THE Grand Depart of the Tour de France in 2014 was a phenomenal success for Yorkshire with 2.5 million spectators lining the route for the first two days when it passed through the Dales, a UK TV audience of
A SILSDEN nurse who specialises in improving people’s appearance is holding a first birthday party for her aesthetics service. Jacqui Mac uses medical treatments to reduce the visible effects of conditions like scars, skin tags, wrinkles, moles,
A DRIVER was taken to hospital after a one vehicle collision at Harewood. The road was closed after the accident on the A61 / Dunkeswick Lane at 5am this morning. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "The driver of the vehicle was trapped
A ‘GOOD’ rating has been awarded to NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven clinical commissioning group (CCG). NHS England gave the grade following an assessment of the organisation’s leadership, financial position and performance against key indicators
AFTER well over a year of inquiries, disputes and fully-blown arguments, Leeds City Council has finally rubber-stamped its rules for where tens of thousands of houses should be built across the city over the next decade. Leeds’s controversial Site
PLANS to increase the number of coach tours to the set of hit ITV soap Emmerdale have taken a major blow this week, as a senior Leeds City Council officer warned adding extra traffic to the area’s roads could cause problems. Broadcaster ITV currently
PLANS to build housing on a greenbelt site in Apperley Bridge have been refused, with one councillor questioning why they were ever submitted. The application to build nine houses on farmland off Apperley Lane, near the border of Leeds and Bradford
AN evening with Chris Bannister is an evening of rare quality. Whether it is showcasing the exceptional talent of this singer-songwriter with his self-penned collection of songs, his covers of much-loved classics or undiscovered folk songs or his simply
Review: Blowfish Theatre’s Boris the Musical 2: Brexit Harder at the Carriageworks, Leeds FROM group masturbation at Eton to “Downton Abbey meets Fight Club” at the Oxford Bullingdon Dining Club and his stint as a newspaper correspondent in Brussels
IT’S 50 years since the creation of the Dales Way, the wonderful long distance trail that starts in Ilkley and follows the rivers Wharfe, Dee and Lune all the way to lake Windermere. The Dales Way Association has produced a limited edition commemorative
GUISELEY fell to a 2-1 defeat to Leeds United in a friendly last night. The Lions, who fielded a starting line-up including three trialists, lost out to their Championship neighbours at Nethermoor Park. But it was the Vanarama National League
