BURLEY-in-Wharfedale CC lifted the Waddilove Cup for the tenth time when they beat North Leeds by 19 runs. The match, which was played at North Leeds home ground, saw Burley put in a complete team performance to secure victory. Burley captain
A FEASIBILITY study on expanding the rail car parks at Ben Rhydding and Guiseley stations is expected to be completed by March 2020. The issue was discussed when Ilkley’s MP John Grogan met with local councillors and officers from West Yorkshire
ILKLEY Cycling Club 17-year-old Barney Street competed in the National Special Olympics Cycling Competition on August 4 at the Tameside Cycling Circuit. Street, who trains with the club, won a silver medal in the 10k circuit race and a bronze medal
BUS users from Otley and Yeadon are being urged to check timetables as major works are set to start in central Leeds. The east bound carriageway of the Headrow will be closed to traffic to allow work to go ahead from September 1 until Autumn 2020
IT was a quiet weekend for racing on the domestic front, but Ilkley Harrier Jack Wood performed on an international stage at the Sierre Zinal Mountain Race in Switzerland on Sunday. Also known as the "race of the five 4,000m peaks", the route heads
ILKLEY start up business The Ilkley Kitchen, run by Marcella Mullan, has won a 3 star Great Taste Award for its flour free, fat free, gluten free orange and almond cake. Great Taste is the largest and most trusted accreditation scheme for fine food
WOMEN in the Ilkley area are being urged take up invitations for breast cancer screening. Women aged between 50 and 70, registered at Addingham, Ilkley Moor and Grassington Medical Practices, Ilkley and Wharfedale Medical Practice and Grange Park
RUSS O'Neill says he was delighted his Guiseley side bounced back from their first defeat of the season as they beat Spennymoor Town in the Vanarama National League North. The Lions roared to a 3-1 midweek home win after recovering from a 3-0 loss
TWO shows due to be staged at Ilkley’s King’s Hall this month have been cancelled due to illness and low ticket sales. Manilow: A Celebration of Barry Manilow was set to be performed by Philip Hawkins on August 29. Fundraising show Rock for Heroes
RAWDON Old Boys opened the season on Saturday by getting a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw at newly promoted Glasshoughton Park. Glasshoughton started their Division One campaign off the back of 18 wins out of 26 in Division Two last season, so for Rawdon
BRADFORD Council has launched a small grants scheme to encourage local community groups and organisations to get involved in decorating the route of the 2019 UCI Road World Championships. There are ten small grants of up to £250 available for people
MP Alex Sobel has swapped canvassing for canvas to help out at a Woodcraft Folk camp in Bramhope. Staying at Bramhope Scout Campsite, the Leeds North West MP has accompanied his own children and Woodcraft Folk on a three-day trip including games
A man was arrested at Leeds Bradford Airport last night following an "extremely scary" security incident on a Ryanair flight from Bratislava. West Yorkshire Police confirmed that it had received a call at 10:45pm to reports of a disruptive passenger
POOL lost 3-1 against a good Aberford Albion side in their first game of the season on Saturday. The unseasonal high winds did nothing to help the quality of this West Yorkshire League Division One match, however both sides mastered the conditions
YEADON Theatre Company is excited to announce that local superstar singer Joanne Dexter will be performing with them at their forthcoming event, A Night at the Proms. The event to be held on September 20 and 21 at Yeadon Town Hall, brings together
ILKLEY ladies scratch team brought back the Harrogate & District Union Silver Championship trophy, having won the title for two consecutive years. The competition was entered by 61 ladies from 12 golf clubs in the area and was held at Knaresborough
INAUGURATED in 1973 by WH Auden, Ilkley Literature Festival launches its 2019 festival with another poet - the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage. Across 17 days in October authors from the worlds of literature, science, journalism, philosophy, poetry
