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FROM medieval madrigals to down-town blues, from swing era classics to a revival of Handel’s Messiah; that’s the exciting musical menu being planned for the autumn season by Friends of Silsden Town Hall. This melodic extravaganza gets under way

A Horsforth-based manufacturing business, which is aiming to revolutionise the worldwide carbonated soft drinks industry, has just held its first major conference in South Africa. CO2Sustain, developers of a solution to help carbonated drinks keep

BENTON Park School students and staff are celebrating a strong set of A Level results this year. The number of students achieving the coveted A* grade was significantly higher than in previous years with a quarter of all students achieving at least

125 Years Ago - 1894 The Moors - Are they free for anyone to ramble upon unrestricted or are they not? This seems to be a question most desirable to be known and settled once for all, so that there may remain no misconception thereon. It has come

LEEDS Town Hall, was once the venue of the very first Leeds Triennial Music Festival, attended by Queen Victoria in 1858. It became a celebrated and world-renowned event, running every three years until 1985. This September, Leeds Town Hall will once

NG Bailey’s engineering division has been selected to support the Our Town Hall project which will see the historic Grade 1 listed Manchester Town Hall protected for future generations. The Ilkley-headquartered engineering and services group has

GUISELEY School says it is proud to announce strong A-Level results across the board for the 2018-19 academic year. A spokesman said: "Outgoing Year 13 students showed a great work ethic throughout their studies and performed to a high standard

STAFF and pupils at Woodhouse Grove School, based in Apperley Bridge, are once again celebrating the outstanding A Level success achieved by Year 13 students today with an A Level pass rate of above 97 per cent and the average UCAS points per candidate

ILKLEY Grammar School’s students have once again excelled at A Level this year with very positive outcomes across a wide range of subjects and results above national averages at all levels. A fantastic 12 per cent of all grades achieved were at

IT’S after-hours, the doors are closed and it’s the moment when Harewood House really comes alive. The statues are singing, the paintings are gossiping and there’s hustle and bustle both above and below stairs, with the anticipation of an important

ON Thursday, September 12 Dolly and The Moonshine Runners present a sensational night celebrating the music of the Queen of Country that is Dolly Parton at King’s Hall, Ilkley at 7.30pm. Backed by her exceptionally talented live band The Moonshine

ROD Stewart will be back on the road this winter with his biggest ever UK tour. Rod Stewart Live in Concert saw Rod sell out football stadiums, outdoor venues and arenas across the UK from May through to July. He will return to the UK to play

HORSFORTH School has announced that this year 26 per cent of all A Level grades awarded are at A*-A, "reflecting the hard work and dedication of the students". The school says the average grade achieved was a B across all subjects and says it is

Ilkley Cinema Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Playmobil, The Sun is Also a Star, The Lion King Quentin Tarantino is back, directing the ninth film in his extraordinary catalogue of success. His career sky-rocketed after his first-time written

ORIGINALLY formed in 1991 to celebrate guitarist Tom McGuinness’ 50th birthday, The Manfreds show no sign of stopping. Made up of four members of the original Manfred Mann, who had hits with Mighty Quinn, Pretty Flamingo and Do Wah Diddy Diddy among

THE organisers of a popular monthly market in Ilkley have applied to relocate it to The Grove in order to expand. The Real Food Ilkley Market has been growing since it started three years ago. It is currently held on the first Sunday of the month

By David Richmond of Armstrong Watson TALKING to one of my colleagues recently, he was bemoaning the fact that his pound wouldn’t go as far this year when he goes on holiday to Spain; the pound in his pocket would buy less ice creams, pizza and

MASSIVE cuts in housing targets across Wharfedale are being welcomed amid claims that the original figures were "grossly inflated". In Bradford Council's 2019 partial review the targets have been halved in Ilkley and Menston - while the Addingham

AIREDALE Hospital is “overburdened” and “operating at full capacity”, say health trust bosses. And they have highlighted the pressures it will face to deal with a rising population in the area. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has outlined the impact

SKYRAC AC athletes competed at an emotional track meeting following the sudden death of a club coach Tim Agar. The club's athletes and coaches made the long journey from Guiseley to Boston in Lincolnshire for the final track meeting of the 2019

ADDINGHAM’S Hermione Roe, a pupil at Woodhouse Grove School, won double gold to be crowned champion at the 2019 British Swimming Championships in Tollcross Glasgow, Scotland. Roe won the women's 13/14 category in the 50m breaststroke in a time of

MARCUS Bignot has targeted back-to-back wins this weekend as he looks to turn Guiseley into a dominant force in Vanarama National League North. The Lions bounced back from their first defeat of the season, 3-0 against Southport on Saturday, with