AN OLD FASHIONED parade drew the crowds when Guiseley’s carnival was staged in 1968. And memories came flooding back for many people when the pictures were recently uploaded to Aireborough Historical Society’s facebook page. The pictures were
COLD case detectives have made a fresh appeal about a 27 year old murder. Leeds woman Yvonne Fitt’s body was found at Lindley Wood, near Otley, on September 12, 1992. It is thought she had been dead for some time. The 33 year old had last been
THE assistant manager at Althams Travel on The Grove in Ilkley has raised £1,200 for Yorkshire Cancer Research by taking on a charity skydive. Charli Hill decided to raise money for the charity following the passing of her father back in August
VISITORS to Otley Folk Festival can look forward to enjoying a little theatre amidst all the music. Otley Players will be putting on four free performances of the Little Lights of Kimberley during the weekend of Saturday, September 21 and Sunday
CYCLING fans across Yorkshire are once again preparing to cheer on some of the world’s top riders. The 2019 UCI Road World Championships get underway on Sunday, September 22 - and will be preceded by the Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International
125 Years Ago - 1894 Ilkley -The old fashioned feast of 40 years ago, when a few nut and gingerbread stalls in Church Street, the then main thoroughfare, sufficed to mark the event, has of late years developed into high dimensions, with an array
ILKLEY Quakers are to host a challenging play - Swansong ...not Fade Away - about ageing on Friday, September 27 at 7.30pm In a small flat somewhere in London, Frank Dudley, old-school actor, struggles with the passing of time and his old friends
AN evening of the very best in local jazz is promised at Burley Social Club on Saturday, October 5 in order to help raise funds for the construction of a suspension footbridge over the River Wharfe in Burley in Wharfedale. The concert features three
ENTREPRENEURIAL interior designer Richard Grafton, which has showrooms in Harrogate and Ilkley, is diversifying with the launch of a carefully collated selection of hand-framed artwork in London at one of the industry’s leading exhibitions. Part
AIREBOROUGH Leisure Centre's swimming pool is set to re-open this month after a closure of more than two years. A major revamp of the pool and its facilities has been beset by problems including cracks in the ceiling and the previous widespread
RHYS Morgan expects a settling in period from his new-look Ilkley squad as they aim to bounce back from an opening day defeat. The Stacks Field side travel to Carlisle on Saturday in the North Premier looking to recover after crashing to a 38-7
A BLAST from the past will give Guiseley a timely boost this weekend after an international goalkeeper re-joined the club. Marcus Dewhurst has returned from international duty with England Under-19s in Germany for a second spell at Nethermoor on
AN ILKLEY man has had his efforts to improve a main gateway into the town thwarted after falling foul of planning regulations. Retired publisher Roger Yaxley, 78, issued a call to arms in June asking for help to transform flower beds on Station
