Otley 24 Huddersfield 24 AN inspired double substitution late on saw Alex Beaumont score and Joe Rowntree add the conversion in Otley's dramatic draw with Huddersfield at Cross Green on Saturday. As one would expect, no quarter was given by
SPANISH classes are being held at Rawdon Community Library for people who want to improve basic language skills. The new group is designed for people who have learnt a little Spanish, perhaps on holiday. Classes, taught by an experienced teacher
JET2 is adding more than 11,000 additional seats to the Canary Islands for Winter 2019/20 due to extra demand at Leeds Bradford Airport. Additional flights and larger aircraft will support the expansion. There will be a new weekly Thursday service
THE CENTENARY of Victory Garden Allotments is being marked with a Heritage Open Day event this weekend. The allotments were donated to the people of Rawdon in September 1919 to commemorate the victory of the First World War. Now the general public
GUISELEY Theatre is taking on a new lease of life with the creation of a Community Interest Company. The move will allow access to funds for renovation, maintenance and new facilities. It is the culmination of five years of hard work by the theatre
AFTER five hard years of tireless fundraising the dream of a new headquarters for Burley Scouts and Guides is about to become a reality. The new building in Peel Place, Burley-in-Wharfedale is due to be completed in the next few weeks. It features
A FUNDRAISING Wharfedale cafe has celebrated its tenth anniversary. Cock Pit Farm Tea Rooms at Weston, near Otley, reached the landmark this month when staff and customers celebrated by tucking into a giant cake. The business has held all kinds
DEDICATED volunteers are celebrating after their hard work was recognised with Yorkshire in Bloom awards. In Bloom groups in Horsforth, Bramhope, Otley, Rawdon and Menston were all successful in the competition. Awards also went to Golden Acre Park
AN interesting and thought provoking photograph was taken at a special service held in High Royds Memorial Chapel, Menston, at the close of the National Heritage Weekend. The Rev Andrew Howorth led a service which focussed on how to learn from the
A NEW ‘drinks and snacks’ trolley service has started at Wharfedale Hospital. The move has been hailed by the volunteers who are running the service as ‘a victory for common sense’. It will see patients throughout the hospital offered refreshments
LOCAL author Mark Hunnebell’s latest book Secret Ilkley has just been published and he will be talking about it and signing copies at The Grove Bookshop in Ilkley on Thursday, September 26 at 7pm. The book goes behind the facades of the familiar
A WHARFEDALE church will celebrate its 140th anniversary next month. St Wilfrid’s Church at Pool-in-Wharfedale will mark the occasion between Friday, October 11 and Sunday, October 13. The celebrations will begin on the Friday with a 6pm Said Evensong
LAST week saw over 75 businesses attend the launch night for the Ilkley Business Awards 2020. The event at The Craiglands Hotel on Wednesday, September 11, gave businesses the opportunity to hear from previous winners and to pick up some top tips
1ST BURLEY Brownies hope to see as many former Brownies and leaders at their 100th birthday afternoon tea this Saturday. The unit, first started in 1919 by Miss Marjorie Shepherd met in the garages of Scalebor Hospital before moving to a purpose built
THE FATHER of a student found hanged in her halls of residence has said the family would have "made a difference" if they had known about a previous suicide attempt. University of Liverpool student Ceara Thacker, from Bradford, was found dead at
LOCAL naturalist, David Alred, will shed light on the area’s only venomous snake – the adder at an upcoming talk in Ilkley. Secretive and timid, the adders are elusive but if you’re lucky can be spotted basking on a log or a warm rock during the
ILKLEY Town got two hat-tricks in a goal-crazy second half to run out 8-1 winners against Knaresborugh on Saturday. The home team broke the deadlock in the 12th minute when James Turland’s whipped cross from the left flank landed to Joe Chilaka
