YOUNG chefs cooked up a treat when they competed in a national competition. Aireborough Rotary staged the local heat of the National Young Chef competition at Guiseley School. A spokesman said: “With competitors invited from all four senior schools
TRIATHLETES Alistair and Jonny Brownlee are to receive Honorary Doctorates from a local university. The Bramhope-based duo, who in 2012 became the first British brothers in more than 100 years to stand on an Olympic podium together in an individual
AFTER five years of hard fundraising for a new headquarters the Scouts & Guides of Burley-in-Wharfedale were enormously proud to welcome all the people who had helped them to make their dream a reality at the official opening. Over 450 people came
THE Friends of Ilkley Moor continued their programme of events in September with a heritage walk ‘Across Crawshaw Moss and Neolithic Sites’. The four-mile walk started on the lower slopes and gradually climbed to the Twelve Apostles standing stones
Opening the newly renovated Leeds Playhouse with their award-winning show Trojan Horse, LUNG make a stop in The Courtyard Theatre where Leo Owen caught the show. NOT the tale of Troy and Greek cunning but instead a rather more hard-hitting story
CELEBRATING The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in Ilkley this year were over 60 businesses in the town. Some organised their own coffee and cake events while four teams of volunteers from the Ilkley Macmillan fundraising committee made sure that
GOOD news stories about parking in Ilkley are being sought amid concerns that “quiet voices” in the town are not being heard. Ilkley Town Council is asking residents to give their views on how the new parking scheme is affecting them. The invitation
Ilkley 23 Alnwick 7 THE gathering doom and gloom around Stacks Field was lifted on Saturday afternoon as the Dalesmen registered their first win of the season against a side from which nul points had been gleaned the year before. Ilkley did
ILKLEY Fairtrade Group is celebrating Fairtrade’s 25th anniversary this October with a range of activities. The familiar blue, green and black Fairtrade Mark was launched in 1994 and has become the most well known and most trusted ethical label
FOLLOWING the recent collapse of travel agent and tour operator Thomas Cook, assistant manager of the Ilkley branch Steve Walker was left without a job and unsure what to do with himself. After a visit to the job centre he decided to visit Althams
THE annual party for people who have reached their tenth decade was held at the Clarke Foley Centre on Saturday, September 28, when guests enjoyed an entertaining programme of nostalgic music accompanied by an afternoon tea. Organised by Ilkley
FOR a sixth successive year, Christchurch in Ilkley will be transformed into a huge jigsaw display from Thursday, October 31 to Saturday, November 2 (10am – 4pm). Several hundred donated puzzles have been completed by the Jigsaw Club and other helpers
CHILDREN at Burley and Woodhead Primary are now proud sponsors of a school toilet block in Malawi. Pupils in Key Stage Two recently benefited from the school’s investment in refurbishment of their own toilet facilities, and decided to celebrate
ONE of Otley’s oldest pubs will begin a new chapter in its story this weekend following a £50,000 revamp. The Bay Horse, on Market Place, is believed to date back to the mid 1700s. The pub, following a recent period of closure, has been given a
AN OTLEY man has set off on a one-year running trip around the world. Dan Atkinson has taken up the challenge to raise money for the Young Minds Trust - a charity which works to give young people the best possible mental health support. The
Review: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Leeds Town Hall, Saturday 5th October 2019 A HEROIC march, a beloved piano concerto and popular suites from two Russian ballets delighted a capacity audience for this 2019-20 Leeds Orchestral Season opener.
FIVE young cricketers from a Yeadon team have been awarded prizes for their superb performance throughout the season. The budding players from Green Lane Cricket Club’s under 11s mixed team won their awards from White Cross Vets which became the
A PANEL of council leaders has agreed to continue to fund tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire, despite recent troubles, giving it an extra £1 million. It comes after a report revealed the agency had struggled with its finances following the resignation
A MUSICAL comedy about ‘love in all its forms’ will be performed in Otley next week. The award-winning Leeds Gilbert & Sullivan Society will present I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change by Joe DiPietro at Otley Courthouse on Wednesday, October
