SOME ‘gutsy folk rock’ is about to be served up by Blackbeard’s Tea Party. The band, which gives traditional songs and tunes a heavy rock edge complete with monster riffs and driving rhythms, will perform at Otley Courthouse on Friday, November
THIS weekend’s Ilkley Scare Trails are set to be the biggest yet thanks to some great support from local businesses. The Spooky Shop Trail starts it all off on Saturday with a scavenger hunt around the town, followed at noon with the Pumpkin Trail,
125 Years Ago – 1894 It is no longer possible to treat the new cure for diphtheria with the contemptuous incredulity which seems the proper attitude of writers who can believe nothing good of inoculation. The scientific evidence from Paris and Berlin
A LETTER has been sent out to all interested parties in the Sun Lane, Burley-in-Wharfedale, planning inquiry to inform them a decision on the 500 homes has been delayed. The letter from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government states
DATES have been confirmed for Ilkley 2020 Beer Festival; Friday 7th and Saturday 8th February 2020. Tickets will be initially on sale from the King's Hall, Ilkley, on Saturday, December 7 between 9.30am and 11.30am and then online thereafter.
A LEADING local charity has issued an urgent appeal for volunteers. Ilkley and District Good Neighbours offers social and practical support to older or infirm people through its team of volunteers who help individuals in the community through its
MORE than 140 Inner Wheel members from across Yorkshire attended an annual rally in Harrogate. The Aireborough club was one of 25 represented at the event. The morning Service of Friendship was led by Reverend Christine Worsley of Bingley whose
ILKLEY Clean River Group’s application for Bathing Water Status for the River Wharfe has gone to Defra with the support of Ilkley Town Council, John Grogan MP, and Bradford Council. If successful the river would be the first in the UK to achieve
A WOMAN’S latest bun sale in support of her disabled granddaughter raised a record amount. June Wormald holds three sales a year to help fund 12-year-old Charlotte’s life-enhancing trips to a medical facility in the Czech Republic. Charlotte, who
IN support of Mouth Cancer Action Month, that runs from November 1 to 30, 2019, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust’s Community Dental service will be raising awareness on the potential warning signs and symptoms of mouth cancer, as well as
A PUBLIC inquiry is to be held into the deaths of the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack. Home Secretary Priti Patel made the announcement after being told by Sir John Saunders, who was appointed as coroner for inquests into
SCHOOL children at Burley Oaks Primary school are being awarded with their very own UCI World Championship rainbow t-shirt for their achievements during the lead up to the UCI World Championships last month. The framed UCI t-shirt, signed by local
DETAILS have been confirmed for this year’s Otley Christmas Tree Festival. The event, which sees 40 trees decorated by charities or community groups and displayed in the Parish Church, runs from Wednesday, December 11 to to Saturday, December 14
HORSFORTH and Guiseley are to benefit from a share of more than half a million pounds government funding to deal with potholes in Leeds. The Department for Transport’s Pothole Action fund has awarded £541,847 to Leeds City Council for 2019/20.
DESPITE a spirited performance by Otley Town Reserves, Pool progressed to a Wharfedale and District FA cup round two tie with Horsforth St Margaret's A following a comfortable 6-1 victory away from home. It was never going to be easy though, as
ILKLEY Town went goal-crazy and cruised through to the second round of the Wharfedale and District FA Cup with a 9-0 win at Ben Rhydding on Saturday. In a game in which Ilkley dominated from start to finish, the home side quickly broke the deadlock
THE two Rotary Clubs of Ilkley and Ilkley Wharfedale are delighted to announce their new association with Ilkley Brewery - the latest ‘Friend of Rotary’ in the town. The brewery proprietor, Luke Raven, has donated four barrels of ‘Mary Jane’ to
ILKLEY councillors and residents were left frustrated last week when time ran out at a meeting of Bradford Council to fully discuss questions tabled about Ilkley’s parking scheme. At the City Hall meeting last Tuesday Bradford Council refused to
A MEMORIAL plaque which had hung in Guiseley Library has found a new home in the town’s theatre. The plaque is dedicated to the boys of Yeadon and Guiseley Secondary School who gave their lives in the First World War. The secondary went on to become
THIS week’s Picture of the Week was taken by Philip Robins, of Addingham on October 8 and shows walkers enjoying a fine Autumn day walking towards the Aqueduct between Strid Wood and Barden. The Aqueduct carries water from the reservoirs at the top
ONLY beers made in the town will be sold at next month’s inaugural Ilkley Beer Week. The town’s two beer-makers are joining forces to stage the seven-day event from Sunday November 9 until Saturday, November 16. The week will mark the tenth anniversary
YARNBURY were missing influential prop Lewis Atha for this difficult clash with Northallerton in Yorkshire Two, but they overcame that adversity to win a thriller 21-20, secured by George Oldridge's last-gasp penalty. Hosts Yarnbury lost back row
OLD Otliensians travelled to play against old friends Baildon and it was the Bradford side who came out on top in the battle of the Yorkshire Three high-flyers, winning 28-12 after a late flourish. The visitors took advantage of the slope in the
