CHINA Crisis will be playing some of their best-loved hits in Otley this month. The pop-rock outfit are bringing their RETROspective tour to Otley Courthouse on Thursday, November 21. The band was formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, with
MORE than a year since he was the first ever headline act at Moor Laughs Comedy Club at the Ilkley Vaults Bobby Mair returns with a brand-new act this Sunday. It has been a busy year for Bobby who got an agent’s call in July to cancel the Edinburgh
CONSERVATIONISTS are planning to restore peat bogs on Ilkley Moor in a bid to combat climate change and flooding. Restoring the peat bogs is the single most effective measure to help the town become carbon neutral, according to the Friends of Ilkley
A MEMORIAL plaque to First World War soldiers has been re-dedicated after it was moved to a new home at Guiseley theatre. The plaque is in memory of the former pupils of the Yeadon and Guiseley Secondary School - later Aireborough Grammar School
OLD Otliensians suffered a 31-15 defeat to Harrogate Pythons in a very physical hard fought Yorkshire Three encounter on Saturday. Harrogate opened the game on full throttle, pinning Otliensians in their own 22. 'Ensians tackled valiantly but
AN Ilkley volunteer has been shortlisted for this year’s Young Active Citizens award at the 2019 Community Stars Awards. Alicia Cumberland has been nominated for volunteering at Dan’s Den at Christchurch in Ilkley, a not-for-profit community soft
Ilkley's Jack Cummings powered to a second straight win in the 10th renewal of the Burley Moor Run on Saturday. Cummings followed up last year's victory with a quicker time of 43 minutes and 12 seconds for the 11km course. That was all the more
LEEDS Trinity University is pledging its commitment not to invest in fossil fuel companies, in support of the student-led movement Fossil Free. The Horsforth-based institution has joined more than 70 universities from across the UK which have pledged
DESPITE occasional lapses in concentration at the back, Ilkley Town delivered a well-drilled performance to win 3-2 at home against a defensively-minded Newsome side. Straight from kick-off, Ilkley showed enthusiasm and had a deflected shot bounce
LA Stazione coffee shop in Ilkley have whipped up cash in aid of Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. Along with a collection can, they have donated £473.12 on behalf of their customers. The independent café decided to help the environment and sell reusable
LARGE crowds turned out at communities across Wharfedale last weekend to honour the war dead. There were big turnouts for Remembrance church and memorial services and parades in Otley, Bramhope and Pool-in-Wharfedale on Sunday, November 10. Veterans
POOL continued their good form with a convincing 4-0 victory at Hartshead. They have been producing continually good performances, but lacking in front of goal, along with silly defensive mistakes. Recent weeks have seen them tighten their defence
YARNBURY had a new recruit in the first team with Charles Lang coming in at hooker and he picked up a win in his first game, as his side eventually eased past Thornensians 27-12 in Yorkshire Two. A chaotic start and some disjointed rugby in the
THE annual Bob Owen Charity Trial was the main attraction in West Yorkshire on Saturday when 86 competitors converged on the Parkwood Offroad Centre at Tong to compete in the Horsforth Motor Club's charity event. The late Bob Owen was a Horsforth
