THE 2020 Tour de Yorkshire - which will incorporate Ilkley's Cow and Calf Rocks on the final day - promises to be the toughest edition yet as riders tackle the climbs of Buttertubs and Grinton Moor made famous by the Tour de France in 2014. The
HARRY Corbett gave Sooty and Sweep glove puppets to a little girl in the 1950s – even though she hit him over the head with a hammer. Celia Hollings was only a toddler when she met Corbett, the inventor of Sooty, and can’t even remember walloping
GUISELEY have announced that joint managers Marcus Bignot and Russ O'Neill, as well as assistant manager Paul Clayton, have all agreed contract extensions that will keep them with the club until the end of the 2021/22 season. The trio joined Guiseley
A HORSFORTH-based logistics expert has urged local businesses to keep their eyes on the Brexit ball, amid claims the government will try to reduce public attention on the issue. Adam Johnson, director of Tudor International Freight, said government
THE ROUTES of the 2020 Tour de Yorkshire have been revealed - and there’s good news for local cycling fans. This year’s edition of the event will take place from Thursday, April 30 to Sunday, May 3. The Men’s race will once again be in four stages
PEOPLE across Wharfedale are being encouraged to give their views, if asked to, as part of a national GP patient survey. The NHS is seeking feedback about patients’ experiences of using services at their GP practice. Those chosen will receive a
Ilkley Playhouse THEATRE brings people together – to gather in one place for a couple of hours with no other distractions to watch a play that may be beautiful, funny, moving, thought provoking, heart breaking or heart-warming. This is theatre in
ILKLEY and District Round Table, the organisers of the Ilkley Half Marathon, are going all out to set the pace with an environmentally-friendly event in 2020. In its inaugural year, 2019, the team worked closely with waste management provider, Biffa
MP Stuart Andrew is pledging support for a campaign to help pubs stay open. Mr Andrew, who represents Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough, is backing the Long Live the Local Campaign. The MP joins the more than 240,000 people who have signed the
A FUNERAL service which was launched by a former doctor in Guiseley less than four years ago is opening its third centre. Full Circle Funerals is expanding into Harrogate this month as part of a £200,000 investment that has created several new jobs
Review: Jennifer Pike and Martin Roscoe at the King’s Hall, Ilkley on January 15 as part of the Ilkley Concert Club season THE audience in a more than usually packed Kings Hall were treated last Wednesday to a wonderfully satisfying concert of violin
A TEENAGE singer from Otley is looking forward to starring in a new pantomime. Emeli Mumford enjoyed a successful and busy 2019 which saw her land the lead role in a British Youth Music Theatre Production at the New Wolsey Theatre, in Ipswich.
