YOUNG dancers from a Guiseley academy are to compete in a world challenge in Portugal. The budding performers are all students at the Guiseley dance school Starlight Academy and they will be part of Team England in the Dance World Challenge in April
WHEN Yeadon grandad Karl Birch crossed the Ride London finishing line there was only one person on his mind - his granddaughter Florence. Karl, who took part in the 100 mile ride with his sister Angela Cooper, knew that however tough the event had
OTLEY Town Council is asking residents to ‘vote for a voice for Otley’. Townspeople will soon be going to the polls to answer yes or no to the question: ‘Do you want Leeds City Council to use the Otley Neighbourhood Plan to help it decide planning
CHILDREN at Ashlands Primary School in Ilkley have been talking and sharing their feelings and emotions as part of the national Place 2 Be campaign, which shines a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. All classes
SCOUTS in Ilkley are collecting and recycling crisp packets, due to their concern about the environment. Ilkley Christchurch Scout Troop joined together with Dan’s Den and Christchurch to install a community crisp packet collection point in Dan’
PUPILS held an Australian Day to raise hundreds of pounds for the bushfire relief effort. Youngsters at St Oswald’s School in Guiseley came to class in non-uniform and brought in donations, raising £476. Children also learnt about Australia during
A CASE of the rare deadly dog disease Alabama Rot has been confirmed in Otley. Nine new cases in total of the condition were confirmed in the UK this week by veterinary specialist referral centre Anderson Moores. The other cases were located
ILKLEY Manor House has partnered with local writer, Melanie Shearn, to launch an inaugural Writer in Residence programme. For the next nine months Melanie will write in the Manor House at different times of the day, week and year and will respond
DESPERATE for a win to revive their season, Yarnbury were condemned to a fifth loss on the trot after being edged out 29-22 at home to North Ribblesdale. The result means Ribb move ahead of the Settle based club into tenth position in Yorkshire
Review: Black Dyke Band at Yeadon Town Hall JAMIE Hudson and his team at Yeadon Town Hall have lined up a veritable feast of entertainment for the early part of 2020 and February started with a spectacular concert by the Black Dyke Band. The
'ENSIANS five-match unbeaten streak in Yorkshire Three was broken by Castleford as they managed to capture a 28-14 home victory. It was a day when the away side's already injury-affected squad of players was further depleted by yet more injuries
THE Bradford Motor Club’s Yorkshire Centre Championship at Yarnbury near Grassington was cancelled at the eleventh hour after a top level emergency meeting by the organisers. The remote former lead mines high on the moors was not the place to be
Hall Green 2 Ilkley Town 1 ILKLEY Town's 12-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday as home side Hall Green completed an impressive turnaround to take all three points. Ilkley started brightly as George Gomersall opened the scoring
