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  • A host of events planned for Ilkley’s Fairtrade Fortnight

    ‘STORYBOMBS’ are being distributed in Ilkley in a town-wide quiz as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. The event, which runs from February 24 to March 8 is focusing on living incomes for cocoa farmers. Ilkley Fairtrade Group’s main activity will be a

  • Tom realises his Rolls Royce dream - aged 89!

    FOR DECADES Tom Atkinson has had an ambition to ride in a Rolls Royce - and now at the age of 89 he has finally realised his dream. Tom was given a ride in a roller thanks to a scheme organised by Aireborough Voluntary Services to the Elderly.

  • Third green award nomination for Otley’s MP

    A WHARFEDALE MP has been shortlisted for an environmental award for the third year running. Alex Sobel (Lab, Leeds North West) has been nominated in the Local Champion category of this year’s Green Heart Hero competition. The nomination is in

  • Show by Otley teenager and friends

    A TEENAGE singer from Otley will join forces with other performers to put on an ‘unmissable’ music show this weekend. Eighteen year old Emeli Mumford will present What Dreams Are Made Of at Otley All Saints Parish Church on Saturday, February 22

  • Event aiming to tackle fraud

    ANTI-FRAUD tips will be offered to people in Ilkley at an event to help stop them becoming victims of crime. The town’s Yorkshire Building Society branch will host the Take Five over Tea session between 10am and 2pm on Tuesday, February 25. The

  • Talk by former prison governor

    A FORMER prison governor will talk about her work in an event at Rawdon Community Library. Veronica Bird will highlight the problems faced by women who give birth in jail. Ms Bird discussed the same issue in an event at the library last year

  • Council urged to clamp down on A boards

    BRADFORD Council has been urged to do more to enforce a ban on A Boards that was introduced almost two years ago - with Ilkley being highlighted as one of the worst problem areas. The ban on advertising boards on public highways was introduced

  • Brass band performing at Ilkley memorial concert

    THE DENIS Sharp Memorial Concert will be held at Ilkley’s Craiglands Hotel next month. The event takes place on Friday, March 27 and will feature a performance from the Clifton and Lightcliffe Brass Band. Proceeds from the evening will once again

  • PHOTO GALLERY: Disability awareness course held at Nell Bank

    DISABILITY awareness was the focus of an outdoor course which took place at Nell Bank in Ilkley. Aspiring leaders from Skipton Building Society took part in the new course which encourages participants to think broadly about how to build inclusivity

  • Yorkshire Travel Expo at Ilkley

    SOME of the biggest names in travel will be gathering in Ilkley next weekend. The inaugural Yorkshire Travel Expo takes place at the King’s Hall and Winter Garden from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, February 29. More than 20 established companies

  • MP ‘feeling good’ after coronavirus scare

    OTLEY’S MP has spoken of his shock at being caught up in a coronavirus scare. Alex Sobel (Lab, Leeds North West) found himself the focus of national media attention last Friday after discovering that he may have been in contact with someone who

  • Wartime feeding centres event

    WARTIME communal feeding centres will be the focus of an event in Ilkley this month. A session at Ilkley Manor House will be the first in a round of discussions about food in Ilkley during the Second World War. It is being organised by the Ilkley

  • Sports and games fun for Rotarians

    ROTARIANS from Otley have enjoyed an evening of fun and games. Members of the Rotary Club of Otley Chevin took part in a Sports Evening at Rawdon Conservative Club recently. Working in pairs, they competed against teams from Aireborough Rotary

  • Review: The Marriage of Figaro

    Review: The Marriage of Figaro, Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre, Friday, February 14, 2020 The squeezed upper-class household of Count Almaviva has descended into a state of genteel anarchy. It is Figaro’s wedding day and the Count’s wily valet

  • Powerful Northallerton pack prove too much for Yarnbury

    A VALIANT Yarnbury succumbed to a powerful pack in a 22-10 defeat at Northallerton in windy conditions on Saturday. Having lost recent games in Yorkshire Division Two, Yarnbury were desperate to get something out of this tricky fixture. The game

  • Numbers down at Arctic Dob Park trial

    THE numbers were down at Arctic Dob Park on Sunday morning where the Yeadon-Guiseley Motor Club staged their second club championship trial for just 38 competitors. Danny Cockshott and Andrew Carter laid out a full main course in Brown's Wood where

  • Late winner denies Pool Reserves a point

    A LATE winner denied Pool Reserves a point as they lost 2-1 to Sherburn White Rose Reserves in stormy conditions on Saturday. The West Yorkshire League Alliance Division Two match survived Storm Dennis as Sherburn used their access to a 3G pitch