ECLECTIC folk band Ezio will perform songs from their latest album when they take the stage at Otley next month. The group, from Cambridge, are named after their lead singer and main composer, Ezio Lunedei. Formed in 1990, over their 30 year
A HOSPITAL charity now has an online presence. The Friends of Airedale Hospital have launched a website – FriendsofAiredale.co.uk – featuring news and information, volunteering opportunities, a donation facility and contact pages. Marketing company
THE CONSERVATIVES have named their Ilkley candidate for this Spring’s Bradford Council elections. The party’s Keighley and Ilkley Association has chosen local resident David Nunns to stand in the Ilkley ward in May. He said: “I’m pleased to be
A LEE Shaw hat-trick and a thunderous shot from Dylan Barkers plus a smart finish by Gabriel Johnson saw the Lions ease through to a West Riding County Cup semi-final tie with a 5-2 win at Goole on Tuesday. With Saturday’s game at Kettering postponed
THE ARMY was called in to shore up defences in Ilkley amid fears of major flooding in the town at the weekend. Soldiers from Catterick deployed on Saturday ahead of Storm Dennis to help contractors erected temporary flood barriers and lay sandbags
BENTON Park School is expected to fully re-open on Monday, three weeks after it was forced to close its doors when its roof was damaged by high winds. Students were told to stay away from the school for a week after the damage to the roof of the
STORM Dennis decided to gate crash one of the toughest local half marathons this weekend. The Liversedge half is a tough, hilly test run around the Spen valley area, and Pacers Sarah Podesta (2:02.07) and Rhona Neilson (2:03.09) put in impressive
A NEW Chairman has been appointed to Pudsey Conservatives. Rob Harris, a Horsforth town councillor, was appointed to the role seven months after the resignation of previous chairman Dr Jason Aldiss, who left the Conservative Party after Boris Johnson
Billingham 53 Ilkley 0 STORM Dennis threatened to disrupt Ilkley’s travel plans but didn’t materialise until well after the game had finished leaving the small but dedicated band of supporters to reflect on another bad day at the office on their
POLICE have outlined further action to tackle a rise in burglary rates in the Adel and Wharfedale ward. West Yorkshire Police announced some of the steps it was taking to address the problem, including stepping up patrols across the LS16 area, in
A GROUP dedicated to protecting local wildlife will hold its first social evening next weekend. The Wildlife Friendly Otley event takes place at the Horse and Farrier, on Bridge Street, from 7pm on Saturday, February 29. The group officially
STORM Dennis was a menace to many local races last weekend, with various events being called off or postponed on safety grounds. But it still proved to be a notable week for Ilkley Harriers, with the club's all-time men's 5km record falling for
A LANGUAGE teacher from Yeadon, has won an award for the quality of her work. Zoë Dooley teaches extracurricular Spanish and French classes, under her language school Language Learners, through the La Jolie Ronde programmes, at nurseries and primary
