TWO cousins have thanked the farming community for helping them raise more than £1,200 for charity. Finley Croft and Josh Clarkson, both 14, started 2020 by having their heads shaved for Cancer Research UK. Their sponsorship money, along with proceeds
CRICKETING legend Brian Close was guest of honour at a road safety quiz in Yeadon Town Hall in 1964. Mr Close (seated, second right|) was the youngest man ever to play Test cricket for England, when he was picked to play against New Zealand in 1949
Youngsters at Ashlands Playgroup in Ilkley were trying out new trikes when this photograph was taken in 1996. The colourful play equipment had been donated by Ilkley Round Table. Pictured left to right are Alex Burke, aged three, Richard Sutherland
A CROSS-BOUNDARY water leakage problem at Ilkley looks may finally have been resolved. Water from a broken drain at Curly Hill has been cascading onto the road for nearly three years. The issue has exasperated residents and created a risk for motorists
AN ESTATE agents with branches in Horsforth and Ilkley has launched a Community Fund. Linley & Simpson has released a £30,000 pot to be used by local schools, sports clubs and community clubs this year. CEO Will Linley said: “This initiative is
125 Years Ago - 1895 Death has this week displaced a well-known figure in Ilkley and Burley - Phillips, the greengrocer - who died at the latter place, where for many years he has resided. Nearly thirty years ago he was coachman to Ben Rhydding
REHEARSALS are in full swing for a performance of Cinderella at Ilkley. Ilkley Amateur Operatic Society’s ‘steampunk’ take on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical will be shown over four nights at the King’s Hall in March. The 40-strong cast has
ARMY Cadets have been demonstrating their skills to Otley’s Town Mayor. Councillor Peter Jackson visited cadets from C company, which includes the Otley Detachment, at Strensall Camp on Saturday, February 15. He was accompanied by fellow guests
TWO authors will be appearing at an Ilkley bookshop over the next few weeks. Debut author Molly Aitken will be at the The Grove Bookshop, where she will be in conversation with with Emily Devane, from 7pm on Thursday, February 27. Molly’s new
SIR Oliver Letwin will cast a critical eye over our ‘faith’ in technology when he speaks in Ilkley next month. In his new book, Apocalypse How?: Technology and the Threat of Disaster, the former government minister looks ten years into the future
AN AWARD-WINNING TV and film writer and producer will bring his poetry tour to Ilkley this Spring. Henry Normal has worked on some of the country’s best-loved television programmes with his co-writing credits including the likes of The Royle Family
By Helen Tansley, Armstrong Watson, Independent Financial Adviser WHAT do we mean by protection? In simple terms, protection means insurance. It can be insurance against death, critical illness and ailments that prevent you from working. Who
ILKLEY is facing at least a decade of raw sewage in its river, according to campaigners. The claim has come from the Ilkley Clean River Group, which says the Environment Agency has written to it saying that investment needed to prevent raw sewage
OTLEY'S residents and businesses have been praised for the 'shining community spirit' they showed during recent storms. Riverside homes in the town narrowly avoided flooding when the River Wharfe burst its banks during Storm Ciara on Sunday, February
SEVENTEEN jobs are to be shed at a Wharfedale paper company. Weidmann Whiteley at Pool Paper Mills, Pool-in-Wharfedale, broke the news to employees last week. The business, part of the Swiss-owned Wicor group, is making the redundancies in
ILKLEY RFC are supporting RFU proposals to restructure the league pyramid. The RFU proposals, which are intended to come into force for the 2021/22 season, would affect clubs from National League One and below. The proposals call for a maximum
GUISELEY’S joint-manager Russ O’Neill admitted that Tuesday night’s 5-2 West Riding County Cup quarter-final win at Goole was just what his side needed ahead of the visit of an in-form Gateshead side to Nethermoor on Saturday. He was delighted with
ON top of their search for runs and wickets, it seems Burley-in-Wharfedale's Harry Brook and his Yorkshire County Cricket Club teammate Matthew Fisher may be well suited to a sideline in cricket teas. Just ask Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks for
