A FAMILY run estate agency in Cross Hills says despite the coronavirus pandemic, it has still managed to raise£1,350 for schools in its area. Michael and Helen Leighton, owners of Leightons Estate Agency in Main Street, have been raising money
A LECTURER at Leeds Trinity University has been shortlisted for Most Innovative Teacher of the Year at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2020. Dr Kate Lister, course leader for creative and professional writing at Leeds Trinity University,
A WHARFEDALE farmer has condemned the ‘wanton stupidity’ of vandals who have ruined more than 100 of his bales. An intruder or intruders entered fields at Woodhill Farm - between Clifton and Otley - about a week ago and proceeded to systematically
TIME is running out to enter the Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People’s Superdraw – with a chance to win £3,000. The Superdraw, which celebrates 15 years of the Martin House lottery, closes for entries on September 28, with the
RAFI’S Spicebox, a heritage brand specialising in recreating home-cooked Indian food, is launching a concession stand within Booths’ Ilkley store. Booths customers will be able to choose from over 50 spice recipes which are hand-blended in store and
ILKLEY’S MP Robbie Moore has welcomed the Government’s new Kickstart scheme and called on local employers to sign up and help young people into work to mark the opening of the initiative. The £2 billion scheme has been designed to ensure young people
AN OTLEY school’s netball facilities have received an upgrade thanks to a donation. Otley Lions recently presented Prince Henry’s Grammar School with £1,000 to pay for new netball posts that will be used by both students and Otley Netball Club.
WELCOME to Yorkshire, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and award-winning classical opera singer Lizzie Jones MBE have launched a brand-new music competition to help celebrate and promote the county as we all adapt to life with COVID-19. The LNER
THE GERMAN Christmas Market in Leeds has become the latest victim of COVID-19. The organisers of the popular festive event, which attracts visitors from all over including Wharfedale and Aireborough, have blamed ‘ongoing uncertainty’ about the
A SERIES of striking photographs show a family who played an important role in the history of Guiseley. The Claughton family employed hundreds of workers in their Nethermoor boot factory and they built a road in the town. They are also believed
THIS October, some six months since live theatre was locked down, Leeds Playhouse will reopen with a season of work partnering with the wider arts industry to find new and innovative ways of reintroducing audiences to live theatre, in a safe and secure
BRADFORD Council will spend £1.6 million on the roll out of a local test and trace system for the district. Members of of the Council’s Executive approved the funding for a more localised system at a meeting this week. Nationally test and trace
