VIRTUAL events are being planned in Ilkley for Remembrance Sunday and the Christmas lights switch on. Members of Ilkley Town Council agreed to set aside £500 funding for a remembrance video at a meeting last week. The pre-recorded video will
A FURTHER step forward has been taken to extend the Wharfedale Greenway from Burley to Ben Rhydding. Ilkley Town Council has asked the green transport charity Sustrans to prepare a formal quotation laying out the scope of an additional design and
AN ILKLEY residential care home has been working extra hard to so something special for its residents. Kirkwood Residential Home in Moorfield Road, organised a ‘cruise’ - without ever leaving Ilkley. Suzanne Mcpadden of the home said: “We had
ONE of the most recent Guide meetings in Rombald’s District saw 40 girls gather the ingredients for making of a Christmas cake. Forty cakes were baked and are awaiting the icing session. Ann Peacock, of Girlguiding Wharfedale said: “It is amazing
COMMUNITY help is needed this weekend to help with spring bulb planting. Climate Action Ilkley volunteers will be under planting the fruit trees at the community orchards in Ilkley and Ben Rhydding with hundreds of wild daffodil and snowdrop bulbs
AN increased interest from local businesses has prompted Ilkley BID to offer a voluntary membership scheme to LS29 businesses who previously were not eligible due to their size or location. The BID was formed in June 2019 after more than a year
A MAN who launched a lifesaving campaign to install defibrillators has recorded his life story on a digital archive. Brian Firth, from Guiseley, set up the Global CPAD (Community Public Access Defibrillators) Campaign seven years ago. Last year
1ST BURLEY Brownies are crowdfunding to build a nursery classroom at Katiyo Primary School in Zimbabwe. Over the years the brownies have raised more than £20,000 for the school, most recently sending £1,400 to pay for the construction of a new
CARE home residents in Otley have become ‘TikTok stars’. Residents at Anchor’s Teal Beck House have been making a series of weekly activity videos on the social networking service since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Assisted by the homes’s care
A CRAVEN councillor who lost his seat because he failed to attend a council meeting for six months - sparking an angry backlash from his supporters - has been told he will be able to continue helping people in his rural ward, even though he is no longer
ILKLEY based specialist group tour operator Simply Groups has been acknowledged by the industry for their excellence in ‘Group Travel’ by winning two awards in the Group Leisure & Travel Awards 2020. The company won the category of ‘Best Group Tour
MOORFIELD School and Nursery in Ilkley celebrated Harvest this year by collecting tinned and dried food for ‘Churches Together in Ilkley’ who launched Ilkley Food Bank eight years ago. Mrs Tina Herbert, Head Teacher, said: “We may not be able to
BRADFORD Theatres - which includes the King’s Hall and Winter Garden in Ilkley - has been awarded up to £894,423 as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have
TWO local fundraisers tackled the virtual London Marathon via the Wharfedale Valley on October 4. Antony Butcher and Lizzie Blowey were officially started by Antony’s mum, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, at Burley Hall Care home. They then walked
ILKLEY Town continued their perfect start to the season after mounting a spirited comeback over a competitive Whitkirk Wanderers side on a wet Saturday afternoon, eventually winning 4-2. Hosts Ilkley began this West Yorkshire League Premier Division
DETAILS of this year’s Poppy Appeal in Otley have been announced. Volunteers for the Otley branch of the Royal British Legion will be holding a stall at the Buttercross on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, November 7. British Legion 2020 and VE
ONE of Otley’s oldest pubs has closed for a £228,000 refurbishment. The Grade II Listed White Swan, on Boroughgate, will be shut for four weeks while it receives a significant revamp which owners Star Pubs & Bars claim will involve a ‘sympathetic
A NEW ‘Friendship Bridge’ featuring a decorative petal design in Yorkshire sandstone will be unveiled at RHS Garden Harlow Carr on Monday (October 19, 2020). The bridge – most of which was constructed behind the scenes during lockdown by Harrogate-based
BRADFORD and Leeds – and the rest of West Yorkshire – was placed in the second tier of the Government’s new Covid alert system this week. And whilst there was relief the area would not face the toughest restrictions, council leaders are warning
BRADFORD Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe is the latest politician to announce their intention to run to be Mayor of West Yorkshire. Cllr Hinchcliffe, a Labour Councillor for Windhill and Wrose, made the announcement over the weekend. She intends
THE requirement for halls and theatres to become covid- secure settings impelled Leeds International Concert Season to go back to the drawing board. Social distancing has reduced the audience seating capacity of Leeds Town Hall to just 250. The
THE stage and organ pipes softly highlighted in an otherwise darkened Leeds Town Hall set the tone for Manchester Collective's programme of "Night Music". A pairing of string quartets by Edmund Finnis and Henryk Górecki created a velvety, mysterious
