MORE than £19,000 has been raised for this year’s poppy appeal in Aireborough despite the coronavirus. Poppy appeal organiser Elsie Turner thanked everyone who had helped. She said: “Thank you to everyone who supported the 2020 Poppy Appeal in
YEADON’S ward Councillors have stepped in to ensure Christmas cheer in the form of festive lights for Town Hall Square, to be switched on at the end of lockdown. “Yeadon’s Christmas Lights used to be funded by Leeds City Council”, said Cllr Sandy
A GROUP of doctors and nurses from Airedale Hospital have been shortlisted for an NHS Parliamentary Award after being nominated by Ilkley’s MP Robbie Moore. ‘Hearts in Little Hands’ are a team from the hospital’s Emergency Department who teach children
ALL this month a team from Environmental Land Management Solutions Ltd will be out in all weathers planting 70,000 sphagnum moss plugs (a small bouquet of sphagnum plants) in selected areas across Ilkley Moor. They have been contracted by Moors
OTLEY’S MP is backing Tracy Brabin to become Labour’s candidate for the role of Mayor of West Yorkshire. The inaugural West Yorkshire mayoral election is expected to take place next May and the Labour Party unveiled its shortlist of candidates earlier
ILKLEY’S MP has welcomed an additional £24.1 billion in defence funding from the government. The funding is the biggest investment in the nation’s defence over the last 30 years. The government says increased spending will allow it to invest in
THE Ilkley Food Bank is working with various community groups to provide food parcels over the Christmas period for local needy families. Jane Wearing, Ilkley Food Bank Co-ordinator said: “We estimated that the Food Bank will give around 280 bags
CRAVEN tourism businesses are celebrating after being recognised at the annual Welcome to Yorkshire White Rose Awards. Hundreds of people tuned in online to last night’s ceremony - said to be the biggest celebration of tourism in the UK , which
NEW measures to lower traffic speed could be introduced on a 20mph section of road in Bramhope. A recent survey carried out by Leeds City Council found that the mean speed of vehicles travelling along the 20mph part of Moor Road was just under 25mph
FOLLOWING yesterday's government announcement, grassroots football will be able to return next week. But, though not so much of a problem at Sunday League level, those in Steps 3 to 6 of the Non-League System, like Thackley, Eccleshill United and
WHAT could persuade more of us to swap four wheels for two? That’s the question that people in Ilkley will be encouraged to think about at a ‘Cycle-friendly Ilkley’ evening that will take place by Zoom on Monday, December 14, 7pm-9pm, co-hosted
YEAR 5 and 6 pupils from Westville House School are celebrating after a successful performance in two national maths competitions. Both years have made the national finals of the Quiz Club Championships for mathematics, which is the largest inter-school
HAREWOOD has been named ‘Large Visitor Attraction of the Year’ at this year’s White Rose Awards. The trust also received a Silver Arts & Culture Award in the awards hosted by Welcome to Yorkshire. In 2019 2019 Harewood celebrated 30 years
WHARFEDALE’S musicians are preparing to spread some melodic festive cheer online. A bumper Christmas edition of Otley Online Music Festival will be presented from 7.30pm on Friday, December 4. The event will feature performances from folk trio Yan
THIS year’s Christingle service at Otley Parish Church will be streamed live. The 4pm Christmas Eve service at Otley All Saints’ has been packed out in previous years, with some people having to miss out due to the numbers attending. That is
AFTER an exceptionally challenging year for local businesses, Ilkley Business Improvement District (BID) is engaging the help of Christmas elves to bring some much-needed cheer to the town and encourage residents to shop local this year. As part
VOLUNTEERS in Wharfedale and Aireborough are being praised for their efforts in the fight against the coronavirus. Adel and Wharfedale councillor Barry Anderson said: “We owe a large debt of gratitude to our volunteer army in this city. Their work
MOTORISTS are being warned that Otley Bridge will be closed this weekend. The bridge is closing on Saturday, November 28 and Sunday, November 29 to allow resurfacing works to be carried out on Bridge Street. The section of the road between
FAMILIES and schools are being urged to get outdoors and get creative this Christmas to help raise awareness of an Ilkley charity. Nell Bank activity centre has been there for youngsters throughout the pandemic and is still opening its doors to
OUR pets mean the world to us. And their importance in our lives has become even more pronounced during the months of lockdown. We would love you to share a photo of your precious pet – whatever the variety! – to be included on the pages of the
Review: The Seven Deadly Sins, Streamed from Leeds Playhouse, Saturday 21st November 2020 KURT Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins of the Petty Bourgeosie - to give the full title, would have been Opera North’s first production staged in front of a live
A DISTRESSED family have won damages from Bradford Council over concerns their daughter’s body was left “forgotten about” in the city’s mortuary. Emily Whelan died aged 25 in November 2016, having been found unresponsive at her flat in Yeadon.
POLICE have taken decisive action following a surge in dangerous parking on Otley Chevin. West Yorkshire Police says there has been a ‘huge spike’ in complaints about vehicles parking dangerously on roads beside the beauty spot over recent weeks
GUISELEY have announced that academy graduate Lewis Hey has won the National League Young Player of the Month award for October. The midfielder was influential in the Lions’ run to the FA Youth Cup Second Round, where they were beaten 4-0 by Cambridge
CLUBS from Bradford and beyond have been rejoicing at the news that the Football Foundation have just announced the completion of their Local Football Facility Plans. The plans are detailed reports that map out the football facilities needed across
