PEOPLE are being urged to avoid unnecessary travel so that roads can be kept clear for gritters to get through. Guiseley and Rawdon councillor Paul Wadsworth made his appeal as Leeds City Council worked flat out to keep roads clear after Thursday's
THE Dales national park authority has repeated its appeal urging people to stay away from the area. People should stay home, exercise locally, and not make any unnecessary trips to or around the national park, it says. The warning comes after
THE Ilkley Manor House coffee mornings will return at the end of the month. Held on Zoom, Mike Dixon will be first on Friday, January 29 with his talk ‘Darwin in Ilkley’ from 10.30am to 11.30am Charles Darwin came to Ilkley in 1859 to undertake
A VIETNAMESE restaurant in Ilkley has closed its doors after 16 years. Bistro Saigon, owned and run by Loc Bui and Paula Cooper, announced the news with a “heavy heart” on their Facebook page. The restaurant, in Railway Road, offered an “authentic
WORK has begun in Menston Park to create a new path and access to the pedestrian crossing for High Royds/Chevin Park. To members of Climate Action Menston it seemed bizarre the pedestrian crossing had been put where it was, so opening up a ‘hole
AN URGENT appeal for foster carers has been issued in Leeds because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Foster4Leeds, Leeds City Council’s fostering service, is seeking to increase the number of foster carers available to care for children and young people
ARE there lessons that can be learned from how our ancestors survived past plagues and pestilence? That was the question posed by Susan and Andrew Green in their talk on Past Lockdowns given to Ilkley & District U3A earlier this month. Although
THE next Ilkley Local History Hub meeting takes place on Saturday, January 30, 2021 and will be held as a video conference, taking place on Zoom. The meeting commences at 2.45pm for a 3pm start. The main topic for discussion is Brook Street,
THIS Yorkshire Tea wagon was one of the first to get through after the A59 at West Marton, near Skipton, was cleared of snow yesterday (Thursday). Clearly, making its way to the tea drinkers of Yorkshire and beyond.
OTLEY Rugby Club is installing new safety measures to help protects its supporters and players, following a donation from a housebuilder. The club is ‘trying’ to get ready for when it can reopen its gates, and will use the £1,000 funds, from Persimmon
