SIXTY years after the last engine was scrapped, the magic of the B17 steam locomotive still lives on and is being brought to life by steam train enthusiasts. A U3A talk on Thursday, May 6 describes how the B17 Locomotive Trust, a charity with Rod
‘JUST One Day’, the Lord Mayor of Leeds’ charity fundraising day, will be returning virtually this year on Friday, May 14. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Eileen Taylor, is once again encouraging local residents, businesses and organisations
DANGEROUS and illegal parking on the south bank of the River Wharfe is putting pedestrians and cyclists at risk, it is being claimed. Local people are calling for action to tackle the problem on the stretch of unadopted road leading to Buon Apps
ILKLEY Camera Club’s Jack Sedgewick has won a young photographer prize in a national photo competition. The Royal Horticultural Society announced this week that Jack, aged nine, has secured a top prize in their national photo competition. Jack
CAMPAIGNERS against Leeds Bradford Airport expansion are welcoming government commitment to make massive cuts in greenhouse gases by 2035. The Group for Action on Leeds Bradford Airport (GALBA) says it is cautiously welcoming reports that the government
WORK continues apace on the renovation of a bungalow for Jaime Lunn and his family to live in. Jaime, of Addingham, was left paralysed when he came off his mountain bike on Ilkley Moor last year. After spending months in hospital he was finally
TWO FRIENDS have launched a music and poetry project to help raise awareness of the proposed East of Otley development. Cathy Theaker and Fiona Hilton, who both live in the town, have collaborated on their project in support of the ODD (Otley Development
ILKLEY District Councillor Kyle Green (Con, Ilkley) has welcomed changes to parking in Ilkley that will see free parking extended to one hour. Councillor Green says he has been standing up for Ilkley residents and businesses in opposing the parking
TWO local tennis athletes, coached at the Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash Club have signed commitments to play for universities in America this Fall. Thomas Horsley, of Addingham, committed to Adelphi University, on Long Island, New York, accepting
