COMMUNITIES across Yorkshire will be marking Yorkshire Day this weekend. In Ilkley the Yorkshire Declaration will be made outside the Town Hall at 11am on Sunday, August 1 by Ilkley’s Town Crier, Isabel Ashman. Some plans have been put on hold
PEOPLE in Otley are being urged to object to a major housing scheme after the deadline for comment was extended. Town councillor Mick Bradley said: "You still have time to object to the enormous housing development planned for East of Otley. There
LARGE crowds enjoyed an evening on The Grove on Friday as the town welcomed the return of the Ilkley Cycle Races. For the first time, British Cycling awarded the event National Series status, and the top teams from all across the UK were in attendance
OTLEY'S MP has met with the the owners of a controversial billboard on Bradford Road to discuss residents’ concerns in detail. On Friday, Leeds North West MP Alex Sobel met Phillip Allard the COO and Planning Director of Wildstone. Due to the
THOUSANDS of yellow plastic ducks are poised to be released into the River Wharfe to race downstream in an annual event. Around 3,500 ducks will be raising money for Burley Community Trust and the Burley Scouts and Guides. Burley-in-Wharfedale
BASTILLE Day was marked in Ilkley when representatives of a twinning committee met with the mayor. On July 14 members of the Ilkley-Coutances Town Twinning committee met Ilkley Mayor Cllr Mark Stidworthy to choose the site for a plaque presented
CHILDREN’S charity the NSPCC is looking for children with a fondness for getting mucky to sign up to the Lidl Mudder challenge which takes place this weekend (Saturday and Sunday) alongside Tough Mudder at Broughton Hall, Skipton. Lidl Mudder is
AN outbreak of coronavirus amongst staff and councillors at Craven District Council has forced the cancellation of meetings until the end of August. Any emergency decisions will be made by the chief executive Paul Shevlin, under emergency delegated
THE LAST of Otley’s pubs to re-open after the Covid-19 pandemic forced them all to close will be throwing open its doors again this week. The Horse & Farrier, which is part of the Northern pub group Market Town Taverns, will be opening at midday
LEEDS North West MP Alex Sobel is hoping Team GB's success in the Olympics will inspire local people to try swimming. Mr Sobel voiced his hope after the gold medal win for Tom Daley, Leeds born Matty Lee in the Men’s Synchronised 10m Platform,
AIREBOROUGH Beer Festival is set to finally go ahead after it was cancelled twice because of the pandemic. Following the cancellations of June 2020 and June 2021 the festival will return to its regular venue, Guiseley Theatre, from Thursday, September
RESILIENCE and community support during the Covid pandemic are being marked with a new bench in Guiseley. The latest improvement to Guiseley Wells was unveiled last week by Friends of Springfield Park & Guiseley Wells - adding a colourful dimension
A FINANCIAL advisor will put aside his calculator for a week to tackle a 1,000km cycle ride from John O’Groats to Leeds. Robert Cresswell, who has run his own business Gordian Financial Solutions in Otley for 12 years, only started cycling seriously
AN inquest into the death of a 25-year-old Keighley man who died in a crash has been opened. The brief hearing, held at Bradford Coroners' Court heard Kyle Goater, a mechanical engineer at Ilkley-based Olicana Products Ltd, was travelling towards
