OTLEY Chamber of Trade will be holding meetings again after an absence of 18 months. Beginning on Tuesday, September 21 members will be meeting at Westbourne House. Speakers will address the East of Otley Development which has provoked strong feelings
GLORIOUS sunshine brought out the crowds to enjoy the fun at Parkinson’s Park’s 2021 Children’s Gala. The event was well attended as visitors seized the change to take part in fun and games, have a picnic or a Sunday saunter and to bump into so
THIS week’s Picture of the Week was taken by Fiona Currie, of Ilkley who said: “Was really surprised to see this heron admiring the view over the valley!” If you have a photograph you would like to see published in the paper and online please email
ONE of the first large public indoor events in Ilkley since March 2020 will be held in the Clarke Foley Centre on Monday, September 27 at 7:30pm. Professor Tim Benton will be talking about ‘Climate politics and COP26; what’s at stake for the UK
THE childhood friends of a man who died from Motor Neurone Disease aged just 38 have successfully completed the Dales Way to support the work of a charity set up in his memory. Nick 'Smudger' Smith died in December 2017 just 101 days after being
FORMER England defender turned media pundit Danny Mills is just one of the high-profile celebrities confirmed to play in the Pro-Am at the Welcome to Yorkshire Ian Woosnam Senior Invitational. He will be joined at Ilkley Golf Club on Thursday September
AN Ilkley beauty salon has been crowned the best in Yorkshire at the British Hair and Beauty Awards. Luxe Beauty Lounge, based behind the Grove, was entered into the 'Excellence in Customer Service', 'Workplace Environment of the Year' and 'Beauty
OTLEY is to hold its first ever Festival of Kindness with a weekend of accessible activities. The event, organised by Otley 2030, will get off to a riverside start on Friday, September 24 and will celebrate and promote kindness. Thanda Gumede
Ilkley Playhouse THE intimacy of the Wildman Theatre is the ideal setting for our next play Flamingoland – a thought provoking piece by Deborah McAndrew. At the age of 58, Mari is getting ready to die; she has terminal cancer and wants to make
A WOMAN from Askwith is giving her all for a charity challenge in memory of dad. Claire Shepherd, 60, has been training for months in preparation for her place in the Ernest Cooper Macmillan Ride of Their Lives charity race. The race itself involves
THE OTLEY Fundraising Group for Macmillan Cancer Support will hold The Biggest Cake Morning this month. The event will be instead of the The Biggest Coffee Morning as the group says it is unable to serve coffee due to current restrictions.The Biggest
IN their first appearance in the FA Vase on Saturday, Ilkley Town AFC did themselves proud with an excellent performance despite narrowly losing 2-1 to Penrith AFC. After Kevin Gonzalez initially gave the Baht’atters the lead, the visitors overturned
THERE were lots of races on this weekend with some top performances by Ilkley Harriers. The Ilkley Moor fell race was held in warm and muggy conditions, a complete contrast to the usual cold and wintry conditions associated with this race which
