LOCKDOWN Yorkshire was the theme of Aireborough Camera Club’s latest open competition. Poignant images of empty spaces and people sitting apart from each other are among the many photographs submitted in the competition. While taped off benches
ELIZABETH Crannigan (Mrs Crannigan to many) died on September 8th at the Gables nursing Home in Silsden. Born in 1927 in Warrington Lancashire, Mrs Crannigan’s parents were a WWI veteran and a housewife. By the time she was 10 she was orphaned
A PROTEST will be held outside Menwith Hill to mark International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Protestors will gather outside the base from 4pm on September 26. The Nuke Free Europe network is coordinating a month of action
PUPILS and staff at Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School in Burley-in-Wharfedale are celebrating after receiving a prestigious Artsmark Award. Artsmark is the only creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. It supports
ILKLEY drinks venue The Ticket Office has announced brand new food residents and a quality bar food menu inspired by their Michelin starred experience. The food element of the partnership will be provided by new business ‘End of the Line’, which
OVER 70 asylum seekers and refugees currently living in Bradford were welcomed to Nell Bank on September 1. The visit was part of an ongoing initiative led by Ilkley residents Felicity Tomblin and Sue Staton, as part of Wharfedale Refugee Response
LAW and crime will be examined in the autumn programme at Washburn Heritage Centre. A spokesperson for the centre, which is based at Fewston Church, said: "The Washburn Heritage Centre is delighted to announce the new programme for the coming autumn
By Aidan Smith Wharfedale Naturalists Society OVER the summer months we have been experimenting with a house share and the chance to view nature up close. I am not exactly sure when the share started, but at some point a queen social wasp awoke
LEEDS City Council has launched the Streets for People toolkit as communities across Leeds celebrate World Car Free Day. The new guide makes it easier for residents to temporarily close the street they live on and use the road space for community
YORKSHIRE Water is working in partnership with citizen science groups sampling the River Wharfe to better understand water quality in the river. The utility company is modelling river water quality in Ilkley and further upstream to analyse both
