BEN Rhydding Cricket Club recently enjoyed a fabulous day of celebration in honour of its centenary year. While it was not quite the programme of events the club had planned it still saw around 120 guests gather at the Countances Way ground for
OTLEY Lions Club is appealing for new members and volunteers to help in its work. For more 40 years the club has supported local, national and international causes by raising money within the community. A spokesman said: "During this time members
A NEW sign and replacement bench have been installed at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Nature Reserve. Steve Parkes, a trustee of Wharfedale Naturalists Society and de facto manager at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Nature Reserve said: “A big thank you to
AWARD-winning Scottish Folk band Fara embark on an eagerly anticipated autumn tour this October - including a date at Otley Courthouse on Friday, October 8, 2021 at 8pm. Having spent lockdown creating The Orkney Series - a collection of short films
MARTINEZ Wines is holding its annual wine tasting extravaganza at the King’s Hall and Winter Garden, Ilkley, on Tuesday, September 28 from 2pm to 8pm. All proceeds from this event go to to Save the Children, Sarcoma UK and Macmillan. There
A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Lower Wharfedale Ramblers is being held at the Clarke Foley Centre in Ilkley. The exhibition will take place from Monday, September 20 until Saturday, October 2. Admission is free and
ILKLEY-based sustainable decking brand Composite Prime has secured the UK’s largest independent artificial grass supplier as a retailer of its luxury decking products. Grass Direct, which was formed in 2012 and stocks the widest range of artificial
AGH Solutions – the transport arm of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust – is switching from diesel to electric vehicles. It has just taken delivery of five electric Renault Zoe E-Tech cars, with three electric vans due to arrive in November. And
A LONG term project to plant millions of new trees in Craven has been supported by councillors. However, even if the target of 18 million trees by 2050 is reached, it will still only mean Craven achieving the national average for tree cover as
A GREAT selection of reader photographs. If you have a photograph you would like to see published in the paper please email: claire.lomax@nqyne.co.uk
A WONDERFUL selection of reader photographs. If you have a photograph you would like to see published in the paper please email: claire.lomax@nqyne.co.uk
AWARD-WINNING folk singer, Kitty Macfarlane, will weave her lyrical magic at Otley Courthouse next month when she appears as part of her national tour. Described as an ‘ambassador for the wild’, Kitty was nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
RAINBOW crossings have been unveiled at Airedale Hospital. Four crossings have been provided at the Steeton site, around the main entrances and car parks. Airedale NHS Foundation Trust held a launch to coincide with Pride in the NHS Week, recognising
BOOTHS in Ilkley is launching a seasonal flower concession with Yorkshire Florist, Leafy Couture on September 22. Founder Sarah Richardson is a celebrated wedding florist, the recommended florist for top venues like Harewood House and Denton Hall
The Government has been called on to bring back the "territorial integrity and names" of the ancient Ridings of Yorkshire - reversing the "vandalism of the early 1970s." During a House of Lords debate on the preservation of England's historic counties
by Roberta Topham, minister at Christchurch Methodist-URC Partnership Church, Ilkley “I reached out and was given help”, said the person who was feeling overwhelmed. There are so many situations where its easy to feel overwhelmed. Travelling with
A YouTube blogger has answered the question a lot of people ask: How deep is the river at the Strid, at Bolton Abbey? The answer is staggering. The notoriously dangerous part of the River Wharfe which flows through Strid Wood has claimed many
POLICE are appealing for information after a young girl suffered injuries in a collision earlier this week. Officers are looking for witnesses to the crash, which happened on the A6038 Bradford Road, Guiseley, on Wednesday at around 3.45pm.
