TV and radio panellist Lucy Porter is bringing her latest tour to Otley next month. Lucy Porter: Be Prepared – will be staged at Otley Courthouse on November 13. Be Prepared is a show all about dealing with life’s difficulties and is Lucy’s
ILKLEY resident Kate Rogers is taking on the challenge of running a half marathon every month for a year, to raise money for local charity Carers’ Resource. So far, she has completed the Ilkley Half Marathon in July, London Vitality Half Marathon
CHINEKE is the Igbo word for God as ‘the spirit of creation’: Igbo is the language of the Igbo people, an ethnic group in eastern Nigeria. The Chineke! is a British orchestra, founded in 2015 by the Nigerian-Irish double bass player Chi-chi Nwanoku
ILKLEY Manor House will be turned into a real-life advent calendar throughout December. The creative team of Louise Hepworth-Wood, Joanne Tinker and Lorraine Dowson have been exploring ideas for the house for Christmas 2021. “Following the
HOUSEHOLDERS in Leeds are being urged to apply for free solar panels and insulation before the current scheme comes to an end. Leeds City Council is working with Better Homes Yorkshire to install solar panels and insulation on hundreds of the city
PUPILS from Ghyll Royd School are celebrating five pieces of artwork winning first prize at the Independent School Association (ISA) Regional Art Competition, including a ceramic celebration of a busy Ilkley Lido. The ISA runs a number of annual
THE WONDERFULLY named Otley Useful Instruction Society was founded in 1835 - inspired by a movement which began in Scotland to give working men the chance to acquire basic skills and scientific knowledge. Evening meetings and lessons were held
LITTLE Beau Sheep Ltd, based in Ilkley has been chosen as one of 100 impressive small businesses from across the UK to mark the official count down to this year’s Small Business Saturday UK. Little Beau Sheep, founded by Sarah Turner in 2015 provides
KEIGHLEY and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has spoken of his “determination” to secure a full rebuild of Airedale Hospital. Mr Moore said replacing the current building, which is over half a century old, had been a priority since his election. Earlier
ILKLEY Chartered Financial Planner, Sarah Siddons, from Sarah Siddons Financial Planning, is celebrating after winning the accolade of Best Business Woman in Financial Services at the national Best Business Women Awards 2021. The awards, designed
THE award-winning American independent film Shirley is Ilkley Film Society’s next screening on Sunday, October 31st (8pm, Ilkley Playhouse). An appropriate choice for Halloween, the film is an imagined episode in the life of a real person, Shirley
A MALE bike rider had to be rescued from a deep ditch following a road traffic collision near the Cow and Calf in Ilkley. The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they received a call at 9.47am yesterday from the ambulance service to assist
LEEDS Trinity University is launching a new free course in Production Skills as part of its [re]boot programme. Starting on Monday November 1, the [re]boot course in Production Skills will be delivered online, with adult learners over the age of
THE UK’s largest sustainable decking brand, Composite Prime, has announced it is expanding into the United States along with a 211 per cent increase in turnover and more than a 25 per cent growth in stockists in 2021. Composite Prime will initially
ILKLEY headquartered NG Bailey, the UK’s largest independent engineering and services business, has welcomed 32 new apprentices to the company. The apprentices will be joining teams across the UK in roles of electrical, mechanical and technical specialisms
MAGNIFICENT views in this week's selection of reader photographs. If you have a photograph you would like to see published in the paper and online 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
Shining a light on 1970s’ America, Headlong Theatre bring Jitney to The Courtyard Theatre, Leeds Playhouse, where Leo Owen caught the show Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright August Wilson (Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) explores the
