MOTORISTS and bus passengers are being warned of disruption to journeys on Sunday (July 14) caused by road closures for the Ilkley Half Marathon.

There will be parking restrictions on New Brook Street, Ilkley, from 6.30am for the whole day.

Roads will start to close from 9.30am, with the whole route closed by approximately 10am to create a sterile area for the 2,000 runners. The A65 will be closed as late as possible. Roads will reopen when the last runners have safely passed.

Buses will be unable to run in or out of Ilkley from mid-morning until lunchtime, whilst the race takes over the roads.

The following journeys will be diverted away from the Ilkley area, and will not call at Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley or Addingham:

DalesBus 874 to Bolton Abbey, Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden usually due from Ilkley at 10.15am.

DalesBus 884 to Skipton and Malham usually due from Ilkley at 10.15am

DalesBus 875 to Kettlewell, Buckden, Aysgarth and Hawes usually due from Ilkley at 10.40am

On DalesBus route 873 the following journeys will only run between Skipton and Bolton Bridge, and will not serve Ilkley:

Bus from Skipton at 10.30am (will terminate at Bolton Bridge at 10.57am).

Bus usually due from Ilkley at 11.40am (will start from Bolton Bridge at 11.54am).

On Keighley Bus Co route 62 the following journeys will only run between Keighley and Addingham, and will not serve Ilkley:

- buses from Keighley at 11.10am and 12.10pm

- buses usually due from Ilkley at 11.53am and 12.53pm

DalesBus 874 from Otley at 9.50am to Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden will be diverted via Farnley, Blubberhouses and Hebden, and will not call at Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley, Addingham, Bolton Abbey or Burnsall.

On First Leeds route X84 buses will only run between Leeds and Burley-in-Wharfedale, and will not serve Ilkley whilst roads are closed in the Ben Rhydding area, between approximately 10am and noon.