Glorious sunshine brought crowds flocking to Bolton Abbey Fete on Monday. The event – the 11th to be held – is expected to have raised £6,000 for the Priory Church. This year’s proceedings were opened by 91-year-old Edmund Butler, of Deerstones
A Sky News presenter will launch a fundraising walk at Harewood House this weekend. Charlie Webster will send 500 participants on their way at the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk, which starts at 11am on Sunday. It will raise money for the
An Otley children’s home will close this weekend after 114 years. Thousands of young people lived at Inglewood Children’s Home since the original premises were built in Inglewood Drive in 1899. But the facility, which relocated to Whiteley
Literature lovers were out early on Tuesday queueing for tickets for this year’s Ilkley Literature Festival. Almost 4,000 tickets for the festival – which will run from October 4 to 20 – sold in two hours. Tickets for some of the big names appearing
The phrase ‘end of an era’ tends to get bandied about too often these days, and is often used when less dramatic language would more accurately describe the situation at hand. In the case of Inglewood Children’s Home in Otley, however, which closes
If you value town, stand up and be counted... Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of our town. On Monday, I intend to propose the following resolution to Ilkley Parish Council: Housing and Bradford MDC’s Local Plan
A martial arts-loving Otley mum is celebrating surviving a gruelling sparring and grappling fundraising challenge. Mel Metcalfe had to survive 21 consecutive one-on-one matches at Otley Health and Martial Arts Centre on Saturday. The mother
Dedicated donors who have given blood hundreds of times between them, have been recognised for rolling up their sleeves to help save lives. The donors were honoured at an awards ceremony held by NHS Blood and Transplant. Christine Smith, 61
Plans to expand two Guiseley schools look set to be shelved after a campaign of opposition. Council chiefs are being advised not to continue with the proposals for Guiseley Infant and Nursery School and St Oswald’s Junior School but instead to
Ahead of their long trip to Gloucester City on Saturday, Guiseley manager Steve Kittrick is reasonably happy with the start his team have made. A dispiriting 3-0 home defeat against Solihull Moors has been followed by a 2-1 vic-tory at Gainsborough
Otley’s director of rugby James Tiffany was delighted as his team took the bragging rights in their final pre-season friendly against Wharfedale last Saturday. They beat their local rivals 35-30 in a fiery encounter but were brandished with
Wharfedale 30, Otley 35 Billed on the programme as a “friendly”, this turned out to be the usual front-up “derby”, with no quarter asked or given. Otley began strongly but a turnover gave former Otley winger Ollie Cicognini
Beckwithshaw inflicted a crushing defeat on Burley to claim the Aire-Wharfe League championship for the first time since 2009. Coincidentally, that was the year Calverley and Silsden were relegated from Division One, and their decline continued
Guiseley 1, Workington 0 A last-gasp strike from substitute Jake Lawlor banked Guiseley a hard-earned three points in Skrill North. Workington visited Nethermoor on Bank Holiday Monday and proved tough opponents. The Lions laboured hard in
He is already one of the great-est triathletes in International Triathlon Union history, but Bramhope’s Alistair Brownlee added yet another notch to his incredible record in Stockholm last Sunday with his 15th career World Triathlon Series win.
Colwyn Bay 2, Guiseley 2 Ten-man Guiseley were stung by an injury-time equaliser as former Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair’s Colwyn Bay pulled off a remarkable comeback last Saturday in Skrill North. The Lions had taken a first-half lead when
Otley Athletics Club’s Racheal Bamford has successfully defended her 1500 metre title at the United Kingdom CAU Inter-County Championships. The reigning Northern champion won with her trademark sprint finish, also leading Yorkshire women
Elderly people who faced losing their homes have been told they can stay. Residents of two care homes in Yeadon and Horsforth faced uncertainty as Leeds City Council looked at changes. The planned reorganisation suggested the closure of Manorfield
The inquest into the sudden death of a senior doctor from Otley who was being investigated by police has been opened. Consultant anaesthetist Kevin Johnston, 40, who worked at Leeds General Infirmary, died at Southport and District General Hospital
