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  • Students produce 3D print models

    Three-dimensional printing has arrived at Ilkley Grammar School and the school’s design and technology department have been getting to grips with the latest technology in their lessons. James Kerry, head of design technology, said: “This new technology

  • Ilkley Grammar School’s results earn top award

    Ilkley Grammar School has received national recognition for the high attainment of its students in the 2013 GCSE examinations. A recent in-depth analysis of official Department for Education data on all state-funded schools in England by SSAT,

  • Holy Family head takes on a ‘monster’ new role

    A headteacher will be stepping down from his post in Keighley to take on a new role as head of the country’s biggest Catholic school. Lawrence Bentley, who lives in Horsforth, will have been head of Holy Family Catholic School for six years when

  • Cricket club unveils hi-tech scoreboard

    A grant from Bradford Council has paid for a new scoreboard at Addingham Cricket Club. Councillor Adrian Naylor (Ind), who represents the Craven ward, helped secure a grant, in excess of £5,000. “It’s fully electronic and can be operated from

  • Sabrina’s entrancing Irish Folk

    Sabrina Piggott and Stephanie Stephenson Otley Labour Rooms “There must be some of the Christie Moore gene in me I’m sweating so much up here”. There was certainly something Celtic in the Labour rooms last Sunday when Sabrina Piggott brought

  • Brownlee triathlon event comes to Harewood

    A triathlon started by Olympic stars Alistair and Jonny Brownlee is coming to Harewood this summer. The medal-winning brothers, from Bramhope, successfully launched their Brownlee Tri series last year. Now the Brownlees have teamed up with

  • Westgate School hosts a cracking Easter Fair

    An Otley school's Easter Fair has been hailed a cracking success. Westgate Primary School and its Friends group held the annual event, featuring a variety of Easter-themed stalls, a tombola and a prize raffle, on Saturday, March 29. The fair

  • Students set for a sporting challenge in South Africa

    Dozens of Otley students have headed to South Africa for a once in a lifetime sports trip. Fifty eight pupils from Prince Henry's Grammar School will be playing rugby and netball matches against some of the country’s best teams over the next ten

  • Sunday bus service to Skipton restored

    A “badly needed” Sunday bus link connecting Otley and Ilkley with Skipton will be restored this Easter, more than seven years after it stopped running. A prominent local public transport advocate has welcomed the announcement the X84 bus service

  • Account of race to be published

    An Otley man has written an account to mark the 60th anniversary of the Three Peaks Race. This year’s landmark event, which sees runners taking on a gruelling 23 mile route that includes ascents of Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside, takes