A loyal dental nurse has retired from an established dental practice in Ilkley after 40 years of service. Sue Pitt completed her last working day at Acorn Villas Dental Practice on May 1, after spending more than four decades of her career at the
Internationally acclaimed artist Nils Burwitz recently visited St Mary’s School in Menston as part of Leeds City Council’s “Celebrate Mandela Week.” St Mary’s has close ties with South Africa through the school’s Bambisanani Partnership which links
Nidderdale butchers H Weatherhead & Sons, which has its own farm in Ilkley, have been crowned UK champions in the Countryside Alliance Awards. The High Street shop, chosen as Yorkshire regional champions in the annual awards for the past two
Straven House care home in Ilkley has won an award for being rated within the top 20 homes in the region. The home, on Queens Road, came 16th out of 1,617 homes in Yorkshire and The Humber on online directory and industry website carehome.co.uk
Schools, businesses, community groups, patients and their families are being urged to help Airedale Hospital raise £100,000 for resources for its new emergency department. The aim is to raise enough funds for three distraction walls for the children
Action is being taken to tackle a ‘major’ safety issue caused by parked cars in Yeadon. Measures are being introduced after a number of complaints about near misses and reduced visibility for residents coming out of their roads onto Green Lane.
Ales from around Yorkshire will be on sale in a Grand Depart beer festival to raise money to help a little boy to walk. Le Tour De Beer will take place at Coopers Bar in Guiseley this month with proceeds going to local worthy causes. The main
Menston MP Philip Davies has offered support for the ‘buy local’ campaign to be launched by the recently-constituted group of local businesses. Christine Minchella, who runs The Studio, Menston Pilates and fitness business and who called the first
