Ilkley and Otley Choral Societies will sing Handel’s Samson The combined choruses of Ilkley and Otley societies are currently rehearsing for their joint performance of Handel’s Samson at St Margaret’s Church, Queen’s Road, Ilkley, on Saturday, May
World class virtuoso guitarist Richard Durrant will stop by in Ilkley on May 28 as part of a 1,000-mile ‘Cycling Music’ UK concert tour – on a bike. What started as a bid to cut down his carbon footprint, has become a 1,000-mile bike ride for world
An eclectic weekend of entertainment at Otley Courthouse next weekend will begin with an evening of blues and reggae. Two acclaimed regional acts will join forces from 8pm on Friday, May 16, when veteran blues act CJ Smith are followed by reggae
This year sees the centenary of the start of the First World War and of Bradford’s Alhambra theatre. So it’s a particularly fitting time for War Horse – the multi award-winning play based on Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling novel about a horse caught
Folkrock legends Fairport Convention are set to play live for the first time at King’s Hall in Ilkley on Wednesday, May 21. Hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention remain one of the most entertaining bands on the
125 Years Ago – 1889 At the Otley Police Court yesterday (Friday), Alfred Bengerfield, photographer, of the Bridge Lane Studio, Ilkley, was charged with following his employment on a Sunday. On promising not to repeat the offence he was let off
Leeds United have signed a star in the making from Westville House School in Ilkley. Sami Pattinson, aged eight, is one of 17 boys who have signed for the Leeds United Academy under-nine squad for next season. Sami was first spotted by Steve
Further Tour de France-related roadworks will take place in Otley this month. A highways team will carry out the resurfacing of Cross Green, Boroughgate and Market Place – the roads flow run into each other and form one stretch of the race’s route
Otley’s MP has taken on a new apprentice as part of a push to broaden access to Parliament. Eighteen-year-old Corrina Bright is helping Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) under a new traineeship scheme that was launched during National
As part of their learning about nature and the natural world, Ghyll Royd School’s Reception Class are hatching their own chicks. Each child has carefully placed their eggs in the incubator and are now waiting the expected 21 days for the chicks
Eyewitness accounts from Horsforth men who fought in the First World War will be presented in a new book. The stories of some of the men who joined up will be retold in the book, which is part of a commemorative project to mark the centenary of
Safety is set to be improved outside Benton Park and Guiseley Schools with the introduction of 20 mile per hour zones. The two schemes are among 24 zones being set up by Leeds City Council after a consultation which opened last year. There were
Renowned guitarist Craig Ogden will perform at Grove Methodist Church, Horsforth, on Saturday, May 18, at 3pm. The Australian-born musician was the youngest instrumentalist to have received a Fellowship Award from the RNCM in Manchester. Ogden
