Hats off to the artists, councillors and children of Pool-in-Wharfedale! Because just a few months ago Banners Over Pool, a community arts project for the Tour de France, looked nearly dead in the water. Their funding hopes dashed, it would
A baby girl being treated for a rare genetic disorder has lost her brave battle for life. Thea Paterson’s parents, Richard and Sam Paterson, of Ilkley, had to take the heartbreaking decision to turn off their youngest daughter’s life-support machine
Daring horseback stunts and a special Tour de France area look set to be among the highlights of this weekend’s Otley Show. The 205th show takes place at Bridge End on Saturday, May 17, and will feature a number of new attractions mixed in with
Otley and District Talking Newspaper has enjoyed another successful year. The group, which produces audio versions of local news for blind and partially sighted residents each week, held its annual meeting on Monday, May 12. Outgoing chairman
A competition to find the ‘Voice of Yorkshire’ is nearing its deadline. Anyone who wants to apply for a chance to perform live at Milleniium Square in Leeds has until Sunday, May 18, to submit footage of themselves singing. The Voice of Yorkshire
An eight-year-old boy has achieved outstanding musical success with exam results in the top 17 per cent in the UK. Oliver Islan, has just received a distinction in his grade five music theory, with 92 per cent. The exam is considered equivalent
Planning applications received by Leeds City Council: Bramhope: remove two Ash, one Willow, one Poplar. Reduce one Sycamore and one Cedar. 4 Hall Close. Bramhope: remove one Sycamore, 14 Creskeld Lane. Guiseley: construction of changing facility
Last year Otley was awarded the status of a Dementia Friendly Community and as part of this year’s national Dementia Awareness Week there will be opportunities in the town to find out a little bit more about dementia. The focus of this year’s Dementia
Dedicated horseman Bruce Everall is looking forward to a truly family-focused 2014 Otley Show. Because Bruce’s daughter Fiona will be competing in the Side Saddle class on Saturday, May 17 while his granddaughter, Bryonie, takes part in the Showjumping
The owners of a family firm which was hit by tragedy have vowed their business will continue. Kettley’s furniture store in Yeadon was closed for a week in April after the death of Pauline Butler, 61, who was listed as a company director. Her
Enjoy a pleasant ride on the quiet country roads, visiting Dales beauty spot Bolton Abbey, with its 12th-century Augustinian monastery, before returning by steam train This week, we have swapped walking boots for bikes. We’ve teamed up with
This week our cafe reviewer Angela Cunningham visits Tea Cosies in Yeadon As we swing open the door into this new little tea shop in Yeadon a bold sign declares “Welcome”, and that’s what we immediately feel – welcome. It’s cheerful and cosy
Otley is preparing to welcome some of the country’s top tribute bands to the 2014 Fake Festival. Green Date, Four Fighters and Kazabian will headline this year’s event at Wharfemeadows Park on Saturday, June 7. They will be supported in the
The Dunwells Leeds Town Hall Expectation was in the air when local band The Dunwells prepared for their biggest ever show in their home city of Leeds. Playing a show at the magnificent Leeds Town Hall fulfilled an ambition for band members
‘Music on the Meadows’ open-air concert will return to Ripley Castle for the first time since 2008 and promises to be an explosion of the UK’s finest tribute band talent, beneath the glorious glow of the summer sun. The concert, in the grounds
An evening of song at Bolton Abbey performed by St Paulinus Singers will raise money for the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) to support vital project that care for the environment, landscape and economy of the Yorkshire Dales. The choral
Wedding bells are set to ring at Yeadon Town Hall as BrassNeck Theatre gets ready for its next musical offering. The Wedding Singer is based on the cult film of the same name starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore and set in the 1980s. It
Bedroom Farce Ilkley Playhouse As the curtain drew back we saw the three beds on different levels that were to be the setting of this Alan Ayckbourn play. Each would light up in turn to reveal the absurd unhappiness that couples are capable
Orchestra of Opera North Leeds Town Hall A wondrous sense of space and stillness pervaded this pellucid performance of the Prelude from Mussorgsky’s opera Khovanschina by the Orchestra of Opera North, conducted by Jac van Steen. Subtitled
Ilkley Dynamo 5 Keighley Athletic 0 After winning the Wharfedale Triangle League Premier Division title for the first time since 1981, Dynamo achieved the double by defeating Keighley Athletic to win the League Cup, also last won by Dynamo in 1981
The Searchers King’s Hall, Ilkley Every Saturday morning at 8am I am transported back to my childhood when the dulcet tones of Brian Matthew say, “Good Morning, avids” and then proceeds to play songs from the 1960s in his programme, Sounds
It’s time for the annual Animal Beauty Contest! This year’s contestants include Terry the Tree Frog, Randy the Panda, Mary-Rose the Flamingo and a brand new, first time competitor… Wendy the Walrus! But what happens when the other animals boo
The acts have been revealed for a jazz day on The Grove which could pave the way for future jazz festivals in the town. A studio theatre will be set up on The Grove for three days in August, providing a venue for Ilkley Summer Festival entertainment
Two previous exhibitors at Settle’s Gallery on the Green have achieved success in the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year exhibition. Tessa Bunney, who exhibited in 2010, has won overall Food Photographer of the Year. From Kilburn, she
Guiseley manager Mark Bower believes his team’s agonising play-off final defeat can fuel a successful promotion bid next season. A goal in the last-minute of extra-time sentenced them to a 2-1 defeat at Altrincham on Saturday, which means a fifth
