THE UK’S premier festival promoting complementary therapy and natural remedies will bring visitors from all over the country to Ilkley this weekend. The unique atmosphere of the two-day event at the King’s Hall and Winter Garden will offer visitors
OTLEY Courthouse has been given a royal seal of approval – by winning the Duke of York’s Community Initiative award. The arts venue is one of just 43 Yorkshire and Humberside based organisations to have been named as a recipient of the honour this
A SOPRANO singer will swap Wharfedale for Africa this week, when she flies out to see a charity’s work at first hand. Elizabeth Frankland, of Otley, is travelling to Rwanda and Uganda at her own expense to find out more about Asante Ministries.
ONE of the thousands of ceramic poppies from an eye-catching memorial at the Tower of London will be heading to Bradford. A sea of poppies is being installed in the Tower's moat in a tribute to British and Commonwealth First World War dead.
A DECISION on a rail link to Leeds Bradford Airport needs to be made locally and soon, the area’s MP has told Parliament. Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland made his call in the House of Commons last week during a debate about connectivity to
STUDENTS took over their university to host the launch of CAFOD’s One Climate, One World campaign. More than 100 students, school children and local residents came together at Leeds Trinity University in Horsforth to demand action on climate change
ADDINGHAM Civic Society presented the team behind ‘The Tour Addingham 2014’ with a Civic Pride award at its autumn fair. The Society said that the celebrations were a hugely successful two days and the crowds were ‘amazing’ as they gathered to
WEST Yorkshire Police is leading the way in one of the biggest technological advancements in modern policing. Four thousand hand-held devices are being issued to front line officers and staff, replacing old pocket note books. The mobile devices
YORKSHIRE Air Ambulance will be the first to receive a charity award provided by the Addingham Beer Festival Committee after thieves stole their charity box from the local newsagents. The festival committee has decided to make a contribution to
AN INDEPENDENT drainage expert is to weigh in on a row over whether developing green fields would increase the risk of flooding in Menston. But the expert is to be paid by an action group fighting the development, leading some to question just
A NEW air link to Ireland designed to boost transatlantic travel was launched yesterday at Leeds Bradford Airport. The airline is returning to the Yeadon airport after a gap of 14 years. The new service will have excellent connecting services
FORMER Children's Laureate Michael Rosen took to the stage of the King's Hall for his Ilkley Grammar School-sponsored event last Thursday (October 16). Renowned for his work as a poet, performer, broadcaster and scriptwriter, one of the best-known
PEOPLE in the district who notice blood in their urine, even if it’s just once, are being urged to tell their GP. In support of the national Be Clear on Cancer campaign which began on October 13, GPs and healthcare staff from Airedale, Wharfedale
OTLEY Rugby Club has praised a doctor whose quick actions saved the life of one of its players. Twenty-one-year-old Ben Fairclough was knocked unconscious while playing for Otley in an away game against Stourbridge Rugby Club last Saturday, October
A COUNCIL has issued an unreserved apology after a blunder which meant elderly people were told they were losing their homes. Shocked residents at Rosemont sheltered housing in Bramhope launched a campaign to keep their flats open after being told
A SECOND feature-length documentary film about the work of media studies students at Ilkley Grammar School is to be released this week. Produced and edited by media teacher Dave Burrowes, the film was inspired by the effort and creativity of this
A MENSTON woman has been recognised with an award for having made a difference to equality and diversity in the Civil Service. The 2014 Civil Service Diversity & Equality Awards, presented at a ceremony in central London on October 10, honour
BOLD plans to transform Otley Civic Centre into an entertainment venue could represent the historic building’s “best chance” of a future. That is the initial verdict of Otley Town Council’s Civic Centre steering group to proposals put forward by
RESIDENTS in Otley have slammed an “idiotic” new one-way system for causing traffic chaos. Complaints have been flooding in ever since the scheme, for Charles Street, Nelson Street and Walkergate, went live last weekend. Intended to improve
