AN OTLEY firm’s downloadable brochure has won it a major marketing award. Online recruitment agency Blue Octopus received the Creative Offline Marketing category accolade at March’s Onrec Awards. The presentation means the company has now won
A WOMEN’S voice choir which started in Otley four years ago is coming to Ilkley after Easter. Rehearsals for Sally’s Army will be held in the Clarke Foley Centre, on Cunliffe Road, from 8pm to 9pm on Tuesday evenings, starting on Tuesday April
STAFF at the Co-op in Addingham got some unprecedented help in the run-up to the busy Easter period when their president worked in-store for a day. Lesley Reznicek, from Gargrave, president of the Co-operative Council worked in store for a day
A SEWAGE works will be a focal point in the first of a series of walks organised by Aireborough Civic Society this year. The spring and summer evening walks start on Friday, April 10 and continue fortnightly until the end of August. ‘Two pubs
GREENBELT protestors will take to the streets on Sunday to defend the natural boundaries of their communities. Events are being planned in Rawdon and Menston as part of the CoVoP (Community Voice on Planning) day of action – and a 92-year-old woman
UNDERHAND dealings in political circles will be a key part of the plot in the next production by Addingham Drama Group. The group will present Eric Chappell comedy, Up and Coming, at Addingham Memorial Hall, Main Street, with five performances
THE Stagefright Comedy Club makes a welcome return to Ilkley Playhouse on Saturday, April 18 at 8pm. The guest compere for the evening is Kate McCabe, a stand-up who hails from America and gigs all over the UK. Kate can also be heard on both
OUTSPOKEN and internationally renowned feminist Germaine Greer will speak in Otley next month. The academic and writer has been announced as one of the headline acts in Otley Courthouse’s Summer programme. She will lead a conversation at the
LIVE stand-up returns to The Crown Inn, Addingham, next month, with a night headlined by Dave Williams. The Inn’s incredibly popular comedy night will feature some of the best and brightest from around the UK circuit. On Friday April 17, the Main
Christians headed for Wharfedale’s scenic viewpoints to welcome the first rays of sun on Easter Sunday and its churches for services CHURCHES Together in Ilkley organised a service at the Cow and Calf Rocks at 6.15am on Sunday morning to mark the
AN EIGHTEEN-year-old has been disqualified for driving for 18 months after being caught drink driving on Skipton Road in Ilkley. Isaac Johnston, of Harewood House, Skipton Road, Steeton, was stopped when driving a Volkswagen Polo in Ilkley on March
AN outdoor adventure and open morning takes place on Saturday, April 18 from 9.30am to noon at Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School, Ilkley Road, Burley-in-Wharfedale. All welcome to take part in an action-packed morning with a 80-foot zip wire, climbing
THE FIRST winner of Otley Lions’ annual Easter Egg Tombola has been announced. Alison Wood can look forward to tucking into a giant chocolate egg after her number turned out to be the lucky one out of the 60. The Lions run the fundraising competition
A GUISELEY fish and chip restaurant has helped to raise thousands of pounds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. A total of £4,000 has been raised at the Wetherby Whaler’s five branches across Yorkshire, by customers who have been donating their loose
THE LATEST plans to provide visitor facilities by the scenic Cow and Calf Rocks viewpoint has been given the go-ahead by Bradford Council planners. Long-time cafe owner Toni Falconi has been granted permission for an extension to his snack kiosk
A SUPER step-gran with only a third of a lung has spoken of how singing has transformed her life. Janet Swift never dreamed she’d be able to belt out numbers with a community choir. But now the 72-year-old is an established member of six-singer
Pete Krengel, The Labour Rooms - Otley It is rare that you will hear artists hoping that this is the final gig in a series. However Easter Sunday at the Philip Coyne Labour rooms sees the last in a series of gigs to raise money for the Otley Food Bank
WEMBLEY Stadium resonated with the sound of nearly 2,500 Rock Choir members at a rugby game which drew a world record attendance of 84,068 supporters to see Saracens v Harlequins. The mass choir included Rock Choir members from Ilkley and Horsforth
THE FIRST Otley Sportiva has been hailed a “fantastic” success. More than 150 riders took part in the women-only social road cycle in May last year. Organised by Otley Sportive cycling organisation, whose Sportive has quickly established itself
THE ENVIRONMENT Agency is considering a plan to install a new hydro-electric turbine on Otley weir. The Lowwood Products Company has applied to the agency for a licence for the scheme, which would require restricting the flow of the River Wharfe
A YOUNG sailor from Otley is celebrating winning a place on a prestigious global yacht race. Otley Sailing Club member Heather Thomas, 18, has been chosen as one of the crew members for the Pacific Ocean stage of the Clipper 2015-16 Round the World
ANTI-bloodsports campaigners were to meet with the Leader of Bradford Council today about grouse shooting on the publicly-owned Ilkley Moor. Ban Bloodsports on Ilkley Moor (BBIM) says it wants to discuss concerns about the impact of the shoot with
LONG time supporters of Ilkley’s Manor House Museum have pledged to continue caring for the gardens of the historic building and carry on organising events, as Bradford Council prepares to close its doors this weekend. The Friends of the Manor
FAMILY and friends of Yorkshire cricket legend Bob Appleyard gathered at Bolton Abbey Priory Church to pay their final respects. Mr Appleyard, who had worshipped at the church for 20 years, died last month, aged 90. Mourners included former
DESPITE being on tour for half a century and absent from Ilkley since 2000, jazz maestro Chris Barber has lost none of his local appeal. Half the seats for his forthcoming return concert on May 22 have already been sold, and there’s a real buzz
