A FORMER Ilkley Grammar School student has been successful in being selected as one of just 44 artists to exhibit in the BP Portrait Award Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. The oil on board painting - Resting by Helen Lee Robinson
YOUNG musicians and dancers are preparing to entertain the residents of an Otley care home. Twenty students from Prince Henry’s Grammar School’s jazz band will play at Anchor’s Teal Beck House on Friday, June 28. A group of eight year olds from
AN ON-CALL firefighter from Otley has received an award for protecting his community for 20 years. James Utley has now completed two decades at Otley Fire Station - and in doing so continued a family tradition . His father, Kenneth served at Otley
ILKLEY-born gardener Alan Titchmarsh returned to his home town on Thursday to officially open Ilkley Manor House’s new heritage sensory garden. The occasion attracted more than 100 visitors including the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Doreen
TWO hundred and fifty cub scouts from all over Wharfedale attended an activity night at Curly Hill Campsite in Ilkley on Monday June 17. The event was held to acknowledge all the support received from local businesses and trusts to improve the
A DRIVER who admits seriously injuring two men in a crash in Ilkley has had his sentence adjourned for further medical evidence on one of his victims. Aaron Menzies, 25, of Aire View, Brunthwaite Lane, Silsden, was re-bailed to attend Bradford Crown
PEACE protesters will gather at RAF Menwith Hill next month to stage the annual Independence from America Day event. The demonstration will be held outside the main gate of the base, which acts as an intelligence gathering hub for the US’s National
AIREBOROUGH and Horsforth’s MP has welcomed proposed changes to the Blue Badge disabled parking scheme. The Department for Transport is issuing new guidance to local authorities about how they should issue the permits. The changes will mean that
OVER two evenings last week Benton Park School in Rawdon celebrated their annual student award ceremonies. The events are aimed at recognising and celebrating the fantastic achievements of the students across the academic year. The awards are
THE Summer Solstice Swim at Ilkley Lido attracted record numbers as swimmers welcomed in the longest day of the year on Friday. Three hundred and twenty five swimmers braved the early morning to take the plunge in the unheated outdoor pool on Denton
DIGITAL experts Chris Morris and Rachel Hatfield, the co-founders of Shoo Social Media, held a conference called Digital U at Denton Hall, Ilkley this week. Designed to help Ilkley businesses develop and grow, the programme included seminars exploring
A LOCAL primary school has spruced up its outdoor space with equipment provided through a lottery grant. Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School in Burley-in-Wharfedale was recently successful in its application to Learning Through Landscapes – a leading
TALENTED young actors from Ilkley took to the stage at York Theatre Royal as part of the National Theatre Connections scheme 2019. The NT Connections is one of the world’s largest celebrations of youth theatre working with up to 260 youth theatres
FANCY seeing violin maestro and conductor Andre Rieu in concert? Well look no further than your local cinema, where his Maastricht concert is being screened for one weekend only. Showing at Skipton Plaza, Keighley Picturehouse, Ilkley Cinema and
BRADFORD Council has announced an expansion of 20mph zones across the district covering areas of Bradford, Shipley, Keighley and Ilkley. It says it will be the largest roll-out of the zones in Bradford’s history and will see £150,000 invested in
