FORMER Ilkley and Keighley MP Ann Cryer will talk about being a woman MP at an event this month. Mrs Cryer, who was an MP from 1997 to 2010, will speak at a coffee morning organised by the friends of Ilkley Manor House on October 25. Coffee will
AN OTLEY-BASED writer, editor and publisher has won a major award. Heather Dawe was one of four editors, along with Helen Mort, Claire Carter and Camilla Barnard, who produced Waymaking: An Anthology of Women’s Adventure Writing, Poetry and Art.
HAIR salon staff and customers raised £120 for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Yazz Number One Hair Studio staged events at its salons in Rawdon, Guiseley and Yeadon. Organiser Carolyn Jacobs said
MORE than 700 people attended Prince Henry’s Grammar School’s Open Evening. Pupils from over 30 primary schools were joined by parents and carers for the event on Monday, October 7. The visitors enjoyed performances and demonstrations plus a presentation
A DREAM came true for a Yeadon hair stylist when she was picked to work behind the scenes at both London and Paris Fashion Weeks. Annabelle Harpin, 35, normally works at Yazz Number One Hair Studio, but has been travelling down to London for training
THROUGH the White Rose Lodge of Mark Master Masons, Burley-in-Wharfedale now has two defibrillators for the use of the community. The new defibrillator is positioned outside the new Scout and Guide Headquarters at Peel Place. The headquarters
‘LIKE being at the Royal Albert Hall’. That is how Otley’s 2019 Poppy Appeal concert has been described. The event was held at a packed Prince Henry’s Grammar School on Saturday, October 12. Those attending, including representatives from the
A YEADON teenager has signed a two-year scholarship deal with Bradford City. Sam Bentley, 15, is one of six new youth academy prospects to be signed by the club. Sam started playing football for Guiseley Juniors at the age of six and has spent time
A FUNDRAISING gin tasting evening will take place in Otley next weekend. Wildlife Friendly Otley has teamed up with the Black Horse Hotel and Sloemotion Gin to organise the Saturday, October 26 event. Starting at the Black Horse at 6pm, the
AN ILLUSTRATED presentation about the Ilkley Local History Hub will be given at a meeting of the town’s civic society this month. The first Autumn meeting of Ilkley Civic Society will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday, October 24 at Church House, Ilkley
LAVENDER Laundry on Leeds Road in Ilkley celebrated five years in business last week. The business was opened by Kath Eastwood and Jacquie Tweed in 2014 and the team has now grown to employ seven ladies who all love ironing. They have recently added
A COMMUNITY fun and run day has raised £4,000 for a breast cancer charity. Jog on Cancer took place for the second year at Horsforth Hall Park in aid of Breast Cancer Haven. On the event’s justgiving page organiser Louise Wright said the charity
Theatre Review: Mushy - Lyrically Speaking at The Leeds Playhouse WITH their focus on British Asian stories, it’s no wonder Watford-based theatre company Rifco’s new production is inspired by the 2013 Educating Yorkshire series that propelled Musharaf
Review: The Halle Orchestra, Leeds Town Hall, Saturday 12th October 2019 THE deaths of his father and three brothers tinged the formative years of composer Gerald Finzi. Finzi’s pastoral orchestral tone poem The Fall of the Leaf, although suffused
THE MP whose Act could prevent a ‘no-deal’ Brexit has visited Otley. Hilary Benn (Lab, Leeds Central) was in town to show support for local MP Alex Sobel (Lab, Leeds North West) and meet party supporters and residents. He said: “It was wonderful
Volunteers from Rawdon in Bloom were out doing winter planting on Saturday. Spokesman Phil Gomersall said: “The weather was kind to us despite the poor forecast. We had two new volunteers with us which made the task much easier and quicker. It always
A MOZART Memorial Concert in celebration and memory of the late Keith and Linda Hartley will take place next month. It has been organised by the Hartley children, Rachel, Andrew and Duncan, and family, who hope many people will join them in celebrating
Review: Annie THERE is an old theatrical saying that you should never work with children and animals on stage. But that theory is totally blown away in this current production of Annie being performed at Guiseley Theatre until Saturday 19 October
RESIDENTS are being asked for their views on new proposals to tackle anti-social behaviour. Currently in Leeds there are 18 Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) - including one apiece in Otley, Yeadon, Guiseley and Horsforth. Introduced to
A TEENAGER who was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer at 13-years-old is launching her own charity to help other youngsters with cancer. Tabitha Wood, now 15, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, was diagnosed with a fast-growing ovarian cancer after
POOL-IN-WHARFEDALE residents are being urged to comment on the village’s Neighbourhood Plan - while they still can. Pool Parish Council and the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group have been working on the document, which will shape future development
