JAZZ sensation Gordon Haskell is preparing to wow a Wharfedale audience. The singer-songwriter, who has been described as ‘a brilliant mix of Bill Withers and James Taylor with the feel of JJ Cale’, will play at Otley Courthouse on Saturday, October
ILKLEY Town Council is seeking opinions from residents on the new parking scheme, so that these can be fed back to Bradford Council. Residents are invited to send their comments to parkingsurvey@towncouncil.ilkley.org. To date there has been a good
A 21 YEAR old who saved a stranger’s life by using the skills she learned as a schoolgirl during Restart a Heart Day four years ago returned to her former school today to talk about the importance of learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
WHAT A Little Water Can Do! is the title of a free talk at Cliffe Castle Museum on October 19. Cliffe Castle Support Group will host the talk by Professor Mike Dixon about characters and developments that turned Ilkley from a minor spa town into
TO mark the 50th anniversary of the release of The Who’s ground-breaking concept album ‘ Tommy’, Ilkley Amateur Operatic Company will be performing the musical at the King’s Hall from October 30 to November 2. To add to the celebrations, they are
STEETON Male Voice Choir plans to recreate an iconic performance of Yorkshire anthem On Ilkla Moor Bah’t ‘At. Musical director Catherine Sweet wants to generate the same atmosphere as when the song was performed in 1994 at the Royal Albert Hall
AN Ilkley artist, Den Ledgerwood, is one of six local professional artists chosen to feature on the Big Screen, in City Park, Bradford, in a themed presentation of artwork to be shown daily at 12.30pm throughout November and December. The theme is
ARTISTS Lucia Smith, Kerry J Stoker and Joanne Tinker are hosting an exhibition with a difference this November in Ilkley. The three Ilkley-based artists have been clearing out their home studios, making space and dusting down older pieces for this
A STALKER who subjected his victim to months of harassment has been jailed. Matthew Viner, 43, also voyeuristically filmed the woman on his mobile phone without her knowledge. Viner, of Silk Mill Drive, Cookridge, Leeds, was sentenced to 27 months
ILKLEY Harriers' runners seemed inspired by the breathtaking exploits of sub-two-hour-marathon-man Eliud Kipchoge last weekend. While the Kenyan was clocking 1:59:40 in Vienna, several Harriers were either winning or setting personal bests of their
PREPARATIONS are in full swing for this year’s Otley Beer Festival. The 2019 fundraising event takes place at Otley Rugby Club from noon to 11pm on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23. Some 60 real ales, seven key keg beers and 12
A WELCOME Charter is being prepared for Otley. Community group Otley Welcomes was formed in response to a rise in racism, xenophobia and hate crime following the EU membership referendum of 2016. Since then the group has held a number of events
AIRECENTRE Pacers go from strength to strength in wet and windy conditions. Debbie Bland ran the Redcar Half Marathon in one hour 49 minutes and was the first female home over 60. The Pacers' men’s team came second to Chapel Allerton runners
OLD Otliensians entertained Castleford at Chaffers Field, where, after a dreadful start, they turned things around spectacularly to win 47-17 in Yorkshire Three. The opening exchanges were littered with mistakes from both sides and when 'Ensians
YARNBURY usually get very little on their visit to Settle against their old foes North Ribblesdale but, after throwing away points earlier in the season, they came good here with an impressive 39-30 victory in Yorkshire Two. The first play from
THE Yorkshire Building Society branch in Ilkley is holding an event to help teach financial education to children over October half-term. The branch, on Station Plaza, will be hosting the event on Tuesday, October 29 and visitors are invited to
A LATE winning goal by Ben Rhydding was disallowed as visitors Durham University 2nds came away with a 3-3 draw in a spectacular game of quality hockey. The home side went ahead quickly as they realised the students were buckling under the early
A NEW digital marketing apprenticeship has been launched by Leeds Trinity University. The university will be the first in Yorkshire to offer the Digital Marketer Degree Apprenticeship, which takes three years to complete and starts in April 2020
INJURY-plagued Ilkley Town lost 2-1 to a well-organised Hunslet on Saturday. Ilkley had a few chances along with a nicely built up goal, but Hunslet’s ability to constantly pressurise was too much for Town to handle. From the start, Hunslet showed
BURLEY-in-Wharfedale GP Dr Sarah Hattam recently returned from a humanitarian trip volunteering in Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos with a small team of Yorkshire volunteers. The purpose of their trip was to distribute food, provide
POOL matched a high-flying Glasshoughton Rock in all departments, but a mad ten-minute spell cost them in a 4-2 home defeat on Saturday. There were chances for both teams in the early stages, but Pool then gifted the visitors a chance to score,
SKYRAC AC athletes defied tough conditions in heavy rain to come away with a clutch of medals at the annual Cleethorpes beach races cross country meeting. Charlotte Slack won the 5.5km senior women’s race in 22.57, while Amy Hartley (25.50) finished
