A CHILDREN’S play area in Horsforth Hall Park has reopened after the addition of new equipment to make it more inclusive. An old and broken see-saw has been removed along with a stiff netted carousel and replaced with a new see-saw and a roundabout
YOUNG Irish dancers are celebrating World Championship success. Jessica Heyburn, 15, won her solo dances at the CRG World Championships in Dublin and was also crowned the World Champion in the 16 and under Open Championship. She was one of six
A LEGAL challenge to prevent development in Aireborough’s green belt will be the subject of a public meeting this month. Organisers are hoping to invite prospective parliamentary candidates to the meeting to answer questions about potential national
REMEMBRANCE Day will be marked across the district this weekend with a number of parades and services. In Ilkley the Remembrance parade will meet on Sunday at 2.40pm at the back of the Town Hall. The parade then walks down the Grove to stand in
THREE charities - The Autism Society, Christians Against Poverty and Christchurch, Ilkley- will share proceeds in excess of £3,850 – the result of the 6th Jigsaw Festival held last week at Christchurch, Ilkley. This was an increase of nearly £900
FATHER Christmas will pay Ilkley an early visit this year when he switches on the Christmas lights on Saturday November 23. The town is preparing to welcome residents and visitors to an afternoon of festive entertainment. The centrepiece of the
PEOPLE will get the chance to step back in time at an event organised by Aireborough Historical Society. Around 100 old photographs will be displayed at the Chit Chat event on Saturday, November 23, starting at the new time of 2pm. The latest
STAFF and students from Leeds Trinity University will sleep out at Headingley Stadium to raise money for charity. They will join Leeds Rhinos rugby players and people from around the city for the 2019 Leeds Big Sleep. The event, on November 28
UNITE the Union has organised a picket and mass demonstration outside Ilkley Library between 9am and noon on Thursday, November 7. It is one of three protests the union has planned in the Bradford district this week as 50 of its library and museums
Leeds Bradford Airport is being criticised for changes to its parking charges which will leave some customers paying the same price for a much shorter stay. The airport says the measures have been put in place to reduce congestion - but Adel and
A PARTY political spat has broken out in Otley - just days after the December 12 General Election was called. The row centres around Councillor Ray Georgeson (Lib Dem, Danefield) being quoted on the front of a recently published local Labour Party
THE YORKSHIRE Party’s candidate for Pudsey has launched his campaign by calling for a Yorkshire Rail Revolution. Bob Buxton, the party’s transport spokesman, said: “We won’t settle for being London’s poor-relation. From 2012-2017, Yorkshire’s railways
A YOUNG Otley girl has become the first in the district to be awarded the new Rainbow Gold Award. Six-year-old Lily Sky Bottomley was leaving the 3rd Caley Rainbows after nearly two years when she was presented with the special gold metal pin badge
A MUSICAL-theatre show portraying the story of the West Yorkshire wool trade is being is being revived by its original director and performer. Follow the Fleece will be performed as part of a tour this month featuring a chorus of more than 20 singers
INTERNATIONAL smash hit An Inspector Calls returns to Bradford Alhambra next year. Stephen Daldry’s acclaimed 1992 production of the JB Priestley drama classic can be seen from January 29 to February 1. Daldry’s production of An Inspector Calls
A Concert for Linda and Keith Hartley, Cantores Olicanae with Skipton Camerata at St Margaret’s, Ilkley, Saturday 2nd November 2019 IT is comforting to believe that the vital spirits of Linda and Keith Hartley were hovering around the packed audience
THE ALE list for this year’s Otley Beer Festival has been revealed. The 2019 event takes place at Otley Rugby Club on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23 when some 60 real ales will be on offer. There will also be seven keg beers to
Ilkley Playhouse AFTER the noise and excitement of Halloween and bonfire night comes a lull, of sorts, between now and Christmas. Yet it’s that time of year – cold, dark, gloomy – when we need entertainment, excitement, laughter and good company
A JET2 flight heading home to Leeds Bradford Airport was forced to fly in a circle for two hours above the sea amid fears of a “fault” with the plane. The ordeal was branded a “nightmare” by one passenger, who described tense scenes including people
OTLEY'S Lizzie Deignan will set her sights higher in 2020 as she says the time to think of herself as a mum on a bike is over. Deignan gave birth to baby daughter Orla last September before returning to competition in April. Though she could
WET greasy conditions faced Ilkley Cycling Club competitors in the third race of the Yorkshire Winter Cross series held by Skipton Cycling Club at Aireville Park. The course for the Aireville Cyclo Cross made the most of the pitch and putt hill,
AFTER successfully setting the circuit of the Yorkshire Dales tandem record earlier this year, Ilkley Cycling Club duo Doug Hart and Jake Unsworth recently broke the more prestigious York-Edinburgh record. The previous record of eight hours two
AN early start and a long journey did not show in the legs of Ben Rhydding as they convincingly bagged three points in a 6-2 win at Whitley Bay. Demonstrating some beautiful possession hockey, Rhydding put Bay on the back foot straight away.
