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  • Bone marrow charity's push for donors

    STUDENTS have been helping a health charity recruit more potentially life-saving donors. The event, part of a week of action, took place at Leeds Beckett University where volunteers were encouraging people to join the Anthony Nolan stem cell register

  • ‘Huge’ number of services cancelled

    NORTHERN was forced to cancel a “huge” number of services last month amid staffing problems created by the need to send drivers for training on its new fleet of trains. The district’s biggest rail operator has been gradually introducing state-of-the-art

  • Charity concert raises money for Candlelighters

    THE children’s cancer charity Candlelighters is receiving £650 which is the proceeds of a special concert held in St Mary’s Parish Church, Burley-in-Wharfedale, on Saturday, October 19. This well-supported event was organised by Burley Probus Club

  • Special festive evening in Ilkley

    NOW in its 12th record breaking year, Christmas Crooners comes to King’s Hall, Ilkley for a very special festive evening. Celebrating ‘The Most wonderful Time of the Year’ the show is jam packed with festive favourites including the Christmas hits

  • The perfect play for Christmas

    Ilkley Playhouse WELL now that Halloween and bonfire night are behind us, the nights are drawing in and dare I say it, we are starting to think about Christmas. Here at Ilkley Playhouse we have just the ticket for a pre-Christmas work event, a Christmas

  • Otley residents share views on health services

    OTLEY residents have had a chance to share their views on local health and care services. The Big Leeds Chat is a consultation exercise designed to inform the development of Local Care Partnerships - including one at Otley and Yeadon. Interviewees

  • Virtuosi of the guitar and accordion

    Review: CRAIG OGDEN and MILOŠ MILIVOJEVIĆ at the King’s Hall, November 6, 2019 THE return of Craig Ogden, the well-known guitarist, to Ilkley Concert Club has been long awaited. For last Wednesday’s concert he appeared alongside Miloš Milivojević

  • KLM increase capacity at Leeds Bradford Airport

    KLM has announced that it will increase seat capacity on its Amsterdam route from Leeds Bradford Airport. The increase will see a KLM mainline 737-700 operating on the mid-morning rotation from March 28, 2020. Currently, KLM operates three flights

  • Creation comes to Otley

    OTLEY and Ilkley choral Societies will jointly be performing Haydn’s wonderful oratorio “Creation” on Saturday, November 23 at Otley Parish Church. The choir have recently been working with Musical Director Tom Newell, who has been bringing his

  • Pre-Christmas treat for all the family

    CRAFTS in the Pen returns to Skipton Auction Mart this weekend - and organisers are promising a pre-Christmas treat for all the family. With 230, carefully picked craft stalls, a ‘Starlight Cafe’ and Santa’s Grotto for the children, the two day

  • ‘Don’t wait for old age to make a last stand’

    AN Ilkley based legal expert is warning people not to wait until old age to make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). The advice from partner, Ann Christian, at LCF Law follows a number of recent high-profile cases where diseases like dementia have

  • Blow for Pool ‘lorry ban’ proposal

    A COUNCILLOR is calling for a fresh approach to tackle the number of HGVs passing through Pool-in-Wharfedale. Leeds City Councillor Matthew Robinson (Con, Harewood) started a petition earlier this year calling for restrictions to be introduced