THE coronavirus pandemic has led to an uncertain time for grassroots and community sports, but a government announcement today brings their return one step closer. The government stated last Friday that recreational cricket could return from this
A GROUP that has been helping people in Bramhope through the coronavirus crisis is preparing to wind down. Bramhope Coronavirus Community Help has been assisting vulnerable villagers with everything from shopping to telephone calls for the past
A FORMER TV technician and NHS worker has taken on a new challenge - running his own oven valeting business across Leeds North West. Dean Chew had worked as a sub-contractor for the then-owner of Ovenu Leeds North West, Richard Greenwood, before
A NEW President has taken over at Otley Lions Club. The club usually holds a relaxed gathering with food and drink for its handover ceremony - but things had to be done a little differently this time due to COVID-19. New President Richard Phillips
OVER 40 households donated hundreds of unwanted tech devices at a charitable collection in Ilkley. The devices will be wiped and redistributed to those who will benefit from digital access. Climate Action Ilkley coordinated the collection with
ILKLEY headquartered engineering and services business NG Bailey has appointed Jonathan Stockton as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Group Board. Jonathan has worked at NG Bailey for more than four years across a range of financial
FOURTEEN years ago, Mnyakanya High School in rural KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, together with St. Mary’s School, Menston established the now multi award winning Bambisanani Partnership which uses sport to promote education, health, global citizenship
‘A huge boost for tourism’. That is how Welcome to Yorkshire has described the Government’s decision to cut VAT from 20 per cent to 5 per cent for the hospitality and tourism sector. The reduced value added tax rate will be in operation from
‘A LIFELINE for people across Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough’. That is how MP Stuart Andrew (Con, Pudsey) has hailed the Government’s Plan for Jobs - a £30 billion package designed to prevent mass unemployment. It will include the payment of
Review: Lake District – A Rare Insight by Simon Reed. Published by Destin World. £12.99 THIS is very much a book of nostalgia as it features photographs, postcards and artist’s drawings of the Lake District over the last 100 years. The villages,
AMPLE space to explore, a new natural outdoor play area, a previously unseen exhibition in the House by acclaimed British artist Kate MccGwire and all the other beloved spaces, including the Bird Garden and Walled Garden – Harewood House & Gardens
By Anila Baig WHAT’S it like to go through life without any mental health issues and then, at the age of 38, suffer a shocking nervous breakdown? In the third of our special series looking at all aspects of mental health, one woman describes
CAMPAIGNERS behind a fight to get bathing water status for the River Wharfe in Ilkley have slammed a Government department for "standing in the way of local people". In October last year the Ilkley Clean River Group submitted an application for
By Mike Kienlen, Partner, Armstrong Watson AS more and more businesses look to reopen as we exit lockdown, what your business looked like before the COVID-19 pandemic may not be what you are looking at as we exit lockdown. For business owners in
COUNCILLORS are being advised to hold off making a decision on Leeds Bradford Airport's replacement terminal plan. Natural England says more evidence is needed before it can 'rule out the likelihood of significant (environmental) effects' arising
BEING a non-league footballer is a totally different ball game to that of one in the Football League. The majority are forced to have another job to pay the bills, meaning competing in the sport they adore is often put on the back burner. Former
