DUE to the uncertainties caused by covid-19 and the prospect that it could cause further disruption,the Gordon Rigg Bradford Premier League have decided to cancel all regular first and second team league competitions, the Priestley Cup, Jack Hampshire
CAMPAIGNERS opposing Leeds Bradford Airport’s new terminal plan have compared the fight to ‘David versus Goliath’. The airport (LBA) is seeking permission to replace its old terminal with a £150 million modern building that would enable it to cater
ISOLATED cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in two Otley primary schools. Otley All Saints C of E Primary and The Whartons School are two of three Leeds schools to have had cases of the coronavirus confirmed by Leeds City Council, with the other
A CREW from Ilkley Fire Station was among the emergency services response to a road traffic accident this morning. Posting on Facebook Ilkley Fire Station said: "This morning ourselves and Silsden were alerted to a Road Traffic Collision on the
AN independent opticians in Ilkley has expanded its services to allow patients to book routine eye tests for the first time since they were suspended in March. Following new guidance from NHS England, Brosgill Opticians, on The Grove, is accepting
BRADFORD’s play areas will not reopen until local infection rates are brought under control. National guidelines have said play areas were able to re-open on July 4. However the more than 150 Council run play areas in Bradford have yet to officially
BRADFORD Council will spend an extra £6 million on schemes to help the District recover from the Covid 19 pandemic. At a meeting of the Council’s Executive this week, members agreed to invest in a number of different areas. A report to members
A CARE home owner has branded Prime Minister Boris Johnson "despicable" for his criticism of the sector’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. David Crabtree – who owns Crabtree Care Homes, which includes the Ilkley-based Ladies in Waiting – criticised
NHS ‘cadets’ are being recruited across the district. Young people aged 14 to 16 will receive training in first aid and leadership skills and will be given volunteering opportunities within the health service – including hands-on work experience
TWO Airedale Hospital nurses aim to clock-up the miles to raise money for charity. Pat Dyminski and Audrey Hines, both clinical nurse specialists on the oncology unit, have signed-up to a challenge in support of Hope for Tomorrow. Participants
ILKLEY Lido will remain closed despite the Government's announcement that outdoor pools are free to re-open on Saturday. A spokesperson for Bradford Council said: "Unfortunately Ilkley Lido will not be opening on Saturday. Due to the on-going situation
MARKET traders across Leeds are receiving extra support as the COVID-19 lockdown eases. Outdoor markets like those held weekly in Otley were virtually closed during the height of the restrictions, with only food stalls allowed to keep trading.
IN March, just before the lockdown, a small group of staff, parents and children from Ashlands Primary School in Leeds Road, Ilkley, started a project to create a wildflower meadow. Turf was removed from the front of the school and a wildflower
WHARFEDALE church leaders have signed a Leeds-wide pledge to combat racism ‘in all its forms’. More than 80 civic leaders from the worlds of education, health, business, sport, the third sector, faith and the arts have put their names to the joint
THE latest phase of a thought-provoking study into the role of the funeral in the grieving process is now underway and anyone who has been involved in organising a funeral is invited to participate. The study, known as ‘Funeral Experts by Experience
ILKLEY Choral Society members came together to sing their thanks to the NHS on its 72nd anniversary. On Sunday, July 5 at 5pm and just as rain clouds burst over the town, a small group of socially distanced singers from Ilkley Choral Society
TWO Aireborough groups have welcomed new leaders. Raj Mani has been appointed as the new President of Aireborough Rotary Club and was seen receiving his chain and ribbons of office online, via Zoom. He has hit the ground running and has already
YORKSHIRE Building Society has said thanks a million to the community in Ilkley for helping to raise £1million for its End Youth Homelessness (EYH) partnership. The Society’s branch, on Station Road, has raised £697 for EYH in the three and a half
GUISELEY have kept another young player from last year's campaign as George Cantrill has signed on the dotted line on a new one-year deal. The 20-year-old, who plays in midfield and full back when needed, started 32 times in the curtailed 2019/20
A GROUP of ladies from Ilkley Golf Club have raised over £350 for a local charity at their first golfing event of the season. The event was entered by 66 ladies and was the first tournament post lockdown. The stableford competition was played
