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• Ilkley lights cancelled due to the weather

  The Ilkley Christmas Lights event won't take place for a second year due to the adverse weather overnight and the warnings currently in place.

• Zoe Metcalfe appointed new North Yorks Police and Fire Commissioner

  Conservative candidate Zoe Metcalfe has been elected as the new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire after this week's by-election.

• Man arrested in Keighley for possession of offensive weapon

  Police have sought to reassure local people in Keighley after reports of a man with a weapon in the town on Thursday evening.

• Grab a jab weekend planned for Covid vaccinations

  People across Skipton, Keighley and Ilkley are being given extra chances to get their Coronavirus vaccination this weekend to help increase numbers of people who are immunised against the virus.

• Ilkley Literature Festival launches podcast series

  Ilkley Literature Festival have launched the third season of ‘Settee Seminars’, a podcast series of fascinating short talks by leading experts.

• Worth Valley rotarians make donation to children's hospice

  A cheque for £2,000 has been presented to Martin House Children's Hospice by members of the Rotary Club of Haworth & Worth Valley.

• Carers’ Resource launches Young Carer Hub

  Young carers aged 13 and over from Bradford and Craven are being invited to join a new Young Carer Hub on Instagram, where they can find advice and support. 

• Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks calendar is launched

  This Saturday, the Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks will launching its inaugural 2022 calendar.

• Ilkley's Christmas lights switch on this Saturday

  The long wait is nearly over! This Saturday Father Christmas will arrive in his carriage to switch on the Ilkley Christmas Lights.

• Ilkley Beer Festival will return next year - tickets now on sale

  Ilkley & District Round Table are thrilled to announce that the Ilkley Beer Festival will return in February 2022 with a full selection of award winning cask ales, craft beers, ciders and gins, and live music at each public session.

• Book of Clarke Foley memories published

  It is 40 years since the Clarke Foley community centre in Ilkley officially opened its doors, much has changed over that period.

• Another £300k for local cinemas from Culture Recovery Fund

  Our three local independent cinemas in Ilkley, Skipton and Keighley have now received government funding totalling more than three quarters of a million pounds to help with the financial impact of the pandemic.

• Skipton Car Show cancelled because of Queen's Platinum Jubilee

  Organisers of the popular Skipton Car Show say the event won't go ahead next year because of a date clash with celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

• Rotary groups could support renovation of pacer train at Airedale

  Representatives from local Rotary groups across Ilkley, Skipton and Keighley have received a sneak preview inside the retired pacer train recently delivered to Airedale Hospital.

• u3a emerges stronger after covid

  Members of Ilkley and District u3a heard at the groups annual general meeting last week that despite a challenging year because of Covid and the lockdowns, the organisation had emerged stronger than ever with an increased membership, more activity groups and four new trustees.

• Lesley Garrett and Wynne Evans lined up for Skipton Gateways Festival

  Soprano Lesley Garrett and tenor Wynne Evans have been announced among the acts for The Great Yorkshire Dales Proms in Skipton's Aireville Park next summer as part of the Gateways Festival.

• Glitter Ball raises over £4k in memory of local DJ

  A fundraising ball in memory of Dominic ‘Disco Dom’ Hanbidge, a well know local DJ and electrician, has raised a fantastic £4,121.75 for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice.

• New mobile cancer care unit launched by Airedale Hospital

  A second state-of-the-art fully mobile medical cancer care unit is hitting the road across the Aire and Wharfe valleys, aimed at revolutionising the way care is delivered.

• Covid-19 booster and flu vaccine drop-in session for local carers

  People who care for a relative or friend are being invited for free flu and Covid-19 booster vaccinations as part of Carers Rights Day.

• Craven Council gets £90k to work on clean energy plans

  Energy could be generated from water source heat pumps along the Leeds-Liverpool canal as part of a series of carbon-negative energy schemes considered for Skipton.

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