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Ilkley Clean River Group has responded to a £13m announcement by Yorkshire Water to clean up the pollution of the River Wharfe.

The £7.8m Skipton Gateway project has been recommended for approval at a meeting next Tuesday after the results of a latest public survey were revealed.

Plans to build 100 homes on a site in Silsden have been submitted to Bradford Council – and have already attracted almost 200 objections.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore joined a ‘blindfold’ walk around Ilkley at the weekend to urge better enforcement of advertising boards.

Ilkley campaigners have secured a £13 million investment by Yorkshire Water to clean up the pollution of the River Wharfe upstream of Ilkley.

Companies in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors who've lost income because of the recent rise in Covid cases are being invited to apply for grants of up to £6,000.

Children from East Morton Church of England Primary School near Keighley have planted fruit trees and shrubs as part of a district-wide project.

Keighley Cougars says it's the first sports club in the world to promise to plant a tree for every shirt sold during the upcoming rugby league season.

The Ilkley Business Awards committee have announced the finalists for the ceremony taking place in March.

The eight-year jail sentence handed to Frankie Smith for causing or allowing the death of her toddler daughter Star Hobson in Keighley has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General.

Transdev, which operates bus services across Keighley, Ilkley and Skipton, has announced it's extending its £1 evening bus fare offer for three months.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has used a parliamentary debate to call for a house developer to address ongoing issues for residents of a new estate in Silsden.

Residents' views on spending priorities are being sought by North Yorkshire County Council ahead of decisions on council tax for the upcoming financial year.

North Yorkshire Police says officers will be increasing their patrols around the canal towpaths in the Skipton area after recent thefts from boats.

A New Ilkley Pride in Diversity group is to be formed during February and the call has gone out for anyone interested in getting involved and supporting to get in touch.

Ilkley Community Transport has launched an appeal for volunteers to help drive residents to local destinations and for more residents to use its service.

Co-op have announced after careful consideration it is to close its Brook Street store in Ilkley town centre.

Coach Street in Skipton will be subject to access restrictions from 10th January as work by Northern Gas Networks begins to replace old pipes with new ones.

If you've got a real Christmas tree you can register now to have it taken away in the New Year and support the work of Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice.

For a second year the annual New Year’s Day tradition of plunging into the cold water of the spa pool at White Wells on Ilkley Moor has been cancelled due to Covid-19.

Ilkley Town AFC received an early Christmas present when approval was given for a new 100 seat stand on Christmas Eve.

A 38 year old woman from Keighley is due in court after being charged with the attempted murder of a child on Christmas Eve.

Bradford Council is launching a new grant programme to encourage the use of culture to support the district’s night-time economy.

A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of two people at a house in Regent Crescent in Skipton.

Entries are open for this year's Craven Community Champion awards and you have until 11th January 2022 to nominate someone for one of the seven categories.

A meeting of Bradford Council's executive committee next month will hear more about plans for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge to link Silsden and Steeton.

Skipton's Gateways Festivals is partnering with The Exchange in Keighley to help find unsigned artists to perform at next year's event in Aireville Park.

28 year old Savannah Brockhill has been found guilty of the 16 month old's murder, while Star's mother Frankie Smith, 20, was convicted of causing or allowing her death.

The Rotary Club of Haworth and Worth Valley are donating the proceeds of an upcoming Christmas fundraiser to Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope.

Improving Ilkley are carrying a feasibility study to find out if it can get Brook Street Fountain working again in time for the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations in June next year.

North Yorkshire Police's 'Tweetathon' - last run in 2018 - is returning to provide people with an insight into the calls received by the force.

Local residents in Skipton are being encouraged to have their say about proposals to redevelop the area of Otley Street alongside Craven Court.

Around 600 people have completed a 10km night-time walk to raise money for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope.

23 year old Jacob Walsh has been found guilty of dangerous driving, drug driving and several document offences following a pursuit on the A65 and A629 last April.

A man from Keighley has been convicted of fly-tipping and the van he used has been crushed.

Skipton Girls' High School, Ermysted's Grammar and Ilkley Grammar are among the top ten state secondary schools in the North of England according to rankings published this weekend.

A campaign to reduce the number of people driving while under the influence of drink or drugs this festive season has been launched in North Yorkshire.

The Keighley Bus Company has taken on its youngest ever qualified bus driver - Kraish Symes - who's just 18 years old.

Heart failure specialist nurse Tracey Hellawell has been awarded the prestigious title in recognition of her commitment to high standards of patient care and continually improving practice.

Now in its 6th year, the Wharfedale Refugee Response team is running its annual Advent Appeal.

Police are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary at an address in Ilkley Monday evening, 29 November.

A team of 30 staff, volunteers and unpaid carers and clients have raised more than £1,600 after taking part in the Great Skipton Santa Fun Run this weekend.

Bradford Council’s Executive is to receive a progress report on two multimillion pound Town Deal projects designed to drive transformational economic growth in Keighley and other towns across the Bradford district.

Barclays have written to customers informing them that the Ilkley branch of the bank will close on 2 March 2022.

Following Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club’s first attempt at a duck race last August raised almost £2,000 and President of the Club, Marten Koopmans presented cheques to four charities from the proceeds of the event at the Club meeting on 23 November.

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

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

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.

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. 

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Residents of Steeton, Eastburn and the wider area are being asked for their views on early plans for a new community care farm on the grounds of Airedale General Hospital.

North Yorkshire Police have arrested a man in his 20s in connection with arson attacks on two cars in the Shortbank Road area of Skipton on Saturday morning.

Top-selling author Rowan Coleman is to introduce the latest book in her Haworth-based series at an event in the village this week.

Local group The Tenmours are to stage an exclusive performance of brand new material as part of a show this month which will also feature new up-and-coming local talent.

Customers at Skipton and Ilkley libraries and others across North and West Yorkshire will be able to pick up a free comic from Friday, 12 November.

North Yorkshire Police are asking for help with information about a fight in Skipton town centre last weekend that around 40 people were involved in.

Local people are being encouraged to run, jog or walk 5km every day in December to help raise funds for Manorlands Hospice.

Bradford Council has purchased four rechargeable electric vacuums to be used for cleaning local streets.

Buses across Keighley, Skipton and Ilkley are wearing poppies this week and operator Transdev is offering free travel on Remembrance Sunday to current and former armed forces personnel.

A senior police officer is returning home to Yorkshire after three years with Greater Manchester Police.

Bradford Council has provided a new storage area for the Climate Action Ilkley’s e-cargo bikes.

Three fast vehicle charging points will be installed in the main car park in Cross Hills by March next year at a cost of nearly £50,000.

Residents in Skipton and Craven who want to vote in the election for a new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner later this month need to ensure they're registered to vote.

Plans to create a new traffic free walking and cycling route that could eventually stretch all the way from Pool in Wharfedale to Bolton Abbey are being backed by a recently formed supporters’ group.

The first trailer has been released for the sequel to The Railway Children, which is again set and filmed around the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

Airedale Hospital in Steeton has been recognised for a project to plant fruit trees as a source of food for the hospital kitchens and local community.

Responding to the Keighley & Ilkley MP at Prime Minister's Questions, Boris Johnson has said proposals for a full rebuild of Airedale Hospital will be given urgent consideration.

New parents in the Ilkley, Keighley and Silsden areas will no longer have to travel to Bradford to register the birth of their baby as Keighley Town Hall starts appointments again.

Charities in Ilkley and Keighley have benefitted from over £35,000 raised from the 2021 Ilkley Half Marathon.

Following a launch event at The Craiglands Hotel, entries are now open for the Ilkley Business Awards 2022.

Skipton's festive 5k fundraiser is returning on Sunday 28th November this year, with organisers hoping for around 2,000 runners all dressed as Santa.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is inviting people to attend its annual members' meeting and AGM next month.

A body, believed to be 74 year old David McCartney, has been found by a farmer near Kettlewell - a week after he was reported missing.

From 1 December, Ilkley Manor House will be transformed into a real-life advent calendar

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has explained his decision to vote against an amendment to the Environment Bill which would have legally compelled water companies to reduce their discharge of raw sewage into rivers and seas.

Ilkley resident Kate Rogers is taking on the challenge of running a half marathon every month for a year, to raise money for local charity Carers’ Resource.

A project to install 60 solar panels on Skipton Town Hall has been completed as part of efforts to reduce heating costs and cut carbon emissions.

An election to select a new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire will be held on Thursday 25th November following the resignation of Philip Allott.

Inspector Khalid Khan, the man in charge of neighbourhood policing across Ilkley, Silsden, Keighley and the Worth Valley, has announced his retirement from West Yorkshire Police.

Two local teenagers are among 14 people arrested during a week-long campaign by North Yorkshire Police to target county lines drug dealing.

A new broadband provider launching in Keighley has connected its first customer to a gigabit-capable broadband service.

Skipton's crematorium and Book of Remembrance Chapel will be closed for three days at the start of a 4-week project to replace the roof and install energy saving measures.

Bradford Council has issued a warning to people in Keighley and Ilkley that bonfire night shouldn't be used as an excuse to dump rubbish illegally.

A group of 25 young people with type 1 diabetes have had a fun-filled day out, funded through a grant from supermarket Asda.

The popular Run Bolton Abbey event is returning next month after its absence last year because of the pandemic.

Having been thwarted last year owing to the pandemic, members of Girlguiding Wharfedale, and 1 unit from Bradford, took delight in walking on Rombalds Moor to offer support for Country File’s Ramble for Children in Need.

Robbie Moore has reacted to news of the death of the Southend West MP who was stabbed during a constituency surgery on Friday lunchtime.

On Friday 5 November, four brave people will enter the old Keighley Police cells to be locked in for three days for charity.

The first in a series of new public art murals across Skipton Town Centre has been unveiled by youth-led community group Fresh Perspective.

Philip Allott has announced his resignation as North Yorkshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner, following mounting pressure after his comments about the Sarah Everard case.

A series of leaky barriers and earth bunds (earth formed into an embankment to form a flood barrier) are being built on Ilkley Moor, as the next steps in Backstone Beck Natural Flood Management Project start this week.

Haworth's Bronte Society, the Ilkley Literature Festival and Keighley Creative are among the recipients of culture grants awarded by Bradford Council

Keighley's Cliffe Castle park and Central Park in Haworth are among the local recipients of the Green Flag Award, recognising that they're well-managed.

Organisers of Keighley Arts and Film Festival deemed the weekend a success, with more than 3,000 people visiting at least one of its events.

A ball was held at the weekend to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Skipton based The Principle Trust Children’s Charity.

The Rotary Club of Ilkley Wharfedale has once again held their annual Recycling Collection in the main car park in Ilkley on Saturday 2 October and wish to thank all those who participated.

A team from local estate agents Wilman & Lodge have done a 27.5 mile walk from Apperley Bridge to Steeton and raised £2325 for Airedale Hospital's Haematology and Oncology Day Unit.

Warburtons bakery chairman Jonathan Warburton is coming to Skipton to talk on Business Leadership next month.

Ilkley, Haworth and Keighley could be part of Bradford's potential City of Culture status in 2025 as the bid has moved onto the next stage of the process.

Ilkley and Keighley are to benefit from an award of £1.28 million in Covid-19 grants to local Business Improvement Districts (BIDs).

Keighley’s MP, Robbie Moore and local campaigners have launched a major grassroots campaign to protect the green space on North Street in the centre of Keighley.

Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks held their first Annual General Meeting as a Registered Charity and reflected on their progress since the group’s inception in the summer of 2018 and were praised for their work by the Ilkley Mayor and the local MP.

A helicopter was busy on Ilkley moor last week ferrying stone and wood materials for the construction of more leaky mini-dams on the Backstone beck area.

Speech and Language Therapist Angela Penny, who works at Airedale Hospital, has taken on an extra role to encourage people across the region to get more active.

Evening bus trips across Ilkley, Keighley and Skipton on Transdev buses will remain £1 through until the end of the year as part of efforts to help boost the pre-Christmas economy.

A Keighley arts charity is looking for a new leader to head its team of volunteers as it prepares to expand following a £2.8m grant.

Engagebdc.com is a new website launched by Bradford district and Craven NHS to better engage with local people. The website is a place for anyone living in the area to sign up to and interactive with.

Skipton is the latest destination to welcome the roll-out of free public access Wi-Fi.

The Director of Public Health responsible for the Ilkley and Keighley areas is encouraging residents to grab a flu vaccination as soon as possible to boost immunity levels over the winter.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has called for house builder Persimmon to hold an in-person event for local people to discuss plans for a 150-home development in Silsden.

Individuals and teams at Airedale Hospital have been presented with awards to celebrate their outstanding work over the last year.

Plans have been submitted to the government that would see Airedale Hospital in Steeton transformed into Europe's first carbon neutral hospital.

A special double graduation ceremony has been held at Skipton Castle and Holy Trinity Church to celebrate the achievements of Craven College students who finished their courses both this year and last.

A six-week project to carry out maintenance work and improvements to Keighley Library will start on 29th September.

North Yorkshire Police have issued an appeal after a green quad bike which had been reported stolen was involved in a crash on Tuesday teatime.

A major project to widen the A650 along the edge of Keighley has been recognised at at the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Awards.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the tragic death of a nine-year-old boy in a collision near Sutton-in-Craven on Friday night.

Welcome to Yorkshire Chief Executive James Mason is leaving the organisation after less than two years.

Local people making a difference to their town have been celebrated at the Keighley Community Awards 2021, with 10 awards presented.

We're being encouraged to have a conversation with our families about what we want to happen to our organs when we die.

A total of 25 surplus laptops from Craven District Council have been donated to The Principle Trust Children's Charity to support disadvantaged families.

At the start of Recycle Week, Bradford Council is sending teams out on to the streets to remind us how to recycle more and help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

AGH Solutions has swapped diesel vehicles for new electric cars and vans to collect and deliver medical equipment and patient samples around the local area.

Friends, family and colleagues of our presenter and director Stuart Clarkson have supported a fundraising effort for our local hospital following his recent health scare.

A film and arts festival in Keighley has been awarded a grant from Bradford Council as part of a £51,500 allocation of money.

Councillors on Craven District Council's policy committee have backed plans for refugees fleeing Afghanistan to be resettled in the district.

A report from Skipton Building Society suggests more than 18 million UK adults admit to believing financial advice from influencers and social media personalities.

Post Office Ltd has scrapped plans to close Haworth's main post office at the top of Main Street, but will go ahead with a new Post Office in the village's Co-Op.

A charity shop in Keighley set up by married couple Chris and Glenis Kounnas has reached a £100,000 milestone to support thousands of people across the world to access clean water.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is inviting people to attend its Annual Members’ Meeting and Annual General Meeting on Friday 24 September, 1.30pm to 3.15pm.

A petition signed by almost 7,000 people calling for Haworth's main post office to be saved from closure has been presented in the House of Commons by local MP Robbie Moore.

Persimmon Homes has begun an online consultation this week ahead of submitting a planning application to build approximately 150 houses off Bolton Road in Silsden.

The first of two consultation events on keeping communities safe is taking place in Skipton this week, hosted by North Yorkshire PFCC Philip Allott.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

A new Monday morning wellbeing cafe has been launched at the Glusburn Community & Arts Centre to support positive mental health.

Four new rainbow pedestrian crossings have been painted at the main entrances and car parks at Airedale Hospital and were unveiled during Pride in the NHS week.

District councillors in Craven are being asked to support plans to create almost 9,000 hectares of new woodland locally by planting millions of new trees over the next 30 years.

Local people are being asked for their views on proposed new standards for regulating taxi and private hire vehicles across the Skipton area.

Keighley Cougars have held an official opening ceremony for a new gate at the ground that celebrate the life of Keighley-born Captain Sir Tom Moore.

Springbank Care Home in Silsden and Skipton's Craven Nursing Home have been named in the Top 20 care homes in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Pioneering women in literature are to be celebrated at the Ilkley Literature Festival this October.

This year’s committee for the Ilkley Business Awards have announced outline plans for the next event which will take place on 18th March 2022.

Library users in Skipton can now use computers for free for up to an hour a day - double the previous limit.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

Ilkley Clean River Group and the Ilkley Great Get Together put on a post lockdown River Celebration and Community Picnic on Sunday in East Holmes Field.

The frequency of bus services from Keighley to Bradford and back is being increased on a Sunday from this weekend.

Families with 4 and 5 year olds starting school for the first time this month can borrow a special pack from Keighley or Ilkley library to help them get settled.

Airedale Hospital is getting a new unit to provide intensive care to seriously ill patients, and is looking for donations to provide the extras that the NHS costs don't cover.

Ilkley resident Antony Butcher is doing a marathon in 24 hours to raise money to support people with Multiple Sclerosis.

Fundraisers have a choice of six routes - the longest 36.1 miles - when the sixteenth annual Bronte Mountain Bike Challenge takes place on Sunday 19th September.

Tourism body Welcome to Yorkshire has confirmed that next year's Tour de Yorkshire cycling race will not be going ahead.

Local residents in the Craven district who are caring for a friend or relative are being invited to join lunch groups.

The Golden-Oldies Charity's sing and smile groups are to start up again in Cross Hills and Eldwick, after a break of sixteen months.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

Work has started on new state-of-the-art accommodation facility at Airedale Hospital which will make a real difference to both patients and staff.

Ilkley Community Transport’s distinctive blue buses, which were parked up during lockdown, are back on the road again and have issued an appeal for volunteers to help with the popular service for local residents.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

A new support service launched this week will benefit people recovering from Covid-19 across the Bradford district and Craven.

Former British Olympic racing cyclist Dudley Hayton is teaming up with a local businessman next week to raise money to help underprivileged children.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in Covid-19 vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

Staff, patients and visitors who cycle to Airedale Hospital can now make use of new equipment and facilities for their bikes.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

Craven District Council has agreed to set aside up to £100,000 to cover the costs of being the start location for next year's Tour de Yorkshire.

Three arrests have been made after a man in his 40s died in Aireville Park in Skipton.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has spent the night shadowing a team of firefighters on their shift from Keighley Fire Station.

A huge piece of work will be created live at Skipton's Art in the Pen next month by street artist Roo.

Craven District Council has stopped all its face to face committee meetings for a month after two members of staff tested positive for Coronavirus.

Olympic-themed games, a climbing wall and a bouncy castle are all coming to Victoria Park, Devonshire Park, Lund Park and Hainworth Rec through the holidays to keep kids active.

Young people aged 12 to 17 are being invited to consider joining the local branch of the RAF Air Cadets.

The Wharfedale Fundraising Group for Manorlands Hospice is now offering prizes for the best photographs of sunflowers after a successful contest to grow the best in the area.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore is staging a summer tour around the constituency and holding 18 surgeries to meet local residents.

Extra investment in mobile CCTV cameras to catch fly-tippers is already paying off for Bradford Council.

A single unitary authority covering the whole of North Yorkshire will run all council services for Skipton and Craven in future following a decision by the government.

Campaigners are calling for Haworth Post Office to remain open, after plans were announced to move the branch to inside the new Co-Op supermarket.

Keighley Town Council has begun the process to identify the town's unsung heroes for 2021 with its Community Awards.

Visitors to the St Ives estate between Harden and Bingley will have to pay to park from this weekend.

Residents in Keighley with a household income under £30,000 can benefit from new government grants aimed at making homes more energy efficient.

Tea party events earlier this month across the Aire and Wharfe Valleys to celebrate the work of the NHS have raised more than £1,000.

Ilkley came alive on Sunday 11 July with the return of the Ilkley Half Marathon, organised by Ilkley and District Round Table, after a one-year hiatus due to Covid-19.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

Neighbourhood plans in the Aire Valley and Worth Valley have been adopted by Bradford Council, while draft plans have just been submitted for Ilkley and Oxenhope.

People accessing GP surgeries, hospitals and health centres across the Aire and Wharfe Valleys must continue to wear face coverings, despite a change in the law from 19th July.

On Friday 23rd July, the second round of British Cycling’s HSBC UK National Circuit Series will be coming to the streets of Ilkley.

Skipton's two Rotary clubs have teamed up to donate more than £5,300 to pay for a stretcher chair for patients at Airedale Hospital.

A team from Airedale Hospital that teaches CPR and basic life-saving skills has been Highly Commended in a national NHS awards ceremony.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

The bee-friendly Cliffe Castle Museum is celebrating a special week to raise awareness of bees and other pollinators this week.

A campaign has been launched to encourage Silsden residents to help save a popular playing field in the town from being built on.

Skipton Town Council has put out a call for new traders to take stalls on the market.

Three aspiring writers who host a podcast are hoping to create the 'greatest story ever written in the history of the whole world ever' when they appear at a live event next month.

Taken into safe keeping in 2015 by Bradford Council the artefacts that were on display in the heritage space of Ilkley Manor House are at last being returned.

People in Bradford district and Craven are invited to hear about the progress and plans of their local NHS at an annual general meeting (AGM).

Local daredevils are invited to take on a thrilling zip wire ride over Ilkley Moor this summer to raise vital funds for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope.

We've got the times and locations for this week's local drop-in vaccination clinics - no appointment is required, just turn up.

Improving Ilkley is a charitable trust that has been set up with its main aim is to improve areas of Ilkley that are in need of attention by securing funding through council and public donations.

Ilkley Literature Festival are delighted to announce the Forward Prize-winning poet Ian Duhig as the festival’s 2021 Poet in Residence.

Gawflat Bridge - which links Skipton railway station with Aireville Park - is closed for three weeks while delayed works to replace it are completed.

Contractors are now being invited to tender for the £60m scheme to realign the A59 at Kex Gill.

The Ilkley Manor House Trust is joining forces with Ilkley Literature Festival, Ilkley Playhouse and a range of local organisations to produce a programme of events for Summer in the Courtyard.

Eight local schools are to receive funding for work to improve their facilities from the government's Condition Improvement Fund.

Ilkley Clean River Group welcomed the Ofwat Chair Jonson Cox, and CEO David Black for a visit to Ilkley to secure the town's ambition to clean up the Wharfe at Ilkley.

A new parents ‘collective’ has set a target of raising £25k to help overhaul one of Ilkley’s best loved family facilities.

The Armed Forces Flag has been raised at Skipton Town Hall to mark the start of Armed Forces Week.

Ilkley Manor House will be opening inside to visitors again from Saturday 3 July.

After two years closed, the redeveloped Skipton Town Hall is preparing to open its doors from Monday 21st June.

Pupils getting swimming lessons in Skipton will receive water safety training next week as part of Drowning Prevention Week.

The operator of local bus services across Keighley, Skipton and Ilkley says more 8 out of 10 of its fleet already meet the toughest clean air zone standards, and it's promising to go even further.

Keighley & Ilkley MP Robbie Moore tells Rombalds Radio why he thinks it's time for a full rebuild of Airedale Hospital in Steeton.

Police have reminded people of the dangers of swimming in open water after a man died at Ponden Reservoir on Tuesday evening.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has launched a campaign to secure government funding for Airedale Hospital in Steeton to be fully rebuilt.

Members of the Friends of Wharfedale Greenway heard about the progress that has been made in planning the Wharfedale Greenway over the last year at their first general meeting recently.

Ilkley resident Anne Longfield - plus scout leader Ronnie Pickles and magistrate Margaret Smith from Keighley - have been recognised in the latest Honours List.

Ilkley’s historic hotel the Craiglands is re-opening its doors with a new team, a luxury new spa and a refurbished 700-capacity ballroom following a £2.2million investment.

Due to Covid the normal huge biennial Skipton International Puppet Festival cannot happen this year, instead the organisers have programmed a series of puppet events for the second weekend of every month from June to November.

Craven District Council has employed two new enforcement officers to tackle littering and dog fouling in the district.

Skills training schemes, town centre improvements and real-time bus information are among the projects set to benefit from £33 million awarded to Keighley.

Airedale Hospital has announced plans to build a new helipad so that patients arriving by air ambulance can be treated faster.

Ilkley Literature Festival organisers are planning a return to live events this October, alongside a programme of pre-recorded and live-streamed digital author talks - this will be the first hybrid festival.

Network Rail is to run a local outreach programme to highlight the dangers of walking on railway tracks, following the release of images from the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

Community groups in Skipton are being invited to apply for grants of up to £1,000 for local projects.

Airedale Hospital has launched a new menu for patients, including a famous take on a popular dessert with a local name!

At its Annual Meeting on Monday May 24th, Ilkley Town Council re-elected Councillor Mark Stidworthy as Ilkley Town Mayor (and Chair of the Council), and Councillor Ros Brown as Deputy Mayor (Vice-Chair) for the year 2021 to 2022.

Events will take place next week for the first ever Skipton Wellness Week, with organisers encouraging residents and local businesses to get involved.

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service is launching an appeal to recruit on-call firefighters to support rural communities in Ilkley, Otley and Silsden.

Wharfe Walkers Patrick Godden and Jack Hanson returned to Ilkley on Thursday having walked from the source of the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire to London to raise awareness and funds for Clean River Campaigns.

Bakery firm Warburtons is opening a pop-up cafe in Skipton this week as it expands from bread to cakes.

Local people are being encouraged to join the NHS Big Tea event and help raise money for the health service in our area.

Musicians, singers and producers who are just starting out are being offered the chance to join a new programme called Craven Music Match.

The Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities has given Craven District Council's bereavement services a rating of 98% while Skipton Crematorium has been awarded Gold standard status.

Skipton companies reopening following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions could get a visit from the council and safety inspectors.

Bradford Council says more than 200 small businesses have been helped via a free initiative providing support with challenges brought by the pandemic and Covid restrictions.

The return of the 5km Parkrun events at Skipton's Aireville Park and Cliffe Castle in Keighley have been put back until 26th June.

With summer, improved weather and visitor numbers fast approaching a trial scheme to manage litter better has been introduced in Ilkley Riverside East Holmes Field.

On Thursday 20 May, Keighley Town Council elected its new Town Mayor and Deputy Town Mayor for the forthcoming year. Cllr Julie Adams was elected as Town Mayor and Cllr Luke Maunsell was elected as Deputy Town Mayor.

Bradford Council is taking part in a national campaign to clean up and improve local public spaces ahead of the summer.

A former Ilkley resident is set to open a new specialist outdoor and bike store in the town he grew up in.

Craven District Council has been awarded just under a hundred thousand pounds to run a series of community-led cultural activities on Skipton's High Street.

93 year old Betty Spensley was guest of honour at The Fleece in Addingham this week, which has reopened with her grandson as its new Head Chef.

The Mill House project on Sackville Street will include 86 suites for residential care and 8 supported living apartments.

The Football Association has confirmed that Ilkley Town AFC will play in the North West Counties Division One North next season.

Skipton's Artisan Market has announced plans to take place weekly on the canal basin off Coach Street from the end of May.

Patrick Godden and Jack Hanson are walking to Westminster as part of fundraising for the Ilkley Clean River Campaign.

A new one-mile sensory walk has been created in the grounds of Cliffe Castle and is being launched this week as part of Dementia Awareness Week.

9-year-old Bella from Oldfield Primary School in Keighley was this week crowned winner of Robbie Moore MP’s poster competition in memory of the late Captain Sir Tom Moore.

Two men and a woman from Keighley have been charged as part of an investigation into right wing terrorism following raids in the town earlier this month.

Applications are now open for Ilkley Literature Festival’s annual poetry competition and festival Fringe events and they are inviting local poets and artists to get involved.

A new 'Edible Airedale' project to create a food forest in the grounds of Airedale Hospital has been completed, with 2,650 fruit trees planted.

The Prime Minister has announced that indoor hospitality will be permitted from next week - and the rule of six will apply in your own home.

The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway will once again take a starring role as plans are announced for a sequel to the iconic 1970 film, The Railway Children.

Local people are voting on Thursday 6th May 2021 to select representatives for Bradford Council, a West Yorkshire Mayor and a North Yorkshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner.

The highly anticipated Ilkley Half Marathon, organised by Ilkley and District Round Table, is set to be the largest sporting event in Yorkshire since 2019 when 2,000 runners take on the course on 11th July 2021.

Two men and a woman have been arrested in Keighley and two properties in the town are being searched as part of an investigation into suspected right-wing terrorism.

Dozens of flags are flying in Skipton Town Centre to officially launch of the new project to celebrate the high street.

The first three weeks of a Spring Clean of verges along roads in the Craven district has resulted in the collection of more than three tonnes of litter.

Co-op stores across Ilkley, Adddingham, Silsden, Steeton, Cross Hills and Riddlesden are inviting local groups to apply for their Community Fund.

Bradford Council is starting some new outdoor activities aimed at children under 5 years old - with the first sessions taking place at Keighley's Cliffe Castle.

The Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks (FOIRP) are pleased to announce the planned works around the Memorial area in Riverside Gardens have now been completed.

The NHS in Bradford District and Craven is urging people aged 16 and over who provide vital care and support for others to come forward for their vaccination.

Keighley's MP has called on the authorities to do more to tackle trespassing on railway lines, after the emergence of more pictures of people walking on the tracks of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore and his counterpart in Shipley are to meet with government ministers to discuss a plan to remove the areas from Bradford Council control.

Skipton Town Hall will reopen on 21st June after the completion of a major restoration and redevelopment project costing £4.7 million.

If you do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 but want to get tested, you can now get a free Lateral Flow Test kit (LFT) from pharmacies in Ilkley, Skipton and Keighley.

Climate Action Ilkley is putting together a design brief to redevelop the land in front of the Playhouse between Castle Rd and the river. 

Positive news for families requesting primary school places for September across the Aire and Wharfe Valleys.

Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks are partnering with The 2 Minute Foundation, a registered charity dedicated to encouraging people to do a small amount of litter picking when they are out walking.

Cycling enthusiast Chris Riley and his fiancée Elle have been announced as the winners of a campervan offered as the prize in a crowdfunding effort to save Stump Cross Caverns in North Yorkshire.

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions, Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks are back and have started work on new memorial flowerbeds.

West Yorkshire Police say an unlicensed music event was shut down in Keighley over the weekend.

The latest phase of the roadmap out of lockdown has begun, with non-essential shops now able to reopen and outdoor hospitality permitted.

A picture shared by MP Robbie Moore on social media has provoked outrage after it showed a family walking along a local railway line.