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If you are 18 or over you can now book your COVID-19 vaccination using the National Booking Service. There are also a number of local walk-in clinics scheduled for w/c 21 June.

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.

The government has announced today (14 June) that most COVID-19 rules will remain in place in England for another four weeks.

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.