Latest local news

With summer on the horizon, swimmers will once again be able to enjoy a dip in Ilkley Lido from Monday 28th April 2024 with the start of the spring timetable.

Ilkley Literature Festival will take you behind the scenes of 'Mr Bates vs the Post Office' with Gwyneth Hughes, writer of the gripping ITV series about the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history.

North Yorkshire Council has approved a plan to subdivide the former Rackhams department store in Skipton into four individual shop units.

Celebrate the beauty of cherry blossom at Bradford Council’s Cliffe Castle Museum and Park in Keighley on Sunday 21 April between 11am and 3pm.

An Inn that has been central to Askwith village just outside Ilkley for over 150 years is once again welcoming guests to dine, drink and stay.

Police say a woman died after collapsing in the public toilets in Skipton bus station earlier today (Wednesday).

Lauren Kelly has been hired by Kala Sangam to work with community groups on a project celebrating Keighley's heritage through the arts.

North Yorkshire Council has approved plans to improve the facilities at Trinity St Andrew’s Church on Westmoreland Street in Skipton.

Geoff Howard from Ilkley will be running the London Marathon on Sunday raising funds for Ilkley community café, Outside the Box, where he is a valued regular customer.

Police have Thursday morning confirmed Tobias had been found safe and well.

Caroline Mutton takes a look at what's on and coming up at Ilkley Playhouse.

Ilkley Business Improvement District has been announced as the main sponsor for Ilkley Carnival 2024.

Police are appealing for information after a number of vehicles were damaged in the Ilkley area.  The incidents happened on Riddings Road, Hawksworth Street and Cow Pasture Road where a Swastika was scratched onto car doors on 13 vehicles on 22 March, 12 April and 15 April.

Burley in Wharfedale Community Trust has launched it new community website to make it easy for residents and visitors to access community information.

Skipton Community and Sports Day in May promises a dynamic event brimming with excitement, fostering community spirit and advocating an active lifestyle for all.

Doctors and others staff from local GP surgeries are supporting Manorlands Hospice through their participation in the Wetherby Mascot Gold Cup later this month.

Independent candidate Keith Tordoff says if he becomes mayor of North Yorkshire he will aim to pay compensation to businesses affected by the A59 closure.

Ilkley and Keighley MP Robbie Moore is calling for nominations for the official NHS Parliamentary Awards 2024.

The Ilkley Book Club have donated £1000 to the Nell Bank Charitable Trust to support the work the Nell Bank Centre does in teaching literacy to children through their outdoor education programmes.

The Skipton Scope charity shop appeals for your spring donations as research shows we’re still great donators, with the public choosing to donate to charity shops than sell online. 

North Yorkshire Police has urged residents in Skipton to lock their doors following a spate of opportunistic burglaries.

A ‘tag’ rugby tournament held at Ilkley Rugby Club has raised £3500 for a local charity, The Principle Trust, which supports disadvantaged children.

Do your families have any budding actors or Roman soldiers?  Would they enjoy dressing up as characters from Roman times!

Newly-formed charity Share Skipton has announced it will be running its 'Library of Things' from the former SCAD charity shop on Newmarket Street in the town.

Heavy vehicles could be banned from a Keighley cobbled road when a new traffic order is introduced.

The Ilkley Manor House’s inaugural Spring Fair is coming in May and will ideal for anyone of any age on the hunt for plants to spruce up their home or who loves nature and learning about wildlife.

Ilkley’s brand-new health and fitness venture, XO Fitness, is pledging its support to some of the region’s neediest families by becoming a patron of The Principle Trust Children’s Charity.

The first roads locally to benefit from millions of pounds of funding to repair potholes has been revealed.

A GP surgery in Burley-in-Wharfedale is being awarded £400k of developer cash to expand – but a row has broken out over who should gain credit for the windfall.

Cherie Melvin, a Healthcare Support Worker in Airedale NHS Foundation Trust’s Cardiac Rehabilitation team, has been awarded the Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Healthcare Support Worker Award.

Prepare yourself for an evening of laughter and tears with the opening of Ladies Unleashed at Ilkley Playhouse today, Thursday 11th April.

The future of Ilkley Pool and Lido is under review as part of the huge cost savings Bradford Council has to make in 2023-4 and onwards. The Ilkley Pool and Lido Community Group has been established to secure its future.

Housing on a green space in Oakworth would “harm” a Conservation Area – planners have decided.

We've got the full list of candidates who are standing to be elected to Bradford Council across Ilkley, Wharfedale, Craven, Keighley and the Worth Valley.

Highways bosses have issued assurances the extended closure of the A59 at Kex Gill for a further three months was caused by one of the wettest winters in a century, rather than the felling of hundreds of trees beside the route.

Ilkley's Fountain Exhibition is now into its second week at the Tinker Gallery on Church Street.

Following the successful ballot for a second term of the Ilkley Business Improvement District (BID), Ilkley BID is seeking a new BID Manager to deal with the running of the BID company and effectively deliver on the company’s aims as outlined in the new five-year Business Plan.

Hollycroft Care Home in Ilkley could be brought back into use if a new planning application is approved.

North Yorkshire Police say they've put significant police resources into Kildwick this morning after reports a man exposed himself and sexually assaulted a female jogger.

Bradford Council planners have been told that a section of one of the district’s most popular tourist attractions “requires urgent replacement”.

Installing solar panels on its roof will reduce a town centre cinema’s reliance on fossil fuels – a planning application claims.

A 'changing places' toilet could be installed in the centre of Ilkley if new plans are approved.

Keighley bus services to and from Bradford are changing from this weekend, with different bus stops being used for the 67 and 662 in the city centre.

The third event in the Climate Action Ilkley (CAI) series 'Your World, Your Vote' will take place on Tuesday 16 April and cover the topic ‘Renewables – can they keep our lights on?’.

Following the success of last year’s festive dining, award-winning catering company Good Food Story returns to Ilkley Manor House, promising two evenings filled with gastronomic delights.

Keighley and Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has visited the Ilkley and District Good Neighbours charity group for a question-and-answer session with its members.

Ilkley based promoters Village Pavilion have been awarded funding to deliver four music events in Ilkley this year, in the latest round of Arts, Culture and Heritage Grants from Bradford Council.

Voters will select North Yorkshire and York's first Mayor when they make their choices at the ballot box on Thursday 2nd May.

An Ilkley law firm has committed to planting a tree every time a client makes or updates a will, as part of a partnership with Yorkshire Dales Millenium Trust (YDMT).

Alan Titchmarsh entertained a ‘full house’ at the Kings Hall, Ilkley on Tuesday, hosting an evening and donating his fee to charity.

A former top Labour councillor has been announced as the Green Party’s candidate for Keighley West in the upcoming Local Elections.

Network Rail has said two houses at the site of the Baildon landslip will have to be demolished after being deemed at risk of collapse.

Ilkley's Two Rivers Bands announce a Spring Concert in April and the return of its popular Dance event in May.

North Yorkshire Council will not offer any financial compensation to a business owner affected by the A59 closure despite her losing £2,000 a week due to the repairs.

Skipton Building Society's flagship branch in its hometown has reopened after a 20-week refurbishment.

A butchers' plan to build a farm shop and café on the outskirts of Silsden have been refused after councillors were told the business would go against Green Belt policy.

The life of the late Peggy Lambert, a dedicated teacher, lifelong gardener and long-time supporter of Ilkley Manor House, has been celebrated by the creation of an oak bench now installed in the courtyard at Ilkley Manor House.

Councillors have refused a scheme to build four homes in Carleton near Skipton.

On Thursday 28th March 2024, Keighley Town Council nominated its new Town Mayor and Deputy Town Mayor for the forthcoming municipal year.

After a two year break, Ilkley Civic Society presented its annual awards to local businesses, organisations and individuals last week.

Northern has advised its customers to make alternative arrangements for travel on Saturday 6 April when the latest ASLEF strike takes place.

Bus service 64 between Ilkley and Skipton will be improved from next Monday 8th April, following a review of subsidised bus services by North Yorkshire Council.

Ilkley's Lister Arms Wetherspoons has announced that it will be hosting a coffee & cake social event on Sunday 7th April from 4pm in partnership with Ilkley Pride & Diversity Group.

Along with celebrating 15 years of brewing in 2024, Ilkley Brewery is now celebrating winning two awards.

Ilkley Community Enterprise, which runs the Outside The Box Cafe, is putting on a packed programme of activities to highlight the achievements of people with a learning disability.

Ilkley Rugby Club is excited to announce the installation of a brand new state-of-the-art LED scoreboard at its home ground.