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• New community website for Burley-in-Wharfedale

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

• All invited to the Skipton Community and Sports Day

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

• Local GPs to run in Mascot Gold Cup for Manorlands

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

• Mayoral candidate makes compensation pledge over A59 closure

  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.

• MP calls for local NHS champions

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

• Bringing literacy to life in the great outdoors!

  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.

• Skipton charity shop manager reveals why customers keep coming back

  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. 

• Police warn Skipton residents to lock their doors following spate of burglaries

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

• Ilkley ‘Tag-of-War’ Tournament raises £3500 for children’s Charity

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

• Ilkley Manor House needs your help to promote its Roman past

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

• Skipton 'Library of Things' set to open in former charity shop

  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 vehicle ban planned for Thwaites Brow Road

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

• Gardening galore at Ilkley Manor House’s Spring Fair

  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.

• New Ilkley fitness venture pledges support to Yorkshire families

  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.

• Government pothole cash allocated to local roads

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

• Debate over who should get credit for GP surgery funding

  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.

• Airedale Healthcare Support Worker receives national award for her compassion and commitment to care

  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.

• Amanda Whittington's Ladies Unleashed opens at Ilkley Playhouse

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

• Ilkley Pool and Lido group says 'use it or lose it'

  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.

• Plan to build housing on Conservation Area site in Worth Valley is refused

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