Ilkley News

Mortens, “Yorkshire’s Famous Hardware Store”, is celebrating after being crowned the winner of the Ilkley Carnival window competition run by Ilkley Business Improvement District (BID) under its Discover Ilkley brand.

The sporting highlight of summer returns to the Ilkley Lawn Tennis Club from 15 - 22 June with the LTA’s Lexus Ilkley Trophy.

The Friends of Ilkley Moor's events in May include guided walks and informative events that are free for everyone to enjoy.

Young magician and Britain’s Got Talent 2023 Finalist, Cillian O’Connor, is bringing his ‘My World Of Magic’ tour to the King’s Hall in Ilkley on 22nd July.

At its Annual Meeting on Monday evening, 13th May, Ilkley Town Council elected Councillor Damian Kearns as Town Mayor and Councillor Jane Gibson as Deputy Mayor.

A newly formed community action group called Fairness for Ilkley District is championing the cause for a more balanced relationship between Ilkley and Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Ilkley Town Council.

Ilkley Town Council has commissioned a community consultation to help inform its plans and priorities over the next few years.

Nick Hancock is taking over the breakfast show on Rombalds Radio from Monday 3rd June 2024.

Silsden based Boutique Ole is taking to the runway at Airedale Hospital & Community Charity’s fashion fundraiser, The Big TLC at Skipton Town Hall on Wednesday 26 June 2024.

Rupert Read, a leading environmentalist and media personality, warned a packed Clarke Foley Community Hub in Ilkley last week that most people are unaware of how seriously climate change will affect us in the near future.

Ilkley Pride & Diversity Group and their sister organisation Keighley Pride are proud to announce that the award-winning LGBT playwright and author Alan Bennett will become their first patron.

Outside the Box in Ilkley was delighted to host a special event on Saturday 4th May, the official launch of an EP by the very talented, local singer-songwriter Imogen Dickinson.

Plans for a quarry on the edge of Silsden to be reopened won't now go ahead - after a planning inspection dismissed an appeal against Bradford Council's decision to reject it.

For a number of months, the Friends of Ilkley Railway Station (FOIRS) have been consulting with local residents and other users to understand people’s views of Ilkley's public transport services and facilities. A recent survey has now closed, and the group have been able to analyse the results. 

Ilkley Town AFC’s Corporate 5-a-side Football Tournament took place on Friday with local firm P4 Solar crowned champions.

Addingham's Nursery Rhymes and Jabberwocky Club has received national recognition this week as two of its staff members were celebrated at a Local Childcare Champions reception held at 10 Downing Street. 

For its final concert of the 23/24 season on 30th June, Airedale Symphony Orchestra presents a night of masterpieces to entertain, delight and transform at Ilkley's King's Hall! This is music describing the moments that have transformed lives.

Work has begun at Yorkshire Water’s Ben Rhydding wastewater treatment works to reduce the number of discharges into the river Wharfe, helping to improve water quality. 

We take a look at upcoming plays, music and comedy at Ilkley Playhouse, which next sees Class open on 13th May.

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Thousands of people enjoyed the Bank Holiday sunshine to watch the 2024 Ilkley Carnival parade which had a theme of Mardi Gras this year.

The Green Party gained new Councillors in the Ilkley and Craven wards of Bradford Council in the local elections, with long-standing Councillor Anne Hawkesworth losing her seat after 34 years.

Over three days in May, five Ilkley artists will open their studios and invite everyone into their working environments.

Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice is again running the popular zip wire ride over Ilkley Moor to raise money for the charity.

North Yorkshire Council has issued an update on the closure of Kex Gill.

There will be no Northern train services on the Airedale or Wharfedale lines next Thursday (9 May) due to the latest industrial action by ASLEF.

A superb achievement has been made by two talented 9 year-old dancers, Sasha Wilkinson from Burley-in-Wharfedale and Jia-Chen Lei who dances with WTA in Ilkley, both have been chosen to be part of the 80-strong cast of English Youth Ballet’s (EYB’s) production of Swan Lake.  

A record number of celebrities, authors and illustrators have come together this year to support the Burley Brownies Bookmark Project.

Climate Action Ilkley (CAI) will have a stall on The Grove on Saturday 4 May from 9:30am-12pm, with information about heat pumps and solar panels.

The Friends of Ilkley Moor will hold its 2024 AGM on Friday 24th May at the Clarke Foley Community Hub on Cunliffe Road at 7.30pm.

Supermarket giant Lidl says it is looking to open new stores in Ilkley, Skipton and Keighley - as well as Otley and Guiseley.

Ilkley Civic Society (ICS) has raised its concerns over the design of a proposed Changing Places Toilet (CPT) facility for the town.

The clock is ticking as the countdown begins to what is being billed as Ilkley’s “most colourful – and biggest” carnival ever!

This year’s Ilkley Pride celebration on Saturday June 29th is set to feature a new lineup of acoustic artists across several genres as part of ‘Pride Unplugged’. These artists will perform in Ilkley’s Winter Garden during the evening.