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• Cllr reveals Bradford made over £1m from parking in Ilkley

  An Ilkley and Ben Rhydding District Councillor has revealed that Bradford Council's annual revenue from parking charges in Ilkley exceeded £1 million in the year 2024-25.

• Nick Hancock steps down from Your Ilkley Radio

  Your Ilkley breakfast presenter Nick Hancock is set to leave the radio station after five years.

• Enjoy singing with Ilkley Choral Society

  Ilkley Choral Society starts its 2025-26 season next month with two open rehearsals.

• Bradford Council to spend over £2 million improving local school buildings 

  Ben Rhydding Primary and Burley Woodhead Primary both benefit from Bradford Council's plans to to spend more than £2 million to fix and improve buildings at schools across the district.

• Leeds Bradford Airport invests to modernise ground power supply and improve local environment

  Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has successfully introduced eight Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) units to improve the environment in and around the airport estate.

• Ilkley Film Society gets ready to launch 56th season

  Ilkley Film Society is getting ready to launch its 56th season with Four Mothers on Sunday 7th September at Ilkley Playhouse.

• Art in the Kitchen: A creative new project for Ilkley

  What happens when the heart of the home meets the heart of the Dales?

• Regulator says Yorkshire Water can extract from River Wharfe

  The Environment Agency has today approved a drought permit for the River Wharfe, allowing Yorkshire Water to extract water when conditions allow from Lobwood near Addingham.

• Ilkley coffee shop holds back to school fundraiser

  La Stazione in Ilkley has brew up something special, a back to school fundraiser, with a hamper worth over £200 to be won.

• Reservoir safety advice issued ahead of bank holiday

  Yorkshire Water has issued a reminder about reservoir safety ahead of the August Bank Holiday weekend.

• Local finance firm marks 20 year milestone

  A firm of mortgage experts from Burley-in-Wharfedale is marking 20 years of trading by pledging support to a Yorkshire children’s charity.

• Completing international law qualification is a big 'step’ for Ilkley lawyer

  A personal law solicitor from LCF Law’s Ilkley office has become one of only a few lawyers in the region to complete a prestigious qualification that enables her to advise clients who have assets in different countries, including holiday homes, on their succession plans and wills.

• Celebrating two decades of beyond magazine

  Beyond magazine celebrates its 20th anniversary with the eighty first anniversary edition and a new exhibition in Ilkley in September that will feature some of the publication’s most iconic covers and artwork.

• Exceptional GCSE results at Ilkley Grammar School

  Celebrating exceptional results at Ilkley Grammar School: ‘Green tie’ students prepare to make their mark on the world, following today’s GCSE, BTEC, vocational and technical qualifications.

• Eagerly awaited 'Bard in the Yard' is this weekend

  This coming weekend, returning for the sixth consecutive year, is the eagerly awaited Bard in the Yard, with performances at both Ilkley Playhouse and in the Ilkley Manor House courtyard.

• MP praises Motorcycle Workshop keeping hands-on skills alive

  Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has visited Renaissance Motorcycle Workshops in Addingham to see how the project is helping people learn valuable engineering skills.

• Rotary Club of Ilkley enjoys a day at Burley Summer Festival

  The Rotary Club of Ilkley attended the Burley Summer Festival on Sunday [17 August] to bring to the public the Rotary vision of supporting communities and groups in the local area.

• Explore Ilkley Moor with three exciting walks this weekend

  The Friends of Ilkley Moor have three walks planned over the August bank holiday weekend.

• Home care provider celebrates 10 years and new premises

  Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has visited local home care provider Home Instead to celebrate ten years of care in Ilkley and to officially open their new office premises.

• VJ Day service held in Ilkley for 80th anniversary

  A Service of Remembrance was held on Friday 15 August at St Margaret’s Parish Church, Ilkley, on the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War (VJ Day).

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