Local news from Monday, July 7th, 2025

Airedale Hospital and Community Charity were local charity partners of the 2025 Lexus Ilkley Tennis Tournament and have raised a phenomenal £5851.16 for their Emergency Department Appeal thanks to the generosity of this year’s attendees.

Yorkshire Water will begin upgrades at the Middleton sewage pumping station combined storm overflow (CSO) in Ilkley next week as part large-scale investment to improve bathing water quality in the river Wharfe.  

Excitement is building as final preparations get underway for the fifth Ilkley Live community music festival this weekend, an event that is now a favourite fixture on the town’s community calendar.

Ilkley Pride 2025 has been celebrated as a landmark event for the town, once again drawing record crowds and showcasing a strong spirit of inclusion, unity, and celebration.

Ilkley’s Outside the Box recently celebrated Learning Disability Week with its very first ‘OTB Dine-In’ event, serving a 3-course meal to over 50 guests.

Ilkley is getting ready to welcome thousands of runners to town this Sunday (13 July) as the Ilkley Half Marathon returns – and this year, it’s bringing a brand new 5K race along with it.