Local news from Friday, August 22nd, 2025

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

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

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

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

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.

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.