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• Northern to provide extra seating on Ilkley and Skipton trains

  Northern passengers will be provided with thousands of extra seats on busy routes in Yorkshire.

• Review: The Trumpets Shall Sound - 'An enjoyable and enlightening evening'

  Geoffrey Mogridge reviews The Trumpets Shall Sound which was at St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley on Saturday 7 June 2025.

• International oboe soloist joins Ilkley Chamber Orchestra for summer concert

  The Ilkley Chamber Orchestra will present its summer concert on Sunday 20 July at 3.30pm, in the beautiful setting of All Saints’ Church, Ilkley.

• Leeds Bradford Airport welcomes passengers after £100m extension

  Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has officially opened its brand new £100 million terminal. 

• Join the live audience for BBC political discussion programme in Ilkley

  BBC Radio 4's flagship political discussion programme, ‘Any Questions?’, is coming to Ilkley on Friday 1st August 2025.

• Get your tickets, just one week to Pat's Party

  Pat's Party is just one week away and organiser are reminding people it's likely to be another sell out, so get your tickets now.

• Local estate agent takes on 20 mile walk for children's charity

  This weekend Tramner White Estate Agent will take on a 20-mile walk starting at Bolton Abbey for The Principle Trust Children's Charity.

• Over 100 artworks donated to the IGS art auction!

  Ilkley Grammar School has received over 100 artworks from students, parents, carers and teachers for the school’s first art auction.

• Popular All-Ears to return after five years

  Returning after a five-year hiatus, the All-Ears Listening Club in Ilkley ran from 2016 to 2020, with each event featuring six half-hour collections of music based around themes chosen by the music selectors.  

• Police warn about 'opportunistic thieves' during warmer weather

  Properties in Ilkley have been hit over the past few days by opportunist burglars taking advantage of the warm weather say West Yorkshire Police [WYP].

• Local house prices buck the UK trend with modest increase

  The average asking price of a UK property has dropped by 0.3%, but according to an Ilkley estate agent and Rightmove, the local housing market has bucked the trend.

• Perform at the ‘bigger and better’ Ilkley Live 2025

  Ilkley’s popular community music festival, Ilkley Live, returns for its fifth year on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th July, and this year it will be bigger and better than ever!

• Support Ilkley Cycle Races as a volunteer

  The countdown has begun for one of the most exciting evenings in Ilkley’s calendar – the Ilkley Cycle Races, taking place this year on Friday 4th July, and organisers are urging local residents to get involved by volunteering to help bring the event to life.

• Review: Ilkley Philharmonic Orchestra's Candlelight Concert

  Geoffrey Mogridge was in the audience at Ilkley Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert at All Saints' Church on Sunday 8th June.

• Ilkley Town Council objects strongly to parking proposals

  Ilkley Town Council has this week submitted a written objection to Bradford Council regarding its proposed changes to on street parking, which includes the removal of the 1 hour free parking.

• Yorkshire Water urges 'careful' water usage ahead of hot weather

  Yorkshire Water is urging customers to carefully consider their water usage in the coming days ahead of the forecasted hot and dry weather.

• Five day 'heat health alert' covers Ilkley

  A yellow heat health alert has been issued for the Ilkley area and whole of Yorkshire over the coming days.

• Labour of Love next at Ilkley Playhouse

  A witty and engaging play that takes the audience on a captivating journey through two decades of British politics opens on Thursday, 19 June, at Ilkley Playhouse.

• Charity shows its work in new photographic exhibition 

  A new photography exhibition called 'Lifted' will mark the culmination of the 50th anniversary year of Ilkley and District Good Neighbours by showcasing how the charity supports older and more vulnerable people in the local community.

• Review: The Waterman Piano Recital - Khanh Nhi Luong

  Geoffrey Mogridge reviews the 2025 Waterman Piano Recital - Khanh Nhi Luong at the King’s Hall, Ilkley on Wednesday 11th June 2025.