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• Local nutritionist celebrates 5 years in practice

  A Burley-in-Wharfedale nutritionist is celebrating five years in practice this October, after turning her own health struggles into a new career.

• Local pub makes Times '20 cosiest pubs' list

  The Penny Bun in Askwith near Ilkley is one of the 20 cosiest pubs for autumn according to The Times newspaper.

• Bradford approve 'amended' parking plans

  Free one-hour parking will be scrapped on all but three streets in Ilkley as Bradford Council's Executive committee approve 'amended' parking plans.

•  Bike Night is back in Burley for 2025

  Steel City Media and Humble Bikes are bringing back 'Bike Night' to Burley-in-Wharfedale on 25 October, in partnership with the Burley In Wharfedale Community Trust. 

• Flash sale on Northern train tickets ends today

  Last call for £2 tickets! Northern's Flash Sale ends today - including routes to and from Ilkley.

• “I wouldn’t survive without the support from the Sue Ryder team”

  The comment from an Addingham Moorside resident as she shines a light on the Community Day Services at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice – a team dedicated to helping people with life-limiting conditions to live well every day. 

• Comedy and music on the Ilkley Playhouse line-up

  Stagefright Comedy return to Ilkley Playhouse in November, Caroline Mutton takes a look ahead at the line-up and what else is coming soon for Your Ilkley.

• Groups & schools invited to take part in Ilkley Christmas Tree Festival

  St Margaret’s Church in Ilkley is inviting local community groups, charities, and schools to take part in the much-anticipated Ilkley Christmas Tree Festival 2025.

• Tickets go on sale for Ilkley’s biggest and best-loved beer festival

  The Ilkley Beer Festival will return on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th February 2026, bringing two packed days of great beer, cider, gin, food, music, and entertainment to the King’s Hall and Winter Garden.

• Nick Clegg to open Ilkley Literature Festival

  Ilkley Literature Festival opens this Friday 3 October with Nick Clegg and his latest book, How to Save the Internet.

• Run Bolton Abbey to return this November

  Run Bolton Abbey 2025 is set to return this autumn.

• Ilkley a 'top destination' in Northern Flash Sale

  Northern has launched a Flash Sale with three million tickets for journeys across the North of England available from just £2.

• Excitement as work on Burley-in-Wharfedale pump track to start in 2026

  After 6 years since the initial idea and two years fundraising by the Burley-in-Wharfedale Community Trust and Parish Council, it been announced that a top quality pump and balance bike track will start construction early in 2026.

• Councillor calls council’s parking compromise ‘completely inadequate’

  Ilkley District Councillor Andrew Loy has commented after Bradford Council announced last week that it had “listened to residents’ concerns” about parking proposals which include removing the 1-hour free street parking, and has offered an alternative.

• Memorial tree planted to honour dedicated volunteer

  Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks have planted a memorial tree to honour the memory of their much-loved volunteer, Paul Timson.

• 13th Addingham Beer Festival this weekend

  The Addingham Beer Festival returns for its 13th year at Addingham Memorial Hall this weekend, Friday 3rd and 4th October 2025.

• Be inspired by Ilkley’s Sewing Sisters’ exhibition

  The Inspiring Ilkley textile exhibition is on display at Ilkley Manor House, celebrating Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.

• Ilkley Grammar School to host open day and evening

  Ilkley Grammar School is to hold an open day and evening on Wednesday, 1st October.

• Tree Planting at Addingham Moorside part of White Rose Forest

  Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has visited Addingham Moorside to celebrate the latest round of tree planting delivered by the White Rose Forest, part of England’s Community Forests network.

• Bolton Abbey footpath set for temporary closure

  A section of the main path at Strid Woods on the Bolton Abbey estate will be shut for two days next week while a number of trees are removed.