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• Leeds United chose Ilkley Moor for new shirt launch

  Leeds United and adidas have today unveiled the club’s new away kit for the 26/27 Premier League season with a film shot on Ilkley Moor.

• Free train tickets to help families beat the 'back to school' squeeze

  Train operator Northern has launched a new scheme to help children get confident on the train ahead of the big secondary school move.

• First look at new Airedale Hospital plans

  New images of how Airedale Hospital could look once it is completely rebuilt have been released today.

• Yorkshire Day returns to Ilkley with two-day cultural celebration!

  Two days of free music and family entertainment alongside Ilkley’s biggest Yorkshire market will celebrate Yorkshire Day 2026 in Ilkley.

• Wildlife filmmaker returns to Ilkley in 2027

  Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker and photographer Gordon Buchanan is heading back to Ilkley in 2027 with his hugely successful Lions and Tigers and Bears tour.

• Charity Breakfast Rave and Seafood Festival on Ilkley bar's menu

  Fresh seafood, live music, community spirit and charity fundraising are all on the menu this June as The Ticket Office launches Ilkley’s very first Seafood Festival.

• Ilkley Veterans take on England this weekend! 

  Ilkley Town’s Over-55s take on the Over-60 England Veterans this Sunday, 7 June, kick-off 1pm.

• Local councillors call for "extraordinary meeting" ahead of national Grooming Gang inquiry

  Conservatives in Bradford, including Ilkley and Addingham's three district councillors, have called for an “extraordinary meeting” to cement calls for Bradford to be included in a national inquiry into grooming gangs.

• 'Massive ego, tantrums, and vanity' in next Burley Theatre Group production

  Burley Theatre Group’s next production, A Bunch of Amateurs, opens this week at the Queens Hall.

• Experience a vibrant summer of art and culture at Ilkley Manor House

  Ilkley Manor House has announced a summer of art, photography, music, makers, theatre and Yorkshire stories.

• Acclaimed nature writer to visit Grove Bookshop

  Nature lovers of Ilkley will find much to enjoy at the Grove Bookshop’s event with author, Wyl Menmuir later this month.

• Ilkley branch next for successful Keighley bakery

  Three Little Birds bakery has announced it is opening a new branch on The Grove in Ilkley.

• Village will come together for annual Duck Race

  4,000 bright yellow ducks will float down the River Wharfe on Sunday 21 June, as Burley-in-Wharfedale’s much-loved annual Duck Race returns - with proceeds supporting community groups across the village.

• Four new padel courts planned in Ilkley as the sport grows

  Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club [ILTSC] plans to add four new padel courts to expand its offering of the growing sport.

• Council could be given powers to clamp down on pavement parking

  Bradford Council could be given powers to clamp down on pavement parking in the Ilkley area by the end of the year.

• Airedale Symphony Orchestra presents Transcendent

  Soprano soloist, Georgina Rosanna Crowe, will delight the audience at the next Airedale Symphony Orchestra concert on Sunday 14 June, singing the most beautiful music ever composed.

• Friends of Ilkley Rail Station & Ilkley u3a launch joint initiative

  Friends of Ilkley Rail Station (FOIRS) and Ilkley & District u3a are joining forces to raise awareness of their work and encourage new memberships.

• Former Ilkley railway site transformed into energy-efficient housing

  Work has started work to convert a former railway site off Skipton Road in Ilkley in a new energy efficient, affordable housing development.

• Two counties - One stage - One very good cause

  This June, choirs from two counties will be coming together in Ilkley for a very special evening of shared singing and friendship.

• AI to provide water quality updates for River Wharfe bathers

  The River Wharfe at Ilkley is one site Yorkshire Water plans to trial a new innovative research project aimed at providing real-time water quality updates.