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• Ilkley gets ready for another Yorkshire Day weekend to remember

  Ilkley is getting ready to celebrate Yorkshire Day again in style!

• Westville House raise over £1,100 to support Yorkshire families

  Pupils at Westville House School in Ilkley have raised an impressive £1,136.90 for The Principle Trust Children’s Charity.

• Free spectator tickets now available for The Yorkshire Invitational

  The Yorkshire Invitational returns to Ilkley Golf Club in September and will be hosted by European golf legend Colin Montgomerie.

• Concerns over delays to Steeton and Silsden footbridge

  Concerns have been raised over the seeming lack of progress on a major infrastructure scheme to link Steeton and Silsden, despite funding being approved.

• Council to get tougher on houses who leave bin bags next to their wheelie bins

  Bradford Council is set to get tougher on households who leave bin bags next to their wheelie bins.

• Thrill-seekers fly high for Sue Ryder at annual Zip the Cow fundraiser

  Last weekend, 246 high flying fundraisers zipped the famous ‘Cow & Calf’ in Ilkley, raising £35,000 for palliative, end-of-life care and grief support charity, Sue Ryder.

• Yorkshire Water to begin 4 week project on A65 Skipton Road later this month

  Yorkshire Water will begin essential connection works on Monday 27 July at the junction of A65 Skipton Road and Victoria Avenue in Ilkley.

• Man jailed for killing 'much-loved' Ilkley man through dangerous driving

  A man who admitted killing an Ilkley cyclist as he tried to overtake on Denton Road has been jailed for 10 years and five months.

• Traffic to use new A59 Kex Gill route for first time next week

  Drivers travelling between Harrogate and Skipton will begin using part of the new A59 Kex Gill route from next week.

• Livestock and showjumping champions crowned on day three of Great Yorkshire Show

  John Whitaker rolled back the years to claim a seventh Ripon Select Foods Cock O' The North title as champions were crowned across the Great Yorkshire Show on Thursday.

• Darwin Gardens wins coveted Green Flag Award again

  The Darwin Gardens Millennium Green Trust has announce that Darwin Gardens, the lovingly restored green space that celebrated its 25-year anniversary last year, has once again received a coveted Green Flag Award for 2026-27.

• Ilkley firefighters assist in significant moorland fire

  Firefighters from Ilkley joined crews from across the area in attending a significant moorland fire near Silsden Tuesday afternoon.

• Rail engineering works will now extend to 7 days

  Due to planned engineering improvement works, services on the Wharfedale Line will be amended for 4 days in July, and now 3 days in August.

• Riverside toilets go green with new solar panels

  Ilkley Town Council has installed new solar panels at the Riverside Gardens public toilet, providing renewable energy for many decades to come.

• Tesco launches summer support campaign for families in Ilkley

  Tesco is introducing a range of initiatives this summer to help support families during the school holidays, including food donation bags, fundraising for charities and free food offers for children.

• Record crowds enjoy opening day of Great Yorkshire Show

  The Great Yorkshire Show welcomed record crowds as its 167th event opened yesterday (Tuesday).

• All welcome to Sunday's Ilkley Pride Coffee & Cake Social

  Ilkley Pride & Diversity Group is looking forward to welcoming the community back for its next Coffee & Cake Social, taking place this Sunday from 2pm at Vitello Lounge, Ilkley.

• Volunteers needed to stage Yorkshire Day weekend in Ilkley

  The team behind this year's Yorkshire Day Weekend celebrations is calling on local people to get involved by volunteering at one of Ilkley's biggest community events of the summer.

• Ilkley Half Marathon hailed a major community success

  The Ilkley Half Marathon & 5K 2026 has been hailed a major success after thousands of runners, volunteers, supporters and local residents came together for a fantastic day of community sport on Sunday.

• 50 winners from successful community partnership at Ilkley Station

  Fifty lucky local people are celebrating after winning a complimentary takeaway coffee or tea from La Stazione as part of a joint community initiative organised by Ilkley & District u3a and Friends of Ilkley Rail Station (FOIRS).