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Ollie from The Ilkley Cow Two popular Ilkley independents, Attic Womenswear and The Ilkley Cow, have been nominated in the UK’s Favourite Local Business 2026 competition. The national competition will award the winning business a £1,000 Town & City Gift Card, with a further £1,000 Gift Card for the person who nominated them. Founded by Sarah Lyles in 2007, Attic Womenswear has grown into a popular boutique at Crescent Courtyard, offering around 50 international brands across

The stars of the film receiving their ‘Oscar’ statuettes A new film about independent living, made with and for adults with a learning disability, recently had its first public showing at a packed event held at Outside the Box in Ilkley. Titled ‘ I Can, You Can, We Can’, the film featured people with a learning disability who are living in their own homes, supported by the charity’s services. The audience included those starring in the film, their family members, support staf

Ilkley Manor House is preparing to welcome visitors this month for a weekend of festive shopping, handmade gifts, Christmas music and seasonal treats as its popular Christmas Makers’ Fair returns. Now in its ninth year, the Christmas Makers’ Fair has become a much-loved fixture in Ilkley’s festive calendar and this year will take place on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November, from 10am to 5pm. Set within the beautiful surroundings of the Grade I-listed medieval Manor House, the

📋| ILKLEY CHAT JOBS BOARD |📋 03.11.26 every Tuesday with Right at Home Ilkley, Keighley & Skipton - recruiting CareGivers to provide quality care in a client’s home: rightathome.co.uk/ilkley-jobs There are three sections - main jobs, apprenticeships and volunteers. ■■■ MAIN JOBS ■■■ PART-TIME SALES ASSISTANT [SOFT FURNISHINGS DEPT.] – WALTONS FINE FURNISHINGS, ILKLEY Are you interested in interior design? Join our friendly showroom team at Waltons Fine Furnishings. Hours: 2

Ilkley's first-ever Pumpkin Festival has been hailed a huge success, with families enjoying free Halloween activities during the October half-term, including a town centre Pumpkin Trail and a community carving event on The Grove. Organised by Ilkley Business Improvement District (BID), the festival brought local businesses and the community together to celebrate all things pumpkin. The Pumpkin Trail featured 17 Ilkley businesses, each displaying their own carved creation. Hig

The proposed new toilet block with nine separate cubicles in total Ilkley Civic Society has recommended that Bradford Council refuses the planning application by Ilkley Town Council for the proposed replacement of the public toilets in Ilkley's central car park. The Society accepts that the existing building needs replacing due to its poor condition and appearance. However, it believes the proposed design is a missed opportunity to improve an important public space in the tow

🎆2026 Bonfire & Fireworks events in Ilkley & Addingham🔥 THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 [ Start 6pm, 6:30pm bonfire, 7:15pm fireworks] Tickets from bar £12 including first drink and supper, U18s free with paying adult. Just entry £5 on the day [if capacity]. FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER 𝐈𝐥𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 [ Start 5pm, 6:45pm bonfire, 7:30pm fireworks] Bar open 5pm, with pie and peas available from 6pm. FREE entry! 𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐀 𝐁

Ilkley resident Andy Willers beside the Hadfield Farm fields site off Skipton Road. Residents are distributing leaflets across Ilkley as the deadline approaches for public feedback on Bradford Council’s latest Local Plan, which includes proposals for more than 250 homes on Green Belt land at Hadfield Farm, off Skipton Road. A group of residents living to the west of Ilkley are urging the local community to make their voices heard over plans to allocate the Hadfield Farm site

Police are investigating one burglary and two attempted burglaries at homes on Colbert Avenue and Belmont Road in Ben Rhydding, Ilkley. The burglary on Colbert Avenue is reported to have happened around 4.50am Sunday morning (25 October). The attempt burglaries on Belmont Road are reported to have happened at around 4.30am on Sunday morning (25 October). Police say enquiries are currently ongoing and anyone with information or who witnesses anything suspicious is asked to c

Back in 2012 starting the bonfire [Photo; Colin Williams} Ashlands Primary School's Bonfire & Fireworks is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary in spectacular style this Saturday. This year’s anniversary promises to be the biggest and brightest yet, with an enhanced fireworks spectacular taking centre stage alongside the traditional bonfire, food, drinks and family-friendly atmosphere visitors have enjoyed for generations. Ste Hallam, from Friends of Ashlands, said: “Reachin

Trumpeter Shannon Gateley Acclaimed Ilkley trumpeter Shannon Gateley will perform solo with the Airedale Symphony Orchestra for a spectacular afternoon of music in Ilkley. Music lovers are invited to the King’s Hall, Ilkley, on Sunday 22 November 2026 for Echoes Through Time – an inspiring afternoon of orchestral music exploring history, tradition and the enduring power of musical legacy. The concert opens at 3pm with the luminous, contemplative beauty of Vaughan Williams’ Fa

The wining students, with IGS staff and Rotary Club members Ilkley Grammar School [IGS] sixth-form student Maya Robinson-Bakes has been named as the winner of the inaugural Alan Bennett Prize, launched by The Rotary Club of Ilkley. Open to IGS students, the new competition has been named after, and inspired by, one of Yorkshire’s greatest storytellers: playwright and novelist Alan Bennett. IGS sixth-form students were encouraged to write a 1000-word story entitled ‘Who am I?’