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Nick Hockney outside Palette Gallery at the back of The Grove Palette Gallery, owned and managed by Nick Hockney, nephew of the artist David Hockney, officially welcomed its first visitors on Saturday 25 July. Located at 42A Back of The Grove, the art gallery will showcase a programme of curated exhibitions, events and artist talks, and aims to make collecting art more accessible, whether visitors are buying their first piece or adding to an existing collection. Having grown

Last year’s Society members including David Shaw MBE (first left). The much-loved Ilkley Flower Show returns on Saturday 19th September celebrating the very best in flowers, produce and crafts. The 67th annual community show takes place at All Saints Church and visitors can enjoy more than 70 competition classes featuring flowers, floral art, fruit and vegetables, baking, handicrafts, photography, painting and children's creations. The show opens to the public at 2.00pm, with

Jabez Dobson family grave Friends of Ilkley Cemetery invites the public to a guided walk on Saturday 15 August which will highlight individuals buried or commemorated in Ilkley Cemetery whose lives were connected to Ilkley’s hydros history. Meeting at the Ashlands Road entrance to Ilkley Cemetery at 2pm, the event requires no booking and is open to all who are curious about the town’s hydros heritage. Led by local historian Denise Shillitoe, the walk offers a chance to explor

Following concerns around disruption on the A65 as a result of roadworks which started on Monday, 27 July, Yorkshire Water has reviewed and amended the traffic management in place. As of today (29 July), traffic lights will be manually managed between 7am and 7pm, which was previously only the case during peak periods, to enable traffic to flow as effectively as possible. The sequencing of the temporary traffic lights, when not manually operated, has been reviewed and

Ilkley Town Council’s Green Spaces, Environment and Sustainability Committee met on Tuesday 21 July and awarded four grants totalling £10,500 to local organisations supporting community facilities, environmental improvements and tourism. The Committee resolved to award £3,000 to Ben Rhydding Community Benefit Society towards urgent drainage repair works at the Ben Rhydding Sports Club car park, helping to improve access and safety for users of the site. A grant of £3,000 was

Dog lovers across Ilkley are invited to join the community on Friday 29 August as the popular Paws at the Hub Dog Show returns to Clarke Foley Community Hub. Proudly sponsored by Discover Ilkley, the show will run between 1 and 4pm. Following the success of last year’s event, organisers are expecting another fantastic turnout, with local stallholders, family entertainment and plenty of opportunities for four-legged friends to take centre stage. The show will feature a range o

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Ilkley’s independent brewing scene will take centre stage this Yorkshire Day as the town’s three much-loved breweries join forces for a huge celebration of local beer, live music and community spirit on Saturday 1 August. Bini Brew Co, Ilkley Brewery and Wharfedale Brewery will all come together as part of Ilkley’s Yorkshire Day Celebration Weekend, creating a spectacular showcase of the talent, passion and pride that goes into every pint brewed in the town. It is a celebrati

Rail engineering work between Bradford Forster Square and Shipley will close all lines between the two from Saturday, 1st August, for three days. This will be the third weekend of works which have included track renewal, tunnel repairs and groundwork engineering. The works mean disruptions to services on the Wharfedale line, with buses replacing trains between Ilkley and Bradford Forster Square, via Shipley. Services between Ilkley and Leeds will run as normal. On the Airedal

Ilkley Community Transport minibus Two Ilkley charities, that were once linked, are this week highlighting they now operate separately. Ilkley and District Good Neighbours (IDGN) and Ilkley Community Transport (ICT) are keen for residents and their clients to be aware, as confusion persists, that they both now operate entirely independently. The confusion has meant that sometimes there has been a delay in the correct provision being provided. IDGN is the place to go for help

Customers queuing before the doors opened! [Photo: Cecilia Costello Photography] Three Little Birds Bakery is celebrating after the official opening of its new Ilkley shop on Saturday 25 July 2026. Customers queued throughout the day to get their hands on a tempting selection of cakes and bakes, with people beginning to line up from 8.30am - the first 20 customers through the door received a special goody bag. The response exceeded expectations, with the bakery selling out of

The view from the Ilkley Manor House cottages Ilkley Manor House has three individual offices available within a beautiful cottage setting in Central Ilkley! If you are looking for the perfect base for your small business, arts or creative agency, or festival team, the manor house has three, varied sized offices available. Renting one of these office spaces also support the Ilkley Manor House charity, as all money raised will be used to support the upkeep of the manor house,