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Ilkley Literature Festival hosts special book launch event for Anita Sethi

Ilkley Literature Festival are virtually welcoming journalist and writer Anita Sethi to Ilkley for a special book launch event for her book I Belong Here.
Ilkley lawyers make a mighty effort for Macmillan

Corporate lawyers and support staff from Ilkley-based LCF Law have raised over £800 for cancer charity, Macmillan by taking part in the Mighty Miles challenge.
Keighley murder victim named as 49 year old George Dore

A man found seriously injured at a property in Fell Lane in Keighley last week has been named by police, while three people have appeared in court charged over his death.
2 minute litter pick comes to Ilkley

Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks are partnering with The 2 Minute Foundation, a registered charity dedicated to encouraging people to do a small amount of litter picking when they are out walking.
Steeton couple win campervan in Stump Cross Caverns fundraiser

Cycling enthusiast Chris Riley and his fiancée Elle have been announced as the winners of a campervan offered as the prize in a crowdfunding effort to save Stump Cross Caverns in North Yorkshire.
A memorial makeover for Ilkley’s Riverside Gardens

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions, Friends of Ilkley Riverside Parks are back and have started work on new memorial flowerbeds.
£10k fine issued after 50 people attend Keighley rave

West Yorkshire Police say an unlicensed music event was shut down in Keighley over the weekend.
Coronavirus - what's changing from 12th April?

The latest phase of the roadmap out of lockdown has begun, with non-essential shops now able to reopen and outdoor hospitality permitted.
John Humphrys lined up for local rotary club event

Former Mastermind and BBC radio and TV news presenter John Humphrys is to make a virtual visit to the Worth Valley when he takes part in an online event.
Local author donates copies of book as charity shops reopen

Yorkshire Cat Rescue is to benefit from a donation of copies of Coco The Cat, written by local author Alison Wainwright.
Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99

Buckingham Palace has announced the death of Prince Phillip.
Group to support Wharfedale Greenway plan

A new group has been formed to support the planned Wharfedale Greenway, a planned route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders that will link towns along the River Wharfe in West Yorkshire.
Appeal for witnesses following a robbery in Ilkley

Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Ilkley last week.
Local swimming pools and gyms prepare to reopen

Indoor swimming pools and gyms can reopen from Monday with stage 2 of the roadmap out of lockdown.
New equipment for Ilkley's litter pickers

The Friends of Ilkley Moor Litter Pickers Group are celebrating the arrival of their new, superior litter picking equipment, bought through a grant from Bradford Council.