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• Lewis and Stefanie become Ilkley Fire Station's newest on-call fire fighters

  Ilkley Fire Station has gained two new on-call fire fighters following the latest pass out ceremony at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s HQ in Birkenshaw.

• The Angel at Hetton named UK's 4th best Gastropub

  A local restaurant has been recognised among the best in the country, while Chef Patron Michael Wignall was also named Chef of the Year for 2022.

• £7.8m Skipton Gateway plans approved by North Yorkshire County Council

  The Skipton Gateway project has been approved by councillors ahead of a final business case being submitted for the £7.8m scheme.

• VIDEO: How did weather influence the writing of the Bronte sisters?

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  BBC Look North has reported from Haworth on how the weather conditions of the 19th Century had an influence on the work of Charlotte and Emily Bronte.

• Children's services in Bradford district to be run separately from council

  Bradford's Children's Services department is to be run by a newly created trust after a review found the council 'lacked the capacity and capability to improve services at pace on its own'.

• First new North Yorkshire Council members to be elected this year

  Residents of Skipton and the rest of the Craven district will select inaugural councillors for the new North Yorkshire Council in May this year ahead of its formation in April 2023.

• North Yorkshire residents face 3.99 per cent council tax rise

  People in Skipton who live in Band D properties are likely to pay an extra £56 in council tax to North Yorkshire County Council this year.

• Xmas tree recycling raises £26,900 for Manorlands

  Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice has thanked communities across the Aire and Wharfe valleys who have helped raised more than £25k through this year's Christmas Treecycling service.

• Free takeaway trees at Cliffe Castle this Saturday

  Bradford Council’s Tree for Every Child (TfEC) project is offering free takeaway trees at Keighley’s Cliffe Castle on Saturday, 29 January.

• Keighley MP welcomes plans to tackle election fraud

  Robbie Moore MP has spoken in the House of Commons about the 'undeniable' problem of postal vote fraud in his constituency during a debate on the Elections Bill.

• Airedale seeks new Governors to join NHS Foundation Trust

  Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is holding online events for anyone interested in considering standing for election to become a Governor of the trust.

• Council report into death of Keighley toddler delayed

  A report into how potential failings in Bradford’s Children's Services may have contributed to the murder of Star Hobson in Keighley has been delayed.

• Memory Corner coming to Ilkley Library

  Wharfedale, Airedale & Craven Alliance (WACA), alongside Dementia Friendly Ilkley & other partners, have been supporting the development of a new working space in Ilkley Library, to be known as "Memory Corner ".

• Upstagers Bring Bear-illiant Pantomime Back to Ilkley!

  After what seems like a lifetime the Upstagers pantomime is returning to the King’s Hall in Ilkley between the 28th January and 5th February 2022 with ten performances in all including three matinees with their fun filled, family pantomime, Goldilocks and the Three Bears!

• No precept rise for Ilkley residents in town council's 2022/23 budget

  At its meeting on Monday 10 January, Ilkley Town Council resolved that there would be no increase in its precept for 2022/23.

• North Yorkshire County Council considers return to meetings in person

  North Yorkshire's county councillors could meet face-to-face again for the first time in almost two years, under proposals.

• Ilkley Civic Society to unveil new Blue Plaque

  A new Blue Plaque is to be unveiled next week in Ilkley on Holocaust Memorial Day.

• Craven District Council cancels January meetings due to Covid

  The Chief Executive of Craven District Council has taken the decision to cancel Planning Committee and Policy Committee meetings planned for this month because of high rates of coronavirus in the district.

• North Yorkshire County Council set to consider accepting e-petitions

  A local authority which has been accused of ignoring residents’ views looks set increase opportunities for members of the public to voice their opinions over a spectrum of issues.

• VIDEO: Becky Malby from Ilkley Clean River Group

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  Ilkley Clean River Group has responded to a £13m announcement by Yorkshire Water to clean up the pollution of the River Wharfe.

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