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• Airedale Hospital's cancer team launch radiotherapy website

  The cancer team at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new website designed to support patients preparing for radiotherapy treatment.

• Friends walking for hope, strength & a cancer-free future

  This weekend, five local friends will lace up their boots and set off along the Dales Way Trail, the 86-mile hike from Ilkley to Bowness in Cumbria, to support two charities.

• Not yet clear how Bradford Council will be run post election

  Days after the local elections in Bradford, it is still not clear who will be the new Council leader, or how the authority will operate.

• Royal honour for local flight sergeant

  A local man has received royal recognition for his outstanding work commemorating the crew of a wartime Lancaster bomber that crashed on Beamsley Beacon.

• Ilkley has a new Town Mayor

  Ilkley Town Council elected a new Town Mayor at its Annual Meeting on Monday, 11 May 2026.

• Date confirmed for annual Ben Rhydding family music festival

  Pat's Party, the annual Ben Rhydding family summer music festival will return on Saturday 27 June and tickets are on sale now.

• One of Britain’s best dog-friendly hotel is here in Ilkley

  From scenic backdrops with unparalleled views, to laid-back, intimate getaways – the top-ranked dog-friendly pub hotels in the UK have been revealed and Ilkley's The Cow & Calf is included.

• Ilkley Health & Wellbeing Month returns

  Following its success last year, Ilkley BID is this running another Health & Wellbeing campaign throughout May with prizes to be won.

• Ilkley 'Breakfast Rave' to offer morning club culture

  A new fundraiser on Friday 5 June will bring together live DJs, percussion, coffee, breakfast, and classic house music for an early-morning celebration in the heart of Ilkley.

• Ilkley Round Table go national

  Members of Ilkley & District Round Table spent the weekend in Sheffield attending the Round Table Britain & Ireland AGM.

• Northern passengers reminded some train times will change from Sunday

  Northern passengers are being reminded that some train times will change on Sunday, 17 May, when railway timetables across the country will be updated.

• Bradford Council local election results

  The Conservatives have won eight of the nine seats available across the Ilkley & Addingham, Wharfedale and Airedale wards.

• Yorkshire Water postpone Skipton Road works

  Yorkshire Water have postponed roadworks due to start on Monday on Skipton Road in Ilkley.

• Jumble sale to be held in aid of Joanna's cancer journey

  This June, a jumble sale will be held in Addingham in aid of Joanna's Journey.

• IGS Auction of Promises now live

  The Ilkley Grammar School [IGS] 'Auction of Promises', raising money for the school Enrichment Fund, is now live and open to all.

• Estate agent launches second Ilkley branch

  Fowler and Powell Heritage are celebrating the launch of their second branch on Church Street in Ilkley.

• Ilkley friends complete Reiki Ramble for Val

  A group of Ilkley friends have completed a fundraising walk, Reiki Ramble 4 Val, to support a friend who was paralysed after a terrible car crash.

• Ilkley Pride announces social Sundays

  Ilkley Pride & Diversity Group have announced a new series of monthly Coffee and Cake Socials at Vitello Lounge.

• Clayful in Ilkley to close and go mobile

  The owners of Clayful in the Moors Shopping Centre have announced their decision to close the shop.

• Two Leeds Utd legends to share stories at King’s Hall Ilkley

  Leeds United fans are invited to a special live event at King’s Hall, Ilkley on Tuesday 29 September, as former strikers Jermaine Beckford and Michael Bridges take the stage for an evening of memories, laughter and football insight.