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• What can you donate at Recycle Collection Day?

  On Saturday, 4th October, Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club is holding its annual Recycle Collection Day in Ilkley's main car park between 10am and 3pm.

• Heavy Metal Gym triumphs at regional Powerlifting Championships

  Heavy Metal Gym, part of the Billington’s Strength and Fitness group based in Ilkley, is celebrating a clean sweep of victories at the recent Yorkshire & Northeast Powerlifting Federation (YNEPF) Junior & Masters Regional Championships.

• Inspire and Connect Ilkley celebrates one-year anniversary

  Inspire and Connect Ilkley, the town’s fastest-growing women’s business network, marked its first anniversary with a celebration at The Green Room.

• Yorkshire reservoir levels increase for first time since January

  Continued rainfall across much of Yorkshire over the last week has led to a slight increase in groundwater and reservoir levels for the first time in eight months. 

• Ilkley continues its support for Fairtrade

  Ilkley was first awarded Fairtrade Town status in 2006, and it was a Fairtrade Foundation requirement for the local council to be involved and lend its support to a town’s Fairtrade campaign.

• Rudolph’s Run returns this December

  Rudolph’s Run, the illuminated tractor parade, is set to return on Sunday 21st December 2025.

• Grove Bookshop to host an evening with two historians

  The Grove Bookshop is hosting an evening with two historians next month, Caroline Burt and Richard Partington.

• Hundreds still without power in Ilkley

  Many homes and businesses in Ilkley are without power Monday afternoon [15 September] following a power cut first reported around 11am.

• Spiking awareness campaign launched during Freshers’ Week

  Police are running their latest Spiking Intensification Week, taking place from 15 to 21 September 2025.

• Ilkley Round Table visit Hag Dyke to see recent improvements from funding

  Members of Ilkley & District Round Table took to the hills over the weekend with a visit to Hag Dyke Hostel, perched high above Kettlewell in Upper Wharfedale.

• Author to talk about his newly-published memoir, Ingrained

  Author to visit The Grove Bookshop in Ilkley this month to talk about his memoir Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman.

• 'Ilkley Victorian Railway Station and Villas' walk n' talk on Thursday

  Ilkley Civic Society will be hosting a ‘Heritage Open Days’ walk on Thursday this week, 18 September.

• Yellow wind warning in place for Ilkley

  The Met Office has issued a weather warning with Storm Amy set to hit the area this evening.

• Rotary shows support for Andy's Man Club Ilkley

  The Rotary Club of Ilkley Wharfedale has given enthusiastic and unanimous support to the recent launch of Andy’s Man Club in Ilkley.

• Gen Z artists sought for new exhibition  

  Bradford Council’s museums and galleries service is launching an opportunity for young Ilkley creatives to take part in an open exhibition. 

• Reservoirs continue to drop despite early autumn rain

  Reservoir levels are continuing to drop despite recent rainfall, according to Yorkshire Water.

• Two weekends of free family events at Ilkley Manor House

  Ilkley Manor House is opening its doors for two special weekends of free family-friendly fun and historical tours on 13–14 and 20–21 September.

• Boxing star invites local residents to get fighting fit this autumn

  England Boxing's Yorkshire Title Belt holder launches new weekly boxercise class in Ilkley with Warrior Martial Arts Academy

• New £3.2m accommodation opens at Bewerley Park

  New £3.2m accommodation has been officially opened at Bewerley Park as part of a major investment to modernise the outdoor centre which was feared to be at risk of closure.

• Rise of the North’s poetry scene showcased at Ilkley Literature Festival

  Ilkley Literature Festival is building on its long legacy as a platform for poets this year, with a distinctly northern programme of poetry events. A major theme for the October festival is In Verse: The Rising of the North.