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Town could be lucky enough to gain a new pool
While austerity is the name of the game in most places at the moment, Ilkley could be lucky enough to land public facilities that the more prosperous times failed to bring. Residents, following the tightening of the public sector purse strings, could
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New coins could prove costly for council
Taxpayers could face an estimated £30,000 bill to overhaul Bradford Council’s 130 parking machines to cope with the new 5p and 10p coins. The new coinage is being introduced in January as part of an exercise by the Royal Mint and the Treasury aimed
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Moorland’s ancient past restored for the future
A group of volunteers has helped preserve some of Ilkley Moor’s ancient past for future generations. On Tuesday, the volunteers worked with experts from English Heritage to repair the Trig Point Cairn and help minimise “erosion and inadvertent vandalism
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New alliance’s Olympian bid to promote sport for all
Sports clubs and groups promoting physical activity will meet tonight to find out how they can leave an Olympic legacy for Wharfedale. Local Sports Alliance Wharfedale Activity Group (WAG) will have its first meeting at Ilkley Rugby Club this evening
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Awareness days are just what the doctor ordered
Patients in Ilkley are to get new clinics and more chances to work with the town’s biggest GP practice, following a successful health awareness day earlier this month. Hundreds of people from across the valley attended the event organised by the Ilkley
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Library plan is chance to shop and borrow a book
Plans to extend Burley-in-Wharfedale Library to create a new Co-op convenience store have been submitted to Bradford Council. Ilkley-based company Fairbrook Developments Ltd has applied for planning permission to refurbish and extend the Bradford
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3,000 new homes ‘will be needed in the Ilkley area’
More than 3,000 new houses are proposed for the Ilkley area as part of a Bradford Council development strategy. A report due to be published today suggests 1,300 new homes need to be built in and around llkley itself by 2028, to meet Bradford
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Greenest pupils in UK win star prize
A group of schoolchildren have been named the country’s “greenest” after winning a national competition. Pupils from Ilkley Grammar School (IGS) will enjoy an activity-packed adventure with television personality and explorer Ben Fogle as their prize
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£10m vision for a new town pool is unveiled
The man leading ambitious plans to redevelop a swimming pool has unveiled his “vision” for the site. Richard Threlfall is part of the newly-formed Ilkley Pool Group, which wants to demolish and re-build the town’s indoor swimming pool and draw
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Ilkley coach ready to dig deep and make tough choices
lkley coach Rhys Morgan faces some tricky selection decisions for Saturday’s Yorkshire Division One game with Pocklington at Stacks Field Injuries and unavail- abilites are forcing him to delve deeper into his squad as Ilkley look to build on their
