Sadiq Khan, Gareth Southgate and hundreds more have been recognised in the 2025 New Year Honours list. Special honours are given to people who make outstanding contributions to their community and the ...

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered ...

WORK has been completed to replace the footbridge over Backstone beck on the top footpath between the Cow and Calf and Ilkley tarn on Ilkley Moor. Bradford Council has replaced the old, wooden bridge ...

The small business is pulling down its shutters after first opening 87 years ago. Mortens in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, is shutting for good at the end of the year after it was "unable to continue".

A LONG-standing hardware shop in Ilkley that has been in business for 87 years is to close in what its owners say is a “tough retail climate”. Mortens opened in 1937 on Cunliffe Road ...

Mortens, a traditional ironmongers and hardware store that has traded in Ilkley since 1937, has announced its closure. (Photo by Greg Wright) It added: “It is with great sadness that we announce ...

THE River Wharfe at Ilkley has high levels of E.coli and a “cocktail of chemicals”, the largest inland bathing water quality study ever conducted in the UK has revealed. For the nationwide ...

A packed, indeed sold-out, church welcomed the Ilkley and Otley choral societies for their annual performance of Messiah on Saturday night. Musical director, Alex Kyle, led his choral forces and the ...