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Next week, West Yorkshire #communists are holding a Burns Night Supper in Ilkley at the Clarke Foley Community Hub to raise money for the #Palestine Solidarity Campaign while celebrating the life and radical poetry of #RobertBurns.

Link below to find out more ↓
January 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Reform UK have triggered a by-election in the Worth Valley ahead of the 2026 Bradford Council local elections in May.

Was it the right thing to do? Tap on the link below for our take.

#WorthValley #Keighley #BradfordCouncil #byelection #Tories #Labour #LibDems #TheGreens #ReformUK #localelections
January 17, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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January 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Ahead of Varna Ballet Company's performance of #Cinderella at #BradfordLive this month, we caught up with one of its dancers for a quick Q&A. Link below.
January 13, 2026 at 9:25 AM
In our latest roundup, local councillors and MPs share their New Year’s messages, our newish reserve makes it on a list of wonders of the world for 2026 and, among other things, parking charges and Ilkley’s 20mph zone are once again under the spotlight. Link below.
January 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Discover more about his experience in local government below.

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January 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Councillor Luke Maunsell from Keighley Town Council is up for young councillor of the year at the National Association of Local Councils’ #StarCouncilAwards.
January 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Ta very much.
January 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
On Monday, #IlkleyTownCouncil will meet to discuss, among other things, the latest with the 20mph zone – namely to consider the completion certificate and invoice, as well as approval of payment. You can catch up on some of the background below.
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
... an important factsheet clarifying mistruths and lies about asylum seekers, we’ve rounded up what we think are 10 of our best stories of 2025.

Tap on the link below to discover them all ↓

Happy New Year πŸŽ†πŸ₯‚πŸ₯³πŸ—žοΈ
December 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
From a revealing interview with the CSE survivor and advocate Fiona Goddard to a feature on the battle for the heart and soul of Ilkley Tarn (ducks on one side, frogs on the other) and a satirical sketch covering an Ilkley Town Council meeting to ...
December 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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December 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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December 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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December 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hello!

Okay, so it’s Tuesday 23 December – and that means two more sleeps before Christmas Day!

If you’re still looking for last-minute ideas, then allow us to kindly suggest what we think is a very good idea …

The Ilkley Journal.
December 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The latest news in Ilkley, the Bradford District and West Yorkshire rounded up. Link below ↓
December 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM