The #Ilkley Journal is keen to expand its pool of #freelance writers and journalists based in and around #WestYorkshire. We’re also happy to have writers from beyond the area if you can confidently pitch ideas relevant to our patch and be able to report on local stories. If

A week in #Ilkley and #WestYorkshire: theilkleyjournal.co.uk

Ambitious plans to launch an #ebike hire scheme in spring 2025 were announced towards the end of August last year. Summer has officially kicked off today – and they're nowhere to be seen: theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/whenever-i-s…

The Public Interest News Foundation has launched a new petition to regenerate #localnews. And they have our backing. Sign up here to help the industry develop a more sustainable future: change.org/p/support-loca…

There’s nothing quite like #speedbumps to rub people up the wrong way. Especially in #Ilkley: theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/there-are-kn…

Water mess (sorry, we just had to). Our roundup this week leads with news that senior executives at Yorkshire Water and five other water companies have been banned. Find out more here: theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/yorkshire-wa…

Local MP has say on #winterfuel payments, Bradford Council welcomes #freeschoolmeals expansion and #20mph drop-in session and more in our latest roundup: theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/the-cuts-to-…

#Keighley town council #councillor, Andrew Judson, urges #BradfordCouncil to reconsider its controversial #parking changes in #Ilkley: theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/opposition-t…

Local MP one of 137 MPs voting against decriminalising abortion: theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/local-mp-one…

Your chance to influence the design of the new Airedale Hospital has arrived. Join Airedale NHS Trust at one of two public workshops on Thursday 3 July. Hear about national design plans, share your priorities for how the hospital should look and feel and discover the new

“It’s always intriguing to watch others pass through the place you live.” The writer and #Olicanian Eibhlis Gale-Coleman on her favourite walk in Ilkley: theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/my-favourite… #Ilkley #YorkshireWalks #BenRhydding #Wharfedale #CowAndCalf #RiverWharfe #IlkleyMoor

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We put some questions to Bradford Council about Ilkley Town Council's "bumpy" 20mph scheme. Here’s what they said: theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/bradford-cou… #Ilkley #20mph #20mphSpeedLimit #BradfordCouncil #TrafficScheme #RoadSafety #SaferStreets #LocalRoads

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