On this day of remembrance, take a moment to learn more about the men and women from #Ilkley who served during the #firstworldwar on Ilkley Remembers, an archive put together by local resident Edward Wild: ilkleyremembers.blogspot.com

“As a survivor of grooming gangs and now an advocate working to expose what went wrong, I’m constantly asked: why do we need a specific inquiry into grooming gangs? Here’s my response.”

It's #JournalismMatters Week. If you believe in the work we're doing, please sign up today to as a paid member. We really need your support to offer an alternative to local news in #WestYorkshire. Link below.

"I often think about what I’d fund in Keighley and Ilkley if someone offered me a million pounds to spend, no strings attached ..."

Living as we do in the long aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and a post-meaningful world of growth – coupled with the anti-worker agenda of AI ...

Going live this week: race-related hate crime, immigration, identity and economics ... 🇬🇧

🚰 Councillor Ros Brown is quoted in the @theilkleyjournal.co.uk talking about the 'essential' need to bring water back into public ownership. Full story 👇

Our essay next week looks at how this kind of disturbing racist language is unashamedly being voiced without fear of reproach and no sense of shame …

District council meetings are a big deal. Especially the full council meetings. The ones where most councillors turn up. The ones where lots of important decisions get discussed and debated. The ones that affect us all. But ask yourself: when was the last time you turned up to one?

Yorkshire Water 1 of 3 water companies “responsible” for 81% of serious pollution incidents ... discover more by tapping on the link below ...

Katie Lam is a Conservative MP "tipped" as a future leader of the party. She is only 34. Her comments are just the latest example of how far attitudes about multiculturalism and the language around race, ethnicity and identity have changed in the UK ...

“A breath in. A breath out. I thrust myself forward and I’m submerged in the chilled waters of the lake. It’s a shock to the system, but I manage to keep my breathing controlled …” Discover more from @eibhlisgc.bsky.social by tapping on the link below 🔗

The latest news in Ilkley and West Yorkshire. Link below 🔗

Yep. We're on YouTube now. It is what it is: www.youtube.com/@TheIlkleyJo...

Dropping next week – with a little pictorial teaser.

Ever heard of the Budget Reference Document? The one for 2025–26? Didn’t think so. It’s around 375 pages long … … and packed with approximately 30,000 words (and numbers). It’s an important document about the council’s finances. Which directly affects you. Yet, we bet, no one knows about it.

“There was, as you’d expect in a small, reasonably well to do town like Ilkley, outrage when it was revealed that the household waste and recycling centre on Golden Butts Road, along with two other waste recycling sites in the district, were at risk of closure …” Read on by tapping the link below 🔗

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Climate change and net zero policies debunked by Link below 🔗 #ClimateAction #NetZero #ClimateFacts #CANBill #ClimateandNatureBill #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #GreenGrowth #Renewables #ActOnClimate #UKPolitics

Join Airedale’s community panel to help shape new hospital Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is inviting local people to play an active role in shaping the plans for the new hospital with the launch of a new Community Panel.

Discover more about a photo zine celebrating the history, beauty, and diversity of the Braford District by local photographer John Dewhirst. Link below 🔗 #PhotoZine #ZineCulture #PrintIsntDead #CityOfCulture2025 #Yorkshire #Photography #SupportLocal #AnalogAntidote #TheCityGent #FootballZine

Today is #worldnewsday. If you value a free, independent, quality, fact-driven press, then we'd love your support. Join us as a member or send us a donation via the links below. Every little helps us fund our work. Thank you! 🗞️

Apologies for absence #KeighleyTownCouncil Link below in comments 📰🔗⬇️ #Keighley #LocalGovernment #CouncillorAttendance #KeighleyPolitics #TownCouncilMeetings #KeighleyNews #LocalDemocracy #Accountability #CommunityRepresentation #parishcouncil

"We are glad Mr Moore took the time to meet constituents to discuss this legislation, but disappointed that he didn't agree to support it." – Climate Action Ilkley Link to full post below. #ClimateAction #ClimateAndNatureBill #ZeroHour #NetZero #ActNow #ClimateChange

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Later this week, #ClimateActionIlkley is meeting #KeighleyandIlkley MP Robbie Moore to ask him to back the Climate and Nature Bill. Find out what it’s about and why it matters here by tapping on the link below. #ClimateAction #ClimateAndNatureBill #ZeroHour #NetZero #ActNow #ClimateChange

A word from our editor @nindypurba.bsky.social: x.com/purba_narind...

Catch up on the biggest stories in #Ilkley, #BradfordDistrict and #WestYorkshire with our roundup today: www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/red-cross-...

Friday. 5pm. Hello weekend.

BBC analysis shows that #Bradford, #Calderdale, #Kirklees, #Leeds and #Wakefield councils have big financial hurdles to overcome: www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/47-billion...

Monday. 10am. Let's go.

Does anyone know of any studies where there's data that highlights a direct correlation between a thriving or regenerating local area with a resurgent and healthy local news scene. Thanks.

“If we were serious about devolution, we would follow the lessons experienced by Keighley and Ilkley and make local government work at a community level.

We're trying to find the reasoned amendment to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill yesterday. Anyone point us in the right direction?

The number of #refugees in the UK is around 515,682, according to the UNHCR, which is less than 1% of the total population. Most have come from Ukraine (approximately 255,000), followed by Afghanistan (approximately 54,900) and Iran (approximately 37,700). Link to #asylumseekers factsheet below.

“There is no such thing as a bogus asylum seeker or an illegal asylum-seeker. As an asylum-seeker, a person has entered into a legal process of refugee status determination ...

Happy Sunday! It's the final day to get The Ilkley Journal at a 30% discount as part of our hashtag#fixitfunditfutureproofit campaign. Sign up before midnight and help us change the way local news is done: www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/sixhundred Thank you 🗞️

Saturday reading. "This crisis arose because the news media’s commercial imperatives never fully aligned with democratic objectives. The market simply can’t support the levels of journalism — especially local — that a healthy democracy requires." Link to article below ...

We've just learnt that the Court of Appeal has overturned a decision that would have resulted in the removal of asylum seekers from a hotel in Epping in early September. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Our special offer wraps up on the 31 August. Get 30% off and help us fix, fund and future-proof local news. Thank you. www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/sixhundred

"In putting out misleading information online in relationship to my position on child grooming gangs he has personally inflamed hatred against me." – @annadixonmp.bsky.social‬ www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/42-random-...

The #IlkleyCivicSociety, while being supportive of the principles of rebuilding the dated and energy inefficient mid-20th century school buildings at #ilkleygrammarschool, has some concerns: www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/dear-bradf... @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social #ilkleytowncouncil

West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has begun the process to find bus operators for its new franchised bus network. This move is part of the region's plan to bring bus services back under public control, aiming to create a better-connected system where the passenger comes first. Link below.

We absolutely back this new strategic focus from @publicinterestnews.org.uk. Keep up the good work and the good fight guys! www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/post/pinf-un...

A week in Ilkley and West Yorkshire. Link below. #Ilkley #IlkleyLitFest #NickClegg #BradfordCouncil #LocalGovernment #Keighley #YorkshireWater #CleanRivers #YorkshireMayors #AiredaleHospital #NHS #Drought #RefugeesWelcome

Yorkshire Leaders Board – Working Together for Our Region's Future open.substack.com/pub/johnphil...

The Yorkshire Leaders Board? We’d never heard of them either. But this group of 15 councils and 4 combined authorities is working behind the scenes on everything from net-zero goals to flood protection. Discover who they are and their priorities: www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/the-yorksh...

Apologies for absence/not present. Link below in comments 📰🔗⬇️ #IlkleyTownCouncil #LocalGovernment #CouncillorAttendance #IlkleyPolitics #TownCouncilMeetings #IlkleyNews #LocalDemocracy #Accountability #CommunityRepresentation

A better future for Yorkshire by @johnfromyorkshire.bsky.social from the #YorkshireParty: www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/a-true-voi...