The new leader of @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social kicks off his minority administration’s tenure in City Hall. Link below ↓

Find out who didn't turn up to the first Bradford Council meeting following the local elections earlier this month (link below) ↓

“Why are you asking to be chairs of overview and scrutiny? Why are you asking to be panel members? Why are you asking to be a cabinet member and lead portfolios? Why are you asking to be leader and deputy leader of the council?”

"The value of the work lies in the repetition: the same places, seen again and again, until subtle changes become perceptible. The work also gave me a greater appreciation of the wildlife that open moorland is able to sustain."

One week from the local elections to Bradford Council, we explore the changes that have taken place and give a detailed breakdown of how the local authority looks and how each ward voted. Link below ↓

Today is International ME/CFS Awareness Day. Ilkley local Catherine Asta, who has ME/CFS, has launched a new national campaign, “Move for ME,” to increase awareness during ME Awareness Month this May. Read more about her story and the condition below ↓

We're live from the leisure centre in Keighley ... updates below 🗳️

@theilkleyjournal.co.uk And we are finally here – the day before the #localelections. Live in the district of #Bradford? Still want to know more? Check out our guide below ↓

Bradford Council's current executive member for regeneration, planning and transport, Alex Ross-Shaw, makes his case ahead of the local elections on Thursday. Discover more below ↓

Cooking up confidence with Cook Stars … Discover more below ↓

Bradford Council’s leader writes exclusively in The Journal … Link below ↓ #localelections #localgovernment #2026localelections #councillors #vote

One week to go before the local elections. Get up to speed with everything with our bumper guide for @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social. Link below ↓ #localelections #localgovernment #2026localelections #councillors #vote

We’re just one week away from the local elections 🗳️ Here are some of the candidates hoping to get your vote on Thursday 7 May 2026 in their own words. Link below ↓ #localelections #localgovernment #2026localelections #councillors #vote

“… I soon discovered that it wasn’t from that glorious heyday of muscular cinema and that built different, at least as I understood it, was in fact a more recent idiom ...

Welcome to The West Yorkshire Journal (aka The Journal), your new destination for stories from the district of Bradford and West Yorkshire. Local news done slower and better 🗞️ Discover more below ↓ #LocalNews #LocalJournalism #WestYorkshire #IndependentNews #fixitfunditfutureproofit

⛔️PAYWALL UNLOCKED 🔓 A sweeping history of local elections in #Ilkley. Link below ⬇️

⛔️PAYWALL UNLOCKED 🔓 Our interview with Fiona Goddard is now open to all. Link below.

⛔️ Paywall unlocked ⛔️ Make Ilkley Tarn Great Again? Duck off. Link below ⬇️

Our latest round-up of news in #Ilkley, #Bradford and #WestYorkshire – with some big news from the editor 🗞️ Link below ⬇️

A potted history of how local elections have gone down in #Ilkley 🗳️ Link below ⬇️ #BradfordCouncil #LocalElections2026 #Vote #Ilkley #LocalGovernment

Fossil fuels aren't the solution to the caprices of global politics ... find out more below ⬇️ #EnergySecurity #NetZero #NetZero #CostOfLivingCrisis #OilPrices

The Labour government has announced a new action plan that aims to transform the local news industry across the UK by providing media organisations with the support and finances needed to ensure the future of quality journalism ... Tap on the link below to find out more 👇🏼

Could Lower #Wharfedale feed itself in fruit? Our thoughts in @theilkleyjournal.co.uk www.theilkleyjournal.co.uk/p/could-lowe.... #Ilkley

Fruit. Trees. Fruit trees. Find out more from @fruitworkscoop.bsky.social by tapping on the link below ⬇️ #Ilkley #Wharfedale #GrowYourOwn #SustainableLiving #CommunityOrchard

9 weeks to go before the all-out #localelections in Bradford. Find out everything you need to know in the link below ⬇️

Find more and all the latest happenings in Ilkley, the district of #Bradford and #WestYorkshire in our latest roundup of local news 🗞️ Link below ⬇️

For the first time in years, Bradford Council will hold all-out elections on Thursday 7 May 2026. Here’s everything you need to know. Link below ↓ #localelections2026 #BradfordCouncil #localpolitics #vote2026 #BradfordCouncilElections

We're turning two in April and we really don't know where the time has gone. It's been an amazing two years with lots to be proud of but we're still nowhere near where we want to be journalistically or financially. So we're going to pivot, widen our reach, rebrand 🧵

Paul Golding of the Worth Valley @conservatives.bsky.social has won the controversial #worthvalley #byelection with 52% of the vote, helping the party retain the seat after it was triggered by @reformuk.bsky.social (which ended up in second place with 26% of the vote).

"I will stand up for local people, protect our countryside and focus on the issues that really matter" – Josie McMaster, @bradfordgreens.bsky.social candidate for the Worth Valley by-election to @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social

"I will be a strong local voice for the residents of Worth Valley" – Kay Kirkham, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Worth Valley by-election to @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social

"I pledge to you that I will always represent local views and needs with honesty, transparency and integrity" – Sabine Ebert-Forbes, Independent candidate for the Worth Valley by-election to @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social

"I will stand up against Labour-run Bradford Council and their relentless attacks on our local services" – Paul Golding, Conservative candidate for the Worth Valley by-election to @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social

"I believe that representing this community is about one thing: public service, not self-service" – Peter Kates, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social candidate for the Worth Valley by-election to @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social

The 2026 Centre for Cities Outlook finds that Bradford remains one of the 10 worst-performing cities across many key areas. Link below ↓ #Bradford #CostOfLivingCrisis #NorthSouthDivide #UKPolitics #PovertyAwareness #LevellingUp #WestYorkshire #EconomicInequality #UKEconomy #SocialJustice

Bradford Council urged to request grooming gang inquiry inclusion, Worth Valley by-election candidates revealed, water whitepaper criticised … a week in West Yorkshire rounded up. Link below ↓

Great to see that there is growing support for high-quality, professional and human-generated journalism, with a 2026 State of the Nation poll by Newsworks finding that:

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 ↓

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

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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.

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.

Councillor Luke Maunsell from Keighley Town Council is up for young councillor of the year at the National Association of Local Councils’ #StarCouncilAwards.

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.

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 ...

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 🎄

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.

The latest news in Ilkley, the Bradford District and West Yorkshire rounded up. Link below ↓

We're keen to know what our readers and residents in West Yorkshire more generally think about the BBC Charter Review. Please add your comments below. Thank you 📺 📸 Image credit: GOV.UK

The grooming gang survivor and advocate for CSE victims, Fiona Goddard, on her past, her present and her future. Link below ↓ #FionaGoddard #CSESurvivor #NationalGroomingGangsInquiry #GroomingGangsInquiry #ChildSexualExploitation #CSE #GroomingGangs