The Ilkley Journal

30/09/2025

Join Airedale’s community panel to help shape new hospital

Airedale Hospital NHSFT 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for members of the public—including patients, carers, and local residents —to help ensure that the new hospital reflects the needs and priorities of the communities it will serve.

The Trust is looking to recruit 25 panel members from different areas to reflect the diversity of Airedale’s communities.

Members will act as a sounding board for key decisions relating to the hospital redevelopment and draw on their lived experience and local knowledge to help to ensure the design of the hospital promotes health equity and inclusivity.

This will include reviewing engagement activities and assuring how feedback from these is used to inform the design. Meetings will be held every six to eight weeks and members will be offered payment for their time, in line with national NHS guidance.

Anyone interested in joining the panel is asked to fill in an Expression of Interest form to be considered. The deadline for expressions of interest is Saturday 4 October.

For more information or register your interest, please visit the Trust website here: www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk/about-us/securing-the-future-of-airedale/get-involved/

28/09/2025

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19/09/2025

"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

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18/09/2025

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13/09/2025

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13/09/2025

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08/09/2025

Monday. 10am. Let's go.

04/09/2025

Incident on in

02/09/2025

The number of 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).

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01/09/2025

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30/08/2025

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, but also international, policy, and investigative reporting — that a healthy democracy requires."

What do you think about the idea of the UK developing a publicly subsidised model that supports a wide-range of local news outlets that aren't necessarily limited by a difficult and divisive concept of impartiality?

Commercial imperatives are at odds with democratic objectives. What would a new financial model look like?

29/08/2025

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.

The judge said that "the home secretary has clear statutory duties to asylum seekers under 1999 legislation", including "a duty to provide support to them and prevent destitution".

On that note, it's worth mentioning that we've put together a mini factsheet about asylum seekers in Yorkshire and the Humber. It's out on Monday. Subscribe if you haven't already to get it direct to your inbox.

Home Office had argued that interim injunction for breach of planning was being used to stop protests