Ilkley is set to come alive with literary fervor as it kicks off its 17-day-long Ilkley Literature Festival on October 6th, featuring the renowned TV star and naturalist, Ray Mears. In its 50th anniversary year, the festival promises to be a captivating celebration of literature, welcoming a diverse array of journalists, TV personalities, philosophers, and poets
At Mag North we often think about running away to sea, so when the River Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) HMS Tyne sailed up her namesake river as part of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend celebrations – bringing some naval glamour to Spillers Wharf, we had to attempt to stow-away.