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Staffing crisis looming at Wharfedale Hospital, claims senior nurse
A senior nurse has warned patient care could be jeopardised unless staffing levels at Wharfedale Hospital are increased now. Senior charge nurse and ward manager Sandy Lay, in a letter leaked to this newspaper, raises “very serious concerns” about the
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Comedy is no laughing matter
Some would say that juggling a full-time career with two young children is no laughing matter. But for Otley mum Ruth Marsden, laughter, as the old proverb goes, has proved to be the best medicine for those exhausted evenings after her children have
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A long road for flood victims
Anyone venturing unknowing into Askwith village this week had a major shock waiting for them. Firstly, there was a hint of something wrong with lot of dirt debris on the main Denton Road leading into the village from the Ilkley direction. The next indication
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Rawdon take over at the top
It was a weekend of surprises and excitement in the Airedale and Wharfedale League. With both league leaders toppled, Rawdon and Thackley took over the top spots in Division One and Two while, in the Third Division, Olicanians, Bolton Villas and Ilkley
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New £2.5m supermarket opens in Otley
Shoppers will today be able to see the fruits of a supermarket chain’s £2.5 million investment with the opening of Otley’s new Netto store. Local residents were due to get a first glimpse inside the company’s larger new supermarket on Cross Green – which
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Clegg stands down as head coach
by Bill Marshall OTLEY Rugby Union Football Club, relegated to the national third tier at the end of last season, will have new men at the helm for the 2009-10 campaign. Peter Clegg has stood down after over a decade as coach and Paul Jaques has quit
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Otley Walking Festival gets underway
Otley's streets will echo to the sound of hundreds of sturdy boots this weekend as the 2009 Walking Festival gets under way. This year’s nine-day event will be launched at the Buttercross on Saturday and features its biggest ever line-up of walks and
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Police seek witnesses to Otley brawl
Police are appealing for witnesses to a mass brawl in Otley that left two people requiring hospital treatment and resulted in five arrests. Officers blocked off part of the town centre on Saturday night and called in a police helicopter after the trouble
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Otley Carnival crowds have fun in the sunshine
IT was third time lucky as the sun finally decided to shine on what turned out to be a bumper Otley Carnival after two ‘washout’ years. Ominous-looking rain clouds had been replaced by brighter skies by lunchtime on Saturday to ensure a long
