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High peaks beckon for Otley charity group
A team of four energetic friends from Otley will set off on an epic three mountain fundraising challenge this weekend. Sharron Smith, Louise Cartledge, Kelly Harrison and Rob Jackson – assisted by driver Simon Haggerty – are attempting the Three Mountain
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Otley Walking Festival heading for record success
The organisers of this year’s Otley Walking Festival are hopeful it will prove to be a record-breaker. The nine-day event started last Saturday and this year includes themed walks on everything from bats to pubs. Treasurer Stuart Fildes said the good
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Shedding floods of tears
As we watched our cars rushing towards the house on something closer to a tidal wave than flood water, we wondered whether we or the house would survive. One car ended up in a tree by the road and another hundreds of yards downstream. Where
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New parking spaces created in Guiseley
Guiseley’s long-standing parking problems are set to be alleviated with the opening of 145-space car park. The new car park, on Netherfield Road, opened this week, and is being hailed as a major step in the right direction in easing the town’s chronic
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Horsforth Gala is an absolute scorcher!
The sun shone and the crowds turned out in force at Horsforth Gala on Saturday. Despite the heat, the gala parade, headed by the City of Leeds Pipe Band, managed to break all the records and arrive in the park 15 minutes early. Gala
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Region's air link to London restored
Flights from Leeds Bradford Airport to London were launched again this week after the region had been left without its crucual link to the capital. The airline Flybe stepped in with flights to Gatwick following BMI’s decision in March to axe its service
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Police seek witnesses to Menston crash
An 18-year-old man was left fighting for his life after a road accident in Menston. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened in the early hours of Sunday, June 21. The teenager had been driving a white Seat Ibiza which left
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Pizza handouts leave a sour taste at Horsforth Gala
A gala organiser was left with a sour taste in his mouth after he says a pizza company “hijacked” the event by handing out free food. Neil Hunt, one of the organisers of Horsforth Gala, was flabbergasted – and furious – when the free pizza
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Otley pub where maggots are on the menu!
Fundraising challenges don’t get much more disgusting than the one just completed by Otley landlord Wayne Green. Wayne was joined by pub regular Andy Forrest, 46, last weekend in the garden of Whitakers, on Kirkgate, when the pair sat down to
