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Stampede to stage a big surprise for their audience
When audiences go to see Stampede Theatre Company’s production of West Side Story next week they may get more than they bargained for. The theatre company, known for their exciting and innovative productions, have extended the centre of the stage at
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Airedale Symphony Orchestra concert at the King’s Hall, Ilkley.
Conductor John Anderson and the the ASO launched into Sibelius’ Finlandia in decisive mood: the brass section made the most of their opportunities with playing of warmth and precision. Strings and woodwind tone in the hymn-like big tune was refined
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Getting a measure of Shakespeare at The Courthouse
Shakespeare’s dark comedy Measure for Measure is coming to Otley Courthouse. The play, rarely performed by amateur companies, is set in a city of drunken debauchery. It follows a young woman whose brother is sentenced to death by a ruler
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Girl is killed on level crossing by train
1884 A lamentable affair occurred near the Otley Railway Station which resulted in the almost instant death of a 10-year-old girl, the daughter of a plate layer. The poor girl had been making her way home for dinner from school when at a level crossing
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A price that stands comparison
Moneysupermarket.com Group - 51p Many readers may be regular users of moneysupermarket.com and travelsupermarket.com, which are leading price comparison websites. Although the company which owns these sites, Moneysupermarket.com Group, is a constituent
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Knitting fanatics are reviving the great wonder of woollies
What do celebrities Sienna Miller, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julia Roberts, Uma Thurman . . . and a group of trendy Otley women have in common? A passion for knitting. Once a hobby for grannies it has become increasingly hip over the years with even movie
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Shedding floods of tears as the water rushed in
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 once was
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Rawdon woman is on the ball at Wimbledon
A Rawdon tennis player has made it to the Wimbledon championships – but you won’t see her on Centre Court. Twenty-year-old Caroline Mount is working for computer company IBM at the event which reaches its climax weekend. The former Guiseley
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Yeadon carnival set for bumper parade
Tomorrow's Yeadon Carnival will be tinged with sad-ness following the death of its treasurer, Michael Charnley. Mr Charnley, who died in June after a long illness, had been a stalwart of the carnival since it was rescued by volunteers five
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Otley tackles parking shortage
Residents are being urged to play an active role in tackling Otley’s parking shortages by visiting two events in the town over the next few days. Leeds City Council, working with consultants Mouchel, is developing a new parking strategy to try and improve
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Both halves of Otley bus route saved
A bus link between Otley and Bradford has been saved thanks to a new company taking it over. The move by Bradford’s TLC Travel Ltd means both ‘halves’ of the 653 service, which operator First announced in May it would be stopping, will now continue from
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Otley church's fundraiser goes ahead despite vandalism
A LAST-MINUTE act of vandalism failed to stop Otley Methodist Church from enjoying a bumper fundraising open day. Donations or pledges by visitors on Saturday raised £12,000 and in return they were treated to displays that ranged from handbell ringing
