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Dead will be walking the streets of Otley for charity
The walking dead will invade Otley next week for a fiendishly frightening fundraiser. A series of zombie games, involving teams of terrified human survivors fleeing from hordes of the 'undead', will take place on the town's streets on Friday, August
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Menston author up for prestigious
Menston-based writer and journalist Duncan Hamilton, double winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, is up for another cash prize in October. Following his biographies of Brian Clough, whom he knew for 20 years, and England fast
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Pub owner biking from Edinburgh for friend
Pub owner Craig Minto will take the lead cycling from Edinburgh to Leeds from tomorrow, Friday, in bid to raise funds for a cancer charity. Owner of The Sun Inn and The Fleece, Craig and his courageous cycling crew, will start at The Sun Inn Dalkeith
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A level results from across the district
Ilkley Grammar School * indicates grade A ** indicates grade A* W Abramson ch, ma**, fm*, ph; D Ahmed bi, py, pe; G Allan bi, py, pe; W Atkins bu, gy, py S Atkinson bi, ch, gt, py; L Barnes ad**, ma*, ph; G Barningham ad, en, so*; A Basey bi, ec, hi
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Volunteers help keep children busy in holiday
More than 100 children attended the annual holiday club run by all the churches in Ilkley and Ben Rhydding last week. The club, held at St John’s Ben Rhydding, was on the theme of Space Academy, so the children learnt lots about space and galaxies
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Quilters put on very colourful exhibition
Wharfedale Quilters held a successful patchwork and quilting show at Ilkley’s Christchurch on Saturday as part of the Ilkley Summer Festival. Visitors were treated to a colourful display of different types of quilting and patchwork as well as the
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Clock the floral masterpieces John creates
Former fraud investigator John Brennan created eye-catching floral arrangements when he visited Ilkley Flower Club this month. He told the club stories of hilarious things that have happened to him over the years, from growing up in a large family
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Ilkley Howitzer football team across the years
Ilkley Howitzer Battery Football Team, photographed in France in 1918. The postcard bearing this image was sent to a resident of Marsden Terrace in Guiseley in July 1918
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Across the years with ladies choir
The ladies of gentlemen of Aireborough Over 60s choir taking part in rehearsals, conducted by Mrs Kimberley.
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Neighbours reacted quickly to tackle blaze which set stack of hay on fire in 1888
125 Years Ago -1888 On Sunday, at about 5.45 in the evening, George Scott, carter, noticed smoke coming from a stack of newly-won hay, the property of his master, John Popplewell, of the Brick Works Farm, New Scarbro, Yeadon. He gave the alarm and
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What's on across the district
Cinema National Media Museum, BRADFORD – Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (15), Coraline 3D (PG), Fantastic Mr Fox (PG), Lovelace (18), The World’s End (15), Hugo 3D (PG). IMAX: Jurassic Park: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG), To Fly! Contact: 0870 7010200
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Looking down on a spectacular valley view
A surprise view at Otley Chevin is breathtaking – even on a misty morning. Stand there looking out over the edge on such a day and you can barely see the skyline on the far side of the wide valley. But down below in the dim light are the fields
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"Performance among the best"
National Children's Orchestra of Great Britain Leeds Town Hall Saturday, August 17 I have to report that the performance of Rimsky Korsakov's popular Symphonic Suite Scheherazade, given by the NCO's Under 13 Orchestra conducted by Roger Clarkson
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Curtain up on new Playhouse season
It’s curtain up on the new season at Keighley Playhouse, which ranges from fast-paced farces to murder mysteries. “This season must surely offer the most exciting choice of plays the Playhouse has ever decided upon,” said chairman Chris Stocks.
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Girls are all a Twitter in bid to break into Top 40
Unsigned Bradford band Voxe are aiming for the Top 40 – by the power of social media. The girl band is appealing for people to spread the word about their new single Happy Tears via Twitter and Facebook. The single will be released on iTunes
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There’s just snow business like clown business with Slava show
Slava’s Snow Show is probably unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Combining traditional European clowning with spectacular effects, and ending with a snowstorm that turns the audience into giggling children, it’s a joyful, moving production
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Play is on the right Path to be a big hit with theatre audience
Rehearsals continue throughout August for the lift-off of Terence Rattigan’s Flare Path (directed by Steve Mason) which opens on Wednesday September 11 for ten nights. This war-time drama set in a hotel/pub close to an RAF Bomber Command base was a
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Kate Rusby is coming to the district
After a busy year celebrating 20 years in the music industry in 2012 and performing at summer festivals in 2013, Yorkshire’s finest folk singer Kate Rusby embarks on an autumn tour, which will include a Bradford concert. The singer will play St
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Something for all at Burley Summer Festival
The fifth Burley Summer Festival opened on Friday with a ceilidh and its busy diary runs until Saturday across the village. A scarecrow trail, treasure hunt, open allotments, music and steam rally meant visitors had plenty to do on Saturday.
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Christa brings taste of USA to brewery
Ilkley Brewery has appointed new brewer Christa Sandquist who is set to bring her American roots to the fold with a debut brew called Rye ‘n’ Dry. With an MSc in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot-Watt University, plus two years cutting her brewing
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Ilkley GP on penguin mission
An Ilkley GP and sports medicine specialist is to tackle a punishing long-distance bike ride and a half-marathon, all while dressed as a penguin. Dr Jon Greenwell (pictured right), who works at the Ilkley Moor Medical Practice, is taking part in
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Air Ambulance staff praised for efforts
The work of the region’s air ambulance was under the spotlight when a local MP visited the home of the lifesaving service at Leeds-Bradford Airport. Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey, met with Yorkshire Air Ambulance paramedics and operators to discuss
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Fight to stop care homes from closing
Horsforth MP Stuart Andrew has has met the family of a resident from Manorfield House care home, which is being threatened with closure by Leeds City Council. Residents of Manorfield House in Horsforth and Musgrave Court in Pudsey are facing an
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Tight squeeze for new belfry carpet
Businessman Carl Searle, of Searle's Carpets, Ilkley’s oldest family-run flooring business, rose to the challenge of providing new carpets for the belfry at All Saints' Church, Ilkley. Carl was assisted by Thomas Wiggin in his task of squeezing
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Leeds-Bradford International Airport expecting busy weekend
Leeds-Bradford International Airport is bracing itself for a busy Bank Holiday weekend. The Yeadon-based airport is anticipating a 12 per cent increase in passengers, with some 30,000 people expected to fly out for the final summer bank holiday
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Drink to a good cause at Burley Beer Festival on Saturday
Guest beers and ciders will be on offer in aid of a good cause at Burley Beer Festival this Saturday. Burley Social Club will play host to a variety of beers on its festival bar and main bar, plus a selection of craft ciders, from 1pm until late
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Young stars given skills coaching
Horsforth’s Member of Parliament, Stuart Andrew, was delighted to be invited to be involved in a Starskills Sports day in the town last week. Starskills Sports run a number of different activities with the aim of keeping young people occupied and
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Behind words is Leslie’s agony
‘Industrial accident’ is a strangely, or perhaps for legal reasons deliberately, emotionless phrase. But if ever there was an illustration of the real human agony that can lie behind the clinical language, it is there in the story of what happened
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Letters to the editor
Tesco drilling has stolen a march on the town Despite efforts to try and prevent Tesco from obtaining a further three years grace in their quest for a supermarket on Mayfield Rd, they have stolen a march on Ilkley and are currently drilling ‘piling
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Thought for the Week
Most of us treasure our freedom. We like to have our own space. We do not relish the idea of being ordered about or boxed in. This desire for freedom can extend to our approach to religion and even to God himself. We can look upon religion as something
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Health chief’s U-turn on emails condemned
Otley’s MP has criticised an NHS chief for going back on a pledge to reveal secret documents linked to the proposal to close Leeds children’s heart unit. Earlier this summer NHS England chief executive, Sir David Nicholson, gave an assurance that
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Walker threw himself off Cow and Calf Rocks after wife's death
A grieving widower killed himself by throwing himself off the Cow and Calf Rocks on Ilkley Moor, an inquest heard. Keen walker Geoffrey Godrich had been depressed at his wife’s death and his failing physical health, Bradford Coroner’s Court was
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Chevin and Pool Bank prove perfect training for bike race
After months of training riding up some of Yorkshire’s finest steep hills including Otley Chevin, Pool Bank and The Cow and Calf, a cyclist has completed a 100-mile cycling challenge around London and Surrey. Bryan Hindle (pictured left), managing
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Woman injured in forklift accident at Guiseley supermarket
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating after a woman was trapped under a fork lift truck and badly injured at the Morrisons superstore in Guiseley. Emergency services were sent to the store in Otley Road, at about 9am on Thursday after
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Work starts on 12 new homes in Menston
Work has started on a new development that will see a new social club as well as 12 new homes built on Farnley Road in Menston. The site is being developed by Yorkshire-based firm CFK Developments and Castlehouse Construction has been appointed
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Party planned for elderly of Addingham, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley and Menston
The oldest residents of Addingham, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley and Menston are invited to a party being held in their honour Ilkley and District Good Neighbours will host its annual Over 90s Party at the Clarke Foley Centre, Cunliffe Road, on September
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Artists win battle to save their workshops
Artists and craftsmen have won a reprieve for their Ilkley studios with the dismissal of a housing plan appeal by a planning inspector. The studios on Back Nelson Road have been a central focus of art open studio events for several years, including
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Students celebrating exam successes
Teenagers from across Wharfedale and Aireborough scored top marks with some tremendous A-level grades. Schools reported high levels of achievement as the results were announced – including many top A and A* grades – and most students successfully gained
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Chance to explore world of Vikings
Children in Otley will be able to explore the world of the Vikings at a themed craft workshop this month. The Vikings are Coming! takes place at Otley Courthouse from 10.30am on Tuesday, August 27, and is aimed at five to 12-year-olds. The children
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Ten-year-old from Horsforth sets sights on next A-level
A young genius who could give Einstein a run for his money is celebrating after getting an A in his A-level Maths. Ten-year-old Thomas Frith, who is a pupil at West End Primary School, has been studying for the exam for the past two years.
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Planning applications received by Leeds City Council
The following planning applications have been received by Leeds City Council: Arthington: 7.5m single storey rear extension, 2.5m to ridge height, 2.2m eaves height, Bowshaws, Rawden Hill. Bramhope: certificate of proposed lawful development for provision
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Pool-in-Wharfedale school caretaker to stand trial for rape
A school caretaker accused of raping a young girl more than 40 years ago is to stand trial in November. Donald Flood, 58, was working as caretaker at Pool C of E Primary School, when he was charged earlier this year with a series of sexual offences
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Grovians are happy in defeat
Old Grovians XV 12, Ilkley XV 36 Although Ilkley, buoyed by the inclusion of several first-teamers, dominated the middle period of the game, scoring four tries, Old Grovians’ director of rugby Martin Whitcombe was encouraged by what he saw in their
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Otley sting Bees in first friendly
Otley 55 Bradford & Bingley 19 Otley’s new director of rugby James Tiffany was delighted with the performance of the 30 players who played in Saturday’s practice match at Cross Green. He was particularly pleased by the number of new players
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Yeadon under the weather
Yeadon were feeling under the weather on Saturday as rain halted their push for victory against Windhill. The Division Two promo- tion chasers were handily placed at 99-1 after 13 overs in reply to their opponents; score of 179-6 when play was
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Otley beat the rain and sink Harden
Aire-Wharfe League Otley were one of only two teams to secure victory as rain was the big winner on Saturday. They made short work of Harden, whose relegation from Division One was all but sealed when they were dismissed for 100 by Ricky Halloran
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Tordoff looks to build on maiden win
Sam Tordoff, fresh from his maiden British Touring Car Championship win at Snetterton, heads for Scotland this weekend. The Rawdon driver will be racing at Knockhill as the battle for the 2013 championship hots up. Tordoff and his MG KX Momentum
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Guiseley boss calls for a winning run
Guiseley boss Steve Kittrick has challenged his side to put together a winning run after their 2-1 victory at Gainsborough Trinity on Tuesday night. The result helped erase memor-ies of the painful 3-0 Skrill North defeat by Solihull Moors at Neth-ermoor
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Pool punished for errors
Stanley United 2 Pool 1 Pool made a disappointing start on their return to Division One. They gave away two soft goals early in the match and it proved costly. From this point, Pool were the better side, but then compounded the situation
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It's the same old story for Town
Otley Town 0 Bardsey 3 Same time, same place, same opposition – a year on – same result. That was the story for Otley Town as they started their 2013-14 Premier Division campaign, as they did their last, with a thumping home defeat to Bardsey
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Guiseley win Birtwhistle Cup again
Guiseley continued their domination of the Birtwhistle Cup as they lifted the trophy for the fourth time in the past five seasons. A comfortable six-wicket win over their neighbours and fiercest rivals Otley, saw the trophy return to Nethermoor
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Uproar as Tesco gets to work on new site in Ilkley
Council officers are investigating after workmen moved onto the proposed new Tesco supermarket site this week, while planning talks continue. Heavy machinery rolled onto the cleared plot off Railway Road and Mayfield Road in Ilkley this week, as
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Ilkley art show attracts 1,000 visitors
The two-day Ilkley Art Show attracted more than 1,000 art lovers and artists to the Kings Hall and Winter Garden. The annual event on Friday and Saturday (August 16 and 17) featured demonstrations by noted local artists, workshops, an exhibition
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Otley man tells how he cheated death in quarry horror
When Leslie Wagstaff saw a “sheer wall” of waste collapsing on top of him he thought he was going to die. The 62-year-old, from Otley, actually survived the accident at Arthington Quarry but was knocked unconscious, buried, suffered a fractured
