Archive
-
Date
Hue and Cry show
A show in Otley by 1980s hit group Hue and Cry has sold out. Brothers Pat and Greg Kane, whose hits include Looking for Linda and Labour of Love, will perform at Korks Wine Bar tomorrow, Friday.
-
Date
Talk on farm charity
The work of a charity which helps disadvantaged young people will be discussed at an event in Rawdon. Pam Parkinson will speak about Cookridge-based Caring for Life, a charity on a farm which offers work and permanent residence for young people in
-
Date
MP urged bingo tax cut
The MP for Burley-in-Wharfedale and Menston has revealed he was a key figure in lobbying for the bingo halls tax cut. Shipley constituency MP Philip Davies demanded that bingo hall profits currently taxed at 20 per cent were reduced in line with
-
Date
Labour tribute on anniversary of MP’s death
Ilkley Labour Party was this week marking the 20th anniversary of former Keighley MP Bob Cryer’s death at the age of 59 in a car crash on April 12, 1994. Bob was MP for Keighley from 1974 to 1983 and for Bradford South from 1987 to 1994. He
-
Date
Theatre group make Calendar Girls donation
Burley Theatre Group has donated £1,800 to the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research Charity, following its success staging the play Calendar Girls in February. The group offered profound thanks to all those who attended the production in the Queen’s
-
Date
Workers in Apprentice Challenge
Office workers in Guiseley will take part in an Apprentice-style challenge to raise money for Mencap Employees at Guiseley-based Ethica Resourcing and sister company Easypay Services are taking part in a week of challenges to raise money for Mencap
-
Date
Singer uses his shows to sign up life-saving donors
The frontman from The Alarm has used a sell-out show in Otley to rally support for a life-saving cause. Mike Peters, who scored a string of hit singles and albums with the Welsh rock band in the 1980s, played two nights at Korks Wine Bar last week
-
Date
Scout jumble sale
Otley Parish Scouts are holding a jumble sale from 10am to noon on Saturday. The sale will take place at the Scout Hut on Burras Lane, opposite Waitrose. Organisers promise lots of bargains including vintage, household, bric-a-brac, books, toys and
-
Date
Police safety talks
Police in Otley gave two safety talks to children last week. Neighbourhood Policing Team officers spoke to pupils at Westgate Primary School and a group of Beaver Scouts, during their visit to Otley Police Station, about ‘stranger danger’.
-
Date
Free exhibition
Menston Arts Club free exhibition of paintings and crafts takes place on Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11 from 10.30am to 5pm (4.30pm on Sunday) at Kirklands Centre, Main Street, Menston.
-
Date
Tour legacy ballot
A shortlist of Tour de France related Voice Your Choice projects will be chosen by Otley Town Councillors on Monday. The community development committee will decide which of the suggested Tour legacy schemes should be put to a public ballot to receive
-
Date
Company seeks to take on ten apprentices
A family-owned pub company is recruiting more apprentices at its outlets across the area. Pickles Pubs is seeking to take on about ten trainee chefs and bar managers. Managing director, Neil Pickles, said: “We pride ourselves on developing
-
Date
Pupils honoured for a global partnership
Young people from Yorkshire and South Africa involved in a partnership promoting education, health, leadership and global citizenship have gained a Diana Award. Fourteen students from St Mary’s School, Menston, and 27 students from Mnyakanya High
-
Date
Ilkley Parish Council to be charged for meetings
Ilkley Parish Council will be charged for holding more than one meeting a month at Ilkley Town Hall under new management arrangements brought in by Bradford Council. The local council will be asked to pay £18 per hour to use the hall for additional
-
Date
Cheers all round as Guiseley Girls get smart new kit
When it comes to looking the part, the Guiseley Girls under 9s football team is top of the league, thanks to the support of the local branch of Manning Stainton. The girls have been sporting their new kit after it was donated by the estate agency
-
Date
Bramhope diners hear tales of life as an MP
An insight into the House of Commons was given when an MP was guest speaker at a dinner in Bramhope. Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West, was invited to attend the Bramhope Methodists Dinner Club. He spoke about Life in the House of Commons
-
Date
Leeds Children's Mayor Charlotte from Yeadon shows pedal power
The Leeds Children’s Mayor got on her bike to launch a course celebrating a summer of cycling in the city. Charlotte Williams, a pupil at Rufford Park Primary in Yeadon, launched Leeds City Council’s Bikeability courses along with other children
-
Date
Low Wharfedale crime areas may lose PCSOs
Leeds City Council are being urged to clarify plans to shake-up the distribution of PCSOs across the city. As reported in March, the authority is considering changing the way 165 Police Community Support Officers are allocated so that more would
-
Date
Fitness instructor on the ball to help Brain Centre
A fitness instructor diagnosed with debilitating condition multiple sclerosis hopes to aid research into neurological conditions with a fundraising charity ball. Bev Wright was shocked to discover she had the condition last year. She assumed her
