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Busy Horsforth road to get zebra crossing
A busy road in Horsforth is set to get a new zebra crossing to improve safety for pedestrians. The new humped zebra crossing is planned for Brownberrie Lane, to complement recent traffic-calming measures. Children walking to and from school have
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Otley businesses urged to 'spring clean' their finances
Otley’s small businesses are being urged to ‘spring clean’ their finances following a shake-up in employment regulations. A raft of rule changes were introduced in April, and Andrew Thornton, who runs TaxAssist Accountants in Otley, says firms
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Money course will help Wharfedale residents manage their finances better
Wharfedale residents are again being offered professional help to manage their finances by debt-counselling charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP). The organisation has trained four members of The Bridge Christian Fellowship, All Saints Church
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Dunwells’ show for Manorlands
Upcoming Guiseley folk band The Dunwells are to perform at a Keighley club in aid of Manorlands. The band comes to the Octagon fresh from a 50-date tour of the USA to promote their first album Blind Sighted Faith. The quintet appeared on America
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Pool-in-Wharfedale beer festival proves to be a roaring success
A beer festival in Pool-in-Wharfedale has been hailed a roaring – and lucrative – success. The Good Friday event saw about 250 people visit the Village Hall to sample 21 beer and cider varieties, along with a selection of lagers and wine. The
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Addingham Guides stumble upon Brownlees brothers
Guides and rangers took the opportunity to pose for a picture with two Olympic heroes as they took part in an expedition. The 1st Addingham Senior Section and 1st Ilkley Rangers have teamed up once again to make the most of their programme.
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Easter service as dawn breaks
Churchgoers from across Ilkley and Ben Rhydding were up before first light on Easter Sunday for a service at the Cow and Calf Rocks. Churches Together in Ilkley, which also organised a Walk of Witness around the town centre on Good Friday, held
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Yeadon
METHODIST CHURCH: Easter Day morning service was led by Rev Fiona Spandler. Members of the congregation brought small posies of spring flowers to adorn the Lenten Cross which had been constructed from the remnants of the Christmas tree. There was no
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Otley
BRIDGE CLUB: On Monday April 14, four tables played 24 boards. Winners: N/S 1st Mr Martin & Mrs Pearson, 2nd Mrs Livingstone & Mrs Young; E/W 1st Mrs Banks & Mrs Colley, 2nd Mr Kilburn & Mrs Streets. TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD: Our next
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Menston
RETIRED MEN’S FORUM: Last Wednesday we were entertained by Eric Scaife with his talk entitled “Yorkshire Dialect and Humour”. Prior to the start of the talk Eric had set the scene by decorating the walls of the room with the traditional Yorkshire flags
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Ilkley
BAPTIST CHURCH: The note of joy permeated the worship of Easter Sunday as we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. The morning service was designed by our presiding deacon Paul Chapman and involved the participation of many members of
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Horsforth
FORUM 2000: The forum learned about LILAC- Low Impact Living Affordable Community when Joe Atkinson was the speaker on March 26. There were two aspects to his talk: the technique of building ecologically-friendly housing and living in a commune. His
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Hawksworth
YORKSHIRE COUNTRYWOMEN’S ASSOCIATION: The April meeting of the Hawksworth branch of the YCA was quite well-attended on Monday evening. The chairman, Sheila Inglesent, introduced Mr P Clarke from Ilkley who formerly lived in Kingston upon Thames. Mr
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Airedale Hospital put under pressure after successful cancer campaigns
Successful campaigns to make people more aware of different forms of cancer are putting pressure on provision at Airedale Hospital. Stacey Hunter, director of operations at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, told fellow trust board members that when
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Otley to Middleham walking route gets ‘on the map’
A popular walking route from Otley to Middleham is now officially ‘on the map’. The 38-mile Six Dales Trail, designed by a steering committee from Walkers are Welcome (Otley), was opened by celebrity rambler Janet Street-Porter in 2010. Now
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Guiseley
BRIDGE CLUB: On Thursday April 17, eight tables played 24 boards. Winners: N/S 1st Mr Faraj & Mrs Pearson; 2nd Mrs Bent & Mrs Harfield; E/W 1st Mr Russell & Mr Theaker, 2nd Mr & Mrs Child.
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Burley-in-Wharfedale
BURLEY PROBUS CLUB: The President, David Sowman, welcomed 30 members and guests to the 884th meeting of Burley Probus Club, held in Salem Church Hall on Tuesday, April 15. After a short business session, Dr Dennis Warwick, a Probus Club member and
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Aireborough
BRIDGE CLUB: On Tuesday, April 15, seven and a half tables played 28 boards. Winners: N/S 1st Mrs Banks & Mr Spencer, 2nd Mr Ford & Mr Kilburn. E/W 1st Mr Dracup & Mrs Streets, 2nd Mrs Byrne & Mrs Bradley. ROTARY CLUB: At the weekly
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Addingham
ALLOTMENTS AND GARDENS ASSOCIATION: Addingham Allotments and Gardens Association are having a talk by Tony Cleaver entitled The Secret Gardens of London tomorrow night. This will be in Mount Hermon Hall at 7.30pm. This will be our last talk of the
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Ilkley Freemasons help out with new Scout marquee
Freemasons from Olicana Lodge, Ilkley, have donated £250 to the 3rd Ben Rhydding Scout group to help pay for a replacement for the marquee which was blown away and damaged beyond repair in last year’s storms. David LeGrove, of Olicana Lodge, presented
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Otley Chevin Inner Wheel Club screens concert for air ambulance
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance’s lifesaving work has been given a £700 boost by an Otley group. The Otley Chevin Inner Wheel Club raised the money by holding a fish and chip supper, while guests watched an on-screen concert by Andre Rieu, at the Wetherby
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Ilkley Soroptimists’ year of fundraising
Soroptimist International of Ilkley has been raising awareness and funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance over the past 12 months as the president’s chosen charity In May last year, a visit was made to the club by Sammy Wills, a paramedic with Yorkshire
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Otley Sailing Club secures £50,000 in new funds
An award-winning Wharfe-dale sailing club is celebrating winning a £50,000 award to improve its facilities. Otley Sailing Club has secured the Olympic legacy funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund. The club’s groundbreaking Sailability
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The July day when hailstones lay three feet deep across the district
There were dramatic scenes when a freak storm hit Aireborough in 1968. Many local people still have vivid memories of that day on July 2 when flood water swept through the area and hailstones lay 3ft deep on the ground. It was reported that a woman
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Lions are rampant after a nervy start
Guiseley 3, Gloucester City 1 Guiseley booked a two-legged semi-final against North Ferriby United in the Skrill Conference North play-offs with this home victory last weekend. The first leg against the east Yorkshire second-placed club was
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Anti-litter campaign film shot at Denton, near Ilkley
A leading Yorkshire businessman has commissioned and starred in his own film in a personal crusade against litter. Fed up with the “horrible litter which is desecrating our beautiful Yorkshire countryside”, former joint chairman of Keighley-based
