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Fun at Otley Courthouse open day
Otley Courthouse will be inviting visitors to try everything from hat-making to acting next week. The venue, as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations, is holding an activities-packed open day from 10am to 4pm on Monday. The free event
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Police urge Wharfedale 4x4 owners to be security conscious
Police are calling on Land Rover and Range Rover owners in Wharfedale to help them fight back against criminals who steal spare car parts. The officer in charge of a West Yorkshire-wide crackdown on 4x4 vehicle parts theft is calling on people
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Airedale Hospital nurses to help MS patients gain a life after diagnosis
Airedale’s community health team is raising awareness of the support available for people with multiple sclerosis. Jane Pearce and Carolyn Zeyrek – specialist nurses at Airedale Hospital – are distributing information and advice on-site as part
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Rising star Ruby, 15, from Guiseley takes the lead in Gilbert and Sullivan show
A 15-year-old girl from Guiseley is becoming a rising star in music and drama after being chosen for a lead role in a Gilbert and Sullivan Society production. Ruby Hendry has joined Bingley Gilbert and Sullivan Society to play the part of Kate
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Final chance to view Otley Domesday Book
A final chance to look at the artwork of Otley’s Alternative Domesday Book will be given at the Courthouse this weekend. Many residents contributed drawings, paintings or pieces of writing to the Millennium project, which aimed to create a snapshot
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Addingham hosts Black and Purple May Ball with live music
Revellers still have a chance to support good causes this Bank Holiday weekend by heading to the May Ball and other special events in Addingham. The Crown Inn, on Main Street, will host the Black and Purple May Ball tomorrow in memory of member
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Otley supermarket worker's snail race fundraiser
Pubgoers in Otley will cheer on racing snails at a fundraiser this weekend. Supermarket worker Tom Featherstone is holding the charity evening at the Yew Tree on Saturday to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Local Sainsbury’s employee
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Otley Chevin farmer’s fury at dog owner after lambs mauled to death
A vicious attack by an out-of-control dog has left five lambs dead and many more injured on Otley Chevin. The incident, the second of its kind in the area within the space of two weeks, took place in fields bordering Danefield Wood on Sunday.
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Argos Otley staff put on night for Alzheimer's Society
An evening of live music and games will be held in Otley this weekend to raise money for The Alzheimer’s Society. The town’s Argos store has organised the fundraiser at Old Otliensians Rugby Club on Saturday as part of its ongoing support for the
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Yeadon teenager jailed for rape while on bail for sex-attack bid
A Yeadon teenager raped a woman while on bail for the attempted rape of another girl. Steven Whitaker, now 19, of Wells Court, Yeadon, admitted the attempted rape on May 6 and the rape on September 14 last year. He has been sent to a young
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Otley Courthouse timeline unveiled
Otley’s Town Mayor and local police officers will help launch the Courthouse Timeline this weekend. The fruits of the project, a series of display boards that are going up in the building’s old cell block detailing its rich history, will be unveiled
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Time out is all that halted Kate's great run at Doncaster
Table tennis prodigy Kate Nixon, who was unseeded, de-feated the second seed on the way to the semi-finals of the English Schools’ under-16 girls’ singles at Doncaster last weekend. The 14-year-old, who was representing Ilkley Grammar School and
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No room for complacency in Shield final - Morgan
Champions Ilkley may have won 16 and drawn two of their previous 18 matches in SSE Yorkshire Division One. But there is little chance of head coach Rhys Morgan becoming complacent ahead of their Yorkshire Shield final against Scarborough on Saturday
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Coaches hope Yarnbury get the winning habit
If experience of their coaches triumphing at Twickenham is any omen, then Yarnbury must be a confident bunch ahead of their RFU Senior Vase final against Newent on Sunday (1.00). Head coach Bob Hood has won 11 of his 12 matches at Twickenham, be
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No long grass at Otley when Longstaffe was there
Otley Rugby Club are to lose the services of steward Peter Longstaffe, who is to retire at the end of the season after a 36-year association with the club. He first became involved in 1978 when invited to join the committee preparing for the visit
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Happy end to an up and down season for Otley
Bromsgrove 12, Otley 19 There waas nothing in it for either side in this final game of their SSE National League Two North season, Bromsgrove already being booked for the drop and Otley, despite having their five-point deduction for using an unregistered
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Cup fever spikes as 'Ensians test themselves against future foes
Old Otliensians 27, Rotherham Phoenix 12 On a pleasant afternoon at Pool Road, Old Otliensians booked a home Yorkshire Silver Trophy semi-final this Saturday against old adversaries Castleford (3.00), who they will be meeting in SSE Yorkshire Division
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Brown is up to the challenge as he inspires Burley to victory
On a day when runs were generally hard to come by, Burley and Steeton produced over 450 between them in an intriguing tussle in Aire-Wharfe League Division One. Captain Neil Spragg (51) and Craig Walton (49) led the way as Steeton reached 233-9
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Yarnbury are promoted but their pre-Twickenham benefits are mixed
Old Rishworthians 38, Yarnbury 32 Yarnbury needed this SSE Yorkshire Division Two fixture like a bee sting on the weekend before Twickenham but they also needed a routine run-out prior to the big day, and were caught between this and a determined
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Fate is still in Otley Town's hands
Otley Town 3, Kippax 0 Otley Town secured a vital victory on Saturday with this comprehensive win over fellow West Yorkshire Association League Premier Division strugglers Kippax. In truth, the outcome never looked in doubt from the first minute
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Guiseley boss Mark Bower pays tribute to his assistants
Mark Bower may have been at the helm during Guiseley’s run from third from bottom into the Skrill Conference North play-offs. However, the 34-year-old, who is much more a manager than a player these days, is quick to pay tribute not only to his
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Massive victory for Pullan in Ilkley rally
Otley student Andrew Pullan navigated John Ruddock from York to victory on the Ilkley Jubilee Historic Rally. John and Andrew, in a 1972 Ford Escort Mexico, comfortably won the national event by over half a minute when, on this type of event, seconds
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Tomkinson is not put off his stride as he wins Trophy
Otley Golf Club’s Phil Tomkinson won the prestigious Hawksworth Trophy last Saturday – a 36-hole strokeplay competition at Bradford Golf Club for the leading amateurs in the north of England. Last year’s club junior captain returned a two-round
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£900,000 cash boost for Otley's Prince Henry's Grammar School
New funding will allow Otley’s secondary school to plough ahead with a £1 million building project. Prince Henry’s Grammar School has just been awarded £900,000 from the Academies Capital Maintenance Fund – a funding pot only available to Academies
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Former England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn opens new Rawdon sports pavilion
Former England and Leeds United goalkeeper Nigel Martyn helped to open a new £350,000 sports pavilion in Rawdon on Tuesday. Woodhouse Grove School, in Apperley Bridge, worked with Bradford Council and sports clubs in the area on a project which
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Date set for trial of Yeadon boss accused of murder
A trial date has been set for the boss of a Yeadon furniture company, which featured in a national television programme, and who is now accused of murdering his estranged wife. John David Butler, 62, of Larkfield Road, Rawdon, Leeds, who heads
