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Stepping up work on Ben Rhydding moor path
Moor volunteers have continued work this month on a footpath that runs from Ben Rhydding Road to the Cow and Calf Rocks. Three working days were organised for volunteers to carry out the work on Footpath Ilkley 42. One of the events in the
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Burley-in-Wharfedale trust links with local businesses
A village trust has gone into partnership with businesses in an effort to boost its work supporting community facilities and events. Burley-in-Wharfedale Community Trust has launched an innovative village discount scheme in partnership with local
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Otley families walk ‘school run’
Otley’s MP joined local pupils to celebrate the start of Walk to School Week 2014. Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) teamed up with a group of children and parents for a walk to St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School to mark the occasion
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Miss West Yorkshire title is won by Otley girl
An Otley teenager has been crowned Miss West Yorkshire. Seventeen-year-old Holly Hawke will now compete in the Miss England finals of the beauty pageant in Torquay in June. Holly’s sponsored Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in March, meanwhile
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West Yorkshire Police's action on old who go missing
West Yorkshire Police is supporting Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Awareness Week 2014 by launching a new initiative encouraging closer working with care providers to speed up the process when residents are reported missing. Neighbourhood officers
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Invest more in our trains, pleads Menston and Burley MP Philip Davies
Extra capacity and longer trains are needed on the Wharfedale and Airedale lines, the Government has been told. Shipley MP Philip Davies, whose constituency include Menston and Burley-in-Wharfedale, said the lines, which connect Bradford with Ilkley
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Canal cycle ride to raise charity funds
A group of friends hope to raise £5,000 for charity when they cycle the length of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal next month. Andy Williams, Simon Barns, Adam Knight, Lee Moss, David Know, David Woods, Gordon Clasped, Mark Keiss, Mark Gardener, Paul
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Otley town guide is set to attract new visitors
A “fantastic” new visitors’ guide has been produced to encourage more people to enjoy the delights of Otley. The booklet, sporting images of local landmarks like the Jubilee Clock and Otley Bridge on its cover, is the work of the Town Council.
