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Gardens will reopen
AN ILKLEY garden will reopen to the public in June. Billed as one of Ilkley’s finest house gardens, 5 Hill Top, off Westwood Drive, opens on June 3 and 7, as part of the National Gardens Scheme. Lyn Short, ‘head gardener’ and owner has made
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Student search for school reunion event
A FORMER Otley schoolboy is appealing for help to update a database of his erstwhile classmates. Howard Stokoe is trying to collect details about others who, like him, began their secondary education at Prince Henry’s Grammar School in 1963.
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Seeking help from patients
PATIENTS in the Leeds local authority area are being asked to help design breast cancer health services at a consultation event on March 26. The NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Leeds will meet at The Village Hotel, Headingley with Leeds
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Minister is told of need for airport’s train link
TRANSPORT Minister Baroness Susan Kramer heard the case for a rail link to Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) during a visit to the area yesterday. She discussed the issue with airport bosses and Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland who has consistently
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MP pleased with cut in cold-callers
A WHARFEDALE MP has hailed the announced crackdown on nuisance telephone cold-callers. The Government is to make it easier to penalise the companies behind unsolicited calls and texts with fines of up to £500,000 from April 6, this year. The
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MP unable to abolish wind farm subsidies
AN MP has failed in his attempt to stop taxpayer subsidies being handed out to wind farms. Shipley MP Philip Davies said people want cheaper energy not green energy and said it was not fair his constituents, including those living in Menston and
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Take a dip to raise money for a cause
WITH one month left until Swimathon 2015, Marie Curie is encouraging people in Aireborough to register for the world’s biggest annual fundraising swim. Swimathon 2015 takes place at over 600 pools across the UK from April 17-19 including Aireborough
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Lent talks urge public to spare a thought for homeless
CHURCHES are inspiring Ilkley residents to help vulnerable people with a series of Lent talks. More than 60 people attended the first Churches Together in Ilkley talk by Matthew Nice of St George’s Crypt, Leeds on February 25. The Crypt supports
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Talented acts mark International Women’s Day with song and dance
SHOPPERS and day-trippers stepped out on The Grove on Saturday in local celebrations for International Women’s Day. The international celebration of the achievements of women, and global call for greater equality, was on Sunday. But Ilkley
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Paintball arena bid rejected over fears
PLANS to site a new paintballing arena in woodland close to a bridle path on Burley-in-Wharfedale farmland have been rejected by Bradford Council planners. Bradford-based outdoor activities business To The Full has failed to win planning permission
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School’s swimmers come out on top
GHYLL Royd School swimmers were crowned winners at the Ilkley Grammar School Primary Schools’ League Swimming Final. Schools from all across the Wharfe Valley competed in the event held at Ilkley Grammar School, with Ben Rhydding Primary School
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Hospital is looking to recruit governor
ANYONE living in the Craven ward, which includes Silsden and Addingham, who is seeking to become more involved in how Airedale Hospital is run by becoming one of its governors, is now invited to put themselves forward for election. The elections
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Artists set to perform
THE annual Denis Sharp Bursary Concert will take place in the ballroom at Craiglands Hotel, Cowpasture Road, Ilkley on Friday, March 27. The Clifton and Lightcliffe Brass Band will play and guest performers David Owen-Lewis, Artie Gonzales and
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Paint the town pink
WOMEN will be in the pink in July when Race for Life arrives in Ilkley. Run by Cancer Research UK, the female-only event encourages pink-clad participants to complete the 5k route to raise money for the charity. The Ilkley event takes place
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Drivers needed
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to provide transport for disabled sports people. Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure runs several regular activities as well as entering members in sports competitions. BBDSL needs more drivers, and asks that anyone
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Skeletal Family gig
LEGENDARY Yorkshire Goth band Skeletal Family will perform in Otley next week. The group will play an acoustic set at Korks Wine Bar, in Bondgate, from 8pm on Friday, March 20. Tickets cost £10 in advance or £12 on the door. For more details
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MP’s date
KRIS Hopkins MP will open the refurbished showroom of an Ilkley window and conservatory installation business on Saturday March 28. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Department for Communities and Local Government, and Ilkley and Keighley
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Group’s work in spotlight
THE last in a popular series of Lent talks run by Churches Together in Ilkley will take place in the cafe at Christchurch, The Grove, on Wednesday March 18. The Rev Rita Armitage, will talk about her work with Beacon (Bradford Ecumenical Asylum
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Pharmacy scheme goes district-wide
A SCHEME designed to ease the pressure on GP appointments is now operating across Bradford after being pioneered in Wharfedale. Pharmacy First aims to help people get treatment for minor ailments faster by encouraging them to go straight to their
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New cycle stands in time for the Tour
OTLEY is to get a batch of new cycling stands in time for the Tour de Yorkshire. Leeds City Council has confirmed it hopes to have the Sheffield Stands in place, at five different spots, before the cycle race passes through on Sunday, May 3.
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Fair telling children to get more active
A FAIR to encourage children to get involved in sport and other hobbies will be held at Benton Park School. The Be Active, Be Sporty Fair will take place from 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday, March 31. The event will launch the Outer North West Sport
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Arctic adventure to fund new guide dog
AN OTLEY-BASED Guide Dogs supporter’s “epic” Arctic adventure has ended in success. Sixty-year-old Pat Brown set off to drive a team of huskies for 220 kilometres in Lapland, Sweden, at the end of February. The sponsored dog-sledding challenge
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Arctic adventure to fund new guide dog
AN OTLEY-BASED Guide Dogs supporter’s “epic” Arctic adventure has ended in success. Sixty-year-old Pat Brown set off to drive a team of huskies for 220 kilometres in Lapland, Sweden, at the end of February. The sponsored dog-sledding challenge
