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Singers prepare for spring concert
THE South Craven-based KVU Singers will give their spring concert at Christ Church, Skipton, next Saturday, March 21. The mixed choir – which rehearses at South Craven Baptist Church in Sutton-in-Craven – will relive some of the highlights of 2014
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Extra tickets for concert
AFTER the initial ticket release sold out for the forthcoming Alabama 3 show at Ilkey’s Kings Hall on Thursday, March 19, further tickets have been released. They are available from The Station Pub in Ilkley, from Crash Records in Leeds, in person
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Big band will raise funds for minibus
A TWENTY piece big band will play a concert at a Beechcliffe Special School in Utley to help raise money for a school minibus. The Sultans of Swing will perform on March 20 to raise money for registered charity Friends At Beechcliffe (FAB).
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Line-up for 50th event revealed
SOME of the biggest names in music and books headline this July for the 50th Harrogate Festival. Named the “North of England’s leading arts festival” by The Times, this July the spa town will experience a month-long explosion of music and literature
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‘Challenging’ Quartet set for stage
RONALD Harwood’s four-hander Quartet is the next production by award-winning Weeton & Huby Players. The Players are hoping for more full houses following the success of recent productions, with a play that both celebrates old age and highlights
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Pothole works to start
ACTION will be taken to tackle overgrown roadside bushes and potholes at Pool-in-Wharfedale next month. Both issues have been causing visibility and road safety issues on the lower section of Old Pool Bank for some time. Councillor Barry Anderson
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MPs at housing event
LOCAL MPs will attend a public meeting about housing and planning in Ilkley next weekend. Planning Issues and Localism: Is it Working? will be held at the Clarke Foley Centre at 1pm on Saturday, March 21. Organised by Wharfedale and Airedale Review
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Cycle cash welcomed
OTLEY’s MP has hailed a £22 million investment in cycling that has been announced for Leeds. The Government money is to be spent on measures to make it easier and safer for people to travel by bike in and around the city. MP Greg Mulholland
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Five more awards for communications firm
OTLEY based firm Words&Pictures has added five more awards to its growing tally. The communications agency scooped the accolades at the Institute of Internal Communications’ (IoIC) annual awards ceremony. The company took the best in class
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Market bid
A STUDY looking into the possibility of establishing a local produce market in Ilkley is progressing, says a councillor. Ilkley Parish Councillor Heathcliffe Bowen has been in discussions with a group of local people who are investigating the feasibility
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Lawyer steps into new role
CONVEYANCING lawyer, Katie Baxter, has joined the Ilkley office of Newtons Solicitors. Katie Baxter, who joins Newtons from a local firm of solicitors, handles both residential and commercial property conveyancing. Newtons Solicitors also has
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Councillors vow to help cricket club recover
COUNCILLORS in Guiseley are vowing to do all they can to help a cricket club recover from a “disgraceful” vandal attack. As reported last week, at least £500-worth of damage was caused to a cricket screen at Green Lane Cricket Club during the incident
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Choir has church date
CANTORES Olicanae’s spring concert will take place at St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley on Saturday, March 21, at 7.30pm. The choir will perform Handel’s Coronation Anthems, Haydn’s Little Organ Mass and Insanae et Vanae Curae. The concert will be conducted
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Director of choir scoops accolade
THE musical director of an Ilkley choir has won a prestigious International Young Composers’ Award at a prestigious event in Holland. Jonathan Brigg, musical director of Cantores Olicanae, recently returned from the International Young Composers
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Ex-Maiden member to play
AN EARLY member of heavy metal legends Iron Maiden and former member of chart-topping 80s band Cutting Crew will perform in Guiseley this month in his latest musical venture. Keyboardist, singer-songwriter and music promoter, Tony Moore, will play
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Big names come to town!
ALAN Carr, Jasper Carrott, Alexandra Burke and Freddie Flintoff are among the stars lighting up the summer season at Bradford Theatres. Highlight shows include Dirty Dancing, The Bodyguard, Jersey Boys and murder mystery classic The Mousetrap,
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Sponsors sought
SPONSORS are being sought for a fundraising Family Activity Day in Otley this summer. Sport Chevin, the town’s bid to create Otley’s very own multi-discipline sports centre, is holding the event at Wharfemeadows Park on Sunday, June 7. Open
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Otley ranked one of UK’s ‘top 30’ places
OTLEY has been ranked as one of the top 30 places to live in the UK. The market town took 27th place in the Times newspaper’s Bricks & Mortar supplement list this week. Among the reasons cited for Why Is It So Great? were Otley’s “pubs,
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Dads can now stay overnight at facility
DADS are now allowed to support mums and babies at night as well as during the day thanks to a new scheme that encourages partners to stay overnight after the birth of their baby. The new facility, on ward 21 at Airedale Hospital, near Steeton,
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Olivia is elected new carnival queen
THE NEW Otley Carnival Queen has been chosen. Ten-year-old Olivia Driver will succeed current queen Grace Metcalf in the role when she is crowned on Saturday, June 10. Joining Olivia on carnival day will be two fellow pupils from The Whartons Primary
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‘Farce’ as a lack of school places hits
A ROW has broken out over how to tackle a shortage of school places in the Wharfe Valley. Politicians locked horns at City Hall on Tuesday as they discussed a petition demanding action on the problem. Lead petitioner Peter Smeaton said the
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Motor Club raises money for farmers
ILKLEY Motor Club has raised £1,500 for The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution over the last couple of years. The then President Sioned Kitching choose the RABI as her chosen charity and the cheque was handed over to Sally Conner. The
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World Women’s Day church service
BEN RHYDDING METHODIST CHURCH: The Women’s World Day of Prayer service was held last Friday at the church. The service was written by the women of The Bahamas and presented by women from the various churches of Ilkley. The theme was, Jesus
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Fundraising teas
WALKERS in the Washburn Valley can enjoy some teas and refreshments at Fewston this month. Drinks and food will be served in the Parochial Hall between 11am and 4.30pm on Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29. All proceeds will go to Fewston
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Village’s award
BEN Rhydding retirement village Audley Clevedon has won village of the year 2014 in Audley Retirement Villages’ annual awards. Created on the site of Clevedon House School, the village was recognised by judges for its sense of community and pleasant
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MP shares tricks of the political trade
OTLEY’S MP has been helping students understand the inner workings of government. MP Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) gave a detailed presentation about Parliament and life as an MP when he visited Prince Henry’s Grammar School.
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Former soldier sold £11,000 stolen goods
A FORMER soldier who served in Iraq has been jailed for handling and selling stolen goods valued at more than £11,000. Daniel Silcox’s haul included a custom-made bicycle frame, a lawnmower valued at £2,000, golf equipment, two mountain bikes,
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Elm trees planting drive help for pupils
PUPILS, teachers and parents from a Horsforth primary school joined the National Elm Tree Experiment yesterday. The Westbrook Lane Primary group planted disease-resistant elms in the school grounds and on King George’s Field on Wednesday. They
