POLITICAL party Yorkshire First has unveiled its manifesto for the General Election. The party pledges to make Yorkshire Day – August 1 – a bank holiday in the region, and would create a Made in Yorkshire label to take advantage of its reputation
A HORSFORTH cafe which provides opportunities and jobs for people with learning disabilities has won high praise from a visiting politician. The Courtyard Cafe was visited by Kate Green, Shadow Minister for Disabled People, who toured the premises
A COUNCILLOR has described being chosen as the next Lord Mayor of Bradford as a “dream come true”. Councillor Joanne Dodds, a community worker who has represented Great Horton on Bradford Council since 2006, has been selected by the Labour Group
RED Nose Day 2015 is set to offer more than just red noses this year. Bright red comedy glasses with hair-raising eyebrows are also coming to the local area. Visitors to Specsavers in Otley and Ilkley can make their faces funny for money with Specsavers
PRIVATE hire drivers have condemned Leeds Bradford Airport bosses for a “ridiculous” parking price increase. Drivers now have to pay £3 instead of £2 to drop off or pick up outside the main terminal building for up to 30 minutes – a 50 per cent
ILKLEY carers are invited to attend Outside the Box Cafe on the corner of Bridge Lane and Church Street, Ilkley, on Wednesday, April 8, from 2pm to 3.30pm. Carers’ Resource is holding a meeting about getting its Ilkley Carers Group going again.
THE search is on to find 100 Yorkshire ballet dancers to join the English Youth Ballet in their ghostly, full-length production of Giselle at St George’s Hall in Bradford, from June 5 to 6. English Youth Ballet will be holding auditions at St George
AN OTLEY businesswoman has spoken about the “unreal” experience of being filmed for a hit TV dating show. Millions of viewers saw Alicia Barber appear in four episodes of ITV’s Take Me Out in January and February. The 24 year old, who markets
ONE of the simple pleasures of childhood is pretending to gallop on a horse. As a child I often “galloped” around the garden clicking my tongue to make a hoof-clattering noise, with the hood of my coat invariably hanging off my head to create the
A COMEDY about two friends who become fathers later in life will be shown in Fewston this Spring. Badapple Theatre Co will perform The Unlikely Dads, by Kate Bramley, at the Parochial Hall on April 30. The play, starring Robert Angell and Robert
A PHOTOGRAPHER based in Ben Rhydding was delighted to receive the Guild of Photographers Documentary Wedding Photographer of the Year 2014, announced at a recent award ceremony. Suzy Mitchell, whose studio is at the foot of Ilkley Moor, said: “
ROTARIANS in Otley have been brushing up on their first aid skills. The Rotary Club of Otley Chevin signed up for a course after one of its members took ill during a walk and had to be taken to hospital. About 20 members took part in the two-night
THIRTEEN drivers have been sent warning letters for speeding in Otley. Police officers used a Speed Indication Device to monitor traffic in Burras Lane between 8am and 9am on Tuesday, February 17. The action was in response to concerns from
AN OTLEY pub has relaunched under new management. Fred Bell, who runs the Half Moon Inn at Pool-in-Wharfedale, has signed a long-term lease with Punch Taverns to manage The Fleece, in Westgate. The Otley pub was closed for a few days to allow
ILKLEY in World War One will be the subject of a talk at the Manor House Museum on Thursday March 5. Alex Cockshott will give the Friends of the Manor House talk, starting at 7.30pm.
FREE family fun will be available during a messy church session at Trinity Church, Rawdon from 3pm to 5pm on Saturday, February 28. The event will include stories, crafts, activities and refreshments.
OTLEY BID is asking anyone who works from home to get in touch so their services can be promoted. The Business Improvement District is keen to include as many local tradesman, professionals and entrepreneurs as possible in its Otley Business Directory
UPDATES on the work of the British Lung Foundation will be given at a meeting next week of Breathe Easy Aire Valley. Mark Pilling and Marie Anderson from the foundation will address Wednesday’s meeting, at the Hub, Stone Street, Steeton, from 1.45pm
CAMPAIGNERS fighting the imposition of plain tobacco packaging claim that the use of bootlegged, smuggled or counterfeit cigarettes in Bradford has doubled. A survey of discarded packs has revealed that the number rose from 14.5 per cent at the
THE LIFE of Jane Austen will come under the spotlight in a lecture at Rawdon Community Library. Marilyn Joice, who is a member of the northern branch of the Jane Austen Society, will talk about the people and events that shaped the author’s life
AIREBOROUGH Festival has come to an end after two weeks of events to bring the community together. With its motto of honouring the past, valuing the present and imagining the future the festival, which ran from February 9 to 21, aimed to allow
OTLEY’S MP has tabled a Parliamentary motion warning that delays are putting people with rare diseases at “risk of significant harm”. Greg Mulholland’s (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) move is designed to keep the pressure up on NHS England over its
GRASSINGTON is one of the best-known villages in the Dales. And it is the starting point of this week’s walk. It has everything you could possibly want: stunning views, quaint streets, beautiful stone buildings, quirky shops, friendly pubs
A TOMBOLA at an Otley supermarket has raised £147 for Comic Relief. Sainsbury’s fundraising champion Linda Guy held the event at the Otley store to mark the countdown to this year’s Red Nose Day, which takes place on Friday, March 13. She would
A LEADING figure from British Cycling will speak at Fewston next week. Peter King CBE, the group’s executive director, will hold a question and answer session at the Washburn Heritage Centre on Friday, March 6. Starting at 7pm, the informal
AN OTLEY pub is celebrating getting a top rating for its food hygiene standards. The Black Horse Hotel, on Westgate, was awarded the maximum five stars - ‘very good’ - by the Food Standards Agency.
AN ANTIQUES fair will take place in Otley next month. All kinds of collectible items and vintage goods will be on sale at Otley Courthouse on Saturday, March 21. The 9am to 3.30pm event is free to enter, and the venue’s cafe will be selling
THE next meeting of Skipton & Wharfedale Decorative and Fine Arts Society will be held on Thursday, March 5. The meeting will start at 7pm, with coffee before the lecture at 7.30pm. The speaker is David Tovey and his illustrated talk is
