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Will £2m fill the hole in dental services?

A dental patient being examined.

9:30am Friday 3rd October 2008

There has been a mixed reaction to the announcement of a £2 million cash boost which is expected to enable thousands of people in Aireborough and Horsforth to sign on with an NHS dentist.

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The story goes on as literary festival earns international acclaim

Festival director Rachel Feldberg says she is incredibly lucky to have inherited a festival that has a good reputation for authors and publishers.

9:00am Saturday 27th September 2008

It owes its existence to a postal strike, but, from its humble beginnings, Ilkley’s Literature Festival has blossomed into a major event of international standing.

Postcards told the story of a murder most foul

A series of postcards, including this one of the Todd children, was produced to help raise funds for the bereaved family.

12:40pm Friday 19th September 2008

The terrified look in the young boy’s eyes is as raw as it was a century ago.

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Otley family are living their Tuscan dream

Sarah and Richard with their sons Marco, Leo, Gregory and Vittorio.

3:00pm Thursday 11th September 2008

AS a title for a television series, A Year in Appletreewick doesn’t have quite the right ring to it.

Ilkley MP wanted to change the world, but she didn't invent the internet!

Ilkley MP Ann Cryer pictured on The Grove in Ilkley.

2:51pm Thursday 11th September 2008

Ann Cryer has achieved many things during a lifetime in politics – but she is at pains to point out she did not invent the internet.

Getting the right schools for children with special needs

Karen Goodman sends daughter, Rebecca, to a mainstream school, and wants son Mario to follow in her footsteps. Other families with children who have s

2:56pm Thursday 11th September 2008

Many anxious parents will be waving their children off at the school gates as they go to school for the first time over the next few weeks.

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Human evolution coming to a halt

Human evolution is slowing down, Prof Steve Jones said

Updated 7:09am Tuesday 7th October 2008

Human evolution is grinding to a halt, according to a leading genetics expert.


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Festival director Rachel Feldberg says she is incredibly lucky to have inherited a festival that has a good reputation for authors and publishers.
The story goes on as literary festival earns international acclaim

It owes its existence to a postal strike, but, from its humble beginnings, Ilkley’s Literature Festival has blossomed into a major event of international standing.

Tories under fire for not contesting Ilkley by-election

A two-candidate election which has been attacked as a drain on local public spending has come under fire again for a major’s party’s failure to put forward its own candidate.

Lottery cash to spruce up Ilkley Moor

Major improvements are planned for Ilkley Moor after a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund was announced on Wednessay.

Scientists have developed a non-invasive test for Down's syndrome
New blood tests for Down's syndrome

A new non-invasive test for pregnant women worried that their unborn child has Down's syndrome has been developed by scientists.

Artist Damien Hirst has donated three sketches to a charity auction
Hirst donates sketches for auction

Controversial artist Damien Hirst has donated three sketches to a charity auction.

Neil Best
Best suspension upheld

Northampton and Ireland flanker Neil Best's appeal against an 18-week suspension for eye-gouging has been dismissed by a Rugby Football Union panel.


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