OTLEY allotments that were the focus of a long ownership dispute are now officially registered with the Town Council. Otley Rugby Club announced in September that it was dropping its challenge over the 2.28 acre piece of land that lies to the north of its grounds at Cross Green.

The council heard this week at a policy and resources committee meeting that its name has now replaced the club’s as the site’s owner on the Land Registry.

Several councillors suggested that a statement should be posted on the council’s website stating that it “owned and had always owned” the land. Town Mayor Councillor Nigel Gill (Lab, Manor) disagreed. “It’s just time to move on,” he said.