HELPERS are being sought to raise the Chevin Cross above Otley next month. The 36ft high monument will be pulled into place on Surprise View on Saturday, April 6. Organisers Churches Together in Otley are needed to help both with the loading
QUALITY of services run by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as 'requires improvement'. Health watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has announced the rating following an inspection in November and December last year. But while
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MORE than £2,000 has been raised for Great Ormond Street Hospital in a fundraiser staged by four young schoolfriends. The youngsters, from Yeadon, held a Disney themed event in memory of Nicole Cousins, who was just 11 days old when she died 12
Barnardo’s is asking the public to take part in a virtual triathlon to raise money for vulnerable children and young people. Fundraisers in Leeds are being challenged to swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 miles and run 26.2 miles over the course of a month
One of the little-known rules for new vicars is ‘don’t make any big changes in your first year’! The reasoning is simple – it takes time to get to know a new place, church family, parish and community - so best to hold back on doing anything significantly
PUPILS and teachers from St Oswald’s Primary School in Guiseley showed creative flair for World Book Day. Among the costumes worn by children at the event on Thursday, March 7, were characters from children’s classics Alice in Wonderland, Charlie
125 Years Ago - 1894 A beautiful stained window has been placed in the St Margaret’s Church, Ilkley, by the children and friends of the parish. It will, we learn, be unveiled on Easter Eve, and a special service of dedication will be held on the
THE WINNER of this year’s Otley Carnival Poster Competition has been announced. Ten year old Evie Crabtree’s design, featuring dancers on the carnival field, has been chosen to grace the cover of the event’s 2019 programme. Evie, from Ashfield
THE quality of services run by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as 'requires improvement' by health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The rating follows an inspection in November and December last year. While the safe and
THE GROUP responsible for most of Otley’s defibrillators is celebrating a funding boost. Otley Defibrillators’ remit includes maintaining 16 of the 24 potentially life-saving devices that have been installed in the town over the past few years.
AN ADVERTISING billboard spot in Otley will be sold at auction this month. Property auctioneers Strettons are selling the land on the A659 Piper Lane, at its junction with Avenue Terrace, along with a number of others around the country on behalf
A RENOWNED tourist guide will give a talk about the history of Saltaire at Otley next month. Maria Glot will discuss Saltaire World Heritage Site, 1803-1876, when she appears at Otley Courthouse on Friday, April 5. Maria is a long-term resident
A SPEEDING driver who smashed into a car killing a much-loved literature festival volunteer has been jailed for three years and four months. Billy Horsfall fled the scene and evaded the police for eight days after fatally injuring Jane Floweth,
By David Porter, Financial Planning Consultant THE number of people running their own businesses has soared since the financial crisis of 2007/8, with a significant number being set up by people aged over 50, but despite these new businesses being
AIRPORT link road proposals have been condemned as "ill considered" by Rawdon Parish Council. The council is accusing Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority of pressing ahead with their link route plans despite the "weight
GUISELEY will be looking to put their "chances into the back of the net" as they aim to getting back to winning ways this Saturday when they play Curzon Ashton at Nethermoor. After both clubs saw their matches postponed at the weekend the two sides
ILKLEY Town is making excellent progress through the football leagues. For the last 20 years, the team has regularly made strides forward and are now competing at the top end of the Premier Division of the West Yorkshire League. This season they
OTLEY'S secondary school could be fitted with nearly 900 roof-mounted solar panels. A planning application has been lodged that would see 'around 885' photovoltaic (PV) panels installed at Prince Henry's Grammar School. The scheme - which is
