THE LEEDS-premiere of a film about a teenager with a dream of becoming a drag queen will be screened in Horsforth this week. Described by its writer as “the Frilly Elliot of Drag”, Sequins is a short, coming-of-age, comedy film set in Blackpool
A LIFESAVING medical device has been installed at an Otley rugby club’s grounds. Old Otliensians RUFC teamed up with Otley Defibrillators and Global CPAd Campaign to add a public access defibrillator to their Pool Road clubhouse. Captain Sam Featherstone
THE forecasted rain duly arrived on Saturday afternoon but failed to put a damper on West Leeds Motor Club's first novice and beginner's trial at Post Hill near Pudsey. The ground was muddy before the 39 competitors departed on the first of four
PEOPLE with multiple sclerosis are being invited to take part in a survey about living with the neurological condition. The MS Society’s ‘My MS My Needs’ is the largest survey of people affected by the condition in the UK. It will help to inform
A LOCAL history “hub” is being launched at the Manor House in Ilkley. The new scheme will give people the chance to exchange information, pictures and stories. The Ilkley Civic Society initiative will be launched with a meeting at the end of
BUSINESSES in Leeds are being invited to apply for a share of £23 million worth of financial support to help them prepare for the introduction of a clean air charging zone. Leeds City Council is making grants and interest-free loans available to
Review: The Denis Sharp Memorial Concert, 2019 A WELL-attended event at Craiglands on Friday was a fitting memorial to a gentleman who, in his wife’s words, “worked tirelessly on [her] behalf at the Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts”. Denis
AN OTLEY church has thanked its retiring Secretary for fifteen years of dedicated service. Susan Richardson was presented with gifts by The Bridge United Reformed Church’s Minister, Reverend Jason McCullagh, as a token of thanks for all her hard
BUSINESSES in Leeds are being called on to make a difference to the futures of young people. The Give an Hour campaign is targeting small and medium sized businesses to offer a little of their time to help young people prepare for the world of work
RESIDENTS are being invited to join The Otley Community Land Trust at its AGM. The group, dedicated to establishing a co-housing development of affordable and sustainable homes for the community, will meet at Clitherow House on Saturday, March 23
THE first novel from a writer from Menston has been published on Amazon and Kindle, the online book platform. Annie Green wrote A Game of Ruff and Honours after retiring as a teacher at Crossflatts Primary School. A Game of Ruff and Honours,
RUNNER Debbie Bland from Menston is currently in training to run her 15th London Marathon on April 28. Debbie has dedicated her marathon running to raising many thousands of pounds for a variety of good causes since 2003, including The Stroke Association
A GROUP of six members of Christchurch, Ilkley, are going to Cambodia on Saturday for a two week volunteer mission. They will be working with community groups to improve the lives of the most vulnerable families. The work will involve building projects
OTLEY residents will be able to air their views on Brexit this week. Otley Green Party has organised a lunchtime discussion on the contentious issue at Otley Town Partnership Rooms, on Mercury Row, on Friday, March 22. The event runs from noon
CANTORES Olicanae gave themselves a real hill to climb in performing one of Arvo Pärt’s major works in the ‘tintinabuli’ style – the Berliner Messe of 1990 – at their concert on Saturday. That they struggled is not surprising – Pärt’s weirdly angular
