YARNBURY ran in 12 tries to give Wetherby a 74-0 drubbing at Brownberrie Lane on Saturday. The final Yorkshire Two league game of the season meant changed sides for both teams, as they are likely to meet again in the final of the Yorkshire Silver
INJURIES took their toll on Old Otliensians as they suffered a heavy 67-12 defeat at newly promoted league champions Goole on Saturday. Old Otliensians could hardly have had a more difficult task to finish their season than to visit Goole with a
IT has been a busy few weeks for the Airecentre Pacers with many runners competing in a host of local races. Five Pacers completed the Manchester Marathon with fantastic performances from Andrew Humphries who ran the 26.2 mile course in two hours
OTLEY battled hard but were defeated 31-0 by play-off bound Chester on Saturday. Although Otley didn’t score, they produced a much better performance than they did at Stourbridge, which was also on an artificial pitch. Although Chester needed
AN EASTER Egg Hunt will be held at Ilkley’s Nell Bank Outdoor Centre on Good Friday. The event, from 10am to 2pm, will feature an Easter egg trail, with a prize for the winner, and refreshments. Visitors are invited to have a go on the adventure
ILKLEY Harrier husband and wife David and Caroline Howe both produced superb runs to break the four-hour mark at last Sunday’s Paris Marathon, joining over 40,000 other runners in the French capital. The race takes in all the main sights, with enthusiastic
VOLUNTEERS from Otley and Wharfedale are being sought to join St John Ambulance. The organisation provides vital first aid cover at local community and sporting events including Otley Carnival. Its trained volunteers help members of the public
OTLEY has sent a message of support to France following the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. A roof blaze destroyed much of the famous house of worship in Paris, including its iconic spire, on the evening of Monday, April 15. Otley is
THERE were Easter eggs galore in the Horsforth office of children’s charity Barnardo’s after a bumper donation. Pudsey-based textile company AW Hainsworth donated a record 802 Easter Eggs for children and young people who attend Barnardo’s projects
INSPIRING ‘superwomen’ won recognition at an awards night in Ilkley. Local heroines who devote their time and energy to others were thanked for their hard work in a joint competition organised by Soroptimist International Ilkley and Ilkley Fairtrade
LOCAL election candidates are to be questioned about their attitudes to climate change at an event organised by Ilkley campaigners. Climate Action Ilkley will run a local election husting in the town on April 29 to allow candidates to be quizzed
AN OTLEY family have raised thousands in memory of a much-loved husband and father - for a cause close to their hearts. Jon O’Neil, who was Head of Maths at Harrogate High School, died after collapsing from a brain haemorrhage on April 9, 2018.
HUNDREDS of people turned out to an open day which launched a new era for Yeadon town Hall. An estimated 800 people attended Saturday’s event staged by the building’s new managers Yeadon Town Hall CIC. Visitors enjoyed an afternoon of live music
MOSES the donkey led worshippers into church when Palm Sunday was celebrated in Addingham. The animal theme formed a central part of proceedings at St Peter’s Church in memory of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem seated on a lowly beast of burden.
THE CHIPPENDALE Singers will be performing at Otley Parish Church in June. The mixed chamber choir will present Baroque and Roll! at 7.30pm on Saturday, June 8. Under the direction of Lee Wiltamuth the choir will perform an evening of musical
ADDINGHAM Memorial Hall will play host to All Balls and Ashes by Mark Roberts - a “hilarious comedy with a touch of Last of the Summer Wine about it, and a whole lot of Yorkshire charm”. The play, to be staged next week, centres on three daft old
OTLEY’S swimming pool has been closed due to ‘mechanical problems’. A decision was made to temporarily shut Chippindale Pool, at Prince Henry’s Grammar School, on Saturday, April 13. The pool has remained closed since, while Active Leeds and
ASYLUM seekers and refugees were welcomed at Ilkley Grammar School for a day of interactive art workshops. The families, living in Bradford, enjoyed a day of activities and a lunch prepared by volunteers when they visited the school at the end of
HUNDREDS of people turned out to support the 2019 Otley Green Fair. The town’s annual celebration of all things environmental was this year held at Otley Courthouse on Saturday, April 13. Stalls from all kinds of local and national organisations
