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  • Time running out to have your say on moorland barbecue ban

    PEOPLE have until midnight on Tuesday, June 18 to have their say in a consultation on a Public Space Protection Order which bans barbecues, fires, sky lanterns, fireworks and other dangerous items from moorland in the district. Bradford Council

  • Midsummer Dreams in Airton and Addingham

    AS midsummer draws nearer, Pinsuti have planned a dreamtime double bill of magical madrigals and summer music, featuring choral works from four centuries: “Such stuff as dreams….” Pinsuti will be singing in Airton, at the Meeting House BD23 4AE,

  • Beth volunteers overseas to help fight poverty

    A YOUNG woman who spent ten weeks working on a project fighting poverty in Cambodia, is now calling on other young people to consider volunteering overseas. Beth Tindall, 22, of Burley-in-Wharfedale, travelled to Cambodia in January 2019 with international

  • New vehicle for St John Ambulance in Otley

    A NEW support vehicle for St John Ambulance volunteers has been presented at a ceremony in Otley. It is one of more than 50 ambulances, support vehicles and treatment centres that have been handed over to the charity across the UK , including on

  • Film highlights BAME student attainment gap

    A FILM about the attainment gap of BAME university students is being filmed at Leeds Trinity University this week. Re:tension is a 20 minute short film following the story of 19-year old Thapelo, a university student wrestling with the idea of whether

  • Lido practice makes perfect for charity swim team

    FOUR Incommunities staff braved the chilly waters of Lake Windermere to help raise funds for a domestic abuse charity. The housing group’s Chief Executive, Geraldine Howley joined colleagues Adrienne Reid, Greg Robinson and Mark Crane to take on

  • New brownie group meets

    BURLEY-in-Wharfedale welcomed the return of the Second Burley Brownies last week. The new Scout & Guide HQ provided the opportunity to bring back the unit originally founded in 1967. Brown Owl for Second Burley Brownies, Lisa White said: “It’s fantastic

  • ‘Bring a picnic’ day on Chevin

    A BRING Your Own Picnic day will be held on Otley Chevin next month. The Friends of Chevin Forest have organised the event as part of Have a Field Day - a national celebration of parks and green spaces that is co-ordinated by Fields in Trust.

  • Sea-inspired Walk of Art at Horsforth

    UNDER the Sea will be the theme of the fourth Horsforth Walk of Art. The free event takes place on Saturday, July 6 and Sunday, July 7 when scores of artists and artworks will be involved and visitors will be able to enjoy street displays and talk

  • Pet service at St Peter’s

    ST. PETER’S church, Addingham’s annual pet service was a lively event with a variety of pets in attendance including goats, sheep and lambs, dogs and donkeys and even an alpaca. The service is held each year in the church field, weather permitting

  • Debut exhibition for children’s art club

    A MENSTON-BASED children’s art club will host its first exhibition next month. The Paint Box Menston is run by artist Catherine O’Hare from her own purpose-built studio space on Viewlands Crescent. Aimed at six to 12 year olds, the group involves

  • Gymnasts given a leg up by Rotary

    ILKLEY Wharfedale Rotarian Judith Dickinson was very impressed by the display put on by Ilkley Gym Club members when she visited them to present a cheque for £200 to assist with their participation in the World Gymnaestrada event in Austria in July

  • Cantrill signs permanent deal with Guiseley

    FOLLOWING his loan spell with Guiseley last season, George Cantrill will join The Lions on a one-year deal following his release by Sheffield United. The 19-year-old is a product of the Blades Academy and he joined Guiseley on loan last season alongside