A GOTHIC classic by Arthur Conan Doyle will be brought to dramatic life at Otley Courthouse next month. Northern Stage will present The Hound of the Baskervilles at the arts venue on Saturday, October 5. Following Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
A HALAL menu has been launched at Leeds Trinity University. The university partnered with a global Indian street food company to offer students a 100 per cent halal menu at its new Bombay Streat restaurant. Jennifer Dunn, general manager of the
GUISELEY Academy’s ten men battled for 75 minutes to overcome FC Halifax Town 4-0 in their opening league game of the season in the new Academies Super League. After keeper Louis Simpson was red carded, Guiseley’s remaining players showed maturity
ILKLEY Cycling Club's Jim Adamson was promoted to second Cat Racer following his second win in two weeks at the Brownlee Circuit Races. Last week he forged ahead of the bunch in a two man breakaway move, but on the last lap his breakaway partner
AN URGENT report has been called for amid claims of hundreds of problems with bin collections in Leeds over a three week period. Cllr Paul Wadsworth, conservative shadow member for environment and sustainability, criticised Leeds City Council after
TICKETS are selling well for the 2019 Poppy Appeal concert in Otley. The highly respected Band of the Royal Air Force College will once again headline at the event which this year takes place at Prince Henry’s Gramnar School on Saturday, October
LAST Christmas a group of five friends sought to prove adventure can be attempted by anyone and that it has the power to inspire anyone. The plan was simple, row 3,000 miles unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean as a part in the Talisker Whisky
IN their final pre-season friendly before their North Premier League season starts this week, the Ben Rhydding men won 2-0 at Wilmslow in the searing heat of an Indian summer’s day. Neither side could gain any traction for the first 20 minutes and
HORSFORTH side Yarnbury were looking for their first win of the new season after a one point loss last week but were always on the back foot in this 28-17 Yorkshire Two defeat at Old Rishworthians. Rishworthians took the lead on 10 minutes with
OLD Otliensians entertained Sheffield Medicals in Yorkshire Division Three and made it two wins from two with a fine 33-11 success, in which centre Luke Cowdell stood out. A loose Otliensians pass saw The Medics notch first. They moved the ball
BETTER protection for trees is being offered by a new Leeds City Council online mapping service. The service shows all of the tree preservation orders in place across the city. There are currently around 2100 tree preservation orders in Leeds dating
HUNDREDS of drivers have been recorded speeding at Old Pool Bank within the space of a few days. A number of road safety measures were introduced in the hamlet in July to try to make drivers slow down. Those included extending the 40mph zone further
ILKLEY Harriers' duo Tom Adams and Jemima Elgood will represent England this weekend at the Senior Home International Mountain Race in Llanberis, Wales. The competition between the home countries will also feature as the trial for the GB team at
THERE will be no cars on the Grove in Ilkley on the afternoon of Sunday, September 22 in support of World Car Free Day as a weekend of environmental activism and campaigning unfolds around the globe. Residents and visitors are urged to join in to
A TALK about Climate Justice was held in Otley this week. Members of Otley 2030 - which is exploring steps that can be taken to make Otley carbon-neutral by 2030 - gave the presentation at the Philip Coyne Labour Rooms on Monday, September 16.
THREE weeks after their pavilion in Denton Road was burnt to the ground, Olicanian Cricket Club have been promoted to the top flight of the Airedale and Wharfedale Senior League for the first time in their 97-year history. They lost their final
BURLEY and Woodhead CE Primary in Burley-in-Wharfedale are delighted to have been awarded the top Fairtrade school award, Fair Achiever. This achievement is the culmination of three years’ work by school staff and pupils, and recognises that the
A STUNNING run saw Skyrac AC’s Charlotte Rawstron set a new course record at the annual Grasmere Guides Fell Face. Turning her attention from the track to the Lakeland fells, Rawstron won the under-14 girls’ race in 7:26, knocking 10 seconds off
TWO fundraisers from Craven Jewellers in Yeadon have completed the Great North Run in aid of charity. Malcolm Sparkes and Beverley Warrior raised more than £1,700 by taking part in the event on September 8. The money will be shared between Children
THE Wheatley Arms in Ben Rhydding has obtained the Blue Wharfedale Tackles Plastic (WTP) certification in recognition of its endeavours to reduce its carbon footprint and in particular its use of single use plastics. They also received the Surfers
A RYANAIR flight was diverted to Leeds Bradford Airport after a passenger was taken ill in midair. The pilot landed safely shortly after 9am on Tuesday and the customer, who was travelling from Newcastle to Palma de Mallorca, was checked over by
OTLEY AC’s Scott Harrington finished in an impressive third place in the Vale of York Half Marathon. After a delayed start, Harrington clocked a time of 1:11:03 behind winner Dominic Shaw in 1:07:45. First lady was Charlotte Mason in 1:22:16.
A HUGE field of 120 senior and 167 junior runners toed the start line to tackle the varied terrain at the Embsay Fell Face. The senior race was won by season champion, Mercia’s Simon Bailey, in an impressive time of 18.32, from Wharfedale Harriers
