AN OTLEY firm is inviting people to enjoy a virtual tour of some of the region’s landmarks. Due to the Covid-19 movement restrictions it will be some time before any of us will be able to enjoy a walk around a favourite monument, building or business
A GUISELEY-based vets is reassuring pet owners who are concerned about whether their cats and dogs can catch coronavirus. White Cross Vets, which has 22 practices across the UK says it has been inundated with questions from worried customers in
DURING the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, businesses are finding new ways in which to operate safely, whilst adhering to the Government’s restrictions. One firm that has adopted a virtual approach is Yorkshire’s largest independent estate agent - Dacre
A WHARFEDALE Scout troop is refusing to let the coronavirus knock it off course. Like groups up and down the country 2nd Otley Scouts has had to suspend its weekly, face-to-face meetings due to the national lockdown. But its leaders have been
CHILDREN’S hospice Martin House has launched an online fundraising appeal as it faces a financial crisis due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The hospice has been forced to cancel or postpone the majority of its fundraising events and close all its
A SPECIALIST GP hub has been set-up at Silsden. The temporary hub, at Silsden Medical Centre, is among four launched across Bradford district,Wharfedale and Craven. They are catering for patients with possible symptoms of coronavirus, or who
by Steve Westerman Wharfedale Naturalists Society LOOKING forward to spring: A little while ago, I walked up to the top of Ilkley Moor. It was uplifting to see the new season getting underway. During winter months the moor can be very quiet.
CAR parks at council-owned beauty spots across Leeds have been closed as part of the fight against Covid-19. Leeds City Council announced the move, which means popular parks and walking spots like Otley Chevin Forest Park and Golden Acre Park are
MUSEUM-lovers across Leeds are getting the chance to travel back in time and explore thousands of years of history from home thanks to a new series of online digital discovery sessions. With council-run museums and galleries and many schools closed
BRADFORD Council is reinforcing the message that travel to exercise is not essential travel To help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID 19) and encourage people to limit their journeys to essential travel only, Bradford Council has taken the decision
WHARFEDALE pubs have been doing what they can to keep going during the coronavirus pandemic. Inns in the area, like those up and down the country, have been closed to the public since Saturday, March 21 as part of the ‘lockdown’ restrictions imposed
A YEADON dog trainer and behavioural expert forced to postpone a canine happiness event because of the coronavirus outbreak has arranged for the show to go on for free via a video link. Kerry Lawson, known as the Fairydogmother, was due to host
