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• Heartless thieves target Otley's two war memorials

  THIEVES have shown a callous lack of respect for a town's war dead by stealing the bronze plaques bearing their names from two memorials The pictures taken by Wharfedale Observer photographer Richard Leach at Otley's Memorial Gardens, above, and Grove Hill Park, right, show the frightening disfigurement to the two sites in the past week. read more

• Yeadon Carnival organiser fumes over rubbish decision

  A carnival organiser has been left fuming after rubbish from the event was turned away from his local waste site. read more

• 'Bulding on Otley flood plain is 'a nonsense', say councillors

  BUILDING 60 homes on an Otley flood plain would be 'absolute madness'. read more

• Former MP on Bramhope Parish Council

  A FORMER MP and an ex judge are to bolster the ranks of Bramhope Parish Council. read more

• Protesters want scrutiny of Otley river fence plan

  THE FIGHT to have a decision to install safety fencing along Otley's riverside formally investigated will be taken to the heart of local government next week. read more

• Concern over speeding near Pool-in-Wharfedale school

  MOTORISTS are continuing to speed past Pool-in-Wharfedale's primary school despite recent high-profile road safety campaigns. read more

• Otley residents given chance to map out estate's future

  RESIDENTS on an Otley estate will get the chance to help shape the future of their community this weekend. read more

• Pensioner dies in North Rigton car crash

  POLICE are appealing for information after a 66-year old local man was killed in a car crash near North Rigton. read more

• Otley motor business closes after 38 years

  ONE of the few remaining businesses left on Otley's Ashfield Works site has closed after nearly four decades in the town. read more

• Mixed reaction as council fences off Otley Library cobbles

  OTLEY Library has been fenced off' in a bid to prevent further accidents on the cobbled stones outside. read more

• Guiseley residents split over peacock nuisance

  A family of peacocks which have split a Guiseley community are in danger of causing an accident on the roads, according to a resident. read more

• Yeadon airport to consider 'tram train' service

  Talks are to be held with Leeds Bradford International Airport to discuss the possibility of connecting it to the rail network with the introduction of an ultra-modern transport system. read more

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