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Otley & Aireborough News

• Developer angers MP with relaxed view on bedrooms

  Developers in Guiseley are being accused of re-classifying bedrooms as studies' and relax areas' in a bid to get a bigger scheme past planners. read more

• Anger as Otley war memorial plaques are stolen by thieves

  HEARTLESS thieves have struck again at an Otley war memorial this time stripping away plaques bearing the names of soldiers who died in the First and Second World Wars. read more

• Pool in bid to get improved crossing

  ROAD safety will dominate the agenda at next week's meeting of Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council - where plans to improve the village's main pedestrian crossing will be discussed. read more

• Otley man killed in road crash

  POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 78-year-old Otley man was killed in a car crash in the town. read more

• Otley pensioner earns his wings

  A 78-YEAR-OLD retired BT engineer from Otley has achieved his lifelong ambition - by learning to fly. read more

• Trains delayed as cows will not be moo-ved

  COMMUTERS on the Wharfedale line were delayed by a pair of cows who escaped from their field and onto the railway. read more

• Organisers go under cover to save Horsforth Gala

  Predictions of torrential rain failed to deter the organisers of Horsforth gala at the weekend. read more

• Yeadon Carnival officials weigh up options

  Organisers of Yeadon Carnival are looking at alternative sites to ensure the show can go on. read more

• Protest group to challenge Otley riverside homes

  A NEW campaign group has been formed to co-ordinate opposition to a 60-homes scheme for Otley's former Bridge End Auction Mart. read more

• Guiseley peacocks ruffle a few feathers

  Feathers are flying in Guiseley over possible plans to relocate a family of peacocks. read more

• Metro chief's fear over lorries during Otley roadworks

  THE CHAIRMAN of Metro is to ask the police to stop lorries using West Chevin Road during the closure of the main route between Otley and Menston. read more

• No delays despite extra airport security

  Security has been stepped up at Leeds Bradford airport this week in the wake of the failed car bombings in Glasgow and London. read more

• MP calls for Guiseley allotments to be protected

  Guiseley residents and their MP Paul Truswell are calling for an area of allotments to be protected from development. read more

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