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Otley & Aireborough News

• Otley mart cancelled as foot and mouth restrictions bite

  THE farming community in Wharfedale is reeling yet again from a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease. read more

• Pool-in-Wharfedale campaign for safer road goes on despite official rebuff

  A CLOSE shave in which a pedestrian was hit by a lorry's wing mirror has encouraged Pool-in-Wharfedale councillors to drive forward with a road safety campaign. read more

• Scrutiny Board widens scope of Otley river fence inquiry

  THE SCOPE of an inquiry into the decision to fence off some of Otley's riverside has been widened - and a call has been made for work to be suspended. read more

• Resident launches fight to save giant Horsforth tree

  People in Yeadon are being urged to rally round to save a tree which is threatened by a proposed development. read more

• Otley church's plans for change stir up worldwide debate

  MODERNISATION plans for Otley's Parish Church have drawn a strong reaction from readers across the world. read more

• Bramhope's high lights will have to be replaced with low lights

  A SCHEME to install heritage style street lights in Bramhope has been frozen to sort out a wrangle over their height. read more

• Two sent for trial over cyclist's death at Pool-in-Wharfedale

  TWO men have been sent for trial on charges arising out of the death of a 59-year-old cyclist struck by a van near Pool-in-Wharfedale. read more

• Guiseley textile company buys Baildon firm and saves 14 jobs

  A Guiseley-based manufacturer has announced that it has saved 14 jobs by buying a Baildon company from administrators. read more

• Pat retires after 50 years at Guiseley factory

  A woman who has worked for the same company for 50 years was given a special presentation by management and colleagues. read more

• Menston club left without water as thieves twice steal pipes

  Thieves have left users of a popular social club in the cold after stealing copper pipes used for water and heating. read more

• Burley-in-Wharfedale choir hits low note because of shortage of boys

  A boy's church choir is dwindling in numbers because potential new recruits aspire to be more like Wayne Rooney than Gareth Gates. read more

• Plan for Horsforth sign and flagpoles brings instant opposition

  CAMPAIGNERS in Horsforth are preparing to start a new battle over a bitterly fought sheltered housing scheme. read more

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