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• Otley MP lays down new lorry ban challenge to North Yorkshire council

  A LORRY ban plan that would protect Pool-in-Wharfedale and Otley has been unveiled - and MP Greg Mulholland is publicly challenging North Yorkshire County Council to accept it. read more

• Safety group urges city council to get on with Otley scheme

  A CAMPAIGN group dedicated to stopping lorries using Otley as a through-route is urging Leeds City Council to get tough with those opposing a ban'. read more

• Otley Folk Festival gets go-ahead after foot and mouth scare

  OTLEY Folk Festival has survived an 11th hour threat for the second year in a row this time due to the latest outbreaks of foot and mouth disease. read more

• Otley Folk Festival Timetable

  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 From: 8pm Concerts at Korks Wine Bar, Red Lion and Otley Cricket Club with Feldspar, Hall Brothers, Sam Dunkley, Waterland, Gerry Cooper, Robin Garside, Last Orders, Gerry McNeice, Dave Vermond, Mark Lunn, Glen Folk, Lime Scurvy. read more

• US system changes autistic Horsforth boy's life

  The parents of a young boy with autism are holding a walk to raise awareness of a treatment which has turned their lives around. read more

• Concerns fail to halt plan for Horsforth restaurant

  A plan to convert a Horsforth hairdressing salon into a restaurant has been deferred and delegated to officers after planners were told of fears that it would be a magnet for anti-social and criminal behaviour. read more

• Yeadon couple celebrate Diamond Wedding

  WHEN a young woman called Daisy first met Richard Hopkinson during the Second World War she wasn't that impressed. read more

• Pilot error blamed for drama at Leeds Bradford Airport

  An experienced pilot, initially praised for landing a plane safely at Leeds Bradford Airport when its tyres burst, caused the incident by accidentally applying the parking brake beforehand, an investigation has revealed. read more

• Dobby follows his nose to sniff out Yeadon airport criminals

  He may look cute and cuddly but Dobby the cocker spaniel is proving a formidable opponent to the enemies of law and order. read more

• Menston developers give rock and roll dancers the blues

  For almost a decade they jived across the dance floor in Teddy Boy suits and polka dot skirts. read more

• Otley and Yeadon candidate labels bin fees a stealth tax

  A CONSERVATIVE candidate for Otley and Yeadon says introducing charges for using waste tips would unjustly penalise already overburdened taxpayers. read more

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