FURNITURE company boss John Butler was today cleared by a jury of murdering his partner of 40 years in a sustained knife attack at her home. Butler, 62, was overcome with emotion in the dock at Leeds Crown Court this afternoon when the unanimous
COUNCILLORS are pledging to help Leeds Bradford Airport become the second-largest airport in the North with scope to triple passenger numbers by 2050. The airport’s massive potential for growth was outlined at a meeting of Leeds City Council’s
A PLANNING application for a footbridge over the River Wharfe at Burley-in-Wharfedale has now been submitted by the Burley Bridge Association (BBA) to Bradford Council and North Yorkshire County Council. The association has campaigned for a bridge
THE Environment Agency is asking for views on how to improve and protect the water environment in Yorkshire. Steve Moore, Environment Agency director of operations North and East, said: “The Water Framework Directive gives us an important opportunity
NEW-style inspections of GP practices and out-of-hours services in Wharfedale and the rest of the country starting this month will lead to the first-ever ratings of practices. For the first time, there will be a clear way for the public and GPs
THE demolition of an historic industrial building has been branded “the death of another Otley landmark”. The fate of the Leeds Road tannery and its iconic tall chimney has been sealed since planners decided, in 2011, that it should make way for
HAIR salon staff will make a stand against breast cancer by holding a fund-raising day. Yazz Number One Hair Studios in Rawdon, Guiseley, and Yeadon are staging their fun day on Friday, October 24, with various events to help raise money for Breakthrough
COUNCIL house tenants in Otley and Yeadon are being urged to take advantage of a new fund for improving local estates. Leeds City Council has set aside £3 million to be used on making environmental improvements – covering everything from recycling
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a street robbery on a 35-year-old woman in Horsforth. The victim had got off a bus in Layton Road and was walking near to the junction with Layton Drive when a man who had been walking towards her grabbed
CHILDREN in Wharfedale and Aireborough are being asked to carve a heart into their pumpkins this Halloween. World Vision hopes people will take up the challenge to send a message of hope to the 1.5 million Syrian children who have been traumatised
WORK has finally started on repairing a section of riverside wall in Otley. Concerns have been raised for some time about the retaining wall in front of the formal part of Wharfe Meadows Park, beside Otley Bridge, due to its base being eroded by
ANGRY pensioners are demanding answers after a council denied a plan to axe their sheltered complex, despite written evidence to the contrary. Residents of Rosemont in Bramhope have launched a campaign to save their homes from closure – but last
A LIFELONG Otley resident has celebrated her 100th birthday. Lucy Moxon marked the occasion on Tuesday, October 7, with a family party at Teal Beck House. Mrs Moxon, a travel-loving great-grandmother, has lived been a resident at the Anchor
A WEBSITE dedicated to promoting Otley has been relaunched following a major revamp. Otley Town Partnership’s new-look Visit Otley site, which went live this week, hopes to provide a more attractive online guide to the town and its attractions.
FRAIL patients are being left upset because of changes to the main bus service for Wharfedale Hospital. Since the end of August the 965 First service has stopped taking passengers up to the Otley facility between 10am and 4pm on weekdays. Instead
