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Volunteers give up normal lives to help others overseasVolunteers give up normal lives to help others overseas
10:58am Thu 20 Mar 08
It started half a century ago with a handful of volunteers helping out in some of the poorest quarters of the world. Now international development charity Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO) recruits more than 1,000 volunteers working in 32 countries throughout the world. And, as the organisation celebrates its 50th anniversary this monthwe talk to two teachers who gave up village life here in Wharfedale to help students in Ethiopia. Just over a year ago husband and wife team Jan and Ian Gasper made a life-changing decision.

Delving into the past reveals family surprisesDelving into the past reveals family surprises
1:47pm Thu 13 Mar 08
Rebecca Juhasz probably has less need than most to go to a family history event.

Can Guiseley afford the price of development?Can Guiseley afford the price of development?
1:27pm Thu 21 Feb 08
On the face of it, the chance of 90 new jobs for Guiseley would appear to be good news for the town, but many people are less than happy with the proposal to build 82 homes and a 75-bed care home.

Why the stars came out to meet Wharfedale's Clive and his touristsWhy the stars came out to meet Wharfedale's Clive and his tourists
6:00pm Mon 18 Feb 08
It started as a boyhood obsession in the 1940s.

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