A star from hit TV show Heartbeat will lend some celebrity sparkle to Horsforth Gala this weekend. David Lonsdale, who has played ‘village idiot’ David Stockwell in the show for 18 years, will officially open the gala at Hall Park on Saturday. The
1884 At the Otley Police Court a man from Leeds was brought up in custody charged with stealing a dog, the property of Absalom Gledstone, of Otley. The prosecutor was at the Bowling Green Hotel and the dog was outside the door. The doge
I was interested to read Kay Newman’s letter (Wharfedale Observer, June 18) regarding the issue of parking on the streets surrounding Menston railway station. She is quite right in identifying the lack of a coherent approach to this problem
A wonderful evening of music at Otley Rugby Club ended with the audience shouting for more and a request that this successful concert should become an annual event. The accomplished Fairfax Singers, under their conductor Dorothy Hawkshaw and accompanist
An incredible showcase of dramatic talent held the audience spellbound when Performance Drama School staged its summer show. The favourite had to be the jocular Famous Five sketches where youngsters, Ashley Caton (Julian), Danny Gustafson (Dick), Lorna
Victoria Wood’s comedy series Dinnerladies ran on BBC television from 1998 to 2000 and was immensely popular. David Graham has adapted these brilliantly written scripts to fashion a two-hour play that will certainly please the fans of the original.
Talented youngsters from Scala Performing Arts School will Take That and Party when they hit the Bradford Alhambra stage next month. A group of 40 children from the Horsforth school are appearing in the production of Never Forget, the hit musical based
International artists performing for Ilkley Concert Club in the season 2009-10 will continue to delight audiences from around West Yorkshire. Despite the credit crunch and rising costs the club has managed to retain 2008-09 ticket prices for its new
TWO parks in Otley and Yeadon should look spick-and-span this summer even if bumper numbers of visitors use them. Two new Leeds City Council employees will be emptying bins and clearing up litter at Wharfemeadows Park and Yeadon Tarn at weekends and
