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  • MP to open Otley's new Maker Space

    A NEW community workspace for ‘avid tinkerers’ will be officially opened by Otley’s MP. The Maker Space has been created at Otley Courthouse - by converting the former Citizens Advice block - to help people explore their creative and technical sides

  • Ilkley Rotary Club raises £6,200 for charity

    THE Rotary Club of Ilkley has presented £6,200 to the Nell Bank Centre. The money was raised from the club’s annual Holly Ball and quiz night and will help to ensure all children living in Bradford and Leeds have the opportunity to experience the

  • Otley artist makes prestigious prize shortlist

    AN OTLEY artist’s work has been shortlisted for a prestigious national prize. Peter Holt’s portrait, Alicia, is one of 81 paintings that have made it through to the final stages of the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize. Mr Holt’s work, along with those

  • European summer academy at Yeadon college

    BEAUTY students from France and Switzerland will study in Yeadon this summer in a newly launched academy. Silvya Terrade, which has 47 beauty schools in France and Switzerland has chosen the Yorkshire College of Beauty to host its summer academy

  • 'Clock ticking' on community bid for Otley pub

    ‘IT’S a race against time’. That is the message from the group hoping to take over an Otley pub and transform it into a ‘thriving community hub’. LS21 Limited was given six months to put together a bid for the Black Horse Hotel after the Ei

  • Rotary Club of Ilkley support Marie Curie's Daffodil appeal

    YELLOW hats were worn by The Rotary Club of Ilkley who assisted Marie Curie with its annual Daffodil collection. Andrew Allison, chairman of club service for Ilkley Rotary Club organised the rota for the third year running. “It’s so important

  • Manor House opens its doors for the spring

    AFTER a short closure for essential maintenance the Manor House in Ilkley is re-opening its doors on Friday, March 1. Thanks to a generous donation from a local benefactor the Ilkley Manor House Trust has been able to commission work to improve

  • Otley schoolchildren start Red Nose Day countdown

    THE COUNTDOWN to Red Nose Day 2019 has begun - and schoolchildren in Otley can’t wait. Pupils from All Saints C of E Primary School got the one-month-to-go preparations underway when they visited Sainsbury’s Otley on Friday, February 15. The supermarket

  • Leeds date for Alistair

    ALISTAIR McGowan, impressionist, stand-up, writer, actor and pianist, is set to perform in one of Leeds most unique venues, the piano emporium Besbrode Pianos, at Besbrode Pianos Leeds. Behind the walls of Besbrode’s unassuming warehouse hides a

  • The Dales Way celebrates its 50th anniversary

    IN 1968 an Act of Parliament, the Countryside Act, gave local authorities powers to create public access to riversides. Members of West Riding Branch of the Ramblers Association (today called West Riding Ramblers) approached the old West Riding

  • Primary pupils meet Lord Mayor

    CHILDREN from Queensway Primary School visited Leeds Town Hall to spend the morning with the Lord Mayor. Eight pupils met Cllr Graham Latty and had the chance to ask questions about his career in public service. Headteacher Will Riley said: “

  • Burley Oaks pupils launch cycle-recycle scheme

    PUPILS at Burley Oaks Primary School have launched a social enterprise to recycle unused bicycles. The ‘cycle-recycle’ scheme comes 18 months after the school opened a £30,000 cycle track at its large site on Langford Lane. It was funded by the

  • There's no place like Football

    IN CASE there was ever any doubt about the name of this street there’s a huge clue which would be very hard to miss. The unusually named Football is marked with a black and white mural which has become a Yeadon landmark. The 14 foot in diameter

  • Shortlist announced for Ilkley Business Awards

    THE shortlist for the Ilkley Business Awards 2019 has been announced. A panel of independent judges deliberated over the entries and came up with the final list. The winners will be announced at a celebratory dinner at the King’s Hall and Winter