RESIDENTS across Leeds are being warned about the dangers of excessive weight as part of a national campaign. Today (Thursday 4 March) is World Obesity Day which aims to raise awareness of obesity and tackle the issue globally. Obesity is classed
OTLEY Liberal Democrats have announced two candidates for the forthcoming Town Council by-elections on May 6, following the resignation of two councillors on Ashfield Ward and Danefield Ward. Tom Featherstone has been selected for Ashfield, which
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THE Ilkley Carnival committee has had to cancel the event for a second year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Andrew Stacey, chairman of Ilkley Carnival committee said: “We had hoped to bring the community together to celebrate May Day, however
A PROJECT is weaving together the histories of female textile workers in Leeds and Shanghai through the power of Chinese opera. Leeds Industrial Museum has teamed up with researchers at the University of Leeds to explore the commonalities between
WITH spring just around the corner, a local fundraising group is inviting green-fingered residents to take part in a sunflower-growing competition to raise vital funds for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oxenhope. The Sunflower Challenge, organised
Review: Life on the Mountains by Terry Abraham. Published by Jake Island Limited £19.90 FOR nearly a decade now I have been following the life and career of Terry Abraham – filmmaker extraordinaire. Terry first came to the attention of the
By Denis O’Connor Wharfedale Naturalists Society THE announcement of the government’s roadmap out of the Covid-19 pandemic inspired a surge in bookings for foreign holidays later in the year. While my wife and I have remained more cautious
A HORSFORTH-based business that helps makers of carbonated drinks to keep their fizz for longer has shaken up the way it works to ensure its global customers don’t fall flat during the ongoing pandemic. CO2Sustain is a patented liquid foam control
MP STUART Andrew has welcomed the 2021 Budget, which pledges more than £407 billion of support for families, jobs and businesses over this year and the next. Despite support described as unprecedented, there has been significant damage to the economy
MORE than 200 staff and postgraduate researchers at the University of Leeds have asked a cabinet minister to 'call in' the decision on Leeds Bradford Airport. The airport’s planning application was given conditional approval by Leeds City Council
POLICE are clamping down on dangerously parked vehicles on Otley Chevin after complaints from local people. A total of 18 tickets were given out last weekend by officers from the local neighbourhood policing team - and drivers are being warned
