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  • WATCH: Arson hit cricket club rises from the ashes

    IN August 2019 Olicanian Cricket Club was left reeling when their wooden pavilion burnt to the ground in an arson attack. The Ilkley-based club quickly submitted plans for a replacement in January 2020. The pavilion took around 15 months

  • 'Massive' rent hike forces award winning pub to close

    A PUB which was named in the top 20 new bars in Britain in 2019 will close its doors for the very last time on Saturday. A 'massive' hike in rent means the team behind Groove Pad Otley have decided it is no longer worthwhile carrying on. The

  • Nature Notes

    MAY is a strange month for moths. Butterflies are seen on the wing frequently, but while daytime temperatures are warm, and my shorts make an appearance after their winter hibernation, the nights remain cold. In early spring-time, nectar from food

  • Cannabis farm worth £150,000 discovered by officers

    A LARGE cannabis farm with an estimated value of £150,000 has been located at an address in Guiseley this morning. The discovery was made after police officers from Outer North West Neighbourhood Police Team executed a search warrant under the