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Otley Film Society holds quiz night

1:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

Otley Film Society will hold its annual quiz at Otley Courthouse at 7.30pm on Friday, June 7.

Consultation to be launched over plans to expand Guiseley primary schools

9:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

More than 200 extra school places will be created in Guiseley if proposals to expand two primaries go ahead.

Brownlee brothers to host Yorkshire triathlon

7:15pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

World-beating Bramhope triathlete brothers Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have partnered up with the National Trust to host their first ever triathlon this September in their native Yorkshire at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal on Saturday, September 21.

Pupils to get a taste of life in workplace at accountancy firm

6:20am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A group of pupils at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College will visit Bradford-based chartered accountants Watson Buckle as part of an initiative to prepare them for the world of work.

Reverend and the Makers to headline LS21 Live festival at Otley

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Reverend and the Makers are promising to bring “good vibes” when they headline Otley’s first LS21 Live festival this weekend.

Otley campaigners visit London to highlight world hunger

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Campaigners from Otley will head to London next month as part of a new drive to end world hunger.

Speeding tickets issued to drivers

6:19pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Police issued four tickets and three warnings to speeding drivers yesterday. Officers with a speed gun from the Aireborough and Wharfedale Neighbourhood Policing Team were in Hawksworth Lane and Netherfield Road, Guiseley, yesterday morning.

Otley town mayor praises her predecessor

9:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Otley’s new town mayor paid tribute to her predecessor’s “extraordinary” hard work as she took over the role.

Otley's Falcon Sports and Social Club charity event

9:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Otley's Falcon Sports and Social Club will hold a charity music night in June. The even takes place at the Westgate venue on Wednesday, June 19, and will raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The club would appreciate any donations of prizes for a raffle on the night.

School caretaker charged with sex offences

6:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

A primary school caretaker has been charged with a catalogue of sex offences against a young girl.

Meeting over Yeadon home future

12:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Relatives fighting to save a Yeadon residential home will meet with council officials on Tuesday.

Rawdon school cycle club riders gear up for Sky Ride in Leeds

9:30am Saturday 18th May 2013

High school students got on their bikes and joined forces with the police to help publicise a cycling event in Leeds.

Otley Neighbourhood Watch group needs volunteers

7:50am Saturday 18th May 2013

Otley’s “irreplaceable” Neighbourhood Watch is urgently appealing for new volunteers to help it keep going.

LS21 Live festival headline act score winning song goal

10:30am Tuesday 14th May 2013

The band who will headline a new all-day music festival in Otley this month are celebrating scoring their very own FA Cup ‘goal’.

Menston Coronation dance

1:00pm Monday 13th May 2013

A Coronation Dance celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation is being organised by Menston Parish Council on June 1 at Kirklands Community Centre, Main Street, Menston, at 8pm. Band Time Warp will play classic hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s and later. There will be a bar and a raffle in aid of the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s Sprinkle Sunshine Appeal.

Make a hoo-ha on forecourt

10:40am Saturday 11th May 2013

A music and arts centre is inviting local groups, dancers, artists and musicians to use its forecourt over the summer.

West Yorkshire police commissioner to meet Aireborough and Wharfedale residents in Otley

10:00am Friday 10th May 2013

West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner will discuss concerns with residents in Otley next week.

Anger at lack of respect shown for graves by plane spotters

3:34pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Picnickers and plane spotters are being accused of showing a lack of respect for families of those buried at Yeadon Cemetery.

Cash boost for Callum’s campaign

9:50am Thursday 9th May 2013

A music festival has raised £1,700 to help a man who was left paralysed by a rare infection.

Design a poster for Pool Feast

7:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

Pool-in-Wharfedale children are being asked to produce an eye-catching design for the 2013 Pool Feast.

Wharfedale and Airedale equestrian group meets

4:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

The next meeting of Wharfedale and Airedale equestrian group Whoa! takes place on Wednesday, May 22, at 7pm at Baildon Golf Club when there will be an illustrated talk by a horse dentist. More details at rombalds-riding.org.uk which is free to join. All welcome.

Otley students celebrate success at language contest

7:00am Monday 6th May 2013

Otley students are celebrating winning a top spot in a regional inter-schools language contest. Prince Henry's Grammar School pupils Max Behrens, Ruaridh Brannan, Morgan Cliff and Arthur O’Connor all excelled in the Mandarin Chinese Reading event at the University of Manchester. The Year 9 pupils' efforts earned them third place.

Could you house Otley snooker table?

10:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

A new home is being sought for an old snooker table that was bought by 30 citizens of Otley at the turn of the last century.

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Otley 's PDSA shop calls for volunteer

12:30pm Friday 3rd May 2013

The PDSA shop on Kirkgate, Otley, which raises money to help pet-owners on low incomes get veterinary treatment, is appealing for more volunteers.

Otley and Yeadon police repeat bicycles theft plea

10:00am Friday 3rd May 2013

The police have renewed calls for bicycle owners to be vigilant following a spate of thefts in the Otley area.

Menston church service

2:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

The service at Menston Methodist Church on Sunday, May 12, at 10.30am is the Christian Aid Week service and will be held at St John’s in the village.

Residents call for dog fouling patrols in Otley and Yeadon

8:00am Thursday 2nd May 2013

New environmental patrols are being urged to clampdown on irresponsible dog owners in parts of Otley and Yeadon.

Pool road is set for repairs

9:17am Thursday 2nd May 2013

The main road through Pool-in-Wharfedale is in line for repairs later this year.

Otley’s new town mayor set to get chains

4:00pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

Otley’s new town mayor will receive the chains of office at Otley Town Council’s AGM on Monday, May 13.

Otley will be hosting biggest walking festival yet this June

6:00am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Walkers can look forward to Otley's biggest ever festival of walking in June.

Taste for gourmet cooking at new Otley takeaway

12:00pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

A new Otley food takeaway and cafe is hoping customers will enjoy its use of a technique more normally found in gourmet restaurants.

Wharfedale naturalists launch search for new 'bird recorder'

11:00am Tuesday 30th April 2013

A naturalists’ group is on the lookout for someone to act as a new ‘bird recorder’, to help it continue to document species seen in the valley.

Schoolchildren fly a kite for hunger campaign

12:00pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

More than 200 schoolchildren have flown hand-made kites to demonstrate their support for a campaign to end hunger.

New Wetherspoon pub The Clothier’s Arms to open a Yeadon

8:00am Monday 29th April 2013

A new pub is to open in Yeadon with the creation of 20 jobs.

Otley, Pool-in-Wharfedale and Bramhope pupils fly a kite for campaign

5:00pm Saturday 27th April 2013

More than 200 schoolchildren have flown hand-made kites to demonstrate their support for a campaign to end hunger.

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