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Stories for 13 April 2006

Ilkley,Otley News

Letters to the Editor

The Great Yorkshire Water Mystery  more...

Ilkley Moor landmark may be turned into family house

ONE of the most prominent landmarks on the edge of Ilkley Moor could soon be transformed into a four-bedroom house.  more...

Blow for bus travellers as direct services to Addingham are axed

A MAJOR bus link in Ilkley and Addingham is to come to an end as North Yorkshire council bosses cut spending on `poorly used' bus routes.  more...

Pathway supporters launch web site as they bid to step up the pressure

SUPPORTERS of the plan to create a new pathway between Bolton Abbey and Addingham are stepping up the pressure to win the battle.  more...

National newspaper picks up on village campaigner's fight against elderly abuse

BATTLING Addingham pensioner Eileen Furbank has once again achieved national prominence - this time by appearing in the Daily Express newspaper this week.  more...

Councillors still unhappy with scaled-down housing plan

A SCALED-DOWN plan for houses on a former Ilkley school site has attracted renewed opposition from councillors.  more...

Festival marks its centenary with widest appeal yet

THE 100th Wharfedale Festival of Performing Arts will begin on May 13 with organisers announcing a major success in broadening the appeal of the event.  more...

VIP Jenny gets a double treat as she Mums walk tall as new book is a wheelie big hit

TWO mums from Menston have hit on an idea that is proving popular with parents who enjoy walking in the countryside.  more...

Flexing muscles

IN the run-up to the annual Addingham parish meeting next week the supporters of Sustrans plan to run a path along the old railway line to Bolton Abbey are preparing to flex their muscles.  more...

Ilkley,Otley Sport

Ilkley give their masterclass as Pontefract wilt after good start

Ilkley 23 Pontefract 6   more...

Veterans 15-a-side to be staged at Ilkley

Ilkley RFC's end-of-season events are rapidly approaching. First off there is an inaugural 15-a-side veterans tournament on Sunday, April 23.   more...

Orienteers are set for major challenge in Jan Kellstrom on Ilkley Moor

This weekend, over 3,000 orienteers will descend on the region for the annual Jan Kellstrom Festival. The first event (a Sprint-O competition) will be at Temple Newsam on Good Friday, before the two days of individual competition on Ilkley Moor (Saturday) and Keldy Forest (Sunday).   more...

Ilkley scrape through to final spot against Old Otliensians

AFTER beating Bramley Phoenix 26-12 in the second round of the Skipton Properties Aire/Wharfe Cup Ilkley earned a place in the final against Old Otliensians with an 11-10 semi-final win over Roundhegians.  more...

Otley,Ilkley News

Acceptable

ON the face of it, Orange Communication's plans to site a tree shaped mast in a field in Otley looks like the company trying its best to be acceptable. It says it has listened to local planners and incidentally the planning inspectorate, since it appealed against the local planners decision - and come up with a disguised mast, which it hopes will be more acceptable.   more...

Letters to the Editor

`Spurious' claims about Yeadon Banks  more...

Lambs savaged as dogs attack farmer's flock

AN OTLEY farm is pleading for dog owners to act responsibility following a spate of horrific attacks on its sheep and lambs.  more...

When is a cedar tree not a cedar tree? .....When it's a telephone mast

A PHONE mast disguised to look like a Cedar Tree could go up in an Otley field.  more...

Emergency doctor switch is delayed

THE shift of the emergency doctors service from Otley to Harrogate has been put on ice to allow for further consultation.  more...

Campaigners win fight to restore bus service

A BUS service between Aireborough and Bradford axed 18 months ago will re-start this summer.  more...

Yeadon Carnival organisers have to provide rescue boat on the Tarn

A RESCUE boat on Yeadon Tarn will have to be in place during the town's carnival in July.  more...

Blooming big effort as bloom judges visit the area's entrants

THE COMPETITION as well as the weather is hotting up in this year's Yorkshire in Bloom contest.  more...

Mums walk tall as new book is a wheelie big hit

TWO mums from Menston have hit on an idea that is proving popular with parents who enjoy walking in the countryside.  more...

New flight to Polish capital is launched

THE FIRST ever direct flight from Yorkshire to Warsaw has been launched.  more...

Popular pub reopens after three-months

Otley's Summercross pub has re-opened less than three months after its shock closure.  more...

Otley,Ilkley Sport

Guiseley angered by order to play an extra game

GUISELEY AFC have been angered by being forced to play three games in four days over the Easter weekend.   more...

Otley looking to stop Earth Titans in their tracks

OTLEY RUFC resume their activity on Easter Saturday with a trip to Rotherham to meet an Earth Titans side who are grinding out wins which have taken them up into fourth spot in the National One league table.  more...

Care's England side have all to play for

AFTER defeat by Ireland England U-19s went on to beat Argentina 28-23 and remain in contention for a semi-final place at the IRB U-19 World Championship in Dubai.  more...

Guiseley U-16s are league champions

GUISELEY AFC U-16s won the Harrogate League title on Sunday with a convincing 3-0 win over Wetherby. Scorers were Tom Walker, Tom Humphries and Joe Holdsworth.  more...

Aire-Wharfe clubs get set to open the cricket season

PROSPECTS for clubs in the Airedale and Wharfedale Cricket League are outlined below as they get ready to start their season on April 22.  more...

Dan Thorpe wins the Chris Carter Trial

Dan Thorpe emerged as the winner of the Chris Carter Trophy trial in the Washburn Valley on Sunday where riders, officials, and observers were battered by hail and sleet as well as snow showers and a sub- zero temperature.   more...

Races prove running boom is certainly no thing of the past

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Town lose a turgid affair

Otley Town 2 Heckmondwike 3  more...