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Funding hits a high note with young violinist
Hours of practice and dedication has paid off for a talented youngster after she was nominated for the Happiness Centre/Ilkley Gazette Helping Hand award. Jasmine Judd, 11, of East Parade, Ilkley, had violin lessons at Ashlands School for the past year
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Quick-thinking Peter sets a shining example
A teenager from Addingham who saved his mother’s life has been named a ‘community star’. Peter Roberts won a silver medal at a housing association awards ceremony after using emergency first aid skills to stop his paraplegic mum from choking. He was
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‘Question Time’ debate over turbines
Environmental activists are preparing to debate the pros and cons of wind farms in Addingham. Chris Emmett, a former Hong Kong detective who lives in Gargrave, has challenged Wharfedale Friends of the Earth to back up their green arguments in a Question
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Tesco must improve drain plan
Supermarket chain Tesco has been told to provide more detailed information on drainage at the site of its proposed new Ilkley store. Bradford Council confirmed that the retail giant did not submit enough detail to the council on how it was
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£400,000 jewel raid gang still on the run
Three men who pulled off a daring armed robbery are still on the run with watches and rings worth about £400,000. A getaway car used by the gang, who were armed with sledgehammers, was found less than a mile away from the crime at the Ilkley branch
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Details revealed of proposed new bridge across the Wharfe
Details of the latest plans to build a new bridge at Burley-in-Wharfedale have been unveiled. Villagers will be asked to comment on the suspension structure, which would allow walkers to cross over the River Wharfe instead of using dangerous stepping
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Boundary changes may just be start of more to come
This week’s announcement about proposed parliamentary boundary changes raises more questions than answers. The attempt to balance voter numbers and oust 50 MPs seems severe — only five constituencies in the Yorkshire and Humber region remain unscathed
