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Ilkley Kaiser Chief to join BBC The Voice
Ilkley-raised Ricky Wilson, lead singer of chart act Kaiser Chiefs, has been added to the coaching line-up for next year’s The Voice. He joins Kylie Minogue as a new addition to the panel as show bosses completed a programme revamp after a recently-announced
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Former Burley resident's marathon to help the young
A 79-year-old former Burley-in-Wharfedale man cycled all the way from his new home in Dorset back to Bradford to raise money for Kids for Kids. Former submarine commander Graham Baynes was received at Bradford Cathedral, where he was welcomed by
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Menston - 26 September 2013
ST JOHN’S CHURCH: In line with the St John’s campaign to help others, this year’s harvest celebrations on the weekend of October 4-6 with services on the Sunday at 8am, 10am and 6pm, will see donated non-perishable goods go to the Trussell Trust foodbank
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Horsforth - 26 September 2013
FORUM 2000: Members were expecting a talk on herbal remedies on September 18 but the first speaker for the new season could not come and Dr Stephen Turnbull stepped in with From Horsforth to Hollywood which Universal Studios had forbidden him to show
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Ilkley - 26 September 2013
CAMERA CLUB: A packed club meeting saw Tim Pile’s Have I got Nudes for You illustrated photography lecture last week. Tim specialises in artistic nude in the landscape images and explained how he works with professional models and simple lighting to
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Guiseley - 26 September 2013
METHODIST CHURCH: Members enjoyed a beetle drive and harvest supper on Saturday and the Rev Nick Baker led the harvest festival services on Sunday morning. Gifts of fresh produce and groceries were distributed to St George’s Crypt and Safe Haven after
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Burley-in-Wharfedale - 26 September 2013
Care home to join in Memory Walk Staff and residents of Bupa’s Burley Hall Nursing Home in Burley-in-Wharfedale are taking a big step to help people living with dementia by organising a sponsored community Memory Walk to raise money for vital research
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Bolton Abbey - 26 September 2013
THE WEDNESDAY NIGHTERS: At the meeting on Wednesday, October 2, at 7.30pm, David Pratt will tell us The Christopher Pratt Story: The History of the Bradford Furniture Manufacturer and Retailer. All are very welcome to come along. Entrance is free as
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Ben Rhydding - 26 September 2013
METHODIST CHURCH: Soup lunches, at which everyone is welcome, continue to be served every Friday from noon. As part of The Biggest Coffee Morning in the World, all the proceeds from this week’s lunch will go to Macmillan Cancer Care. The preacher at
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Aireborough - 26 September 2013
ROTARY CLUB: Brian Hendlesby, chief operations officer, accompanied by Dylan and James, last week gave members an inspiring account about the funding, setting up and running of the impressive unit at Horizon Life Training, Kennel Hall Farm, Harrogate
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Addingham - 26 September 2013
ST PETER’S CHURCH: The parable of the unjust steward, or put in modern language, the story of the shrewd accountant, is a challenge to any preacher. What do you say about a land agent that is sacked for squandering the owner’s profits but then excites
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Frank, 7, hits horse with stick: horse kicks out and breaks Frank’s jaw bone
125 Years Ago - 1888 On Friday last a horse belonging to Mr Wm Lister was feeding upon a piece of grass near Brewery Cottages when a little lad, seven years of age, named Frank Botterill, the son of Mrs Botterrill, of Wellington Road, approached
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Ilkley’s Special Olympian medallists
The 2012 Olympics and Paralympics may be a fading memory but the Olympic spirit lives on in Ilkley. Not only have four Ilkley residents won medals in the Special Olympics but the Outside the Box Cafe on Bridge Lane is now home to a sofa used in
