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Princess Anne pays special visit to family-owned weaving mill
PRINCESS Anne visited traditional family-owned weaving mill Marton Mills near Otley on Tuesday. Marton Mills, which is based at Pool Road in Pool-in-Wharfedale, is known for its stock-supported range of pure wool tartans, Shetland tweeds and wool-blend
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Volunteer days to plant Sphagnum Moss on Ilkley Moor
THE Friends of Ilkley Moor are helping to plant 25,000 Sphagnum Moss plug plants on Ilkley Moor’s peatland in February and March 2024. This is an initial part of a three year Ilkley Moor Resilience Project being led by Bradford Countryside Services
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Clarendon Fine Art thanks the Ilkley community for its support
Clarendon Fine Art, which has 86 art galleries across the UK, opened its Ilkley gallery on The Grove in October 2023 featuring a dazzling collection of original works and limited prints by traditional artists, stunning 20th century pieces from the
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New life-saving defibrillator installed in Rawdon
A NEW life-saving defibrillator has been installed in Rawdon. The equipment - which is used alongside resuscitation or CPR to give the best chance of survival after a cardiac arrest - is now in place at Rawdon's Greenacre Hall. Funded by the
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Firefighters forced to train in polluted River Wharfe in Ilkley
CLEAN river campaigners were shocked to see firefighters taking part in open water rescue training in the River Wharfe on Monday despite a pollution incident. A spokesperson for Ilkley Clean River Campaign said: "For several days sewage has been
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Dalesmen turn on the heat to put Blaydon to the sword
ILKLEY put on strong attacking display to put Blaydon to the sword on Saturday, with the hosts running out 43-8 winners. After some untidy and unpromising play in midfield, the home side were pushed backwards in a scrum and then conceded a penalty
