Kate Broughton News Today

ORGANISERS of the recent Otley Wildlife Arts Festival were faced with not one but several difficult decisions as a result of the high quality of…

FORMED in response to the planned housing development on the outskirts of town, the East of Otley Action Group (EOAG) will be holding an online public meeting next week. The meeting, which will be held via Zoom on Monday, April 19 at 7pm, aims to update Otley residents on the planning application (which at time of writing has still not been published). It will also share the progress made by the group and related organisations in working to achieve the best possible result for Otley residen...

CAMPAIGNERS fighting for green space and wildlife in the East of Otley development have smashed their initial fundraising target. An appeal which was set up last month to raise £3000 for legal advice has already reached £3845. Organisers say they could well need more in the future to present the strongest case for local wildlife and the community and to influence the imminent planning application. The East of Otley Action Group was created in response to the plan to build 550 new homes ...

CAMPAIGNERS fighting for green space and wildlife in the East of Otley development have smashed their initial fundraising target. An appeal which was set up last month to raise £3000 for legal advice has already reached £3845. Organisers say they could well need more in the future to present the strongest case for local wildlife and the community and to influence the imminent planning application. The East of Otley Action Group was created in response to the plan to build 550 new homes ...

COMMUNITY group Otley 2030 is running an art and photography competition, encouraging children and adults to capture the wonderful wildlife and greenspaces at the East of Otley. In reaction to plans for a development of 550 new homes and relief road on the eastern outskirts of the town, people are being encouraged to take photos and create artworks, which celebrate the beauty of the Irish Fields, Ings Tip and the surrounding fields, streams, trees and hedgerows. The competition will run t...