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A NEW shared pedestrian/cycle path through Manor Garth park in Otley has been completed.

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GUISELEY and Rawdon has a new ward councillor after Conservative Paul Alderson was elected to Leeds City Council. Cllr Alderson replaces fellow Conservative Pat Latty who is retiring after more than a decade in office. The new councillor is a father of two and is local to Guiseley. He said: "I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone across the Guiseley and Rawdon Ward who voted for me in the Leeds City Council Elections. "It is an absolute privilege to be given the opportun...

DANGEROUS and illegal parking on the south bank of the River Wharfe is putting pedestrians and cyclists at risk, it is being claimed. Local people are calling for action to tackle the problem on the stretch of unadopted road leading to Buon Apps. Labour’s candidate for Otley in the Leeds City Council elections Lucy Nuttgens said residents had brought the issue to her amid fears about the risk of an accident. She said: “There is growing concern about parking along the road on the south...

TWO council buildings in Otley and Yeadon are to go green with the installation of sustainable heating systems. Spring Gardens in Otley and The North West Recovery Hub, also known as Suffolk Court, in Yeadon will have ground source heat pumps installed in the summer. Ward councillor Colin Campbell, who lobbied for the new system, said:"The pumps are a pollution free way of providing heating to the centres. In effect they take heat from below ground, store it and use it to feed radiators. ...

COUNCILLORS are calling for measures to protect local residents after a plans panel decision to allow expansion at Leeds Bradford airport. Otley and Yeadon councillors Sandy Lay and Ryk Downes have written to Leeds City Council’s Director of Planning asking for further measures. Cllr Lay said:"We understand that Leeds have given permission for a new terminal and night time flying but the panel asked officers to renegotiate some of the proposed planning conditions. We have therefore writ...

OTLEY is set to get a second charging station amid increasing demand from drivers of electric cars. The town already has one charging point - at the Licks car park on Cattle Market Street. Local councillors have been approached by a number of residents asking about charging points - most of them people who have bought electric cars or are thinking about doing so. Now the town is set to get a second charging station in Beech Hill Car Park funded from a government grant and maintained by th...

POLICE are clamping down on dangerously parked vehicles on Otley Chevin after complaints from local people. A total of 18 tickets were given out last weekend by officers from the local neighbourhood policing team - and drivers are being warned that daily enforcement will continue. In a facebook post on Monday West Yorkshire Police North West said: “Over this past weekend, officers from your local NPT once again attended Otley Chevin at the request of concerned residents, in relation to ...

BUDGET amendments have been put forward by Liberal Democrats to protect and improve services in Otley and Yeadon and the wider Leeds area. The proposals, which were put forward at Wednesdays Leeds City Council meeting, would include the protection of Yeadon Sailing and Activity Centre and would keep Ellar Ghyll tip open seven days a week. They would also provide free parking in Otley. Otley and Yeadon councillor Sandy Lay said: "Because of Covid 19 things are difficult for local governmen...

Ellar Ghyll tip looks set to be saved from complete closure - with plans to only open it at weekends.