Callum Francis AN INDEPENDENT candidate in Otley Town Council elections is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his father and uncle. Callum Francis, who is standing in Danefield Ward, says he has a wealth of experience and he believes there is a "real need to get some new blood on the town council and especially some opposition to the current 13 that form the present council along with a Green member". He says having worked alongside his father Nigel and his late uncle Gerard Francis on various projects in the town, he is far more knowledgeable about Otley and its problems than most people.