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OTLEY S fallen maypole is set to be replaced after a planning application was submitted to Leeds City Council. The smaller of the town s maypoles, on Manchester Square, was removed after it fell over last September. It was discovered that the pole was rotten at the bottom. Now Otley Town Council has submitted a planning application for a replacement maypole, made of galvanised steel. Planning permission for a maypole in the same location had already been granted in January 2002 as part of an application to amend the layout of the area. In a Design and Access Statement submitted with the latest application the town council says: In order for the new pole to be installed the remains of the base previous pole will be removed. Any paving that is required to be removed to excavate the old pole and create foundations for the new pole will be re-installed as per the original design. ....
OTLEY Liberal Democrats have announced two candidates for the forthcoming Town Council by-elections on May 6, following the resignation of two councillors on Ashfield Ward and Danefield Ward. Tom Featherstone has been selected for Ashfield, which comprises all addresses north of the river and west of Newall Carr Road, while James Sebright has been selected for Danefield, which includes homes east of Gay Lane and south of Side Copse, and out towards Pool. Both Tom and James grew up in Otley, and still live and work locally. Tom is a committee member of the Otley Defibrillator Scheme, and works in adult social care with Leeds City Council, for a service helping people return home after hospital into a safe and supportive environment. James previously worked for Greg Mulholland when he was the Liberal Democrat MP for Leeds North West, and now works in marketing for Otley manufacturing business Craftsman Tools. Both candidates are focused on making Otley a better and mor ....