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THE son of Otley Independent town councillor Nigel Francis and nephew of the late Gerard Francis is standing in Danefield ward for a seat on Otley Town Council. Callum Francis is one of the youngest candidates ever to stand but has experience at council level having been one of the youngest ever Town Mayor’s Consorts in 2017-18. “My mother having been consort on three occasions decided that she did not want to commit herself to doing the job again, so I volunteered to step in and to become one of the youngest ever full-time mayor’s consorts," he said.

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...