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• Forde Restaurant allowed to keep atrium following community support

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• Rizia's Bottega open their doors to Ben Rhydding

  The Italian Deli officially opened for trading on Tuesday after a successful soft launch on Sunday.

• Festival crowds expected to make Leeds station busier than ever

  Rail passengers travelling through Leeds are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys over the bank holiday weekend.

• Dog bus vandalised in attempted overnight theft

  A distinctive yellow bus used to transport dogs across Ilkley and surrounding areas has been vandalised during an apparent attempted theft.

• Railway station's beer festival to start next weekend

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• Ilkley Breakfast Rave returns after raising almost £2,000 for charity

  The early-morning Breakfast Rave is set to return to Ilkley next month following the success of the town’s first event.

• Paws at the Hub Dog Show coming to Ilkley this Saturday

  Dog lovers and their four-legged friends are being invited to the Clarke Foley Community Hub in Ilkley this Saturday.

• Ilkley MP condemns release of convicted rapist

  Ilkley MP Robbie Moore has criticised the Government following the release of a convicted rapist who abused grooming gang survivor Fiona Goddard.

• Lishman’s Butchers team member shortlisted for Women in Meat Award

  Lishman’s Butchers in Ilkley is encouraging customers to support Emma Lishman, who has been shortlisted in the Craft Butchery category at this year’s Women in Meat Awards.

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