Otley welcomes home Lizzie
A procession of cyclists has welcomed home Olympic medallist Lizzie Armitstead.
A procession of cyclists has welcomed home Olympic medallist Lizzie Armitstead.
The Olympic celebrations continue as Otley throws a fitting celebration for Olympic cyclist Lizzie Armitstead.
A plumber from West Yorkshire who is jailed in Greece has been tried and found guilty in his absence of possessing a firearm.
Otley Christmas Tree Festival began today - with dozens of trees decorated by local charities and businesses.
The festivities continue over the next two days from 12 noon - 6pm.
Last year the event attracted around 800 visitors.
A plumber from West Yorkshire locked up in one of Greece's toughest jails for crimes he didn't commit has finally been able to return home.
Fran Prenga has now been reunited with his family in Otley after being falsely accused of more than 70 armed robberies and held behind bars for 6 months. He says he was surrounded by dangerous criminals and is going to the European Court of Human Rights to seek compensation.
Kate Walby has the latest on the ongoing nightmare for West Yorkshire plumber Fran Prenga, who's STILL languishing in a foreign jail despite being cleared by a court.
A plumber from Otley found innocent of more than 70 armed robberies is still being held in a Greek jail. Fran Prenga should have been released last week but his family say he is still being treated like a criminal.
A plumber from Otley is still being held in a Greek jail despite being found innocent 7 days ago. Fran Prenga has been in prison for more than five months. He was accused of 70 armed robberies after being a victim of mistaken identity.
A paperwork blunder means he could have to stay in jail for several months.
Otley plumber Fran Prenga has been cleared of 70 armed robberies in Greece. He was a victim of mistaken identity but now may have to stay in prison for another month because of strikes in the country.
A man from Otley who has been cleared of more than 70 armed robberies in Greece could remain in prison for another month.
Fran Prenga was found innocent of the crimes at a court in Athens, but despite being a free man it emerges that the court failed to complete some paperwork, which means Mr Prenga remains behind bars.
It is a requirement under Greek Law that forms are sent to the prison concerned to aid release. However, a strike in Greece meant this has not happened. Mr Prenga could now be in prison for up to a month before all documentation is finalised.
The A659 Pool Road is closed due to flooding between A660 at Otley and A658 at Pool. Several vehicles have been abandoned with some cars submerged up to their rooves.