The world of magic's loss was the Otley cafe scene's gain when Tommy Winder gave up a career as a professional magician to open up...
Alfresco food & drink, Business of the Week, Cafés, pubs & restaurants / Kirkgate
When the old Cross Pipes pub on Westgate was staring down the barrel of becoming flats, locals Phil Lister and Kevin Daphne took a side...
Alfresco food & drink, Business of the Week, Cafés, pubs & restaurants / Westgate, Beech Hill & Bradford Rd
Dan Shepherd is a local, relationship-first estate agent helping people in and around Otley move with confidence and clarity. After 14 years working on the...
Back in 2015, hairdresser Josh Matthew spotted a gap in the local men’s market. Not for another barbershop — but for something different. A premium...
Business of the Week, Fitness, health & beauty / Westgate, Beech Hill & Bradford Rd
Once a pet store offering a few pots and pans, Dodgshons moved into kitchenware and sugarcraft supplies when it was taken over by Christine Barker...
Business of the Week, Furniture & homeware / Manor Sq, Clapgate & Bridge Street
Known as 'the pork pie people', this fabulous traditional butchers has been an Otley landmark since opening its doors in 1869. Exactly 100 years...
Business of the Week, Food & drink, Made in Otley / Market Place & Market Street
“Mighty oaks grow from small acorns,” the old saying goes — and few places prove that better than the Edward Johnson garage at Carr Bank....
Business of the Week, Garages, petrol & motoring / Newall & Weston
If you run a business in Otley, there’s a fair chance you already know James Ellis of Endure Communications. He runs the Visit Otley and...
Business & Trade Services, Business of the Week, Travel & transport / Pool Road & Pool
What started out as a small enterprise being run in conjunction with a university degree, Etempa Web Solutions has now become one of Otley's go-to...
Business & Trade Services, Business of the Week / Wharfebank Mills & Otley Mills
You might have seen James Ellis around town, working on projects for Visit Otley and filming the annual Christmas video. What you might not know...
Business of the Week, Fitness, health & beauty, Sports & Leisure / Pool Road & Pool
Claire Fink has been a dispensing optician for some 30 years, setting up Fink Eyewear on Market Place in 2017 after a long stint working...
Business of the Week, Fitness, health & beauty, Other services / Market Place & Market Street
When Andy Sutcliffe stands by the Fliss & Ivy stall on Otley Market, he stands in the same spot where his grandparents traded more than...
Business of the Week, Clothing & fashion / Market Place & Market Street