Ogden Reservoir, based just down the road from Denholme, has been named the sixth most popular park in the country according to the People’s Choice Awards.

The reservoir is visited by over 300,000 people a year, many of whom live in Denholme and the surrounding areas in Bingley.

The site is owned and managed by Yorkshire Water and is open to the general public seven days a week.

You can visit their website here.

Robert Beckwith is the Council Candidate for Bingley Rural ward in the local elections which will be held on May 6th 2010, the same day as the general election.

Robert Beckwith is a teacher and lives in Bingley.  He is married with three children and is a school governor.  Throughout his life he has worked as a volunteer with environmental projects and led a campaign on improving the controls on factories that were spewing out pollution.

Wilsden Parish Council Clerk is seeking an assistant for two half days a week to do administrative duties for this busy Parish Council.  For more information about Wilsden Parish Council click here.

Click here to see the job advert.

Applications have to be in by 1^st March 2010.

The Shipley Labour Action team were out speaking to residents in Denholme recently.  One of the key issues that came up on the doorstep was the busy A629 which is the main thoroughfare through the village between Halifax and Keighley.