The founder of a local family-run estate agents has died.
Dennis Knowles set up Knowles Estate Agents, based in Briggate, Silsden. He was also chairman of Silsden Civic Society.
Mr Knowles, who was in his early 80s, lived at Embsay but was brought up in Silsden. Tributes to him posted on the Silsden.net community website described him as "one of life's true gentlemen" and a "very genuine man".
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