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  • Youngsters defy the snow in Cross Country championships

    A keen overnight frost and a snow flurry failed to soften the spirits of more than 200 hardy youths who had gathered in Skipton’s Aireville Park on Saturday morning for the annual Harrogate-Craven Schools Cross-Country Championships The event is one

  • Earby man guilty of murdering baby

    A man has been found guilty this afternoon of the murder of a 15-month-old baby. Darren William Newton, of Warwick Drive, was convicted following a trial at Manchester Crown Court. The 31-year-old was also found guilty of one child cruelty

  • Young inventor scoops top enterprise accolade

    A young Cross Hills woman has scooped a top honour for her invention of a sustainable refrigerator. Emily Cummins, 24, scooped the Achievement in Management and Enterprise accolade at the Yorkshire Young Achievers Awards, set up to recognise the accomplishments

  • Councillors ‘owe us apology over allotments sale’

    Skipton councillors should apologise over the sale of former allotment land, it has been claimed. In 2002, the town council entered into an agreement with Burley Developments over the possible sale of the former Burnside Allotments, off Carleton Road

  • Warning as cats are poisoned

    Pet owners in Gargrave are being warned to be on their guard after two cats died from poisoning in the village. The animals, which lived in neighbouring houses in Sharphaw View, suffered the same symptoms and had to be put to sleep within 24 hours of

  • Roadside grit ‘ineffective’ claim

    Pendle councillor David Whipp has slammed Lancashire County Council for providing what he claims is “fake” salt in roadside grit bins. But the council responded by saying Coun Whipp was “scaremongering”. At Pendle Council’s executive meeting, Coun

  • More Craven waste is recycled

    Craven has recycled 375 double-decker-buses-worth of waste in the last three months. The amount of waste being recycled in Craven rose from just under 40 per cent to just under 44 per cent in the last three months. It represents a 19

  • Awards celebration for Craven College

    Students at Craven College celebrated their achievements in further education and degree level at a ceremony at the Rendezvous Hotel. Joining them in the college’s Celebration of Awards was guest speaker Stuart Billingham, Emeritus Professor

  • Joy as appeal to help Evan walk doubles its target

    A Silsden boy is off to the United States for a life-changing operation next month – thanks to a massive fundraising effort. In the summer, six-year-old Evan Whitton’s family started raising the £45,000 they needed for him to go to the States and have

  • Worth the trip

    Bingley Arts Centre: Bingley Little Theatre in It Runs in the Family (Monday-December 11). Phone 01274 432000. Bradford Alhambra: Hairspray (until December 11); pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (December 18-February 6). Phone 01274 432000.

  • What's on in Craven

    SKIPTON: Dean Taylor Productions is to stage Sheridan’s The Rivals in Skipton Castle. The production features 11 professional actors and musicians in period 18th century dress and will be performed tomorrow (Friday) at 2pm and 7pm and on Saturday at 7pm

  • Cowling face champions on opening day of 2011 season

    Cowling will be at home to Division One champions Crossflatts on the opening day of the 2011 Mewies Solicitors Craven League season on April 16. The 2010 runners-up Bradley look to have a tough opener at Oakworth. Newly-promoted Thornton-in-Craven and

  • Grounds for delight as Barnoldswick win national award

    Barnoldswick Town is celebrating after winning a national award which recognises the incredible progress the club has made. Town received the coveted Voluntary Sports Ground Management Team of the Year accolade in the annual Institute of Groundsman-ship

  • Greens match at London Scottish in doubt

    Wharfedale look like being frozen out for the second successive weekend. Opponents London Scott-ish were expected to hold an inspection of their ice-bound Richmond pitch today. And with temperatures continuing to plunge the prospects of the National

  • Karate students make the grade

    Five members of the Skipton Karate Centre on Broughton Road were successful in their black belt gradings at Harrogate. Abigail Spence aged 12, Sagar Sonanis, 13, and Rian Hamilton, 12, gained their first dan black belts. Adults Jacqui Bateson, first