A biker was killed in a traffic collision on Saturday. North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and information about the accident on the A65 Clapham bypass. The incident, which occurred at the junction with Station Road at about
A Bentham-based plant – believed to be the world’s leading manufacturer of industrial firefighting equipment – has been acquired by its management as part of a £62m buyout. Angus Fire, which employs 250 staff between its Craven factory and its
Settle’s Victoria Hall has made significant progress in strengthening its financial and operational management over the past year. Chairman Alan Martingell told the annual meeting that it was now 90 per cent self-funding and the accounts for the
Earby-based Dales Holiday Cottages is supporting a new educational initiative to teach Dales schoolchildren more about their natural environment. The Into the Meadows project, run by the Clapham-based Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, aims to raise
A group of young Skipton people were taken on a camping trip to Wales where they were taught survival skills. The trip, headed by YMCA worker Steven Freakes and Tesco community champion Keith Moorby, saw the three young men, all with a connection
A rapping workshop was just one of the activities enjoyed by Ermysted’s Grammar School boys during the school’s first-ever enrichment week. As an experiment, the Skipton school decided to run all its end-of-year activities in one week, rather than
A £300,000 refurbishment of Silsden Town Hall will see it open to more people for longer hours – but the building will close for three months while the work is carried out. Bradford Council plans to build a new lift, fire escape and a ramp at the
People who donate organs and tissues will be remembered with a new memorial garden at Airedale Hospital. Staff responsible for promoting organ donation have overseen the creation of the rose garden in front of the hospital’s main entrance.
A Skipton manufacturer of composite products is giving businesses the opportunity to promote their brand. Fibrelite, which makes composite manhole covers, has started making covers featuring company names and logos which are moulded on the surface
A Skipton couple have been rewarded for their business success with an all-expenses-paid ten-day luxury holiday in Thailand. Now Carole and Chris Hill, who run Skipton Wellness Centre, in Otley Street, are on the lookout for other people to share
AWB Charlesworth Solicitors, which has offices in Skipton and Keighley, has secured the national Law Society’s quality mark, Lexcel, for the second year. The nationally-recognised scheme provides assurance that a law firm offers excellent client
Two groups in Steeton joined forces for a sponsored toddle. Steeton Parent and Toddler Group and the St Stephen’s Toddler Praise Group stepped out to raise money for a replacement playground next to the new community hub. Parish councillor
Athletic events such as long jump and throws have been proving popular at Settle Primary School. The children have enjoyed the purer athletic disciplines this summer as the school’s range of sports has expanded following the reorganisation of education
A plan to turn an Addingham butcher’s into flats has been rejected – to protect the village high street. Bradford Council refused the application by J Dixon and Sons to turn the shop in Main Street into two flats. Planning officials said even
