Sir – I wonder whether you will be able to put a little piece in the paper about the fundraising collection we held in Skipton Town Centre on Saturday, August 10. We raised £750.55 and would like to give thanks to everyone who contributed.
Sir – Julian Smith MP informs us he has launched a campaign aimed at shaming Yorkshire Water into paying more tax and is encouraging all Yorkshire MPs to attend a meeting at Westminster next month to grill Yorkshire Water bosses about the amount of
Sir – We noticed the letter in this week’s Craven Herald about the bridge liability marker in Hebden. Your correspondent may be interested to read more about it on our Out of Oblivion archaeology website at www. outofoblivion.org.uk. The example
Sir – I spent a good half hour on Sunday wandering up my street at midnight trying to locate a low thumping bass sound. It had kept me up late on Friday and Saturday and it was really starting to annoy me. I thought some rowdy new neighbours
Sir – On Sunday I was curious as to why the Jane Tomlinson Walk for All, held annually, had no visible presence in the middle of Settle. Starting and finishing on the Ingfield Lane Rugby Field walkers and supporters were invisible and far from
Sir – I swim six days a week at home using Hertfordshire University pool usually 80 lengths a session. Sometimes I pop down to Brighton from St Albans and enjoy the sea there too. In Embsay for my father-in-law’s 90th birthday, I used Skipton
Sir – I would like to responsd to the rather absurd New York professor who claimed atheists were somehow cleverer than religious people because they were more ‘rational’. I would argue that, as only five per cent of the physical aspects of the
Sir – Although not wishing to comment on any individual cases, there appears to have been quite a number of domestic violence court cases in the Craven Herald recently. It is right that these people should be shamed – in fact it’s a shame you don
Sir – I was amused to read about the Settle station master reprimanding the Transport Minister (A Craven Diary, August 15). Clearly he was quite right – riding on the platform isn’t very safe. However, it takes a brave soul to tell off the
Sir – As one of the UK’s largest employers, your readers may be interested to understand what the recent announcement by the Government on the Royal Mail Free Shares for employees means for postmen and women and other Royal Mail staff in the North
Sir – I read with interest Julian Smith’s attempts to embarrass Yorkshire Water into paying more tax even though they are not acting illegally. Forgive me, but I thought that the point of sending Mr Smith to Westminster was to write laws and so
Sir – Well, that was quite a weekend, so much so that the inhabitants of Skipton and it's environs look positively shattered. The main topic of conversation across the full demographic has been the lack of sleep and the volume of the music, clearly
Sir – I would like to bring to your attention, the use of Greatwood and Horseclose estates as a rat run for non residents in their cars, just so that they can avoid the traffic lights on Keighley road – causing a real danger to the children that live
Sir – I note that yet again a few people, entrusted with a asset belonging to the populace, are prepared to sell it to a few. I refer to the trustees of the Tarn Moor Estate who want to sell the two fields between the top of Raikes Road and White
Sir – R Wilcock’s letter (Craven Herald, August 8) asked if Craven District Council intends to extend the town boundary to the bypass. It does. The government has ordered council officers to allocate a ten year supply of building land in a new
What prompts teenagers to commit acts of mindless vandalism such as the wrecking of the wooden bridge which spans Waller Hill beck near the Ginnel in Skipton? Idleness and boredom are often cited by the culprits when they are eventually caught
Teenage vandals are being hunted by police after wrecking a footbridge which has been closed to the public because it is deemed dangerous. The gang of about seven 13 to 16-year-olds struck on Friday evening at the wooden bridge which spans Waller
Yorkshire Water has completed its £1m scheme to reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Skipton. Engineering specialists Mott MacDonald Bentley had been working since early January to reduce the risk of sewer flooding to 13 homes. A huge storage
Plans to build 46 affordable homes in Barnoldswick have been submitted to Pendle Council. Mulbury Homes wants to build 23 two-bedroom homes and 23 three-bedroom houses at Allotment Gardens, off Valley Road. The site to be developed is on 2.37
North Yorkshire Police has this week launched a major operation to combat rural and cross-border crime. Operation Hawk is an intelligence-led campaign with the aim to pursue and disrupt travelling criminals who intend to prey on our rural communities
Grassington & District Horticultural Society held its 36th annual show at Grassington Town Hall on Saturday. The sun made a huge difference as the record number of 396 exhibits, set in 2003, was beaten when 42 competitors produced 421 exhibits
A total of £10,000 from Pendle Council’s business growth incentive fund has been earmarked for Earby town centre. Coun David Whipp, chairman of the West Craven Area Committee, said an open meeting with businesses must now be held to determine how
People living in a Dales community are to showcase their talents at St Leonard’s Church, Chapel-le-Dale on Bank Holiday Monday. One of the organisers, Sandra Ireton said it was hoped the event, running between 10am and 4pm, will be the first of
Volunteers at Oxfam shops in Skipton have spelled out their love for Syria by marching around town with a ‘Love Syria’ banner. The charity is asking for donations to help deliver life-saving work for Syrians fleeing their war-torn country.
Hebden Sports will take place on Bank Holiday Monday. The event starts at 1pm and includes flat and novelty races, traditional games and stalls. The fell races start at 3pm, with last registration at 2.45pm. The day will be rounded off with
Year 6 leavers at Beamsley’s Boyle and Petyt left the school an interesting farewell gift. The youngsters presented the school with a stile over the wall of the school field and into the adjacent wood. Made and fitted by Richard Price, the
Nearly 200 turned out for Langcliffe Village Show on Saturday. Organisers of the second annual show, which was held jointly in the village institute and parish church, said the show was a great success despite the weather. One of the organisers
A verdict of accidental death has been recorded on a Glusburn woman who died two years ago while in Ireland for a wedding. Marie Horne, 64, suffered head injuries after falling off a bike and died two days later in Kerry General Hospital, on June
A model railway group put on an exhibition in West Craven last week. Pendle Forest Model Railway Society displayed a N-gauge scale model of a small train station, with surrounding houses at Earby Library . “We’re doing this as part of Lancashire
