As John Rudden celebrates the fifth anniversary of his opening Grassington House hotel, the 45-year-old chef reflects on his career to date Having grown up around restaurants and pubs, John was inspired by his older brother who worked in the trade
In his latest column, John Sheard considers how much money big charities are paying their top executives, and why he won’t give to the RSPCA Please note, the opinions expressed here are John’s alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views of
A tough start to this 3.5 mile route, but it’s worth the pull some stunning landscapes Fact File Start: Car park in front of Langcliffe Primary School Distance: 3.5 miles, (approx 1.5 hours) Going: Easy, apart from a long, steep pull
For centuries, farms and meadows were managed by the humble scythe. But the rise of the mower and strimmer made the tool all but obsolete. Now the scythe is making something of a comeback, its environemental (and even social) benefits are rediscovered
Show season is well underway and I’m told the Craven Herald editor got rather excited by one of the categories he spotted while subbing one of the recent results lists. The unusual shaped vegetable class tickled him somewhat, and he tells me he has
Victoria Benn visits Kettlewell, home of a very special festival and a close and friendly community There aren’t many Dales villages that can lay claim to having had Elvis, Pavarotti, Abba, and The Spice Girls take up residence for a week.
The grouse shooting season started last week, an important source of jobs and cash from visiting big spenders here in the Dales, an event which delights the field sports community and deeply offends some conservationists. North Yorkshire, sadly
After 109 years since its formation the Cross Hills Naturalists’ Society closes its doors for the last time next Saturday, August 31. An aging and declining membership, coupled with the rapid advancement of digital communication and modern media, has
St James’s Church, Clapham, will host a performance of two of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologues. A Lady of Letters and Bed Among The Lentils will be performed by the Leeds-based Library Theatre next Saturday, August 31, at 7.30pm. The
The Vacation Chamber Orchestra will perform Music for a Summer Afternoon at Airton on Monday. With an eclectic and sometimes surprising programme of classical works, the afternoon at the Quaker Meeting House promises to provide followers of classical
Singer-songwriter Chris Berry will perform in Settle as part of his Yorkshire Tour. Chris is well-known in the area, having provided support for Ultravox frontman Midge Ure and Joe Longthorne and fronted his own band, Smiler, at the Yorkshire Day
When Rebecca Lawrence sees her shoulder length hair falling to the floor it will be a sign of the way the 25-year-old is tackling her incurable illness. The front of house manager at Rendezvous Hotel at Snaygill, who is living with cervical cancer
Two Dales outdoor learning centres, run by Bradford Council will soon become a charitable trust. Buckden House, in Upper Wharfedale, and Ingleborough Hall, in Clapham, are used by schools in the Bradford district for residential stays and day trips
Rail travellers face a 4.1 per cent increase next January. It comes after the Office for National Statistics confirmed the inflation rate for July – to which fares are pegged plus one per cent – stood at 3.1 per cent. Tim Calow, chairman of
Embsay with Eastby Parish Council has raised concerns about plans to build new homes on land off Skipton Road. Chris Windle, from Skipton-based Windle Beech Winthrop, is applying for planning permission to develop a site on the western approach
Although it was thought it could be the last, Saturday’s 70th Earby Horticultural Show experienced a first. “This was one of our best shows for a number of years,” said David Hartley, president of the Earby and District Gardeners Society, who organise
Police are seeking information about the theft of a number of Yorkshire stone top stones from walls in the Cross Hills area. Thieves struck in Boundary Avenue at a number of houses and in one address each in North Road and Bent Lane, said investigating
Pendle Council has received four applications for home extensions in West Craven. Mr McKean wants to build a single-storey extension to the rear of 112 Colne Road, Earby. Mr D Lancaster wants to demolish a conservatory and build a first-floor
Home shopping and thermal-wear giant Damart, whose warehousing facility is at Steeton, has a buzz about the place. The company has renewed its sponsorship of the Bradford & Bingley rugby team, known as the Bees. Damart’s support of the
The mayor of Pendle and his mayoress took a tour of Pendle parks last week. Councillor Smith Benson and his daughter, Margaret Ingham, of Barnoldswick, made their final stop at Valley Gardens in Barnoldswick, where the mayor’s five-month-old grandson
Record entries were enjoyed in three sections at Giggleswick Horticultural Society’s 72nd annual show. Staged in the Giggleswick Junior School Pavilion, the event was opened by Settle mayor Joe Lord and included record-breaking classes in culinary
