A gentle stroll from Saltaire to Shipley Glen and back rewards walkers with stunning views over the urban sprawl of the encroaching city, and a taste of the region’s history. Fact File Start: Bottom of Victoria Road, Saltaire Walk distance
The Bella Napoli in Cross Hills offers a taste of Italy in the heart of Yorkshire. Head chef Carmelo Di Pietro is at its forefront with his modern innovative ideas. Carmelo and the staff of Bella Napoli believe that real Italian produce is
A group of children from Skipton Workhouse were gathered together for a picture in the Craven Herald of October, 1913. The group, including babies, from the workhouse nursery were pictured with their attendant, a Miss Haynes, as she prepared to leave
Community Centre: The Fake Thackray concert at Wigglesworth Community Centre on Saturday turned out to be quite intimate, with 21 people in the audience. There is no Zumba this week due to a clash of events. Yoga will be held as usual and the craft
Work day: A work day will take place at Kettlewell and Conistone churches next Saturday, November 16, when volunteers can help with all manner of inside and outside jobs. At Kettlewell, there is a special project to plant trees. Work starts at 10am
Camera Club: David Aldred brought along a collection of slides on the Canadian Rockies to show members. Travelling by camper van with his wife, they explored two national parks, beginning in Banff and then making their way to Jasper. Retired Men
Flower club: Members of Steeton Flower Club enjoyed the October meeting when they created autumnal and halloween arrangements during a practice night. The Christmas open meeting will be held on Friday, November 29, at 7.30pm at Sutton Village Hall.
Festive fair: St James’s Church will hold a seasonal fair on Saturday, November 16, from 9am to 1pm, with refreshments, stalls and fun for all. The Mikado: The Proms on the Farm team present the Gilbert and Sullivan Society in concert performing
Calamity Jane: Thanks to everyone who supported Settle Amateur Operatic Society’s production of Calamity Jane and to all who took part in the grand draw. The winners have now been drawn and are as follows: 1st (winning £100) Marion Webster, 2nd (£50
Pamper night: A pamper evening by Alice of Long Preston will be held in Rathmell Reading Room on Thursday, November 14, from 6pm. Get your nails done at the special price of £10. For an appointment, ring Elaine 01729 840087. There will also be a beauty
Young farmers: Lothersdale and District Young Farmers met last week at Greenhead School for a sports night. The previous Saturday, members competed in the live and carcass judging, with Charlotte Ormondroyd winning first place overall. Members also
Coffee morning: There will be a coffee morning on Saturday, from 10am to noon to raise funds for the playgroup. Stalls include cakes, handmade crafts, pre-loved books and Phoenix Cards. There will be face painting, a crafts table for children, a raffle
Young farmers: Lawkland Young Farmers’ Club met at Austwick Parish Hall for a pumpkin carving competition. Results – junior girls, 1 Georgia Mason-Thornton, 2 Laura Murfin, 3 Hatty Wilson-Mason. Junior boys, 1 James Mason-Thornton, 2 Luke Harrison,
Panto: Join best friends Dick Whittington and Tommy the cat as they fight evil King Rat in this traditional family show from Pocket Panto. The show takes place on Monday, December 30, at 2pm at Langcliffe Institute. Tickets are available online at
Hellifield walks: The next and final walk of the year will be on Sunday, November 24. It is an “easy” walk from Greenfoot to Cleatops and back, and will be led by Sheila Swinbank (850458). Meet in the car park behind Aherne's at 1pm or Greenfoot at
Domino drive: There will be a domino drive at Hebden Village Institute on Monday at 7.30pm. Admission is £3, which includes supper. Everyone is welcome.
New faces: Tony and Denise Dodwell have taken over the Ingleton newsagents shop. They have moved to the village with their children, Chloe and Thomas, from Grantham in Lincolnshire.
Film night: The Movie Night group is showing two films on Saturday. The first will be at 4.30pm and will be Oz the Great and Powerful. The evening show is Lincoln. Advance tickets are available at The Hub. WAGS meeting: The WAGS group meets at
Women’s Institute: The WI meets at the parish rooms today at 7.30pm. The speaker will be John Foster on the subject of the work of the district court judge. Richard Whiteley Theatre: Tonight, the theatre welcomes the Neil C Young Trio with an evening
Children’s Society: Thanks are expressed to everyone who made a contribution to the charity. More than £400 has been raised this year. Zumba: There is no class tonight. The next session will take place at 5.45pm on Thursday, November 21. Pilates
St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, there will be services of Holy Communion at 8.15am and 9.45am, followed at 10.55am by the Act of Remembrance at the war memorial. The Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday, November 30, from 10am to noon in the church
Churches: As this Sunday is Remembrance Sunday, there will be a joint service at St Mary’s church at 10am. This will be followed at 11am by a wreath- laying ceremony at the war memorial. There will be a Tuesday communion service at St Mary’s at 10.30am
Concert: Michael Janisch, an award-winning double bass player, will be performing in Eldroth Parish Hall on Saturday, November 30. The concert features four of the most talked about jazz musicians in the UK and is sponsored by Rural Arts. The band
Minibus appeal: A Rock ‘n’ Roll and ‘60s music night takes place at Foulridge Social Club tomorrow to raise money for the Earby Minibus Appeal. On Saturday, there will be a fundraising coffee morning at the New Road Community Centre. Remembrance
St John’s: On Remembrance Sunday, there will be a service at the war memorial at 10.55am, with prayers and the laying of a wreath. People will then proceed to St John’s Church for a service of remembrance and Holy Communion, starting at 11:10am. On
Young Farmers: Members visited North Ribblesdale Rugby Club at Settle for an evening of training. They were put through their paces by Mark Throup. In half-term, members travelled to Blackburn for an evening of ice skating.
Give and Take: Clapham Waste Reduction, part of Clapham Sustainability Group, has organised a Give and Take event on Saturday in the village hall, from 10am to noon. Supported by the York and North Yorkshire Waste Partnership, it is a chance to pass
Autumn supper: St Mary’s Church invites you to an autumn supper on Sunday in the village hall at 6.30pm. Please bring along your contribution to the Jacob’s Join meal. Tea and coffee will be on sale. Entry is free, but donations towards St Mary’s will
Gifts and crafts: The annual gift and craft fair will be held in the village hall on Saturday from 10am to 3pm. It will include cards, gifts, jewellery, knitwear, cushions, books and homemade cakes. At 2pm, singer and comedian Mike Harding will join
Hot dogs and bingo: Everyone is welcome to join in the fun at the hot dogs and bingo night at Bradley School next Thursday, from 6.30pm to 8pm (doors open at 6pm). The event is being organised by the Friends of Bradley School and tickets are available
Priory Church: The services on Sunday are 8am Communion (said) and 10.30am Sung Eucharist, which will be the Remembrance Service. Evening prayer is now at the winter time of 4.30pm. On the first Sunday of the month, the church holds a Liquid Family
High Bentham WI: Five members attended the group meeting organised by Caton WI on Thursday. The speaker was John Bamber, who gave a talk on his Polar Challenge. Age Concern: Members met at the Masonic Hall on Friday, when lunch was served by Sue
History society: Wendy Singleton, the North West co-ordinator of Help for Heroes, gave an illustrated account of First World War memorials in France and Belgium. Impressive structures such as the Tyne Cot, Vimy Ridge and Menin Gate, with adjacent cemeteries
Halloween fundraiser: Eric and Maree thank everyone who supported their charity event and seven year anniversary at the Game Cock. Children enjoyed the village wander and Halloween games, although rain curtailed the treasure hunt in the beer garden
Village Hall: Appletreewick Village Hall’s AGM was held on October 28, when a new committee was elected. Thanks were given to Rebecca Nelson, who has resigned as chairman, for all her work. The chairman’s role will now rotate among the committee members
Concert: Bradford Women Singers will present Songs for Peace and Justice at Airton Friends’ Meeting House on Friday, November 15, at 7.30pm. A six-strong a capella group, their songs weave together their voices, hearts and a lot of common sense. Tickets
100 years ago The danger to human life resulting from the modern craze for speed on part of motor cars and their owners were emphasised at a meeting of Addingham Parish Council. Owing to the long drought and steady decrease of water in the
An informal evening of music and song will be held at St Mary’s Church, Conistone, on Saturday. The entertainment will be provided by Jasmine and The Dolly Mixtures on double bass, piano, saxophone, violin and vocals. The event, which runs
The choir from Malsis School in Glusburn will perform at a concert at the King’s Hall in Ilkley. The choristers will support the Brighouse and Rastrick Band as it returns to the venue on Saturday. Band president Paul Beaumont said: “We performed
Cononley residents will be hoping to raise the roof with two mini-music marathons on Saturday. The event will be staged in the village institute, with the afternoon session featuring instrumentalists and singers from Cononley Primary School and
Settle’s Victoria Hall is hosting two free theatre performances. The Rich Seam Theatre Company will stage Royal Flush this Sunday, while the Reform Theatre Company will perform Burt ‘n’ Joyce next Sunday, November 17. Admission is free, although
Change, especially a change of long-standing key personnel, is never easy and it is to the group’s credit that they have coped with a number of changes in recent years and managed to emerge invigorated. There were a number of new faces in the cast
Skipton U3A Orchestra – the only orchestra under the U3A umbrella in UK – has said farewell to its conductor Arthur Butterworth. Arthur, who celebrated his 90th birthday in August, has decided to concentrate on other musical enterprises, although
SKIPTON: Skipton Building Society Camerata has chosen remembrance as the theme for its concert at Christ Church on Saturday. The programme will feature Faure’s Requiem, Bach’s Cello Suite No 2 and Schoenberg’s Verklarte Nacht. The orchestra will
Royal Hall, Harrogate: Rock up and Sing perform They Will Rock You (November 9 and 10); Sporting Truths with Match of the Day’s Mark Chapman and ex-England footballer Danny Mills (November 14). Contact 01423 502116. Dukes Theatre, Lancaster: The
A dairy farming brother and sister went head-to-head in the battle for the title at October’s main Craven Dairy Auction at Skipton Auction Mart last week. Mark Houseman, who runs the Senterprise pedigree Holstein herd with his father Fred at Burton
Time is fast running out for Yorkshire meat men and women to enter the county’s premier product evaluation event. The closing date for postal entries in the annual Great Yorkshire Pork Pie, Sausage, Black Pudding and Beef Burger Competition is
With the clocks going back, the CLA is reminding farmers and landowners to guard against burglars. Douglas Chalmers, CLA North director of policy and public affairs, said: “Each year we seem to experience an increase in crime in the countryside
Red Rose farmers successfully mounted another cross-border raid to pillage the championship spoils at Skipton Auction Mart’s November prime shows on Monday. Father and son Richard and Mark Ireland, from Whalley, sent out the prime lamb champions
A 60-year-old man who was almost twice over the drink-drive limit when he was stopped by police in Cononley has been banned from driving for 18 months. Stephen Ingham was stopped in his Vauxhall Meriva at 4pm in Cross Hills Road on October 2, Skipton
A pub chef has been banned by magistrates from The Woolly Sheep in Skipton as a result of drinking too much on a rare day off. Paul McGoldrick, 33, had ended up at the Sheep Street pub on the morning of Saturday, September 28 after enjoying the
It can’t be a barrel of laughs being a North Yorkshire County Councillor these days – unless you’re in opposition, of course. Over the last few years, the council, provider of most of our main services, has faced swingeing cuts to its budget –
Secondary school pupils are facing a daily walk of more than two miles to school after cash strapped North Yorkshire County Council withdrew free bus passes. Thirty-nine pupils from 30 families in in Carleton who attend Aireville, Ermysted’s Grammar
A bank-fraud investigator and former special constable was so drunk when he went to buy fish and chips staff called police, Skipton magistrates heard. Shakeel Pitteea, 27, was almost three and a half times over the limit when he drove to and from
A nurse slapped a vulnerable resident of a South Craven nursing home with a used incontinence pad, heard Skipton magistrates. Lydia Onwen, 54, called the elderly male resident a ‘naughty man’ and slapped him around the face with the incontinence
A 23-year-old ‘totally suicidal’ driver who admitted driving dangerously on the A59 near Skipton has been sent to crown court for sentencing. James Boyd was told by Skipton magistrates on Friday the court’s sentencing powers were not great enough
Malcolm Elrick is heading for the gym in a bid to win blind golf’s order of merit for a third time. The 60-year-old has also targeted retaining the European title he won last month by an amazing 16 shots. The Skipton Golf Club member has had
Wharfedale head for London on Saturday determined to avoid another dose of capital punishment. And the selectors have placed their faith in the same team which blew away Cinderford 40-10 for the trip to Richmond. It means that scrum half Matt
10.30am: The A59 was reopened fully at 10.10am today (Thursday, November 7) following an earlier collision between an Audi and a Nissan close to the junction with Carleton. Police say two people were taken to Airedale Hospital with non-life threatening
The Welcome to Yorkshire Tour de France publicity bus arrived in Skipton on Friday having spent the week visiting people along the routes of the opening stages of the race, next year. “We were here to raise awareness and to get people’s comments
A shop to raise money for the Royal British Legion’s 2013 Poppy Appeal has opened in Barnoldswick. The Frank Street shop, which opens annually, started trading on Monday and will be open for business from 9am to 5pm today, tomorrow and Saturday
Wow, what a pair of pumpkins! These two whoppers have won pride of place outside the home of Sarah Danvers in East Lane, Embsay. The one on the right weighs over 15 stone, has a seven foot circumference and needed lifting by crane from its plot
Long-awaited plans to double the size of the car park at Steeton and Silsden railway station have moved a step closer. County transport body Metro says the scheme is scheduled to be carried out in 2015-16. The news is welcomed by Craven ward
Holders Rimington and Mastab’s Craven League champions Skipton LMS were among the second-round casualties. Rimington were defeated 3-1 at home by Huddersfield-based side Newsome with Luke Conti scoring their only goal. Skipton LMS went down
The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped a case against a man accused of disorder at a Long Preston parish council meeting. Lawyers have “discontinued” the prosecution against Peter Scott Smith of The Green, Long Preston, ruling that to continue
Tributes have been paid today to a popular Silsden man who fell to his death while working on air-conditioning equipment at an Iceland supermarket. Father and family man Tony Hopkins died at Rotherham District General Hospital from injuries following
Pupils at a Silsden primary school were in for a shock on Monday when they discovered an alien spacecraft had crash landed in their playground. Upon arrival at school after the holidays, children at Aire View Infants School were greeted by teachers
Embsay recorded their first win of the season in the Premier Division, beating Cowling 5-3 at home. Alex Conroy scored two in the victory, which moves them off the foot of the table ahead of Carleton. James Cumptsey’s goal saw Rolls overcome
North Ribblesdale 18 Doncaster Phoenix 22 League leaders Doncaster Phoenix won the tactical battle by using the elements remorselessly in the second half to grind out a win. Apart from what seemed a harsh penalty try, all their scores came
A nominated driver has been banned from driving for a year by Skipton magistrates after being ‘narrowly’ over the legal limit. Scott Mason, 31, was stopped by police as he drove friends home from a quiz night in Settle just before midnight on September
It is that time of year again when we pause to reflect on those who have lost their lives during armed conflicts. All across the country, communities will meet at War Memorials, give thanks and say prayers. Even those who disagree with the
A new driver lost control of his car on a bend and collided with a bridge at Eastby, putting his two passengers into hospital, heard Skipton magistrates. William Houghton, 18, lost control of his Citroen Saxo which then hit one side of the bridge
Skipton 13 Aireborough 17 An abysmal team performance saw Skipton sink to their first home defeat of the season. On paper the side looked strong and should have swept aside a dour Aireborough team that is languishing in the lower half of the league
Businesses have until November 11 to take advantage of the chance to use the Yorkshire Dales National Park logo for free. More than 170 have so far been given the go-ahead to use the famous Swaledale ram’s head logo in connection with their marketing
