Sir – Last week my wife, myself and an elderly lady in her 90s, were waiting for the 3.40pm No 10 bus from Settle Market Square to Clitheroe but when the time got to 4.25pm we accepted that the bus was not going to turn up. By then it was getting
Sir – May I add my voice to the concern your readers have expressed over Mr Smith’s desire to see the Guardian prosecuted. I noticed on Twitter the editor disagreed with him (although rather meekly). I really felt the MP was let off the hook
Sir – Oh dear I’ve missed them, why didn’t I wait until after the collection before going out? My garden waste bin has not been emptied again. I’m going to have to ring the council, again! I was disappointed earlier in the year to be notified
Sir – I am writing this letter to praise Ward 15 at Airedale General Hospital. I have recently had cause to be a patient on that ward twice during September and October. I cannot praise the staff highly enough. From the consultant at the
Sir – Once again I was woken up in the early hours of Saturday morning by drunken idiots shouting and screaming at 2am as they made their way home from the local pubs and nightclubs. Is there anything the authorities can do about this? It is becoming
Sir – I’ve been delighted to see our schools are teaching our children about Fairtrade. Fairtrade is a superb and easy way British shoppers can support those from poorer countries in an honest and legitimate way. There are so many examples
Sir – As information begins to flow in under the Freedom of Information Act, the whole sorry story of the sale of 9 High Street is slowly coming to light. Readers will remember that Craven District Council found a prospective purchaser several years
Sir – I agree broadly with the negative response to the views of local MP, Julian Smith, regarding press freedom and national security, as expressed in the letters published in the last fortnight. Nevertheless it should be recognised that Julian
Sir – I refer to the letter from D Dean of Threshfield regarding the Grassington House Hotel (Craven Herald, October 31). Your readers will know that the National Park was created to conserve the landscape, wildlife and cultural heritage of the
Sir – I look forward to Godfrey Bloom’s regular outbursts on these pages – it’s always nice to have a chuckle at his out there views. I have no idea what he’s on about last week (nothing new there I suppose). The reason the Royal Mail was sold
Sir – It would seem modern day British politicians are now completely detached from reality. This week alone they have shown they are in complete denial of the truth. First we had the nonsense of climbing on the popular bandwagon of blaming
A fundraising event, which has banked more than £131,000 since it was launched, had a special significance when the organisers and participants gathered at Coniston Hotel. In the hearts and minds of the organisers, the participants and his family
A new helpline has been launched for seriously ill people who may be in the last year of their lives. Support and advice will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The dedicated “Gold Line” phone number, launched at Airedale Hospital
A new supermarket is set to be built – creating and safeguarding more than 100 jobs. Aldi’s plans for a store, on land at Silsden, have been hailed as a major boost to the town’s economy. Town and district councillors have welcomed the project
Craven councillors have heavily criticised proposals to reduce subsidised bus routes by North Yorkshire County Council. North Yorkshire is proposing to cut its subsidised bus routes – including school transport – by around 25 per cent to tackle
Airedale Hospital managers are looking at making themselves more visible in a bid to strengthen their relationships with staff. It is just one idea put forward in response to the national Francis Report, which was commissioned following the Stafford
Revised plans to build houses on the site of High Trees, Rectory Lane, Skipton, have raised objections from the town council. Applicant J N Bentley had its original scheme for ten homes on the site rejected by Craven District Council in July and
An Airedale Hospital governor will urge local people to follow his lead in donating a kidney to a complete stranger. Alan Davies will speak about his experience during an event on Tuesday intended to promote organ donation. The chartered accountant
Demands to upgrade a zebra crossing have been stepped up following a serious accident near the site. An elderly pedestrian suffered head injuries after being involved in a collision with a car in Kirkgate, Silsden, last Wednesday. Now town
About 50 wreaths are expected to be laid at Skipton’s Remembrance service on Sunday. It is the first Armistice service to be held at the town’s war memorial since it was rededicated with the name of 29-year-old Gareth Thursby added to the plaque
It was time to raise a glass at Threshfield Court as staff and residents celebrated the home’s 25th birthday. The building used to be the Wilson Arms Hotel, but became a nursing and residential care home in 1988. Since then, Threshfield Court
Children at Christ Church Primary School, Skipton, have been going skipping crazy following a whole school skipping day. Fitness skills were woven into a fun session for every class, led by Sports Skipping for Schools. “The children absolutely
Licensees Ashely and Hayley Crampton are hoping they have found the recipe for fundraising success. To tie in with National Sausage Week, they are holding a Generation Game style sausage making competition at their pub, the Clarendon Hotel, Hebden
Singer and comedian Mike Harding will join the celebrations at Burton-in Lonsdale’s new community cafe on Saturday. He will attend an autumn street party with live music from 2pm. The event will coincide with the annual gift and craft fair
Craven College students are set to benefit from changes on a key bus service which connects Skipton with Leeds. Bus operator First said it was planning a number of service improvements on the X84 bus to meet the needs of its customers – including
The Flagcrackers of Craven – who have spent the summer celebrating 25 years of morris dancing – are holding an open session in Kildwick and Farnhill Village Institute on Sunday at 1pm. Beginners, improvers and experienced musicians and dancers
