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  • Age no limit to exercise, says Cross Hills woman, 84,

    An 84-year-old Cross Hills woman is on a mission to show that age is no barrier to staying fit. Pauline Wellard has been attending a gym for the past 17 years. “Exercising keeps the pain of my osteoporosis under control and it keeps me fit,

  • Arncliffe concert raises £2,700 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance

    A sell-out concert in Arncliffe is expected to have raised at least £2,700 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Held at Amerdale Hall last month, it was organised by music producer Richard Dover who was joined on stage by Brit-Award winning singer

  • Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival raises £29,000 for good causes

    Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival has handed out nearly £29,000 raised at last year’s event. The main beneficiaries were St Mary’s Church, the local school and the village hall, but smaller donations have been made towards Kettlewell Toddlers, the

  • Barnoldswick pupils get a lesson in writing reviews

    Pupils at West Craven High Technology College in Barnoldswick have been given helpful advice on how write a review. Film critic Josh Hammond, whose father is a maths teacher at the school, talked to year 11 students as an introduction to their

  • Settle Rotary Club sleigh collection raises £4,000

    Settle Rotary Club’s Santa Sleigh initiative was very successful, raising more than £4,000 from collections in the town and outlying villages. “People were very generous again for local causes in spite of the economic downturn,” said Rotarian Bob

  • 'Bloomers' could hang from Bentham tree

    A pair of steel “bloomers” could take pride of place hanging from a tree in Bentham. The sculpture is set to be part of a Pioneer Projects scheme to mark passing places along the Way of the Roses cycle route. Now Craven planners are being asked

  • Miscellany performs at Langcliffe Twelfth Night celebration

    The Christmas festivities in Langcliffe again came to an end with a superb Twelfth Night celebration at the institute. The entertainment was provided for the eighth year by Miscellany, a group of semi-professional artists, performers and vocalists