Panto fun is heading for Craven – oh yes, it is! Thespians in Glusburn, Gargrave, Carleton and Ingleton will be treading the boards over the next few weeks. Glusburn Youth Theatre will present children’s classic Peter Pan at Glusburn Institute
After 13 successful years, Chris Bonsall is to hang up his hat as organiser of Ingleton Folk Weekend. Having brought folk legends such as Ralph McTell, Kate Rusby, Eliza Carthy and Kathryn Tickell to the village, Chris feels the time is right for
A former Glusburn pantomime performer has been honoured by a star from TV’s Strictly Come Dancing. Fiona Spencer, who has appeared in many local theatrical shows, has been studying with the Royal Ballet School to become a dance teacher. She
Steeton Male Voice Choir treasurer Alan Howell has retired after 14 years. To mark his long service, he was presented with a commemorative certificate by choir president Len Wilson. New treasurer is John Dowlan, whose previous role as baritone
Skipton Building Society Camerata will perform ten anniversary concerts in Skipton – one a month for each year of the orchestra’s life. The first concert takes place at Skipton Girls’ High School on Wednesday and features Mozart’s Piano and Wind
One of the commonest types of walking guide is a few pages, stapled together with a little colour on the cover. Dr Bill Mitchell has just read – and listened to – a guide that is radically different and outstanding. Part of a series entitled Discovering
Sir - I’ve got issues! A number of these issues are concerning the townsfolk of Skipton and its hinterland. Firstly a petition has been circulated about potential increases in car parking charges for disable people. The Conservative council, taking
Pavers Shoes and Cotton Traders are the latest businesses to sign up to the new £8.5 million Albion Place development in Skipton. Currently in the final stages of construction, the scheme – on and behind the High Street – is now more than 95 per
A local politician is angry that Bradford Council will not pay the £45 cost of hiring its own building in Silsden. Andrew Mallinson has offered to stump up the rent fee himself to hold a meeting at Silsden Town Hall. He is keen to show off
We started 2014 with 11 races across Europe. The first ones were in Bad Wiessee, Germany, and although there was little snow, we still managed to race three slaloms. I had a mixed bag of results. In the first, race I finished 21st, scoring 71.80
Barnoldswick residents will see their precept payments doubled as the town council gets to grips with funding public toilets and other devolved services. Public toilets in the town centre, Victory Park and Letcliffe Park will be kept open after
Youngsters from Settle and Skipton joined fellow Brownies from Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough for an outing to West Yorkshire Playhouse to see The Jungle Book as part of their celebrations for The Big Brownie Birthday. Hundreds of thousands
Long Preston Heritage Group has won £9,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to raise the profile of the part the village played during the First World War. To mark the centenary of the start of the First World War, the project will enable local people
Horton-in-Ribblesdale Parish Council has backed plans to create a railhead at Arcow Quarry in nearby Helwith Bridge. It recommended that a series of conditions should be imposed on any approval granted by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
A meeting in Silsden addressed concerns about how the Tour de France might impact on residents and visitors. Bradford Council emergency planning officers met Silsden councillors, the media, church representatives and other townspeople. They
The Yorkshire Dales Society will turn its attention to Bentham tomorrow. A member of Bentham Footpaths Group will lead a free four-mile walk around the market town, taking in the River Wenning and views to the Forest of Bowland. Participants should
Residents from across Craven have the chance to raise concerns about crime and policing when the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire, Julia Mulligan, holds a surgery in Skipton. It will take place from 5pm to 6.30pm on Monday at Craven
Pupils at Ermysted’s Grammar School in Skipton have been praised for their showing in recent performance tables. The school came second in North Yorkshire after Skipton Girls’ High School for its performance at GCSE. Head teacher Graham Hamilton
A campaign could be launched in Cononley to buy the local post office and shop. Cononley Parish Council will meet on Tuesday to consider whether the community should take on the shop, at the junction of Main Street and Crosshills Road. The
Pupils from Grassington Primary School organised and ran a farmers’ market. The students gave villagers the chance to buy fresh produce from a range of local food producers and made their own homemade soup and assembled herb tins. The children
Thornton-in-Craven residents celebrated Burns Night in the recently refurbished village hall. Forty villagers were treated to home-cooked traditional Scottish fare, prepared by volunteer cooks. Whisky-tasting, piping in of the haggis, addresses
