Regular readers of the Craven Herald will no doubt remember the headline news about John Bell’s sheepdog, Bob which fetched the record price of 8,800 guineas at Skipton Auction Mart last May. Victoria Benn catches up with John to find out more about
Whilst we were enjoying a rain-free month in South East Asia, in what was supposed to be the monsoon season, Britain was being battered by high winds, rain and floods. Something even stranger was happening according to the Woodland Trust: winter was
A groundbreaking charity shop, one of the first of its kind in the country, is in the running for a major national award. Birdcage, in Skipton High Street, which opened in October 2011, is competing in the UK Citi Microentrepreneurship awards taking
John Sheard has just returned from a trip to Singapore to celebrate a milestone birthday. But was it worthwhile? Here he ponders the advantages of staying at home in the tranquility of the Dales Anyone who starts most working days listening to
An eight-mile sponsored walk along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal raised more than £1,000 for Manorlands. The trek was made by staff from Steeton’s Currergate Nursing Home, which is run by Czajka Care Group. The employees, along with two representatives
A replacement minibus was handed over to Earby Community Centre following a fundraising campaign. The community centre paid £30,000 for a 2007 Mercedes 16-seater minibus and took delivery of the vehicle on Thursday from Doncaster-based Excel Conversions
A family history expert in Silsden has reunited a Scottish family with a First World War medal – 95 years after it was awarded. Tim Hodge tracked down Private Robert Nimmo’s family to Falkirk after being given the Victory Medal by his father.
Embsay with Eastby Parish Council has raised serious objections to a major outline planning application for a residential development off Skipton Road. Members decided to object after an extraordinary meeting of the council, at which residents
Airedale Hospital has scored above the national average in a survey of maternity services. The Steeton hospital notched up 82 points each for its birthing unit and labour and post-natal wards in the NHS Friends and Family Test. Post-natal community
A special open day based around the poser ‘Who was Richard Thornton?’ marked the 160th anniversary of a Burton-in-Lonsdale primary school. Richard Thornton’s CE School opened its doors and invited friends and family in to look around, view old
Artist Stephen Wright, of The House of Dreams, London, ran a two-day workshop for Craven College BTEC Fashion and Clothing students. He talked about his House of Dreams idea where each room of his East Dulwich home is adorned with a richly embroidered
