PRIVATE aviation company Multiflight, owned by Upper Wharfedale man David Hood, has added a third VIP Dauphin helicopter with capacity for up to eight passengers to its fleet of charter helicopters. “We are delighted to announce the addition
THE Skipton Royal British Legion is organising a "grand concert" as a focus for this year's Poppy Appeal.It will take place at Skipton's Holy Trinity Church next Saturday, November 8, at 7.30pm and guests will include town mayor Cllr
PART of a former village Co-op has been given a new lease of life.The building, in Station Road, Steeton, has been extensively refurbished.From the early 20th century until the 1960s the site was occupied by the Co-op, after which it had numerous uses.The
SKIPTON Building Society Camerata will give a special performance as part of the town's Remembrance weekend next Saturday, November 8.And the programme will feature the world premiere of a specially commissioned concerto for euphonium and orchestra
Aireborough 2nds 29, Skipton 2nds 28SKIPTON took to the field with a vastly-improved approach after the previous week's wake-up call, which saw them crushed by Old Brodleians, only to fall victim of some dubious second-half refereeing. The visitors
CONONLEY rider Ian Taylor (Jedi Cycle Sport) and Lucy Horrocks (Hope Factory Racing) of Barnoldswick both picked up runners-up finishes in the second round of the National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series at Southampton Sports Centre.Taylor was only four seconds
BRADLEY teenager Jamie Ridehalgh took on the country's top 25 youth cyclists in round one of the Revolution Track Racing Series at the Olympic Velodrome in London.The 15-year-old prospect, riding in a six-man Polypipe team captained by Olympic pursuit
THE club where Lothersdale's Paralympic star Danielle Brown first learned her trade, Aire Valley Archers, is to receive major funding to upgrade its facilities.Based at St Ives Estate, Bingley, the club have been granted £75,176 of National
NOT even facing a side two divisions below them in the Northern Plant Hire Trophy could help Embsay notch a first victory of the season.The Mastab's Craven League whipping boys were beaten 5-2 at home to Salts, who are third from bottom in their section.There
Wharfedale 38, Loughborough Students 20LOUGHBOROUGH coach Dave Morris gave warm congratulations to Wharfedale after their SSE National League One victory as he admitted: "It was fully deserved."They dominated the set-piece and their physicality
Skipton 43, Halifax Vandals 10SKIPTON returned to winning ways as they fielded a team containing three sets of brothers: Ben and George Hall, Stuart and Shaun Barraclough and Luke and Jon Currie.A moderate breeze greeted the teams on a sunny autumn afternoon
Keighley u-10s 0, Skipton u-10s 17AFTER a comfortable win against their local rivals at the Baildon festival the previous week, the young Reds travelled to Keighley confident of a positive result. Things started well, with Aidan Perry scoring straight
Littletown 2, Steeton 1STEETON crashed to their first West Riding County Amateur League defeat since August in a niggly game on Saturday.Leading scorer Lee Reilly reported sick on the morning of the match, meaning the Chevrons had to change their formation
Silsden 0, Colne 1 SILSDEN were unable to repeat their North West Counties League victory over Colne as their Lancashire neighbours gained revenge to progress to the third round of the Men United Cup.Colne, who had dominated the earlier fixture at the
Barnoldswick Town 2, 1874 Northwich 3BARNOLDSWICK battled back from three goals behind but could not quite complete the job as they bowed out of the North West Counties League Men United Cup at the second-round stage.Northwich surged 3-0 up inside the
Cowling Harlequins 56, Clayton A 0HARLEQUINS bounced back from two poor games to blitz bottom club Clayton A at Burgess Fields.The game started with numerous knock-ons and silly errors by both teams before great work from Scott Cunningham got the ball
LEGENDARY golfer Gary Player once said: The harder you work, the luckier you get.Wharfedale's 38-20 home victory over Loughborough Students last Saturday in SSE National League One certainly wasn't down to luck – but it was down to a lot
THE new season at Skipton’s Mart Theatre kicks off tonight.Skipton Musical Theatre Company is staging the musical, Oliver, which runs until Saturday. Tickets are selling fast and it is advisable to phone ahead for tickets rather than turning up
VOLUNTEERS at Home Start Craven enjoyed an evening of celebrations aimed at recognising and applauding their hard work, commitment and success in supporting vulnerable families.The event, at Cowling Village Hall, saw volunteers, staff, board trustees,
Old Brodleians 20, North Ribblesdale 12RIBB’S tactical acumen deserted them as they lost their Yorkshire One relegation clash at bottom side Old Brodleians.They matched the home pack, with two young back-row forwards in the second row getting a
Silsden 6, Brighouse Town 2SILSDEN came from behind to end comfortable winners in the West Riding County Cup on Tuesday night.They punished Evo-Stik League outfit Brighouse Town, who were in complete control before Shaquille Clarke-Adams saw red on the
SUNDAY'S Skipton Winter League match was hit hard by the weather, with a strong and blustery south-west wind making fishing difficult.Heavy rain was filling the canal up, with floating leaves becoming another handicap.The Long Ing length at Barnoldswick
SINGERS from across Skipton are preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, performing in the historic city of Prague.Jetting off today, members of Skipton Rock Up and Sing! will join their Harrogate counterparts to form a 120-strong choir.The singers
IT WAS a night to celebrate the unsung heroes of Craven.Individuals and groups stepped forward to be honoured at the Craven Community Champions Awards 2014, held at the Coniston Hotel, Coniston Cold.Run for the third year by Craven District Council and
A LACK of cash has forced the multi-million pound flood alleviation scheme for Skipton to be put on hold. Work on the £13.8 million project to protect the town from floods was due to start before Christmas. But Environment Agency chiefs
THE mother of a Skipton soldier who was shot dead in Afghanistan has welcomed the news that the last British combat troops have been pulled out of the country - so more soldiers do not have to die.Caroline Whitaker, whose son, Gareth Thursby, died in
VILLAGERS have launched a campaign to add some sparkle to their community this Christmas.Steeton and Eastburn residents are raising money to provide trees and lights in the neighbouring villages following a "paltry" display last year.But local
PRAM maker Silver Cross UK expects further growth in the short to medium term after coming through a 'challenging' 2013 which saw profits tumble.The Craven-based manufacturer of prams, a favourite of the Royal Family for generations, saw sales
A GAGGLE of four Canadian geese have been making a nuisance of themselves in Earby.Local man David Hartley spent a day early last week gathering up the geese at various places around the town."They were in or near the Co-op and on the main road as
THIS week at Scargill House, we have been looking at the “I am” statements of Jesus in John’s Gospel. You know – “I am the light of the world”, “I am the Good Shepherd”, just to mention two. There are actually
A FORMER Skipton area agent for Refuge Assurance and local steam train worker has died in the Dales Care Home, Draughton, at the age of 92.James Alfred Simpson, known as Jim, joined the Manchester-based life insurance and pensions company in 1960, and
A SILSDEN man who loved shooting and "living life to the full" has died. John Hinchliffe, 73, died at his home at Moorcock Hall, on Silsden Moor, on October 18. Mr Hinchliffe was born in Keighley but spent much of his life shooting with
THE 17th anniversary of Northern Soul nights in West Craven will be celebrated tomorrow.However, a double booking means the dance evening put on by DJs Roman, Ginger and friends will not take place in West Craven.As the Rolls Royce Leisure Club was double-booked
A 16-PAGE illustrated newspaper telling the story of Silsden at the outbreak of World War One, has been produced by the town football club.It includes a report of the Cobbydalers' victory in the 1914 Keighley and District Cup, which the team won.They
TWO friends have joined forces to raise the profile of the poppy in North Craven.Gill O'Donnell, of Giggleswick, and friend Demelza Hartley, of Lowe Maintenance Training, Settle, have created a special remembrance window at the business's Duke
A SKIPTON woman who has set herself a gruelling challenge of rowing one million metres is well on her way to completing the challenge after sailing past the 800,000 mark earlier this month.Securing corporate sponsorship from estate agency firm Dacre,
SOUVENIR-hunters who want a reminder of when the world's greatest cycling race came to Craven are to have a chance to bid for bunting and banners.Craven District Council is to auction off the Tour de France artefacts that adorned Skipton in the summer
IRON Horse Country Music Club will host a country music evening in Skipton next weekend.Aiden J Daniels will perform a range of country music with his own brand of humour next Saturday, November 8, in the Clifford Suite of the Black Horse Hotel, on the
A PET service is being held at Cross Hills next month.The service – at St Peter's Methodist Church on Thursday , November 13, at 6pm – will be led by the Rev Saidu Kanu, who will bless the animals."If you cannot bring your pet along
THIS week's nostalgia photograph shows three very brave men.They are police officer George Cyril Launders (centre), Tom Baines (left), owner of Baines' grocers shop, and Sidney Wain (right), who all lived in the Broughton Road area of Skipton.In
Earlier this month, one of our history features looked at the sinking of the hospital ship HMHS Rohilla off the coast near Whitby, which resulted in the death of 12 Barnoldswick men. This week, Lesley Tate looks at how the tragedy has been remembered
BRADLEYS Both Primary School have a new headboy and headgirl after an election involving the whole school.Will Smith and Rachel Curry won their roles in a contest involving three other candidates in year six.They all had to produce a manifesto.Headteacher
A BRADLEY woman has spoken out against proposals for a new neighbourhood plan for Bradley which has identified three village fields as future housing sites.The three fields are located on Ings Lane, Matthew Lane and Skipton Road."I have a major concern
CONGRATULATIONS go to those who guessed the identity of last week's Craven Curiosity.It was a late 19th century bull's head tin opener.Bill and Gill Daker, of Skipton, said the tins were usually left with a very jagged open edge and Maurice Benson
SEVENTY guests hit the high notes to help celebrate the 80th birthday of Issy Carr in a special karaoke party at Bentham Golf Club.And the North-West Air Ambulance benefited to the tune of £710 from donations given to Issy instead of presents.And
A THRESHFIELD holiday club has been voted one of the region’s best in the UK’s top childcare awards.Kanga Sports, based at Upper Wharfedale School, scooped the prestigious prize in the national Childcare Awards run by the country’s
NORTH Yorkshire Police has become the first force in the Yorkshire area to sign a written agreement pledging to treat attacks on guide or other assistance dogs more seriously. The move has been welcomed by the charity, Guide Dogs.Its local community engagement
GHOSTS and ghoulies invaded the dance floor at Skipton's Greatwood School last Wednesday.They were just some of the characters who appeared at a Halloween disco, organised by the Friends of Greatwood School (FROGS).All year groups were invited and
A DALES pub, made famous world-wide this summer because of its position on the route of the Tour de France, is up for sale.The White Lion Inn at Cray, situated on one of the King of the Mountain stages of the event, is being sold freehold for £380,000
SNAKES alive! Halloween at Skipton's Castle Inn promises to be a truly horrific affair.The pub, on Mill Bridge, will mark the occasion by having a variety of live snakes on show.The idea was the brainchild of assistant manger and snake owner Joanna
EXCITEMENT was high when a rocket landed at Embsay Primary School this week.And the new Rocket food waste composter inspired a fun afternoon of waste reduction activities, which involved nine primary schools and two nursery schools.Rockets are a continual
SERVING soldier Luke Currie has received a community sentence after admitting the assault by beating of his partner.Currie, 26, pushed the woman against a wall after discovering she had sent text messages to another man, Skipton magistrates heard on Friday.His
NEW help is at hand for Craven people researching their family history within the county.Scanned images of handwritten baptism, marriage and burial registers held by the North Yorkshire record office have been published online for the first time.The images
A NEW community-led project has been set up in Clapham to bring future-proof broadband to every home. Clapham Hyperfast was launched at the public meeting in the village hall last Wednesday, attended by about 100 residents.The audience heard that, at
CRAVEN businesses selling meals, snacks and over-the-counter foods are being advised to prepare for new labelling laws that will come into force later this year.North Yorkshire Trading Standards says the new legislation, the Food Information for Consumers
A CLAPHAM man has made new calls for work on the village's rail viaduct to be started again - and says his doctor has now prescribed medication to help him deal with the stress caused by the site's constantly-running generator.Repair work to the
STUDENTS from West Craven High Technology College in Barnoldswick recently visited London. Pupils from various year groups visited Downing Street, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey and went shopping on Oxford Street."The students were
A SLIDE show on submarines of the Royal Navy was presented to the Skipton and District Royal Naval Association.Members of other ex-service associations had been invited and there was a good attendance. The speaker, Mr K Wright, was bombarded with questions
NORTH Craven mother and son Janet and James Huck presented the champion at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual autumn showcase for this year’s crop of suckled calves and over year store cattle with show potential. The Hucks, of Sowerthwaite Farm
THIEVES steal a Whirlpool cooker and gas oven from the back garden of a terraced house on Lower East Avenue, Barnoldswick.The incident took place between 8.45am and 5.15pm on Tuesday, October 7.
STEETON Cricket Club will hold a "bonfire extravaganza" on Wednesday.The bonfire will be lit at 6.30pm and will be followed by a firework display.Admission is £3 for individuals and £8 for families and refreshments will be available
FEW of us will have ever been lucky enough to have ever seen a dormouse - but efforts to improve the hedgerows along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal may help make the minute, endangered mammal a more common sight. The Canal and River Trust, guardians
COWLING Village Hall Management Committee is hosting a family Halloween night tomorrow.Admission is free, but children must be accompanied by an adult, and there will be fancy dress prizes for children and adults in fancy dress.There will be fun games
EARBY Astronomical Society will meet tomorrow at All Saints’ Church, Earby, from 7.30pmto 9pm. The speaker will be Kevin Kilburn FRAS, from the Manchester Astronomical Society, and the talk will be on ‘The Forgotten Star Atlas’. It
NORTH Craven’s Shaun Richards was top dog again at Skipton Auction Mart’s autumn sale of working sheep dogs when selling his three-year-old tri-coloured bitch Queen for a sale-topping 4,050gns (£4,252.50).Mr Richards, who runs Pen-y-Borough
BOOKS and politics were on the agenda for Settle Primary School.Skipton and Ripon MP Julian Smith visited the North Craven School for a packed afternoon launching the school council’s book swap initiative and helping year six pupils plan their forthcoming
A CAVING club, whose early members were from mining communities in West Yorkshire, has celebrated its 50th birthday . The Yorkshire Subterranean Society - back in 1964 it took the tongue-in-cheek moniker "The Undertakers' Subterranean" Society
WOMEN in the region are being given the chance to tell the Chancellor of the Exchequer what more the government could do to support female employment.George Osborne has embarked on a tour to talk to women working in all four sectors of the economy &ndash
Dibble Bridge House, Hartlington, Skipton£749,950Dacre, Son & Hartley, Skipton(01756) 701010 Dibble Bridge House is a superb five bedroom farmhouse which is a stylish mix of old world charm and contemporary design.It has bags of original character
THE detective skills of Sherlock Holmes will be in demand in Ingleton over the next few days.For more than 20 mysterious guys are set to appear around the village in the run-up to Bonfire Night.But the guys will be disguised as the famous detective.The
CONONLEY Village Institute will host an arts and crafts fair on Sunday, November 23, from10am to 4pm.
THE proposed conversion and extension of a detached garage at 2 Keighley Road, Cross Hills, to a home has been given conditional approval by Craven District Council.
NEW parking rules are to be officially imposed on Skipton High Street setts after confusion and claims, earlier this year, that traffic wardens were pouncing like "piranhas" on motorists.Waiting is to be limited to just one hour from 6am and
A PARISH council boss has welcomed a £9,500 lottery grant to carry out improvements around a community facility.The Awards for All Big Lottery cash will pay for landscaping and work on the car park at Steeton Hub.Coun David Mullen, chairman of Steeton-with-Eastburn
A VILLAGE'S infrastructure will be unable to cope with yet more housing, it is claimed.Concerns have been raised after the submission to Bradford Council of a planning application for up to 31 new homes on land west of Green Lane, Eastburn.District
THE monthly farmers' markets, held on Grassington's cobbled square, have come an end.Organisers have decided to call it a day following a reduction in the number of stalls over recent months.
AN application for a new animal boarding building in Salterforth has been submitted to Pendle Council.Mr S Capstick is seeking permission to erect the structure at Higher Close Farm, on Higher Lane.The re-submitted plan also includes the creation of a
ADDINGHAM Allotments and Gardens Association will hold a fun quiz night in the village's Mount Hermon Hall today at 7.30pm. It will include a light-hearted general knowledge quiz with a garden theme and there will be a prize for the winning team.
AN application to build a home extension in Kelbrook has been submitted to Pendle Council.Mr P Ingham is seeking permission to demolish a conservatory and build a two-storey side extension to a house at 63 Dotcliffe Road.
COMPUTER equipment was taken and fuel siphoned during a burglary in Barnoldswick.Police said the culprits climbed over the wall of a premises on Skipton Road overnight on Monday, October 6.Once inside the compound, 40 gallons of fuel, valued at £
CLAPHAM Art Group members Linda Clemence and Liz Smart will hold their ninth annual Art and Coffee event at The Friends Meeting House, Settle, next week.It will be open next Thursday, November 6, from 1pm to 4.30pm, and next Friday and Saturday, November
A WORLD War One commemorative exhibition, staged at Hebden Village Institute in August, will get a second airing next weekend.It will be restaged at the institute next Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9, to tie in with Remembrance Weekend.The exhibition
A COUPLE who met while working on the production team of Britain's Got Talent were married Bolton Abbey Priory Church.The bride, Charlotte Kirsty Watmuff, is an associate producer at Syco Entertainment and is the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith
REPRESENTATIVES from Craven's small to medium businesses have been invited to attend a free seminar on how to make the most of trading in a digital world. Organised by Superfast North Yorkshire, the event will be held at Bentham Golf Club next Thursday
SKIPTON'S traditional Act of Remembrance will take place at the town's cenotaph next Sunday, November 9, at 10.50am. It will be followed by a service of remembrance in Holy Trinity Church, led by the new rector, the Rev Veronica James.The church
A RECENT jumble sale at Gargrave Village Hall raised £2,200.The money will go towards roof repairs at the hall.
TWO members of the Lunesdale Foxhounds are to stand trial for allegedly hunting a wild mammal with a dog. Hunt company director Terrence Potter, 63, and huntsman Paul Whitehead, 53, both deny the offence, contrary to sections one and six of the 2004
THE Wharfedale Support Group for Manorlands Hospice raised £501 at its coffee morning at Church House Grassington earlier this month. Thanks go to everyone who supported the event.
NORTH Craven Flower Club will present Countdown to Christmas in Settle's Victoria Hall on Thursday, November 13.It will feature international demonstrator Ian Buxton.The event starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £9.50. For more information, call
SKIPTON MPJulian Smith has welcomed new figures showing 740 new apprenticeships were created in the constituency last year.In total, 3,220 new apprenticeships, giving young people the skills they need to get on in life, have been started across Skipton
AN inquest has opened into the death of a 79-year-old Addingham woman who fell down the stairs at her home.Sarah Elizabeth Baggllay, who was born in Karachi, lived in Main Street with her husband.On Friday, she was taken to LeedsGeneral Infirmary after
DR Alex Gibson, of Bradford University, will give a talk on the recent discovery of a 6,000-year-old house near Grassington – the oldest house in Yorkshire. The remarkable find was made during work to follow up other recent discoveries in the Grassington
ORGANISERS of an annual charity fundraiser have issued a final plea for people to support this year's venture.Throughout November, participating solicitors waive their usual will-making fees and instead invite people to give a donation.Proceeds from
VANDALS damaged a chicken coop in Barnoldswick earlier this month.Police said the door of the coop, located at the back of a semi-detached property on Westfield Road, was forced open in the early evening on October 5.Police also reported a drainpipe was
A PUSH to get patients going to pharmacies with common health complaints should relieve pressure on GPs freeing up appointments for people with more serious ailments.Nationally, 57 million GP appointments and up to a third of A&E attendances each
BOSKINS, booses and barns is the title of next Thursday's talk to Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group.Members will hear the results of a study of traditional farm buildings in the parish of Kettlewell and Starbotton, which concluded last year.A new vocabulary
A VISITOR to Settle was left shocked after a 64-year-old man kissed her while she was in a pub enjoying a drink.The woman was temporarily alone while her husband visited the toilet when David Lister approached her and kissed her on the neck, Skipton magistrates
AN annual campaign has been launched at Airedale Hospital to ensure staff have flu jabs.Employee health and wellbeing workers at the Steeton site have been staging drop-in clinics and visiting wards and departments to offer the vaccination."We had
HML, the UK and Ireland’s leading third-party mortgage administration company, has been shortlisted in the Debt Collection Agency of the Year category at the Credit Today Debt Collection Awards.The company, which has its headquarters in Skipton,
STEETON pharmacist Martin Cant will be the speaker at the next meeting of Breathe Easy Aire Valley.Anyone with a breathing problem is invited to attend the event, at Steeton Hub, on Wednesday from 1.45pm to 3.45pm.
AN autumn ball is being held to raise money for local charity, Skipton Extended Learning for All (SELFA).The event will take place at the town's Rendezvous Hotel on Friday, November 21, from 7.30pm, and tickets are £30, which includes a three-course
THE Craven branch of the RNLI will hold a coffee morning with cake stall in Skipton next weekend.The event will be held from 10am to 2pm next Saturday, November 8, at the Three Links Club, on Rectory Lane.Christmas cards, calendars and souvenirs will
THE North Craven Strollers group has been officially recognised by Walking for Health and awarded national accreditation for its local walking scheme. Walking for Health, run by the Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support, is a nationwide movement dedicated
THE Grassington Community Led Plan has been uploaded to the village website.The plan and all the supporting information can be seen at grassington.uk.com/grassington-community-led-plan.The site includes the 19 pages of responses and comments - some controversial
A WEDDING reception guest was over the drink drive limit, despite believing he had been very careful, Skipton magistrates heard.Mark Robinson, 31, had been to an evening reception and was driving a couple of other guests home when he was stopped in the
TALES of Old Gargrave will be revealed at a Gargrave Heritage Group exhibition, which opens on Saturday. And among the stories on show will be one relating to Fanny McQueenie, who is the woman on the picture.The McQueenie family lived on River Place in
THE North West Craven Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society held an afternoon workshop and evening dance at Preston Patrick Village Hall.Andrew Knight, with fiddle and keyboard, accompanied the dancing and the workshop was led for the final
A SKIPTON charity has joined forces with Skipton Girls' High School and Craven College to host an evening of fashion and beauty. The Principle Trust - which gives underprivileged children and their families a much-needed holiday by the sea - will
The Honda Civic Tourer has distinctive sharp looks and provides excellent utility.Much of this flexibility is offered by its class-leading boot space with magic seats for maximum loading capacity.In terms of appearance, the Swindon-built vehicle is one
PLANS to build two detached homes at The Balgray, West Lane, Sutton-in-Craven, have been refused permission by Craven District Council.
THE Shepherd Partnership Ltd in Skipton raised £342.07 in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support at its coffee and cake morning on October 10. The firm would like to thank everyone that came and donated to such a good cause.
WEST Craven farmers and communities are being urged to join a scheme aimed at cutting crime in rural areas.Rural Watch, run by Lancashire Constabulary, allows the police to share information with country businesses and residents who can be hard to reach.Barnoldswick
SKIPTON solicitors AWB Charlesworth has appointed a practice manager.Felicity Green has worked in law firm practice management for more than ten years and completed a MBA with Imperial College, London, by distance learning while working at a progressive
WEST Craven residents who make no efforts to recycle will be among those targeted in a new enforcement drive by Pendle Council.From Monday, the council’s environmental crime team will start visiting areas identified as hot spots, where extra bags
ONE hundred years after the start of World War One, a plaque to the men from Glusburn and Cross Hills, who died in the conflict, is to be unveiled. It carries 57 names and is the first memorial to the men in the village.The research was carried out
NORTH Craven Heritage Trust will hold an illustrated talk by Dr David Johnson entitled North Craven in the Early Medieval Period.It will take place in Long Preston Village Hall next Thursday, November 6, at 7.30pm and everyone is welcome.
WORK on Burton-in-Lonsdale's new sports pavilion is due to start in the new year.The building contract has been awarded to local contractor GB Building.The village has already received £50,000 from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities Fund
A CONCERT by the Chordiality Choir, staged St Michael and All Angels' Church, Hubberholme, raised £172 for church funds.The choir, which is based in Bradford, performed a varied programme, including a compilation of Beatles songs compilation
A 'SPOOKTACULAR' bonfire and fireworks extravaganza will take place in Sutton tomorrow.Sutton Village Committee is organising the event, which take place on Croft Hill.Gates open at 6pm, a guy competition and parade will be held at 6.15pm before
A GROUP of year 11 students from a Barnoldswick high school attended a conference about how to get into the top universities.Sixteen pupils from West Craven High School, along with headteacher Craig Baker and head of upper school Debbie Gartland, went
A COFFEE morning will be held at the Swan, Carleton, to raise money for Hope Pastures, a horse, pony and donkey rescue centre. It will take place today from 9.30am to 11.30am and will include a raffle, cakes and Christmas stalls. Representatives from
PIPPA Chapman, horticultural teacher and consultant, will be guest speaker at the next Thursday's meeting of Grassington and District Horticultural Society. She will give a talk entitled Go Wild in the Garden in the Octagon Theatre, in Grassington
CRAVEN'S Citizen of the Year for 2014 said she was 'flabbergasted' to receive the accolade.Edna Smith, 81, from Cowling, also won the Volunteer of the Year title at the Craven Community Champions Awards 2014.Edna, a tireless worker for the
RADIO Leeds gardener Joe Maiden will appear in Silsden next weekend.He will give Christmas-themed demonstrations and answer questions from the audience.There will also be a raffle.The event is at Silsden Methodist Church next Saturday, November 8, at
PENDLE Council is considering transferring more services to town and parish councils in West Craven.The transfer of several services, such as taking on responsibility for local events, public toilets and community centres, is already happening in towns
THE High Sheriff of North Yorkshire, Tom Ramsden, and his wife, Jane, went on a whistle-stop tour of Craven. Hosted by the chairman of Craven District Council, Cllr Linda Brockbank, the visit started with a tour of the Broughton Hall Estate to look at
SKIPTON and District Royal Naval Association took part in a Trafalgar Day celebration.They joined the Sea Cadets and Royal Marine Cadets in a high-profile march through Keighley after inspection by Deputy Lord Lieutenant David Pearson.The association
A 45-YEAR-OLD man who caused £150 damage to raised decking and flower pots by reversing his car into a patio area at his father's home in Glusburn is to be sentenced at Bradford Magistrates' Court along with other matters.Andrew Vaux admitted
ROBIN Jennings, who runs the Stainbank pedigree dairy herd in South Stainley, emerged as champion at the early October Craven Dairy Auction show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart. His title-winning newly calven heifer, four weeks calved and giving 31 litres
THE Geldard family clinched a memorable championship and reserve championship double at the milestone 10th anniversary show and sale of pedigree breeding females staged under the auspices of the British Charollais Sheep Society at Skipton Auction Mart
100 years agoSHIRTS, socks, handkerchiefs, belts, and other clothing for the Skipton Company of the 6th Battalion Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, were being sent to Skipton Castle, from where they were dispatched to the proper quarters.The
WALKERS have donated money to two charities that support their welfare.The Bentham Footpath Group has agreed to use surplus funds to give £250 to both the Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.Members also agreed
COWLING Women's Institute will host a festive flowers and foliage demonstration next Thursday, November 6.It will be given by Eileen Proud at Cowling Village Hall at 7.30pm. New members are welcome.
Cantores Salicium: Mozart RequiemKirkby Malham ChurchTHE main work in the Cantores Salicium concert at St Michael the Archangel Church, Kirkby Malham, was Mozart's Requiem, the longest and biggest work the choir has tackled to date. This was preceded
A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been sent to crown court on charges of burglary at a house in Cross Hills.Neil Greenwood is accused of entering the house between May 16 and June 24 and stealing £3,000 in cash, a £399 laptop computer, a £150 digital
A BARNOLDSWICK shop is requesting permission from Pendle Council to put up an awning.The application, submitted by the Elysium Urban Day Spa, at 22-26 Walmsgate, calls for the installation of an automated awning to the shop front.In another application
A REDUNDANT farmhouse near Grimwith Reservoir could be brought back to life. Keyland Developments Ltd is seeking full planning permission to reinstate Grimwith Farm House, Hebden.The property - which dates back to when the reservoir was built in the 1860s
