KEEN cyclist Kabel Taylor may not be competing in the Tour de Yorkshire but he’ll be making sure that the crowd who attend won’t be doing it on an empty stomach. Kabel, 26, and his younger brother George, who both work at Country Harvest, near Ingleton, will be supplying more than 1,000 burgers and another 1,000 bangers for Stage One of the major sporting event tomorrow which will see the cyclists tackling a 115-mile route from Beverley to Settle. George, who was named Young Butcher of the Year in 2014/15, said they would be getting up at 1am to make everything fresh for Ingleton Cricket Club which is having a stall in Settle to raise cash for its junior teams. Kabel, 26, who regularly goes on long bike rides in Gisburn and the Lakes, is in charge of making the burgers and his younger brother George will recreate his award-winning Country Harvest thick pork sausages. Dave Mcgonnigal, captain of Ingleton Cricket Club, said if they sold out of all the burgers and sausages they would raise about £1,500. “That’s almost 25 per cent of what we need to survive a year; it’s a one-off opportunity."

UPPER Wharfedale businessman David Hood added a cool £4 million to his fortune last year. According to the 2016 Sunday Times Rich List, he is now worth £270 million. He keeps his position as the 14th richest person in Yorkshire and is equal 389th on the national list. Mr Hood made his millions as founder of Saltaire electronics firm Pace and the Multiflight air charter business, based at Leeds Bradford International Airport. Topping the Yorkshire list are Robert Miller, his daughter Princess Marie-Chantal and family with a fortune of £1.58 billion - up £540 million on last year. Miller founded the airport shopping chain Hong Kong-Duty Free Shoppers. However, despite their wealth, the family only managed 65th on the national list. London commercial property owners David and Simon Reuben are the richest people in Britain, with a joint fortune of £13.1 billion, up £3.4 billion in a year.

NEWS of the death of Victoria Wood will have cast a dark shadow over parts of Craven. The comedienne had a home in the Embsay area for some years and was one of those to bid for the film rights to the Calendar Girls story when the Rylstone WI ladies published their alternative calendar for the millennium. In the end, she lost out to the much bigger Harbour Pictures, backed by Buena Vista, part of the Walt Disney empire. She was said to be disappointed, saying it would have been perfect material for her but, graciously, she wished the WI members the very best of luck. And 15-year-old Sam Burles, from Cowling, who appeared in Ms Wood's television musical That Day We Sang, said she was a really nice director. "I didn't work with her for long, but she always took care of me on set," said Sam, who was 13 at the time. "She was straight with you and told you what she wanted, but she was always really nice about it and good to work with." The multi-BAFTA winner died at home, aged 62, following a short battle with cancer.

PUPILS at Clapham School have started to plant up their front garden for the summer. But they need help. They could do with the advice of a garden designer as well as donations of geraniums and cottage garden plants. Anyone who can help should contact the school on 015242 51371.

HEART Research UK is calling on Craven folk to Hike for their Hearts. On Saturday, June 18, the charity, in partnership with the Yorkshire Dales National Parks Three Peaks Project, is hosting a walking festival and family event, Day in the Dales, at Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Walkers can take part a scenic three-mile nature walk, created with younger walkers and families in mind, a 16-mile Valleys Walk through the foothills of the Three Peaks or a full 26-mile Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge taking in Penyghent, Ingleborough and Whernside. Proceeds will help people live healthier, happier and longer lives as well as improving and maintaining the Three Peaks path for generations to come. For more information, visit heartresearch.org.uk/3peaks, ring 0113 234 7474 or email community@heartresearch.org.uk

SKIPTON Athletics Club can boast a second Olympian - with boxer Muhammed Ali qualifying for this year's games in Rio. Ali, from Keighley, has previously represented the club in cross-country events and, throughout his secondary school years, was a valued member of the Ermysted's cross-country teams. However, boxing has always been his first lover and he has now qualified for the Olympics following in the footsteps of former club member Danielle Brown. Danielle was an endurance runner before she was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). She then turned her attention to archery and won gold medals at the Paralympics in Beijing and London. Roger Ingham, a life member of the Skipton club and a UK athletics coach, said that while he took no credit for the duo's success, it could be that athletics had given the pair the motivation, concentration and self-discipline to progress up the sporting ladder. "All associated with Ali will be wishing him every success in Rio," added Roger.

LAST week, the Craven Herald carried an article, asking for canal memorabilia for an exhibition at Skipton's Craven Museum and Gallery. And, by coincidence, shortly after reading the story, local man John Kerwin Davey spied an old ratchet, exposed by a small earth slip near the town's Springs Canal. He tells me: "It had obviously been buried for a considerable period. One must wonder at its story, who lost it and with what consequences." Museum manager Martin Wills said he thought the item was about 100 years old and was probably used to operate gates or other machinery. It is expected to be displayed at the new exhibition, which opens tomorrow.

HERE is a bizarre concept - a new ‘ketchup and chips’ plant. It seems supermarket giant Morrisons has come up with an innovative ‘veg plot in a pot’ which will produce an abundance of cherry tomatoes above ground, while white potatoes will grow below. It can be grown inside or out - in a large patio pot or 40 litre bag. "This new plant is just the solution for our shrinking gardens - and will enable everyone to follow their produce from plant pot to plate,” says Skipton store manager Daniel Quartermain. The supermarket is also bringing out an egg and chips plant, another unique hybrid that grows aubergines and potatoes.