Harrogate Theatre: Peppa Pig’s Treasure Hunt (July 26); Al Pitcher and Andre Vincent headline at the Hyena Comedy Club (July 28). Contact 01423 502116. Dukes Theatre, Lancaster: Dark Corners of the Land exhibition, featuring photographs taken on
Skipton : The Mart Theatre will play host to Tall Stories and their latest stage show, The Snail and the Whale, on Saturday. Aimed at youngsters aged from four, it combines storytelling, live music and lots of laughs. On Sunday, the stage is
A ground-breaking project has won two national environmental awards. Organised by Skipton ’s two Rotary clubs, Butterfly Gardens not only took top honours in the schools category but was also named as the overall winner of the RIBI Rodney Huggins
A Skipton man has been jailed for assaulting both his father and his partner. Ross Harraway, 21, was afflicted with a terrible temper that he was unable to control, Skipton magistrates heard. On May 24, he argued with Sharon Soresby, the mother
A builder’s labourer has been convicted of killing a former Skipton man with a pickaxe handle in a street fight. The jury in the trial of Duane Bellamy, of Braith-waite Drive, Braithwaite, Keighley, found him not guilty of murder but guilty of
Tribute has been paid to a “true gentleman”, who reported on events in Skipton for nearly 50 years and has died, aged 91. Lewis Charles Branston was a well known figure in Skipton, working first for the Craven Herald and then for the Telegraph
A man who worked with children has been given a suspended jail sentence for possessing and distributing child porn images. Investigators found nearly 200 indecent images on computers, including some at the most serious levels four and five.
Hebden rower Andy Hodge has said winning gold in the London 2012 Olympics would be his “proudest moment”. Andy will be back to defend his 2008 Beijing Olympic title in the coxless four, a race that Great Britain has won in the last three Olympic
A 71-year-old blind customer of Skipton Building Society staged a protest outside its town centre branch this week. Campaigner Colin Bennett travelled 300 miles from his home in Hove, East Sussex, to Skipton where he spent two full days outside
There’s a big night in prospect for the two Colne teams as Legion A and Cricket Club who will meet in the Slaters Arms Clarkson Cup final on Monday, August 6 after winning their semi-finals on Monday. Colne Legion A beat last year’s runners up
Barnoldswick repeated their Ramsbottom Cup semi-final win over Oswaldtwistle Immanuel to stay top of the Houldsworth Ribblesdale League. But Baxenden produced one of the performances of the year to keep pace with the Victory Park outfit. And this
Even an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 148 couldn’t save Embsay from defeat in their Division One game at Thornton. The Shire Laners had looked destined for a heavy loss when they plunged to 70-8 in the face of good bowling from Jack Laycock (4
Steeton missed a golden chance to return to the top of the Division One table as they slipped to a 38-run defeat at Follifoot. Third-from-bottom Bilton completed the double over leaders Collingham with a 33-run triumph but the Summ- erhill Laners
Two of Wharfedale ’s most popular players are back in training after long spells on the sidelines. Back row forward Alastair Allen has returned from extended work and family commitments and will add muscle and experience to a youthful pack. A home-grown
Raleigh-GAC riders Russell Hampton and Graham Briggs were in a class of their own as elite road racing returned to Colne on Wednesday evening for the fifth round of the British Cycling Elite Circuit Race Series. The fast and sweeping corners
This season’s BOFRA championship is still up for grabs after last year’s runner up Ted Mason revived his challenge with a fine victory at Cracoe on Sunday. The 2011 title battle went right to the last race and it could do again after Wharfe- dale
Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins will be joining Barnolds-wick residents, and sportive riders for a special event next month. Riders from all over the country are expected to arrive in the market town to compete in the Ride with Brad event
Hebden ’s Andy Hodge will begin his quest for a second Olympic gold medal at Eton Dornay on Monday aware of the enormity of the task ahead. The 31-year-old rower has admitted; “The Olympics is the be-all and end-all. This is the biggest race of
