Theatre-goers in Skipton are being given a last chance see Anthony Shaffer’s play, Sleuth. Skipton Players are to perform the thriller next week ahead of the performance rights being withdrawn for the foreseeable future by the estate of Mr Shaffer
Heritage Opera, which has been entertaining audiences in the North since 2006, returns to Skipton next weekend. It will perform Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at Skipton Town Hall next Saturday, August 4, at 7.30pm. Composed in 1786 in four
100 years ago A horse attached to a spring cart being driven through Silsden took fright at a passing motorcycle and bolted through Kirkgate, colliding with a wagon. Skipton was invaded by an army of 11,000 citizen soldiers from the East Lancashire
Relatives of five men, featured in a play staged at Skipton ’s Aireville School, travelled to the town to watch the promenade performance. Tunstill’s Men is based on the real-life experiences of Craven volunteers in the First World War. It focuses
The end of school year saw the retirement of several long-serving teachers. Ella Preston, head of Bradleys Both Community Primary School, retired after 41 years of teaching. Mrs Preston, who had been at the school since 1987, said: “I have
There’ll be a wake-up call for Silsden residents as they wait for the town’s gala procession on Sunday. They will see people in fancy dress pushing four hospital beds down the street a few minutes before the main parade arrives. Teams organised
A move into Skipton Town Hall by the town council is not expected to take place until next year. Chief officer Dave Parker told councillors that work was progressing towards the management of the hall being taken on by a heritage trust. In
Dairy farmers have lobbied MP Julian Smith in their fight to get fairer milk prices. They have already seen milk prices cut by 2p a litre and a further 2p reduction is due to come into force next month. That, say farmers, would put many out
Rain, rain, go away. That must be the cry of many people as we enter the school holidays. It has been a dismal summer so far, with the weather forcing the cancellation of many events. The sun is now shining, but will it continue? June was the
A permanent takeover of Skipton Market by the town council has been given the backing of councillors. The council, currently temporarily managing the market jointly with Craven District Council, will now work towards taking on sole responsibility
A Threshfield man is angry that long-established hayfields could be lost if a plan to extend Long Ashes Caravan Park is approved. Windermere-based Lakeland Leisure Ltd has resubmitted a planning application seeking permission to redevelop and extend
An eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, who underwent life-changing surgery to enable him to walk, has been chosen to represent Yorkshire at a Paralympic flame ceremony in London. Evan Whitton, of Silsden , will be given the superstar treatment
