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Hospital chief backs parking consultation

4:22pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

Airedale NHS Trust chief executive Adam Cairns has given his support for a new Department of Health consultation on hospital parking charges.

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Beware of council tax con

5:40pm Monday 8th February 2010

Craven District Council is warning local people to be on their guard against telephone fraudsters.

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Masked raiders ransack couple's home

8:12am Monday 8th February 2010

An elderly couple are said to be “shaken and upset” after being threatened by masked men who ransacked their home and fled with cash.

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North Craven First Responders scheme

3:00pm Sunday 7th February 2010

Yorkshire Ambulance Service is setting up a new Community First Responder scheme in North Craven.

Settle merry-go-round fundraiser

10:00am Sunday 7th February 2010

Appetites are being honed in preparation for Settle Rotary Club’s annual Merry-Go-Round fundraiser which will raise money for Manorlands hospice and the Children’s Society Craven Area Project.

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Farnhill one-way traffic order could hit farmers

4:20pm Saturday 6th February 2010

Farmers’ livelihoods could be at risk from a one-way traffic order near Farnhill.

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Skipton neighbours leave home after pub-goers’ noise

3:10pm Saturday 6th February 2010

A mother says she and her daughter have been forced to move out of their town centre home at weekends to avoid deafening noise and abuse from drunken revellers visiting a newly opened bar.

Skipton children log on for home lessons

2:50pm Saturday 6th February 2010

Skipton’s Greatwood School is turning to the internet to help with its classes.

Giggleswick opening night for Richard Whiteley auditorium

11:50am Saturday 6th February 2010

Craven people will get their first chance to see the theatre named after Countdown star Richard Whiteley next week.

Council backs Settle study on impact of heavy vehicles

11:20am Saturday 6th February 2010

The question of whether heavy vehicles travelling through the centre of Settle actually do affect tourism could be answered once and for all by a new study.