Sheep dog fetches world record price at Skipton

Bob the sheepdog

11:33am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Bob fetches more than £9,000 at auction and will be jetting off to the USA

Craven dancers to star in English Youth Ballet production

Hannah Eastham and Emily Paul

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Talented young dancers from Craven are to appear in a production of Coppelia at the Grand Opera House in York.

Skipton YMCA youth hostel is giving young homeless a hand up

Steve Tooley, a part time carer, talking to housing manager Steven Freakes who was a resident at Pinder House himself as a teenager

9:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Nobody can pull the wool over the eyes of Steven Freakes when they arrive as a young person seeking shelter at Skipton YMCA.

Police issue warning after Skipton garage break-in

5:42pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Police, investigating a break-in at a garage on East Castle Street, Skipton, want people with a garage or lock up in the area to check their property and make sure nothing has been stolen or damaged.

Settle to stage open gardens event

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Settle’s open gardens event will take place over the weekend of June 29 and 30. To date 17 gardens will be open from 10am to 5pm on the Saturday and 11am to 5pm on the Sunday.

Take Three Chefs event returns to Victoria Hall, Settle

Poultry Masterclass with Steph Moon

8:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Take Three Chefs returns to Victoria Hall, Settle, later this month.

War memories sought to mark centenary

Recruits prepare to leave Grassington station

11:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Stories and memorabilia are being sought from across Craven as the district prepares to mark 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War.

North Yorkshire schools to launch bee-friendly habitats

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

North Yorkshire County Council is working with schools to set up bee-friendly habitats in school grounds to help to reverse the decline of the UK bee population.

Airedale Hospital fundraiser Bronagh Daly organises money-making challenges

Bronagh Daly

9:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Airedale Hospital fundraiser Bronagh Daly is ploughing ahead with a series of money-making challenges – despite having to cancel a Peak District walk to raise money for Airedale Hospital due to lack of support.

Kettlewell Primary School pupils earn a high-tech qualification

Kettlewell Primary School pupils have achieved an ICT qualification

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Kettlewell Primary School pupils have passed the first stage of their OCR National First Qualification Award in ICT (Information and communications technology) – which is the equivalent of a GCSE.

Tree planted in memory of Association of Rural Communities chairman Jim Cunnington

Jenny Cunnington at the tree planting

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A lime tree has been planted at Winterburn in memory of Jim Cunnington, a former chairman of the Association of Rural Communities.

Blood donor session at Silsden Methodist Church

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A blood donor session will be held at Silsden Methodist Church on Thursday.

Bomb disposal experts called to Cononley

9:41am Monday 20th May 2013

Dummy grenades discovered following firearms arrest

Plans for £9.3 million flood protection scheme in Skipton go on show

Flooding in Skipton in the early 1980s

9:26am Friday 17th May 2013

Two drop-in sessions will allow residents to find out more and give feedback

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