100 years ago

ABOUT 160 men had been enrolled for the second reserve battalion of the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, but had not been called in. It was anticipated that a move would be made shortly. Sufficient clothing was stored at the depot to equip a full battalion.

A Bolton Abbey farmer was charged with being drunk in charge of a horse. He was seen proceeding up The Bailey on horseback. He was drunk and the horse was walking from one side of the road to the other, the reins entangled around the horse's legs. He was fined 10s and costs.

In celebration of St Patrick's Day, a social evening was held in St Stephen's School, Skipton, under the management of the Catholic Men's Club, in aid of the club's Belgian Relief Fund.

50 years ago

A BEVY of beauties lined up before three discerning judges at a dance held at the Rolls Royce Welfare Centre in Barnoldswick. They were entrants for the Miss Industry Competition and four were selected to go forward to represent the local factory in the area finals, to be held at the Mecca Ballroom, Burnley.

Five pupils of Silsden County Secondary School presented a puppet show in the school hall in aid of the Winston Churchill Memorial Appeal.

Robin at Nest, a bird study photographed by Herbert Brigg, of Cowling, won a bronze medal in the International Photography Exhibition. The competition attracted 11,000 entries from all over the world.

25 years ago

ADDINGHAM'S Helen Greenwood won a national award for beefing up the image of British meat. Helen, 17, won the award for her project on Healthy Eating - Is Meat Really Bad for You? She was a second year student at the Thomas Danby College, Leeds, and her prize was £75 and a year's membership of the Institute of Meat.

A replacement Hunter One - an £18,000 wheelbase Land-Rover to be used by the Accident and Emergency staff at Airedale Hospital - was handed over to the Steeton hospital. The money was raised by readers of the Craven Herald over a year. Handing over the keys were Jill Best and Edna Schofield, who were the first to contribute to the fund at Skipton Building Society. Editor Jack Heald thanked everyone who had contributed and helped to raise more than £20,000. The surplus money would be go towards radio equipment.

Hellifield truck racer Brian Garnett set a lorry landspeed record - thanks to a pair of tights. A hitch with the turbo on his Leyland Road Train lorry threatened to ruin his day until a sponsor's wife stepped in. She took off her tights which were used to effect a temporary repair. Brian went on to achieve a record speed of 91.5mph at Pendine Sands in Wales. He was, however, disappointed as he had reached 125mph during training.

10 years ago

THE fells around Malham echoed to the sound of helicopters. More than 3,000 tonnes of stone were airlifted to the Gorbeck and Stockdale paths as part of the creation of the Pennine Bridleway. Project officer Gareth Evans said: "It is a hard job because of the scale of erosion to the track surfaces and to the surrounding fragile moorland."

Skipton-based Kingsley Cards announced it intended to make redundancies and ship production to China. The company's lease on Dewhurst Mill was due to expire and it had failed to secure alternative premises. As a result , it planned to transfer production to China, build a warehouse in Bradford and keep design and administration in Skipton. Managing director Brian Phipps said genuine efforts had been made to find new premises but it had been hampered by bureaucracy.

Pendle MP Gordon Prentice laid down a motion in the House of Commons slamming the proposed sale of land off Bawhead Road, Earby. The motion, which deplored plans by Pendle Borough Council to sell the greenfield land for development, appeared on the Order Paper. The motion said the scheme to build on the land was opposed by local people. The site had outline permission for 50 homes.