The Craven Herald: News from across skipton and surrounding areas.

Hodge bids for home World Cup glory

10:13am Thursday 13th June 2013

Olympic champion Andy Hodge, left, has been named as part of the biggest GB Rowing Team of all-time for the World Cup meeting at Eton Dorney from June 21-23.

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Champ Mason descends to victory

10:11am Thursday 13th June 2013

Sunday saw runners of all ages descend on Kettlewell for the second race in the BOFRA Championship. Like most of the local fell races it’s short – 1½ miles – and sharp with plenty of rough terrain to negotiate over the 600ft climb. These races require strong lungs, agility and a good turn of speed from the start to the finish line.

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Promotion favourites Thackley hoping to back up memorable weekend

4:40pm Thursday 13th June 2013

Thackley will be full of confidence when they tackle North Leeds on Saturday in their quest to ensure their stay in Aire-Wharfe League Division Two lasts no more than a season.

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Oakworth bandwagon rolls on

10:48am Thursday 13th June 2013

The Oakworth bandwagon continued on its merry way as they travelled to Embsay and rolled the village side over by ten wickets.

Khalid takes nine wickets and scores 91 but cannot save Barnoldswick

10:55am Thursday 13th June 2013

Overseas player Imran Khalid produced a stunning individual performance for champions Barnoldswick and still ended up on the losing side.

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Unbeaten Hargreaves tops bowls averages at halfway stage of season

10:17am Thursday 13th June 2013

The Skipton League season reaches the halfway stage this week and a number of players are still unbeaten in the first two divisions.

Upper Wharfedale roll over Addingham

10:28am Thursday 13th June 2013

Resurgent Upper Wharfedale showed no mercy for Addingham as they romped to an emphatic seven-wicket win in Division Three.

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Rawdon and Thackley spring cup surprises

4:20pm Monday 10th June 2013

Division Two sides Rawdon and Thackley dominated the Waddilove Cup second round yesterday with giant-killing wins that proved surprisingly easy.

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Beth helps Great Britain to canoe silver

6:20pm Sunday 9th June 2013

Cononley’s Beth Latham helped Great Britain to a silver medal behind France in the women’s K1 team event in the European Canoe Slalom Championship in Krakow, Poland.

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