Senior managers at Craven District Council will lose their jobs to cut costs. In a bid to “streamline” the council and improve its image, the authority is to cut the number of senior managers from 16 to nine. Those nine will include
Skipton is set to get a new twin town in France. Despite some concerns from councillors, Skipton Town Council has agreed to push ahead and link up with Erquinghem-Lys. At the council’s annual general meeting on Thursday, councillors were told that Erquinghem
The Settle group of the Friends of Chernobyl’s Children has decided to disband after the 10th visit to the Dales by sick children from Belarus. The local charity was started in 1997 with the initial intention to carry on for five years. Each year,
The bells of the ancient parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Long Preston, once again rang out at the weekend after being silent for more than a year. The Bishop of Bradford, the Right Rev David James, rededicated the bells at a special service
The newly-refurbished Quaker Meeting House at Airton is the venue for an arts and crafts exhibition over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Local artist Bruce Simpson will be exhibiting a variety of his latest work, together with Judith Brooks. Also
“From here – to Absurdity”, 90 minutes of comedy direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, will be staged in Arncliffe next month. The sketch show, described as a cross between cabaret and theatre, will be performed at Amerdale Hall on Saturday June 13 at 7.30pm
Following their successful debut tour last year, Grassington Players are back on the road. Once again they are bringing their Talking Head-style monologues to village halls and small theatres across the region. The proceeds will be shared
Keighley Vocal Union has a busy few weeks ahead, with a tour of Holland and two major concerts. The 103-year-old choir, which rehearses in Sutton, is spending this weekend performing in Delft, Leiden and Amsterdam. Members will also
Cononley Art Club will hold its annual exhibition and sale in the village institute this weekend. There will be more than 100 framed paintings on display, with many more unframed paintings to browse. The club’s 25 members will exhibit styles ranging
Grassington Festival is bringing a touch of class to the Dales during the festival fortnight. This year’s music line-up reads like a who’s who of great classical performers, headlined by Alfie Boe, who has been hailed as one of the finest British
Around 3,000 women lined up at the start for this year’s Race for Life at Broughton Hall on Sunday. Both the morning and afternoon events were fully-subscribed and organisers hope the women will have raised around £150,000 for Cancer Research
