The site of a former grammar school in Bentham has been placed on the market with a guide price of £2 million. Seven years ago the school, which charged £2,200 per term for day pupils, announced it was being taken over by Sedbergh Public School to be
A Craven-based charity is launching new schemes to help family carers. The Carers’ Resource, based at the Broughton Hall Business Park, will extend its existing services to run the schemes under “Caring with Confidence”, a free Government-backed programme
North Yorkshire Police are urging people to support the Country Watch scheme in order to protect property in rural areas. The scheme involves farmers and police working together to safeguard properties and tackle problems such as poaching. It incorporates
Police investigating a large-scale disturbance in Skipton town centre in which two officers were injured are appealing for the public’s help. At 1.30am on Sunday May 17, police tried to break up a fight involving around 20 youths in Keighley
A businessman and his retired GP wife have launched a legal bid to force national park chiefs to buy premises they claim is a “white elephant” after their plans for an alternative health centre were turned down. Shafiq Chohan and his wife
100 years ago The medical officer reported there had been 16 cases of scarlet fever over the past few months. Dr Atkinson said scarlet fever had been prevalent for some months, but it was not an epidemic. The Skipton Baths and Washhouses Committee
Since the outbreak of Mexican swine flu last month, the world has been waiting to see just how the virus will develop. So far, it appears not to have spread as quickly and catastrophically as feared – but it is still early days. Almost 100
Sir - We are friends and fellow students of the people involved in the fatal accident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday May 10 on Broughton Road, Skipton. We are writing this letter to emphatically protest at the lack of safety features
Daniel sensed a frosty atmosphere as he was loaded into the trailer. He peeped from under his eyelids and his chin trembled. “Seems like no one’s talkin’ to me,” he said. His fear that his family was less than happy was confirmed when he was packed off
