Stump Cross, on Greenhow Hill, 1,275 feet above sea level, marked the boundary between Craven and the Forest of Knaresborough. It has long been a spooky area. A miner who periodically walked the high-road scared any late wayfarer who heard the clip, clip
Arthur Riley doesn’t regard himself as remarkable – just fit for his age. That’s probably the understatement of the century for someone who turns 82 next month and who enjoys nothing more than cycling four miles for a few games of tennis, in Austwick
Donations have flooded in to a charity set up in memory of a 24-year-old Silsden rugby player. The Chris Brown Trust was launched in February to help people suffering during difficult times in their lives. The trust is in memory of Chris
Sir - I read in the Craven Herald that Craven Council is about to sign an agreement to rent space in Belle Vue Mills, which they have reduced from what was a popular design with plenty of housing to a big office block more suited to a large city centre
An ambitious £2 million scheme to restore a missing rail link between Bolton Abbey and Skipton has moved a step forward. The Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust – which revealed its plans last year – has commissioned transport experts JMP to look at
100 years ago The annual Bolton by Bowland festival was held, but wet weather prevented the usual number attending. Schoolchildren and teachers left the school and, headed by the Clitheroe Band, marched to the rectory and then to the church. The Arncliffe
Alexander is getting a coterie of admirers. A holidaymaker stopped Steve as he rode the chestnut thoroughbred down the lane last week. “What a beautiful horse,” he said. A visitor from Ramsbottom asked to take photos of him as he slumbered on a comfortable
Tributes have been paid to a Skipton councillor for her 25 years’ service to the town. After a quarter of a century of unbroken service on the town council, Coun Betty Campbell has decided to take more of a back seat. Although she will
