Organisers of Sunday’s Skipton Yuletide Festival are looking forward to a snowy event. Despite the recent snow, the town council says the two-day event will go ahead. And with coach bookings up on last year, it promises to be busier than ever. Town
Fears that the second oldest school in North Yorkshire is in danger of losing its identity have prompted parents and governors of Threshfield Primary School to take action against proposals to restructure education in Upper Wharfedale. After 350 years
A factory worker who tormented, abused and finally murdered a helpless baby will serve at least 24 years behind bars. As he sentenced Darren Newton to life imprisonment, Mr Justice Stephen Irwin said the months of cruelty inflicted on 15-month-old
Residents in Glusburn and Cross Hills are being given the opportunity to influence future planning policy in their parish. Up to 2,000 questionnaires are being distributed to householders asking for their views on the number and location of future housing
Education bosses have ignored pleas to keep the middle school system in Ingleton and Settle and are going ahead with proposals to revert to a two-tier method of education in North Craven. Tuesday’s decision by North Yorkshire County Council’s Executive
