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  • John Newman is a guest on Celebrity Juice

    Singing sensation John Newman, who hails from Stainforth, was a guest on the first of a new series of television’s Celebrity Juice on Thursday. Presented by Keith Lemon and with team captains Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton, the show is not for

  • Hilly walk gets the heart racing

    This 8½-mile walk courtesy of Yorkshire Water has some challenging parts, so a pair of sturdy hiking boots is recommended This is a relatively high level and exposed walk with long steep climbs and difficult terrain. Starting from Scar House Dam

  • Chickens and ferrets escape unhurt from Silsden shed fire

    A blaze destroyed several chicken sheds on a Silsden allotment. Crews from Keighley fire station and Bradford were called out to tackle the incident, late yesterday morning. About four sheds, on a site in Sykes Lane, were affected. The huts had housed

  • Looking back with Lindsey Moore

    It is exactly 25 years since the Settle-Carlisle Railway Line was saved from closure. It is, therefore, appropriate that this week’s nostalgia picture should show just one of those group who supported its retention. These are pupils at Hellifield

  • Why green must not mean go

    The result of a court case involving a North Yorkshire coastal community could have a significant impact on the fate of precious open spaces in the heart of Craven as development pressure hots up, says John Sheard   The picturesque seaside

  • Bracewell doctor turns detective to unravel ring mystery

    All that glitters did turn to gold for Mary Harrington when she was digging in her garden in Bracewell. What she thought was a crisp packet turned out to be a signet ring and the start of an investigation which led to Scotland, the First World