RECENT planning applications lodged with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority include: Listed building consent for alterations to sitting room fireplace comprising removal of existing surround, heard and stove, re-model opening to correct
CRAVEN athletes Alice Jones and Sam Headley claimed individual county titles at the 2019 North Yorkshire Schools’ Cross-Country Championships on Saturday at Caedmon School, Whitby. They led a 34 strong Craven contingent who had gained selection
WINTER fell running reverted to type at this weekend’s Stanbury Splash race. The hot dry summer and warm dry autumn/winter have lulled and pampered everyone into a false sense of easy running security. High winds, including gusts of over 40mph
A SELF-employed builder who admitted racially aggravated common assault and criminal damage on the day he was due to stand trial for the offences has been ordered to carry out unpaid work and pay compensation. Robert Berry, 26, of Park Lane, Cowling
A HELLIFIELD woman is starting a petition to try and stop cat deaths from suspected anti-freeze poisoning. Angie Pedley, a member of local group Craven Countrywatch, is to petition the government asking them to instruct manufacturers to include
YORKSHIRE TWO Old Otliensians 20 North Ribblesdale 20 A LAST second penalty by Mick Thwaite saw North Ribblesdale secure a 20-20 draw at Old Otliensians on Saturday. Playing into a very strong wind in the first half, Ribb did the first
DAN Marr has been appointed commercial director of Cross Hills-based Airedale Chemical. He joined the Skipton Road company as marketing manager in 2011. Mr Marr became head of marketing four years later and was subsequently appointed to the board
A SILSDEN newsagent has renewed demands for yellow lines to be removed from the street alongside his shop. Martin Twigg claims customers need to be able to park near his shop in Kirkgate but they are stopped by “needless” single-yellow lines in
A MICRO bar has been given the go ahead to open with conditions, despite concerns from residents about overlooking and noise. The owners of the former retail premises at 9 to 11 Court Lane, Skipton, have been told they must put obscure glass in
BEAMSLEY-based wedding florist and flower grower, Susanne Loweth, has been awarded a gold certificate of excellence in the 2019 Wedding Awards from national wedding planning website and ‘app’ bridebook.co.uk. The award was based on reviews received
AN EDUCATION boss has spoken of his dismay at the financial predicament that hundreds of mainstream schools in the county are facing. North Yorkshire County Council’s executive member for education, Councillor Patrick Mulligan, said balancing the
A COLLEGE student’s online experiment convinced thousands of music fans that a music festival with a high-profile line-up of bands was due to take place near Skipton this summer. The Craven College computing student posted an announcement of the
PATIENTS are being given the chance to have their say about Airedale Hospital’s audiology service. Adults who have received a hearing aid from the department are being invited to a feedback event being held next week. The session takes place
THE latest novel by an author who lives on the edge of the Bolton Abbey estate,which is centred on events around Skipton in the Middle Ages, has earned the seal of success from readers. Amanda Taylor’s ‘The Falcon with a Virgin’s Face’ was published
Malhamdale’s Robert Crisp, of Nelson House, Calton, was crowned both champion and reserve with a brace of newly calven entries at the opening Craven Dairy Auction show and sale of 2019 on Monday. He bagged the title with an eight days-calved 25-
