UNPAID carers are invited to a forum to be held at Skipton Carers' Resource office. The informal meeting will be held on Friday, January 25, at the charity's office at Ronaldsway House, in Brook Street, between 10am and 12pm, to discuss the issues
YOU may have wondered when you were travelling through the Yorkshire Dales what all those earthworks in the fields might be. Field systems are ubiquitous features of the British countryside and are iconic in the Dales, being found in many areas.
LANCASHIRE County Council is warning people to watch out for icy conditions overnight and tomorrow morning, with sleet and snow showers forecast. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for ice, with showers due to turn sleety over higher ground
FAUSTUS will take their Cotton Lords tour to Victoria Hall in Settle on February 16, playing tracks from their new EP showcasing tracks from their ongoing Cotton Famine Poetry project. For the last few months the trio have been sifting through publications
NORTH Ribblesdale Under-15s bowed out of this year's Yorkshire Plate competition in a 38-17 loss to Hullensians on Sunday. An early interception try for the visitors saw Ribb chasing a game they were already having difficulty finding rhythm in.
THE Disabled Facilities Grants Service which is now managed by Craven District Council, has improved according to an in-house review. The service processes applications and gives advice and assistance to residents throughout the design, tendering
SKIPTON'S Greggs bakery has said its new vegan sausage rolls have proved so popular the company has sold out and is struggling to keep up with demand. The new food item was launched two weeks ago and the Skipton branch in the town's High Street
POLICE have arrested a man following a spate of vehicle break-ins in Skipton. The arrest was made in the early hours of January 10. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said they believed the man had been interfering with vehicles in the
A FURTHER insight into life for German officers as they were held in Skipton's Raikeswood Prisoner of War Camp has been revealed through the translation of diaries secretly written by inmates and smuggled out following their release. The diaries
BRADFORD Council came to the rescue when a secluded street flooded recently. But despite its swift action to protect houses in and around Hayhills Road, Silsden, the council has refused to cover the cost of repairs. Residents of the unadopted
THE future of the UK’s relationship with the European Union remains unclear following a resounding defeat in the House of Commons yesterday evening. MPs rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal by 432 votes to 202, a majority of 230 and
FIRMS in Skipton are being urged to vote 'Yes' to the Skipton Business Improvement District (BID) - with the ballot on renewal now finally under way. All levy-paying businesses should now have received their ballot paper through the post and have
BARNOLDSWICK Town moved up to fourth in the Hallmark Security League Premier Division following a goalless draw at Congleton Town. The visitors were looking to bounce back from a poor 5-0 home defeat to Charnock Richard the previous Saturday and
AN INFLUENTIAL panel of politicians has called on transport secretary Chris Grayling to explain why improvements to the region’s rail service are not being made. Members of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) transport committee pulled
POSSIBLY because of the angle from which the picture was taken, last week’s Craven Curiosity, below, initially perplexed everyone in the Craven Herald office. Not so our readers, though, many of whom were quick to come to a conclusion - even if some
TWO working mothers from Gargrave who run their own businesses have joined forces to help people deal with the stresses and strains of modern living at a series of workshops. Emma Davies, who runs Essential Self, and Heather Bullock, of Siren Fitness
