SKIPTON Swimming Club won 16 medals and broke 18 club records at the annual Yorkshire Swimming Championships held at the John Charles Centre in Leeds. Elite swimmers from all over the county, who have made the qualifying times, competed to be crowned
STEETON Male Voice Choir members have been to London for a private viewing of a film they appear in. The singers attended a private viewing of the movie entitled Ilkley at the BAFTA headquarters in Piccadilly. They were among about a
A BRAND new guide to the Forest of Bowland has been launched this month, packed with information and ideas for exploring the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The book, Discover Bowland 2019, features walks, short-break itineraries, events, local
RECENT planning applications which have been approved by the district council under powers of delegated authority include: Replace skylight with Velux, add Velux within roof structure, remove coal bunker in rear yard and enclose rear yard with glass
MASKED raiders threatened a householder as they tried to steal the family's car. They forced entry to the house and demanded the keys to the vehicle, a Volkswagen 4x4. But the shocked homeowner managed to call the police, and the three intruders
SKIPTON Business Improvement District (BID) has been given a resounding Yes in the ballot to decide whether it would be given a third five-year term. Levy-paying businesses in the town overwhelmingly backed the BID, with more than 82 per cent voting
TWO members of Bentham Beagles running club are organising a marathon on home turf to celebrate reaching their 100th lifetime marathon. Husband and wife team Diane and Nick Armstrong, from the High Bentham-based club, have organised for the race
LATEST planning applications which have been refused by the district council under their powers of delegated authority include: Single storey rear extension, resubmission of approved application 32/2017/18051, 45, Clayton Hall Road, Cross Hills.
LATEST planning applications received by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority include: Repairs and alterations to former house including re-roofing, localised taking down and re-building of walls and underpinning of south gable, demolition
A DRUGS driver stopped in Skipton unusually passed a 'drivers impairment test', but tested positive for cocaine, heard magistrates. Joe Thompson, 27, was stopped by police on Broughton Road on March 24. He proved negative at the roadside for alcohol
A SILSDEN town councillor will contest Craven ward for Labour at the May Bradford Council elections. David Loud, who works as a commercial flooring estimator in the construction industry, has voiced concerns about the "seemingly endless" volume
THE county's One Yorkshire devolution deal has been rejected by the Government. Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has thrown out the devolution plans proposed by 18 town hall leaders across Yorkshire. Authority bosses called on the Government
A SKIPTON man who told police he had been the driver of a car and not his partner before then changing his story has been found guilty of drink driving and had his licence taken away for 52 months. Jason Metcalfe, 36, told Skipton magistrates he
A MAN who grabbed his wife around the neck to stop her throwing things at him has been found guilty of assault by beating. Peter Mottram, 57, had acted partly in self defence, but grabbing his wife, Maureen Mottram round the throat at their home
THE musical Chicago is being performed by Craven College performing arts students at Skipton's Mart Theatre this weekend. Described as the 'sexiest and most sophisticated Broadway musical in history', the musical tells the story of killer Roxie
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A HUGE plan to expand Craven College’s equestrian facility has been given the go-ahead by the district’s planning committee. The application was hailed a good opportunity for the town to capitalise on the equestrian industry and was thought would
QUITE a few of the pastimes of our forebears seem quaint, if not unfathomable, from the perspective of the 21st century - with the original purpose of last week’s Craven Curiosity, pictured below, being a case in point. Several readers pointed out
