A DAMART worker has received an apprenticeship award. Lisa Gorman – a contact centre team leader with the home-shopping giant, whose warehousing facility is at Steeton – collected the 'rising star' accolade from Intec Business College. She was
WORK on the construction of the mixed 188 homes and business park edge of Skipton development, Wyvern Park, is expected to get underway very soon. Henry Boot Developments, which is developing the site between the A629 Skipton bypass and west of
CHILDREN at Cononley Primary School celebrated World Book Day with a visit from storyteller and author Sita Brand. She performed The Dragon’s Pearl, her retelling of a Chinese folk tale, and taught the pupils some mindfulness techniques and Chinese
THERE were some strong performances from Barlick Fell Runners in the gruelling Haworth Hobble on Saturday. A number of runners followed a 32-mile course of Yorkshire Pennine paths and tracks from Haworth over the moors to Calderdale, up Stoodley
NORTH Ribblesdale suffered a heavy 34-19 defeat at the hands of Roundhegians, who completed an emphatic double after Ribb's away defeat. Until the second half this was a supine performance from Ribb, as they were under pressure from the off giving
A COFFEE morning is due to take place at Trinity Methodist Church, Skipton on Saturday. There will be homemade cakes and preserves for sale, books and bric-a-brac stalls; tea, coffee and conversation. All monies raised will go towards the Leeds
A SCHEME to build six new homes on a site originally planned for 21 at Grundy Farm, Carleton has been refused permission - despite a recommendation by planners that it ought to be approved. There was a strong turnout of residents at Monday’s Planning
THE decision of an outspoken police, fire and crime commissioner to not stand for re-election has received a mixed reaction. North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan announced through a press release yesterday that after
THE planned building of six new homes on the site of the now demolished Rockwood House in Park Wood Close, Skipton, has been rejected by councillors for the second time. An earlier application by Firth Developments was refused permission just three
YORKSHIRE THREE Aireborough 29 Skipton 22 SKIPTON came away with just a losing bonus point from a hard fought and closely contested encounter with Aireborough at the Nunroyd Pavilion Fields on Saturday. A strong start by the visitors lead
SKIPTON Auction Mart’s latest fortnightly Wednesday store cattle sale again attracted a solid entry of 817 head, comprising 219 young bulls, 531 bullocks and heifers, 61 beef feeding cows, plus a handful of breeding cattle. Bulls aged under 12 months
THE Aireburn pedigree Holstein Friesian herd of local husband and wife dairy farmers, Brian and Judith Moorhouse, of Hesper Farm, Bell Busk, secured their second championship of the year at the opening March Craven Dairy Auction at Skipton Auction
OBJECTORS to a planned scheme to replace a bungalow in Farnhill with a terrace of three new homes responded with applause following it’s refusal by councillors. Despite being recommended to approve the scheme at Starkey Lane, councillors at Monday
FARM visitors are being reminded to follow simple steps to prevent the spread of infections. “We’ve got some great open farms in North Yorkshire, and visiting them makes for a fun and educational day out, but the animals people meet can carry a
LANCASHIRE’S John Hindle won his first-ever Craven Feather Auctions championship at the Spring show and sale of poultry and waterfowl at Skipton Auction Mart on Saturday. Mr Hindle, from Oswaldtwistle, has picked up first prizes in the past and
THE district's schools came out in force to celebrate World Book Day this week. See next week's Craven Herald for a round-up of pictures of youngsters who dressed up as their favourite character.
A MAN who had been sent to Skipton to try and address his drinking problem has died of alcohol poisoning. An inquest at Skipton Magistrates’ Court heard Edward Maude, 34, came to Skipton from America last year to be under the watchful eye of his
THE Venerable Jonathan Gough, former Assistant Chaplain General to the Army, has been installed as the new Archdeacon for Richmond and Craven. At Sunday’s service at Ripon Cathedral, presided over by Bishop of Kirkstall, the Rt Revd Paul Slater,
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