THE Mayor of Pendle has finally made it to the top of Pendle Hill – successfully completing a challenge he had been working towards since the beginning of the year (pictured below with friends and fellow mayors). A jubilant James Starkie was joined
POLICE are urging owners of valuable vehicles to consider ‘trackers’ after a Land Rover fitted with one of the devices was recovered in just 90 minutes after being stolen from Eastby earlier today (Thursday). The Land Rover Discovery was taken in
WEST Craven councillor Ken Hartley has been elected mayor of Pendle Borough Council. And, in a double for the ward, his friend, fellow West Craven councillor, Jayne Mills, recently elected to the borough council and onto Barnoldswick Town Council
AN award-winning cricket bat company is bowled over with its latest development. Viking Cricket, formed just three years ago, has continued its growth with the opening of a shop at Silsden. The Kirkgate outlet even features artificial grass to
MORE than 200 runners and walkers took part in the annual Cave Rescue Organisation Ingleborough Challenge. In what organisers expect to be the most successful of its fundraising challenges yet, entrants included nine year old Ella Jackson from
By Rhys Davies, Armstrong Watson Skipton WE HAVE all heard many of the following phrases when discussing the requirement to have an audit: ‘We have to have one’ ‘It’s just an overhead’ ‘A necessary evil’ ‘A box-ticking exercise’ But what if
SIR - It's now seven weeks since Gary Verity left Welcome to Yorkshire. Two investigations have been launched, one into expenses, and one into staff bullying. The previous chairman has resigned, and an interim Chairman of the Board, Keith Stewart has
THE Skipton and District Doubles might have a new title the Graham (Ben) Ridding Doubles, but the story remains the same. Trevor and Richard Hargreaves continued to farm the doubles titles, this was Trevor’s 15th and Richard’s 11th league doubles
TWO local waters have certainly benefitted from the higher temperatures of late judging from recent reports – Whinnygill Reservoir at Skipton and the local reaches of the River Aire. At Whinnygill, some good catches of roach, bream, ide and perch
THE Paul Dutton Memorial competition attracted a good field at Settle Golf Club over the weekend, and it was encouraging to see newly joined members taking part in the tournament. Once again it was John Read who set down a competitive marker coming
A UNIQUE assemblage of items, diligently put together in the 17th century by two of Yorkshire’s most successful philanthropists, owned by Skipton Town Council and until recently housed in the town, is set to enhance the reputation of York University
HEAD coach Jon Feeley dipped into Catalan culture for a phrase that best sums up Wharfedale RUFC. At the club’s players’ dinner in the clubhouse, he said: “FC Barcelona have an expression ‘Mes que un club’ – ‘More than a club’ - to describe themselves
DANNY Forrest says Silsden can look forward to a clutch of derbies after a positive league move for the club. Silsden have been moved into the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division as part of the Football Association's adjustments
TWELVE gymnasts from Craven Gymnastics Club competed in the invitational two-piece competition at All Stars Academy of Gymnastics at Southport. The Craven area gymnasts competed in three levels of competition against three other clubs, and bought
REAL ale drinkers have chosen one of Skipton’s best-known town centre hostelries as their ‘Community Pub of the Year.’ Members of the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Keighley and Craven branch praised licensees of The Albion, in Otley Street, Sera
CRAVEN ward’s newest district councillor Owen Goodall has become embroiled in a row over his election leaflet. Fellow members of Silsden Town Council blasted the fledgling politician for claiming the town could be hit with a 22.5-acre waste plant
