PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has thanked the NHS after the Barnoldswick eye screening clinic was reopened after a temporary suspension. The Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, which checks for problems caused by diabetes that can lead to sight loss
GARDEN designer Chris Myers scooped a Silver Merit Royal Horticultural Medal at the Gardeners’ World Live show in Birmingham. Chris, of Thornton-in-Craven, worked with volunteer lock keepers for the Canal and River Trust ‘making life better by water
RFU North fixtures for the 2019/20 season have been released, and two Craven teams, North Ribblesdale and Skipton, will start their seasons on Saturday, September 7. In Yorkshire Division Two, North Ribb will open their season away to newly promoted
SILSDEN Riding Group is staging a fundraising event in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. A host of attractions will be on offer at the showground – in Swartha Lane, Silsden – this Saturday (June 22), between 11am and 3pm. There will be a fun
THE Burlington restaurant at The Devonshire Arms in Bolton Abbey, and the Angel Inn at Hetton have made it into the top 100 national restaurants of the year. The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards, announced at a ceremony at The Hurlingham
JUST weeks ahead of Wimbledon, Skipton Tennis Centre is welcoming top tennis coach, Jamie Kirkman, to its Sandyland’s premises. From this Friday to Monday, members and non-members can book to be coached by Kirkham, who will also be conducting mini
THE entire Ribblesdale League Saturday programme was washed out for the third time this season. Two of these weekends will be played on later dates but from now on clubs will have to make do with three points for abandonments. Barnoldswick and
DESPITE heavy rain, hundreds of children and their families enjoyed hands-on activities and entertainment in Barnoldswick’s ‘pocket park’ at the weekend. Barnoldswick in Bloom partnered with volunteers from the town council to stage the annual event
ORGANISERS have hailed a “hugely successful” NSA North Sheep event as more than 5,000 visitors flocked to New Hall Farm near Rathmell earlier this month. It is the first time in six years that the sheep industry’s bi-annual showcase has been held
THE entire Ribblesdale League Saturday programme was washed out for the third time this season. Two of these weekends will be played on later dates but from now on clubs will have to make do with three points for abandonments. Fortunately for
THE Armed Forces Flag will be raised at Skipton Town Hall on Monday as a special ceremony to mark the commemoration takes place. There will be a parade from Otley Street by around 30 soldiers from the 5th Regiment Royal Artillery from 10.50am, followed
SKIPTON Swimming Club started the Aire and Wharfdale Gala Series with a great turnout of swimmers at Shipley Swimming Pool. Gala 1 was held at Shipley Pool and is the first of five galas to be held over the coming months. With a full range of
MERCIA's Simon Bailey led from start to finish to win the Kettlewell Fell Race for the second year in a row. Although rain fell just before the race, once it arrived, the sun shone to bake the 74 senior and 132 junior runners as they jostled for
A PHYSIOTHERAPY business which has been run from premises in Skipton and Silsden has now relocated to dedicated facilities in Skipton’s Victoria Square. The move by Physio Phoenix, established by qualified physiotherapist Ruth Skinner, of Carleton
GOOD honest cooking has earned the founders of a community kitchen in Gargrave the title of Cook of the Year in the BBC Food and Farming Awards. Former nurses, Carys Roberts and Carol Mercer, set up Neville’s Kitchen in 2016, a lunch club at the
A BENTHAM couple have achieved a marathon milestone after notching up their 100th successful race. And the event, held for the first time in their home town, helped super runners Nick and Diane Armstrong raise money for a care home which had supported
IT was the perfect ending to the perfect trilogy. 15 years in the cooking and as even a bake as they come. To make one classic is hard; to produce an equally joyous sequel is rare; to round things off with a supreme third almost never happens. Pixar
SKIPTON Town Centre Cycle Races will not go ahead this year because of a lack of financial support and resources. Craven District Council, which has run the event for four years running in July attracting world-class cyclists, and thousands of
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THE competition for the David Percy Memorial Trophy was a two man race at Settle Golf Club last weekend. The early pace was set by senior's golfer Colin Green who, through a combination of the occasional good shot and huge slices of good luck, managed
