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  • Steeton firm maintains record global sales figures

    STEETON-based Acorn Stairlifts says it is continuing to enjoy record-breaking worldwide sales – and it doesn’t expect Brexit to have a significant impact on the business. Its latest annual report and financial statement, for the year ended September

  • Youngsters take part in ‘Big Sing’ under viaduct

    PRIMARY school pupils from seven Yorkshire Dales schools have been working with the county music service on a project that resulted in a big sing under the arches of Ribblehead viaduct. Over 300 children gathered together at Ribblehead to sing three

  • Challenge Day raises more than £51,000 for hospice

    AN annual challenge day in aid of Manorlands was another massive success. The event, at Coniston Cold, has become a huge fundraiser on the calendar of the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice. And this year’s extravaganza once again brought the cash pouring

  • Surprise as Sally sings with Steeton Male Voice Choir

    A LOTHERSDALE teenager had a poignant surprise as she sang alongside Steeton Male Voice Choir in Skipton. Sally Clement performed the choir at Christ Church in memory of her late grandfather Bernard who served in the choir’s top tenor section.

  • Silver jubilee for Kettlewell scarecrows

    THIS summer, Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary and one of the two themed trails around the village will wind back the clock to the personalities and news stories of the mid 1990s, writes Nicky Fairweather. Even if you

  • A small change for a better life

    We all care about our health and making little changes every day can help keep us healthy whilst also creating safer, cleaner communities in which to live and work. Leaving the car at home at least one day a week and opting to walk, cycle, take