THE Cave Rescue Organisation has made a number of donations to felllow rescue groups following an overwhelming amount of money raised after the death of caver Harry ‘Eski’ Hesketh, on June 1. More than £14,000 was donated following an appeal for
SKIPTON woman Sarah Hayton was one of 11 people to jump out of a plane over Bridlington to raise money for a range of appeals and projects across Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Sarah, whose son, Jack, was born very poorly and
CLAPHAM Cave Rescue Organisation was called out to a female walker in Wellington boots who had slipped on the rocky path above Trow Gill, between Gaping Gill and Clapham. The 34-year-old sustained an ankle injury in the incident on Sunday at around
Doctors are urging people in Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven to check their medicine and order repeat prescriptions ahead of the August bank holiday weekend. Many GP practices and pharmacies in the area will have limited opening hours over the August
MALHAM Cove has made it onto Lonely Planet’s Ultimate United Kingdom travel list. Visitor attractions and landmarks across the UK have been honoured in the travel publication’s first ever list of the top 500 unmissable experiences and hidden gems
THE Labour Market remains buoyant in Skipton, states a recent report from JobCentre Plus and the Department for Work and Pensions. Skipton Jobcentre says it has provided a range of activities over the last couple of months that have enabled claimants
A DISQUALIFIED driver who ran off after his vehicle was in collision with another car in Skipton and who was described by magistrates as a ‘danger to the public’ has been sentenced to a community order, as a direct alternative to custody. Jamie
A SUNNY welcome awaited a party of seventeen from Dementia Friendly Skipton on recently as they travelled by train to Morecambe. This was the latest in a series of trips organised by the Bentham Line, Leeds - Morecambe Community Rail Partnership
FIFTY years of enjoying the open waters of Embsay Reservoir were celebrated at the weekend by Craven Sailing Club. The club welcomed back former members to enjoy a party which had been organised by Barrie Jones, of Skipton. A cake was both iced
A JAZZ quartet which played at the Friends Meeting House, in Airton, donated the proceeds of their recent musical recital to the Friends group and Kirkby Malham Parish Church. The music was provided by vibraphonist Robert Carson, saxophonist Mark
A CRAVEN triathlete has completed a remarkable feat, covering over 1,500 miles and burning more than 200,000 calories during the whole performance. Sam Boatwright, a maths teacher from Silsden, set himself a challenge to smash three world records
INGLETON rider Harley Rushton won hard fought races to take three victories at the Donington Park Classic Motorcycle Festival. The event was round five of the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club (CRMC) Championship and the weather looked unpredictable
SKIPTON RFC hosted their fifth annual "Skiptens" Tens' Tournament on Saturday. Club spokesman Simon Smith said: "The day was a great success despite the awful weather conditions and allowed all the players to get some rugby under their belts in
STEVE Lewis has been appointed Steeton reserves team manager, with Kyle Fox joining as his assistant. Lewis brings a wealth of local football experience, having previously coached at Thackley, running the Bradford club’s reserves and Under-19 teams
WHAT could have turned out to be a disastrous 21st birthday celebration for the daughter of a Skipton family, became a huge success, thanks to Skipton Oddfellows. Mollie Mulheron, a Newcastle Universty student studying modern languages, was eagerly
SKIPTON could be one of the host towns of next year’s Tour de Yorkshire cycle race - costing Craven taxpayers a possible £180,000. After an initial recommendation by its policy committee earlier this year to go ahead and support a bid to organisers
JUNIOR golf was alive and kicking at Skipton Golf Club recently when more than 30 students from various schools across the region took part in an inaugural tournament staged towards the end of term. In the individuals, girls champion was Lily Dunn
