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  • Police appeal after cyclist is hit by car which failed to stop

    POLICE are appealing for information after a cyclist was hit by a car which failed to stop. The incident happened in Keighley Road, Skipton, at the junction with Cawder Road Bridge, at about 12.20pm on August 8. North Yorkshire Police say a dark-coloured

  • New chairman ready to take Kilnsey Show reins

    SKIPTON’S Chris Windle is the new Kilnsey Show & Sports chairman – and greatly looking forward to this year’s 122nd Dales highlight on August 27. He was elected at the 2019 annual meeting of show organisers, Upper Wharfedale Agricultural Society

  • Gargrave Show: results

    ORGANISERS of Gargrave Show are already looking forward to next year following a very successful 115th event at the weekend. Gargrave Show Results: Photography – Photo entitled “Summer” 1st Miss Emma Atkinson 2nd Mrs Christine Warwick

  • Band wows Countryfile Live hosts

    MUSICIANS who make up the district’s newest brass band, Sutton’s Got Brass, have secured a place at next year’s Countryfile Live event at Castle Howard after wowing show organisers on Sunday. The group had been invited to go along and play after

  • Farmer and TV ‘star’ opens Langcliffe Show

    LANGCLIFFE’S eighth annual show took place on Saturday on what turned out to be an unexpected, yet welcome, fine day. The event was opened by John Dawson, local farmer, brother of Stephen Dawson - the vicar of Langcliffe -, and star of the popular

  • Fete fun in Littondale despite a spot of rain

    ORGANISERS of the 2019 Littondale Fête are hugely grateful to the hundreds who turned out on Saturday, August 10, despite the grim weather and helped to make this annual event such a great success. Though it poured with rain throughout, all went

  • Shazad's brace gives Silsden home comfort

    Silsden 2 Maltby Main 1 SILSDEN, making their home debut in the Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division, made it two wins out of two in an even contest. The home side were without Liam Hudson and Craig Bentham, with Josh Brown

  • Cup glory for Bradley and Crossflatts

    IN patchy sunshine on a firm pitch that had had the covers on all night, the Cowling Cup final between Bradley and Embsay II got off to a prompt start at 10am up at Gargrave. Bradley went first and against some tight bowling found the going tough

  • Haworth grab victory over leaders in shock result

    LEADERS Bingley Congs II slipped up on their travels to Haworth II in Mewies Solicitors Craven & District League Division Three. They batted first and made 154 with Jamie Teale top scoring with 37 as three bowlers took three wickets apiece. Neil

  • Crossflatts cruise to victory as rain affects programme

    THE weather again interfered with proceedings in the Mewies Solicitors Craven and District League on Saturday with eight matches abandoned without a ball being bowled. This coupled with four concessions, accounted for half the league scheduled programme

  • Katie is declared a loser – and she's delighted!

    KATIE Baker has been declared a group's greatest loser – and she's delighted! She has earned the coveted title at the Steeton Slimming World class. Katie joined the group, which meets at Steeton Hall Hotel on Wednesdays, 18 months ago and has

  • Mason apologises as Steeton crash to loss on their travels

    Atherton Laburnum Rovers 3 Steeton 1 STEETON travelled to north Manchester looking to build on recent good performances in Hallmark Security League Division One North. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case as a young Atherton LR side put