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  • 53 homes plan for Skipton recommended for approval

    A HOUSING estate of 53 homes looks set to be built on the outskirts of Skipton. The Craven District Council joint application seeks to build on six acres of land currently used for grazing animals off Airedale Avenue and near to the newly built

  • Upper Wharfedale celebrates 'outstanding' GCSE results

    UPPER Wharfedale students are celebrating following the publication of this year’s GCSE results. Headteacher, Andrew Taylor, said: "The outcomes achieved by Upper Wharfedale students this year are truly outstanding. “Both the students and staff

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    On some occasions, we earn revenue from content. This commercial content is compiled via expert opinion. Clicking in certain hyperlinks within this article will redirect you to a 3rd party.  With so many new slot games unveiled at casinos all the

  • Giggleswick School welcomes GCSE results

    GIGGLESWICK School is celebrating GCSE success with students achieving more than double the national average of top three grades, despite concerns over the new tougher number grading system, says the independent school. Many students achieved over

  • A Craven Diary - Settle dances raise money for charity

    CYCLISTS across Craven are being urged to use peddle power to raise money for Cancer Research UK this September. The charity is launching its Cancer Research UK Cycle 300 challenge (pictured below) which calls on men and women to clock up 300 miles

  • Steeton crash out to midweek defeat

    STEETON crashed to a 1-0 home defeat to Cleator Moor Celtic in the North West Counties League Division One North. The Chevrons were given an early left-off when Celtic's Darren Little was brought down by Steeton's Elliot Scott in the penalty box

  • Nostalgia picture - old Skipton

    ITS not known what this group of men were doing, or indeed where or when it was taken. We do however know their names and in some cases, what they did for a living - including one described as a ‘poacher’, and if we were to hazard a guess, it may well

  • George is off to study music in US

    GEORGE Collins, of Stainforth, is off to the United States to take up a scholarship to study for a Batchelor of Music in Guitar Performance at the Berklee School of Music. The 18-year-old was awarded a merit scholarship at the largest independent

  • All on track for Kilnsey’s 122nd show & sports

    ONE of the highlights and traditional finale of the local agricultural show season, Kilnsey Show & Sports, takes place on Tuesday, August 27, writes Robin Moule. The 122nd annual Yorkshire Dales showcase, organised and run by Upper Wharfedale Agricultural

  • FINANCIAL ADVICE: A matter of life and death?

    By David Porter, Financial Planning Consultant, Armstrong Watson "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." As romantic

  • Sun smiles on a successful Gargrave Show

    THE sun came out in time for a very successful Gargrave Show at the weekend. Despite heavy rain the day before, which led organisers of the fell races to make some changes to the junior events, Saturday itself was fine and dry, with organisers declaring

  • Youngsters land some big fish on windy Skipton AA taster day

    CONDITIONS could have been better for the Skipton Angling Association’s taster day on Whinnygill Reservoir last Sunday. A gusty south west wind blew throughout the event and made angling difficult for all who took part but at least it remained dry

  • Successful businessman took his own life, inquest finds

    A SUCCESSFUL businessman took his own life after he was treated with anti-depressants and other drugs for anxiety and insomnia. At an inquest into the death of Silsden-based Ghd founder Martin Penny, 63, his family described their concerns about