THE Great Barn at Bolton Abbey has been named the best commercial building project in the UK. The wedding venue was named winner at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards grand final held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London
BEER enthusiasts are in for a treat for the 11th annual, free Great Craven Beer Festival which kicks off today and runs until Sunday. Held at The Craven Arms and Cruck Barn at Appletreewick, the festival will see a re-match between Yorkshire and
CAVE Rescue organisation was called out to help three Three Peaks walkers who were lost on Ingleborough, on Saturday, September 28. In the dark, the walkers’ one torch and two mobile phones had died and their third phone – the sole means of navigation
FASHION retailer Damart is celebrating its customers. Staff at the company, whose warehousing facility is in Steeton, are taking part in activities marking National Customer Service Week. People have been invited to tour the firm’s headquarters
POLICE are appealing for information about a missing, bred in captivity, satellite-tagged hen harrier. The young male bird was tagged at its release site in the Yorkshire Dales on July 30, as part of a hen harrier brood management scheme. The
A CHILD has died after what police say was a ‘tragic accident’ at an address in Skipton. The incident occurred at around 3.30pm on Wednesday, October 2, in the Skipton East district. An eye witness who asked not to be named said there was extensive
POLICE are appealing for information after an injured marsh harrier was found near Scarborough. The bird was found at 4pm on Sunday August 18 by a member of the public in a stubble field close to the village of Hutton Buscel. It was taken to
THOUSANDS came from far and wide at the weekend to enjoy the 8th bi-annual International Skipton Puppet Festival. Almost 20 puppet companies from across the UK and Europe took part in the sell-out event which enjoyed fine weather - instead of the
TWO businesses with Skipton links are joining together to present a beer event in town. Elsworth Kitchen, run by Bruce Elsworth, is teaming up with North Brewing Co, created by Skipton man Christian Townsley, for a beer dinner on Thursday, October
STAFF from a care home in Grassington will be getting into their pyjamas on Thursday (October 10) to raise money for charity, and also to help residents with dementia get a better night’s sleep. The team at Anchor’s Gills Top in Scar Street have
F you know a sporting hero who gives up their time to help young people - or perhaps someone who improves the health and wellbeing of those in their community, now is the time to nominate them for a Craven Community Champion award. The Sport and
NORTH Yorkshire Police has been recognised for showing ‘impressive levels of improvement’ in the number of crimes it is recording each year. The statement has come from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS
Silsden 1 Liversedge 3 SILSDEN entertained seventh-placed Liversedge, hoping to bounce back after a run of three defeats in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division Danny Forrest brought in new signing Marko Basic, while
LOVELY to look at and easy on the imagination, Abominable is the third animation this year to cast a yeti as its lead. It comes from DreamWorks - the studio behind Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon - and Open Season director Jill Culton. Sure, its
TWO milestones dating back to the 1820s near Settle have been restored to their former glory. They are on the B6480 at Buck Haw Brow and near Anley Hall and were originally installed when the route was the Keighley to Kendal turnpike, built in 1753
A PANEL of council leaders has agreed to continue to fund tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire, despite recent troubles, giving it an extra £1 million. It comes after a report revealed the agency had struggled with its finances following the resignation
THREE branches of Barclays Bank will remain open in the district for at least the next two years, the company has said. Barclays says it has ring-fenced more than 100 branches located in remote or “last bank in town” areas so that they will remain
BUSINESSES and organisations are being invited to get out their paddles for Skipton Rotary Club’s annual dragon boat racing. Entries have opened for the competition, which will be held again at the lake at Coniston Hotel and Country Estate, on May
MORE of your wonderful photos taken around the region. We welcome all contributions; send submissions to news@cravenherald.co.uk
NORTH Ribblesdale travelled to Wheatley Hills hoping to build on last week's home victory over Wensleydale. Ribb kicked off with wind at their back and dominated the early exchanges. Good runs by lock Adam Middleton and centre Ryan Sumner caused
