POLICE are appealing for information after a dead buzzard was found by a member of the public on a footpath close to Hagg Lane near Sherburn in Elmet. The bird, which was found at just before midday on Thursday, October 3 was recovered and taken
POLICE have warned drivers not to risk driving through flood water after two motorists became stuck today. At around 10am a woman tried to drive through a flooded part of the A65 near Settle but became stuck and had to be rescued. Earlier a motorist's
AN expanding commercial interiors firm is building a new £1.8 million base. The 16,000sqft site at Cross Hills will incorporate a head office, showroom and warehouse facility. Ultimate (Commercial Interiors) Ltd, whose operation is currently
A KIND and thoughtful six-year-old from Carleton is organising a Halloween party in her village with fun, games and activities to help disadvantaged children living in Africa. Summer Cox, 6, with help from her mum, Hannah Cox, and her mum’s friend
A SILSDEN community centre will host its second annual Firework and Family Fun Night on Sunday November 3. The Hive on Elliott Street will lay on fairground rides for under-fives, face painting, glitter tattoos, marshmallow toasting, a barbecue,
THE planned new £40 million road to bypass the unstable section of the A59 at Kex Gill between Skipton and Harrogate will include an improved junction close to Fewston Reservoir. The current staggered junction, with a steep climb up Shepherd Hill
GIGGLESWICK’S Sita Brand has been making stories happen in Settle and beyond for almost 10 years through her work with arts charity Settle Stories, and this month she is treading the boards once again and sharing her own personal story. Sita was
THE COBBYDALE Singers are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a charity concert at Silsden Methodist Church. The concert on Saturday October 26 will feature a nod to the past because their guests, a group of male singers called Partners In Harmony
SKIPTON’S Carnegie-funded public library is being celebrated by the chairman of North Yorkshire County Council. Councillor Jim Clark has a special interest in the Scottish-born philanthropist and steel magnate, Andrew Carnegie, who died 100 years
CRAVEN District Council is appointing a barrister to look at planning conditions and ongoing work at a wetland site off the A65 to the west of Hellifield. Campaigners have been calling for a stop to the work currently going on the site at the village's
PLANS to create a South Pennines Park – which would encompass Skipton, Keighley, the Worth Valley and South Craven – have won widespread backing. Those spearheading the initiative say it would help raise the area’s profile, improve protection of
