MANORLANDS is being kept in the loop. Over £6,000 was raised for the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice through the Settle Loop Challenge. The event saw 175 participants walk, run, mountain bike or ride a horse around a 10.5-mile route. Entrants set
BARNOLDSWICK Town fans have been left stunned by the sudden departure of manager Matt Barnes. Barnes, who left by mutual consent last week according to the club, was appointed as joint manager of Prestwich Heys, who are tenth in the First Division
STEETON Male Voice Choir plans to recreate an iconic performance of Yorkshire anthem On Ilkla Moor Bah’t ‘At. Musical director Catherine Sweet wants to generate the same atmosphere as when the song was performed in 1994 at the Royal Albert Hall
THE body of a man has been found in Skipton Woods this morning. Police have confirmed the discovery which was made by a member of the public. Police were contacted at 6.50am and emergency services attended the scene. The man was pronounced dead
SCHOOL children in Settle have been enjoying state-of-the-art play equipment with a Three Peaks theme, thanks to a donation from Friends of the Dales. The charity has topped off a fundraising campaign by the primary school PTA by contributing £2,400
A STAIRLIFT company has given a £20,000 boost to a charity which supports the terminally ill. Steeton-based Acorn Stairlifts raised the money by donating £10 for every stairlift installed during a six-week period between April and June this year
THE Friends of the Dales charity has organised a litter pick this weekend concentrating on plastic tree guards which are placed around newly planted saplings. The litter pick will go ahead in Otterburn, near Grove Farm, on Saturday, October 19
CRAVEN had excellent representation at the County round of the English Schools’ Cross-Country Cup, held at Queen Margaret’s School at Escrick near York, with Ermysted’s, South Craven and Skipton Girls all having success. These races are a team competition
THE 2019 summer season of fell running ended on a high note at the Wasdale Show Fell Race, with wins for Barlick's Jacob Reeday and Wharfedale's Amelie Lane. Young Jack Walton also shone, as the Keighley and Craven athlete pushed the experienced
AFTER a brief, firm respite in 2018, the rains returned with a vengeance to replenish the bogs on the Withins Skyline route at Haworth to their more usual “man-eating status” for the senior race and; made the junior Quarry Runs particularly muddy,
