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  • Skipton tennis juniors get Andy Murray treat

    A ONCE-in-a-lifetime chance to see behind the scenes at the National Tennis Centre, in London, as well as witness a high performance training session with three-time Grand Slam champion Sir Andy Murray, was organised for 13 junior members of Skipton

  • Free first aid course on offer in Silsden

    EIGHTY people in Silsden will be trained to use the town’s array of strategically-placed defibrillators. The Friends of Silsden Town Hall have won a £10,000 grant to pay for emergency first aid courses in the New Year. The Keeping Silsden Safe

  • Prize winning string quartet to perform in Skipton

    THE next concert in Skipton Music's season will be by the Barbican String Quartet. Featuring Amarins Wierdsma and Tim Crawford on violins, Christoph Slenczka on viola and Yoanna Prodanova on cello, they will perform music by Haydn, Janacek and Schubert

  • Sisters have a ball for charity

    TWO SISTERS have held a ball in aid in aid of Manorlands for the second year running. Sophie and Emily Baker organised the event at the Coniston Hotel, where they work, and raised £3,052. Sophie and Emily, from Long Preston, who are studying

  • Year of school sports battles begins

    PUPILS from a Sutton school have a year of sports contests against each other. The Intra School Tournament sees key stage two children competing in seven different sports against children from the same academic year. Teaching assistant Anneli

  • Teacher runs up a huge bill for school books!

    A TEACHER from Steeton Primary School has been raising money to buy reading books for the school. Claire Redman, the deputy head and year five and six teacher, ran the 13.1-mile Lancaster half marathon earlier this month. After her run she said

  • Soldier's name to be added to Settle war memorial

    THE family of a former soldier who had evacuated his family to Settle before falling at Normandy in World War Two, is hoping his name will finally appear on Settle’s war memorial. The omission was first spotted by historian and author Keith Taylor