THE go-ahead has been given to relocate allotments and build a two-storey house in Cross Hall Lane, Clapham. The site is an irregular shaped parcel of land which fronts onto Cross Haw Lane and Old Road, on the edge of the village. The proposal
A SECOND ‘minor’ material amendment to a development of four houses off Matthew Lane, Low Bradley, was approved despite suggestions the homes were too imposing, when discussed by members of Craven District Council’s planning committee. Planning
THE Lancaster sheep farming family - husband and wife, Ian and Mary, and son. Richard – won the supreme championship with their first-ever entry in the annual lamb carcase competition staged as part of Skipton Auction Mart’s 12th annual Christmas primestock
STAFF at home-shopping giant Damart – whose warehousing facility is at Steeton – have pledged their support to customers with dementia. Around 150 employees have undertaken a training course with the Alzheimer’s Society to learn how best to help
Ribble Valley sheep farmers Ian and Mary Lancaster, and their son Richard, were over the moon when retaining the supreme championship they won for the first time the previous year at Skipton Auction Mart’s 2019 Christmas prime lambs show. (Sunday,
DALES farmer John Stephenson, of Bordley Green Farm, Bordley, was crowned supreme champion for the second year running at Skipton Auction Mart’s 12th annual Christmas prime cattle show and sale on Sunday. Mr Stephenson secured a repeat championship
A TWENTY-eight home development with an element of eight affordable homes on land to the northeast of Skipton has been rubber-stamped by the district council’s planning committee. The application, at Crookrise, is a triangular parcel of land fronting
A CROSS Hills-based housebuilder has reported another hugely successful year – and more jobs are being created. Family-owned Skipton Properties increased its turnover by 30 per cent to £28.5 million in 2018-19 – up by £6.2m compared to the previous
THE serious issue of pressure sores has been addressed by care home staff who attended an initiative in Skipton recently. Residents and staff from a Anchor’s Gills Top Care Home, in Grassington, had a stall at the Tesco Extra, in the town, to promote
STAFF from Mill House, Giggleswick School’s newly opened pre-school took part in Settle’s Christmas lights switch-on festivities on Saturday. Teachers and support staff represented the pre-school and ran fun activities on the Mill House stall, including
SCHOOLCHILDREN joined with activists and members of three political parties at a climate strike event outside Skipton Town Hall on Friday. Protesters also gathered in Settle as part of the worldwide event aimed at raising awareness of the global
A CHARITY ball held at the Stirk House Hotel, in Gisburn, has raised more than £12,000 for Prostate Cancer UK. The event which hosted 255 guests, was organised by Aimee Beresford. Aimee had brought together guests for the ‘How Do You Check
SANDYLANDS Sports Centre has received a silver award in the International Green Apple Environment Awards. At a ceremony at the Houses of Parliament, in London, last week, Sandylands centre manager Daile Coope, and vice chairman and lead member for
THE first of two weekend Skipton Christmas Markets took part last Sunday, with thousands of visitors enjoying festive entertainment and a cold but sunny winter’s day. Part two of the annual event, which attracts coach parties from across the country
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Steeton u18s 1 Athletico u18s 2 STEETON Under-18s narrowly went down to Athletico. The young Chevrons were struck with the worst luck in the build-up to the game with four players who started in the previous week’s game unavailable due to
A GROUP - calling itself Gargrave Needs a Toilet (GNAT ) - has been set up to keep the village’s threatened public toilets from going down the pan. The toilets, believed to be the last remaining public facilities on the long journey on the A65 from
