CARL Lis, chairman of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, will be performing a different type of wizardry as he take on the role of Merlin in Ingleton Theatre Group’s Camelot, by Ben Crocker. The annual pantomime is a massive community effort with
SKIPTON Scouts have been awarded £1,000 towards the modernisation of their base ‘The Dump’ by the Craven and Beamsley trusts. The 5th Skipton Scout group, which recently discovered woodworm at its base off Newmarket Street, adding to the overall
GRASSINGTON is joining in with thousands of independent shops and businesses across the UK to put on very special £5 offers which began on February 15 and runs to February 29. Julia Metcalfe, Grassington Chamber of Trade secretary said “Fiver Fest
APPRENTICES are helping a Cross Hills chemical company to achieve a winning formula. Airedale Chemical has taken on more young recruits and is planning to further strengthen its intake across several departments – including engineering, health and
The two highest gross price prime cattle at Skipton Auction Mart’s weekly Monday sale both fell to leading weekly buyer James Robertshaw for his own Robertshaws Farm Shop in Thornton. His top price acquisition at £1,418, or 232.5p/kg, was a 610kg
SKIPTON Auction Mart began its 2020 breeding sheep season on Monday with a tidy entry of 42 head, comprising 15 ewes with 27 lambs at foot. They met a notably sharp trade, Richard Umplebly, from Killinghall, selling a brace of Texel ewes with twin
WORK is underway on a year long £5.6 million conversion into a residential ‘oasis of calm’ of the former Job Centre and tax office in Skipton. Skipton based Candelisa has started the redevelopment of Cavendish House, off Newmarket Street, to 26
A NEW pilot safety scheme is being introduced by North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan with the aim of working together to keep the district safe. The pilot is for a new public safety service which intends to bring
North Ribblesdale 24 Old Rishworthians 17 A DOMINANT pack lifted North Ribblesdale to a fine win against high-flying Old Rishworthians in atrocious conditions at Grove Park on Saturday. The victory saw Ribb took a further step up Yorkshire
THIS year’s Craven Community Champions Awards has been tinged with sadness following the sudden death of one of the award recipients. Pat Wardman, 90, from Hellifield, was thrilled to have been named volunteer of the year and citizen of the year
THE CHIEF executive of Craven District Council Paul Shevlin receives an annual base salary of £102,841. Mr Shevlin -the council’s head of the paid service and it's highest paid officer - also receives additional payment in relation to his role as the
SILSDEN residents are being given a direct line to organisations involved in building the town’s new primary school. Contractors, education officers and highways engineers will host a public meeting to discuss the project on Wednesday February
A SKIPTON artist who has honed his illustrative talent since leaving art college is to showcase his work closer to home. Stephen Lennon, originally from Bradford, attended art college in Bradford and Reading. He did freelance work as an illustrator
A BAR manager who raped a young boy has been jailed for two years after a judge said his sentencing powers were limited by guidelines. Preston Crown Court heard how Thomas Robert Peel admitted performing a sex act on the boy, who cannot be identified
LOTHERSDALE young farmers club held their annual dinner dance presentation evening at Skipton Golf Club. The event was well attended by members past and present, leaders, friends and families. Last year's chairman Oliver Barraclough thanked everybody
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COLLEAGUES at the Yorkshire Building Society branch in Skipton are holding an event providing people with hints and tips on how not to become victims of financial fraud. The Keighley Road branch is hosting a public‘Take Five over Tea’ session between
When John and Tanya Sipling bought a home in Lothersdale, near Skipton, five years ago, the one thing they felt village life was lacking was a pub befitting such an historic and beautiful village. That all changed last year, when "we put our money
A NOVICE and beginner's championship trial at Howden Wood, Silsden, took a major hit from the weather on Saturday. Despite the weather forecast, clerk of course Anthony Ayrton of Barnoldswick and his crew managed to layout eight suitable sections
A NOVICE and beginner's championship trial at Howden Wood, Silsden, took a major hit from the weather on Saturday. Despite the weather forecast, clerk of course Anthony Ayrton of Barnoldswick and his crew managed to layout eight suitable sections
Skipton 22 Rotherham Phoenix 7 TWO tries from Harry McEneaney and one each from Joe Simeon and Josh Nkwo saw Skipton bag five league points in atrocious conditions at Sandylands on Saturday. The Skipton ground staff had worked tirelessly from
