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  • Jenkinson leads the medal haul for Skipton winners

    MORE than 30 youngsters from Skipton Swimming Club took to the water to compete in the prestigious Yorkshire Swimming Championships, held over three weekends at John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds and Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Leading the way

  • Joyous declaration of love from True Strays

    TRUE Strays will be in the Yorkshire Dales next month playing “sounds for an America that didn’t quite exist”. The band can be seen at Victoria Hall, Settle, on April 10 as part of their Beyond The Horizon tour promoting latest single Campesina.

  • Skipton announces its annual results

    SKIPTON Building Society says it has delivered a ‘robust performance’ when announcing its annual results, claiming strong growth in membership, mortgages and savings. The Society has increased its mortgage balances by 10.3 per cent since the end

  • Luke fund growing

    A FUNDRAISING appeal to support six-year-old Skipton boy Luke Mortimer and his family has so far raised more than £113,000. The youngster, who played rugby with Skipton RFC along with his brother, was struck down with bacterial meningitis before

  • Wharfedale stalwart becomes president of the Barbarians

    WHARFEDALE RUFC president John Spencer has taken over the presidency of the world-famous Barbarians. The 72-year-old, who was born in Grassington, was previously chairman of the Barbarians and replaces the legendary Micky Steele-Bodger, who died