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  • Stray FM radio to rebrand

    STRAY FM radio station which covers parts of North Yorkshire including Craven, is to join UK’s largest commercial radio network. Bauer Media announced that the North Yorkshire-based radio stations they acquired in 2019 will join their Hits Radio

  • Skipton's The Devonshire pub announces it is ready to reopen

    SKIPTON’S Wetherspoon has drawn up plans to ensure that its staff and customers are safe as it readies itself for reopening. The Devonshire will open when it has the official go-ahead from the government. Social distancing measures will result

  • Silsden painter recorded dying days of the Potteries

    SILSDEN-born Jack Clarkson achieved renown for his pictures portraying the dying days of the Potteries towns. He created an iconic legacy of industrial paintings that now hang in prestigious galleries across South Yorkshire and the Midlands.

  • Further coronavirus death announced at Airedale Hospital

    AIREDALE Hospital has announced a further death from a coronavirus-related illness bringing the total to 101. The patient, who had tested positive for the virus died on May 25. The total number of casualties in the Bradford District now stands

  • Dead buzzard had banned pesticides in its system

    A DEAD bird of prey was found to have four different pesticides in its system, three of which are banned from use. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the bird was seen to fall from a tree by a member of the public near Pateley Bridge,

  • Household waste sites return to pre-coronavirus opening times

    HOUSEHOLD waste recycling sites including at Skipton and Settle have from today (Wednesday) reverted back to their normal, pre coronavirus, opening times. All 20 of the North Yorkshire County Council sites were closed due to the coronavirus crisis

  • Police catch 150 revellers at quarry

    POLICE acting on a tip-off found 150 young people swimming, drinking and using drugs near the disused Threshfield Quarry. The area is now a nature reserve and over the last few weeks since the coronavirus pandemic resulted in restricted outdoor