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  • Trade solid at midweek auction

    ANOTHER solid entry of 515 head of cattle at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest fortnightly Wednesday sale comprised 465 feeders, of which 310 were store bullocks and heifers, with trade for these once again said to be ‘on fire,’ the stronger end readily

  • CLA calls for tourism support

    NEWS that tourism businesses can soon be reopened has been welcomed by, Country Land and Business Association President Mark Bridgeman. He said: “Tourism businesses will breathe a sigh of relief and will be working tirelessly to ensure they are

  • Beat-Herder drugs pair are jailed

    TWO drug dealers who planned to flood the Beat-Herder music festival with the drug ketamine were foiled by police before the event. James Barr and Jason Jackson planned to sell the drug at the festival, held between Sawley and Gisburn, last July

  • Journalist Gill settles into PR

    AN award-winning former Threshfield journalist has joined the PR team of a Greater Manchester creative and digital agency. Gill Potts, who is originally from Wharfedale, has joined full-service agency Cornerstone Design and Marketing in Lees, on

  • More records of swift nesting sites wanted

    A SECOND appeal has been made for records of swift nest sites in the Yorkshire Dales National Park – now that the peak time for this ‘thrilling bird’ has arrived. On the eve of UK Swift Awareness Week which started on June 27, the Authority said