AIREDALE hospital bereavement officer is trying to locate relatives of the late William Trevor Capstick of East Marton. Mr Capstick was 82 and resided at Church Lane, East Marton. He died of natural causes in Airedale General Hospital on November
PENDLE Council has launched a survey to find out how local people have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Councillor Mohammed Iqbal, Leader of Pendle Council, said: “The pandemic has significantly impacted on the lives of people across the
A SET of murals which has graced the walls of a small courtyard in Skipton since the summer, has had an addition. The artist who has expertly depicted some of the world's best loved singers and songwriters, has added a message to his Freddie Mercury
FIRE crews from Skipton have rescued a Harris hawk which became tangled high up in a tree in grounds of Brooklands School. RSPCA inspector Natalie Taylor was called to the site after a caretaker noticed the bird of prey this morning. The officer
THE Government will provide a combined £300million cash injection to 11 sports hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced. Major spectator sports have suffered as a result of the continued
OUR Craven community has been through a lot of the past few months. We endured a lengthy lockdown in spring and early summer, a myriad of social and trade restrictions over the summer and into autumn and are now in the middle of a second lockdown
STEETON-with-Eastburn’s Christmas lights will be switched-on virtually on Sunday, November 29. And residents are encouraged to launch their own festive displays at the same time, 4.30pm. Volunteers resurrected Christmas lights in the villages
IT could well be argued the most important item in the collection of Craven Museum is its Shakespeare First Folio. There are very few of the books, a collection of the Bard’s plays, about, and they are worth a lot of money - just last month, one
A VIRTUAL conference organised by Action on Climate Emergency (ACE) Settle and area recently discussed green recovery and tackling climate change by ‘building back better’. The meeting heard from a wide ranging panel of speakers from across the
GLUSBURN Community and Arts Centre at Glusburn Institute has been awarded an £18,500 Coronavirus Community Support Fund grant distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund to enable it to provide extra support activities and events during the
DEFEND your Defender is the message from North Yorkshire Police as action is stepped up to tackle the thieves who are targeting the valuable vehicles in our area. An analysis of police information and intelligence has revealed a trend of thefts
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OUR pets mean the world to us. And their importance in our lives has become even more pronounced during the months of lockdown. We would love you to share a photo of your precious pet – whatever the variety! – to be included on the pages of the
WE are asking readers to send in photos of their newborns – and here are the latest beautiful babies bringing a ray of sunshine to families across the district. Many mums are going into hospital alone, due to Covid restrictions, and having their
The Government is being put under pressure to explain why they are refusing to revive the “Everyone In” scheme which gave 15,000 rough sleepers a room in a budget hotel in the Spring. The Labour Party along with housing charities including Crisis
THE majestic former Wesleyan Chapel in Water Street still stands as an imposing feature, but without the stone feature gate posts and railings. The chapel was built in 1865 with a grand, neoclassical facade at the princely sum of £4,000. Many
It was worrying to read in your columns last week that staff from Rolls Royce in Barnoldswick were in fear for their jobs to such an extent that many of them had been driven to go out on strike. When I first heard that the factory was losing jobs
I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the two people who came to my rescue after a fall at Carleton Road crossing on Wednesday, November 11. They kindly called the ambulance and stayed with me until it arrived. My thanks also
Vernon Wheelock’s letter, (Craven Herald, November 5) forecasting the demise of local councils, was reinforced a few days later by Craven District Council’s own acknowledgement that it would cease to exist as a result of North Yorkshire County Council
What wonderful memories Chris Charlesworth evoked with his reminiscences of the New Ship (Craven Diary, November 5). I too served much of my drinking apprenticeship in the Ship, as it was always known, in the '60s, and Chris perfectly describes
I usually get one or two quite bad colds over the winter period. A spin-off benefit of mask-wearing in shops and on public transport, and of no hand-shaking with each other, is that I will hopefully remain germ-free this time. Shaking hands is
THE Covid pandemic may have stopped much of the globe in its tracks, but ash die-back disease continues to run rampant across the country. Here the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s woodland officer, Nicola Child, writing on the authority
SOME may think that this is a particularly inappropriate time to introduce Local Government reform, with all our administrative structures under severe pressure from the pandemic. The cynical might wonder if some in Central Government see this as an
MIDDLETOWN orchard and wildflower meadow is a delightful transformation of Middletown rec and has blossomed over lockdown, providing an oasis for both humans and wildlife. Regular visitor Joolze Arnold said its open space has been a lifesaver this
A LARGE development of homes in Skipton which received unanimous opposition from the town council when first mooted is likely to be rubber-stamped next week. The plans relate to 137 houses on land at Hawbank Field, on the south side of the A6131
BRADFORD Council has apologised after being accused of turning Addingham War Memorial into a "building site" with work around it on Remembrance Day. The area's MP Robbie Moore said he was "shocked and horrified" by the timing of the work, which
TODAY marks the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Skipton man Rory Johnson-Hatfield, who vanished without trace during a night out in York. Rory, who was 29 at the time, had left Skipton by train on November 19, 2015 and was last seen
By Heather Bamforth, Business Restructuring Expert, Armstrong Watson IF the global pandemic has taught us one thing, it is the importance of cash. Knowing what your cash position is helps drive decision making and can be the difference between
EARBY singing star Kiki Deville is releasing a new single in dedication to the memory of her baby son, Dexter. Kiki, who is an international entertainer best known in the UK for her appearances on ITV’s The Voice UK, and All Together Now on the
