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  • Barlick sports centre due to reopen in April

    THE West Craven Sports Centre in Barnoldswick is due to reopen in April. Following the Government’s announcement of a ‘roadmap’ out of the coronavirus, Pendle Leisure Trust says it is delighted to be able to reopen some of its facilities in the

  • EE to boost phone signal in Dales this summer

    NETWORK operator EE is extending its 4G covering in 15 places in North Yorkshire this year, including the Yorkshire Dales National Park and North Craven, to boost rural connectivity. A total of 579 locations across the UK will be upgraded this

  • Morrisons donates books to school in time for World Book Day

    PUPILS at Skipton Parish Primary C of E School, have received a bundle of new books for their school library thanks to the Morrisons Foundation in partnership with the National Literacy Trust. Clare Reed, community champion from Skipton Morrisons

  • Translation of Skipton PoWs’ book now in print

    THE long-awaited transcription of a German diary which was written by WWI prisoners held at Raikeswood Camp, in Skipton, is now in print. The original book, Kriegsgefangen in Skipton (Prisoners of War in Skipton), had been secretly written by the

  • POLICE ALERT: Protect your children against these 10 Apps

    POLICE are warning parents about 10 less well-known apps and chat tools used by paedophiles to contact young people online. Worryingly, these apps have featured in a range of recent investigations into child abuse, indecent images of children,

  • Resident says council planning 'blunder' could cost him £5k

    A SUTTON-in-Craven resident says he stands at risk of losing £5,000 because of a planning ‘blunder’ by Craven District Council. Martin Pearson, 62, said he followed all the rules by writing to the council asking how he went about replacing a wooden

  • PHOTO OF THE DAY: Spring lambs

    WHAT better sign of spring than newly born lambs. These lambs, complete with warming jackets, and their mother were photographed by Marg Smith of Grassington. That other sure sign of better weather, the sound of the curlew, has also been reported