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  • Snow fell this afternoon in the higher parts of the Dales

    THE snow has been falling at Newby Head, between Hawes and Ingleton, in the Dales this afternoon, as pictured by Thomas Beresford. Newby Head Pass is a mountain pass at an elevation of 439m (1,439ft) above the sea level and is described as a road

  • Name that church: This church is no longer open

    LAST week’s guest church, is St Aidan’s Church, Hellifield, and was correctly identified by Julie Sleath. St Aidan’s was built in 1906 in the ‘Arts and Crafts’ style to serve the growing population who came to work on the busy railway line and

  • Applications invited to Co-op's community fund

    COMMUNITY groups are being invited to apply for a helping hand grant from the Co-op. The Co-op’s Local Community Fund, which has raised more than £354,000 for local causes in the North West since 2016, is now inviting applications for its next round

  • Don’t let silage pollute waterways

    AN agricultural expert is warning that highly-toxic run-off from Yorkshire and Humber farms could leak into and pollute waterways this summer if farmers aren’t vigilant. Farmers are being urged by Rupert Wailes-Fairbairn, of farm insurance broker

  • Practise your driving theory at the library

    LIBRARIES in Craven are running a new digital service to help beginner drivers practise their theory skills ahead of the big day. Now that driving tests have resumed following the recent easing of coronavirus restrictions, North Yorkshire County

  • LETTERS: Noisy cars and overflowing bins

    It seems to me that the Bank Holiday weekend visitors (in Settle) this time round were different. Not that I saw many on the Monday, thanks to the cold and the wet. On Sunday evening I happened on about a dozen sporty-looking saloon cars ranked

  • Care home group wins top honour for second year

    ANCHOR Hanover ­­– which runs Townend Close care home, at Cross Hills – has received a prestigious honour for the second year running. The group has once again been named Large Residential Care Provider of the Year in the LaingBuisson Awards.

  • Prime cattle show honours change

    Same frontrunners, though an about turn in principal honours was the order of play at Skipton Auction Mart’s May prime cattle show, when the previous month’s reserve champions, the North Craven Smith family, stepped up to clinch the title, with April

  • Prime lambs reserve and champ coup

    CHRIS Craven, of Kexby, east of York, clinched a first-ever prime lamb championship, supplementing it for good measure with the reserve champion pen at Skipton Auction Mart’s May fixture. (Mon, May 3) Assisted by fiancée, Caroline Easton, Mr Craven

  • Coveted Queen's Award for growing firm

    A DENTAL company has received a coveted accolade. Silsden-based EthOss Regeneration Ltd has been presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, in the international trade category. The company is among 205 organisations nationally to be recognised

  • Nature Notes

    by Steve Westerman Wharfedale Naturalists Society AS we would expect in the spring, ground nesting birds have arrived on the upper levels of Ilkley Moor. Of course, ground nesting birds distribute themselves all over the moor – but some species

  • Friends’ walk challenge for MIND

    LONG PRESTON friends Kerry Forster and Kelly Armitage have set themselves a task of walking 100 miles in May for the mental health charity MIND. Their first walk was Penyghent on Saturday. On Sunday the pair held a cake stall after spending hours

  • WALK: A moor unusual hilltop walk

    Jonathan Smith runs Where2walk, a walking company in the Yorkshire Dales. Jonathan has written his own book, the Dales 30 which details the highest mountains in the Dales. He also runs one-day navigation courses for beginners and intermediates. Join

  • GALLERY: Readers' photos from around Craven and the Dales

    HERE are more of your wonderful photographs taken around the region. We love to showcase your pictures. It could be a seasonal landscape or simply your favourite view of our beautiful surroundings. If you would like to submit a picture, email