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  • Penyghent and a snowy start to May

    IT was looking a lot like Christmas at the summit of Penyghent in the Dales this morning (Wednesday). These stunning pictures were taken by hill runner, Brian Stallwood. Penyghent is the smallest of the 'Yorkshire Three Peaks', behind Ingleborough

  • Folk duo Belshazzar’s Feast in outdoors live show

    LIVE music is set to make a welcome return to Settle in June with folk duo Belshazzar’s Feast. Described as ‘wickedly inventive and beloved’ the duo, Paul Sartin, on oboe, violin, swanee whistle and vocals; and accordion player, Paul Hutchinson,

  • Ofsted inspectors recognise school leaders rapid progress

    LEADERS at West Craven High School in Barnoldswick say they are very pleased with feedback from the first visit from Ofsted inspectors since the school was rated ‘inadequate’ at the end of 2019. Principal Tracy Foy and, who took over at the beginning

  • Man and woman found dead at Harrogate hotel

    A MAN and a woman have been found dead in a Harrogate hotel. The two bodies were discovered at the Doubletree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel and Spa, in Springfield Avenue, at 10.20pm on Tuesday, May 4. Detectives from North Yorkshire Police

  • Holiday park announces almost £100,000 accommodation upgrade

    ALMOST £100,000 is to be spent on upgrading accommodation at a West Craven holiday park where the Yorkshire Dales meets the Ribble Valley. Parkdean Resorts, which has 67 sites across the UK , has given a boost for tourism in the west of the district

  • Help us keep our musicians in work says orchestra

    SKIPTON Building Society Camerata says it wants to put its musicians to work, and so is asking for donations towards the cost of making music videos. It was a year in March since the start of the first coronavirus lockdown that brought an abrupt

  • Swift bidding at Keith Downs special draft dairy sale

    SKIPTON Auction Mart added an extra fixture to its already busy Spring dairy calendar with a special draft sale from Keith Downs, who farms with his wife Pam and son, David, at Milnerfields Farm, Bingley. (May 3) With Keith a well-respected local

  • Snowfall in May - whiteout at Yorkshire's highest road

    THIS was the scene yesterday (Tuesday) evening at Fleet Moss, near Hawes, the highest road in Yorkshire, and a favourite route for cyclists wanting to challenge their hill climbing abilities. Today's forecast for the Dales is for a dry and clear