VOTERS have until 10pm this evening (Thursday) to take part in Craven District Council and North Yorkshire County Council by-elections. Also taking place is the North Yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner election and some parish council
LEDGARD & Wynn was a popular high quality furniture store in Skipton and not too far into our distant past. In fact the store only closed in 2008, having moved from the high street into High Corn Mill around 20 years earlier. Its owner, Bryan
THIS is a sight which would have people stopping in their tracks these days - animal carcases hanging outside a butcher’s shop. It wasn’t unusual to see game and birds for the Christmas table hanging up, but sheep and pigs, many with their heads
SCHOOLS and organisations are amongst those being asked for their views on the future of Bewerley Park outdoor education centre. Thousands of schoolchildren from across Craven have stayed at the centre near Pateley Bridge over the years on residential
I WAS pleased to read ('Shop launches shampoo bar', Craven Herald Diary, April 29) that Morrisons, like other good supermarkets, are rising to the challenge of reducing our use of plastic bottles by selling shampoo bars packaged in cardboard. However
By Denis O’Connor Wharfedale Naturalists Society One of my New Year resolutions was to locate some of Yorkshire’s adders, widespread but elusive across miles of uplands. Knowing that adders now emerge from hibernation earlier, I optimistically
NEWLY elected chairman of North Yorkshire County Council Councillor Stuart Martin says he is keen to support businesses, organisations and charities as they emerge out of the coronavirus pandemic. Cllr Martin, a retired firefighter, and grandfather
FOLLOWING its recent launch, new fell running website: Run the Dales is taking fell running off the fells and into two of the Dales’ best loved museums. Continuing throughout the entire summer across two venues, the unique exhibition opens at the
Thank you for publishing the article by Stuart Minting highlighting the lack of bus services in North Yorkshire (Craven Herald March 30). The most glaring example of the problem in our area is the absence of a service between Skipton and Harrogate
A SCHEME aiming to improve parking at one of the most popular visitor sites in the Dales has been approved, despite features of the scheme being likened to a city centre multi-storey car park. Farmer Michael Daggett told the Yorkshire Dales National
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OVER the last year the toll of the coronavirus pandemic has stretched far beyond the physical impact of the disease, with lockdowns, shielding and isolation affecting many people’s mental health. Some have found their confidence battered to
FLAGS and bunting have gone up across Skipton to mark the official launch of a £1.5 million scheme to improve the look of the town centre. Schoolchildren created the colourful flags which now decorate High Street, Otley Street and Coach Street
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
By Simon Mayoh, Financial Planning Consultant, Armstrong Watson LLP IT’S fair to say that value is very much subjective as individuals will find value in different things. The Collins Dictionary defines Value as “the value of something such
GRANDMOTHER Anne Smith came up with a great idea to share bedtime stories wither her new granddaughter during lockdown - she wrote a book based on the playful antics of her puppy. Anne, from Skipton, said knowing coronavirus restrictions meant
THIS lovely photograph of a long- tailed tit busily gathering a beakful of sheep’s wool to include in the felted walls of its marvellous little nest was taken by Roger Nelson of Bolton Abbey.
