I'M delighted to have been elected as the Craven District Councillor for Penyghent. I would like to thank the people of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Stainforth and Giggleswick for putting their faith in me to take their concerns to the council chamber down
A POPULAR event is returning after a four-year break. Silsden Proms on the Farm is set to take place again this summer – with a new organising team and different venue. Now at the helm are representatives of the Silsden and Steeton Sue Ryder
IT is a great honour to have been elected as the North Yorkshire County Councillor for the Ribblesdale division, and to have received such a strong mandate from my fellow residents. While I am overwhelmed by the result, it comes with a degree of
A SKIPTON man who had a five-year restraining order imposed in 2018 after harassing his former partner, has had the restriction extended for another five years. Vincent Hawkins, 45, of North Parade, appeared before Skipton magistrates for sentencing
A SKIPTON man was banned from driving for three years when he appeared before Skipton magistrates for the second time in two weeks. Jordan Bellany, of Broughton Grove, had already been given a 12 month ban on April 26 after pleading guilty to driving
A SKIPTON man was banned from driving for three years when he appeared before Skipton magistrates for the second time in two weeks. Jordan Bellany, of Broughton Grove, had already been given a 12 month ban on April 26 after pleading guilty to driving
The SKIPTON branch of the Oddfellows, based on Rectory Lane, has appointed new chief officers for the coming year. Ann Holmes is Provincial Grand Master, succeeding Derek Stansfield, with Gillian Falshaw becoming Deputy Provincial Grand Master. All
PLANTING of a new ‘food forest’ has been completed at Airedale Hospital, Steeton, bringing with it an edible future landscape for visitors, staff and wildlife. The 12-month Edible Airedale project – created in conjunction with community interest
FIRSTLY, I would like to congratulate David Staveley and Robert Ogden and wish them all the best in their roles as newly elected councillors (in the Ribblesdale Division, North Yorkshire County Council, and Penyghent ward, Craven District Council)
FIVE months of dust collection will come to an end next week, with cinemas across England finally permitted to rev up their popcorn makers and throw open their doors. In the meantime, for our last week of video on demand dependence, Netflix finally
PUBLIC relations firm boss Philip Allott has pledged to be “a broad church” and tackle a wide range of concerns after being elected Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire. With a turnout that was the highest since the post of police
I WOULD like to congratulate Philip Allott (Conservative) on being elected as Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire. I would also like to thank the other candidates in the contest, Alison Hume (Labour) and James Barker (Lib. Dem).
GIVEN the strong performance of the Green Party across the country it would be easy for its local representatives to fool themselves that people in Craven who voted for them backed every jot and comma of Green Party policy. That, of course, just
THE Clapham based Cave Rescue Organisation (CRO) was called out yesterday (Sunday) afternoon after a 61 year old woman fell on her way down from Penyghent. The woman was reported to have broken her ankle on the path heading towards Hull Pot, near
I WOULD like to thank all of the 395 people that voted for me in the Ribblesdale division for North Yorkshire County Council. It was a pleasure to meet so many of you while I was delivering leaflets. Thank you for the messages of support as
MEMBERS of the Royal British Legion Skipton Branch attended a ceremony in Holy Trinity, Skipton, on Saturday to mark the 76th anniversary of WW11 Victory in Europe The Service was conducted by the Revd Canon Dr James Theodosius assisted by Reader
A MAN who fell on a footpath near Addingham yesterday (Sunday) injuring his leg, was stretchered to a waiting road ambulance by Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue . The Grassington based team responded to a call from the ambulance service to help the
THOUSANDS of tonnes of coir, brash and stone have been brought this spring to Fleet Moss, Oughtershaw and Bleaberry – an area of moorland covering 166 hectares, located six kilometres south of the town of Hawes. The coir logs and stone, brought
THANKS are extended to all those who provided the lovely cakes at Horton-in-Ribblesdale’s St Oswald’s Church Lambing Service. There were people of all ages at the outdoor service along with five pet lambs. Four people arrived after the service and
LAST week’s church - St Margaret’s at High Bentham -was a bit easy for any regular reader of this column as it had already been alluded to along with St John’s in Low Bentham, which is now the parish church for the whole of Bentham. Judith Harrison
By Robin Moule. A MAGNIFICENT total of £2,240 was realised when generously donated sheep were sold at Skipton Auction Mart in memory of young farmer Hannah Brown, whose untimely death in March aged just 26 left the agricultural world in deep
British guards at Raikeswood camp were drawn from ranks of soldiers who were unable to see action. Historian Alan Roberts writes. THE songs of the British Tommies have become part of our DNA: ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ and the breathtakingly
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MAY I use your esteemed Craven Herald to most sincerely thank the voters of Barden Fell ward who so overwhelmingly supported my candidature for Craven District Council after such a difficult time last year. My appreciation also goes to everyone
SKIPTON Knights started their Yorkshire Merit League campaign with a comprehensive victory at home to Almondbury Spartans ‘A’. The knights ran out 66-0 winners in a very one sided match. The knights set the tone for the afternoon by scoring in the
