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  • More steam train journeys to enjoy this summer

    AS the country starts to reopen following a forced shut-down, it is full stead ahead for two historic engines which will be heading through Yorkshire each week between May and September. “Scots Guardsman”, Number 46115, is set to pull both the Dalesman

  • Hellifield construction company wins Harrogate contract

    HELLIFIELD-based construction company Sutcliffe Construction has been awarded the contract for a 65,000 sq ft new premises for ventilation systems manufacturer EnviroVent from developer Teakwood Developments. This is the latest in a succession of

  • Beauty boutique opens

    SKIPTON High Corn Mill’s new tenant Jessica Smithson has joined a growing band of mind and body businesses based at the medieval mill. They include Balanced Life Physiotherapy, The Lightwell Practice, Spirit of Pilates and Sexton & Co hairdressers.

  • Beware of fake bank notes in circulation

    FAKE bank notes are doing the rounds again according to North Yorkshire Police. The police have had several reports of counterfeit cash being used in the last few weeks to pay for a range of items including secondhand goods and takeaways. Most

  • More chances to steam through the Dales scenery

    AS the country starts to reopen following a forced shut-down, it is full stead ahead for two historic engines which will be heading through Yorkshire each week between May and September. “Scots Guardsman”, Number 46115, is set to pull both the Dalesman

  • VW Campervan T-shirts are a stylish charity fundraiser

    BUSINESSMAN Andrew Mear hopes specially created T’-shirts featuring his customised campervan will help raise funds for the charity Parkinson’s UK. Mr Mear bought the VW Campervan a couple of years ago, restored it and had it painted with Skipton

  • Skipton pub is boarded up

    SKIPTON pub, The Craven, has been boarded up. The pub, in Craven Street, is run by Thwaites breweries and the ground floor windows and doors were boarded up and made secure earlier this week. A 'to let' sign remains outside with contact details

  • 'Moonshot' improvements launch new church loos

    AFTER years of hard work and fundraising, improvement works likened to a “moonshot” have begun at St John the Baptist, Low Bentham. Already, the builders have excavated the old cellar, installed new footings, and built walls up to ground level in

  • 'Suspicious' delivery driver in red van reported to police

    CONCERNED residents around Hellifield and Long Preston have contacted North Yorkshire Police in the past week about a driver in a red delivery van acting suspiciously in the area. On social media there have been reports of someone matching this

  • 'Suspicious' delivery driver in red van reported to police

    CONCERNED residents around Hellifield and Long Preston have contacted North Yorkshire Police in the past week about a driver in a red delivery van acting suspiciously in the area. On social media there have been reports of someone matching this

  • Midland Pullman on the Settle-Carlisle Railway

    THESE fantastic pictures taken this morning by Thomas Beresford are of Midland Pullman (43055 and 43046) crossing Dent Head Viaduct, heading North down the Dentdale Valley and also Ribblehead Viaduct. Dent Head follows Ribblehead on the Settle

  • Second vaccine dose milestone for district

    LATEST data shows that 277,777 people in Bradford District and Craven have now been vaccinated, with almost half of these (129,697) having received both doses of the jab. This comes as it was announced that one third of adults in England have now