SILSDEN-based seniors hae been sharpening their tech skills thanks to free Tea and Tablet sessions organised by Friends of Silsden Town Hall’s ‘Cobbydale Connected’. The new scheme, in partnership with Worth Connecting, aims to help reduce loneliness
GIGGLESWICK’s Stephanie Phillip has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in The Queen’s Birthday Honours. Stephanie, 79, has received her award for services to dance and musical theatre. For over the past 50 years she has combined her
WE’RE ready for you! That’s the message to returning passengers from rail operator Northern, which runs services on the Airedale line. The company says research has shown that 78 per cent of people in the region who would normally use the railways
A NEW shop is to open on the site of the former Edinburgh Woollen Mill shop which straddles Skipton High Street and Sheep Street. The premises is currently being refurbished by new lease holder Tony Lawrence and his wife, Ruth, now living in East
by Ian Brand Wharfedale Naturalists Society OUR native carnivorous plants have captivated me ever since my first encounter. It was while walking the Lakeland fells with friends the summer after my A-levels. A month’s holiday together, before
WORK to improve access at Skipton Railway Station has moved to the next stage. A £7.8 million scheme aims to improve accessibility aims to get more people walking and cycling to the station rather than driving. It is part of £31million proposals
PEOPLE living across Yorkshire are being invited to lace up their trainers and get walking this summer in aid of people living with a chronic, life-limiting autoimmune condition called scleroderma. The charity Scleroderma and Raynaud’s UK (SRUK
THE North’s leaders have called for a strengthened role overseeing the region’s railways and certainty on committed Government investment. Speaking at a meeting of the Transport for the North (TfN) Board this week, political and business leaders
MANORLANDS Hospice is to benefit from the Gateways Music Festival which is taking place in Skipton over August 6, 7 and 8. Festival organisers have partnered with the hospice and announced that all proceeds from the event parking will be going
A GRADE II listed signal box on the Settle-Carlisle line is being refurbished to improve future journeys for passengers and freight. The signal box in Garsdale is being upgraded as part of a £500,000 Great North Rail Project investment The
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