CIVIC dignitaries took part in the start of armed forces week with the raising of a flag at Skipton Town Hall today (Monday). A short ceremony was held in front of the newly-re-opened town hall, when the armed forces flag was blessed by the Rev
POLICE are urgently searching for a man who has been recalled to prison. William Kerr, 59, was found guilty of a murder in West Yorkshire in June 1998. He was released from prison on licence in August 2020. However, his licence has been revoked
PEOPLE living in Lancashire are being asked for their views on the county’s highways and transport services – from the condition of roads and footpaths to the quality of cycling facilities. Their answers will be compared with the views of other
PEREGRINE falcons have returned once again to nest at Malham Cove this year - with four youngsters successfully fledged. The peregrine viewing point run by the RSPB and the Yorkshire Dales national park has not been running this year, because of
STUDENTS from Giggleswick School have raised £2,000 in memory of the local philanthropist after who their house is named after. To mark the 100th anniversary of Walter Morrison’s death, 17 boys from Morrison House and three Old Giggleswickians
KEIGHLEY'S MP is campaigning for a new-build Airedale Hospital. Robbie Moore says the existing building, opened in 1970, is in desperate need of replacing. He secured a parliamentary debate on the issue. And health minister Edward Argar
VOLUNTARY group Grassington Hub which was honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service last year, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The presentation was delayed due to the pandemic. On June 1 Carol Headley a long-time
A MUCH-loved and admired mum who was born and bred in Skipton, has died after a short illness. Former professional weaver and later a diligent carer for others, Helen Spence, died on May 13 aged 67 after falling ill with sepsis. Helen was born
A MAN who threatened two people with a screwdriver leaving them in fear of their lives has been given a high level community sentence by magistrates. Edward Anthony Read, 30, will have to carry out 150 hours unpaid work and complete 20 rehabilitation
FORMER Skipton woman Cass Stuttard is one of a group of three friends who are attempting to break the women’s team record for climbing the National Three Peaks and cycling between them. This involves hiking up Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis, while
DAVID Goldie raises an important point about the increasing numbers of electric bikes on the road which makes it even more important that roads have improved safety for cyclists such as signage, designated cycle lanes, reduced speed limits on country
A PLANNED staging by Grassington Players this weekend of ‘Yorkshire Voices’ has been cancelled following the Government’s extension of coronavirus restrictions. The players said they had reluctantly made the decision to postpone the production,
FARMERS in our area who raise cattle or sheep have been given copious assurances by the national government that the new trade deal with Australia is nothing for them to worry about. So have consumers. It is, however, a touch difficult to see how
THIS year marks one hundred years since the bells in Holy Trinity Church, in Skipton, were recast and a series of events in town over the next few months will mark the centenary. The church is home to Skipton bellringers and the tower has housed
IF the average car has five or six gears, one suspects that those driven by Vin Diesel in the Fast and Furious films depend on no fewer than 11. Such is the absurdity of the world they inhabit. To say the least, I’m fairly certain my little red
TWO people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a car overturned in Barnoldswick at the weekend. The emergency services – including police, paramedics and firefighters - were called to the one-car crash at Bankfield Terrace, Skipton
I MUST congratulate all our local photographers for their wonderful pictures, a selection of which are printed every week in our Craven Herald. They are the only things which are guaranteed to make me smile when I open a newspaper in these strange
by Steve Westerman Wharfedale Naturalists Society “APART from man and his domesticated animals, no other species has changed the British landscape more than the rabbit” (Leach, 1989, p. 22). At the moment, rabbits can be seen in many places
AN authoritative guide to the history, landscape and lore along the scenic line between Settle and Carlisle, by an established travel writer and railway aficionado has been published. Widely known as England’s most scenic line, the Settle–Carlisle
THE proposal for an elevated helipad at Airedale Hospital, Steeton, seems to be ill considered (plan to build helipad at hospital, Craven Herald, June 10). The proposed siting of the structure will restrict future development of medical facilities
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