AIREDALE NHS Foundation Trust has pledged its backing to a new anti-racism campaign. The organisation – together with fellow members of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts – is backing Root Out Racism, due to be officially launched next
YORKSHIRE Water is urging people not to swim in its reservoirs after hundreds of incidents in recent days. During the recent warm spell 762 people were recorded swimming or intending to swim at just 14 of the water companies 130 reservoirs in a
A MAN has been spared an immediate jail sentence for setting up a 60 plant commercial cannabis farm to pay off a debt. Jamie Gill started the crop from seed after doing research on the internet, Bradford Crown Court heard. Gill, 35, a gas engineer
A VILLAGE church is staging its first event in over a year following the latest easing of lockdown restrictions. St Stephen’s, at Steeton-with-Eastburn, is holding a duck fair on Saturday, July 31. There will be a duck race in the stream, plus
THE number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Craven is currently the second highest in North Yorkshire. Latest figures show that Craven had 697 cases per 100,000 people, with only Ryedale higher with 300. Across the whole county, the
ATMOSPHERIC paintings of Malham Cove can be seen until the end of July at Craven Arts Hub in Skipton. They are the work of artist Brian Burton whose series of dramatic landscapes make up his ‘Dales Celebration’ exhibition, much of which is taken
POLICE have released more details about a man who died following a road traffic collision year Ilkley. Kyle Goater, who was 25 and from Keighley, died after his black MG ZS was in collision with a black BMW and Orange VW Transporter on Moor Road
CHILDREN from Embsay Primary School paid a visit to Tarmac’s Skipton quarry, in the village. Year six children spent an afternoon exploring the quarry’s surrounding woodland in the educational visit held in partnership with the Yorkshire Dales
AS directors go, M. Night Shyamalan is usually worth showing up for. Give or take the odd After Earth and Last Airbender, The Sixth Sense and Split auteur is an ideas man and filmmaker driven by ingenuity. M His latest - Old - may derive from a
I WRITE in response to the letter published last week from Cllr Vince Smith, with the brief response from Karl Battersby, concerning the potential removal of a healthy, mature tree adjacent to Embsay Road on ‘safety’ grounds (Craven Herald letters,
AS Councillor Vince Smith of Embsay said in his letter (Craven Herald, July 15) the speed limit on the road between Skipton and Embsay is far too high. The response on behalf of North Yorkshire County Council Highways was that average speed is
THE life of Skipton man Sidney Waterfall has been captured in book: A Pacifist’s War: Sid’s story, written by his daughter, Sonia Waterfall. Sidney Waterfall was born in an upstairs room at 10 Sheep Street, Skipton, the premises of the family stationers
'LOCAL priorities will remain at the heart of decision making' says the leader of North Yorkshire County Council following yesterday's announcement of a single unitary authority for the whole of the county. Cllr Carl Les said just one council delivering
I AM indebted to a reader who sent in a fascinating front page of a Craven Herald, printed on silk (pictured). The Friday, March 9, 1962 front page was one of not a huge number, so it seems, that were printed specially for the upcoming Trades Fair
I AM indebted to a reader who sent in a fascinating front page of a Craven Herald, printed on silk (pictured). The Friday, March 9, 1962 front page was one of not a huge number, so it seems, that were printed specially for the upcoming Trades Fair
By Simon Mayoh, Financial Planning Consultant, Armstrong Watson LLP A SURVEY of people who have retired, or plan to retire in 2021, provides some interesting insights. According to the Class of 2021 report by investment manager Standard Life
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THE leader of Craven District Council has expressed his disappointment that local councils in North Yorkshire will be reorganised to form one council. An announcement made in Parliament earlier this evening (Wednesday) revealed that North Yorkshire's
