BARNOLDSWICK Town suffered their first defeat in five league fixtures at the weekend after beating beaten 2-1 away at Lower Breck. It was a flurry of late goals which saw the burst game into life, all three coming in the final 20 minutes of the
PERHAPS appropriately for a period that covers Halloween, the new exhibition at Gallery on the Green in Settle, features works created by illustrator Teresa Gordon as her contribution to the fascinating Settle Graveyard Project. The graveyard project
POLICE and mountain rescue teams are continuing to search the Dales for missing 74 year old David McCartney. Emergency services, an RAF helicopter and specially trained search dogs have spent the day searching Upper Wharfedale, including Kettlewell
The RSPCA Keighley & Craven calendar for 2022 is out now and has been designed by branch administrator Matthew Dagg. Matthew, who is pictured with rescue dog Ruby who he decided to adopt, said: “We asked all the new owners to send us pictures of
A PLANNING application for the conversion of two barns to make three dwellings and the conversion of an existing stone outbuilding to form one new dwelling at Fountain House Farm buildings, The Green, Clapham, has been approved by Craven District Council
PLANS for a cycle lane between Skipton train station and the town centre have been scrapped as part of new designs for the Gateway project. The £7.8m project has moved to the next stage with the launch of another public consultation and new details
CANDIDATES aiming to succeed controversy-hit Philip Allott and Julia Mulligan as North Yorkshire and York Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner have just five weeks to convince the public they can rise to the challenge of the role, it has emerged.
A WOMAN who sustained a back injury after falling during a walk in Gisburn Forest at the weekend was assisted to an ambulance by the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team. The team was called out on Saturday, October 16, at 2.08pm after the woman
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson is backing calls by the British Heart Foundation to address the coronavirus pandemic’s devastating impact on heart care. A new report from the charity has estimated that 1,739 people in East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning
A SETTLE councillor says he is ‘hugely disappointed’ after developers were given the go-ahead to turn the former Natwest Bank in the town’s Market Place into a cafe and flats. Earlier this year, plans to convert the bank and build an extension
ALDI and Tesco say they will continue selling fireworks in the lead up to Bonfire Night despite Sainsbury’s becoming the first major UK supermarket to ban them. The Co-op, however, says it hasn't sold them for a number of years and has no plans
DESPITE a national shortage of HGV drivers, North Yorkshire’s roads should be kept moving this winter as the county council prepares for the gritting season. The council spends between £6m and £10m each winter on gritting, depending on the severity
POLICE have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing walker believed to be in Upper Wharfdale who was last seen leaving his home address yesterday (Monday) morning. An RAF helicopter and the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association are currently
THE Marwood Charollais sheep championship bandwagon rolled on when a shearling ewe from the family’s top-performing Foulrice flock at Whenby, north of York, was crowned supreme champion, also scooping 1,400gns top price honours at the British Charollais
THE October gimmer lamb showcase at Skipton Auction Mart – the third sale of the season – attracted a turnout just short of 4,000 head and followed the trend seen this autumn, with averages up across all sections bar one and trade for Masham and North
TIME is running out for people to have their say on policing priorities in Craven and across North Yorkshire. Thousands of residents have already taken part in the consultation on the police and crime plan and the fire and rescue plan which got
Ribble Valley exhibitors landed the spoils at Skipton Auction Mart’s October prime shows, the Baines family in Gisburn consigning the cattle champion, the Whalley-based Irelands the title-winning lambs. (Mon Oct 4) The Baines’ beef cattle victor
EUROPEAN funded work to replace the roof of the remembrance chapel at Skipton Crematorium is due to start later this month. Work inside and out of the book of remembrance chapel is set to take a month and is part of Craven District Council’s ‘zero
FOOD industry training experts Verner Wheelock have just launched a brand new online course. The Natasha’s Law course is aimed at caterers, bakers and confectioners, butchers, farm shops, coffee shops, sandwich shops, mobile caterers, market traders
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AN award-winning producer of Icelandic style yoghurt, skyr, from Bell Busk, near Coniston Cold, is set to feature on a prime-time cookery show on Thursday (October 21). Sam Moorhouse, from Hesper Farm filmed with ‘Hairy Bikers’ Dave Myers and Si
RAIL passengers on the Airedale line are being warned of changes to services later this month due to the ongoing work at Leeds Station. On Saturday, October 30, a reduced service will run to and from Leeds, with some bus replacements in operation
A FINE autumn afternoon at Sandylands saw a classic game of rugby which ebbed and flowed between Skipton and Sheffield Medicals Possession is what rugby is about. The hardest part of the game is winning the ball. Both sides used their possession
A PULSATING match between Wharfedale and Hull Ionians ended with both sides taking a share of the points on Saturday. Ionian’s coach, Graham Steadman, summed up the game saying “we lacked composure at important moments. Wharfedale put up a spirited
SILSDEN Whitestar First missed the opportunity to return to the top of the Craven League Premier Division table after being held to a 3-3 draw by fellow title-chasers Grassington United First. Whitestar made the dream start, with a Chris Wademan
