BROOKLANDS school and its post-16 students invited Craven businesses to an open event at the school’s new learning space at Craven College. The students put on a Café for the visitors where they served up breakfast and refreshments before taking
PINSUTI, the Skipton and Ilkley chamber choir, will perform at Holy Trinity Church, Skipton, on Saturday, November 13. ‘There is sweet music: Songs of Remembrance’ will bring together music from the 16th century through to the present day.
AN election is to be held for a new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for the North Yorkshire Police Area including Craven. The election comes after Philip Allott, who had only been in the post since May, resigned as commissioner following comments
THREE further Covid-related deaths have been reported by Airedale Hospital. The deaths were recorded on October 20 and take the total of such deaths at the hospital now to 285 since the pandemic began. Over the Bradford district the number
SEARCHES are continuing today to find 74 year old missing walker, David McCartney, who was last seen on Monday before heading out on a walking expedition in Craven. Police say if he is not found today, searches will continue over the weekend and
ACTION to protect waste and recycling bin collection rounds in the light of driver shortages has been taken by Pendle Council. The council has recently lost three of its bin wagon drivers to the private sector and has had to temporarily reduce
While coronavirus continues to sweep the globe, historian Alan Roberts looks at the flu virus which rampaged through our area over 100 years ago. Much has been written about the German prisoners held at Raikeswood Camp and the loss of 47 of their
SKIPTON-based animation company Kettu Studios has been awarded the Best Animation award at a ceremony hosted by the Royal Television Society for their work for artist Katy Perry’s music video called Resilient. The annual event was for the best
A DECISION to refuse plans to build five new homes on farmland off Carla Beck Lane, Carleton has been upheld by a Government planning inspector. Craven District Council refused the outline application in August last year saying that the proposed
STAFF at Airedale Hospital have received lifesaving training to help them detect signs of congenital heart disease in babies. The training was delivered to sonographers at the Steeton site by Tiny Tickers – a charity which works to improve the
A SKIPTON motorist has been ordered to pay a total of £412 in fines and costs after admitting speeding in Bingley. Chloe Bond, 35, of Fairfax Street, pleaded guilty to driving at 78mph along the 50mph Sir Fred Hoyle Way, Bingley, on August 18.
AN interior designer who has made her name in London and the South of England has moved north and is looking to help homeowners and businesses in South Lakeland, north Lancashire and North Yorkshire create their perfect space. Anna Bennett, design
CHRIS O’Callaghan has jointed The Devonshire Arms Hotel and Spa, at Bolton Abbey, as head chef. Chris heads up the Burlington Restaurant and The Brasserie, alongside its various pop-up ventures, such as this season’s Laurent-Perrier Champagne and
PEOPLE are being given the chance to hear about the work of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust during an “extraordinary” year. The annual members’ and general meeting – being held virtually on Thursday, November 11, between 1.30pm and 3.15pm – will
SIMPLE tasks like filling in a form can become dauntingly complex for those unfamiliar with computers when they have to be completed online. In the same way, communications once available only via a telephone landline are now available through
THE Government is proposing a Borders and Nationality bill. 33 people, on a very wet day in Settle Market this week, signed the following letter, addressed to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, expressing our outrage at the proposals. "We, the undersigned
EDUCATION is the key to improved recycling rates and to avoid paying out thousands more pounds in penalty fees, Craven councillors have agreed. Over the last three years, the council has failed to hit its 50 per cent recycling targets. It has also
LISHMAN’S Butchers in Ilkley has appointed two new business partners - butchers Joe Smith and Andrew Waterhouse - in a move destined to secure the future of the long-established company, one of Britain’s best-known independent retail butchers.
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EARLY bird tickets for Skipton’s Gateways Festival 2022 are on sale now. The organised event which took place in Aireville Park in August is returning with a line-up of artists as well as a special proms event. Despite the wet weather which
IN response to the main article in the Craven Herald last week re people living on caravan sites and not paying local taxes, having houses in Spain and living on “fat pensions” (Call to close council tax 'loophole', Craven Herald, October 14) - I agree
A CHARITY dedicated to preserving and promoting public appreciation of structures along the Settle and Carlisle Railway has unveiled plans to secure the future of one of its historic station buildings. The Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust has
