THERE is a sense, with Christmas rapidly approaching, that things on the Covid front are settling. While not wanting to appear complacent, events for the forthcoming festivities are being planned with less ‘looking over the shoulder’ and more optimism
DONATIONS for young people and the environment will be doubled on #GivingTuesday this month – empowering more young people to make a difference by planting trees. Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust’s ‘Together for Trees’ campaign will launch on November
THE Museum of North Craven Life is to receive £80,000 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. After months of partial closure, the museum at The Folly, in Settle, fully reopened last Friday with a launch event for volunteers
THE Castleberg Lodge of Freemasons in Settle was recently able to draw from the Yorkshire West Riding Provincial Grand Master’s Fund for a grant of £2,700 which has been donated to the Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation. On receipt of the cash
YORKSHIRE Building Society colleagues in Skipton have become Age UK digital buddies to help inspire older people in the community to make the most of technology and will be hosting a drop-in session on Tuesday, November 30. Colleagues have completed
A BUSY Skipton Auction Mart kicked off the 2020 Christmas show season with the annual rearing calf highlight, with Louise and Andrew Ayrton of Eastby presenting the supreme champion. The difficult job of sorting through the 100 high quality entries
A THREE-YEAR, £3m project is underway to help secure the future of upland commons in England, including on Grassington Moor and Ingleborough. “This is pivotal time for commons as agriculture and land management undergo seismic change, “ said Adrian
AN evening of thanks has been held for everyone who has been involved in the redevelopment and refurbishment of Skipton Town Hall which reopened in June. Guests enjoyed a special performance of the Baht ‘at Variations from poet Ian McMillan and
GLUSBURN School pupil Rosie Quigley, 7, has received her black belt in Taekwondo. Rosie started Taekwondo at just two-and-a-half years old at the Horizon Taekwondo Academy. She received her black belt certificate having successfully completed
SKIPTON Civic Society is inviting everyone to the town hall on December 1 from 7pm until 9pm to see an exhibition celebrating 60 years since a small group of locals got together to talk about buildings and changes in the town. A display will show
THE Hemingways dominated the action at the Yeadon-Guiseley Motor Club, none championship trial held at Addingham Moorside. The temperature was certainly Artic on Sunday at Addingham Moorside where 53 competitors plus six small wheeler girls and
ALMOST 1,000 years of voluntary service has been recognised by THE Friends of Airedale, the charity dedicated to improving the patient and visitor experience at Airedale General Hospital. Some 96 volunteers - from those who run the hospital shops
YEAR 7 Upper Wharfedale student Sonny Atkinson, from Grassington, has won gold with the Yorkshire gymnastics squad at a recent national competition. Sonny started gymnastics at the age of four, following in his sister Rosa’s footsteps and joining
BINGLEY TOWN are beginning to find their feet after a disappointing start to their Craven League Premier Division season. After winning two of their opening 10 matches, the Marley-based side recorded back-to-back wins on Saturday in an evenly-matched
HEBDEN’S Victoria Wilkinson has smashed the women’s record at Litton Birks Loop Fell race. Sixty five runners set off up the steep climb of Birks Fell followed by a lovely run around Birks Tarn before the fast descent back to Litton. First to the
FREE webinars are being made available for woodland owners in Yorkshire and across the North-East. They are provided as part of the Woodland Management Focus Area Pilot project which is looking to bring woodlands into management. It is funded through
A WOMAN who had accumulated 12 points on her licence after being caught speeding for a fourth time has persuaded magistrates to let her keep driving. Brenda Dyall, 78, of Townhead Court, Settle, was distraught when she appeared before Skipton magistrates
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THE funding coffers of Sue Ryder Manorlands have had a huge boost thanks to the efforts of members of Skipton Cycling Club. Since June 2014 the club has successfully organised an annual cycling Sportive known as Le Petit Depart with the aim of
RIBB arrived at Wath hoping to build on last weeks win, with a few players returning from long term injuries. confidence was high and they started well with the pack dominating the early exchanges and only good home defence kept Ribb out, but it
ON Sunday, the Skipton Roses looked to continue their winning ways with a league fixture against Yarnbury Ladies. The Roses got off to a flying start. They were awarded a lineout seven metres from the Yarnbury tryline and the call was given for
