IF you see a strangely dressed character walking up one of the Yorkshire Three Peaks next month, it is likely the executive director of a Craven storytelling arts charity. Charles Tyrer will be walking the path up Whernside dressed as fairytale
THE new police, fire and crime commissioner for North Yorkshire and the City of York has been unveiled as Zoë Metcalfe. She has been elected following the by-election held yesterday, Thursday November 25, brought about after the resignation of
YOUNG carers aged 13 and over from Bradford, Harrogate and Craven are being invited to join a new Young Carer Hub on Instagram, where they can find advice and support. Local charity Carers’ Resource launched the Young Carer Hub during the week
THREE friends have raised over £400 for the Sue Ryder Manorlands hospice by hosting a knitted toy tombola at Glusburn Institute Community and Arts Centre. Cross Hills resident Nora Watson handcrafted over 150 colourful knitted characters which
THE Oddfellows Three Links Christmas coffee mornings are to take place this year after a break last year due to Covid. These will be on Saturday December 4 and 11 from 10am until 1pm. In addition, there will be several table top stalls and
A TEENAGER accused of murdering a man in a Skipton park earlier this year, today had a further case management hearing adjourned until December 22. Brooklyn Bell, 18, of Parkwood Rise, Keighley, appeared before Bradford Crown Court on a video link
So Skipton magistrates have seen fit to unleash another 12-point menace back onto our roads. (Report in CH 25th November.) The latest culprit is just one added to the 8,500 or so (Environmental Transport Association figures in 2017 so unlikely to be
KEELHAM Farm Shop’s Christmas trees have landed and this year you can help protect the environment and give something back by opting into what is expected to be a very popular ‘tree-cycling’ scheme. If you live in the BD23 region, simply pick your
A PROJECT to help people dispose of their waste electricals properly in the run up to Christmas is being launched again. Skipton-based Comply Direct, an environmental consultancy and compliance scheme, is working alongside Skipton children’s charity
A CARLETON fencer has qualified to compete in the men's senior epee GBR squad after Covid stopped competitions and thwarted his chances of competing at junior level. In April last year Billy Shepherd was chosen to represent Great Britain in the
MACKENZIES Farm Shop at Wood Nook Farm, Blubberhouses, is hosting a Christmas taster this weekend, November 27 and 28. Saturday will see a number of suppliers attending the shop, sampling their products. Suppliers will include Grandma Wild's, The
BUILDING on her passion for the “Empress of the Blues”, Julia Titus formed her Pig Foot Band in mid-2015 to share the music of “Ma” Bessie Smith and her contemporaries, with a new generation of listeners. Mixing Julia’s rich, warm vocal sound with
Since writing my letter concerning that "snap, crackle and pop" town hall microphone contraption which once again blighted an otherwise brilliant and dignified Skipton Remembrance Sunday occasion, and also other previous war-time commemorations, it
RESIDENTS in Craven are being asked their views as the district council begins its final revenue budget process before it is abolished and replaced by the new North Yorkshire Council on April 1, 2023. The 2022/23 financial year will be the district's
HIGH winds are due to batter the district tonight and into tomorrow as Storm Arwen gathers pace followed by the first snow of the season. The Met Office has issued amber and yellow warnings of wind starting at 3pm today (Friday) across North Yorkshire
A DRUG dealer caught in possession of wraps of cocaine after being seen parked up in vehicle at Victory Park, Barnoldswick, has been jailed. Matthew Lamb, of Basil Street, Colne, was stopped by police in October 2020 and found to be in possession
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FURTHER talks have been held over safety issues on a stretch of road where a young boy died. Councillors and highways officers from West and North Yorkshire have met again to discuss potential measures for Sutton Lane, in Eastburn. In September
