AN innovative project is underway to further understand the River Wharfe and the breadth of native creatures and invasive non-native species living in the river. Here a closer look is taken at what is happening to study life beneath the water.
AROUND 20 members of the Craven and Upper Wharfedale Refugee Support Groups responded to the nationwide call for candle-lit vigils to remember the 27 asylum seekers who drowned in the the Channel on November 24. They gathered at 4pm on Saturday November
THE Wharfedale, Airedale and Craven Alliance (WACA), federation of GP practices in the Yorkshire Dales, has presented a cheque for £5,000 to the Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation and the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association. This represented
LOUGHBOROUGH raced into a 14-3 lead following two costly Wharfedale errors at the weekend. But Dale had the courage to come back out at half time and, apart from a brief period, dominate the play. The Dale pack caught the eye, winning penalty
A MEMBER of Yorkshire Dales Sailing Club based at Grimwith Reservoir, near Grassington, has received one of the Royal Yachting Association’s most prestigious awards in recognition of his dedication to the sport. Tony Dalton, who has been a member
ROAD users are being advised to consider whether they need to travel and, if so, to make sure they are prepared as strong winds and rain are forecast for the region tomorrow (Tuesday). Storm Barra is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain
COVID vaccination teams at Silsden have been thanked by Keighley Mayor Councillor Julie Adams. Cllr Adams dropped in at the Emily Street Mosque in Keighley to thank the teams which have so far administered more than 100,000 vaccinations at the
A MAN has been sent to jail after a terrifying police pursuit through Craven. Jacob Walsh, 23, was found guilty of dangerous driving, drug driving, and several document offences, on December 1 at Bradford Crown Court. Appearing in
RESIDENTS in Settle are trying to come to terms with the death of two friends on Friday with those close to the pair planning a candlelit vigil to remember them. Friends of Aidan Tomlinson and Callum Lambert have posted heartfelt message on social
A LONG standing member of the Grassington based Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA) has been named its new president. Peter Huff has spent most of his life helping those in need above and below the Yorkshire Dales. He first became
A RESTAURANT in Skipton, has pledged to help three important charities this December. The restaurant asked its social media followers to pick a charity for it to support, the shortlist was between Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Martin House children’
HOLLYWOOD superstar 'The Hoff' has sent a special message of support to staff at Airedale Hospital. In the recording, David Hasselhoff praises employees at the Steeton hospital – and Airedale NHS Foundation Trust subsidiary AGH Solutions – for
A FORMER pub landlord charged with arson at The Old Swan Inn, Gargrave, had his case adjourned by Skipton Magistrates. Timothy Charles Sharp, 54, is charged with arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered at the pub in High Street
A DEPRAVED paedophile who wanted sex with a 13-year-old girl and performed a sex act on himself on Skype in front of an undercover police officer he believed was the child has been jailed for 32 months. Adam Cooper, 42, thought he was communicating
A RETIRED sub-postmaster has been given the go ahead to return the part of his home used as Gargrave Post Office back to residential use - leaving the village without a post office. Nigel Taylor told Craven District Council’s planning committee
Historian Alan Roberts continues his investigation into the lives of some of the German prisoners held at Skipton’s Raikeswood Camp during WW1 One name stood out. The War Office had kept meticulous records of all German prisoners captured during
