PENDLE folk are being asked to give their views on what they like - or dislike - about living in the borough. Questions in the 'Life in Pendle' survey range from whether people plan to stay in the area, the impact of the pandemic and what they
THE Folly in Settle, the Museum of North Craven Life, is hosting a 17th century Christmas on Saturday. The Folly, a gentleman’s townhouse built in 1679, has been decorated as it may have been when it was first lived in. Visitors will be able to
CHARITY, The Two Ridings Community Foundation is calling on people and businesses to donate to its Surviving Winter appeal to help those in need. The Surviving Winter appeal, launched last month, has already raised £5,000 to support vulnerable
NORTH Rib travelled to Doncaster expecting a torrid time from an alleged huge home pack. The forwards were physically matched, but it was the slick handling from the Wheatley backs that ultimately decided this contest. Ribb commenced down the slope
A MAN who had taken a taxi home from a night out, got in his car and drove back to the pub when he realised he had left his phone. Blackburn magistrates heard police stopped Liam Chippendale after seeing him walk out of the Union Exchange, in Colne
CRAVEN’S mountain rescue teams have received £5,000 in donations as a thank-you for helping out in a coronavirus vaccination programme. The Clapham based Cave Rescue Organisation (CRO) and the Grassington based Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
SKIPTON researcher, historian and public personality Malcolm Hanson, who three years ago suffered a serious and debilitating stroke, is to hold a Christmas party and concert at Skipton's Town Hall in aid of Skipton Step Into Action. The event on
BENTHAM Pet Rescue is searching for a new home – and is putting out a call out for help. For many years, the charity, which mainly homes cats, has used the homes of its two main volunteers; but after 20 years, during which time thousands of cats
STAFF at a Skipton care home were thrilled when treated to an early Christmas gift as a thank-you for the 'exceptional' care given to a resident. Martin Fraser, brother of the late Gordon Fraser who had been cared for in Craven Nursing Home, drove
A CHRISTMAS concert is due to take place at Grassington Town Hall, Main Street, on Saturday, December 18. Performed by Grassington Singers, the concert will include both Christmas songs and traditional carols. Grassington Singers community
SETTLE swimming pool is due to remain closed into the new year after being damaged in Storm Arwen. A substantial amount of damage was done to the roof of the building as the storm caused havoc across the area, bringing down trees, damaging property
A PETITION requesting a footway and safety measures on Sutton Lane following a fatal collision along the stretch of road in September will be reported to county councillors at the next remote meeting of the Skipton and Ripon Area Constituency Committee
IMPROVEMENTS to Craven District Council's planning services are 'taking longer than hoped', said the lead member in charge of turning the department around. Councillor Simon Myers told a meeting of the council that a 'massive backlog' was hampering
YORKSHIRE Building Society colleagues in Skipton have received an early Christmas gift this year as the Society has announced it is giving all its colleagues an extra day off for Christmas Eve. As Christmas Eve falls on a Friday this year, it means
EIGHTEEN year-old Kraish Symes has become the youngest ever qualified bus driver to take the wheel with Transdev’s The Keighley Bus Company. “I’m enjoying every single minute,” Kraish said. “Every day is different, and the best part of it is making
AN online auction event starting soon aims to raise money for the The Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust’s Rivers2U van, the charity’s mobile classroom. The online event, hosted by Tennants Auctioneers features locally sourced experiences and delicacies
PANTO is back to Skipton's Mart Theatre next weekend - and it promises to get everyone in the mood for Christmas. Whose Panto is it Anyway? features all the panto favourites - including not one, but three evil-doers, and will play from Friday,
BAGS of festive spirit were in evidence at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas Craven Dairy Auction with nearly 50 head traded and a full clearance. (Mon, Nov 29) Four quality heifers sailed over the £2,000 barrier, having competed against
THE versatility and flexibility of the online sales format was clearly demonstrated at Skipton Auction Mart’s latest working sheep dogs sale when a robust entry of 110 dogs from England, Scotland and Wales, across into Ireland, achieved near 70% clearance
THE Christmas show season at Skipton Auction Mart continued with the annual cast cattle and ewe fixtures. (Mon, Nov 29) Calderdale twin brothers, David and Stephen Hollings, of Spinks Hill Farm, Peckett Well, arrived with a pen of four Limousin-x
A POPULAR Craven brass band is promising to get Christmas festivities under way this weekend with a performance at St Peter’s Parish Church in Coniston Cold. Giggleswick and Settle Brass Band will join villagers from Coniston Cold and neighbouring
VISITORS to a Dales pub munched their way through around 2,250 portions of onion rings last year leading to a generous donation to Kirkby-in-Malhamdale Primary School. The Lister Arms in Malham gave £561.50 to the school, the result of a 25p donation
PEOPLE in Skipton are being asked to get involved in plans to improve the look of streets around the town's Craven Court shopping centre. Following Craven District Council's success last year in securing just more than £1.5m from Historic England
A SKIPTON based children's charity has launched an appeal to make sure children hospitalised over the festive season receive a Christmas gift. The Principle Trust Children's Charity has teamed up with Airedale Hospital and Community Charity in
A WOMAN threw a glass at the manager of Skipton Wetherspoon's pub, The Devonshire, after he banned her for six months, heard Skipton Magistrates Court. Sally Omelia, 40, picked up a glass and told Alex Drake 'ban this' before throwing it at him
