KEIGHLEY Road, Skipton, has been blocked for vehicles heading south towards Keighley following a collision near Rendezvous Hotel and the car wash. Emergency services are on scene but queues are already stacking up right back to Skipton centre.
A MANUFACTURING careers initiative has had a positive impact on Craven students. Since its launch in 2018, Bradford Manufacturing Weeks, which is sponsored by Barclays, E3 Recruitment, Naylor Wintersgill, LCF Law and Bradford Council, has delivered
SKIPTON Building Society is helping to bring some festive cheer to the Craven area by donating £5,750 to the Skipton Foodbank. The gift is part of a £27,000 national aid scheme being run by the Society with each of its 88 branches across the UK
THORNTON Hall Country Park has prevailed at Lancashire Business View’s 11th annual Red Rose Awards, winning the Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Award. Event founder Richard Slater, also the publisher of Lancashire Business View magazine, said
BEN Crick and Skipton Building Society Camerata are joined by the talented voices of The Clothworkers Consort of Leeds for a performance of Handel’s Messiah at Skipton Town Hall on Friday, December 17. Originally an Easter offering, Handel’s 1741
A CARAVAN site is likely to get the go-ahead to extend with a further 62 caravans after planning committee members deferred the plans for approval under the scheme of delegation. The application for Twyn Ghyll Caravan Site (Ribble Valley Country
PARTY-goers were invited to ‘dress as you dare’ at a fundraising 80s disco night held at Grassington Town Hall. Organised by friends Will Binns and Lindsay Hobbs, the ‘It’s a Sin 80s night’ marked Will’s 30th birthday and Lindsay’s 60th birthday
THIS time last year, the rules for you and me were 'You must not have a work Christmas lunch or party, where that is a primarily social activity.' This time last year, many of us were unable to spend the festive period with our loved ones. People
THIS time last year, the rules for you and me were 'You must not have a work Christmas lunch or party, where that is a primarily social activity.' This time last year, many of us were unable to spend the festive period with our loved ones. People
Review: Skipton Choral Society winter concert by Val Middleton ON a dark, wet, cold December evening the Skipton Choral Society, under the direction of Robert Webb, lightened the spirits of the capacity audience with a gloriously diverse programme
MORE than 30 members of Addingham Civic Society braved the cold to attend the unveiling of the newly restored Best Kept Village Award Sign which was first installed in 1997. On December 1 they were joined by Addingham Parish Clerk, Sallie Lloyd
GARDEN courtyards at Airedale Hospital could soon be coming up roses thanks to a donation of more than £7,500. A cheque was presented on behalf of Co-op stores at Cross Hills, Steeton and Kildwick to John Lofthouse, chair of the Friends of Airedale
A MAN cycling in the rain on Ingleborough became the first person to receive a new map of the Pennine Bridleway National Trail. The waterproof map, which includes added information on places to visit, and horse-friendly accommodation, is the first
A COVID patient who spent 80 days seriously ill in Airedale Hospital has shown his gratitude by donating £1,000 to the hospital's charity fund. Derek Walsh and his wife, Sue, recently visited the hospital to say a big thank-you to all the staff
WHEN Jodie Whittaker bursts into regenerative flame next year, she will hand over stewardship of Doctor Who to the latest in a long list of stars to have played the show’s titular character. It is not, however, all that likely to be the final time
THE latest on air pollution is that London is the most congested city in the world. The Craven triangle of Cross Hills, Kildwick and Sutton-in-Craven does not have the luxury of cycle lanes but on miles pro-rata we have to more congested than the
THE new North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has announced she will remain in her other roles as county and borough councillor until the next election in May. Conservative Zoe Metcalfe said she would not quit North Yorkshire County
SOCIAL care services are facing their “toughest winter for at least a generation”, council bosses have warned, saying they are facing a significant challenge to provide safe services to all the elderly and vulnerable people who rely on them. NHS
NOMINATIONS for the ninth annual Craven Community Champions Awards are now open. The awards did not take place last year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, but are back for 2021 to once again celebrate all those groups and individuals who have
SKIPTON Swimming Club were extremely privileged to have eight swimmers qualify for this prestigious event, (Ned, Paige, Rohan, Roan, Niall, Keelan, Jack, Sam, and Poppy have all made the qualification times.) The Swim England National Winter Championships
ON Saturday two teams from Ermysted’s Grammar School and South Craven Academy’s Junior Girl’s team ran in this year’s final of the English Schools’ Cross-Country Cup at Tretheras College in Newquay. Over 2000 teams from more than 600 Schools had
