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  • Spine Challenge competitor collapses along the route

    A COMPETITOR in the Spine Challenge, an ultra-marathon event, was attended to by members of the Cave Rescue Organisation on Sunday, January 9. The 44-year-old male competitor had collapsed at Comb Hill, just above the head of Watlowes, otherwise

  • Primary schools invited to take part in climbing competition

    A NEW challenge called “The Roses Primary School Climbing Competition held at High Adventure outdoor education centre, in Cowling, is inviting all primary schools in the Lancashire and Yorkshire region to get in touch to in order to enter. This new

  • Bus operator extends £1 fare

    YORKSHIRE bus operator Transdev is giving the region’s evening economy a much-needed New Year boost by extending its £1 anywhere to anywhere evening fare deal throughout January, February and March. The bargain flat fare for any single journey

  • Free wi-fi in market towns has come ‘years too late’

    THE roll-out of free wi-fi across parts of North Yorkshire has come “years too late” and should have been prioritised in areas with poor mobile coverage, a councillor has claimed. A total of 16 market towns, including Skipton, are included in the

  • Review of 20mph speed limit 'long overdue' says Cononley

    CONONLEY Parish Council has called for an extension of the village's existing 20mph speed limit. Representatives of 20's Plenty for North Yorkshire, which has the backing of 10 parish councils in Craven, including Cononley, are to talk to a meeting

  • Skipton earn victory on return as do their seconds

    SKIPTON made a good start to the second half of the season, with a solid three try to two victory over Ossett at a wet Sandylands. The sides exchanged a series of early penalties as they settled into the game, but no points resulted. A fantastic