THE Devonshire Hotels and Restaurant Group is currently recruiting a further intake for its hospitality academy, starting in March. In addition, two recruitment fares will take place at the end of January, one at The Devonshire Arms Hotel and Spa
SOUTH Craven School student Cat Ferguson, 15, has just won the U16s Cyclocross National Championships in Crawley, Sussex. This was Cat's third national title in 2021, having won the national road title in July and the national Madison (in a velodrome
THE opening New Year rearing calf show at Skipton Auction Mart, which attracted a solid entry of 86 head, produced a first-ever championship success for Yorkshire Dales husband and wife, Paul and Janet Bolland, who farm with their son James at Dykelands
RAY Cooper, former member of the British folk rock band Oysterband, is heading to Craven in February for a concert at The Victoria Hall, Settle. Ray, also known as Chopper, left the Oysterband, which formed in the mid 1970s, in 2013. He has recently
I WOULD like to congratulate the Queen for turning the honours system, which for a long time has been an out-of-date joke, into a sick joke by bestowing on former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair the most senior form of knighthood - Knight Companion
FOLLOWING the much-acclaimed success of its amateur world premiere performance last autumn of Calendar Girls: The Musical, Grassington Players has donated £4,424 to the charity, Blood Cancer UK. The funds represented profits from ticket sales to
SKIPTON Auction Mart’s first Craven Dairy Auction of 2022 presented both local and travelled buyers with a solid selection of 17 head, comprising seven fresh heifers, six fresh cows and a quartet of in-calf cows and heifers, over half of those forward
A COWLING outdoor education centre is staging a climbing competition for primary schools. The Roses contest, being hosted by High Adventure, is open to entries from across Yorkshire and Lancashire. Primary schools are invited to take along
HIGHWAYS teams were called out to more than 20 trees blown down across Craven roads during last year's powerful Storm Arwen - at a cost so far of more than £22,000. North Yorkshire County Council said its teams responded to 25 incidents of fallen
POLICE patrols around Craven’s waterways have been increased after several boats have been reported broken into and items stolen. Officers in the Skipton area will be stepping up day and night time patrols along the towpaths and other areas surrounding
A SKIPTON man has been ordered to pay £816 for driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and with no insurance. The case against Steven Roberts, 20, of Whinny Gill Road, was proved in his absence at Preston Magistrates' Court on December
CALLS to introduce a default 20mph speed limit in built-up areas have again been unanimously dismissed after the highways authority said it would focus spending its road safety funding on areas it could make a bigger impact. Yesterday's meeting
ALTHOUGH the wet weather effected several games this weekend, the Roses fixture against Old Brodleians Ladies was able to take place on Sunday 9th January 2022. Brods won the coin toss and chose to play down the slope., but it was the Roses who
