STAFF and children at Skipton Parish Church CE Primary School are busy preparing for their own unique Platinum Jubilee celebrations to commemorate 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. On Friday, May 20, the whole Skipton
MEMBERS of the public who find they have guns and knives in their possession they shouldn't have, can hand them in to the police during a two-week amnesty which began on May 12. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: "Many firearms are held
A SKIPTON estate agent is aiming high as part of an epic mountain adventure to support a children’s and young people’s hospice. Helen Carter, branch manager and Emma Field, sales manager at Dale Eddison’s branch in Skipton high street, will join
PLANNERS have backed a proposal to launch a cafe “half-way up Ingleborough”, despite parish councillors warning it will exacerbate litter issues in the national park. Members of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority will next Tuesday consider
SKIPTON Boat Trips has brought back its evening dining cruise experience following its successful introduction last year. The two hour cruise runs on Thursday evenings from May to September, starting in the historic canal basin in Skipton. From
AFTER a forced break for Covid, Ingleton's successful 1940s weekend is back this summer with plenty planned for all ages. This year's event will be over Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3. The event has been running for 13 years and this one, the
Natural England has granted a licence for the fifth year of a key research trial which aims to test a technique to help restore the Hen Harrier population. The Brood Management Scheme has been exploring taking chicks from the nest to a specialist facility
PREPARATIONS are in place for Austwick's Street Market, Cuckoo Festival and fell race which takes place at the start of the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday. The village will be decked out with cuckoos as the residents get creative and welcome you
HERE are more of your wonderful photographs taken around the region. We love to showcase your pictures. It could be a seasonal landscape or simply your favourite view of our beautiful surroundings. If you would like to submit a picture, email
Austwick Church news: The churches of Austwick, Eldroth, Clapham and Keasden offer a range of regular Sunday services to which you are always welcome. Austwick Church also hosts a Holy Communion (Book of Common Prayer) Service each Wednesday at
By Emma Forrester, VAT and Indirect Tax Manager, Armstrong Watson LLP THE Chancellor announced in the Spring Budget that the VAT rate applicable to the installation of energy-saving materials and technologies will be reduced to zero per cent, from
Last month we published a diary entry by the late Tim Robinson, from Settle, who had detailed a particular journey on his bike one winter in the Dales. His cycling companion at the time, Richard Simmons, saw the article and felt compelled to add his
I’VE been thinking about landscape recently, how it can give us a sense of belonging to an area, how it can speak to us, comfort or challenge us, and inspire creativity. At my church we are in the midst of our Art in the Dale exhibition, which
