WE'VE all seen footage of pilot fish removing all manner of left over food from the mouths of sharks, and birds removing parasites from buffalos in Africa, but who'd have thought a similar understanding goes on in Craven? Pauline Greenough was
PLANS to convert three 'little used' farm buildings to three homes at Borks Hill, Sour Dale Lane, Long Preston, have been submitted to Craven District Council. In the application to the council, it is stated that the buildings are part of a complex
WITH over 2,000 sheep through the CCM ring at Skipton on Monday, upwards of 1000 of those being bouncing spring lambs, trade was sharp and buyers and sellers were happy at this week’s Prime Sheep sale. The spring lambs averaged £133.83 per head
WITH 21 Prime cattle on show – comprising of 18 clean cattle - under 30 months- and three cast cattle - Monday’s trade at Skipton Auction Mart proved a shade firmer, with heavy U grade type cattle demonstrating a particularly good trade. Ralph
THERE was a brisk trade at Skipton Craven Cattle Mart’s fortnightly sale of store cattle, with 380 head put forward on Wednesday (June 8). Young bulls sold well with an overall average of £1,186, and the sale was dominated by Limousin crosses averaging
THE Skipton Choir will join Skipton Community Orchestra and Skipton Music Centre on July 2 at Christ Church, Skipton, to present The Sounds of the Movies. David Weale, Skipton Choir's musical director, said: “The evening is being organised by the
PEOPLE with an interest in Roman history are being invited to take part in a dig next month in the area around Pendle Hill. The Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership is running an excavation from July 18 to July 29 and is welcoming anyone from the
MEMBERS of Skipton Civic Society will be encouraging people to 'care about where they live' at a special event outside Skipton Town Hall on Saturday (June 18). As part of national civic day, organised by Civic Voice, society members will be hosting
PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson was on the winning side when he was 'anchor' in the 34th annual Macmillan Parliamentary Tug of War. The competition, which sees The House of Commons take on The House of Lords, was held for the first time in three years
CARERS from across Craven enjoyed a number of events to mark Carers Week, which took place last week. The charity Carers’ Resource, which has a base in Skipton, held a range of activities aimed at supporting unpaid carers and raising awareness
A MEMBER of Pendle and Craven Samaritans cycled 100k (62 miles) across London in a single night to raise money for the charity which provides emotional support to anyone in need. Alan Ingham, of Burnley, has volunteered at his local branch of Samaritans
THE Government says it wants to enable people on benefits to use those benefits to apply for a mortgage to buy a home. New legislation isn’t needed. People on benefits can already do this - if they can afford to buy property. This is the problem
A SKIPTON man has been given a community sentence and ordered to pay £100 compensation to a police officer he assaulted in the town's bus station. Azaad Christian, 24, was found guilty after trial at York Magistrates Court on May 25 of the assault
RAIL operator Northern – which runs services on the Airedale line – is urging customers not to travel over several days next week. The company says industrial action is planned by the RMT union on Tuesday (June 21), next Thursday and Saturday,
IT'S not every day you get to play at the brilliant "Etihad Campus", the training facilities belonging to Premier League champions, Manchester City. But on Sunday, Skipton Town Ladies did exactly that when they travelled to Manchester to take take
LAST week saw Skipton Swimming Club’s younger members win a haul of five medals at an Airedale and Wharfedale District Championships gala, including two golds, two silvers and a bronze. Leading the way in the medals table for Skipton were siblings
UNBEATEN Settle have had a fairly untroubled ride in the Ribblesdale League Senior Division this season, but they had a game on their hands at Cherry Tree on Saturday. The first blow came when they lost both openers cheaply, so they turned to Ashen
